A confutation of a popishe, and sclaunderous libelle in forme of an apologie: geuen out into the courte, and spread abrode in diuerse other places of the realme. VVritten by VVilliam Fulke, Bacheler in Diuinitie, and felowe of S. Ihons Colledge in Cambridge.

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A confutation of a popishe, and sclaunderous libelle in forme of an apologie: geuen out into the courte, and spread abrode in diuerse other places of the realme. VVritten by VVilliam Fulke, Bacheler in Diuinitie, and felowe of S. Ihons Colledge in Cambridge.
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Fulke, William, 1538-1589.
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Imprinted at London :: By Ihon Kingston, for William Iones, and are to bee solde at the newe long shop, at the west ende of Poules,
[1571]
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"A confutation of a popishe, and sclaunderous libelle in forme of an apologie: geuen out into the courte, and spread abrode in diuerse other places of the realme. VVritten by VVilliam Fulke, Bacheler in Diuinitie, and felowe of S. Ihons Colledge in Cambridge." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01304.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024.

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The Papiste.

The seconde consideration is, that the

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saied booke so vniuersally condemned by all degrees of men here in this realme, was receiued and brought in againe only by the nobilitie and cōmons of this realme, cleane contrary to the whole mindes of our Cler∣gie, no one person in the Parliamente did giue his consente thereunto. Besides that the whole conuocation did exhibite their boke to the contrarie. VVherin the shepe taking vpon theim to establishe this boke, contrarie to the learnyng and conscience of their shepherdes, thei haue doen against the expresse wordes of our sauiour Christ, who in describing the office of good she∣pherde, and the duetie of good shepe saied that a good shepherde muste knowe his sheepe, and his sheepe muste knowe hym, heare his voice and followe hym. And the Apostle S. Paule in his Epistle Cap. 13. wil∣led the Hebrues to obey their shepherdes, and spirituall gouernours, and to submitte themselues vnto theim, for thei doe watch euen as men whiche muste geue accompte for their soules. Obey them therfore saieth S. Paule that they maie do it with ioie, and not with grief.

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