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the_o roman_a seat_n and_o forbid_v all_o man_n to_o hinder_v appeal_n thither_o or_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o pope_n decree_n but_o all_o these_o be_v in_o spiritual_a cause_n and_o direct_v to_o spiritual_a person_n and_o under_o spiritual_a punishment_n only_o in_o the_o canon_n fratres_n the_o king_n of_o spain_n seem_v to_o be_v threaten_v but_o it_o be_v with_o excommunication_n only_o and_o all_o these_o canon_n together_o be_v deliver_v by_o one_o pope_n of_o another_o in_o who_o saâ—es_v the_o gloss_n it_o be_v a_o familiar_a kind_n of_o proof_n for_o one_o one_o pope_n to_o produce_v another_o for_o witness_n as_o god_n do_v prove_v the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n innocentius_n by_o angel_n and_o as_o there_o be_v much_o injustice_n in_o this_o manner_n of_o the_o pope_n proceed_v so_o be_v there_o some_o tincture_n of_o blaspemy_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o justify_v it_o by_o this_o comparison_n 26_o the_o canon_n alius_fw-la which_o drop_v out_o of_o every_o pen_n alius_fw-la which_o have_v write_v of_o this_o subject_n be_v the_o first_o wherein_o i_o mark_v any_o pope_n to_o speak_v of_o depose_v in_o this_o gelasius_n write_v to_o anastasius_n a_o pope_n to_o a_o emperor_n that_o pope_n zachary_n his_o predecessor_n have_v depose_v the_o king_n of_o france_n because_o he_o be_v unfit_a for_o so_o great_a a_o power_n but_o the_o glosser_n do_v the_o pope_n good_a service_n and_o keep_v he_o within_o such_o a_o convenient_a sense_n as_o may_v make_v he_o say_v true_a for_o say_v â—e_n he_o depose_v that_o be_v he_o give_v consent_n to_o they_o which_o do_v depose_v which_o be_v the_o state_n of_o that_o kingdom_n which_o he_o say_v out_o of_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o history_n for_o he_o be_v so_o far_o fâ—om_o coarct_v the_o pope_n power_n that_o we_o may_v easy_o deprehend_v in_o the_o gloss_n more_o â—raud_n and_o iniquity_n than_o arrogance_n and_o tyranny_n in_o the_o pope_n for_o say_v he_o the_o unfitnesse_n of_o the_o french_a king_n be_v licentiousness_n not_o infufficiency_n to_o govern_v for_o then_o the_o pope_n ought_v to_o have_v give_v he_o a_o assistant_n petijsti_fw-la to_o prove_v wâ—ich_a he_o cite_v two_o other_o canon_n in_o which_o place_n it_o appear_v that_o to_o bishop_n unable_a by_o reason_n oâ—_n age_n to_o discharge_v their_o function_n the_o pope_n assign_v coadiutores_fw-la and_o by_o this_o the_o glosser_n may_v evict_v that_o he_o have_v the_o same_o ordinary_a authority_n to_o dispose_v of_o kingdom_n as_o of_o bishopricke_n this_o canon_n therefore_o do_v only_o unfaithful_o relate_v the_o act_n of_o another_o pope_n and_o not_o determine_v nor_o decree_v any_o thing_n nor_o bind_v the_o conscience_n 27_o in_o the_o same_o question_n there_o be_v a_o canon_n or_o two_o in_o which_o our_o case_n be_v thus_o far_o concern_v etc._n that_o they_o handle_v the_o pope_n authority_n in_o absolve_v and_o dispense_v from_o oath_n and_o the_o first_o be_v cite_v often_o and_o with_o great_a courage_n because_o beside_o the_o word_n ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la juramentis_fw-la &_o cuiuscunquemodi_fw-la obligationibus_fw-la absoluimus_fw-la there_o follow_v parsue_v they_o with_o the_o spiritual_a and_o material_a sword_n but_o when_o we_o consider_v the_o case_n and_o the_o history_n this_o power_n will_v not_o extend_v to_o our_o cause_n for_o the_o pope_n thereby_o do_v give_v liberty_n to_o some_o bishop_n to_o recover_v by_o just_a violence_n such_o part_n of_o the_o church_n patrimony_n as_o be_v take_v away_o from_o they_o and_o do_v dispense_v with_o such_o oath_n as_o they_o have_v be_v force_v to_o take_v by_o those_o which_o injurious_o infest_a the_o church_n yet_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o the_o gloss_a upon_o this_o canon_n be_v liberal_a enough_o to_o the_o pope_n for_o he_o say_v he_o have_v power_n to_o dispense_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n &_o against_o the_o apostle_n ibid._n 28_o after_o this_o follow_v that_o
