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and_o temple_n offer_v sacrifice_n and_o govern_v the_o synagogue_n and_o now_o in_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n christ_n give_v all_o spiritual_a power_n to_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n and_o not_o to_o prince_n for_o to_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n it_o be_v say_v whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v upon_o earth_n 18._o mat._n 18._o shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v loss_n upon_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n to_o prince_n it_o be_v never_o say_v so_o to_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n it_o be_v say_v 20._o joan._n 20._o who_o sin_n you_o shall_v forgive_v they_o be_v forgive_v they_o and_o who_o you_o shall_v retain_v they_o be_v retain_v to_o prince_n never_o to_o s._n peter_n a_o apostle_n and_o priest_n it_o be_v say_v 16_o mat._n 16_o thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n to_o no_o prince_n be_v it_o ever_o say_v in_o that_o sort_n to_o apostle_n and_o 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that_o hate_v this_o i_o be_o sure_a i_o give_v you_o no_o other_o counsel_n than_o i_o will_v follow_v myself_o who_o have_v that_o opinion_n of_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o this_o oath_n that_o i_o will_v loose_v live_n liberty_n and_o life_n rather_o than_o take_v it_o not_o that_o i_o will_v not_o give_v that_o to_o caesar_n which_o be_v due_a to_o caesar_n but_o that_o i_o will_v not_o take_v from_o god_n which_o appertain_v to_o god_n not_o that_o i_o neglect_v a_o temporal_a life_n and_o state_n but_o that_o i_o prefer_v the_o spiritual_a not_o that_o i_o despise_v the_o prince_n to_o who_o i_o acknowledge_v all_o tempor_n all_o obedience_n and_o honour_n but_o that_o i_o honour_v the_o pastor_n who_o have_v the_o rule_n of_o my_o soul_n not_o that_o i_o regard_v not_o the_o common_a wealth_n but_o that_o i_o desire_v to_o live_v and_o die_v a_o obedient_a son_n of_o the_o church_n not_o that_o i_o fear_v not_o they_o who_o can_v kill_v the_o body_n but_o that_o i_o fear_v god_n 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in_o the_o defence_n of_o this_o the_o chief_a visible_a pastors_n authority_n now_o in_o england_n impugn_a so_o i_o count_v myself_o among_o the_o least_o yet_o as_o when_o a_o house_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n some_o carry_v water_n other_o ladders_z and_o every_o one_o repair_v thither_o to_o show_v at_o least_o his_o good_a will_n to_o extinguish_v it_o so_o in_o this_o combustion_n in_o which_o not_o only_o heretic_n but_o also_o some_o of_o they_o who_o make_v profession_n of_o the_o catholic_a name_n do_v endevoure_n to_o put_v fire_n even_o to_o the_o secundarie_n foundation_n of_o god_n his_o church_n to_o wit_n the_o chief_a vifible_a pastors_n authority_n i_o think_v it_o the_o part_n of_o every_o zealous_a catholic_a to_o run_n to_o the_o extinguish_n of_o this_o fire_n for_o though_o all_o have_v not_o the_o like_a dexterity_n yet_o all_o may_v show_v the_o like_a good_a will_n which_o i_o have_v perform_v in_o the_o former_a edition_n of_o this_o little_a book_n according_a to_o my_o ability_n i_o think_v to_o have_v surcease_v have_v not_o importunity_n of_o friend_n overcome_v i_o and_o therefore_o after_o this_o as_o i_o mean_v not_o to_o dispute_v any_o more_o of_o this_o point_n with_o they_o with_o who_o as_o i_o gather_v by_o the_o repulse_n which_o great_a man_n than_o myself_o have_v receive_v there_o be_v little_a hope_n to_o prevail_v so_o i_o wish_v all_o catholic_n see_v that_o they_o have_v hear_v their_o chief_a visible_a pastors_n sentence_n to_o leave_v of_o all_o disputation_n touch_v this_o his_o authority_n and_o simple_o and_o humble_o to_o obey_v his_o commandment_n and_o consequent_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o