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25._o solomon_n do_v the_o like_a about_o the_o temple_n he_o depose_v abiathar_n the_o high_a priest_n &_o set_v zadoc_n in_o his_o room_n 1._o reg._n 2._o 27._o &_o 35._o and_o such_o be_v y_z e_z example_n of_o all_o the_o godly_a king_n of_o juda_n which_o be_v commend_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o uncertain_a deceitful_a or_o unknown_a in_o their_o circumstance_n but_o much_o more_o certain_a argument_n for_o the_o authority_n of_o prince_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n than_o this_o text_n w_o c_o he_o cit_v feed_v my_o sheep_n to_o forbid_v they_o but_o here_o he_o will_v ask_v whether_o a_o christian_a king_n be_v peter_n sheep_n or_o no_o i_o answer_v by_o propriety_n no_o but_o a_o sheep_n of_o christ_n as_o peter_n be_v nevertheless_o admit_v peter_n to_o be_v a_o shepherd_n and_o the_o king_n to_o be_v his_o sheep_n what_o then_o forsooth_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o sheep_n to_o rule_v his_o shepherd_n i_o grant_v in_o those_o thing_n in_o which_o the_o one_o be_v shepherd_n and_o the_o other_o a_o sheep_n but_o i_o ask_v of_o he_o be_v not_o a_o king_n also_o in_o some_o respect_n call_v in_o scripture_n a_o shepherd_n if_o he_o doubt_v esa._n 44._o 28._o and_o jere._n 23._o 4._o may_v resolve_v he_o and_o be_v not_o peter_n and_o paul_n in_o this_o respect_n also_o sheep_n if_o he_o deny_v it_o let_v the_o apostle_n speak_v for_o themselves_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a etc._n etc._n rom._n 13._o if_o now_o i_o shall_v reason_v that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o the_o sheep_n shall_v rule_v his_o shepherd_n i_o be_o sure_a he_o will_v answer_v with_o make_v a_o diversity_n of_o respect_n you_o may_v then_o see_v what_o a_o wise_a argument_n he_o have_v make_v that_o may_v be_v turn_v back_o on_o his_o own_o head_n wherefore_o here_o be_v no_o such_o impossibility_n as_o he_o infer_v but_o that_o a_o king_n in_o some_o respect_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n may_v be_v above_o his_o own_o pastor_n as_o in_o other_o respect_n he_o be_v under_o he_o m._n saunder_n will_v go_v forward_o for_o all_o this_o &_o put_v case_n that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v come_v to_o a_o christian_a king_n as_o ambrose_n do_v ep._n 33._o to_o the_o emperor_n valentinian_n offer_v his_o body_n and_o good_n to_o his_o pleasure_n but_o the_o thing_n which_o the_o emperor_n unlawful_o require_v he_o will_v not_o yield_v unto_o what_o can_v the_o emperor_n do_v to_o he_o he_o can_v not_o excommunicate_v he_o and_o if_o he_o imprison_v he_o or_o put_v he_o to_o death_n he_o do_v but_o as_o nero_n or_o the_o turk_n may_v do_v therefore_o if_o the_o king_n be_v never_o so_o much_o christen_v he_o have_v no_o power_n over_o the_o bishops_n soul_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o the_o pope_n to_o require_v a_o unlawful_a thing_n i_o may_v put_v the_o like_a case_n of_o his_o holiness_n what_o if_o a_o christian_a man_n shall_v come_v to_o he_o etc._n etc._n he_o may_v excommunicate_v he_o as_o cayphas_n do_v all_o that_o confess_v christ_n he_o may_v imprison_v he_o as_o annas_n do_v the_o apostle_n he_o may_v command_v he_o to_o be_v smite_v as_o pashur_n do_v jeremy_n and_o ananias_n paul_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o if_o he_o be_v never_o so_o much_o a_o pope_n he_o have_v no_o power_n over_o a_o christian_a man_n soul_n mark_v the_o pith_n of_o m._n sand._n argument_n but_o if_o auxentius_n the_o heretic_n shall_v have_v come_v to_o the_o emperor_n have_v the_o emperor_n none_o authority_n to_o call_v a_o synod_n to_o inquire_v of_o his_o heresy_n &_o he_o be_v find_v a_o heretic_n to_o have_v condemn_v he_o therefore_o in_o these_o do_n he_o have_v do_v as_o