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connivencie_n of_o the_o ancient_a pope_n and_o the_o vanity_n thereof_o discover_v chap._n 12._o that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o authority_n not_o so_o much_o as_o indirect_o over_o christian_a prince_n in_o temporal_a matter_n prove_v both_o by_o the_o special_a prerogative_n of_o a_o absolute_a prince_n and_o also_o by_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o catholic_n and_o the_o inconueniency_n ensue_a of_o the_o admittance_n thereof_o chap._n 13._o he_o undertake_v bellarmine_n his_o proof_n propound_v his_o first_o main_a reason_n with_o the_o media_n whereby_o bellarmine_n enforce_v the_o same_o chap._n 14._o he_o take_v away_o the_o ground_n which_o bellarmine_n lay_v for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o his_o first_o proposition_n and_o lay_v open_v the_o lightness_n and_o vanity_n thereof_o chap._n 15._o he_o amplifi_v the_o answer_n to_o the_o last_o ground_n lay_v by_o bellarmine_n and_o explain_v in_o what_o term_n of_o relation_n or_o subordination_n the_o power_n both_o civil_a and_o 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civil_a authority_n firm_a and_o untouched_a to_o themselves_o chap._n 17._o he_o answer_v bellarmine_n second_o reason_n and_o prove_v that_o this_o unlimited_a power_n of_o dispose_v the_o temporalty_n of_o prince_n be_v neither_o belong_v nor_o necessary_a for_o the_o church_n and_o that_o the_o church_n flourish_v more_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n without_o the_o same_o authority_n than_o it_o have_v do_v since_o certain_a late_a pope_n usurp_v the_o same_o chap._n 18._o he_o discuss_v more_o at_o large_a the_o sense_n of_o bellarmine_n his_o latter_a argument_n to_o prove_v the_o pope_n sovereignty_n over_o king_n in_o temporalty_n and_o bewray_v the_o inconsequence_n and_o vanity_n thereof_o chap._n 19_o he_o discuss_v a_o passage_n in_o s._n bernard_n touch_v the_o material_a sword_n and_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n ecce_fw-la duo_fw-la glâ—dij_fw-la and_o conclude_v that_o the_o temporal_a sword_n be_v neither_o proper_a to_o the_o pope_n nor_o subject_n to_o the_o 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strength_n but_o mere_a religion_n and_o conscience_n that_o keep_v the_o primitive_a church_n in_o obedience_n by_o bellarmine_n own_o ground_n chap._n 22._o he_o answer_v bellarmine_n second_o main_n reason_n tax_v the_o same_o both_o for_o matter_n in_o truth_n and_o form_n in_o logic_n and_o give_v a_o right_a supply_n to_o the_o deficiency_n of_o the_o same_o by_o which_o the_o force_n of_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v take_v away_o chap._n 23._o he_o take_v in_o hand_n bellarmine_n three_o argument_n which_o be_v draw_v from_o a_o comparison_n of_o the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n with_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o obedience_n due_a from_o the_o subject_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o both_o show_n how_o weak_a it_o be_v in_o itself_o and_o how_o strong_a against_o he_o that_o bring_v it_o chap._n 24._o he_o examine_v a_o four_o reason_n of_o bellarmine_n take_v from_o the_o form_n of_o a_o oath_n which_o prince_n be_v suppose_v to_o take_v when_o they_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n and_o show_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v make_v thereof_o to_o prove_v bellarmine_n assertion_n for_o the_o pope_n temporal_a authority_n over_o christian_a prince_n chap._n 25._o he_o examine_v the_o last_o reason_n of_o bellarmine_n ground_v on_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n to_o peter_n pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la the_o which_o reason_n from_o these_o word_n if_o it_o have_v any_o edge_n at_o all_o he_o turn_v the_o same_o back_n upon_o bellarmine_n himself_o chap._n 26._o he_o prove_v that_o bellarmine_n be_v deceive_v or_o do_v deceive_v of_o purpose_n in_o his_o reason_n draw_v from_o the_o comparison_n of_o the_o pope_n as_o a_o shepherd_n and_o a_o heretic_n prince_n as_o a_o wolf_n 2._o what_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o