Phillip Stubbes's Anatomy of the abuses in England in Shakspere's youth, A.D. 1583 / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.

  • Stubbs, Philip, active 1581-1593.
Date:
1877-1882
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Credit: Phillip Stubbes's Anatomy of the abuses in England in Shakspere's youth, A.D. 1583 / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    But every King is supreme head over the Church in his realm. Sig. K. 3.] The Pope is a mere greasy priest, like other oild shavelings are. A King has to see good Pastors elected, proper rites establisht, and Church cen- sures executed. p Sig. K. 3. back] The King should see sin punisht 70 II. 2. A Sovereign’s Rights arid Duties in his Church. niagiftrates^contrarie to the expreffe word of our fauiour Chrift, and his apoftles, who faith Ornnis anima fuldita Jit potejlatibus fttperemi- nentihus / Let euery foule be fubiedt to the higher powers, for there is no power but ot God. And therefore they are to be obeyed as the minifters of God of all whatfoeuer. Theod. Well than I gather thus much, that euery king, prince, or potentate, is fupreame head next vnder God, ouer the church of GOD difperfed through his kingdomes, and domini^ons : is not this true ? ytmphil. Verie true. And therefore that antichrift of Rome, hath plaide the traitor a long while, both to Chrift lefus and all chriftian kings, in arrogating and vfurping to be fupreame head ouer all the world. Whereas indeed he, being a greafie prieft, & fmered prelate, hath no more authority than other oiled thauelings haue, nor fo much neither, and yet that authoritie is but ouer the malignant church of antichrift, and not of Chrift lefus. I befeech the Lord therefore to breake of that power, to grind in peces that ftumbling blocke of offence, and to wipe off the heads of that monftrous hidra, fo as neuer any mo may growe thereof againe. Theod. Seeing you fay that euerie prince is fupreame head ouer the church of God within his dominions, what authoritie therfore affign you to the prince to execute in the church. Aniphil. It is the office and dutie of a prince, not onely to fee eledled, fent forth, & called, good, able, & fufficient paftours, for the inftru6tion of the church, but alfo to fee that good orders, con- ftitutions rites be eftabliflied, and duely performed, that the worde be preached, the facraments truely miniftred, excommunica- tion, difcipline and ecclefiafticall cenfures orderly ^executed to the honor of God, and benefit of his church. But if it be faid that thefe thinges are to bee executed of the ecclefiafticall perfons onely, I anfwere, true it is j but if the ecclefiafticall magiftrate be negligent, fecure, flouthfull, and carelclfe about the execution hereof (as who feeth not fome be) than ought the prince to fliew his authoritie in commanding and inioining them to doe their office. Befides this, it is the office of the prince to fee all kind of finne, as well in the church men themfclues, as in all others of the church, feuerely punilhed. * OnJ. migistrates.