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perdit_fw-la terrenum_fw-la ius_fw-la sed_fw-la acquirit_fw-la ius_fw-la nowm_fw-la in_o bonis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la spiritualibus_fw-la yea_o every_o king_n when_o of_o a_o ethnic_n he_o become_v christian_a do_v not_o loose_v his_o terrene_a right_n but_o get_v a_o new_a right_n in_o the_o spiritual_a good_n of_o the_o church_n and_o cite_v bellarmine_n he_o say_v omnia_fw-la haec_fw-la dominus_fw-la tuus_fw-la totidem_fw-la verbis_fw-la all_o those_o thing_n thy_o master_n bellarmin_n in_o so_o many_o word_n affirm_v 3_o bollar_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-fr pont._n ca._n 2._o &_o 3_o as_o though_o bellarmine_n have_v affirm_v that_o a_o pagan_a king_n be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o have_v right_a and_o power_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n whereas_o bellarmine_n be_v too_o learned_a to_o make_v so_o gross_a a_o error_n and_o only_o affirm_v that_o pagan_a king_n be_v true_a prince_n and_o lord_n of_o their_o country_n 7._o but_o perchance_o they_o will_v say_v that_o the_o prince_n 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and_o honour_n yet_o they_o pretend_v by_o prescription_n and_o
church_n but_o by_o the_o magistrate_n i_o must_v tell_v he_o that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n may_v punish_v heretic_n much_o more_o may_v the_o church_n because_o the_o magistrate_n and_o prince_n as_o he_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v which_o be_v heresy_n so_o it_o pertain_v not_o to_o he_o to_o punish_v heretic_n 11._o vide_fw-la suarâ—z_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la cap._n 11._o heresy_n be_v a_o crime_n which_o pertain_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a not_o to_o the_o temporal_a court_n and_o therefore_o that_o prince_n by_o their_o law_n do_v decree_n punishment_n against_o heretic_n they_o do_v it_o by_o commission_n from_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o church_n first_o deliver_v they_o up_o to_o secular_a power_n whence_o follow_v that_o the_o church_n who_o give_v authority_n to_o prince_n to_o punish_v heretic_n may_v do_v it_o herself_o when_o they_o be_v want_v in_o their_o office_n which_o also_o all_o the_o argument_n allege_v do_v convince_v and_o 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among_o water_n i_o will_v willing_o acknowledge_v he_o the_o second_o person_n after_o god_n and_o only_o lesser_a than_o god_n in_o temporal_a authority_n 2._o tertul._n l._n adversus_fw-la scap._n c._n 2._o 2._o but_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o one_o of_o king_n lest_o honour_n to_o acknowledge_v then selue_o son_n of_o the_o church_n auxentium_n ambros_n orat_fw-la in_o auxentium_n as_o s._n ambrose_n tell_v valentinian_n the_o euiperour_n and_o therefore_o as_o priest_n be_v content_a to_o give_v to_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n that_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o they_o so_o prince_n must_v not_o disdain_v to_o give_v to_o priess_n their_o due_a respect_n and_o right_n prince_n i_o grant_v be_v call_v god_n by_o participation_n and_o the_o anoint_a of_o god_n so_o be_v priest_n and_o in_o this_o kind_n great_a god_n than_o they_o because_o they_o approach_v near_o unto_o the_o true_a god_n and_o only_a god_n by_o essence_n who_o therefore_o be_v call_v deus_fw-la deorum_fw-la 135._o psal_n 49._o &_o 135._o god_n of_o god_n and_o their_o consecration_n and_o anoint_v be_v a_o sacrament_n be_v far_o holy_a than_o that_o of_o king_n for_o which_o cause_n constantin_n call_v the_o bishope_n of_o nice_a his_o god_n 2._o ruf._n l._n 1._o cap._n 2._o and_o will_v not_o be_v judge_n of_o they_o to_o who_o judgement_n he_o be_v to_o stand_v and_o as_o prince_n be_v king_n so_o be_v priest_n and_o by_o so_o much_o great_a king_n than_o they_o by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v more_o to_o be_v a_o king_n of_o soul_n than_o body_n wherefore_o the_o scripture_n allege_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n which_o give_v to_o the_o spiritual_a power_n a_o superiority_n and_o authority_n over_o the_o temporal_a do_v prove_v also_o that_o bishop_n and_o especiallig_v the_o high_a and_o chief_a pastor_n be_v even_o king_n pastor_n 21_o joan._n 21_o and_o superior_n for_o when_o christ_n bid_v peter_n feed_v his_o sheep_n he_o make_v he_o pastor_n over_o all_o