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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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1Pope Gregory the seventh, for displeasure that he bare unto Henry the Emperor, wrote unto the princes & people, that lived under the Emperors dominion, that they should by no means obey the Emperor, but rather resist him and his authority, and take him no more for Emperor but rather for an usurper of the empire.2 The emperor perceiving this malicious purpose of the pope, wrote again unto him on this manner: When Christ committed the sheep unto Peter, he excepted Kings. The pope answered the Emperor in his letters on this wise: When Christ gave the keys unto Peter he excepted no man: by this means challenging ⟨p. 13⟩power & authority over all Emperors, Kings, Princes, and Rulers, unto whom notwithstanding by the word of God both pope & Bishop with all the spiritualty (as they term them) ought to show obedience even from the very heart,3 not only for conscience sake. In the year, &c. 1073. Christianus Massaeus. Sabast. Frank. Chron.
1Pope Gregorye the seuenth, for dyspleasure that he bare vnto Henrye the Emperoure, wrote vnto the princes & people, that liued vnder ye Emperours dominion, that they should by no meanes obey the Emperour, but rather resiste hym and hys authoritie, and take him no more for Emperour but rather for an vsurper of the empyre.2 The emperour perceauing this malicious purpose of ye pope, wrote againe vnto him on this manner: When Christ cōmitted the sheepe vnto Peter, he excepted Kings. The pope aunswered the Emperor in his letters on this wise: Whē Christ gaue ye keyes vnto Peter he excepted no man: by this meanes chalē ging ⟨p. 13⟩power & authoritie ouer al Emperours, Kings, Princes, and Rulers, vnto whom notwtstanding by ye worde of God both pope & Bishop wt all the spiritualty (as they terme them) ought to shewe obedience euen from the very heart,3