The history of the reformation of the Church of England . OF THE Church of England IN TWO PAPvTS. Ctie jfiti Ite, OF THE Prosrefs made in it during the Rcism K. Henry the VIII. The Second Edition, GILBERT BVRNET, D. D. LONDON, Printed by T. H. for %jchar4 Chifwtfl, at the Rofe and down inSt. Pauls Church-yard, M DC L3DDQ. • 37ST S93 TO TH E \(c K I N G. SI R, HE fir ft ftep that was made in theReformation of this Churchy wasthe reftoring to Your Royal An-ceftors the Rights of theCrown^andan entire Dominion over all theirSubjects; of which they had beendiffeifed by the craft and vi
The history of the reformation of the Church of England . OF THE Church of England IN TWO PAPvTS. Ctie jfiti Ite, OF THE Prosrefs made in it during the Rcism K. Henry the VIII. The Second Edition, GILBERT BVRNET, D. D. LONDON, Printed by T. H. for %jchar4 Chifwtfl, at the Rofe and down inSt. Pauls Church-yard, M DC L3DDQ. • 37ST S93 TO TH E \(c K I N G. SI R, HE fir ft ftep that was made in theReformation of this Churchy wasthe reftoring to Your Royal An-ceftors the Rights of theCrown^andan entire Dominion over all theirSubjects; of which they had beendiffeifed by the craft and violence of an unjuft Pre-tender : to whom the Clergy, though Your Maje-fties Progenitors had enriched them 3 by a bountyno lels profufe than ill-managed, did not only adhere,but drew with them the Laity, over whofe Confci-ences they had gained lb abfblute an Authority, thatour Kings were to expect no Obedience from theirPeople, but what the Popes were pleaied to allow. It is true, the Nobler part of the Nation did fre-quently in Parliament, afTert the Regal Prerogativesagainft thofe Papal invafions; yet thefe were but faintendeavours, for an ill-executed Law is but an un-equal match to a Principle ftrongly infufed into theConfcienccs or the People. But how different was this from the teaching ofChrift and his Apoftles ? They forbad men to ufe allthofe Arts by
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