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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.
Pius Episcopus, seruus seruorum Dei, ad futuram rei memortam: Pius Bishop, the servant of Gods servants, to be kept in remembrance for ever. O how lowly & humble this man seemeth: meek words, when he is contented to be a servant, yea a servant unto servants. He hath made his Stile so low, that you would think he were put to the worst and vilest service among his fellow••, that ⟨p. 10⟩he were the common drudge, maintained with cast apparel, little accounted of, and ready to run and go at every bodies commandment. But what service doth he, either worldly, or heavenly, or bodily, or ghostly?
Pius Episcopus, seruus seruorum Dei, ad futuram rei memortam: Pius Bishop, the seruant of Gods seruants, to be kepte in remembrance for euer. O how lowly & humble this man semeth: méeke words, when he is contented to be a seruaunt, yea a seruaunt vnto seruantes. He hathe made his Stile so low, that you woulde thinke he were putte to the worste and vilest seruice among his fellow••, that ⟨p. 10⟩he were the common drudge, mainteined with cast apparell, little accompted of, and readie to runne and goe at euery bodies commandement. But what seruice doth he, either worldly, or heauenly, or bodily, or ghostly?
Let Pope Pius tell his own tale: he saith, hunc unum super omnes gentes, & super omnia regna principem constituit: Christ hath appointed him only to be the Prince over all nations, and over all kingdoms Mark his words well, and see how they hang together, he saith I am a Servant, and that is not all: I am the Servant of Servants, therefore I am no Prince: But, as though he were sorry those words had escaped him, he mendeth the matter, I have power over all nations, and over all kingdoms, therefore I am no servant. If he be a servant, & so vile a servant, how is he a Prince? or, if he be a Prince, and so mighty a Prince, how is he a servant? what shift soever he useth, needs he must be taken. If he be true in the one, he is false in the other. It is well with him, that he can