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A56127 The antipathie of the English lordly prelacie, both to regall monarchy, and civill unity: or, An historicall collection of the severall execrable treasons, conspiracies, rebellions, seditions, state-schismes, contumacies, oppressions, & anti-monarchicall practices, of our English, Brittish, French, Scottish, & Irish lordly prelates, against our kings, kingdomes, laws, liberties; and of the severall warres, and civill dissentions occasioned by them in, or against our realm, in former and latter ages Together with the judgement of our owne ancient writers, & most judicious authors, touching the pretended divine jurisdiction, the calling, lordlinesse, temporalities, wealth, secular imployments, trayterous practises, unprofitablenesse, and mischievousnesse of lordly prelates, both to King, state, Church; with an answer to the chiefe objections made for the divinity, or continuance of their lordly function. The first part. By William Prynne, late (and now againe) an utter-barester of Lincolnes Inne. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1641 (1641) Wing P3891A; Wing P3891_vol1; Wing P4074_vol2_CANCELLED; ESTC R18576 670,992 826

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commonwealth_n h●th_v sustain_v by_o the_o exorbitant_a course_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o know_v well_o what_o the_o wiseman_n say_v eccles._n 8.11_o tha●_n i●_n sentence_n be_v not_o speedy_o execute_v against_o ●n_o evil_a werke_n the_o heart_n ●f_n the_o son●e_z of_o man_n be_v set_v upon_o further_a mischief_n 11._o ●he_v timely_a redress_n whereof_o do_v better_a become_v the_o wisdom_n of_o parliament_n than_o a_o too-late_a woeful_a repentance_n have_v command_v i_o to_o represent_v unto_o your_o lordship_n that_o walter_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n robert_z bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o litchfield_n godfrey_n bishop_n of_o gloucester_n joseph_n bishop_n of_o ex●ester_n john_n b●shop_n of_o asaph_n william_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n geo●ge_n b●shop_n of_o hereford_n matthew_n bishop_n of_o ely_n william_n b●shop_n of_o bangor_n robert_n bishop_n of_o bris●oll_n john_n b●shop_n of_o roch●ster_n john_n bishop_n of_o peterborough_n morgan_z bishop_n of_o landaffe_n 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there_o for_o though_o this_o have_v be_v enough_o to_o have_v affright_v and_o terrify_v the_o king_n people_n with_o strange_a apprehension_n and_o fear_n yet_o that_o these_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v contrivancy_n of_o their_o brain_n or_o fancy_n o●ly●_n they_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n and_o be_v execute_v upon_o divers_a with_o animosity_n and_o rigour_n to_o the_o great_a oppression_n of_o the_o clergy_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o other_o his_o majesty_n subject_n and_o in_o contempt_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o the_o law_n whether_o these_o person_n my_o lord_n that_o be_v culpable_a of_o these_o offence_n shall_v be_v think_v fit_a to_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o legislative_a power_n your_o lordship_n wisdom_n and_o justice_n be_v able_a to_o judge_v but_o for_o these_o matter_n ●nd_v thing_n the_o knight_n citizens_z and_o burgess_n of_o the_o commons_o house_n in_o parliament_n in_o the_o name_n of_o themselves_o and_o of_o all_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n do_v impeach_v the_o say_v bishop_n beforenamed_n of_o the_o crime_n and_o misdemeanour_n before_o