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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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Lincol. Well M. Ridley, thus you wrest places to your own pleasure: for where as saint Austen saith that the whole Christian world,1 is subject to the sea of Rome without any limitation, and useth these words: In transmarinis, & longè remotis terris, only to express the latitude of the dominion of the Sea of Rome, willing thereby to declare that all the world, yea countries far distant from Rome, yet nevertheless are subject to that Sea, yet you would wrest it, and leave it only to Europe. I am sure ye will▪ not deny, but that totus mundus is more then Europe.
Lincol. Well M. Ridley, thus you wrest places to your owne pleasure: for where as saynct Austen saythe that the whole Christian worlde,1 is subiecte to the sea of Rome without any limittation, and vseth these wordes: In transmarinis, & longè remotis terris, onely to expresse the latytude of the dominion of the Sea of Rome, willyng therby to declare that all the world, yea countryes farre distaunt from Rome, yet neuertheles are subiecte to that Sea, yet you woulde wrast it, and leaue it onely to Europe. I am sure ye will▪ not deny, but that totus mundus is more then Europe.
- 1Lincoln again replieth.Lincolne againe replyeth.
Ridley. In deed my Lord, if saint Austen had said simpliciter totus mundus, & not added in transmarinis it had been without limitation:1 but in that he said totus mundus in transmarinis partibus, all the Countries beyond the seas he himself doth limit the universal proposition, declaring how far he meant by totus mundus. The Bishop not staying for this answer, did proceed, saying.