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A11327
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A treatyse concerni[n]ge the power of the clergye and the lawes of the realme. Cu[m] priuilegio regali.
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Saint German, Christopher, 1460?-1540.
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1535
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STC 21588; ESTC S108136
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if_o you_o love_v your_o high_a seat_n and_o sceptre_n /_o love_n wysdome_n and_o you_o shall_v live_v for_o ever_o sapienci_n vi_fw-la ¶_o rex_fw-la sapiens_fw-la /_o populi_fw-la stabilimentum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o wise_a king_n be_v the_o stableness_n of_o his_o people_n sapi._fw-la vi_fw-la ¶_o dyvers_a autorite_n prove_a that_o king_n and_o prince_n in_o time_n past_a have_v order_v thing_n that_o some_o man_n call_v spunall_n spiritual_a the_o iii_o cha_z exivit_fw-la igitur_fw-la joseph_n omnem_fw-la terram_fw-la egipti_fw-la vendentibus_fw-la singulis_fw-la possessiones_fw-la svas_fw-la pre_fw-la magnitudine_fw-la famis_fw-la /_o subiecitque_fw-la eam_fw-la pharaoni_fw-la et_fw-la cunctos_fw-la populos_fw-la eius_fw-la a_o novissimis_fw-la terminis_fw-la egipti_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la extremos_fw-la fine_n eius_fw-la /_o preter_fw-la terram_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la que_fw-la a_o rege_fw-la tradita_fw-la fuit_fw-la eye_v /_o qui_fw-fr bus_fw-la &_o statuta_fw-la cibaria_fw-la ex_fw-la horteis_fw-la publiris_n prebebantur_fw-la et_fw-la id_fw-la circo_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la compulsi_fw-la vendere_fw-la possessiones_fw-la svas_fw-la gene._n xlvii_o joseph_n go_v thorugh_v all_o the_o land_n of_o egypte_n every_o man_n selling_n his_o possessyon_n for_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o hungre_n /_o &_o he_o subdue_v it_o to_o pharaoh_n /_o and_o all_o the_o people_n thereof_o /_o from_o the_o far_a end_n of_o egypte_n to_o the_o extreme_a part_n thereof_o except_o the_o land_n of_o the_o preste_n that_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o king_n /_o to_o who_o also_o suffycient_a meat_n be_v give_v of_o the_o come_fw-mi barn_n /_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o compel_v to_o sell_v their_o possessyon_n ¶_o et_fw-la constituit_fw-la solomon_n iuxta_fw-la constitucionem_fw-la david_n patris_fw-la svi_fw-la officia_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la in_o ministeriis_fw-la suis_fw-la et_fw-la levitas_fw-la in_o ordine_fw-la svo_fw-la ut_fw-la laudarent_fw-la et_fw-la ministrarent_fw-la coram_fw-la sacerdotibê°_n iuxta_fw-la ritum_fw-la uniuscuiusque_fw-la dici_fw-la et_fw-la iavitores_fw-la in_o divisionibus_fw-la suis_fw-la ê‘_n portam_fw-la et_fw-la portam_fw-la sic_fw-la enim_fw-la precepit_fw-la david_n homo_fw-la dei_fw-la nec_fw-la pretergressi_fw-it sunt_fw-la de_fw-fr mandatis_fw-la regis_fw-la tam_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la quam_fw-la levite_fw-la ex_fw-la oimbus_fw-la cue_n precoperat_fw-la ii_o parali_fw-la viij_o solomon_n accord_v to_o the_o constitutyon_n of_o david_n his_o father_n ordain_v the_o office_n of_o preste_n in_o their_o ministration_n &_o levyte_n in_o their_o order_n that_o they_o shall_v laud_v and_o minister_v before_o the_o preste_n after_o the_o custom_n of_o every_o day_n /_o and_o porter_n in_o their_o divisyon_n by_o gate_n and_o gate_n so_o command_v david_n the_o man_n of_o god_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v /_o and_z they_o break_v nothing_o of_o the_o king_n commandment_n neither_o the_o preeste_n nor_o the_o levyte_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o