Protestantism in Sweden and Denmark - James Aitken Wylie
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who shirked [4] them was guilty of notorious s<strong>in</strong>?<br />
The Romish doctor, <strong>in</strong> support<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
affirmative, argued that the comm<strong>and</strong>s of the<br />
prelates were holy, hav<strong>in</strong>g for their object the<br />
salvation of men: that they were, <strong>in</strong> fact, the<br />
comm<strong>and</strong>s of God, as appeared from the eighth<br />
chapter of the Book of Proverbs, "By me pr<strong>in</strong>ces<br />
decree righteousness." The prelates were<br />
illum<strong>in</strong>ated with a s<strong>in</strong>gular grace; they knew how<br />
to repair, enlarge, <strong>and</strong> beautify the Church. They sit<br />
<strong>in</strong> Moses' seat; "hence I conclude," said Gallus,<br />
"that the decrees of the Fathers were given by the<br />
Holy Ghost, <strong>and</strong> are to be obeyed."<br />
The Protestant doctor replied that this<br />
confounded all dist<strong>in</strong>ction between the comm<strong>and</strong>s<br />
of God <strong>and</strong> the comm<strong>and</strong>s of man; that it put the<br />
latter on the same foot<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t of authority with<br />
the former; that the Church was upheld by the<br />
promise of Christ, <strong>and</strong> not by the power of the<br />
Pope; <strong>and</strong> that she was fed <strong>and</strong> nourished by the<br />
Word <strong>and</strong> Sacraments, <strong>and</strong> not by the decrees of<br />
the prelates. Otherwise the Church was now more<br />
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