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life_n that_o he_o may_v live_v long_o to_o we_o always_o to_o god_n and_o so_o reign_v long_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n as_o he_o may_v reign_v for_o ever_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n by_o way_n of_o introduction_n it_o be_v show_v that_o there_o be_v two_o power_n in_o the_o church_n the_o one_o civil_a the_o other_o ecclesiastical_a which_o be_v both_o necessary_a chap._n 1._o some_o civil_a power_n follow_v immediate_o from_o god_n and_o nature_n regal_a power_n proceed_v immediate_o from_o the_o people_n election_n and_o donation_n mediate_o from_o god_n ordination_n so_o that_o after_o the_o election_n of_o the_o people_n and_o reception_n the_o king_n be_v superior_a who_o may_v command_v and_o bind_v in_o conscience_n the_o people_n be_v subject_n bind_v to_o obey_v chap._n 2._o ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v also_o of_o god_n and_o be_v distinct_a from_o the_o civil_a jurisdiction_n which_o also_o all_o member_n of_o the_o church_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o obey_v chap._n 3._o these_o two_o jurisdiction_n and_o power_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a be_v compare_v and_o confer_v and_o the_o preeminence_n be_v give_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a chap._n 4._o ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a peer_n and_o prince_n be_v compare_v together_o and_o out_o of_o the_o comparison_n be_v gather_v that_o not_o only_o private_a layman_n but_o even_o temporal_a prince_n though_o otherwise_o absolute_a be_v subject_a to_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o especial_o to_o the_o supreme_a visible_a pastor_n as_o be_v prove_v by_o many_o argument_n chap._n 5._o that_o prince_n king_n yea_o emperor_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n or_o to_o make_v ecclesiastical_a law_n neither_o be_v to_o be_v account_v head_n or_o superior_n but_o subject_n of_o the_o church_n though_o protector_n and_o defendour_n and_o therefore_o be_v modest_o admonish_v of_o their_o duty_n and_o office_n chap._n 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baptize_v all_o nation_n not_o to_o subjugate_v they_o and_o build_v his_o church_n upon_o a_o apostle_n not_o upon_o any_o king_n or_o prince_n it_o follow_v evident_o that_o the_o pope_n by_o christ_n donation_n have_v no_o title_n to_o kingdom_n and_o empire_n 3._o true_a it_o be_v that_o many_o divine_n and_o those_o also_o of_o note_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o christ_n as_o man_n be_v temporal_a king_n over_o all_o the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o express_a opinion_n of_o s._n 2._o s._n anton._n 3_o p._n tit_n 3._o cap._n 2._o antonine_n 8._o antonine_n almai_n tract_n de_fw-fr potest_fw-la ecc._n c._n 8._o almainus_n 116._o almainus_n turrec_n lib._n 2._o summae_fw-la cap._n 116._o turrecremata_fw-la redemp_n turrecremata_fw-la ostiens_fw-la in_o cap._n quod_fw-la super_fw-la his_fw-la de_fw-la voto_fw-la &_o voti_fw-la redemp_n ostiensis_n 43._o ostiensis_n duran_n tract_n de_fw-mi jurisd_v eccl_n qu._n 43._o durand_n 130._o f_o navar._n in_o cap._n novit_fw-la de_fw-fr 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re._n migius_n the_o apostle_n of_o france_n 13._o histoire_n de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr de_fw-fr reins_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 13._o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n command_v the_o bishop_n to_o excommunicate_v the_o king_n of_o france_n if_o they_o shall_v waste_v or_o invade_v the_o church_n but_o above_o all_o most_o forcible_a be_v the_o testimony_n of_o smyrn_n ignat._n epist_n ad_fw-la smyrn_n s._n ignatius_n a_o apostle_n scholar_n who_o so_o extoll_v princely_a dignity_n that_o yet_o he_o give_v the_o precedence_n unto_o the_o bishop_n authority_n honora_n deum_n say_v he_o ut_fw-la omnium_fw-la authorem_fw-la &_o dominum_fw-la &c._n &c._n honour_n god_n as_o the_o author_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o and_o the_o bishop_n as_o the_o prince_n of_o priest_n bear_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o hold_v his_o