...place, the fundamental principle of the Reformation of the English and and Irish Church, that " no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate,...authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm." . " Now this scheme, so artfully contrived, of making the king a partner with the pope in the nomination...

...under the penalty of a premunire, viz. "That the king, is " the only supreme governor of this realm as " well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things, or " causes, as temporal : and they will assist and " defend him in such jurisdiction and authority." See no,w, the hopeful s.tate...

...sovereign lord king Charles II. is the only supreme governor of this realm, and of all other his majesty's dominions and countries, as well in all spiritual...prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate, hath, or ought to nave, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or...

...king Charles II. is the only supreme governor of this realm, and of all other his majesty's dormniuns and countries, as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things, or causes, as temporal ; aod that no foreign prince, person, frelate, state, or potentate, hath, or ought to nave, any jurisdiction,...

...whatsoever." And 1 do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, stale or potentate ii.iili, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority,...authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me God.' 4. Upon which their said majesties did accept tliu crown and royal dignity of the...

...having authority to rule all Estates and Degrees committed to his charge, Clergymen, as well as Laymen ; and that no foreign Prince, Person, Prelate, State,...Ecclesiastical or Spiritual, within this realm : And, together with these Acknowledgements and Declarations, every Person at his Ordination shall promise,...

...repeatedly taken ? I mean the oath of supremacy : part of which runs thus ; " And I do declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate,...authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : so help me God." Now is not the conferring of orders an act of the highest ecclesiastical power and...

...inasmuch as he must thereby have declared, that the king was the only supreme governour of all his dominions and countries, " as well in all spiritual...or ecclesiastical things or causes, as temporal." This could not consistently be done by one who believed the pope to be the supreme head of the Christian...

...the penalty of a premunire, viz. " That the king is K the only supreme governor of this realm a» " well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things, or " causes, as temporal: and they will assist and de" fend him in such jurisdiction and authority." See now, the hopeful state to...

...Rome, may be deposed, or murdered by their Subjects ; or any other whatsoever. And T do declare that no foreign Prince, Person, Prelate, State, or Potentate,...Authority, Ecclesiastical or Spiritual, within this Realm. So help me God." This Oath, ministered on the most serious of all occasions, to (hose who are to represent...