jus divinum


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jus divinum

divine law.
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That bishops were so much in demand to perform this rite, largely neglected under Elizabeth, tells us as much about their enhanced reputations as the ideology implicit in the novel assertion of an episcopal jus divinum.
Prelate as Pastor: The Episcopate of James I
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