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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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Undoubtedly if we confer these things with Histories,1 we shall find that the church hath ben many times assailed with cruel wars: but never yet with crueller, than after those thousand fatal years. I mean the holy war as they term it. Whereof have written at large William Archbishop of Tyre, the Abbot of Urspurge in Chronic. Item Benedict Colts, and Paulus Aemilius in the fourth book de reb. gestis Francorum. Finally Volaterane in the eleventh book of Geography in Coelesyria and Palestine.
Vndoubtedlie if we conferre these things with Histories,1 we shall fynde that the church hath ben many times assayled with cruell warres: but neuer yet with crueller, than after those thousande fatall yeares. I meane the holy warre as they terme it. Whereof haue written at large William Archbyshop of Tyrus, the Abbot of Vrspurge in Chronic. Item Benedecte Coltes, and Paulus Aemilius in the fourth boke de reb. gestis Francorum. Fynallye Volaterane in the eleuenth booke of Geographie in Coelesyria and Palestine.
- 1¶ The church plagued most grievously by the holy wars.¶ The church plagu•d moste greuouslye by ye holye warres.
Historiographers report many things of the battle of Troy. Others suppose that those of Assyria and Babylon were greater. Many extol the wars of the Persians and Macedonians, as in very deed they were horrible. The Romans have also their wars Punicall, Methridaticall, Civil, Cimbricall, and Germanicall: but I suppose verily that the war, which they call Holy, was more cruel than all these, more bloody and sore, and of longer continuance. In this have joined together in main battles, with multitudes of men innumerable, in a manner all nations and people of the whole world inhabited. Wonderful & monstrous slaughters have ben made. There have died more hundred thousands of men than can be credited. It hath continued moreover many years, yea more than the former, or any wars that ever were in the world. Furthermore it was done with most hostile minds. And the which maketh most for this purpose, in this war were exasperated the Oriental Saracens, Turks Egyptians, Babylonians, and other barbarous nations, that they burnt with an unquenchable hatred against the christian religion, and went about to pluck it up by the roots, and a great part thereof have plucked up, and cease not to do yet at this day. That same war therefore most grievous of all others, was cause of the persecution of the faithful in the East and West. And to the intent I may note somewhat hereof, and may rehearse, for those that be ignorant in stories, it is plain, that under that Child of perdition Pope Gregory the .7. there were many & most famous churches in the East, and that Patriarchal churches yet safe: but whilst this Pope above all others, dealt wickedly against Christ the son of God, and his holy church, like as we read in the time of Solomon, that after he had revolted, many enemies arose against him, and that most cruel: so in the wicked and tyrannical reign of Gregory the seventh,