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A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to a certain book lately set forth by M. Harding, and entitled, A confutation of &c. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Elephant, by Henry Wykes, Anno 1567. 27. OctobrisImprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, Anno 1567. 27. Octobris
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It shall much warrant the honour and safety of your Royal Estate, if your Majesty shall sometimes remember the dishonours, and dangers, that other your Noble Progenitors have felt before you.
It shal mutche warrante the honoure and safetie of your Roial Estate, if your Maiestie shal sommetimes remember the dishonours, and dangers, that other your Noble Progenitours haue felte before you.
But concerning the Majesty and right of Kings, and Emperors, M. Harding telleth us,1 They have their first Authority by the Positive Law of Nations, and can have no more Power, then the people hath, of whom they take their Temporal lurisdiction: as if he would say, Emperors, and Kings have none other right of Government, then it hath pleased their Subjects by composition to allow unto them. Thus he saith, and saith it boldly: as if God him self had never said,2 Per me Reges Regnant: By me, and my Authority Kings bear rule over their Subjects: Or, as if Christ our Saviour had never said unto Pilate the Lord Lieutenant,3 Thou shouldest have no Power over me, were it not given thee from above: 4Or, as if S. Paul had not saide, Non est potestas, nisi a Deo: There is no power, but only from God. And yet further, as if their whole study were fully bent to deface the Authority, and Majesty of all Princes, even now one of the same company doubteth not to teach the world,5 That the Pope is the Head: and Kings, and Emperors are the feet: Like as also an other of the same faction saith, ⟨image 4⟩The Emperors Majesty is so far inferior in dignity to the Pope,