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to_o god_n without_o who_o blessing_n nor_o privilege_n nor_o people_n can_v be_v preserve_v the_o king_n then_o herein_o non_fw-la câ—â—sit_fw-la jure_fw-la svo_fw-la have_v not_o yield_v up_o the_o clergy_n or_o his_o right_n to_o any_o other_o neither_o can_v he_o with_o a_o safe_a conscience_n do_v so_o but_o since_o chart._n magna_fw-la charta_fw-la have_v be_v so_o often_o confirm_v even_o by_o 32._o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n the_o parliament_n in_o that_o sense_n you_o take_v it_o have_v part_v with_o that_o right_n it_o have_v by_o these_o several_a grant_n and_o confirmation_n and_o we_o ought_v in_o justice_n to_o enjoy_v our_o privilege_n and_o they_o to_o maintain_v they_o unless_o they_o mean_v to_o affront_v and_o subvert_v so_o many_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o that_o main_a charter_n and_o honour_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o if_o they_o only_o have_v the_o judgement_n of_o infa_fw-la 〈…〉_z ibilitie_n which_o scotland_n deny_v declarat_fw-la of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n p._n 19_o chap._n ix_o how_o far_o forth_o and_o wherein_o the_o clergy_n be_v subject_a to_o a_o parliament_n and_o to_o what_o parliament_n 1._o the_o net_n be_v prepare_v the_o snare_n lay_v danger_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o forsake_v or_o betray_v the_o truth_n in_o time_n of_o need_n the_o noose_n lay_v by_o our_o church_n adversary_n be_v this_o 7._o the_o clergy_n and_o their_o privilege_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o parliament_n or_o they_o be_v not_o to_o this_o we_o must_v say_v yea_o or_o nay_o and_o the_o man_n think_v he_o have_v we_o sure_a enough_o but_o the_o man_n be_v mistake_v one_o mesh_n be_v not_o well_o make_v up_o and_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o that_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o parliament_n and_o we_o be_v not_o subject_a we_o be_v to_o the_o parliament_n consist_v of_o head_n and_o member_n but_o not_o to_o the_o member_n without_o the_o head_n not_o to_o the_o member_n alone_o since_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o member_n mere_o for_o the_o head_n sake_n and_o in_o those_o thing_n only_o wherein_o he_o subject_n we_o to_o they_o set_a apart_o the_o head_n and_o we_o be_v fellow_n member_n fellow_n subject_n for_o jowe_v no_o temporal_a subjection_n to_o any_o or_o many_o subject_n but_o only_o for_o the_o king_n sake_n though_o the_o parliament_n be_v a_o great_a a_o representative_a a_o honourable_a body_n yet_o it_o be_v but_o a_o body_n and_o that_o body_n with_o every_o member_n thereof_o owe_v obedience_n and_o service_n to_o the_o head_n not_o one_o to_o another_o i_o say_v nothing_o if_o i_o prove_v it_o not_o by_o scripture_n 14._o submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a or_o unto_o governor_n as_o unto_o those_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o by_o the_o king_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v submit_v yourselves_o to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o to_o other_o governor_n for_o the_o king_n sake_n for_o king_n have_v their_o commission_n from_o god_n but_o all_o state_n governor_n from_o the_o king_n and_o jowe_v they_o no_o subjection_n beyond_o their_o commission_n if_o then_o it_o shall_v please_v the_o king_n to_o give_v the_o member_n of_o parliament_n power_n over_o we_o we_o must_v submit_v either_o by_o do_v or_o suffer_v either_o by_o do_v what_o they_o shall_v command_v or_o by_o suffer_v what_o shall_v be_v inflict_v on_o