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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17259	A suruey of the Popes supremacie VVherein is a triall of his title, and a proofe of his practices: and in it are examined the chiefe argumentes that M. Bellarmine hath, for defence of the said supremacie, in his bookes of the bishop of Rome. By Francis Bunny sometime fellow of Magdalene Colledge in Oxford.	Bunny, Francis, 1543-1617.	1595 (1595)	STC 4101; ESTC S106919	199,915	232

A SVRVEY OF THE POPES SVPREMACIE VVherein is a triall of his title and a proofe of his practises and in it are examined the chiefe arguments that M. BELLARMINE hath for defence of the said supremacie in his bookes of the bishop of Rome By FRANCIS BVNNY sometime fellow of Magdalene Colledge in Oxford Hos 8. 4. They haue set vp a king but not by me they haue made princes but I knew it not AT LONDON Printed by Valentine Simmes for Ralfe Iacson dwelling in Paules Churchyard at the signe of the white Swan 1595. To the right Honorable his very good Lord HENRY Earle of Huntingdon Baron of Hastings lord Hungerford Buttrois and Molleignes Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter L. President of the Council at Yorke lord Lieutenant in these North parts vnder her Maiestie FRANCIS BVNNY wisheth increase of all graces here and euerlasting life else-where COnsidering with my selfe right Honourable how many that haue some desire to wake in right wayes and perfect paths are seduced and misse-led and that willingly hauing this perswasion once setled in their hearts that the bishop of Rome is their head here vpon earth whom they ought to obey Seeing also on the other side not a fewe that cloke and colour many their trecheries and treasons when they suffer as euil doers for their wicked purposes and practises as if for their conscience sake they were thus delt withall I thought I could not bestow time better then if by any means possible I might by my paine trauel light the candle of trueth to them that are in darknesse and ignorance and discouer the hypocrisie of the other sort who vnder pretence of conscience doe against all conscience and duetie Both which partes my desire hath bene to performe in this treatise For if by triall of the Popes title and examining his euidence I prooue that he maketh an vniust claime to the supremacie ouer the whole Church of Christ and if in view of his doings and proofe of his practise it may plainlie appeare that as he like a thiefe entred into that honor that now he inioyeth so in the same he plaieth the thiefe in deed doeth nothing els but rob and steale and kill I hope then the simple and so the better sort of the two will not so readilie as they haue done rest vpon him in whom they shall see neither warrant power to haue his fulnesse of power nor any Christian-like moderation to vse the same And as for the other sort they will finde no cause for them to crake of their conscience when it shal appeare to the world that it is not vpon any sure ground neither staied vpon any good foundation For doubtlesse if a good conscience doe giue vnto Caesar that that is Caesars or belongeth to him whether obedience tribute or any thing else as Christ commaundeth If it make subiects to subiect their very soules to the higher powers as S. Paul biddeth and frameth vs to submit our selues to all maner ordinance of man for the Lordes sake as Saint Peter willeth And if these dueties of inferiours towardes their superiours must bee performed for conscience sake as the same Apostle exhorteth vs and S. Paul also Rom. 13. 5. I pray you what conscience can there bee in denying their obedience to their Soueraigne and giuing it to another or in preferring him whom their selues haue made their prince and king that Romish priest before such as God hath set ouer vs doubtlesse if in conscience wee bee bound to obey God then can no man haue so much as a shewe of conscience so to robbe Gods magistrates of that authoritie that he giueth them as doeth the church of Rome Men sometime will make conscience where none is as these men do in tying themselues to keep other lawes then God hath giuen them And if their sinne were no greater then so yet should they haue no more thankes at Gods hand then the Iewes had for such will-worshippings who when they looked to merite by such works it was said vnto them Who hath required these things at your hands But seeing the iudgement wherein we and our workes must bee tried shall bee according to the Gospel that must bee the touch stone the rule and the square to prooue vs not our good intentions deuotions or the doctrines of men whatsoeuer The Pharises made conscience in washing before meate and many such like things but they are reproued of Christ because they were so carefull to keepe those their owne traditions so little regarding Gods commaundements and yet their clensings might seeme to be some imitation of Gods law But with what forehead can the church of Rome pretend any conscience in doing that which is expressely against that honour which God commaundeth to bee giuen to magistrates and contrary to the humble duetie that good bishops of the purer age did alwayes performe It is not therefore conscience carefully setled on Gods word that any of them doeth suffer for but for their doings that are expresly against the same For howsoeuer the answer to the English Iustice as also other their words and writings would seeme to iustifie that Catholike crew as if they dealt nothing in matters of 〈…〉 the euidence that hath bene sufficiently and plentifully giuen and proued against them do plainely declare their vnnatural treasons Yea and that reconciling which themselues confesse to be the principal worke of their Priest among vs and whereof the writer of the forenamed answere sayeth that it can nothing at all touch or trouble the quiet of our Countrey yet because it is a vniting of them that are reconciled vnto the Pope who is not onely a speciall enemie to our most gratious Soueraigne but also a tirannous tormentour of all such as will not holde their kingdomes of him as many Stories doe proue it is therefore a withdrawing of them from their dutie and obedience towards her Maiestie whensoeuer the Pope shall so commaund Yea one whom themselues trust in great matters called Bruise I suppose for the booke I haue not by mee writing to the Duke of Parma and reporting of the labours of such Seminarie Priestes as were among them in Scotland sheweth that as they conuert the soules of such as they deale withall so euen then in the same instant they doe affectionate them to the Catholicke King What plainer words can there be to shew to what end this reconciling tendeth You see Poperie and treason must bee taught together they must bee as twinnes they must grow together and go together foote by soote Yea now a dayes it is not right Popery vnlesse it bring forth some treacherie What hath their Catholicke K. a gulfe that wil neuer be satisfied to doe with them that are subiects to the King of Scots yea I would saine knowe what Allen himselfe and his brother Parsons doe meane by these words vntil that Day For in a letter of father Will.