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and_o more_o large_a manyfestacyon_n or_o declaracyon_n of_o the_o present_a purpose_n the_o xiii_o chapytre_n but_o peradventure_o some_o man_n shall_v doubt_n of_o these_o thyngê_n which_o we_o have_v say_v dysputing_a and_o reason_v that_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o make_v of_o the_o instytucyon_n of_o law_n do_v not_o appertain_v or_o belong_v to_o the_o hole_n mustytude_n in_o a_o cyvyle_n communyte_n first_o because_o that_o thing_n which_o be_v evyll_n or_o crooked_a &_o without_o wysdom_n or_o dyscrecyon_n for_o the_o most_o part_n ought_v not_o to_o instytute_v or_o make_v a_o law_n for_o these_o two_o fawte_n ought_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o law_n maker_n that_o be_v to_o wytmalyce_n and_o ignorance_n for_o the_o avoid_n of_o which_o
the_o law_n but_o some_o thing_n must_v needs_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o arbytrement_n and_o will_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o governoure_n in_o which_o thing_n he_o may_v hurt_v the_o common_a weal_n if_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o perverse_a affeccyon_n and_o this_o be_v the_o sentence_n and_o mind_n of_o arystotle_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o politike_n and_o the._n viij_o chapytre_fw-fr when_o he_o say_v thus_o for_o they_o that_o be_v set_v in_o great_a power_n and_o auctoryte_n if_o they_o be_v vile_a and_o of_o no_o valour_n that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o they_o be_v crooked_a or_o nought_o in_o their_o manner_n they_o do_v moche_n hurt_v and_o have_v do_v moche_o hurt_v as_o have_v some_o do_v already_o to_o the_o city_n of_o the_o chalcedomianes_n and_z because_o prince_n be_v preserve_v from_o do_v of_o hurt_n by_o moral_a virtue_n and_o namely_o justice_n therefore_o it_o be_v convenyent_n if_o we_o may_v call_v that_o convenyent_n which_o be_v necessary_a y_o it_o 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that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o multytude_n of_o man_n of_o arm_n to_o compelle_fw-fr those_o that_o be_v rebellon_n and_o dysobedyent_a person_n to_o obey_v the_o heed_n offycer_n or_o governor_n for_o else_o the_o law_n and_o cyvyle_v sentence_n shall_v be_v idle_a and_o serve_v for_o nought_o if_o execucyon_n of_o they_o may_v not_o be_v do_v and_o perform_v and_o this_o arm_a power_n of_o prince_n or_o governor_n have_v need_n to_o be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o do_v exceed_v the_o power_n of_o any_o one_o subject_n under_o he_o or_o of_o a_o great_a many_o of_o cause_n they_o and_z yet_o he_o ought_v not_o by_o the_o reason_n of_o so_o great_a arm_a power_n to_o violate_v or_o break_v the_o law_n and_o to_o rule_v imperyouslye_o or_o lorde_o beside_o or_o contrary_n to_o the_o law_n and_o arystotle_n in_o the_o three_o of_o the_o polytyke_n and_o the._n xi_o chapytre_fw-fr say_v in_o this_o wise_n a_o king_n or_o governoure_n ought_v to_o have_v so_o great_a power_n that_o he_o may_v 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arystotle_n in_o the_o say_a sentence_n do_v set_v prudence_n and_o moral_a virtue_n both_o under_o one_o in_o the_o same_o part_n of_o the_o say_a devysyon_n because_o they_o be_v not_o separate_v or_o dyssever_v at_o any_o time_n the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o of_o the_o which_o mind_n and_o sentence_n it_o seem_v that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o same_o book_n and_o the_o same_o chapytre_n when_o he_o say_v thus_o it_o be_v manyfeste_a therefore_o and_o evydent_a of_o the_o premyss_n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a a_o man_n to_o be_v proper_o or_o pryncypallye_o