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An apology made by the reverend father and constant martyr of Christ John Hooper…An apologye made by the reuerende father and constante martyr of Christe Iohn Hooper…
An apology made by the reverend father and constant martyr of Christ John Hooper late bishop of Gloucester and Worcester against the untrue and slanderous report that he should be a maintainer and encourager of such as cursed the Queens highness that then was, Queen Marye. Wherein thou shalt see this godly mans innocency and modest behaviour: and the falsehood and subtlety of the adversaries of Gods truthAn apologye made by the reuerende father and constante martyr of Christe Iohn Hooper late bishop of Gloceter and Worceter againste the vntrue and sclaunderous report that he should be a maintainer and encorager of suche as cursed the Quenes highnes that then was, Quene Marye. Wherein thou shalte see this godlye mannes innocency and modest behauioure: and the falsehode and subtyltye of the aduersaryes of Gods truth
printed by John Tisdale, 1562printed by Iohn Tisdale, 1562
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for as the bishop of Winchester sayeth in his bake of true obedience: where so ever the Pope hath supremacy, there Christ is dishonoured: and the kings suffer wrong. Yea he sayeth more (let his book be judge) that there ⟨image 12⟩can be no truth where as the bishop of Rome is chief head. And therefore he sayeth that no prince can or may give the pope any such authority. For a king can no more give that part of his office that toucheth the governance of the one part of his people which is the clergy, for matters of religion to the bishops of Rome: then a wife may give the use of her body from her husband too an other man. Yet as Saint John sayeth, the princes of the earth shall be made so drunken with the cup of that whore of Babylon, that they will deliver their power to the beast: but yet Saint John sayeth plainly, although the kings do give too the beast against God's laws their kingdoms, yet be they none of the beasts.
for as the bishop of Wincher sayeth in his bake of true obedience: where so euer the Pope hathe supremacye, there Christ is dishonoured: and the kinges suffer wronge. Yea he sayeth more (let his boke be iudge) that ther ⟨image 12⟩can be no truthe where as the bishop of Rome is chiefe heade. And therefore he saieth that no prince canne or may geue ye pope any such autority. For a king canne no more geue that parte of his office that toucheth the gouernaunce of the one parte of hys people whiche is the cleargye, for matters of relygion to the bishoppes of Rome: then a wyfe maye geeue the vse of her bodye frome her husbande too an other manne. Yet as Saynte Iohn sayeth, the princes of the earthe shall be made so droncken with the cuppe of that whore of Babylon, that they wyll deliuer their power to the beaste: but yet Saynte Iohn sayeth playnelye, althoughe the kinges doe geue too the beaste againste Goddes lawes theyr kyngedomes, yet bee they none of the beastes.
But now the bishop of Winchester and the rest of his fellows against their oaths, their sermons, their preachings their books, yea their own knowledge and conscience