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majesty_n from_o they_o and_o we_o will_v fâ—â—â—_n persuade_v he_o that_o our_o law_n to_o use_v his_o word_n p._n 2._o of_o the_o proem_n exclude_v the_o pure_o spiritual_a power_n of_o the_o key_n from_o the_o supremacy_n of_o our_o king_n except_o it_o be_v to_o see_v that_o spiritual_a man_n do_v their_o duty_n the_o 〈◊〉_d belike_o this_o same_o archdeacon_n carry_v the_o leges_fw-la angiâ—_n the_o law_n of_o england_n in_o his_o belly_n and_o greedy_a gut_n for_o i_o be_o suâ—_n he_o carry_v theâ—_n 〈◊〉_d or_o no_o where_o he_o carry_v not_o these_o bulky_a lâ—ws_n of_o england_n in_o his_o 〈…〉_o no_o gue_n in_o his_o brain_n for_o i_o pray_v good_a d_o d._n where_o go_v our_o law_n 〈…〉_o â—urely_o spiritual_a power_n of_o the_o key_n from_o the_o soptemacy_n of_o our_o king_n if_o our_o king_n â—ke_n good_a king_n david_n or_o whâ—_n king_n soloman_n shouâ—_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v ecclesiaste_n in_o the_o day_n even_o of_o popery_n i_o never_o hear_v of_o a_o king_n shut_v 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city_n at_o antioch_n iconium_n derbe_n and_o lystra_n the_o three_o last_o be_v there_o call_v city_n act_n 14._o antioch_n be_v a_o great_a city_n the_o three_o in_o the_o world_n but_o in_o that_o almost_o all_o the_o christian_a inhabitant_n can_v meet_v together_o in_o one_o place_n to_o hear_v a_o sermon_n act._n 13.44_o and_o iâ—onium_n be_v but_o a_o small_a village_n say_v strabo_n l._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o derbe_n only_o a_o citadel_n in_o isauria_n and_o lystra_n only_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—_o village_n in_o isauria_n too_o and_o as_o for_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n of_o alderman_n they_o be_v in_o holy_a writ_n indifferent_o use_v to_o signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o grand_a signior_n why_o be_v the_o arian_n so_o condemn_v by_o the_o orthodox_n as_o theodor_n