The case of Protestants in England under a popish prince if any shall happen…

Secondly, Another penalty to which Heretics are condemned by their Laws, is Confiscation of all their Estates or Goods. And this they incur, Ipso jure, & ipso facto, that is immediately, as soon as ⟨p. 7⟩they show themselves Heretics, before the sentence of any Judg. There is an express Decree^r for this in the Canon Law, Bona Haereticorum ipso jure decernimus confiscata, We decree that the Goods of Heretics are confiscated by sentence of Law. In this the Gloss, and all the Doctors who write of ^sHeretics do agree; and upon this reason among others, because Humane Laws punish Treason against men, and sometimes lesser crimes, with confiscation of Goods; therefore much more must Treason against the Divine Majesty, which is committed by Heresy, be thus punished. And this reason is assigned not only in the Text of the Canon Law now mentioned, but also in other Texts, particularly Innocent ^tthe Third thereby proves, that Heretics Goods are confiscated, because this is decreed against Civil Treason, which is much less than that against the Divine Majesty.

Secondly, Another penalty to which Hereticks are condemned by their Laws, is Confiscation of all their Estates or Goods. And this they incur, Ipso jure, & ipso facto, that is immediately, as soon as ⟨p. 7⟩they shew themselves Hereticks, before the sentence of any Judg. There is an express Decree^r for this in the Canon Law, Bona Haereticorum ipso jure decernimus confiscata, We decree that the Goods of Hereticks are confiscated by sentence of Law. In this the Gloss, and all the Doctors who write of ^sHereticks do agree; and upon this reason among others, because Humane Laws punish Treason against men, and sometimes lesser crimes, with confiscation of Goods; therefore much more must Treason against the Divine Majesty, which is committed by Heresie, be thus punished. And this reason is assigned not only in the Text of the Canon Law now mentioned, but also in other Texts, particularly Innocent