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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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17. IF we be guilty of Treason, who reverence our Princes, who submit to them in all things as far as the Scriptures will permit us; what then are these Men, who have not only done all these base things, but have also extolled them as generous Actions? Do they thus teach the People to revere Magistrates? or can they with any Modesty, accuse us of being Seditious Men, the Disturbers of the Public Peace, and Contemners of the Majesty of Princes? For as for us, none of us shake off the Yoke, nor embroil Kingdoms, nor dispose of Empires; nor do we reach Poison to our Kings, nor put out our Feet to them to kiss, nor do we insultingly tread upon their Necks. No, our Profession, our Doctrine is this,1 That every Soul, whose ever it is, whether it be a Monk or an Evangelist, or a Prophet, or an Apostle, it ought to be subject to Kings and Magistrates; and so the Pope himself, ⟨p. 63⟩except he affect to seem greater than the Evangelists, Prophets and Apostles, ought to acknowledge and call the Emperor his Lord, as the ancient Popes in better times ever have done.2 We publicly teach, that Princes are to be obeyed as Men sent by God, and whosoever resists them, resists the Ordinance of God. These are our Doctrines, these Principles shine forth in our Books, in our Sermons, in our Lives, and in the Modesty and dutiful behaviour of our People.
17. IF we be guilty of Treason, who reverence our Princes, who submit to them in all things as far as the Scriptures will permit us; what then are these Men, who have not only done all these base things, but have also extol'd them as generous Actions? Do they thus teach the People to revere Magistrates? or can they with any Modesty, accuse us of being Seditious Men, the Disturbers of the Publick Peace, and Contemners of the Majesty of Princes? For as for us, none of us shake off the Yoke, nor imbroil Kingdoms, nor dispose of Empires; nor do we reach Poison to our Kings, nor put out our Feet to them to kiss, nor do we insultingly tread upon their Necks. No, our Profession, our Doctrine is this,1 That every Soul, whose ever it is, whether it be a Monk or an Evangelist, or a Prophet, or an Apostle, it ought to be subject to Kings and Magistrates; and so the Pope himself,