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A70760 Bishop Overall's convocation-book, MDCVI concerning the government of God's catholick church, and the kingdoms of the whole world.; Bishop Overall's convocation book Overall, John, 1560-1619.; Sancroft, William, 1617-1693. 1690 (1690) Wing O607; ESTC R2082 200,463 346

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lawful_o be_v imitate_v by_o any_o christian_a people_n in_o so_o choose_v to_o themselves_o a_o king_n or_o judge_n according_a to_o their_o own_o humour_n or_o that_o the_o want_n of_o king_n prince_n and_o ruler_n in_o any_o country_n be_v not_o the_o mother_n of_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n he_o do_v great_o err_v placet_fw-la eye_n cap._n fourteen_o it_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o scripture_n that_o moses_n direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v foresee_v that_o the_o time_n shall_v come_v when_o the_o israelite_n be_v quiet_o settle_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n shall_v be_v govern_v by_o king_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o other_o nation_n 16._o and_o therefore_o almighty_a god_n do_v set_v down_o by_o moses_n pen_n the_o duty_n of_o all_o king_n and_o the_o rule_n whereby_o they_o ought_v to_o govern_v jacob_n also_o be_v illuminate_v by_o the_o same_o holy_a spirit_n do_v not_o only_o foretell_v nineteeen_o that_o it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n shall_v bear_v the_o sceptre_n and_o that_o the_o kingdom_n or_o government_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v hold_v by_o succession_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o other_o nation_n but_o likewise_o than_o the_o say_a sceptre_n or_o government_n 10._o shall_v not_o be_v take_v away_o from_o that_o tribe_n until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o people_n be_v not_o altogether_o ignorant_a of_o this_o foresee_a alteration_n when_o find_v divers_a want_n and_o confusion_n among_o they_o after_o the_o death_n of_o one_o judge_n before_o god_n be_v please_v to_o appoint_v they_o another_o they_o first_o offer_v rash_o to_o gideon_n 22._o their_o prince_n that_o his_o child_n and_o offspring_n shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o that_o government_n and_o afterward_o be_v weary_a of_o depend_v upon_o god_n pleasure_n and_o mislike_v the_o rule_n of_o samuel_n son_n 5._o they_o urge_v he_o undutiful_o and_o unreasonable_o that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o king_n to_o rule_v over_o they_o as_o other_o nation_n have_v meaning_n thereby_o principal_o as_o we_o suppose_v that_o such_o their_o king_n may_v by_o succession_n govern_v they_o so_o as_o one_o be_v dead_a they_o may_v still_o have_v another_o 17._o we_o say_v that_o they_o urge_v samuel_n to_o this_o purpose_n undutiful_o and_o unreasonable_o and_o that_o thereupon_o saul_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v their_o king_n because_o otherwise_o if_o they_o have_v expect_v god_n good_a pleasure_n and_o time_n and_o content_v themselves_o with_o his_o care_n over_o they_o in_o raise_v up_o when_o he_o think_v meet_v their_o judge_n to_o govern_v they_o they_o shall_v have_v find_v short_o after_o that_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n shall_v have_v be_v fulfil_v and_o that_o god_n will_v have_v give_v the_o sceptre_n of_o judah_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o david_n and_o of_o his_o posterity_n according_a to_o their_o desire_n can._n fourteen_o if_o any_o man_n therefore_o shall_v affirm_v either_o that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n do_v not_o grievous_o sin_n in_o be_v weary_a of_o god_n immediate_a election_n and_o appointment_n of_o their_o chief_a governor_n or_o that_o the_o people_n preposterous_a haste_n do_v any_o way_n prejudice_v the_o dignity_n