A17167:53
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 word Keys, are not uttered always in one signification in the Scripture: For otherwise there is no man but he knoweth what they be in their proper signification: that is to wit, tools wherewithal the locks of ⟨p. 11⟩doors, chests, and such other things are opened or shut. And they be conveyed over from bodily things to spiritual things, from earthly things to heavenly things: and sometime they be taken for sovereign and full power, like as when we read in the Apocalypse that Christ hath the keys of David, of death, and of hell. For by that phrase of speech is betokened that Christ hath the sovereign and most absolute power or authority to govern the kingdom of David, and also full power over death it self, and over hell, and that he is able to deliver from death, or to thrust down into hell whomsoever he listeth. These Keys, that is to say, this power, belongeth only unto Christ, and no creature is partaker of it. Whereupon also in the Apocalypse the Lord saith with a vehemency, I have the Keys: and he saith not, I have had, but I have, I say I have them yet still, and will have them ever, & I resign them to no man.
The worde Keyes, are not vttered alwayes in one signification in the Scripture: For otherwise there is no man but he knoweth what they be in their proper signification: that is to wit, tooles wherwithall the lockes of ⟨p. 11⟩doores, chestes, and such other thinges are opened or shut. And they be conueyed ouer from bodily thinges to spirituall thinges, from earthly thinges to heauenly thinges: and sometime they be taken for souerein and full power, like as when we read in the Apocalips that Christ hath the keyes of Dauid, of death, and of hell. For by that phrase of spéech is betokened that Christ hath the souerein and most absolute power or authoritie to gouerne the kingdome of Dauid, and also full power ouer death it self, and ouer hell, and that he is able to deliuer from death, or to thrust down into hell whomsoeuer he listeth. These Keyes, that is to say, this power, belongeth onely vnto Christ, and no creature is partaker of it. Wherupon also in the Apocalips the Lord sayth with a vehemencie, I haue the Keyes: and he sayth not, I haue had, but I haue, I say I haue them yet still, and will haue them euer, & I resigne them to no man.