express_v and_o do_v therefore_o pray_v that_o they_o may_v be_v forthwith_o put_v to_o their_o answer_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o commons_o and_o that_o such_o further_a proceed_n may_v be_v have_v against_o they_o as_o to_o law_n and_o justice_n shall_v appertain_v now_o that_o the_o world_n may_v take_v notice_n what_o power_n the_o clergy_n in_o their_o convocation_n have_v to_o make_v canon_n and_o constitution_n to_o bind_v the_o subject_n and_o of_o what_o validity_n their_o late_a canon_n be_v i_o shall_v avouch_v the_o vote_n of_o the_o commons_o house_n concern_v they_o as_o i_o find_v they_o print_v at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o impeachment_n of_o bishop_n the_o vote_n concern_v the_o bishop_n late_a book_n of_o canon_n in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o that_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n convent_v in_o any_o convocation_n or_o synod_n or_o otherwise_o have_v no_o power_n to_o make_v any_o constitution_n canon_n or_o act_n whatsoever_o in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n or_o otherwise_o to_o bind_v the_o clergy_n or_o laity_n of_o this_o land_n without_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o parliament_n that_o the_o several_a constitution_n and_o canon_n ecclesiastical_a treat_v upon_o by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canturbury_n and_o york_n precedent_n of_o the_o convocation_n for_o the_o respective_a province_n of_o canterbury_n and_o york_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n of_o these_o province_n and_o agree_v upon_o by_o the_o king_n majesty_n licence_n in_o their_o several_a synod_n begin_v at_o london_n and_o york_n 1640._o do_v not_o bind_v the_o clergy_n or_o laity_n of_o this_o land_n or_o either_o of_o they_o and_o thus_o i_o have_v don●_n with_o our_o english_a lordly_a prelate_n who_o only_a study_n be_v and_o have_v be_v to_o support_v their_o lordly_a dignity_n not_o true_a religion_n devotion_n and_o piety_n i_o shall_v conclude_v with_o they_o in_o saint_n 4._o bernard_n word_n vides_fw-la omnem_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la zelum_fw-la fervere_fw-la sola_fw-la pro_fw-la dignita●e_fw-la tuenda_fw-la honori_fw-la totum_fw-la datur_fw-la sanctitati_fw-la nihil_fw-la aut_fw-la parum_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la sublime_a est_fw-la hoc_fw-la salutare_fw-la dicamus_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la gloriam_fw-la redolet_fw-la id_fw-la justum_fw-la ita_fw-la omne_fw-la humile_fw-la probro_fw-la ducitur_fw-la inter_fw-la palatinatos_fw-la et_fw-la tunc_fw-la potissimum_fw-la volunt_fw-la dominari_fw-la cum_fw-la professi_fw-la fuerint_fw-la servitutem_fw-la fideles_fw-la se_fw-la spondent_fw-la ut_fw-la opportunius_fw-la fidentibus_fw-la noceant_fw-la ante_fw-la omne_fw-la sapientes_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la facia●t_fw-la mala_fw-la b●num_fw-la autem_fw-la facere_fw-la nesciunt_fw-la he_o invisi_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o coe●o_fw-la utrique_fw-la injecêre_fw-la manus_fw-la impii_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la temerarii_fw-la in_o 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pereant_fw-la aut_fw-la ne_fw-la perimant_fw-la coercendi_fw-la chap._n vii_o contain_v the_o several_a treason_n rebellion_n sedition_n schism_n contumacy_n war_n and_o disloyalty_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n normandy_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n with_o reference_n unto_o the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v