and_o man_n of_o several_a quality_n the_o same_o person_n be_v both_o a_o man_n and_o a_o rich_a and_o proud_a man_n a_o powerful_a and_o a_o angry_a man_n and_o we_o see_v wit_n and_o ambition_n goodness_n and_o ignorance_n learning_n and_o fantasticalness_n often_o couple_v together_o and_o a_o hundred_o several_a mixture_n of_o several_a quality_n unite_v all_o in_o one_o material_a man._n now_o consider_v what_o fine_a work_n there_o will_v quick_o be_v if_o every_o one_o of_o these_o useless_a formality_n as_o you_o call_v they_o must_v be_v chargeable_a with_o all_o action_n if_o riches_n must_v be_v take_v away_o because_o the_o rich_a proud_a man_n have_v scorn_v and_o power_n because_o the_o powerful_a angry_a man_n have_v wrong_v his_o neighbour_n if_o wit_n must_v bear_v the_o blame_n of_o ambition_n and_o goodness_n the_o miscarriage_n of_o ignorance_n and_o learn_v the_o error_n of_o fantasticalness_n reason_n be_v our_o very_a nature_n and_o yet_o i_o think_v there_o be_v few_o to_o who_o nature_n have_v not_o give_v logic_n enough_o to_o see_v that_o we_o do_v not_o always_o act_v as_o reasonable_a and_o who_o be_v not_o learned_a enough_o to_o separate_v the_o animal_n from_o the_o man._n to_o speak_v yet_o plain_o a_o severe_a father_n a_o harsh_a master_n do_v they_o not_o sometime_o use_v their_o child_n and_o scholar_n unreasonable_o and_o so_o as_o utter_o to_o spoil_v they_o a_o corrupt_a judge_n do_v he_o not_o pervert_v justice_n and_o render_v those_o tribunal_n from_o whence_o man_n expect_v the_o relief_n of_o injury_n the_o seat_n of_o oppression_n what_o then_o must_v the_o father_n and_o the_o master_n and_o the_o judge_n be_v condemn_v for_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o man_n and_o none_o of_o these_o power_n leave_v in_o the_o world_n because_o they_o have_v be_v and_o daily_o be_v abuse_v i_o think_v you_o and_o every_o body_n will_v confess_v that_o this_o be_v unreasonable_a and_o yet_o your_o argument_n spare_v none_o of_o they_o for_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o child_n and_o pleader_n if_o they_o be_v material_o oppress_v and_o misuse_v whether_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o office_n or_o the_o officer_n and_o small_a comfort_n it_o be_v to_o tell_v they_o that_o their_o judge_n and_o master_n act_v in_o their_o case_n as_o passionate_a man_n not_o as_o judge_n and_o master_n for_o they_o remain_v oppress_v still_o and_o the_o formality_n relieve_v they_o not_o king_n themselves_o be_v man_n too_o and_o not_o exempt_a from_o the_o fail_n of_o mortality_n our_o country_n indeed_o have_v this_o among_o other_o thing_n to_o thank_v god_n for_o that_o she_o have_v be_v extraordinary_o blessed_v with_o good_a king_n but_o history_n afford_v example_n of_o such_o elsewhere_o as_o have_v be_v unjust_a and_o cruel_a and_o tyrannical_a and_o if_o you_o will_v not_o allow_v the_o king_n and_o his_o sacred_a function_n to_o be_v free_a from_o the_o aspersion_n to_o which_o the_o man_n be_v sometime_o liable_a let_v i_o tell_v you_o friend_n your_o doctrine_n will_v be_v more_o dangerous_a and_o more_o inconsistent_a with_o government_n than_o the_o papal_a pretension_n now_o as_o in_o all_o these_o case_n and_o a_o hundred_o more_o which_o happen_v every_o day_n and_o every_o where_o nature_n teach_v we_o to_o examine_v the_o formality_n from_o whence_o the_o mischief_n proceed_v and_o endeavour_v to_o provide_v against_o that_o and_o let_v the_o rest_n alone_o so_o i_o think_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o church_n we_o condemn_v not_o learning_n because_o some_o learned_a man_n be_v fantastical_a nor_o riches_n for_o the_o pride_n of_o rich_a man_n why_o must_v the_o church_n be_v condemn_v for_o the_o fault_n of_o churchman_n authority_n and_o goodness_n and_o wit_n be_v not_o blemish_v by_o the_o error_n of_o those_o who_o have_v they_o the_o power_n of_o father_n and_o master_n and_o judge_n be_v and_o must_v be_v preserve_v in_o the_o world_n however_o severity_n and_o covetise_n daily_o abuse_v it_o and_o if_o this_o be_v so_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n can_v you_o think_v it_o reasonable_a the_o church_n alone_o shall_v be_v exempt_v from_o the_o general_a rule_n and_o be_v more_o answerable_a for_o the_o fault_n of_o those_o who_o live_v in_o her_o communion_n than_o authority_n for_o the_o fault_n of_o bad_a man_n in_o authority_n the_o fault_n indeed_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o but_o the_o church_n let_v alone_o and_o true_o have_v your_o reformation_n as_o you_o call_v it_o go_v no_o far_a than_o to_o retrench_v abuse_n such_o as_o these_o you_o mention_v and_o who_o know_v but_o there_o may_v be_v other_o i_o may_v peradventure_o have_v call_v it_o so_o too_o but_o instead_o of_o abuse_n to_o take_v away_o office_n and_o all_o and_o defy_v the_o supreme_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o alter_v the_o whole_a face_n of_o religion_n there_o by_o your_o favour_n you_o reform_v a_o little_a too_o far_o for_o the_o same_o logic_n which_o make_v the_o church_n responsible_a for_o the_o error_n of_o churchman_n make_v the_o office_n responsible_a for_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o officer_n and_o that_o be_v to_o take_v all_o office_n out_o of_o the_o world_n where_o man_n will_v be_v man_n and_o liable_a to_o be_v reduce_v from_o the_o path_n of_o virtue_n in_o spite_n of_o all_o prevention_n possible_a in_o such_o a_o nature_n as_o we_o i_o hope_v by_o this_o time_n that_o distinction_n do_v not_o appear_v so_o airy_a and_o useless_a as_o you_o imagine_v you_o shall_v permit_v i_o to_o add_v that_o possible_o you_o be_v no_o less_o concern_v in_o it_o than_o we._n for_o we_o be_v not_o the_o only_a man_n among_o who_o principles_n inconsistent_a with_o government_n may_v be_v find_v remember_v who_o they_o be_v that_o ruine_a england_n by_o the_o late_a war_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o thing_n which_o to_o dilate_v be_v as_o unsavoury_a as_o needless_a they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o popery_n these_o man_n that_o fear_v of_o popery_n be_v a_o chief_a engine_n employ_v in_o the_o mischief_n sad_a fate_n by_o the_o way_n and_o preposterous_a wisdom_n to_o destroy_v ourselves_o for_o fear_n of_o be_v destroy_v and_o run_v into_o fire_n and_o the_o sword_n for_o fear_n of_o ink_n and_o paper_n neither_o be_v england_n the_o only_a example_n scotland_n and_o the_o netherlands_o and_o germany_n and_o france_n have_v feel_v lamentable_a effect_n from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o man_n who_o will_v take_v it_o for_o a_o imputation_n to_o have_v learn_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o pope_n so_o that_o it_o be_v very_o plain_a that_o the_o papal_a be_v neither_o the_o only_a nor_o the_o only_a dangerous_a king-deposing_a power_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v as_o plain_a that_o these_o man_n be_v neither_o infidel_n nor_o of_o our_o church_n so_o that_o you_o must_v even_o exercise_v your_o pity_n too_o and_o take_v they_o into_o you_o or_o if_o pity_n will_v not_o prevail_v i_o hope_v at_o least_o you_o will_v take_v care_n so_o to_o defend_v your_o allegiance_n a_o not_o to_o overthrow_v your_o church_n and_o unless_o you_o make_v your_o creed_n consist_v but_o of_o eleven_o article_n i_o see_v not_o how_o you_o can_v disow_v the_o communion_n of_o these_o man_n for_o it_o will_v be_v a_o strange_a catholic_a church_n