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of_o conscience_n upon_o so_o slender_a a_o ground_n of_o perjury_n or_o contempt_n upon_o person_n every_o way_n so_o peaceable_a &_o well_o qualify_v and_o wherein_o no_o scandal_n have_v ensue_v we_o suppose_v it_o can_v not_o be_v show_v among_o all_o the_o decree_n and_o sentence_n record_v among_o all_o the_o popish_a canonist_n that_o ever_o any_o popish_a ordinary_n in_o any_o age_n have_v use_v the_o like_a judicial_a rigour_n against_o any_o their_o popish_a priest_n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o foreign_a canon_n law_n be_v none_o otherwise_o in_o any_o part_n of_o this_o treatise_n intend_v to_o be_v the_o king_n ecclesiastical_a law_n then_o only_o upon_o a_o false_a supposition_n of_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n because_o the_o same_o law_n be_v yet_o use_v &_o practise_v in_o their_o consistory_n notwithstanding_o it_o have_v be_v long_o since_o abolish_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n god_n save_o king_n james_n fault_n escape_v in_o print_v in_o the_o epistle_n fol._n 2._o pag._n 1._o lin_v 12._o say_v we_o for_o say_v we_o fol._n 4_o pag._n 1._o l._n à _fw-la fine_fw-la 9_o efrom_o for_o from_o folly_n 6._o pag._n 1._o l._n à _fw-fr fine_a 3._o wincester_n for_o winchester_n in_o the_o book_n pag._n 11._o l._n à _fw-la fi_fw-la 11._o appoint_v for_o appoint_v pag_n 11._o l_o à _fw-la fi_fw-la 6._o appoint_v for_o appoont_v pag._n 12._o the_o 8._o line_n be_v superfluous_a pag._n 19_o l._n 7._o expcess_v for_o express_v pag._n 22_o l_o à _fw-la si_fw-la 10_o ad_fw-la in_o marg_n 1._o mar_n ses_fw-fr 2._o 6._o 3._o pag._n 24._o l._n 14._o five_o for_o five_o pag._n 24._o l_o à _fw-la fi_fw-la 11._o decretal_a for_o decretall_n pag._n 35._o l._n 11_o provincall_n for_o provincial_n pag._n 36._o in_o fine_a in_o marg_n diceat_fw-la for_o dicent_fw-la pag._n 37._o in_o marg_n 25._o be_v to_o be_v add_v to_o h._n 8._o etc._n etc._n pag._n 39_o l_o à _fw-la fi_fw-la 10_o preceptum_fw-la for_o praeceptum_fw-la ibid._n in_o mar_v cc._n for_o c._n pag._n 40._o in_o mar_v casti_fw-la for_o cousti_fw-la &_o contempt_n for_o contem_fw-la pag._n 42._o l._n ult_v he_o for_o the._n pag._n 43_o l._n 17._o à _fw-la si_fw-la enjoin_v for_o enjoy_v pag._n 46._o l._n 8._o ardbishop_n for_o archbishop_n pag._n 47._o in_o f._n in_o mar_v dioceson_n for_o diocesan_n pag._n 48._o l._n 12._o dioocasan_n for_o diocesan_n cap._n 29._o act._n 24._o act._n 21._o 38_o act._n 5._o 36._o 37._o cod._n de_fw-fr seditio_fw-la li._n 1._o 1._o glos_n line_v de_fw-fr heret_fw-la c._n 2_o verb._n sectam_fw-la sectam_fw-la glos_n line_v de_fw-fr magis_fw-la ca._n 1._o verb._n scismatum_fw-la isa_n 22._o 11._o by_o whole_a clergy_n we_o mean_v the_o archb_n bb._n &_o other_o learned_a of_o the_o clergy_n heretofore_o usual_o assemble_v in_o convocation_n by_o the_o king_n writ_n the_o article_n of_o religion_n 1562._o be_v agree_v upon_o in_o convocation_n by_o the_o whole_a clergy_n of_o the_o realm_n vide_fw-la 13._o eliz._n ca_fw-mi 12._o par_fw-fr in_o paren_a non_fw-la habet_fw-la in_o perium_fw-la and_o therefore_o york_n not_o subject_a to_o canterbury_n canterbury_n sf_n de_fw-fr li._n &_o posthu_o l._n cum_fw-la quidá_fw-la quidá_fw-la â—f_n de_fw-mi poen_fw-mi l._n interpretatione_n de_fw-es pe_fw-es do_v l._n â—poenae_fw-la lyud_n de_fw-fr celeb_fw-mi miss_v c._n ule_n verb._n animabuâ—_n &_o lind._o the_o concesâ—i_fw-la preb_fw-mi