M. Hardinge.
The Doctrine of obedience apperteineth specially to subiectes. The Bishop of Rome sittinge by due succession in the chaire of Peter,* 1.1 in spiritual causes can haue no Superiour. In temporal mat∣ters it maie be, that in one age he hath acknowledged the Emperoure, as the Lorde of that prouince, where he liued.‡ 1.2 as before Constantine al the Popes did liue in subiection: and in an other age he maie be Lorde thereof him selfe. Likewise S. Gregorie might cal Mauritius his Lorde, either of cour∣tesie, or of custome: and yet our Holy Father Pius the fourth shal not be bounde to do the like, in* 1.3 con∣sideration that the custome hath longe sence ben discontinewed. Neither did S. Gregorie by that title of honour preiudicate vnto him selfe in any spiritual iurisdiction. For that name notwithstandinge, he gouerned the‡ 1.4 whole Churche, and complained that Maximus was made Bishop of Salonae a Cittie in Illyrico, without his Auctoritie, not regarding that Mauritius the Emperoure was thought to haue willed it so to be donne.* 1.5 And therefore he writeth to Constantia the Empresse, that for as mutche as neither he, nor his depute was made priuie to it, that the thinge had benne donne, whiche neuer was donne before by any of the Princes, that were the Emperours Predecessours.