which_o communicate_v neither_o with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n nor_o her_o adversary_n wherefore_o if_o your_o argument_n be_v good_a and_o religion_n must_v answer_v for_o the_o fault_n of_o those_o who_o profess_v it_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o prince_n to_o be_v secure_a must_v banish_v all_o religion_n and_o people_n turn_v atheist_n to_o be_v honest_a man_n and_o good_a subject_n now_o whatever_o answer_n you_o will_v give_v to_o one_o who_o shall_v charge_v such_o wicked_a principle_n upon_o your_o church_n because_o they_o be_v maintain_v by_o numerous_a and_o learned_a and_o famous_a man_n among_o you_o the_o same_o i_o give_v for_o i_o i_o believe_v for_o all_o your_o pique_n to_o formality_n you_o will_v go_v near_o to_o distinguish_v your_o church_n or_o believe_v man_n from_o the_o err_v man_n and_o say_v you_o communicate_v with_o the_o man_n but_o not_o with_o the_o error_n so_o you_o shall_v permit_v i_o to_o say_v for_o i_o and_o this_o far_o that_o whatever_o you_o say_v you_o must_v of_o necessity_n either_o condemn_v yourselves_o or_o absolve_v we_o it_o be_v not_o that_o the_o force_n of_o your_o argument_n drive_v i_o to_o that_o way_n of_o answer_n which_o i_o have_v choose_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o show_v the_o church_n innocence_n even_o in_o your_o own_o way_n and_o without_o the_o help_n of_o your_o dislike_v formality_n your_o argument_n in_o short_a be_v this_o learned_a man_n in_o the_o church_n hold_v wicked_a doctrine_n therefore_o the_o church_n
particular_a it_o be_v true_a as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v good_a intelligence_n betwixt_o prince_n and_o subject_a and_o the_o people_n affection_n carry_v they_o to_o their_o sovereign_n interest_n this_o shall_v not_o may_v do_v pretty_a well_o for_o no_o effect_n can_v follow_v from_o a_o power_n which_o be_v hinder_v to_o work_v and_o it_o will_v be_v always_o easy_a enough_o to_o find_v a_o pretence_n for_o not_o do_v what_o we_o be_v before_o hand_n resolve_v shall_v not_o be_v do_v neither_o do_v i_o ever_o think_v the_o pope_n power_n so_o sting_v that_o it_o be_v likely_a to_o prevail_v where_o prince_n and_o people_n both_o join_v against_o it_o so_o that_o in_o this_o case_n your_o can_v not_o and_o your_o shall_v not_o be_v two_o line_n which_o meet_v both_o in_o the_o same_o centre_n no_o deposition_n but_o what_o become_v of_o a_o king_n if_o his_o subject_n be_v not_o affect_v as_o they_o shall_v a_o mule_n be_v not_o more_o humorous_a than_o the_o multitude_n nor_o can_v boggle_v more_o extravagant_o and_o upon_o less_o occasion_n and_o though_o they_o be_v well_o dispose_v be_v subject_a to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o by_o the_o artifice_n of_o those_o who_o be_v not_o and_o easy_o possess_v with_o a_o thousand_o jealousy_n and_o fear_n from_o which_o even_o those_o who_o possess_v they_o perhaps_o be_v free_a enough_o themselves_o if_o upon_o any_o capricious_a toy_n of_o their_o own_o or_o crafty_a suggestion_n from_o abroad_o they_o come_v to_o wish_v the_o prince_n less_o power_n than_o he_o have_v and_o that_o he_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o some_o body_n it_o will_v be_v the_o easy_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n to_o persuade_v they_o that_o what_o they_o desire_v shall_v be_v true_a be_v so_o and_o that_o he_o be_v subject_v to_o the_o pope_n who_o claim_n be_v as_o fair_a as_o any_o if_o they_o will_v have_v he_o subject_a at_o all_o and_o where_o be_v your_o shall_v not_o then_o i_o fear_v he_o will_v go_v near_o to_o repent_v the_o modesty_n of_o his_o polity_n and_o find_v too_o late_o that_o by_o delay_v to_o fix_v the_o pope_n can_v not_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o his_o subject_n he_o have_v bring_v a_o worse_a can_v upon_o himself_o a_o can_v not_o avoy_v be_v turn_v out_o of_o his_o throne_n if_o in_o such_o a_o posture_n of_o thing_n he_o will_v but_o go_v about_o to_o persuade_v the_o people_n of_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o on_o all_o likelihood_n it_o will_v incense_v they_o more_o and_o make_v they_o think_v it_o yet_o more_o just_a he_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o own_o right_n who_o will_v invade_v the_o right_n of_o another_o for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o true_o the_o pope_n right_a why_o do_v he_o suffer_v it_o to_o pass_v uncontrolled_a so_o long_o and_o now_o begin_v to_o question_v it_o when_o it_o make_v against_o he_o but_o let_v they_o do_v what_o they_o will_v in_o other_o country_n and_o follow_v such_o maxim_n as_o they_o conceive_v fit_a for_o they_o plain_a deal_n suit_v best_a with_o the_o english_a nature_n and_o will_v i_o believe_v prove_v the_o best_a policy_n if_o they_o think_v good_a elsewhere_o to_o let_v their_o security_n depend_v on_o trick_n much_o good_a may_v their_o policy_n do_v they_o i_o shall_v be_v sorry_a it_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o good_a policy_n here_o however_o i_o recommend_v plain_a deal_n to_o you_o for_o why_o shall_v you_o go_v beat_n about_o the_o bush_n when_o your_o mark_n be_v fair_a before_o you_o but_o i_o forbear_v to_o press_v you_o now_o if_o your_o next_o please_v i_o not_o you_o be_v like_a to_o hear_v more_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v at_o present_a but_o to_o entreat_v you_o will_v dispatch_v it_o away_o by_o the_o first_o and_o to_o assure_v you_o i_o be_o you_o etc._n etc._n friend_z i_o have_v be_v neither_o busy_a nor_o sick_a but_o only_o of_o the_o lazy_a disease_n idleness_n which_o be_v sickness_n and_o business_n both_o or_o as_o bad_a and_o shall_v perhaps_o do_v better_a to_o continue_v idle_a still_o then_o be_v long_o busy_a with_o this_o subject_n your_o silence_n make_v i_o hope_v my_o last_o may_v have_v serve_v turn_n and_o excuse_v i_o from_o deal_v far_o in_o a_o argument_n to_o which_o i_o have_v no_o fancy_n but_o it_o seem_v you_o be_v not_o satisfy_v when_o i_o know_v what_o it_o be_v you_o stumble_v at_o i_o will_v do_v the_o best_a i_o can_v to_o keep_v you_o upright_o but_o when_o you_o talk_v of_o plain_a deal_n i_o know_v not_o what_o you_o will_v have_v to_o acquaint_v you_o plain_o with_o what_o people_n say_v be_v plain_a deal_n in_o my_o judgement_n one_o can_v hardly_o dogmatise_v without_o some_o subtlety_n but_o the_o historian_n be_v a_o plain_a man_n i_o hope_v you_o have_v no_o just_a cause_n of_o exception_n against_o my_o relation_n hitherto_o and_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o give_v you_o as_o little_a in_o the_o progress_n which_o since_o you_o so_o much_o desire_v to_o know_v take_v it_o without_o more_o ado_n and_o take_v this_o consideration_n along_o with_o you_o that_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o triarii_n the_o argument_n which_o make_v up_o my_o last_o letter_n be_v such_o as_o occur_v to_o bellarmin_n when_o he_o have_v no_o opposition_n to_o help_v his_o fancy_n and_o expect_v none_o at_o least_o from_o those_o of_o his_o own_o communion_n afterward_o barclay_n in_o france_n and_o withrington_n in_o england_n write_v both_o against_o he_o and_o as_o opposition_n be_v the_o best_a whetstone_n of_o wit_n the_o sight_n of_o what_o can_v be_v say_v against_o we_o on_o the_o one_o side_n enlarge_n wonderful_o our_o prospect_n of_o thing_n and_o represent_v they_o in_o a_o clear_a view_n and_o on_o the_o other_o the_o shame_n of_o be_v worsted_n and_o