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viginti_fw-la dierum_fw-la spatium_fw-la debere_fw-la se_fw-la prefata_n litigia_fw-la postquam_fw-la orta_fw-la fuerint_fw-la terminare_fw-la and_o general_o this_o respect_n of_o clergy_n man_n suit_n ut_fw-la disceptatio_fw-la litis_fw-la 45._o can_n 11._o q._n 1._o c._n 45._o duorum_fw-la mensium_fw-la spatium_fw-la non_fw-la excedat_fw-la they_o shall_v not_o exceed_v two_o month_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o some_o of_o these_o law_n suit_n what_o time_n may_v be_v think_v meet_a to_o be_v limit_v for_o the_o detain_v of_o suit_n be_v restore_v that_o a_o certain_a time_n shall_v be_v prefix_v for_o a_o final_a end_n of_o suit_n a_o year_n or_o two_o at_o the_o most_o may_v suffice_v for_o the_o decide_n of_o the_o most_o intricate_a cause_n now_o the_o judge_n register_n advocate_n proctor_n be_v all_o agree_v to_o prolong_v suit_n for_o their_o advantatage_n and_o so_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v they_o wrap_v it_o up_o mic._n c._n 7_o 3._o but_o the_o chief_a fault_n be_v 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never_o use_v and_o in_o these_o point_n reform_v wherein_o we_o think_v it_o be_v enforce_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o this_o land_n 1._o the_o oath_n whereby_o a_o man_n be_v force_v to_o accuse_v himself_o shall_v not_o be_v use_v in_o ordinary_a proceed_n and_o in_o trifle_v and_o common_a cause_n as_o now_o it_o be_v but_o in_o weighty_a and_o great_a matter_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o common_a peace_n or_o be_v against_o the_o state_n such_o as_o be_v handle_v in_o the_o most_o honourable_a court_n of_o the_o star-chamber_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v use_v rather_o in_o civil_a cause_n then_o canonical_a as_o in_o matter_n of_o trust_n exod._n 22._o 11._o and_o so_o by_o the_o imperial_a law_n in_o actione_n depositi_fw-la a_o man_n may_v be_v onerate_v with_o a_o oath_n cod._n lib._n 4._o tit_n 1._o leg_n 10._o so_o in_o action_n of_o debt_n the_o debtor_n may_v be_v put_v to_o his_o
oath_n ibid._n leg_n 9_o 2._o this_o oath_n be_v minister_v propter_fw-la inopiam_fw-la probationum_fw-la where_o other_o proof_n fail_v cod._n lib._n 4._o tit_n 1._o leg_n 3._o and_o the_o canon_n law_n say_v in_o ipso_fw-la causae_fw-la initio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la quaestionibus_fw-la inchoandum_fw-la they_o must_v not_o begin_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o suit_n with_o question_n so_o in_o the_o case_n of_o jealousy_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n where_o no_o other_o evidence_n be_v the_o woman_n be_v charge_v with_o a_o oath_n or_o execration_n numb_a 5._o 21._o but_o now_o a_o man_n convent_v be_v first_o put_v to_o his_o oath_n though_o other_o profess_v be_v at_o hand_n 3._o where_o one_o be_v press_v with_o this_o oath_n a_o party_n and_o accuser_n shall_v be_v give_v that_o he_o which_o be_v accuse_v may_v refer_v juramentum_fw-la may_v have_v liberty_n to_o return_v the_o like_a oath_n upon_o his_o accuser_n cod._n lib._n 4._o tit_n 1._o leg_n 9_o justinian_n give_v this_o reason_n non_fw-la debet_fw-la respuere_fw-la in_o persona_fw-la sva_fw-la quod_fw-la placuit_fw-la in_o persona_fw-la adversarij_fw-la he_o must_v not_o refuse_v to_o swear_v in_o his_o own_o person_n see_v he_o put_v his_o adversary_n to_o it_o ibid._n leg_n 12._o this_o course_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o honourable_a court_n of_o chancery_n that_o where_o that_o party_n be_v examine_v upon_o his_o oath_n his_o adversary_n that_o put_v in_o the_o bill_n appear_v against_o he_o this_o stand_v forth_o of_o the_o accuser_n be_v approve_v