not_o benefice_v be_v so_o necessary_a necessitate_v sacramenti_fw-la that_o except_o he_o have_v such_o a_o licence_n the_o penitent_a though_o never_o so_o contrite_a and_o particular_a in_o enumeration_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o exact_v in_o satisfaction_n and_o perform_v all_o penance_n be_v utter_o frustrate_v of_o any_o benefit_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o sacrament_n so_o therefore_o a_o certain_a and_o natural_a evidence_n of_o a_o moral_a truth_n such_o as_o arise_v to_o every_o man_n that_o to_o a_o king_n be_v due_a perpetual_a obedience_n be_v better_a authority_n to_o induce_v a_o assurance_n and_o to_o produce_v a_o oath_n that_o the_o contrary_n be_v heretical_a than_o a_o implicit_a credit_n rash_o give_v to_o a_o litigious_a council_n not_o believe_v by_o all_o catholic_n and_o not_o understand_v by_o all_o that_o swear_v to_o believe_v it_o 44_o for_o the_o other_o obstacle_n and_o hindrance_n which_o reâ—ards_v they_o from_o pronounce_v that_o this_o position_n be_v heretical_a 3._o which_o be_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o lateran_n council_n enough_o have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o infirmity_n and_o invalidity_n of_o that_o council_n by_o other_o thus_o much_o i_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o add_v that_o the_o emperor_n under_o who_o that_o council_n be_v hold_v never_o accept_v it_o for_o a_o canon_n neiâ—her_o in_o those_o word_n 13._o not_o in_o that_o sense_n as_o it_o be_v present_v in_o the_o canon_n law_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v transplant_v into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o counsel_n and_o the_o church_n be_v so_o far_o from_o impugn_v the_o emperor_n sense_n and_o acceptation_n thereof_o 51._o that_o innocent_a the_o four_o and_o diverse_a other_o pope_n be_v to_o make_v use_n thereof_o cyte_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o emperor_n not_o any_o canon_n of_o a_o council_n in_o their_o direction_n to_o the_o inquisitor_n how_o to_o proceed_v against_o heretic_n they_o therefore_o either_o know_v no_o sâ—ch_a canon_n or_o suspect_v and_o discredit_v it_o 45_o thus_o therefore_o that_o pretend_a canon_n say_v if_o a_o temporal_a lord_n warn_v by_o the_o church_n do_v not_o purge_v his_o land_n of_o heretic_n let_v he_o be_v excommunicate_a by_o the_o metropolitan_a and_o conprovinciall_a bishop_n if_o he_o satisfy_v not_o within_o a_o year_n let_v it_o be_v signify_v to_o the_o pope_n that_o he_o may_v denounce_v his_o subject_n to_o be_v absolve_v from_o their_o allegiance_n and_o expose_v his_o land_n to_o catholic_n which_o may_v without_o contradiction_n possess_v it_o the_o right_a of_o the_o principal_a lord_n which_o we_o call_v lord_n paramount_n be_v reserve_v if_o he_o give_v no_o furtherance_n thereunto_o and_o thus_o far_o without_o doubt_n the_o canon_n do_v not_o include_v principal_a and_o sovereign_a lord_n because_o it_o speak_v of_o such_o as_o have_v lord_n above_o they_o and_o where_o it_o conclude_v with_o this_o clause_n the_o same_o law_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v towards_o they_o vero_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la â—abent_fw-la dominos_fw-la principales_fw-la the_o imperial_a constitution_n have_v it_o thus_o qui_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la domos_fw-la principales_fw-la 46_o and_o certain_o the_o most_o natural_a and_o proper_a acceptation_n of_o domos_fw-la principales_fw-la in_o this_o place_n in_o the_o emperor_n law_n be_v the_o same_o as_o the_o word_n domicilium_fw-la principale_n have_v in_o the_o canon_n which_o be_v a_o man_n chief_a abide_n and_o residence_n though_o upon_o occasion_n he_o may_v be_v in_o another_o place_n or_o have_v some_o relation_n and_o dependence_n upon_o a_o prince_n out_o of_o that_o territory_n and_o it_o may_v give_v as_o much_o clearness_n to_o the_o understanding_n of_o this_o law_n if_o we_o compare_v with_o it_o râ—iud_v the_o great_a and_o solemn_a clementine_n pastoralis_fw-la 47_o for_o then_o robert_n be_v king_n of_o sicily_n that_o be_v such_o a_o principal_a lord_n as_o this_o pretend_a canon_n speak_v of_o but_o yet_o no_o sovereign_n for_o he_o depend_v both_o upon_o the_o empire_n and_o upon_o the_o church_n be_v condemn_v as_o a_o rebel_n by_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o seventh_n and_o clement_n the_o fiâ—t_z annul_v and_o abrogate_a that_o sentence_n of_o the_o emperor_n upon_o this_o reason_n that_o though_o the_o king_n of_o sicily_n hold_v some_o land_n of_o the_o empire_n yet_o domicilium_fw-la suum_fw-la fovebat_fw-la in_o sicilia_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o the_o emperor_n jurisdiction_n can_v not_o extend_v to_o he_o bâ—cause_fw-mi hâ—_n have_v not_o imperioâ—_n hereupâ—on_v the_o gloss_n enter_v into_o disputation_n