christian_n and_o so_o the_o king_n if_o he_o will_v be_v a_o sheep_n of_o christ_n must_v be_v a_o sheep_n of_o peter_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o pope_n his_o successor_n 18._o mat._n 18._o and_o must_v acknouwledge_v he_o his_o pastor_n and_o when_o christ_n say_v dic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n tell_v the_o church_n and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o bear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o be_v a_o ethnic_a and_o publican_n do_v he_o exempt_a prince_n from_o the_o church_n tribunal_n and_o when_o he_o say_v what_o soever_o you_o shall_v bind_v upon_o earth_n ult._n mat._n ult._n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n be_v prince_n except_v no_o no._n if_o prince_n will_v be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n they_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o visible_a head_n thereof_o if_o they_o will_v be_v sheep_n of_o christ_n they_o must_v acknowledge_v peter_z and_o the_o pope_n his_o successor_n for_o their_o pastor_n 3._o neither_o can_v their_o temporal_a soveraintie_n exempt_v they_o for_o that_o 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other_o title_n to_o be_v quite_o exempt_a from_o he_o and_o subject_a to_o none_o in_o temporal_a matter_n and_o see_v that_o this_o supremacy_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n either_o be_v not_o distinguish_v from_o their_o regal_a authority_n or_o be_v necessary_o annex_v unto_o it_o as_o they_o refuse_v to_o be_v subject_a in_o temporal_a matter_n so_o may_v they_o in_o ecclesiastical_a the_o king_n of_o england_n why_o he_o rather_o than_o the_o king_n of_o france_n the_o king_n of_o france_n why_o he_o rather_o than_o any_o of_o the_o other_o yea_o if_o these_o king_n pretend_v not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o emperor_n much_o more_o may_v they_o claim_v exemption_n from_o one_o anotherr_n 9_o if_o any_o answer_n that_o by_o common_a consent_n they_o may_v either_o choose_v one_o to_o call_v the_o rest_n or_o be_v all_o equal_a they_o may_v meet_v altogether_o in_o one_o neither_o will_v this_o serve_v for_o as_o for_o the_o first_o mean_n it_o be_v moral_o impossible_a 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that_o shall_v take_v up_o the_o matter_n among_o they_o if_o you_o say_v the_o king_n i_o demand_v who_o shall_v bear_v the_o sway_n among_o they_o and_o so_o to_o make_v king_n head_n of_o the_o church_n in_o their_o kingdom_n be_v to_o hinder_v all_o general_n counsel_n which_o yet_o heretofore_o have_v be_v so_o oft_o assemble_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n to_o the_o great_a profit_n peace_n and_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n 10._o fourthlie_o if_o prince_n in_o that_o they_o be_v prince_n or_o christian_a prince_n be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n in_o their_o realm_n than_o child_n may_v be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n yea_o and_o woman_n also_o for_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o regal_a authority_n whereas_o not_o withstand_v the_o wiseman_n pronounce_v a_o vae_fw-la &_o curse_v to_o the_o land_n who_o king_n be_v a_o child_n 10._o ecclesiastes_n 10._o and_o much_o more_o woe_n it_o be_v to_o a_o church_n who_o head_n be_v a_o child_n sure_o s._n paul_n 14_o 1._o cor._n 14_o that_o command_v woman_n to_o be_v silent_a in_o the_o church_n will_v never_o have_v permit_v such_o to_o govern_v the_o church_n and_o yet_o after_o king_n henry_n have_v arrogate_a this_o monstrous_a power_n in_o a_o king_n to_o make_v it_o ridiculous_a to_o the_o world_n god_n permit_v that_o next_o after_o he_o a_o child_n come_v to_o be_v king_n &_o the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o next_o but_o one_o after_o the_o child_n a_o woman_n succeed_v also_o in_o the_o like_a authority_n 11._o fiftlie_o to_o make_v enerie_n king_n supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o kingdom_n destroy_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n for_o whereas_o there_o be_v three_o especial_a and_o essential_a unity_n in_o the_o church_n to_o wit_n unity_n of_o head_n and_o one_o government_n unity_n of_o one_o faith_n unity_n of_o the_o same_o external_a profession_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n by_o the_o same_o rite_n and_o sacrament_n if_o we_o receive_v every_o prince_n 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