by_o our_o saviour_n woman_n where_o be_v thy_o accuser_n joh_n 8._o 10._o the_o heathen_a judge_n have_v this_o equity_n to_o say_v unto_o paul_n i_o will_v hear_v thou_o when_o thy_o accuser_n be_v come_v act._n 23._o 35._o the_o canon_n be_v most_o pregnant_a this_o way_n 1._o julij_fw-la 1._o decr_n 1._o that_o a_o accuser_n shall_v be_v produce_v in_o judgement_n non_fw-la oportet_fw-la quenquam_fw-la iudicari_fw-la aut_fw-la damnari_fw-la antequam_fw-la accusatores_fw-la suos_fw-la present_n habeat_fw-la none_n ought_v to_o be_v judge_v or_o condemn_v before_o he_o have_v his_o accuser_n present_a non_fw-la ante_fw-la accusatus_fw-la supplicio_fw-la deputetur_fw-la quant_fw-fr accusator_fw-la presentitur_fw-la that_o the_o party_n accuse_v be_v not_o adjudge_v to_o punishment_n before_o his_o accuser_n be_v produce_v wormaten_v c._n 42._o necesse_fw-la est_fw-la secundum_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la documentum_fw-la &_o accusatorum_fw-la &_o accusatum_fw-la simul_fw-la adesse_fw-la it_o be_v necessary_a according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o both_o the_o accuser_n and_o accuse_v be_v present_a at_o once_o nicol._n 1._o de_fw-fr judic._n c._n 10._o no_o cause_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o any_o to_o determe_v nisi_fw-la personae_fw-la appareant_fw-la quae_fw-la volunt_fw-la personam_fw-la criminosi_fw-la impetere_fw-la unless_o the_o party_n appear_v that_o will_v accuse_v the_o guilty_a person_n thus_o both_o by_o scripture_n law_n imperial_a canon_n of_o bishop_n counsel_n provincial_a and_o general_a it_o be_v evident_a that_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v condemn_v without_o a_o accuser_n wherein_o the_o course_n which_o be_v take_v by_o the_o minister_a of_o a_o oath_n exit_fw-la officio_fw-la fail_v 4._o clergy_n man_n be_v privilege_v not_o to_o be_v examine_v upon_o their_o oath_n citra_fw-la iniuriam_fw-la questiones_fw-la testimonium_fw-la dicunt_fw-la cod._n lib._n 1._o tit_n 6._o leg_n 8._o theodos_fw-la they_o must_v give_v their_o testimony_n not_o force_v thereto_o by_o question_n as_o they_o be_v except_v by_o this_o law_n from_o torture_n of_o body_n so_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n from_o the_o force_n of_o their_o conscience_n especial_o the_o bishop_n shall_v not_o exact_v such_o a_o compulsive_a oath_n of_o his_o clergy_n nullus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la clericos_fw-la suos_fw-la nisi_fw-la forte_fw-fr quibus_fw-la ecclesiasticarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la dispensatio_fw-la commissa_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sibi_fw-la iurare_fw-la compellat_fw-la caus_n 22._o 5._o 23._o placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la nullus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la quenquam_fw-la clericorum_fw-la iudicare_fw-la aut_fw-la condemnare_fw-la presumet_n nisi_fw-la accusatus_fw-la legitimos_fw-la accusatores_fw-la habeat_fw-la we_o think_v fit_a that_o no_o bishop_n do_v judge_n or_o condemn_v any_o of_o the_o clergy_n unless_o the_o party_n accuse_v have_v lawful_a accuser_n present_v this_o also_o be_v agreeable_a collecta_fw-la inter_fw-la decret_a ab_fw-la adrian_n collecta_fw-la to_o the_o apostle_n against_o a_o elder_a or_o a_o presbyter_n receive_v no_o accusation_n but_o under_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n 1._o tim._n 5._o 19_o but_o now_o in_o ecclesiastical_a proceed_n there_o be_v no_o respect_n have_v to_o the_o reverend_a call_n of_o preacher_n but_o they_o be_v indifferent_o put_v to_o the_o oath_n neither_o be_v there_o a_o accuser_n produce_v 5._o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n will_v have_v we_o to_o