For let it be supposed, that a Christian King commit the Authority of Ordaining Pastors in his Dominions to another King, (as divers Christian Kings allow that power to the Pope;) he doth not thereby constitute a Pastor over himself, nor a Soveraign Pastor over his People; for that were to deprive himself of the Civill Power; which depending on the opinion men have of their Duty to him, and the fear they have of Punishment in another world, would depend also on the skill, and loyalty of Doctors, who are no lesse subject, not only to Ambition, but also to Ignorance, than any other sort of men.
Izan ere, jo dezagun errege kristau batek beste errege bati bere menpeko lurretan artzainak ordenatzeko eskuespena ematen diola (zenbait errege kristauk Aita Santuari botere hori emanez egin duten bezala); hori egitean, ez du bere gainetik dagoen artzain bat sortzen, ezta herriarengan subiranotasuna duen artzain goren bat ere, hori subiranoari berari botere zibila kentzea litzateke eta. Eta botere zibila, orduan, gizakume bakoitzak artzain horrekiko bere eginbeharrez lukeen iritziaren eta beste munduko zigorrei liekeen beldurraren menpe egongo litzateke, baita eliz doktoreen gaitasun eta leialtasunaren menpe ere, hauek ez daudelarik bestelako gizakumeak baino libreago handiguratik ezezik ezjakintasunetik ere.