The true difference betweene Christian subiection and unchristian rebellion : wherein the princes lawful power to command for truth, and indepriueable right to beare the sword, are defended against the Popes censures and the Iesuits sophismes, vttered in their apologie and defence of English Catholikes ; with a demonstration that the things reformed in the Church of England by the lawes of this realme are truly Catholike.. (1586)
Bilson, Thomas, 1546 or 7-1616 · London : Imprinted by Iohn Iackson and Edmund Bollifant · leaf 8
you, ftiould be imployed toprated his truth, and fafegard his Church with-in your Realme. Which your religious and gra-cious difpofition fo wifely confidereth and iocarefully putteth in execution, that not onelywith good liking you beare the title to be De-fen d o r of the Chriftian faith, but with… … THE EPISTLE conftancie to endure the difpleafures, and abidethe disfauors of fuchas feeke to reftore or vp-hold the decaiedand accurfed kingdom of An-tichrift . A thing rare info high a ftate, but agreat blefling from God oui* Sauiour,to be bothproteftor of hisperfecuted&ruants, and parta-ker…
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