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A16835 The supremacie of Christian princes ouer all persons throughout theor dominions, in all causes so wel ecclesiastical as temporall, both against the Counterblast of Thomas Stapleton, replying on the reuerend father in Christe, Robert Bishop of VVinchester: and also against Nicolas Sanders his uisible monarchie of the Romaine Church, touching this controuersie of the princes supremacie. Ansvvered by Iohn Bridges. Bridges, John, d. 1618. 1573 (1573) STC 3737; ESTC S108192 937,353 1,244

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title_n be_v not_o competent_a for_o her_o highness_n and_o that_o the_o avouch_v of_o the_o oath_n be_v the_o e●…payring_n of_o her_o worldly_a estate_n 27._o a._n that_o the_o oath_n bemyre_v they_o which_o receive_v it_o 30._o that_o it_o be_v a_o unlawful_a oath_n &_o like_v to_o wicked_a k._n herod_n 30._o that_o the_o plague_n reign_v at_o london_n to_o plague_v the_o strange_a proceed_n of_o the_o parliament_n 33._o b._n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n because_o he_o require_v the_o oath_n of_o d●…ctour_n bonner_n therefore_o seek_v his_o blood_n ibid._n that_o our_o bishop_n be_v no_o church_n bishop_n ibid._n that_o the_o queen_n majesty_n take_v on_o her_o a_o pretence_a regiment_n 42._o that_o marriage_n in_o minister_n be_v filthy_a 42._o ●…_n that_o of_o late_a year_n lay_v man_n dare_v adventure_v to_o take_v the_o guidi●…g_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o go_v before_o the_o priest_n and_o not_o suffer_v the_o priest_n to_o go_v before_o they_o and_o dare_v alter_v the_o 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make_v parliament_n matter_n ibid._n that_o w●…_n labour_v to_o confound_v the_o spiritual_a and_o secular_a power_n ibid._n that_o the_o queen_n maiestle_n enact_v a_o new_a religion_n by_o force_n of_o supreme_a authority_n contrary_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o god._n 53._o a._n that_o her_o highness_n have_v alter_v and_o abandon_v the_o usual_a religion_n a_o thousand_o year_n and_o upward_a customable_o from_o age_n to_o age_n receive_v and_o embrace_v 53._o b._n that_o she_o have_v abandon_v general_a counsel_n 54._o a._n that_o prince_n now_o make_v bishop_n by_o letter_n patent_n for_o such_o and_o so_o long_a time_n as_o please_v they_o for_o term_v of_o year_n month_n or_o day_n ibid._n b._n that_o she_o inhibit_v they_o to_o visitte_v their_o flock_n and_o to_o preach_v ibid._n for_o 4._o or_o 5._o leaf_n together_o he_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o slander_n the_o protestant_n with_o ●…mbers_n of_o heresy_n that_o he_o ●…aisly_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n but_o this_o 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