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in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n 1654._o the_o content_n of_o the_o particular_a chapter_n chap._n i._n the_o scope_n and_o sum_n of_o this_o treatise_n pag._n 1._o chap._n ii_o the_o state_v of_o the_o question_n what_o be_v schism_n who_o be_v schismatic_n and_o what_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o this_o question_n p._n 6._o chap._n iii_o that_o the_o separation_n from_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o make_v by_o protestant_n but_o roman_a catholic_n themselves_o p._n 31_o chap._n iu_o that_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n of_o england_n in_o their_o separation_n from_o rome_n do_v make_v no_o new_a law_n but_o vindicate_v the_o ancient_a law_n of_o the_o land_n pag._n 54._o chap._n v._n that_o the_o britannic_a church_n be_v ever_o exempt_v from_o all_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n and_o so_o ought_v to_o continue_v pag._n 87_o chap._n vi_o that_o the_o king_n and_o church_n of_o england_n hâ—d_v both_o sufficient_a authority_n and_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o withdraw_v their_o obedience_n from_o rome_n p._n 1â—6_n chap._n vii_o that_o all_o kingdom_n and_o republic_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n germany_n france_n spain_n portugal_n sicily_n brabant_n venice_n do_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o effect_n when_o they_o have_v occasion_n p._n 160_o chap._n viii_o that_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v many_o way_n guilty_a of_o schism_n and_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o dissension_n of_o christendom_n pag._n 229_o chap._n ix_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n of_o the_o romanist_n p._n 245_o chap._n x._o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o treatise_n p._n 275._o courteous_a reader_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o author_n absence_n and_o difficulty_n of_o the_o write_a copy_n several_a errata_n have_v pass_v the_o press_n which_o you_o be_v desire_v to_o amend_v and_o among_o the_o rest_n these_o follow_v page_n 7._o in_o margin_n act._n leg_n art_n p._n 13._o line_n 17._o lyne_n leg_n kind_a p._n 13._o in_o marg_n manrit_fw-fr leg_n 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and_o abrogate_v whatsoever_o they_o find_v by_o experience_n to_o become_v burdensome_a and_o insupportable_a to_o their_o subject_n that_o they_o do_v use_v in_o all_o age_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o church_n and_o kingdom_n of_o england_n to_o limit_v and_o restrain_v the_o exercise_n of_o papal_a power_n and_o to_o provide_v remedy_n against_o the_o daily_a encroachment_n of_o the_o roman_a court_n so_o a_o henry_n the_o eight_o at_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o english_a church_n do_v but_o tread_v in_o the_o step_n of_o his_o most_o renown_a ancestor_n who_o flourish_v while_o popery_n be_v in_o its_o zenith_n and_o pursue_v but_o that_o way_n which_o they_o have_v chalk_v out_o unto_o he_o a_o way_n warrant_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o most_o christian_a emperor_n of_o old_a and_o frequent_v at_o this_o day_n by_o the_o great_a or_o rather_o by_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n so_o often_o as_o they_o find_v occasion_n when_o it_o shall_v 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as_o in_o justice_n he_o be_v bind_v he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v repute_v a_o schismatic_a if_o man_n may_v not_o be_v save_v by_o a_o general_a and_o implicit_a repentance_n they_o be_v in_o a_o woeful_a condition_n 12._o for_o who_o can_v tell_v how_o oft_o he_o offend_v cleanse_v thou_o i_o from_o my_o secret_a fault_n and_o if_o by_o general_a and_o implicit_a repentance_n why_o not_o by_o general_n and_o implicit_a faith_n why_o not_o by_o general_n and_o implicit_a obedience_n so_o as_o they_o do_v their_o uttermost_a endeavour_n to_o learn_v their_o duty_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o conform_v themselves_o when_o they_o know_v they_o god_n look_v upon_o his_o creature_n with_o all_o their_o prejudices_fw-la and_o expect_v no_o more_o of_o they_o then_o according_a to_o the_o talent_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o if_o i_o have_v book_n for_o that_o purpose_n i_o may_v have_v cite_v many_o law_n and_o many_o author_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o final_a separation_n from_o rome_n be_v 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the_o emperor_n do_v not_o so_o whether_o they_o think_v it_o not_o fit_a to_o leave_v a_o old_a patriarch_n or_o because_o they_o do_v not_o sufficient_o consider_v the_o right_a bound_n of_o imperial_a power_n especial_o be_v second_v with_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o occidental_a council_n or_o because_o they_o do_v not_o so_o clear_o distinguish_v between_o a_o beginning_n of_o unity_n and_o a_o universality_n of_o jurisdiction_n or_o because_o they_o have_v other_o remedy_n wherewith_o to_o help_v themselves_o i_o can_v determine_v but_o this_o we_o have_v see_v that_o the_o emperor_n have_v depose_v pope_n and_o have_v appeal_v from_o pope_n to_o general_n counsel_n and_o have_v maintain_v their_o imperial_a prerogative_n against_o pope_n and_o make_v themselves_o the_o last_o judge_n of_o the_o liberty_n and_o necessity_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n politic_n frederick_n the_o three_o in_o the_o diet_n of_o nurenburg_n sequester_v all_o the_o money_n that_o shall_v be_v raise_v in_o three_o year_n from_o indulgence_n and_o