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A16152 The true difference betweene Christian subiection and unchristian rebellion wherein the princes lawfull power to commaund for trueth, and indepriuable right to beare the sword are defended against the Popes censures and the Iesuits sophismes vttered in their apologie and defence of English Catholikes: with a demonstration that the thinges refourmed in the Church of England by the lawes of this realme are truely Catholike, notwithstanding the vaine shew made to the contrary in their late Rhemish Testament: by Thomas Bilson warden of Winchester. Perused and allowed publike authoritie. Bilson, Thomas, 1546 or 7-1616. 1585 (1585) STC 3071; ESTC S102066 1,136,326 864

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57_o epist_n 90._o r._n 91._o ibid._n in_o ep_v 90._o r._n 91._o p._n 66._o distin_a 39_o r._n 93._o p._n 136.37_o &_o 31._o r_o 37._o &_o 38._o p._n 137._o novel_a conceit_n 123.133_o r._n conceit_n 5.123.133_o p._n 157._o cap._n 74._o r._n 78._o p._n 161._o esaie_n 6._o r._n esaie_n 60._o p._n 206._o socrat._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o r._n 34._o p._n 230._o council_n afric_n cap._n 29._o r._n 92._o p._n 237._o lib._n cap._n 37._o r._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 37._o p._n 259._o hom_n 2._o r._n hom_n 21._o p._n 262._o 1._o cor._n 17._o r_o 1._o cor._n 11._o p._n 265._o definit_a 8._o r._n definit_a 80._o p._n 270._o socr._n lib._n 1._o ca._n 2._o r._n lib._n 2._o cap_n 20.271_o c●_n 52.1.53.276_o cap._n 33._o r._n cap._n 31.295_o tit_n 22._o cap._n 3._o r._n cap._n 4.3.297_o socr._n lib._n 4._o etc._n etc._n r._n sozom._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 15.344_o 1._o cor._n r._n 1._o cor_fw-la 5.346_o mat._n 16._o r._n mat._n 10.347_o 1_o john_n 10._o r_o 2_o john_n 1_o 351._o cap_n 5_o r._n act._n 5_o p._n 372._o lib_n r_o lib_n 5.377_o 1480_o r_o 1580_o ibid._n 8._o tim_n r_o 1_o tim_n 2_o ib●●_n ●e_v they_o 19_o r_o 29_o 417_o fol_z 888_o r._n 288_o 422_o gener_fw-la 23_o r_o gener_fw-la 24_o 5●7_n lib_n 5_o r_o lib_n 8_o 581_o tract_n 44_o r_o 49_o 625_o expos_fw-mi 1._o r_o expo●_n 2.753_o octo●●_n ta●●m_n r_o octoginta_fw-la trium_fw-la quotation_n want_v 23_o to_o the_o l_o 38_o theod_n lib_n 4._o cap_n 1_o 45_o l_o 1_o atha●_n apol_n contr_n arian_n 385_o l_o r_o in_o john_n lib_n 12_o cap_z 96._o apol._n chap._n 3._o campian_n in_o his_o 2_o article_n fol._n ●7_n ●7_n fol._n 38_o fol._n 10_o 10_o fol._n 12_o the_o dispensation_n of_o campian_n &_o parson_n in_o their_o case_n of_o conscience_n the_o 55._o arti._n the_o defence_n of_o catholic_n the_o 5._o chap._n in_o the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o book_n in_o the_o second_o part_n in_o the_o first_o part_n in_o the_o four_o part_n the_o chief_a matter_n of_o the_o apology_n cap._n 1._o cap._n 4._o cap._n 2._o cap._n 5._o cap._n 6._o the_o 8_o chapter_n of_o their_o defence_n page_n 177._o the_o sum_n of_o the_o defence_n defence_n 1_o cap._n cap._n 2_o cap._n cap._n 4_o cap._n see_v pa._n 19_o cap._n 6._o the_o defence_n cap._n 7._o fol._n 140._o i_o catch_v not_o after_o cavil_v nor_o use_n to_o seek_v for_o novelty_n as_o have_v to_o do_v with_o carp_a &_o quick_a eye_a adversary_n part._n 4._o pag._n 583._o part._n 1._o pag._n 53._o chrysost._n epi._n 1._o ad_fw-la innocen_n the_o jesuite_n disguise_v they_o complain_v of_o cruelty_n they_o be_v curious_a to_o disclose_v themselves_o they_o pretend_v obedience_n they_o commend_v themselves_o apolog._n