constantine_n about_o arius_n and_o donatus_n and_o not_o as_o nero_n with_o peter_n and_o paul_n but_o ambrose_n his_o authority_n be_v cite_v ep._n 32._o sivel_n scripturarum_fw-la seriem_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o we_o call_v to_o mind_v either_o the_o process_n of_o holy_a scripture_n or_o the_o ancient_a time_n who_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o in_o a_o cause_n of_o faith_n in_o a_o cause_n i_o say_v of_o faith_n bishop_n be_v wont_a to_o judge_v of_o emperor_n not_o emperor_n of_o bishop_n and_o who_o say_v the_o contrary_n but_o that_o in_o cause_n of_o faith_n the_o emperor_n be_v ordinary_o to_o be_v instruct_v of_o the_o bishop_n and_o not_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o emperor_n or_o that_o the_o prince_n have_v absolute_a authority_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v when_o we_o say_v that_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o mnst_a follow_v the_o direction_n of_o god_n word_n the_o knowledge_n whereof_o especial_o in_o difficult_a matter_n he_o be_v to_o receyve_v of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n as_o of_o the_o lawyer_n the_o knowledge_n of_o law_n although_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o see_v justice_n execute_v but_o m._n saunder_n will_v know_v how_o a_o king_n shall_v correct_v or_o depose_v a_o bishop_n i_o answer_v if_o his_o crime_n be_v apparent_a even_o as_o solomon_n depose_v abiather_n if_o it_o be_v doubtful_a by_o order_n of_o judgement_n and_o trial_n according_a of_o civil_a judge_n if_o it_o be_v a_o civil_a crime_n and_o ecclesiastical_a if_o it_o be_v heresy_n that_o he_o be_v accuse_v of_o if_o he_o can_v not_o be_v condemn_v upon_o just_a trial_n he_o be_v to_o be_v absolve_v if_o this_o will_v not_o satisfy_v the_o king_n he_o have_v no_o far_a lawful_a authority_n by_o any_o supremacy_n and_o if_o he_o proceed_v further_o he_o exercise_v tyranny_n and_o augustine_n do_v just_o complain_v of_o the_o importunity_n of_o the_o donatist_n which_o when_o the_o cause_n have_v be_v decide_v by_o certain_a bishop_n depute_v by_o the_o emperor_n they_o will_v never_o be_v satisfy_v but_o still_o appeal_v to_o the_o emperor_n &_o accuse_v the_o bishop_n that_o be_v appoint_v their_o judge_n before_o the_o earthly_a king_n m._n saunder_n urge_v that_o word_n vehement_o that_o he_o call_v constantine_n a_o earthly_a king_n and_o yet_o he_o 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government_n be_v such_o as_o therein_o they_o serve_v god_n and_o the_o church_n in_o compel_v by_o law_n and_o authority_n all_o person_n to_o do_v their_o duty_n as_o well_o in_o religion_n as_o in_o civil_a affair_n not_o a_o antichristian_a tyranny_n such_o as_o the_o pope_n usurp_v to_o be_v lord_n over_o our_o faith_n and_o to_o make_v article_n of_o religion_n at_o their_o pleasure_n but_o to_o provide_v that_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o bristol_n repli_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o popish_a church_n unto_o who_o constantine_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o christian_a emperor_n yield_v up_o the_o imperial_a city_n of_o rome_n with_o all_o the_o country_n of_o italy_n what_o a_o impudent_a lie_n this_o be_v may_v easy_o be_v know_v of_o all_o they_o which_o have_v read_v the_o history_n which_o testify_v that_o the_o emperor_n of_o constantinople_n receive_v possession_n in_o rome_n and_o italy_n until_o the_o time_n of_o 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2._o or_o in_o that_o deed_n he_o be_v not_o good_a 3._o or_o he_o do_v it_o by_o commission_n from_o a_o prophet_n or_o a_o high_a priest_n 4._o or_o he_o be_v deceive_v by_o flatterer_n 5._o or_o he_o be_v enforce_v by_o necessity_n but_o all_o these_o quarrel_n notwithstanding_o the_o example_n of_o scripture_n be_v so_o many_o and_o so_o plain_a that_o m._n sanders_n â—â—angling_v can_v not_o obscure_v they_o david_n a_o good_a prince_n do_v well_o in_o appoint_v the_o levit_n and_o priest_n to_o their_o several_a office_n and_o forbid_v the_o levit_n to_o carry_v the_o ark_n and_o the_o vessel_n thereof_o without_o any_o commission_n from_o priest_n or_o prophet_n but_o only_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n not_o deceive_v by_o flatterer_n nor_o enforce_v by_o necessity_n 1._o chron._n 23
