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apparent_a that_o to_o some_o purpose_n the_o regal_a power_n &_o office_n have_v in_o it_o the_o nature_n and_o resemblance_n of_o the_o soul_n aswell_o as_o the_o sacerdotal_a or_o episcopal_a have_v to_o some_o other_o purpose_n for_o as_o the_o soul_n command_v the_o body_n so_o have_v the_o king_n power_n to_o command_v the_o priest_n and_o may_v by_o as_o good_a right_n punish_v all_o manner_n of_o offender_n civil_o and_o by_o temporal_a punishment_n as_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n man_n may_v punish_v any_o ecclesiastical_o and_o by_o the_o church_n censure_v to_o make_v this_o the_o better_a to_o appear_v beside_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v in_o my_o former_a book_n observe_v first_o that_o moses_n who_o be_v as_o a_o king_n or_o a_o prince_n in_o israel_n command_v not_o only_o the_o levite_n 2â—.26_n deut._n 33.5_o deut._n 31_o 2â—.26_n which_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o in_o a_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a and_o concern_v their_o 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place_n say_v my_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o etc._n etc._n 22.12.15_o 1._o sam._n 22.12.15_o so_o do_v also_o abimelech_n the_o high_a priest_n answer_v to_o his_o king_n submissive_o and_o dutiful_o say_v thus_o unto_o he_o here_o be_o i_o my_o lord_n etc._n etc._n let_v not_o the_o king_n impute_v any_o thing_n to_o his_o servant_n nor_o to_o all_o the_o house_n of_o my_o father_n for_o thy_o servant_n know_v nothing_o of_o all_o this_o less_o or_o more_o the_o prophet_n likewise_o as_o well_o as_o the_o priest_n and_o high_a priest_n do_v acknowledge_v this_o humble_a submission_n and_o subjection_n unto_o their_o king_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n who_o when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n etc._n 1._o king_n 1_o 23._o etc._n etc._n he_o make_v obeisance_n to_o the_o king_n upon_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n
courtesy_n in_o the_o pope_n as_o gratian_n most_o ungratious_o will_v persuade_v but_o a_o matter_n of_o bind_a duty_n petrus_n ibidem_fw-la cap._n petrus_n and_o without_o all_o dissemble_a and_o serious_o mean_v and_o intend_v by_o he_o in_o such_o manner_n and_o sort_n as_o he_o by_o those_o his_o word_n plain_o declare_v and_o consequent_o you_o now_o perceive_v very_o full_o i_o hope_v that_o for_o the_o space_n of_o eight_o hundred_o year_n and_o more_o after_o christ_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o emperor_n and_o that_o the_o christian_a emperor_n also_o have_v authority_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a aswell_o as_o civil_a within_o their_o empire_n but_o here_o now_o do_v some_o papist_n take_v exception_n and_o answer_n as_o touch_v solomon_n his_o displace_n of_o abiathar_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o put_v sadoc_n in_o his_o place_n that_o solomon_n do_v this_o as_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n not_o as_o he_o be_v a_o king_n but_o first_o this_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a supposition_n and_o conceit_n not_o find_v warrant_v in_o the_o text._n yea_o the_o untruth_n of_o it_o may_v appear_v if_o you_o please_v but_o to_o read_v the_o chapter_n for_o the_o offence_n which_o abiathar_n etc._n 1._o king_n 2.22.23.24_o 25.26.27.28_o 29_o etc._n etc._n the_o high_a priest_n have_v commit_v be_v high_a treason_n in_o join_v with_o adoniah_n against_o king_n solomon_n for_o the_o kingdom_n joah_n also_o be_v in_o the_o same_o treason_n and_o