IF there is any one that doubted that wee are not come neere to the end of the world as the Apostle speaketh, 1 Corinth. 10. let him consider a little these latter times, and compare them with the former, and he shall easily perceiue, that the enemie of mankinde hath not left any thing behinde which might serue not onely to offend, but also to ruine effectu­ally all Policies, as well Ciuill as Ecclesiasticall. There haue bin found some vngodly persons, which being so bold as to speake blasphemie against heauen, haue employed their Pens and swords against the Church which is the Bride of Iesus Christ. But some wicked men considering that the Secular powers are not without reason armed with the Sword, haue by an other manner of way set vpon the po­licie, and haue tryed to extirpe, and annullate it by the meanes of execrable bookes, executing their wicked de­signes more couertly by the meanes of such embuscados.

[Page 5] The marke which Saint Iudas proposeth vnto vs to know such persons is, that they contemne the soueraigne powers, and blas­pheme against the Maiestie. It were to bee wished, that they rested themselues with their contemning andspeaking ill; but it is so farre from it, that to the contrary these damnable writers, vnder the pretext to establish in the Church a certaine temporall power, they teach and affirme, that it is in the power of those which gouerne Ecclesiasticall matters, to put Kings out of their Thrones, yea, euen for small and ridiculous matters, and to substitute in their places, ei­ther Soueraigne or annuall, yea, euen daily Magistrates, as they shall thinke fit. Therefore the Diuines of the Vniuersitieof Paris, consi­dering that they intend by such meanes to ruine the Ciuill Policies, and especially the French Monarchie which is gouerned by our Most Christian, most Gracious, and most Iust King; they to follow the steps of their predecessors haue to shew their affection which they beare to his Maiestie and all this Kingdome, and to satisfie the gene­rall desire of all good persons chosen amongst other a Booke which is newly come to light, vnder the title of Antonij Sanctarelli Iesuitae, de Haeresi, Schismate Apostasia, &c. in the generall congregation which hath extraordinarily beene kept on the sixt day of the Moneth of March which is last past, appointed some Doctors which they haue particularly named to reade, and examine the same Booke. But seeing that it treateth of many things which concerne not the matter which is now principally questioned, and haue resolued that but two chapters of the same Booke should be examined, namely, the 30. and 31. of the treatie of Heresie.

So it is that on the first day of the moneth of Aprill, in the yeare 1626. after the Masse of the Holy-Ghost, the assembly being made according to custome in the Hall of the Colledge of the Sorbonne, there was heard the report of the Doctors which were appointed by the Diuines, and delared that in the two chapters which were shewn vnto them, are contayned the following Propositions, namely, That the Pope may punish the Kings and Princes with temporall paines, and that he hath power to Depose and bereaue them of their King­domes and States for crime of Heresie, and to discharge their Sub­iects, of their obeisance: and that such hath alwayes bin the custome of the Church: and that not onely for heresie, but likewise for other causes, viz. for their sinnes, if it be fitting: If the Princes be negligent: [Page 6] If they be incapable, and vnprofitable: Moreouer, that the Pope hath power, both ouer spirituall and temporall powers: and that hee hath such power by Gods law. That man must belieue that there is giuen power to the Church and her Soueraigne Pastor to punish (the Prin­ces) which offend against the diuine and humane lawes, with temporall paines: and that especially if their crime be heresie. They haue likewise said, that the Author of this Booke affirmeth, That the Apostles al­though they were in effect subiect to the secular Princes, were not by right their Subiects, as likewise that as soone as the Maiestie of the Soueraigne Bishop hath beene established all Princes haue beene subiect vnto him. To be briefe, they haue reported that this man explicated these words of Iesus Christ, All that whatsoeuer you shall binde vp­on earth, &c. are not onely to be vnderstood of the spirituall power, but also of the temporall: and that he hath corrupted the Text of St. Powell in cutting off of a deniall, and that he maketh many Au­thors to speake such things which they haue neuer imagined or con­ceiued: And concluding thereupon, that both these and other things deserued very well the correction and censure of this facultie of Di­uinitie: The Deane hauing thereupon taken the matter in delibera­tion, and all the opinions of the Doctors being heard, and their voy­ces gathered, This facultie hath reproued and condemned the do­ctrine which is contained in these propositions, and conclusions of the said chapters, as being new, false, erronious, and contrary to the word of God; alleaging that it maketh odious the dignitie of the Soueraigne Bishop, and opened the way to Schisme; that it tendeth to the preiudice of the soueraigne authoritie of Princes, which de­pendeth onely from God, and that it hindereth the conuersion of vn­faithfull and hereticall Princes; that it troubleth the publike peace, and hindereth the welfare of Kingdomes, States, and Common­wealths; And to be short, that it draweth and distracteth the Sub­iects from the obeysance which they owe to their Soueraignes, and prouoked them to factions, rebellions, and seditions, and induceth them to attempt against the liues of their Princes.