Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
authority_n age_n church_n scripture_n 2,324 5 6.0450 4 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A30406 Reflections on The relation of the English reformation, lately printed at Oxford Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. 1688 (1688) Wing B5854; ESTC R14072 57,228 104

There are 5 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

a_o present_a interest_n be_v the_o motive_n but_o it_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o impiety_n of_o which_o one_o will_v hope_v there_o be_v few_o man_n capable_a to_o lie_v so_o long_o and_o so_o solemn_o both_o to_o god_n and_o man._n but_o i_o come_v now_o to_o look_v a_o little_a more_o narrow_o into_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o treatise_n i_o will_v not_o at_o all_o engage_v myself_o to_o examine_v a_o great_a many_o passage_n that_o be_v cite_v in_o it_o out_o of_o some_o of_o our_o author_n and_o in_o particular_a out_o of_o dr._n heylin_n and_o mr._n thorndike_n when_o we_o object_n to_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n some_o thing_n out_o of_o erasmus_n or_o cassander_n or_o for_o historical_a matter_n when_o we_o cite_v p._n paul_n or_o thuanus_n we_o know_v with_o how_o much_o neglect_n they_o put_v by_o these_o authority_n as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o concern_v in_o they_o though_o these_o person_n live_v and_o die_v in_o the_o visible_a communion_n of_o their_o church_n and_o i_o do_v not_o see_v why_o we_o may_v not_o take_v the_o same_o liberty_n with_o such_o writer_n that_o though_o they_o have_v be_v in_o communion_n with_o our_o church_n yet_o have_v it_o seem_v continue_v in_o it_o with_o some_o difficulty_n and_o it_o will_v not_o appear_v very_o strange_a if_o at_o the_o end_n of_o our_o civil_a war_n those_o person_n who_o see_v the_o ill_a effect_n of_o some_o ill_a principle_n very_o apparent_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o impression_n which_o those_o confusion_n make_v upon_o they_o to_o oppose_v those_o disorder_n by_o a_o over-bending_a of_o their_o notion_n to_o the_o other_o extreme_a for_o this_o be_v a_o excess_n to_o which_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v so_o liable_a that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n if_o all_o writer_n especial_o man_n of_o warm_a temper_n that_o have_v be_v sower_v by_o ill_a usage_n have_v be_v preserve_v from_o it_o so_o that_o i_o will_v whole_o wave_v all_o that_o he_o cite_v from_o these_o or_o any_o other_o of_o our_o author_n and_o will_v come_v to_o the_o matter_n themselves_o chap._n i._n of_o the_o importance_n of_o those_o matter_n object_v to_o the_o reformation_n suppose_v they_o all_o true_a the_o dispute_n that_o we_o have_v with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v at_o first_o manage_v with_o more_o sincerity_n by_o our_o adversary_n than_o they_o have_v be_v of_o late_a they_o justify_v their_o church_n in_o those_o point_n for_o which_o we_o accuse_v she_o and_o object_v the_o strong_a thing_n they_o can_v to_o we_o but_o when_o they_o feel_v their_o cause_n too_o weak_a to_o be_v maintain_v by_o fair_a method_n than_o they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o other_o that_o be_v indeed_o less_o sincere_a but_o yet_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o make_v impression_n on_o weak_a mind_n in_o france_n and_o among_o we_o three_o new_a method_n have_v appear_v of_o late_a year_n the_o first_o be_v to_o take_v off_o man_n from_o enter_v into_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o to_o prepossess_v they_o with_o such_o prejudices_fw-la against_o the_o reformation_n as_o may_v lead_v they_o to_o condemn_v it_o without_o examine_v to_o a_o discern_a mind_n this_o method_n furnish_v the_o strong_a of_o all_o prejudices_fw-la against_o those_o who_o use_v it_o this_o show_v such_o a_o distrust_n of_o the_o cause_n itself_o and_o it_o discover_v itself_o so_o plain_o to_o be_v a_o trick_n that_o it_o give_v every_o man_n a_o just_a ground_n of_o indignation_n against_o those_o who_o fly_v to_o it_o beside_o that_o it_o afford_v a_o good_a plea_n to_o all_o man_n to_o continue_v in_o the_o religion_n in_o which_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v without_o harken_v to_o any_o new_a discovery_n for_o if_o the_o ground_n upon_o which_o the_o reformation_n be_v make_v be_v good_a it_o signify_v little_a to_o a_o enquirer_n into_o truth_n whether_o this_o work_n be_v set_v on_o foot_n and_o manage_v with_o all_o the_o exactness_n and_o regularity_n that_o may_v have_v be_v desire_v or_o not_o truth_n be_v always_o truth_n from_o what_o hand_n soever_o it_o come_v and_o the_o right_a way_n to_o find_v it_o out_o be_v to_o free_v our_o mind_n from_o all_o prejudices_fw-la that_o so_o we_o may_v examine_v matter_n with_o unprepossessed_a understanding_n a_o second_o method_n be_v to_o persuade_v the_o world_n that_o we_o have_v not_o yet_o understand_v one_o another_o that_o popery_n have_v only_o appear_v odious_a because_o it_o be_v misrepresent_v to_o the_o world_n in_o false_a colour_n but_o that_o it_o will_v be_v find_v to_o be_v quite_o another_o thing_n if_o it_o be_v true_o represent_v the_o bishop_n of_o meaux_n have_v the_o honour_n to_o begin_v this_o piece_n of_o legerdemain_n our_o man_n of_o the_o mission_n here_o have_v too_o slender_a a_o stock_n of_o their_o own_o and_o therefore_o they_o give_v we_o the_o french_a mode_n in_o controversy_n as_o well_o as_o our_o gallant_n do_v it_o in_o clothes_n so_o they_o have_v think_v to_o do_v wondrous_a feat_n with_o this_o method_n of_o represent_v but_o the_o want_n of_o sincerity_n of_o that_o prelate_n in_o this_o as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n have_v be_v so_o evident_o make_v out_o that_o if_o some_o man_n have_v not_o a_o secret_a that_o make_v they_o proof_n against_o all_o discovery_n he_o will_v be_v a_o little_a out_o of_o countenance_n and_o our_o representer_n here_o be_v so_o expose_v that_o nothing_o be_v want_v for_o their_o conviction_n but_o a_o sense_n of_o that_o shame_n with_o which_o they_o