we_o 2._o subjection_n be_v not_o due_a to_o they_o as_o they_o be_v great_a or_o rich_a man_n but_o as_o they_o be_v the_o king_n minister_n this_o be_v evident_a because_o 8._o all_o commission_n breath_n and_o expire_v with_o the_o king_n 7._o upon_o death_n of_o the_o king_n follow_v necessary_o the_o dissolution_n of_o parliament_n none_o of_o we_o that_o be_v mere_a subject_n have_v at_o such_o a_o time_n power_n one_o over_o another_o but_o only_o by_o advice_n none_o of_o we_o authority_n but_o only_o as_o this_o or_o that_o man_n have_v gain_v esteem_n by_o his_o wisdom_n and_o integrity_n only_o the_o priesthood_n never_o die_v because_o christ_n ever_o live_v from_o who_o the_o priest_n have_v his_o commission_n but_o all_o other_o subordinate_a power_n expect_v a_o new_a commission_n from_o the_o succeed_a prince_n this_o experience_n teach_v we_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n 3._o though_o this_o be_v truth_n yet_o no_o truth_n can_v charge_v we_o that_o 7._o we_o claim_v exemption_n from_o secular_a power_n you_o see_v we_o acknowledge_v ourselves_o subject_a to_o the_o king_n as_o also_o to_o those_o minister_n that_o he_o set_v over_o we_o but_o as_o these_o may_v not_o exceed_v their_o commission_n give_v by_o the_o king_n neither_o may_v the_o king_n exceed_v his_o commission_n grant_v he_o by_o god_n the_o king_n commission_n be_v like_o the_o priest_n 10._o ad_fw-la aedificationem_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la destructionem_fw-la for_o uphold_v the_o church_n and_o service_n of_o god_n not_o for_o the_o ruine_n of_o either_o and_o the_o king_n may_v not_o grant_v a_o large_a commission_n to_o his_o minister_n than_o himself_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n his_o commission_n be_v to_o be_v 23._o a_o nurse_n father_n to_o the_o church_n not_o a_o stepfather_n to_o 23._o preserve_v to_o she_o all_o her_o right_n and_o due_n to_o see_v that_o she_o be_v provide_v with_o necessary_n and_o to_o protect_v she_o against_o her_o profaine_n and_o sacrilegious_a enemy_n sure_o if_o our_o sovereign_n have_v entrust_v the_o parliament_n with_o any_o power_n over_o the_o church_n and_o churchman_n it_o be_v but_o with_o some_o part_n of_o that_o wherewith_o god_n have_v enrich_v he_o and_o no_o other_o 4._o well_o 7._o if_o we_o be_v under_o parliamentary_a power_n it_o can_v rational_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o king_n so_o to_o subject_v we_o to_o the_o parliament_n as_o to_o forget_v or_o renounce_v his_o have_v by_o destroy_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o clergy_n which_o he_o have_v swoâ—ne_v to_o preserve_v against_o or_o in_o dishonour_n to_o that_o power_n to_o which_o they_o be_v legal_o subject_a how_o far_a we_o be_v legal_o subject_a to_o this_o parliament_n i_o know_v and_o how_o far_o we_o be_v or_o may_v be_v under_o parliamentary_a power_n i_o have_v already_o declare_v the_o power_n we_o be_v legal_o subject_a to_o be_v his_o royal_a majesty_n and_o it_o be_v not_o it_o can_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o king_n oath_n to_o preserve_v our_o privilege_n against_o his_o own_o power_n or_o to_o exempt_v we_o from_o his_o jurisdiction_n let_v the_o world_n judge_n whether_o your_o or_o our_o privilege_n and_o principle_n be_v destructive_a of_o legal_a power_n we_o be_v bind_v by_o canon_n 1._o faithful_o to_o keep_v and_o observe_v and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v to_o cause_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o keep_v of_o other_o all_z and_o singular_a law_n and_o statute_n make_v for_o