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germonius_a ibid._n art_n 7._o and_o whereas_o one_o johannes_n ferrariensis_n a_o famous_a and_o learned_a lawyer_n argue_v sound_o and_o true_o that_o church_n shall_v not_o receive_v murderer_n not_o be_v sanctuary_n for_o thief_n see_v christ_n cast_v out_o even_o buyer_n and_o seller_n which_o be_v not_o so_o ill_a potest_fw-la ill_a joh._n pet._n de_fw-fr ferrar._n practica_fw-la papiensis_fw-la cap_fw-es de_fw-es forma_fw-la inquisi_fw-la vers_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la potest_fw-la the_o pope_n secretary_n scornful_o cast_v away_o both_o his_o opinion_n &_o his_o reason_n 15._o reason_n germonius_a ibid._n art_n 15._o yet_o be_v he_o never_o able_a to_o overthrow_v either_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o opinion_n or_o strength_n of_o his_o reason_n but_o so_o unwilling_a be_v they_o to_o be_v heal_v in_o any_o thing_n that_o if_o any_o one_o of_o they_o do_v begin_v to_o see_v the_o truth_n &_o do_v but_o glance_v at_o it_o or_o incline_v to_o it_o present_o he_o be_v nip_v in_o the_o head_n &_o condemn_v as_o here_o the_o old_a lawyer_n be_v reprove_v by_o the_o late_a and_o when_o he_o will_v have_v have_v this_o wound_n heal_v this_o favourite_n of_o the_o pope_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o but_o answer_n that_o his_o reason_n be_v naught_o and_o not_o worth_a a_o rush_n and_o yet_o not_o content_a he_o go_v further_a and_o faith_n that_o not_o only_a church_n consecrate_v but_o though_o they_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o consecrate_v 24._o consecrate_v idem_fw-la ibid._n art_n 23._o 24._o yet_o they_o be_v sanctuary_n and_o not_o the_o church_n only_o but_o even_o the_o churchyard_n yea_o though_o it_o be_v disjoin_v from_o the_o church_n 34._o church_n idem_fw-la ibid._n art_n 30._o &_o 34._o nay_o further_o that_o even_o hospital_n 27._o hospital_n idem_fw-la ibid._n art_n 27._o yea_o private_a chapel_n in_o man_n house_n if_o they_o be_v build_v by_o the_o bishop_n authority_n 29._o authority_n idem_fw-la ibid._n art_n 29._o have_v privilege_n of_o sanctuary_n to_o receive_v a_o murderer_n fly_v unto_o they_o and_o least_o murder_n shall_v not_o find_v sufficient_a shelter_n in_o romish_a religion_n he_o tell_v we_o further_o that_o even_o the_o bishop_n palace_n be_v a_o sanctuary_n if_o a_o murderer_n fly_v unto_o it_o if_o it_o be_v within_o 40._o pase_n of_o the_o church_n or_o though_o it_o be_v more_o than_o 40._o pase_n off_o if_o it_o have_v a_o chapel_n in_o it_o etc._n it_o lden_a ibid._n artâ—_n 43_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o further_o if_o a_o murderer_n go_v to_o execution_n after_o a_o just_a sentence_n or_o afore_o trial_n be_v pursue_v do_v meet_v a_o priest_n carry_v his_o breaden_a god_n and_o do_v fly_v to_o he_o he_o be_v privilege_v from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o law_n 52._o law_n idem_fw-la ibid._n art_n 52._o and_o lest_o we_o shall_v think_v it_o strange_a to_o give_v this_o honour_n to_o the_o church_n that_o be_v god_n house_n or_o to_o the_o bread_n which_o they_o say_v be_v their_o god_n he_o go_v yet_o one_o step_n further_o and_o tell_v we_o that_o etc._n that_o idem_fw-la germonius_a ibid._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o art_n 51._o etc._n etc._n a_o cardinal_n of_o rome_n not_o only_o be_v so_o holy_a a_o person_n in_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v touch_v without_o sacrilege_n but_o if_o a_o murderer_n or_o malefactor_n that_o be_v carry_v to_o executiou_n have_v the_o good_a hap_n to_o meet_v a_o cardinal_n and_o can_v touch_v either_o his_o hat_n or_o his_o robe_n he_o be_v discharge_v from_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n loe_o here_o be_v a_o holy_a person_n indeed_o a_o cardinal_n coat_n or_o hat_n shall_v have_v more_o privilege_n than_o have_v either_o the_o coat_n or_o the_o flesh_n itself_o of_o christ_n jesus_n he_o will_v not_o deliver_v any_o murderer_n from_o death_n only_o one_o he_o deliver_v namely_o barrabas_n but_o he_o himself_o die_v in_o his_o room_n passion_n room_n see_v the_o story_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o if_o my_o lord_n the_o cardinal_n shall_v do_v so_o sure_o they_o will_v meet_v no_o murderer_n in_o the_o street_n but_o to_o go_v forward_o the_o law_n say_v the_o murderer_n shall_v die_v 6._o die_v gen._n 9_o 6._o and_o christ_n say_v he_o come_v not_o to_o dissolve_v the_o lawâ—_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o â—8_o it_o math._n 5._o â—8_o but_o the_o cardinal_n will_v not_o fulfil_v the_o law_n but_o dissolve_v it_o the_o murderer_n shall_v die_v say_v god_n true_a say_v the_o pope_n unless_o he_o hap_n to_o touch_v the_o hem_n of_o one_o of_o my_o cardinal_n coat_n for_o they_o he_o be_v acquit_v but_o be_v this_o heal_v and_o reform_v nay_o alas_o one_o antonius_n corsetus_n a_o learned_a lawyer_n mislike_v this_o because_o as_o he_o say_v true_o l_o this_o be_v so_o there_o will_v be_v a_o occasion_n give_v of_o much_o evil_a &_o bloody_a man_n will_v hereby_o take_v liberty_n to_o offend_v he_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o make_v any_o motion_n for_o reform_v of_o anything_o but_o be_v contrariwise_o turn_v away_o with_o this_o censure_n that_o his_o reason_n be_v slender_a and_o nothing_o worth_a and_o thus_o when_o he_o be_v dash_v out_o of_o countenance_n who_o will_v have_v heal_v this_o wound_n then_o come_v the_o pope_n secretary_n a_o true_a child_n of_o babylon_n that_o will_v not_o be_v heal_v and_o to_o make_v the_o wound_n wide_o &_o deep_o bring_v a_o reason_n for_o this_o power_n of_o cardinal_n worthy_a of_o himself_o 51._o himself_o idem_fw-la germonius_a ibid._n cap._n 6._o art_n 51._o if_o say_v he_o the_o virgin-vestals_a in_o rome_n heathenish_a have_v this_o power_n that_o if_o a_o person_n condemn_v meet_v one_o of_o they_o in_o his_o way_n to_o execution_n &_o can_v get_v to_o touch_v they_o he_o be_v thereby_o deliver_v from_o death_n as_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o aul._n gellius_n 15._o gellius_n aul._n gellius_n noct_n att._n lib._n 10_o capâ—_n 15._o then_o much_o
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