have_v be_v cover_v it_o be_v indeed_o a_o strange_a piece_n of_o confidence_n in_o man_n to_o come_v and_o offer_v to_o convince_v the_o world_n that_o after_o dispute_n of_o 150_o year_n continuance_n neither_o side_n have_v understand_v the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n and_o though_o the_o same_o decree_n of_o council_n and_o the_o same_o form_n of_o worship_n be_v still_o receive_v yet_o all_o these_o thing_n must_v of_o a_o sudden_a so_o change_v their_o nature_n that_o in_o defiance_n of_o all_o that_o which_o upon_o other_o occasion_n they_o say_v in_o behalf_n of_o tradition_n a_o new_a discovery_n shall_v be_v make_v give_v we_o new_a sense_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n but_o whatsoever_o success_n that_o book_n may_v have_v have_v where_o a_o plunder_v army_n manage_v the_o argument_n yet_o it_o be_v become_v now_o as_o ridiculous_a here_o as_o it_o be_v pretend_v to_o have_v be_v successful_a beyond_o sea._n a_o three_o method_n be_v the_o set_n up_o the_o credit_n of_o oral_a tradition_n not_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o some_o passage_n of_o scripture_n but_o upon_o this_o general_a topic_n that_o one_o age_n must_v needs_o have_v deliver_v the_o same_o faith_n to_o the_o succeed_a age_n that_o it_o have_v receive_v from_o that_o which_o go_v before_o it_o and_o by_o consequence_n that_o we_o must_v have_v in_o the_o present_a age_n the_o same_o doctrine_n which_o the_o apostle_n deliver_v at_o first_o 17_o age_n ago_o it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n can_v not_o well_o be_v found_v on_o passage_n of_o scripture_n for_o than_o we_o must_v be_v allow_v first_o to_o believe_v the_o scripture_n and_o its_o authority_n and_o genuineness_n and_o then_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o passage_n and_o to_o examine_v to_o which_o of_o all_o the_o different_a church_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n they_o do_v belong_v now_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o if_o it_o be_v once_o allow_v that_o we_o may_v carry_v our_o inquiry_n so_o far_o as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o settle_v ourselves_o in_o these_o point_n than_o this_o infallible_a authority_n be_v not_o so_o necessary_a to_o we_o as_o they_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v since_o we_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v find_v good_a proof_n for_o believe_v the_o scripture_n and_o for_o discover_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o hard_a passage_n in_o they_o without_o its_o help_n now_o this_o will_v spoil_v all_o and_o throw_v out_o those_o argument_n that_o persuade_v we_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o infallible_a judge_n both_o for_o our_o find_v out_o and_o for_o our_o expound_v the_o scripture_n they_o be_v now_o sensible_a of_o all_o this_o and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a false_a method_n of_o argue_v to_o prove_v the_o scripture_n by_o the_o church_n when_o the_o church_n must_v be_v first_o prove_v by_o the_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o they_o do_v betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o infallibility_n of_o oral_a tradition_n sound_v it_o upon_o this_o general_n topic_n that_o all_o the_o man_n of_o one_o age_n must_v needs_o have_v instruct_v the_o follow_a age_n in_o the_o same_o faith_n that_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o former_a age_n and_o upon_o this_o a_o great_a many_o imaginary_a impossibility_n be_v
be_v extreme_o arrogant_a and_o obstinate_a and_o zealous_a beyond_o knowledge_n and_o though_o they_o have_v suffer_v for_o a_o good_a cause_n yet_o suffer_v for_o it_o on_o good_a or_o reasonable_a ground_n as_o neither_o themselves_o be_v any_o way_n learned_a nor_o pretend_v the_o authority_n of_o any_o church_n nor_o rely_v on_o any_o present_a teacher_n but_o on_o the_o certainty_n of_o their_o own_o private_a judgement_n interpret_n scripture_n as_o you_o may_v see_v and_o here_o some_o instance_n be_v give_v but_o if_o this_o period_n will_v close_v itself_o it_o may_v for_o our_o author_n who_o seldom_o take_v care_n of_o such_o small_a matter_n leave_v it_o in_o this_o unfinished_a condition_n i_o will_v not_o examine_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o maxim_n but_o will_v only_o take_v notice_n that_o since_o all_o protestant_n agree_v in_o this_o that_o the_o ground_n of_o our_o faith_n be_v that_o which_o appear_v to_o we_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n our_o author_n have_v by_o this_o limitation_n of_o his_o former_a gentleness_n towards_o we_o deliver_v we_o all_o over_o to_o the_o secular_a arm_n and_o so_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o our_o soul_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o will_v have_v none_o upon_o our_o body_n xi_o he_o quarrel_v with_o the_o privy-council_n 57_o for_o imprison_v of_o bonner_n because_o he_o say_v he_o will_v observe_v the_o injunction_n that_o be_v send_v he_o if_o they_o be_v not_o contrary_a and_o repugnant_a to_o god_n law_n and_o to_o the_o statute_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n the_o fault_n impute_v here_o to_o he_o i_o suppose_v be_v that_o he_o refuse_v to_o obey_v any_o injunction_n of_o the_o king_n when_o repugnant_a to_o the_o statute_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n but_o since_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o blacken_v that_o time_n he_o may_v have_v as_o well_o say_v that_o they_o find_v fault_n with_o he_o because_o he_o promise_v to_o obey_v the_o injunction_n if_o they_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o god_n law_n and_o that_o thereby_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o prefer_v their_o injunction_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n and_o by_o our_o author_n be_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o bonner_n exception_n it_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o all_o his_o concern_v be_v about_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o they_o be_v secure_v he_o