¶The .xx. obiection.
Christe to declare how he and his should bee subiectes,* 1.1 bade geue to Cesar that which was Cesars and to God that whyche was Goddes. &c.
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Christe to declare how he and his should bee subiectes,* 1.1 bade geue to Cesar that which was Cesars and to God that whyche was Goddes. &c.
By these wordes of Christe there is no derogation against his chief minister here in earth no nor anye power geuē to the laytye here by to be ouer the cleregye. For here the wicked Pharises came craftely being determined whether he hadde sayde yea or naye to haue had a great vauntage against him ether as a traitour or els as a dissembler, & demaunded not whether they were bounde to paye tribute, or whether he could iustlie receiue it: but whe¦ther they might geue tribute to Cesar or no he being a straūge prince: which thīg thei thought to be against the fredō of their lawe. Nowe Christe whyche saw al thinges perceuing their deceytfull hertes sayd neither
it was lawefull, nor not law∣ful, but only bad geue to euery one that whych was his right to haue. And this is euery chri¦sten mans dutie to do. But yet further here in to speake, ī case Christe then had geuen com∣maundemēt to the Iewes as his people to haue payde tri∣bute to Cesar or to other forē Princes, his commaundemēt had bene no more againste the Clergie, then againste anye o∣ther of the laytye be he King or Emperour, if he be a member of Christes church and a shepe of his flocke.
Math. 2••