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themselves_o do_v make_v 4._o whether_o do_v not_o parliament_n rather_o affirm_v and_o declare_v the_o full_a consent_n of_o the_o king_n subject_n in_o such_o point_n wherein_o they_o doubt_v what_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v 5._o whether_o some_o particular_n in_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n which_o before_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v by_o god_n law_n obey_v or_o no_o may_v not_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o full_a consent_n of_o the_o party_n who_o they_o most_o concern_v in_o act_n of_o parliament_n xxx_o that_o whatsoever_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o prince_n or_o the_o church_n be_v once_o constitute_v be_v no_o long_a to_o be_v moot_v upon_o but_o absolute_o obey_v by_o all_o inferior_n and_o what_o god_n the_o king_n and_o church_n have_v direct_v be_v not_o to_o be_v put_v to_o deliberation_n but_o execution_n holy_a table_n pag._n 66.67_o consid._n 1._o whether_o all_o the_o prelate_n canon_n be_v constitute_v by_o god_n the_o prince_n or_o 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chapel_n and_o the_o quire_n of_o cathedral_n church_n these_o thing_n i_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n do_v myself_o allow_v and_o practise_v holy_a tab._n pag._n 13._o iv._o that_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n say_v clear_o he_o like_v that_o fashion_n of_o altarwise_a situation_n of_o the_o holy_a table_n he_o allow_v it_o and_o so_o use_v it_o himself_o ho_o tab._n pag._n 98.20_o lincoln_n own_o rule_n that_o every_o word_n have_v that_o operation_n in_o construction_n of_o law_n that_o we_o may_v draw_v our_o argument_n from_o the_o word_n as_o from_o so_o many_o topic_n place_n holy_a table_n pag._n 75._o consideration_n upon_o the_o tenet_n worthy_a to_o be_v regard_v upon_o the_o four_o first_o tenet_n i_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o his_o own_o authority_n over_o the_o vicar_n who_o presume_v to_o alter_v the_o table_n without_o his_o leave_n and_o his_o own_o cause_n and_o credit_n against_o heylin_n who_o provoke_v he_o in_o print_n that_o the_o bishop_n maintain_v 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