trouble_v himself_o little_a what_o become_v of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o if_o he_o have_v weigh_v this_o matter_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v he_o will_v have_v find_v that_o this_o exception_n be_v very_o ill_o ground_v when_o a_o form_n of_o a_o subscription_n be_v demand_v there_o be_v no_o government_n in_o the_o world_n that_o will_v accept_v of_o one_o that_o indeed_o signify_v nothing_o at_o all_o for_o it_o be_v visible_a that_o a_o subscription_n make_v with_o those_o reserve_v signify_v nothing_o therefore_o if_o bonner_n have_v act_v as_o become_v his_o character_n he_o shall_v have_v direct_o refuse_v the_o subscription_n of_o such_o injunction_n as_o he_o find_v to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o to_o such_o law_n of_o the_o church_n as_o he_o think_v bind_v his_o conscience_n but_o the_o protestation_n he_o make_v give_v a_o very_a just_a ground_n to_o the_o government_n to_o proceed_v against_o he_o according_a to_o law._n xii_o 58._o our_o author_n intend_v to_o aggravate_v the_o proceed_n against_o gardiner_n show_v his_o great_a judgement_n in_o set_v down_o the_o article_n relate_v to_o the_o king_n supremacy_n at_o full_a length_n whereas_o he_o have_v only_o name_v the_o other_o for_o he_o can_v have_v invent_v nothing_o that_o must_v needs_o render_v all_o his_o exception_n to_o the_o king_n supremacy_n more_o visible_o unjust_a than_o this_o do_v which_o be_v in_o these_o word_n that_o his_o majesty_n as_o supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v full_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o make_v and_o set_v forth_o law_n injunction_n and_o ordinance_n concern_v religion_n and_o order_n in_o the_o say_a church_n for_o repress_v all_o error_n and_o heresy_n and_o other_o enormity_n and_o abuse_n so_o that_o the_o same_o alteration_n be_v not_o contrary_a or_o repugnant_a to_o the_o scripture_n or_o law_n of_o god._n this_o be_v no_o other_o than_o what_o gardiner_n have_v over_o and_o over_o again_o both_o by_o his_o oath_n and_o his_o write_n advance_v and_o the_o restriction_n set_v on_o it_o be_v so_o just_a that_o one_o will_v think_v there_o lie_v no_o possible_a exception_n to_o it_o here_o there_o be_v no_o claim_n to_o the_o declare_v what_o be_v error_n and_o heresy_n but_o only_o to_o the_o repress_v they_o and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o secular_a arm_n even_o where_o man_n be_v burn_v for_o heresy_n beside_o the_o power_n that_o according_a to_o our_o author_n belong_v to_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v either_o found_v on_o the_o scripture_n or_o it_o be_v not_o if_o it_o be_v not_o found_v on_o the_o scripture_n there_o be_v no_o great_a regard_n to_o be_v have_v to_o it_o but_o if_o it_o be_v found_v on_o it_o than_o it_o it_o clear_o except_v by_o the_o word_n of_o this_o article_n so_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o see_v of_o what_o use_v this_o be_v to_o our_o author_n unless_o it_o be_v to_o show_v he_o his_o injustice_n xiii_o he_o tell_v we_o 64._o that_o all_o that_o which_o have_v be_v do_v under_o king_n henry_n and_o king_n edward_n be_v annul_v by_o a_o equal_a authority_n under_o queen_n mary_n but_o though_o i_o acknowledge_v he_o be_v both_o the_o sovereign_n and_o the_o parliament_n yet_o there_o be_v neither_o justice_n nor_o moderation_n in_o the_o charge_n now_o make_v equal_a to_o what_o have_v be_v do_v before_o a_o great_a deal_n may_v be_v say_v concern_v the_o election_n of_o the_o member_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o practice_n upon_o they_o and_o of_o the_o turn_n out_o a_o multitude_n of_o the_o clergy_n before_o the_o law_n be_v change_v the_o disorder_n and_o irregularity_n in_o the_o dispute_n have_v nothing_o of_o that_o fair_a deal_v in_o they_o that_o have_v appear_v in_o king_n edward_n time_n and_o whereas_o all_o the_o severity_n of_o king_n edward_n day_n be_v the_o imprison_v of_o three_o or_o four_o bishop_n and_o the_o turn_n out_o some_o of_o the_o other_o clergy_n he_o know_v well_o how_o matter_n go_v under_o queen_n mary_n so_o that_o we_o can_v be_v deny_v this_o glory_n that_o a_o spirit_n of_o justice_n and_o moderation_n appear_v at_o every_o time_n that_o the_o reformation_n prevail_v whereas_o thing_n go_v much_o otherwise_o in_o this_o sad_a revolution_n in_o which_o our_o author_n glory_v so_o much_o so_o that_o if_o the_o good_a or_o ill_a behaviour_n of_o the_o several_a party_n as_o they_o have_v their_o turn_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o affair_n furnish_v a_o just_a prejudice_n even_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o cause_n itself_o we_o have_v this_o on_o our_o side_n as_o full_o as_o we_o can_v wish_v for_o fourteen_o he_o tell_v we_o 68_o that_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n be_v first_o keep_v void_a in_o king_n edward_n day_n and_o last_o of_o all_o it_o be_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n dissolve_v to_o increase_v the_o king_n revenue_n if_o our_o author_n have_v examine_v the_o record_n of_o parliament_n he_o will_v have_v find_v that_o the_o act_n that_o relate_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n do_v not_o at_o all_o propose_v the_o increase_n of_o the_o king_n revenue_n but_o the_o divide_n of_o one_o bishopric_n into_o two_o and_o the_o raise_n and_o endow_v of_o a_o new_a cathedral_n church_n all_o which_o must_v have_v rise_v to_o about_o four_o thousand_o mark_n of_o old_a rent_n which_o consider_v how_o long_a land_n be_v let_v near_o the_o border_n do_v certain_o very_o near_o exhaust_v the_o whole_a revenue_n of_o that_o see._n this_o be_v indeed_o of_o no_o great_a importance_n to_o the_o main_a cause_n for_o if_o sacrilegious_a man_n go_v into_o the_o reformation_n hope_v to_o enrich_v themselves_o by_o it_o this_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o fall_v out_o in_o all_o great_a revolution_n and_o it_o be_v plain_a our_o author_n take_v up_o general_a report_n very_o easy_o that_o so_o he_o may_v make_v a_o clamour_n with_o they_o against_o our_o church_n but_o if_o some_o that_o give_v a_o outward_a compliance_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n be_v real_o a_o reproach_n to_o it_o he_o of_o all_o man_n for_o a_o certain_a reason_n ought_v not_o to_o insist_v on_o it_o since_o we_o be_v no_o more_o accountable_a for_o the_o duke_n of_o northumberland_n action_n than_o we_o be_v for_o his_o own_o xv._n 71._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o bishop_n turn_v out_o
