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• A brief vindication of the religion and governmet [sic] of New England against the presbyterie of Scotland together with some materiall observations worthy of consideration / by Lievtenant John Jubbes. ([S.l. : s.n., ca. 1649-1650]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• Proofs of a Conspiracy, Against Christianity, and the Government of the United States, Exhibited in Several Views of the Union of Church and State in New-England (Hartford: J. Babcock, printer, 1802), by Abraham Bishop
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• Church and state in New England (Baltimore : Johns Hopkins Press, 1892., 1892), by Paul E. Lauer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Church and state in New England (Johnson Reprint Corp., 1973), by Paul E. Lauer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proofs of a conspiracy, against Christianity, and the government of the United States; exhibited in several views of the union of church and state in New-England. (J. Babcock, printer, 1802), by Abraham Bishop (page images at HathiTrust)
• New-England's faction discovered, or, A brief and true account of their persecution of the Church of England, the beginning and progress of the war with the Indians and other late proceedings there in a letter from a gentleman of that country to a person of quality, being an answer to a most false and scandalous pamphlet lately published, intituled News from New-England &c. (London : Printed for J. Hindmarsh ..., 1690), by C. D. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The secret works of a cruel people made manifest whose little finger is become heavier than their persecutors the bishops loyns who have set up an image amongst them in New-England ... which may be seen in this short relation of their cruelty, which was presented to the Parliament ... whereunto is annexed a copy of a letter which came from one who hath been a magistrate among them ... (London : [s.n.], 1659), by George Fox (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An answer to a late pamphlet, intitled, A letter to a friend in the country, attempting a solution of the scruples and objections of a consciencious or religious nature, commonly made against the new way of receiving the small pox. By a minister of Boston. Together with a short history of the late divisions among us in affairs of state, and some account of the first cause of them. / By John Williams. ; [Four lines from Hosea] (Boston: : Printed and sold by J. Franklin, at his printing-house in Queen-Street, over against Mr. Sheaf's School., 1722), by John Williams (HTML at Evans TCP)

• The Defence of Peace: Lately Translated Out of Laten in to Englysshe, With the Kynges Moste Gracyous Privilege (London: Printed by R. Wyer for W. Marshall, 1535), by Marsilius of Padua, trans. by William Marshall (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A Treatise of Civil Power in Ecclesiastical Causes: Shewing That it is Not Lawfull for Any Power on Earth to Compell in Matters of Religion (1659), by John Milton (HTML with commentary at Dartmouth)
• The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli; Utopia, by Sir Thomas More; Ninety-Five Theses, Address to the German Nobility, Concerning Christian Liberty, by Martin Luther; With Introductions and Notes (Harvard Classics v36; New York: P. F. Collier and Son, c1910), ed. by Charles William Eliot and William Allan Neilson, trans. by Ninian Hill Thomson, Ralph Robinson, R. S. Grignon, and C. A. Buchheim, contrib. by Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas More, Martin Luther, and William Roper (page images at HathiTrust)
• Le plus ancien traité de l'église: Jacques de Viterbe, de regimine christiano (1301-1302) (Gabriel Beauchesne, 1926), by Giacomo Capocci and Henri Xavier Arquillière (page images at HathiTrust)
• Jerusalem : oder Über religiöse Macht und Judentum (Welt-Verlag, 1919), by Moses Mendelssohn (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cato's letters (Printed for J. Walthoe, T. and T. Longman, 1755), by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon (page images at HathiTrust)
• Index controversiarum fidei ex Sacris Scripturis (Apud Joannem Nicolaum, 1648), by Samuel Maresius and Jacobus Tirinus (page images at HathiTrust)
• Writings of Jas. Naylor (B.C. Stanton, 1829), by James Naylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• De statu Ecclesiae et legitima potestate Romani Pontificis (Apud Guillelmum Evrardi [i.e. Esslinger?], 1764), by Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim and Johann Georg Esslinger (page images at HathiTrust)
• Libelli De ecclesiastica et politica potestate elenchus : pro suprema Romani Pontificis in Ecclesiam autoritate (Apud Franciscum Iacquin ..., 1612), by André Du Val and François Jacquin (page images at HathiTrust)
• De officio regis. (Published for the Wyclif Society by Trübner, 1887), by John Wycliffe, Charles Sayle, and Alfred W. Pollard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Jerusalem, a treatise on religious power and Judaism (C. Sherman, 1852), by Moses Mendelssohn and Isaac Leeser (page images at HathiTrust)
