sdiction nor Rule ouer others / neyther by discent from
theyr auncetours / nor by commission from other higher princes /
but only are taken and estemed as men of worshipp / for the
auncientnes of their house and blud / or for their riches. This
last sorte do not differ at all in a maner from priuate men / of
whom I haue spoken before / for these are mere subiectes as they
are. Therfor (I do suppose) that the former Rules / appointed
vnto priuate men and subiectes are to be committed vnto them / to
be obserued of them / in such maner as I haue before declared.
But of this other sorte of Princes and Rulers / of which some by
right of inheritaunce / some by vertue of office committed vnto
them / are Rulars and gouernours of countrithes / cities and
places. Of these I do saye and pronounce this / That in matters
which do belong to Godd and true Religion / they ought to do no
other things / but those / which I haue already shewed that the
muste do / which are meere / absolute / and the hygher princes
and Rulars. For it is not lawfull for them / no not at the
commaundement of theyr hygher Princes and Lordes / to compell
those subiectes ouer whom they haue rule / to recyue wicked
Religion and supersticion / neyther to permitt the vnfaithfull
in the places where they do beare Rule / to haue theyr vngodly
Idolatries and supersticions. This must thei not do / no thoughe
they were (I saye) therunto commaunded by theyr hygher princes
and Lordes / of whom / and vnder whome / they haue theyr
auctoritie. But yf thou wilt saye / that they must obey theyr
hygher poures / I will graunt that / but (as the sayinge is)
_vs[que] ad Aras_, that is vntill they do come to matters of
Religion / and vntill they do commaunde in Religion thinges
contrarie to Goddes worde and truthe. For when they shall
commaunde that which is against Godd / and is hurtefull to the
conscience of man / these magistrates must not obey them. For
these vnder Rulars are called into a parte of the cure and
charge of the goode gouernemente of the countrie / by the force
of theyr dignitie and office:

They must not therfor putt those thinges in execution / whiche
are agaynst Godd / and are hurtefull to theur countrye: Yea they
ought both to persuade by reason / and to defende by poure the
contrary.

The Lacedemonians / when they whiche hadd ouercomme them / did
demaunde of them such thinges as were against the ciuile lawes
and libertie of their citie / They answered /