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case_n appear_v 45._o for_o without_o their_o concurrence_n they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o charge_v any_o freeman_n nor_o to_o levy_v the_o same_o but_o by_o their_o church_n censure_n which_o will_v stand_v they_o in_o no_o stead_n and_o in_o this_o the_o convocation_n suffer_v no_o alteration_n either_o in_o right_n or_o power_n by_o the_o change_n thus_o wrought_v by_o henry_n the_o eight_o second_o as_o touch_v impose_v law_n upon_o the_o laity_n neuton_n in_o point_n of_o worship_n and_o doctrine_n its_o evident_a though_o they_o claim_v such_o power_n they_o have_v it_o not_o for_o when_o all_o be_v do_v they_o be_v content_v at_o length_n to_o get_v the_o support_n of_o the_o statute-lawe_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o particular_a law_n concern_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o proceed_n against_o heretic_n settle_v the_o popedom_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o great_a schism_n etc._n etc._n but_o now_o all_o title_n of_o claim_n be_v quite_o take_v from_o they_o and_o all_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o supreme_a legislative_a power_n of_o this_o nation_n as_o former_o have_v be_v already_o manifest_v three_o as_o touch_v matrimonial_a cause_n their_o former_a power_n of_o make_v law_n concern_v they_o and_o testamentary_a cause_n be_v now_o absolute_o take_v away_o only_o concern_v matrimonial_a matter_n they_o have_v so_o much_o of_o the_o judicatory_a power_n concern_v the_o same_o put_v upon_o they_o as_o may_v well_o serve_v the_o king_n own_o turn_n and_o that_o be_v for_o determine_v the_o matter_n between_o himself_o 12._o and_o the_o lady_n katherine_n dowager_n depend_v before_o archbishop_n cranmer_n for_o the_o king_n suppose_v the_o pope_n a_o party_n and_o therefore_o mean_v not_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v his_o judge_n and_o thus_o though_o the_o clergy_n have_v acknowledge_v the_o king_n to_o be_v their_o supreme_a head_n yet_o in_o this_o he_o be_v content_a to_o acknowledge_v their_o supremacy_n above_o he_o to_o judge_v 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