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the_o honour_n of_o christ_n as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o king_n elder_a son_n that_o be_v exempt_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n who_o see_v not_o here_o the_o great_a and_o notable_a discrepance_n between_o the_o spirit_n of_o godly_a saint_n &_o the_o blanch_a pretension_n of_o our_o time_n but_o most_o of_o all_o it_o grieve_v and_o afflict_v my_o mind_n to_o see_v and_o hear_v how_o man_n impose_v one_o thing_n upon_o the_o learned_a saint_n and_o ancient_a father_n when_o they_o teach_v another_o and_o the_o clean_a contrary_n jansenius_n in_o this_o place_n affirm_v that_o exemption_n be_v privilegium_fw-la principum_fw-la secularium_fw-la &_o non_fw-la jure_fw-la divino_fw-la the_o privilege_n of_o secular_a prince_n and_o not_o by_o god_n law_n 9_o you_o run_v hetrodox_n into_o the_o same_o error_n in_o cite_v the_o word_n of_o s._n augustine_n who_o word_n be_v these_o quod_fw-la dixit_fw-la ergo_fw-la liberi_fw-la sunt_fw-la silij_fw-la in_fw-la omni_fw-la regno_fw-la 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secundum_fw-la mentem_fw-la à _fw-la servitute_fw-la scilicet_fw-la peccati_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la liberi_fw-la à _fw-la servitute_fw-la corporali_fw-la in_o every_o kingdom_n the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o grace_n be_v free_a as_o touch_v the_o mind_n namely_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n but_o not_o free_a from_o service_n of_o the_o body_n and_o here_o three_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v note_v 1._o that_o s._n august_n speak_v not_o of_o ecclesiastic_o as_o card._n bellarm._n pretend_v but_o of_o all_o christian_n 2._o that_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o any_o liberty_n or_o immunity_n from_o corporal_a charge_n or_o burden_n rom_n s._n august_n &_o tho._n in_o 13._o ad_fw-la rom_n but_o speak_v of_o spiritual_a liberty_n and_o freedom_n from_o sin_n 3._o that_o from_o this_o place_n thomas_n collect_v we_o have_v no_o liberty_n no_o immunity_n from_o god_n whereby_o we_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o dominion_n of_o temporal_a king_n in_o temporal_a cause_n jansenius_n bring_v a_o 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in_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o holy_a father_n writing_n not_o blur_v nor_o abuse_v with_o erroneous_a exposition_n and_o false_a gloss_n errare_fw-la possum_fw-la haereticus_fw-la esse_fw-la nolo_fw-la subject_n i_o may_v be_v and_o be_o to_o error_n as_o all_o man_n be_v your_o self_n hetrodox_n not_o except_v with_o all_o your_o deep_a clark-ship_n but_o you_o shall_v never_o find_v i_o wilful_o to_o persist_v or_o stick_v in_o any_o error_n as_o heretic_n do_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o my_o god_n as_o i_o say_v before_o it_o seem_v by_o your_o fall_n to_o reproachful_a term_n that_o you_o have_v no_o more_o petarre_n to_o blow_v up_o the_o strong_a gate_n of_o my_o second_o proposition_n or_o other_o engine_n and_o piece_n of_o great_a ordnance_n to_o batter_v the_o wall_n and_o flanker_n thereof_o will_v your_o courage_n and_o heart_n serve_v you_o to_o play_v with_o your_o artillery_n to_o morrow_n morning_n &_o to_o give_v a_o brave_a assault_n upon_o the_o fort_n of_o my_o 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