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The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in…The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in…
The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in the former part of homilies. Set out by the authority of the Queens Majesty: and to be read in every parish church agreeably.The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in the former part of homilees. Set out by the aucthoritie of the Queenes Maiestie: and to be read in euery parishe church agreeably.
Imprinted at London : In Poules Churchyarde, by Richard Jugge, and John Cawood, printers to the Queens Majesty, 1571Imprinted at London : In Poules Churchyarde, by Richarde Iugge, and Iohn Cawood, printers to the Queenes Maiestie, 1571
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So that it must needs follow, that either there were in one princes time two councils assembled at Frankfurt, one contrary to another, which by no history doth appear, or else that after their custom, the Popes and Papists have most shamefully corrupted that council, as their manner is to handle, not only councils, but also all histories and writings of the old Doctors, falsifying and corrupting them for the maintenance of their wicked and ungodly purposes, as hath in times of late come to light, and doeth in our days more and more continually appear most evidently. Let the forged gift of Constantine, 1and the notable attempt to falsify the first Nicene council for the Popes supremacy, 2practised by Popes in Saint Augustine's time, be a witness hereof: which practise in deed had then taken effect, had not the diligence and ⟨p. 93⟩wisdom of saint Augustine and other learned and godly bishops in A[…]rike, by their great labour and charges also resisted and stopped the same. Now to come towards an end of this history, and to show you the principal point that came to pass by the maintenance of images: Where as from Constantinus Magnus time until that day, all authority imperial & princely dominion of the empire of Rome, remained continually in the right and possession of the Emperors, who had their continuance and seat imperial at Constantinople the city royal.
So that it must needes folow, that either there were in one princes time two councels assembled at Frankforde, one contrarie to another, whiche by no historie doth appeare, or els that after their custome, the Popes and Papistes haue most shamefully corrupted that councell, as their manner is to handle, not onely councels, but also all histories and wrytinges of the olde Doctours, falsifiyng and corrupting them for the mayntenaunce of their wicked and vngodlie purposes, as hath in tymes of late come to lyght, and doeth in our dayes more and more continuallye appeare most euidentlie. Let the forged gyft of Constantine, 1and the notable attempt to falsifie the first Nicene councell for the Popes supremacie, 2