the_o king_n command_v ¶_o rex_fw-la josaphat_n constituit_fw-la iudices_fw-la in_o cunctê_n civitatibê°_n juda_n /_o &_o in_o hierl'm_n constituit_fw-la levitas_fw-la et_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la et_fw-la principes_fw-la familiarum_fw-la ut_fw-la iudicium_fw-la et_fw-la causam_fw-la domini_fw-la inditarent_fw-la habitatoribus_fw-la eius_fw-la /_o et_fw-fr ulterius_fw-la addidit_fw-la dicens_fw-la /_o amarias_n auten_a sacerdos_fw-la et_fw-la pontifex_fw-la vester_fw-ge in_fw-ge hijs_fw-la cue_n ad_fw-la deum_fw-la pertinent_a presidebit_fw-la ii_o parali_fw-la ix_o multa_fw-la eciam_fw-la fecit_fw-la ezechias_n rex_fw-la in_o hijs_fw-la que_fw-la videntur_fw-la esse_fw-la spunalia_fw-la ut_fw-la patet_fw-la ii_o paralip_n xxix_o &_o thirty_o &_o xxxi_o reges_fw-la etiam_fw-la diversi_fw-la constituerunt_fw-la summum_fw-la sacerdocium_fw-la inter_fw-la iudeos_fw-la ut_fw-la patet_fw-la i_o machab._n seven_o et_fw-fr ten_o &_o xiiii_o the_o king_n josaphat_n ordain_v iuges_fw-la in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o juda_n /_o &_o in_o jerusalem_n he_o ordain_v levyte_n &_o preste_n /_o &_o prince_n of_o family_n /_o that_o they_o shall_v judge_v the_o iugement_n &_o cause_n of_o our_o lord_n to_o all_o the_o dweller_n thereof_o /_o &_o furthermore_o he_o add_v there_o to_o say_v amarie_v /_o your_o priest_n &_o busshop_n shall_v be_v chief_a in_o such_o thing_n as_o ê‘teyne_v to_o god_n ii_o parali_fw-la ix_o also_o king_n ezechias_n ordain_v many_o thing_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v spunal_n spiritual_a /_o as_o it_o appear_v ii_o parali_fw-la xxix_o &_o xxx_o &_o xxxi_o also_o dyvers_a king_n appoint_v the_o high_a presthod_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o it_o appear_v i_o mach._n seven_o &_o ten_o &_o xiiii_o the_o first_o question_n the_o four_o cha._n whether_o the_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o xlu_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o iii_o that_o be_v common_o call_v the_o statute_n of_o silua_n cedua_n /_o be_z against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o nat_n the_o four_o chapter_n ¶_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o say_v first_o question_v the_o statute_n of_o silua_n cedua_n whereof_o mention_v be_v make_v in_o the_o say_v first_o question_n stand_v well_o with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n /_o and_o aught_o in_o conscience_n to_o be_v observe_v /_o aswell_o by_o the_o clergye_a as_o by_o the_o people_n in_o this_o realm_n and_o these_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o move_v we_o to_o say_v so_o we_o think_v that_o the_o payeng_a of_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o wood_fw-mi above_o twenty_o year_n can_v not_o convenyent_o serve_v for_o the_o susteynaunce_n of_o the_o spiritual_a minystres_n /_o for_z they_o must_v yearly_o and_o daily_o be_v sustain_v /_o and_o the_o profyt_n of_o that_o wood_fw-mi may_v happy_o nat_n come_v in_o a_o hundred_o year_n or_o more_o /_o for_z the_o wood_fw-mi shall_v grow_v as_o long_o as_o it_o shall_v please_v the_o owner_n /_o and_o therefore_o when_o our_o lord_n levitici_fw-la xxvii_o appoint_v to_o the_o jew_n /_o whereof_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v /_o he_o appoint_a nat_n that_o any_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v of_o the_o tree_n /_o but_o of_z the_o fruit_n as_o there_o appear_v another_o cause_n be_v this_o though_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n and_o also_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n /_o to_o find_v to_o their_o spiritual_a minister_n a_o reasonable_a portion_n of_o goodê_n to_o live_v with_o /_o