shepherd_n in_o case_n the_o prince_n do_v of_o a_o sheep_n become_v a_o wolf_n chap._n 27._o he_o debate_v the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n to_o dispense_v what_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o those_o law_n wherewith_o the_o pope_n may_v dispense_v but_o that_o he_o have_v no_o colour_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o obedience_n of_o a_o subject_n to_o his_o prince_n the_o madness_n of_o the_o canonist_n that_o give_v too_o vast_a a_o fullness_n of_o power_n to_o the_o pope_n chap._n 28._o the_o examination_n of_o a_o rescript_n of_o pope_n innocent_a the_o three_o which_o have_v these_o word_n not_o man_n but_o god_n do_v separate_v who_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n do_v separate_v which_o word_n many_o have_v labour_v to_o reconcile_v but_o have_v miss_v chap._n 29._o but_o the_o author_n give_v the_o resolution_n excuse_v the_o pope_n meaning_n and_o blame_v the_o word_n to_o answer_v the_o canonist_n chap._n 30._o that_o the_o pope_n although_o he_o may_v dispense_v with_o the_o oath_n of_o a_o subject_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o dispense_v with_o his_o obedience_n to_o his_o prince_n to_o which_o he_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n which_o be_v great_a than_o his_o oath_n 2._o the_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o 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this_o opinion_n of_o bozius_n he_o call_v he_o a_o pope_n parasite_n for_o in_o his_o book_n he_o do_v earnest_o maintain_v that_o all_o kingly_a power_n and_o authority_n and_o lordship_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o earth_n be_v give_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o that_o what_o power_n soever_o whersoever_o in_o the_o world_n temporal_a king_n and_o prince_n aswell_o believe_v as_o unbelieved_a have_v do_v whole_o depend_v of_o the_o pope_n and_o so_o far_o as_o concern_v temporal_a execution_n be_v derive_v from_o he_o to_o they_o so_o that_o he_o as_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n may_v give_v and_o take_v kingdom_n and_o principality_n to_o who_o and_o where_o he_o will_v although_o no_o man_n know_v why_o he_o do_v so_o and_o therefore_o say_v he_o he_o may_v adjudge_v and_o bequeath_v the_o west_n indies_n of_o castille_n and_o the_o east_n indies_n of_o portugal_n although_o all_o man_n understand_v not_o the_o coherence_n 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sophistication_n nothing_o ground_v upon_o ancient_a and_o approve_a authority_n nothing_o but_o deprave_a with_o a_o gloss_n of_o a_o devise_a interpretation_n before_o this_o time_n henricus_n segutianus_n cardinal_n of_o hostia_fw-la be_v entangle_v with_o the_o same_o error_n who_o new_a and_o strange_a opinion_n at_o that_o time_n be_v think_v within_o a_o while_n after_o to_o have_v inflame_v beyond_o all_o measure_n as_o it_o be_v with_o new_a firebrand_n of_o ambition_n boniface_n the_o 8._o a_o man_n exceed_v desirous_a of_o glory_n but_o the_o case_n be_v at_o this_o time_n very_o well_o alter_v because_o that_o opinion_n of_o hostiensis_n which_o afterward_o the_o canonist_n follow_v &_o bozius_n now_o embrace_v be_v upon_o very_a ground_a reason_n condemn_v by_o certain_a divine_n and_o also_o for_o that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n have_v at_o this_o day_n such_o a_o chief_a bishop_n i_o mean_v clement_n the_o eight_o who_o show_v himself_o to_o the_o world_n so_o excellent_a and_o admirable_a not_o only_o in_o piety_n &_o learning_n but_o also_o in_o humility_n justice_n charity_n and_o other_o virtue_n worthy_a so_o great_a a_o pastor_n that_o we_o need_v not_o fear_v lest_o such_o a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v so_o stir_v and_o infect_v with_o a_o vain_a opinion_n which_o be_v underprop_a only_o with_o foolery_n and_o snare_n of_o word_n that_o he_o shall_v challenge_v to_o himself_o any_o thing_n which_o of_o due_n belong_v not_o unto_o he_o neither_o have_v bozius_n offer_v so_o rash_a assertion_n to_o so_o great_a a_o bishop_n but_o that_o impudency_n dare_v do_v anything_o it_o be_v