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say_v a_o count_n can_v not_o meddle_v in_o counsel_n ergo_fw-la a_o emperor_n can_v but_o he_o shall_v have_v remember_v that_o this_o count_n be_v send_v to_o supply_v the_o emperor_n place_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o as_o the_o emperor_n ambassador_n can_v not_o meddle_v in_o counsel_n neither_o can_v the_o emperor_n himself_o he_o shall_v also_o have_v mark_v the_o emperor_n reason_n which_o be_v because_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o he_o that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o order_n of_o bishop_n to_o meddle_v in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n which_o reason_n aswell_o exclude_v the_o emperor_n as_o the_o count_n unless_o doctor_n andrew_n will_v make_v all_o king_n and_o emperor_n bishop_n valentinian_n the_o elder_a say_v 2.1_o sozom._n 16_o ca._n 7._o &_o 2.1_o sibi_fw-la qui_fw-la unus_fw-la è_fw-la laicorum_fw-la numero_fw-la erat_fw-la non_fw-la licere_fw-la se_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la rebus_fw-la interponere_fw-la it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o laiety_n to_o meddle_v in_o such_o matter_n and_o although_o doctor_n andrew_n will_v expound_v zozomen_n who_o report_v this_o speech_n of_o the_o emperor_n by_o nicephorus_n 8._o hist_o tri._n part_n lib._n 7._o
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becanus_n in_o dissid_n angl._n for_o first_o as_o bbcanus_n have_v tell_v they_o they_o be_v not_o agree_v whether_o his_o authority_n shall_v be_v call_v primacy_n or_o supremacy_n nor_o whether_o he_o shall_v be_v style_v primate_n or_o sovereign_n 33._o salclebr_n pag._n 140._o d._n and._n in_o tort._n pag._n 90._o tomson_n pag._n 33._o head_n or_o governor_n salclebridge_n call_v the_o king_n primate_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n doctor_n andrew_n call_v his_o authority_n primacy_n and_o yet_o tomson_n will_v not_o have_v this_o authority_n call_v primacy_n but_o supremacy_n because_o the_o former_a word_n argue_v a_o power_n ecclesiastical_a and_o of_o the_o same_o order_n with_o that_o which_o prelate_n of_o the_o church_n have_v the_o last_o word_n he_o say_v signify_v not_o so_o much_o and_o again_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o call_v spiritual_a authority_n but_o authority_n in_o respect_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n 305_o tomson_n pag._n 31._o idem_fw-la pag._n 95._o 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to_o excommunicate_v yea_o he_o say_v he_o may_v be_v excommunicate_v and_o the_o same_o do_v also_o d._n andrew_n and_o tooker_n maintain_v but_o what_o a_o supreme_a head_n be_v he_o that_o can_v not_o cut_v of_o by_o excommunication_n a_o infect_v and_o infect_a member_n what_o a_o pastor_n that_o can_v not_o cast_v out_o a_o infect_a sheep_n by_o excommunication_n and_o if_o he_o can_v not_o excommunicate_a but_o rather_o may_v be_v excommunicate_v it_o argue_v that_o he_o have_v a_o superior_a who_o can_v exercise_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n over_o he_o and_o so_o he_o be_v not_o supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n wherefore_o catholic_n as_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o pope_n supreme_a head_n 136._o salcl_n pag._n 136._o so_o they_o say_v he_o can_v not_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o any_o salclebrige_n say_v that_o it_o be_v clear_a than_o the_o sun_n that_o prince_n have_v determine_v controversy_n of_o faith_n in_o 8._o counsel_n citandi_fw-la tooker_n pag._n 50._o bilson_n &_o caeteri_fw-la infra_fw-la citandi_fw-la and_o yet_o tooker_n as_o also_o d._n bilson_n d._n andrew_n and_o d._n field_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v anon_o will_v not_o have_v the_o king_n call_v superior_a in_o matter_n of_o faith_n 21._o after_o this_o doubt_n and_o vary_v they_o proceed_v to_o a_o flat_a denial_n of_o the_o foresay_v supremacy_n 170._o in_o tortura_fw-la torti_n pa._n 170._o d._n andrew_n have_v take_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o supremacy_n from_o the_o king_n