good_a without_o prudence_n neither_o a_o man_n to_o be_v prudent_a without_z moral_a virtue_n and_o arystotle_n in_o the._n v._o koke_v of_o the_o polytyke_n and_o the._n ix_o chapytre_n write_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v here_o entreat_v of_o to_o be_v convenyent_n and_o necessary_a to_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v a_o prince_n or_o governoure_n peraventure_fw-fr in_o contrary_a order_fw-fr as_o they_o ben_fw-mi necessarelye_o require_v to_o be_v declare_v of_o the_o premyss_n than_o it_o appear_v what_o be_v the_o proper_a subject_n or_o matere_a &_o materyall_a cause_n of_o the_o law_n of_o law_n man_n true_o a_o prince_n or_o governor_n which_o shall_v be_v suffycyent_o prepare_v with_o wisdom_n or_o prudence_n &_o moral_a virtue_n namely_o justyce_n than_o what_o manner_n person_n a_o prince_n or_o governoure_n ought_v to_o be_v and_z what_o thing_n be_v convenyent_n and_o necessary_a to_o he_o let_v it_o be_v determine_v in_o this_o wise_n ¶_o how_o y_o t_o prince_n in_o a_o communyte_n &_o kingdom_n be_v as_o the_o herte_n in_o a_o sensyble_a creature_n &_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la without_o a_o king_n or_o prince_n no_o communytie_n or_o kingdom_n can_v stand_v &_o partly_o of_o a_o prince_n duty_n the_o xv_o chapytre_n the_o herte_n of_o a_o sensyble_a creature_n which_o be_v first_o form_n be_v more_o noble_a &_o more_o perfyte_n in_o his_o qualyte_n &_o dysposytion_n than_o all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o sensyble_a creature_n for_o in_o it_o natura_fw-la generans_fw-la have_v set_v &_o ordain_v a_o power_n and_o a_o instrument_n by_o which_o the_o resydue_n of_o the_o part_n of_o a_o sensyble_a creature_n be_v form_n of_o convenyent_n matere_a or_o substance_n &_o be_v also_o separate_v and_o dyssever_v &_o order_v each_o in_o comparyson_n to_o other_o &_o be_v keep_v in_o their_o dysposycyon_n &_o qualyte_n and_o be_v also_o by_o it_o preserve_v from_o noyaunce_n or_o hurt_n as_o much_o as_o nature_n do_v suffer_v he_o to_o be_v preserve_v and_o when_o they_o be_v fall_v from_o their_o own_o nature_n by_o the_o reason_n of_o sycknes_n or_o any_o other_o impedyment_n they_o be_v repair_v &_o restore_v to_o their_o own_o nature_n again_o by_o the_o virtue_n &_o power_n of_o this_o part_n ¶_o proporcyonat_o &_o moche_v like_a unto_o these_o thing_n
governor_n to_o offer_v also_o bodily_a obsequye_n and_o seruyce_n after_o the_o example_n of_o chryste_n our_o lord_n which_o wassh_v the_o foot_n of_o his_o dyscyple_n therefore_o chryste_n say_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o gentyle_n be_v lord_n over_o they_o but_z you_o that_o be_v to_o wit_n the_o apostle_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o chryste_n than_o the_o king_n of_o king_n &_o lord_n of_o lord_n do_v not_o gyve_v to_o they_o power_n and_o auctoryte_n to_o exercise_v the_o seculare_fw-la judgement_n of_o prince_n neither_o coactyve_a power_n or_o iurysdyccyon_n over_o any_o man_n but_z open_o and_o evydent_o he_o forbid_v it_o they_o when_o he_o say_v but_o you_o not_o so_o and_o the_o same_o be_v consequent_o to_o be_v hold_v of_o all_o the_o successor_n of_o all_o the_o apostle_n bysshoppe_n or_o preeste_n this_o be_v it_o also_o which_o saint_n bernarde_n say_v open_o to_o eugenius_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o consyderacyon_n the_o four_o chapytre_n treat_a upon_o those_o word_n of_o chry_v afore_o rehearse_v the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o gentyle_n etc._n etc._n for_o among_o other_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o bernarde_n that_o which_o the_o apostle_n petre_n have_v that_o same_o he_o give_v bernard_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n