/ in and through all the partes and membres of our
distictions and diuisions / it remaynithe that we shuld entreate
of Princes: for so at the begynning we ordered our diuision.

[[Of Rulers and Princes.]]

Of Rulers and princes / I make this diuision / Some there are
which be chiefe princes / suche as do not depend and hange on
other / of whom the Ciuilians do saie / that they haue a mere
Rule. Other are vnder Rulars and such as be of lesse authoritie
then they / which do depende and hange on the higher princes /
either by the right (as they saie) of fee / or ells because they
are their officers / and mynisters / that is to saye (as they be
commonlye termed) their deputies / lieutenauntes and executours
of their office. I will firste speake of the higher / absolute /
and mere Rulers: And of them

[[A question]]

I will both aske and answere this question: Whether it be lawfull
for them to suffer and permite in their dominions the free and
familiar conuersation and dwellinge togither of the vnfaithfull
with the faith full:

[[The answer]]

I thinke that it is lawfull / but yet so that they muste take
hede of certeyn thinges / and obserue ans kepe certeyn Rules and
conditions.

The firste is / that they do not enforce nor compell their
faithfull subiectes to ioyne with the vnbeleauers in their
assembles / nor in such vnholy kyndes of worshipp of Godd as are
contrary to Godds worde: for then shold they not be Godds
ministers / as they are taughte to be in the epistle to the
Romains /

[[Rom. 13.]]

but rather the ministers of the deuill / of Antichriste / and of
their furie. Then sholde they be a feare vnto them that do
well / and not to them that do euill / neither sholde they
promote the worke of God / but the tyranye of Antichriste.

The seconde is / they muste not graunte nor suffer / the
vnfaithfull to vse their supersticions and wicked Idolatries
which are contrarie vnto Godds worde. For it is not sufficient /
that they do not compell the godly to wicked supersticion and
Idolatrie / but also they muste forbidde the same to the wicked
Idolatrours: For not doinge of this Salomon is greatlie accused:

[[3. Reg. 11.]]

Indeed he did not compelle the Iues to worshipp Idolles / but
yet did he permit and suffer his wyues and concubines, wich were
straungiers, to haue their Chapells amonge the Iues / in which
they worshipped Astaroth / Chamos and such idolls / For which
cause the lorde wa