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The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio…
The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio a Venetian gentleman, concerning the Council of Trent written both in Latin / by ... John Jewel ... ; made English by a person of quality ; to which is added, The life of the said bishop ; collected and written by the same hand.
London: printed by T. H. for Richard Chiswell, 1685
THE APOLOGY OF THE Church of ENGLAND. Written by the very Learned a… › Chapter 4
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14. BUT O immortal God! Shall the Bishop of Rome accuse us of Treason? Will he pretend to teach the People Subjection and Obedience to Magistrates? Or has he any regard to Majesty? Why then does he suffer himself to be called by his Flatterers the LORD OF LORDS, which none of the ancient Bishops of Rome ever did; as if he would have all Kings and Princes whoever they were, and wheresoever, be no better than his Vassals and Slaves?1 Why does he boast that he is the KING OF KINGS, and that he has the Right of commanding them as his Subjects? Why does he force Emperors and Monarchs to swear Obedience to him? Why does he boast that his own Majesty is seventy seven times greater than the Majesty of the Emperor, and that forsooth, because God made two great Lights in Heaven,2 and because the Heavens and the Earth had not two several, but one single Beginning? Why have he and his Followers in that,3 like the Anabaptists and Libertines, shaken off the Yoke, and exempted themselves from the Jurisdiction of all Civil Powers, that they might with the greater liberty and security plague the World?
14. BUT O immortal God! Shall the Bishop of Rome accuse us of Treason? Will he pretend to teach the People Subjection and Obedience to Magistrates? Or has he any regard to Majesty? Why then does he suffer himself to be call'd by his Flatterers the LORD OF LORDS, which none of the ancient Bishops of Rome ever did; as if he would have all Kings and Princes whoever they were, and wheresoever, be no better than his Vassals and Slaves?1 Why does he boast that he is the KING OF KINGS, and that he has the Right of commanding them as his Subjects? Why does he force Emperors and Monarchs to swear Obedience to him? Why does he boast that his own Majesty is seventy seven times greater than the Majesty of the Emperor, and that forsooth, because God made two great Lights in Heaven,2 and because the Heavens and the Earth had not two several, but one single Beginning? Why have he and his Followers in that,