A17167:160
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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Furthermore Charles the great, king of France and ⟨p. 47⟩Emperor, and his son Lewis the mild, published many Ecclesiastical laws concerning the holy doctrine, the ministration of the sacraments, and the Ministers them selves. Abbot Ansegisus compiled their laws into four books. But it would be too tedious to rehearse and of these laws, thereby to show and prove that which is otherwise sufficiently proved already, namely that the charge of Religion and of Church matters pertaineth also to Kings and Queens, and that it is no monstrousness at all though the civill Magistrate determine of matters of Religion, unless those so many, so mighty, and so holy Kings, Princes, and Emperors, whose examples I have hitherto alleged, were all monsters. But no such thing can sink in godly mens minds, who doubtless do rather believe, that Pope of Rome the author of this railing Bull is a monster both most hideous and most ugly, as hath ben said also heretofore.
Furthermore Charles the great, kyng of Fraunce and ⟨p. 47⟩Emperour, and his sonne Lewis the milde, published many Ecclesiasticall lawes concernyng the holy doctrine, the ministration of the sacramentes, and the Ministers them selues. Abbot Ansegisus compyled their lawes into foure bookes. But it would be too tedious to rehearse and of these lawes, therby to shew and proue that which is otherwise sufficiently proued already, namely that the charge of Religion and of Church matters perteineth also to Kynges and Quéenes, and that it is no monstruousenesse at all though the ciuill Magistrate determine of matters of Religion, vnles those so many, so mightie, and so holy Kynges, Princes, and Emperours, whose examples I haue hitherto alledged, were all monsters. But no such thyng can sinck in godly mens mindes, who doutlesse do rather beleue, that Pope of Rome the author of this rayling Bull is a monster both most hideous and most vgly, as hath ben sayd also héertofore.
Which things being undoubtedly so,1