say_a authority_n to_o refuse_v the_o oath_n by_o he_o condemn_v and_o yet_o to_o obey_v the_o king_n our_o sovereign_n and_o liege_n lord_n in_o all_o civil_a and_o temporal_a cause_n to_o be_v faithful_a to_o he_o and_o his_o royal_a posterity_n and_o to_o pray_v day_n lie_v for_o his_o majesty_n long_a and_o prosperous_a life_n that_o he_o may_v live_v long_o to_o we_o always_o to_o god_n and_o so_o reign_v long_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n as_o he_o may_v reign_v for_o ever_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n by_o way_n of_o introduction_n it_o be_v show_v that_o there_o be_v two_o power_n in_o the_o church_n the_o one_o civil_a the_o other_o ecclesiastical_a which_o be_v both_o necessary_a chap._n 1._o some_o civil_a power_n follow_v immediate_o from_o god_n and_o nature_n regal_a power_n proceed_v immediate_o from_o the_o people_n election_n and_o donation_n mediate_o from_o god_n ordination_n so_o that_o after_o the_o election_n of_o the_o people_n and_o reception_n the_o king_n be_v superior_a who_o may_v command_v and_o bind_v in_o conscience_n the_o people_n be_v subject_n bind_v to_o obey_v chap._n 2._o ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v also_o of_o god_n and_o be_v distinct_a from_o the_o civil_a jurisdiction_n which_o also_o all_o member_n of_o the_o church_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o obey_v chap._n 3._o these_o two_o jurisdiction_n and_o power_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a be_v compare_v and_o confer_v and_o the_o preeminence_n be_v give_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a chap._n 4._o ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a peer_n and_o prince_n be_v compare_v together_o and_o out_o of_o the_o comparison_n be_v gather_v that_o not_o only_o private_a layman_n but_o even_o temporal_a prince_n though_o otherwise_o absolute_a be_v subject_a to_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o especial_o to_o the_o supreme_a visible_a pastor_n as_o be_v prove_v by_o many_o argument_n chap._n 5._o that_o prince_n king_n yea_o emperor_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n or_o to_o make_v ecclesiastical_a law_n neither_o be_v to_o be_v account_v head_n or_o superior_n but_o subject_n of_o the_o church_n though_o protector_n and_o defendour_n and_o therefore_o be_v modest_o admonish_v of_o their_o duty_n and_o office_n chap._n 6._o although_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o direct_v temporal_a lord_n and_o superior_a of_o the_o world_n nor_o of_o any_o part_n thereof_o by_o christ_n express_a gift_n and_o donation_n but_o only_o of_o the_o patrimony_n of_o saint_n peter_n give_v he_o by_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o other_o catholic_a prince_n and_o confirm_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n yet_o by_o the_o spiritual_a power_n which_o christ_n give_v he_o in_o his_o predecessor_n s._n peter_n 10.21_o he_o may_v dispose_v of_o temporal_a thing_n and_o even_o of_o kingdom_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n and_o conservation_n of_o she_o and_o her_o faith_n &_o right_n and_o the_o manner_n how_o and_o in_o what_o case_n he_o can_v thus_o dispose_v of_o temporality_n be_v explicate_v chap._n 7._o by_o diverse_a place_n and_o