cap._n 5._o sententiarum_fw-la ex_fw-la august_n decerptarum_fw-la 118._o prover._n 27._o camp_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la praepositum_fw-la ordinis_fw-la general_n the_o jesuite_n answer_v this_o proclamation_n with_o vaunt_v of_o their_o private_a order_n &_o exercise_n no_o one_o thing_n prove_v in_o all_o their_o apol._n apolog._n cap._n 1._o sect._n 8._o the_o cause_n why_o they_o flee_v the_o realm_n our_o sacrifice_n our_o sacrament_n our_o divine_a service_n a_o answer_n like_o their_o apology_n the_o proof_n &_o place_n of_o their_o whole_a apolo_n answer_v in_o six_o leaf_n the_o 1._o chapter_n of_o the_o apolog._n socrat._n eccl_n 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2._o ca._n 18_o &_o lib._n 4._o ca._n 12.16_o niceph_n lib._n 11._o ca._n 49.50_o amb._n lib._n 5._o de_fw-fr bas._n traden_a cyp._n epist_n 5._o niceph._n lib._n 9_o chap._n 23._o sect._n 8._o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o apology_n hiero._n epist._n 16._o euseb._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 22._o hiero._n praef_n lib._n 2._o in_o epist._n ad_fw-la gal._n august_n de_fw-fr utilit_fw-la cred_a cap._n 17._o cypri_n epi._n 55._o see_v folio_n 222._o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o the_o apolo_n hiero._n epist._n 8._o ad_fw-la demetriadem_fw-la the_o four_o chap._n of_o the_o apolog._n luc._n 22.10_o mat._n 16.28.18_o joh._n 14.16_o esa._n 59_o deut._n 17._o mala._n 2._o act._n 15._o 1._o cor._n 14._o &_o 1_o tim._n 2._o 1._o pet._n 2._o esa._n 60._o august_n contra_fw-la cresco_n lib._n 3._o ca._n 51._o agust_n epi._n 48._o acts._n 20._o &_o hebr._n 23._o nazian_n ora_fw-la 15._o 15._o epist._n ad_fw-la solit_fw-la vit_fw-mi degentes_fw-la degentes_fw-la suidas_n in_o leon._n lib._n imperf_n ad_fw-la constantium_fw-la constantium_fw-la epist._n 33._o ad_fw-la for_o 1._o john_n 4._o mat._n 7._o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr sacer._n ibidem_fw-la ambro._n de_fw-fr dignitat_fw-la sacerdo●ali_fw-la cap._n 2._o august_n de_fw-mi ago_o christi_fw-la cap._n 30._o epist._n 57_o a●_n damas._n the_o 5._o chap._n of_o the_o apolog._n enchiri_fw-la 110._o &_o haeresi_fw-la 53._o contra_fw-la vigilantium_fw-la lib._n 6._o contra_fw-la julianum_fw-la in_o 10._o cap._n ad_fw-la hebreos_n lib._n 7._o ind_z 2._o epist._n 109._o &_o 53._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-la paenit_fw-la cap._n 2._o argumentum_fw-la epistolae_fw-la adversus_fw-la vigilantium_fw-la hierom_n adversus_fw-la vigilant_a august_n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la gerenda_fw-la ca._n 1._o augu._n enchir._n ca._n 110._o augu._n enchir._n ca._n 69._o august_n de_fw-fr civi●at_n dei_fw-la lib._n 21._o ●a_n 27._o disputat_fw-la athanas_n contra_fw-la arium_fw-la laodic_n habita_fw-la august_n contra_fw-la maximinum_n arrian_n epist._n lib._n 10._o rom._n 10._o basil._n sermo_fw-la de_fw-fr fide_fw-la the_o 6._o chapter_n of_o the_o apology_n iren._n lib._n 4._o ca._n 32._o cyp._n epist_n 63._o chry._n homil_n 17._o in_o epi._n ad_fw-la heb._n amb._n in_o psal._n 38._o conc._n nic._n ca._n 14._o hier._n epist_n 1._o ad_fw-la heliod_n leo._n ep_v 81._o ca._n 2._o amb._n li._n 5._o ep_n 33._o cyp._n ep_v 5._o au._n the_o ciu_o dei_fw-la li._n 22._o ca._n 8._o lib._n 10._o conf_n ca._n 12.13_o euseb._n in_o vita_fw-la const._n li._n 4._o ca._n 45._o chry._n the_o sacerd_v amb._n in_o 1._o tim._n 4._o greg._n li_n 2._o ep_n 9.93_o lib._n 7._o ep_n 63._o lib._n 77._o ep_n 57_o