pleasure_n of_o victory_n strein_v our_o ability_n and_o press_v from_o they_o all_o they_o will_v afford_v we_o can_v but_o look_v upon_o these_o late_a production_n of_o his_o as_o the_o uttermost_a he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v for_o certain_o he_o omit_v nothing_o which_o he_o think_v can_v be_v say_v in_o his_o defence_n you_o will_v therefore_o observe_v these_o argument_n with_o more_o attention_n while_o i_o relate_v they_o with_o the_o same_o fidelity_n they_o be_v principal_o four_o all_o in_o his_o book_n against_o barclay_n schalkenius_n have_v the_o very_a same_o sometime_o a_o little_a different_o word_v sometime_o not_o all_o so_o that_o i_o perceive_v they_o be_v what_o they_o final_o bide_v upon_o the_o first_o be_v this_o that_o it_o be_v certain_a and_o manifest_a that_o the_o pope_n upon_o just_a cause_n may_v judge_v of_o temporal_n and_o sometime_o depose_v temporal_a prince_n we_o prove_v first_o from_o the_o common_a consent_n oâ—_n writer_n who_o word_n i_o have_v relate_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o disputation_n where_o he_o have_v allege_v no_o few_o than_o 70_o for_o what_o doctor_n teach_v with_o a_o common_a consent_n in_o different_a time_n and_o place_n that_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v believe_v to_o hold_v and_o teach_v for_o god_n therefore_o place_v pastor_n and_o doctor_n in_o the_o church_n eph._n 4._o that_o the_o people_n shall_v follow_v they_o as_o their_o guide_n and_o not_o reeede_v from_o they_o unless_o perhaps_o they_o see_v some_o one_o bring_v in_o some_o novelty_n against_o the_o common_a doctrine_n as_o barclay_n at_o this_o time_n have_v do_v this_o be_v the_o first_o argument_n which_o speak_v big_a and_o make_v a_o magnificent_a show_n engage_v no_o less_o than_o the_o universal_a church_n itself_o but_o sure_a bellarmin_n either_o forget_v himself_o or_o think_v his_o reader_n will_v when_o he_o object_n novelty_n to_o barclay_n novelty_n be_v the_o very_a thing_n object_v against_o his_o opinion_n when_o it_o first_o break_v out_o in_o the_o world_n in_o the_o time_n of_o gregory_n vii_o this_o novelty_n not_o to_o call_v it_o haeresy_n be_v not_o yet_o creep_v into_o the_o world_n bâ—ll_n vin._n bâ—ll_n etc._n etc._n say_v one_o that_o the_o indepency_n of_o the_o two_o supreme_a power_n be_v the_o true_a opinion_n of_o all_o the_o ancients_n and_o if_o doubt_n be_v new_o start_v by_o a_o sinister_a desire_n of_o please_v in_o many_o let_v the_o old_a be_v recall_v say_v another_o cusan_a cusan_a and_o do_v he_o now_o pretend_v antiquity_n he_o who_o of_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n a_o body_n will_v think_v have_v the_o least_o reason_n when_o the_o most_o ancient_a author_n himself_o can_v allege_v in_o prof_o of_o this_o old_a doctrine_n of_o he_o be_v greg._n vii_o the_o man_n who_o begin_v this_o bustle_n and_o be_v charge_v with_o novelty_n for_o do_v so_o and_o after_o all_o live_v but_o in_o the_o 11_o age_n since_o christ_n be_v time_n what_o be_v once_o new_a in_o the_o church_n be_v always_o
i_o can_v what_o be_v the_o reason_n when_o a_o man_n affirm_v a_o thing_n without_o proof_n there_o be_v so_o little_a obligation_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v lightness_n to_o believe_v he_o i_o suppose_v because_o bring_v no_o proof_n and_o by_o no_o proof_n i_o mean_v no_o sufficient_a proof_n he_o may_v for_o aught_o appear_v be_v mistake_v and_o we_o with_o he_o why_o then_o instead_o of_o one_o put_v twenty_o that_o say_v it_o or_o if_o you_o will_v a_o hundred_o or_o as_o many_o as_o arithmetic_n can_v number_v and_o put_v they_o to_o bring_v no_o more_o proof_n than_o the_o single_a man_n in_o what_o be_v their_o case_n different_a from_o he_o or_o how_o be_o i_o excuse_v from_o lightness_n or_o secure_v from_o error_n if_o i_o believe_v they_o wherefore_o either_o produce_v the_o man_n who_o bring_v sufficient_a proof_n and_o let_v we_o see_v that_o sufficient_a proof_n of_o he_o and_o let_v alone_o the_o 69_o cipher_n which_o stand_v before_o he_o or_o if_o none_o can_v be_v produce_v it_o be_v a_o clear_a case_n they_o be_v altogether_o so_o many_o insufficient_a proof_n and_o to_o think_v that_o number_n be_v sufficient_a when_o every_o particular_a be_v insufficient_a be_v to_o think_v that_o a_o great_a many_a nothing_o will_v make_v something_o and_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o bellarmin_n authority_n which_o yet_o have_v something_o particular_a in_o it_o of_o his_o 70_o witness_n half_o be_v either_o canonist_n or_o such_o who_o profess_v other_o study_n rely_v in_o this_o point_n on_o the_o argument_n of_o the_o canonist_n these_o argument_n bellarmin_n himself_o think_v faulty_a and_o have_v take_v successful_a pain_n to_o confute_v now_o will_v i_o fain_o know_v what_o great_a necessity_n there_o be_v of_o believe_v those_o who_o i_o know_v before_o hand_n have_v themselves_o no_o reason_n to_o believe_v what_o they_o tell_v i_o to_o offer_v i_o these_o be_v plain_o to_o offer_v i_o error_n for_o security_n against_o error_n and_o to_o make_v i_o believe_v that_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v deceive_v if_o i_o follow_v those_o who_o be_v and_o that_o the_o way_n to_o go_v right_o be_v to_o go_v after_o those_o who_o stray_n i_o know_v bellarmin_n think_v they_o right_o in_o the_o main_a though_o they_o mistake_v in_o a_o circumstance_n for_o example_n that_o they_o think_v well_o of_o the_o power_n though_o they_o be_v out_o in_o think_v it_o direct_v but_o if_o they_o miss_v and_o mistake_v all_o in_o the_o circumstance_n how_o can_v i_o know_v but_o they_o do_v so_o in_o the_o main_a it_o be_v plain_a they_o all_o mistake_v when_o they_o say_v it_o be_v direct_a therefore_o their_o consent_n in_o say_v a_o thing_n do_v not_o make_v that_o thing_n to_o be_v true_a wherefore_o neither_o can_v the_o other_o in_o which_o he_o think_v they_o say_v true_a be_v therefore_o true_a because_o they_o say_v it_o and_o this_o even_a in_o bellarmin_n judgement_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v press_v that_o on_o another_o which_o he_o do_v not_o value_v himself_o seem_v a_o little_a unreasonable_a then_o for_o the_o other_o half_n who_o go_v upon_o other_o ground_n than_o the_o canonist_n i_o will_v take_v the_o liberty_n to_o suppose_v they_o go_v upon_o the_o same_o with_o bellarmin_n or_o worse_o for_o he_o be_v too_o judicious_a a_o man_n to_o back_o good_a argument_n and_o choose_v bad_a in_o their_o room_n now_o what_o his_o be_v beside_o what_o you_o will_v find_v here_o you_o know_v by_o my_o last_o if_o any_o man_n think_v they_o good_a he_o may_v for_o i_o but_o this_o be_v clear_a that_o no_o number_n of_o man_n persuade_v by_o these_o argument_n can_v add_v more_o strength_n to_o the_o conclusion_n than_o those_o argument_n give_v it_o and_o so_o we_o be_v just_a where_o we_o be_v if_o the_o argument_n be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v the_o conclusion_n the_o business_n be_v do_v and_o authority_n superfluous_a if_o they_o be_v not_o what_o he_o call_v authority_n be_v but_o a_o number_n of_o insufficient_a proof_n or_o of_o man_n lead_v by_o they_o which_o infufficient_o proof_n i_o be_o desire_v to_o take_v for_o sufficient_a proof_n and_o this_o in_o plain_a english_a be_v to_o desire_v i_o because_o those_o who_o be_v deceive_v be_v a_o great_a many_o to_o believe_v they_o be_v not_o deceive_v as_o if_o by_o add_v black_a to_o black_a and_o lay_v on_o black_a enough_o the_o wall_n will_v become_v white_a i_o know_v that_o number_n general_o carry_v with_o it_o a_o fair_a persuasion_n especial_o where_o the_o man_n be_v otherwise_o considerable_a that_o they_o be_v not_o all_o mistake_v but_o of_o the_o one_o half_a of_o these_o bellarmin_n assure_v we_o they_o actual_o be_v mistake_v notwithstanding_o their_o number_n and_o whoever_o do_v not_o approve_v bellarmin_n argument_n can_v not_o but_o think_v as_o much_o of_o the_o other_o half_a wherefore_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n rest_n upon_o proof_n at_o last_o and_o this_o topic_n of_o authority_n may_v in_o my_o opinion_n have_v very_o well_o be_v spare_v for_o if_o any_o can_v see_v the_o conclusion_n prove_v he_o need_v no_o authority_n but_o be_v oblige_v in_o virtue_n of_o that_o sight_n to_o stand_v to_o what_o he_o see_v though_o there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o world_n of_o thâ—_n same_o judgement_n with_o he_o but_o to_o those_o who_o can_v this_o authority_n be_v a_o bare_a say_n without_o proof_n that_o be_v no_o authority_n however_o bellarmin_n try_v to_o make_v it_o up_o and_o entitle_v the_o church_n itself_o to_o the_o say_n of_o his_o 70_o man_n what_o doctor_n teach_v say_v he_o with_o a_o common_a consent_n in_o different_a time_n and_o place_n that_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v believe_v to_o hold_v and_o teach_v for_o god_n therefore_o place_v pastor_n and_o doctor_n in_o the_o church_n eph._n 4._o that_o the_o people_n shall_v follow_v they_o as_o their_o guide_n etc._n etc._n i_o think_v to_o make_v this_o argument_n look_v any_o thing_n like_o to_o his_o common_a he_o shall_v have_v add_v universal_a consent_n for_o if_o doctor_n teach_v different_o many_o one_o way_n and_o many_o the_o quite_o contrary_a i_o hope_v the_o church_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v to_o hold_v and_o teach_v what_o both_o teach_v or_o if_o she_o do_v she_o must_v plain_o be_v believe_v to_o hold_v and_o teach_v contradictory_n now_o for_o bellarmin_n 70_o canon_n have_v allege_v more_o than_o twice_o 70_o on_o the_o other_o side_n how_o then_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o find_v the_o church_n doctrine_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o her_o doctor_n when_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o common_a consent_n that_o they_o teach_v direct_a contrary_n again_o to_o universality_n of_o consent_n there_o go_v universality_n both_o of_o time_n and_o place_n bellarmin_n either_o thought_n of_o no_o more_o or_o can_v produce_v no_o more_o than_o out_o of_o the_o western_a church_n i_o hope_v he_o do_v not_o think_v the_o church_n confine_v to_o the_o west_n in_o all_o controversy_n of_o faith_n other_o and_z he_o himself_o use_v to_o produce_v testimony_n from_o other_o place_n we_o hear_v of_o s._n cyprian_n and_o s._n austin_n s._n basil_n s._n cyril_n s._n jo._n chrysostom_n origin_n tertullian_n etc._n etc._n whereof_o none_o belong_v to_o the_o west_n can_v that_o consent_n be_v universal_a to_o which_o there_o concur_v none_o of_o these_o once_o so_o famous_a part_n of_o the_o church_n then_o for_o time_n he_o begin_v with_o greg._n 7._o and_o he_o live_v but_o in_o the_o 11_o age_n be_v 10_o whole_a age_n so_o inconsiderable_a that_o they_o make_v nothing_o to_o universal_a consent_n these_o link_n can_v never_o hang_v well_o together_o that_o have_v such_o a_o gap_n in_o they_o nor_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o be_v believe_v the_o church_n shall_v universal_o teach_v what_o none_o of_o all_o her_o doctor_n in_o ten_o age_n mention_v alas_o how_o little_a substance_n there_o be_v in_o these_o great_a word_n common_a consent_n and_o the_o church_n but_o god_n therefore_o place_v pastor_n and_o doctor_n that_o people_n shall_v follow_v they_o very_o true_a but_o when_o god_n place_v those_o pastor_n and_o doctor_n he_o put_v into_o their_o mouth_n the_o doctrine_n which_o they_o shall_v preach_v and_o teach_v so_o far_o as_o they_o deliver_v that_o doctrine_n they_o have_v his_o authority_n for_o their_o warrant_n but_o no_o further_o if_o they_o will_v teach_v any_o other_o truth_n they_o may_v without_o doubt_n provide_v they_o can_v make_v it_o appear_v to_o be_v truth_n in_o which_o case_n the_o evidence_n by_o which_o they_o can_v make_v it_o appear_v be_v their_o warrant_n not_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n and_o provide_v far_a that_o what_o they_o teach_v in_o this_o manner_n be_v neither_o press_v by_o they_o or_o accept_v by_o other_o as_o part_v of_o the_o
teach_v enough_o of_o all_o conscience_n we_o know_v well_o enough_o what_o will_v follow_v without_o the_o help_n of_o his_o inference_n and_o know_v that_o twenty_o worse_a thing_n will_v follow_v then_o subordination_n of_o power_n but_o be_v bellarmin_n in_o earnest_n too_o and_o will_v he_o reduce_v the_o catholic_n church_n to_o the_o narrow_a compass_n of_o those_o who_o believe_v his_o doctrine_n how_o lawful_a general_a concil_n teach_v and_o that_o evident_o that_o prince_n may_v be_v depose_v why_o what_o a_o hand_n have_v he_o make_v on_o it_o his_o friend_n coton_n sonran_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o jesuit_n who_o by_o a_o public_a declaration_n disavow_v and_o detest_v this_o doctrine_n be_v not_o very_o honest_a man_n by_o his_o reckon_n the_o french_a be_v all_o direct_a heretic_n without_o more_o ado_n and_o i_o fear_v it_o will_v go_v hard_a with_o the_o pope_n himself_o who_o so_o free_o and_o open_o communicate_v with_o they_o as_o for_o my_o small_a acquaintance_n they_o be_v all_o in_o as_o bad_a a_o case_n as_o falstaff_n old_a host_n if_o sack_n be_v a_o sin_n they_o will_v be_v mall_v to_o my_o knowledge_n if_o he_o do_v not_o make_v amends_o with_o the_o weakness_n of_o his_o proof_n for_o the_o confidence_n of_o his_o assertion_n we_o be_v all_o undo_v but_o the_o comfort_n be_v that_o all_o catholic_n be_v not_o of_o his_o mind_n for_o this_o very_a book_n have_v the_o luck_n to_o light_v into_o a_o certain_a catholic_n country_n where_o it_o be_v public_o condemn_v and_o the_o man_n who_o do_v it_o do_v not_o for_o all_o that_o think_v they_o contradict_v any_o thing_n evident_o teach_v by_o lawful_a general_a council_n but_o let_v we_o see_v what_o those_o council_n say_v the_o truth_n be_v since_o of_o ten_o which_o he_o cite_v 2_o only_o be_v general_n 8_o may_v have_v be_v spare_v for_o particular_a council_n according_a to_o his_o own_o doctrine_n be_v not_o so_o irrefragible_a but_o what_o they_o determine_v may_v be_v bring_v into_o doubt_n but_o we_o must_v take_v his_o argument_n as_o they_o be_v his_o first_o council_n be_v 900_o year_n old_a under_o greg._n 2._o wherein_o he_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v the_o emperor_n leo_n isaurus_n be_v excommunicate_v and_o deprive_v of_o the_o tribute_n which_o he_o use_v to_o receive_v out_o of_o italy_n and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o story_n which_o onuphrius_n take_v for_o fable_n bellarmin_n allege_v for_o proof_n for_o the_o council_n be_v not_o extant_a the_o testimony_n of_o zonara_n a_o greek_a historian_n who_o word_n be_v these_o gregory_n who_o at_o that_o time_n rule_v the_o church_n of_o old_a rome_n involve_v they_o together_o with_o the_o emperor_n in_o a_o synodical_a anathema_n and_o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o french_a forbid_v the_o tribute_n which_o till_o that_o time_n be_v pay_v from_o