A Brief History of the British Reformation; From the Rise of the Lollards to the Death of Queen Mary with Some Observations on Modern Romanism - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1799. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... i555.] Final proceedings against them. 195 lead, and asked if his lordship had done, desiring leave to ,ay a few words. This being given, the venerable Father 1hen proceeded. "Your lordship gently exhorted me, in many words, to come to the unity of the Church. I confess a Catholic Church, spread throughout the world, in which no man may err, and without which unity of the Church no man can be saved. But I know perfectly, by God's word, that this Church is in all the world, and hath not its foundation in Rome only as you say. Indeed my lord, St. Peter performed his office well; and truly in that (way) he was bid regere (to govern,) but the bishops of Rome have since taken a new kind of regere. They ought to rule, it is true, but how? According to the word of God. But the bishops of Rome have turned ruling according to the word of God into ruling according to their own will, as it pleaseth them.' He proceeded for some time in this homely yet forcible manner. After some further words, one of the commissioners accused him of want of learning. "Lo, you look for learning at my hands," he replied, " which have gone so long to the school of forgetfulness, making the bare walls my library, keeping me so long in prison without book or pen and ink, and now you let me loose to come and answer to articles! You deal with me as though two were appointed to fight for life and death, and overnight the one, through friends and favour, is cherished, and has good counsel given him how to encounter with his enemy. The other, for envy or want of friends, is set all night in the stocks. In the morning, when they meet, the one is in full strength, the other almost dead through feebleness. Think you not that to run such a man through with a spear is a goodly victory?" After further conf...