A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two years ago…A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two yeres agoe…

Name: A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two years ago…
Author: Heinrich Bullinger

A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two years ago against Elizabeth the most gracious Queen of England, France, and Ireland, and against the noble realm of England together with a defence of the said true Christian Queen, and of the whole realm of England. By Henry Bullinger the Elder.A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two yeres agoe against Elizabeth the most gracious Queene of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, and against the noble realme of England together with a defence of the sayd true Christian Queene, and of the whole realme of England. By Henry Bullinger the Elder.

Heinrich Bullinger 1504–1575London: printed by John Day, 1572London: printed by Iohn Day, 1572

[5], 86 leaves · 62k words · STC 4044 · ESTC S106868

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¶The sum of the Romish Bull published against the most virtuous Q… › ¶That the Decretal Epistles of the first Bishops of Rome are but c…: ¶That the Decretal Epistles of the first Bishops of Rome are but counterfeits.¶The summe of the Romish Bull published against the most vertuous Q… › ¶That the Decretall Epistles of the first Byshops of Rome are but c…: ¶That the Decretall Epistles of the first Byshops of Rome are but counterfettes.

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And at their first coming up the manner of using them was after a sort meetly tolerable, till their posterity did afterward use them or rather misuse them more proudly. Besides this, the said counterfeit Anaclete maketh a Bishop greater than an Elder: whereas Jerome himself showeth by Scriptures, that Elders and Bishops are all one, and that in process of time Bishops were preferred before Elders, not by the ordinance of God, but by the ordinance of man. Moreover this Anacletus alloweth the Appeals that are made to the sea of Rome, saying: ⟨p. 32⟩that all questions and matters of weight ought to be referred to the Apostolic sea, for so had the Apostles decreed. But this self same thing is manifestly disallowed by the holy master of Christ Cyprian writing to Cornelius the Pope. Many other things prateth he concerning the privileges and judgements of the Church: which who soever seeth not to disagrees with these first times of the primitive Church, he seeth nothing, but is blinder then a beetle.

And at their first comming vp the maner of vsing them was after a sort méetly tolerable, till their posteritie did afterward vse them or rather misuse them more proudly. Besides this, the sayd counterfet Anaclete maketh a Bishop greater than an Elder: whereas Ierome himselfe sheweth by Scriptures, that Elders and Bishops are all one, and that in processe of time Byshops were preferred before Elders, not by the ordinaunce of God, but by the ordinaunce of man. Moreouer this Anacletus alloweth the Appeales that are made to the sea of Rome, saying: ⟨p. 32⟩that all questions and matters of weight ought to be referred to the Apostolike sea, for so had the Apostles decréed. But this selfe same thing is manifestly disallowed by the holy maister of Christ Cyprian writyng to Cornelius the Pope. Many other thinges prateth he concerning the priuiledges and iudgementes of the Church: which who soeuer séeth not to disagrés with these first tymes of the primitiue Church, he seeth nothyng, but is blynder then a béetle.

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A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two years ago…A confutation of the Popes bull which was published more then two yeres agoe…

¶Also that the latter Bishops of Rome until Gregory the first, vaunted not of any fullness of power, nor of their supremacy over being advanced above kings and kingdoms.

¶Also that the latter Byshops of Rome vntill Gregorie the first, vaunted not of any fulnesse of power, nor of their supremacie ouer beyng aduaunced aboue kinges and kingdomes.

¶That the latter Bishops of Rome degenerated utterly from the first and middlemost Bishops of Rome, and that they usurp the cursed title of full power, against all right and reason.

¶That the latter Byshops of Rome degenerated vtterly from the first and middlemost Byshoppes of Rome, and that they vsurpe the cursed title of full power, agaynst all right and reason.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

¶Also that the latter Bishops of Rome until Gregory the first, vaunted not of any fullness of power, nor of their supremacy over being advanced above kings and kingdoms.

¶Also that the latter Byshops of Rome vntill Gregorie the first, vaunted not of any fulnesse of power, nor of their supremacie ouer beyng aduaunced aboue kinges and kingdomes.

¶That the latter Bishops of Rome degenerated utterly from the first and middlemost Bishops of Rome, and that they usurp the cursed title of full power, against all right and reason.

¶That the latter Byshops of Rome degenerated vtterly from the first and middlemost Byshoppes of Rome, and that they vsurpe the cursed title of full power, agaynst all right and reason.

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