thence_o to_o the_o empire_n barclay_n answer_v that_o he_o mistake_v the_o meaning_n of_o zonaras_n think_v that_o those_o 2_o several_a thing_n because_o they_o be_v join_v in_o one_o period_n happen_v therefore_o at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o be_v true_a that_o either_o this_o pope_n or_o his_o successor_n greg._n 3_o do_v in_o a_o synod_n excommunicate_a not_o the_o emperor_n particular_o but_o iconoclast_n in_o general_n it_o be_v true_a that_o gregory_n 3._o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o french_a or_o rather_o flee_v to_o their_o protection_n from_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o lombard_n from_o which_o the_o emperor_n either_o can_v or_o perhaps_o will_v not_o defend_v he_o and_o therefore_o writer_n who_o say_v that_o after_o this_o league_n italy_n withhold_v their_o usual_a tribute_n though_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v not_o altogether_o so_o clear_a but_o none_o say_v they_o withhold_v they_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o any_o council_n as_o far_o as_o can_v be_v gather_v the_o exasperate_v people_n be_v willing_a to_o keep_v their_o money_n for_o their_o own_o defence_n and_o not_o by_o send_v it_o into_o greece_n expose_v themselves_o defenceless_a to_o those_o injury_n which_o they_o either_o suffer_v or_o fear_v and_o thus_o far_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o the_o pope_n consent_n and_o even_o countenance_n at_o last_o for_o he_o oppose_v the_o sway_n of_o the_o people_n a_o good_a while_n and_o by_o his_o authority_n preserve_v they_o in_o their_o allegiance_n to_o the_o emperor_n yet_o side_v with_o they_o at_o long_o run_v in_o this_o keep_n their_o money_n at_o home_n but_o for_o depose_v the_o emperor_n much_o less_o in_o a_o synod_n neither_o he_o nor_o any_o body_n else_o think_v of_o it_o on_o the_o contrary_a to_o his_o die_a day_n he_o acknowledge_v he_o his_o emperor_n and_o lord_n whether_o the_o people_n or_o he_o do_v well_o in_o do_v so_o much_o as_o they_o do_v be_v another_o question_n which_o belong_v not_o to_o i_o to_o determine_v but_o i_o suppose_v it_o be_v no_o wonderful_a thing_n that_o a_o remote_a province_n of_o a_o great_a empire_n shall_v upon_o some_o dissatisfaction_n fail_v at_o some_o time_n in_o their_o duty_n and_o the_o man_n of_o great_a authority_n among_o they_o join_v with_o they_o this_o be_v stand_v upon_o their_o term_n more_o than_o become_v subject_n but_o it_o be_v not_o depose_v and_o much_o less_o depose_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o those_o great_a man_n who_o take_v their_o part_n one_o may_v as_o well_o say_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n by_o his_o authority_n depose_v the_o king_n of_o spain_n from_o the_o low_a country_n because_o he_o be_v the_o principal_a actor_n with_o those_o who_o fall_v from_o he_o but_o to_o make_v short_a work_n with_o our_o case_n there_o be_v in_o it_o i_o think_v no_o deposition_n at_o all_o but_o if_o this_o tribute_n matter_n must_v be_v call_v deposition_n to_o that_o concur_v no_o council_n and_o betwixt_o they_o both_o it_o be_v plain_a there_o be_v no_o argument_n there_o come_v next_o in_o play_v the_o famous_a business_n of_o greg._n 7_o which_o take_v up_o 6_o council_n more_o these_o because_o they_o belong_v all_o to_o one_o subject_n you_o shall_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o respite_n till_o i_o have_v rid_v my_o hand_n of_o his_o next_o council_n which_o belong_v to_o another_o it_o be_v the_o council_n of_o clerment_n where_o he_o say_v vrban_n 2._o excommunicate_v and_o depose_v philip._n 1._o of_o france_n for_o cast_v off_o his_o lawful_a wife_n marry_v a_o adulteress_n and_o refuse_v upon_o admonition_n to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o this_o he_o cite_v m._n paris_n and_o sigebert_n i_o have_v not_o see_v sigebert_n but_o m._n paris_n who_o particularize_v the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n this_o excommunication_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o depose_v ay_o but_o say_v bellarmin_n deposition_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o go_v along_o with_o excommunication_n marry_o i_o thank_v he_o hearty_o understand_v quoth_o be_v our_o evident_a teach_n come_v to_o understanding_n and_o understand_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o same_o than_o which_o the_o world_n have_v none_o more_o different_a excommunication_n be_v a_o pure_a spiritual_a censure_n and_o deprive_v a_o man_n of_o none_o but_o pure_a spiritual_a good_n deposition_n be_v quite_o contrary_a and_o take_v away_o only_o temporal_a it_o pass_v my_o understanding_n how_o one_o of_o these_o must_v necessary_o follow_v out_o of_o the_o other_o pray_o why_o must_v we_o understand_v it_o do_v because_o say_v he_o historian_n testify_v the_o pope_n forbid_v the_o crown_n shall_v be_v set_v upon_o the_o king_n head_n while_o he_o remain_v excommunicate_a and_o in_o particular_a ivo_n bishop_n of_o chartres_n write_v to_o the_o pope_n that_o he_o will_v be_v threaten_v unless_o he_o restore_v the_o crown_n and_o take_v off_o the_o excommunication_n that_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n will_v fall_v off_o from_o their_o obedience_n very_o well_o why_o then_o according_a to_o ivo_n there_o be_v a_o king_n still_o and_o that_o king_n have_v a_o kingdom_n and_o so_o much_o credit_n in_o it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a but_o he_o may_v cause_v it_o to_o revolt_v these_o thing_n do_v not_o hang_v together_o a_o man_n may_v as_o soon_o understand_v how_o excommunication_n and_o deposition_n infer_v one_o another_o as_o how_o a_o crown_n can_v be_v restore_v to_o one_o who_o be_v a_o king_n and_o have_v a_o kingdom_n or_o how_o the_o pope_n shall_v forbid_v the_o crown_n to_o be_v set_v on_o his_o head_n who_o have_v be_v crown_v long_o before_o the_o pope_n be_v pope_n it_o be_v hard_a and_o not_o very_o wise_a to_o forbid_v thing_n that_o be_v past_a if_o this_o mystery_n have_v not_o be_v unridle_v for_o i_o i_o have_v be_v quite_o at_o a_o loss_n but_o if_o i_o may_v believe_v barclay_n and_o withrington_n it_o be_v at_o that_o time_n the_o custom_n of_o france_n for_o the_o king_n
will_v have_v this_o one_o spiritual_a power_n command_v both_o in_o spiritual_n and_o temporal_n which_o be_v of_o two_o to_o make_v one_o three_o power_n neither_o whole_o spiritual_a be_v cause_n it_o extend_v to_o temporal_n nor_o whole_o temporal_a because_o it_o act_v in_o spiritual_n but_o equivalent_a to_o both_o and_o if_o this_o be_v not_o to_o confound_v the_o two_o power_n and_o make_v one_o of_o these_o two_o which_o he_o say_v christ_n will_v have_v divide_v i_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o learn_v what_o be_v and_o what_o other_o way_n they_o can_v be_v confound_v and_o yet_o the_o jest_n be_v even_o while_o he_o do_v this_o he_o press_v the_o confusion_n of_o the_o power_n as_o a_o great_a inconvenience_n upon_o the_o canonist_n who_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o faulty_a as_o himself_o and_o can_v extricate_v their_o doctrine_n a_o great_a deal_n better_o in_o two_o word_n either_o he_o confound_v the_o power_n and_o then_o he_o disobey_v christ_n who_o he_o say_v will_v have_v they_o keep_v asunder_o or_o he_o do_v not_o and_o then_o he_o disobey_v he_o in_o permit_v one_o to_o meddle_v with_o the_o right_n of_o the_o other_o for_o certain_o it_o be_v the_o right_a of_o the_o temporal_a