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A16835 The supremacie of Christian princes ouer all persons throughout theor dominions, in all causes so wel ecclesiastical as temporall, both against the Counterblast of Thomas Stapleton, replying on the reuerend father in Christe, Robert Bishop of VVinchester: and also against Nicolas Sanders his uisible monarchie of the Romaine Church, touching this controuersie of the princes supremacie. Ansvvered by Iohn Bridges. Bridges, John, d. 1618. 1573 (1573) STC 3737; ESTC S108192 937,353 1,244

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6._o 25._o fol._n 32._o divi_z 7._o the_o tower_n m._n feckenhams_n hold_v 26._o m._n fecknhams_n charge_v in_o the_o tower_n defray_v by_o his_o friend_n 27._o folio_n 32._o divi_z 7._o m._n stapletons_n unorderly_o reckon_v his_o untruth_n 28._o fol._n 35_o a._n divi_z 8._o whether_o falsehood_n may_v be_v know_v or_o no._n genes_n 3_o john_n 3._o 29._o foli_fw-la 35._o a._n divis_fw-la 8._o fo._n 35._o divi_z 8._o m._n stapletons_n cunning_a handle_v the_o matter_n m._n fecknhams_n yield_v to_o the_o supremacy_n in_o k._n edward_n reign_n 31._o fo._n 35._o divi_z 8._o the_o conference_n have_v with_o master_n ●…eckenham_fw-mi ●…n_fw-mi king_n ●…dwards_o reign_v 32._o foli_fw-la 35._o a._n b_o divis_fw-la 8._o 33._o folio_n 39_o a._n divis_fw-la 9_o fol._n 40._o 2._o divis_fw-la 10._o 34._o 35._o 36._o 37._o 38._o fo._n 42._o diu_fw-la 11_o moses_n 39_o fol._n 45._o a._n divis_fw-la 12._o joshua_n 40._o foli_fw-la 45._o a._n division_n 12._o eleazar_n 41._o fol._n 46._o b._n 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52._o fol._n 65_o a._n divis_fw-la 19_o 53._o folly_n 67_o a._n divis_fw-la 20._o 54._o fol._n 67_o a._n divis_fw-la 20._o 55._o image_n and_o idol_n fol._n 67._o b._n divis_fw-la 20._o 59_o fol._n 69._o divis_fw-la 21._o 57_o fol._n 70_o b._n divis_fw-la 22._o 59_o fol._n 71._o a._n divis_fw-la 22._o 60._o fol._n 71._o ●…_n divis_fw-la 22._o m._n sta._n grant_v out_o of_o saint_n august_n 61._o fol._n 75._o divis_fw-la 23._o the_o understan_n ding_o of_o eusebius_n fol._n 75._o divis_fw-la 23._o 63._o fol._n 75._o b._n divis_fw-la 24._o fol._n 76._o nicephorus_n compare_v emanuel_n or_o andronicus_n to_o constantine_n the_o great_a 64._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ▪_o b_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whether_o this_o emperor_n be_v emanuel_n or_o andronicus_n 65._o fol._n 76_o ▪_o a._n devil_n 24._o fusebius_n his_o p●…ayse_n of_o the_o emperor_n 66._o fol._n 76_o a._n divis_fw-la 24._o 67._o folly_n 79_o a._n divis_fw-la 25._o the_o word_n godliness_n in_o s._n paul_n compr●…hendeth_v religion_n fol._n 79._o ●…_n divis_fw-la 25._o rack_a a_o sentence_n 68_o 69._o folly_n 81_o b._n divis_fw-la 26._o stapl._n pag._n 22._o &_o 23._o prefa_n 1._o staplet_n pag._n 24._o prefat_n 2._o stap._n pag._n 24._o s●…p_n pag._n 24._o stap._n pag._n 24._o stap._n pag._n 25._o stap._n pag._n 25._o stap._n pag._n 25._o prefat_n 2._o stap._n pag._n 26._o stap._n pag._n 27._o prefat_n 2._o stap._n pag._n 27._o pref._n 2._o aug._n de_fw-fr u●…ilitate_fw-la credendi_fw-la ▪_o cap._n 9_o stap._n pag._n 27._o stap._n pag._n 27._o pref._n ●…_n stap._n pa._n 27._o pref._n 2._o stap_n pa._n 27._o &_o 28._o stap._n pag._n 28._o stap_n pa._n 28._o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa._n 29._o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa_n 28._o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa._n 29._o pref._n 2._o ephes._n 2._o stap._n pag._n 29._o pref._n 2._o isaiah_n 48._o jerem._n 17._o stap._n pag._n 29._o pref._n 2._o st._n pa._n 29._o &_o 30_o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa_n 30._o pref._n 2._o stap_n pa._n 31._o pref._n 2._o s●…_n pa._n 31._o &_o 32_o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa._n 32._o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa._n 33._o pref._n 2._o stap._n li._n 1._o ca._n 1._o fol._n 1._o stap._n fol._n 1._o winchester_n fol._n 2._o b._n &_o 3._o a_o stapl._n fol._n 3._o a._n the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n and_o principal_a question_n m._n feckenhan_n division_n 8._o pag._n 6._o b._n st._n fol._n 3._o a._n m._n sta._n require_v six_o consideration_n to_o be_v grant_v or_o ever_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o question_n stapl._n 3._o b._n the_o first_o consideration_n 3._o reg._n 2._o the_o second_o consideration_n st._n fol._n 3._o b._n the_o three_o consideration_n stap._n fol._n 3._o b._n the_o 4._o consideration_n stap._n fol._n ●…_n b._n the._n 5._o consideration_n stap._n fol._n 3._o b._n the_o 6._o consideration_n stap._n fol._n 3._o b._n stap._n fol._n 4._o a._n sta._n fol._n 3._o a._n b._n stap._n fol._n 4._o ●…_n stap._n fol._n 4._o a._n stap._n fol._n 4._o a._n stap._n fol._n 4._o a._n stap._n fol._n 4._o b._n stap._n fol._n 4._o b._n stap._n fol._n 4._o b._n winchester_n second_z division_n stapl_n fol._n 5._o a._n fol._n 6._o a._n b._n feckenham_n winchester_n fol._n division_n 1._o st._n fol._n 6._o b._n st._n fol._n 7._o a._n st._n fol._n 7._o a._n stap._n 7._o a._n stap._n 7._o b._n stap._n 7._o b._n the_o title_n of_o l._n bishop_n sta._n fol._n 7._o b._n stap._n s._n ●…_n the_o papist_n argument_n of_o b._n succession_n galat._n 2._o stap._n fol._n 8._o ●…_n 1._o tim._n 4._o 1._o tim._n 3._o hebr._n 13._o canon_n 6._o stap._n fol._n 8._o b_o stap._n 10._o b._n the_o disputation_n at_o west_n an._n 1._o eliz._n stap._n 12._o a._n stap._n 12._o a._n stap._n 12._o a._n b_o stap._n 12._o b._n stap._n 13._o a._n stap._n 13._o a._n psal._n 95._o stap._n 13._o a._n stap._n fol._n 13._o a._n fol._n 13._o
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