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these_o our_o write_n and_o they_o shall_v appear_v consign_v with_o their_o own_o merit_n therefore_o there_o be_v small_a cause_n why_o they_o shall_v bring_v this_o former_a reason_n for_o themselves_o for_o christ_n when_o he_o say_v to_o peter_n pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la appoint_v he_o indeed_o pastor_n of_o his_o flock_n but_o a_o spiritual_a pastor_n not_o a_o temporal_a and_o give_v he_o all_o ability_n necessary_a for_o that_o office_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o temporal_a power_n be_v not_o necessary_a for_o the_o pope_n because_o christ_n give_v it_o not_o to_o peter_n himself_o neither_o have_v we_o hear_v any_o where_o that_o either_o s._n peter_n or_o any_o other_o of_o his_o apostle_n do_v practice_v any_o temporal_a power_n or_o authority_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o do_v either_o direct_o or_o indirect_o that_o no_o man_n may_v suppose_v any_o force_n in_o word_n punish_v the_o forsaker_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n with_o civil_a punishment_n after_o 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subject_a to_o the_o temporal_a authority_n of_o secular_a prince_n in_o those_o several_a country_n wherein_o they_o live_v and_o be_v punishable_a by_o the_o say_a prince_n as_o well_o as_o other_o lay_v subject_n in_o all_o case_n that_o be_v not_o meerclie_o spiritual_a chap._n 34._o he_o return_v to_o the_o particular_a answer_n of_o bellarmine_n his_o argument_n and_o show_v that_o excommunication_n work_v only_o so_o far_o as_o to_o exclude_v from_o the_o company_n of_o the_o faithful_a but_o not_o to_o deprive_v prince_n of_o any_o temporal_a estate_n chap._n 35._o he_o propound_v certain_a reason_n of_o nicholas_n sanders_n which_o have_v be_v omit_v by_o bellarmine_n for_o the_o establish_n of_o the_o pope_n temporal_a authority_n over_o prince_n chap._n 36._o he_o answer_v the_o say_a reason_n of_o sanders_n touch_v samuel_n and_o saul_n 2._o touch_v ahias_n the_o shilonite_n 3._o touch_v elias_n 4._o touch_v elizeus_fw-la his_o sword_n as_o reason_n forge_v either_o of_o 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fall_v from_o their_o obedience_n and_o that_o which_o in_o evil_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o all_o the_o pope_n partly_o by_o threaten_v of_o the_o like_a curse_n partly_o by_o persuasion_n and_o gift_n raise_v other_o prince_n against_o a_o prince_n that_o have_v be_v excommunicate_a by_o he_o for_o this_o cause_n those_o prince_n upon_o who_o this_o malice_n of_o the_o pope_n do_v sit_v so_o hard_o be_v wrap_v in_o so_o many_o danger_n on_o every_o side_n and_o expose_v to_o such_o a_o hazard_n of_o their_o estate_n make_v choice_n rather_o to_o pacific_a a_o angry_a pope_n with_o the_o submission_n of_o their_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n and_o to_o redeem_v their_o vexation_n then_o for_o their_o own_o particular_a to_o embroyle_v all_o the_o world_n and_o to_o set_v all_o a_o fire_n with_o sedition_n and_o arm_n this_o short_a and_o compendious_a way_n have_v pope_n to_o exanimate_a and_o daunt_v king_n and_o prince_n with_o fear_n and_o almost_o to_o obtain_v a_o 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charge_v upon_o subject_n because_o they_o obey_v their_o king_n or_o prince_n be_v excommunicate_a in_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n and_o do_v not_o repugn_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n as_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v declare_v in_o a_o more_o convenient_a place_n 21._o beside_o neither_o be_v that_o always_o true_a that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v commerce_n or_o eat_v meat_n with_o excommunicate_a person_n for_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v not_o true_a where_o the_o danger_n be_v apparent_a least_o by_o such_o a_o separation_n some_o great_a mischief_n arise_v in_o the_o church_n as_o usual_o it_o do_v when_o a_o prince_n be_v excommunicate_a if_o his_o subject_n forbear_v to_o communicate_v with_o he_o for_o there_o be_v never_o any_o prince_n so_o much_o forlorn_v who_o can_v find_v friend_n and_o client_n by_o who_o aid_n and_o arm_n he_o may_v maintain_v his_o cause_n although_o it_o be_v never_o so_o unjust_a with_o great_a hurt_n 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preach_v and_o do_v both_o propound_n and_o expound_v the_o will_n of_o god_n comprehend_v in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a law_n of_o which_o precept_n almost_o infinite_a his_o epistle_n be_v full_a wherein_o be_v these_o also_o which_o he_o deliver_v touch_v obedience_n and_o reverence_n to_o be_v give_v to_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o the_o other_o kind_n be_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o do_v not_o depend_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n but_o which_o the_o apostle_n himself_o of_o his_o proper_a authority_n ordain_v by_o humane_a wisdom_n assist_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o the_o order_n and_o settle_v of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n as_o that_o a_o bigamus_fw-la or_o a_o quarrel_n be_v not_o admit_v to_o a_o bishopric_n 5._o that_o a_o widow_n under_o the_o age_n of_o 60._o year_n be_v not_o choose_v to_o the_o office_n of_o deaconesse_n and_o the_o like_a and_o between_o these_o commandment_n the_o difference_n be_v that_o in_o those_o which_o be_v of_o the_o latter_a kind_n the_o pope_n may_v dispense_v for_o some_o cause_n for_o he_o have_v no_o less_o authority_n than_o the_o apostle_n himself_o in_o the_o disposition_n and_o ordination_n of_o the_o church_n because_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o as_o to_o the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n and_o successor_n of_o peter_n and_o because_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o predecessor_n but_o in_o those_o matter_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o former_a kind_n he_o