¶ That the Nobilitie and Commons of England must not obey the popes commaunde∣ment, nor feare his curse. And here is shewed what thing subiectes owe to theyr Princes, by Gods appoyntment, and how greuously God hath alwayes punished rebelles and sedicious persons.
* 1.1LAstly the Bishop of Rome in his definitiue sentence, commaundeth all the Nobilitie and People of Eng∣land that be subiectes to the Quéene, that vpō paine of his curse, they obey not hir Maiesties lawes and com∣maundementes hereafter. What shall they do then? Ma∣rie, forsake theyr allegiance, & cast of the yoke of obedience, and with hurliburly ryse vp against the Quéene, whome God hath geuen them to be theyr soueraigne Ladie, and thrust hir from hir crowne, and through vnspeakable trea∣son murther hir, and then set all the Realme on a broyle, beat downe all the faythfull, and rid them out of the way, fill all places with slaughter, and confound heauen & earth together. These are the counsels and commaundementes of this blissed syre, borowed of that father of his, of whome the Lord speaketh in hys Gospell,* 1.2 saying: You are of your father the deuill, and you will folow the desires of your fa∣ther. He was a murtherer from the beginning, and conti∣nued not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. They therefore that loue godlinesse, and their owne salua∣tion, and the honor, peace, and welfare of their owne coun∣trie (as euery good and godly man must of duetie do) let them flye as far as may be from thys diuelish, cruell, and bloudy decrées of the pope. Neyther is there any cause why they should feare to incur the displeasure of almightie God,