• Concordia jurisdictionis ecclesiasticae et saecularis (Ex typographia Francisci Xaverii Garcia ..., 1753), by Felipe Soler, Francisco Xavier Garcia, and Catholic Church. Pope (1730-1740 : Clement XII) (page images at HathiTrust)
• A holy commonwealth : or, Political aphorisms, opening the true principles of government: for the healing of the mistakes, and resolving the doubts, that most endanger England at this time ... (London : Printed for T. Underhill and F. Tyton, 1659., 1659), by Richard Baxter and Puritan Collection of English and American Literature (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Reflections upon church government : or, an enquiry into the nature and extent of the several powers belonging to the church, as a religious society, both before and after its union with the state. (London : Printed for R. Dodsley, 1745., 1745) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The seasonable case of submission to the church-government, as now re-established by law, briefly stated and determined (Edinburgh : Printed by Evan Tyler, 1662., 1662), by Andrew Honyman and Thomas F. Torrance Collection (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The second part of Lay-baptism invalid : shewing, that the ancient Catholick Church never had any ecclesiastical law, tradition, or custom, for the validity of baptisms perform'd by persons who never were commission'd by bishops to baptize ... (London : Printed for H. Clements, 1713., 1713), by R. Laurence, Thomas Brett, and Baptism Controversy Collection (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia., by R. W. Church and Dante Alighieri, trans. by F. J. Church (Gutenberg ebook)
• Traité du Pouvoir du Magistrat Politique sur les choses sacrées (in French), by Hugo Grotius (Gutenberg ebook)
• Disputatio inter clericum et miletem. English. ([Imprinted at London : In Fletestrete, in the house of Thomas Berthelet, nere to the cundite at the sygne of the Lucrece, [1533?]]), by of Ockham William, Pierre Dubois, and John Trevisa (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Euerard Digbie his dissuasiue From taking away the lyuings and goods of the Church. Wherein all men may plainely behold the great blessings which the Lord hath powred on all those who liberally haue bestowed on his holy temple: and the strange punishments that haue befallen them vvhich haue done the contrarie. Hereunto is annexed Celsus of Verona, his dissuasiue translated into English. ([London] : Printed by Robert Robinson, and Thomas Nevvman, [1590]), by Everard Digby and Celso Maffei (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Disputatio inter clericum et miletem super potestate prelatis ecclesiæ atq[us] principibus terrarum commissa sub forma dialogi (Londini : In ædibus Thome Bertheleti, [1531]), by of Ockham William and Pierre Dubois (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The libertine school'd, or A vindication of the magistrates power in religious matters. In ansvver to some fallacious quæries scattered about the city of Limrick, by a nameless author, about the 15th of December, 1656. And for detection of those mysterious designs so vigorously fomented, if not begun among us, by romish engineers, and Jesuitick emissaries, under notionall disguises ... (politicæ uti & ecclesiasticæ. axiom. Arabic.) Published, by Claudus Gilbert, B.D. and minister of the Gospel at Limrick in Ireland. (London : printed for Francis Tyton, at the three Daggers in Fleetstreet, 1657), by Claudius Gilbert (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Thirty queries, modestly propounded in order to a discovery of the truth, and mind of God, in that question, or case of conscience; whether the civil magistrate stands bound by way of duty to interpose his power or authority in matters of religion, or worship of God. By John Goodvvin, minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ. (London, : Printed by J.M. for Henry Cripps and Lodowick Lloyd, 1653), by John Goodwin (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• De imperio summarum potestarum circa sacra. English. (London : Printed by T.W. for Joshua Kirton, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard, at the signe of the Kings-Armes, 1651), by Hugo Grotius, trans. by Clement Barksdale (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The prerogative of popular government. A politicall discourse in two books. The former containing the first præliminary of Oceana, inlarged, interpreted, and vindicated from all such mistakes or slanders as have been alledged against it under the notion of objections. The second concerning ordination, against Dr. H. Hamond, Dr. L. Seaman, and the authors they follow. In which two books is contained the whole commonwealth of the Hebrews, or of Israel, senate, people, and magistracy, both as it stood in the institution by Moses, and as it came to be formed after the captivity. As also the different