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our_o king_n next_o and_o immediate_o under_o christ_n supreme_a head_n and_o governor_n do_v lean_v this_o way_n and_o give_v offence_n to_o the_o orthodox_a abroad_o calvin_n call_v they_o inconsiderate_a man_n who_o do_v it_o and_o sâ—ith_n they_o be_v blasphemous_a when_o they_o call_v he_o the_o supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n under_o christ_n hoc_fw-la semper_fw-la me_fw-la graviter_fw-la vulneravit_fw-la say_v he_o but_o dr._n reynolds_n and_o nowell_n take_v off_o that_o offence_n afterward_o 13._o the_o papist_n on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o they_o may_v hold_v up_o the_o authority_n of_o their_o pope_n and_o keep_v the_o magistracy_n from_o meddle_v with_o their_o clergy_n together_o with_o some_o heretic_n who_o will_v have_v liberty_n to_o hold_v and_o vent_v their_o wicked_a conception_n these_o have_v shut_v the_o magistrate_n quite_o out_o they_o must_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o religion_n only_o the_o papist_n will_v give_v they_o so_o 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