and_o authority_n of_o saul_n regal_a power_n xx_o or_o afterward_o of_o the_o sceptre_n of_o judah_n or_o that_o the_o people_n then_o have_v in_o themselves_o any_o authority_n to_o set_v up_o a_o king_n over_o they_o for_o then_o they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o earnest_a with_o samuel_n to_o make_v they_o a_o king_n or_o that_o after_o david_n advancement_n to_o that_o kingdom_n he_o be_v not_o as_o true_o call_v thereunto_o by_o god_n himself_o as_o aaron_n be_v to_o the_o priesthood_n or_o that_o david_n posterity_n have_v not_o by_o god_n ordinance_n as_o rightful_a a_o interest_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o say_a kingdom_n as_o either_o aaron_n son_n have_v to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o priesthood_n or_o moses_n joshua_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n notwithstanding_o that_o god_n himself_o do_v choose_v and_o name_v they_o particular_o have_v in_o their_o government_n or_o that_o the_o people_n then_o have_v any_o more_o authority_n to_o have_v withstand_v either_o david_n or_o any_o of_o his_o posterity_n from_o be_v their_o king_n than_o they_o have_v to_o have_v expel_v either_o moses_n or_o joshua_n or_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o god_n by_o name_n do_v appoint_v to_o govern_v they_o he_o do_v great_o err_v placet_fw-la eye_n cap._n xv._n it_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o scripture_n that_o the_o king_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n notwithstanding_o that_o they_o have_v their_o kingdom_n by_o succession_n be_v as_o strict_o bind_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o god_n law_n in_o their_o government_n as_o moses_n joshua_n or_o any_o other_o the_o judge_n or_o prince_n elect_a name_v and_o appoint_v by_o god_n himself_o they_o know_v well_o as_o jethro_n say_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o themselves_o to_o hear_v and_o decide_v all_o the_o cause_n and_o controversy_n that_o may_v happen_v in_o their_o kingdom_n xxi_o and_o by_o moses_n example_n be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o they_o may_v appoint_v and_o have_v judge_n to_o govern_v under_o they_o not_o only_o in_o every_o tribe_n but_o general_o over_o all_o their_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o they_o do_v therein_o according_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o moses_n be_v approve_v by_o god_n himself_o no_o way_n either_o diminish_v their_o regal_a authority_n or_o purpose_v to_o puff_n up_o their_o subject_n with_o a_o conceit_n of_o any_o their_o own_o interest_n in_o the_o government_n which_o they_o have_v not_o from_o or_o under_o they_o but_o thereby_o order_v their_o kingdom_n with_o such_o a_o temperate_a and_o fatherly_a moderation_n as_o be_v most_o agreeable_a for_o the_o government_n of_o god_n people_n can._n xv._n if_o any_o man_n therefore_o shall_v affirm_v either_o that_o the_o king_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o bind_v as_o strict_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o their_o government_n as_o be_v moses_n joshua_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n or_o that_o they_o have_v any_o great_a liberty_n to_o do_v what_o they_o list_v than_o the_o other_o have_v or_o that_o they_o have_v no_o authority_n by_o the_o example_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o predecessor_n in_o their_o princely_a government_n to_o delegate_v and_o appoint_v such_o judge_n and_o governor_n under_o they_o as_o the_o other_o prince_n former_o under_o they_o have_v appoint_v or_o that_o because_o the_o say_a king_n do_v imitate_v the_o say_v prince_n in_o appoint_v such_o judge_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o the_o government_n of_o their_o kingdom_n therefore_o their_o government_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v