Dominum only, not Dominium?

[NaphtaliPress]

Gillespie in his Assertion of the Government of the Church of Scotland writes the below. What exactly is the meaning; "old boss meet the new boss"?
It is further objected, that presbyterial government, and the authority of synods, do rob the congregations of their rights and liberties no less than the prelacy did; so that the churches of Christ in the removal of Episcopacy, have changed Dominum only, not Dominium.

 

[Charles Johnson]

Dominum means 'lord'. Dominium means 'dominion'.

 

[Charles Johnson]

I guess you could paraphrase this as trading one boss for another.

 

[Phil D.]

Dominum means 'lord'. Dominium means 'dominion'.

For my own curiosity and education, within the given context, could one say they changed "masters" but not "being owned" or "being mastered"?

 

[NaphtaliPress]

I guess you could paraphrase this as trading one boss for another.

Could Dominium be translated "lording over"?

 

[Charles Johnson]

For my own curiosity and education, within the given context, could one say they changed "masters" but not "being owned" or "being mastered"?

'Being mastered' seems appropriate.

 

[Charles Johnson]

Could Dominium be translated "lording over"?

Yes.

 

[Catechised in Heidelberg]

Could you write the whole context? Is the whole phrase in latin?

 

[NaphtaliPress]

It is just the use of the two words in the sentence in the OP. He's stating an objection which he then goes on to answer.

 

[Catechised in Heidelberg]

Alright, I found it myself as well. Okay. It seems like he wants to say that getting rid of the Episcopacy is like changing the dominus "Lord" (probably referring to giving power to Christ as Lord again instead of the Episcopacy in the place of Him), while still being under the "ownership, rule" dominium of Christ and therefore keeping their rights and liberties.

 

[Charles Johnson]

Alright, I found it myself as well. Okay. It seems like he wants to say that getting rid of the Episcopacy is like changing the dominus "Lord" (probably referring to giving power to Christ as Lord again instead of the Episcopacy in the place of Him), while still being under the "ownership, rule" dominium of Christ and therefore keeping their rights and liberties.

I think he's answering a congregationalist objection that Presbyterianism subjects the church to the lordship, 'dominium', of men just as much as Prelacy, it just exchanges one lord, 'dominus', the Prelates, for another, the Presbytery.

 

[NaphtaliPress]

I think he's answering a congregationalist objection that Presbyterianism subjects the church to the lordship, 'dominium', of men just as much as Prelacy, it just exchanges one lord, 'dominus', the Prelates, for another, the Presbytery.

Yes; that's the context.

 

[Catechised in Heidelberg]

Yes, exactly