Neither is the high priest commanded to be present to this end / that he should sit as judge of that matter / but that he might dissolve the difficulties / if any rose of the understanding of the law / and that he might prick forward and stir up by admonition / the Princes to whom the judgement appertained / if so be he should see them cold & slack to revenge the injury done unto the Lord. Which thing may the better appear / in that the handling of the matter / is there appointed not unto the priests / but unto the judges or princes only / and so likewise of matrimony and divorce / although the judgement thereof appertain unto the civill magistrate / yet the minister if there be any difficulty in knowing when it is a lawful contract / & when the divorce is lawful / may and ought to be consulted with. Thus may the common wealth and church enjoy both the wisdom & learning which is in the minister / & things may be done in that order which God hath appointed / without such confounding and jumbling of offices and jurisdictions together. For although Aristotle's obeliscolychnion, and Plato's dorydrepanon, that is / instruments serving to two purposes / be lawful in offices of the common wealth / where things are more free / and left in greater liberty to be ordered at the judgement and advise of men / especially considering that upon the diversity of the forms of common wealths / variety of regiment may spring: yet in the church of God where things are brought to a straighter rule / and which is but one and uniform / the same may not be suffered. And yet even those common wealth Philosophers which do licence upon occasion that two offices may meet in one man / hold that it is best and convenientest / that every one should have a particular charge. For Aristotle sayeth that it is most agreeable to nature / that hen should be pros hen, that is / one instrument to one use. And Plato useth the 1proverb mede heracleis pros duo, against those which will take upon them divers vocations / and not content them selves with one / so that they make the meting of many functions in one man / to be a remedy only in extreme need & poverty of able men.
Neyther is the hyghe priest commaunded to be present to thys ende / that he should sitte as iudge of that matter / but that he might dissolue the difficulties / if any rose of the vnderstanding of the law / and that hee myght pricke forward and styre vp by admonition / the Princes to whome the iudgement appertayned / if so bee he should see them colde & slacke to reuenge the iniury done vnto the Lorde. Which thing may the better appeare / in yt the handling of the matter / is there appoynted not vnto the priestes / but vnto the iudges or princes only / and so lykewyse of matrimony and diuorse / although the iudgement thereof appertayne vnto the ciuill magistrate / yet the minister if there be any difficulty in knowing when it is a lawfull contract / & when the dyuorse is lawfull / maye and ought to bee consulted wyth. Thus may the common wealth and church enioy both the wysedome & learning which is in the mynister / & things may bee done in that order which God hath appoynted / without suche confounding and iombling of offyces and iurisdictions together. For although Aristotles obeliscolychnion, and Platoes dorydrepanon, that is / instrumentes seruing to two purposes / bee lawfull in offyces of the common wealth / where things are more free / and left in greater liberty to bee ordered at the iudgement and aduise of men / especially consydering that vppon the diuersitye of the formes of common wealthes / varietie of regiment may spring: yet in the church of God where things are brought to a strayghter rule / and which is but one and vniforme / the same may not bee suffered. And yet euen those cōmon wealth Philosophers which doe lycence vpon occasion that two offices may meete in one man / holde that it is best and conuenientest / that euery one shoulde haue a particulare charge. For Aristotle sayeth that it is most agreeable to nature / that hen shoulde be pros hen, that is / one instrument to one vse. And Plato vseth the 1prouerbe mede heracleis pros duo, against those which wil take vpon them diuers vocations / and not content them selues with one / so that they make the meting of many functions in one man / to be a remedy only in extreme neede & pouerty of able men.
- 1Not Hercules himself against two.Not Hercules hymselfe agaynst two.
