DOCT. IX. Errours.
1 WE therefore condemn all de∣spisers of Magistrates, rebells, seditious, and enemies to the State they live in, and whosoever either openly refuse or craftily detract to perform all duties they owe unto the
The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton.
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- The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton.
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- Zanchi, Giralamo, 1516-1590.
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- 1659.
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Magistrate. 2. Particularly we con∣demn the errour of the Anabaptists, who affirm it unlawfull for a Chri∣stian man to be a Magistrate, much lesse to use his authority over his Subjects in point of religion; and that it is free for every one to follow what religion hee pleases, and con∣sequently that no man is to be com∣pelled to the faith. 3. We disapprove their judgement who attribute only the shadow of authority in religion to Magistrates, and deny them the power to convocate Synods, to deli∣berate touching religion, to reform Churches, and to ordaine according to the word of God such things as belong to the welfare of the people; making them only impoured to exe∣cute the decres and determinations of the Bishops. 4 But neither do we approve of such magistrates, who, without sufficient understanding of matter, change religion at their plea∣sure, condemning, spoyling and pre∣scribing the dissenters though un∣heard, and who introduce Canons concerning religion, not out of the Word of God, but rather against it,
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behaving themselves in the Church of Christ as Lords of the Churches, not as the servants of God, and refu∣sing to submit their necks, to the yoke of the Son of God; whom we beseech God the Father & the Lord Jesus Christ to indue with more knowledge of God and a better re∣ctified understanding.