ad_fw-la 3._o interrog_n aug._n council_n cartha_n ginensis_fw-la 4._o canon_n 84._o i●e_o missa_fw-la est_fw-la go_v your_o way_n depart_z s●mo_fw-la 237._o de_fw-la tempore_fw-la sub_fw-la nomine_fw-la august_n ambros._n lib._n 5._o epist._n 33._o missam_fw-la facere_fw-la not_o dicere_fw-la mass_n and_o yet_o no_o masspriest_n inter_fw-la august_n epist._n 31.34.35_o grego_n lib._n 1._o epist._n 72.86_o lib._n 3._o epist._n 30._o lib._n 5._o epist._n 6._o lib._n 7._o epist._n 53.126_o cyprian_a epistola_fw-la 55._o leo_fw-la epist._n 89._o cyprian_a de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la eccles._n august_n in_o joh._n tract_n 50._o idem_fw-la in_o joh._n tracta_fw-la 124._o gal._n 2._o john_n 20._o the_o 7._o chap._n of_o the_o apolo_n not_o one_o place_n more_o in_o all_o the_o apology_n touch_v we_o than_o here_o be_v answer_v apolog._n cap._n ●_o
sect._n 2._o stranger_n have_v not_o diverse_a religion_n in_o this_o realm_n 1._o cor._n 14._o epist._n 118._o apol._n chap._n 1._o sect_n 2._o papist_n may_v be_v force_v to_o truth_n force_v to_o religion_n without_o former_a promise_n daniel_n 6._o jonas_n 3_o episto_n 50._o acts._n 9_o august_n epistola_fw-la 50._o munster_n cosmogra_fw-la lib._n 4._o fol._n 894.902_o idem_fw-la lib._n 3._o fol._n 719.743_o apolog._n cap._n 1._o sect_n 2._o 1._o cor._n 1._o mark_n 16._o all_o man_n bind_v by_o baptism_n unto_o truth_n gal._n 3._o ephes._n 4._o 1._o peter_n 1._o acts._n 8._o rom._n 10._o john_n 10._o mat._n 28._o no_o man_n bind_v to_o popery_n by_o baptism_n mat._n 23._o john_n 10._o ephe._n 4._o james._n 4._o esa._n 55._o apolog._n cap._n 1._o sect_n 2._o athanas._n ad_fw-la solitariam_fw-la vitam_fw-la agentes_fw-la hilar._n ad_fw-la constantium_fw-la augustum_fw-la how_o some_o have_v mislike_v force_v to_o religion_n grego_n episto_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 91._o august_n epist._n 48._o august_n ibidem_fw-la what_o we_o teach_v of_o force_v to_o religion_n august_n epist_n 127._o idem_fw-la contra_fw-la cresconium_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 50._o idem_fw-la contra_fw-la literas_fw-la petilia_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 86._o chry._n in_o matth._n homil_n 47._o codicis_fw-la lib._n 1._o tit_n 5._o de_fw-la haereticis_fw-la &_o manicheis_n idem_fw-la leg_n arriani_n august_n de_fw-fr haeresibus_fw-la here_o 46._o saint_n austen_n defend_v the_o same_o august_n epist._n 48._o idem_fw-la epist._n 50._o the_o donatist_n will_v have_v none_o compel_v to_o faith_n ibidem_fw-la idem_fw-la contra_fw-la 2._o gaudentij_fw-la episto_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 17._o idem_fw-la contra_fw-la literas_fw-la petiliani_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 83._o 2._o cor._n 34._o josiah_n commend_v for_o compel_a israel_n to_o serve_v god_n apolog._n cap._n 1._o sect_n 3._o socrat._n li._n 2._o ca._n 18._o &_o li._n 4._o ca._n 12.16_o niceph._n li._n 11._o ca._n 49.50_o lib._n 5._o de_fw-fr basil._n trad_a two_o religion_n in_o one_o realm_n 1._o king_n 18._o psal._n 18._o esa._n 48._o deut._n 10._o matth._n 4._o psal._n 31._o &_o john_n 14._o john_n 8._o vincentius_n lirinens_fw-la adversus_fw-la haereses_fw-la heresy_n be_v a_o inward_a idolatry_n august_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la religione_fw-la cap._n 38._o matt._n 6._o apolog._n cap._n 1._o sect_n 7._o we_o may_v not_o imitate_v example_n except_o they_o be_v good_a no_o news_n to_o see_v diverse_a religion_n in_o diverse_a