power_n because_o as_o i_o have_v say_v the_o community_n at_o first_o have_v authority_n to_o choose_v which_o government_n in_o particular_a it_o think_v most_o convenient_a be_v not_o to_o be_v ascribe_v immediate_o to_o god_n 1._o d._n tho._n 1.2_o qu._n 90._o a._n 3â—_n and._n qu._n 105._o a._n 1_o ad_fw-la 1._o a_o second_o cause_n be_v find_v out_o sufficient_a to_o produce_v such_o a_o effect_n and_o so_o the_o king_n authority_n in_o particular_a and_o take_v determinatlie_o be_v not_o immediate_o of_o god_n or_o nature_n but_o come_v to_o he_o by_o meantes_fw-la not_o only_o of_o the_o people_n designation_n but_o also_o of_o the_o people_n gift_n and_o donation_n 13._o d._n th._n 1.2_o q._n 105_o be_v 1._o ad_fw-la 1._o and_o 2.2_o q._n 10._o art_n 10._o caieta_n ib._n bellarm_n to_o 1._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o suarez_n l._n 3._o the_o leg_n c._n 4._o almai_n li._n de_fw-fr potest_fw-la eccl_n cap._n 1._o prou._n 8._o rom._n 13._o and_o this_o opinion_n be_v hold_v by_o 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king_n authority_n 13._o if_o any_o object_n that_o saul_n and_o david_n be_v immediate_o create_v by_o god_n king_n of_o the_o jew_n i_o answer_v that_o god_n in_o this_o prevent_v the_o people_n for_o the_o people_n good_a for_o otherwise_o the_o jew_n by_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v authority_n to_o choose_v and_o create_v themselves_o a_o king_n as_o be_v already_o prove_v neither_o do_v it_o hence_o follow_v that_o the_o people_n be_v above_o the_o king_n or_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o obey_v the_o king_n or_o can_v depose_v the_o king_n at_o their_o pleasure_n for_o although_o the_o people_n at_o the_o first_o create_v the_o king_n yet_o they_o create_v he_o not_o as_o a_o simple_a magistrate_n or_o officer_n but_o as_o a_o absolute_a prince_n and_o they_o despoil_v themselves_o of_o authority_n to_o give_v it_o to_o the_o king_n as_o to_z one_o that_o can_v better_o rule_v than_o the_o confuse_a multitude_n and_o become_v as_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d private_a personne_fw-fr subject_n not_o superior_a â—o_o to_o king_n and_o so_o the_o king_n power_n now_o 〈◊〉_d so_o long_o at_o least_o as_o he_o be_v not_o a_o intolerable_a tyrant_n be_v not_o depend_v of_o the_o people_n â—nd_v no_o marvel_n because_o many_o effect_n which_o depend_v of_o their_o cause_n in_o fieri_fw-la and_o in_o â—heir_n first_o production_n depend_v not_o of_o they_o â—n_n facto_fw-la esse_fw-la and_o conservation_n so_o the_o son_n â—â—ueth_v after_o his_o father_n and_o fruit_n may_v be_v extant_a after_o the_o tree_n be_v consume_v and_o we_o give_v many_o thing_n frank_o and_o free_o which_o afterward_o we_o can_v not_o at_o our_o pleasure_n â—ake_v away_o wherefore_o as_o a_o freeman_n sell_v â—im_a self_n free_o but_o after_o the_o sale_n be_v so_o bind_v to_o his_o master_n that_o he_o can_v not_o free_v himself_o at_o his_o pleasure_n but_o remain_v will_v he_o will_z he_o a_o subject_n and_o bondman_n who_o before_o be_v a_o freeman_n so_o the_o people_n before_o the_o election_n of_o their_o king_n be_v free_a &_o superior_a but_o after_o be_v a_o bind_a subject_n and_o inferior_a though_o by_o a_o civil_a not_o despoticall_a subjection_n and_o so_o suppose_v this_o election_n the_o people_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o obey_v their_o king_n as_o superior_a and_o can_v now_o depose_v he_o unless_o it_o be_v in_o case_n of_o intolerable_a tyranny_n for_o then_o the_o common_a opinion_n hold_v 13._o d._n thom._n opus_n 20._o de_fw-la regi_fw-la princ._n cap._n 1._o sotus_n l._n 4_o the_o just_a &_o jure_fw-la q._n 1._o a._n 3._o &_o q._n 4._o a._n 1._o rom._n 13._o that_o the_o authority_n which_o the_o people_n have_v in_o the_o beginning_n to_o create_v he_o return_v again_o by_o devolution_n to_o depose_v he_o but_o must_v obey_v he_o in_o lawful_a thing_n though_o he_o be_v difficile_a and_o govern_v not_o altogether_o as_o he_o shall_v do_v according_a to_o that_o omnis_fw-la anima_fw-la potestatibus_fw-la sublimioribus_fw-la subdita_fw-la sit_fw-la let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o high_a power_n and_o again_o itaque_fw-la qui_fw-la potestati_fw-la resistit_fw-la dei_fw-la ordinationi_fw-la resistit_fw-la therefore_o he_o that_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v god_n ordinance_n and_o again_o ideoque_fw-la necessitate_v