the Church wicked men, whose wickedness is known, and this
without human force, simply by the Word.  Herein the
congregations of necessity and by divine right must obey them,
according to Luke 10, 16: He that heareth you heareth Me.  But
when they teach or ordain anything against the Gospel, then
the congregations have a commandment of God prohibiting
obedience, Matt.  7, 15: Beware of false prophets; Gal.  1, 8:
Though an angel from heaven preach any other gospel, let him
be accursed; 2 Cor.  13, 8: We can do nothing against the
truth, but for the truth.  Also: The power which the Lord hath
given me to edification, and not to destruction.  So, also, the
Canonical Laws command (II.  Q.  VII.  Cap., Sacerdotes, and Cap.
Oves).  And Augustine (Contra Petiliani Epistolam): Neither
must we submit to Catholic bishops if they chance to err, or
hold anything contrary to the Canonical Scriptures of God. 

If they have any other power or jurisdiction, in hearing and
judging certain cases, as of matrimony or of tithes, etc.,
they have it by human right, in which matters princes are
bound, even against their will, when the ordinaries fail, to