state_n saracen_n &_o arian_n unfit_a example_n for_o christian_n psal._n 16._o david_n zeal_n s_z double_v with_o god_n christian_n prince_n can_v suffer_v no_o heresy_n to_o be_v public_o profess_v eusebi_fw-la de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constant._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 63._o socrat._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 2._o codicis_fw-la 1._o tit_n 5._o lege_fw-la omnes_fw-la ibidem_fw-la leg_n cuncti_fw-la ibidem_fw-la leg_n ariani_n no_o more_o will_v the_o arian_n four_o story_n wrest_v by_o the_o jes._n socr._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 18._o socra_fw-la li._n 4._o cap._n 16._o niceph._n li._n 11._o cap._n 49._o idem_fw-la lib._n 11._o cap._n 50._o lib._n epistolarum_n 5._o oratione_fw-la contra_fw-la auxentium_fw-la s._n ambrose_n choose_v rather_o to_o yield_v his_o life_n than_o one_o of_o his_o church_n to_o the_o arrian_n service_n athanasius_n &_o ambrose_n be_v catholic_n and_o therefore_o papist_n be_v not_o apol._n cap._n 1._o sect._n 4._o cyprian_a epist._n 5._o niceph._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 23._o the_o wise_a demand_n of_o the_o jesuite_n a_o few_o friar_n think_v themselves_o sufficient_a hostage_n for_o a_o prince_n the_o bashfulness_n of_o papist_n private_a permission_n of_o error_n unlawful_a as_o well_o as_o public_a rom._n 1._o 1._o sam._n 2._o john_n epist._n 2._o ambros._n lib._n 5._o epist._n 30._o god_n allow_v no_o connivance_n the_o apostle_n have_v private_a place_n but_o not_o private_a mass_n cypr._n lib._n 1._o epist._n 2._o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n table_n than_o think_v needful_a for_o martyr_n which_o the_o jes._n now_o bar_v the_o people_n from_o niceph._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 23._o 1._o corinth_n 10._o matt._n 26._o 1._o cor._n 11._o the_o popish_a mercy_n the_o ancient_a penalty_n of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n codic_n lib._n 1._o tit_n 5._o §_o manicheos_n ibidem_fw-la §_o cuncti_fw-la august_n aug._n epist._n 48._o s._n austen_n allow_v &_o commend_v those_o penalty_n our_o penalty_n far_o gentle_a than_o those_o apol._n cap._n 1._o sect._n 5._o james._n 1._o rom._n 1._o 2._o tim._n 3._o rom._n 15._o the_o jesuite_n will_v force_v but_o not_o be_v force_v to_o religion_n examine_v the_o oath_n respect_v to_o the_o four_o chap_v many_o learned_a man_n of_o their_o side_n as_o well_o as_o we_o have_v both_o take_v and_o defend_v the_o oath_n other_o nation_n both_o by_o word_n and_o deed_n have_v allow_v and_o show_v that_o power_n of_o the_o prince_n which_o the_o oath_n propose_v the_o noble_n of_o this_o realm_n shameful_o slander_v by_o the_o jesuit_n the_o oath_n exact_v of_o officer_n and_o proceeder_n the_o law_n bar_v papist_n from_o preferment_n and_o office_n until_o they_o demonstrate_v their_o obedience_n by_o oath_n be_v that_o to_o drive_v they_o to_o desperation_n the_o jesuit_n buzz_v in_o corner_n do_v trouble_v their_o conscience_n and_o not_o the_o oath_n the_o magistrate_n may_v compel_v two_o thing_n that_o be_v lawful_a though_o desperation_n do_v ensue_v a_o thief_n may_v be_v hang_v though_o he_o will_v pretend_v desperation_n 2._o chronic._n 34._o luc._n 14._o august_n epist_n 50._o &_o 204._o the_o donatist_n be_v not_o spare_v though_o they_o offer_v themselves_o violence_n 1._o corinth_n 8._o galat._n 2._o galat._n 1_o luc._n 17._o luc._n 7._o 1._o cor._n 1._o 1._o cor._n 9_o 2._o cor._n 2._o