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honour_n riches_n pleasure_n and_o all_o such_o other_o earthly_a thing_n wherewith_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n abound_v and_o by_o suffer_a death_n to_o overcome_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n and_o to_o reconcile_v the_o world_n unto_o god_n and_o beside_o in_o that_o all_o the_o place_n where_o any_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v necessary_o understand_v of_o a_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a kingdom_n so_o in_o the_o psalm_n 2._o i_o be_o appoint_v of_o he_o a_o king_n to_o preach_v his_o commandment_n and_o again_o in_o the_o book_n of_o daniel_n 44._o in_o their_o day_n shall_v god_n raise_v up_o a_o kingdom_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v for_o ever_o and_o of_o his_o kingdom_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o end_n whereas_o the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n continue_v but_o for_o a_o time_n and_o therefore_o if_o christ_n have_v be_v a_o king_n in_o such_o sort_n while_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n as_o man_n be_v he_o have_v cease_v to_o be_v so_o when_o he_o leave_v the_o earth_n and_o then_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v true_a that_o of_o his_o kingdom_n there_o shall_v be_v none_o end_n nay_o see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v possess_v by_o the_o roman_n at_o or_o immediate_o after_o the_o time_n of_o the_o departure_n of_o christ_n out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o afterward_o by_o the_o saracen_n and_o turk_n how_o can_v that_o of_o daniel_n have_v be_v fulfil_v that_o his_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v to_o another_o people_n if_o his_o kingdom_n have_v be_v like_o the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n so_o it_o be_v true_a that_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o be_v a_o king_n and_o that_o god_n give_v he_o the_o seat_n of_o david_n his_o father_n but_o this_o kingdom_n be_v divine_a spiritual_a eternal_a and_o proper_a unto_o he_o in_o that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o in_o that_o he_o be_v god_n and_o man._n but_o a_o temporal_a kingdom_n such_o as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v he_o have_v not_o and_o hereupon_o saint_n augustine_n bring_v in_o christ_n speak_v in_o this_o sort_n joannis_n audite_fw-la judaej_n &_o gentes_fw-la audi_fw-la circumcisio_fw-la audi_fw-la praeputium_fw-la audite_fw-la omne_fw-la regnae_fw-la terrena_fw-la non_fw-la impedio_fw-la dominationem_fw-la vestram_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la mundo_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v hear_v o_o jews_n and_o gentile_n hear_v circumcision_n and_o uncircumcision_n hear_v all_o you_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n i_o hinder_v not_o your_o dominion_n and_o rule_n in_o this_o world_n because_o my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n fear_v not_o therefore_o with_o that_o most_o vain_a and_o causeless_a fear_n wherewith_o herod_n fear_v and_o slay_v so_o many_o innocent_a babe_n be_v cruel_a rather_o out_o of_o fear_n then_o anger_n and_o so_o forward_o show_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v mere_o spiritual_a and_o such_o as_o no_o way_n prejudice_v the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n which_o the_o venit_fw-la gloss_n confirm_v note_v that_o christ_n while_o he_o be_v yet_o to_o live_v long_o in_o this_o world_n when_o the_o multitude_n come_v to_o make_v he_o a_o king_n refuse_v it_o but_o that_o when_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o suffer_v he_o no_o way_n reprove_v but_o willing_o accept_v the_o hymn_n of_o they_o that_o receive_v he_o in_o triumphant_a manner_n and_o welcome_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n honour_v he_o as_o a_o king_n because_o