. A defence of The reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins, lately deceased, against the bastard Counter-Catholicke of D. Bishop, seminary priest : the first part, for answer to his calumniations generally framed against the same, and against the whole religion and state of our church .... fice of the MalFe and Tranfubftantiation were vn-knowento Conltantinc and the ancient Church, fed. That Conftantine was not acquainted with PopifiiabioiuaonandfoigiiienefTc of finnes. Cc£t. 28. ThatConftantine cxercifed fuprcmc authority and iurifdidiono-uer Bifliops and in caufes of the Church, fed. 29.


. A defence of The reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins, lately deceased, against the bastard Counter-Catholicke of D. Bishop, seminary priest : the first part, for answer to his calumniations generally framed against the same, and against the whole religion and state of our church .... fice of the MalFe and Tranfubftantiation were vn-knowento Conltantinc and the ancient Church, fed. That Conftantine was not acquainted with PopifiiabioiuaonandfoigiiienefTc of finnes. Cc£t. 28. ThatConftantine cxercifed fuprcmc authority and iurifdidiono-uer Bifliops and in caufes of the Church, fed. 29. That Archbifiiopricks, and Biiiiopricks, and Church-Iiuings, werenot fii ft founded for Popery,but for the religion now eftablilLed,andwhatfoeucrfince hath bcenerdded by Popery, isiuftlyim^ployed to the maintenance of our religion, fed. ^. That Rccufantshaueno iuft exception againftcomming to church,and that luftly the law procccdeth againft them according to theexamples of the lawcs of ancient Princes, and of the good thatcommcth thereof, and that the toleration ofthcm were neithergodly, norfafe, norftandingwithChriftianmercy, M threat to his Maiefty grounded vpon a pradifc ofPopciic quite contrary to the pradife of the ancient Chiirdi,fed A VIEW OF M. BISHOPS EFiSTLE Dedicatory to theI\i]igsmoil excellent T O T H E M O S T P V I S S A N T,Prudent and renowmedPrince, I am e s thefirU, hy the grace of God ^ IQng ofEnglandjScotland jFrancc and hthnd^Defender of theFaithj &c. Oft grdtioiii and, dreadSoueraifne,< Albeit y mjflender skill cannot affoordany difcourfe vroerthy the vierv of yourExcellency, neither my deaddcd, anddaily , rvilUtMe me leaue to accompljjhthat httle, rvhich otheryvife 1 mightvndertake and ferforme: Tet beingemboldened, both by your high Cle-mency, andGraticwfamur, euerfhewed vnto all good concerning Dimmtte: and alfo vrged by mineovene be Hndcfi dfUie,and p


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