thus_o pass_v through_o the_o treason_n rebellion_n sedition_n war_n and_o disloyal_a practice_n of_o our_o english_a lordly_a prelate_n i_o shall_v here_o in_o the_o next_o place_n give_v you_o a_o taste_n of_o the_o like_a crime_n and_o practice_n of_o some_o french_a norman_a prelate_n against_o our_o king_n their_o sovereign_n either_o here_o or_o in_o normandy_n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o scotland_n and_o ireland_n which_o i_o think_v meet_v to_o couple_v with_o our_o english_a prelate_n these_o kingdom_n be_v now_o happy_o unite_v under_o the_o government_n of_o our_o gracious_a sovereign_n and_o his_o decease_a father_n french_a and_o norman_a bishop_n 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dignaretur_fw-la vade_fw-la post_fw-la i_o satana_fw-la non_fw-la sapit_fw-la quae_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la quotiens_fw-la hominibus_fw-la praeesse_fw-la defidero_fw-la totiens_fw-la deum_fw-la meum_fw-la praeire_fw-la contendo_fw-la &_o tunc_fw-la quae_fw-la verè_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la sapio_fw-la bernard_n homil._n 1._o de_fw-fr laudibus_fw-la mariae_fw-la virgin_n p._n 18._o 18._o augustin_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la cum_fw-la emerita_n donatist_n epis_fw-la lib._n tom._n 7._o pars●_n p._n 782._o an_fw-mi vero_fw-la redemptor_n noster_fw-la de_fw-la coelis_fw-la in_o humana_fw-la mem●bra_fw-la des●_n endit_fw-la ut_fw-la membra_fw-la ejus_fw-la essemus_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la ne_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ejus_fw-la membra_fw-la crudeli_fw-la divisione_n lanientur_fw-la de_fw-la cathedris_fw-la descendere_fw-la formidamus_fw-la episcopi_fw-la propter_fw-la christianos_n populos_fw-la ordinamur_fw-la quod_fw-la ergo_fw-la christianis_fw-la populis_fw-la ad_fw-la christianam_fw-la pacem_fw-la prodest_fw-la hoc_fw-la de_fw-la nostro_fw-la episcopatu_fw-la fac●amus_fw-la quod_fw-la sum_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la sum_fw-la si_fw-la tibi_fw-la prodest_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la si_fw-la tibi_fw-la obest_fw-la si_fw-la servi_fw-la utiles_fw-la sumus_fw-la cur_n domini_fw-la aeternis_fw-la lucris_fw-la pro_fw-la nostris_fw-la tem●poralibus_fw-la ●ublimitatibus_fw-la invidemus_fw-la episcopalis_fw-la dignitas_fw-la f●uc●uosior_fw-la nobis_fw-la erit_fw-la si_fw-la gregem_fw-la christi_fw-la deposita_fw-la magis_fw-la collegerit_fw-la quam_fw-la retenta_fw-la disperserit_fw-la fratres_fw-la mei_fw-la si_fw-la dominum_fw-la cogitamus_fw-la locus_fw-la ille_fw-la altior_fw-la specula_fw-la vinitoris_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la fastigium_fw-la superbientis_fw-la si_fw-la cum_fw-la volo_fw-la retinere_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la meum_fw-la dispergo_fw-la gregem_fw-la christi_fw-la quom●do_fw-la est_fw-la damnum_fw-la gregis_fw-la honour_n past●ris_fw-la ●_o n●●_n qua_fw-la front_n in_fw-la futuro_fw-la seculo_fw-la promissum_fw-la à_fw-la christo_fw-la sperabimus_fw-la hono●em_fw-la si_fw-la christianam_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la noster_fw-la honour_n impedit_fw-la unitatem_fw-la unitatem_fw-la see_v the_o book_n of_o com●mon_a prayer_n in_o public_a baptism_n baptism_n ad_fw-la cl●ru●_n &_o ad_fw-la pastor_n serm●_n in_o council_n rh●m●ns_n rh●m●ns_n isaiah_n 58.12_o 58.12_o the_o relator_n of_o the_o conference_n at_o hampton_n court_n p._n 36._o 36._o see_v antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 15._o to_o 29._o 29._o virg._n ecl●g_n 3._o