The prudentiall ballance of religion wherin the Catholike and protestant religion are weighed together with the weights of prudence, and right reason. The first part, in which the foresaide religions are weighed together with the weights of prudence and right reason accordinge to their first founders in our Englishe nation, S. Austin and Mar. Luther. And the Catholike religion euidently deduced through all our kings and archbishopps of Canterburie from S. Austin to our time, and the valour and vertue of our kings, and the great learninge and sanctitie of our archbishopps, together with diuers saints and miracles which in their times proued the Catholike faith; so sett downe as it may seeme also an abridgement of our ecclesiasticall histories. With a table of the bookes and chapters conteyned in this volume.
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The prudentiall ballance of religion wherin the Catholike and protestant religion are weighed together with the weights of prudence, and right reason. The first part, in which the foresaide religions are weighed together with the weights of prudence and right reason accordinge to their first founders in our Englishe nation, S. Austin and Mar. Luther. And the Catholike religion euidently deduced through all our kings and archbishopps of Canterburie from S. Austin to our time, and the valour and vertue of our kings, and the great learninge and sanctitie of our archbishopps, together with diuers saints and miracles which in their times proued the Catholike faith; so sett downe as it may seeme also an abridgement of our ecclesiasticall histories. With a table of the bookes and chapters conteyned in this volume.
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Catholic Church -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.
Protestantism -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
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"The prudentiall ballance of religion wherin the Catholike and protestant religion are weighed together with the weights of prudence, and right reason. The first part, in which the foresaide religions are weighed together with the weights of prudence and right reason accordinge to their first founders in our Englishe nation, S. Austin and Mar. Luther. And the Catholike religion euidently deduced through all our kings and archbishopps of Canterburie from S. Austin to our time, and the valour and vertue of our kings, and the great learninge and sanctitie of our archbishopps, together with diuers saints and miracles which in their times proued the Catholike faith; so sett downe as it may seeme also an abridgement of our ecclesiasticall histories. With a table of the bookes and chapters conteyned in this volume." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A12485.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.
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King Cuthred IX.
14. IN the yeare 741. as Florent hath in Chron. Anno. 740. Malmsb. in Fastis succeeded king Cuthred, and died saith Hunting. lib. 4. and Malmsb. lib. cit. the 15. yeare of his reign. He was Cosin as Florent. and Malmsb. and others say (as Westmon. hath brother) to king Ethe∣lard, and was as Hunting. lib. cit. and Houeden pag. 408. Rex magnus. A puissant King, and mightie Prince, famous for his prosperous reign and victories. His Roman religion is manifest, both by that which hath bene saide of the former King, and also be∣cause in his time, (as Stow saith Chron. pag. 88.) Pope Zacharie wrote a letter hither wherin he threatned to excommunicat them that would not amend their incontinent life. Which was read in presence of the King and Nobles; no man thinking that the Pope tooke more vpon him than he might. In this kings time S. Richard for∣soke his Kingdom and Contrie, and went on Pilgrimage to Rome, and died by the way at Luca. His two sonnes S. Willibald and Winnibald, and his holy daughter S. Walburg following their Fathers exam∣ple,
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left also their estates and Contrie and went into Germanie to help. S. Boniface their Kinsman in the conuersion of that Nation.