our_o king_n have_v the_o same_o authority_n in_o their_o territory_n that_o the_o roman_a emperor_n have_v in_o the_o empire_n §_o 19_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o supreme_a power_n of_o king_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o this_o be_v clear_a not_o only_o from_o the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o king_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o cause_n even_o those_o of_o the_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o common_a direct_a an_o ruler_n of_o the_o church_n both_o in_o title_n and_o reality_n demetrii_n chomateni_n resp_n ad_fw-la const_n cab_n jur._n graec_fw-la rom_n l._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o church_n for_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v celebrate_v within_o it_o but_o for_o external_a thing_n i_o be_o constitute_v overseer_n or_o bishop_n by_o god_n say_v constantine_n the_o great_a in_o a_o assembly_n of_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o king_n and_o priest_n say_v leo_n isaurus_n to_o gregory_n the_o second_o nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la à _fw-la pontifice_fw-la reprehenditur_fw-la and_o be_v not_o for_o this_o reprehend_v by_o the_o pope_n see_v j._n c._n de_fw-fr lib._n eccl_n ap_fw-mi goldast_n monarch_n t._n 1._o p._n 686._o so_o socrates_n the_o historian_n of_o the_o emperor_n in_o general_a after_o their_o receive_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n depend_v on_o they_o in_o prooem_n l._n 5._o and_o by_o optatus_n l._n 2._o it_o be_v note_v and_o censure_v as_o a_o schismatical_a piece_n of_o language_n in_o the_o donatist_n quid_fw-la enim_fw-la imperatori_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la and_o all_o this_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o civil_a policy_n acknowledge_v by_o aristotle_n pol._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n have_v power_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o god_n and_o by_o diotogenes_n in_o sâ—obaeus_n that_o a_o perfect_a king_n ought_v to_o be_v both_o a_o good_a captain_n and_o a_o judge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yea_o and_o a_o priest_n also_o and_o according_o among_o the_o ancient_a roman_a regal_a law_n this_o be_v one_o sacrorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la potestas_fw-la sub_fw-la regibus_fw-la esto_fw-la let_v the_o power_n of_o all_o sacred_a thing_n be_v under_o the_o king_n and_o so_o in_o the_o practice_n caius_n caesar_n in_o suetonius_n c._n 13._o be_v both_o augur_n and_o summus_n pontifex_n galba_n tres_fw-la pontificatus_fw-la gerebat_fw-la ibid_fw-la gal._n c._n 8._o claudius_n be_v by_o josephus_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a highpriest_n and_o tacitus_n make_v it_o his_o observation_n deûm_fw-la nunc_fw-la munere_fw-la summum_fw-la pontificem_fw-la summum_fw-la hominum_fw-la esse_fw-la annal_n l._n 3._o the_o same_o appear_v among_o the_o jewish_a king_n in_o scripture_n david_n order_v the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n solomon_n consecrate_v the_o temple_n hezekiah_n 2_o chron_n 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prescription_n be_v so_o alienate_v but_o that_o it_o remain_v perfect_o lawful_a for_o the_o prince_n to_o resume_v it_o sect_n 21._o that_o law_n make_v at_o rome_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o liberty_n of_o another_o national_a church_n to_o make_v contrary_a law_n thereunto_o and_o that_o by_o such_o obviation_n no_o schism_n be_v incur_v we_o find_v deliver_v in_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n can_n 71._o according_a to_o balsamon_n division_n and_o though_o the_o canon_n be_v not_o set_v down_o by_o binius_fw-la yet_o both_o he_o and_o baronius_n acknowledge_v that_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o that_o particular_a canon_n be_v the_o main_a occasion_n of_o the_o synod_n and_o the_o antiquity_n thereof_o be_v considerable_a those_o canon_n be_v make_v say_v baronius_n and_o binius_fw-la anno_fw-la 401._o §_o 22._o so_o likewise_o that_o a_o law_n though_o make_v by_o a_o general_n council_n and_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o christian_a prince_n yet_o
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and_o those_o that_o be_v under_o they_o what_o be_v most_o ordinable_a to_o that_o end_n and_o can_v be_v oblige_v to_o conclude_v far_o than_o the_o motive_n or_o premise_n will_v bear_v to_o decree_v what_o they_o do_v not_o reasonable_o and_o cordial_o believe_v §_o 7._o in_o the_o second_o particular_a doctrine_n last_o for_o the_o particular_a doctrine_n wherein_o we_o be_v affirm_v by_o the_o romanist_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o so_o by_o depart_v from_o the_o unity_n to_o be_v schismatical_a as_o heretical_a by_o depart_v from_o the_o faith_n this_o must_v be_v contest_v by_o a_o strict_a survey_n of_o the_o particular_a doctrine_n wherein_o as_o we_o make_v no_o doubt_n to_o approve_v ourselves_o to_o any_o that_o will_v judge_v of_o the_o apostolical_a doctrine_n and_o tradition_n by_o the_o scripture_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o first_o 300_o year_n or_o the_o four_o general_a counsel_n the_o church_n of_o england_n temper_n in_o respect_n of_o particular_a doctrine_n the_o most_o competent_a witness_n of_o apostolical_a tradition_n so_o we_o shall_v secure_v ourselves_o of_o our_o innocence_n in_o this_o behalf_n by_o that_o principle_n acknowledge_v in_o our_o church_n and_o own_a as_o the_o rule_n by_o which_o we_o be_v conclude_v in_o any_o debate_n or_o controversy_n that_o whatever_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n or_o practice_n of_o those_o first_o and_o pure_a age_n shall_v by_o we_o assoon_o as_o it_o thus_o appear_v be_v renounce_v and_o disclaim_v also_o which_o resolution_n of_o rulinesse_n and_o obedience_n will_n i_o suppose_v conserve_v we_o in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o render_v we_o approvable_a to_o god_n though_o our_o ignorance_n thus_o unaffected_a shall_v betray_v we_o to_o some_o misunderstanding_n of_o those_o first_o time_n and_o be_v a_o instrument_n much_o more_o probable_a to_o lead_v we_o into_o all_o truth_n than_o the_o suppose_a infallibility_n of_o the_o church_n 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