conspiracy_n the_o king_n therefore_o cause_v adoniah_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n he_o cause_v also_o joab_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n &_o touch_v abiathar_n the_o high_a priest_n he_o be_v also_o as_o worthy_a of_o death_n as_o the_o rest_n although_o for_o some_o cause_n and_o respect_n he_o be_v spare_v for_o that_o time_n thou_o be_v worthy_a of_o death_n 26.27_o 1._o king_n 2_o 26.27_o say_v the_o king_n but_o i_o will_v not_o this_o day_n kill_v thou_o because_o thou_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n before_o david_n my_o father_n and_o because_o thou_o have_v suffer_v in_o all_o wherein_o my_o father_n have_v be_v afflict_v so_o solomon_n cast_v out_o abiathar_n from_o be_v priest_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n put_v benaiah_n in_o the_o room_n of_o joab_n over_o the_o host_n and_o the_o king_n set_v sadoc_n the_o priest_n 35._o verse_n 35._o in_o the_o room_n of_o abiathar_n in_o which_o word_n you_o see_v that_o solomon_n do_v these_o thing_n be_v not_o style_v or_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o prophet_n but_o express_o by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n thereby_o signify_v and_o declare_v that_o what_o solomon_n do_v touch_v the_o remove_n of_o abiathar_n and_o put_v sadoc_n in_o his_o place_n he_o do_v it_o as_o a_o king_n aswell_o as_o when_o he_o put_v benaiah_n in_o the_o place_n of_o joab_n second_o you_o see_v that_o the_o offence_n which_o abiathar_n have_v commit_v be_v treason_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o deserve_v to_o die_v aswell_o as_o adoniah_n or_o joab_n or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o conspirator_n but_o yet_o for_o the_o reason_n and_o respect_v before_o mention_v he_o will_v not_o then_o put_v he_o to_o death_n though_o he_o have_v deserve_v it_o but_o be_v content_a in_o lieu_n thereof_o for_o that_o time_n to_o inflict_v this_o punishment_n upon_o he_o to_o have_v he_o remove_v from_o his_o priesthood_n now_o to_o deal_v in_o case_n of_o treason_n and_o to_o be_v a_o judge_n of_o matter_n concern_v life_n and_o death_n and_o to_o award_v execution_n of_o death_n or_o in_o mercy_n to_o mitigate_v and_o alter_v the_o severity_n of_o that_o punishment_n and_o in_o lieu_n thereof_o to_o have_v a_o mild_a or_o not_o so_o severe_a a_o punishment_n as_o death_n to_o be_v inflict_v be_v thing_n not_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o prophet_n but_o to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n they_o do_v right_o and_o proper_o enough_o belong_v and_o therefore_o what_o solomon_n do_v herein_o it_o 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vestes_fw-la quando_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ibi_fw-la indumenta_fw-la alba_fw-la iam_fw-la sumpseriut_a for_o they_o black_a mourn_a garment_n be_v not_o to_o be_v wear_v here_o because_o they_o have_v there_o already_o put_v on_o white_a raiment_n 75._o justin_n respon_n ad_fw-la orthodox_n quaest_a 75._o justine_n martyr_n likewise_o say_v that_o after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o body_n there_o be_v present_o make_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o just_a and_o the_o unjust_a for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a go_v to_o paradise_n where_o they_o have_v the_o commerce_n and_o sight_n of_o angel_n and_o archangel_n &c_n &c_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o unjust_a to_o the_o place_n in_o hell_n 2._o hilar._n in_o psal_n 2._o s._n hilary_n also_o observe_v out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o gospel_n concern_v the_o richman_n &_o lazarus_n that_o as_o
