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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…
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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Upon occasion of the fore mentioned story of Gregory the vij. and king Rafe, I will proceed from the time of the said Gregory, almost unto our age, by the space of four hundred years and odd, briefly compiling and knitting together how great calamities, and how great mischiefs the Bishops of Rome have wrought to kingdoms and nations in Christendom these four hundred years and more, in deposing kings, transposing kingdoms, and discharging subjects from their faith and allegiance, by the fullness of their power to the intent that even by this horrible butchery, and confusion of all things, and the sorrowful rehearsal of most lamentable adventures, all people in Christendom may learn to know in deed what the Bishops of Rome be whom they still honour, and with all advisedness and constancy, to beware of those Romish Prelates, as of a dispatching plague both to kingdoms and common weals, the poison of peace and welfare, the authors and firebrands of treasons, wars, civill slaughters, and all most miserable calamities, and worthily hated of God and all good men.
VPon occasion of the fore mentioned storie of Gregorie the vij. and kyng Rafe, I will procede from the tyme of the said Gregorie, almost vnto our age, by the space of foure hundred yeares and odde, briefly compyling and knitting together how great calamities, and how great mischieues the Bishops of Rome haue wrought to kingdomes and nations in Christēdome these foure hundred yeares and more, in deposing kings, transposing kingdomes, and discharging subiectes from their faith and allegeance, by the fulnesse of their power to the intent that euē by this horrible butcherie, and confusion of all thinges, and the sorowfull rehearsall of most lamentable aduentures, all people in Christendome may learne to know in déede what the Bishops of Rome be whom they still honour, and with all aduisednesse and constancie, to beware of those Romish Prelates, as of a dispatching plague both to kingdomes and common weales, the poyson of peace and welfare, the authors and firebrandes of treasons, warres, ciuill slaughters, and all most miserable calamities, and worthely hated of God and all good men.
In the year of our Lord .1045. there arose a very great and noisome schism in the City of Rome, between three Bishops, Benet the ix. Sylvester the iij. and Gregory the vj. which turmoiled the Church of Rome very dangerously and outrageously. Of this schism Otho Frisingensis writeth thus: