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will_v not_o obey_v he_o prince_n the_o pope_n prefer_v himself_o before_o all_o king_n and_o prince_n bonifacius_n add_v moreover_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v above_o all_o king_n and_o prince_n for_o principallity_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o by_o it_o be_v exercise_v we_o say_v he_o exercise_v spiritual_a thing_n and_o they_o temporal_a wherefore_o their_o sword_n be_v inferior_a to_o we_o and_o they_o themselves_o also_o unto_o us._n he_o add_v also_o a_o other_o reason_n they_o pay_v unto_o we_o tenthes_o but_o tenthes_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o inferior_a unto_o the_o superior_a wherefore_o see_v king_n &_o prince_n pai_fw-mi tenthes_o they_o do_v testify_v that_o their_o land_n &_o revenue_n pertain_v unto_o the_o church_n &_o that_o they_o be_v subject_a unto_o it_o moreover_o he_o which_o bless_v be_v great_a than_o he_o which_o be_v bless_v but_o bishop_n consecrate_v and_o anoint_v king_n the_o gloze_v add_v that_o of_o 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pope_n wherefore_o we_o must_v call_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n whatsoever_o he_o be_v spiritual_a and_o most_o holy_a but_o what_o thing_n else_o be_v this_o then_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o lie_v if_o they_o will_v have_v a_o filthy_a varlet_n call_v most_o holy_a bonifacius_n at_o the_o last_o conclude_v that_o all_o emperor_n and_o king_n must_v be_v subject_a unto_o his_o power_n only_o and_o he_o add_v a_o reason_n unless_o we_o will_v together_o with_o the_o manichee_n appoint_v two_o begynninge_n which_o thing_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v for_o moses_n say_v not_o in_o the_o beginning_n but_o in_o the_o beginning_n god_n create_v heaven_n &_o earth_n ecclesiastical_a the_o pope_n pronounse_v that_o he_o of_o necessity_n of_o salvation_n ought_v to_o be_v obey_v of_o the_o two_o manner_n of_o power_n the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a wherefore_o say_v he_o we_o define_v determine_v and_o pronounce_v that_o all_o man_n ought_v of_o necessity_n of_o salvation_n to_o obey_v 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