But the Princes Power, ye say, is Temporal, and Natural, and only from beneath, and only of Man: and therefore can be no greater, then Man may give him. This is your Lovanian Divinity, M. Harding: So highly ye esteem the Dignity, & Majesty of the Prince.1 But God him self saith, Per me Reges regnant: Kings rule by me (and not by Man). S. Paule saithe, Non est Potestas, nisi à Deo: There is no Power, or Princehood, but from God. Likewise Christ him self said unto Pilate,2 Thou couldest have no Power over me, onlesse it were given thee (not from man, but) from above. To like purpose the Emperor Justinian saith, Maxima in omnibus sunt Dona Dei,3 à Superna collata Clementia, Sacerdotium, & Imperium &c. Ex uno codemqúe Principio utraque procedentia Humanam exornant vitam: Priesthood, and Princehood be in all things the greattest gifts of God, given unto us from the Mercy above. These two flowing (not the one only from Man, & the other from God, but) both from one Original, do adorn and beautify the Life of Man. Upon which words it is noted in your Gloss, Idem Principium habent, & parum differunt:4 Priesthood, and Princehood have one Original, and small difference. He saith not, as you say, The odds between these two is so great, as is between Natural, and Supernatural: between Heaven, & Earth: or, between God, and Man: But he saith plainly, Priesthood, and Princehood have one Original, and little odds, and small difference. And therefore an other of your Doctors saith, Supponunt, quòd Potestas Regalis sit Corporalis, & non Spiritualis:5 & quòd habeat Curam Corporum, & non Animarum: quod falsum est: They imagine, that the Princes Power is only Bodily, and not Ghostly: and, that the Prince hath the Charge of mens Bodies, but none of their Souls: But this is stark false.
But the Princes Power, yee saie, is Temporal, and Natural, and onely from beneathe, and onely of Man: and therefore can be no greatter, then Man maie geeue him. This is youre Louanian Diuinitie, M. Hardinge: So highely yée esteeme the Dignitie, & Maiestie of the Prince.1 But God him selfe saithe, Per me Reges regnant: Kinges rule by me (and not by Man). S. Paule saithe, Non est Potestas, nisi à Deo: There is no Povver, or Princehoode, but from God. Likewise Christe him selfe said vnto Pilate,2 Thou couldest haue no Power ouer me, onlesse it were geuen thee (not from man, but) from aboue. To like pourpose the Emperoure Iustinian saith, Maxima in omnibus sunt Dona Dei,3 à Superna collata Clementia, Sacerdotium, & Imperium &c. Ex vno codemqúe Principio vtraque procedentia Humanam exornant vitam: Priestehoode, and Princehoode be in al thinges the greattest giftes of God, geuen vnto vs from the Mercie aboue. These two floweinge (not the one onely from Man, & the other from God, but) bothe from one Original, doo adourne and bewtifie the Life of Man. Vpon whiche woordes it is noted in your Glose, Idem Principium habent, & parum differunt:4 Priestehoode, and Princehoode haue one Original, and smal difference. He saithe not, as you saie, The oddes bitwéene these twoo is so greate, as is bitweene Natural, and Supernatural: bitweene Heauen, & Earthe: or, bitweene God, and Man: But he saithe plainely, Priestehoode, and Princehoode haue one Original, and little oddes, and smal difference. And therefore an other of your Doctours saithe, Supponunt, quòd Potestas Regalis sit Corporalis, & non Spiritualis:5 & quòd habeat Curam Corporum, & non Animarum: quod falsum est: They imagine, that the Princes Povver is onely Bodily, and not Ghostely: and, that the Prince hath the Charge of mennes Bodies, but none of their Soules: But this is starke false.
- 1Proverb. 8. Rom. 13.Prouerb. 8. Rom. 13.
- 2Johan. 19.Iohan. 19.
- 3Authen. Cola. 1. Quomodo oporteat Episcopos. Maxima.Authen. Colla. 1. Quomodo oporteat Episcopos. Maxima.
- 4Glosa, In verbum, Utraque.Glosa, In verbum, Vtraque.
- 5Heruaeus, De Potesta. Papae. Ca. •5.
