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A Defense of the Catholic Faith

Published: 1610
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A defence of the Catholicke faith contained in the booke of the most mightie, and most gracious King Iames the first, King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, defender of the faith. Against the answere of N. Coeffeteau, Doctor of Diuinitie, and vicar generall of the Dominican preaching friars. / Written in French, by Pierre Du Moulin, minister of the word of God in the church of Paris. Translated into English according to his first coppie, by himselfe reuiewed and corrected.

London Printed by W. Stansby for Nathaniel Butter and Martin Clerke 1610.

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DedicationTo the KINGS moſt Excellent MAIESTIE.
Authors dedicationTo the moſt Mighty and Gracious King, IAMES the firſt, King of great Brittaine, and of Ireland.
Translator to the readerThe Tranſlator to the Reader.
To the reader
Table of contentsA Table of the principall matters contained in this worke.

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Book 1THE FIRST BOOKE.
Chapter 1CHAP. I. The occaſion that moued IAMES the first, King of great Britaine to write his booke, with the…
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Certaine Remonſtrances of COEFFETEAV his iudgement, touching the Treaſons and attempts vppon the…
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Of Cardinals.
Chapter 4CHAP. IIII. Of the Ieſuites.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Of the power of the Pope ouer the temporalities of Kings; and that he cannot take from Kings their…
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Of the Clergie and of their Liberties, and Exemption.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. The authoritie of Emperours and Kings ouer the Biſhop of Rome, that they haue elected, degraded,…
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. That they which haue written againſt the King of great Britaines booke, doe vniuſtly call him…
Book 2THE DEFENCE OF THE CONFESSION Of the Faith, of IAMES the firſt, King of Great BRITAINE. THE SECOND BOOKE.
Article 1ARTICLE I. Touching the Creede.
Article 2ARTICLE II. Touching the Fathers in generall.
Article 3ARTICLE III. Touching the Authority of the Fathers in particular.
Article 4ARTICLE IIII. Touching the authority of the holy Scriptures.
Article 5ART. V. Touching the Canonicall and Apocryphall bookes of Scripture.
Article 6ARTICLE VI. Touching the memory of Saints and of their Feaſts and holy dayes.
Article 7ARTICLE VII. Touching the Virgin Mary.
Article 8ARTICLE VIII. Touching prayers to Saints, and the ſeruice that is due vnto them.
Article 9ARTICLE IX. Touching Maſſes without Communicants and without Aſsiſtants.
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Article 10ARTICLE X. Of the Communion vnder one kinde.
Article 11ARTICLE XI. Of Tranſubſtantiation.
Article 12ARTICLE XII. Touching the Adoration of the Hoſt.
Article 13ARTICLE XIII. Touching the Eleuation of the Hoſt to haue it to be Adored.
Article 14ARTICLE XIIII. Touching the carrying of God in the Proceſſion.
Article 15ARTICLE XV. Touching workes of Supererogation, and of Superabounding ſatisfactions, and of the treaſure of…
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Article 16ARTICLE XVI. Of the baptiſing of Bels.
Article 17ARTICLE XVII. Of the Reliques of Saints.
Article 18ARTICLE XVIII. Of Images.
Article 19ARTICLE XIX. Of the Image of God.
Article 20ARTICLE XX. Of the Croſſe.
Article 21ARTICLE XXI. Of Purgatory.
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Article 22ARTICLE XXII. Of Anarchy, and of the degrees of ſuperiority in the Church.
Article 23ARTICLE XXIII. Of the Popes Supremacy.
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ErrataFaults neceſſarily to bee corrected. The firſt number noteth the Page, the ſecond the Line: The letter R.…

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