here_o while_o he_o be_v in_o england_n he_o will_v condemn_v these_o treasonable_a doctrine_n the_o ground_n upon_o which_o he_o condemn_v they_o be_v also_o suitable_a to_o the_o condemnation_n itself_o for_o he_o say_v that_o this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o several_a catholic_n this_o be_v modest_o express_v for_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o several_a of_o those_o he_o call_v catholic_n be_v of_o this_o mind_n yet_o all_o catholic_n be_v not_o of_o it_o so_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o murder_a king_n be_v at_o least_o a_o probable_a one_o and_o since_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o depose_n of_o prince_n fall_v not_o only_o on_o those_o that_o be_v heretic_n themselves_o but_o even_o on_o the_o fautor_n and_o favourer_n of_o heretic_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o his_o majesty_n life_n be_v secure_v for_o beside_o the_o protection_n and_o liberty_n that_o he_o grant_v to_o heretic_n of_o his_o own_o dominion_n he_o have_v receive_v and_o encourage_v the_o refuge_n of_o another_o prince_n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o favourer_n of_o heresy_n of_o the_o worst_a sort_n so_o that_o if_o innuendoe_v be_v in_o fashion_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o our_o author_n can_v defend_v himself_o against_o a_o indictment_n of_o treason_n or_o at_o least_o against_o a_o information_n our_o author_n to_o let_v we_o see_v how_o wary_a he_o be_v in_o his_o concession_n as_o he_o call_v they_o end_v the_o paragraph_n with_o another_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v here_o for_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o will_v not_o loose_v a_o inch_n of_o all_o the_o papal_a pretension_n but_o will_v preserve_v they_o entire_a to_o a_o better_a time_n thirty-nine_o our_o author_n pretend_v that_o q._n elizabeth_n supremacy_n be_v carry_v much_o high_o 120._o than_o have_v be_v grant_v by_o the_o former_a clergy_n under_o k._n henry_n the_o 8_o the_o allegation_n be_v false_a for_o the_o supremacy_n be_v carry_v much_o high_a under_o king_n henry_n than_o it_o be_v under_o queen_n elizabeth_n who_o as_o she_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o the_o title_n of_o head_n of_o the_o church_n so_o she_o explain_v her_o supremacy_n both_o in_o she_o own_o injunction_n and_o in_o the_o act_n of_o convocation_n and_o parliament_n that_o follow_v in_o so_o unexceptionable_a a_o manner_n that_o our_o author_n himself_o have_v nothing_o to_o object_n to_o it_o he_o seem_v also_o to_o infinuate_v as_o if_o the_o king_n supremacy_n be_v assert_v by_o we_o as_o a_o grant_v of_o the_o clergy_n whereas_o we_o pretend_v to_o no_o such_o thing_n the_o civil_a supremacy_n that_o we_o ascribe_v to_o our_o prince_n be_v found_v on_o the_o law_n of_o god_n on_o the_o rule_n of_o humane_a society_n on_o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o on_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n for_o many_o age_n and_o king_n henry_n receive_v no_o new_a strengthen_n of_o his_o title_n by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o clergy_n which_o do_v not_o confer_v any_o new_a authority_n on_o he_o but_o only_o declare_v that_o which_o be_v already_o inherent_a in_o he_o xl._o our_o author_n enter_v into_o a_o long_a discourse_n to_o prove_v the_o invalidity_n of_o order_n grant_v in_o our_o church_n 2._o which_o he_o do_v so_o weak_o and_o yet_o as_o he_o do_v all_o other_o thing_n so_o tedious_o and_o with_o so_o much_o confusion_n that_o i_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o follow_v he_o in_o all_o his_o wander_n he_o seem_v to_o question_v the_o authority_n of_o suffragan_n bishop_n who_o though_o they_o be_v limit_v as_o to_o their_o jurisdiction_n yet_o as_o to_o their_o order_n they_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o other_o bishop_n the_o proceed_n in_o queen_n mary_n time_n be_v too_o full_a of_o irregularity_n and_o violence_n to_o be_v bring_v as_o proof_n that_o the_o order_n give_v by_o king_n edward_n book_n be_v not_o valid_a in_o a_o word_n the_o foundation_n of_o that_o false_a opinion_n of_o some_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v that_o ever_o since_o the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n the_o form_n in_o which_o priest_n order_n be_v confer_v be_v believe_v to_o be_v the_o deliver_v the_o sacred_a vessel_n with_o a_o power_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o the_o dead_a and_o living_n so_o they_o reckon_v that_o we_o have_v no_o true_a priest_n since_o that_o ceremony_n be_v strike_v out_o of_o our_o ordinal_n but_o the_o folly_n of_o all_o this_o be_v apparent_a since_o man_n begin_v to_o examine_v the_o ancient_a ritual_n and_o those_o which_o have_v be_v publish_v by_o morinus_n show_v that_o as_o this_o rite_n be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o roman_a church_n so_o it_o be_v not_o receive_v before_o the_o nine_o century_n and_o since_o all_o ordination_n during_o the_o first_o eight_o century_n be_v do_v by_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o prayer_n than_o there_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n to_o question_v our_o order_n since_o we_o retain_v still_o all_o that_o the_o ancient_a church_n think_v necessary_a as_o for_o the_o common_a observation_n of_o our_o ordinal_n not_o be_v enact_v by_o queen_n elizabeth_n before_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o her_o reign_n it_o have_v be_v so_o oft_o make_v and_o answer_v that_o i_o be_o 〈…〉_z see_v our_o author_n urge_v it_o any_o further_o will_v he_o that_o have_v dispute_v so_o much_o against_o the_o civil_a authority_n