busy_a care_n and_o dylygent_a overse_v of_o the_o congregacyon_n do_v he_o gyve_v domynacyon_n or_o lordship_n harken_v what_o he_o say_v not_o have_a say_v he_o dominion_n or_o lordeshyp_n over_o the_o clargye_n but_o be_v make_v the_o example_n of_o the_o flock_n and_o least_o thou_o may_v ween_v or_o suppose_v that_o this_o be_v speak_v only_o of_o humylytie_n and_o lowliness_n and_o not_o to_o be_v exequyte_v in_o very_a truth_n the_o sa_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o gentyle_n have_v dominion_n and_o lordship_n over_o they_o and_o they_o which_o have_v power_n over_o they_o be_v call_v well-doer_n or_o benefycyall_a &_o he_o infer_v or_o conclude_v but_o you_o 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one_o &_o the_o same_o meryte_n and_o all_o of_o one_o preesthode_n the_o power_n and_o may_v of_o riches_n and_o the_o lowne_n of_o poverte_a make_v a_o hygh_a or_o a_o low_a bysshop_n but_z they_o be_v all_o the_o successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o there_o at_o certain_a other_o instytucyon_n not_o essencyall_a of_o the_o offycê_n belong_a to_o preestê_n as_z for_o example_n the_o eleccyon_n which_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o a_o little_a heretofore_o whereby_o one_o of_o they_o be_v take_v or_o choose_v to_o the_o order_a or_o govern_v of_o other_o as_o touching_n to_o those_o thing_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o worshype_a of_o god_n or_o the_o dyvyne_a seruyce_n &_o also_o the_o eleccyon_n &_o instytucyon_n of_o certain_a of_o they_o to_o teach_v &_o instruct_v the_o chrysten_v people_n &_o to_o mynystre_n the_o sacramentê_n of_o y_fw-es â—_o new_a law_n to_o a_o certain_a people_n &_o in_o a_o certain_a place_n appoint_v great_a or_o small_a and_o also_o to_o dyspence_v &_o 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wit_n james_n peter_n and_o john_n that_o we_o among_o the_o gentyle_n and_o they_o among_o the_o jew_n etc._n etc._n so_o than_o of_o the_o premyss_n it_o appear_v of_o who_o as_o of_o the_o cause_n effycyent_a the_o instytucyon_n of_o preesthode_n be_v and_o of_o other_o holy_a ordres_n true_o of_o god_n or_o chryste_n imedyatlye_o albeit_o there_o goth_v before_o as_o prepare_v a_o certain_a mynysterye_n of_o man_n as_z the_o layenge_a one_o of_o the_o hand_n &_o the_o pronounse_v of_o certain_a word_n which_o peradventure_o do_v nothing_o to_o this_o but_o be_v so_o put_v before_o of_o a_o certain_a be_v promise_n or_o ordinance_n of_o god_n it_o appear_v also_o of_o y_fw-fr â—_o same_o premyss_n y_o it_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a other_o instytucyon_n make_v by_o man_n by_o which_o
necessyte_n or_o lack_n of_o man_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o old_a time_n for_o there_o be_v in_o england_n man_n more_o excellent_a of_o good_a life_n and_o more_o cunning_a in_o holy_a doctrine_n than_o he_o which_o be_v unskyl_v of_o the_o language_n and_o also_o be_v no_o doctoure_n of_o dyvynyte_n but_o only_o be_v a_o lawyer_n &_o pleader_n of_o cause_n be_v make_v governoure_n &_o overseer_n unto_o they_o and_o so_o likewise_o in_o denmark_n and_o in_o other_o provynce_n of_o which_o many_o open_a testymonye_n may_v be_v bring_v in_o in_o like_a error_n but_z i_o pass_v over_o they_o because_o of_o speed_n &_o shortness_n for_o who_o will_v not_o marvel_v or_o wondre_fw-fr to_o se_fw-fr young_a man_n ignorant_a of_o the_o scripture_n of_o god_n lack_v also_o convenyent_n gravyte_o of_o manner_n man_n without_o experience_n and_o learning_a and_o otherwhyles_o open_o dyffamed_a person_n to_o be_v make_v bysshop_n and_o to_o be_v promote_v to_o the_o hygh_a dygnytye_n &_o office_n 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