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A19296	A sermon profitably preached in the church within her Maiesties honourable Tower, neere the citie of London ...	Anderson, Anthony, d. 1593.	1586 (1586)	STC 571; ESTC S108526	34,033	110

therewith for he cannot be vniuersall successor to him that hath no successour at all but doc● supply the office him●●l●● 〈…〉 extinguished but remaineth euer present by his power and spirite Hebr. 13.20.21 the chiefe shepheard of his Church and vseth men his Apostles and Bishops vz. preachers of his word but as the hands by whome he solie gouerneth ouer all The Apostles wēt preached Mar. 16.20 but Christ wroght with them and confirmed the worde with signes and wonders Beholde beloued the presence of Christ with the labour of his Apostles And to Peter the Pope can bee no successour For it is a function personall and taketh succession from the election and giuer which is not Christ but supposed Constantine wherefore the Romish Bishop is not Peters successour but the Emperours who extinguishing that power in himselfe endowed the wicked Pope therewith But when Christ sent his Apostles to preach the worde and to gouerne hys Church hee did not sette ouer them one dumb Arch-messenger or Arch-apostle Esay 56.10 which should rest snorting in his chaire 〈◊〉 home and commaund all others to 〈◊〉 ●ome the faithfull laborers as vas● 〈…〉 render an accompt for suche a dumbe creature is vnworthie the name or dignitie of an Apostle Patriarch Archbishop Bishop or Minister Trait 12. 4. in Ioan. And touching the promise tibi dabo Saint Augustine doth discharge the Pope of that preheminence and declareth Peter to signifie there the vniuersall Church which is founded v●on Christ Wherefore he sayth Non ecl●s●abo me super te I will not builde my bo●ie my Church vppon thee Pete but I will build thee vpon me So then the kepes by S. Augustines iudgement are not giuen to Peter as to him onely or in chiefe but with him to the whole Church of Christ But this is that Sathanicall pride of Rome which that olde Father Barnard so long since sawe reproued in theyr Bishops saying In times past ye were contrary to Peters doctrine Lords ouer Gods heritage Barnare epist 230. and against his Coapostle Paule his doctrine ye beare the swaye ouer the faith of the worlde but nowe ye● haue added attempt vsurping mo●● tyranny against 〈◊〉 ●●ligiō of Chri●● And what 〈…〉 ye transcend the heauens presume to beare rule ouer the Angels And whereas they boast of Constantine the Emperor that hee gaue thē this prerogatiue to be ouer the Bishops and priests of the earth as the king is ouer his Iudges to haue the temporall dominion ouer his people Note I pray you that by this challenge th●y secretly confesse that they ●aue no suche power for theyr Pope by Christ but by the grāt rather of Con●tantine the Emperor And who can bee ignorant the euery priuilege is a bar against the vniuersall law If the Pope then haue but now this priuilege to be head c then it sufficiently appeareth that before this graunt the Bishop of Rome had no more right then by the common cons●̄t of the councels and Church other Patriarkes had in theyr places Which cōmon consent was y● ech patriarch should be the gouernor of his owne Prouince and not to thrust himselfe in●● anothers territory And here obserue 〈◊〉 me that if Constantine could by right 〈◊〉 this vniuersal Church power from 〈…〉 it is certaine that at the time of this gift the said Emperor was Lorde of that hee gaue and before this ●●d this preheminence in himselfe For Constantine could not properly giue that which was not his to bestow And this Obiection Marsilius Patauinus laide to the Popes pride 200. yeare ago Defens pa●is cap. 11. In decretis reperitur priuilegium c. In the decree saith hee it is saide that Constantine gaue to Syluester iurisdiction vppon all the Churches in the world c. Brut. Ful. Seing saith he that the Pope and his cleargy doth holde this for certaine and sound it is by consequence certain to be graunted that the same Constantine before this graunt had in his power and person the prerogatiue and iurisdiction ouer the Pope and all his cleargy And thus you see by the holye Scriptures the Popes Canons their owne confession of graunt natural reason and search into t●● 〈◊〉 ●●ter of chalenge 〈◊〉 neither Pete● 〈…〉 Pope hath 〈◊〉 God 〈…〉 ●ther pow● 〈…〉 alone wic● 〈…〉 which is inough to his condemnation except hee better could vse it And you see that Christian kings haue power in them to compel and gouern by the laws of GOD aswell Priestes as others within their allotted kingdomes and