rather_o aristocratical_a than_o true_o monarchical_a he_o do_v great_o err_v placet_fw-la eye_n cap._n xvi_o when_o god_n first_o ordain_v civil_a magistrate_n and_o give_v they_o authority_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o people_n who_o they_o be_v to_o govern_v shall_v be_v subject_a unto_o they_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n till_o moses_n time_n whilst_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o profess_v his_o true_a worship_n be_v govern_v by_o that_o authority_n xxij_o which_o be_v potestas_fw-la patria_fw-la and_o in_o a_o sort_n regius_fw-la their_o child_n and_o nephew_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o honour_n reverence_n and_o obey_v they_o god_n have_v raise_v up_o moses_n to_o deliver_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n 27._o and_o to_o govern_v they_o afterward_o as_o their_o king_n or_o chief_a ruler_n they_o promise_v that_o they_o will_v hear_v he_o and_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n shall_v command_v they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 10._o his_o
as_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v and_o that_o therefore_o the_o priesthood_n be_v not_o only_o to_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o mystery_n of_o their_o salvation_n hide_v from_o nature_n but_o likewise_o to_o teach_v they_o that_o grace_n do_v not_o so_o evacuate_v the_o law_n but_o that_o still_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v it_o with_o this_o addition_n or_o interpretation_n that_o their_o faith_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o bless_a seed_n of_o the_o woman_n if_o they_o endeavour_v to_o do_v that_o which_o god_n have_v command_v they_o that_o which_o either_o they_o do_v amiss_o or_o omit_v shall_v upon_o their_o repentance_n be_v forgive_v and_o not_o impute_v unto_o they_o yet_o this_o mystical_a and_o heavenly_a doctrine_n do_v no_o way_n release_v or_o set_v at_o liberty_n king_n and_o prince_n from_o their_o charge_n before_o mention_v but_o rather_o lay_v a_o heavy_a burden_n upon_o they_o to_o provide_v that_o their_o subject_n may_v be_v train_v up_o both_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o in_o such_o obedience_n to_o god_n as_o his_o say_a commandment_n so_o qualify_v by_o grace_n as_o be_v beforementioned_a do_v require_v can._n xx._n if_o any_o man_n therefore_o shall_v affirm_v either_o that_o natural_a or_o political_a father_n king_n and_o prince_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n have_v not_o a_o charge_n lay_v upon_o they_o by_o god_n to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n and_o subject_n in_o his_o fear_n or_o that_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o priesthood_n do_v more_o prejudice_n the_o authority_n of_o natural_a father_n xxxij_o or_o of_o king_n and_o prince_n in_o that_o behalf_n than_o grace_n do_v abrogate_v the_o commandment_n and_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n or_o that_o natural_a parent_n king_n and_o prince_n in_o those_o day_n be_v not_o more_o strict_o bind_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o grace_n than_o they_o be_v before_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n great_a mercy_n unto_o they_o to_o provide_v that_o their_o child_n and_o subject_n be_v not_o suffer_v either_o to_o have_v any_o false_a god_n among_o they_o or_o to_o bow_v unto_o or_o worship_v the_o likeness_n of_o any_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v make_v to_o themselves_o to_o blaspheme_v and_o take_v in_o vain_a the_o bless_a name_n of_o god_n or_o to_o profane_v his_o sabbath_n or_o to_o neglect_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o god_n commandment_n by_o commit_v of_o murder_n adultery_n theft_n and_o such_o like_a offence_n to_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n