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The doctor of laws and the doctor of physic partook in a degree of the priestly character. On the other hand, the Church was not withdrawn from the every day life of men; the division into a worldly and spiritual life, neither of which had much to do with the other, was a creation of the protestantism of the Reformation, and had no place in the practice at least of the mediæval Church, which we cannot too carefully remember is little more represented by modern Catholicism than by modern Protestantism. THE DOCTOR OF LAWS AND THE DOCTOR OF PHYSIC PARTOOK IN A DEGREE OF THE PRIESTLY CHARACTER ON THE OTHER HAND THE CHURCH WAS NOT WITHDRAWN FROM THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF MEN THE DIVISION INTO A WORLDLY AND SPIRITUAL LIFE NEITHER OF WHICH HAD MUCH TO DO WITH THE OTHER WAS A CREATION OF THE PROTESTANTISM OF THE REFORMATION AND HAD NO PLACE IN THE PRACTICE AT LEAST OF THE MEDIAEVAL CHURCH WHICH WE CANNOT TOO CAREFULLY REMEMBER IS LITTLE MORE REPRESENTED BY MODERN CATHOLICISM THAN BY MODERN PROTESTANTISM
 successfully finished by Henry VII. after the long faction-fight of the Wars of the Roses had weakened the feudal lords so much that they could no longer assert themselves against the monarchy. As to the other political struggle of the Middle Ages, the contest between the Crown and the Church, two things are to be noted; first, that at least in the earlier period the Church was on the popular side. Thomas Beckett was canonized, it is true, formally and by regular decree; but his memory was held so dear by the people that he would probably have been canonized informally by them if the holy seat at Rome had refused to do so. The second thing to be noted about the dispute is this, that it was no contest of principle. According to the mediæval theory of life and religion, the Church and the State were one in essence, and but separate manifestations of the Kingdom of God upon earth, which was part of the Kingdom of God in heaven. The king was an officer of that realm and a liegeman of God.  FINALLY SUCCESSFULLY FINISHED BY HENRY THE SEVENTH AFTER THE LONG FACTION FIGHT OF THE WARS OF THE ROSES HAD WEAKENED THE FEUDAL LORD SO MUCH THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER ASSERT THEMSELVES AGAINST THE MONARCHY AS TO THE OTHER POLITICAL STRUGGLE OF THE MIDDLE AGES THE CONTEST BETWEEN THE CROWN AND THE CHURCH TWO THINGS ARE TO BE NOTED FIRST THAT AT LEAST IN THE EARLIER PERIOD THE CHURCH WAS ON THE POPULAR SIDE THOMAS BECKETTT WAS CANONIZED IT IS TRUE FORMERLY AND BY REGULAR DECREE BUT HIS MEMORY WAS HELD SO DEAR BY THE PEOPLE THAT HE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN CANONIZED INFORMALLY BY THEM IF THE HOLY SEAT AT ROME HAD REFUSED TO DO SO THE SECOND THING TO BE NOTED ABOUT THE DISPUTE IS THIS THAT IT WAS NO CONTEST OF PRINCIPLE ACCORDING TO THE MEDIAEVAL THEORY OF LIFE AND RELIGION THE CHURCH AND THE STATE WERE ONE IN ESSENCE AND BUT SEPARATE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD UPON EARTH WHICH WAS PART OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN HEAVEN THE KING WAS AN OFFICER OF THAT REALM AND A LIEGE MAN OF GOD
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