Church. And these he calls his six articles, [Footnote: Burnet, vol.
I, p. 259. Tytler, p. 402. Mioti, vol. I, p. 134.] and the
foundation of his English Church. Poor, short-sighted and vain man!
He knows not that he has done all this, only because he wanted to be
the pope himself, and he is nothing more than an anti-pope of the
Holy Father at Rome, whom he, in his blasphemous pride, dares call
'the Bishop of Rome.'"

"But, for this audacity," said Jane, with looks of burning rage,
"the anathema has struck him and laid a curse upon his head, and
given him up to the hatred, contempt, and scorn of his own subjects.
Therefore, the Holy Father has justly named him 'the apostate and
lost son, the blaspheming usurper of the holy Church.' Therefore,
the pope has declared his crown forfeited, and promised it to him
who will vanquish him by force of arms. Therefore, the pope has
forbidden any of his subjects to obey him, and respect and recognize
him as king."

"And yet he remains King of England, and his subjects still obey him
in slavish submission," exclaimed Earl Douglas, shrugging his
shoulders. "It is very unwise to go so far in threats, for one
should never threaten with punishment which he is not likewise able
to really execute. This Romish interdict has rather been an
advantage to the king, than done him harm, for it has forced the
king into haughtier opposition, and proved to his subjects that a
man irny roally be under an interdict, and yet in prosperity and the
full enjoyment of life."

"The pope's excommunication has not hurt the king at all; his throne
has not felt the slightest jar from it, but the apostasy of the king