yet_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v pay_v precyse_o the_o ten_o part_n to_o their_o spiritual_a minister_n in_o name_n of_o that_o porcyon_n /_o be_v but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o ten_o part_n in_o any_o country_n suffyse_v nat_n for_o the_o minyster_n /_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o gyve_v theym_n more_o and_o accord_v to_o that_o /_o that_z be_v say_v before_o /_o speak_v john_n gerson_n in_o a_o treatise_n that_o he_o name_v regule_fw-la morales_fw-la /_o where_o he_o say_v thus_o solucio_n decimarum_fw-la sacerdotibê°_n est_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la divino_fw-la quatenus_fw-la clerici_fw-la inde_fw-la sustententur_fw-la sed_fw-la quotan_n hanc_fw-la vel_fw-la illam_fw-la assignare_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o alios_fw-la redditê°_n commutare_fw-la positivi_fw-la iuris_fw-la existit_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o the_o payenge_a of_o tithe_n to_o prestê_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n so_o that_o they_o therewith_o may_v be_v sustain_v /_o but_o to_o assign_v this_o porcyon_n or_o that_o /_o or_z to_o change_v it_o into_o other_o rent_n /_o is_z by_o the_o law_n posytyve_a /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v /_o by_z the_o law_n of_o man_n and_o since_o the_o ten_o part_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o man_n /_o all_z custommes_fw-fr and_o prescripcyon_n of_o payment_n of_o tithe_n in_o name_n of_o the_o ten_o part_n ought_v to_o be_v observe_v /_o so_o that_o the_o spiritual_a minister_n have_v suffycient_a 〈◊〉_d /_o and_o the_o say_a statute_n be_v no_o far_o /_o but_o that_o a_o prohybicyon_n shall_v lie_v where_o a_o man_n be_v sue_v in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n for_o this_fw-mi of_o wood_n above_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o year_n by_o the_o name_n of_o silua_n cedua_n /_o as_o it_o have_v do_v in_o time_n past_a and_o though_o tithe_n be_v call_v spiritual_a /_o yet_o they_o be_v in_o deed_n temporal_a as_o
fro_o the_o communyon_n of_o the_o good_a people_n /_o &_o to_o command_v the_o good_a people_n also_o to_o eschew_v their_o company_n /_o &_o to_o make_v absolution_n thereof_o again_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v great_a power_n and_o may_v do_v great_a good_a if_o they_o be_v charytable_o put_v in_o executyon_n but_o if_o they_o will_v declare_v the_o said_a text_n /_o in_o such_o manner_n that_o they_o shall_v thereby_o take_v power_n from_o prince_n which_o christ_n leave_v unto_o they_o /_o or_z to_o exalte_n their_o own_o power_n more_o than_o christ_n give_v unto_o they_o than_o prince_n may_v resy_v their_o declaration_n therein_o yea_o /_o &_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o /_o &_o there_o prince_n ought_v to_o be_v iuges_fw-la take_v such_o of_o the_o clergy_n unto_o they_o as_o they_o shall_v think_v convenyent_n whereof_o undouted_o there_o be_v right_a many_o that_o will_v not_o be_v blind_v with_o such_o worldly_a honour_n and_o vanyte_v and_o so_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o seyd_a text_n /_o quodcumque_fw-la ligaveritis_fw-la etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v take_v specyal_o accord_v to_o theffecte_n of_o the_o other_o auctority_n before_o rehearse_v and_o not_o only_o accord_v to_o the_o lytterall_a sense_n of_o the_o same_o text_n also_o though_o some_o man_n have_v say_v that_o our_o lord_n give_v to_o his_o discyple_n both_o power_n that_o be_v to_o say_v spiritual_a and_o temporal_a /_o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v unto_o he_o luc._n xxii_o lord_n /_o here_o be_v two_o sword_n /_o and_o he_o answer_v