A67927:1139
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 2] 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 2] 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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And where your friends think that I made a lye, when I said that I have thought in times past that the Pope had been Lord of the world, though your friends be much better learned then I, yet am I sure that they know not what either I think, or have thought, better then I, juxta illud▪ nemo novit quae sunt hominis. &c. as though better men then I have not thought so, as Bonifacius (as I remember) Octavus,1 the great learned man John of the burnt Tower: presbyter Cardinalis in his book where he proveth the Pope to be above the council General and Special, where he saith that the Pope is Rex •egum,2 & Dominus dominantium. i. The King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and that he is verus Dominus totius orbis, jure, licet non facto. i. the true Lord of the whole world by good right, albeit in fact he be not so: and that Constantinus did but restore his own unto him, when he gave unto him Rome, so that in propria venit, as S. John saith Christ did, & sui eum non receperunt: and yet I hear not that any of our Christian congregation hath reclaimed against him, until now of late, dissension began.3 Who be your friends I cannot tell: but I would you would desire them to be my good masters, and if they will do me no good, at the least way do me no harm: and though they can do you no more good then I, yet I am sure I would be as loth to hurt you as they, either with mine opinions, manner of preaching or writing.
And where your frendes thinke that I made a lye, when I said that I haue thought in times past that the Pope had bene Lord of the world, though your frendes bee much better learned then I, yet am I sure that they knowe not what eyther I thinke, or haue thought, better then I, iuxta illud▪ nemo nouit quae sunt hominis. &c. as though better men then I haue not thought so, as Bonifacius (as I remember) Octauus,1 the great learned manne Iohn of the burnt Tower: presbiter Cardinalis in his book where he proueth the Pope to be aboue the counsell Generall and Speciall, where he sayth that the Pope is Rex egum,