and_o disturbance_n of_o their_o family_n principality_n and_o kingdom_n or_o that_o the_o king_n prince_n or_o governor_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v instruct_v in_o the_o mystery_n of_o their_o salvation_n be_v not_o as_o much_o bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n to_o bring_v up_o their_o subject_n in_o the_o true_a doctrine_n that_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o bless_a seed_n as_o they_o be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o they_o shall_v careful_o observe_v the_o moral_a precept_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n or_o that_o be_v so_o far_o bind_v they_o have_v not_o equal_a authority_n to_o compel_v as_o need_n shall_v require_v all_o their_o subject_n of_o every_o call_v and_o condition_n whatsoever_o to_o keep_v and_o observe_v both_o the_o say_a law_n as_o well_o of_o grace_n as_o of_o nature_n he_o do_v great_o err_v placet_fw-la eye_n cap._n xxi_o although_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o have_v show_v xxxiij_o that_o godly_a king_n and_o ruler_n among_o the_o jew_n have_v authority_n from_o god_n as_o well_o in_o cause_n of_o true_a religion_n as_o in_o other_o of_o their_o temporal_a affair_n yet_o if_o they_o have_v never_o put_v the_o same_o in_o practice_n some_o scruple_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o simple_a sort_n may_v thereby_o have_v rise_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o it_o but_o this_o point_n also_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o scripture_n and_o aught_o always_o with_o due_a thankfulness_n for_o the_o same_o to_o be_v remember_v it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o especial_o of_o the_o highpriest_n be_v very_o great_a and_o eminent_a howbeit_o the_o same_o notwithstanding_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o godly_a king_n and_o prince_n religion_n among_o the_o jew_n after_o the_o first_o public_a establishment_n of_o it_o will_v not_o have_v continue_v so_o long_o as_o it_o do_v without_o very_o great_a and_o intolerable_a corruption_n moses_n do_v blame_v aaron_n 21._o for_o yield_v to_o the_o make_n and_o worship_v of_o idol_n and_o reform_v the_o offence_n and_o again_o when_o aaron_n be_v consecrate_a highpriest_n have_v 17._o with_o his_o two_o son_n eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n do_v amiss_o in_o burn_v the_o sin-offering_a which_o they_o shall_v by_o god_n appointment_n have_v eat_v and_o moses_n be_v angry_a with_o they_o reprove_v they_o for_o it_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o judge_n when_o the_o people_n fall_v to_o the_o worship_v of_o baalim_fw-la and_o ashtaroth_n 6._o the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a what_o become_v of_o the_o priest_n but_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o judge_n xxxiv_o the_o people_n be_v by_o they_o restrain_v in_o some_o sort_n from_o that_o impiety_n whereunto_o etc._n still_o after_o their_o death_n they_o greedy_o return_v 8._o when_o jehosaphat_n come_v to_o his_o kingdom_n he_o find_v the_o people_n so_o destitute_a of_o teacher_n as_o that_o he_o be_v move_v in_o zeal_n to_o send_v the_o priest_n and_o many_o of_o the_o levite_n through_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n to_o teach_v and_o instruct_v they_o ahaz_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n be_v a_o very_a great_a idolater_n 11._o delight_v himself_o altogether_o in_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o vriah_n the_o highpriest_n be_v a_o fit_a instrument_n for_o he_o for_o what_o the_o one_o do_v wicked_o command_v the_o other_o to_o the_o intolerable_a profanation_n of_o god_n true_a worship_n be_v ready_a to_o put_v the_o same_o in_o execution_n in_o the_o day_n of_o manasses_n and_o ammon_n 11._o groves_n be_v plant_v hard_o by_o the_o temple_n horse_n