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private_a man_n you_o can_v by_o right_o invade_v do_v you_o think_v then_o you_o may_v take_v away_o the_o house_n of_o god_n it_o be_v allege_v that_o the_o emperor_n may_v do_v what_o he_o listen_v but_o i_o answer_v burden_n not_o yourself_o o_o emperor_n to_o think_v that_o you_o have_v any_o imperial_a right_n over_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v go_n exalt_v not_o yourself_o so_o high_a but_o if_o you_o will_v reign_v long_o be_v subject_a unto_o god_n for_o it_o be_v write_v give_v unto_o caesar_n that_o which_o be_v caesar_n and_o to_o god_n that_o which_o be_v god_n palace_n belong_v to_o emperor_n church_n to_o priest_n â—â—_o epist_n â—â—_o the_o church_n be_v god_n it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v yield_v by_o i_o to_o caesar_n the_o temple_n of_o god_n can_v he_o caesar_n right_n i_o can_v deliver_v that_o to_o heretic_n which_o i_o receive_v to_o keep_v on_o god_n behalf_n i_o will_v to_o god_n 32._o epist_n 32._o it_o be_v apparent_a to_o i_o that_o my_o church_n shall_v 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to_o the_o emperor_n power_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o s._n ambrose_n affirm_v nevertheless_o that_o the_o emperor_n have_v power_n over_o the_o person_n of_o all_o man_n within_o his_o empire_n theoâ—osij_n ambros_n de_fw-fr obien_fw-fr theoâ—osij_n here_o than_o you_o must_v learn_v of_o s._n ambrose_n to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n and_o the_o person_n in_o the_o church_n for_o over_o all_o the_o person_n he_o confess_v that_o the_o emperor_n have_v power_n but_o not_o over_o the_o divine_a thing_n therein_o and_o this_o also_o do_v the_o protestant_n hold_v that_o a_o christian_a king_n have_v power_n over_o the_o person_n of_o all_o bishop_n pastor_n and_o ecclesiastical_a minister_n in_o the_o church_n within_o his_o own_o dominion_n but_o not_o over_o the_o divine_a thing_n therein_o as_o namely_o not_o over_o god_n word_n his_o religion_n sacrament_n and_o other_o his_o institution_n and_o ordinance_n in_o his_o church_n yet_o again_o it_o be_v 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to_o christian_a emperor_n king_n and_o prince_n which_o be_v allow_v to_o far_o inferior_a and_o mean_a person_n yea_o these_o chief_o and_o principal_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o high_a place_n and_o calling_n be_v to_o be_v allow_v this_o right_n whereas_o therefore_o my_o adversary_n say_v that_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n man_n shall_v be_v judge_n for_o determine_v of_o dogmatic_a question_n and_o controversy_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n and_o that_o christian_a emperor_n king_n and_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v guide_v direct_v teach_v and_o instruct_v by_o they_o all_o this_o be_v grant_v yet_o withal_o let_v christian_a king_n and_o prince_n have_v also_o herein_o their_o due_n and_o that_o right_a which_o to_o they_o belong_v which_o be_v to_o search_v the_o scripture_n thereby_o to_o try_v &_o examine_v whether_o the_o doctrine_n of_o their_o teacher_n be_v true_a or_o false_a for_o 432._o act_n 17.12_o basil_n 〈◊〉_d dâ—f_n 77._o pag._n 432._o it_o behove_v the_o hearer_n say_v 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