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A36249 The doctrine of the Church of England concerning the independency of the clergy on the lay-power, as to those rights of theirs which are purely spiritual, reconciled, with our oath of supremacy, and the lay-deprivations of the popish-bishops in the beginning of the reformation / by the author of The vindication of the depriv'd bishops. Dodwell, Henry, 1641-1711. 1697 (1697) Wing D1813; ESTC R10224 66,791 94

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signify_v more_o love_n and_o concern_v for_o she_o than_o that_o of_o our_o late_a brethren_n do_v p._n vii_o §_o v._o we_o show_v our_o great_a love_n to_o our_o church_n particular_o in_o not_o yield_v so_o easy_o as_o they_o do_v that_o she_o shall_v lose_v her_o right_n on_o any_o te_o 〈…〉_z p._n ix_o §_o vi_o what_o we_o do_v be_v perfect_o consistent_a with_o the_o authorize_v explication_n of_o the_o supremacy_n vest_v in_o the_o king_n p._n xi_o §_o vii_o archbishop_n cranmers_n opinion_n in_o henry_n the_o viii'_v and_o edward_n the_o vi's_fw-la time_n perfect_o destructive_a of_o all_o spiritual_a authority_n p._n xii_o §_o viii_o archbishop_n cranmer_n authority_n in_o these_o matter_n none_o at_o all_o p._n xv._n §_o ix_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o church_n of_o reformation_n that_o his_o authority_n in_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v regard_v p._n xvii_o §_o x._o his_fw-la opiniens_fw-la in_o this_o matter_n no_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o sense_n 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all_o his_o violence_n have_v success_n according_a to_o his_o own_o mind_n the_o king_n give_v cromwell_n a_o more_o ample_a commission_n over_o the_o bishop_n themselves_o and_o with_o power_n of_o spiritual_a coercion_n answerable_a to_o the_o utmost_a rigour_n of_o these_o loose_a opinion_n now_o mention_v and_o he_o be_v a_o person_n every_o way_n fit_v for_o it_o as_o he_o be_v a_o intimate_a friend_n of_o archbishop_n cranmer_n '_o s_z so_o he_o be_v also_o a_o favourer_n of_o that_o singular_a opinion_n which_o be_v so_o much_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o commission_n our_o historian_n himself_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o as_o one_o of_o the_o thing_n object_v to_o he_o at_o his_o attainder_n that_o he_o have_v say_v that_o it_o be_v as_o lawful_a for_o every_o christian_a man_n to_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o that_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n as_o a_o priest_n this_o clear_o show_v that_o opinion_n 278._o to_o have_v be_v odious_a even_o then_o in_o the_o 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not_o foresee_v this_o case_n and_o not_o fear_v it_o in_o the_o circumstance_n then_o in_o view_n may_v make_v this_o indefinite_a promise_n and_o intend_v real_o to_o fulfil_v it_o and_o whether_o they_o do_v well_o in_o do_v so_o or_o no_o yet_o they_o may_v do_v it_o without_o own_v the_o right_n to_o spiritual_a power_n to_o be_v at_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n yet_o as_o long_o as_o they_o do_v not_o think_v it_o his_o right_n they_o can_v not_o think_v themselves_o oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o quit_v their_o pretension_n to_o their_o spiritual_n bare_o because_o the_o magistrate_n be_v please_v to_o invade_v they_o all_o the_o obligation_n therefore_o they_o can_v have_v to_o do_v it_o must_v either_o have_v be_v from_o their_o promise_n or_o from_o the_o present_a exigency_n of_o the_o case_n which_o may_v in_o their_o opinion_n seem_v to_o require_v it_o yet_o all_o this_o be_v consistent_a with_o a_o opinion_n that_o whilst_o they_o have_v the_o 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can_v hinder_v the_o bishop_n and_o the_o people_n too_o who_o be_v right_o inform_v concern_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o spiritual_a society_n from_o judge_a consecration_n necessary_a for_o obtain_v that_o power_n which_o be_v pure_o spiritual_a and_o it_o be_v be_v think_v necessary_a by_o the_o bishop_n be_v enough_o to_o oblige_v the_o consecrate_v bishop_n to_o give_v and_o the_o consecrate_a bishop_n to_o receive_v that_o spiritual_a power_n which_o in_o their_o opinion_n can_v not_o be_v have_v otherwise_o then_o by_o their_o consecration_n and_o intend_v to_o give_v and_o receive_v it_o what_o can_v hinder_v their_o intention_n from_o the_o usual_a success_n when_o the_o same_o solemnity_n be_v use_v by_o person_n equal_o authorize_v to_o give_v it_o with_o those_o who_o have_v be_v use_v to_o give_v it_o former_o nor_o can_v the_o magistrate_n expect_v that_o to_o gratify_v he_o they_o shall_v defraud_v themselves_o of_o any_o privilege_n or_o power_n receive_v by_o their_o 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