If the Bishops have their Jurisdiction of Divine Right, it follows that the Pope can neither deprive them of it, nor restrain, nor enlarge it for them, ch'el Papa non po∣tesse loro restrignerla, e così ne meno ampliar∣la; for a Jurisdiction thus changeable can∣not be of Divine Right,* 1.1 perciò che quella ch'e tale non è variabile della volontà e della potestà umana.* 1.2 Non la potesse ritorre ò scemare senza cagione. Notwithstanding this, 'tis which the Pope does when he reserves Cases to himself concerning Persons, or Places, or Affairs, and grants Priviledges or Exempti∣ons, or makes Decrees all without any ground; yet if all those Dispositions were null, what trouble would be in the Church, sarebbe cosa di grande perturbazione si tali suoi ordini irragione-voli fosser' nulli.* 1.3 Every Bishop pretending his Jurisdiction of Di∣vine Right, and therefore unalterable, would pretend also a Right to overlook the Popes Ordinances, and so impugn them of Nulli∣ty, or abuse as often as he pleased, under pretence they were without cause,* 1.4 gli si po∣tesse muover sempre questione di nullità con allegare il diffetto della sufficiento cagione. What would become then of blind Obedi∣ence,
The new politick lights of modern Romes church-government: or The new Gospel according to Cardinal Palavicini revealed by him in his history of the Council of Trent. Englished out of French.
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- The new politick lights of modern Romes church-government: or The new Gospel according to Cardinal Palavicini revealed by him in his history of the Council of Trent. Englished out of French.
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- Pallavicino, Sforza, 1607-1667.
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- 1678.
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- Catholic Church -- Government -- Early works to 1800.
- Council of Trent -- (1545-1563) -- Early works to 1800.
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which alone maintains the Unity of the Church? To withdraw this Obedience from the Popes Commands, would teach Subjects to withdraw the Obedience they owe to the Princes of the Earth,* 1.5 lo sciorre se stessi dall'u∣bidienza verso del Paapa ero uno sciorre insieme le coscienze de Vassali dall'ubidienza verso di qualunque principe.
After this Rate, no Parish-Priest would obey his Bishop, when his Orders did not please him; and this would make the un∣benefic'd Priests or Curates rise up against the Parish-Priests, frà poco la medesima pre∣tensione di governo poliarchico havrebbono i rettori privati co' loro vescovi, i preti sim∣pli ei co' Rettori;* 1.6 thereby the Church would become a very Babylon, e finalmente si for∣marebbe con verità quella Babilonia.
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* 1.1
l. 18. c. 15.
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* 1.2
l. 19. c. 6.
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* 1.3
Ibid.
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* 1.4
Ibid.
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* 1.5
l. 1. c. 8.
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* 1.6
l. 1. c. 25.