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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08890	Eclogarius, or briefe summe of the truth of that title of Supreame Governour given to his Maiestie in causes spirituall, and ecclesiasticall, from the Kings of Israel, in the old Testament; the Christian emperours in the Primitive Church; confirmed by 40. epistles of Leo the Bishop of Rome, vnto the Emperours, Theodosius, Martianus, and Leo. Not published before. By Iohn Panke.	Panke, John.	1612 (1612)	STC 19170; ESTC S106400	39,387	80

as we striue for or his Maiestie taketh to himselfe in this businesse whereof we entreat If he doe I craue but their assent to that oath if he do not their iust exceptions against the evidence which is drawne from him A shew of an answere to the most pressing arguments brought by vs I knowe hath beene ever ready from them but such that comming from none of them Read D. Mort. 1. 2. part of his Apologie his Catholik appeal for the Protestants and M. White of the way of the true Church an other hath evermore bin readie to oppugne it a manifest evidence of a false ground Those evasions and trickes on their parts I wish in this excellent temper of the world light of knowledge in the guids of this Church whose eies they cannot blinde with any craft were wholy laid aside and that the direct voice of Scripture first ancient Ecclesiasticall histories for the practise of the christian Emperors and testimonies of fathers confirming their practise might bee called in For in these cases to answere of our selues is to answer nothing not to answer to the allegation is silently to graunt our adversarie what he would To bee so conceited to our cause that whatsoever is tendered not to see it is willingly to cast our selues headlong into the gulfe of endlesse woe and miserie To come therefore to the first thing required which is the oath it selfe that al men may see what they sweare vnto that sweare vnto it The tenor where of is this I.A.B. doe vtterly testifie and declare in my conscience The oath of Supremacie in his Maiesties Apol. pag 48. that the kings highnesse is the only supreame governour of this Realme all other his Highnes dominions and countries aswell in spirituall or Ecclesiasticall things or causes as temporall And that no forraine Prince person Prelate State or Potentate hath or ought to haue any iurisdiction power superioritie preheminence or authoritie Ecclesiasticall or spirituall within this Realme And therefore I doe vtterly renounce forsake all forrain iurisdictions powers superiorities and authorities and doe promise that from henceforth I will beare faith and true allegiance to the Kings highnes his heires and lawful successors and to my power shall defend all iurisdictions priviledges preheminences and authorities granted or belonging to the Kings highnesse his heires and successors or vnited or annexed to the imperiall crowne of this Realme So God me helpe and by the contents of this booke Besides the setting downe of this oath thus in these tearmes of which the Papists are afraid as of some monster I must expresse the meaning and intendment thereof what is challenged thereby and what is vnsought for by his Maiestie and from whom more sooner and trulier may wee learne the scope and drift thereof theÌ„ from him to whom we owe it and to whome of right it belongeth to be sworne His Maiestie therefore having proved from many and sundry sentences titles and prerogatiues both in the old Testament and in the new that Christian Princes within their dominions haue warrant to governe the Church as well as the rest of their people in being Custodes vtriusque tabulae persons to whom God hath commended and commaunded the keeping of both tables doth there disclaime and denie that hee hath any power to make new articles of faith What the king doth either take or refuse by the oath of supremacy His Maiesties Apol pag. 108. that office he leaveth to the Pope or to set vp anie points of religion not warranted by the word of God but by commanding obedience to bee given to the word of God by reforming the religion according to his prescribed will by assisting the spirituall power with the temporall sword by reforming of corruptions by procuring due obedience to the Church by iudging and cutting of all frivolous questions and schismes as Constantine did And finally by making decorum to bee observed in every thing and establishing orders to bee observed in all indifferent things for that purpose And this is the only intent of this oath of Supremacy This is inlarged with more words Rain conf with Hart. c. 10. div 1. but to the same effect by D. Rainolds