A17167:191
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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The same Austen again in his v. Epistle to Earle Boniface, saith: where is the freedom of believing or not believing, ⟨image 62⟩which these men are wont to blaze abroad,1 saying, whom hath Christ enforced? whom hath Christ compelled? Behold, they have the Apostle Paul: in him they may see Christ first compelling and afterward teaching: first beating, and afterward comforting. And it is a wonder to see how he that came in unto the Gospel by compulsion of bodily punishment, hath laboured more in the Gospel then all they did that were called in by the only word: and that his perfect charity hath driven fear out of doors, whom greatest fear compelled to charity. Why then should not the Church compel the unthrifty children to return, if the unthrifty children have compelled others to perish?
The same Austen agayne in his v. Epistle to Earle Boniface, sayth: where is the fréedome of beleuyng or not beleuyng, ⟨image 62⟩which these men are wont to blase abroad,1 saying, whom hath Christ enforced? whom hath Christ compelled? Behold, they haue the Apostle Paule: in him they may sée Christ first compelling and afterward teachyng: first beating, and afterward comforting. And it is a wonder to sée how he that came in vnto the Gospell by compulsion of bodily punishment, hath labored more in the Gospell then all they did that were called in by the onely word: and that his perfect charitie hath driuen feare out of doores, whom greatest feare compelled to charitie. Why then should not the Church compel the vnthriftie children to returne, if the vnthriftie children haue compelled others to perish?
- 1The Lord him self compelled men to the faithThe Lord him selfe compelled men to the faith