be_v keep_v by_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n either_o to_o be_v offer_v as_o it_o be_v think_v for_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o sun_n or_o else_o to_o carry_v the_o picture_n of_o it_o as_o a_o idol_n to_o be_v worship_v the_o priest_n sundry_a of_o they_o serve_v in_o high_a place_n and_o many_o of_o the_o people_n burn_v incense_v unto_o baal_n xxxv_o to_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o planet_n and_o to_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n all_o which_o abomination_n the_o godly_a king_n josiah_n do_v abolish_v reform_v both_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n and_o afterward_o when_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n do_v altogether_o neglect_v their_o duty_n in_o church_n cause_n religion_n decrease_v and_o go_v to_o havoc_n insomuch_o as_o the_o scripture_n rehearse_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v set_v down_o 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modesty_n though_o otherwise_o our_o adversary_n be_v drive_v for_o shame_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o truth_n seq_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o vain_a and_o ridiculous_a conceit_n 5._o and_o jangle_n either_o of_o the_o say_a glossographer_n canonist_n or_o schoolman_n or_o the_o false_a proud_a 2._o and_o insolent_a vaunt_n of_o the_o pope_n themselves_o from_o the_o say_v gregory_n the_o seven_o pretend_v themselves_o to_o be_v caesar_n 78._o and_o emperor_n it_o be_v true_a that_o bellarmin_n labour_v afterward_o to_o advance_v the_o pope_n authority_n in_o temporal_a cause_n indirect_o 2._o thereby_o to_o bring_v they_o so_o far_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o pope_n reach_n as_o that_o he_o may_v depose_v they_o if_o they_o hinder_v the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n but_o his_o deal_n herein_o be_v very_o indirect_a that_o we_o use_v his_o own_o word_n and_o can_v salve_v his_o former_a conclusion_n and_o inference_n whereby_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n 1._o have_v so_o wound_v the_o bishop_n of_o that_o see_v and_o disclose_v their_o nakedness_n as_o all_o their_o adherent_n will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o cure_v they_o placet_fw-la eye_n haec_fw-la omne_fw-la suprascripta_fw-la ter_z lecta_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la inferiori_fw-la convocationis_fw-la in_o frequenti_fw-la synodo_fw-la cleri_fw-la &_o unanimi_fw-la consensu_fw-la comprobata_fw-la ità_fw-la testor_fw-la apr._n 16._o 1606._o johannes_n overall_n prolocutor_n finis_fw-la 1_o tim._n 6._o 15._o apocal._n 19_o 16._o joh._n 1._o 2_o 10._o hebr._n 1._o 3_o 10._o coloss_n 1._o 16._o prov._n 8._o placet_fw-la eye_n two_o p._n in_o ms._n placet_fw-la three_o p._n in_o ms._n lv_o p._n in_o ms._n v_o p._n in_o ms._n gen._n 4._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 5._o placet_fw-la eye_n vi_fw-la in_o ms._n gen._n 5._o gen._n 9_o 19_o gen._n 10._o 32._o seven_o in_o ms._n gen._n 9_o 6._o rom._n 13._o 4._o epiph._n in_o anchor_n luther_n in_o gen._n perer._n in_o gen._n func_fw-la chron._n sulpit._n sever._n selnec_fw-la georg._n fabric_n &_o nic._n gibbons_n in_o gen._n placet_fw-la viij_o in_o ms._n placet_fw-la ix_o in_o ms._n gen._n 8._o 20._o gen._n 9_o 28._o gen_n 8._o 20._o gen._n 17._o 10._o placet_fw-la x._o in_o ms._n gen._n 6._o gen._n ●_o placet_fw-la xi_o in_o ms._n gen._n 10._o 8._o placet_fw-la twelve_o p._n in_o ms._n placet_fw-la xiij_o in_o ms._n placet_fw-la fourteen_o josh_n 24._o 15._o ezek._n 20._o 8._o placet_fw-la xv_o deut._n 33._o 5._o placet_fw-la xuj_o exod._n 28._o levit._fw-la 8._o num._n 1_o &_o 3_o placet_fw-la xvij_o num._n 6._o 18._o judg._n 2._o &_o ch._n 11._o &_o 13._o placet_fw-la viij_o judg._n 9_o chap._n 17._o 6_o 18._o &_o 19_o 1._o &_o 21._o 26._o deut._n 17._o 