[ 1 9sJ ~ feldom having had fuch a-Council i~ your own efteem : And you cannot fay that 'it ever will · have any. · . · ~ , 7· If General Counc1ls have £upream Govern· merit ( vifilJ.le) it is, r. Legi!lacive. 2. Judicial. 3· Executive. · But J, J.f Legiflative, then r. Their ·Laws are either Gods Infallible Word, or not: If nor, all Men mufi difobey them w_hen they err : If yea, Gods Word is not the fame one Age as ano..:. .. ther, and is Crefcent fiill ; and we know not L when it will be perfect. · ) 2. Their Laws will be fo many that no Chrifii.;; · ans can know them, obey them, al'ld have Coq.; cord on fuch terms. . 3· If they could agree who lhould call them, and whither; yet the Prince whofe Countrey they meet in would be:Mafter of the whole Chri-; fiian World, and fo ofother Chrillian ~ountreys by Ma.fiering them. 4. Princes would be SubjeCts, I. To Fo~eigo Powers. 2. Yea to the·Subjetts ofothet: Princes~ 3. Yea of their Enemies. ·4· And to fuch Pre– lates as they are uncapable to know whether they are truely called to their Office. 5. Or whether rhey are erroneous or found in Faith. 5. And ·~hen che Ecclefiafiical Laws of all Na– tional Churches and Kings might be defiroyed by {uchCouncils as Superior Powers. . · · 6. And no Princes or Synods could make valid _, Laws about Religion, till they knew that no LaN of any fuch Council were againfc them. 1· The Laws of Chrift recorded in Scripture wouldbyall this be argued of great infuffi.ciency : Ifmore were Uoiverfally neceffary, he that mad~ ' ·0 th@J • . - . )
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