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The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times…
The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times past been brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherents: faithfully gathered out of the most faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and now newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singular profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times past bene brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherentes: faithfully gathered out of the moste faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and nowe newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singuler profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.
London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563
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And the aforesaid S. Gregory willing to show how greatly he abhorred the name of the universal Bishop or Supreme head of the whole Church of Christ dispersed throughout the world, in all his letters & Epistles called himself the servant of Gods servants: which stile and manner of writing, his successors do also at this present use, but most falsely and unjustly being in deed in pride Lucifer, in ambition Alexander, in tyranny Nero, and in all kind of wickedness Antiochus.
And the aforesaid S. Gregorye willing to shew how greatly he abhorred the name of the vniuersall Byshop or Supreme head of the whole Church of Christ dispersed throughout ye world, in all his letters & Epistles called himself the seruaunt of Gods seruauntes: which stile and māner of writing, his successours do also at thys present vse, but most falsely and vniustly being in dede in pride Lucifer, in ambitiō Alexander, in tyranny Nero, and in al kind of wickednesse Antiochus.
1Of these things aforesaid, it is plain and evident that this supremacy & universal power, which the Bishop of Rome challengeth over all other Bishops, is both forged & feigned, and hath no ground in the word of God, nor in the ancient councils, but with much labour & corruption was at the last obtained of that tyrant Phocas the Emperor through the subtlety of Pope Boniface the third, as we have to fore heard, not only to the great dishonour of Christ the alone head of his church, but also to the unworthy abasement of the Ecclesiastical ministry, as I ⟨p. 9⟩may speak nothing of the loss of many thousand souls, which being persuaded that the Popes authority is no less, than he and his trumpeters blow and boast, have put the affiance of their salvation in his pardons and ceremonies.
1Of these things aforesaid, it is plain and euident yt thys supremacye & vniuersall power, whiche the Byshop of Rome chalengeth ouer all other Byshops, is both forged & fained, and hath no ground in the worde of God, nor in the auncient councels, but with much labour & corruption was at the last obtayned of that tyraunt Phocas ye Emperour through the suttletie of Pope Boniface the thyrd, as we haue to fore heard, not only to the great dishonour of Christ the alone head of his church, but also to the vnworthy abasemente of the Ecclesiasticall ministerye, as I