A07402:73
A civil nosegayA ciuile nosgay
A civil nosegay wherein is contained not only the office and duty of all magistrates and judges but also of of [sic] all subjects with a preface concerning the liberty of justice in this our time newly collected and gathered out of latin and so translated in to the English tongue by I.G.A ciuile nosgay wherin is contayned not onelye the offyce and dewty of all magestrates and iudges but also of of [sic] all subiectes with a preface concernynge the lyberty of iustice in this our tyme newly collected and gethered out of latyn and so translated in to the Inglyshe tonge by I.G.
printed for John goodale, 1550printed for Ihon goodale, 1550
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¶ And they ought not to exercise cruelness on Christian men nor laws contrary to divine or natural ought not to be observed.
¶ And they ought not to exercyse cruelnes on Christan men nor lawes contrary to deuine or natural ought not to be obserued.
¶ The Ecclesiastical power / is 1the divine commandment? in teaching the Gospel administra the Sacraments / ordaining the ministers of the Gospel annunciating remission of Since to Every body / or to many Constituting Judgements of ⟨image 33⟩doctrines. And those that be conversant in manifest delicts: to excommunicate by the word with out corporal strength, here therefore briefly I do answer of Boniface's constitution that be the divine 2law the Apostles or their successors have not the sword, that is a right to coract by corporal strength for they neither have right to occupy nor to confer kingdoms of the world, many testimonies may be gathered hear of the Evangelist. Christ saith my kingdom is not of this world, also the kings of the gentiles have dominion of them, but you have not so, he discerneth hear .ij. powers. He granteth to kings that they bear the rule and dominion, he granteth not to the apostles that they have dominion or bear rule, that is that ⟨image 33⟩they have dominion, or bear rule / 3that is / that they use corporal strength because of their Ministry. And Paul saith the weapons of our warring be nor carnal. Chrysostom in the second Oration of the dignities of priests discerneth Magistrates to be Profane and Episcopal.
¶ The Ecclesiasticall power / is