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A13159 A briefe replie to a certaine odious and slanderous libel, lately published by a seditious Iesuite, calling himselfe N.D. in defence both of publike enemies, and disloyall subiects, and entitled A temperate wardword, to Sir Francis Hastings turbulent Watchword wherein not only the honest, and religious intention, and zeale of that good knight is defended, but also the cause of true catholike religion, and the iustice of her Maiesties proceedings against popish malcontents and traitors, from diuers malitious imputations and slanders cleered, and our aduersaries glorious declamation answered, and refuted by O.E. defendant in the challenge, and encounters of N.D. Hereunto is also added a certaine new challenge made to N.D. in fiue encounters, concerning the fundamentall pointes of his former whole discourse: together with a briefe refutation of a certaine caluminous relation of the conference of Monsieur Plessis and Monsieur d'Eureux before the French king ... Sutcliffe, Matthew, 1550?-1629. 1600 (1600) STC 23453; ESTC S117866 358,520 534

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non_fw-la tam_fw-la praemium_fw-la quàm_fw-la poena_fw-la debetur_fw-la &_o perfidiae_fw-la magis_fw-la tormenta_fw-mi sunt_fw-la quàm_fw-la corona_fw-la victoriae_fw-la but_o the_o popish_a martyr_n seek_v nothing_o more_o than_o their_o own_o glory_n and_o praise_n little_o care_v for_o the_o good_a of_o god_n church_n nay_o while_o they_o seek_v to_o prefer_v the_o pope_n authority_n they_o seek_v to_o draw_v upon_o we_o foreign_a enemy_n and_o to_o raise_v sedition_n within_o the_o country_n it_o be_v not_o the_o fashion_n of_o martyr_n in_o ancient_a time_n to_o renounce_v their_o king_n and_o governor_n and_o not_o to_o acknowledge_v their_o authority_n nay_o well_o they_o know_v that_o saint_n 13._o saint_n rom._n 13._o paul_n teach_v they_o contrary_n omnis_fw-la anima_fw-la potestatibus_fw-la sublimioribus_fw-la subdita_fw-la sit_fw-la say_v he_o neither_o do_v they_o use_v to_o set_v out_o most_o slanderous_a libel_n against_o man_n in_o authority_n or_o allow_v any_o such_o course_n final_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o ever_o any_o godly_a martyr_n do_v take_v arm_n against_o his_o prince_n or_o go_v about_o to_o depose_v he_o or_o murder_v he_o upon_o any_o bishop_n or_o other_o man_n