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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I will make thee a witness and messenger (mark how he saith, a witness and messenger) and will send thee unto nations and realms, to open their eyes, that they may be turned from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, so as they may receive forgiveness of sins, and lot among those that be sanctified by the faith which is to meward. You have in these words a most exact description of the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whereunto to add any more, I think it but superfluous.

I will make thee a witnesse and messenger (marke how he sayth, a witnesse and messenger) and will send thee vnto nations and realmes, to open their eyes, that they may be turned from darknesse to light, and from the power of Sathan vnto God, so as they may receaue forgeuenesse of sinnes, and lot among those that be sanctified by the fayth which is to meward. You haue in these wordes a most exacte description of the keyes of the kingdome of heauen. Wherunto to adde any more, I thinke it but superfluous.

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Now if unto all these things, ye will add the practise of the Apostles (as they term it) and diligently search out how they have used the keys that were delivered to them, and after what sort they have opened or shut the kingdom of heaven unto men, and also in what wise they have either bound them or loosed them: ye shall no where in all the new Testament find them to have exercised the Popish practise, that is to wit, that the Apostles have set them selves down in the places where they came to preach the kingdom of God and salvation, and commanded men to come unto them, and there to crouch or to kneel after the manner of worshippers, and to shrive them selves, that is to say, to pour out all their thoughts, words, and deeds, with all the circumstances of them into the ear or lap of the confessor as he sits, and to crave of him the absolution of their sins, with enioynance of satisfaction: and that he on the other side laying his hands upon the head of the shriftman, whispered an absolution of sins over him in an ordinary form of words, and enjoined him a certain satisfaction by the works of penance. Much less shall ye find that the Apostles installed them selves in thrones, and thrust down sinners into hell by sentence of excommunication. &c. What then? Look upon the Acts of the Apostles, or rather go through that book, wherein Luke hath most diligently written the notable sayings and doings

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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…

¶ Here is expounded the mystery of the Arms & cognisances of the Roman Bishops bearing bravely in their scutcheons a triple crown with a pair of Keys.

¶ Here is expounded the mysterie of the Armes & cognisances of the Romane Bishops bearing brauely in their scutchions a triple crowne with a payre of Keyes.

¶Of the words, power, and ministry, and so is the disputation of the keys knit up.

¶Of the wordes, power, and ministery, and so is the disputation of the keyes knit vp.

¶Here is expounded that place of Jeremiah, I have set thee over kings & kingdoms &c. and it is showed how the same maketh nothing to the proof of the Bishop of Romes tyranny which he exerciseth against kings and kingdoms.

¶Here is expounded that place of Ieremy, I haue set thee ouer kynges & kingdomes &c. and it is shewed how the same maketh nothyng to the proofe of the Byshop of Romes tyranny which he exerciseth agaynst kynges and kyngdomes.

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