A69054:988
The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…
The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously abridged by Edmond Bunny Bachelor of divinity; and translated into English by Edward MayThe institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously abridged by Edmond Bunnie Bachellour of diuinitie; and translated into English by Edward May
London: printed for William Norton, 1580
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Cap. 6. Of the Supremacy of the sea of Rome.
Cap. 6. Of the Supremacie of the sea of Rome.
What Supremacy the Pope challengeth to himself.
WHat Supremacie the Pope challengeth to himselfe.
2 The state of the question is, whether it be necessary for the true force of Ecclesiastical order that one sea, be above ⟨image 217⟩the other both in dignity and power, that it may be head of the whole body, that the high Priests may prove this, they draw an Argument from the high Priest with the Jews: But it is weak two ways, because the Jews were on each side compassed with idolaters: that they should not be diversly drawn with variety of religions. God appointed the place of worshipping him in the middest part of the land, where he ordained over them one head Bishop, whom they all should have regard unto, that the better they might be kept in unity. But now that religion is spread into all the world, it were an absurdity that the East and West should be given to another nation.1