A counterblast to M. Hornes vayne blaste against M. Fekenham Wherein is set forthe: a ful reply to M. Hornes Answer, and to euery part therof made, against the declaration of my L. Abbat of Westminster, M. Fekenham, touching, the Othe of the Supremacy. By perusing vvhereof shall appeare, besides the holy Scriptures, as it vvere a chronicle of the continual practise of Christes Churche in al ages and countries, fro[m] the time of Constantin the Great, vntil our daies: prouing the popes and bishops supremacy in ecclesiastical causes: and disprouing the princes supremacy in the same causes. By Thomas Stapleton student in diuinitie.

M. Fekenham. The .7. Diuision. Pag. 5 a.

And touching the reste of the Othe, whereunto I am required presently to sweare, viz. That I doe vtterlie testifie and declare in my conscience, that the Queenes highnes is the only supreame Gouernour of this Realme, as well in al Spirituall or Ecclesiastical things or causes, as Temporal: I shal then of my parte be in like readines, to receiue the same, when your L. shalbe able to make de∣claration vnto me, how and by what meanes, I may swere thereunto, without commiting of a very plaine and ma∣nifest periurie: which of my part to be committed, it is damnable sinne, and against the expresse woord of God writen, Leuit. Cap. 9. Non periurabis in nomine meo, nec pollues nomen Dei tui. And of your parte to pro∣uoke mee or require the same, it is no lesse damnable of∣fence. S. Augustine in witnes thereof saith: Ille qui ho∣minem

prouocat ad iurationē, &c. He who doth prouoke an other man to swere, and knoweth that he shal forswere him selfe, he is worse then a murderer: because the mur∣derer sleeth but the body, and he sleeth the soule, and that not one soule, but two, as the soule of him whom he prouo∣keth to periurie, and his owne soule also by ministring the occasion therof. And the points of this Othe whereunto I can not presently swere without most plaine and manifest periurie, are these foure following.