A67927:1267
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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Lati. Yes my Lord, very much. For I acknowledge authority to be given to the spirituality to decide matter of Religion, and, as my Lord said even now, to regere: but they must do it secundum verbum dei, and not secundum voluntatem suam, according to the word and law of God, and not after their own will, after their own imaginations and fantasies. The Bishop of Gloucester would have spoken more, saving that the Bishop of Lincoln said, that they came not to dispute with M. Latimer, but to take his determinate answers to their Articles, and so began to propose the same Articles which were proposed to M. Ridley. But M. Latimer interrupted him, speaking to the bishop of Gloucester: well my Lord, I could wish more faithful dealing with Gods word, and not to leave out a part, and snatch a part here and an other there, but to rehearse the whole faithfully. But the Bishop of Lincoln not attending to this saying of Master Latimer,1 proceeded in rehearsing the Articles in form and sense as I declared before in the examination of the Articles proposed to Master Ridley, and required Master Latimers answer the first. Then Master Latimer making his protestation, that notwithstanding these his answers it should not be taken that thereby he would acknowledge any authority of the Bishop of Rome, saying that he was the King and Queen their Majesties subject and not the Popes, neither could serve two masters at one time, except he should first renounce one of them: required the Notaries so to take his protestation, that what soever he should say or do, it should not be taken as though he did thereby agree to any authority that came from the Bishop of Rome.
Lati. Yes my Lorde, very muche. For I acknowledge authoritie to be geuen to the spiritualtie to decide matter of Religion, and, as my Lord sayd euen nowe, to regere: but they must do it secundum verbum dei, and not secundum voluntatem suam, according to the worde and lawe of God, and not after their owne will, after their owne imaginations and fantasies. The Byshop of Glocester woulde haue spoken more, sauyng that the Byshop of Lincolne sayde, that they came not to dispute with M. Latimer, but to take his determinate aunsweres to their Articles, and so began to propose the same Articles whiche were proposed to M. Ridley. But M. Latimer interrupted him, speaking to the bishop of Glocester: well my Lord, I could wish more faythfull dealyng with Gods woorde, and not to leaue out a part, and snatche a part here and an other there, but to rehearse the whole faythfully. But the Byshoppe of Lincolne not attendyng to this saying of Maister Latimer,