p._n 8._o 8._o zuidas_n h●lioke_n natal●s_n come_v diod●●us_fw-la siculus_n va●●o_n and_o other_o thus_o describe_v he_o he_o odo_n odo_n wil._n malm_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la pontificum_fw-la angl._n l._n 1._o p._n 201._o mat._n west_n flores_n hist._n an._n 955_o 957_o 958._o antiq._n eccl._n brit._n odo_n seu●rus_n p._n 46_o 47.51_o 52_o 53._o speed_v history_n of_o great_a britain_n l._n 7._o monarch_n 29._o p._n 403.404_o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 137._o godwyn_n catalogue_n of_o bishop_n p._n 62_o 64_o 65._o 65._o see_v antiq._n eccl._n brit._n p_o 52.53_o holinsh_fw-mi hist._n of_o england_n l._n 6._o c._n 21._o p._n 157._o 157._o antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 61.62_o see_v part_n 2._o p._n 227.228_o 227.228_o dunstan_n dunstan_n in_o vita_fw-la sanct●_n editha_n editha_n history_n of_o great_a britain_n l._n 7_o c._n 42._o sect_n 21._o p._n 409._o c._n 43._o sect_n 1._o p._n 410._o antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p_o 61_o 62._o holinshed_a hist._n of_o england_n l._n 6._o c._n 23_o p._n 59_o l._n 7._o c._n 1._o p._n 164.165_o l._n 6._o c._n 24._o p._n 161._o c._n 25._o p._n 162._o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n vol._n 1._o p._n 201.202_o 201.202_o a_o impudent_a audacious_a a●●_n a●●_n malmsbury_n de_fw-fr reg._n angl._n l._n 2._o c._n 10._o p._n 62._o speed_v l._n 7._o c._n 43_o 44._o p._n 413_o 414._o 414._o math._n westm._n an._n 983._o p._n 379._o speed●_n p._n 414._o ant._n eccles._n brit._n 61._o malm_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la angl._n l._n 2._o c._n 10._o p._n 62._o holinshed_a history_n of_o engla●d_n l._n 7._o c._n 1._o 1._o antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 52_o 53._o holinshed_a hist._n of_o england_n l._n 6._o c._n 22_o p._n 158._o 158._o siricius_n siricius_n malm_n de_fw-fr g●st_fw-fr po●tif_n l._n 1._o f._n 203._o de_fw-la gestis_fw-la r●gum_fw-la ang._n l._n 2._o c._n 10._o p._n 62._o he●ry_o h●●tingdon_n hist._n l._n 5._o p._n 357._o antiq._n eccl._n brit._n p._n 64._o godwin_n catal._n of_o bishop_n p._n 65._o h●linsh●d_a hist._n of_o engl._n l._n 7._o c._n 2._o p._n 166._o 166._o m._n tindall_n obedience_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n p._n 116.152_o 116.152_o robert_n wil._n malm_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la ponti●icum_fw-la angl._n l._n 1._o p._n 204._o antiq._n eccl._n brit._n p._n 73._o to_o 79._o godwyn_n catalogue_n of_o bishop_n p._n 68_o 69_o 70._o speed_n l._n 7._o c_o 3_o p._n 203.413.414_o holinshed_a hist._n of_o england_n l._n 8._o c._n 2.4_o 2.4_o see_v here_o the_o pride_n malice_n desperate_a ambition_n and_o impiety_n of_o archprelate_n thus_o injurious_o to_o set_v the_o son_n against_o the_o mother_n mother_n loe_o how_o bishop_n lord_n and_o tyrannize_v it_o over_o king_n themselves_o themselves_o malme_n de_fw-fr jest_n regum_fw-la angl._n l._n 2._o c._n 13._o p._n 82._o 82._o malme_n de_fw-fr gest._n pont._n angl._n l._n 1._o p._n 205._o de_fw-la gestis_fw-la reg._n a●g_n l._n 3._o p._n 102._o ant._n eccl._n brit._n p._n 89.90.91_o speed_v history_n l._n 9_o c._n 2._o p._n 435_o 436_o 437._o polichron_n l._n 6._o c._n 29._o l._n 3._o c._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o mat._n west_n an._n 1067_o 1070._o godson_n catal._n of_o bishop●_n p_o 71_o 72_o 73._o hol●nshed_a vol._n 3._o p._n 8_o 9_o hist._n of_o engl._n l._n 8._o c._n ●_o ●_o stigand_n stigand_n mat._n paris_n hist_o major_a p._n 8._o speed_v hist._n l._n 9_o c._n 2._o p._n 441.443_o hol●nsh_fw-mi p._n 8_o 9_o 9_o lanfrank_n lanfrank_n