B11843:159
The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of…The tragedies of tyrantes Exercised vpon the church of God, from the birth of…
The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of Christ unto this present year. 1572. Containing the causes of them, and the just vengeance of God upon the authors. Also some notable comforts and exhortations to patience. Written by Henry Bullinger, and now Englished.The tragedies of tyrantes Exercised vpon the church of God, from the birth of Christ vnto this present yeere. 1572. Containing the causes of them, and the iust vengeance of God vpon the authours. Also some notable comfortes and exhortations to pacience. Written by Henrie Bullinger, and now Englished.
London: printed by William How for Abraham Veale, 1575
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It is not to be doubted, but that God hath sent this cruel, and superstitious nation of Turks for a scourge unto the Christians. For like as in the time of Solomon, when as he fell from the law ⟨image 66⟩of God, and suffered his wives to build temples unto Idols: there sprang up and increased enemies against him, and all the kingdom: so likewise among the Christians, when Pope Boniface the. 8. committed many things repugnant to the Christian religion, bringing in the Jubilee of the Jews, which was1 abolished by christ, whereby the redemption through Christ was no little deal diminished: at the same time in the year of our lord, 1300. sprang forth that sharp rod, namely othomannus prince of the Turks, who at the beginning was but a shepherd. From this sprang out2 all the princes, and emperors of the Turks which hitherto have obtained the empire, persecuting the Christians with unspeakable harms, wasting, and destroying whatsoever the Saracens had left, and have established such a kingdom: as hath descended and enlarged it self (alas the while) with impregnable force against all power. Othomannus hath amplified his kingdom large and wide, wonderfully endamaging, vanquishing, and murdering the ⟨p. 84⟩Christian Greeks, which were under the empire of Constantinople.
It is not to bée doubted, but that God hath sent this cruell, and superstitious nation of Turkes for a scourge vnto the Christians. For like as in the tyme of Salomon, when as he fell from the lawe ⟨image 66⟩of God, and suffred his wiues to build temples vnto Idoles: there sprange vp and increased enemies against him, and all the kingdome: so likewise amonge the Christians, when Pope Boniface the. 8. committed many thinges repugnant to the Christian religion, bringing in the Iubilee of the Iewes, which was1 abolished by christ, wherby the redemption through Christe was no litel déele diminished: at the same time in the yéere of our lord, 1300. sprang foorth that sharp rodde, namely othomannus prince of the Turkes, who at the béeginninge was but a shéepheard. From this sprange out