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45._o 46._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr council_n l._n 2._o c._n 17._o &_o the_o pot_n rom._n lib._n 2._o c._n 31._o joan._n the_o turrecre_n sum_fw-la the_o eccl_n lib._n 2._o c._n 27._o &_o cap._n 80._o r._n cuper_n pag._n 34._o num_fw-la 1._o bonifac._n 8._o c._n quoniam_fw-la de_fw-la immunit_fw-la in_o 6._o panormit_fw-la for_o it_o be_v not_o sit_v that_o the_o pope_n shall_v resemble_v christ_n who_o now_o be_v glorify_v in_o heaven_n as_o he_o be_v contemn_v but_o as_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n supernal_a &_o heavenly_a &_o as_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o be_v our_o judge_n to_o who_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o man_n of_o necessity_n must_v obey_v for_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o work_n of_o redemption_n be_v accomplish_v the_o power_n of_o christ_n be_v extend_v as_o well_o in_o heaven_n as_o in_o earth_n mat._n 28._o all_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o i_o in_o heaven_n &_o in_o earth_n which_o power_n be_v translate_v unto_o his_o vicar_n etc._n etc._n in_o respect_n of_o his_o office_n therefore_o he_o be_v the_o foundation_n the_o head_n the_o husband_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n in_o unction_n christ_n &_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v call_v eccl_n call_v r._n cuper_n the_o eccl_n christus_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o lord_n christ._n now_o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o christ_n alone_o be_v the_o head_n 28._o head_n eph._n t._n 21._o 22._o 4._o 15._o 5._o 23._o col._n 1._o 28._o of_o the_o catholic_a church_n and_o so_o of_o the_o 12._o the_o eph._n 5._o 24._o joan._n 3._o 29._o 2._o cor._n 11._o 2._o 1._o cor._n 3._o 11._o 12._o rest_n answer_n be_v make_v that_o 36._o that_o r._n cuper_n the_o eccl_n pag._n 128._o num_fw-la 36._o christ_n and_o the_o pope_n in_o the_o church_n be_v unum_fw-la &_o idem_fw-la caput_fw-la one_o and_o the_o same_o head_n and_o do_v make_v one_o and_o the_o same_o consistory_n 8._o consistory_n idem_fw-la pag._n 30._o num_fw-la 8._o for_o it_o be_v a_o monstrous_a thing_n that_o the_o 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