as in Spayne, France, Flanders, Italie, Germanie, Polonia, and
other States and Kingdomes; for that they are no lesse
appertayning to his flocke, care, charge, and haruest,
then the rest. Neyther doth the materiall separation of
our Iland, separate vs from the vnion of one body, nor
of one Obedience to one & the selfe same general Head
and Pastour, no more, then it doth from the vnion of
one beliefe, and of one number and forme of Sacra∣ments,
of one manner of seruice, and other like poyntes,
belonging to the internall and externall vnitie of Ca∣tholicke
Religion.
XXI. But the Apologie saith, that, His medling about
this Oath, is in matters, that meerly and only concerne Cyuill Obe∣dience:
and the same he repeateth in dyuers other partes
and passages of this Booke; which if it be true, I will
easely graunt that his Ma.tie hath cause of iust mislike.
But if this proue not so, and that the matters refused in
the Oath, are poyntes appertayning in deed to Religion,
then I hope, that by answering fully this poynt, we
shall satisfy also the second, why it was not needfull for
the Pope to set downe any particuler confutation in
his Breues, but only to say (as he doth) in generall, that,
The integrity of Catholicke Religion permitteth them not to take such
an Oath, in which, both Cyuill and Ecclesiasticall poynts
are couched, and conioyned craftily togeather, with no
small preiudice of the said Catholicke Religion.
XXII. And how thē shall we cleare this importāt
matter, VVhether there be any pointes in this Oath belonging to
religion, besydes Cyuill Obedience? Very easily: by foure se∣uerall,
and distinct wayes. The first wherof shall be
taken from the playne expresse wordes, sense, and drift
of the Oath it selfe: That besydes the acknowledgment
of our Soueraigne to be true King, and rightfull Lord ouer all his
dominions, and that, I will be a true loyall Subiect vnto him, and
other such like clauses, wherat no man sticketh or ma∣keth
difficulty; the said Oath conteyneth further, that,