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after his ambition entered, and this challenge once made by the Bishop of Rome, he became at once the spoiler & destroyer both of the Church, which is the kingdom of our saviour Christ, and of the Christian Empire, and all Christian kingdoms, as an universal tyrant over all. And whereas before that challenge made, there was great amity and love amongst the Christians of all countries, hereupon began emulation, ⟨p. 601⟩and much hatred between the Bishop of Rome and his Clergy and friends on the one part, and the Grecian Clergy and Christians of the East on the other part, for that they refused to acknowledge any such supreme authority of the Bishop of Rome over them: the Bishop of Rome for this cause amongst other, not only naming them, and taking them for schismatics, but also never ceasing to persecute them, and the Emperors who had their see and continuance in Greece, by stirring of the subjects to rebellion against their sovereign lords, and by raising deadly hatred and most cruel wars between them and other Christian princes. And when the Bishops of Rome had translated the title of the Emperor, and as much as in them did lye, the Empire it self from their lord the Emperor of Greece, and of Rome also by right, unto the Christian princes of the West, they became in short space no better unto the West Emperors, then they were before unto the Emperors of Greece: For the usual discharging of subjects from their oath of fidelity made unto the Emperors of the West their sovereign lords, by the Bishops of Rome: the unnatural stirring up of the subjects unto rebellion against their princes, yea of the son against the father, by the Bishop of Rome: the most cruel and bloody wars raised amongst Christian princes of all kingdoms: the horrible murder of infinite thousands of Christian men being slain by Christians: and which ensued thereupon, the pitiful losses, of so many goodly Cities, ⟨p. 602⟩countries, dominions, and kingdoms, sometime possessed by Christians in Asia, Africa, and Europa: the miserable fall of the Empire and Church of Greece, sometime the most flourishing part of Christendom into the hands of Turks: the lamentable diminishing, decay, and ruin of Christian religion:

after his ambition entred, and this chalenge once made by the Byshop of Rome, he became at once the spoyler & destroyer both of the Church, which is the kyngdome of our sauiour Christe, and of the Christian Empyre, and all Christian kyngdomes, as an vniuersall tyraunt ouer all. And whereas before that chalenge made, there was great amitie and loue amongst the Christians of al countreis, herevpon began emulation,