he_o be_v a_o king_n not_o have_v a_o temporal_a and_o earthly_a kingdom_n but_o a_o heavenly_a whereunto_o leo_n agree_v show_v that_o herod_n when_o he_o hear_v a_o prince_n be_v bear_v to_o the_o jew_n fear_v a_o successor_n but_o that_o his_o fear_n be_v vain_a and_o causeless_a say_v epiphania_fw-la o_o caeca_fw-la stultae_fw-la aemulationis_fw-la impietas_fw-la quae_fw-la perturbandum_fw-la putas_fw-la divinum_fw-la tuo_fw-la furore_fw-la consilium_fw-la dominus_fw-la mundi_fw-la temporale_fw-la non_fw-la quaerit_fw-la regnumqui_fw-la praestat_fw-la aeternum_fw-la that_o be_v oblinde_a impiety_n of_o foolish_a emulation_n which_o think_v to_o trouble_v and_o hinder_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n by_o thy_o fury_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o world_n who_o give_v a_o eternal_a kingdom_n come_v not_o into_o the_o world_n to_o seek_v a_o temporal_a kingdom_n and_o epiph._n fulgentius_n accord_v with_o he_o say_v the_o gold_n which_o the_o sage_n offer_v to_o christ_n show_v he_o to_o be_v a_o king_n but_o not_o such_o a_o king_n as_o will_v have_v his_o image_n and_o superscription_n in_o the_o coin_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o seek_v his_o image_n in_o the_o son_n of_o man_n whence_o it_o follow_v he_o be_v no_o temporal_a or_o mundane_a king_n see_v they_o have_v their_o image_n and_o superscription_n in_o their_o
68_o vbi_fw-la supra_fw-la supra_fw-la de_fw-fr iusta_fw-la haeret_fw-la punitione_n lib._n 1._o c._n 6._o 6._o ut_fw-la patet_fw-la in_o epist._n nicolai_n ad_fw-la patriarchas_fw-la patriarchas_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-fr concilijs_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o 11._o actione_n 3._o 3._o de_fw-fr concilijs_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o 17._o luke_n 22._o â—…2_n â—…2_n matth._n 18._o 20._o 20._o bellarm._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la concilijs_fw-la cap._n 16._o 16._o concord_n cathol_n lib._n 2._o c._n 8._o 8._o hactenus_fw-la ex_fw-la cusano_n loco_fw-la citato_fw-la citato_fw-la actione_n 5_o 5_o locor_fw-la theologic_n li._n 5._o ca._n 5._o 5._o dist._n 19_o ca._n in_o canonicis_fw-la canonicis_fw-la aug._n the_o doctrine_n christ._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o 8._o de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o ordine_fw-la credendi_fw-la theorem_fw-la 15._o 15._o aduersus_fw-la haeres_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o 2._o turrecremata_fw-la lib._n 4._o summae_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la parte_fw-la 2._o cap._n 9_o &_o caietan_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr primatu_fw-la rom._n ecclesiae_fw-la cap._n 14._o be_v mislead_v in_o this_o point_n by_o gratian_n as_o alphonsus_n note_v note_v 2._o pet._n 1._o 21._o 21._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 16._o 16._o clementina_n unicâ_fw-la de_fw-fr summâ_fw-la trinitate_fw-la &_o fide_fw-la catholicâ_fw-la catholicâ_fw-la quodlibet_n 9_o art_n ult._n ult._n locorum_fw-la theol._n li._n 5._o c._n 5._o citat_fw-la etiam_fw-la antoninum_fw-la part_n 3._o tit_n 12._o cap._n 8._o idem_fw-la &_o caietan_n opusc._n the_o indulgent_a ad_fw-la julium_n ca._n 8._o 8._o vide_fw-la canum_fw-la loco_fw-la citato_fw-la citato_fw-la andrad_n de_fw-fr authoritate_fw-la 〈◊〉_d concilior_fw-la lib._n 1._o sol_fw-la 66._o 66._o occam_fw-la dialog_n li._n 3._o primi_fw-la tract_n 3._o part_n cap._n 8._o 8._o dan._n 2._o 23._o 23._o math._n 10._o 19_o &_o 20._o math._n 11._o 25_o 25_o 2_o king_n 22._o 22._o act_n 15_o 15_o loc._n theolog._n lib_n 5._o cap._n 5._o 5._o hieronym_n lib_n 1_o contra_fw-la pelagianos_fw-la pelagianos_fw-la doctrinal_a fidei_fw-la li_n 2._o c._n 19_o 19_o ibid._n cap._n 27._o 27._o book_n 4._o ca._n 5._o 5._o cap._n 19_o 19_o de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o ord_n credendi_fw-la theorem_fw-la 4._o 4._o see_v clemangis_n