Of the heart and its right soveraign, and Rome no mother-church to England, or, An historical account of the title of our British Church, and by what ministry the Gospel was first planted in every country with a remembrance of the rights of Jerusalem above, in the great question, where is the true mother-church of Christians? / by T.J.

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Of the heart and its right soveraign, and Rome no mother-church to England, or, An historical account of the title of our British Church, and by what ministry the Gospel was first planted in every country with a remembrance of the rights of Jerusalem above, in the great question, where is the true mother-church of Christians? / by T.J.
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Jones, Thomas, 1622?-1682.
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London :: Printed for Edw. Foulkes, and are to be sold by T. Basset,
1678.
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Church of England -- Apologetic works.
Catholic Church -- Controversial literature.
Great Britain -- Church history.
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"Of the heart and its right soveraign, and Rome no mother-church to England, or, An historical account of the title of our British Church, and by what ministry the Gospel was first planted in every country with a remembrance of the rights of Jerusalem above, in the great question, where is the true mother-church of Christians? / by T.J." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47083.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024.

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SECT. III.

Christian Kings are the Sovereigns of the out-side of the Church, though not of its inside. p 78.79. And Vicars of Christ in their Territories, and Fathers of the Church, p. 80. The out∣side of the Church is secular p. 82. 83. Of the Pope's encroach∣ment upon Kings, both in their Temporal are Ecclesiastical Supremacy p. 83. 84. seq. Several Roman Catholick Gentlemen disclaim the first, p. 85 an address to such. p. 86. The Pope hath no Ecclesiastical Supremacy in Brittain, but only our Kings, and they as Christians, p. 87. seq. The Pope Originally, had no Supremacy over the Church of Millain, so near his own doors, p. 88. The Original Supremacy of Christian Bishops sets, as do the stars in the day, when Kings become Christian, like the Suns rising, p. 88. 89. Yet keep still in the Firmament, and shine in the day, in case of an Eclipse, or Antichristian Apo∣stacy p 89. A soul depriv'd of Superiours, is under Christ a∣lone, Ibid. Great Loyalty, and disloyalty, in chusing, right, or wrong Soveraigns. p. 90, and the errour therein greater, or lesser Ibid. Instances of Gods mind, that men should be under Rulers of their own flesh and bloud, rather then under Forreigners, p. 91. Mitre Subject to the Crown, not the Crown to the Mitre, p. 93. And St. Peter no where more abused, than at Rome, ibid. p. 191 Kings loose no Supremacy, or Prerogative in becoming Christians, p. 95. Kings Supreme in the Jewish Church, p. 95. 96. seq. and by consequence in the Christian, which is New Israel. p. 94. 100. Of the Limits of Temporal, and Spiritual Governours, and whether Bishops are greater, in their chairs, or Pulpits? p. 102, seq. of maintenance due to the Clergy, and the difference of tmes, and dispositions, when God, or the World is in the heart p. 107. seqq. How great a bessing from God, Kings are, to moderate between the excesses of the Ro∣man

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Clergy, and the defects of Protestant Laity? p. 112. In the World there is difference of degrees, in the Church all are fellow-servants, under Christ their Lord. p. 113. How St. Ambrose and Theodosius, did both the parts of Servants in suspending, and submitting, Ibid. Kings have power to regulate the outside of the Church, And the Divine Law commands obedience to their human. p. 114. 115. The manifest difference between the Internals, where Christ alone is Legislator, and the Exter∣nals of Religion, where Kings have Jurisdiction, p. 115 116. Romish Arts to wrest the Ecclesiastical Supremacy from our Kings, p. 116. 117. seq Deserters of Romish errours, though but in part, are not to be discouraged, p 118. Israel could not be cursed, nor weakned, but by dividing them from God. How Balaams method hath been used in England? p. 119. The true recreation of Princes, p. 120. 121.

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