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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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10. That Matrimonies prohibited to no state or order of men, but for eschewing of fornication, generally is commanded and permitted to all men by the word of God. And for as much as all fornicators are excluded by the testimony of Scripture, from the Communion of the Church, therefore this unchaste and filthy single life of Priests, is most of all unconuenient for the order of priesthood.
10. That Matrimonies prohibited to no state or order of men, but for eschewing of fornication, generally is cōmanded and permitted to all men by the word of God. And for as much as all fornicatours are excluded by the testimonie of Scripture, from the Communion of the Church, therefore this vnchaste and filthye single life of Priests, is most of all vnconuenient for the order of priesthode.
When the Senate and people of Bern, had sent abroad their letters with these themes and conclusions, to all the Helvetians, exhorting them both to send their learned men, and to suffer all other to pass safely through their countries: the Lucernates, Uranites, Suitzians, Unternaldians, Tugians,1 Glareans, Soloturnians, and they of Friburg answered again by contrary letters, exhorting and requiring them in any case to desist from their purposed enterprise: putting them in remembrance of their league and composition made, and also of the disputation of Baden above mentioned, of the which disputation they were them selves (they said) the first beginners and authors: saying moreover, that it was not lawful for any nation or province to alter the state of religion, but the same to belong to a general Council: wherefore they desired them, that they would not attempt any such wicked act, but continue in the Religion, which their parents and elders had observed: and in fine,2 thus in the end of their letters they concluded, that they would neither send, nor suffer any of their learned men to come, nor yet grant safe conduct to any others to pass through their country. To this and such like effect tended the letters of these Switzers above named.