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…

And that no ⟨image 23⟩Bishop of Rome did ever suffer himself to be called by such a proud name and •u•e before Phocas the emperor's •ime, who as we know, by killing his own sovereign Morris the Emperor, did by a traitorous villainy aspire to The empire▪ which was about the sixth hum dreth & thirteenth year after Christ was borne.¹ Also the Council of Carthage did circumspectly provide, that no Bishop should be called either the highest Bishop or chief priest. And therefore •thens the Bishop of Rome will now a days so be called, & challengeth unto him self an authority, that is none of his: besides that he doth plainly contrary to the aū cient Councils & contrary to the old Fathers. We believe that he doth give unto himself▪ as it is written by his own companion Gregory,² a presumptuous, a profane, a sacrilegious and Antichristian name: that he is also the king of pride, that he is Lucifer, which preferreth himself before his brethren: that he hath ⟨image 24⟩forsaken the faith, and is the forerunner of Antichrist.

And that no ⟨image 23⟩Bysshop of Rome did euer suffer hymselfe to be called by such a proude name and •u•e before Phoras thempetoures •ime, who as wee know, by killing hys owne souerain Morice the Emperour, did by a traiterous vyllanie aspire to Thempere▪ which was about ye sixt hū dreth & thirtenth year after Christ was borne.¹