his_o disputation_n with_o a_o certain_a schoolman_n of_o paris_n wherein_o he_o prove_v by_o excellent_a reason_n that_o general_n counsel_n may_v err_v this_o disputation_n be_v find_v in_o the_o book_n inâ—…uled_v speculum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pontificiae_fw-la late_o print_v at_o london_n london_n sylvester_n ut_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la canum_fw-la lib._n 5._o c._n 5._o 5._o ut_fw-la idem_fw-la canus_n refert_fw-la refert_fw-la lib._n 2._o de_fw-la baprismo_fw-la cap._n 3._o 3._o de_fw-fr council_n li._n 2._o cap._n 7._o 7._o apud_fw-la gratian_n do_v 50._o ca._n domino_fw-la sancto_fw-la 〈◊〉_d socate_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 29._o 29._o leo_fw-la ep_n 25._o 25._o ut_fw-la patet_fw-la ex_fw-la epistola_fw-la nicolai_n ad_fw-la patriarchas_fw-la &_o caeteros_fw-la episc._n orientis_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la zonarâ_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la micâ—…_n imp._n imp._n in_o chron_n a_o 90_o 90_o ce_fw-fr conc_fw-fr in_o lib_n 2._o c._n 2._o 2._o de_fw-fr pont._n l._n 4._o c._n 3._o 3._o de_fw-fr conc_fw-fr l._n 2._o c._n 5._o 5._o hist._n eccl._n l._n 7._o c._n 2._o 3._o &_o 4._o 4._o ep_n 74._o add_v pâ—…mp_n pâ—…mp_n theorem_fw-la 4._o 4._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ockam_n dialog_n lib._n 3._o primi_fw-la tract_n 3._o part_n cap._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n lib._n 〈◊〉_d epist._n 24._o 24._o cap._n 5._o 5._o actione_n 15._o canon_n 28._o 28._o de_fw-fr concilijs_fw-la li_n 2._o cap._n 12._o 12._o chap._n 29._o 29._o canon_n 19_o &_o 20._o 20._o canon_n 6._o 6._o canone_o 1_o 1_o canone_o 1_o 1_o canone_o 17_o 17_o de_fw-fr concord_n cath_z l._n 2._o c._n 18._o cit_fw-la do_v 93._o c._n 4_o 4_o apud_fw-la athanas_n apol._n 2._o 2._o theod._n hist._n eccl._n l._n 5._o c._n 9_o 9_o bellar_n ait_fw-la aliqua_fw-la concilia_fw-la simpliciteresse_n necessaria_fw-la generalia_fw-la non_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la sed_fw-la svo_fw-la quodam_fw-la modo_fw-la lib._n 1._o de_fw-la conciliorum_fw-la authorit_fw-la cap._n 11._o &_o 10._o 10._o sozomen_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 18._o 18._o tom._n 1._o conciliorum_fw-la pag._n 267._o apud_fw-la binnium_n binnium_n pag._n 523._o 523._o tom._n 1._o council_n pag._n 535._o binnius_n ex_fw-la sâ—…uero_fw-la lib._n 2._o &_o prospero_n in_o chronico_fw-la maximum_fw-la imp._n indixisse_fw-la oftendit_fw-la oftendit_fw-la pag._n 304._o 304._o tom._n 2._o council_n pag._n 309._o 309._o tom._n 2._o pag._n 314._o 314._o tomo_fw-la 2._o pag._n 477._o 477._o tomo_fw-la 2._o pag._n 508._o 508._o tomo_fw-la 2._o pag._n 514._o 514._o tomo_fw-la 2._o pag._n 640._o 640._o tomo_fw-la 2._o pag._n 656._o 656._o tomo_fw-la 2._o pag._n 663._o 663._o tomo_fw-la 2._o 697._o 697._o tomo_fw-la 2._o 698._o 698._o tomo_fw-la 2._o 705._o 705._o tomo_fw-la 2._o 706._o 706._o tomo_fw-la 2._o 722._o 722._o tomo_fw-la 2._o 956._o 956._o lib._n 7._o epist._n 114._o citat_fw-la à _fw-la cusan_a lib._n 3._o concord_n cathol_n cap._n 10._o 10._o concor_fw-fr cath._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 13._o 13._o apolog._n 2._o contra_fw-la ruffinun_n ruffinun_n de_fw-fr concilijs_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 13._o 13._o euseb._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constantini_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o 6._o theodoret._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o 7._o lib._n 10._o cap._n 1._o 1._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o 7._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o 6._o lib._n 5._o cap._n 9_o 9_o euagrius_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o 3._o idem_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o &_o 1â—…_n 1â—…_n ut_fw-la patet_fw-la in_o epist._n leonis_fw-la 42._o &_o 43._o 43._o lib._n 4._o c._n 13_o 13_o