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A hundred sermons upo[n] the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ revealed in deed by the angel…A hundred sermons vpo[n] the Apocalips of Iesu Christe reueiled in dede by thangell…
A hundred sermons upo[n] the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ revealed in deed by the angel of the Lord: but seen or received and written by the apostle and Eva[n]gelist. S. John: compiled by the famous and godly learned man, Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the congregation of Zuryk. Newly set forth and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties, iniuntions. The argument, worthiness, commodity, and use of this work, thou shalt find in the preface: after which thou hast a most exact table to lead thee into all the principal matters contained therein.A hundred sermons vpo[n] the Apocalips of Iesu Christe reueiled in dede by thangell of the Lorde: but seen or receyued and written by thapostle and Eua[n]gelist. S. Iohn: compiled by the famous and godly learned man, Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the congregation of Zuryk. Newly set forth and allowed, according to the order appoynted in the Quenes maiesties, iniuntions. Thargument, wurthines, commoditie, and vse of this worke, thou shalt fynd in the preface: after which thou hast a most exact table to leade thee into all the princypall matters conteyned therin.
printed by John Day, 1561printed by Iohn Day, 1561
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Now followeth a plentiful treatise of Romish blasphemies.1 First he sayeth by a trope, he hath opened his mouth: whereby he hath signified his boldness, and liberty, yea licentiousness of speaking. For we say he would not ones open his mouth: when we signify, any man that will not speak frankly. ⟨p. 378⟩But the Romans, and companions of the Romish superstition blaspheme God three manner of ways. For first they blaspheme the holy name of God in this, that they do prefer their false Gods and their superstitions to the true God, to the true and most holy religion. For where they dead admit in the city of Rome the Gods of all nations, and their religions, the religion of the only God of Israel they utterly refused: for that they understood how he would be worshipped alone, and by non other rite, than that which he himself had prescribed. But they had rather retain wickedly those their many gods, and their religion although most absurd, than to commit themselves into the tuition of one, and to receive a moderate & simple religion. Author. Aurel. August. I recount not now the blasphemous words of them, uttered against the true God, about that time chiefly, when Vespasian and Titus triumphed, after the Jewish war finished, both of the City destroyed, and the people of God overcome. There were carried about in the triumph the holy vessels of the Temple, and even the God of the Jews as vanquished and bounden, was seen led into the Capitol house, to make his supplication to their great God Jupiter, as it pleased them. Whereupon we understand that the name of God was no whit less outrageously blasphemed, at that time, than it was in old time of the Palestines or Philistines, what time they set the Ark in the temple of their God Dagon: likewise of Rapsake, and Sennacherib, moreover of Balthazar King of Babylon in the .5. chapter of Daniel. But the offenders are found out at the last.
Now followeth a plētiful treatise of Romish blasphemies.1 First he sayeth by a trope, he hath opened his mouth: wherby he hath signified his boldenes, and libertie, yea licētiousenes of speakyng. For we saye he would not ones open his mouth: whē we signifie, any mā that wil not speake frākely. ⟨p. 378⟩