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same_o be_v also_o contain_v in_o write_v in_o the_o prevylege_n of_o lord_n constantyne_n the_o emperor_n be_v rome_n the_o first_o emperor_n which_o by_o the_o mynysterye_n of_o sylvester_n than_o pope_n of_o rome_n do_v open_o receyve_v and_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o faith_n of_o chryste_n and_o the_o say_a constantyne_n seem_v to_o have_v exempte_n preesthod_n from_o the_o coactyve_a iurysdyction_n of_o prince_n which_o also_o by_o the_o aforesaid_a pryvyledge_n seem_v to_o have_v give_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o likewise_o to_o the_o bysshop_n thereof_o the_o auctoryty_n and_o power_n upon_o all_o other_o church_n and_o bysshop_n which_o they_o do_v say_v now_o to_o belong_v unto_o themselves_o by_o a_o other_o title_n as_o we_o have_v show_v afore_o in_o the._n viij_o &_o ix_o part_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o nineteeen_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la first_o dyction_fw-la beside_o this_o also_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v give_v to_o they_o coactyve_a iurysdyction_n upon_o 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prymacye_n or_o superyoryte_n unto_o themselves_o above_o and_o upon_o other_o bysshoppe_n and_o church_n the_o xviij_o chapytre_n now_o this_o rest_v or_o remain_v of_o the_o intentes_fw-la purpose_v to_o show_v &_o declare_v the_o rise_v &_o begin_n whereof_o the_o coactyve_a iurysdyccyon_n &_o the_o power_n &_o auctoryte_n of_o all_o the_o secondary_a instytution_n of_o preestê_n call_v afore_o of_o we_o the_o accedentall_a or_o not_o essencyall_a instytucyon_n and_o also_o the_o power_n to_o dystrybute_n all_o the_o ecclesiastical_a temporalle_n or_o benefyce_n have_v come_v unto_o certain_a bysshop_n or_o preestê_n &_o whereof_o it_o come_v y_z t_z the_o bysshop_n of_o rome_n do_v ascrybe_n to_o himself_o the_o hygh_a of_o all_o such_o auctoryte_n and_o consequent_o after_o these_o premyss_n we_o will_v show_v &_o declare_v to_o what_o person_n or_o person_n the_o rightful_a auctoryte_n &_o power_n belong_v to_o interpret_v the_o doubtful_a sense_n of_o the_o scrypture_n and_o those_o so_o interpret_v to_o gyve_v and_o command_v it_o to_o be_v beleve_v and_o observe_v of_o the_o chrysten_v people_n ¶_o suppose_v therefore_o first_o of_o all_o of_o the_o determynation_n make_v by_o we_o in_o y_o e._n xv_o &_o xvii_o of_o the_o first_o dyction_n and_o in_o the._n iiii_o v._o viij_o ix_o &_o x._o of_o this_o present_a dyction_n y_fw-fr t_o unto_o no_o bysshop_n or_o priest_n or_o ecclesiastical_a mynystre_n in_o y_z t_o y_fw-fr t_o he_o be_v but_o a_o mynystre_n belong_v any_o iurysdyction_n coactyve_a of_o any_o man_n in_o this_o world_n and_o again_o y_o it_o no_o bysshop_n or_o priest_n by_o the_o immedyate_a ordynation_n of_o chry_v aught_o to_o be_v under_o any_o other_o bysshop_n or_o priest_n as_o touching_n to_o any_o of_o the_o power_n belong_a to_o preestê_n other_o essencyall_a or_o not_o essencyall_a aforesaid_a begin_v therefore_o at_o the_o holy_a scrypture_n canon_n or_o scrypture_n as_o at_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o verity_n &_o troth_n 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which_o we_o have_v learn_v in_o the_o catholyke_a church_n which_o we_o have_v always_o hold_v or_o keep_v in_o which_o if_o haply_o any_o thing_n have_v be_v put_v either_o not_o learned_o or_o to_o open_o we_o desire_v that_o it_o may_v be_v amend_v by_o you_o which_o do_v keep_v the_o faith_n and_o seat_n of_o peter_n but_z if_o this_o our_o confessyon_n be_v approve_v and_o allow_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o your_o apostleshyp_n who_o soever_o shall_v be_v willing_n to_o spot_n or_o defile_v my_o name_n he_o shall_v prove_v himself_o to_o be_v unlarned_a or_o evyll_n will_v or_o also_o no_o catholyke_a person_n and_o not_o i_o to_o be_v a_o heretyke_a ¶_o and_o 18_o as_o touching_n to_o the_o power_n and_o auctoryte_n of_o ordain_v or_o decre_v those_o thing_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a custom_n or_o ceremony_n and_o to_o eternal_a helthe_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o oracle_n or_o sa_n of_o chry_v in_o the._n x._o chapytre_n of_o luke_n for_o there_o he_o say_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o all_o bysshop_n or_o preeste_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o soever_o despyse_v you_o despyse_v i_o &_o who_o soever_o despyse_v i_o despise_v he_o that_o have_v send_v i_o