policies introduced into the Church of Christ, during the time of the Apostles. By James Harrington. (London : printed [by G. Dawson] for Tho. Brewster at the three Bibles at the west end of Pauls Church-yard, 1658. [i.e. 1657]), by James Harrington (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A reporte of a discourse concerning supreme power in affaires of religion Manifesting that this power is a right of regalitie, inseparably annexed to the soueraigntie of euery state: and that it is a thing both extreamely dangerous, and contrarie to the vse of all auncient empires and commonwealths, to acknowledge the same in a forraine prince. (At London : Imprinted by F[elix] K[ingston] for Iohn Hardie, and are to be sold by Iohn Flasket, dwelling at the signe of the black Beare in Paules Church yeard, 1606), by John Hayward (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The stumbling-block of disobedience and rebellion, cunningly laid by Calvin in the subjects way, discovered, censured, and removed. By P.H. (London : printed by E. Cotes for Henry Seile over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleet street, 1658), by Peter Heylyn (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The seasonable case of submission to the church-government as now re-established by law, briefly stated and determined by a lover of the peace of this church and kingdom. (Edinburgh : Printed by Evan Tyler ..., 1662), by Andrew Honyman (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Common-wealtsh's [sic] remembrancer for discovery of the disturbers of her peace with a loving reproof to such offendors and a caveat to others to beware of them / by a friend to peace with truth and true liberty, R.H. (London : Printed for G. Calvert ..., 1659), by Richard Hubberthorn (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A short testimony on the behalf of truths innocency declared in plainesse and simplicity : being done at the command of the Lord God that all out of the truth may see their way and proceed no further : vvith a discovery of the national ministry, whose time now is, and is no more / by one who loves truth and rightousnesse and desires the nations peace, and the good of all people, who amongst many brethren is called a Quaker, but known by the name of William Smith. (London : Printed for Thomas Simmons ..., 1660), by William Smith (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A warning to all priests and jesuites, by the example of two masse-priests which for seducing and stealing away the hearts of the Kings loyall subjects, were hangd, drawne, and quartered: whose execution was on Friday, being the 21. day of January, 1642. To the tune of, A rich marchant man. ([London] : Printed at London for Fr. Grove, dwelling on [...] hill, [1642/3]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Replique au sieur Coeffeteau, sur sa responce à l'aduertissement du roy aux princes & potentats de la Chrestienté (A Londres : [R. Field] chez Iean Norton, auec priuilege du roy, 1610), by John Barclay (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Historie des nouveaux presbytériens anglois et escossois. English (Villa Franca : [s.n.], 1660), by Isaac Basier, Peter Du Moulin, John Bramhall, and Matthew Playford (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The difference between the power of magistrates and church-pastors and the Roman kingdom & magistracy under the name of a church & church-government usurped by the Pope, or liberally given him by popish princes opened by Richard Baxter. (London : Printed for Nevil Simmons ..., 1671), by Richard Baxter (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Salomon or A treatise declaring the state of the kingdome of Israel, as it was in the daies of Salomon Whereunto is annexed another treatise, of the Church: or more particularly, of the right constitution of a Church. (London : Printed by Robert Robinson for Robert Dexter, 1596), by Thomas Morton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Reproufe of a booke entituled, A proufe of certayne articles in religion denied by M. Juell (Imprinted at London : In Fléetestréete, by Henry Wykes, Anno Domini 1565. 13 die Iulij), by Alexander Nowell and Thomas Dorman (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A treatise of civil policy: being a resolution of forty three questions concerning prerogative, right and priviledge, in reference to the supream prince and the people. / By Samuel Rutherford professor of divintiy of St Andrews in Scotland. (London, : Printed and are to be sold by Simon Miller at the Star in St Pauls Church-yard near the West end., 1657 [i.e. 1656]), by Samuel Rutherford (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Treatise of ecclesiasticall and politike power. ([London] : Printed by VV. S[tansby] and are to be sold by Iohn Budge, at the great south doore of Paules, and at Britaines Bursse, 1612), by Edmond Richer (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A modest answer to Dr. Stillingfleet's Irenicum: by a learned pen. (London : printed for Richard Janeway, in Queens-Head-Alley in Pater-noster-Row, 1680), by Gilbert Rule (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Truth of the oath of supremacy. (At Oxford : Printed by Joseph Barnes, 1612), by John Panke (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Cleare, sincere, and modest confutation of the unsound, fraudulent, and intemperate reply of T.F. who is knowne to be Mr. Thomas Fitzherbert now an English Jesuite. ([London : Printed by Eliot's Court Press and George Eld] Permissu superiorum, 1616), by Thomas Preston (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• De habitu religionis Christianae ad vitam civilem. English (London : Printed by D.E. for A. Roper ... A. Bosvile ..., 1698), by Samuel Pufendorf, J. d. 1713? Crull, and Samuel Pufendorf (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A modest and peaceable letter concerning comprehension, &c. (London : [s.n.], 1668), by B. P. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A vindication of the sincerity of the Protestant religion in the point of obedience to sovereignes opposed to the doctrine of rebellion authorised and practised by the Pope and the Jesuites in answer to a Jesuitical libel entituled Philanax anglicus / by Peter Du Moulin. (London : Printed by I. Redmayne for John Crook, 1664), by Peter Du Moulin (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Philanax Anglicus, or, A Christian caveat for all kings, princes & prelates how they entrust a sort of pretended Protestants of integrity, or suffer them to commix with their respective governments : shewing plainly from the principles of all their predecessours, that it is impossible to be at the same time Presbyterians, and not rebells : with a compendious draught of their portraictures and petigree done to the life, by their own doctors dead hands, perfectly delineating their birth, breeding, bloody practices, and prodigious theorems against monarchy / faithfully published by T.B. (London : Printed for Theo. Sadler ..., 1663), by Henry Janson, Matthew Pattenson, and T. B. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Let quilibet beware of quodlibet. ([London? : s.n., 1602]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The grievances of the Church of England which are not in the power of the governours of it to remedy by a member of the Church of England. ([London] : Printed for R. Baldwin ..., 1689), by Member of the Church of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Right of the prelate and the prince. ([Douai] : Imprinted [by P. Auroi] with licence of superionrs [sic], Anno Dom. 1621), by Matthew Kellison (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A loyal subiects looking-glasse, or A good subiects direction necessary and requisite for euery good Christian, liuing within any ciuill regiment or politique state, to view, behold, and examine himselfe in, that he may the better frame the course of his life, according to the true grounds of the duties of an honest and obedient subiect to his king, and to arme himselfe against all future syren songs, and alluring intisements of subtill, disloyall, dissembling, and vnnaturall conspirators, traitors, and rebels. Collected for the most part out of both olde and later writers, whose names are in the next page set downe. Wherevnto are brieflie added sixe speciall causes of vndutifull subiects disloyaltie. By William Willymat. (At London : Printed by G. Elde for Robert Boulton, and are to be sould at his shop at Chancerie lane end neere Holborne, [1604]), by William Willymat (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Jus Cæsaris et ecclesiæ vere dictæ or, A treatise wherein independency, presbytery, the power of kings, and of the church, or of the brethren in ecclesiastical concerns, government and discipline of the church : and wherein also the use of liturgies, tolleration, connivence, conventicles or private assemblies, excomminication, election of popes, bishops, priests what and whom are meant by the term church, 18 Matthew are discoursed : and how I Cor. 14. 32. generally misunderstand is rightly expounded : wherein also the popes power over princes, and the liberty of the press, are discoursed / by William Denton ... (London : Printed for the author :, And are to be sold by John Kersey and Henry Faythorn ..., 1681), by William Denton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The oppressed close prisoner in Windsor-Castle, his defiance to the father of lyes, in the strength of the God of truth. Occasioned by some late, scandalous and slanderous reports, raised and dispersed to the dishonour of that noble cause, wherein he (with others of the Lords servants) is so deeply engaged. As also, a seasonable word, concerning the higher powers: concerning the payment of taxes and tribute-money by the saints to those powers: and how far a minister of the Gospel may intermeddle in state-affairs without sin. / By Chr. Feake, in his prison-watch-tower. (London, : Printed for L. Chapman, at the Crown in Popes-head-alley., 1655. [i.e. 