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A defence of the godlie ministers, against the slaunders of D. Bridges, contayned in his ansvvere to the preface before the discourse of ecclesiasticall gouernement, : with a declaration of the bishops proceeding against them. Wherein chieflie, 1 The lawfull authoritie of her Maiestie is defended by the Scriptures, her lawes, and authorised interpretation of them, to be the same which we haue affirmed, against his cauilles and slaunders to the contrarie. 2 The lawfull refusinge also of the ministers to subscribe, is maintayned by euident groundes of Gods worde, and her Maiesties lawes, against his euident wresting of both. 3 Lastlie, the forme of Church-gouernement, which we propounde, is according to his demaunde sillogisticallie proued to be ordinarie, perpetuall, and the best