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A18573	The rooting out of the Romishe supremacie Wherein is declared, that the authoritie which the Pope of Rome doth challenge to him selfe ouer all Christian bishops and churches, is vnlawfully vsurped: contrarie to the expresse word and institution of our sauiour Iesu Christ: who did giue equall power and authoritie to all the apostles, bishops, and ministers of his Church, whereof he is the true corner stone, and only heade. Set foorth by William Chauncie Esq.	Chauncie, William.	1580 (1580)	STC 5103; ESTC S107788	51,564	146

the first fourth Chapter of that statute is declared Againe in his sixt yeare at the parleament holdē at Couentrie Capit. 1. there was a lawe made to ease Archbishops and Bishops of their great exactions taken by the Pope and his officers of his chamber for their first fruites Againe in his seuenth yeare an other lawe was made touching the Licences and Pardons graunted from Rome to the incumbents of any benefices that whether they were graunted or to be graunted they should be vtterly voyde and of none effect Againe in his ninth yeare bycause the Archbishoppes and Bishoppes of this realme Capit. 8. were after their elections greatly troubled by the Bishoppe of Rome it was enacted that the elections of Archbishops Bishops Abbats Priors and other spirituall persons should be frée from all manner of interruptions and incumbrances of the Bishop of Rome An. Do. 1407 It were tedious to goe forward in the like sort with the Princes that followed but by this taste the wise may easily perceiue howe no lawe could bridle the vnruly vsurpation of the Pope of Rome but almost vnder the reigne of euery Prince for the space of two or thrée hundred yeares they were compelled to renue olde and make newe prouisions and actes of Parliament against him Notwithstanding all the which his dealings were so outragious and gathered eftsoones new strength that they could neuer be throughly repressed vntill that God did raise vp our noble Prince of famous memorie King Henrie the eight who perceyuing and vnderstanding as well by his owne iudgement and knowledge as also by the learned Cleargie of his realme howe the Bishops of Rome haue of long time fallen away from the sound and pure religion of Christ by their corrupt doctrine and abhominable pride extolling them selues not onely aboue all Bishops but also aboue all Emperours Kings and Princes of the earth disobeying the authoritie of rulers and magistrates whom the Lord set ouer them whom Christ did obey whome the Apostles were subiect to speaking lyes through hypocrysie as they of whom S. Paul doeth prophecie 1. Tim. 4. forbidding to marrie and commanding to abstaine from meates which God hath created to be receiued with giuing of thanks of them who beléeue and knowe the truth to come to the chiefest point deuising blind erronious prophane vngodly meanes of obtaining saluation by gadding in pilgrimage by oblations to images by kissing of reliques by numbring of Pater nosters and Aue Maries vpon beades by going barefoote and barelegged by créeping to crosses by their pardons a poena culpa with a number of péeuish toyes and superstitious ceremonies to the blemishing of true faith the anchorhold of all Christians grounded on assured hope of saluation by the death passion of our sauiour Christ which is empaired by Poperie the the Noble Prince therfore King Henrie the eight séeing and considering these detestable enormities and wicked vsurpation of the Pope of Rome did vtterly banish his counterfet authority out of this realme of England with the appurtenances of it Which hauing him selfe begun in part to doe he had it confirmed with the consent of the whole realme by statute and lawe made in the eight and twentie yeare of his reigne at a Parleament holden at Westminster An. Do. 1536. Capit. 10. to the great comfort of all his faithfull subiectes to the reuiuing of the dignitie of his imperiall crowne and most of all to the true honour and glory of the Almightie After this noble King there succéeded the godly worthie Prince his sonne King Edward the sixt who not onely confirmed that lawe against the Bishop of Rome but further procéeded in the establishment of true religion And of late againe albeit some interruption grewe in the time of Quéene Marie Our most vertuous and gratious Souereigne Quéene ELIZABETH following the godly steps of her noble father and brother had it inacted in her first parleament that the authoritie of the Bishoppe of Rome and of al other forraine power and potentates spirituall and temporall should vtterly be driuen away and remoued out of all her maiesties territories dominions that vpon such penalties vnto all her subiectes that to vpholde maintaine or set forth any such forraine authoritie wtin this realme it is in some pointes and degrées high treason so that they lose and forfaite their liues landes goodes who are guiltie of it A statute that may séeme seuere and is perhappes accounted of some ouerrigorous but they who marke it wisely cannot choose but sée howe sharpe tooles were necessary to roote out this wéede which many godly Princes before King Henrie the eight did endeuour to nip of by sundrie good lawes but it budded still againe brought forth such blossomes or rather fruits of rebellion ambition coueteousnes hipocrisie wicked superstition as it was to be feared woulde haue poysoned the whole lande had not our gratious prince vsed such sharpe instrumentes to roote it out vtterly Chap. 15. A short repetition of the pointes proued witha cōclusion of the whole And an exhortation to the people of Englande to embrace this truth with all the heauenly doctrine of Christes religion WHerefore I doe wishe euen from the very botome of my hearte that euerie faithfull subiect and right Christian mā woulde weigh both this point al the rest which I haue saide to satisfie his conscience in this matter of the supremacie least they builde vppon sande not on the rocke Iesus Christ Let vs consider that our sauiour did not graunt it to any of his Apostles nay he did expressely forbidde such ouerruling and dominion amongest them Let vs remember that as it was not giuen by him to Saint Peter so neyther did Saint Peter practise it nor the Apostles attribute it vnto him Though it had beene giuen to Peter amongest the rest yet what reason is it that the Bishoppe of Rome should be his heire in it syth we reade not in the scriptures that Peter euer was at Rome which we should haue redd doubtles if it had ben of so great weight Herevnto we must adde that in the primitiue Church this preeminēce was not acknowleged either to or by the Bishoppes of Rome The godly Bishoppes of that Citie who many of them were martyres did not take it vppon them The fower first principall and generall councels assembled out of all Christendome did not yeelde it vnto them What haue we then to do with Boniface the thirde to whome the title of supremacie was graunted firste by wicked Phocas What haue wee to doe with Boniface his successors who haue sat in the chaire of pestilenc and haue made their scepter a scepter of iniquitie shall wee rather followe them then Christ then Peter then the Apostles then generall councels then godly Bishoppes of Rome Shall we not be wise and learne to make a difference betwéene the first Byshoppes that were in the Citie frée frō such ambition and betwéene the later who