time_n ill_o spend_v to_o touch_v several_o upon_o all_o his_o error_n and_o foppery_n only_o lest_o i_o shall_v seem_v for_o my_o own_o pleasure_n only_o to_o have_v find_v fault_n with_o the_o man_n i_o will_v lay_v before_o you_o one_o instance_n of_o his_o foolish_a and_o quirk_a deal_n that_o the_o reader_n may_v judge_v of_o the_o beast_n by_o his_o loose_a chap._n ii_o first_o of_o all_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o those_o two_o power_n whereby_o the_o world_n be_v keep_v in_o order_n i_o mean_v the_o ecclesiastical_a and_o the_o civil_a be_v so_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n distinguish_v and_o separate_v that_o although_o they_o be_v both_o 13._o of_o god_n each_o of_o they_o be_v include_v in_o his_o bound_n can_v not_o by_o any_o right_a enter_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o the_o other_o and_o neither_o have_v power_n over_o the_o other_o as_o legit_fw-la s._n bernard_n true_o and_o sweet_o teach_v in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr consider_n ad_fw-la eugenium_fw-la 6._o and_o among_o the_o late_a divine_n john_n driedo_n 2._o and_o the_o worthy_a hosius_n bishop_n of_o corduba_n write_v to_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n a_o arrian_n do_v evident_o declare_v the_o same_o difference_n of_o
temporal_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o that_o both_o albert_n pighius_fw-la and_o 29._o robert_n bellarmine_n and_o â—_o other_o notable_a divine_n do_v ingenuous_o confess_v for_o christ_n come_v not_o to_o dissolve_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o nor_o to_o destroy_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o nation_n or_o to_o exclude_v any_o person_n out_o of_o the_o temporal_a government_n of_o his_o estate_n therefore_o as_o before_o his_o come_n king_n rule_v their_o subject_n by_o a_o civil_a power_n so_o also_o after_o that_o he_o be_v come_v and_o go_v again_o from_o we_o into_o heaven_n they_o retain_v still_o the_o self_n same_o power_n confirm_v also_o neither_o then_o any_o whit_n diminish_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n if_o therefore_o peter_n and_o the_o other_o apostle_n before_o they_o follow_v christ_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o heathen_a prince_n which_o can_v not_o be_v deny_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v 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domestic_a punishment_n that_o they_o do_v not_o contend_v before_o a_o judge_n about_o any_o controversy_n among_o themselves_o but_o that_o they_o cease_v and_o lay_v down_o all_o quarrel_n and_o difference_n upon_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o father_n or_o brethren_n and_o by_o give_v his_o child_n this_o charge_n he_o do_v not_o prejudice_n at_o all_o the_o authority_n of_o lawful_a judge_n even_o so_o the_o father_n of_o the_o counsel_n have_v inhibit_v their_o son_n that_o be_v the_o clergy_n man_n that_o they_o shall_v maintain_v no_o action_n nor_o question_n among_o themselves_o before_o secular_a judge_n not_o by_o take_v away_o from_o the_o laique_n their_o power_n to_o hear_v and_o decide_v of_o their_o cause_n but_o by_o abridge_n the_o clergy_n of_o their_o ancient_a liberty_n of_o go_v so_o free_o unto_o they_o as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v and_o this_o be_v not_o to_o exempt_v the_o clergy_n from_o the_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o temporal_a magistrate_n 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a_o crime_n be_v charge_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o church_n or_o a_o civil_a controversy_n shall_v be_v raise_v against_o he_o if_o he_o leave_v the_o ecclesiastic_a judgement_n shall_v desire_v to_o be_v clear_v by_o the_o public_a judgement_n although_o the_o sentence_n pass_v of_o his_o side_n that_o he_o shall_v lose_v his_o place_n and_o this_o in_o a_o criminal_a judgement_n but_o in_o a_o civil_a that_o he_o foresee_v that_o which_o he_o have_v win_v if_o he_o desire_v to_o hold_v his_o place_n still_o for_o he_o that_o have_v free_a liberty_n to_o choose_v his_o judge_n where_o he_o will_v he_o