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In you Philanax Anglicus (as formerly in the Image of both Churches) you make all called Protestants of sincerity, to be of Rebellious principles, and their Religion introduced by it; and yet profess that you honour the King, as if you would have men doubt whether he be a Protestant of sincerity, or else were as bad as you describe. Had the severe Laws been executed against you, especially for mere Religion, no one could wonder if you desired relief: But while you live quietly, and Words and Paper hurt you not (that I hear of) to begin with so much hurtfulness to them that meddled not with you, will disserve your cause.

In you Philanax Anglicus (as formerly in the Image of both Churches) you make all called Protestants of sincerity, to be of Rebellious principles, and their Religion introduced by it; and yet profess that you honour the King, as if you would have men doubt whether he be a Protestant of sincerity, or else were as bad as you describe. Had the severe Laws been executed against you, especially for meer Religion, no one could wonder if you desired relief: But while you live quietly, and Words and Paper hurt you not (that I hear of) to begin with so much hurtfulness to them that medled not with you, will disserve your cause.

Qu. 6. And is it consistent with reasonable modesty to go about to make the World believe that the Protestant Doctrine is less loyal than yours? Do you think your Books are invisible, & all your practices forgotten: It is none of the business of this writing to accuse you herein, of any thing but falsely accusing others, and seeking to destroy us on such accusation. Though you may thus deceive the ignorant that know no more of you than what you tell them, that will but turn to your dishonour at last. Are not your foresaid Council Canons which are your Religion, visible? Have not the forecited writers truly cited them and multitudes of ⟨p. 140⟩your Doctors which may better inform men? Are all the Wars of Italy, Germany, &c. against Princes and Emperors, for the Pope, forgotten? Was it not a Council of your Bishops that decreed that all the carcasses of those Bishops that were for the Henrician Heresy (that is, for the Emperors power of investing Bishops and his exemption from being excommunicated and deposed by the Pope) should be digged out of their Graves, and Burnt? Was it not a council that deposed Ludovicus Pius? How many more such acts have they done? And are not your most learned Doctors allowed to publish the justification of the Popes power to excommunicate & depose Kings if they deserve it (in his judgment?) Do not your politic Writers, Casuists and Divines ordinarily hold that the people give Kings, their power, and may take it away when they forfeit it, and that tyranny is such a forfeiture? And that the people should not suffer a Heretic to reign? And that subjects may be absolved from their Oaths of Allegiance, according to the foresaid Lateran and Greg. 7. Roman Councils? But too much is said of this by many, and the case is past a modest denial.