restore_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o this_o kingdom_n the_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n over_o the_o state_n ecclesiastical_a 1._o against_o all_o usurped_a and_o foreign_a power_n mark_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o against_o foreign_a but_o it_o be_v against_o usurp_a and_o all_o usurp_a power_n show_v i_o if_o you_o can_v one_o such_o loyal_a canon_n or_o resolution_n from_o any_o presbyterial_a assembly_n ib._n this_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a be_v by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n restore_v to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o parliament_n because_o it_o be_v by_o god_n word_n settle_v upon_o the_o crown_n 5._o 2._o this_o authority_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a be_v in_o the_o godly_a king_n among_o the_o jew_n &_o christian_a emperor_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o have_v be_v exercise_v by_o the_o
no_o other_o â—â—nâ—e_n i_o g_o p._n 7._o 7._o this_o oath_n to_o the_o clergy_n must_v not_o be_v intend_v in_o a_o sense_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o king_n oath_n to_o the_o people_n first_o take_v for_o their_o protection_n in_o their_o law_n and_o liberty_n i._o g._n p_o 7._o 7._o s._n mat._n 22._o 21._o 21._o rome_n 13_o 7._o 7._o ib._n v._n 1._o 1._o lex_fw-la divina_fw-la sicut_fw-la deoâ—â—rtur_fw-la â—â—rtur_z ita_fw-la à _fw-la solo_fw-la also_o tolli_fw-la aut_fw-la abrogaâ—i_fw-la poorest_n lex_fw-la autem_fw-la humanâ—_n sicut_fw-la per_fw-la hominem_fw-la conâ—tituitur_fw-la ita_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la toll_v aut_fw-la abrogaâ—i_fw-la potest_fw-la franc._n à _fw-fr vâ—ctor_n relect_a 3_o n_o 16._o 16._o tho._n 1._o 2d_o â—_o 96._o 4._o 4._o tho._n ib._n ib._n ay_o b._n b._n gul._n ockam_n de_fw-fr jurisdic_n in_o causis_fw-la matrimon_n matrimon_n fitzherbert_n nat_n brev_n do_fw-mi protection_n p._n 28._o 28._o gal._n 1._o 10._o 10._o rom._n 13._o 4._o 4._o for_o then_o the_o latter_a oath_n will_v be_v a_o present_a breach_n of_o the_o former_a and_o so_o unlawful_a i._o g._n p._n 7._o 7._o ib._n ib._n eccles_n 8._o 4._o 4._o ib._n v._n 3._o 3._o lex_fw-la terrae_fw-la p._n 14_o &_o 15._o 15._o eccles_n 8._o 2._o 2._o gen._n note_n in_o loc_n loc_n 1_o iâ—c_n 1._o 1._o lexterrae_fw-la p._n 29_o 29_o i_o d._n p._n 33._o 33._o i._o g._n p._n 6._o 6._o ib._n ib._n deut_n 25._o 2._o exod._n 23._o 2._o 2._o num._n 32._o 23._o 23._o josh_n 7._o 18._o 18._o ib._n v._n 21._o 21._o josh_n 6._o 19_o 19_o gen._n 4._o 7._o 7._o exod._n 23._o 2._o 2._o levit._fw-la 5._o 17._o 17._o ib._n v_o 19_o 19_o ib._n v._n 15._o 16._o 16._o ib._n five_o 15._o 15._o rom._n 2._o 22._o 22._o 1_o reg_n 12._o 31._o 31._o 2_o chron._n 11._o 13._o 14._o 14._o 1_o reg._n 13._o 33._o 33._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 2._o 2._o tit._n 1._o 9_o 9_o 2_o s._n pet._n 3._o 16._o 16._o s._n mat_n 15._o 14._o 14._o bp._n laâ—ymeâ—_n ser._n 5_o before_o k._n edw_n vi._n vi._n sir_n edw_n coke_n report_v 2d_o part_n levesque_n de_fw-fr winchester_n case_n fol._n 44._o 44._o i._o g._n p._n 7._o 7._o ib._n ib._n the_o king_n oath_n take_v at_o coronation_n i._o g._n p_o 1._o 1._o the_o king_n oath_n to_o the_o people_n first_o take_v for_o their_o protection_n etc._n etc._n ay_o g._n p._n 7._o 7._o mag._n charta_fw-la â—â—_o these_o word_n be_v add_v to_o avoid_v all_o scruple_n that_o this_o great_a parliamentary_a charter_n may_v live_v and_o take_v effect_n in_o all_o succession_n of_o ageâ—_n for_o ever_o sir_n ed_n coke_n in_o loc_n loc_n sir_n edw_n coke_n proem_n to_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la