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Of the end of the world and judgement of our Lord Jesus Christ to…Of the end of the world and iudgement of our Lord Iesus Christe to…
Of the end of the world and judgement of our Lord Jesus Christ to come, and of the most perilous dangers of this our most corrupt age, and by what means the godly may avoid the harms thereof, sermons preached in latin in the assembly of the clergy by Henry Bullinger, and now lately englished by Thomas PotterOf the end of the world and iudgement of our Lord Iesus Christe to come, and of the moste perillous dangers of this our moste corrupt age, and by what meanes the godly may auoid the harmes thereof, sermons preached in latin in the assembly of the clergie by Henry Bullinger, and now lately englished by Thomas Potter
London: printed by John Allde, 1580
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The Prophet addeth further. His mouth speaketh great things, or presumptuous things. Also, He shall speak marvellous and wonderful things against the God of Gods. So that the prophet doth marvel greatly at his impudency. But (reverend masters and dearly beloved brethren) if ye desire to hear some of his great presumptuous words give ear. I will rehearse some of them unto you out of their own books.1
The Prophet addeth further. His mouth speaketh great things, or presumptuous things. Also, He shall speak meruelous and wunderful things against the God of Gods. So that the prophet dooth meruail greatly at his impudency. But (reuerend maisters and déerly belooued brethren) if yée desire to heare some of his great presumptuous woords giue eare. I wil reherse some of them vnto you out of their owne bookes.1
- 1What things are taught in the decrees decretals / and glosses touching the Pope of Rome / his majesty and Monarchy.What thinges are taught in the decrees decretals / and gloses touching the Pope of Rome / his maiestie and Monarchie.
The Pope (say they) is above all laws. He may prefer by his own interpretation equity not written before the law written. For he seemeth to have all laws in the Coffer of his breast. Therefore, what soever the Pope alloweth or disalloweth, the same ought we also to allow or disallow. Of the judgement ⟨image 27⟩of the Apostolic seat no man ought to judge: neither is it lawful for any man, to correct or repeal the sentence of the same, namely because of the primacy & sovereignty of the Roman church, given from above by the benefit of Christ in blessed Peter the Apostle. The Judge ought not to be judged, neither of counsel nor of Emperor, nor of the whole clergy, nor of the Kings, nor of the people. The causes of others: God would have to be determined by man. But without all question, God hath reserved to his own Judgement, the high ruler of this Sea: Insomuch