A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded upon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded vpon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…

And hence it followeth, that whensoever you may omit that which Princes enjoin, without violating the Law of Charity, you are not holden to obey them, for the Majesty of Princely authority. Be ashamed O ye Formalists of your ascribing to Princes a Jurisdiction so absolute. Bury it in the grave of eternal silence. Tell it not in Rome: publish it not among the Vassals of Antichrist, lest the daughters of Babylon rejoice, lest the worshippers of the Beast triumph. O how small confidence have the Cardinals, I say not now into the Popes person, but even into his chair, when being entered in the Conclave, for the election of a new Pope, they spend the whole day following in the making of Laws, belonging to the administration & handling of all things by him. who shall be advanced to the Popedom: which laws every one of them subscribeth, and sweareth to observe, if he be made Pope, as Onuphrius writeth. Though the Popes own creatures the Jesuits in their Schools and Books, must dispute for his infallibility e Cathedra, yet we see what trust the wise Cardinals shut up in the Conclave, do put in him, with what bound they tie him & within what bounds they confine his power. Albeit the Pope after he is created observeth not strictly this oath, as ^rthat wise writer of the History of the Council of Trent noteth: yet let me say once again; shall we set up the power of Princes higher, or make their power less limited, then Papists do the power of Popes? Or shall they set bounds, to Popes, and we set none to Princes.

And hence it followeth, that whensoever you may omit that which Princes enjoyne, without violating the Law of Charity, you are not holden to obey them, for the Majesty of Princely authority. Be ashamed O ye Formalists of your ascribing to Princes a Iurisdiction so absolute. Bury it in the grave of eternall silence. Tell it not in Rome: publish it not among the Vashals of Antichrist, lest the daughters of Babylon rejoice, lest the worshippers of the Beast triumph. O how small confidence have the Cardinals, I say not now into the Popes person, but even into his chaire, when beeing entered in the Conclave, for the election of a new Pope, they spend the whole day following in the making of Lawes, belonging to the administration & handling of all things by him. who shalbe advāced to the Popedome: which lawes every one of them subscribeth, and swareth to observe, if he be made Pope, as Onuphrius writeth. Though the Popes owne creatures the Iesuites in their Schooles and Bookes, must dispute for his infallibility e Cathedra, yet we see what trust the wise Cardinalls shut up in the Conclave, doe put in him, with what bound they tie him & within what bounds they confine his power. Albeit the Pope after he is created observeth not strictly this oath, as