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andthereforethatplaceproveththatbishopsineveryChristianCommonwealthhavetheirauthorityfromthecivilsovereign；andfromthePopeinhisownterritoriesonly，andnotintheterritoriesofanyotherstate。

Thesecondargumentisfromthenatureofmonarchy，whereinallauthorityisinoneman，andinothersbyderivationfromhim。ButthegovernmentoftheChurch，hesays，ismonarchical。ThisalsomakesforChristianmonarchs。Fortheyarereallymonarchsoftheirownpeople；thatis，oftheirownChurch(fortheChurchisthesamethingwithaChristianpeople)；whereasthepowerofthePope，thoughhewereSt。Peter，isneithermonarchy，norhathanythingofarchicalnorcratical，butonlyofdidactical；forGodacceptethnotaforced，butawillingobedience。

ThethirdisfromthattheSeeofSt。PeteriscalledbySt。

Cyprian，thehead，thesource，theroot，thesun，fromwhencetheauthorityofbishopsisderived。Butbythelawofnature，whichisabetterprincipleofrightandwrongthanthewordofanydoctorthatisbutaman，thecivilsovereignineveryCommonwealthisthehead，thesource，theroot，andthesun，fromwhichalljurisdictionisderived。Andthereforethejurisdictionofbishopsisderivedfromthecivilsovereign。

Thefourthistakenfromtheinequalityoftheirjurisdictions：

forifGod，saithhe，hadgivenitthemimmediately，Hehadgivenaswellequalityofjurisdiction，asoforder：butweseesomearebishopsbutofonetown，someofahundredtowns，andsomeofmanywholeprovinces；whichdifferenceswerenotdeterminedbythecommandofGod：theirjurisdictionthereforeisnotofGod，butofman：andonehasagreater，anotheraless，asitpleaseththePrinceoftheChurch。Whichargument，ifhehadprovedbeforethatthePopehadhadauniversaljurisdictionoverallChristians，hadbeenforhispurpose。Butseeingthathathnotbeenproved，andthatitisnotoriouslyknownthelargejurisdictionofthePopewasgivenhimbythosethathadit，thatis，bytheemperorsofRome(forthePatriarchofConstantinople，uponthesametitle，namely，ofbeingbishopofthecapitalcityoftheEmpire，andseatoftheemperor，claimedtobeequaltohim)，itfolloweththatallotherbishopshavetheirjurisdictionfromthesovereignsoftheplacewhereintheyexercisethesame：andasforthatcausetheyhavenottheirauthoritydejuredivino；soneitherhaththePopehisdejuredivino，exceptonlywhereheisalsothecivilsovereign。

Hisfifthargumentisthis：“IfbishopshavetheirjurisdictionimmediatelyfromGod，thePopecouldnottakeitfromthem，forhecandonothingcontrarytoGod’sordination“；andthisconsequenceisgoodandwellproved。“But，“saithhe，“thePopecandothis，andhasdoneit。“Thisalsoisgranted，sohedoitinhisowndominions，orinthedominionsofanyotherprincethathathgivenhimthatpower；

butnotuniversally，inrightofthepopedom：forthatpowerbelongethtoeveryChristiansovereign，withintheboundsofhisownempire，andisinseparablefromthesovereignty。BeforethepeopleofIsraelhad，bythecommandmentofGodtoSamuel，setoverthemselvesaking，afterthemannerofothernations，thehighpriesthadthecivilgovernment；andnonebuthecouldmakenordeposeaninferiorpriest。Butthatpowerwasafterwardsintheking，asmaybeprovedbythissameargumentofBellarmine；forifthepriest，behethehighpriestoranyother，hadhisjurisdictionimmediatelyfromGod，thenthekingcouldnottakeitfromhim；forhecoulddonothingcontrarytoGod’sordinance。ButitiscertainthatKingSolomondeprivedAbiatharthehighpriestofhisoffice，*andplacedZadokinhisroom。*(2)Kingsthereforemayinthelikemannerordainanddeprivebishops，astheyshallthinkfit，forthewellgoverningoftheirsubjects。

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Hissixthargumentisthis：ifbishopshavetheirjurisdictiondejuredivino，thatis，immediatelyfromGod，theythatmaintainitshouldbringsomewordofGodtoproveit：buttheycanbringnone。

Theargumentisgood；Ihavethereforenothingtosayagains