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Show "v.4; ‘ or THE KINGDOME C/Mp.47, After that certain Churches had renounced this tiniverfall Pow- er of the Pope,one would expeé‘tin reafon, that the Civill Sove- raigns in all thofe Churches, lhould have recoyered {0 much of it, as (before they had unadviiedly let it goe) was their own Right, and u in their own hands. i' And "Mil;rained alfo h} the Prrilfltr). And in England it was {0 in effect; faring that they, by whom the Kings adminifired the Government of Religion, by maintaining their imployment to be in Gods Right, leemed to ui‘urp, if not a Supremacy, yet an Independency on the Civill Power: andthey but feemedto ufiirpe it, in as much as they acknowledged a Right in the King, to deprive them of the Exercife of . their Functions at his pleafure. But in thofe places where the Presbytery took that Olliee,thougl1 many other Doctrines of the Church ol‘Ronie were forbidden to be taught-7 yet this Doctrine, that the Kingdome ot Chril‘c is already come, and that it began at the Reiurrec‘tion or our Saviour, was [1111 retained. But an bone 5' What Profit did they expect from it e The lame which the Popes expected: to have a Soveraign Power over the People. For what is it for men to excommunicate their lawful King,but to keep him from all places of Gods publique Service in his own Kingdomr and with force to re hit him, when he with force en- l t: t: ri, r r r r l t l. t r deavoureth to correct them 6 Or what is it, without Authority from the Civill Soveraign , to excommunicate any perfon, but to take from him his Lawfull Liberty, that is, to ulurpe an unlawfull Power over their Brethren .9 The Authors therefore of this Darknefie in Religion, are the Romane, and the Presbyterian Clergy. To this head, 1 referre all‘o all thon Doctrines, that lerve them to I;.fallil-ilir)'- ltCCp the poilefiion or‘this fpirituall Sovcraignty after it is gotten. As firfl,that the Pope in bi; [ml/[zque capaczty mmm mm For who is there,that belecving this to be true,will not readily obey him in what- foever he Commands :' Secondly, that all other Biihops,in what Common-wealth foeyer, Suntan" cf have not their Right, neither immediately from God, nor mediately Bifbafl. from their Civill Soveraigns, but from the Pope, is a Doftrine , by which there comes to be in every Chriflian Common-wealth many potent men, (for (0 are Billio 5,) that have their dependance on the Pope, and owe obedience to liim, though he be a torraign Prince 3 by which means he is able,' as he hath done many times) to rail‘e a Civill War againfi the State that {ubiiiits not it felt to be governed according to his pleafure and Intei‘efi. Thirdly, the exemption ofthel'efind of all otherPrielis, and of in'mpiium cf 1h (inn. all Monkes,and Fryers, from the Power of the Civill Laws. lot by this means,there is a great part ot‘eyery Common-wealth,that enjoy the benefit ot‘the Laws, and are protected by the Power oftlic CiVill l State, which neyeitlielefle pay no part ot'the Publique expem'fs nor are lyable to the penalties,as other Subjects,due to their crimCS; and coiilequeiitlyr, Rand not in fear ot‘any man, but the Pope a and i adhere to him onely, to uphold his univerlall hr‘lonarchy. Jln‘ 12:11:55 if Saceidotcs, and Amy;L'r't‘l. ITom‘l‘lystlie Siting to their Priefis (which is no more in the NCW Tefiament but l'resbyters,that is, Elders) the name of anaemia. t or P""040F DARKNESSE. clump). thati‘ , . .. . Ublib,usc'ilc\l11ii:i;{€1r5,wliltll "Gas the tltlevoi‘ the Civrll Soveraign,and his 9 q . ers, amonbft the Jew s, whileft (10d was their Km" Alfo, the makinob the Lords Su pp er a S acrihc i e, fen' eth to make the D. People beleeve the Pope hath the fame power over all Chriitians that Moles and Aaron had over thejews; that is to fay all Power ) both Civilland Ecclelialticall, as the High Prieit then had. 3 Fiftly, the teaching that Matrimony is a Sacrament, oiveth to the Clergy the judging or the lawfulnelle ofMarriattes - atrial thereby,ofwhat Children are Legitimate, and conicquently of the Rial t or Succei s. r , lion to hared_ itaryltiingdome ' D 1 r . l _§l§tl¥,‘ the Deniall of Marriage to Prielts , iervet to alfure t'iis ouet or the Pope over Rings. Forif a King be a hPrieft he cannogMariy, and tranfmit his Kingdome to his Pofierity; If lie be notal'rieftthen the Pope pretendeth this Authority Eccleliaflicall over him,and over his people. mm: omhl y,ri)o Sevent " niAilnic-' ul‘ai - ‘ Conlcf 7 fien,‘ they 0l)t.11 ‘ n,‘f0f the ailii, 333' 7"‘S""" "mm" °f Mam-"50' 'Ibcfinvlelife oiPritji‘i. i 4 Andy/1,.1611 i ouei , ~wetter intelligence of tlic dehgns 0t Princes, and "dbl/1' 9"- great pei ions in the Ciyili State,than ilicie can have of'the delii'ns of the btate Ecclcfiafiicali. D Eiglitlily, by the Canonization ol‘Saints, and declaring who are (woman-0,; Martyrs, the :. allure , _ their Power, in that they ind iice hmple men in- Olgdml'lpimi to‘ an oblliit , acy againll the laws and Commands 1 ot‘ their Civil! ""1"""51; "i §0t'e't‘aigiis tytn :o death, it by the Po ies excoiiiniunication they be MW)"- ceclared Heroin.» or Enemies to the Church- thatis (is ilie interpret it,)tothc l'opc. J i) i y Ninthly, they allure the fame, by the Power-they al‘cribe to c- T'J'N/"U‘l‘m very Pricflffii-nialtlng Chrilt ; and by'thc l'ou'er ofordainnw l'eu~ ['Im‘m'll'" mince; and OPRCIllllIllig, and Refining oilins. D "'"""""'I‘l5°‘ 'l‘enthly,by the Doctrine or l'tircartiry, or jiillilication by exter- iilwn' nall workspnd of Indulgences, lllthlCl 5y is eni'it lied. "Trix/:1: "IZlLVCIllllly, by their Da‘monology, and the tile or Exor- tiiiiai'iiv‘vdi. time, and orhcr things appertaining themto, they keep (or 'Vthwfli tliinhe they keep) the People moreinvaiyeoi'therr l'nwer. » .‘lAJfi/m. l.afily,thc Metaphyliques, lithiqiics, and "olittipzes o; Ai'illotl.-, .,.'A1'i:i. the frivolous Diliinc‘tions,barbarous Terms, and obiture l.,!,llt‘li.l"L' 2.:r‘ . of the Schoolmen,t;tugl1tin the Unlyei‘iititti, iwnic" lave betn fll erected and regulated by the Pope» Authority" l.'_‘1",'c'!l‘."'lll to lttep theie Errors from being detected, and to malte- 111:; llllllfillsQIliC 132m fawn: 0t Vain l'liilolopliy, for the Light or the (Jo- fpell. ‘ " To iliel‘e, it‘thty l'iilliced not, might beadtiei .irhzyr o" their dailt 7"" We?" DoCtt'incs,tlie profit\t‘liereorredouhdcrii lIlI.:'.‘.Ic‘li_,' to tie; ltt'ina' "' up of an unlawrhll Power ore-r ilLCli'J‘ll'llllSL); .it Until; ll an People, or for the {ultiining ot‘the tunic, when it i». Lt in» o" to i the worldly Riches, Honour, and Authority Union the: 'iilihin it. And therefore by the atorelltid rule, or Cm (vial/a, we Hil',‘ )ulily pro- nounceiotthe Authors of all this Spirituall Darlene-lie, the Pope, and Roman Clergy, and alltliol‘e belides tl1thcnclc'J‘.'ULlf{Ulcttlc‘ in themindcsofmen this erroneous Doctrine, that the Church now pn Earth, is that Kinedome ot‘God mentioned inthe UlLl and NJ. Icitament. " C c c u~ 13": |