princedom_n of_o he_o and_o his_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n and_o after_o he_o you_o must_v honour_v also_o the_o king_n for_o none_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o god_n nor_o 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acknowledge_v bishop_n and_o especial_o the_o chief_a bishop_n of_o rome_n their_o father_n pastor_n and_o superior_n and_o those_o that_o have_v supreme_a authority_n ovet_fw-la they_o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o a_o â—ict_n of_o his_o short_o after_o his_o baptism_n â—saieth_v thus_o 96._o cap._n constantinus_n 2._o do_v 96._o utile_fw-la iudicavimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la beatus_fw-la petrus_n vicarius_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la videtur_fw-la esse_fw-la constitutus_fw-la it_o a_o etiam_fw-la &_o pontifices_fw-la qui_fw-la ipsius_fw-la principis_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la vice_n gerunt_fw-la principatus_fw-la potestatem_fw-la amplius_fw-la quà m_fw-la terrenae_fw-la imperialis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la serenitatis_fw-la mansuetudo_fw-la habere_fw-la videtur_fw-la concessam_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la nostroque_fw-la imperio_fw-la obtineant_fw-la we_o have_v judge_v it_o profitable_a that_o as_o bless_a peter_n be_v appoint_v the_o vicaire_a of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o earth_n so_o also_o bishop_n who_o be_v vicegerent_n of_o this_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n shall_v have_v more_o ample_o the_o power_n of_o principality_n grant_v by_o we_o and_o our_o empire_n 2._o ruffin_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o than_o our_o terrene_a imperial_a serenity_n seem_v to_o have_v and_o russinus_n relate_v how_o that_o when_o certain_a bishop_n assemble_v at_o
church_n but_o by_o the_o magistrate_n i_o must_v tell_v he_o that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n may_v punish_v heretic_n much_o more_o may_v the_o church_n because_o the_o magistrate_n and_o prince_n as_o he_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v which_o be_v heresy_n so_o it_o pertain_v not_o to_o he_o to_o punish_v heretic_n 11._o vide_fw-la suarâ—z_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la cap._n 11._o heresy_n be_v a_o crime_n which_o pertain_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a not_o to_o the_o temporal_a court_n and_o therefore_o that_o prince_n by_o their_o law_n do_v decree_n punishment_n against_o heretic_n they_o do_v it_o by_o commission_n from_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o church_n first_o deliver_v they_o up_o to_o secular_a power_n whence_o follow_v that_o the_o church_n who_o give_v authority_n to_o prince_n to_o punish_v heretic_n may_v do_v it_o herself_o when_o they_o be_v want_v in_o their_o office_n which_o also_o all_o the_o argument_n allege_v do_v convince_v and_o 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the_o church_n may_v be_v punish_v temporallie_o though_o the_o church_n always_o bear_v and_o aught_o to_o bear_v that_o respect_n to_o prince_n that_o she_o will_v not_o use_v temporal_a punishment_n against_o prince_n no_o nor_o any_o punishment_n at_o all_o but_o only_o when_o wholesome_a admonition_n will_v not_o serve_v and_o the_o church_n be_v much_o interest_v chapter_n xi_o the_o same_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n over_o prince_n be_v prove_v by_o authority_n of_o general_n counsel_n out_o of_o which_o be_v gather_v for_o the_o same_o authority_n evident_a and_o convince_a argument_n 1._o the_o authority_n of_o a_o general_n council_n confirm_v by_o the_o pope_n quoad_fw-la nos_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o we_o to_o who_o a_o council_n be_v better_a know_v than_o scripture_n though_o in_o itself_o not_o of_o so_o great_a credit_n as_o scripture_n be_v the_o great_a in_o earth_n and_o under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n for_o if_o a_o council_n especial_o general_n confirm_v by_o the_o chief_a pastor_n 15._o act._n 15._o notwithstanding_o that_o it_o represent_v the_o whole_a church_n contain_v all_o the_o