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be_v angry_a with_o they_o who_o stand_v lest_o upon_o his_o majesties_n supremacy_n not_o only_a endeavour_n to_o cross_v his_o desire_n but_o to_o endanger_v his_o person_n and_o to_o cut_v off_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n posterity_n by_o the_o key_n do_v the_o crown_n service_n belike_o you_o mean_v the_o triple_a crown_n crown_n that_o the_o key_n be_v tie_v to_o the_o sceptre_n be_v false_a his_o majesty_n neither_o have_v nor_o challenge_v the_o right_a of_o bind_v and_o lose_v but_o true_a that_o by_o the_o pope_n both_o sceptre_n and_o sword_n too_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o key_n key_n if_o his_o majesty_n title_n rather_o serve_v other_o than_o himself_o we_o be_v sure_a his_o holiness_n title_n rather_o serve_v himself_o then_o other_o pag._n 28._o 29._o 30._o 31._o 32._o 32._o exâ—mptiâ—_n clericorum_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la pâ—liâ—iciâ—_n tâ—m_fw-la quoad_fw-la personas_fw-la tum_fw-la quoad_fw-la bona_fw-la introducta_fw-la est_fw-la jure_fw-la humanâ—_n paritor_n &_o divino_fw-la bel._n l._n the_o cle_n cap._n 28_o 28_o 2._o sam._n 17._o 6_o 1._o chron._n â—3_n 12._o 2_o chrâ—n_n 6._o 2._o king_n 23._o 2._o 2._o châ—o_o 20._o 3._o nehem._n 9_o 38._o 2._o king_n 18._o 4._o 2._o chron._n 17._o 8._o 1._o king_n 2._o 27._o 27._o socr._n 1._o 9_o 9_o theod._n 1._o 9_o 9_o theodoretus_n lâ—_n 5_o cap._n 9_o 9_o euagriâ—â—_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o 2._o leâ—_n epist._n 43._o gen._n 14._o 19_o 19_o apud_fw-la stoâ—_n de_fw-fr regne_n see_v to_o this_o purpose_n aristot._n pol._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o 11._o ferdin_n lopâ—z_n lib._n 1._o hist._n jud._n cap._n 14._o 14._o quia_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la bellicosa_fw-la plures_fw-la romuli_n quam_fw-la numae_fw-la simile_n reges_fw-la putabat_fw-la fore_fw-la iturosque_fw-la ipsâ—s_fw-la ad_fw-la bella_fw-la ne_fw-la sacra_fw-la desereâ—entur_fw-la flaminen_n iâ—ui_fw-la assiduum_fw-la sacerdotem_fw-la â—reavit_fw-la liu._n lib._n 1._o 1._o 2._o pâ—t_fw-la 2._o 9_o 9_o 1._o cor._n 2._o 15._o 15._o maynard_n de_fw-fr privi_fw-la eccl._n art_n 9_o 9_o bulla_n pâ—â—_n quin._n quin._n jer._n 1._o 10._o 10._o see_v their_o book_n of_o sacred_a ceremony_n ceremony_n monit_fw-la poâ—â—â—_n poâ—â—â—_n matth._n 28._o 18._o 18._o 1._o sam._n 13._o 13._o 13._o 2._o cro._n 26._o 19_o 19_o exod._n 28._o 28._o without_o all_o contradiction_n the_o less_o be_v bless_v of_o the_o great_a heb._n 7._o 7._o 7._o exod._n 4._o 16._o 16._o 2._o chron._n 19_o 19_o deut._n 17._o 12._o 12._o act_n 25._o 11._o 11._o it_o be_v more_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o rome_n will_v do_v what_o she_o can_v to_o make_v he_o poor_a but_o never_o complain_v that_o he_o be_v not_o rich_a rich_a the_o reason_n why_o god_n do_v not_o bless_v it_o i_o have_v give_v in_o my_o answer_n answer_n the_o court_n of_o augmentation_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o exchequer_n and_o yield_v yearly_o to_o his_o majesty_n as_o much_o as_o ever_o as_o i_o think_v think_v as_o they_o be_v then_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o clergy_n they_o yield_v nothing_o but_o at_o their_o pleasure_n pleasure_n you_o object_n to_o his_o majesty_n his_o empty_a coffer_n but_o labour_v to_o make_v they_o more_o empty_a by_o subiect_v he_o to_o rome_n rome_n how_o diligent_o you_o have_v peruse_v the_o statute_n i_o have_v make_v it_o appear_v in_o my_o answer_n to_o the_o late_a part_n of_o your_o first_o chapter_n and_o yet_o it_o seem_v you_o be_v more_o skilful_a in_o they_o then_o in_o the_o satute_n whereof_o david_n speak_v i_o will_v delight_v my_o selâ—e_n in_o thy_o statute_n psa._n 119._o 16._o 16._o proâ—_n 14._o â—â—_o â—â—_o exod._n 36._o 36._o see_v the_o statute_n statute_n witness_v the_o church_n of_o saint_n albon_n albon_n it_o seem_v then_o that_o they_o who_o you_o call_v caluinist_n as_o touch_v the_o confession_n of_o his_o faith_n be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n with_o his_o majesty_n majesty_n to_o grant_v thaâ—_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v not_o false_a as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o my_o answer_n to_o this_o sect._n yet_o be_v there_o many_o thing_n in_o the_o same_o book_n which_o if_o his_o majesty_n maintain_v as_o upon_o his_o honour_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v he_o can_v never_o turn_v roman_a cath._n cath._n k._n henry_n never_o contradict_v his_o book_n book_n from_o thence_o it_o follow_v that_o by_o your_o own_o acknowledgement_n what_o his_o majesty_n have_v write_v be_v good_a good_a luke_n 22._o 25._o 25._o john_n 14._o 26._o 26._o john_n 21._o 15._o 16._o 17._o 17._o mat._n 18._o 18._o 18._o 1._o