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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    Pope has his power from Kings, &c., as Bishops do. But, I. Papists say that the Pope gets his power from God. Not true. 1‘ Sig. O. 4.] The Pope didn’t get his superi* ority from God, but from the Devil, whose Lieutenant- General he is. Prince may lawfully give Prerogative in his own land. t*Sig. 4. back] May a Bishop be called * My Lord,’ &c. ? 104 II. 2. Bishops and the Archdevil Pope contrasted. world. For, fuy they, may not the pope faie that he receiued plenarie power to be head oner all the world, from chriftian kings, emperours, and potentates, as well as the bifliops may fay, we receiued this power to be luperior to our brethren from chriftian kings and princes. Now whether thefe reafons be a like, I would gladly know. Amphil. They be verie vnlike, and fo vnlike as there is no equallitie, comparifon, or femblance betwixt them. For, firft of all, let the;« note, that the pope nor any of his complices and adherents doe not holde, nor pretende to holde, (no, they dare as well eate oft their fingers as to fay fo, for then were there ftate in a wofull cafe) that their archdiuell, their god, the pope, I fhould fay, doth receiue his power either of authoritie, fuperioritie, primacie, foueraigntie, or head ouer all the world, from any earthly creature, but immediately from God ^himfelfe. But whereas hee fayth that hee receiued his power of tuperioritie ouer all the worlde from no earthie creature, but from God himfelfe, it is manifeft that he receyued it neyther from God (for his vturped power is contrarie to God, and to his worde in euerie refpefte) nor from anie chriftian man, but from the Deuill himfelfe, whofe vicegerent or Liefetenant generall in his kingedome of impietie he Ihewes himfelfe to be. Than let them note, that although hee pretended to holde his vfurped authoritie from man (as hee doth not,) yet is there no man howe mightie an Emperour, King, Prince, or Potentate foeuer, that is able proprio iure to giue him authoritie ouer all the worlde, without great and manifefte iniurye done to all other Princes, as to giue the foueraigntie, or chieftie of their Landes from them, to a ftraunger. But a Prince may lawfullye beftowe and geue to his fubieftes anie prerogatiue, title, authoritie, office, function, gouernment, or fuperioritie of anie thing within his owne dominions and kingdomes, but no further he maye not. And therefore this reafon of theirs holdeth not, that the Pope maye as well arrogate the one to himfelfe, as the Byfliops may the other to themfelues. ^Theod. Seeing now it cannot be denied, but that bilhops are moft necelfarie, and that they may alfo lawfully hold fuperioritie ouer their brethren (in refpedt of gouernement, regiment or authoritie) being giuen them of the prince, what fay you then to this? Whether may a bifliop be called by the name of an archbithop, metropolitane primate, or by the name of ‘ my Lord bithop, my Lords grace, the