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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¹But the Bishop cries out that all these which gave the Emperor this answer, are heretics, and he excommunicateth them all with the Emperor and burneth their books. The Emperor for all this, called a Parliament about the matter and summoning a Council, deposed the Pope. For he was openly proclaimed for an heretic, a tyrant of the Church, and a troubler of the common peace, and thereunto his image was burned in the Marketsted. Nevertheless when John the xxij. was dead,² Clement the sixth continued the displeasure still against Lewis, commanding him likewise to depose himself from the Empire. Yea he proceeded yet further, and reviving all John the xxij. processes,³ denounced the Emperor to be an heretic and a schismatic, moreover commanding the Electors to choose another king by a time appointed, except they had lever that the Bishop himself should give them a king. They therefore obeying his menaces chose Charles Marquess of Morania. But forasmuch as the better part of the Empire was displeased both with the Pope & with Charles, and sticked still to Lewis their true sovereign Lord and Emperor: it came again to swords drawing on both sides, and there was burning, wasting and slaying, the accustomed fruits of the Bishops of Rome, which never brought tidings of peace, but always blew up the trumpet to battle.

¹But the Bishop cryes out that all these which gaue the Emperour this aunswere, are heretickes, and he excommunicateth them all with the Emperour and burneth their bookes. The Emperour for all this, called a Parlament about the matter and sommoning a Counceil, deposed the Pope. For he was openly proclaymed for an heretike, a tyraunt of the Church, and a troubler of the common peace, and thereunto his image was burned in the Marketsted. Neuerthelesse when Iohn the xxij. was dead,² Clement the sixth continewed the displeasure still agaynst Lewes, commaunding him likewise to depose himselfe from the Empyre. Yea he proceded yet further, and reuiuyng all Iohn the xxij. processes,³

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