to_o the_o former_a doctrine_n of_o peter_n primacy_n namely_o that_o see_v the_o apostle_n need_v no_o head_n because_o they_o be_v not_o in_o danger_n of_o error_n the_o head_n be_v appoint_v over_o they_o for_o a_o example_n of_o the_o church_n afterward_o when_o that_o personal_a privilege_n of_o the_o apostle_n cease_v to_o be_v in_o their_o successor_n but_o how_o will_v he_o prove_v that_o the_o privilege_n of_o not_o err_v have_v continue_v in_o peter_n successor_n more_o than_o in_o the_o successor_n of_o all_o the_o apostle_n forsooth_o because_o christ_n pray_v that_o peter_n faith_n may_v not_o fail_v that_o he_o may_v confirm_v his_o brethren_n i_o have_v often_o show_v that_o he_o pray_v for_o the_o perseverance_n of_o all_o his_o apostle_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o special_a prayer_n for_o peter_n be_v proper_a to_o peter_n person_n therefore_o can_v not_o be_v draw_v to_o his_o successor_n and_o what_o madness_n be_v it_o to_o defend_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v 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1._o in_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v learn_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o peter_n the_o apostle_n in_o who_o the_o primacy_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o so_o excellent_a grace_n have_v the_o pre-eminence_n when_o he_o use_v to_o dâ—e_v otherwise_o then_o the_o truth_n require_v about_o circumâ—sion_n be_v correct_v of_o paul_n who_o be_v admit_v after_o he_o to_o be_v a_o apostle_n in_o this_o say_n the_o primacye_n be_v of_o time_n and_o order_n not_o of_o dignity_n and_o authority_n but_o gregory_n much_o late_a than_o augustive_a grant_v to_o peter_n not_o only_o a_o primacy_n bâ—t_v also_o a_o maioritie_n in_o ezech._n hâ—m_fw-la 18._o quatenus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o he_o who_o be_v chief_a in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o apostleship_n shall_v be_v chief_a also_o in_o humility_n and_o again_o eâ—ce_n à _fw-la minore_fw-la etc._n etc._n behold_v peter_n be_v reprove_v of_o his_o lesser_a and_o he_o disdain_v not_o to_o be_v reprove_v nether_a do_v he_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o he_o first_o be_v call_v to_o the_o apostleship_n these_o word_n make_v peter_n great_a none_n otherwise_o then_o that_o he_o be_v first_o call_v to_o the_o apostleship_n which_o argue_v small_a authority_n over_o his_o iuniour_n hereupon_o he_o take_v occasion_n to_o inveye_v against_o the_o pride_n of_o luther_n zwinglius_fw-la caluine_n etc._n etc._n and_o their_o bitter_a dissension_n show_v how_o far_o they_o be_v unlike_a to_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v that_o they_o be_v many_o degree_n inferior_a to_o the_o virtue_n and_o holme_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o yet_o as_o well_o in_o humility_n as_o all_o other_o virtue_n if_o they_o come_v not_o near_o to_o they_o than_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o pompous_a clergye_n let_v god_n and_o all_o indifferent_a man_n be_v judge_n moreover_o where_o as_o it_o be_v object_v against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n that_o the_o apostle_n send_v he_o to_o lay_v hand_n upon_o those_o who_o philip_n the_o 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