meddle_v in_o matter_n sacred_a annul_v our_o order_n because_o the_o law_n be_v not_o so_o clear_o word_v with_o relation_n to_o that_o part_n of_o our_o office_n the_o most_o that_o can_v possible_o be_v make_v out_o of_o this_o be_v that_o the_o ordination_n be_v not_o quite_o legal_a so_o that_o one_o may_v have_v dispute_v the_o payment_n of_o the_o fruit_n but_o this_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o we_o as_o we_o be_v a_o church_n in_o that_o the_o book_n of_o ordination_n have_v be_v annex_v to_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n in_o king_n edward_n the_o sixth_n time_n the_o revive_n of_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n be_v consider_v as_o include_v the_o book_n of_o ordination_n though_o it_o be_v not_o be_v express_o name_v this_o give_v occasion_n to_o bonner_n to_o question_v the_o validity_n of_o they_o in_o law._n upon_o which_o the_o explanatory_a act_n pass_v declare_v that_o it_o have_v be_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o parliament_n to_o include_v that_o in_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n so_o that_o this_o act_n only_o declare_v the_o law_n but_o do_v not_o create_v any_o new_a right_n i_o have_v now_o go_v over_o all_o that_o i_o judge_v most_o material_a in_o this_o tedious_a book_n the_o darkness_n of_o the_o stile_n the_o many_o unfinished_a period_n the_o frequent_a repetition_n the_o many_o long_a quotation_n to_o very_o little_a purpose_n above_o all_o the_o intricate_a way_n of_o reason_v make_v it_o a_o very_a ungrateful_a thing_n to_o i_o to_o wrestle_v through_o it_o in_o it_o one_o may_v see_v how_o much_o a_o man_n may_v labour_v and_o study_v to_o very_o little_a purpose_n for_o how_o unhappy_a soever_o the_o author_n have_v be_v in_o his_o pain_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o he_o have_v be_v at_o a_o great_a deal_n to_o compass_v it_o but_o a_o man_n that_o neither_o see_v thing_n distinct_o nor_o judge_n well_o of_o they_o the_o more_o he_o toil_v about_o they_o he_o entangle_v himself_o and_o his_o reader_n so_o much_o the_o more_o so_o that_o never_o be_v so_o much_o pain_n take_v to_o less_o purpose_n if_o our_o author_n give_v we_o many_o more_o book_n of_o this_o size_n both_o as_o to_o sincerity_n and_o good_a reason_v he_o will_v quick_o cure_v the_o world_n of_o the_o mistake_n in_o which_o they_o be_v concern_v he_o he_o pass_v once_o for_o a_o learned_a man_n and_o he_o have_v pass_v so_o still_o if_o he_o have_v not_o take_v care_n to_o let_v the_o world_n see_v by_o so_o many_o repeat_v essay_n how_o false_a a_o title_n he_o have_v to_o that_o reputation_n which_o have_v fall_v upon_o he_o but_o it_o seem_v his_o sincerity_n and_o good_a judgement_n be_v of_o a_o piece_n otherwise_o as_o he_o can_v not_o obtrude_v on_o the_o world_n the_o falsehood_n concern_v latter_a time_n and_o the_o ignorance_n of_o antiquity_n that_o appear_v in_o all_o his_o book_n so_o when_o so_o many_o have_v be_v at_o the_o pain_n to_o discover_v both_o his_o mistake_v and_o his_o imposture_n he_o will_v either_o have_v confess_v they_o or_o some_o way_n excuse_v they_o but_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n to_o see_v a_o man_n that_o dissemble_v so_o long_o with_o god_n and_o that_o lie_v so_o oft_o to_o he_o serve_v the_o world_n now_o as_o he_o do_v his_o god_n for_o so_o many_o year_n i_o pray_v god_n touch_v his_o heart_n and_o give_v he_o a_o repentance_n proportion_v to_o the_o heinousness_n of_o his_o sin_n by_o which_o he_o have_v give_v so_o much_o scandal_n to_o the_o atheistical_a sort_n of_o man_n who_o from_o he_o must_v be_v tempt_v to_o draw_v strange_a consequence_n and_o he_o have_v certain_o bring_v a_o great_a reproach_n on_o that_o church_n to_o which_o he_o have_v go_v over_o than_o all_o the_o service_n he_o can_v ever_o render_v they_o in_o his_o useless_a and_o confound_v write_n will_v be_v able_a to_o wipe_v off_o but_o to_o who_o sovever_o he_o have_v be_v a_o reproach_n our_o church_n have_v no_o share_n in_o it_o since_o of_o he_o and_o of_o such_o as_o he_o be_v we_o must_v say_v they_o go_v out_o from_o we_o but_o they_o be_v not_o of_o we_o for_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o we_o they_o will_v no_o doubt_n have_v continue_v with_o we_o but_o they_o go_v out_o that_o it_o may_v be_v make_v manifest_a that_o they_o be_v not_o all_o of_o we_o finis_fw-la p._n 82._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la from_o p._n 140._o page_n 141._o adorat_fw-la of_o the_o euchar._n p._n 28._o p._n 139._o ephes._n 5._o 24._o col._n 3._o 20._o page_n 87_o 88_o 2_o chron._n 17._o 7._o 2_o chron_n 9_o 5_o 8._o v._o 11._o 2_o chron._n 29._o 5._o v._o 34._o 2_o chron._n 30._o 23._o numb_a 9_o 10._o ezra_n 7._o 25._o nehem._n 13._o 28._o ludolph_n p._n 20._o lin_v 12._o p._n 21._o hist._n reform_v p._n 1._o re●_n bo._n 2._o n._n 10._o ibid_fw-la n._n 24._o nam_fw-la qui_fw-la reginae_fw-la odio_fw-la vel_fw-la speratae_fw-la sec_fw-la dum_fw-la forsan_fw-la notae_fw-la futurae_fw-la conjugis_fw-la illecib●_n &_o titillatione_fw-la regem_fw-la agi_fw-la putant_fw-la ij_o ex_fw-la cord_n plane_n &_o toto_fw-la quod_fw-la aiunt_fw-la coelo_fw-la errare_fw-la videntur_fw-la ibid._n p._n 22._o cott._n lib._n vit._n b._n 13._o p._n 23._o ●_o 25._o print_a in_o the_o cabala_n p._n 26._o p._n 28._o p._n 39_o 25_o henry_n 8_o n._n 14._o p._n 41._o hist._n reform_v rec._n b._n 2._o n._n 37_o 38_o 39_o p._n 51._o p._n 78_o 79._o p._n 57_o p._n 58._o p._n 64._o p._n 68_o p._n 71._o p._n ibid._n p._n 72._o p._n 84._o p._n 90._o p._n 93._o p._n 9●_n p._n ibid._n p._n 108._o p._n 110._o p._n 111._o p._n 119._o p._n 127._o p._n 134._o p._n 135._o p._n 142._o p._n 157._o p._n 160._o ibid._n tolet._n can_v 10._o 10._o 75._o c._n 13._o 1040._o vita_fw-la gul._n abb._n dijon_n c._n 4._o p._n 162._o p._n 176_o 273._o p._n 187._o p._n 208._o p._n 120._o p._n 2._o
