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bishop_n have_v among_o they_o those_o that_o hold_v the_o doctrine_n of_o balaam_n who_o teach_v balac_n to_o set_v a_o stumbling-block_n before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v as_o the_o apostle_n expound_v it_o to_o love_v the_o wage_n of_o unrighteousness_n and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o worldly_a honour_n wealth_n and_o other_o sinister_a respect_n to_o grow_v cold_a in_o the_o love_n of_o truth_n which_o make_v a_o preacher_n at_o paul_n cross_n to_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v be_v please_v to_o make_v the_o lord_n temporal_a more_o spiritual_a and_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a less_o temporal_a and_o it_o grieve_v i_o much_o to_o set_v down_o how_o the_o bishop_n court_n be_v general_o complain_v of_o how_o just_o or_o how_o unjust_o i_o can_v tell_v as_o the_o great_a oprressour_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o public_a grievance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n their_o delay_n unsufferable_a their_o excommunication_n unreasonable_a corn._n agâ—ippa_n de_fw-fr vanitâ—ue_fw-la scientâ—arum_fw-la cap._n 61._o their_o fee_n intolerable_a and_o often_o time_n their_o injustice_n no_o way_n to_o be_v excuse_v which_o make_v the_o lay_v people_n to_o exclaim_v against_o the_o bishop_n and_o their_o court_n as_o much_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o cornelius_n agrippa_n and_o our_o presbyterian_o do_v against_o the_o romish_a bishop_n and_o if_o they_o say_v as_o they_o do_v the_o court_n belong_v to_o their_o chancellor_n that_o be_v learned_a man_n doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o canon_n law_n and_o of_o honourable_a repute_n among_o all_o nation_n and_o what_o they_o do_v shall_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o bishop_n fault_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v qui_fw-la facit_fw-la per_fw-la alium_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la quasi_fw-la faceret_fw-la per_fw-la seipsum_fw-la he_o that_o offend_v by_o his_o proctor_n shall_v suffer_v by_o himself_o and_o we_o must_v confess_v the_o court_n be_v the_o bishop_n court_n and_o the_o chancellor_n be_v but_o their_o deputy_n 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bishop_n court_n be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o the_o corruption_n that_o be_v of_o those_o court_n and_o so_o the_o bishop_n that_o do_v this_o even_o for_o these_o fault_n beside_o the_o neglect_n to_o redress_v their_o other_o abuse_n can_v not_o in_o my_o judgement_n be_v any_o way_n excuse_v but_o i_o will_v show_v you_o yet_o to_o ordain_v unworthy_a person_n to_o be_v priest_n a_o great_a fault_n to_o the_o shame_n of_o some_o great_a abomination_n which_o i_o have_v often_o bemoan_v when_o i_o consider_v how_o some_o of_o the_o bishop_n not_o follow_v saint_n paul_n counsel_n in_o the_o ordination_n of_o priest_n and_o deacon_n to_o lay_v hand_n on_o no_o man_n rash_o but_o to_o see_v the_o person_n to_o be_v admit_v to_o holy_a order_n shall_v be_v no_o novice_n and_o no_o way_n unworthy_a of_o that_o high_a call_v but_o every_o way_n qualify_v both_o for_o life_n and_o doctrine_n so_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v require_v have_v notwithstanding_o vide_fw-la england_n reprover_n pag._n 67._o either_o by_o the_o solicitation_n of_o friend_n or_o for_o some_o other_o respect_n and_o perhaps_o worse_a corruption_n many_o time_n make_v young_a novice_n illiterate_a man_n and_o which_o be_v worse_o man_n of_o corrupt_a mind_n and_o bad_a life_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n to_o wait_v at_o his_o altar_n that_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o wait_v on_o our_o table_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o bishop_n that_o do_v this_o do_v herein_o falsify_v their_o faith_n to_o god_n and_o betray_v his_o service_n to_o these_o unworthy_a man_n so_o the_o just_a god_n have_v most_o right_o suffer_v these_o perfidious_a man_n to_o betray_v their_o maker_n to_o spit_v in_o their_o father_n face_n and_o to_o combine_v with_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o destroy_v the_o