â—â—esurientis_fw-la verb_n procurantes_fw-la procurantes_fw-la make_fw-mi char_n cap._n 14._o panor_n in_o 〈◊〉_d querenti_fw-la de_fw-fr verb._n siguif_n nu_fw-la 5._o 5._o panor_n in_o c._n multa_fw-la de_fw-fr preb_fw-mi nu_fw-la 10._o ca._n statut_fw-la de_fw-fr cleâ—_n lib._n 6._o 6._o panor_n c._n inquisition_n de_fw-mi send_v excom_n nu_fw-la 3._o 3._o panor_n in_o cad_z aures_fw-la de_fw-la aeta_fw-la &_o cual_a â—_o panor_n in_o c._n per_fw-la tuas_fw-la ex_fw-la three_o nu_fw-la 3._o &_o 4._o desimo_fw-la l._n bald._n the_o nihiâ—urand_n l_o vide_fw-la simon_n de_fw-fr graph._n de_fw-fr casibus_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la pa._n 359._o exact_v the_o oath_n 1._o part._n 33._o the_o institution_n of_o a_o christian_n man_n dedicate_v to_o k._n h._n 8._o fol._n 57_o 58._o answer_n reply_n fol._n 57_o 7._o constit_fw-la oâ—_n c._n ecclesias_fw-la ne_fw-la dig_v traâ—_n ad_fw-la sir._n &_o glossa_fw-la ibid._n verb_n â—â—â—ltitudinis_fw-la 8._o panor_n in_o 1._o de_fw-la cler_fw-mi â—grot_n 〈◊〉_d do_v faperversun_fw-it extra_fw-la de_fw-fr t._n aegrot_n 〈◊〉_d totum_fw-la â—ag_n chart_n 〈◊〉_d h._n 8._o c._n 〈…〉_z â—9_n â—liza_fw-mi c._n 2_o â—_o 6._o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o the_o church_n objection_n answer_n objection_n answer_n 2_o k._n 12._o 4._o 5_o note_v that_o the_o lord_n only_o &_o not_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a be_v mention_v spiritual_a lord_n therefore_o be_v not_o of_o this_o parliament_n for_o by_o divers_a statute_n when_o only_a lord_n be_v mention_v temporal_a lord_n be_v include_v and_o spiritual_a lord_n exclude_v sir_n edward_n cook_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la reg_fw-la eccle_n fol._n 9_o the_o order_n where_o morning_n &_o evening_n prayer_n etc._n etc._n fol._n 1._o objection_n answer_n lind_n de_fw-fr celebra_fw-la missae_fw-la c._n lâ—â—theamina_fw-la the_o bishop_n by_o his_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o deprive_v a_o minister_n for_o not_o wear_v a_o surplice_n ff_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la ius_fw-la diceat_fw-la non_fw-la obte_n l_o 1_o &_o l_o 2._o si_fw-la quis_fw-la in_o â—_z vocat_fw-la foreign_a canon_n law_n abolish_v 25._o h_o 8._o c._n 19_o a_o bishop_n by_o the_o foreign_a canon_n law_n have_v no_o jurisdiction_n a_o ordinary_a by_o the_o king_n ecclesiastical_a law_n can_v impose_v a_o arbitrarie_a peyne_n for_o not_o wear_v a_o surplice_n objection_n answer_n answer_n lind._o de_fw-la constitut_o aec_fw-la quia_fw-la incontinentiae_fw-la verb_n praecipimus_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la verb._n praecipimus_fw-la ex_fw-la de_fw-fr conc_fw-fr praeb_fw-mi c._n quia_fw-la etc._n etc._n ult._n de_fw-fr elect_a lind_n de_fw-fr casti_fw-la quia_fw-la verb_n neglexerit_fw-la lind._o de_fw-la sen_fw-la ten_o excom_n verb._n contempt_n glos_fw-la in_o verb_n contempseâ—it_fw-la c._n 1._o de_fw-fr appell_n li._n 6._o luke_n 1._o answer_n reply_n cook_n de_fw-fr lure_n regis_fw-la eccle_n fol._n 8_o fol._n 53._o fol._n 55._o do._n sutclif_n doct._n bilson_n 2._o part_n of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o church_n if_o diocesan_n bishop_n be_v scripture_o bishop_n they_o may_v they_o stand_v without_o y_fw-fr â—_o king_n dioceson_fw-mi bishop_n hither_o to_o uphelde_v only_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n fol._n 59_o 60._o
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