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Name: The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of…
Author: Heinrich Bullinger

Heinrich Bullinger 1504–1575London: printed by William How for Abraham Veale, 1575

[4], 42, [2] leaves · 33k words · STC 4078 · ESTC S106917

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Chapter 11: Of the 19. Tragical act or persecution which was the longest, and most grievous of all…Chapter 11: Of the 19. Tragical acte or persecution which was the longest, and most greeuous of all…

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Of the 19. Tragical act or persecution which was the longest, and most grievous of all other under Machomet, which the Saracens and Turks have maintained against the Church of Christ. Chapter. xi.

Of the 19. Tragical acte or persecution which was the longest, and most greeuous of all other vnder Machomet, which the Sarracens and Turkes haue mantayned agaynst the Churche of Christe. Chapter. xi.

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BY means of these persecutions, which we have hitherto declared which are to be accounted as certain Chastisement, and corrections of God, few in the Church were brought to any repentance or amendment, but many became rather the worse: for sundry heresies and schisms, as namely of the Macedonians, Nestorians, Pelagians with diverse other arose, increasing more and more, the recital whereof were now to tedious: by occasion whereof grievous contentions, troubles, and disagreement fell out not only amongst the learned: but also amongst the common people and the unlearned sort, giving occasion of great and outrageous divisions in religion over all the ⟨p. 33⟩East. Besides, in the west the bishop of Rome wickedly advanced himself and his Church above all Churches and ministers of Churches throughout all Christianity, and that expressly against the holy doctrine of the Gospel, and the writings of Gregory the pope. Wherefore while matters continued in this state, God suffered his Church to be touched with most sharp troubles, and oppressed with grievous persecutions.

BY meanes of these persecutions, which wée haue heatherto declared which are to bée accoumpted as certen Chastisement, and corrections of God, few in the Church were brought to any repentance or amendment, but many became rather the worse: for sundry heresies and schismes, as namely of the Macedonians, Nestorians, Pelagians with diuerse other arose, increasinge more and more, the recitall whereof were now to tedious: by occasion wherof gréeuous contentions, troubles, and disagréement fell out not only amongst the learned: but also amongst the common people and the vnlearned sort, giuinge occasion of great and outragious diuisions in religion ouer all the

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Of the 19. Tragical act or persecution which was the longest, and most grievous of all other under Machomet, which the Saracens and Turks have maintained against the Church of Christ. Chapter. xi.

Of the 19. Tragical acte or persecution which was the longest, and most greeuous of all other vnder Machomet, which the Sarracens and Turkes haue mantayned agaynst the Churche of Christe. Chapter. xi.

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