was made 400 years before that, by the Cardinals only, without the peoples consent, the Law and Logic both say; from one fact no Law can be concluded. Yea the election of Gregory the VII. (saith nVasquez) was five hundred years before that, and like enough that such a monster and such a seditious head to the Lords anointed to Henry the IIII, as this Gregory was, could violate Christs order. oPlatina saith so; yet Bellarmine, ⟨p. 204⟩Suarez and others grant, in the Apostles time it was so; b•• because it was a positive Law (some say) and others that it was a Church constitution, not a divine Law, the Pope might change it. Yet the Jesuit Sanctius pin his comment proveth it from Scripture, qAzorius saith, it should be common Law, communi jure, rKrantius layeth the blame of wronging the people in this, on Gregory the IX. yea sthe council of Bracare, the tsecond council of Nice; The council of Constantinople. 4 called the eight general Council uthe council of *Laodicea are corruptly expounded by xBellarmin. yVasquez and others: because. 1. They forbid only disorder and confusion. 2. That all the multitude, without exceptionosage, gifts, or sexes, should come, and speak and voice at the election. For in the council of Antioch zit is expressly forbidden that the multitude should be debarred. And we will not deny but a pastor may be sent to a Church of Infidels that knoweth nothing of Christ, without their knowledge, as aRuffinu• saith, that Frumentius was ordained Bishop to the Indians, they knowing nothing of it, Indis nihil scientibus neque cogitantibus. Epiphanius writeth to John Bishop of Jerusalem, that he had ordained Paulinianus a presbyter, the people not consenting. Gregorius ordained Augustine Bishop of England and sent him to them to teach them, Anglis nescientibus. And Gregorius II. ordained Bonifacius a Bishop to be sent to Germany, Germanis nihil de eare cogitantibus. And thus bPerkins, if the Gospel should arise in America, where there were no Ministers, ordination might be wanting. And why not (say I) election also in another case, if as cPetrus Martyr saith well; a woman may be a Preacher of the Gospel; Yea, and a Turk (saith dZanchius) converted by reading the New Testament, and converting others, may baptize them whom he converteth, and be baptized where both ordination and election should be wanting:
was made 400 yeeres before that, by the Cardinalls onely, without the peoples consent, the Law and Logick both say; from one fact no Law can be concluded. Yea the election of Gregory the VII. (saith nVasquez) was five hundred yeeres before that, and like enough that such a monster and such a seditious head to the Lords annoynted to Henry the IIII, as this Gregory was, could violate Christs order. oPlatina sayth so; yet Bellarmine, ⟨p. 204⟩Suarez and others grant, in the Apostles time it was so; b•• because it was a positive Law (some say) and others that it was a Church constitution, not a divine Law, the Pope might change it. Yet the Jesuite Sanctius pin his comment proveth it from Scripture, qAzorius sayth, it should be common Law, communi jure, rKrantius layeth the blame of wronging the people in this, on Gregory the IX. yea sthe councell of Bracare, the tsecond councell of Nice; The councell of Constantinople. 4 called the eight generall Councell uthe councell of *Laodicea are corruptly expounded by xBellarmin. yV•squez and others: because. 1. They forbid onely disorder and confusion. 2. That all the multiude, without exceptionosage, gifts, or sexes, should come, and speak and voyce at the election. For in the councell of Antioch zit is expressely forbidden that the multitude should be debarred. And wee will not deny but a pastor may be sent to a Church of Infidels that knoweth nothing of Christ, without their knowledge, as
- nVasquez 3. […]. 3. disp. 144. c. 5. uum. 55.Vasquez 3. 〈…〉. 3. disp. 144. c. 5. uum. 55.
- oPlatin. i• vit. pontis.
- pSanctius con. Acts 14. 22.Sanctius cō. Acts 14. 22.
- qAzorius Instit. moral. par. 2. l. •. c. 26.
- rKrantius metropol. l. 8. c. 8.
- sConcil. Bracar. c. 2.
- tConcil. Nic. 11. ca. 3.
- uConcil. Constant. 4. c. 28.
- *Conc. Laodic. c. 13.
- xBellarm. de cler. 1. c. 2. & l. de ordin. c. 9.
- yVasquez in 3. •om. 3. de sacra. dis. 144. c. 5.
- zConcil. Antioch.
- aRuffinus Histor. l. 10. c. 9.
- bPerkins on Gal. 1. 8.
- cPeter Martyr on Judg. c. 4. v. 5
- dZanchius come. in, Eph. 5.