ma●_n west_n au._n 1088_o 1089_o 1090._o mat._n pari●_n p._n 13.14_o wil._n mal●s_o de_fw-fr gest._n reg._n a●gl_n l._n p._n 4.120_o 121._o antiq._n eccl._n br●t_fw-la p._n 100_o godwit_n catal._n of_o bp_n p._n 74.75_o speed_z l._n 9_o c._n 3._o p._n 456.457_o to_o 464._o holinsh._n vol._n 3._o p._n ●●_o 17_o 18._o 18._o speed_z l._n 5._o c._n 3._o sect._n 34._o p._n 463._o 463._o antiq._n eccl._n brit._n p._n 100_o 100_o eadmerus_fw-la hist._n no●orum_fw-la l._n 1.2.3_o speed_z l._n 9_o c._n 3._o sect_n 33.34_o 35._o p._n 462_o 463_o 464_o malm_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la pontif._n an●l●_n 1st_a 219._o to_o 230._o antiq._n e●●les_n brit._n p._n 100l_n etc._n etc._n god●●n●_n catal._n of_o bishop_n p._n 76._o etc._n etc._n for_o act_n and_o monument_n p._n 169_o 170.171_o etc._n etc._n holinsh._n vol._n ●_o f._n 22._o to_o 36._o wal●●●●ham_n ypodigma_fw-la n●ustr_n p._n 35._o 35._o anselm_n anselm_n anno_fw-la 1091._o p._n 1._o 1._o mat._n paris_n hist._n major_n p._n 51_o 52._o caxton_n pars._n 7._o in_o his_o life_n wil._n maim_n de_fw-fr gestis●_n r●g_n angl._n l._n 4._o p._n 125.126_o eadmerus_fw-la hist._n nou●rum_fw-la l._n 2_o 3._o huntingd._n hist._n l._n 7._o p._n 378._o mat._n westm._n an._n 1100_o p._n 21._o godwin_n catal._n p._n 77._o 77._o mat_n west_n an._n 1102.1104.1107_o eadme●u●_n hist._n l._n 3_o 4_o 5._o &_o vita_fw-la anselm_n malm_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la pontif._n angl._n l._n 1._o in_o vita_fw-la anselm_n mat._n paris_n hist._n major_n p._n 56_o 57●_n 60._o antiq._n eccl._n brit._n p._n 103._o to_o 111._o godwin_n catalogue_n of_o bishop_n p._n 78_o 79_o 80._o m._n tindals_n practice_n of_o the_o popish_a prelate_n p._n 374._o speed_v hist._n of_o great_a brit._n l._n 9_o p._n 463_o 469_o 472._o 472._o de_fw-fr ge●_n 〈◊〉_d angl._n l_o 〈◊〉_d 123._o 123._o ralph_n ralph_n eadmerus_n hist._n novorum_n l._n ●_o p._n 137._o rogerus_fw-la d●_n de_fw-la costrias_fw-la antiq._n eccl._n btis_n p._n 111_o 112._o polichron_n l._n 7._o c._n 15._o speed_v history_n of_o great_a britain_n p._n 475._o 475._o polich●on_n l._n 7._o c._n 15._o 15._o speed_z p._n 475._o 475._o antiq._n eccl●s_n brit._n p._n 112._o 112._o william_n william_n polychron_n l._n 7._o c._n 18._o fabian_n pars_fw-la 7._o c._n 232._o pag._n 333._o etc._n etc._n malm●b_n hist._n l._n 1._o p._n 178_o 179._o matth._n paris_n hist._n major_n p._n 71._o antiq._n eccl._n brit._n p._n 115._o
what_o ensu_v henry_n stalbridg_n stalbridg_n see_v the_o 5_o &_o 6._o part_n of_o the_o hom._n against_o wilful_a rebellion_n and_o the_o 2._o part_n of_o th●_n homely_a on_o whitsunday_n whitsunday_n ibid._n fol._n 18._o &_o 22._o to_o 31._o note_n note_n see_v a_o supplication_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o an._n 1544._o according_o according_o m._n tindals_n practice_n of_o prelate_n according_o according_o buce●us_fw-fr de_fw-fr regne_n christi_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 12._o 12._o note_n see_v the_o supplication_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o an._n 1544._o mr_n fish_n fox_n act_n and_o monum_fw-la p._n 926.927_o the_o fruit_n of_o prelate_n greatness_n sit_v in_o parliament_n parliament_n now_o they_o bring_v such_o into_o the_o high_a commission_n &_o there_o ruin_v they_o or_o force_v they_o to_o give_v over_o their_o action_n note_v the_o danger_n that_o accrue_v by_o make_v clergyman_n chief_a temporal_a officer_n martin_n bucer_n bucer_n lib._n 2._o c._n 1.2.12_o in_o his_o scripoa_fw-mi anglicana_n basilea_n 1577._o p._n 65.69.70.71.580_o 65.69.70.71.580_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n