1654]), by Christopher Feake (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Roma ruit the pillars of Rome broken : wherein all the several pleas for the Pope's authority in England, with all the material defences of them, as they have been urged by Romanists from the beginning of our reformation to this day are revised and answered ; to which is subjoyned A seasonable alarm to all sorts of Englishmen against popery, both from their oaths and their interests / by Fr. Fullwood ... (London : Printed for Richard Royston ..., 1679), by Francis Fullwood (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The voice from heaven, come out of Babylon, my people; demonstrated to mean the coming out of the present papal Rome, and it's communion And herewith a solemn proof is given that the Papacy can survive, but eight years in the principality it yet retains. Enforced by a preface. Adjusted to the present illustrious appearances of God in the world, and particularly in this nation. By T. Beverley. ([London] : Printed and sold, by John Salusbury in Cornhill, 1688/9. [1689]), by Thomas Beverley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Some reasons humbly offered against the Quakers unreasonable request touching elections of members to serve in Parliament ([London : s.n., 1698]), by Francis Bugg (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The civil magistrates povver in matters of religion modestly debated, impartially stated according to the bounds and grounds of scripture, and answer returned to those objections against the same which seem to have any weight in them. Together with A brief answer to a certain slanderous pamphlet called Ill news from New-England; or, a narrative of New-Englands persecution. By John Clark of Road-Island, physician. By Thomas Cobbet teacher of the church at Lynne in New-England. This treatise concerning the christian magistrates power, and the exerting thereof, in, and about matters of religion, written with much zeal and judgement by Mr. Cobbet of New-England, I doe allow to be printed; as being very profitable for these times. Feb. 7th. 1652. Obadiah Sedgwick. (London, : Printed by W. Wilson for Philemon Stephens at the Gilded Lion in Paul's Churchyard., 1653), by Thomas Cobbet (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Harangue faicte de la part de la chambre ecclésiastique en celle du Tiers-estat sur l'article du serment. English. ([Saint-Omer : English College Press], Permissu superiorum. M. DC. XVI. [1616]), by Jacques Davy Du Perron (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• De vera differentia regiae potestatis et ecclesiasticae. English. ([Imprynted at London : In the Fletestret at ye signe of the Rose Garland by Wyllyam Copla[n]d, [1548]]), by Edward Fox and Henry Stafford Stafford (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Mischief of cabals, or, The faction expos'd with some considerations for a lasting settlement : in a letter to a member of Parliament. (London : Printed and are to be sold by Randal Taylor ..., 1685) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Hauing after some time spent in setling the politique affaires of this realme, of late bestowed no small labour in composing certaine differences wee found among our cleargie about rites and ceremonies heretofore established in this Church of England, ... (Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie., Anno Dom. 1603. [i.e. 1604]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) and King of England James I (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A holy commonwealth, or Political aphorisms, opening the true principles of government: for the healing of the mistakes, and resolving the doubts, that most endanger and trouble England at this time: (if yet there may be hope.) And directing the desires of sober Christians that long to see the kingdoms of this world, become the kingdoms of the Lord, and of his Christ. / Written by Richard Baxter at the invitation of James Harrington Esquire. With a preface to them that have caused our eclipses since 1646. And a sounder answer to the healing question. And the Jesuites method for restoring popery. (London, : Printed for Thomas Underhill and Francis Tyton, and are to be sold at the sign of the Anchor and Bible in Pauls Churchyard, and at the Three Daggers in Fleetstreet, 1659), by Richard Baxter (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The magistrates authority in matters of religion asserted. Or The right of the state in the Church. A discourse written in latine by Hugo Grotius: Englished by C.B. M.A. (London : printed for Joshua Kirton at the Kings Armes in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1655), by Hugo Grotius and Clement Barksdale (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Treue Vermahnung zu allen Christin. English ([London : s.n., 1643]), by Martin Luther, Constant friend to the peace and truth of the Gospel, and Johannes Sleidanus (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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