how_o far_o a_o man_n which_o have_v good_n in_o one_o dominion_n shâ—ll_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o that_o place_n though_o his_o principale_a domicilium_fw-la as_o he_o still_o câ—ls_v it_o be_v in_o another_o so_o that_o it_o seem_v the_o emperor_n have_v this_o purpose_n in_o this_o constitution_n that_o tâ—ose_n domini_fw-la principales_fw-la which_o be_v under_o the_o jurisdiction_n and_o dependence_n of_o the_o empireâ—_n shall_v endure_v the_o penalty_n of_o this_o law_n if_o theâ—_n transgress_v it_o though_o they_o â—ad_v not_o there_o domos_fw-la prinâ—ipales_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o 〈◊〉_d â—mpire_n for_o at_o the_o time_n when_o this_o constitution_n be_v make_v the_o emperor_n thought_n iâ—_n lawful_a for_o they_o to_o do_v so_o though_o a_o hundred_o year_n aâ—â—er_n clement_n tâ—e_v five_o deny_v by_o this_o canon_n thaâ—_n they_o have_v so_o large_a a_o power_n but_o this_o constitution_n infer_v nothing_o against_o sovereign_a lord_n who_o the_o emperor_n can_v not_o bind_v by_o any_o constitution_n of_o he_o because_o they_o have_v no_o dependâ—nce_n upon_o he_o 48_o and_o as_o tâ—e_v constitution_n dâ—ffers_v from_o tâ—e_v canon_n in_o such_o maâ—erâ—all_a word_n as_o overthrow_v that_o â—ense_n which_o they_o will_v extort_v out_o of_o it_o which_o be_v that_o sovereign_n be_v include_v therein_o so_o do_v it_o in_o the_o sense_n and_o in_o the_o appoint_v of_o the_o officer_n who_o shall_v expel_v these_o favourer_n of_o heretic_n for_o where_o the_o canon_n say_v let_v it_o be_v tell_v to_o the_o pope_n who_o may_v absolve_v the_o subject_n and_o expose_v the_o land_n the_o emperor_n speak_v of_o himself_o we_o do_v expose_v the_o land_n so_o that_o he_o take_v the_o authority_n out_o of_o the_o pope_n hand_n which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v nor_o the_o pope_n have_v cite_v as_o to_o his_o advantage_n that_o law_n by_o which_o it_o be_v do_v if_o either_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la such_o a_o power_n have_v reside_v in_o he_o or_o a_o canon_n of_o a_o general_a council_n have_v so_o fresh_o invest_v he_o therewith_o 49_o and_o as_o it_o be_v neither_o likely_a that_o the_o emperor_n will_v include_v himself_o in_o this_o law_n nor_o possible_a that_o he_o shall_v include_v other_o as_o sovereign_n as_o himself_o at_o least_o so_o do_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o ordinary_a gloss_n upon_o that_o constitution_n which_o have_v more_o authority_n than_o all_o other_o expositor_n that_o that_o law_n be_v make_v against_o such_o lord_n and_o subject_n as_o have_v relation_n to_o one_o another_o by_o feudall_a law_n for_o so_o it_o inâ—erpreâ—es_v dominum_fw-la temporalem_fw-la and_o dominum_fw-la prinâ—cipalem_fw-la to_o be_v when_o some_o earl_n hold_v something_o of_o a_o king_n which_o king_n also_o must_v have_v a_o dependency_n upon_o the_o empire_n because_o otherwise_o the_o imperial_a law_n can_v not_o extend_v to_o he_o and_o yet_o even_o against_o those_o principal_a lord_n the_o law_n seem_v so_o severe_a that_o the_o gloss_n say_v non_fw-la legitur_fw-la in_o scholis_fw-la so_o that_o so_o many_o proof_n have_v be_v former_o produce_v canonsâ—_n but_o that_o those_o which_o be_v usual_o offer_v now_o be_v but_o rag_n tear_v out_o of_o one_o book_n and_o put_v into_o another_o out_o of_o the_o extravagants_n into_o the_o counsel_n and_o this_o imperial_a constitution_n which_o to_o the_o pope_n himself_o seem_v of_o more_o force_n than_o his_o predecessor_n decretal_a neither_o concern_v sovereign_n lord_n nor_o acknowledge_v this_o power_n of_o absolve_a subject_n to_o be_v in_o the_o pope_n but_o in_o himself_o no_o sufficient_a reason_n arise_v out_o of_o this_o imaginary_a canon_n which_o shall_v make_v a_o man_n afraid_a to_o call_v that_o heretical_a which_o be_v against_o his_o natural_a reason_n and_o against_o that_o main_a part_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v civil_a obedience_n 50_o for_o the_o roman_n deal_v more_o severe_o eo_fw-la and_o more_o injurious_o with_o we_o than_o the_o greek_a church_n do_v with_o they_o when_o they_o present_v to_o the_o emperor_n upon_o a_o commission_n to_o make_v a_o inquisition_n to_o that_o purpose_n 99â—_n error_n and_o deviation_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n of_o which_o some_o be_v orthodoxal_a truth_n some_o no_o matter_n of_o faith_n but_o circumstantial_a indifferenciesâ—_n though_o they_o call_v they_o all_o error_n in_o