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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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5._o the_o papist_n blasphemous_a example_n of_o invocate_a the_o bless_v virgin_n discip._n exemp_n 40._o in_o legenda_fw-la fist_n assumpt_n johannes_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr in_fw-la svo_fw-la mariali_fw-la discipulus_fw-la disc._n exem_o 57_o alanus_fw-la de_fw-la rupe_z albertus_n magnus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la de_fw-fr ●…anlingen_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d the_o papist●…s_v shut_v that_o these_o be_v but_o private_a man_n error_n missale_n in_o officio_fw-la beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la the_o father_n &_o the_o soon_o give_v by_o the_o bless_a virgi●…_n salutis_fw-la causa_fw-la vitae_fw-la porta_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o gra●…ia_fw-la sumus_fw-la domine_fw-la nostrae_fw-la all_o the_o papist_n shift_n about_o invocation_n confute_v legenda_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la s._n petri._n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d arb_z lib._n 3._o in_o epist_n joh._n tract_n 1._o s._n aug_n against_o the_o papist_n shift_v of_o intercession_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la rel._n cap._n 55._o s._n august_n judge_v the_o saint_n dishonour_v by_o invocate_a they_o the_o popish_a saint_n that_o desire_v to_o be_v wor_o ship_v we●…e_v but_o either_o illusion_n of_o devil_n or_o papist_n forgery_n the_o p●…pistes_n exception_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n from_o other_o creature_n decivit_fw-la dei_fw-la li._n 10._o ca._n 19_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o error_n of_o invocate_a saint_n contr._n haer_fw-mi l._n 3_o count_n collyrid_a mar._n &_o antidicomarit_n the_o papist_n shift_v that_o they_o offer_v not_o sacrifice_v to_o saint_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei._n li._n 10._o ca._n 10._o the_o papist_n offer_v sacrifice_n to_o saint_n de_fw-fr assumpt_n mar._n serm_n 5._o the_o papist_n confirm_v their_o invocation_n by_o the_o jew_n i_o idolatry_n rom._n 12._o jacobus_n de_fw-fr vor._n serm_n 5._o assump_n relic_n belief_n in_o relic_n declar._n 61._o fol._n 384._o the_o doubtfulness_n of_o relic_n who_o they_o be_v declar._n 3_n ex_fw-la collo_fw-la fol._n 334_o jerusalem_n &_o rome_n doubt_v whether_o they_o stand_v there_o where_o they_o 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7._o matth._n 11._o matth._n 15._o joh._n 9_o how_o the_o papist_n exalt_v thou_o self_n above_o god_n word_n pigghius_n de_fw-fr invocat_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la controver_n 13._o what_o the_o papist_n mean_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n what_o manner_n of_o huswife_n the_o popish_a church_n ●…s_v matth._n 11._o matth._n 24._o the_o child_n of_o the_o mother_n church_n of_o rome_n joh._n 8._o matth._n 10._o joh._n 10._o matth._n 3._o matth._n 11._o coll._n 2._o 1._o cor._n 1._o job._n 14._o joh._n 1._o rom._n 10._o in_o ezech._n homil_n 7._o ad_fw-la pompei●…_n contra_fw-la stephanum_n luc._n 18._o 3._o esdr._n 3_n a_o notable_a similitude_n of_o cyprian_a hilarius_n in_o matth._n can_v 14_o chrisostomus_n in_o matth._n cap._n 23._o in_o matth._n 15._o homil_n 32._o pretence_n of_o ancestor_n &_o forefather_n the_o papist_n shift_v that_o their_o tradition_n be_v not_o like_o the_o pharisee_n tradition_n ibidem_fw-la doctrine_n of_o man_n the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la tit_n home_o 1._o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o crier_n and_o a_o preacher_n li._n de_fw-fr paradiso_fw-la ca._n 12._o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o witness_n bearer_n se●…m_fw-la 6._o de_fw-fr vera_fw-la rel_n ca._n vlt._n in_o psal._n 160._o in_o esa_n ca._n 2._o act_n 5._o luc._n 20._o jib._n 1._o ●…a_n 5._o human_a tradition_n the_o chief_a bulwark_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o popish_a doctrine_n ibidem_fw-la how_o the_o sorbonist_n deal_v with_o eras●…_n for_o speak_v against_o popish_a ceremony_n declarat_fw-la ad_fw-la cesuras_fw-la facultatis_fw-la do_fw-mi 11._o propos_fw-fr 58._o frasmus_n excuse_n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ceremony_n liken_v to_o wagon_n kneel_v how_o we_o use_v well_o even_o some_o of_o the_o popish_a ceremony_n but_o nothing_o like_o to_o their_o use_v of_o they_o trust_v in_o ceremony_n decl._n 70._o ex_fw-la collo_fw-la 1._o erasmus_n proposition_n of_o the_o popish_a ceremony_n he_o mean_v canonist_n concupiscence_n sin_n after_o baptism_n the_o messalians_n li._n 1._o contr_n 2._o epi_v pelag._n ad_fw-la bonif._n our_o confession_n how_o original_a sin_n be_v take_v away_o pigghius_n de_fw-fr peccato_fw-la orig_n contiover_n 1._o ibidem_fw-la pigghius_n offend_v with_o s._n aug._n for_o say_v ing_z coacupiscence_n be_v fin_n the_o inconvenience_n that_o master_n st._n incur_v more_o absurdity_n to_o say_v god_n impute_v 〈◊〉_d where_o be_v none_o than_o to_o say_v where_o sin_n be_v god_n impute_v none_o the_o objection_n of_o the_o messalian_n heresy_n to_o we_o return_v on_o the_o papist_n histo._n tripart_n lib._n 7._o ca._n 11._o the_o papist_n worse_a than_o the_o messalian_n the_o papist_n say_v ▪_o god_n con●…th_o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 6._o rom._n 5._o the_o papist_n make_v original_a sin_n to_o be_v ●…o_o sin_n our_o own_o satisfaction_n do_v more_o than_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n by_o the_o papist_n doctrine_n the_o gross_a ignorance_n of_o the_o learned_a papist_n in_o the_o ●…udiments_n of_o christianity_n what_o we_o be_v before_o baptism_n joh._n 3._o rom._n 8._o 1._o cor._n 5._o col._n 2._o gal._n 3._o rom._n 3._o