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〈◊〉_d epiph._n ibid._n i_o say_v will_v those_o man_n who_o follow_v these_o heretic_n in_o this_o gross_a opinion_n will_v likewise_o serious_o go_v along_o with_o this_o learned_a father_n in_o his_o solid_a confutation_n there_o will_v never_o again_o be_v any_o cavil_v dispute_n upon_o the_o 13_o to_o the_o roman_n his_o confutation_n in_o brief_a be_v this_o you_o archontici_n think_v by_o multiply_a power_n in_o heaven_n to_o overthrow_v the_o dominion_n and_o power_n of_o one_o god_n but_o indeed_o you_o rather_o establish_v it_o for_o if_o in_o earth_n there_o may_v be_v so_o many_o principality_n and_o power_n in_o one_o kingdom_n all_o subject_n not_o repugnant_a to_o one_o king_n then_o much_o more_o so_o in_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o every_o kingdom_n upon_o earth_n there_o be_v many_o principality_n but_o they_o be_v all_o under_o one_o king_n nothing_o
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prophet_n or_o whatever_o else_o you_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o subjection_n do_v in_o no_o kind_n impair_v religion_n so_o sy_n chrysostome_n subjection_n do_v not_o impair_a religion_n and_o why_o then_o shall_v religion_n seek_v to_o impair_v subjection_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o babylon_n but_o also_o in_o jerusalem_n unless_o this_o impair_n of_o subjection_n have_v make_v it_o late_o become_v babylon_n most_o admirable_a be_v that_o public_a and_o open_a profession_n of_o all_o the_o father_n in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o constantinople_n be_v the_o eight_o general_n in_o account_n to_o their_o emperor_n basilius_n in_o the_o nine_o action_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o know_v very_o well_o o_o emperor_n that_o there_o be_v archprelate_n and_o prelate_n and_o abbot_n and_o priest_n and_o monk_n in_o your_o dominion_n and_o that_o you_o be_v the_o prince_n and_o precedent_n or_o governor_n of_o they_o all_o but_o because_o 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the_o pope_n say_v aeneas_n silvius_n who_o be_v himself_o a_o pope_n in_o gestis_fw-la council_n basil._n a_o pope_n indeed_o but_o so_o a_o pope_n that_o he_o may_v well_o shame_v not_o only_a papist_n but_o also_o protestant_n as_o some_o of_o their_o late_a principle_n and_o practice_n have_v be_v for_o never_o since_o christ_n time_n be_v such_o a_o notorious_a scandal_n give_v to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n by_o churchman_n as_o have_v be_v of_o late_a by_o some_o who_o will_v be_v think_v the_o best_a of_o protestant_n but_o in_o this_o have_v show_v themselves_o the_o worst_a of_o christian_n that_o a_o whole_a company_n of_o divine_n shall_v so_o forget_v if_o not_o renounce_v the_o supremacy_n and_o allegiance_n due_a to_o their_o king_n for_o which_o he_o have_v the_o oath_n of_o god_n and_o their_o own_o multiply_a oath_n as_o to_o consult_v of_o religion_n in_o his_o dominion_n without_o his_o consent_n to_o change_v that_o religion_n without_o his_o authority_n and_o 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