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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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pag._n 67._o sand_n pag._n 67._o sand_n pag._n 67._o the_o take_n of_o the_o copy_n of_o god_n law●…●…on_n the_o priest_n infer_v not_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v great_a in_o government_n supra_fw-la pa._n 161._o sand_n pag._n 77._o two_o kind_n of_o king_n &_o kingdom_n how_o f●…rre_o m._n 〈◊〉_d give_v 〈◊〉_d most_o free_a principa●…_n sand_n pag._n 77._o math._n 5._o luke_n 6._o math._n 25._o esai_n 60._o psalm_n 2._o m._n sand_n spceke_v contrary_n m._n sand_n make_v some_o king_n dome_n subject_a to_o bishop_n in_o all_o thing_n divorce_n and_o usury_n sand_n pag._n 77._o obedience_n to_o christ._n sand_n pag._n 77._o the_o do●…ng_n of_o every_o offence_n be_v not_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o king_n king●…me_n sand_n pag._n 77._o math._n 28._o luke_n 10._o 2._o cor._n 5._o how_o christ_n minister_n be_v to_o be_v he●…d_v and_o obey_v sand_n pag._n 78._o 1._o cor._n 7._o ephe._n 4._o in_o epist._n 50._o 4._o reg._n 18._o 4._o reg._n 22._o ●…ovae_fw-la 3._o dan._n 14._o dan._n 3._o the_o peculiar_a service_n of_o king_n sand_n pag._n 62._o m._n saund._n example_n clean_a overthrow_n he_o sel●…e_v sand._n 7●…_n sand_n pag._n 78._o deut._n 17._o theod._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 1._o in_o voluntary_a election_n chri_n stian_n shall_v choose_v no_o prince_n but_o a_o christian._n whether_o prere●…ce_n of_o religion_n may_v dispossess_v or_o debar_v the_o prince_n ●…nheritance_n how_o christian_a subject_n shall_v behave_v the●…eleus_fw-la where_fw-mi election_n be_v not_o the_o example_n of_o ●…ovianus_fw-la r●…_n fuse_v to_o govern_v be_v not_o like_o the_o example_n of_o subject_n ruf●…sing_v to_o be_v govern_v jovianu●…●…e_a u●…r_n rebel_v against_o 〈◊〉_d the_o apostata_fw-la hist._n 〈◊〉_d lib._n 7_o ca._n ●…_n socrates_n sand_n pag._n 78._o 2_o m._n saunders_n ask_v but_o one_o demand_n and_o ●…ncrocheth_v ●…o_v a_o catholic_a apocal._n 22._o many_o christian_a pri●…ces_n no_o popish_a catholic_n sand._n 68_o 3._o m._n saunders_n further_o enc●…oching_v m._n sand_n will_n first_o have_v the_o matter_n gran●…ed_v he_o and_o then_o he_o will_v prove_v it_o what_o subject_n may_v and_o may_v not_o do_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o p●…_n ces_fw-fr heresy_n or_o apostasy_n extraordinary_a case_n the_o papist_n trumpet_n to_o rebellion_n sand._n 7●…_n we_o must_v not_o only_o consider_v ▪_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v ▪_o but_o how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v it_o be_v a_o other_o matter_n not_o to_o choose_v the_o unfaithful_a and_o to_o disobey_v he_o that_o become_v unfaithful_a in_o what_o case_n i_o think_v the_o sub_fw-la iecte_n might_n better_o refuse_v obedience_n esopes_n fable_n of_o the_o horse_n before_o and_o after_o he_o commit_v 〈◊〉_d himself_o to_o ●…en_n of_o the_o man._n 1._o reg._n 8._o sand_n pag._n 7●…_n how_o danger_n may_v and_o may_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o gordias_n knot_n sand_n pag._n 78._o 1._o cor._n 6._o 2._o joh._n epl._n why_o s._n paul_n rebuke_v the_o corinthian_n for_o plead_v in_o law_n before_o heathen_a judge_n s._n paul_n both_o appeal_v unto_o and_o appear_v in_o judgement_n before_o heathen_a magistrate_n act._n 2●…_n rom._n 13._o 1._o tim._n ●…_n math._n 10._o lyra_n in_o 1._o cor._n 6._o catharinus_n in_o 1._o cor._n 6._o 2._o epi._n joh._n prince_n although_o heathen_a may_v be_v salute_v and_o honour_v with_o civil_a honour_n gen._n 20._o &_o 21_o gen._n 41._o hester_n 2._o 4._o reg._n 5._o daniel_n 14._o act._n 25._o false_a teacher_n be_v not_o to_o be_v wish_v well_o unto_o 2._o joh_n epist_n who_o be_v the_o false_a teacher_n a_o ●…ueat_n against_o bear_v to_o much_o with_o papist_n ●…ccl_n 13._o the_o papist_n call_v we_o 〈◊〉_d but_o they_o be_v nu●…fidiaus_fw-la sand_n pag._n 78._o sand_n pag._n 78._o levit._n 10._o malach._n 2._o the_o priest_n keep_v and_o utter_v the_o law_n of_o god_n licence_v he_o not_o to_o depose_v his_o prince_n and_o set_v
