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talis_fw-la contractus_fw-la fuit_fw-la initus_fw-la ut_fw-la princeps_fw-la in_o leges_fw-la regni_fw-la fundamentales_fw-la prius_fw-la juraverit_fw-la antequam_fw-la ordines_fw-la regni_fw-la nomine_fw-la omnium_fw-la subditorum_fw-la fidem_fw-la ipsi_fw-la darent_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la ergo_fw-la princeps_fw-la ab_fw-la hoc_fw-la contractu_fw-la discedit_fw-la ordines_fw-la regni_fw-la ab_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la promissione_n ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la absolvuntur_fw-la 4._o exit_fw-la axiomate_fw-la theologico_fw-la quod_fw-la evangelium_fw-la non_fw-la aboleat_fw-la politias_fw-la jam_fw-la vero_fw-la ad_fw-la statuta_fw-la &_o jura_fw-la politica_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la quod_fw-la ordines_fw-la regni_fw-la vi_fw-la contractus_fw-la initi_fw-la magistratui_fw-la libere_fw-la electo_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la promissionem_fw-la &_o sidem_fw-la datam_fw-la agenti_fw-la resistere_fw-la possint_fw-la vid._n lutherum_n tom._n 7._o germanic_a jenensi_fw-la fol._n 389._o 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princeps_fw-la ante_fw-la evectionem_fw-la ad_fw-la regnum_fw-la ordinibus_fw-la praestet_fw-la nullius_fw-la esse_fw-la momenti_fw-la cum_fw-la pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la discedere_fw-la nec_fw-la ad_fw-la impletionem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la cogi_fw-la possit_fw-la electionem_fw-la boni_fw-la principis_fw-la intuitu_fw-la boni_fw-la publici_fw-la susceptam_fw-la in_fw-la extremum_fw-la regni_fw-la detrimentum_fw-la vergere_fw-la cum_fw-la libidini_fw-la ejus_fw-la nemo_fw-la possit_fw-la resistere_fw-la 8._o exit_fw-la theologorum_fw-la &_o jurisconsultorum_fw-la suffragio_fw-la lutherus_n bugenhagius_n justus_n ionas_n nicolaus_n ambsdorfius_n georgius_n spalatinus_n philippus_n melancthon_n casparus_n cruciger_n georgius_n major_n justus_n menius_n christophorus_n hoffmannus_n &_o â—alii_fw-la theologi_fw-la jurisconsulti_fw-la wittebergenses_n anno_fw-la 31._o basilius_n monnerus_n &_o alii_fw-la ex_fw-la politicis_fw-la defensionem_fw-la svi_fw-la ordinibus_fw-la 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