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drusius_n which_o i_o here_o make_v my_o own_o scripsi_fw-la haec_fw-la animo_fw-la juvandi_fw-la non_fw-la laedendi_fw-la si_fw-mi laesi_fw-la quempiam_fw-la jam_fw-la i_o poenitet_fw-la si_fw-mi offendi_fw-la pias_fw-la aures_fw-la monitus_fw-la lubenter_fw-la mutabo_fw-la si_fw-mi erravi_fw-la uspiam_fw-la monstretur_fw-la mihi_fw-la error_n non_fw-la ero_fw-la pertinax_fw-la ☞_o pag._n 5._o lin_v 40._o whatsoever_o be_v notorious_o repugnant_a to_o the_o church_n interest_n so_o as_o to_o be_v necessary_o productive_a of_o very_o great_a evil_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v oblige_v that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o sin_n to_o act_v according_a to_o it_o lest_o that_o proposition_n shall_v be_v misunderstand_v after_o the_o word_n of_o very_o great_a evil_n add_v i_o speak_v of_o oath_n of_o canonical_a obedience_n the_o content_n chap._n 1._o the_o reasonableness_n of_o submit_v to_o the_o present_a possessor_n if_o otherwise_o unexceptionable_a though_o the_o predecessor_n be_v unjust_o or_o invalid_o depose_v by_o the_o secular_a power_n demonstrate_v objection_n answer_v no_o obligation_n to_o the_o contrary_a by_o the_o oath_n of_o canonical_a obedience_n the_o authority_n of_o s._n cyprian_n unreasonable_o allege_v by_o our_o adversary_n the_o vindicator_n notion_n of_o heresy_n not_o at_o all_o to_o his_o purpose_n page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o that_o the_o jewish_a high-priest_n who_o be_v put_v into_o the_o place_n of_o other_o unjust_o depose_v by_o the_o civil_a authority_n be_v all_o along_o own_a and_o receive_v as_o true_a high-priest_n a_o account_n of_o all_o those_o high-priest_n from_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n solomon_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o instance_n of_o abiathar_n and_o zadok_v nice_o examine_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o god_n approbation_n of_o such_o high-priest_n a_o sufficient_a warrant_n to_o we_o page_n 16._o chap._n iii_o that_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o his_o apostle_n acknowlege_v and_o communicate_v with_o those_o high-priest_n who_o be_v put_v into_o the_o place_n of_o other_o unjust_o depose_v by_o the_o civil_a authority_n as_o true_a high-priest_n mr._n selden_n conjecture_n that_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o often_o as_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o the_o highpriest_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o the_o highpriest_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n confute_v a_o reply_n to_o a_o answer_n of_o our_o adversary_n concern_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o jew_n our_o saviour_n and_o the_o apostle_n submit_v to_o the_o present_a possessor_n page_n 33._o chap._n iu._n that_o the_o ancient_a christian_n submit_v all_o along_o to_o such_o bishop_n if_o account_v orthodox_n as_o be_v put_v into_o the_o place_n of_o other_o depose_v by_o the_o secular_a power_n though_o never_o so_o unjust_o no_o example_n either_o for_o or_o against_o we_o in_o the_o three_o first_o century_n all_o the_o emperor_n be_v 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