do_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v unworthy_a of_o the_o fellowship_n of_o his_o brethren_n who_o conceive_v mean_o of_o the_o whole_a church_n sue_v to_o the_o secular_a judgement_n for_o help_v whereas_o the_o apostle_n command_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o private_a christian_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o church_n and_o be_v there_o determine_v be_v there_o any_o word_n here_o whereby_o it_o may_v be_v gather_v by_o any_o probable_a reason_n that_o the_o council_n mean_v to_o exempt_v the_o clergy_n from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o secular_a magistrate_n or_o do_v declare_v that_o the_o laicke_n be_v not_o competent_a judge_n for_o the_o clergy_n nay_o it_o show_v the_o direct_a contrary_n viz._n that_o they_o do_v confess_v that_o the_o secular_a judge_n may_v by_o good_a right_n hear_v and_o decide_v the_o cause_n of_o clergy_n person_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o disallow_v their_o judgement_n as_o give_v by_o a_o incompetent_a judge_n but_o that_o they_o only_o endeavour_n this_o to_o restrain_v the_o giddiness_n and_o forwardness_n of_o those_o clerickes_n that_o when_o as_o a_o cause_n have_v already_o be_v begin_v to_o be_v debate_v in_o the_o church_n forsake_v and_o contemn_v the_o ecclesiastic_a judge_n do_v submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o order_n and_o judgement_n of_o laicke_n in_o which_o case_n the_o council_n do_v not_o disallow_v the_o sentence_n 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dom_fw-la 451._o which_o also_o in_o the_o 9_o canon_n decree_v on_o this_o manner_n if_o any_o clergy_n person_n have_v business_n with_o a_o clergy_n person_n let_v he_o not_o forsake_v his_o proper_a bishop_n and_o run_v to_o temporal_a judgement_n but_o first_o let_v the_o business_n be_v sift_v by_o the_o pr_v per_fw-mi bishop_n or_o at_o least_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o same_o bishop_n they_o shall_v receive_v judgement_n and_o order_n from_o they_o by_o who_o both_o party_n be_v content_a to_o be_v judge_v if_o any_o shall_v do_v otherwise_o he_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o canonical_a consure_n observe_v how_o this_o council_n direct_v her_o speech_n to_o the_o clergy_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o leave_v their_o own_o bishop_n to_o go_v to_o secular_a judge_n but_o not_o to_o temporal_a magistrate_n and_o judge_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o hear_v clergy_n man_n come_v to_o they_o and_o after_o the_o cause_n debate_v shall_v pronounce_v sentence_n &_o according_a 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justinian_n 82._o make_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o clergy_n man_n that_o clergy_n man_n shall_v first_o be_v convent_v before_o their_o own_o bishop_n and_o afterward_o before_o civil_a judge_n therefore_o the_o civil_a jurisdiction_n of_o secular_a judge_n over_o the_o clergy_n be_v not_o weaken_v by_o this_o canon_n but_o rather_o confirm_v likewise_o in_o the_o council_n of_o agatha_n under_o king_n alaricke_n ann._n dom._n 506._o the_o father_n which_o allemble_v in_o the_o same_o decree_v can._n 32_o that_o no_o clergy_n man_n shall_v presume_v to_o molest_v any_o man_n before_o a_o secular_a judge_n if_o the_o bishop_n do_v not_o give_v he_o licence_n the_o which_o canon_n gratian_n transfer_v into_o his_o decreâ—um_fw-la not_o without_o very_o foul_a deal_n both_o change_v the_o read_n and_o wrest_v the_o sense_n for_o whereas_o the_o council_n have_v say_v clericus_fw-la ne_fw-la quenquam_fw-la praesumat_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o he_o have_v draw_v to_o his_o own_o opinion_n deprave_a in_o this_o manner_n clericum_fw-la nullus_fw-la praesumat_fw-la apud_fw-la sâ—cularem_fw-la judicem_fw-la episcopo_fw-la non_fw-la permittente_fw-la pulsare_fw-la that_o be_v let_v no_o man_n presume_v to_o molest_v a_o clergy_n man_n before_o a_o secular_a judge_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o prohibition_n may_v include_v the_o laic_n also_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o convent_n a_o