offence_n take_v not_o just_o give_v hurt_v no_o man_n but_o the_o taker_n their_o run_v to_o rome_n apolog._n chap._n 2._o se●_n 6._o apolog_fw-la chap._n ●_o sect_n 1._o a_o jesuite_n oath_n be_v no_o great_a assurance_n they_o have_v such_o cunning_a to_o make_v oath_n &_o power_n to_o dispense_v with_o oath_n apolog._n cap._n 2._o sect._n 2._o inter_fw-la quaestiones_fw-la ad_fw-la tribunal_n indicis_fw-la pertinentes_fw-la quaest_n 2._o quomodo_fw-la respondendum_fw-la in_o tribunali_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la they_o make_v it_o no_o treason_n to_o invade_v the_o land_n if_o the_o pope_n so_o command_v upon_o pretence_n of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n apolog._n chap._n 2._o sect_n 2._o pope_n for_o these_o 600._o year_n have_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o practiser_n apolog._n cap._n 2._o sect._n 5._o hiero._n epist._n 16_o a_o fond_a flourish_n for_o their_o go_v to_o rome_n this_o be_v no_o flattery_n hiero._n ad_fw-la princip_n epitaphium_fw-la marcell_n rome_n be_v then_o safe_a from_o arian_n while_o constans_n live_v but_o not_o after_o when_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v banish_v by_o the_o arian_n apol._n cap._n 2._o sect._n 5._o bede_n lib._n 1._o hist._n ang._n the_o pretence_n of_o their_o run_v to_o rome_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 22._o eccle_n hist._n the_o jesuite_n go_v to_o rome_n but_o not_o as_o the_o father_n do_v they_o may_v not_o go_v to_o rome_n in_o these_o day_n though_o the_o father_n do_v when_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n behave_v himself_o as_o a_o dutiful_a subject_n to_o the_o emperor_n if_o this_o pride_n and_o tyranny_n be_v unlawful_a resort_v to_o he_o and_o partake_v with_o he_o can_v not_o be_v lawful_a not_o one_o of_o their_o example_n touch_v the_o pope_n power_n over_o prince_n but_o convince_v rather_o the_o contrary_n counsel_n and_o comfort_n may_v be_v fetch_v from_o any_o place_n as_o well_o as_o from_o rome_n the_o father_n resort_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o to_o their_o brother_n and_o fellow_n servant_n bede_n eccle_n hist._n gentis_fw-la ang._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o this_o land_n recover_v from_o pelagianisme_n by_o two_o french_a bishop_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o bede_n eccle._n hist._n gentis_fw-la angl._n lib._n 1._o cap_n 4._o lucius_n christen_v and_o edelbert_n convert_v from_o rome_n the_o occasion_n of_o lucius_n send_v unto_o rome_n they_o that_o come_v from_o rome_n will_v not_o enter_v this_o land_n nor_o preach_v here_o without_o the_o king_n express_a licence_n bede_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 25._o apolog._n cap._n 2._o what_o great_a hostility_n than_o this_o can_v the_o turk_n himself_o offer_v what_o aid_n the_o father_n seek_v at_o rome_n cypri_n lib._n 1._o epist._n 1._o &_o li._n 2._o epistola_fw-la 1._o cyprian_n mislike_v run_v to_o rome_n cypri_n lib._n 1._o epist._n 3._o cyprian_a lib._n 1._o epistola_fw-la 4._o cyprian_n encourage_v the_o spaniard_n to_o neglect_v the_o pope_n letter_n how_o julius_n help_v athanasius_n he_o do_v all_o that_o he_o do_v as_o patriarch_n of_o the_o west_n with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o west_n bishop_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v his_o prerogative_n from_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n not_o from_o peter_n he_o be_v chief_a among_o they_o