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obedience_n without_o a_o just_a cause_n and_o so_o trouble_v the_o state_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o spiritual_a prince_n sin_v in_o so_o do_v but_o yet_o the_o temporal_a prince_n may_v not_o judge_v of_o these_o thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o hildebrand_n speak_v more_o 575._o peremptorlie_o although_o that_o he_o to_o wit_n the_o emperor_n have_v be_v uâ—iustlie_o excommunicate_a by_o we_o yet_o he_o shall_v have_v make_v supplication_n to_o we_o and_o seek_v the_o benefit_n to_o be_v absolve_v and_o what_o they_o speak_v of_o the_o not_o err_v of_o the_o key_n be_v in_o vain_a for_o they_o maintain_v that_o the_o key_n can_v err_v in_o the_o pope_n hand_n and_o have_v lay_v that_o fearful_a yoâ—ke_n upon_o the_o church_n to_o take_v that_o for_o good_a which_o he_o command_v 5_o although_o it_o be_v vice_n for_o the_o church_n say_v they_o be_v bind_v in_o doubtful_a thing_n to_o acquiesce_v to_o the_o pope_n judgement_n and_o to_o do_v what_o he_o command_v etc._n etc._n and_o 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fidelity_n this_o be_v contrare_fw-la to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o lenity_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n for_o cyprian_n est_fw-la tell_v that_o in_o consure_v philumelus_fw-la and_o fortunatus_n the_o mean_a of_o the_o clergy_n he_o will_v not_o proceed_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o the_o people_n but_o they_o agree_v not_o among_o themselves_o in_o their_o limitation_n simanca_n will_v have_v the_o cause_n declare_v and_o thomas_n say_v it_o be_v enough_o that_o the_o sentence_n be_v pronounce_v and_o cydonius_n dare_v determine_v nothing_o therein_o yet_o prince_n must_v be_v content_a with_o that_o they_o know_v not_o what_o declare_v or_o undeclare_v the_o key_n err_v or_o not_o err_v in_o council_n or_o out_o of_o council_n just_o or_o uniustlie_o but_o all_o agree_v to_o cast_v 8_o down_o king_n and_o that_o with_o so_o many_o frivolous_a cause_n as_o the_o just_a king_n can_v eschew_v some_o of_o they_o all_o their_o moderation_n in_o proceed_v 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when_o they_o shall_v have_v lead_v they_o to_o heaven_n the_o piety_n of_o old_a prelate_n turn_v pagan_n to_o christianity_n but_o they_o do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o make_v prince_n and_o people_n forsake_v the_o religion_n of_o so_o proud_a and_o fleshlie_o prelate_n that_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v peace_n between_o emperor_n and_o pope_n for_o some_o three_o or_o four_o age_n be_v but_o a_o conspiracy_n each_o of_o they_o flatetre_v other_o in_o offend_v god_n but_o he_o turn_v this_o â—ust_z irritation_n of_o prince_n in_o a_o preparative_n to_o reformation_n that_o prince_n be_v sensible_a of_o the_o effront_v do_v to_o their_o honour_n by_o the_o pope_n tyranny_n may_v be_v lead_v to_o feel_v the_o wound_n of_o their_o soul_n by_o his_o heresy_n &_o so_o stir_v up_o to_o reform_v the_o church_n in_o both_o people_n be_v also_o irritate_fw-la for_o beside_o their_o defraud_v of_o spiritual_a comfort_n whereof_o as_o then_o they_o be_v senseless_a they_o people_n be_v cast_v in_o civil_a discord_n the_o faction_n of_o the_o guelf_n &_o gibelin_n so_o call_v from_o guâ—lfus_n d._n of_o baveere_n &_o conradus_n giblingen_n ann._n 1140._o etc._n etc._n the_o excommunication_n of_o prince_n turn_v they_o all_o in_o division_n some_o of_o duty_n &_o conscience_n adhere_v to_o their_o prince_n other_o of_o superstition_n and_o treason_n fall_v from_o they_o kingdom_n against_o kingdom_n &_o kingdom_n city_n and_o family_n divide_v among_o themselves_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o alarm_n be_v give_v by_o excommunication_n there_o be_v neither_o peace_n nor_o place_n for_o neutralitie_n but_o the_o old_a bloody_a proscription_n of_o sylla_n and_o marius_n be_v act_v every_o where_o this_o make_v they_o weary_a of_o such_o broil_n and_o dispose_v they_o to_o embrace_v a_o more_o peaceable_a religion_n that_o will_v keep_v they_o in_o peace_n with_o their_o prince_n and_o neighbour_n their_o intolerable_a cruelty_n against_o the_o emperor_n inforce_v reformation_n the_o 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people_n smart_v &_o be_v bring_v to_o desperation_n be_v force_v to_o take_v some_o course_n to_o vendicat_fw-la themselves_o their_o law_n provyd_v that_o feudum_fw-la meretur_fw-la amittere_fw-la qui_fw-la feudum_fw-la inficiatur_fw-la chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o second_o fruit_n of_o their_o folly_n a_o exact_a inquiry_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o second_o fruit_n of_o their_o foolishness_n be_v a_o exact_a knowledge_n inquiry_n of_o the_o matter_n when_o man_n see_v their_o tyranny_n they_o inquire_v the_o cause_n and_o as_o tertullian_n 5._o speak_v of_o the_o martyr_n when_o they_o know_v the_o truth_n they_o follow_v it_o for_o as_o he_o speak_v in_o another_o place_n who_o so_o study_v to_o understand_v 18._o shall_v be_v force_v to_o believe_v their_o tyranny_n be_v so_o gross_a and_o manifest_a that_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o see_v the_o thing_n they_o can_v not_o imagine_v the_o more_o that_o prince_n inquire_v the_o more_o they_o find_v their_o own_o 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