XL. As 'We have there alfb raid that Pain= ces may make their own Officers to execute their Magiftratical Power circa facra ( which we acknowledge in our King in oir Oath of Supremacy ; ) and if fuch be called, Eclefi- cfical, and their Courts and Laws fo called allo, that ambiguous name Both not intimate them to be of the fame ; pecics as Chrifts ordained Eccleíaftical Minifters , or as his Churches and Laws are ; fo now we add that if Princes (hall authorize any particular Bifbops or Paftors to excercife any fuch viliting, conventing, ordering, moderating, admoniChing, or governing power as it belongeth to the Prince to give, not contrary to Chrifts Laws, or the duties by hini commanded, and priviledges by him granted to particular Churches, we judge that Subjets fhould obey all fuch, even for confcience fake However, our confideration of Chrifts decision of his dilciples controverlie, wh.o /hotild be the grease%% and our certain knowledge how ne- ceffary, Love, and Lowlinef and how pernicious, Lvrath and Lordly-Pride are in thole that inuit win fouls to Chrift, and imitate him in bearing not making) the crofß, together with the fad hiftory of the Churches diftrac`Irions and corrup-, tion by Clergy-Pride and Wurldlinefs (lam- ented by NNzianzene, Ba(il, Hilary PiEavris., Socrates, Sozomen, Ifidore Pe'¡Via, Bernard, and multitudes more, yea by forte Popes them.. (elves) there and other reafons we fay dot make us with , that the Clergy had never been trufted with the (word; or any degree of forcing power, or fecular pomp; yet if Princes judge otherwife, we muff obediently fubniit to all their Officers, D L', It-
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