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A67926 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.; Actes and monuments Foxe, John, 1516-1587. 1583 (1583) STC 11225; ESTC S122167 3,159,793 882

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legitimis_fw-la testibus_fw-la extra_fw-la domum_fw-la colloquantur_fw-la si_fw-mi verò_fw-la in_o duobus_fw-la aut_fw-la tribus_fw-la legitimis_fw-la testibus_fw-la vel_fw-la publica_fw-la parochianorum_fw-la fama_fw-la aliquis_fw-la eorum_fw-la accusatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la quòd_fw-la hoc_fw-la statutum_fw-la transierit_fw-la purgabit_fw-la se_fw-la adiunctis_fw-la secum_fw-la ordinis_fw-la svi_fw-la idoneis_fw-la testibus_fw-la sex_n si_fw-mi praesbyter_n quinque_fw-la si_fw-la diaconus_fw-la quatuor_fw-la si_fw-la subdiaconus_fw-la sueriti_fw-la cui_fw-la autem_fw-la haec_fw-la purgatio_fw-la defecerit_fw-la ut_fw-la transgressor_n sacri_fw-la statuti_fw-la iudicabitur_fw-la illi_fw-la verò_fw-la praesbyteri_fw-la qui_fw-la divini_fw-la altaris_fw-la &_o sacrorum_fw-la ordinum_fw-la contemptores_fw-la praeelegerint_fw-la cum_fw-la uxoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la habitare_fw-la à_fw-la divino_fw-la officio_fw-la remoti_fw-la extra_fw-la intellig●●_n extra_fw-la 〈…〉_o extra_fw-la 〈…〉_o 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epiph._n trip_v hist._n li._n 4._o c._n 13._o sozom._n li._n ●_o cap._n 32._o epiph._n trip_n hist_o l._n 3._o c._n 1●_n socrat._n l._n 3._o cap._n 9_o epiph._n trip_n hist._n l._n 6._o c._n 23._o socrat._n l._n 5._o cap._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n trip_v hist._n li._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 13._o &_o apud_fw-la scipsos_fw-la mi●●sarum_fw-la cel●●brare_fw-la solennit_n etc._n etc._n item_n collectas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la socrates_n grece_z li._n 5._o cap._n 22._o inquit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d the_o mass_n a_o double_a enem●_n against_o chri●●_n the_o mass_n 〈◊〉_d iurious_a to_o th●_n priesthood_n 〈◊〉_d christ._n maior_n such_o as_o have_v translate_v of_o old_a time_n the_o ancient_a greek_a author_n as_o eusebius_n and_o the_o tripartite_a history_n and_o other_o that_o where_o the_o greek_a writer_n have_v these_o term_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o call_v the_o congregation_n to_o 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