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11_o of_o h._n 2._o anno_fw
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judgement_n
argument_n whereby_o my_o adversary_n do_v support_v themselves_o and_o maintain_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a in_o capital_a case_n and_o 1._o their_o grand_a objection_n be_v that_o they_o never_o absent_v themselves_o when_o capital_n case_n be_v debate_v upon_o any_o other_o account_n then_o because_o they_o be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n to_o consent_v to_o the_o death_n of_o any_o man_n and_o according_o they_o make_v their_o protestation_n 11_o r._n 2._o when_o they_o depart_v the_o house_n juxta_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la canonum_fw-la instituta_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la nobis_fw-la interest_n etc._n etc._n and_o such_o a_o voluntary_a departure_n for_o conscience-sake_n say_v they_o lest_o they_o shall_v concern_v themselves_o in_o the_o effusion_n of_o innocent_a blood_n can_v neither_o conclude_v themselves_o nor_o their_o successor_n from_o claim_v their_o right_n to_o be_v present_a by_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o land_n as_o peer_n of_o parliament_n here_o lie_v their_o strength_n and_o therefore_o a_o solid_a refutation_n of_o this_o will_v remove_v all_o manner_n of_o scruple_n and_o discover_v the_o vanity_n of_o their_o pretension_n to_o any_o jurisdiction_n of_o this_o kind_n therefore_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o i_o shall_v offer_v these_o follow_a consideration_n 1._o whatever_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o induce_v they_o to_o absent_v themselves_o when_o such_o matter_n come_v to_o be_v debate_v yet_o it_o be_v manifest_a from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o which_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o give_v obedience_n as_o well_o as_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n that_o do_v express_o prohibit_v they_o to_o exercise_v jurisdiction_n in_o those_o case_n and_o although_o they_o do_v say_v that_o their_o departure_n be_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o without_o doubt_n we_o ought_v to_o construe_v their_o 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ought_v their_o successor_n who_o principle_n be_v strict_a obedience_n to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o perfect_a submission_n to_o the_o high_a power_n the_o truth_n be_v it_o be_v a_o happy_a thing_n that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o predecessor_n the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n do_v so_o well_o agree_v in_o this_o particular_a and_o if_o you_o will_v consider_v the_o humour_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o man_n you_o will_v not_o wonder_v so_o much_o at_o their_o non-acknowledgment_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o nation_n when_o they_o can_v secure_v themselves_o against_o the_o compulsion_n of_o they_o and_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o they_o without_o make_v any_o such_o acknowledgement_n it_o be_v not_o strange_a that_o those_o man_n who_o zeal_n for_o religion_n be_v see_v most_o in_o their_o contention_n and_o wrangling_n with_o the_o civil_a power_n and_o who_o think_v that_o obstinacy_n and_o disobedience_n to_o regal_a 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the_o inconvenience_n of_o acknowledge_v the_o temporal_a power_n in_o the_o limitation_n of_o their_o honour_n and_o jurisdiction_n which_o they_o be_v never_o know_v to_o be_v very_o forward_o to_o do_v but_o god_n be_v thank_v the_o time_n be_v turn_v we_o have_v reason_n to_o expect_v more_o humility_n and_o loyalty_n from_o our_o now_o spiritual_a father_n who_o principle_n do_v not_o allow_v they_o in_o the_o least_o opposition_n to_o lawful_a authority_n and_o who_o it_o be_v to_o be_v hope_v will_v never_o insist_v upon_o any_o thing_n except_o they_o think_v that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v their_o right_n second_o although_o they_o pretend_v that_o their_o departure_n from_o the_o house_n during_o the_o debate_n of_o capital_a matter_n be_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n by_o which_o they_o be_v compellable_n to_o depart_v whether_o 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of_o death_n that_o shall_v be_v give_v in_o that_o parliament_n be_v very_o considerable_a for_o this_o point_n for_o in_o that_o case_n they_o give_v authroity_n to_o another_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o do_v themselves_o and_o it_o be_v do_v because_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o law_n and_o have_v power_n unica_fw-la vice_n or_o more_o to_o dispense_v with_o any_o law_n at_o least_o such_o as_o come_v not_o within_o the_o conusance_n of_o any_o other_o court_n beside_o themselves_o do_v give_v they_o leave_v so_o to_o do_v whereas_o without_o doubt_n the_o pass_a sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o a_o man_n by_o proxy_n be_v as_o great_a a_o violation_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v personal_o present_a and_o have_v pass_v judgement_n themselves_o for_o can_v any_o man_n rational_o suppose_v that_o the_o clergy_n be_v so_o tender_a conscienced_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o agree_v 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describe_v be_v sufficient_a 〈…〉_z judgement_n or_o bill_n which_o shall_v pass_v the_o house_n of_o lord_n then_o they_o may_v 〈◊〉_d say_v that_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o lord_n may_v depart_v from_o parliament_n and_o agree_v before_o hand_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n to_o every_o bill_n which_o shall_v 〈…〉_z house_n of_o commons_o and_o these_o with_o the_o royal_a assent_n shall_v be_v good_a law_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v as_o they_o say_v that_o the_o clergy_n be_v one_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n of_o parliament_n but_o than_o you_o will_v demand_v why_o shall_v the_o house_n of_o lord_n suffer_v these_o thing_n to_o be_v enter_v upon_o the_o roll_n if_o they_o do_v not_o think_v that_o their_o claim_n be_v legal_a etc._n etc._n to_o this_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v 〈…〉_z be_v only_o a_o register_n or_o narrative_n of_o all_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o pass_v in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n and_o although_o the_o enter_v of_o a_o passage_n upon_o the_o roll_n make_v 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