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70._o a._n he_o say_v the_o bishop_n admonition_n hereon_o be_v without_o any_o cause_n or_o ground_n and_o anon_o he_o say_v it_o serve_v he_o and_o his_o brethren_n for_o many_o and_o necessary_a purpose_n fol._n 70._o a._n he_o grant_v that_o prince_n have_v authority_n both_o to_o further_o the_o observation_n and_o to_o punish_v the_o breach_n aswell_o in_o the_o first_o table_n as_o in_o the_o second_o that_o be_v aswell_o in_o such_o action_n as_o concern_v our_o duty_n to_o god_n himself_o as_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o one_o man_n to_o another_o 71._o b._n but_o in_o the_o next_o side_n he_o flat_o deny_v this_o again_o say_v these_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o first_o table_n the_o punish_v correct_v or_o judge_v of_o these_o appertain_v nothing_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n or_o to_o any_o his_o law_n 72._o a._n he_o say_v we_o make_v the_o prince_n supreme_a governor_n without_o any_o limitation_n and_o yet_o withal_o he_o allege_v master_n nowell_n to_o say_v 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apostle_n peter_n and_o paul_n do_v plain_o declare_v the._n 57_o untruth_n the_o apostle_n never_o declare_v any_o such_o 22._o matter_n so_o say_v you_o in_o deed_n â—…_n stapleton_n but_o the_o bishop_n proof_n out_o of_o chryostome_n and_o saint_n augustine_n do_v plain_o declare_v they_o do_v the._n 58._o untruth_n of_o misunderstand_v saint_n augustine_n because_o beside_o this_o bederoll_n he_o also_o charge_v the_o bishop_n therewith_o at_o large_a in_o the_o counterblast_n it_o be_v answer_v several_o in_o the_o answer_n of_o the._n 18._o chapter_n not_o mean_v only_o the_o transgressor_n of_o the_o second_o 59_o table_n in_o temporal_a matter_n but_o also_o against_o the_o offender_n of_o the_o first_o table_n in_o spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n or_o matter_n the._n 59_o untruth_n saint_n augustine_n mean_v not_o to_o teach_v 22._o such_o government_n of_o prince_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n as_o you_o teach_v but_o only_o to_o punish_v heretic_n and_o by_o 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〈◊〉_d etc_n etc_n something_o be_v good_a in_o itself_o something_o accidental_o or_o inrespect_n of_o another_o thing_n that_o be_v because_o it_o remove_v a_o evil_a or_o inconvenient_a thing_n after_o the_o first_o sort_n meat_n be_v good_a to_o the_o body_n after_o the_o second_o forâ—…e_n medicine_n be_v good_a we_o must_v say_v therefore_o that_o virginity_n be_v not_o good_a after_o the_o first_o sort_n but_o after_o the_o respect_n second_o which_o appear_v three_o way_n first_o thus_o to_o abstain_v from_o that_o that_o be_v convenient_a in_o itself_o and_o good_a can_v not_o of_o itself_o be_v good_a but_o by_o virginity_n we_o abstain_v from_o matrimony_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v good_a therefore_o virginity_n of_o itself_o be_v not_o good_a iâ—…_n which_o word_n omit_v his_o contradiction_n to_o his_o own_o tale_n he_o make_v in_o itself_o matrimony_n to_o be_v better_a than_o virginity_n but_o what_o stand_v i_o on_o durandus_fw-la when_o all_o your_o priest_n incur_v 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to_o who_o quoth_v christ_n oh_o mother_n i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o deny_v it_o thou_o than_o marie_n put_v in_o the_o balance_n the_o drop_n of_o blood_n together_o with_o her_o merit_n christ._n and_o then_o that_o part_n weigh_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n so_o that_o the_o devil_n go_v cry_v away_o our_o lady_n be_v too_o merciful_a to_o christian_n we_o ever_o fail_v where_o she_o meddle_v with_o we_o oh_o lady_n it_o be_v not_o good_a contend_v with_o thou_o what_o a_o derogation_n be_v this_o to_o chest_n and_o where_o you_o grant_v most_o to_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n where_o you_o will_v salve_v the_o matter_n with_o intercession_n even_o there_o you_o say_v not_o that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o grant_v her_o petition_n but_o that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o gainsay_v it_o yea_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o deny_v it_o for_o say_v cardinal_n uigerius_n dixit_fw-la mother_n solomon_n etc_n etc_n solomon_n say_v to_o his_o mother_n ask_v mother_n 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christ_n alone_o â—…pse_fw-la est_fw-la pax_fw-la nostra_fw-la etc_n etc_n he_o be_v ouâ—…_n peace_n which_o have_v 2._o make_v one_o of_o both_o &_o have_v break_v down_o the_o wall_n that_o be_v a_o stop_n between_o we_o and_o also_o have_v do_v away_o through_o his_o flesh_n the_o cause_n of_o hatred_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o law_n of_o commandment_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n write_v for_o to_o make_v of_o twain_o one_o new_a man_n in_o himself_o so_o make_v peace_n and_o to_o reconcile_v both_o unto_o god_n in_o one_o body_n through_o his_o cross_n and_o slay_v hatred_n thereby_o for_o through_o he_o we_o both_o have_v a_o open_a way_n in_o one_o spirit_n unto_o the_o father_n whereupon_o say_v s._n august_n 32._o nes_fw-la per_fw-la mediatorem_fw-la christum_n reconciliamur_fw-la deo_fw-la we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o christ_n be_v the_o mediator_n what_o blasphemy_n then_o be_v this_o in_o you_o to_o spoil_v christ_n hereof_o and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o virgin_n 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