A17167:203
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 things almost are commanded by the proclamations of Theodosius and Valentinian, in the Code of Theodosius, in the second title, and also by Valentinian, & Martian in the Code of Justinian, in the xi. title of the first book. Eusebius in his iii. book of the life of Constantine, copieth into his story the whole epistle of the Emperor Constantine, published against heretics. The same Constantine ⟨p. 60⟩when he had borne with the Arians a great while, howbeit without the fruit that he looked for, at the length perceiving them to be wilful, commanded that they should be banished for ever, and taken for defamed persons, & their books burned, & those to be punished that concealed the same.
The same things almost are cōmaunded by the proclamations of Theodosius and Ualentinian, in the Code of Theodosius, in the second title, and also by Ualentinian, & Martian in the Code of Iustinian, in the xi. title of the first booke. Eusebius in hys iii. booke of the life of Constantine, copyeth into hys story the whole epistle of the Emperour Constantine, published against heretikes. The same Constantine ⟨p. 60⟩whē he had borne with the Arrians a great while, howbeit without the fruite that he looked for, at the length perceiuing them to be wilfull, cōmaunded that they should be banished for euer, and taken for diffamed persons, & their bookes burned, & those to be punished yt concealed the same.
By the way I acknowledge that there is a measure to be used in punishing,1 and a consideration also to be had between those that offend of a mischievous, and malicious stubbornness: and those that stick too much to their own opinion against the true religion, through a simple misweening without purpose to do harm. For in this case, all uniustice and cruelty, is to be eschewed: like as also it is a thing most of all to be abhorred, that those which are religious indeed, & of a sound opinion, yea and enemies of all idolatry, superstition, and heresies, should be punished under pretence of false religion. Of which matter I have entreated in my other books, & specially in my fifth book against the Anabaptists. Out of which I have taken out these things, & put them in here.