Identifier: reformationofchu01burn (find matches)
Title: The history of the reformation of the Church of England
Year: 1681 (1680s)
Authors: Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715
Subjects: Reformation
Publisher: London : Printed by T.H. for Richard Chiswell
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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as done upon a falfe ground, may pull their Neck out of his Yoke, as every man may make his efcape out of the hands of a Robber. And the Court of Rom?w was fo corrupt, that a Pope, though he meant well, as Hadrian did, yet could never bring any gooddefign to an iiluej the Cardinals and the reft of that Court being fo engaged to maintain their Corruptions.Thefe were the Heads of that Difcourle, which it feems he gave themin writing after he had delivered it j but he promifed to entertain themwith another Difcourle, of the Power the Biihops of the ChriftianChurch have in their Sees, and of the Power of a Chriftian Prince tomake them do their duty 5 but that I could never lee, and I am afraidit is loft. All this I thought neceflary to open, to (hew the State of the Court,and the Principles that the feveral Parties in it went upon, when theReformation was firft brought under Confideration, in the third Periodof this Kings Reign, to which I am now advanced. The End of the Second Booh^. THE
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