chief_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o have_v in_o it_o assemble_v all_o the_o learning_n wisdom_n authority_n and_o sanctity_n yea_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o director_n may_v err_v who_o can_v err_v and_o after_o such_o authority_n reject_v who_o shall_v we_o find_v of_o great_a authority_n for_o interpret_n scripture_n decide_v controversy_n clear_v doubt_n and_o difficulty_n and_o enact_v wholesome_a law_n 18._o mat._n 18._o christ_n bid_v we_o hold_v he_o for_o no_o better_a than_o a_o ethnic_a and_o publican_n who_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n and_o where_o or_o when_o do_v the_o church_n more_o express_o deliver_v her_o mind_n or_o teach_v with_o more_o authority_n or_o command_v with_o more_o right_a to_o be_v obey_v then_o in_o a_o general_n council_n 16._o â—â—au_fw-fr 14._o &_o 16._o and_o if_o in_o any_o place_n or_o community_n the_o holy_a ghost_n preside_v as_o certes_o christ_n promise_v his_o holy_a spirit_n to_o his_o church_n and_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n no_o doubt_n in_o a_o general_n council_n he_o teach_v all_o verity_n 15._o act._n 15._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o s._n peter_n and_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o jerusalem_n say_v visum_fw-la est_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la 3._o 1._o tim._n 3._o it_o have_v seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o us._n and_o if_o the_o church_n be_v ever_o the_o pillar_n of_o truth_n it_o be_v in_o a_o general_n council_n if_o ever_o christ_n fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o be_v there_o where_o two_o or_o three_o be_v gather_v together_o in_o his_o name_n seleve._n athan._n in_o epist_n de_fw-fr synodie_n arim._n &_o seleve._n he_o fulfil_v it_o in_o a_o general_n council_n wherefore_o athanasius_n call_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a sententiam_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la a_o apostolical_a sentence_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o marueile_v how_o any_o dare_v make_v any_o doubt_n 118._o epist_n ad_fw-la epict._n ambros_n li._n 5._o epist_n 32._o aug._n ep_v 162._o &_o 118._o or_o move_v any_o question_n concern_v any_o matter_n decide_v in_o that_o council_n s._n ambrose_n do_v give_v such_o credit_n to_o it_o that_o he_o say_v neither_o death_n nor_o sword_n shall_v separate_v he_o from_o that_o authority_n s._n augustine_n call_v the_o sentence_n of_o a_o general_n council_n the_o last_o sentence_n from_o which_o be_v no_o appeal_n and_o say_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o counsel_n in_o the_o church_n be_v saluberrima_fw-la most_o wholesome_a 1._o ciril_n in_o dial_n 1._o s._n cirill_n of_o alexandria_n call_v a_o general_n council_n basim_fw-la &_o immobile_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la 28._o gregor_n epist_n 28._o a_o ground_n and_o immovable_a foundation_n s._n gregory_n the_o great_a honour_v the_o four_o first_o general_n counsel_n to_o which_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n be_v equal_a in_o authority_n consist_v of_o as_o lawful_a bishop_n as_o the_o four_o ghospelle_n to_o wit_n for_o their_o infallibility_n this_o i_o think_v good_a to_o premise_v because_o widdrington_n and_o other_o seem_v not_o to_o give_v that_o respect_n to_o counsel_n as_o the_o authority_n of_o they_o require_v let_v we_o now_o see_v what_o the_o counsel_n say_v of_o this_o matter_n in_o hand_n and_o then_o let_v i_o see_v the_o face_n that_o dare_v face_n out_o so_o great_a authority_n 2._o and_o first_o let_v we_o see_v what_o the_o general_n council_n of_o lateran_n hold_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1215._o under_o innocentius_n the_o three_o determine_v in_o this_o matter_n 3._o surius_n praefat_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la conc._n platina_n in_o innocentie_n 3._o no_o man_n say_v laurentius_n surius_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o this_o council_n can_v doubt_v of_o the_o authority_n and_o generality_n of_o this_o council_n because_o in_o it_o be_v handle_v matter_n of_o religion_n &_o determine_v
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