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:MONARCHS EXCOMMUNICATED. 101timcnts are re-echoed by Leo X. and his Council of Lateran." We," says that pope, " with the approbation of the presentholy council, do renew and approve that holy constitution."*To that doctrine Baronius heartily subscribes" There can be no doubt of it," says he, " but that the civilprincipality is subject to the sacerdotal, and that God hathmade the political government subject to the dominion ofthe spiritual Church."-f-" He who reigneth on high," says Pius V., in his introductionto his bull against Queen Elizabeth, " to whom isgiven all power in heaven and in earth, hath committed theone holy Catholic Church, out of which there is no salvation,to one alone upon earth, that is, to Peter, the prince ofapostles, and tothe Homan pontiff, the successor of Peter,to be governed with a plenitude of power. This one hehath constituted prince over all nations, that he may pluckup, overthrow, disperse, destroy, plant, and rear." TheItalian priest, therefore, thunders against the Englishmonarch in the following style :— " We deprive the Queenof her pretended right to the kingdom, and of all dominion,dignity, and privilege whatsoever; and absolve all thenobles, subjects, and people of the kingdom, and whoeverelse have sworn to her, from their oath, and all duty whatsoeverin regard of dominion, fidelity,and obedience."^" Snatch up, therefore, the two-edged sword of Divinepower committed to thee," was the address of the Councilof Lateran to Leo X., " and enjoin, command, and charge,that a universal peace and alliance, for at least ten years,be made among Christians ; and to that bind kings in thefetters of the great King, and firmly fasten nobles with thepontifici omni humanaj creaturse, declaramus, dicimus, finimus, et pronunciamusomnino esse de necessitate salutis."* Concil. Lateran. sess. xi. p. 153.+ Baron, anno 57, sec. 23-53.J Pope Pius V. in bull coi^tra Reg. Eliz., quoted from Barrow.