up_o another_o robin_n hood_n law_n how_o ready_a popish_a priest_n be_v to_o stu●…e_v up_o rebellion_n sand_n pag._n 79._o the_o prince_n throne_n call_v the_o chair_n of_o pestilence_n the_o popish_a priest_n profess_v to_o remove_v the_o prince_n by_o whatsoever_o mean_n they_o can_v a_o pestilent_a doctrine_n sand._n 78._o hebr_n 13._o what_o the_o popish_a priest_n watch_n for_o 2._o pet._n 5._o sand_n pag._n 79._o sand_n pag._n 7●…_n the_o danger_n of_o evil_a prince_n &_o commodity_n of_o godly_a prince_n to_o their_o people_n job._n 34._o sand._n 79._o 3._o reg._n 12_o the_o example_n of_o jeroboam_n that_o m._n sand_n allege_v make_v clean_a against_o he_o 3._o reg._n 13._o 14_o 3._o reg._n 12._o he_o that_o will_v not_o become_v a_o traitor_n be_v not_o worthy_a with_o m_o sand_n the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n sand_n pag._n 79._o act._n 20_o tit._n 3._o no_o good_a argument_n from_o the_o priest_n judge_v of_o the_o prin_fw-mi ces_fw-fr doctrine_n to_o his_o judge_v of_o the_o prince_n diadem_n act_n 20._o priest_n corrupt_a and_o blind_a judgement_n matth._n 23._o m._n sand_n fallation_n a_o secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la ad_fw-la simpli_fw-la citer_fw-la how_o far_o the_o papist_n make_v king_n inferior_a to_o bishop_n the_o fable_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o fox_n sand_n pag_n 79_o psalm_n 2._o 1._o cor._n 2._o dani._n 2._o 7._o the_o heavenly_a and_o earthly_a kingdom_n be_v not_o so_o join_v that_o the_o bishop_n may_v be_v earthly_a king_n the_o apostle_n and_o martyr_n depose_v no_o king_n sand_n pag._n 79._o to_o this_o purpose_n say_v pomponius_n ●…_n ▪_o cum_fw-la quid_fw-la mutuum_fw-la de_fw-fr reb_fw-mi creditis_fw-la m._n saunders_n objection_n and_o answer_n whether_o a_o bishop_n may_v take_v a_o kingdom_n upon_o he_o promise_n per_o or_o unproper_o the_o prince_n promise_n the_o breach_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o of_o his_o prelate_n promise_n the_o prince_n breach_n of_o promise_n authorise●…h_v not_o bishop_n to_o depose_v he_o the_o example_n of_o 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at_o baptism_n d._n story_n error_n in_o defend_v that_o subject_n mislike_v their_o prince_n may_v forsake_v they_o what_o we_o all_o promise_v in_o baptism_n the_o example_n of_o a_o contract_v in_o marriage_n math._n 14._o promise_v breach_n in_o marriage_n as_o the_o priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o man_n &_o the_o woman_n so_o the_o b._n can_v separate_v the_o prince_n &_o the_o subject_n sand_n pag._n 79._o &_o 80._o 1._o cor_fw-la 10._o math._n 19_o m._n s●…ers_n example_n of_o king_n lucius_n &_o king_n clodove●…s_v the_o state_n of_o infant_n not_o like_o these_o prince_n m._n saund_v presupposal_n of_o these_o two_o prince_n be_v false_a king_n lucius_z his_o baptism_n aimonius_a li._n 1_o de_fw-la gestis_fw-la francorum_fw-la ca._n 16._o the_o order_n how_o king_n clodove●…s_v be_v bapti●…ed_v here_o be_v not_o sech_z condition_n of_o depose_v exact_v of_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o prince_n baptism_n the_o s●…uerie_n that_o m._n saund._n will_v bring_v prince_n into_o pasi_v the_o 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homil_n 4._o in_o verba_fw-la esaiae_n the_o kinge●…_n anoint_v in_o extravag_n de_fw-fr maiorit_fw-la &_o ob_z unam_fw-la sanctam_fw-la the_o bishop_n consecration_n of_o a_o king_n the_o diverse_a signification_n of_o oil_n in_o the_o scripture_n no_o necessity_n of_o anoint_v king_n in_o extanag_n de_fw-fr maiorit_fw-la etc_o etc_o sand_n pag._n 81._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o joh._n 20._o epiphanius_n in_o hare_n 29._o 1._o cor._n 15._o m._n sand_n case_n if_o christ_n be_v here_o bodily_a conversant_a in_o the_o earth_n m._n saunder●…_n case_n unrtue_n act._n 3._o math._n 24._o christ_n human_a nature_n not_o in_o the_o sacrament_n if_o christ_n be_v in_o hi●…_n huma●…n_o nature_n in_o the_o earth_n what_o superiority_n shall_v be_v give_v he_o what_o kingdom_n christ_n will_v take_v upon_o he_o &_o he_o be_v here_o in_o earth_n how_o the_o pope_n will_v order_v he_o 2._o thess._n 2._o 2._o thess._n 2_o the_o church_n promotion_n math_n 20._o what_o power_n the_o minister_n have_v math._n 28._o 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