An apology or answer in defence of the Church of England with a brief…An apologie or answere in defence of the Churche of Englande with a briefe…

Butte by your favour, some will say, These things ought not to have been attempted without the Bishop of Romes commandment, forasmuch as he only is the knot and band of Christian society: he only is that priest of Levies order, whom God signified in the Deuteronomy, from whom counsel ⟨image 121⟩in matters of weight and true judgement ought to be fetched, and who so obeyeth not his judgement, the same man ought to be killed in the sight of his brethren: and that no mortal creature hath authority to be judge over him whatsoever he do: that Christ reigneth in heaven and he in earth: that he alone can do as much as Christ, or God him self can do, because Christ and he have but one Council house: That without him is no faith, no hope, no church, and who so goeth from him, quite casteth away and renounceth his own salvation. Such talk have the Canonists, the Popes parasites surely, but with small discretion or soberness: for they could stant say more, at least they could not speak more highly of Christ him self.

Butte by your fauoure, some will saye, These thinges ought not to haue been attempted without the Bysshoppe of Romes commaundement, forsomuche as hee onely is the knotte and bande of Christian societie: he onely is that priest of Leuies order, whom God signified in the Deuteronomy, from whom counsell ⟨image 121⟩in matters of weight and true iudgemēt ought to be fetched, and who so obeyeth not his iudgement, the same man ought to bee killed in the sight of his brethren: and that no mortall creature hathe authoritie to bee iudge ouer him whatsoeuer hee dooe: that Christe reigneth in heauen and hee in earthe: that hee alone canne dooe as muche as Christe, or God hym selfe canne dooe, bicause Christ and hee haue but one Councell house: That without him is no faythe, no hope, no churche, and who so goeth from him, quite casteth awaye and renounceth his owne saluation. Suche talke haue the Canonistes, the Popes parasites surely, but with small discretion or sobrenesse: for they coulde stant saye more, at leaste they coulde not speake more highlye of Christe him selfe.