it_o follow_v therefore_o that_o the_o statute_n of_o preestê_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v &_o obey_v of_o the_o necessyte_n of_o saluacyon_n therefore_o of_o these_o power_n assign_v to_o the_o bysshop_n of_o rome_n and_o other_o more_o large_a saint_n bernarde_n make_v a_o colleccyon_n to_o eugenius_n pope_n in_o his_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr consideracio_fw-la say_v in_o this_o wise_n now_o be_v the_o rest_n to_o be_v repete_v if_o at_o y_z e_z least_o any_o there_o be_v of_o the_o place_n which_o we_o have_v declare_v or_o dyspute_v of_o go_z to_o let_v we_o serche_fw-fr yet_o dylygentlye_o who_o thou_o be_v that_o be_v to_o wit_n what_o person_n thou_o do_v bear_v for_o the_o time_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n who_o be_v thou_o ¶_o a_o great_a priest_n hygh_a bysshop_n thou_o be_v heed_n or_o pryncipall_n 19_o of_o bysshop_n thou_o be_v heir_n of_o the_o apostle_n thou_o be_v in_o prymacie_n a_o bell_n in_o governaunce_n noye_n in_o patriarcheshyp_n abraham_n in_o order_fw-fr melchysedeche_n in_z dygnyte_a aron_n in_o auctoryte_n moses_n in_o judgement_n samuel_n in_o power_n peter_n in_z a_o anoint_a chry_v and_o it_o follow_v by_o &_o by_o after_o in_o the_o same_o chapytre_n and_o thou_o alone_o be_v pastor_n or_o herdysman_n not_o only_o of_o the_o sheep_n but_o also_o of_o all_o pastor_n or_o herdysman_n ask_v thou_o whereby_o i_o do_v prove_v this_o by_o the_o word_n and_o sa_n of_o chyrst_n for_o to_o who_o i_o do_v not_o say_v of_o bysshop_n but_o of_o the_o apostelle_n also_o have_v all_o the_o
xxiiii_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o same_o that_o such_o fullness_n of_o power_n do_v not_o belong_v neither_o jointlye_o or_o several_o which_o fullness_n they_o have_v take_v themselves_o and_o usurp_a namely_o the_o bysshoppe_n of_o rome_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o which_o thing_n so_o of_o we_o declare_v &_o show_v it_o seem_v and_o appear_v the_o rote_n of_o that_o syngule_a malygnyty_n very_o oft_o name_v in_o our_o prohemy_n or_o preface_n to_o be_v suffycyent_o cut_v up_o wherefore_o now_o that_o y_z e_z branch_n twygge_n &_o graffe_n of_o dyscorde_n &_o strife_n which_o this_o pestilence_n or_o mischief_n have_v bring_v hitherto_o yea_o &_o cess_v not_o yet_o daily_o to_o bring_v in_o to_o realm_n &_o communyte_n may_v you_o â—_o soon_o dry_v up_o &_o not_o be_v able_a hereafter_o to_o have_v issue_n or_o offspr_v or_o to_o spread_v any_o further_o we_o shall_v of_o the._n two_o dyccyon_n aforego_v bring_v forth_o y_o e_fw-la three_o dyccyon_n which_o remain_v behind_o which_o dyccyon_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o necessary_a &_o a_o plain_n clear_a &_o evydent_a infer_v of_o certain_a conclucyon_n follow_v of_o y_fw-fr e_o thyngê_n afore_o write_v be_v other_o evident_o know_v of_o them self_o or_o else_o suffycient_o prove_v to_o y_z e_z which_o conclucyon_n if_o good_a dyligent_a attencyon_n be_v give_v both_o of_o medytacyon_n &_o study_n &_o also_o of_o work_n &_o execucyon_n y_fw-es e_o aforesaid_a pestilence_n or_o mischief_n &_o also_o you_o e_o sophystycall_a cause_n thereof_o shall_v easy_o be_v exclude_v &_o dryven_v out_o from_o realm_n so_o y_z t_z from_o henceforth_o they_o shall_v be_v stop_v out_o from_o have_v entrance_n in_o to_o they_o &_o other_o communyte_n ¶_o of_o the_o clear_a and_o evydent_a infer_v of_o certain_a conclusyon_n necessare_o follow_v of_o these_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v determine_v in_o the._n two_o first_o dyccyon_n or_o part_n of_o this_o book_n by_z the_o attencyon_n and_o dylygent_a mark_n of_o which_o conclusyon_n prince_n or_o governoure_v and_o also_o their_o subject_n may_v the_o soon_o and_o the_o more_o easy_o attain_v the_o end_n purpose_v and_o intend_v by_o this_o book_n the_o second_o chapytre_n ¶_o of_o the_o which_o say_v conclusyon_n to_o be_v infer_v we_o will_v make_v this_o the_o first_o that_o there_o be_v no_o scripture_n which_o of_o necessyte_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v to_o believe_v to_o be_v undoubted_o true_a save_o only_a the_o dyvyne_n or_o canonycall_a scrypture_n or_o what_o soever_o other_o scrypture_n it_o be_v which_o necessarelye_o follow_v of_o the_o same_o ¶_o the_o second_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o only_o the_o precept_n of_o god_n in_o the_o new_a law_n or_o else_o such_o as_o necessarelye_o follow_v of_o they_o or_o such_o thing_n which_o accord_v to_o right_a reason_n be_v convenyente_a to_o be_v