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etc._n but_o let_v not_o any_o clerk_n presume_v to_o exercise_v any_o government_n of_o village_n or_o secular_a jurisdiction_n under_o any_o potentate_n or_o secular_a man_n as_o to_o be_v make_v any_o their_o juctice_n and_o if_o any_o person_n shall_v attempt_v to_o do_v against_o these_o thing_n in_o so_o much_o as_o contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o will_v none_o go_v a_o warrefare_n to_o god_n to_o entangle_v himself_o with_o worldly_a affair_n he_o deal_v therein_o worldly_a let_v he_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o ecclesiastical_a ministry_n for_o that_o he_o to_o please_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n drown_v himself_o with_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o world_n neglect_v the_o office_n of_o a_o clerk_n and_o again_o clericus_fw-la extr._n ne_fw-la cleri_fw-la vel_fw-la mona_fw-la c_o clericus_fw-la jubemus_n etiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o command_v under_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o great_a excommunication_n that_o no_o priest_n have_v the_o office_n 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to_o any_o parish_n church_n that_o be_v not_o qualify_v as_o you_o here_o &_o why_o non_fw-la convenit_fw-la talem_fw-la aliis_fw-la praefici_fw-la in_o magistrum_fw-la qui_fw-la nondum_fw-la se_fw-la novit_fw-la esse_fw-la discipulum_fw-la it_o be_v unseemly_a that_o such_o a_o one_o be_v appoint_v a_o master_n over_o other_o which_o as_o yet_o have_v not_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o disciple_n and_o again_o ars_fw-la 49._o destinc_fw-la cap._n sacerdotes_fw-la authen_n the_o sanct_n epis_fw-mi §._o damus_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr ââ¦curio_fw-la l_o honores_fw-la 3_o cap._n distinc_fw-la §_o glos_n consti_fw-la otho_fw-la cum_fw-la sit_fw-la ars_fw-la debet_fw-la promotus_fw-la esse_fw-la literatus_fw-la quia_fw-la cum_fw-la ipse_fw-la debet_fw-la alios_fw-la docere_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la ipse_fw-la discere_fw-la he_o that_o be_v promote_v aught_o to_o be_v learn_v in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o teach_v other_o himself_o ought_v not_o now_o to_o learn_v and_o 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doctior_fw-la est_fw-la &_o sanctior_fw-la est_fw-la eligendus_fw-la and_o he_o that_o be_v the_o more_o learned_a and_o the_o more_o holy_a be_v to_o be_v choose_v and_o even_o upon_o the_o self_n same_o reason_n namely_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o peril_n for_o want_n of_o teach_v it_o be_v ordain_v that_o no_o church_n with_o cure_n of_o soul_n shall_v be_v destitute_a above_o a_o certain_a time_n prefix_v and_o limit_v for_o the_o provision_n of_o some_o man_n able_a to_o guide_v the_o people_n defectu_fw-la exit_fw-la de_fw-fr elec_fw-la ne_fw-fr pro_fw-la defectu_fw-la ne_fw-fr pro_fw-la defectv_n etc._n etc._n lest_o for_o want_v of_o a_o pastor_n the_o raven_a wolf_n shall_v destroy_v the_o lord_n his_o flock_n or_o that_o a_o widow_n church_n shall_v suffer_v great_a hindrance_n in_o her_o substance_n we_o will_v in_o this_o case_n both_o to_o meet_v with_o the_o peril_n that_o may_v happen_v to_o soul_n and_o also_o to_o provide_v for_o 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of_o soul_n the_o law_n provide_v that_o if_o any_o man_n through_o want_n
of_o foresight_n of_o the_o weightiness_n of_o the_o office_n unworthilye_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o any_o church_n a_o burden_n too_o heavy_a for_o he_o to_o bear_v he_o may_v forthwith_o forgo_v and_o renounce_v the_o same_o both_o so_o to_o be_v disburden_v himself_o and_o that_o the_o church_n also_o may_v be_v furnish_v with_o some_o able_a man_n to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n thereof_o venerabilis_fw-la ex._n de_fw-fr prebend_v c._n venerabilis_fw-la pro_fw-la defectv_n scientiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o want_v of_o knowledge_n a_o man_n may_v desire_v session_n for_o where_o as_o knowledge_n be_v chief_o necessary_a about_o the_o administration_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o also_o behooveful_a about_o the_o charge_n of_o temporal_a thing_n let_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o that_o have_v charge_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n in_o these_o thingts_fw-fr to_o renounce_v the_o say_a church_n in_o case_n he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n whereby_o he_o may_v govern_v the_o same_o for_o say_v the_o lord_n thou_o have_v reject_v knowledge_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v reject_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v no_o priest_n unto_o i_o hence_o may_v be_v gather_v two_o argument_n the_o one_o to_o prove_v the_o necessity_n of_o knowledge_n in_o a_o spiritual_a pastor_n the_o other_o to_o prove_v a_o lawfulness_n for_o the_o renounce_n of_o that_o which_o without_o great_a prejudice_n and_o hurt_n to_o himself_o and_o other_o he_o can_v not_o retain_v 1_o he_o that_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o administration_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n must_v have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n 2_o but_o he_o that_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o administration_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n 3_o therefore_o he_o that_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n must_v have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n 1_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o every_o man_n that_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o 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