...position, that princes excommunicated or deposed by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may he deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other...whatsoever: and I do declare, that no foreign Prince, Prelate, State, or Potentate, hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence,...

...cited, have abjured " the doctrine, and position that Princes, excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects," &c. yet, following the doctrine and example of our predecessors, who (chiefly on account of the extravagant...

...bath and declaration is contained, that no foreign prince, per •on, prelate, state or potentate, ought to have any jurisdiction, power, superiority,...or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within these realms. 5. " That it appears to this committee, that scruples are entertained by his majesty's...

...heretical, that damnable doctrine, and position, that princes excommunicated, or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed...prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate, hath, or ought to have, any power, jurisdiction, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority, ecclesiastical...

...us to a foreign despotism. It gave us our independence ; it engraved on our Statute-Book, " that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate,...authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm." It freed us from the wretched necessity of contributing to the foreign wars of the Papacy ; and never...

...countries, as well " in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things or causes, ."as temporal ; and that no foreign prince, person, •*' prelate, state or potentate,...or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within the " realm : and therefore, I do utterly renounce and " forsake all foreign jurisdictions, powers,...

...heretical, that damnable doctrine " and position, that Princes, excommunicated, or deprived " by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be *' deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whut" soever. And I do declare, that no foreign Prince, Per" son, Prelate, State, or Potentate, hath,...

...countries, as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical " things or cases, as temporal ; and that no foreign prince, " person, prelate, state, or potentate,...jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or au" thority ecclesiastical or temporal within this realm. And " therefore I do utterly renounce and...

...limitation. Whereas these words, " I do declare that no foreign prince, prelate, states, or potentate, hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority,...ecclesiastical or spiritual within this realm,"— " might be construed to import a disclaimer of the spiritual authority of the pope, or church of Rome,...

...protest against the five " following doctrines : — i . That princes excommunicated by " the pope, or by any authority of the see of Rome, may be " deposed or murdered by their subjects or other persons" 2. That implicit obedience is due to the orders and decrees " of popes and general councils,...