clergy_n man_n before_o a_o secular_a judge_n whereas_o it_o be_v make_v only_o for_o clergy_n man_n without_o any_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o the_o laity_n beside_o the_o second_o part_n of_o that_o canon_n do_v manifest_o show_v that_o the_o council_n be_v thus_o far_o offend_v with_o the_o laicke_n which_o draw_v the_o clergy_n before_o secular_a judgement_n and_o propound_v ecclesiastical_a punishment_n against_o they_o if_o so_o be_v they_o shall_v do_v it_o wrongful_o of_o a_o purpose_n to_o vex_v and_o molest_v they_o for_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o canon_n but_o if_o any_o secular_a 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natural_a section_n of_o the_o author_n themselves_o in_o his_o controucisy_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la clericis_fw-la cap._n 28._o but_o in_o the_o first_o council_n of_o matiscum_n which_o be_v hold_v under_o king_n guâ—tramnus_n an._n dom._n 576._o can._n 8._o be_v write_v in_o this_o manner_n that_o no_o clericke_a presume_v in_o what_o place_n soever_o to_o accuse_v any_o other_o brother_n of_o the_o clergy_n or_o draw_v he_o to_o plead_v his_o cause_n before_o a_o secular_a judge_n but_o let_v all_o matter_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v determine_v in_o the_o presence_n either_o of_o the_o proper_a bishop_n or_o priest_n or_o arch_a deacon_n and_o in_o the_o three_o council_n of_o toletum_n which_o be_v celebrate_v ann_n dom._n 589._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n reccaredus_n in_o the_o 13._o can_v there_o be_v a_o decree_n touch_v clergy_n man_n thus_o the_o continual_a misgovernment_n and_o accustom_a presumption_n of_o liberty_n have_v so_o far_o open_v the_o way_n to_o unlawful_a 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unthankful_a mind_n for_o what_o temporal_a liberty_n soever_o they_o have_v they_o have_v receive_v the_o same_o not_o from_o the_o pope_n but_o from_o secular_a prince_n nor_o from_o the_o canon_n but_o from_o the_o law_n chap._n xxxiii_o i_o will_v say_v more_o and_o i_o will_v speak_v the_o truth_n although_o peradventure_o it_o purchase_v i_o hatred_n of_o they_o to_o who_o all_o thing_n seem_v hateful_a which_o be_v never_o so_o little_a against_o their_o humour_n and_o disposition_n therefore_o i_o will_v speak_v and_o i_o will_v speak_v a_o great_a word_n which_o peradventure_o either_o no_o man_n hitherto_o have_v remember_v or_o if_o any_o have_v he_o have_v not_o at_o the_o least_o put_v any_o in_o mind_n as_o he_o ought_v who_o it_o concern_v to_o know_v the_o same_o and_o that_o be_v that_o the_o clergy_n through_o the_o whole_a world_n of_o what_o order_n or_o degree_n soever_o they_o be_v be_v not_o to_o this_o day_n in_o any_o manner_n exempt_a and_o free_v from_o the_o 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only_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o any_o constitution_n of_o humane_a law_n beside_o notwithstanding_o i_o shall_v bring_v to_o pass_v in_o few_o word_n that_o they_o may_v plain_o understand_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o true_a than_o this_o proposition_n of_o i_o so_o as_o they_o be_v only_o willing_a to_o open_v their_o ear_n to_o â—eare_z the_o true_a reason_n thereof_o with_o indifferency_n the_o truth_n thereof_o depend_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v set_v down_o and_o prove_v before_o out_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o divine_n of_o the_o best_a note_n and_o shall_v present_o be_v demonstrate_v by_o necessary_a and_o evident_a conclusion_n draw_v from_o thence_o first_o of_o all_o therefore_o this_o be_v set_v down_o and_o grant_v and_o also_o confirm_v with_o most_o firm_a reason_n and_o testmony_n that_o all_o both_o clerickes_n and_o laicke_n be_v in_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o king_n and_o emperor_n so_o
