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The difference between the power of magistrates and church-pastors and the Roman kingdom &…
The difference between the power of magistrates and church-pastors and the Roman kingdom & magistracy under the name of a church & church-government usurped by the Pope, or liberally given him by popish princes opened by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1671
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
II. His setting up a KINGDOM, and invading the MAGISTRACY is done I. Directly, II. Indirectly and Consequentially.
I. Directly; 1. By holding a Secular Jurisdiction, as the King of Rome, where he exerciseth the Supreme Civil Power, acknowledging no Superior Civil Governor; either as to the Legislation or Execution, in all the parts of his own Dominions. 2. By his laying claim to many Kingdoms as his own (among which England is one, as pretended to be delivered to him by King John) and supposing that the Kings do hold them as under him, and by his Grant. 3. By laying claim to the Temporal or Corporal Government of all the world (say some) or of all the Christian world (say others): Of which you may see a multitude of Volumes written in the defence of his pretensions: In particular all those aforesaid were of this subject, which all Goldastus his Collected Treatises, for the Right of Princes do confute. I gave you Cardinal Bertrand's words before.
I. Directly; 1. By holding a Secular Jurisdiction, as the King of Rome, where he exerciseth the Supream Civil Power, acknowledging no Superiour Civil Governour; either as to the Legislation or Execution, in all the parts of his own Dominions. 2. By his laying claim to many Kingdoms as his own (among which England is one, as pretended to be delivered to him by King John) and supposing that the Kings do hold them as under him, and by his Grant. 3. By laying claim to the Temporal or Corporal Government of all the world (say some) or of all the Christian world (say others): Of which you may see a multitude of Volumes written in the defence of his pretensions: In particular all those aforesaid were of this subject, which all Goldastus his Collected Treatises, for the Right of Princes do confute. I gave you Cardinal Bertrands words before.
And though some of their Clergy who live under Princes that are not willing to resign their Crowns, do disclaim