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A solemn contestation of diverse popes, for the advancing of their supremacyA solemne contestation of diuerse popes, for the aduaunsing of theyr supremacie
A solemn contestation of diverse popes, for the advancing of their supremacy: quoted and collected faithfully out of their own canon law, according to the very words, stile, and tenor of the same their own canons, decrees, decretals, clementines, extravagantes, bulls, epistles, and common gloss upon the same. Histories and stories of Romane bishops [et]c. In form and words, as their are to be seen, and found by the quotations here unto annexedA solemne contestation of diuerse popes, for the aduaunsing of theyr supremacie: quoted and collected faithfully out of their own canon law, according to the very wordes, stile, and tenor of the same theyr own canons, decres, decretales, clementines, extrauagantes, bulles, epistles, and commen glose vpon the same. Histories and stories of Romane bishops [et]c. In forme and wordes, as their are to be seane, and found by the quotations here vnto annexed
London: printed by John Daye, 1560London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1560
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A Solemn Contestation of divers Popes.A Solemne Contestation of diuers Popes.
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And such as have no friends, to do for them that, wherefore pardons be given. These only excepted, for all other besides, the pope, he sayeth, hath power to release all purgatory at once, as touching his absolute jurisdiction. Albeit Thomas Aquine part .4. denieth the same, forasmuch as Christ him self, he saith, when he came down did not ⟨image 34⟩utterly at once release all purgatory.1 As touching my ordinary execution this they hold that I may if I will,2 but I ought not to do it. Thirdly as concerning the divine acceptation, that is, how God would accept it if I did it, that they say, is unknown to them, and to every creature, yea & to the pope himself.
And such as haue no frendes, to do for them that, wherfore pardones be giuen. These only exceptid, for all other besides, the pope, he sayeth, hath power to release all purgatory at once, as touching his absolute iurisdictiō. Albeit Thomas Aquine part .4. denieth the same, for asmuche as Christ him selfe, he sayth, when he came downe did not ⟨image 34⟩vtterly at once release al purgatory.1 As touching my ordinary execution this they hold that I maye if I will,2 but I ought not to do it. Thirdly as concernyng the diuine acceptation, that is, how God wold accept it if I did it, that they say, is vnknown to thē, and to euery creature, yea & to the pope himself.
- 1Doctors disagree in purgatory.Doctors disagre in purgatory.
- 2August. De Ancho. Antoninus. Or••nata ex […] Divina acceptatio.August. De Ancho. Antoninus. Ornata ex Diuina acceptatio.