Epiflle if Paid to Titus. the mount) happy are the people, happie is their gouernement, happie are chemfeltte, in their adminifration,but thrice happy (hall they bee in their account. Qxeß. But all this while you onely bind the Prince to the iawes of Chria in gouerning the Church; doe } ou glue him no power to make Ecclefiaflicall lawes and conuilcutions of his owne? s4nfiv. Yes, but concerning this point I thus conceiue, that Ecclefiaflicall lawes are of two forts. r. Such as prefcribe both thematter andmanner of thewor_ (hipofGod, and the whole fubflance of Church-gouernement, which are all the laves of Chrifl himfelfe made tohis hand, 2. Other Ecclefi- aflicall laws which remaine forthe fupreamepower tomake, are oftwo forts. 1. Either ediôls for theauthorizing and commanding the execu- tion of the former lawes, for thebuilding and repairing of the Church, that it may be a lonely fpoufeof Chrifl. Or a. fuch conflitutions as are circumflanciall, and in things meerely indifferent ; whichmay vary ac- cording to the variablenes oftimes, places,&difpofitions of Churches: and here he bath a power tomakeChurch.lawes of his owne , fo as the rules ofthe wordbenot tranfgre(fedconcerning things indifferent.And I thinke this a truth not denied by any. Inperformingboth thefe latter, Kings and Qjeenes are called surfingFathers,andnxrfing ul(others to the Church. Now follows the fccoedgroundto be laid for the refoluingofthe for- mer point,namely,that feeing Kings are ofpower to doewhat they liii, although not euer lawfully in regard of the lawes ofGod or nature , yet fafely in refpe&ofhis fubie6ìs, who may not violently refill their per. fansor proceedings for who (hall fay vetohim;what doeff thou ? in this regard they may, and fometimes doe command villas,/ full and vniufl things ; and infli&grieuousand heauy burdens vniuflimawbecher muff obedienceand fubieElion be yeelded themor no? Anf , he conclufi- on is, It is neuer lawful! to refill or rebell , tit vfe any violence againa a lawful magiflrate:for this were to rife.vp inarmes again( the ordinance of God, and confeduently againflGodhimfelfe. TheAp'ofllePeter in- deede calleth it an humane ordinance, or creature : but not in regardof theauthor, as ifitwere deuifed by man ; but of the ende , becaule it is CxAP.3.1. 551 What ]atves.a Princemay make in the Church. Era 49.53. Ecef.8.{: uPeea.t;. Ordinariodiui- na feeundum rubRaneiam: ordained ofGod for man as the proper fubiedl, and for his profit as the dummodum,& proper ende of it. And thereforethough Popifh Friersand fa,flors (land &em. within Corahs tents,with poifoned daggers diggingout the life-blood of Chriflian Princes , and efpecially the Iefuites chofe turfed Shebaes, which make no bones by themfelues andothers, moll creacheroefly to flay their kings and mailers; yet Dauids heart(mote him whenhe made but a flight aflault vpon the skirt ofSauls garment, becaufe he was the Mm 3 Lords
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