[ 45 J the Pope's Canon-Laws are all here in force fiill, except thofe that are contrary to fome Laws of the Realm, that is but as the Roman Civil Law is ' in force; not as a Law of the Pope or old Ro– mans, but as made Law~ to us by King and Par– liament. The Roman Senate an9 Emperor give us the Matter of the Civil Law, and the Pope · and Councils of the Canon-Law; but the Sove– raign Power · here giveth them the Form of a Law; as the King coineth Forreign Silver. Ill. The Articles of Religion prove the famer · I. The twenty firfi Article faith, '' General Councils may not be gathered toge– ,, ther without the Commandment and Will of ''Princes: And when they be gathered together " ( forafmuch as they be an Afiembly cf Men, " whereofall be not governed by the Spirit and " Word of God ) they may err and fometime " have erred:~ even in things pertaining to God : " Wherefor€ things ordained by them, as necelfa– " ry to Salvation, have neither firengch nor Au- . '' thority uHlefs it may be declared that they are ~~ taken out of the Holy Scriptures. Here note, I~ That General Councils (focal– led) in the Empire, had rro power ·to meet, mu,h Jefs to Rule, without th~ Commandment of Princes. And fo thofe called by the Emperor had no power over the Subjects of other Princes. 2. And true llniverfal Councils will never be Lawfully called, till either all the Earth have One Humane Monarch, or all the \ Heathen, In~ fidel, Mahornetan, Papifi, Heretical and Prote1 fiant Princes agree ro call them : For one hath not Power over the Dominions of ail the reil. And fo the Ariftocratical Party put the wholeChurch un- . der ..
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