cap._n 49._o 49._o bell._n de_fw-fr conc_fw-fr l._n 1._o c._n 12._o 12._o ibid._n ibid._n andrad_n de_fw-fr author_n gener._n conc_fw-fr l_o 3_o p._n 59_o 59_o vbi_fw-la supra_fw-la d_o de_fw-fr conc_fw-fr l._n 2_o c._n 2._o 2._o de_fw-fr conc_fw-fr author_n l._n 1._o p._n 13_o &_o 14_o 14_o hom._n 6â—…_n in_o matthaeum_n matthaeum_n epist._n 25._o 25._o serm._n 3_o in_o die_v assumptionis_fw-la assumptionis_fw-la cap._n 24._o 24._o isaiah_n 49._o 23._o 23._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 13._o 13._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o 9_o chap._n 49._o 49._o leo_fw-la epist._n 53._o 54._o 55._o n_o actione_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d actione_n 3._o pag._n 73._o apud_fw-la binnium_n binnium_n council_n 2._o actione_n 6._o 6._o council_n rom._n 4._o sub_fw-la symmacho_fw-la symmacho_fw-la epist._n 93._o cap._n 17._o 17._o epist._n 1._o ad_fw-la orientales_fw-la orientales_fw-la de_fw-fr concilijs_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o 12._o zozom_n l._n 6._o c._n 7._o 7._o theod._n hist._n eccl._n l._n 2._o 2._o leo_fw-la ep_n 24_o &_o 43._o 43._o lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o 2._o de_fw-fr authorit_fw-fr gener._n council_n l._n 1._o p._n 59_o 59_o in_o vita_fw-la sylu._n sylu._n actione_n 18._o p._n 88_o apud_fw-la bin._n bin._n lib._n 1._o c._n 16._o 16._o lib._n 5._o c_o 8._o 8._o lib_fw-la 7._o c._n 7_o 7_o lib._n 5._o c._n 7._o 7._o constat_fw-la ex_fw-la euagrio_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o epistol_n caelestini_n ad_fw-la cyril_n photio_n in_o lib._n de_fw-la 7._o synodis_fw-la synodis_fw-la inter_fw-la epist._n ad_fw-la concilium_fw-la chalced._n pertinentes_fw-la pertinentes_fw-la epist._n ad_fw-la episc_n dardaniae_fw-la dardaniae_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 16._o 16._o sozom._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o 7._o socrates_n lib._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 18._o 18._o in_o vita_fw-la sixti_fw-la 3._o 3._o adrian_n write_v this_o epistle_n after_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o emperor_n letter_n call_v he_o to_o the_o council_n and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v think_v that_o when_o he_o say_v we_o will_v etc._n etc._n he_o express_v his_o consent_n to_o the_o emperor_n mandate_n and_o not_o any_o command_a of_o he_o he_o lib_fw-la 1._o de_fw-la authorit_fw-la general_a council_n pag._n 59_o 59_o de_fw-fr conc_fw-fr l._n 〈◊〉_d c._n 13._o 13._o euseb._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constant._n l._n 3._o c._n 10._o 10._o conc._n chalce_v act_n 1._o p._n 4._o apud_fw-la bin._n bin._n conc._n 6._o act_n 1_o to_z 3._o apud_fw-la bin._n p._n 8._o 8._o ut_fw-la patet_fw-la in_o act_n conc_fw-fr 8._o 8._o act._n ephel_n conc_fw-fr tom_fw-mi 1._o c._n 32._o 32._o vide_fw-la act_n synod_n chalced._n chalced._n euseb._n de_fw-fr vitâ_fw-la constant._n l._n 3._o c._n 10._o 10._o vbi_fw-la suprà _fw-la suprà _fw-la vbi_fw-la suprà _fw-la suprà _fw-la concord_n cathol_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 28._o 28._o council_n chalce_v actione_n 4._o 4._o actio_fw-la ead_n ead_n naucler_n vol._n 2._o generate_fw-la 25._o 25._o cusanus_fw-la concord_n cathol_n li_n 3._o cap._n 8._o 8._o ibid._n cap._n 40_o 40_o 2_o chro._n 26._o 16_o 16_o anno._n 〈◊〉_d elizab_n elizab_n waldens_n doctrine_n fidei_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n â—…0_n â—…0_n epistolar_n lib._n 5._o ep_n 32._o 32._o august_n epist._n 162._o 162._o euseb._n li._n 10._o cap._n 5._o 5._o in_o henrico_n 2._o pag._n 96._o 96._o de_fw-fr clericis_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 28._o 28._o rom._n 13._o 1._o 1._o ver._n 16._o 16._o decr._n 2._o part_n causa_fw-la 23._o qu._n 8._o ca._n tributum_fw-la tributum_fw-la inoâ—…at_a detradend_n basilicis_fw-la basilicis_fw-la math._n 17._o 25._o 25._o erasm._n citat_fw-la 3_o sixto_n senense_n