in his coÌ„ference with M. Hart. For the king saith he to be supreame governour of all his dominions in things spirituall and temporall is to haue the preheminence over all rulers in government of matters touching God and man within his dominions and this by the Scripture is Cesars right 1. Pet. 2.13 The high Priest is ordained for meÌ„ in those things that appertaine to God to do them The Priest duty Heb. 5.1 that is to offer gifts and sacrifices for sin this is the peculiar duty of the priest which if the Prince meddle with as Ozias did 2. Chro. 26. v. 16 18.19 who would haue burnt incense vpon the Altar of incense a thing inioined to Priests only then hee transgresseth the bounds of his office and provoketh vengeance of the Lord vpon him The Princes du tie But to provide by Civill punishments and orders that Priestes doe their dutie in things concerning God not only Priests but people too it is the Princes charge and so hee is ordained to deale in things of God Iudges 27 5 6 For when Michah had an Idols chappell in his house with a vestment and Images in those daies saith the text there was no king in Israell but every man did that which was good in his own eies Iudges 18.1.2 And againe there was no king in Israell when the men of Dan got that Idolatrous stuffe with an Idololatrous Priest 17. went a whoring after it which being said in like sort when adultery was committed 19. and with adultery murther doth shew that as the subiect should haue beene restrained from murther and adulterie Iudg. 19.1.2 25.26 so from Idolatry too by the Princes sword sith all these sinnes raigned Iud. 20.28 Deut. 17.19 not for want of a Priest but of a king in Israell And where the king is willed by Moses to keepe all the words of the law to doe them the Lord meant therby that he ought to keepe them not only as a private man but as a king by seeking and providing that all his subiects did their duties both to God and man Wherefore since the supremacie we giue to our Prince in things Ecclesiasticall 2. Chr. 29. v. 5. 21 27.30 2. Chr. 30.1.6.12 to deale therein as Ezechias did first to command that the Priests and Levites doe doe their duties afterward the people to come and serue the Lord and finally both Priest and people to reforme themselues for maintenance of religion not as Ozias who as is said before would burne incense nor ours to preach the word minister the sacraments celebrate the prayers or practise discipline of the Church but to provide that those things bee done as they ought by them whom God hath called

in all things towards those that shall be there in my stead whereby those things may the more easily diligently attaine and wholesome effect which are brought into order by your care and study Epist 51. Leo Epise Pulche riae Augustae The Empresse had care over the vniversall Church Leo could haue no more In the 51. to the Empresse Pulcheria thus he writeth I do in all things acknowledge the religious care of your highnesse which you do vnweariably bestow for the Catholike faith And do thanke God that I see you haue such diligence to further the vniversall church that whatsoever I thinke doth appertaine to iustice or loue I will boldly moue and set forward that so those things which hitherto haue bin done by the endevor of your godlines without blaÌ„e may the speedier bee brought to a pleasing end In that therefore your clemencie hath commanded a councell to be held at Chalcedon The Empresse appointed the Councell to bee held at Chalcedon when the Pope would haue had it in Italy when I made request to you Maiestie that it might be kept in Italie that all the Prelates of our part being called if security of the time would giue leaue might meete I haue not taken it vnpleasantly but appointed two of my Bishops to repaire thither Epistle 53. is written vnto Anatolius the Archbishop of Constantinople Epist 53. Leo Episcopus Anatolio Episc wherein hee first praiseth him for his faith in ioyning with the Councell of Chalcedon then hee expostulateth with him for going about to subiect the Churches of Alexandria and Antioche vnto his iurisdiction contrary to the Nicene Councell saith thus It is not without cause belieued Flavianus Bishop of Constantinople next before Axatolius thy predecessor of blessed memory being cast out for the defence of the Catholike truth that those that did ordaine thee contrary to the order of the Canons seemed to consecrate one like to themselues Anatolius was made Bishoppe without Leos consent yet his ordination stood firme but the mercy of God was present directing and confirming thee in this that thou shouldest vse ill beginnings well and shew thy selfe not