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 Queen of England is not an heretic, and therefore not…: ¶That the Queen of England is not an heretic, and therefore not stricken with the po…¶The summe of the Romish Bull published against the most vertuous Q… › ¶That the Queene of England is not an hereticke, and therefore not…: ¶That the Queene of England is not an hereticke, and therefore not stricken with the po…

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¶That the Queen of England is not an heretic, and therefore not stricken with the popes curse, nor cut of from the unity of Christs body.

¶That the Queene of England is not an hereticke, and therefore not stricken with the popes curse, nor cut of from the vnitie of Christes bodie.

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Although the Bull be now sufficiently confuted, and the Queens innocency defended and declared, and the popes outrageous tyranny, cruel wrong, and excessive unindifferencie laid forth, so as his most unjust definitive sentence may easily and by very good right, be overpassed, despised, yea and laughed at: yet shall it not grieve me, even for an overplus, to peruse it again in sifting it by piecemeal. The same hath chiefly four points. First the pope declareth and denounceth the Queen of England to be an heretic, and a bolsterer of heretics, & therefore that she is stricken with his curse, and cut of from the unity of Christs body.

ALthough the Bull be now sufficiently confuted, and the Quéenes innocencie defended and declared, and the popes outragious tyranny, cruell wrong, and excessiue vnindifferencie layd foorth, so as his most vniust definitiue sentence may easely and by very good right, be ouerpassed, despised, yea and laughed at: yet shall it not gréeue me, euen for an ouerplus, to peruse it againe in sifting it by péecemeale. The same hath chiefly fower points. First the pope declareth and denounceth the Quéene of England to be an hereticke, and a bolsterer of heretikes, & therfore that she is stricken with his curse, and cut of from the vnitie of Christes body.

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But it hath been showed in many words already, that the Queen is a catholic and Christian princess, and not guilty of any heresy or crime. Whereupon it followeth, that the pope by his condemning of so guiltless and right believing a Prince, bewrayeth and uttereth himself what he is, namely even one of those of whom Peter hath said,

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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…

¶That the Queen of England is not an heretic, and therefore not stricken with the popes curse, nor cut of from the unity of Christs body.

¶That the Queene of England is not an hereticke, and therefore not stricken with the popes curse, nor cut of from the vnitie of Christes bodie.

¶That the Pope of Rome doth falsely and tyrannously give sentence that the Queen of England is deprived of her kingdom and of all right of her crown.

¶That the Pope of Rome doth falsly and tyrannously giue sentence that the Queene of England is depriued of her kingdome and of all right of her crowne.

¶That the Bishop of Rome can not discharge them of their oath which are sworn to the Queen For the troth that is once plighted must be kept both to good and bad.

¶That the Byshop of Rome can not discharge them of their othe which are sworne to the Queene For the trothe that is once plighted must be kept both to good and bad.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

¶That the Queen of England is not an heretic, and therefore not stricken with the popes curse, nor cut of from the unity of Christs body.

¶That the Queene of England is not an hereticke, and therefore not stricken with the popes curse, nor cut of from the vnitie of Christes bodie.

¶That the Pope of Rome doth falsely and tyrannously give sentence that the Queen of England is deprived of her kingdom and of all right of her crown.

¶That the Pope of Rome doth falsly and tyrannously giue sentence that the Queene of England is depriued of her kingdome and of all right of her crowne.

¶That the Bishop of Rome can not discharge them of their oath which are sworn to the Queen For the troth that is once plighted must be kept both to good and bad.

¶That the Byshop of Rome can not discharge them of their othe which are sworne to the Queene For the trothe that is once plighted must be kept both to good and bad.

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