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Show 0F DARKNESSB. 380 tuppreflion of Realm. PArt.4. ' aomi113' at THE "N P 4 6, CIM. €542.47; With the Introduétion ofFalfegve may jOyn alfo the fupptcflion hilofo h , b fuch men, as neither by lawfull authority, :gr'lgiilliccilzntfiudgjare dompetent Judges of the truth. OurS own C H A P. XLVII. Navigations make manifeit, and allmen learned in humane deien- 0f the _B E N E F I t that proceedetbfromfucb Darkijfi, ees now acknowledge there are Antipodes: And every ay it app3eareth more and more, that Years, and Dayes are detelr‘mined by Motions of the Earth. Nevertheleife, men that ave, in their Writings but fuppofed fuch Doétrine, as an occafion to C Icero maketh honorable mention ofone ofthe Cit/£31 fcz‘ere lay open the reafons for , and againfl it , have been puniflped Judge amongfi the Romans, for acufiome he had , in Cri- and to whom it accrcwet/J. for it by Authority Ecclefiafiicall. But what reafon is there for it. Is minall cauies, (when the tcfiimony of the \vitnefles was it becanfe fuch opinions are contrary to true Religiontthat cannot be ifthey betrue.Let therefore the truth be firfl examined by compe- teiit Judgespr confuted by them that pretend to know the coptralr‘y. Is it becaufe they be contrary to the Religion efiablilhed. h et them be filenced by the Laws of thofe , to whom the Tailci ers of them are fubjeét; that is, by the Laws Civill: For difobe encg may lawfully be puniihed in them , that againft the Laws tcac even true Philofophy. Is it becaufe they tend to diforder in E0vcrnment, as countenancing Rebellion, or Sedition :' the?1_ letPt em be filenced, and the Teachers .puniflied by vertue of is 1 9:9: to whom the care of the Publique quiet is committed;‘ w iic kl the Authority Civill. For whatfocver Power Ecclefialtigues tahe Upon themfelves (in any place where they are {ubieh to tb e: State)in their own Right, though they call it Gods Rig t,is u Ufurpation. nor {uflicieiig} to askthe Accufers, Cuilmna; that is to fay , "'li'lt Profit, Honor, or other Contentment, the accude obtained, or expected by the Fact. For amonglt Pririiimptions, there is none that lb eVidently declareth the Author, as doth the BE N r p r r ot'thc If" that retri2‘ ll.‘ limp} '4' J ["4737 , if T‘F'i Iiflffil' l0 1‘? ibc Author. ActionJiy the lame rule I intend in this place to examine, who they may be, that have pollfllEd the People to long in this part ot'Chrifiendome, Witll theie Doctrines, contrary to the Peaceable Societies of Mankind. And firfi,tothis Error, that the prefer/t C/mrcli nmv Mil/mm (m fart/73 15 {he Kiwga'amc if Gad,i that is, the Kingdome ofGloi‘igor '1'"th the (ibiirih Mili- the Land ofl'romiie; notthe Kingdomeof Grace, which isbiit :i mit j; the Promiie ot‘ihe Land, )are .iniiexed thele worldly benefits; Fii'llstliat the Pallors, 11ll{l-i.(.‘iiL‘llL'l'§ otthe Church, are entitled thereby 7 as Gods Publiqiie Miniilers , to .i RightotGovei‘ning the Church- Kingdoms of (foil, W." {it}? Lilli ht Ii) the and conihwently\becaiiie the Church, and Commonwealth are‘ (lamb the lame Perfons ) to be Rec'tots, and Goveriioiii's or the Common- wealth. Bythis titleit is, that the Pope prevailed withthe llll))et‘t~: of flllCllI‘lllliln Princes, to belect'e, that to diiobev him , \Vils' m diibbey ()hrill: lillllltllt‘; ;iiidin.illditlei‘ence» between him 11ml () ther Prince», ichariiied Witlitlic word l'miier Spiny/mm)toabiiidon their laulhll Soi eraignsgwhich is in etlcct :in iinii'ei'llill Monarchy 0‘ vcr all Clll'lllt‘nclillllc.l‘UI‘ though they were lii'lt melted in the iii'ht (if bung Supreme 'l‘eathers or (Ilirillian Doctrine , by 1 and llllthl‘ Clll‘llll.ln hiiipCtors, \i'ithinthe limits of the Roiiiziiie limp re i .is is acknowledged by tlitiIiieli'es) bythe title of [Mull/Ex Mae/mm, who was tin ()lhter iiibieCt to the Cit'ill State; yet alter the lim- pire tigisdit'idtd, anddilloli'ed, it was notliard toobti‘iideiipoii the people already lL.l))cCI[i)Iliclll) another Title, namely, the Right of fit. l'cier; not onely to late entire tlieii'pteteniled i'oii'er; biit alto IUeXEUkiLliClillIlt‘ (it'cflllclalllt ()hrillian l'roi/inces, though no nioreiinitedintlie Empire of Rome. This Henctitot'an Lliii- verlall h'lonarcliy, iconlidcting the delirc ot'mcn tobeii‘ Rule ,' i» it l'utlicient Prci‘uniptiongliat the 1 opts that pretended to it y and for a longtime tnioycd i:7 \\'L‘2C the Authors of' the Doctrine, by "lilCllll was obtained; nlllllcly,[li;lt the Church now on Earth7 is the Kingdome of Chrilt. lot that granted, it miill be iintlerllood, that (iiii'iil hath fome Lieuteiiint amonglt US) by whom we are to be told what are his Commandements. C cc Al'te: 1{ mile. of |