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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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1Of these councils aforesaid it manifestly appeareth, that the bishop of Rome hath no such preeminence, authority, supremacy & jurisdiction over all other bishops and over their provinces and diocese, as he unjustly challengeth, and wickedly usurpeth, but that his power is only in Italy: all other bishops being in all other points of like authority with him, every one having the same authority and power in his own diocese that the Bishop of Rome hath in Italy. Saint Cyprian calleth the Bishop of Rome in his Epistles, which he wrote unto him, Brother, to declare that they were of like authority, and Fellow ministers in the labour of the Gospel.
1Of these councells aforesayd it manifestlye appeareth, that the byshop of Rome hath no such preheminence, authority, supremacie & iurisdiction ouer al other bishops and ouer their prouinces and diocesse, as he vniustly chalengeth, and wickedly vsurpeth, but that his power is only in Italy: al other bishops being in al other pointes of like authoritie with him, euery one hauing the same authoritie and power in hys owne diocesse that the Byshoppe of Rome hath in Italye. Sainte Ciprian calleth the Byshop of Rome in his Epystles, whiche he wrote vnto hym, Brother, to declare that they were of lyke authoritie, and Fellow ministers in the laboure of the Gospell.
- 1The Godly ancient councells attribute no more authority to the bishop of Rome, than to any other Bishop.The Godly auncient councells attribute no more authoritie to the bishop of Rome, than to any other Byshop.
He maintaineth also with S. Austen, that there is none, which is Bishop of other bishops:1 and that it is a great tyranny to desire to be Lord over other bishops. S. Gregory writeth expressly, that he, which would be bishop of all other bishops, shall not have the place of Christ in earth, but of Lucifer, & shall be very Antichrist himself.