Against the revolt to a foreign jurisdiction, which would be to England its perjury,…

3. That which may be proved a Duty out of God's Word, was such before any Pope or Council made Laws for it. So that if their Commands herein are any more than declarative, and subservient to God's Laws (as the Crying of a Proclamation, or as a Justices Warrant,) God hath forestalled them by his Laws, and theirs come too late.

And if all the Power that Councils or Bishops have as to Legislation, be to make Laws unnecessary to Salvation, it were to be wished they had never made those that are hinderances to Salvation, and set the Churches together by the Ears, and have divided them these 1200 Years and more. Surely our English Canons 5, 6, 7, 8, which Excommunicate so many faithful Christians, do much hinder Salvation, if they be not necessary to it.

But it's apparent that they take their Laws to be necessary to Salvation; 1. Who say All are Schismatics that obey them not; and that such Schismatics are Mortal Sinners in a state of Damnation. They that make their Canonical Obedience necessary to avoid Schism, and that necessary to Salvation, make the said Canonical Obedience necessary to Salvation. But, &c.

But it's apparent that they take their Laws to be necessary to Salvation; 1. Who say All are Schismaticks that obey them not; and that such Schismaticks are Mortal Sinners in a state of Damnation. They that make their Canonical Obedience necessary to avoid Schism, and that necessary to Salvation, make the said Canonical Obedience necessary to Salvation. But, &c.