have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o to_o dispense_v 34._o because_o non_fw-la est_fw-la discipulus_fw-la â—per_fw-la magistrum_fw-la neque_fw-la seruus_fw-la supra_fw-la dominum_fw-la 10._o the_o inferior_a may_v not_o break_v the_o law_n of_o his_o superior_a or_o qualify_v the_o same_o to_o pleasure_v any_o for_o which_o cause_n speculator_n do_v affirm_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o absolve_v any_o man_n from_o a_o lawful_a oath_n because_o the_o obligation_n of_o keep_v a_o oath_n and_o perform_v it_o to_o god_n be_v both_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o god_n and_o other_o deny_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v dispense_v with_o any_o witness_n that_o he_o may_v be_v believe_v unsworne_a in_o a_o judgement_n 214._o and_o innocentius_n iii_o pope_n in_o his_o rescript_n witness_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o grant_v licence_n to_o a_o monk_n that_o either_o he_o may_v have_v the_o property_n of_o any_o good_n or_o have_v a_o wife_n monachor_n i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a with_o what_o a_o far_o fetch_v and_o trifle_a explication_n certain_a canonist_n interpreter_n who_o submit_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n do_v bend_v and_o wrest_v from_o the_o proper_a and_o native_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n that_o same_o place_n of_o innocentius_n against_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o best_a sort_n of_o divine_n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o it_o trouble_v they_o which_o they_o have_v hear_v that_o constantia_n the_o daughter_n of_o rogerius_n normannus_n a_o nun_n be_v by_o clement_n the_o iii_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o monastery_n of_o panormus_n to_o be_v marry_v to_o henry_n the_o vi_o son_n of_o fredrick_n aenobarbus_n of_o who_o the_o archbishop_n of_o â—lorence_n write_v that_o when_o she_o be_v fifty_o 6._o year_n of_o age_n and_o have_v long_o profess_v a_o monastical_a religion_n that_o she_o bear_v fredrick_n the_o ii_o and_o that_o she_o may_v take_v away_o all_o suspicion_n of_o a_o supposite_a and_o foist_v birth_n that_o she_o be_v open_o deliver_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o street_n in_o panormus_n under_o a_o sheet_n over_o spread_v proclamation_n be_v make_v before_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o all_o woman_n to_o be_v present_a who_o will_v come_v to_o see_v that_o spectacle_n therefore_o this_o fredrick_n be_v bear_v say_v he_o of_o a_o nun_n that_o be_v now_o fifty_o year_n of_o age_n and_o because_o they_o have_v hear_v also_o that_o a_o other_o pope_n have_v grant_v a_o 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with_o desire_n of_o wealth_n and_o money_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v offer_v for_o such_o exorbitant_a dispensation_n or_o that_o he_o may_v please_v any_o man_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o he_o may_v just_o do_v those_o thing_n the_o church_n be_v govern_v or_o ought_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o right_n and_o law_n not_o by_o such_o action_n or_o example_n chap._n xxvii_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o many_o learned_a man_n that_o the_o pope_n can_v give_v power_n to_o a_o religious_a person_n to_o break_v his_o vow_n that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o property_n of_o any_o good_n or_o a_o wife_n according_a to_o the_o true_a and_o simple_a sense_n of_o innocentius_n his_o word_n and_o yet_o if_o we_o will_v diligent_o search_v and_o consider_v how_o much_o some_o thing_n differ_v from_o other_o and_o with_o a_o right_a judgement_n to_o compare_v they_o together_o in_o the_o point_n wherein_o they_o proper_o agree_v or_o differ_v there_o will_v because_o to_o confess_v 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prince_n and_o all_o magistrate_n and_o superior_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o god_n be_v confirm_v by_o both_o the_o testament_n for_o although_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o humane_a law_n and_o ordination_n to_o use_v this_o or_o that_o form_n of_o commonwealth_n or_o government_n or_o to_o have_v this_o or_o that_o prince_n but_o to_o reverence_v he_o who_o we_o have_v once_o receive_v and_o submisly_a to_o obey_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o god_n commandment_n it_o be_v a_o matter_n not_o only_o of_o humane_a but_o also_o both_o of_o natural_a and_o divine_a institution_n and_o this_o i_o think_v no_o man_n will_v deny_v quipotestati_fw-la resistit_fw-la deiordinationâ—_n resistit_fw-la whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o that_o which_o be_v free_a and_o arbitrary_a in_o the_o
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person_n themselves_o do_v abuse_v they_o to_o a_o wicked_a and_o unlawful_a end_n and_o they_o say_v indeed_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o grant_v this_o exemption_n do_v continue_v and_o be_v like_a to_o continue_v for_o ever_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o reverence_n which_o all_o man_n ought_v to_o exhibit_v to_o that_o kind_n of_o man_n but_o that_o the_o abuse_n thereof_o be_v so_o frequent_a in_o many_o place_n to_o the_o great_a scandal_n of_o the_o whole_a ecclesiastical_a order_n that_o that_o benefit_n may_v seem_v deserve_o to_o be_v take_v from_o they_o thus_o much_o they_o but_o we_o will_v more_o large_o and_o plentiful_o decide_v this_o matter_n in_o our_o book_n the_o corruption_n saculi_fw-la if_o god_n give_v i_o life_n and_o strength_n chap._n xxxiiii_o now_o therefore_o i_o return_v to_o the_o argument_n which_o be_v propound_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 32._o chapter_n and_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o nothing_o belong_v to_o the_o take_v away_o of_o any_o temporal_a 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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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