stretch_v their_o jurisdiction_n a_o little_a too_o much_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n those_o who_o have_v submit_v so_o tame_o to_o the_o one_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o reproach_v we_o for_o bear_v the_o other_o servitude_n even_o suppose_v that_o we_o grant_v that_o to_o be_v the_o case_n and_o if_o in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o reformation_n some_o of_o our_o bishop_n or_o other_o writer_n have_v carry_v the_o royal_a supremacy_n too_o far_o either_o in_o act_n of_o convocation_n or_o in_o their_o write_n as_o those_o thing_n be_v personal_a matter_n in_o which_o we_o be_v not_o at_o all_o concern_v who_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o assert_v a_o infallibility_n in_o our_o church_n so_o their_o excess_n in_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o natural_a that_o we_o have_v all_o possible_a reason_n to_o excuse_v it_o or_o at_o least_o to_o censure_v it_o very_o gentle_o for_o as_o all_o party_n and_o person_n be_v carry_v by_o a_o bias_n very_o common_a to_o mankind_n to_o magnify_v that_o authority_n which_o favour_n and_o support_v they_o so_o the_o extreme_n of_o the_o papal_a tyranny_n and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n that_o have_v former_o prevail_v may_v have_v carry_v they_o a_o little_a too_o far_o into_o the_o opposite_a extreme_a of_o raise_v the_o civil_a power_n too_o high_a but_o after_o all_o we_o find_v that_o when_o theodosius_n come_v to_o the_o empire_n he_o see_v the_o eastern_a half_n of_o it_o overrun_v with_o arrianism_n and_o as_o the_o arrian_n be_v in_o possession_n and_o be_v the_o more_o numerous_a so_o they_o have_v synod_n of_o bishop_n that_o have_v meet_v oft_o and_o in_o vast_a number_n and_o have_v judge_v in_o their_o favour_n their_o synod_n be_v both_o more_o numerous_a than_o that_o of_o nice_n and_o be_v a_o more_o just_a representative_a of_o the_o catholic_n church_n since_o there_o be_v very_o few_o of_o the_o western_a bishop_n in_o that_o which_o be_v hold_v at_o nice_a and_o as_o for_o the_o fraud_n and_o violence_n that_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n to_o carry_v matter_n in_o those_o synod_n it_o be_v very_o like_o the_o arrian_n both_o deny_v they_o and_o be_v not_o want_v to_o recriminate_a on_o the_o orthodox_n so_o when_o there_o be_v a_o pretence_n of_o general_n council_n on_o both_o hand_n here_o be_v a_o very_a perplex_a case_n but_o theodosius_n find_v a_o short_a way_n to_o get_v out_o of_o it_o and_o therefore_o instead_o of_o call_v a_o new_a general_n council_n or_o of_o examine_v the_o history_n of_o the_o several_a pretend_a council_n which_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v do_v according_a to_o our_o author_n system_v he_o pass_v a_o law_n which_o be_v the_o first_o law_n in_o justinian_o code_n by_o which_o he_o require_v all_o person_n to_o profess_v that_o faith_n which_o be_v profess_v by_o damasus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o peter_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o yet_o this_o law_n which_o be_v a_o high_a invasion_n on_o the_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n than_o any_o that_o be_v commit_v in_o our_o reformation_n be_v never_o so_o much_o as_o censure_v on_o the_o contrary_a theodosius_n be_v high_o magnify_v for_o it_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o imagine_v that_o he_o pay_v any_o particular_a respect_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n in_o this_o for_o his_o join_v peter_n of_o alexandria_n with_o damasus_n show_v that_o he_o make_v the_o faith_n of_o these_o bishop_n the_o measure_n of_o that_o doctrine_n which_o he_o resolve_v to_o protect_v not_o because_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o their_o see_v but_o because_o he_o believe_v their_o faith_n be_v orthodox_n the_o case_n be_v almost_o the_o same_o in_o england_n in_o which_o it_o be_v pretend_v that_o the_o independent_a authority_n of_o our_o metropolitan_n ought_v to_o be_v assert_v which_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o that_o many_o corruption_n in_o the_o worship_n as_o for_o instance_n the_o worship_n of_o image_n that_o be_v condemn_v by_o two_o very_a numerous_a general_n council_n one_o in_o the_o east_n at_o constantinople_n and_o another_o in_o the_o west_n at_o francfort_n aught_o to_o be_v reform_v if_o upon_o all_o this_o the_o supreme_a civil_a authority_n of_o this_o nation_n have_v enact_v such_o a_o law_n as_o theodosius_n have_v do_v command_v all_o to_o follow_v the_o doctrine_n profess_v by_o the_o two_o arch-bishop_n of_o this_o church_n it_o have_v be_v no_o other_o but_o a_o copy_n after_o that_o pattern_n which_o theodosius_n have_v set_v we_o with_o the_o approbation_n of_o all_o antiquity_n and_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v pretend_v that_o our_o king_n and_o parliament_n act_v in_o so_o summary_n a_o way_n for_o they_o go_v much_o more_o slow_o and_o mature_o to_o work._n upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n the_o civil_a authority_n have_v a_o power_n to_o command_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v just_a and_o lawful_a and_o in_o that_o case_n the_o law_n that_o flow_v from_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v obey_v and_o if_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o law_n be_v sinful_a we_o must_v not_o indeed_o obey_v in_o that_o case_n but_o we_o must_v submit_v and_o bear_v what_o we_o do_v not_o like_a and_o suffer_v where_o we_o can_v obey_v so_o that_o lawful_a or_o unlawful_a seem_v to_o be_v the_o only_a measure_n that_o ought_v to_o govern_v our_o obedience_n and_o as_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o natural_a religion_n and_o morality_n no_o body_n can_v deny_v that_o the_o civil_a authority_n have_v a_o full_a scope_n though_o that_o be_v still_o limit_v by_o this_o that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v no_o injustice_n immorality_n or_o turpitude_n in_o the_o action_n that_o be_v command_v but_o where_o this_o be_v not_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v all_o the_o law_n that_o relate_v to_o those_o matter_n and_o where_o it_o be_v we_o be_v bind_v to_o submit_v and_o to_o bear_v our_o burden_n without_o give_v ourselves_o the_o trouble_n to_o inquire_v how_o far_o the_o civil_a authority_n ought_v