swear_v in_o judgement_n jerem._n 4._o 2._o that_o be_v not_o rash_o but_o deliberate_o and_o advise_o but_o they_o which_o be_v examine_v upon_o the_o oath_n can_v not_o swear_v in_o judgement_n because_o they_o know_v not_o the_o article_n before_o to_o consider_v of_o they_o but_o they_o that_o swear_v make_v a_o present_a and_o direct_a answer_n they_o know_v not_o to_o what_o this_o be_v also_o contrary_a to_o that_o decree_n latran_n sub_fw-la innocent_n 3._o c._n 8._o contra_fw-la quem_fw-la facienda_fw-la est_fw-la iniquisitio_fw-la etc._n etc._n exponenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la illi_fw-la capitula_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la inquirendum_fw-la ut_fw-la facultatem_fw-la habeat_fw-la defendendi_fw-la seipsum_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o against_o who_o inquisition_n be_v make_v must_v have_v the_o point_n declare_v unto_o he_o whereof_o he_o be_v to_o be_v exaamine_v that_o he_o may_v have_v power_n to_o defe_v himself_o ergo_fw-la the_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la be_v not_o according_a to_o judgement_n 6._o we_o must_v swear_v also_o in_o righteousness_n jerem._n 4._o 2._o but_o so_o do_v not_o they_o which_o take_v the_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la because_o they_o be_v force_v to_o accuse_v and_o bretray_v their_o brethren_n which_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o charity_n and_o righteousness_n in_o which_o case_n a_o man_n shall_v be_v resolve_v to_o say_v with_o ambrose_n prius_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la animam_fw-la mihi_fw-la quam_fw-la fidem_fw-la auferat_fw-la i_o will_v soon_o loose_v my_o life_n then_o my_o faith_n 7._o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n to_o force_v a_o man_n to_o produce_v witness_n against_o himself_o nemo_fw-la contra_fw-la se_fw-la cogitur_fw-la testes_fw-la producere_fw-la cod._n lib_n 4._o tit_n 20._o leg_n 6._o ergo_fw-la it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v force_v to_o be_v a_o witness_n against_o himself_o 8._o by_o the_o civil_a law_n a_o witness_n produce_v against_o his_o will_n must_v not_o carcerali_fw-la custodia_fw-la detineri_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v commit_v to_o prison_n nor_o detain_v above_o 15._o day_n cod._n l._n 4._o 20._o 15._o but_o they_o which_o be_v produce_v to_o testify_v against_o themselves_o be_v commit_v to_o prison_n and_o keep_v not_o only_o 15._o day_n but_o so_o many_o week_n and_o month_n till_o they_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o oath_n 4._o the_o scripture_n say_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n shall_v every_o word_n stand_v 2._o cor._n 13._o 2._o hereunto_o agree_v the_o civil_a law_n vox_fw-la unius_fw-la vox_fw-la nullius_fw-la the_o voice_n of_o one_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o none_o cod._n l._n 4._o tit_n 20._o l._n 8._o constan_n and_o the_o canon_n law_n vnius_fw-la testis_fw-la responsio_fw-la omnino_fw-la non_fw-la audiatur_fw-la one_o witness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v hear_v caus_n 4._o q._n 3._o c._n 2._o if_o one_o witness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v accept_v much_o less_o where_o no_o witness_n be_v shall_v any_o be_v condemn_v 10._o the_o same_o party_n shall_v not_o be_v both_o accuser_n and_o judge_n our_o saviour_n to_o who_o as_o a_o judge_n they_o present_v the_o adulterous_a woman_n will_v not_o condemn_v she_o without_o accuser_n joan._n 8._o the_o canon_n agree_v nullus_fw-la praesumat_fw-la 2._o can_n 4._o 44_o c._n 1._o 2._o accusator_fw-la simulesse_a &_o iudex_fw-la let_v none_o presume_v to_o be_v accuser_n and_o judge_n fabian_n