power_n to_o command_v the_o subject_n to_o that_o power_n and_o require_v their_o allegiance_n and_o service_n and_o to_o take_v away_o these_o subject_n and_o this_o allegiance_n be_v to_o meddle_v and_o that_o very_o far_o too_o with_o what_o belong_v to_o the_o right_n of_o another_o the_o truth_n be_v these_o trick_n turn_v a_o question_n of_o as_o great_a importance_n as_o any_o in_o the_o world_n into_o pure_a word_n and_o illusion_n the_o world_n be_v in_o suspense_n about_o the_o decision_n of_o this_o great_a question_n concern_v the_o independent_a sovereignty_n of_o the_o two_o power_n and_o how_o that_o command_n in_o the_o gospel_n reddite_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la caesaris_fw-la caesari_n &_o quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la dei_fw-la deo_fw-la shall_v be_v obey_v all_o the_o learning_n of_o ten_o age_n teach_v the_o power_n be_v distinguish_v by_o christ_n one_o give_v to_o the_o bishop_n the_o other_o to_o the_o prince_n the_o canonist_n and_o they_o but_o some_o and_o all_o late_a man_n teach_v they_o be_v give_v both_o to_o the_o pope_n this_o three_o indirect_a party_n come_v to_o settle_v a_o point_n of_o this_o importance_n profess_v at_o first_o that_o the_o power_n true_o be_v as_o christ_n command_v they_o shall_v be_v distinct_a and_o the_o pope_n for_o his_o share_n have_v the_o spiritual_a only_o will_v not_o any_o man_n think_v now_o the_o business_n decide_v and_o that_o we_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v but_o obey_v our_o prince_n in_o temporal_n and_o bishop_n or_o if_o you_o will_v pope_n for_o i_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o that_o question_n in_o spiritual_n and_o there_o be_v a_o end_n why_o this_o it_o be_v to_o be_v illiterate_a say_v bellarmin_n and_o not_o understand_v distinction_n the_o pope_n power_n be_v only_o spiritual_a but_o yet_o this_o spiritual_a power_n indirect_o and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n virtual_o and_o by_o mean_n of_o some_o other_o propriety_n of_o speech_n extend_v likewise_o to_o temporal_n and_o may_v dispose_v of_o kingdom_n as_o it_o see_v fit_a why_o then_o call_v it_o temporal_a in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n if_o it_o can_v dispose_v of_o temporal_n and_o say_v the_o pope_n be_v universal_a monarch_n if_o he_o be_v so_o and_o stand_v to_o it_o yes_o we_o do_v stand_v to_o it_o reply_v bellarmin_n but_o we_o love_v to_o speak_v proper_o and_o do_v not_o call_v the_o pope_n universal_a monarch_n though_o he_o can_v dispose_v of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n because_o he_o do_v it_o not_o in_o virtue_n of_o a_o temporal_a power_n but_o by_o a_o spiritual_a work_n and_o after_o a_o indirect_a manner_n hang_v the_o manner_n how_o he_o do_v it_o if_o he_o can_v do_v it_o what_o have_v the_o world_n to_o do_v with_o these_o mannerly_a trick_n a_o king_n be_v well_o help_v up_o who_o after_o he_o be_v dispossess_v come_v to_o understand_v that_o this_o come_v about_o after_o another_o fashion_n and_o in_o another_o manner_n than_o he_o be_v aware_a of_o well!_o but_o be_v you_o for_o the_o canonist_n or_o against_o they_o why_o true_o i_o be_o for_o they_o and_o i_o be_o not_o for_o they_o and_o our_o question_n what_o must_v be_v say_v to_o that_o must_v we_o obey_v our_o king_n or_o the_o pope_n this_o be_v what_o the_o world_n look_v after_o why_o according_a to_o one_o half_a of_o the_o resolution_n which_o say_v prince_n be_v supreme_a in_o temporal_n and_o have_v in_o they_o no_o superior_a we_o must_v obey_v our_o king_n according_a to_o the_o other_o half_a which_o say_v a_o power_n which_o be_v only_o spiritual_a can_v dispose_v of_o temporal_n too_o we_o must_v obey_v the_o pope_n but_o how_o must_v i_o do_v with_o this_o licet_fw-la and_o non_fw-la licet_fw-la must_v i_o cut_v myself_o in_o two_o and_o listen_v a_o leg_n and_o a_o arm_n under_o one_o a_o thumb_n and_o a_o shoulder_n under_o the_o other_o and_o if_o i_o happen_v to_o meet_v in_o the_o battle_n fight_v my_o king-self_n against_o my_o pope-self_n because_o this_o be_v something_o difficult_a and_o they_o be_v man_n of_o reason_n i_o imagine_v they_o will_v condescend_v a_o little_a in_o this_o point_n and_o let_v i_o remain_v entire_a as_o long_o as_o the_o answer_n be_v divide_v it_o be_v well_o enough_o but_o then_o i_o must_v choose_v the_o right_a half_n that_o be_v it_o i_o will_v be_v at_o pray_v tell_v i_o then_o must_v whole_a i_o take_v the_o spiritual_a or_o the_o temporal_a half_n why_o the_o truth_n be_v you_o must_v take_v the_o spiritual_a half_n parasite_n and_o flatterer_n may_v tell_v you_o otherwise_o but_o this_o be_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o story_n why_o then_o to_o what_o purpose_n all_o this_o illusion_n of_o my_o prince_n sovereignty_n and_o independency_n when_o after_o all_o he_o be_v neither_o sovereign_a nor_o independent_a to_o what_o purpose_n this_o bustle_n against_o the_o canonist_n only_o to_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n at_o last_o but_o with_o more_o ado_n can_v you_o not_o have_v plain_o tell_v i_o at_o first_o what_o i_o must_v trust_v to_o and_o spare_v the_o trapan_n of_o so_o many_o useless_a disguise_n the_o result_n of_o all_o your_o spiritual_n and_o indirect_v and_o good_a of_o soul_n and_o whatever_o else_o be_v in_o short_a i_o must_v obey_v the_o pope_n against_o my_o prince_n only_o i_o must_v in_o spite_n of_o all_o sense_n believe_v my_o prince_n be_v a_o true_a and_o sovereign_a king_n and_o have_v no_o superior_a in_o temporal_n and_o the_o pope_n no_o power_n but_o spiritual_a and_o so_o beside_o a_o traitor_n and_o a_o rebel_n become_v senseless_a and_o a_o block_n into_o the_o bargain_n here_o be_v your_o fine_a opinion_n of_o which_o you_o make_v such_o a_o mystery_n and_o be_v so_o shy_a to_o discover_v your_o thought_n come_v come_v leave_v dodge_v and_o deal_v aboveboard_n answer_v i_o these_o thing_n and_o show_v i_o that_o bellarmin_n speak_v sense_n and_o sense_n not_o injurious_a to_o government_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o prince_n or_o disclaim_v he_o plain_o as_o you_o have_v the_o canonist_n it_o be_v at_o your_o choice_n to_o do_v what_o you_o will_v but_o do_v one_o and_o that_o effectual_o or_o take_v notice_n i_o tell_v you_o i_o will_v believe_v for_o the_o future_a your_o church_n be_v a_o wicked_a church_n absolute_o inconsistent_a with_o civil_a government_n and_o have_v not_o one_o sound_a member_n in_o she_o no_o not_o one_o put_v i_o not_o off_o with_o formality_n and_o think_v to_o escape_v with_o tell_v i_o this_o doctrine_n belong_v not_o to_o your_o church_n as_o a_o church_n and_o that_o only_o the_o material_a man_n hold_v it_o it_o be_v the_o material_a man_n i_o only_o care_v for_o at_o present_a we_o converse_v not_o with_o your_o formal_a church_n we_o hear_v and_o see_v and_o deal_v with_o material_a man_n these_o be_v they_o can_v do_v we_o good_a or_o harm_n and_o it_o be_v but_o reason_n we_o shall_v know_v what_o to_o expect_v from_o they_o formality_n be_v airy_a thing_n no_o rope_n can_v catch_v they_o but_o material_a man_n you_o know_v may_v be_v suspend_v and_o when_o they_o be_v find_v guilty_a and_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o reprieve_n but_o in_o the_o innocence_n of_o their_o formality_n i_o doubt_v it_o go_v hard_o with_o they_o in_o two_o word_n clear_v yourselves_o from_o a_o imputation_n which_o you_o have_v bring_v upon_o yourselves_o or_o confess_v you_o can_v be_v clear_v and_o remember_v that_o silence_n be_v a_o confession_n and_o so_o i_o shall_v take_v it_o as_o all_o justice_n in_o the_o world_n do_v and_o believe_v it_o be_v not_o the_o wickedness_n