15_o 16._o placet_fw-la nineteeen_o gen._n 49._o 10._o judg._n 8._o 22._o 1_o sam._n 8._o 5._o 1_o sam._n 9_o 17._o placet_fw-la xx_o placet_fw-la xxi_o placet_fw-la xxij_o deut._n 5._o 27._o num._n 12._o 10._o chap._n 16._o 32._o josh_n 1._o 16_o 17_o 18._o 1_o sam._n 8._o 10._o exod._n 20._o 12._o placet_fw-la twenty-three_o 1_o king_n 2._o 9_o 1_o sam._n 24._o 7._o exod._n 22._o 28._o eccles_n 10._o 20._o placet_fw-la xxiv_o exod._n 4._o 30._o num._n 27._o 18._o deut._n 13._o 9_o 1_o sam._n 10._o 24._o 1_o sam._n 16._o 13._o placet_fw-la twenty-five_o 2_o sam._n 2._o 4._o 2_o sam._n 5._o 1_o etc._n etc._n 1_o reg._n 1._o 34._o 1_o chron._n 28._o 5._o 1_o reg._n 1._o 39_o 1_o reg._n 12._o 7._o xxvi_o placet_fw-la xxvii_o num._n 12._o 11._o 1_o reg._n 2._o 26._o 35._o 2_o reg._n 23._o 5._o xxviii_o 1_o reg._n 1._o 33_o etc._n etc._n 1_o reg._n 1._o 7._o placet_fw-la eye_n xxix_o placet_fw-la thirty_o placet_fw-la xxix_o placet_fw-la xxxij_o xxxiij_o exod._n 32._o 4._o v_o 21._o leu._n 10._o 16_o 17._o judg._n 2._o 13._o &_o 10._o 6._o placet_fw-la xxxiv_o judg._n 2._o 18._o cap._n 17._o 7_o etc._n etc._n 2_o chro._n 19_o 4_o 8._o 2_o reg._n 16._o 3._o v_o 11._o chap._n 23._o 11._o placet_fw-la xxxv_o 2_o chr._n 36._o 14._o 1_o chron._n 15._o 2_o chron._n 10._o placet_fw-la xxxuj_o 2_o reg._n 16._o 11._o 2_o chr._n 26._o 17._o placet_fw-la xxxvij_o 2_o chr._n 26._o 21._o placet_fw-la xxxviij_o 2_o reg._n 11._o 1._o placet_fw-la thirty-nine_o placet_fw-la xl_o placet_fw-la xli_o jer._n 18._o 18._o jer._n 7._o 4._o jer._n 20._o 2._o placet_fw-la xlii_o 2_o sam._n 12._o 1_o reg._n 14._o 1_o reg._n 18._o 1_o reg._n 19_o 16._o 2_o reg._n 9_o 3._o v_o 13._o placet_fw-la xliii_o 1_o sam._n 15._o 28._o 1_o sam._n 24._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 26._o 9_o 2_o sam._n 1._o 14._o placet_fw-la xliv_o 1_o sam._n 15._o 30_o 31._o placet_fw-la xlv_o jer._n 1._o 10._o placet_fw-la xlvi_o gen._n 7._o 1_o etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n 2._o 5._o dan._n 4._o 22._o placet_fw-la xlvii_o placet_fw-la xlviii_o judg._n 3._o 9_o 15._o placet_fw-la xlix_o placet_fw-la l._n placet_fw-la li._n placet_fw-la iii._o placet_fw-la liij_o placet_fw-la liv_o dan._n 2._o ecclus._n 10._o 4._o placet_fw-la lv_o jerem._n 27._o 6._o isaiah_n 10._o 5._o placet_fw-la lvi_o placet_fw-la lvii_o placet_fw-la lviij_o nehem._n 9_o 36._o ezra_n 4._o 20._o nehem._n 9_o placet_fw-la lix_o ezra_n 2._o 63._o nehem._n 5._o 12._o 13._o 15._o 13._o 13._o placet_fw-la lx_o placet_fw-la lxi_o placet_fw-la lxii_o nehem._n 13._o 28._o jos_n antiq._n l._n 2._o c._n 8._o placet_fw-la lxiii_o jos_n ibid._n placet_fw-la lxiu_o placet_fw-la lxv_o placet_fw-la lxvi_o 1_o macc._n 1._o 37._o 2_o macc._n 6._o 2_o 4._o placet_fw-la lxvii_o lxviij_o 2_o mac._n 4._o 14._o chap._n 6._o 4._o placet_fw-la lxix_o jos_n ant._n l._n 12._o c._n 6._o 2_o macc._n 5._o 5._o 2_o macc._n 4._o 34._o placet_fw-la lxx_o 2_o macc._n 5._o 15._o 2_o macc._n 13._o 3._o jos_n of_o it_o l._n 12._o c._n 15._o placet_fw-la lxxi_o jos_n of_o it_o ibid._n 1_o macc._n 7._o 5._o 1_o macc._n 9_o v_o 54._o placet_fw-la lxxii_o placet_fw-la lxxiii_o placet_fw-la lxxiu_o jos_n of_o it_o l._n 17._o c._n 13._o placet_fw-la lxxv_o jos_n of_o it_o l._n 13._o c._n 23._o placet_fw-la lxxxvi_o lxxvii_o jos_n de_fw-fr bell_n jud._n lib._n 6._o c._n 11._o jos_n ant._n l._n 14._o c._n 18_o 19_o placet_fw-la lxxviij_o jos_n ib._n c._n 10._o jos_n ib._n c._n 13._o jos_n ib._n l._n 17._o c._n 12._o id._n the_o bell_n l._n 2._o c._n 17._o placet_fw-la lxxix_o jos_n ant._n l._n 15._o c._n 1_o 2._o id._n the_o bell_n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o &_o l._n 6._o c._n 12._o placet_fw-la lxxx_o placet_fw-la lxxxi_o placet_fw-la lxxxii_o placet_fw-la lxxxiii_o jos_n of_o it_o l._n 17._o c._n 18._o placet_fw-la lxxxiv_o jos_n ib._n l._n 15._o c._n 13._o jos_n ib._n l._n 17._o c._n 13._o placet_fw-la lxxxv_o ibid._n