B11843:187
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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In the year of our Lord, 750. Pope1 Zechariah the. 1. of that name, took upon him temporal matters, & began to meddle with the civill government, & assisted to depose the king of France from his crown and to place another in his room. For through his help and counsel, Hilderik king of France of the ancient family of Merovingi, was deposed from y• crown, and Pippin of the family of Charles, thirst into his place.
In the yéere of our Lorde, 750. Pope1 Zacharie the. 1. of that name, tooke vpon him tēporall matters, & began to medle with the ciuill gouerment, & assisted to depose ye king of France frō his crowne and to place another in his rowme. For through his help and counsell, Hilderik king of France of the antient familie of Merouingi, was deposed from y• crown, and Pipine of the familye of Charles, thurst into his place.
- 1an honest practise.
But shortly after this great benefit of the Popes: Pippin brought an army of Frenchmen into Italy against Estulphus king of Lombardy, when having taken in war the greater part of the country, he gave it for reward unto pope Steven the second, and then first S. Peter obtained an inheritance, who before y• time, y• space of. 700. years: never had any: and although y• Constantius y• emperor sent Ambassadors unto Pippin, that he would not alienate the Provinces of the Roman Empire: yet notwithstanding Steven the Pope gladly received those Provinces, peoples, and civill government which certainly S. Peter would never have done, forasmuch as he refused the