subditi_fw-la estote_fw-la which_o in_o greek_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ideo_fw-la necessit_fw-la as_o est_fw-la subijci_fw-la therefore_o be_v subject_a of_o necessity_n and_o yet_o again_o subiecti_fw-la estote_fw-la omni_fw-la humanae_fw-la creaturae_fw-la propter_fw-la deum_fw-la 2._o 1._o pet._n 2._o sive_fw-la regi_fw-la quasi_fw-la praecellenti_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v subject_n therefore_o to_o every_o humane_a creature_n for_o god_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o king_n as_o excel_v etc._n etc._n and_o as_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n saint_n peter_n command_v servant_n to_o be_v subject_a in_o all_o fear_n to_o their_o master_n not_o only_o to_o the_o good_a and_o modest_a but_o also_o to_o the_o wayward_a so_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v king_n 4._o vide_fw-la lessium_fw-la li._n 2_o dei_fw-la â—st_fw-la &_o jure_fw-la c._n 9_o dub_v 4._o though_o wayward_a and_o difficile_a yea_o though_o they_o be_v tyrant_n so_o that_o their_o first_o entrance_n be_v lawful_a and_o they_o not_o depose_v yea_o though_o their_o entrance_n be_v by_o unlawful_a invasion_n so_o that_o the_o people_n general_o do_v afterward_o consent_n and_o accept_v of_o they_o as_o their_o prince_n and_o superior_n for_o to_o a_o superior_a while_o he_o remain_v superiout_a and_o command_v lawful_a thing_n obedience_n be_v due_a otherwise_o be_v he_o never_o so_o lawful_a if_o he_o command_v thing_n unlawful_a we_o must_v obey_v god_n before_o man_n 5._o act._n 5._o and_o the_o king_n before_o the_o viceroy_n 14._o but_o against_o that_o which_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o creation_n of_o king_n by_o the_o people_n election_n some_o may_v object_v that_o nowadays_o in_o all_o europe_n almost_o all_o king_n be_v make_v by_o succession_n as_o be_v the_o king_n of_o spain_n france_n â—nd_n england_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o though_o this_o be_v so_o yet_o the_o source_n and_o origin_n of_o this_o be_v also_o the_o people_n election_n for_o at_o the_o first_o â—excepting_v those_o king_n which_o extraordiâ—arilie_o be_v give_v immediate_o from_o god_n to_o the_o jew_n the_o people_n choose_v or_o approve_a â—he_n king_n but_o perceave_v what_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n also_o of_o tumult_n and_o sedition_n will_v ensue_v if_o after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o king_n they_o shall_v be_v to_o seek_v and_o stand_v upon_o election_n of_o another_o they_o be_v conâ—ent_v that_o the_o lawful_a heir_n of_o the_o first_o king_n choose_v shall_v succeed_v to_o his_o father_n without_o new_a election_n although_o when_o the_o â—ewe_a king_n be_v crown_v the_o people_n consent_n be_v demand_v and_o the_o king_n be_v swear_v unto_o they_o and_o in_o spain_n the_o archbishop_n of_o 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with_o his_o own_o blood_n but_o neither_o he_o nor_o any_o apostle_n ever_o give_v that_o charge_n to_o prince_n fiftelie_o they_o differ_v in_o the_o cause_n efficient_a for_o the_o civil_a and_o temporal_a power_n proceed_v from_o god_n and_o nature_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o people_n election_n as_o be_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n declare_v but_o the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o the_o church_n as_o it_o impli_v potestatem_fw-la ordinis_fw-la &_o jurisdictionis_fw-la in_o foro_fw-la interiori_fw-la be_v from_o god_n immediate_o it_o be_v supernatural_a and_o exceed_v humane_a power_n and_o although_o the_o ecclesiastical_a humane_a power_n which_o inferior_a prelate_n have_v proceed_v from_o superior_a prelate_n especial_o the_o pope_n yet_o not_o from_o the_o prince_n or_o common_a wealth_n but_o from_o the_o pastor_n and_o church_n so_o that_o as_o the_o pope_n priest_n