cor._n 5._o 4._o 4._o act_n 15._o 15._o 1._o cor._n 1._o 11._o 11._o gal._n 2._o 2._o gal._n 1._o 18._o 18._o bel._n de_fw-fr rom._n pâ—nt_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 27._o can._n 6._o 6._o in_o prefat_n lib._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la fide_fw-la pag._n 89_o 90_o 91_o 92._o 93._o 93._o episc._n eli._n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la apol._n card._n bellar._n pag._n 167_o 168_o 169_o 170_o 171_o 172._o 172._o lib._n 5._o ultra_fw-la med_n in_o apol._n 1._o &_o 2._o sapius_fw-la repetit_fw-la repetit_fw-la in_o haâ—â—si_fw-la sethianorum_fw-la in_o cap._n ult._n 1._o pet._n pet._n de_fw-fr sanct._n bâ—atit_fw-fr lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o 6._o lib._n 2._o de_fw-la purgat_fw-la cap._n 8._o 8._o de_fw-fr s._n beat_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o 5._o lib._n 4_o de_fw-fr râ—_n pont._n cap._n 8._o 8._o pag._n 89._o 89._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n cap._n 8._o 8._o cypr-epist_a ad_fw-la pompo_n cont_n epist._n steph._n steph._n pag._n 474._o 474._o john_n 19_o 22._o 22._o ecclus._n 27._o 11._o 11._o indeed_o he_o can_v well_o be_v a_o good_a subject_n who_o either_o reconcile_v himself_o or_o persuade_v other_o to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o that_o church_n which_o maintain_v heretic_n to_o be_v as_o infidel_n if_o not_o worse_o &_o his_o majesty_n a_o heretic_n heretic_n i_o guess_v at_o your_o meaning_n your_o cath_z have_v cause_n to_o be_v angry_a that_o it_o succeed_v not_o not_o belike_o you_o understand_v the_o parliament_n who_o persuade_v his_o majesty_n to_o the_o impose_v of_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n allegiance_n his_o majesty_n may_v both_o detest_v the_o fact_n and_o punish_v the_o offender_n and_o endeavour_n by_o wholesome_a law_n to_o prevent_v the_o like_a mischief_n and_o yet_o both_o live_v and_o die_v in_o charity_n charity_n where_o be_v that_o reason_n reason_n god_n indeed_o be_v exorable_a but_o upon_o submission_n and_o hearty_a contrition_n which_o yet_o appear_v not_o either_o in_o the_o tongue_n or_o pen_n of_o romanist_n romanist_n quid_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la verbis_fw-la quum_fw-la facta_fw-la se_fw-la ostendunt_fw-la ostendunt_fw-la his_o majesty_n be_v as_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n wise_a to_o discern_v who_o they_o be_v that_o labour_n to_o misinform_v he_o and_o mislead_v his_o people_n people_n it_o shall_v seem_v then_o you_o be_v fall_v from_o the_o hope_n of_o persuade_v his_o majesty_n to_o become_v a_o rom._n cath._n to_o the_o toleration_n of_o that_o religion_n which_o notwithstanding_o he_o can_v admit_v without_o double_a perjury_n see_v tâ—rtuâ—a_n torti_n pag._n 82._o 82._o christanovic_fw-la pacenius_n becan_n parson_n coqueus_fw-la eudamon_n schoppius_n reboule_n coffeteau_n peletier_n gretser_n suarez_n beaumanoir_n beaumanoir_n râ—â—_n 3._o 15._o 15._o ad_fw-la m._n torti_n lib._n resp._n pag._n 191_o 191_o l._n of_o balmerinoch_n then_o his_o majesty_n secretary_n secretary_n many_o of_o those_o passenger_n who_o just_o fear_v danger_n have_v great_a experience_n in_o the_o guide_n of_o this_o ship_n then_o yourself_o can_v have_v have_v the_o attain_n of_o your_o haven_n we_o take_v not_o to_o be_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n heaven_n act_n 17._o 10._o 10._o defence_n du_fw-fr droit_n des_fw-fr rois_fw-fr pag._n 111._o &_o 112._o 112._o whether_o your_o preacher_n or_o your_o friar_n and_o jesuit_n abuse_v the_o people_n more_o with_o lie_n in_o their_o sermon_n let_v they_o judge_v who_o have_v hear_v both_o both_o for_o moral_a and_o civil_a honesty_n there_o be_v among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n and_o more_o learned_a than_o they_o they_o belike_o they_o condemn_v you_o for_o one_o among_o the_o rest_n and_o be_v not_o much_o mistake_v mistake_v it_o be_v well_o you_o hold_v some_o honest_a man_n among_o they_o least_o yourself_o shall_v be_v account_v none_o none_o the_o romish_a church_n for_o many_o chief_a point_n have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o pretext_n of_o scripture_n scripture_n we_o may_v say_v the_o like_a of_o some_o of_o your_o follower_n &_o more_o true_o in_o as_o much_o as_o we_o bear_v they_o record_v that_o they_o have_v zeal_n but_o not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n knowledge_n what_o make_v you_o to_o cry_v out_o so_o against_o puritan_n preacher_n but_o that_o most_o of_o the_o people_n be_v lead_v by_o sermon_n sermon_n i_o have_v say_v it_o before_o and_o i_o will_v be_v bold_a upon_o this_o occasion_n give_v to_o report_v it_o again_o not_o to_o boast_v of_o it_o but_o to_o praise_n god_n for_o it_o that_o his_o majesty_n 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