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conscience_n of_o man_n that_o they_o become_v whole_o obedient_a to_o their_o direction_n as_o saint_n peter_n by_o his_o sermon_n wrought_v upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o those_o jew_n who_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o say_v man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v act_n 2.37_o 2._o externall_n where_o the_o person_n in_o who_o the_o power_n be_v in_o foro_fw-la exteriori_fw-la as_o they_o speak_v compel_v the_o christian_n obedience_n the_o king_n be_v not_o entrust_v with_o the_o first_o and_o second_o of_o these_o he_o have_v no_o power_n of_o order_n nor_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o inner_a man_n but_o in_o thing_n that_o be_v for_o the_o outward_a polity_n of_o the_o church_n as_o that_o god_n may_v be_v true_o serve_v such_o as_o transgress_v the_o receive_v lawful_a constitution_n of_o the_o church_n punish_v with_o this_o power_n the_o king_n be_v entrust_v again_o the_o action_n of_o man_n be_v either_o internal_a or_o externall_n internal_a action_n abstract_o and_o simple_o consideree_v in_o themselves_o do_v not_o fall_v under_o any_o humane_a authority_n or_o power_n whatsoever_o errat_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la putet_fw-la servitutem_fw-la in_o totum_fw-la hominem_fw-la descendere_fw-la pars_fw-la enim_fw-la melior_fw-la excepta_fw-la est_fw-la corpora_fw-la obnoxia_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o adscripta_fw-la dominis_n mens_fw-la svi_fw-la juris_fw-la est_fw-la sen._n the_o benef._n l._n 3._o it_o be_v a_o error_n in_o any_o man_n to_o think_v that_o servitude_n descend_v upon_o the_o whole_a man_n for_o the_o better_a part_n be_v always_o except_v our_o body_n indeed_o be_v obnoxnious_a to_o servitude_n and_o the_o pleasure_n of_o those_o who_o be_v lord_n over_o we_o but_o our_o mind_n be_v free_a and_o at_o their_o own_o dispose_n and_o it_o be_v a_o know_v say_v in_o the_o law_n cogitationis_fw-la paenam_fw-la nemo_fw-la patitur_fw-la no_o man_n suffer_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o bare_a thought_n for_o all_o empire_n or_o power_n necessary_o suppose_v such_o matter_n as_o be_v capable_a of_o come_v under_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o that_o command_v but_o the_o internal_a action_n of_o man_n simple_o and_o abstract_o consider_v do_v not_o come_v under_o the_o knowledge_n of_o any_o humane_a power_n and_o therefore_o they_o fall_v not_o under_o their_o authority_n no_o power_n can_v impose_v upon_o any_o person_n that_o he_o shall_v think_v thus_o and_o not_o otherwise_o concern_v any_o article_n of_o faith_n because_o he_o can_v know_v whether_o a_o man_n think_v so_o or_o otherwise_o as_o lactantius_n l._n 5._o c._n 13._o quis_fw-la mihi_fw-la imponat_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la vel_fw-la credendi_fw-la quod_fw-la nolim_fw-la vel_fw-la quod_fw-la velim_fw-la non_fw-la credendi_fw-la who_o can_v compel_v i_o to_o believe_v what_o i_o will_v not_o or_o not_o to_o believe_v what_o i_o listen_v for_o religio_fw-la imperari_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la religion_n can_v be_v compel_v as_o cassidor_n l._n 3._o ep._n 27._o and_o fides_n