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A blowe for the Pope Touching the Popes prerogatiues. Extracted word for word out of the Booke of martyres.; Actes and monuments. Selections
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Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
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1631
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not beleeue in my doctrine for did not CHRIST himselfe first pray for Peter that his faith should not faile 157. Also haue I not a sure promise of Pauls owne mouth wrytting to my Church in these words God is my witnesse whom I serue in my spirit in the Ghospell of his Sonne that without ceasing I make mention of you alwayes in my prayers Rom. I. 158. Where fore I condemne all such worthilie which will not obey my decrees to be despossessed of all their honours without restitution 159. So all they that beleeue not my doctrine or stand against the priviledge of the Church especially of the Church of Rome I pronounce them Heretiques 160. And as the other before is called vnjust so this man is to bee called an heretique 161. For why he goeth against the faith which goeth against her who is the mother of faith 162. But heere may ryse perchance a doubt or seruple that if my faith and knowledge stand so sure by the promise of CHRIST and by the continuall prayer of S. Paul whither is it true or is it to bee granted that any other should excell men in knowledge or interpretation of holie Scripture 163. For looke whose knowledge is grounded vpon most reason his words should seeme to bee of more authoritie 164. Wherevnto I answere and grant that many there bee hath beene more abundantly indued with fuller grace of the holie Ghost and greater excellencie of knowledge therefore that the tractations of Augustine Hierom and others thought to bee preferred before the constitutions of dyvers Popes yet I say in determination of cause because they haue not the vertue and hight of their authoritie which is given to mee therefore in exponing of Scriptures they are to bee preferred but in decyding of matters they stand inferror to my authoritie by vertue of which authoritie 165. Both they themselues be allowed for doctors their works approved and also al other matters bee ruled through the power of the keyes which is given to me immediatly of CHRIST although I deny not but the same keyes bee also committed to other Prelats as they were to other Apostles besids Peter 166. Yet it is a thing to haue the keyes another thing to haue the vse of the keyes 167. Wherefore heere is to bee noted a distinction of keyes after the minde of my schoole doctors one key which is called Clavis ordinis Having authoritie to binde and loose but over the persons whom they binde and loose and this authoritie they take not immediatly of CHRIST but immediatly by mee the viccar of CHRIST The other is called Clavis Iurisdictionis Which I the viccar of CHRIST take immediatly of him having notonely authoritie to binde and loose but also dominion over them on whom this key is exercised by the jurisdiction of which key the fulnesse of my power is so great that whereas all others are subjects 168. Yea and Emperours themselues ought to subdue their executions to mee onely I am a subject to no creature 169. No not to my selfe except I list In foro poenitentiae to my Ghostly father submitting my selfe as a sinner but not as Pope so that my papall majestie ever remaineth vnminisched Superior to all men 170. Whom all persons ought to obey 171. and follow 172. Whom no man must judge nor accuse of cryme either of murther adulterie symony or such like 173. No man depose but I my selfe 174. No man can excommunicate mee yea though I communicat with the excommunicat for no Canon bindeth me whom no man must lye to 175. For hee that lyeth to mee is a Church robber 176. And who obeyeth not mee is an hereticke and an excommunicat person 177. For like as all the Iewes were commanded to obey the hie Priest of the Leviticall order of what state or condition soever they were so are all Christian men more and lesse bound to obey mee CHRISTS Lievetennant on earth concerning the obedience or disobedience of whom yee haue in Deut. 17. 178. Where the common glosse sayeth that hee who denyeth to the hie Priest obedientiam lyeth vnder the sentence of condemnation as much as hee that denyeth to GOD his omnipotentiam Thus then appeareth that the greatnesse of my Priest hood 179. Begunne in Melchizedeck solemnized in Aaron continued in the children of Aaron perfectionated in Christ represented in Peter exalted in the vniversall iurisdiction and manifested in Silvester so that through this preheminence of my Priest-hood having all things subject to mee 180. It may seeme well verified in mee that was spoken of CHRIST Psal. 8. Omnia subjecisti sub pedibus ejus oves boves vniversa pecoracampi Volucres coeli pisces maris That is to say Thou hast subdued all things vnder his feete sheepe and oxen and all cattell of the field the birds of Heaven and fish of the sea 181. Where it is to bee noted that by oxen Iewes and Heretiques by cattell of the field Paganes be signified for although as yet they bee out of the vse of my keyes of binding and lowsing yet they bee not out of jurisdiction of my keyes but if they returne I may absolucthem 182. By sheepe and all Cattell are meaned all Christian men both great and lesse whither they bee Emperours Princes Prelats or other By birds of the aire yee may vnderstand the Angels and potestars of Heaven who bee all subject to mee in that I am greater then the Angels and that in foure things as is afore declared and hath power to binde and louse in Heauen 183. And to giue Heaven to them that fight in warres 184. Lastly by the fishes of the sea are signified the soules departed in paine or purgatory as Gregorie by his prayer deliuered the soule of Traianus out of Hell and I haue power to deliver out of Purgatorie whom I please 185. Lastly by the fishes of the sea are signified such as bee in purgatorie In so much that they stand in need and necessitie of other mens helpe and yet bee in their journey Viatores de foro Papae id est Passengers and belonging to the court of the Pope therefore they may bee relieved out of the store-house of the Church by the participation of indulgence And for as much as some do object that my pardons cannot extend to them that bee departed for that it was said to Peter whatsoever thou shall lowse vpon earth and therefore seeing they are not vpon earth they cannot bee lowsed by mee heere I answere againe by my doctors that this word Super terram Vpon the earth may bee referred two manner of wayes first to him that is the lowser so that who shall lowse shall bee vpon the earth and so I grant that the Pope being dead can lowse no man Also it may bee referred to him that is lowsed so that whosoever is lowsed must be vpon the earth or about the earth And so the soules of Purgatorie may bee lowsed which albeit
