The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their…

II. WE should next have compared our principles of subjection with those of the Papists, that it might be seen whether we are more worthy to be driven from our Superiors, from Cities and Corporations, than they: But their Doctrine and Practice is so copiously cited out of the express words of multitudes of their chiefest Writers, lately by Henry Fowlis, after abundance more that have done it heretofore, that we will not now desire of the unsatisfied any more than to read the words of the seventh Council at Rome under Gregory 7. in Bin. Tom. 3. par. 2. pag. 1288. [Agite nunc Patres & Principes Sanctissimi, ut omnis mundus intelligat & cognoscat, quia si potestis in coelo ligare & solver, potestis in terrâ Imperia, Regna, Principatus, Ducatus, Marchias, Comitatus & omnium hominum possessions, pro meritis tollere unicuique & concedere. Si enim spiritualia judicatis, quid de saecularibus vos posse credendum est? & si Angelos dominantes omnibus superbis Principibus judicabitis, quid de illorum servis facere potestis? Addiscant nunc Reges & omnes saeculi Principes quanti vos estis, quid potestis: & timeant parvipendere jussionem Ecclesie vestrae.] Go to now most Holy Fathers and Princes, that all the world may understand and know, that if you can bind and loose in Heaven, you have power on earth to take away from every man or give Empires, Kingdoms, Principalities, Dukedoms, Marquisates, Earldoms and all mens possessions according to their merits. For if you judge things spiritual, what is to be believed that you can do about Temporals? and if you shall judge Angels who Lord it over all proud Princes, what can you do with those that are their servants? Let Kings and all the Princes of the world now learn, how great you are and what you can do, and let them fear to slight the command of your Church].

II. WE should next have compared our principles of subjection with those of the Papists, that it might be seen whether we are more worthy to be driven from our Superiours, from Cities and Corporations, than they: But their Doctrine and Practice is so copiously cited out of the express words of multitudes of their chiefest Writers, lately by Henry Fowlis, after abundance more that have done it heretofore, that we will not now desire of the unsatisfied any more than to read the words of the seventh Council at Rome under Gregory 7. in Bin. Tom. 3. par. 2. pag. 1288. [Agite nunc Patres & Principes Sanctissimi, ut omnis mundus intelligat & cognoscat, quia si potestis in coelo ligare & solvere, potestis in terrâ Imperia, Regna, Principatus, Ducatus, Marchias, Comitatus & omnium hominum possessiones, pro meritis tollere unicuique & concedere. Si enim spiritualia judicatis, quid de saecularibus vos posse credendum est? & si Angelos dominantes omnibus superbis Principibus judicabitis, quid de illorum servis facere potestis? Addiscant nunc Reges & omnes saeculi Principes quanti vos estis, quid potestis: & timeant parvipendere jussionem Ecclesie vestrae.] Go to now most Holy Fathers and Princes, that all the world may understand and know, that if you can bind and loose in Heaven, you have power on earth to take away from every man or give Empires, Kingdoms, Principalities, Dukedomes, Markquisates, Earldoms and all mens possessions according to their merits. For if you judge things spiritual, what is to be believed that you can do about Temporals? and if you shall judge Angels who Lord it over all proud Princes, what can you do with those that are their servants? Let Kings and all the Princes of the world now learn, how great you are and what you can do, and let them fear to slight the command of your Church].