and_o church_n do_v willing_o acknowledge_v the_o temporal_a and_o civil_a power_n of_o the_o prince_n magistrate_n and_o common_a wealth_n or_o kingdom_n so_o the_o prince_n magistrate_n and_o common_a wealth_n must_v be_v content_a to_o recognize_v a_o spiritual_a power_n of_o the_o pope_n bishop_n priest_n and_o church_n to_o which_o obedience_n be_v due_a even_o of_o prince_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o church_n no_o less_o than_o be_v temporal_a subject_n to_o the_o prince_n yea_o rather_o more_o 7._o this_o power_n all_o true_a christian_n and_o catholic_n acknowledge_v none_o but_o heretic_n and_o infidel_n deny_v the_o waldense_n 7._o guido_n carmel_n in_o har_z wald_n turrecr_n l._n 4._o summa_fw-la de_fw-la eccl_n c._n 35._o conc_fw-fr const_n sess_v 8._o et_fw-la 15._o a._n 14_o luth._o a._n 27._o dan_o in_o bulla_n leon._n 10_o cal_n l._n 4._o inst_z ca._n 20_o n._n 6._o &_o 7._o as_o witness_v guido_n and_o turrecremata_fw-la as_o also_o wicleph_n and_o hus_n as_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n relate_v deny_v all_o ecclesiastical_a power_n and_o say_v that_o pope_n and_o bishop_n decree_n and_o canon_n do_v not_o bind_v any_o the_o same_o be_v luther_n opinion_n caluin_n affirm_v that_o neither_o the_o pope_n nor_o his_o mitre_a caluin_n say_v horn_v bishop_n can_v bind_v man_n conscience_n by_o their_o decree_n and_o ordinance_n and_o that_o for_o two_o cause_n first_o because_o they_o be_v no_o true_a bishop_n which_o yet_o neither_o he_o nor_o all_o his_o sect_n can_v ever_o prove_v secondlie_o because_o though_o they_o be_v true_a bishop_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o legislatour_n or_o lawmaker_n that_o title_n agree_v only_o to_o christ_n only_o he_o and_o his_o grant_n that_o they_o may_v inculcate_v god_n law_n but_o make_v no_o new_a 8._o well_o it_o be_v know_v that_o be_v be_v always_o the_o manner_n of_o heretic_n to_o contemn_v all_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n because_o it_o condemn_v they_o but_o as_o i_o have_v allege_v proof_n in_o the_o former_a chapter_n for_o civil_a power_n of_o prince_n so_o can_v i_o not_o want_v argument_n for_o the_o spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n when_o christ_n promise_v peter_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o foundation_n and_o head_n of_o the_o church_n he_o promise_v this_o power_n in_o and_o over_o the_o church_n 16._o mat._n 16._o for_o if_o peter_n be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n he_o can_v rule_v the_o mystical_a body_n and_o if_o he_o can_v rule_v the_o same_o then_o can_v he_o also_o make_v ecclesiastical_a law_n for_o that_o be_v belong_v to_o a_o superior_a of_o every_o great_a and_o perfect_a community_n as_o be_v before_o show_v secondlie_o christ_n give_v this_o power_n to_o peter_n when_o after_o his_o resurrection_n he_o say_v pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la feed_v my_o sheep_n 21._o joan._n 21._o for_o the_o office_n of_o a_o pastor_n may_v be_v gather_v by_o the_o office_n of_o a_o shepherd_n who_o be_v to_o govern_v his_o sheep_n to_o feed_v they_o and_o to_o defend_v they_o from_o the_o wolf_n and_o so_o a_o spiritual_a shepherd_n and_o pastor_n must_v have_v authority_n to_o rule_v by_o law_n to_o feed_v by_o preach_v and_o sacrament_n and_o to_o defend_v by_o censure_n and_o his_o pastoral_a staff_n and_o coercive_v power_n 4._o eph._n 4._o whereupon_o saint_n paul_n say_v that_o christ_n have_v give_v to_o his_o church_n not_o only_a doctor_n and_o prophet_n to_o teach_v but_o also_o pastor_n to_o feed_v and_o govern_v and_o see_v that_o the_o church_n have_v as_o much_o need_n now_o of_o a_o supreme_a visible_a pastor_n and_o rather_o more_o then_o at_o the_o begin_v it_o follow_v that_o peter_n have_v a_o successor_n who_o have_v the_o like_a authority_n and_o see_v that_o all_o father_n all_o