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A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…
A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, anno. 1569. Taken by the reverend Father in God, John Jewel, late Bishop of Salisbury. Whereunto is added a short treatise of the holy Scriptures. Both which he delivered in divers sermons in his cathedral church of Salisbury, anno. 1570A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, anno. 1569. Taken by the reuerende Father in God, Iohn Iewel, late Bishop of Salisburie. Wherevnto is added a short treatise of the holy Scriptures. Both which he deliuered in diuers sermons in his cathedral church of Salisburie, anno. 1570
London: printed by R. Newberie & H. Bynneman, 1582
Title page typeset from the transcription.
A VIEW OF A SEDITIOUS BULL SENT INTO ENGLAND.A VIEVV OF A SEDITIOVS BVL SENT INTO ENGLANDE.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Yet for his better credit, and to prevail the more with us, he saith well of him self, & magnifieth and advanceth his own name, when he telleth us, I am a Prince, I am above nations and kingdoms: I excommunicate Kings and Princes: I deprive them, and put them down, and root them up: I have authority over their Subjects, I discharge them of their oaths, I curse them and give them up to the Devil: I am like to the highest. These are blasphemous, and abominable words, meet words for him ⟨p. 108⟩that sent them: to whom is given a mouth to speak great things, and blasphemies. And thus he imagineth all the world should fall down before him with a Sā ctus. He imagineth he holdeth the Sun and Moon in his hands, and can rule them as it pleaseth him: & thus he is fallen into a pleasant frenzy: he dreameth of great matters, and with his own breath he bloweth him self big like a bladder.
Yet for his better credite, and to preuaile the more with vs, he saith well of him selfe, & magnifieth and aduaunceth his owne name, when he telleth vs, I am a Prince, I am aboue nations and kingdomes: I excommunicate Kinges and Princes: I depriue them, and put them downe, and roote them vp: I haue authoritie ouer their Subiects, I discharge them of their othes, I curse them and giue them vp to the Diuel: I am like to the highest. These are blasphemous, and abominable words, méete words for him ⟨p. 108⟩that sent them: to whō is giuen a mouth to speake great things, and blasphemies. And thus he imagineth all the worlde should fall downe before him with a Sā ctus. He imagineth he holdeth the Sunne and Moone in his handes, and can rule them as it pleaseth him: & thus he is fallen into a pleasant phrensie: he dreameth of great matters, and with his owne breath he bloweth him selfe bigge like a bladder.
But this breath is nothing, it is easy to let it out, and then the bladder will also be as nothing. It will not be so easy as he thinketh, to have such place given him in the consciences of men, as he sometimes had: or to root out all that profess the Gospel of Christ, or to make that the name of the holy one of Israel shall be no more spoken of. Yet he attempteth it, and thereto employeth all his power, and his wisdom, and his counsel.