Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part…

§ 31. Here Binnius thought a Dialogue of Pet. Damian worthy to be inserted, to prove that Princes may not make Bishops of Rome. In which he would prove that the Decrees that gave the Emperor such power may be changed, because God doth not always perform his own word for want of mans duty;¹ And he saith, that some men have been sinners and perished for obeying Gods own Law, and some rewarded for breaking it; which he proveth by a profane quibble. 1. In Judas; as if Christs words what thou dost do quickly, had been a command to do the thing. 2. In the Rechabites that drank not Wine when Jeremiah bade them; As if Gods Command to Jeremiah to try them, had been his Command to them to do it.

§ 31. Here Binnius thought a Dialogue of Pet. Damian worthy to be inserted, to prove that Princes may not make Bishops of Rome. In which he would prove that the Decrees that gave the Emperor such power may be changed, because God doth not alwaies perform his own word for want of mans duty;¹ And he saith, that some men have been sinners and perished for obeying Gods own Law, and some rewarded for breaking it; which he proveth by a profane quibble. 1. In Iudas; as if Christs words what thou dost do quickly, had been a command to do the thing. 2. In the Rechabites that drank not Wine when Ieremy bade them; As if Gods Command to Ieremy to try them, had been his Command to them to do it.

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A Council was at Aragon in Spain for we know not what.

A Council was at Arragon in Spain for we know not what.