for_o he_o confess_v that_o the_o emperor_n have_v no_o imperial_a right_n to_o divine_a thing_n these_o be_v his_o word_n non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la quae_fw-la divina_fw-la sunt_fw-la imperiale_n sed_fw-la neque_fw-la pontificale_fw-la ius_fw-la ullum_fw-la there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o king_n any_o imperial_a no_o nor_o pontifical_a right_n over_o divine_a thing_n he_o add_v that_o the_o king_n have_v no_o right_a to_o dispose_v of_o church_n which_o yet_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o challenge_v and_o practise_v to_o the_o ruin_n of_o ten_o thousand_o church_n in_o one_o year_n for_o thus_o say_v d._n andrew_n at_o illa_fw-la divina_fw-la hîc_fw-la quae_fw-la tandem_fw-la aedes_fw-la templa_fw-la basilicae_fw-la neque_fw-la verò_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la quae_fw-la ita_fw-la divina_fw-la sunt_fw-la rex_fw-la noster_fw-la ullum_fw-la sibi_fw-la ius_fw-la vendicet_fw-la 171._o ibid._n pa._n 171._o and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v that_o the_o king_n be_v no_o judge_n in_o a_o cause_n or_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o in_o the_o next_o page_n he_o seem_v to_o affirm_v and_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o counsel_n of_o constantinople_n 172._o pa._n 172._o antioch_n and_o carthage_n that_o the_o king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o bishop_n and_o the_o page_n next_o after_o that_o 173._o pa._n 173._o in_o sacrament_n the_o king_n have_v neither_o supreme_a nor_o any_o power_n at_o all_o and_o beside_o all_o this_o he_o add_v that_o he_o can_v excommunicate_v 151_o pag._n 151_o nos_fw-la principi_fw-la say_v he_o cenfurae_fw-la potestatem_fw-la non_fw-la facimus_fw-la we_o do_v not_o grant_v the_o prince_n or_o king_n any_o power_n to_o excommunicate_v etc._n etc._n d._n bilson_n say_v plain_o that_o the_o king_n have_v authority_n over_o the_o person_n of_o the_o church_n 2._o bilson_n in_o his_o true_a difference_n pag._n 171_o &_o 172._o par_fw-fr 2._o but_o not_o over_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o church_n to_o wit_n over_o the_o person_n of_o the_o bishop_n but_o not_o over_o faith_n sacrament_n material_a church_n and_o such_o like_a which_o yet_o i_o see_v not_o how_o it_o can_v stand_v together_o for_o if_o the_o king_n be_v supreme_a head_n not_o only_o over_o the_o kingdom_n but_o also_o over_o the_o church_n that_o be_v of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o church_n then_o as_o because_o he_o be_v supreme_a head_n of_o the_o kingdom_n he_o can_v command_v his_o lie_v subject_n in_o temporal_a matter_n as_o to_o pay_v tribute_n to_o obey_v temporal_a law_n etc._n etc._n so_o if_o he_o be_v supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o
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the_o prosperity_n of_o he_o or_o his_o posterity_n all_o the_o ancient_a king_n yea_o and_o emperor_n also_o so_o mighty_a in_o arm_n so_o rich_a in_o treasure_n so_o glitter_v in_o their_o crown_n sceptre_n purple_a and_o precious_a stone_n so_o fortunate_a in_o war_n so_o glorious_a in_o victory_n never_o dream_v of_o such_o ambition_n but_o think_v it_o their_o honour_n to_o be_v defendour_n not_o ruler_n of_o the_o church_n subject_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n no_o pastor_n child_n no_o father_n inferior_a member_n to_o the_o church_n no_o supreme_a head_n and_o therefore_o submit_v their_o sceptre_n to_o the_o pastoral_n staff_n their_o crown_n to_o the_o mitre_n their_o temporal_a sword_n to_o the_o spiritual_a glaive_n their_o law_n to_o the_o canon_n their_o kingdom_n to_o the_o church_n their_o person_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o shall_v now_o a_o king_n &_o a_o christian_a king_n arrogate_v ecclesiastical_a authority_n if_o he_o will_v reign_v long_o over_o his_o subject_n let_v he_o permit_v the_o church_n rule_n and_o command_v over_o he_o if_o he_o will_v have_v god_n for_o his_o father_n let_v he_o acknowledge_v the_o church_n for_o his_o mother_n himself_o a_o son_n no_o father_n a_o subject_n in_o this_o