council_n all_o history_n all_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n possession_n and_o prescription_n for_o 1600._o year_n stand_v for_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n he_o be_v this_o successor_n and_o he_o it_o be_v that_o have_v the_o supreme_a ecclesiastical_a and_o spiritual_a power_n after_o christ_n thirdlie_o 18._o mat._n 18._o christ_n command_v to_o obey_v the_o church_n and_o say_v that_o he_o that_o will_v not_o give_v ear_n to_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v account_v as_o a_o ethnic_a and_o publican_n which_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o church_n have_v authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n to_o hear_v cause_n and_o to_o pronounce_v sentence_n to_o which_o obedience_n be_v to_o be_v give_v fourthlie_o not_o withstand_v that_o in_o the_o old_a law_n of_o moses_n god_n determine_v almost_o all_o by_o himself_o by_o his_o moral_n judicial_a and_o ceremonial_a law_n yet_o he_o give_v power_n to_o the_o synagogue_n and_o her_o pastor_n to_o interpret_v the_o law_n to_o resolve_v doubt_n concern_v the_o law_n and_o to_o enact_v some_o law_n as_o occasion_n be_v offer_v and_o therefore_o we_o see_v with_o what_o severity_n god_n command_v obedience_n to_o the_o priest_n say_v 17_o deut._n 17_o si_fw-mi difficile_fw-la &_o â—mbiguum_fw-la &c._n &c._n if_o thou_o perceive_v that_o the_o judgement_n with_o thou_o be_v hard_a 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that_o man_n shall_v die_v and_o thou_o shall_v take_v away_o the_o evil_a out_o of_o israel_n and_o the_o whole_a people_n shall_v fear_v that_o none_o asterward_o swell_v with_o pride_n by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o the_o high_a priest_n have_v power_n not_o only_o directive_a but_o also_o coercive_v under_o pain_n of_o death_n and_o we_o read_v how_o the_o victory_n of_o judith_n over_o holofernes_n be_v celebrate_v by_o the_o jew_n with_o commandment_n of_o a_o holy_a day_n ult._n judith_n ult._n which_o law_n be_v mere_o ecclesiastical_a make_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o be_v not_o command_v by_o god_n his_o law_n the_o like_a festival_n day_n be_v decree_v by_o mardocheus_n and_o receive_v by_o the_o jew_n in_o memory_n of_o their_o delivery_n from_o amans_fw-la tyranny_n by_o mean_n of_o hester_n 9_o hester_n 9_o which_o also_o be_v no_o divine_a but_o a_o humane_a and_o ecclesiastical_a law_n likewise_o the_o maccabee_n institute_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o dedication_n 10._o 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hieron_n ep_v 53._o and_o in_o his_o first_o epistle_n he_o say_v what_o will_v you_o in_o rod_n that_o i_o come_v to_o you_o or_o in_o charity_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o mildness_n and_o again_o he_o in_o absence_n by_o his_o letter_n and_o mandatum_fw-la excommunicate_v the_o incestuous_a person_n and_o deliver_v he_o up_o to_o satan_n out_o of_o which_o word_n saint_n gregory_n of_o nisse_fw-la and_o saint_n chrysostome_n do_v gather_v the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n as_o also_o do_v saint_n hierom_n who_o marueil_v that_o the_o bishop_n in_o who_o diocese_n vigilantius_n live_v do_v not_o virga_fw-la ferrea_fw-la confringere_fw-la vas_fw-la inutile_fw-la &_o tradere_fw-la in_o interitum_fw-la carnis_fw-la ut_fw-la spiritus_fw-la saluus_fw-la fiat_fw-la with_o a_o iron_n rod_n break_v that_o unprofitable_a vessel_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o satan_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v save_v so_o s._n augustin_n 14._o aug_n l_o 1_o 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law_n of_o nature_n can_v not_o determine_v particular_o of_o all_o particular_n civil_a power_n be_v necessary_a to_o govern_v the_o community_n and_o enact_v law_n conduce_v to_o the_o temporal_a