that from God neither can they be discharged thereof though they committe the same to others Then let vs conclude thus that wee in this kingdome of England beeing no parte of the Romish Bishoppes territorie are not within the compasse of hys commission and therefore hee cannot or may excommunicate the lowest subiect of this Lande much lesse canne hee or ought to dare to excommunicate the highest soueraigne therein vnder God our Elizabeth the Lordes annointed Queene Then looke to this you bewitched Cath●likes for as ye are borne so 〈…〉 maiestie 〈…〉 you from 〈…〉 you 〈…〉 maie● 〈…〉 For excommunication doth neyther depose a Prynce of his Crowne or yet his Subiectes of their loyaltie Then where is your warraunt for her murther Christ Iesus speaking of excommunication saith thus of it Lette suche a one whome the Church rightlye Math. 18.17 casteth out be to thee as an heathen or as a publicane But it is euident that both the heathens and Publicans were admitted their possessions continued their offices and were obeyed by the Church And Christ Iesus spirit was fo farre off from killing suche that hee gaue many of them eternall lyfe and chose a chiefe of them into his Apostleshippe But was not Caesar an Heathen prince What was Nero but the same and for 300. yeares after Christ the rulers were no better 〈…〉 ●raye you what is th● 〈…〉 ●●en mā shu● 〈…〉 and t● 〈…〉 Ch● 〈…〉 ●maundeth Math ●● to him all sorting dutie And Paule knowing the rebellious nature of his brethren the Iews doth next to faith ioyne the doctrine of obedience Rom. 13. thereby teaching dutifull submission to the Romaine powers which they most deadlie hated and crowneth those with godlye power that yet were excommunicate from the Church of God Hee exhorteth to pray for suche notwithstanding they are cut from the Church and maye not with their heathen profession be admitted into Christian fellowship And also he teacheth that they may well exercise authoritie ouer the people of God the same ought to yeeld them willing submission So teacheth Peter also 1. Pet. 2. Submit your selues c. he prophesieth not of Christian princes to come but commandeth submission to these now being w● 〈…〉 seek in mali● 〈…〉 Church of 〈…〉 But 〈…〉 Ca●●●likes 〈…〉 ●elf 〈…〉 I thinke they will say yes Then I wil offer them one instant of a Prince excommunicated by the Lorde himselfe

his staye of Gods protection penneth this Psalme to his comfort and to the Churches instruction for all times to come declaring his rest in Gods decree whose holy hād is euer stretched out which his mighty strength for euery his annointed The euent aunsweared according his expectation 2. Sam. 3.28 For not onely Abner is slaine by an other lyke himselfe but also Ishboseth that turbulent pretensed king suffered slaughter by two of his captaines in his bedchamber who yet for their Treason to their Lorde and maister For the Lorde wil bee reuenged of euerye Traytour 2. Sam. 4. whether it bee agaynst the soueraigne Prince or beloued maister they were both slayne by the Kings commaundement And the Phylistines Ammonytes 2. Sam. 5.24.8 10. Amorites and the forrayne Nations mightely by Dauid Nay by the LORDE for Dauid were slaine in battaile This Psalme is also Propheticall foreshewing the malice of Sathan agaynst the Lordes Christ in the action of our redemption by the Iewishe people and Heathen Prince Herode Pylate and the Romayne power in Hierusalem And it remayneth to signifye to all christian kinges and Potentates what they are to looke for at the hands of wicked men at home and abroade if once they bende their best to set forth Gods glory Though many auncient histories in the daies of Israell and other times may proue this yet neede we no other search for testimony hereof then the present viewe of Sathans endeuour in the fresh traiterous attempt of this newe conspiracy by these sinfull Satanistes the Popishe gentiles I meane the Romaine confederates and our Englishe Italienated Papistes part of which the axe of Iustice hath discerned and cut off and the rest doe yet attende as ready to their deserued hire Whose harts the Lord in mercye according to his good pleasure alter to repent whose heads and hands with the remenant of their cursed company here and beyond sea whether noble or ignoble I hartely pray to God and his Magistrates that they maye bee signes For they hung redde Ensignes to the terrour of all turbulent Traytours for his holy names sake Why doe the heathen rage c. This text doth offer vs this diuision First it declareth vnto vs the nature of their conspiracy And Secondly that their attemptes is all in