bishop_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v in_o another_o kind_n ignavum_n fucos_fw-la pecus_fw-la à _fw-la praesepibus_fw-la arcent_fw-la neither_o be_v this_o all_o the_o bishop_n fault_n to_o ordain_v these_o to_o drive_v away_o themselves_o but_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o old_a rector_n eris_fw-la praestò_fw-la man_n obtain_v their_o living_n four_o manner_n of_o way_n de_fw-la sanguine_fw-la praesulis_fw-la esto_fw-la or_o as_o another_o say_v quattuor_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la portis_fw-la intratur_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la prima_fw-la patet_fw-la magnis_fw-la nummatis_fw-la altera_fw-la tertia_fw-la charis_fw-la quarta_fw-la sed_fw-la paucis_fw-la solet_fw-la patere_fw-la dei_fw-la so_o to_o put_v weapon_n into_o their_o hand_n to_o enable_v they_o to_o war_n with_o their_o bishop_n it_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o some_o of_o the_o bishop_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o common_a report_n of_o the_o country_n mercury_n to_o bestow_v live_n rectory_n prebend_n and_o other_o preferment_n not_o on_o such_o worthy_a scholar_n and_o academic_n as_o best_o deserve_v they_o but_o either_o upon_o their_o own_o friend_n child_n kinsman_n or_o servant_n or_o on_o such_o as_o according_a to_o the_o old_a riddle_n can_v tell_v they_o who_o be_v melchisedec_n father_n and_o his_o mother_n too_o and_o can_v say_v saint_n peter_n lesson_n aurum_fw-la &_o argentum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la the_o clean_a contrary_a way_n and_o this_o very_a practice_n of_o those_o bishop_n that_o do_v so_o breed_v ill_a blood_n and_o many_o corrupt_a humour_n against_o the_o episcopal_a function_n as_o especial_o first_o a_o disdain_n of_o they_o among_o those_o worthy_a man_n that_o be_v so_o careless_o neglect_v second_o a_o neglect_n of_o god_n people_n and_o leave_v they_o untaught_a and_o unguided_a by_o those_o unworthy_a man_n that_o be_v thus_o promote_v three_o a_o general_a distaste_n of_o the_o people_n against_o all_o the_o bishop_n when_o they_o resent_v these_o distemper_n that_o be_v only_o cause_v by_o very_a few_o and_o all_o these_o thing_n cry_v to_o god_n for_o redress_n and_o
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have_v attain_v to_o all_o art_n and_o do_v know_v as_o much_o as_o berengarius_fw-la that_o be_v say_v to_o know_v as_o much_o as_o be_v knowable_a or_o as_o solomon_n that_o write_v of_o all_o nature_n from_o the_o isop_n that_o grow_v upon_o the_o wall_n to_o the_o cedar_n of_o lebanon_n yet_o may_v they_o cry_v out_o with_o the_o poet_n o_o quantum_fw-la mortalia_fw-la pectora_fw-la cecae_fw-la noctis_fw-la habet_fw-la ovid_n mâ—t._n l._n 6_o alas_o alas_o how_o much_o blindness_n lodge_v in_o all_o mortal_a man_n and_o they_o may_v most_o true_o say_v with_o job_n that_o they_o be_v but_o of_o yesterday_o and_o know_v nothing_o but_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a story_n of_o all_o time_n make_v they_o to_o neglect_v their_o duty_n and_o to_o spurn_v against_o both_o their_o king_n and_o their_o bishop_n for_o have_v they_o be_v well_o verse_v in_o these_o thing_n and_o have_v understand_v they_o well_o i_o shall_v have_v think_v it_o not_o possible_a for_o the_o devil_n to_o have_v fill_v they_o with_o so_o much_o poison_n as_o they_o have_v show_v both_o against_o their_o king_n and_o against_o their_o bishop_n and_o that_o just_a like_o the_o coy-duck_n officiosa_fw-la aliis_fw-la exitiosa_fw-la suis_fw-la to_o destroy_v their_o brethren_n to_o pleasure_v their_o enemy_n and_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n church_n for_o three_o see_v the_o bishop_n who_o they_o deem_v no_o more_o than_o their_o equal_n to_o be_v prefer_v before_o they_o and_o conceive_v themselves_o thereby_o to_o be_v neglect_v they_o both_o hate_v the_o king_n for_o his_o choice_n and_o envy_v the_o bishop_n for_o their_o place_n and_o because_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a to_o work_v any_o other_o revenge_n their_o tongue_n be_v their_o own_o and_o they_o let_v fly_v their_o arrow_n even_o bitter_a word_n both_o against_o our_o obedience_n to_o the_o king_n though_o cunning_o and_o 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