state_n so_o because_o god_n his_o law_n have_v not_o determine_v all_o particular_n it_o be_v necessary_a the_o church_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o call_v council_n tomake_n patticule_a law_n according_a to_o the_o time_n and_o other_o circumstance_n 11._o seventhlie_a every_o absolute_a common_a wealth_n have_v power_n in_o the_o prince_n and_o magistrate_n to_o govern_v and_o defend_v itself_o to_o make_v law_n to_o punish_v malefactor_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o church_n be_v a_o absolute_a common_a wealth_n and_o more_o absolute_a than_o a_o kingdom_n this_o be_v subordinate_a to_o that_o not_o that_o to_o this_o ergo_fw-la it_o be_v to_o have_v all_o spiritual_a authority_n necessary_a to_o govern_v and_o defend_v itself_o else_o christ_n have_v not_o sufficient_o provide_v for_o it_o 12._o fightlie_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v prince_n law_n and_o authority_n in_o conscience_n ergo_fw-la much_o more_o the_o church_n authority_n and_o law_n this_o be_v spiritual_a that_o but_o temporal_a this_o be_v the_o subordinant_n that_o the_o subordinat_a power_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o and_o therefore_o if_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v every_o soul_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o authority_n and_o high_a power_n 13_o rom._n 13_o he_o will_v especial_o that_o they_o be_v subject_a if_o they_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n unto_o her_o spiritual_a power_n for_o as_o symmachus_n pope_n say_v once_o to_o the_o emperor_n anastasius_n si_fw-la omnis_fw-la potestas_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la imp._n ep._n ad_fw-la anastaf_n imp._n magis_fw-la ergo_fw-la quae_fw-la rebus_fw-la praestituta_fw-la est_fw-la divinis_fw-la defer_v deo_n in_o nobis_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la deferemus_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o te_fw-la if_o all_o power_n be_v of_o god_n much_o more_o therefore_o that_o power_n which_o govern_v divine_a matter_n honour_n thou_o god_n o_o emperor_n in_o we_o and_o we_o will_v honour_v he_o in_o thou_o chapter_n four_o these_o two_o jurisdiction_n and_o power_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a be_v compare_v and_o confer_v and_o the_o preeminence_n be_v give_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a 1._o as_o the_o little_a world_n man_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v not_o consist_v without_o body_n and_o soul_n nor_o the_o great_a world_n without_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n so_o neither_o can_v the_o spiritual_a world_n of_o the_o church_n flourish_v any_o time_n unless_o it_o be_v support_v as_o by_o two_o pillar_n by_o the_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a power_n and_o authority_n but_o as_o if_o the_o moon_n shall_v or_o can_v contend_v with_o the_o sun_n and_o will_v or_o can_v disdain_v to_o receive_v light_n from_o the_o sun_n or_o will_v or_o can_v encroach_v upon_o the_o sun_n right_a in_o the_o governmet_a of_o the_o day_n all_o will_v be_v 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and_o temporal_a life_n take_v away_o the_o spiritual_a and_o
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affirm_v that_o in_o case_n of_o intolerable_a tyranny_n against_o the_o church_n the_o pope_n may_v depose_v they_o but_o rather_o as_o they_o be_v content_a so_o to_o bear_v rule_n over_o their_o subject_n as_o they_o will_v permit_v god_n to_o bear_v rule_n over_o they_o so_o they_o shall_v also_o be_v content_a to_o subject_v themselves_o their_o kingdom_n crown_n and_o sceptre_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o kingdom_n that_o reign_v under_o he_o here_o for_o a_o time_n they_o may_v reign_v with_o he_o hereafter_o for_o ever_o chapter_n xv._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o