A BLOWE FOR THE POPE Touching the POPES prerogatiues Extracted word for word out of the Booke of MARTYRES EDINBVRGH Printed by Iohn Wreittoune 1631 The proud primacie of Popes painted out in Tables in order of their rysing vp by little and little from faithfull Bishops and Martyres to become Lords and Governours over Kings and Kingdomes exalting themselues in the Temple of GOD aboue all that is called God 2. Thess. chap. 2. IN the Table of the primitiue Church hath beene gentle Reader set foorth and exhibited before thine eyes the grievous aflictions and sorrowfull torments which through GODS secreet sufferance fell vpon the true Saincts and members of CHRISTS Church in that time especially vpon the good Bishops Ministers and teachers of the flocke of whom some were scourged some beheaded some crucified some burnt some had their eyes put out some one way and some another miserably consumed which dayes of woefull calamitie continued neare the space of three hundreth yeares During which time the deare spouse and Elect Church of GOD being sharply assaulted on everie side had small rest no joy nor outward safety in this present world but in much bitternesse of heart continuall teares and mourning vnder the crosse passed over their dayes beeing spoyled imprisoned contemned revyled famished tormented and martyrde everie where who neither durst well tarrie at home for feare and dread much lesse durst come abroade for the enemies but onely by night when they assembled as they might sometimes to sing Psalmes and hymnes together In all which their dreadfull dangers and sorrowfull afflictions notwithstanding the goodnesse of the LORD left them not desolate but the more their outward tribulations did increase the more their inward consolations did abound and the further off they seemed from the joyes of this life the more present was the LORD with them with grace and fortitude to confirme and rejoyce their soules and though their possessions and riches in this world were lost and spoyled yet were they inriched with Heavenly gifts and treasures from aboue an hundreth fold then was true Religion truely felt in heart Then was Christianitie not in outward appearance shewed but in inward affection receaved and the true image of the Church not in outward show presented but in her perfect state effectuall Then was the name and feare of GOD true in heart not in lippes alone dwelling faith then was fervent zeale ardent prayer not swimming in the lips but groaned out to GOD from the bottome of the spirit Then was no pryde in the Church nor lasoure to seeke riches nor time to keepe them Contentions for triffiles was not then so farre from Christians that well were they when they could meete to pray together against the Devill author of all dissention Briefly the wholeChurch of CHRIST IESUS with all the members thereof the further it was from the type and shape of this world the nearer it was to the blessed respect of GODS favour and supportation The first rysing of the Bishops of Rome AFter this long tyme of trouble it pleased the LORD at length mercifully to looke vpon the Saincts and servants of his Sonne to release their captivity to release their miserie and to binde vp the old dragon the Devill which so long vexed them whereby the Church began to aspyre to some more libertie And the Bishops which before were as abjects vtterly contemned of Emperors through the providence of GOD which disposeth all things in his time after his owne will beganne now of Emperours to bee esteemed and had in pryce Furthermore as Emperours grew more in devotion so the Bishops more and more were exalted not onely in favour but also preferred vnto honour in so much that in short space they became not quarter masters but rather halfe Emperours with Emperours After this in processe of time as riches and worldly wealth crept into the Clergie and that the Devill had poured his venome into the Church as the voyce was heard the same time over Constantinople so true humilitie began to decay and pryde to set in his foote till at last they plaide as the Ivy with the Oake tree which first beginning with a goodly greene show imbraceth him so long till at the length it overgroweth him and so sucketh all his moysture from him setting his roote fast in his barke till at last it both stiffleth the stocke and killeth the branches and so commeth to bee a nest of Owles and all vncleane birds Not vntruely therefore it was said of Augustine Religio peperit divitias filia devoravit matrem religion begateriches and the daughter hath devored the mother The verity whereof notoriously may appeare aboue all other in the Church of Rome and the Bishops of the same for after that the Church of Rome through favour of Emperours was indued with lands donations possessions and patrimonies so that the Bishops thereof feeling the smacke of wealth ease and prosperitie beganne to swell in pompe and pryde the more they floorished in this world the more GODS holy spirit forsooke them till at last the said Bishops who at the first were poore creeping low vpon the ground and were persecuted long time everie man treading vpon them in this world now of persecuted people began to be persecuters of others and to tread vpon the neckes even of Emperours and to bring the heads of Kings and Princes vnder their girdle And not that onely that but furthermore through pryde and riches they were so farre gone from all religion that in the verie end they became the adversarie of God whom wee call Antichrist prophecied of so long before by the Spirit of GOD to come sitting in the Temple of GOD. c. Of whom we reade thus in the Epistle of Paul 2. Thess. 2. where he saith Wee beseech you brethren by the comming of our LORD IESVS CHRIST and by our fellowship together in him That yee bee not suddenly mooued in your minde nor troubled neither by spirite nor by word nor by letter as it were from vs as though the day of CHRIST were at hand Let no man in any wayes deceiue you for that day shall not come except there come a departing first and that that man of sinne bee revealed even the sonne of perdition that adversarie which exalteth himselfe aboue all that is called God or that is worshipped so that hee shall sit in the Temple of GOD as God and set foorth himselfe as hee were GOD BY which words of St. Paul wee haue diverse things to vnderstand First that the day of the LORDS comming was not then neare at hand Secondly The Apostle giving vs a token before to know when that day shall approach biddeth vs looke for an adversarie first to bee revealed Thirdly to show what adversarie this shall bee hee expresseth him not to bee as a common adversarie such as were then in his time For although Herod Annas and Cajaphas the hie Priests and Pharisies Tertullus Alexander the Copper-smith Elymas and