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A37249 De jure uniformitatis ecclesiasticæ, or, Three books of the rights belonging to an uniformity in churches in which the chief things, of the lawes of nature, and nations, and of the divine law, concerning the consistency of the ecclesiastical estate with the civil are unfolded / by Hugh Davis ... Davis, Hugh. 1669 (1669) Wing D417; ESTC R5997 338,525 358

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partiality_n sedition_n and_o final_o war_n they_o be_v word_n it_o be_v true_a but_o such_o as_o in_o consequence_n draw_v after_o they_o host_n of_o arm_a man_n chap._n xv._o of_o the_o supervisor_n in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n i._o the_o reason_n for_o the_o supervisorship_n in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n ii_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o the_o supervisor_n distinguish_v iii_o the_o supreme_a supervisor_n assign_v and_o the_o reason_n for_o his_o be_v so_o iv_o from_o whence_o he_o derive_v his_o right_n v._o the_o deputative_a supervisor_n further_o distinguish_v vi_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n vii_o the_o matter_n to_o be_v supervise_v by_o these_o supervisor_n viii_o the_o care_n to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o supervise_v of_o they_o ix_o the_o ecclesiastical_a tribunal_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o care_n x._o and_o the_o state_v circuit_n for_o visitation_n xi_o the_o last_o appeal_v 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provinc_fw-la praesid_n constitut_n 3._o the_o several_a sort_n of_o the_o supervisor_n
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the_o world_n if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n say_v in_o it_o that_o be_v prejudicial_a either_o to_o religion_n or_o government_n or_o the_o consistency_n of_o each_o with_o either_o i_o wish_v it_o be_v unsay_v again_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n i_o have_v for_o some_o time_n retire_v myself_o to_o write_v it_o and_o have_v only_o here_o further_o to_o say_v may_v it_o serve_v the_o king_n of_o king_n in_o his_o universal_a monarchy_n over_o man_n and_o king_n and_o prince_n in_o their_o govern_n of_o they_o the_o general_n content_v of_o the_o whole_a lib_fw-la i._o chap._n i._n the_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o uniformity_n and_o also_o those_o of_o religion_n and_o government_n and_o the_o consistency_n of_o religion_n with_o government_n define_v and_o distinguish_v chap._n ii_o the_o first_o proposition_n lay_v down_o viz._n that_o religion_n be_v appoint_v by_o god_n the_o rational_a ground_n of_o the_o proposition_n give_v and_o the_o consent_n of_o nation_n about_o it_o from_o 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preservation_n of_o the_o welfare_n of_o religion_n and_o