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nazianzen_n also_o in_o his_o funeral_n oration_n have_v many_o say_n to_o this_o purpose_n grandinis_fw-la greg._n nâ—z_n orat._n 9_o ad_fw-la justanum_n &_o orat_fw-la 42_o in_o pasch_fw-mi &_o orat_fw-la 15_o in_fw-la â—lagam_fw-la grandinis_fw-la and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o suppose_v any_o purgatory_n or_o purge_v prepare_v for_o man_n after_o their_o death_n that_o he_o plain_o deni_v that_o after_o the_o night_n of_o this_o present_a life_n there_o be_v any_o purge_v to_o be_v expect_v and_o therefore_o he_o give_v we_o all_o good_a counsel_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v correct_v and_o purge_v now_o then_o to_o be_v send_v unto_o torment_n there_o where_o the_o time_n of_o punish_v be_v and_o not_o of_o purge_v and_o concern_v the_o three_o point_n wherein_o he_o object_v heresy_n it_o be_v true_a that_o popish_a priest_n can_v forgive_v sin_n because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n but_o of_o antichrist_n and_o therefore_o for_o any_o to_o resort_v or_o to_o go_v unto_o they_o for_o absolution_n or_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n must_v needs_o rather_o increase_v their_o sin_n then_o take_v away_o any_o the_o authority_n nevertheless_o of_o christ_n his_o minister_n to_o bind_v and_o loose_v and_o to_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o affirm_v and_o maintain_v against_o the_o novatian_o or_o whatsoever_o other_o heretic_n and_o therefore_o most_o injurious_a be_v my_o adversary_n &_o other_o papist_n in_o charge_v we_o with_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o novatian_o 3.7_o micah_n 7.18_o esai_n 43._o â—5_n mar._n 2.7_o luk._n 5.21_o revel_v 3.7_o in_o that_o point_n howbeit_o it_o be_v not_o a_o absolute_a but_o a_o ministerial_a &_o limit_a power_n and_o authority_n which_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n have_v herein_o receive_v for_o to_o forgive_v sin_n proper_o and_o absolute_o be_v a_o privilege_n &_o prerogative_n proper_a unto_o god_n and_o therefore_o do_v gregory_n the_o great_a poenit._n greg_n exposit_n 2._o psalm_n poenit._n bishop_n of_o rome_n say_v quis_fw-la enim_fw-la potest_fw-la peccata_fw-la dimittere_fw-la nisi_fw-la solus_fw-la deus_fw-la for_o who_o can_v forgive_v sin_n but_o god_n alone_o the_o power_n of_o release_n sin_n say_v also_o radulphus_fw-la arden_n pasch_fw-mi radulph_n ard._n homil_n dominic_n 1_o post_n pasch_fw-mi belong_v to_o god_n alone_o but_o the_o ministry_n which_o be_v also_o improper_o call_v a_o power_n he_o have_v grant_v to_o his_o substitute_n who_o after_o their_o manner_n do_v bind_v and_o absolve_v that_o be_v do_v declare_v that_o man_n be_v bind_v or_o absolve_v for_o god_n do_v first_o inward_o absolve_v the_o sinner_n by_o compunction_n &_o then_o the_o priest_n outward_o by_o give_v the_o sentence_n do_v declare_v that_o he_o be_v absolve_v peter_n lombard_n also_o master_n of_o the_o sentence_n e.f._n pet._n lombard_n lib._n 4._o sentent_fw-fr distinct_a 18._o e.f._n say_v that_o god_n alone_o do_v forgive_v and_o retain_v sin_n and_o yet_o have_v he_o give_v power_n of_o bind_v &_o lose_v unto_o his_o church_n but_o he_o bind_v and_o lose_v one_o way_n and_o the_o church_n another_o for_o he_o only_o by_o himself_o forgive_v sin_n who_o both_o cleanse_v the_o soul_n from_o inward_a blot_n &_o lose_v it_o from_o the_o debt_n of_o everlasting_a death_n &_o this_o he_o have_v not_o grant_v unto_o priest_n to_o who_o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v give_v