late_a oath_n of_o pretend_a allegiance_n and_o of_o every_o clause_n thereof_o deduce_v out_o of_o the_o former_a and_o some_o other_o ground_n by_o which_o be_v prove_v that_o it_o can_v neither_o be_v propose_v nor_o taâ—en_n without_o grievous_a offence_n of_o almighty_a god_n 1._o 5_o vide_fw-la alphonsum_fw-la de_fw-la castro_n v._o juramentum_fw-la gen._n 21._o gen._n 26._o gen._n 31._o psal_n 17._o rom._n 1.2_o cor_fw-la 1._o philip._n 1.1_o tim._n 5_o catholicks_n with_o common_a consent_n do_v confess_v and_o hold_v against_o the_o messalian_o euchite_n pelagian_n waldense_n anabaptiste_n and_o puritan_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a in_o some_o case_n to_o swear_v as_o many_o of_o the_o great_a saint_n have_v do_v for_o abraham_n swear_v to_o abimelech_n isaac_n to_o the_o same_o or_o another_o abimelech_n jacob_n to_o laban_n moses_n swear_v by_o heaven_n and_o earth_n david_n and_o other_o oftentimes_o use_v this_o oath_n vivit_fw-la deus_fw-la as_o god_n live_v which_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o swear_v by_o the_o life_n of_o god_n s._n paul_n also_o do_v use_v diverse_a oath_n as_o testis_fw-la enim_fw-la mihi_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la for_o god_n be_v my_o witness_n and_o i_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v i_o testify_v before_o god_n and_o such_o like_a yea_o god_n himself_o know_v that_o we_o more_o easy_o believe_v when_o a_o thing_n be_v swear_v swear_v himself_o to_o win_v credit_n at_o 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62._o psal_n 62._o as_o we_o have_v see_v and_o david_n commend_v it_o say_v laudabuntur_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la iurant_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la they_o all_o shall_v be_v praise_v who_o swearein_o he_o god_n fot_o to_o swear_v when_o necessity_n urge_v be_v a_o act_n of_o religion_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n who_o we_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v so_o true_a that_o he_o will_v not_o favour_v a_o lie_n and_o of_o such_o a_o majesty_n that_o none_o will_v dare_v to_o swear_v by_o he_o unless_o the_o thing_n be_v true_a which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o oath_n be_v easy_o credit_v 2._o 3._o d._n thom._n 2.2_o q._n 89._o art_n 3._o but_o if_o we_o will_v have_v our_o oath_n free_a from_o all_o sin_n we_o must_v join_v to_o they_o these_o three_o companionsâ—_n or_o condition_n judgement_n verity_n and_o justice_n according_a to_o that_o of_o hieremie_n 4_o hierem._n 4_o jur_fw-fr obis_fw-la in_o veritate_fw-la &_o in_o iudicio_fw-la &_o in_o iustitia_fw-la thou_o shall_v swear_v in_o verity_n 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to_o my_o sovereign_n speak_v no_o more_o of_o he_o then_o any_o other_o prince_n but_z abstract_v from_o all_o prince_n fact_n and_o case_n in_o particular_a i_o intend_v only_o to_o dispute_v as_o i_o have_v hitherto_o of_o the_o pope_n right_a and_o authority_n over_o prince_n in_o general_n the_o first_o clause_n of_o the_o oath_n i._o a._n b._n do_v true_o and_o sincere_o acknowledge_v profess_v and_o testify_v in_o my_o conscience_n before_o god_n and_o the_o world_n that_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n king_n james_n be_v lawful_a and_o true_a king_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o of_o all_o other_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n and_o country_n 12._o i_o will_v not_o stand_v much_o with_o widdrington_n about_o this_o clause_n because_o all_o catholic_n will_v acknowledge_v his_o majesty_n that_o now_o be_v for_o their_o prince_n and_o king_n and_o will_v swear_v also_o fidelity_n unto_o he_o in_o all_o temporal_a matter_n and_o this_o oath_n have_v be_v offer_v by_o the_o catholic_n in_o a_o 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