england_n to_o be_v no_o true_a ministry_n 218._o assertion_n an._n dom._n 1604._o pag._n 277._o 218._o do_v make_v demonstration_n of_o it_o in_o this_o manner_n the_o queen_n royal_a majesty_n be_v never_o capable_a of_o any_o part_n of_o spiritual_a power_n the_o same_o can_v not_o be_v deryve_v from_o her_o parson_n to_o the_o archbishopp_n and_o bishop_n nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la plus_fw-la juris_fw-la in_o alium_fw-la transfer_v quà m_fw-la ipse_fw-la habet_fw-la no_o parson_n can_v transfer_v more_o authority_n unto_o a_o other_o than_o he_o himself_o have_v and_o thus_o much_o concern_v 442._o covell_n count_n burg._n pag._n 60._o wotton_n def_n of_o perk._n pag._n 442._o the_o first_o proposition_n the_o second_o be_v thus_o prove_v by_o d._n covell_n and_o d._n whitaker_n cite_v and_o allow_v by_o he_o in_o this_o word_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o her_o authority_n receive_v from_o he_o have_v warrant_n to_o approve_v the_o scripture_n to_o acknowledge_v to_o 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which_o cause_n d._n dâ—wname_n grant_v in_o this_o 106._o downam_n l._n 2._o antichrist_n pag._n 105._o 106._o manner_n that_o s._n augustine_n and_o victor_n vticensis_n in_o asrike_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o to_o adhere_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v a_o mark_n of_o a_o true_a catholic_a in_o those_o time_n which_o can_v not_o be_v except_o it_o be_v the_o command_a church_n and_o enfranchise_v from_o error_n neither_o do_v this_o doctor_n 107._o down_o suâ—_n pag._n 106._o 107._o deny_v but_o the_o bishop_n than_o do_v swear_v obedience_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o entreate_v of_o a_o bishop_n recanteinge_v his_o heresy_n he_o write_v thus_o he_o swear_v to_o renounce_v his_o former_a heresy_n and_o to_o profess_v and_o maintain_v that_o faith_n and_o religion_n which_o the_o bishop_n and_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v profess_v which_o be_v a_o thing_n in_o itself_o so_o absurd_a for_o bishop_n in_o that_o best_a time_n to_o do_v except_o they_o do_v hold_v the_o pope_n 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