epist_n 1._o damasc_n ep_v 3._o c._n 7._o concill_n oxoniens_fw-la sub_fw-la steph._n but_o in_o urge_v the_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la the_o judge_n and_o court_n be_v accuser_n wherefore_o o_o most_o noble_a king_n 1._o see_v the_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la shall_v be_v in_o weighty_a not_o common_a in_o civil_a rather_o then_o in_o criminal_a cause_n 2._o see_v it_o shall_v be_v use_v but_o when_o other_o proof_n fail_v 3._o and_o that_o a_o accuser_n shall_v be_v produce_v 4._o and_o the_o minister_n by_o law_n be_v privilege_v 5._o see_v such_o can_v swear_v in_o judgement_n not_o know_v the_o article_n object_v 6._o nor_o in_o righteousness_n be_v force_v oftentimes_o to_o accuse_v their_o brethren_n 7._o neither_o shall_v a_o man_n be_v force_v to_o
ergo_fw-la see_v a_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v the_o same_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n jurisdiction_n do_v of_o right_a belong_v to_o both_o arg._n 7._o all_o pastoral_a duty_n do_v equal_o belong_v unto_o the_o pastor_n but_o to_o separate_v the_o precious_a from_o the_o vile_a be_v a_o pastoral_a duty_n jer._n 15._o 19_o as_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o shepherd_n to_o seek_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v ezek_n 34._o 4._o that_o be_v to_o reconcile_v the_o penitent_a so_o also_o to_o separate_v the_o unclean_a to_o correct_v the_o obstinate_a augustine_n say_v 15._o de_fw-fr corrept_n &_o great_a cap._n 15._o pastoralis_fw-la necessitas_fw-la habet_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o pastoral_a necessity_n require_v lest_o the_o contagion_n shall_v spread_v further_o to_o separate_v the_o disease_a sheep_n from_o the_o sound_n ergo_fw-la it_o belong_v to_o presbyter_n which_o be_v pastor_n and_o have_v their_o flock_n act._n 20._o 17._o 28._o to_o separate_v one_fw-mi excommunicate_v the_o vile_a and_o unclean_a arg._n 8._o whatsoever_o belong_v to_o the_o gather_v together_o of_o the_o saint_n the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n the_o edify_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o pastor_n and_o doctor_n with_o other_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n for_o to_o this_o end_n have_v christ_n ordain_v these_o office_n ephes_n 4._o 11._o but_o to_o separate_v or_o excommunicate_a and_o reconcile_v be_v profitable_a to_o the_o say_a purpose_n this_o authority_n be_v give_v for_o edification_n 2._o cor._n 10._o 8._o ergo_fw-la it_o belong_v to_o the_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o church_n arg._n 9_o the_o discipline_n shall_v be_v administer_v by_o such_o as_o be_v more_o likely_a to_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o direction_n and_o to_o who_o with_o the_o least_o peril_n of_o the_o church_n the_o censure_n may_v be_v exercise_v but_o a_o assembly_n of_o presbyter_n be_v more_o like_a to_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o direction_n as_o the_o apostle_n and_o presbyter_n assemble_v in_o council_n say_v it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o coelestium_fw-la council_n african_a can_v 138._o epist_n ad_fw-la coelestium_fw-la to_o we_o act._n 15._o 28._o thus_o say_v the_o council_n of_o african_a unless_o there_o be_v any_o that_o think_v god_n inspire_v one_o particular_a person_n with_o righteousness_n and_o forsake_v a_o number_n of_o priest_n assemble_v in_o synod_n again_o there_o will_v arise_v less_o danger_n to_o the_o church_n by_o this_o mean_n for_o there_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o the_o law_n excommunicatus_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la excommunicare_fw-la he_o that_o be_v excommunicate_v