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the_o spiritual_a good_a of_o their_o nation_n because_o if_o a_o mere_a temporal_a power_n such_o as_o we_o only_o ascribe_v to_o king_n can_v extend_v itself_o to_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n of_o a_o mere_a spiritual_a crime_n when_o it_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o temporal_a good_a the_o judgement_n of_o which_o crime_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o temporal_a court_n why_o may_v not_o a_o mere_a spiritual_a power_n such_o as_o we_o attribute_v only_o to_o the_o pope_n over_o all_o christendom_n enjoin_v in_o certain_a case_n if_o there_o be_v not_o some_o other_o obstacle_n a_o temporal_a punishment_n or_o deprive_v of_o some_o temporal_a thing_n in_o order_n to_o a_o spiritual_a end_n the_o execution_n of_o which_o punishment_n and_o the_o deprivation_n of_o which_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o temporal_a prince_n and_o so_o we_o see_v that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n do_v and_o may_v just_o in_o some_o case_n invocare_fw-la auxilium_fw-la brachii_fw-la secularis_fw-la 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magistrate_n for_o temporall_n be_v not_o out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o the_o spiritual_a power_n more_o than_o spirituall_n be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o the_o temporal_a power_n 103._o final_o the_o stout_a maintainer_n of_o the_o oath_n and_o the_o great_a impugner_n of_o the_o pope_n power_n to_o depose_v prince_n can_v deny_v but_o that_o a_o subject_a who_o be_v persecute_v by_o his_o prince_n upon_o the_o score_n of_o his_o religion_n and_o be_v in_o imminent_a danger_n of_o be_v pervert_v may_v lawful_o fly_v and_o steal_v away_o into_o a_o foreign_a country_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a practice_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o the_o primitive_a christian_n and_o according_a to_o those_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n 10.23_o cum_fw-la autem_fw-la persequentur_fw-la vos_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la ista_fw-la fugite_fw-la in_o aliam_fw-la and_o this_o even_a against_o his_o prince_n express_a prohibition_n and_o his_o spiritual_a directour_n may_v counsel_v he_o or_o enjoin_v he_o to_o do_v so_o and_o consequent_o such_o a_o man_n may_v lawful_o in_o that_o case_n deprive_v his_o prince_n upon_o a_o mere_a spiritual_a account_n viz._n the_o salvation_n of_o his_o soul_n of_o a_o naturall-born_a subject_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o temporalty_n of_o the_o prince_n yea_o what_o priest_n or_o lay-catholick_n be_v there_o even_o among_o those_o who_o be_v so_o hot_a for_o the_o oath_n and_o against_o the_o pope_n depose_v power_n pretend_v thereby_o to_o signalise_v with_o particularity_n their_o loyalty_n to_o the_o king_n who_o do_v not_o transgress_v and_o think_v he_o may_v do_v so_o lawful_o upon_o some_o spiritual_a account_n several_a civil_a and_o temporal_a law_n enact_v by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n against_o popish_a recusant_n either_o send_n over_o their_o child_n beyond_o sea_n against_o the_o express_a law_n of_o the_o realm_n or_o tarry_v in_o the_o kingdom_n against_o several_a proclamation_n of_o his_o majesty_n or_o do_v 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temporall_n it_o may_v therefore_o depose_v
least_o whether_o they_o have_v serious_o ponder_v they_o the_o expression_n so_o weighty_a wherewith_o they_o declare_v the_o unlawfulness_n of_o the_o oath_n and_o the_o character_n they_o give_v of_o such_o as_o counsel_v or_o teach_v the_o contrary_a which_o certain_o be_v enough_o to_o startle_v any_o tender_a conscience_n and_o whether_o they_o can_v think_v themselves_o obedient_a son_n to_o their_o supreme_a pastor_n and_o father_n when_o they_o disobey_v his_o express_a prohibition_n publish_v several_a time_n after_o so_o long_a debate_n and_o so_o mature_a deliberation_n final_o whether_o most_o of_o they_o have_v not_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o pretend_a authority_n of_o france_n for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o oath_n whereas_o france_n never_o approve_v by_o any_o public_a act_n the_o whole_a oath_n as_o it_o lie_v nor_o that_o part_n thereof_o for_o which_o only_o the_o authority_n of_o france_n be_v allege_v as_o it_o be_v couch_v in_o the_o oath_n 121._o 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