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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.
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1At the last Totila Baldeville overcome. He toke and burnt the city of Rome, and yet not suddenly. For he gave a time to deliberate. But where he could not so prevail, he destroyed Rome, and as S. John hath prophesied burnt her with fire. Al stories make mention of this destruction. John Aventine in the .3. book of Chronicles, of the same matter hath written ⟨p. 529⟩this Totilas besiegeth Rome, & taketh it, the .16. kalends of January (17. of December) in the year of the christen salvation 548. Totila gave all the goods to the soldiers, but he commanded by proclamation, that their bodies should be free. From thence he sent ambassadors with his pleasure to new Rome (Constantinople) unto Justinian. He required of the emperor Italy, & the league as it had ben under the emperor Anastase, & Theodoric king. Which if he might not obtain, Totila threatened, that he would raze the city, which he could not keep, & abolish the Roman name. Justinian answered how Bellisarius was in Italy, unto whom he had committed Italian matters. Totila therefore, where the emperor would not grant his requests, determined to raze the city of Rome. The greatest part of the walls in most places he made even with the ground, & setteth the Capitol house on fire. He commandeth all Citizens with their wives & children to depart out of the city. The commons of Rome were dispersed in the towns of Campania. The Senators and nobility Totila kept with him for pledges. Than was fire put into every house. Thus Rome being fired in all places, Totila left it vacant .13. days the fire burnt clear. The city of Rome was .40. days in that solitariness, that there was neither man nor woman in the same. The city overthrown he removed his camp towards Lutania and Calabria. Bellisarius came to the city left vacant, and sooner than a man would have thought, fortifieth a part of the city with ditch, wall, rampart, and turrets of wood. For all could not be restored. Totilas was with him, but repulsed, departed to Tibur. Bellisarius is sent for into Greece by the emperor, Totila besiegeth Rome and taketh it. So in one year Rome the head of the world, the lady of all nations, was taken thrice, thus writeth Aventinus. Leonard Aretine writing of the Italian war against the Goths, in the end of the 2. book.
1At the laste Totila Baldeuille ouercome. He toke and burnt the citie of Rome, and yet not sodainely. For he gaue a time to deliberate. But where he could not so preuayle, he distroyed Rome, and as S. Iohn hath prophecied burnte her with fire. Al stories make mētion of this destructiō. Iohn Auentine in the .3. boke of Cronicles, of the same matter hath written