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very_o hard_o of_o christian_a people_n if_o so_o be_v that_o a_o person_n excommunicate_a shall_v forfeit_v his_o estate_n of_o all_o his_o land_n and_o good_n by_o excommunication_n alone_o be_v once_o pass_v against_o he_o either_o by_o the_o law_n or_o by_o any_o man_n see_v that_o his_o good_n be_v once_o seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n do_v scarce_o ever_o return_v again_o to_o the_o true_a owner_n and_o so_o excommunication_n which_o be_v appoint_v for_o a_o remedy_n and_o a_o medicine_n to_o help_v shall_v prove_v a_o mischievous_a disease_n to_o overthrow_v for_o that_o the_o person_n excommunicate_a although_o he_o shall_v be_v restore_v again_o into_o his_o former_a estate_n of_o grace_n by_o wash_v his_o fault_n away_o with_o due_a repentance_n shall_v never_o or_o very_o hardly_o recover_v his_o good_n again_o be_v once_o return_v into_o the_o fiske_n or_o exchequer_n &_o peradventure_o waste_v or_o give_v away_o to_o some_o body_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o censure_n ecclesiastical_a among_o which_o excommunication_n be_v the_o most_o grievous_a do_v work_n upon_o the_o soul_n not_o upon_o the_o good_n and_o estate_n of_o the_o laity_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o not_o their_o soul_n be_v afflict_v with_o temporal_a punishment_n see_v therefore_o that_o offender_n be_v punish_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o good_n by_o the_o auhority_n not_o of_o the_o pope_n but_o of_o the_o prince_n see_v i_o say_v it_o be_v not_o the_o pope_n that_o take_v temporal_a good_n from_o any_o private_a person_n by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n and_o by_o the_o force_n and_o virtue_n of_o excommunication_n or_o other_o censure_n although_o the_o same_o be_v just_a and_o grievous_a but_o the_o civil_a prince_n only_o who_o to_o pleasure_v the_o church_n and_o to_o prosecute_v the_o wrong_n do_v unto_o she_o be_v accustom_v by_o law_n enact_v of_o himself_o to_o ordain_v sometime_o one_o punishment_n 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king_n and_o prince_n from_o the_o time_n that_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v and_o to_o exercise_v a_o civil_a government_n in_o certain_a place_n and_o to_o show_v himself_o in_o man_n eye_n both_o with_o a_o crown_n and_o mitre_n on_o his_o head_n or_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v it_o be_v he_o able_a to_o make_v it_o good_a by_o any_o reason_n or_o authority_n much_o less_o have_v any_o such_o authority_n accrue_v to_o he_o from_o man_n because_o as_o it_o be_v common_o say_v actus_fw-la agentium_fw-la non_fw-la operantur_fw-la ultra_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la â—â—ed_v and_o although_o christian_a king_n and_o emperor_n who_o have_v and_o do_v submit_v their_o neck_n in_o spiritual_a cause_n to_o the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n such_o as_o only_o profess_v the_o orthodoxal_a faith_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o all_o pass_v into_o the_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n none_o of_o they_o but_o reserve_v to_o himself_o free_a and_o untouched_a his_o secular_a 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no_o inferior_a and_o subject_a have_v authority_n over_o his_o superior_a and_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v judge_v he_o in_o that_o wherein_o he_o be_v subject_a but_o the_o pope_n before_o he_o be_v a_o temporal_a prince_n be_v inferior_a and_o subject_a to_o king_n and_o emperor_n as_o concern_v temporal_a matter_n ergo_fw-la he_o have_v no_o temporal_a authority_n over_o they_o that_o he_o may_v judge_v they_o in_o temporalty_n the_o proposition_n also_o of_o this_o sullogisme_n be_v out_o of_o all_o question_n see_v no_o man_n can_v be_v judge_v but_o by_o his_o superior_a a_o superior_a i_o mean_v in_o that_o very_a point_n whereof_o the_o judgement_n be_v make_v for_o as_o we_o have_v often_o say_v par_fw-fr in_fw-la parem_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la imperium_fw-la and_o in_o nature_n it_o can_v be_v that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n shall_v be_v both_o inferior_a &_o superior_a in_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o authority_n in_o respect_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o matter_n 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