to_o be_v carry_v in_o such_o matter_n we_o set_v the_o same_o measure_n to_o our_o obedience_n in_o matter_n of_o reveal_v religion_n if_o the_o king_n pass_v law_n contrary_a to_o scripture_n we_o can_v indeed_o obey_v they_o because_o of_o that_o high_a authority_n to_o which_o we_o be_v subject_a and_o in_o obedience_n to_o which_o we_o pay_v all_o submission_n to_o those_o who_o god_n have_v set_v over_o we_o but_o if_o they_o be_v lawful_a and_o conform_v to_o the_o scripture_n we_o ought_v to_o obey_v they_o without_o examine_v whether_o the_o king_n have_v proceed_v in_o the_o pass_v such_o law_n by_o the_o rule_n that_o become_v quiet_a and_o regular_a time_n and_o if_o a_o hezekiah_n or_o a_o josias_n shall_v rise_v up_o and_o find_v the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o subject_n the_o priest_n as_o well_o as_o the_o people_n engage_v in_o idolatry_n if_o he_o shall_v reform_v they_o and_o suppress_v that_o corrupt_a way_n of_o worship_n we_o ought_v instead_o of_o examine_v critical_o the_o method_n or_o step_n by_o which_o he_o have_v bring_v about_o that_o change_n rather_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n for_o blessing_n we_o with_o such_o a_o prince_n so_o that_o let_v man_n man_n write_v and_o dispute_v as_o long_o as_o they_o will_v on_o these_o matter_n the_o whole_a cause_n must_v be_v bring_v to_o this_o short_a issue_n either_o the_o thing_n that_o our_o prince_n and_o legislator_n enact_v at_o the_o reformation_n be_v in_o themselves_o just_a and_o good_a and_o necessary_a or_o not_o if_o they_o be_v than_o they_o have_v a_o authority_n over_o we_o in_o all_o lawful_a thing_n as_o they_o do_v well_o to_o enact_v these_o law_n so_o we_o do_v well_o to_o obey_v they_o but_o if_o they_o be_v neither_o just_a nor_o good_a nor_o necessary_a than_o we_o acknowledge_v that_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n in_o they_o to_o enact_v they_o so_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n in_o we_o to_o obey_v they_o and_o all_o other_o reason_v upon_o this_o subject_a be_v but_o illusion_n by_o which_o weak_a mind_n may_v perhaps_o be_v wrought_v upon_o but_o they_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v such_o evident_a fallacy_n to_o man_n of_o sense_n that_o without_o enter_v into_o a_o strict_a enquiry_n of_o what_o may_v be_v allege_v for_o they_o they_o will_v easy_o shake_v they_o off_o in_o short_a if_o the_o reformation_n appear_v to_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n in_o itself_o than_o all_o argue_v against_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v but_o mere_a trifle_n and_o look_v like_o man_n who_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o deceive_v and_o to_o mislead_v people_n by_o false_a colour_n of_o truth_n chap._n iu._n reflection_n on_o the_o eight_o thesis_n lay_v down_o by_o our_o author_n upon_o the_o ground_n that_o have_v hitherto_o be_v open_v it_o will_v not_o be_v hard_a to_o make_v a_o very_a clear_a
of_o we_o xix_o 90._o our_o author_n except_v to_o king_n henry_n the_o eighth_n abrogate_a those_o law_n that_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o if_o this_o include_v all_o those_o law_n that_o be_v pass_v by_o the_o council_n in_o which_o pope_n preside_v since_o the_o canon-law_n be_v compose_v of_o synodal_n as_o well_o as_o of_o pontifical_a law_n in_o this_o we_o will_v free_o own_v to_o he_o that_o since_o the_o time_n that_o the_o pope_n have_v so_o far_o enslave_v the_o bishop_n as_o to_o make_v they_o swear_v obedience_n to_o they_o we_o look_v upon_o all_o the_o law_n that_o have_v be_v make_v in_o synod_n compose_v of_o man_n so_o pre-engaged_n as_o papal_a law_n but_o this_o do_v not_o at_o all_o touch_n those_o law_n that_o pass_v before_o that_o authority_n be_v claim_v and_o indeed_o there_o never_o be_v a_o grosser_n abuse_v put_v on_o the_o world_n than_o the_o whole_a canon_n law._n for_o as_o for_o the_o first_o and_o sound_a part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v gratian_n decree_n it_o be_v only_o a_o common-place_n book_n draw_v up_o by_o a_o man_n that_o be_v indeed_o consider_v the_o age_n in_o which_o he_o live_v of_o great_a learning_n and_o good_a judgement_n but_o he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n so_o ill_o furnish_v with_o all_o necessary_a help_n to_o make_v he_o judge_v a_o right_a of_o his_o matter_n that_o it_o be_v a_o impudent_a thing_n in_o the_o age_n of_o more_o knowledge_n to_o pretend_v to_o keep_v up_o the_o credit_n of_o a_o book_n that_o be_v compile_v in_o so_o dark_a and_o so_o corrupt_a a_o time._n the_o rest_n be_v yet_o worst_a make_v up_o of_o papal_a constitution_n or_o the_o decree_n of_o those_o ignorant_a and_o pack_v assembly_n that_o have_v meet_v for_o the_o three_o age_n precede_v the_o reformation_n if_o king_n henry_n have_v abrogate_a the_o ancient_a canon_n our_o author_n may_v have_v have_v some_o colour_n for_o his_o complaint_n but_o the_o total_a abrogate_a of_o that_o course_n compilation_n of_o the_o canon-law_n which_o never_o be_v found_v on_o any_o good_a authority_n be_v so_o just_a a_o thing_n that_o there_o be_v very_o few_o learned_a man_n in_o the_o roman_a communion_n at_o present_a that_o will_v not_o say_v it_o be_v well_o for_o the_o church_n if_o it_o be_v quite_o lay_v aside_o since_o now_o all_o man_n but_o such_o as_o our_o author_n be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o xx._n our_o author_n write_v as_o if_o he_o intend_v to_o do_v honour_n to_o the_o memory_n of_o king_n henry_n 93._o for_o he_o cite_v these_o word_n out_o of_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o injunction_n which_o agreement_n of_o the_o clergy_n for_o as_o much_o as_o we_o think_v to_o have_v proceed_v of_o a_o good_a right_a and_o true_a judgement_n and_o to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n he_o thereupon_o order_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v a_o ordinary_a man_n will_v be_v upon_o this_o induce_v to_o approve_v mighty_o of_o the_o king_n method_n first_o to_o authorize_v the_o clergy_n to_o examine_v those_o matter_n and_o after_o that_o to_o