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the_o judgement_n of_o a_o catholic_a englishman_n live_v in_o banishment_n for_o his_o religion_n write_v to_o his_o private_a friend_n in_o england_n concern_v a_o late_a book_n set_v forth_o and_o entitle_v triplici_fw-la nodo_fw-la triplex_fw-la cuneus_fw-la or_o a_o apology_n for_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n against_o two_o breves_fw-la of_o pope_n paulus_n v._o to_o the_o catholic_n of_o england_n &_o a_o letter_n of_o cardinal_n bellarmine_n to_o m._n george_n blackwell_n archpriest_n wherein_o the_o say_a oath_n be_v show_v to_o be_v unlawful_a unto_o a_o catholic_a conscience_n for_o so_o much_o as_o it_o contain_v sundry_a clause_n repugnant_a to_o his_o religion_n s._n hieron_n comment_fw-fr in_o cap._n 4._o hierem._n let_v a_o oath_n have_v these_o companion_n truth_n judgement_n and_o justice_n for_o if_o these_o be_v want_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o oath_n but_o perjury_n ¶_o permissu_fw-la superiorum_fw-la anno_fw-la 1608._o the_o general_n content_n of_o this_o 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whether_o this_o oath_n do_v contain_v matter_n of_o only_a mere_a civil_a and_o temporal_a obedience_n and_o not_o any_o of_o religion_n as_o be_v pâ—â—â—â—â—ded_v num_fw-la 20._o 21._o etc._n etc._n 4._o what_o full_a and_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o dutiful_a allegiance_n catholic_a subject_n do_v acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o owe_v and_o offer_v unto_o his_o ma._n tie_n in_o all_o temporal_a affair_n as_o much_o as_o ever_o any_o english_a subject_n from_o the_o beginning_n until_o k._n henry_n the_o eight_o his_o time_n and_o as_o any_o foreign_a subject_n do_v to_o any_o catholic_a emperor_n king_n or_o prince_n at_o this_o day_n num_fw-la 25._o 26._o etc._n etc._n 5._o how_o contradictory_n it_o be_v in_o itself_o that_o catholic_n must_v swear_v to_o take_v the_o oath_n free_o &_o without_o coaction_n notwithstanding_o the_o penalty_n of_o praemunire_n if_o they_o refuse_v it_o num_fw-la 29._o etc._n etc._n 6._o concern_v a_o petition_n to_o his_o ma._n tie_n for_o exposition_n of_o the_o say_a oath_n for_o avoid_v of_o needle_n vexation_n num_fw-la 32._o 33._o etc._n etc._n 7._o that_o nothing_o be_v gain_v but_o much_o lose_v to_o his_o ma._n tie_n by_o overmuch_o urge_v the_o say_a oath_n num_fw-la 34._o 35._o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o second_o paragraph_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o two_o breve_n of_o paulus_n v._o and_o whether1_n he_o have_v reason_n to_o complain_v of_o catholic_n sufferance_n or_o no_o num_fw-la 1._o 2._o 3._o etc._n etc._n whether_o q._n elizabeth_n do_v persecute_v catholicks,2_n and_o whether_o she_o be_v so_o happy_a in_o her_o life_n and_o government_n as_o some_o do_v make_v she_o num_fw-la 5._o 6._o 7._o etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v not_o height_n of_o pride_n in_o catholic_n to_o desire_v liberty_n of3_n conscience_n as_o the_o apologer_n say_v num_fw-la 25._o 26._o 27._o etc._n etc._n that_o clemency_n be_v no_o cause_n of_o desperate_a attempt_n as_o this_o apologer4_n insinuate_v but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a to_o wit_n cruelty_n num_fw-la 32._o 33._o etc._n etc._n in_o what_o point_n and_o why_o this_o oath_n be_v hold_v to_o be_v unlawful_a for5_n catholic_a man_n to_o take_v with_o the_o examination_n of_o scripture_n father_n and_o counsel_n about_o the_o same_o num_fw-la 41._o 42._o etc._n etc._n how_o the_o apologer_n witting_o mistake_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question,6_n go_v forward_o impugn_v only_o his_o own_o device_n num_fw-la 61._o 62._o in_o the_o three_o paragraph_n cardinal_n bellarmyne_n be_v wrongful_o charge_v to_o mistake1_n the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n and_o to_o impugn_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n instead_o of_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n num_fw-la 4._o 5._o etc._n etc._n why_o the_o apologer_n change_v the_o old_a title_n of_o supreme_a head2_n of_o the_o church_n establish_v by_o statute_n under_o k._n henry_n the_o 8._o and_o k._n edward_n the_o 6._o unto_o supreme_a governor_n num_fw-la 6._o 7._o etc._n etc._n 3._o the_o ancient_a counsel_n of_o toledo_n how_o untrue_o they_o be_v allege_v for_o prescribe_v this_o form_n of_o oath_n now_o exact_v num_fw-la 11._o 12._o 13._o etc._n etc._n 4._o clause_n of_o belief_n or_o not_o belief_n prove_v to_o be_v in_o this_o oath_n contrary_a to_o the_o apologer_n assertion_n num_fw-la 26._o 27._o etc._n etc._n 5._o a_o eleven_o contradiction_n object_v out_o of_o cardinal_n bellarmyne_v work_n but_o no_o one_o can_v be_v verify_v num_fw-la 35._o 36._o 37._o etc._n etc._n 6._o the_o authoritye_n of_o sundry_a father_n examine_v whether_o they_o make_v to_o the_o purpose_n for_o which_o bellarmyne_n do_v allege_v they_o in_o his_o epistle_n num_fw-la 58._o 59_o 7._o great_a variety_n of_o calumâ—â—ious_a deal_n against_o the_o cardinal_n for_o disgrace_v he_o num_fw-la 74._o 75._o etc._n etc._n 8._o how_o king_n and_o prince_n be_v true_o servant_n of_o their_o subject_n and_o how_o their_o authority_n be_v mediate_o and_o not_o immediate_o from_o god_n num_fw-la 78._o 79._o 83._o etc._n 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