do_v or_o leave_v undo_v be_v nedfullye_o for_o the_o obtaynenge_n of_o everla_a saluacyon_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o keep_v but_o not_o all_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o old_a law_n ¶_o the_o three_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o in_o the_o precept_n or_o prohybycyon_n of_o the_o new_a law_n no_o mortal_a man_n may_v dyspence_v ¶_o the_o four_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o there_o be_v none_o other_o human_a or_o worldy_a maker_n of_o law_n but_o only_o the_o prince_n or_o his_o perlyament_n or_o where_o it_o be_v so_o use_v hole_n unyversyte_n and_o congregacyon_n of_o cytezen_n or_o else_o the_o big_a and_o more_o part_n thereof_o ¶_o the_o fyfte_fw-mi conclusion_n ¶_o that_o the_o decretalle_n or_o decree_n of_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n or_o of_o any_o other_o bysshoppe_n which_o be_v constytute_v or_o make_v by_o they_o joint_o or_o several_o without_o the_o grant_n of_o prince_n do_v oblygate_n or_o bound_v no_o man_n to_o any_o pain_n temporal_a or_o punysshement_n of_o this_o world_n this_o be_v declare_v of_o certainty_n in_o the._n twelve_o of_o the_o first_o and._n xxviii_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o second_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the_o syxte_v conclusion_n ¶_o that_o in_o the_o law_n of_o man_n only_o the_o prince_n or_o else_o some_o other_o man_n by_o his_o auctoryte_n may_v dyspence_v this_o be_v prove_v in_o the._n twelve_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the_o seven_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v but_o only_o one_o chief_a soveraygne_a in_o a_o realm_n this_o be_v evydent_o prove_v in_o the._n twelve_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the_o eight_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o it_o belong_v only_o to_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o the_o king_n accord_v to_o the_o law_n or_o approve_a custom_n to_o determine_v the_o person_n and_o the_o qualyte_n and_o nombre_fw-fr of_o they_o which_o be_v offycer_n of_o therealme_n and_o also_o to_o determine_v all_o cyvyll_a matter_n by_o themselves_o or_o their_o deputye_n ¶_o the._n ix_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o no_o bysshop_n or_o priest_n in_o that_o he_o be_v such_o one_o have_v any_o soveraygnte_n or_o coactyve_a iurysdyction_n over_o any_o clerk_n or_o lie_v man_n although_o he_o be_v a_o heretyke_a this_o be_v evydentlye_o prove_v in_o the._n xv_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o dyction_n in_o the._n iiii_o the_o v._o the._n ix_o and._n x._o chapytre_n of_o the_o second_o dyction_n ¶_o the._n x._o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o only_o the_o prince_n or_o soveraygne_a have_v iurysdyccyon_n coactyve_a both_o real_a and_o personal_a upon_o every_o partycule_a or_o syngule_a mortal_a person_n of_o what_o so_o ever_o condytion_n or_o estate_n he_o be_v and_z also_o upon_o every_o partycule_a college_n or_o company_n of_o lie_z man_n and_o clerk_n ¶_o the._n xi_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o bysshop_n or_o priest_n or_o for_o any_o college_n or_o company_n of_o they_o to_o excommunycate_v any_o man_n or_z to_o interdycte_v or_o forbid_v the_o dyvyne_a seruyce_n to_o be_v do_v this_o be_v prove_v in_o the._n vi_fw-la chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o second_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the._n twelve_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o all_o bysshop_n be_v equal_a in_o the_o auctoryte_n which_o they_o have_v immedyat_o by_o chryste_n and_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v prove_v accord_v to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o one_o of_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v above_o or_o under_o a_o other_o in_o spyrytuall_a or_o temporal_a thing_n this_o be_v evydentlye_o prove_v in_o the._n xv_o and._n xuj_o chapytre_n of_o the_o second_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the._n xiii_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o the_o contract_n of_o matrymonye_n or_o wedlock_n prohybyte_v and_o forbid_a in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n can_v not_o be_v dyspense_v by_o any_o mortallman_n and_o that_o to_o dyspence_v with_o the_o matrymonye_n forbid_a by_o the_o law_n of_o man_n do_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o the_o prince_n this_o be_v evydent_o prove_v in_o the._n twelve_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the._n