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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 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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For this preeminence also the other Doctors (as you recited) say, that Rome is the mother of Churches, as the Bishopric of Lincoln, is mother to the Bishopric of Oxford, because the Bishopric of Oxford came from the Bishopric of Lincoln, and they were both once one, and so is the Archbishopric of Canterbury, mother to the other Bishoprics, which are in her province. In like sort the Archbishopric of York, is mother to the North bishoprics: and yet no man will say, that Lincoln, Canterbury, or York, is supreme head to other Bishoprics: neither then ought we to confess the sea of Rome to be supreme head, because the Doctors in their writings, confess the sea of Rome to be mother of Churches. Now where you say, I was once of the same Religion, which you are of, the trueth is, I cannot but confess the same. Yet so was saint Paul a persecutor of Christ. But in that you say, that I was one of you not long agone, in that I doing my message to my Lord of Winchester, should desire him to stand stout▪ in that gross opinion of the Supper of the Lord, in very deed I was sent (as your Lordship said) from the Counsel, to my Lord of Winchester, to exhort him to receive also the true confession of Justification, and because he was very refractorious, I said to him, why my Lord, what make you so great a matter herein? You see many Anabaptists rise against the sacrament of the altar: I pray you my Lord be diligent in confounding them, for at that time my Lord of Winchester and I had to do, with two Anabaptists of Kent. In this sense I willed my Lord to be stiff in the defence of the sacrament, against the detestable errors of Anabaptists, and not in the confirmation of that gross and carnal opinion now maintained. 1In like sort, as touching the sermon, which I made at Pauls Cross, you shall understand that there were at Pauls, and divers other places, fixed railing bills against the sacrament, terming it Jack of the box, the sacrament of the halter, round Robin, with like unseemly terms:
For this preeminence also the other Doctours (as you recited) saye, that Rome is the mother of Churches, as the Bishopricke of Lincolne, is mother to the Bishoprick of Oxforde, because the Bishopricke of Oxford came from the Byshopricke of Lincolne, and they were bothe once one, and so is the Archbyshopricke of Canterbury, mother to the other Byshopricks, which are in her prouince. In like sorte the Archbishopricke of Yorke, is mother to the Northbishoprickes: and yet no mā will say, that Lincolne, Caunterburye, or Yorke, is supreme head to other Byshoprickes: neyther then ought wee to confesse the sea of Rome to be supreme head, because ye Doctours in their writinges, confesse the sea of Rome to be mother of Churches. Nowe where you say, I was once of the same Religion, whiche you are of, the trueth is, I cannot but confesse the same. Yet so was saynct Paule a persecutoure of Christe. But in that you saye, that I was one of you not long agone, in that I doyng my message to my Lorde of Winchester, shoulde desire him to stande stoughte in that grosse opinion of the Supper of the Lorde, in very deed I was sent (as your Lordship sayd) from the Counsayle, to my Lord of Winchester, to exhort hym to receyue also the true confession of Iustification, and because hee was very refractorious, I sayde to hym, why my Lord, what make you so great a matter herein? You see many Anabaptists rise agaynst the sacrament of the aultar: I praye you my Lorde be dilligent in confounding them, for at that tyme my Lord of Winchester and I had to do, wyth two Anabaptistes of Kente. In this sense I willed my Lorde to be stiffe in the defence of the sacrament, agaynst the detestable erroures of Anabaptistes, and not in the confirmation of that grosse and carnall opinion nowe mayntayned.