that_o be_v enough_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v mean_v thereby_o that_o he_o will_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v both_o power_n /_o for_z if_o he_o have_v not_o mean_v so_o /_o he_z will_v not_o have_v say_v of_o the_o ii_o sword_n /_o it_o be_v enough_o but_o it_o be_v to_o moche_v and_o that_o therefore_o prince_n have_v have_v since_o that_o time_n their_o temporal_a power_n of_o the_o spiritual_a power_n to_o that_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v /_o that_o those_o word_n be_v never_o speak_v of_o those_o two_o power_n /_o as_z the_o letter_n of_o the_o seyd_a gospel_n plain_o declare_v for_o the_o letter_n be_v this_o our_o lord_n a_o lyttel_n before_o his_o passion_n /_o say_v to_o his_o discyple_n thus_o when_o i_o send_v you_o with_o out_o seek_v /_o scryppe_v /_o or_o shoe_n do_v you_o want_v any_o thing_n and_o they_o say_v nay_o than_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o but_o now_o he_o that_o have_v a_o seek_v let_v hin_a also_o take_v his_o scryppe_v and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o sword_n /_o let_v he_o sell_v his_o cote_n and_o buy_v a_o sword_n /_o for_z i_o say_v to_o you_o that_o it_o behove_v that_o that_o be_v write_v of_o i_o shall_v be_v fulfyl_v et_fw-la cum_fw-la iniquis_fw-la deputatus_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o be_v account_v among_o wyke_v man_n and_o than_o he_o say_v further_o and_o true_o though_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v of_o i_o be_v nigh_o at_o a_o end_n to_o be_v fulfyl_v and_o than_o they_o say_v /_o lord_n /_o lo_o here_o be_v two_o sword_n /_o and_z he_o say_v unto_o they_o /_o it_z be_v enough_o and_o lyre_n which_o treat_v princypal_o upon_o the_o lytterall_a sense_n of_o scripture_n /_o say_v that_o tho_o word_n be_v speak_v by_o our_o lord_n to_o instruct_v his_o discyple_n /_o that_o sometime_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o defend_v himself_o moderate_o from_o persecutor_n /_o and_o that_o therefore_o the_o appostelles_n be_v at_o that_o time_n well_o courage_v to_o defend_v themselves_o /_o regarge_v more_o though_o word_n that_o our_o lord_n speak_v of_o the_o sword_n /_o than_z they_o do_v either_o of_o their_o seckê_n or_o of_o their_o scripbe_n and_o therefore_o they_o answer_v /_o here_o be_v two_o sword_n /_o &_o than_o he_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v death_n for_o redemption_n of_o man_n say_v it_o be_v enough_o as_o though_o he_o have_v say_v /_o those_o two_o sword_n suffice_v and_o be_v enough_o to_o defend_v i_o fro_o death_n aswell_o as_o many_o thousand_o of_o sword_n shall_v do_v /_o for_z i_o that_o accord_v to_o the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n will_v wilful_o suffer_v death_n for_o man_n look_v for_o no_o defence_n of_o sword_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o intent_n why_o he_o say_v of_o the_o two_o sword_n /_o it_o be_v enough_o /_o &_o not_o to_o sygnyfye_v thereby_o that_o thappostelle_n shall_v have_v both_o power_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a /_o and_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v take_v to_o be_v mean_v so_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v by_o a_o literal_a sense_n /_o &_o after_o saint_n augustyn_n and_o saint_n hierome_n /_o it_o be_v only_o of_o the_o lytterall_a sense_n of_o holy_a scripture_n that_o a_o suffycient_a argument_n may_v be_v take_v /_o &_o so_o we_o think_v those_o word_n to_o bear_v but_o a_o small_a effect_n any_o thing_n to_o abate_v the_o power_n of_o prince_n and_o where_o some_o man_n have_v say_v that_o the_o clergye_n have_v authority_n by_o the_o 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