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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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1Hereunto I adjoin this also, that the empire was not suddenly established after the will and pleasure of the Bishop, but by diverse spaces of times, sundry attempts, and treasons ⟨p. 409⟩innumerable: therefore at the length it was devolved to an extremity of corruption, and as I may say, bestiality. Whereby it appeareth that the prophecy of S. John, is to be applied to the things themselves, and to the times, after the state, maliciousness and corruption of every thing & time. That same is most certain, and by common consent of all historiographers plainly testified, that in Charles the great, through the means of Pope Leo the third, the empire in the west decayed was renewed: and that thus the image of the beast, that is to wit, of the Roman Empire, was erected. And albeit that at this time the empire decayed in the west was restored by the Pope: yet is it evident, that the Popes in the beginning of this Empire by certain donations and gifts much in riched, did not as yet use so great power, as they usurped to themselves afterward, when they had overthrown and deposed certain Emperors. For all though the donation seem to be made by king Pippin, and the pope is red than to have received the beginning of his kingdom: yet that he was subject to Emperors and kings with the City of Rome also, this same amongst other things proveth, that in the French Chronicles of the Acts of king Charles in the year of our lord eight hundred and one, thus it is found written: afterward having set in order the matters of the city and Bishop of Rome, and of all Italy (therefore did Italy than also obey the Emperor) not only public, but also (mark) ecclesiastical and private (for all the winter the emperor did nothing else) departing from Rome with his son Philip he came to Spolet. The same author in the Acts of the year eight hundred and 16. Stephen, sayeth he, elected in the place of Leo the .3. taketh as great journeys as he could to come to the Emperor, sending in the mean time two Ambassadors which might treat with the emperor (Ludovicus pius) for his consecration. So likewise in the acts of the year eight hundred and .17. is showed how Paschalis being chosen sent an Ambassade to Lewis the Emperor. In the acts of the year .823. the same Bishop stood at the examination and judgement of the emperor.
1Hereunto I adioyne this also, that thempire was not sodenly establisshed after the will and pleasure of the Bisshop, but by diuerse spaces of times, sondry attēptes, and traysons