britain_n or_o by_o some_o other_o fetch_v it_o will_v undoubted_o run_v the_o fate_n of_o its_o neighbour_n kingdom_n and_o it_o be_v not_o a_o pin_n matter_n for_o a_o title_n to_o that_o which_o must_v come_v in_o at_o last_o and_o when_o it_o come_v will_v bring_v title_n enough_o with_o it_o nature_n and_o necessity_n make_v perhaps_o as_o good_a title_n as_o law_n and_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o the_o law_n have_v any_o better_a than_o possession_n if_o the_o pope_n get_v once_o possession_n as_o when_o he_o have_v get_v england_n and_o ireland_n i_o see_v not_o what_o can_v keep_v he_o from_o it_o it_o will_v be_v to_o no_o more_o purpose_n to_o be_v solicitous_a for_o a_o title_n then_o for_o a_o man_n to_o look_v after_o a_o horse_n who_o be_v at_o his_o journey_n end_n for_o title_n serve_v but_o to_o obtain_v or_o hold_v what_o they_o pretend_v to_o which_o he_o that_o have_v already_o and_o so_o that_o it_o can_v be_v take_v away_o no_o long_o need_v they_o but_o if_o the_o worst_a come_v to_o the_o worst_a why_o may_v not_o the_o pope_n dispense_v with_o a_o title_n as_o well_o as_o other_o thing_n altogether_o as_o hard_o and_o not_o altogether_o so_o advantageous_a plenitude_n of_o power_n set_v once_o on_o the_o tenterhooks_n i_o believe_v will_v stretch_v as_o far_o as_o that_o and_o what_o can_v he_o do_v who_o can_v do_v all_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n and_o who_o be_v alone_o to_o determine_v what_o be_v necessary_a who_o shall_v hinder_v he_o from_o call_v the_o bunch_n a_o horn_n if_o he_o please_v but_o these_o be_v no_o jest_a matter_n 21._o baron_fw-fr ad_fw-la a_o 1135._o n._n 21._o 1173._o n._n 10._o 1159._o n._n 21._o england_n and_o ireland_n have_v both_o be_v challenge_v and_o that_o before_o king_n john_n be_v bear_v though_o his_o resignation_n be_v in_o truth_n the_o most_o specious_a matter_n which_o can_v be_v allege_v scotland_n to_o put_v it_o out_o of_o doubt_n what_o will_v become_v of_o it_o have_v be_v actual_o claim_v as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n so_o that_o our_o sovereign_n enjoy_v not_o one_o foot_n of_o land_n free_a from_o dispute_n 1301_o ep._n bonif_n 8._o ad_fw-la edw._n 1._o ap_fw-mi mat._n west_n ad_fw-la a_o 1301_o it_o be_v to_o much_o purpose_n to_o dispute_v of_o divine_a right_n when_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n we_o have_v as_o much_o to_o fear_v from_o human._n the_o worst_a divine_a right_n can_v do_v be_v to_o make_v we_o dependent_a and_o subject_a and_o this_o they_o say_v we_o be_v without_o relation_n to_o it_o and_o it_o be_v this_o we_o fear_v not_o care_v much_a how_o the_o mischief_n happen_v if_o it_o can_v be_v avoid_v it_o import_v not_o much_o whether_o i_o be_v a_o slave_n by_o the_o misfortune_n of_o war_n or_o birth_n if_o i_o must_v tug_v at_o the_o oar._n i_o tell_v you_o true_o think_v of_o these_o thing_n have_v put_v i_o into_o a_o very_a bad_a humour_n i_o distrust_v every_o thing_n and_o be_o not_o satisfy_v where_o learneder_n man_n than_o myself_o be_v i_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o have_v some_o better_a security_n than_o prescription_n 19_o pag._n 19_o for_o though_o our_o author_n say_v and_o i_o think_v it_o a_o sufficient_a plea_n i_o doubt_v if_o you_o be_v judge_n his_o authority_n will_v hardly_o keep_v we_o from_o be_v cast_v nay_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o will_v not_o for_o he_o confess_v the_o pope_n allow_v it_o not_o and_o his_o judgement_n will_v over-rule_v it_o at_o last_o beside_o though_o he_o slip_v over_o the_o business_n of_o hen._n 2._o the_o vatican_n register_n and_o petrus_n blesensis_n i_o think_v make_v too_o much_o noise_n to_o be_v slight_v what_o we_o think_v considerable_a may_v perhaps_o not_o prove_v so_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o test_n and_o however_o no_o caution_n against_o you_o be_v too_o much_o again_o why_o may_v not_o constantins_n donation_n one_o day_n rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o we_o britain_n be_v at_o that_o time_n one_o of_o the_o western_a province_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n etc._n omnes_fw-la italiae_fw-la seu_fw-la occidentalium_fw-la regionum_fw-la provincias_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o if_o this_o deed_n be_v valid_a undoubted_o pass_v with_o the_o rest_n i_o know_v well_o enough_o there_o be_v among_o you_o who_o make_v bold_a with_o this_o evidence_n and_o refuse_v to_o admit_v it_o for_o authentic_a but_o there_o be_v too_o who_o stand_v stiff_o for_o it_o and_o among_o these_o several_a pope_n be_v there_o any_o likelihood_n it_o will_v bring_v grist_n to_o the_o mil_fw-mi i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o palea_fw-la set_v before_o it_o will_v hinder_v it_o from_o pass_v for_o good_a wheat_n 96._o cap._n constantinus_n dist_n 96._o in_o fine_a while_n human_n right_o not_o only_o may_v but_o actual_o be_v pretend_v at_o this_o day_n we_o have_v reason_n to_o look_v about_o we_o the_o louvain_n divine_v if_o the_o history_n of_o the_o irish_a remonstrance_n say_v true_a 117._o hist_o of_o the_o irish_a remonst_z p._n 117._o make_v it_o one_o of_o their_o four_o chief_a ground_n and_o the_o only_a ground_n of_o right_n for_o condemn_v that_o remonstrance_n and_o since_o they_o declare_v not_o in_o particular_a whence_o they_o derive_v the_o pretence_n of_o human_a right_n make_v it_o necessary_a we_o shall_v be_v secure_v against_o all_o you_o see_v where_o the_o shoe_n pinch_v make_v it_o easy_a if_o you_o can_v though_o when_o you_o have_v do_v your_o uttermost_a i_o fear_v it_o will_v pinch_v still_o for_o you_o be_v but_o a_o single_a man_n and_o what_o a_o single_a man_n can_v do_v be_v not_o considerable_a beside_o you_o conceal_v yourself_o conscious_a it_o seem_v of_o be_v disow_v by_o your_o fellow_n who_o if_o they_o be_v otherwise_o persuade_v what_o will_v your_o single_a honesty_n do_v we_o good_a a_o traitor_n or_o two_o in_o a_o nation_n can_v do_v no_o great_a harm_n and_o one_o or_o two_o honest_a man_n as_o little_a good_a as_o you_o carry_v matter_n you_o seem_v to_o confess_v the_o generality_n be_v not_o of_o your_o mind_n nay_o how_o do_v i_o know_v that_o so_o much_o as_o single_a you_o be_v as_o honest_a as_o you_o pretend_v and_o true_o mean_a as_o you_o say_v you_o may_v with_o the_o liberty_n allow_v in_o your_o church_n prevaricate_v for_o aught_o i_o know_v even_o though_o you_o shall_v renounce_v prevarication_n or_o you_o may_v according_a to_o your_o comfortable_a doctrine_n of_o extrinsic_a probability_n embrace_v to_o morrow_n what_o you_o reject_v to_o day_n you_o be_v questionless_a much_o behold_v to_o your_o church_n which_o with_o her_o infallible_a guidance_n have_v bring_v you_o to_o that_o pass_n that_o if_o there_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n among_o you_o he_o can_v make_v out_o that_o he_o be_v so_o but_o must_v thank_v the_o good_a nature_n and_o charity_n of_o his_o neighbour_n for_o what_o reputation_n he_o have_v i_o must_v confess_v i_o be_o sorry_a for_o the_o severity_n which_o be_v fall_v on_o you_o but_o yet_o my_o pity_n do_v not_o so_o far_o blind_v my_o reason_n but_o that_o i_o see_v they_o can_v complain_v of_o be_v treat_v