[ 1 77] his 'Counfellors: 2. Some are for the Councils Su.: perioriry over the Pope, as fome fay Parliaments are greater ·than the King, and urge his old Oath to pafs fuch Laws quM Vulgm elegertt; fo fay they, the Pope mufi own thofe that the Council palfeth ; yea, that they may depofe him if he deferve it. 3· Some fay that Univerfal Legiflation belongs on– ly to the Pope and Council agreeing, the Pope be– ing to Call and A'pprove them : And this is the prevailing Opinion among them ; fo that the Con– tr,overfie is much like that which men have rai– {ed . about Kings and Parlia~ems. Now, faith_ Mr. Dodwe/1, · [ Ch. 24~ Pag. 509; &c. Even by the Principles · of Ariftocratical Government , no' Power can be giv.en validly, but to perfons who are are at leaft in conjun– flion with thofe from whom they receive their Power– Subordinate..Authority muft .6e derived from theSupreme. No act can be prefume.d to be the a& of the whole Body.; but wh~tt has paf{ed them in their Publick_AjfewJblies, . (in which Body if the Right of Government)- fo it have the pre71ailing Vote: Nay, though that prevailing' 1 Vote be not the greater part of the Society, fo it be the greater part prefent at fuch -{f.jfemblies *, God himf"el+' lfWhataf'\hap~yadvantage .f-. 'f• 1 hath the Pope, that cah get cannot be foppoled to .have forty Italians together at made a Government, even _Trent, feveri years beforehe' of hu own Inftitution, pracan fend to, and they come ilicable, till he have teiled from Mexico, A'Jajfia, Ar1' mcnia, and all the World. thefe Rules of Admini(tring There is an · Art in all . it t· As nothing but the Sothings, and men live by ciety it {elf c.an in juftice their wits. . · ,_ makg .a valid ConveJance of ft· Sir?BGodGwdilhl noht leardn·. · · R. h r; · · . o you. ut o at ma, e 1t s 1-g t, 1 o tt u not concezno fuch Govenment at all · , · vable how the Society it[elf Monarchy or Er1f~~ Cti!J du it by any thing bHt it! own aCf. If"
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