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A treatise tending unto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of…A treatise tending vnto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of…
A treatise tending unto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of damnation or in the estate of grace and if he be in the first, how he may in time come out of it: if in the second, how he may discern it, and persevere in the same to the end. The points that are handled are set down in the page following.A treatise tending vnto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of damnation or in the estate of grace and if he be in the first, how he may in time come out of it: if in the second, how he maie discerne it, and perseuere in the same to the end. The points that are handled are set downe in the page following.
London: printed by R. Robinson for T. Gubbin, 1590
The Assertion. › Argument 3 › The proof.The Assertion. › Argument 3 › The proofe.
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They repeal the fifth commandment in that they teach that their clergy hath an immunity, and therefore is not bound to perform obedience to Magistrates, for so1 they have decreed, that Clerks are to be judged only of Bishops: and that they are only to rescue them from injuries. Again that the Bishop must not be judged of the secular ⟨p. 221⟩power: and that the Pope himself oweth no subjection to Kings, Princes, Emperors, but hath power to make them, and to put them down at his pleasure. But S. Paul for the maintaining of the fifth commandment, bids every soul be subject to the higher powers: and therefore the pope with his clergy (as Chrysostom hath expounded it) must be subject to civill Magistrates, unless they will exclude themselves out of the number of men, for Paul speaks to all.
They repeale the fift commaundement in that they teach that their cleargie hath an immunitie, and therfore is not bound to performe obedience to Magistrates, for so1 they haue decreed, that Clarkes are to be iudged onely of Bishops: and that they are onely to reskue them from iniuries. Againe that the Bishop must not bee iudged of the secular ⟨p. 221⟩power: and that the Pope himselfe oweth no subiection to Kings, Princes, Emperors, but hath power to make them, and to put them downe at his pleasure. But S. Paule for the maintening of the fift commandement, bids euery soule be subiect to the higher powers: and therefore the pope with his cleargie (as Chrysostome hath expounded it) must be subiect to ciuill Magistrates, vnlesse they wil exclude themselues out of the number of men, for Paul speakes to all.
- 1Matisc. Concil. ca. 7. 9. 8