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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¶The sum of the Romish Bull published against the most virtuous Q… › ¶Nor that the Apostles of Christ took upon them any sovereignty i…: ¶Nor that the Apostles of Christ took upon them any sovereignty in Christs Church, b…¶The summe of the Romish Bull published against the most vertuous Q… › ¶Nor that the Apostles of Christ tooke vppon them any souereintie i…: ¶Nor that the Apostles of Christ tooke vppon them any souereintie in Christes Church, b…

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¶Nor that the Apostles of Christ took upon them any sovereignty in Christs Church, but only the ministry.

¶Nor that the Apostles of Christ tooke vppon them any souereintie in Christes Church, but onely the ministerie.

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And when the Apostles had received the holy Ghost, they utterly displaced all ambition and desire of sovereignty out of their hearts, perceiving now, that no such thing as they and the Jews had hitherto surmised, was to be sought or looked for in the kingdom and Church of Christ, but far greater and diviner things, namely spiritual things. And therefore according to their Lord & masters commandment, travelling over the whole world, they so behaved them selves, that in all things they were sound to be the very Disciples and followers of their master: endowed with lowliness, & not with Lordliness, & renowned for their faithful service, & not for stately superiority. For they not only preached the Gospel purely without mens forgeries and traditions: but also were wont to reverence kings as next unto God in earth and chief of all men, and to call them their Lords, and to pay them tribute, and to obey them faithfully, and to pray for their welfare without ceasing, yea and to threaten Gods vengeance to such as refused obedience to the Magistrate commanding no wickedness. They no where intermeddled them selves in worldly affairs, insomuch as they cast even the care of the poor (which otherwise is most holy,) upon the shoulders of the Deacons, verily to the end they might the earnestlyer apply them selves to the preaching of the word. They no where usurped to them selves the benches of judges or the thrones of princes, and much less did they depose any king or prince from his kingdom, were he never so wicked, (and yet there is no man ignorant what the Roman presidents were that lived in the time of the Apostles, full of covetousness, lechery, and pride: and the posterity of Herod even venomous slips: yea and the Emperors them selves most filthy and ungracious persons as the Tyberiusses, the Caligulaze, the Claudiusses and the Neroes) or discharge his people of their allegiance, or contend with any prince for the sovereignty, and much less did they ever purpose or practise to place & exalt them

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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…

¶Nor that the Apostles of Christ took upon them any sovereignty in Christs Church, but only the ministry.

¶Nor that the Apostles of Christ tooke vppon them any souereintie in Christes Church, but onely the ministerie.

¶That the first Bishops of Rome usurped not any sovereignty at all in the church, but were lowly shepherds, teachers and ministers of the Church of Rome: yea and besides that, also Martyrs of Christ.

¶That the first Bishops of Rome vsurped not any souereintie at all in the church, but were lowly shepeheardes, teachers and ministers of the Church of Rome: yea and besides that, also Martyrs of Christ.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

¶Nor that the Apostles of Christ took upon them any sovereignty in Christs Church, but only the ministry.

¶Nor that the Apostles of Christ tooke vppon them any souereintie in Christes Church, but onely the ministerie.

¶That the first Bishops of Rome usurped not any sovereignty at all in the church, but were lowly shepherds, teachers and ministers of the Church of Rome: yea and besides that, also Martyrs of Christ.

¶That the first Bishops of Rome vsurped not any souereintie at all in the church, but were lowly shepeheardes, teachers and ministers of the Church of Rome: yea and besides that, also Martyrs of Christ.

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