himself_o can_v excommunicate_v another_o cause_n 24._o q._n 1._o c._n 4._o but_o a_o bishop_n or_o any_o one_o ecclesiastical_a person_n may_v by_o many_o occasion_n stand_v under_o the_o censure_n of_o excommunication_n church_n in_o what_o case_n bishop_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n as_o if_o he_o have_v two_o wife_n cause_n 24._o q._n 3._o c._n 19_o or_o if_o he_o be_v a_o teacher_n of_o error_n he_o must_v be_v deliver_v to_o satan_n cause_n 24._o q._n 3._o c_o 13._o pelagius_n or_o if_o he_o be_v a_o usurer_n cause_n 14._o q._n 4._o c._n 4._o or_o a_o blasphemer_n or_o swearer_n carth._n 4._o cap._n 61._o or_o a_o player_n at_o dice._n trullan_n c._n 50._o or_o be_v negligent_a in_o preach_v and_o so_o continue_v can_v apost_n 57_o or_o give_v order_n for_o money_n chalced._n c._n 2_o or_o be_v promote_v for_o money_n constant_n conc._n 6._o gener_fw-la c._n 22._o or_o make_v a_o lie_v man_n his_o vicar_n general_a hispatiens_n 2._o c._n 9_o or_o take_v upon_o he_o any_o civil_a office_n as_o vice-presidentship_a justiciariship_n decr._n greg._n 3._o 58._o 4._o or_o sit_v in_o cause_n of_o blood_n or_o give_v sentence_n for_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o any_o meber_v as_o of_o ear_n hand_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n c_o 5._o so_o write_v alexander_n 3_o in_o his_o rescript_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o canterbury_n but_o a_o bishop_n or_o any_o one_o man_n may_v stand_v excommunicate_a where_o a_o assembly_n or_o company_n can_v in_o this_o case_n by_o who_o shall_v the_o discipline_n be_v administer_v ergo_fw-la it_o be_v safe_a that_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v dispose_v by_o many_o then_o by_o one_o arg._n 10._o presbyter_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o practice_v of_o the_o church_n be_v interest_v in_o the_o spiritual_a rule_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n but_o the_o excommunication_n belong_v to_o the_o spiritual_a regiment_n ergo_fw-la for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o proposition_n first_o in_o the_o scripture_n we_o find_v that_o the_o apostle_n call_v together_o the_o presbyter_n for_o the_o decide_n of_o doubtful_a question_n and_o by_o the_o apostle_n the_o elder_n that_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n be_v make_v ruler_n the_o elder_n that_o rule_v well_o especial_o they_o that_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n 1._o tim._n 5._o 17._o they_o then_o that_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n be_v also_o roll_a elder_n for_o how_o else_o shall_v they_o have_v a_o double_a honour_n be_v exclude_v from_o government_n which_o be_v count_v one_o of_o the_o great_a honour_n of_o the_o church_n now_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n be_v most_o evident_a hier._n say_v communi_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la concilio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la regebantur_fw-la 1._o â—â—â—rom_fw-la inâ—_n â—_z 1._o in_o the_o begin_n church_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o common_a advice_n of_o presbyter_n cause_n 11._o q._n 3_o c._n 106._o debent_fw-la 12._o sacerdotes_fw-la episcopum_fw-la circumstare_fw-la etc._n etc._n twelve_o priest_n must_v stand_v by_o the_o bisbop_n when_o he_o denounce_v excommunication_n can_n 108._o when_o the_o penitent_a party_n be_v to_o be_v reconcile_v the_o bishop_n must_v be_v assist_v with_o as_o many_o cause_n 12._o q._n 2._o c._n 5._o the_o bishop_n can_v not_o dispose_v of_o the_o temporal_a thing_n of_o the_o church_n much_o less_o of_o spiritual_a inconsulto_fw-la presbyterio_fw-la not_o have_v before_o consult_v with_o his_o presbytery_n