Of the lawes of ecclesiastical politie : eight books (1622)
Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 4-1600, Hole, William, d. 1624, Spenser, John, 1559-1614, Stansby, William, fl. 1597-1638 · London : Printed by William Stansbye · leaf 61
laws as doe ferue for mens direction. 12 The caufe why fo many natural! or rational! lawes are fet downe in holy Scrip- tures. 13 The benefit ofhauing diuine lawes written. 14 Thefufficiencie of Scripture vnto the end for which it wm inftituted. 15 Of lawes pofitiue conteinedin Scripture, the… … E that goeth about to perfwade a multitude, thatthey arc not fo well goucrned as they ought t<o be,(hail neuer want attentiue and fauourable hea-rers i becaufc they know the manifold deifc&swhercunto cuery kindc ofregiment is fubiea„ butthe fecret lets and difficulties, which in…
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