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Bullinger is full of Bull and has no authority. His opinion is certianly not more worthy of more merit than for example, St. Ignatius of Antioch:

Even a cursory reading of the still extent letters of St. Ignatius, Third Bishop of Antioch (A.D. 110) reveal that the Roman Church and the Greek orthodox Church have retained the true nature of the Apostolic Church.

St. Ignatius presents a clear view in his letters of the catholic, hierarchical and monarchical structure of the very earliest Church: (quote)

“Where the Bishop is, let there the people be, as where Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church”.

Ignatius commented extensively on the True Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

Don’t heed the errors of the later protestant revisionists of history; read St. Ignatius 7 letters firsthand.

Bullinger is full of Bull and has no authority. His opinion is certianly not more worthy of more merit than for example, St. Ignatius of Antioch:

What gives Ignatius more authority than Bullinger? Are you aware that the so-called letters of Ignatius of Antioch are considered forgeries by many? See The Ignatian Forgeries. There is adequate evidence that what some believe are genuine letters from Ignatius are really forgeries written at least a century or later after his lifetime. From the link above:

We take the view that all of Ignatius' writings are forgeries and unreliable. There are fifteen books attributed to Ignatius. Eight are surely forgeries and spurious. Seven are considered by some as genuine, although many scholars also believe they are all forgeries. Again, we view all Ignatius' writings as forgeries. They purport to be written by Ignatius, who lived about 110 AD. We believe it is clear, however, that they are all no earlier than 220 AD, more likely 250 AD. Although they are forgeries, they do represent the views of the author in time of 250 AD. We see a clear change from the Bible pattern, from a plurality of Elders (also called bishops) , deacons and saints, to a single Bishop who ruled the congregations and under him were a plurality of elders, then deacons and saints. At this point in history, congregations were still autonomous and independent, but we also see the seeds of development for the Papal system, where one man rules over all churches world wide which first occurred in 606 AD.

Shouldn't we ALL be under the authority of Scripture rather than individuals no matter how far back they supposedly go?