I know you may think that as Interest blindeth them, so this great detection of the Invasion of their Interest is the way to bring them to the truth. For who will have a Co-partner with him in his Kingdom, that may choose? Who had not rather Rule alone, than divide his Kingdom with the Pope? Undoubtedly they give away more of their own Interest hereby, than you have opened? When they deliver part of their power to one, who by an approved ⟨p. 3⟩General Council of their own, which is the Religion of their Party, Later. sub Innoc. 3. Can. 2. 3. may depose Temporal 1Lords, (though no Protestants themselves) that will not exterminate those that deny Transubstantiation out of their Dominions, and may absolve their subjects from their fidelity, and may give their Countries unto others. When their most Learned, Renowned, applauded Doctors teach, that the Pope may excommunicate Kings, and that an excommunicated King is no King, and he that killeth him, killeth not a King. When the Roman Council under Greg. 7. decreeth, that the Pope may depose Emperors: And the same Greg. 7. li. 4. Ep. 7. conspireth in the like Doctrine. The Oration of Card. Peron is well known: If so great a Kingdom as France, that glorieth of its Church-liberties, can bear so much, what will not those bear, that are less able to deliver themselves? The words of this Great and pretendedly Moderate Cardinal in a Moderate Kingdom, in a public Writing against a Protestant Learned King (King James) pag. 453. (as cited by A. Bishop Usher of Babylon, pag. 163. is fit to be written on the Doors of all Princes, and of the Pope himself, in Capital Letters; viz. [By this Article (that Kings may not be deposed by the Pope) We are cast headlong into a manifest Heresy, as binding us to confess, that for many Ages past the Catholic Church hath been banished out of the whole world: For if the Champions of the Doctrine contrary to this Article do hold an impious and detestable opinion contrary to Gods Word, then 2doubtless the Pope for so many hundred years expired, hath not 3been the Head of the Church, but a HERETIC and the 4ANTICHRIST.]
I know you may think that as Interest blindeth them, so this great detection of the Invasion of their Interest is the way to bring them to the truth. For who will have a Co-partner with him in his Kingdom, that may choose? Who had not rather Rule alone, than divide his Kingdom with the Pope? Undoubtedly they give away more of their own Interest hereby, than you have opened? When they deliver part of their power to one, who by an approved ⟨p. 3⟩General Council of their own, which is the Religion of their Party, Later. sub Innoc. 3. Can. 2. 3. may depose Temporal 1Lords, (though no Protestants themselves) that will not exterminate those that deny Transubstantiation out of their Dominions, and may absolve their subjects from their fidelity, and may give their Countryes unto others. When their most Learned, Renowned, applauded Doctors teach, that the Pope may excommunicate Kings, and that an excommunicated King is no King, and he that killeth him, killeth not a King. When the Roman Council under Greg. 7. decreeth, that the Pope may depose Emperours: And the same Greg. 7. li. 4. Ep. 7. conspireth in the like Doctrine. The Oration of Card. Peron is well known: If so great a Kingdom as France, that glorieth of its Church-liberties, can bear so much, what will not those bear, that are less able to deliver themselves? The words of this Great and pretendedly Moderate Cardinal in a Moderate Kingdom, in a publick Writing against a Protestant Learned King (King James) pag. 453. (as cited by A. Bishop Usher of Babylon, pag. 163. is fit to be written on the Doors of all Princes, and of the Pope himself, in Capital Letters; viz. [By this Article (that Kings may not be deposed by the Pope) We are cast headlong into a manifest Heresie, as binding us to confess, that for many Ages past the Catholick Church hath been banished out of the whole world: For if the Champions of the Doctrine contrary to this Article do hold an impious and detestable opinion contrary to Gods Word, then 2doubtless the Pope for so many hundred years expired, hath not 3been the Head of the Church, but a HERETICK and the 4ANTICHRIST.]
- 1Read the Declaration against the Oath of Allegiance by H. I. for the Popes deposing Kings, pa. 16, 17, 27 43. Read Hottomans Franco-Gal. cap. 7. and his Brutum ••lmen, pag. 87, 97, 98. Read Withriagton and Barclay against Bellarmia in Goldastus Tom. 3. de Mon. And Bellarmia against Barclay c. 9. Vid. Sua ez. •. advers. sect. A•glic. li 6. cap. 4. sect. 14. & cap. 6. sect. 22. 24. Azor. •rs. Mor. par. 1. l. 8 c. 13. Dom. Bannes in Thom. 22. q. 12. art. 2. August. Triump. de potest. Eccl. q 46. art. 2. There is no doubt (saith he) but the Pope may depose all Kings when there is reasonable cause for it.] See the Jesuits Morals, and Mystery of Jesuitism, and Mister. Patrum Jesuitarum.Read the Declaration against the Oath of Allegiance by H. I. for the Popes deposing Kings, pa. 16, 17, 27 43. Read Hottomans Franco-Gal. cap. 7. and his Brutum ••lmen, pag. 87, 97, 98. Read Withriagton and Barclay against Bellarmia in Goldastus Tom. 3. de Mon. And Bellarmia against Barclay c. 9. Vid. Sua ez. •. advers. sect. A•glic. li 6. cap. 4. sect. 14. & cap. 6. sect. 22. 24. Azor. •rs. Mor. par. 1. l. 8 c. 13. Dom. Bannes in Thom. 22. q. 12. art. 2. August. Triump. de potest. Eccl. q 46. art. 2. There is no doubt (saith he) but the Pope may depose all Kings when there is reasonable cause for it.] See the Jesui•s Morals, and Mystery of Jesuitism, and Myster. Patrum Jesuitarum.
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