xiiii_o conclusion_n ¶_o to_o legyttymate_n bastard_n and_o those_o that_o be_v beget_v out_o of_o wedlock_n so_o that_o they_o may_v succeed_v by_o inherytaunce_n and_o receyve_v or_o take_v cyvyle_n or_o ecclesyastycall_a office_n and_o benefyce_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o a_o realm_n this_o be_v prove_v in_o the_o same_o place_n which_o be_v rehearse_v in_o the_o last_o conclusion_n afore_o this_o ¶_o the._n xv_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o it_o appertain_v only_o to_o the_o prince_n to_o judge_v the_o person_n which_o be_v to_o be_v promote_v to_o ecclesyastycall_a ordre_n and_o also_o to_o judge_v the_o suffycyencye_n â—â—_o habylyte_n of_o any_o such_o person_n by_o coactyve_a judgement_n and_o that_o without_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o prince_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o bysshop_n or_o priest_n to_o promote_v any_o man_n to_o any_o such_o ordre_n this_o be_v prove_v in_o the._n xv_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o dyccyon_n and_z in_o the._n xvii_o of_o the_o second_o ¶_o the._n xuj_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o it_o belong_v only_o to_o he_o that_o be_v cheyfe_a governoure_n or_o soveraygne_a accord_v to_o the_o law_n of_o chrysten_v man_n to_z measure_n or_o set_v the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o church_n or_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o preeste_n deacons_n and_o other_o offycer_n which_o ought_v to_o mynystre_n in_o y_fw-mi e_fw-it same_o the_o certain_a of_o this_o conclusion_n be_v have_v in_o y_z e_z places_z last_o rehearse_v ¶_o the._n xvii_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o the_o ecclesyastycall_a office_n which_o we_o have_v call_v separable_a or_o accydentall_a with_o benefyce_n and_o other_o thing_n ordain_v for_o godly_a and_o charytable_a cause_n aught_o to_o be_v give_v and_o likewise_o may_v be_v take_v away_o only_o by_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o prince_n this_o be_v prove_v in_o the._n xv_o of_o the_o first_o and._n xvii_o of_o the_o second_o ¶_o the._n xviii_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o to_o ordain_v or_o make_v notarye_n or_o other_o publyke_a and_o
follow_v also_o it_o have_v please_v we_o that_o beside_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n nothing_o be_v red_a in_o the_o church_n under_o y_o e_o name_n of_o the_o devyne_a scrypturê_n and_o the_o canonycall_a scripture_n be_v geneses_n &_o the_o other_o in_o the_o volume_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o bible_n which_o be_v reken_v up_o there_o neither_o that_n which_o augustyne_n say_v against_o the_o manicheis_n in_o the_o epystle_n of_o the_o foundacyon_n be_v any_o whit_n against_o these_o thing_n aucthoritas_fw-la aforesaid_a for_o there_o saint_n augustyne_n say_v but_z i_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o gospel_n except_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o the_o catholyke_a church_n do_v move_v or_o stir_v i_o in_o which_o sayenge_a he_o seem_v to_o prefer_v the_o auctoryte_n of_o man_n before_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o the_o scrypture_n for_o always_o that_o wherefore_o a_o other_o thing_n be_v regard_v be_v more_o regard_v it_o own_o self_n but_o let_v we_o answer_v you_o to_o it_o be_v not_o all_o one_o 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the_o say_a word_n of_o augustyne_n may_v have_v be_v this_o that_z he_o do_v first_o and_o at_o the_o beginning_n receyve_v and_o believe_v both_o these_o aforesaid_a thing_n by_o the_o testymonye_n of_o the_o church_n albeit_o the_o first_o sense_n of_o these_o two_o seem_v to_o agree_v more_o unto_o the_o sayenge_a of_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o first_o chapytre_n to_o the_o galathians_n for_o the_o word_n and_o sayenge_n of_o chryste_n or_o of_o god_n be_v not_o therefore_o true_a because_o the_o church_n do_v so_o wytnesse_v to_o they_o by_o true_a testymonye_n but_o therefore_o be_v the_o wytnes_n or_o testymonye_n of_o the_o church_n true_a when_o true_a she_o allege_v for_o she_o the_o true_a sayenge_a of_o chryste_n which_o make_v her_o sayengê_n true_a because_o they_o be_v true_a wherefore_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o galathians_n afore_o allege_v say_v thus_o but_o though_o we_o or_o a_o aungel_n from_o heaven_n do_v preach_v unto_o you_o any_o thing_n otherwise_o than_o 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