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…

Considering that the ancient monuments of all the Bishops are full of the high power wherewith they ruled the whole world at their commandment, holding the sovereignty of all Realms &c. These things whereby he hath put all the kingdoms of the world under the Pope and Church of Rome, could not satisfy and content that lying and blasphemous clawbacke, but he must also with extreme shamelessness and horrible wickedness make a God of that wicked wight the Bishop of Rome. For in his 26. Division he saith, that the faithful worship the son of God him self in the Pope, and that they honour, not so much him as a mortal man, as in him even God him self who hath made him his deputy upon earth. Again, in the 67. Division, 141. leaf. Thou hearest (saith he) how the high Bishop which is called God, was by Constantine esteemed as God. And ye must understand that this was then done, when he endowed him with that noble grant, for even then did he worship him as God, then did he (as much as lay in him) bestow godly honour upon him as Christs vicar and Peters successor, and then did he reverence him as the lively image of Christ. Thus saith he. And such blasphemous and wicked writings doth Rome yield unto us. Which things I have hitherto mentioned, to the end I might disclose unto all men, the extreme & unrecoverable madness of the Pope him self and of his household together with their wickedness, ⟨p. 20⟩where through, they being most heathenish & shameless men, are not afraid even in the sight of the whole world as well of Angels as men, to usurp unto them selves the very Godhead it self and all the kingdoms of the world, and to spit out whatsoever cometh at their tongues end.

Consideryng that the auncient monumētes of all the Byshops are full of the highe power wherwith they ruled the whole world at their commaundement, holdyng the souereintie of all Realmes &c. These thynges wherby he hath put all the kyngdomes of the world vnder the Pope and Churche of Rome, could not satisfie and content that lying and blasphemous clawbacke, but he must also with extreme shamelessenesse and horrible wickednesse make a God of that wicked wight the Bishoppe of Rome. For in his 26. Diuision he sayth, that the faythfull worshyp the sonne of God him selfe in the Pope, and that they honour, not so much hym as a mortall man, as in him euen God hym selfe who hath made him his deputie vpon earth. Agayne, in the 67. Diuision, 141. leafe. Thou hearest (sayth he) how the hygh Byshop which is called God, was by Constantine estemed as God. And ye must vnderstand that this was then done, when he endowed him with that noble graunt, for euen then dyd he worshyp him as God, then dyd hee (as much as lay in hym) bestowe godly honour vppon hym as Christes vicare and Peters successour, and then did he reuerence him as the liuely image of Christ. Thus sayth he. And such blasphemous and wicked writynges doth Rome yeld vnto vs. Which thynges I haue hitherto mencioned, to the end I might disclose vnto all men, the extreme & vnrecouerable madnesse of the Pope him selfe and of his houshold together with their wickednesse,