kind_n no_o superior_a 25._o harken_v o_o king_n whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o arrogate_a ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n or_o encroach_v upon_o the_o church_n right_a and_o domain_v unto_o s._n ambrose_n his_o counsel_n which_o he_o give_v to_o valentinian_n the_o young_a when_o do_v thou_o hear_v 143_o supra_fw-la citatus_fw-la pag._n 143_o o_o most_o clement_a king_n that_o layman_n be_v bishop_n judge_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o church_n do_v not_o trouble_v thyself_o as_o to_o think_v that_o thou_o have_v any_o imperial_a right_n in_o divine_a matter_n give_v to_o god_n and_o his_o church_n and_o pastor_n what_o be_v due_a to_o they_o if_o thou_o will_v that_o thy_o subject_n give_v to_o thou_o what_o belong_v to_o thou_o o_o king_n 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62._o psal_n 62._o as_o we_o have_v see_v and_o david_n commend_v it_o say_v laudabuntur_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la iurant_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la they_o all_o shall_v be_v praise_v who_o swearein_o he_o god_n fot_o to_o swear_v when_o necessity_n urge_v be_v a_o act_n of_o religion_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n who_o we_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v so_o true_a that_o he_o will_v not_o favour_v a_o lie_n and_o of_o such_o a_o majesty_n that_o none_o will_v dare_v to_o swear_v by_o he_o unless_o the_o thing_n be_v true_a which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o oath_n be_v easy_o credit_v 2._o 3._o d._n thom._n 2.2_o q._n 89._o art_n 3._o but_o if_o we_o will_v have_v our_o oath_n free_a from_o all_o sin_n we_o must_v join_v to_o they_o these_o three_o companionsâ—_n or_o condition_n judgement_n verity_n and_o justice_n according_a to_o that_o of_o hieremie_n 4_o hierem._n 4_o jur_fw-fr obis_fw-la in_o veritate_fw-la &_o in_o iudicio_fw-la &_o in_o iustitia_fw-la thou_o shall_v swear_v in_o verity_n judgement_n and_o justice._n judgement_n be_v necessary_a in_o the_o sweater_n verity_n in_o the_o thing_n he_o swear_v justice_n in_o the_o cause_n for_o want_v of_o judgement_n the_o oath_n be_v rash_a as_o when_o we_o swear_v for_o every_o trifle_n for_o want_v of_o verity_n the_o oath_n be_v false_a and_o perjury_n as_o when_o we_o swear_v a_o lie_n for_o want_v of_o justice_n it_o be_v unlawful_a as_o if_o one_o shall_v swear_v he_o will_v commit_v a_o sin_n and_o if_o a_o man_n swear_v with_o out_o judgement_n he_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a if_o without_o verity_n he_o commit_v perjury_n and_o make_v god_n to_o patronize_v a_o lie_n if_o without_o justice_n he_o make_v god_n a_o patron_n of_o sin_n wherefore_o he_o that_o will_v know_v whether_o the_o oath_n which_o late_o be_v propose_v to_o catholic_n be_v lawful_a must_v mark_v whether_o it_o want_v not_o some_o one_o of_o these_o three_o companion_n or_o condition_n to_o wit_n judgement_n verity_n and_o justice_n for_o 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thou_o for_o good_a but_o if_o thou_o do_v evil_a fear_n for_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n without_o cause_n for_o he_o be_v god_n minister_n a_o revenger_n unto_o wrath_n to_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a so_o say_v i_o if_o prince_n will_v be_v free_a from_o all_o fear_n of_o the_o pope_n power_n let_v they_o do_v good_a and_o they_o shall_v have_v praise_n before_o god_n and_o man_n for_o the_o pope_n be_v appoint_v pastor_n unto_o they_o for_o their_o good_a but_o if_o they_o will_v do_v evil_a if_o they_o will_v persecute_v the_o church_n her_o faith_n &_o faithful_a child_n then_o let_v they_o fear_v for_o he_o be_v god_n minister_n &_o have_v the_o spiritual_a glaive_n put_v into_o his_o hand_n to_o chastise_v &_o correct_v all_o rebellious_a christian_n and_o therefore_o as_o he_o that_o take_v a_o man_n purse_n from_o he_o by_o violence_n have_v no_o just_a cause_n to_o compel_v he_o to_o swear_v that_o he_o will_v not_o bewray_v he_o because_o he_o may_v and_o shall_v have_v 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