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The Pope confuted The holy and apostolic Church confuting the Pope. The first action.…The Pope confuted The holy and apostolique Church confuting the Pope. The first action.…
The Pope confuted The holy and apostolic Church confuting the Pope. The first action. Translated out of Latin into English, by James Bell.The Pope confuted The holy and apostolique Church confuting the Pope. The first action. Translated out of Latine into English, by Iames Bell.
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Richard Sergier, 1580
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they threw none into prison, they drew none to the stake, they polled none of their possessions or goods, they savoured not of wars, nor breathed out bloodthirstiness, nor teased men to arms, ne set Princes together by the ears at any time: as they were themselves peacemakers, & messengers of peace, so did they allure all men to peace by all means possible. They never groped after ti•les of universality, nor trusted at any time in the confederacy of treachor•, in seditious factions, in conspiracies, nor in crafty councils. They never haled sceptres from out princes possessions, nor tread ever upon Princes necks, but lived quietly under Ethnic magistrates, with an especial foresight providing always that they ministered no occasion of sedition: yielding honour humbly to whom honour was dew, paying tax & tribute, where tax & tribute was payable. They used continual exhortation to the novices in Christ to hum ble themselves dutifully even too all Idolatrous magistrates,1 and too pray daily for their good preservation to God.
they threw none into prison, they drew none to the stake, they polled none of their possessions or goods, they sauored not of warres, nor breathed out bloodthirstines, nor teazed mē to armes, ne set Princes togither by the eares at any time: as they were themselu•s peacemakers, & messengers of peace, so did they allure al men to peace by al meanes possible. They neuer groaped after ti•les of vniuersality, nor trusted at any time in the confederacy of treachor•, in seditiouse factions, in conspiracies, nor in craf•y coūcels. They neuer haled scepters from out princes possessions, nor tread euer vpon Princes neckes, but liued quietly vnder Ethnicke magistrates, with an especial foresight prouiding alwaies that they mynistred no occasion of sedition: yelding honor humbly to whome honor was dew, paying taxe & tribute, where taxe & tribute was payeable. They vsed continual exhortation to the nouices in Christ to hū ble themselues duetifully euen too al Idolatrous magistrates,1 and too pray dayly for their good preseruation to God.