l._n 18._o c._n 1_o 2._o id._n the_o bell_n jud._n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o id._n antiq_n jud._n l._n 18._o c._n 1._o id._n the_o bell_n jud._n l_o 2._o c._n 7._o id._n antiq_n l._n 12._o c._n 1._o id_fw-la de_fw-la bell_n l._n 2._o c._n 17._o placet_fw-la lxxxvi_o id._n antiq_n l._n 18._o c._n 3._o &_o l._n 20._o c._n 8._o joh._n 19_o 15_o 12._o placet_fw-la lxxxvil_n matth._n 22._o 17._o mark_v 12._o 14._o luk._n 20._o 22._o placet_fw-la lxxxvili_fw-la placet_fw-la lxxxix_o psal_n 24._o 1._o isaiah_n 3._o 1._o ezra_n 1._o 5._o jerem._n 31._o 35._o placet_fw-la xc_o jer._n 27._o 5._o dan._n 4._o 14._o 12._o 17_o 32._o dan._n 2._o 37._o 5._o 8._o placet_fw-la xci_o psal_n 24._o 10._o 50._o 1._o placet_fw-la xcij_o placet_fw-la xciij_o dan._n 2._o 37_o 38._o ezra_n 1._o 2._o placet_fw-la xclv_n placet_fw-la xcv_o placet_fw-la xcvi_o placet_fw-la xcvii_o placet_fw-la xcviij_o placet_fw-la xcix_o heb._n 11._o 6._o john_n 1._o 4._o rom._n 3._o 29_o 30._o john_n 10._o 16._o placet_fw-la c._n act_n 8._o 27._o john_n 12._o 20._o placet_fw-la ci_fw-fr placet_fw-la cii_o cii_o sc._n dr._n richard_n bancroft_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n canterbury_n sc._n dr._n thornborough_n bishop_n of_o bristol_n and_o dean_n of_o york_n which_o archbishopric_n be_v then_o vacant_a he_o be_v afterward_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n aug._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la cap._n 46._o matth._n 5._o 17._o rom._n 3._o 13._o luc._n 2._o 51._o rom._n 1._o 3._o luc._n 22._o 49._o luc._n 9_o 54_o 55._o john_n 19_o 11._o matt._n 26._o 55._o john_n 6._o 14_o 15._o matth._n 20._o 21._o mar._n 10._o 35_o 41._o luc._n 22._o 24._o mat._n 20._o 25_o 26._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr sum_fw-la pontif._n l._n 5._o john_n 18._o 36._o levit._fw-la 12._o 8._o exod._n 13._o 13._o num._n 18._o 16._o deut._n 16._o joh._n 10._o 22_o 23._o matth._n 21._o 16._o 25._o 28._o matth._n 8._o 4._o mark_v 1._o 44._o luke_n 5._o 14._o 17._o 14._o john_n 2._o 15._o matth._n 23._o jos_n antiq._n l._n 18._o c._n 2._o john_n 19_o 30._o matth._n 27._o 51._o matth._n 18._o 15._o matth._n 28._o 18._o hebr._n 1._o 2._o hebr._n 2._o 9_o eph._n 1._o 20_o 21_o 22._o apoc._n 11._o 15._o 17._o 14._o 19_o 16._o rom._n 13._o dr._n mart._n tract_n de_fw-mi jurisd_v
with_o rods._n i_o be_v once_o stone_v i_o suffer_v thrice_o shipwreck_n night_n and_o day_n have_v i_o be_v in_o the_o deep_a sea_n in_o journey_v i_o be_v often_o in_o peril_n of_o water_n in_o peril_n of_o robber_n in_o peril_n of_o my_o own_o nation_n in_o peril_n among_o the_o gentile_n in_o peril_n in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o peril_n in_o the_o sea_n in_o peril_n among_o false_a brethren_n in_o weariness_n and_o painfulness_n in_o watch_v often_o in_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n in_o fasting_n often_o in_o cold_a and_o nakedness_n beside_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v outward_a i_o be_o cumber_v daily_o and_o have_v the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n much_o be_v not_o write_v of_o st._n peter_n by_o the_o evangelist_n st._n luke_n but_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v that_o his_o case_n be_v as_o bad_a as_o any_o of_o his_o fellow_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o preach_v 21._o he_o be_v call_v in_o question_n with_o great_a eagerness_n 40._o and_o vehement_o threaten_v also_o with_o some_o other_o of_o the_o apostle_n he_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n and_o beat_v likewise_o when_o james_n be_v kill_v by_o herod_n commandment_n peter_n be_v again_o imprison_v and_o load_v with_o iron_n and_o have_v assure_o in_o all_o likelihood_n escape_v hardly_o with_o his_o life_n but_o that_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o 12._o in_o a_o word_n after_o many_o affliction_n