review_v their_o determination_n himself_o before_o he_o give_v his_o civil_a sanction_n to_o they_o will_v our_o author_n have_v a_o prince_n rely_v blind_o on_o a_o national_a clergy_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o error_n as_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o the_o world_n what_o judgement_n then_o can_v he_o follow_v but_o his_o own_o the_o civil_a power_n must_v be_v apply_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o be_v acknowledge_v on_o all_o hand_n upon_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o prince_n for_o he_o can_v follow_v no_o other_o even_o in_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n except_o when_o he_o be_v determine_v by_o a_o infallible_a court_n which_o be_v only_o in_o a_o general_n council_n xxi_o among_o the_o other_o exorbitance_n of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n 9●_n one_o reckon_v up_o by_o our_o author_n be_v his_o take_v away_o the_o pope_n authority_n as_o patriarch_n in_o confirm_v the_o metropolitan_a and_o his_o require_v his_o clergy_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o praemunire_n to_o consecrate_v into_o bishopric_n any_o that_o he_o shall_v nominate_v it_o be_v great_a ignorance_n or_o somewhat_o worse_o in_o our_o author_n if_o he_o will_v pretend_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o patriarch_n over_o metropolitan_o be_v of_o primitive_a antiquity_n for_o by_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a every_o province_n be_v a_o entire_a body_n within_o itself_o if_o the_o clergy_n be_v under_o some_o servitude_n as_o to_o the_o promote_a those_o nominate_v by_o the_o king_n the_o pope_n be_v under_o the_o same_o to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n by_o the_o concordate_n and_o our_o subjection_n in_o this_o point_n do_v not_o bind_v our_o conscience_n but_o lie_v only_o on_o our_o person_n and_o benefice_n and_o therefore_o when_o a_o case_n of_o persecution_n come_v we_o must_v resolve_v to_o venture_v on_o a_o praemunire_n and_o worse_a thing_n too_o if_o we_o be_v press_v hard_o xxii_o he_o add_v to_o this_o another_o gross_a mistake_n in_o history_n ibid._n intimate_v that_o the_o suppression_n of_o monastery_n be_v do_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o supremacy_n upon_o which_o he_o run_v out_o into_o a_o long_a deduction_n of_o many_o particular_n relate_v to_o that_o affair_n but_o this_o be_v all_o so_o false_a that_o the_o supremacy_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o pretend_v in_o it_o it_o go_v all_o upon_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o surrender_n of_o the_o monk_n if_o the_o king_n act_v violent_o and_o unjust_o in_o this_o matter_n it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o concern_v the_o reformation_n and_o much_o less_o his_o supremacy_n and_o as_o for_o all_o the_o topic_n of_o sacrilege_n and_o profanation_n and_o the_o alienation_n of_o thing_n and_o the_o violation_n of_o person_n sacred_a these_o be_v general_a and_o dreadful_a word_n which_o lose_v their_o horror_n when_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o vast_a endowment_n of_o monastery_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o superstition_n of_o those_o age_n in_o which_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o redemption_n out_o of_o purgatory_n by_o the_o say_n of_o so_o many_o mass_n together_o with_o many_o false_a miracle_n have_v prevail_v so_o far_o on_o the_o ignorance_n and_o credulity_n of_o the_o world_n as_o to_o draw_v the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o wealth_n of_o europe_n into_o those_o house_n when_o i_o say_v not_o only_o the_o scandalous_a life_n of_o many_o monk_n which_o be_v indeed_o but_o personal_a thing_n but_o their_o false_a miracle_n and_o relic_n and_o above_o all_o the_o falsehood_n of_o redeem_v man_n out_o of_o purgatory_n by_o their_o mean_n be_v discover_v no_o doubt_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o dissolve_v all_o those_o endowment_n and_o to_o turn_v their_o wealth_n to_o better_a use_n and_o if_o the_o king_n do_v not_o enough_o that_o way_n it_o be_v so_o much_o the_o worse_o for_o he_o but_o that_o do_v not_o at_o all_o blemish_n the_o reformation_n so_o that_o all_o the_o long_a digression_n he_o make_v upon_o this_o head_n be_v impertinent_a to_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n which_o be_v the_o supremacy_n xxiii_o he_o say_v that_o the_o pope_n pretend_v no_o such_o power_n 108._o as_o to_o alienate_v the_o church-revenue_n for_o to_o spend_v they_o himself_o or_o to_o dispose_v of_o they_o in_o what_o manner_n or_o to_o what_o person_n he_o please_v but_o only_o for_o some_o just_a cause_n that_o be_v in_o a_o prudential_a arbitration_n for_o a_o equal_a or_o great_a benefit_n accrue_v to_o the_o church_n or_o christianity_n i_o do_v not_o know_v if_o the_o d_n of_o parma_n or_o a_o great_a many_o other_o prince_n that_o have_v be_v raise_v out_o of_o the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o church_n will_v judge_n this_o to_o be_v good_a doctrine_n and_o if_o the_o church_n be_v always_o a_o minor_a so_o that_o the_o bargain_n make_v in_o her_o name_n may_v be_v ever_o recall_v it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o find_v what_o benefit_n have_v arisen_a to_o the_o church_n or_o christianity_n out_o of_o the_o robbery_n that_o pope_n have_v make_v to_o raise_v their_o family_n and_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a piece_n of_o impudence_n in_o these_o man_n who_o be_v always_o reproach_v we_o with_o what_o some_o of_o our_o prince_n do_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reformation_n when_o all_o that_o put_v together_o do_v not_o amount_v to_o the_o injustice_n that_o have_v be_v commit_v in_o one_o single_a pontificate_n of_o those_o who_o they_o will_v have_v we_o look_v on_o as_o god_n trustee_n and_o as_o christ_n vicar_n if_o they_o be_v not_o concern_v in_o those_o who_o be_v the_o spiritual_a head_n of_o their_o church_n much_o less_o be_v we_o bind_v to_o justify_v all_o the_o action_n of_o those_o who_o be_v only_o