neither_o be_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o presbytery_n for_o decency_n and_o order_n only_o but_o of_o necessity_n episcopus_fw-la nullius_fw-la causam_fw-la audiat_fw-la absque_fw-la praesentia_fw-la clericorum_fw-la aliter_fw-la erit_fw-la sententia_fw-la irrita_fw-la the_o bishop_n shall_v hear_v no_o man_n cause_n without_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o clark_n otherwise_o let_v the_o sentence_n be_v void_a carth._n 4._o c._n 23._o thus_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o at_o the_o beginning_n the_o presbyter_n do_v assist_v the_o bishop_n in_o the_o regiment_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n as_o be_v confess_v also_o by_o our_o learned_a writer_n the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n at_o the_o first_o be_v so_o apportion_v that_o neither_o the_o presbyter_n shall_v do_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o bishop_n 307._o perpetual_a gover_n p._n 307._o nor_o the_o bishop_n dispose_v matter_n of_o importance_n without_o his_o presbytery_n d._n fulke_o thus_o testify_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o authority_n of_o bind_v 4._o ans_fw-fr to_o rhem_n in_o 2_o cor._n 2._o sect_n 4._o and_o lose_v commit_v and_o retain_v pertain_v general_o to_o all_o the_o apostle_n alike_o and_o to_o every_o pastor_n in_o his_o cure_n thus_o be_v it_o in_o the_o beginning_n but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a in_o process_n of_o time_n bishop_n begin_v to_o encroach_v upon_o presbyter_n and_o their_o office_n 1._o bishop_n have_v at_o the_o first_o but_o a_o priority_n before_o their_o presbyter_n they_o be_v not_o presbyter_n how_o bishop_n by_o little_a and_o little_o encroach_v upon_o presbyter_n to_o suffer_v a_o presbyter_n to_o stand_v before_o they_o carth._n 4._o 34._o and_o within_o door_n collegam_fw-la se_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la esse_fw-la cognoscat_fw-la let_v the_o bishop_n take_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o presbyter_n colleague_n and_o fellow_n but_o now_o bishop_n be_v calll_v prelate_n minister_n subditi_fw-la their_o subject_n 2._o as_o yet_o the_o bishop_n have_v no_o special_a kind_n of_o ordain_v as_o differ_v in_o order_n from_o presbyter_n as_o ambrose_n say_v episcopi_fw-la &_o presbyteri_fw-la una_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la there_o be_v but_o one_o ordination_n of_o a_o presbyter_n and_o a_o bishop_n uterque_fw-la enim_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la for_o they_o be_v both_o but_o priest_n or_o minister_n in_o 1._o tim._n 3._o afterward_o the_o bishop_n bring_v in_o a_o special_a kind_n of_o consecration_n for_o themselves_o 3._o then_o they_o go_v further_a that_o whereas_o in_o give_v of_o order_n presbyter_n be_v join_v with_o bishop_n carth._n 4._o c._n 3._o cite_v before_o they_o do_v assume_v that_o office_n to_o 10._o hier._n evag._n 10._o themselves_o quid_fw-la facit_fw-la excepta_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la episcopus_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o do_v a_o bishop_n that_o a_o priest_n can_v do_v ordination_n only_o except_v 4._o but_o not_o content_v to_o stay_v here_o