injury_n calamity_n and_o misery_n endure_v by_o the_o apostle_n whilst_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n they_o be_v in_o the_o end_n as_o well_o st._n peter_n as_o almost_o all_o the_o rest_n most_o spiteful_o and_o cruel_o by_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o their_o own_o salvation_n put_v to_o death_n during_o the_o course_n of_o who_o life_n in_o so_o great_a danger_n and_o manifold_a distress_n out_o of_o question_n they_o will_v great_o have_v marvel_v their_o hard_a estate_n consider_v but_o especial_o st._n peter_n if_o he_o have_v know_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o sole_a monarch_n under_o christ_n over_o all_o the_o world_n and_o that_o the_o emperor_n and_o all_o other_o king_n have_v be_v at_o that_o time_n his_o vassal_n and_o that_o likewise_o they_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v be_v under_o st._n peter_n so_o many_o sovereign_a and_o temporal_a prince_n to_o have_v command_v and_o rule_v among_o they_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n neither_o do_v we_o see_v any_o true_a cause_n that_o may_v have_v move_v st._n peter_n to_o have_v conceal_v that_o his_o so_o eminent_a temporal_a power_n and_o authority_n if_o he_o have_v think_v it_o to_o have_v be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n or_o at_o least_o if_o he_o for_o modesty_n will_v have_v be_v silent_a why_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n shall_v not_o have_v publish_v it_o that_o the_o civil_a and_o temporal_a state_n in_o those_o time_n who_o know_v no_o such_o ordination_n make_v by_o christ_n may_v have_v be_v leave_v inexcusable_a beside_o the_o conceal_n of_o a_o truth_n of_o so_o great_a importance_n be_v a_o injury_n offer_v to_o all_o the_o faithful_a in_o those_o day_n who_o have_v they_o be_v true_o teach_v in_o these_o man_n conceit_n aught_o to_o have_v leave_v their_o obedience_n to_o the_o emperor_n in_o all_o temporal_a cause_n and_o for_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o have_v adhere_v unto_o st._n peter_n to_o have_v be_v direct_v in_o they_o by_o he_o their_o temporal_a monarch_n the_o consideration_n of_o all_o which_o inconvenience_n and_o consequent_n do_v persuade_v we_o to_o think_v that_o none_o of_o the_o apostle_n ever_o dream_v of_o any_o such_o temporal_a sovereignty_n notwithstanding_o that_o they_o know_v well_o the_o scripture_n how_o christ_n tell_v they_o that_o all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o how_o st._n peter_n have_v two_o sword_n and_o how_o ananias_n and_o sapphira_n for_o lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v strike_v sudden_o from_o heaven_n with_o death_n touch_v the_o two_o first_o of_o which_o place_n the_o same_o be_v notorious_o abuse_v and_o wrest_v by_o the_o canonist_n and_o their_o adherent_n to_o prove_v the_o pope_n temporal_a monarchy_n occurrunt_fw-la the_o say_a cardinal_n do_v very_o resolute_o reject_v the_o argument_n which_o be_v thence_o by_o they_o deduce_v and_o to_o the_o first_o he_o answer_v potestatem_fw-la de_fw-la quâ_fw-la hic_fw-la loquor_fw-la dominus_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la potestatem_fw-la temporalem_fw-la ut_fw-la regnum_fw-la terrenorum_fw-la sed_fw-la vel_fw-la tantùm_fw-la spiritualem_fw-la ut_fw-la b._n hieronymus_n &_o b._n anselmus_fw-la exponunt_fw-la qui_fw-la hunc_fw-la esse_fw-la volunt_fw-la sensum_fw-la eorum_fw-la verborum_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la omnis_fw-la potestas_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la &_o in_o terrâ_fw-la i.e._n ut_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la rex_fw-la sum_fw-la angelorum_fw-la ità_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la regnem_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la hominum_fw-la vel_fw-la 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