A17167:117
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…
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.
London: printed by John Day, 1572London: printed by Iohn Day, 1572
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¶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.
Nevertheless we must needs grant, that from the time of Constantine the great, who did set the Churches in peace, not only the Bishops of Rome, but also the Bishops of other Churches through the world began to step aside from the plain footsteps of their predecessors, and clave not so carefully to the simple doctrine of the Apostles, and therefore admitted more ceremonies ⟨image 39⟩into the Church, then beseemed, and furthermore intermeddled them selves in worldly affairs and applied them selves to much unto them, yea & invented new names and offices of dignity, and brought such other things of the same sort into the Church, which made way for worser things. This saw that famous Poet Baptista Mantuanus, who entreating of the times of Constantine the great among other things wrote thus.
NEuerthelesse we must néedes graunt, that from the tyme of Constantine the great, who did set the Churches in peace, not onely the Bishops of Rome, but also the Bishops of other Churches through the worlde began to step aside from the playne footesteppes of their predecessors, and claue not so carefully to the simple doctrine of the Apostles, and therfore admitted mo ceremonies ⟨image 39⟩into the Church, then beséemed, and furthermore intermeddled them selues in worldly affaires and applyed them selues to much vnto them, yea & inuēted new names and offices of dignitie, and brought such other thinges of the same sort into the Church, which made way for worser thinges. This saw that famous Poet Baptista Mātuanus, who intreatyng of the times of Constantine the great among other thinges wrate thus.