non_fw-fr residency_n excommunication_n by_o chancellor_n official_o by_o the_o scriptuer_n if_o they_o can_v what_o be_v they_o else_o but_o man_n tradition_n and_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v 320._o perpet_n gov_fw-mi p._n 320._o that_o this_o last_o be_v challenge_v not_o by_o god_n law_n but_o by_o man_n how_o say_v our_o brethren_n then_o be_v it_o not_o a_o humane_a tradition_n this_o hide_v of_o the_o disease_n tend_v not_o to_o heal_n but_o to_o 5._o lib._n de_fw-fr dile_z c._n 5._o further_a hurt_n nolens_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la reum_fw-la addit_fw-la ad_fw-la reatum_fw-la excusando_fw-la ignorat_fw-la non_fw-la se_fw-la poenam_fw-la removere_fw-la sed_fw-la veniam_fw-la he_o that_o will_v not_o be_v guilty_a increase_v his_o guilt_n and_o by_o excuse_v himself_o procure_v 〈◊〉_d pardon_n but_o punishment_n 5._o cens_fw-la be_v we_o the_o man_n that_o be_v addict_v to_o our_o own_o quiet_a credit_n and_o commodity_n ans_fw-fr to_o petit_fw-la p._n 27._o answ_n who_o seek_v 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that_o they_o deny_v appeal_n to_o the_o prince_n will_v draw_v all_o cause_n to_o be_v ecclesiastical_a that_o they_o allow_v the_o magistrate_n non_fw-la potestatem_fw-la iuris_fw-la sed_fw-la facti_fw-la 1._o the_o petitioner_n utter_o renounce_v all_o these_o uncharitable_a imputation_n they_o be_v further_o off_o from_o make_v all_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a than_o the_o bishop_n and_o their_o officer_n for_o they_o think_v that_o action_n matrimonial_a decimarie_a testamentary_a de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belong_v to_o the_o decide_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n which_o now_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n 2._o not_o presbyter_n but_o bishop_n have_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o censure_v and_o excommunicate_a king_n as_o odo_n suspend_v king_n edwine_n the_o bishop_n of_o london_n elie_n winchester_n hereford_n 251._o fox_n p._n 151._o fox_n p._n 251._o interdict_v k._n john_n and_o the_o whole_a realm_n they_o be_v the_o bishop_n not_o presbyter_n that_o iut_v with_o and_o iostle_v their_o king_n anselme_n oppose_v himself_o against_o william_n rufus_n becket_n against_o k._n henry_n the_o 2._o ste._n langhton_n against_o k._n john_n rob._n winchelsey_n against_o edward_n the_o 1._o thomas_n arundel_n against_o rich._n the_o 2._o and_o few_o archbishop_n we_o find_v say_v m._n eox_n with_o who_o king_n have_v not_o bad_a some_o quarrel_n or_o 395._o fox_n 395._o other_o but_o as_o for_o the_o petitioner_n concern_v the_o censure_v of_o king_n we_o assent_v unto_o their_o determination_n that_o thus_o write_v si_fw-mi quis_fw-la vetus_fw-la &_o novum_fw-la testamentum_fw-la gestaque_fw-la revolverit_fw-la patenter_fw-la inveniet_fw-la quod_fw-la aut_fw-la minime_fw-la aut_fw-la difficulter_fw-la possint_fw-la reges_fw-la &_o imperatores_fw-la excommunicari_fw-la admoneri_fw-la possunt_fw-la increpari_fw-la argui_fw-la a_o discretis_fw-la viris_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o a_o man_n turn_v over_o the_o old_a &_o new_a testament_n pasch_fw-mi epist._n leodiens_n eccles_n cont._n pasch_fw-mi he_o shall_v apparent_o say_v that_o none_o at_o all_o or_o very_o hardly_o king_n and_o emperor_n can_v be_v excommunicate_a they_o may_v be_v admonish_v rebuke_v by_o discreet_a man_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o add_v further_o hildebrandus_fw-la papa_n primus_fw-la levavit_fw-la sacerdotalem_fw-la lanceam_fw-la contra_fw-la diadema_fw-la regum_fw-la the_o pope_n a_o bishop_n not_o the_o presbyter_n do_v first_o lift_v up_o the_o priestly_a lance_n against_o the_o kingly_a crown_n if_o in_o some_o place_n some_o heady_a man_n have_v presume_v without_o warrant_n it_o ought_v not_o to_o prejudice_n neither_o we_o nor_o our_o cause_n but_o as_o ambrose_n say_v the_o example_n of_o such_o non_fw-la excusationi_fw-la obtenditur_fw-la sed_fw-la cautioni_fw-la proponitur_fw-la shall_v not_o be_v pretend_v to_o imitate_v but_o propound_v to_o take_v heed_n second_o will_v our_o brethren_n have_v the_o monarchical_a 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