to bee carried with the opinion of men but with the loue of God which may very well be so taken if thou loosest not the praise of that guift with another offence A Catholike man especially a Priest of the Lord as he ought to be intangled with no errour so not to beeled with any ambition A little after Therefore after those blame worthy beginnings of thy ordinatioÌ„ after the consecration of the Bishop of Antioche which consecration thou challengest to thy selfe for which I am grieved that thou shouldst indevour to infringe the holy constitutions of the Nicene canons as though this time were only beneficiall vnto the whereby Alexandria shall lose the priviledge of the second honour and the Church of Antioche the right of the third So if all be subiect to Rome they all shall loose their honours so that these places being subiect to thy rule all Metropolitan Bishops shal bee deprived of their honour which being vnheard of and never before attempted you are so overtaken by extremity that you bring the holy Councell which was gathered together by the care of the most Christian Prince only to extinguish heresie confirmation of the Catholike faith into an occasion of ambition and constrainest his sufferance to thine owne side A little after O brother be not high minded but feare The Pope feared the Emperour as his superour surcease to trouble the godly eares of the most Christian Princes with vniust Petitions whom I knowe you shall better please with modesty then with pride Epist 54 Leo Episcop rom universalis Ecclesiae Martiano August The 54 Epistle is to the Emperour Martianus to the same effect that the former was to the Bishop of Constantinople wherin he reioyceth in the faith of the ChaloedoÌ„ Councell and further certifieth him of Anatolius who went about in the same couÌ„cell through ambition to bring vnder him the Churches of Alexandria and Antioch and thus beginneth Through the great guift of the mercy of God By the care of the Emperour the heresy was suppressed the reioycings of the whole Catholike Church are multiplied seeing by the holy and religious care of your highnesse the pestilent heresie that troubled the Church is extinguished that so our labour might sooner come to the desired ende which labour of ours your excellencie serving God in it hath furthered in faith and power A little after I speake to a Christian truly religious The Pope is fain to certifie the emperour of the dealing of other Bishops sound prince Anatolius the Bishop doth lose so much of his good deserts as hee doth desire to rise by vniust dealing Let the citty of ConstaÌ„tinople as we desire haue that which is its due And the right hand of God strengthning you I desire that your Empire may be established in you for ever And let each man knowe Propria perdit qui in debita coÌ„cu past according to one faith and meaning not to suffer them hence forward to be pluckt in peeces by any accusation As therefore the mercy of God by the counsell of his spirit hath instructed the minde of your clemency first of all provide for the peace of the Church of Alexandria The Emperour commands the clergy to chuse a sound Bishop theÌ„ the Pope belike did not chuse al. per catholicos sacerdotes talem provideri iubete Pontificem and commande that the Catholike Priests provide such a Bishop in whom for honestie of life and soundnes of faith nothing bee found amisse that all things being rightly caried the preaching of the truth bee every where kept The 74. Epistle to the same Emperour hath this tenor Epist 74. Leo Episc Romae Leoni semper Augusto Although lately I directed two letters vnto your Clemency the one wherof contained the debt of my salutation the other intreated for the state of the Church Notwithstanding by an occasion which hath offered it selfe God so ordering it it is meete I intreat both againe According therfore vnto that trust which by the inspiration of God you haue performed to the vniversal Church The Emperour began to deale in Church matters before any man requested him as knowing it to be his duty by setting in order before any man spake that which was especially to bee desired we doe not cease to giue thankes to God and to praise his providence in the earnestnesse of your faith who hath withstood with an holy and Catholike spirit as I vnderstand by coÌ„ference with my brother fellow Bishop Anatolius the impudeÌ„cies of the heretiks that we may acknowledge to the quietnes of the world that you haue bin a preserver of the Chalcedon councell Which when it is profitably defined by your sentence howe much more carefully is it to bee published to the

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