The B. of Sarisburie.
Here, by a prety distinction, of Povver Absolute, and Povver not Absolute, Christe, and his Vicare are set togeather to parte tenures. Howe be it, what manner of Povver it is, that the Pope claimeth, his owne Proctours, and Coun∣sellers can tel vs beste. Cardinal Hostiensis saithe, Excepto peccato, Papa po∣test, quicquid Deus ipse potest: Sinne onely excepted, the Pope hath Power to doo, what so euer God him selfe can doo. Stephanus the Bishop of Patraca, in youre late Councel at Laterane in Rome, saithe thus, In Papa est omnis Potestas su∣pra omnes Potestates, tam Coeli, quàm Terrae: Al Power is in the Pope aboue al the Powers, as wel of Heauen, as of Earthe.
And, to make the mater plaine, youre owne Bernarde him selfe saithe, Tibi data est omnis Potestas: in qua, qui totum dicit, nihil excludit: Al manner of Po∣wer is geeuen to thee: He that saithe, Al, excepteth nothing.
And, Abbate Panormitane saithe, Plenitudo Potestatis superat omnem Legem positiuam: Et sufficit quòd in Papa sit pro Ratione Voluntas: The fulnesse of Power passeth al Positiue Lawe: and it is sufficiēt in the Pope, that Wil stande instede of Reason.
This is that Power, that M. Hardinge here hathe so closely conueied in, vnder the Cloude of his Distinction.
But, Baldus, that by experience sawe the practise hereof, saithe thus: Haec Plenitudo Potestatis, est Plenitudo Tempestatis: This Fulnesse of Power, is a Ful∣nesse of Tempeste.
An other of youre Doctoures saithe: Bernardus nullam Potestatem ponit in Papa, quam non ponit in Praelatis inferioribus: licet in Papa ponat Summam: Bernarde alloweth no Povver vnto the Pope, but he alloweth the same to other inferioure Bishoppes: Not∣withstandinge, he alloweth the greatest Povver vnto the Pope. S. Bernarde him selfe saithe to like pourpose, Sic factuando probatis, vos habere plenitudinem Potestatis: Sed Iustitiae fortè non ita. Thus dooinge, and dealinge, yee shewe youre selfe to haue the Ful∣nesse of Power: but perhaps not likewise the Fulnesse of Iustice.