A04483:74
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.
And he doth not only say thus, but as if it were too small and base a title, to ⟨p. 71⟩set the name of God or of our Saviour Christ before the words of his privilege, he keepeth his feet from the ground, and raiseth aloft, and jetteth in the air above,1 as though he were one of the spiritual wickednesses which are in the hie places, and saith, Regnans in excelsis cui data est omnis in caelo & in terra potestas, &c. He that ruleth in the heights, to whom all power is given both in heaven & in earth, &c. Let him not deceive you with vain words. You shall witness against him, that he taketh the name of the Lord his God in vain. For, if any word in that piece of Scripture be spoken either of Prince, or removing of Princes: if the whole sense of those words carry any greater authority to the Pope than to the Bishop of any other place, or to the simplest Minister in the world, let me be no more credited. Mark therefore, & see how boldly and fondly Pope Pius seeketh to mock the world. First he sayth: Deus constituit me unum Principem super gentes: God hath appointed me alone, to be Prince over the nations. ⟨p. 72⟩Here is a shameless falsifying of Gods words. The Prophet saith: I have set thee over the nations. The Pope thrusteth in three words more, Me, alone, and Prince, that so he, and none but he, may revel and rule in all places. Read the place of the Prophet, if you have your books. The words are: I set thee over the nations. They say nothing, neither of the Pope, nor of Peters Successor, nor of one alone, nor of Prince. All these the Pope hath pieced of his own devise.
And he doth not onely say thus, but as if it were too small and base a title, to ⟨p. 71⟩set the name of God or of our Sauiour Christ before the wordes of his priuiledge, he kéepeth his feete from ye ground, and raiseth alofte, and ietteth in the ayre aboue,1 as though he were one of the spirituall wickednesses which are in the hie places, and saith, Regnans in excelsis cui data est omnis in caelo & in terra potestas, &c. Hee that ruleth in the heights, to whom al power is giuen both in heauen & in earth, &c. Let him not deceiue you with vaine wordes. You shall witnesse against him, that hée taketh the name of the Lorde his God in vaine. For, if any worde in that péece of Scripture be spoken either of Prince, or remouing of Princes: if ye whole sense of those words cary any greater authoritie to the Pope than to the Bishop of any other place, or to the simplest Minister in the world, let me be no more credited. Marke therefore, & sée howe boldly and fondly Pope Pius séeketh to mocke the worlde. First he sayth: Deus constituit me vnum Principem super gentes: God hath appoynted me alone, to be Prince ouer the nations.