the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o declare_v man_n to_o be_v bind_v or_o loose_v est_fw-la ergo_fw-la in_o universis_fw-la servientibus_fw-la non_fw-la dominium_fw-la 5._o optat._n libr._n 5._o sed_fw-la ministerium_fw-la there_o be_v therefore_o say_v optatus_n in_o all_o the_o officer_n or_o servant_n not_o a_o dominion_n but_o a_o ministry_n behold_v 10_o ambr_n de_fw-fr spir._n sanct._n 〈◊〉_d â—_o c._n 10_o say_v s._n ambrose_n that_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n sin_n be_v forgive_v &_o man_n to_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n bring_v but_o their_o ministry_n they_o exercise_v not_o any_o authority_n or_o power_n the_o power_n of_o forgive_a sin_n say_v s._n basil_n be_v not_o give_v to_o christ_n minister_n absolute_o 25._o basil_n regul_n brevior_fw-la quast_o 25._o but_o upon_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o penitent_a &_o his_o consent_n with_o he_o that_o have_v the_o care_n of_o his_o foul_a yea_o say_v s._n ambrose_n neither_o angel_n nor_o archangel_n can_v imp._n ambros_n epist._n 28_o ad_fw-la theod._n imp._n nor_o the_o lord_n himself_o when_o we_o have_v sin_v do_v release_v we_o unless_o we_o bring_v repentance_n with_o we_o christ_n his_o minister_n therefore_o do_v not_o nor_o aught_o to_o declare_v or_o pronounce_v remission_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n to_o any_o but_o to_o such_o as_o christ_n their_o lord_n &_o master_n by_o the_o tenor_n of_o his_o word_n have_v warrant_v remission_n of_o sin_n unto_o for_o if_o they_o do_v otherwise_o it_o be_v not_o ratify_v in_o heaven_n which_o they_o do_v upon_o earth_n but_o all_o these_o three_o point_n have_v i_o handle_v in_o my_o former_a book_n where_o aswell_o as_o here_o they_o appear_v to_o be_v apostolical_a and_o orthodox_n truth_n and_o not_o heretical_a or_o erroneous_a opinion_n now_o then_o let_v all_o equal_a man_n judge_v how_o well_o and_o wise_o this_o quidam_fw-la homo_fw-la or_o quoddam_fw-la animal_n anomolon_n &_o pseudonymon_n this_o adversary_n of_o i_o deal_v with_o i_o whilst_o he_o term_v i_o as_o he_o please_v and_o resemble_v i_o to_o a_o phripiers_n apprentice_n who_o office_n be_v say_v he_o speak_v like_o a_o man_n of_o skill_n in_o that_o art_n or_o occupation_n to_o go_v from_o one_o corner_n unto_o another_o search_v old_a rag_n to_o line_v new_a clothes_n for_o i_o have_v borrow_v say_v he_o the_o shred_n of_o my_o religion_n from_o simon_n magus_n the_o novatian_o and_o other_o heretic_n how_o much_o this_o man_n be_v deceive_v and_o mistake_v do_v now_o i_o hope_v more_o than_o 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the_o apostle_n time_n and_o by_o they_o approve_v and_o this_o be_v the_o undoubted_a true_a church_n and_o build_v upon_o that_o invincible_a and_o unruinable_a rock_n christ_n jesus_n against_o which_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v never_o prevail_v must_v it_o not_o needs_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v also_o a_o continuance_n in_o all_o succeed_a time_n and_o age_n even_o to_o the_o world_n end_n notwithstanding_o that_o popery_n or_o whatsoever_o other_o error_n or_o heresy_n do_v grow_v up_o with_o it_o like_o tare_n among_o the_o good_a corn_n yea_o that_o our_o church_n that_o be_v people_n believe_v and_o profess_v the_o faith_n and_o religion_n that_o we_o do_v be_v in_o the_o time_n and_o age_n succeed_v the_o apostle_n even_o until_o the_o day_n of_o the_o grand_a antichrist_n and_o during_o all_o the_o time_n also_o even_o of_o the_o grand_a antichrist_n his_o reign_n be_v likewise_o declare_v in_o my_o former_a