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he_o shall_v banish_v his_o wife_n aretas_n far_o from_o he_o who_o complain_v to_o her_o father_n the_o arabian_a king_n of_o the_o injury_n do_v she_o by_o her_o husband_n herod_n the_o same_o raise_a war_n between_o he_o and_o herod_n josep_n lib._n 18._o cap._n 7._o de_fw-fr antiq._n and_o aretas_n overt_a row_v herod_n army_n divers_a jew_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o judgement_n fall_v upon_o he_o because_o he_o have_v cut_v off_o john_n head_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o herodias_n ibid._n but_o as_o for_o this_o opinion_n divers_a believe_v that_o it_o have_v be_v foist_v into_o josephus_n vid._n blâ—ndell_n hist_o sibyl_n but_o as_o to_o the_o point_n in_o question_n of_o incest_n it_o be_v very_o clear_a that_o john_n just_o reprove_v herod_n for_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n whether_o there_o be_v a_o judgement_n follow_v on_o it_o or_o not_o but_o it_o can_v be_v infer_v that_o the_o cause_n why_o he_o reprove_v it_o or_o why_o the_o war_n follow_v on_o he_o be_v 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and_o no_o certificate_n of_o bishop_n have_v power_n to_o take_v that_o right_n from_o they_o 7._o here_o the_o wantonness_n of_o widow_n be_v forbid_v who_o be_v for_o new_a husband_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o old_a be_v put_v in_o his_o grave_n whereby_o who_o be_v father_n of_o their_o child_n be_v make_v uncertain_a 8._o here_o be_v no_o false_a father_n of_o child_n on_o those_o who_o be_v within_o four_o sea_n 9_o here_o be_v no_o punish_v man_n twice_o for_o one_o offence_n once_o by_o the_o temporal_a court_n and_o then_o by_o the_o spiritual_a court_n or_o contrary_a punishment_n by_o contrary_a court_n one_o by_o the_o contentious_a court_n and_o another_o by_o the_o penitential_a court_n 10._o here_o be_v no_o auricular_a confession_n of_o their_o wife_n or_o daughter_n by_o priest_n in_o temple_n or_o chamber_n and_o defile_v thereby_o of_o their_o family_n 11._o here_o be_v no_o punish_v of_o woman_n for_o bring_v forth_o child_n nor_o the_o murder_n of_o so_o many_o 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5.1_o part_n 40._o in_o cawdryes_n case_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v a_o absolute_a monarchy_n and_o if_o the_o king_n can_v authorize_v by_o his_o commission_n or_o writ_n ecclesiastical_a judge_n to_o determine_v and_o judge_v those_o great_a and_o important_a cause_n of_o matrimony_n divorce_n and_o general_a bastardy_n by_o certificate_n of_o the_o bishop_n who_o be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a witness_n and_o judge_n both_o of_o fact_n and_o law_n and_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n which_o by_o use_n and_o custom_n be_v now_o our_o ecclesiastical_a law_n then_o he_o be_v disable_v to_o be_v supreme_a governor_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o all_o spiritual_a thing_n or_o cause_n as_o well_o as_o temporal_a according_a to_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n due_a to_o he_o and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o then_o cause_n justice_n to_o be_v administer_v to_o his_o subject_n in_o these_o so_o great_a and_o important_a cause_n of_o matrimony_n divorce_n and_o general_a bastardy_n on_o 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all_o right_n depend_v on_o all_o marriage_n make_v during_o the_o late_a civil_a war_n by_o pretence_n of_o any_o ordinance_n of_o parliament_n make_v by_o 12._o car._n 2._o cap._n 33._o to_o be_v try_v by_o a_o jury_n and_o the_o common_a law_n and_o not_o by_o certificate_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o any_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n to_o the_o advancement_n and_o not_o prejudice_n of_o justice_n and_o a_o far_o great_a expedition_n and_o advantage_n to_o the_o same_o will_v it_o be_v if_o by_o the_o like_a act_n the_o jurisdiction_n of_o all_o marriage_n and_o legitimation_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o be_v again_o restore_v to_o the_o common-law-court_n so_o likewise_o ancient_o bastardy_n allege_v in_o a_o action_n of_o trespass_n be_v triable_a by_o jury_n but_o now_o usurp_v by_o bishop_n as_o well_o in_o personal_a as_o real_a action_n 4._o edw._n 4.35_o object_n 2_o bishop_n coke_n lib._n 5.1_o part_n in_o the_o same_o case_n of_o cawdry_n it_o be_v further_o allege_v circumspectè_fw-la agatis_fw-la give_v no_o jurisdiction_n of_o marriage_n to_o bishop_n that_o the_o statute_n of_o circumspectè_fw-la agatis_fw-la make_v 13._o eliz._n 1._o of_o articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la make_v 9_o e._n 2._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1315._o of_o 15._o e._n 3._o cap._n 6._o of_o 31._o e._n 3._o cap._n 11._o give_v jurisdiction_n of_o marriage_n to_o bishop_n to_o which_o be_v answer_v that_o in_o the_o statute_n of_o circumspectè_fw-la agatis_fw-la there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n mention_v of_o marriage_n but_o only_o by_o it_o jurisdiction_n be_v give_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n which_o be_v not_o marriage_n but_o rather_o anti-marriage_n for_o marriage_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n fornication_n and_o adultery_n be_v ordinance_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o whereas_o before_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n as_o acknowledge_v by_o coke_n lib._n 5.1_o part_n 488._o be_v in_o leet_n under_o the_o name_n of_o letherwit_n or_o more_o proper_o lecherwit_n yet_o have_v leet_n never_o jurisdiction_n of_o marriage_n or_o divorce_n neither_o consequent_o can_v bishop_n have_v it_o from_o they_o as_o for_o articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la and_o the_o other_o statute_n there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n in_o they_o concern_v marriage_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n the_o jurisdiction_n therefore_o pretend_v be_v never_o give_v by_o any_o statute_n linwood_n likewise_o expound_v the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o circumspectè_fw-la agatis_fw-la which_o give_v bishop_n jurisdiction_n of_o all_o deadly_a sin_n as_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n and_o the_o like_a non_fw-la intelligas_fw-la de_fw-fr omni_fw-la peccato_fw-la mortali_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la tali_fw-la cujus_fw-la punitio_fw-la spectat_fw-la merè_fw-la ad_fw-la forum_n ecclesiasticum_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la de_fw-la ratione_fw-la cujuslibet_fw-la peccati_fw-la mortalis_fw-la cognosceret_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sic_fw-la periret_fw-la temporalis_fw-la gladii_fw-la jurisdictio_fw-la
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