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.

Title

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.

Author

Bridges, John, d. 1618.

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Printed at London :: By Henrie Bynneman, for Humfrey Toye,

1573.

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Subject terms

Stapleton, Thomas, 1535-1598. -- Counterblast to M. Hornes vayne blaste against M. Fekenham.

Sander, Nicholas, 1530?-1581. -- De visibili monarchia ecclesiae.

Royal supremacy (Church of England) -- Early works to 1800.

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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16835.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• illustration
• ¶ To the moste high and moste excellent Princesse Elizabeth, by the grace of God, Queene of Englande, France, and Ireland, defender of the Faith of Christ, and in earth next vnder God, of the Church of England and Ireland, in all Ecclesiastical and temporall causes, the supreme Head & Gouernor.
• The Preface to the Reader.
• Master Stapletons common places
  • M. Stap▪ chiefe common places.
  • Master Stapletons owne obiections of rayling.
    • His seconde Preface.
    • The replie to the Bishops Preface.
    • The first booke.
    • His owne vpbrayding of slaunders.
  • His seconde common place of reprochfull slaunders, neither sparing the Queenes Maiestie, nor his natiue Countrey.
    • His owne obiection for scoffes.
  • His. 3. common place of scoffing and scorning.
    • In the Prefaces.
    • In the aunswere to the Bishops Preface.
    • In the first booke.
    • His owne obiection of bragging.
  • His fourth common place of bragging.
    • In his first Preface.
    • In the seconde preface.
    • In the answere to the Bishops Preface.
    • In the first booke.
    • His obiections of Rhetorike.
  • His fift common place of flourishing Rhetorike.
  • His sixt common place of impertinent discourses.
    • His ovvne obiection of the same.
    • In his first booke.
  • His seuenth common place, of false translations▪
    • His ovvne obiection.
    • His ovvne obiections of contradictions.
  • His eight common place of contradictions to him self, and his fellovves.
  • His ninth common place of petit quarels, at Grammer and other trifles, to prolong his booke thereby.
    • His ovvne obiection of the same.
    • 1. Preface. pag. 18.
    • His vvordes of course, that is, such as may be better returned on himselfe.
  • Maister Stapletons ovvne vvords returned to him selfe for all these his Common places.
  • Master Stapletons Beadroll and collection of vntru∣thes, vvith a plain and brief ansvver to euery one of them, so many as are noted in his fyrste Booke.
    • His ovvne chalenge of the Bishop for vntruthes.
    • The ansvvere to the collection of vntruthes.
• ❧To Master Staple∣tons first Preface.
• ❧To Master Staple∣tons seconde Preface.
• The answere to M. St. Counterblast on the Bishops Preface.
  • The first Deuision.
  • The second Deuision.
• ❧M. Feckenhams title of his Booke.
  • division - 1
  • The seconde Diuision. Fol. 1. b
  • The third Diuision.
  • The fourth Diuision.
  • The fifth Diuision.
  • The sixth Diuision.
  • The seuenth Diuision.
  • The eight Diuision.
  • The ninth Diuision.
  • The tenth Diuision.
  • Diuision. 11.
  • The. 12. Diuision.
  • The. 13. Diuision.
  • The. 14. Diuision.
  • The. 15. Diuision.
  • The. 16. Diuision.
  • The. 17. Diuision.
  • The. 18. Diuision.
  • The. 19. Diuision.
  • The. 20. Diuision.
  • The. 21. Diuision.
  • The. 21. Diuision.
  • The. 23. Diuision.
  • The. 24. Diuision.
  • The. 25. Diuision.
  • The. 26. Diuision.
  • The. 27. Diuision.
• ¶ The answere to foure Chapters in Doctor Saunders se∣conde booke of the visible Monarchie of the Churche, concerning the question here in hande of a Christian Princes supreme go∣uernment in Ecclesiasticall causes.
  • The argument of the fyrst Chapter of the difference betweene the Ciuile and Ecclesiasti∣call Magistrate, in the originall, in the vse, and in the ende of bothe.
  • The seconde Chapter.
  • The thirde Chapter.
  • The argument of the fourth Chapter. That Christian Princes may be deposed from their estates by the Bishops, and their kingdomes giuen to other, when their gouernment hurteth the truth of the faith and the soules health whereto they are ordayned.
• Faultes escaped in the prince.