charta_fw-la ib._n ib._n ib._n ib._n sir_n ed_n coke_n in_o mag._n chartley_n c._n 1._o 1._o madge_n cha_n c._n 14._o 14._o ib._n c._n 1._o 1._o sir_n ed._n coke_n in_o mag._n chart._n c._n 1_o sect._n et_fw-la habe_fw-la bunt_fw-la bunt_fw-la sir_n ed._n coke_n in_o litleton_n l._n 2_o sect._n 201._o 201._o ib._n in_o sect._n 136_o 136_o ib._n in_o sect._n 201._o 201._o nulluâ—_fw-la aliâ—â—_n praeter_fw-la regem_fw-la potest_fw-la episcopo_fw-la demandare_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la â—â—ciendan_n bract._n l._n â—_o 100l_n 100l_n sir_n ed._n coke_n in_o madge_n chartley_n c._n 1._o sect_n eâ—_n habeat_fw-la habeat_fw-la sir_n ed_n coke_n instit_n part_z l_o 4_o c_o 1._o sect_n oâ—_n what_o person_n person_n mag._n cha._n c_o 38._o 38._o sir_n ed_n coke_n proem_n in_o mag._n chart._n chart._n he_o can_v afterward_o inâ—age_v himself_o to_o any_o particular_a estate_n to_o exempt_v it_o frâ—_n this_o power_n for_o by_o that_o oath_n at_o lest_o cessit_fw-la â—â—re_fw-la svo_fw-la i_o g_o p_o 3_o 3_o conceâ—â—imo_fw-la deo_fw-la quod_fw-la ecclesiâ—_n aâ—glicana_n libera_fw-la â—it_n mag._n cha._n c._n 1._o 1._o sir_n ed._n coke_n proem_n in_o mag._n chart._n chart._n i._o g._n p._n 7._o 7._o 1_o s._n pet._n 2._o 13._o 14._o 14._o lex_fw-la terrae_fw-la p._n 8._o 8._o ib._n 7._o 7._o i_o hope_v they_o will_v not_o now_o claim_v a_o exemption_n from_o secular_a power_n i._o g._n p._n 7._o 7._o 2_o cor._n 13._o 10._o 10._o es_fw-ge 49._o 23._o 23._o mean_v that_o king_n convert_v to_o the_o gospel_n shall_v bestow_v their_o power_n and_o authority_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o church_n gen_n note_n in_o be_v 49._o 23._o 23._o but_o if_o theâ—_n be_v under_o parliamentary_a power_n how_o can_v it_o â—ationally_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o 〈…〉_z mean_v of_o the_o king_n oath_n to_o preserve_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o câ—erâ—â—_n against_o that_o power_n to_o which_o they_o be_v legal_o subject_a i._o g._n p._n 7._o 7._o canon_n eccles_n â—an_v 1._o 1._o 1_o eliz._n 1._o 1._o ib._n ib._n can_v eccles_n can_v 2._o 2._o 1_o eliz_n 1_o 1_o or_o how_o be_v the_o oath_n in_o that_o sensâ—_n consistent_a with_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o nation_n former_o â—â—orn_v to_o â—y_a the_o king_n i._n g._n p._n 8._o 8._o thou_o shall_v count_v the_o priest_n holy_a and_o reverence_v they_o gen._n note_n in_o levit._n 21._o 8._o 8._o if_o the_o oath_n have_v such_o a_o sense_n in_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n when_o the_o clergy_n be_v a_o distinct_a corporation_n yet_o when_o that_o exemption_n be_v abolish_v as_o a_o branch_n of_o antichristian_a usurpation_n the_o change_n of_o their_o condition_n must_v needs_o change_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o oath_n i._o g_o p._n 8._o 8._o bâ—_n latymer_n serm._n before_o k._n edw._n vi_o march_v 8_o 1549._o 1549._o ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la infra_fw-la aetatem_fw-la &_o in_o custodiâ_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la qui_fw-la tenetur_fw-la jura_fw-la &_o haereditates_fw-la svas_fw-la manu_fw-la tenere_fw-la &_o defendere_fw-la sir_n ed_n coke_n in_o madge_n chart._n c_o 1_o 1_o ib._n ib._n unless_o they_o will_v say_v that_o the_o crown_n stand_v still_o engage_v to_o they_o to_o maintain_v such_o priviledgeâ—_n as_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v long_o since_o abolish_v which_o be_v to_o make_v his_o oath_n to_o they_o contariant_n to_o that_o take_v before_o for_o 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