vaine The conspiracye shall best bee seene if wee first looke vpon the persones that purpose so wicked an indeuour and then order will offer vs the viewe of their decree The persons were of sundry nations but one in purpose and profession that is to saye to bereaue good Dauid the Lordes annointed both of kingdome and life So is the trayterous attempt present against the sacred Maiestie of God and our gracious soueraigne his annointed Elizabeth by the Popishe combineds Romaine confederates and our Englishe Italienates both Traytours to God and her Maiestye and in their Religion very Heathens and not other So as wee may rightly saye of them as Dauid sayde of those Why do the infernall Heathen of the west-West-church rise vp in tumult and conspiracie against the Lorde and agaynst his Christe our gracious Ladye and onely Queene of England The Papistes woulde bee counted Catholiques in respect of their mother that strumpet of Rome but beeing her children they are therefore Heathen and not of the common weale of the christian Israell It is no hard labour to finde the Romanistes still to remaine heathen Gentyles And first by the place and Churche whereon they rest Secondly by the practise in profession of the auncient gentles whose steppes they treadde in greedy purpose And last of all by the permanent accomptes whiche the GOD of heauen doth make of such For the place Rome it is the roote of all euill the mother of these men whiche bragge to beare her name shee is by the Scriptures and approued fathers ycleaped by the name of Babylon Babylon A Citie not onely of the Gentyles but of Heathen profession Idolatrous religion and prepared to confusion And for the very lyke effectes Rome beareth her name that the godly shoulde beware of her The Scriptures doe also call her Babylon in the Reuelation and discouereth her aswell by her scituation Reuel 13.17.18 c. as Soueraigne power and Heathenish practise in the Churche of GOD. The Fathers doe lykewise so terme her as Augustine Hierome Prymasius Bernarde and others In Psal 44. in praefat lib. de Spiritu Sancto Reuell 16. Shee is that whorishe harlotte whiche bringeth out the bastarde broode of heathen Poperye whose religion is descrybed by the Apostle Iohn to bee not other then spirituall fornication Lib. de consid 4. and all her Children to bee sealed vp in her gentility Of necessitye therefore the Trayterous Papistes Children of this second beast must bee of her second Babilonians not for their scituation but for their gentile profession which what it is the Apostle Paule Ro. 1.23.25 doth tell vs to the Romaines saying when they thought themselues wise they became fooles and turned the glorye of God to the mortality of menne and beastes and hys infallible truth to a manyfest lye seruing creatures so forsaking the Creator whiche is blessed for euer The Papistes ioyne full and open handes with their former fathers in the practise of this gentilitye for no Paganisme is more pregnaunt then Poperye in the inuention of forraine Pettye Gods and will-worshippe or more grosse Idolaters seruing either liuing creatures or deade stockes and therefore worthely this proued by demonstration wee maye secondly conclude them to bee Heathen gentiles The Popishe Churche doth ioye in this gentilitye shee maketh choyse therefore of creatures both sensible and sencelesse namely the spirites of Saintes and the Images of their earthy forme For the Saints their worshippe is no lesse to them then if they were our God they inuocate their names with the perswasion onely dewe to the eternall father and most wickedly they giue the grace of our most louing Christ to a painted crosse of siluer woode or other substaunce Doth not their confirmed Popish Christianitie in the councels of Trident wel declare the same What meaneth else these manner of praiers to the virgin Marie in that blasphemous Hymne Aue Maris stella and the lyke to the signe of the Crosse and in sundrie other places where contrary to their cōmon assertion they endeuour to make both that holie virgin and the prophane piece of wood not mediators of intercession but workers and giuers of our saluatiō For thus you are there taught to pray Haile starre c. poure thou peace into vs so loose thou the bonds and chaines of sinners bring thou light to the blinde driue thou awaye our euils and procure to vs all goodnes vse thy motherly aucthority shew thy motherly power lette thy Sonne heare our praiers by thy mediation O Virgin pearlesse the meek amongst all make thou vs meeke and chaste giue thou vs a pure life prepare thou vs a safe passage c. Againe