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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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He changeth the laws, & setteth forth his own laws: That lost man, whom they are wont to call Antichrist, polluteth, Robbeth, spoileth, defraudeth, slayeth, in whose forehead is written the name of reproach: I am God, I can not err: he sitteth in the temple of god, and ruleth far & near. And a little after, the majesty of the people of Rome, wherewith in times past the world was governed, is taken out of the earth. The kingdom is multiplied, the government dispersed into many, cut of, lessened, I will not say, rent in pieces. The emperor, is a vain calling, & is only a shadow. There be ten kings atones, which have parted the world, which in times, was the Romaine empire, not to govern it, but to consume it. The ten horns (which thing to. S Austen seemed incredible) Turks, Greeks, Egyptians, africans, Spaniards, French men, Englishmen, Germans, Sicilians, Italians do possess the Roman provinces, & in them have destroyed the Roman inhabitants: And a little horn hath grown up under these, that hath eyes and a mouth speaking great things. It hath brought in subjection especially three kingdoms of Sicily, Italy, and Germany, & compelled them to serve him, with intolerable tyranny, it vexeth the people of Christ, and the saints of God, it confoundeth all things, concerning God and man, and attempteth devilish things. And the residue which is to be red in the .685. leaf in the seventh book of Aventine's chronicles, which in the year of our Lord .1554. were printed at Ingolstadt, by the emperor's privilege, out of the which I wrote word for word all that I have hitherto recited in the name of Eberhard Archbishop of Salisburge. About the same time,1 lived Abbot Joachim of Calabria, who likewise calleth the Pope, Antichrist, and set forth the Apocalypse with prophetical pictures, & scolies in Italian. Francis Petrarch, a man excellently learned, & most worthy mortal fame flourished ⟨image 15⟩about the year of our Lord .1350. Who also least such writings behind him against the See of Rome, against the court there, and against the Pope, that if they were compared with these things, which in our time .D. Luther wrote most bitterly against Rome, he may seem to be utterly vanquished of him. In the .xx. epistle, he calleth the Popes court, both Babylon, and also the whore of Babylon, sitting upon the waters, the mother of all Idolatry and fornication.
He chaungeth the lawes, & setteth forth his owne lawes: That loste man, whom they are wont to cal Antichrist, polluteth, Robbeth, spoileth, defraudeth, sleyeth, in whose forhead is written the name of reproche: I am God, I can not erre: he sitteth in the temple of god, and ruleth far & nere. And a little after, the maiestie of ye people of Rome, wherwith in times past the world was gouerned, is takin out of the earthe. The kingdome is multiplyed, the gouernment dispersed into many, cut of, lessened, I wyl not say, rent in pieces. Themperoure, is a vayne calling, & is only a shadow. There be ten kings atones, which haue parted the world, which in times, was the Romaine empire, not to gouerne it, but to consume it. The ten hornes (which thing to. S Austē semed incredible) Turks, Greks, Egiptians, affricans, Spaniards, Frence men, Englishmen, Germās, Sicilians, Italians do posesse the Romane prouinces, & in them haue distroyed the Roman inhabiters: And a little horne hath growen vp vnder these, that hath eyes and a mouth speaking great things. It hath brought in subiection especially three kingdoms of Sicilie, Italy, and Germany, & compelled them to serue him, with intollerable tyranny, it vexeth the people of Christ, and the saincts of God, it confoundeth all thinges, concerning God and man, and attempteth deuelish things. And the residew which is to be red in the .685. leafe in the seuenth boke of Auentines cronicles, which in the yere of our Lord .1554. were printed at Ingolstad, by themperours priuilege, out of the which I wrot word for word al that I haue hitherto recited in ye name of Eberhard Archbishop of Salisburge. About the same time,