then_o not_o god_n that_o call_v bishop_n to_o be_v courtier_n and_o temporal_a officer_n officer_n how_o prelate_n come_v by_o their_o great_a lordly_a possession_n see_v his_o scripta_fw-la anglicana_n pag._n 254.255.259.291_o 292_o 293._o and_o comment_n in_o matth._n 16._o and_o ●he_v unbishoping_a of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n p._n 106_o 107_o 108._o zwinglius_fw-la bishop_n hooper_n hooper_n fox_n vol._n 3._o pag._n 46.137_o 46.137_o upon_o the_o 8._o commandment_n p._n 78._o 78._o see_v rucerus_fw-la d●_n r●gn●_n christi_n l._n 2._o c._n 12._o note_n the_o book_n of_o ordination_n ordination_n 3_o edw●_n 6._o c._n 12.8_o eliz._n c._n 1._o canon_n 36._o the_o bishop_n answer_n the_o bishop_n answer_n the_o book_n of_o homily_n father_n latimer_n latimer_n in_o his_o sermon_n f._n 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n note_v this_o note_v this_o wel●_n wel●_n father_n la●ymer_n will_v not_o have_v bishop_n lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n or_o to_o sit_v therein_o note_v this_o the_o spiritual_a pastor_n have_v a_o great_a charge_n in_o his_o sermon_n fol._n 10.11_o dr._n harpesfield_n &_o john_n bradford_n fox_n act_n &_o monument_n v._n 3._o p._n 293._o edmund_n all●n_n this_o be_v the_o present_a objection_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o bishop_n dean_n and_o chapter_n not●_n john_n bale_n bale_n his_o image_n of_o both_o church_n on_o apoc._n 19_o &_o 20._o part_n 3._o f._n 195.208_o matthew_n parker_n parker_n antiquit._fw-la ec●l_n brit._n p._n 139.140.141.142.143_o a_o strange_a evil_a death_n of_o a_o clergy_n lord_n treasurer_n who_o like_o judas_n christ_n treasurer_n and_o bag-bearer_n die_v in_o despair_n despair_n lego_n omne_fw-la bona_fw-la m●a_fw-la domin●_n regi_fw-la corpus_fw-la sepulture_n anim●m_fw-la diabolo_fw-it qu●_n dict●_n expiravit_fw-la etc._n etc._n note_n see_v nicholas_n de_fw-fr clemangiis_fw-la de_fw-fr corrupto_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la statu_fw-la c._n 17.18.19_o a_o excellent_a discourse_n against_o bishop_n intermeddle_v in_o temporal_a affair_n and_o bear_v civil_a office_n office_n h●ved●n_a a●●●l_n pars_fw-la posterior_n p._n 779._o speed_n p_o 550_o 550_o annal._n pars_fw-la posterior_n p._n 767.768_o thomas_n beacon_n isay._n 36.10_o mat._n 5.13_o joh._n 20.21_o wolvish_a shepherd_n the_o description_n of_o a_o certain_a head_n wolf_n clathe_v in_o a_o bishop_n rotchet_n a_o comparison_n between_o queen_n isabella_n time_n and_o we_o priest_n chief_a in_o the_o country_n and_o through_o out_o england_n awake_v nobility_n the_o ambition_n and_o security_n of_o the_o papist_n miles_n coverdale_n coverdale_n godwin_n cat._n p._n 338._o john_n ponet_fw-la walter_n haddon_n bishop_n alley_n bishop_n pilkington_n mr._n nowell_n bishop_n elmer_n few_o of_o our_o prelate_n will_v now_o refuse_v such_o a_o proffer_n act._n 3_o ●_o to_o 7._o cor._n 4.12_o 4.12_o 1_o tim._n 6.8_o nicholas_n bullingham_n john_n bridges_n difference_n between_o priest_n and_o bishop_n bishop_n hi●r●ni●us_a 〈◊〉_d titum_fw-la dist._n 63._o can._n oli●_n id●m_fw-la id●m_fw-la lib._n 4._o dist._n 24.1_o ●_o tim._n 3●_n insti●uti●_n d●ctr_n christi_fw-la de_fw-fr sh●r●_n ordinis_fw-la fol._n 196._o 196._o summa_fw-la ang●lica_n l._n ord._n the_o papist_n controversy_n about_o their_o holy_a order_n the_o heavenly_a and_o earthly_a kingdom_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d join_v that_o the_o bishop_n may_v be_v earthly_a king_n m._n sanders_n objetion_n and_o answer_n whether_o a_o bishop_n may_v take_v a_o kingdom_n