absolution_n 8._o whether_o papal_a or_o conciliary_a towards_o the_o raise_n of_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o empire_n against_o the_o turk_n the_o resolution_n of_o the_o elect_a archbishop_n of_o trever_n against_o gregory_n the_o 7_o be_v this_o ne_o plus_fw-la per_fw-la hunc_fw-la sancta_fw-la quae_fw-la modo_fw-la extremum_fw-la traâ—it_fw-la spiritum_fw-la periclitâ—tur_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ex_fw-la i_o dicâ—_n quod_fw-la nullam_fw-la ei_fw-la posthac_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la servabo_fw-la 47._o etc._n etc._n lest_o the_o holy_a church_n which_o be_v now_o bring_v to_o the_o last_o gasp_n incur_v more_o danger_n by_o his_o mean_n i_o speak_v of_o myself_o that_o hereafter_o i_o will_v perform_v no_o obedience_n to_o he_o that_o be_v pope_n hildebrand_n neither_o be_v this_o his_o resolution_n alone_o all_o the_o german_a bishop_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n because_o thy_o entrance_n into_o the_o papacy_n 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first_o council_n of_o pisa_n do_v not_o only_o subtract_v their_o obedience_n from_o peter_n de_fw-fr luna_n call_v himself_o benedict_n the_o 13_o and_o angelus_n de_fw-fr gorario_n call_v himself_o gregory_z the_o 12_o but_o they_o decree_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o all_o christian_n and_o according_o do_v command_v they_o to_o subtract_v their_o obedience_n from_o they_o of_o which_o council_n the_o council_n of_o constance_n be_v a_o continuation_n 172._o the_o second_o council_n of_o pisa_n suspend_v julius_n the_o second_o from_o the_o papacy_n and_o command_v all_o christian_n to_o withdraw_v their_o obedience_n from_o he_o the_o former_a have_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o emperor_n the_o late_a his_o assistance_n and_o protection_n as_o appear_v both_o by_o the_o solemn_a promise_n of_o the_o emperor_n ambassador_n make_v in_o council_n and_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o council_n itself_o i_o will_v conclude_v this_o first_o part_n of_o my_o parallel_n concern_v the_o empire_n with_o two_o answer_n of_o german_a bishop_n the_o first_o of_o the_o german_a and_o french_a to_o anastasius_n the_o second_o wherein_o they_o tell_v he_o plain_o that_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v that_o new_a compassion_n which_o the_o italian_a physician_n use_v to_o cure_v the_o infirmity_n of_o france_n they_o â—axe_v they_o for_o seek_v to_o restrain_v the_o absolution_n of_o soul_n to_o rome_n they_o require_v that_o italian_a bishop_n that_o be_v without_o sin_n to_o cast_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o they_o they_o advise_v they_o not_o to_o use_v their_o pretend_a authority_n against_o their_o bishop_n lest_o the_o blow_n shall_v recoil_v upon_o themselves_o for_o that_o they_o have_v not_o learned_a to_o fear_v above_o that_o which_o be_v needful_a they_o tell_v they_o that_o sure_o they_o in_o italy_n think_v that_o the_o gall_n have_v lose_v all_o these_o three_o verbum_fw-la ferrum_fw-la &_o ingenium_fw-la their_o tongue_n their_o wit_n and_o their_o weapon_n and_o so_o they_o conclude_v 48._o etiamsi_fw-la inclinata_fw-la esset_fw-la arca_fw-la testamenti_fw-la nostri_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la esset_fw-la &_o non_fw-la illorum_fw-la inclinatam_fw-la relevare_fw-la although_o the_o ark_n of_o their_o covenant_n be_v fall_v yet_o it_o belong_v to_o their_o own_o bishop_n and_o not_o to_o they_o to_o lift_v it_o up_o again_o the_o other_o answer_n be_v of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o colone_n and_o trier_n with_o the_o synod_n of_o coloegne_n to_o nicholas_n the_o first_o wherein_o after_o many_o bitter_a expression_n they_o have_v these_o word_n his_o de_fw-la causis_fw-la nos_fw-la cum_fw-la fratribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la &_o collegis_fw-la neque_fw-la edictis_fw-la tuis_fw-la stamus_fw-la neque_fw-la vocem_fw-la tuam_fw-la agnoscimus_fw-la nequo_fw-la tuas_fw-la bullas_fw-la tonitruaque_fw-la tua_fw-la timemus_fw-la for_o these_o reason_n we_o with_o our_o brethren_n and_o colleague_n do_v neither_o give_v place_n to_o thy_o edict_n nor_o acknowledge_v thy_o voice_n nor_o fear_v thy_o thunder_a bull_n 50._o i_o expect_v that_o some_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o object_n that_o these_o subtraction_n be_v but_o personal_a from_o the_o present_a pope_n not_o from_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n which_o be_v true_a in_o part_n but_o the_o same_o equity_n and_o rule_n of_o justice_n which_o warrant_v a_o separation_n from_o the_o person_n of_o the_o pope_n for_o personal_a fault_n do_v also_o justify_v a_o more_o durable_a separation_n from_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n that_o be_v from_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n for_o faulty_a rule_n and_o principle_n either_o in_o doctrine_n or_o discipline_n until_o they_o be_v reform_v from_o germany_n our_o pass_n be_v open_a into_o france_n court._n where_o the_o case_n be_v as_o clear_a as_o the_o sun_n how_o their_o king_n though_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o pope_n themselves_o to_o be_v most_o christian_a the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o church_n and_o otherwise_o the_o great_a patron_n and_o protector_n of_o the_o roman_a see_v with_o their_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n their_o peer_n their_o parliament_n their_o ambassodour_n their_o school_n and_o university_n have_v all_o of_o they_o in_o
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