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And let the kings put down some of their tyranny, and turn some unto a common wealth. If the tenth part of such tyranny were given the king yearly, & laid up in the shire towns against the realm had need, what would it grow to in certain years? Moreover one king, one law, is Gods ordinance in every realm. Therefore ought not the king to suffer them to have a several law by themselves, and to draw his subjects thither. It is not mete will they say, that a spiritual man should be judged of a worldly or a temporal man. O abomination: ¹see how they divide and separate themselves? If the lay man be of the world, so is he not of God. If he believe in Christ, then is he a member of Christ, Christs brother, Christs flesh, Christs blood, Christs spouse, coheir with Christ, and hath his spirit in earnest, and is also spiritual. If they would rob us of the spirit of God, why should they fear to rob us of worldly goods? Because thou art put in office to preach Gods word, art thou therefore no more one of the brethren? is the Major of London no more one of the City, because he is the chief officer? Is the king no more of the realm because he is head thereof? The king is in the room of God, and ²his law is Gods law, and nothing but the law of nature and natural equity, which God graved in the harts of men. Yet Antichrist is to good to be judged by the law of God, he must have a new of his own making. It were mete verily that they went to no law at all. No more needed they, if they would study to preach Gods word truly, and be contented with sufficient, and to be like one of their brethren.

And let the kinges put downe some of theyr tyranny, and turne some vnto a common wealth. If the tenth part of such tyranny were geuen the kyng yearely, & laide vp in the shyre townes agaynst the realme had neede, what would it grow to in certayne yeares? Moreouer one kyng, one lawe, is Gods ordinaunce in euery realme. Therefore ought not the king to suffer them to haue a seuerall lawe by themselues, and to draw hys subiectes thether. It is not mete will they say, that a spirituall man should be iudged of a worldly or a temporall man. O abhomination: ¹see how they deuide and separate themselues? If the laye man be of the worlde, so is he not of God. If he beleue in Christ, then is he a mēber of Christ, Christes brother, Christes fleshe, Christes bloud, Christes spouse, coheyre wyth Christ, and hath his spirite in earnest, and is also spirituall. If they woulde robbe vs of the spirite of God, why should they feare to robbe vs of worldly goodes? Because thou art put in office to preach Gods word, art thou therefore no more one of the brethren? is the Maior of London no more one of the Citie, because he is the chiefe officer? Is the kyng no more of the realme because he is head thereof? The king is in the roome of God, and