upon_o he_o proper_o or_o unproper_o depose_v of_o prince_n by_o the_o prelate_n practice_n heb._n 10._o the_o church_n promotion_n matth._n 2d_o glossa_fw-la in_o ly●●●●●●p●r_n i●h_o hofmeister_n in_o luc._n 12._o why_o christ_n take_v not_o on_o he_o the_o office_n of_o a_o magistrate_n christ_n abolish_v not_o the_o magistrate_n office_n though_o he_o him●elfe_n refuse_v it_o m._n john_n fox_n bishop_n ju●l_o ju●l_o ad_fw-la e●agrium_n e●agrium_n d●_n simplicit_fw-la prelat●r_n e●asm_n in_o schol._n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la euagrium_n m._n harding_n hieron_n i●_n epist._n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la c._n i._n erasm._n in_o schol._n i●_n epist._n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la sub._n l●●ne_a s●ssi●ne_n 10._o erasm._n in_o apologia_fw-la ad_fw-la pium_fw-la pium_fw-la hieron_n ad_fw-la euagrium_n euagrium_n erasmus_fw-la adversus_fw-la albert._n pighium_n pighium_n hier●n_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la c._n 1._o 1._o hieron_n ●odem_fw-la loc●_n loc●_n august_n epist._n 9_o 9_o chrys._n in_o 1_o tim._n homili_fw-la 11._o hieron_n ad_fw-la euagrium_n euagrium_n aug._n in_o quaest_n novi_fw-la &_o vet._n testam●_n q._n 101._o 101._o amb._n in_o 1_o tim._n cap._n 3._o 3._o joh._n de_fw-fr paristis_fw-la cap._n 22._o in_o vira_fw-la silvestri_n silvestri_n de_fw-fr considerate_a ad_fw-la eug._n lib._n 4._o ●_o ●_o aug._n de_fw-fr civit._n de●_n lib._n 19_o c._n 19_o 19_o chrysost._n hom._n 43●_n in_o opere_fw-la imperfecto_fw-la in_o mat._n mat._n serm._n 33._o in_o cantica_fw-la cantica_fw-la bern._n serm._n 1._o in_o conu._n s._n pauli_n pauli_n conc._n macr●●se_fw-la ●itatur_fw-la ab_fw-la illyr_n int●r_fw-la test●s_fw-la verit_fw-la p._n 121._o 121._o chrys._n in_o mat._n homil._n 35._o 35._o hieron_n contra_fw-la lucif●rianos_fw-la lucif●rianos_fw-la hieron_n in_o sophoniam_fw-la ●ap_n 1._o 1._o conc._n trident._n trident._n sub_fw-la paulo_n 3_o admonitio_fw-la legator_fw-la legator_fw-la au●ntinus_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr rupert●_n rupert●_n ber●_n in_o cantic_a serm._n 33._o holcot_n in_o sapient_a lect_v 23._o 23._o bern._n in_o canti●_n serm._n 77._o 77._o lau●_n valla_n de_fw-fr donat._n const._n paralipoman_n paralipoman_n vrspergen_n vrspergen_n bernar._n the_o consideration_n ad_fw-la eugenium_fw-la l._n 4●_n 4●_n 8_o quast_n 1._o qui_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la august_n 2._o qu._n 7._o qui_fw-la nec_fw-la aug._n aug._n aug._n cont_n donatist_n lib._n 6._o 6._o bern._n the_o considerate_a ad_fw-la eugenium_fw-la lib._n 3._o 1●_n cor._n 15._o 15._o a●_n do._n 1●9●_n 1●9●_n an._n 1273._o in_o provisione_n mar●ona_n c._n 9_o 9_o extr._n qui_fw-la silli_fw-la sunt_fw-la legitime_fw-la legitime_fw-la l●ges_v canuti_n canuti_n robert_n keilwey_n his_o report_n f._n 184._o b._n b._n nostre_fw-fr signior_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr poit_fw-fr asset_n bien_fw-fr tener_n son_fw-fr parliament_n perley_n &_o say_v temporal_a seigniour_n &_o per_fw-la ses_fw-fr commons_o tout_fw-fr sans_fw-fr les_fw-fr spiritual_n signor_n carlos_n spiritual_a signior_n nont_a ascun_fw-fr place_n en●●_n parliament_n chamber_n per_fw-la reason_n de_fw-mi lour_v spiritualty_n mes_fw-fr solement_n per●_n reason_n de_fw-fr lour_v temporal_a possession_n etc._n etc._n bishop_n latymer_n bishop_n bils●n_n a_o parliament_n take_v part_n with_o truth_n have_v the_o warrant_n of_o god_n and_o the_o magistrate_n layman_n may_v make_v their_o choice_n what_o faith_n they_o will_v 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