like_o knave_n who_o can_v produce_v any_o satisfactory_a evidence_n that_o they_o be_v otherwise_o and_o though_o they_o can_v be_v too_o few_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o for_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o law_n look_v only_o on_o general_n and_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o every_o man_n in_o a_o nation_n shall_v have_v a_o particular_a law_n make_v for_o he_o pray_v excuse_v i_o if_o i_o press_v too_o hard_o and_o seem_v to_o add_v to_o your_o trouble_n which_o i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o desire_v to_o increase_v that_o i_o will_v ease_v it_o if_o i_o can_v for_o true_o notwithstanding_o what_o i_o have_v say_v i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o you_o be_v a_o very_a honest_a man_n and_o take_v it_o upon_o your_o word_n that_o there_o be_v more_o as_o honest_a as_o yourself_o and_o i_o declare_v free_o that_o i_o concur_v with_o the_o judgement_n of_o those_o 38._o those_o and_o if_o they_o will_v perform_v that_o common_a duty_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o there_o appear_v no_o more_o danger_n to_o threaten_v the_o estate_n from_o they_o than_o from_o other_o man_n those_o law_n which_o the_o iniquity_n of_o their_o forefather_n bring_v upon_o they_o by_o their_o conspiracy_n and_o treason_n may_v be_v suspend_v towards_o their_o innocent_a child_n until_o such_o time_n as_o their_o peaceable_a demeanour_n and_o good_a carriage_n shall_v make_v it_o appear_v just_a to_o be_v abolish_v animadvers_fw-la upon_o fanaticism_n fanatical_o impute_v by_o a_o person_n of_o honour_n p._n 261._o these_o thing_n i_o yield_v to_o be_v reasonable_a 1._o that_o where_o there_o be_v a_o real_a
account_n but_o i_o mind_v not_o the_o position_n but_o the_o answer_n since_o the_o prince_n breed_v and_o nourish_v feed_v and_o secure_v priest_n as_o well_o as_o other_o in_o the_o politic_a life_n it_o be_v plain_a he_o have_v in_o that_o respect_n the_o notion_n of_o father_n and_o shepherd_n even_o to_o they_o and_o bellarmin_n have_v no_o manner_n of_o reason_n to_o deny_v they_o may_v be_v call_v child_n and_o sheep_n and_o oblige_v to_o do_v what_o nature_n teach_v child_n and_o sheep_n ought_v to_o do_v the_o four_o argument_n be_v this_o the_o clergy_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n consecrate_v to_o his_o service_n alone_o and_o offer_v by_o the_o whole_a people_n for_o that_o purpose_n whence_o they_o have_v their_o name_n as_o belong_v to_o the_o lot_n of_o god_n but_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n certain_o can_v have_v no_o right_n over_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v offer_v and_o consecrate_v to_o god_n and_o make_v as_o it_o be_v his_o proper_a good_n if_o i_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o dispute_v of_o etymologys_n or_o think_v it_o worth_a while_n to_o maintain_v against_o he_o that_o the_o clergy_n have_v their_o name_n rather_o because_o god_n be_v their_o lot_n than_o they_o god_n there_o will_v be_v enough_o to_o take_v my_o part_n but_o i_o love_v not_o to_o lose_v time_n for_o which_o reason_n too_o i_o forbear_v to_o except_v against_o all_o that_o be_v exceptionable_a in_o the_o argument_n it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o say_v that_o it_o differ_v little_a in_o substance_n from_o its_o fellow_n only_o it_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o another_o manner_n the_o service_n and_o lot_n of_o god_n be_v but_o what_o he_o call_v spirit_n and_o pastor_n before_o and_o the_o same_o key_n will_v serve_v to_o the_o lock_n in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o god_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o service_n to_o which_o they_o be_v consecrate_v the_o clergy_n be_v unaccountable_a to_o the_o secular_a power_n but_o when_o they_o divest_v themselves_o of_o the_o clergyman_n and_o wear_v only_o the_o man_n that_o man_n if_o he_o deserve_v to_o feel_v the_o secular_a sword_n may_v for_o any_o thing_n i_o see_v in_o the_o argument_n wickedness_n be_v sure_a no_o part_n of_o god_n lot_n nor_o can_v i_o imagine_v how_o the_o privilege_n of_o his_o service_n shall_v be_v pretend_v where_o there_o be_v no_o service_n of_o he_o nay_o where_o the_o pretender_n act_v direct_o contrary_a to_o it_o be_v it_o true_a that_o prince_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o thing_n belong_v to_o god_n or_o man_n consecrate_v to_o his_o service_n all_o christian_n and_o all_o thing_n seem_v in_o a_o fair_a way_n towards_o exemption_n as_o well_o as_o clergyman_n for_o god_n have_v a_o very_a true_a property_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o christian_n be_v all_o and_o that_o very_o solemn_o consecrate_v to_o his_o service_n they_o serve_v he_o indeed_o in_o another_o way_n than_o the_o clergy_n but_o they_o true_o serve_v he_o and_o be_v by_o solemn_a consecration_n oblige_v to_o that_o service_n since_o we_o see_v that_o service_n be_v so_o far_o from_o exempt_n they_o from_o subjection_n to_o prince_n that_o obedience_n to_o they_o be_v part_n of_o it_o it_o be_v plain_a there_o be_v no_o repugnance_n betwixt_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o subjection_n to_o prince_n unless_o they_o command_v thing_n contrary_a to_o that_o service_n and_o from_o such_o command_v all_o man_n be_v exempt_a as_o well_o as_o the_o clergy_n with_o this_o difference_n that_o the_o clergy_n be_v exempt_a from_o all_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o service_n of_o clergyman_n the_o rest_n only_o from_o what_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o service_n of_o christian_n yet_o bellarmin_n will_v bear_v we_o in_o hand_n that_o what_o he_o say_v be_v certain_a and_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n show_v it_o and_o god_n have_v not_o obscure_o deliver_v it_o in_o the_o last_o of_o leviticus_n whatsoever_o be_v once_o consecrate_a to_o god_n shall_v be_v holy_a of_o holys_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o light_n of_o reason_n may_v indeed_o do_v much_o when_o he_o make_v it_o appear_v but_o he_o who_o be_v so_o much_o for_o exemption_n shall_v methinks_v allow_v we_o to_o be_v exempt_a from_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n the_o chapter_n he_o cite_v take_v order_n about_o the_o offering_n make_v to_o god_n and_o appoint_v some_o to_o be_v redeem_v other_o not_z but_o those_o command_n be_v give_v to_o the_o jew_n we_o see_v nothing_o like_o they_o in_o the_o christian_a law_n and_o no_o body_n know_v better_a than_o himself_o that_o we_o be_v to_o be_v guide_v by_o our_o own_o not_o their_o law_n and_o that_o it_o lay_v no_o obligation_n on_o we_o pure_o as_o their_o law_n though_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o do_v sometime_o bind_v we_o on_o the_o score_n of_o reason_n he_o say_v indeed_o that_o it_o be_v so_o in_o this_o case_n but_o bare_o to_o say_v so_o be_v not_o to_o prove_v his_o word_n if_o that_o be_v the_o business_n will_v go_v far_o with_o i_o but_o when_o he_o be_v make_v argument_n i_o expect_v a_o argument_n i_o say_v no_o more_o at_o present_a because_o this_o i_o conceive_v be_v as_o much_o as_o needs_o for_o a_o answer_n and_o i_o intend_v to_o discourse_v of_o the_o merit_n of_o this_o cause_n more_o at_o large_a hereafter_o the_o five_o and_o last_o argument_n be_v from_o sign_n and_o prodigys_n show_v as_o he_o say_v by_o god_n on_o those_o who_o have_v presume_v to_o violate_v ecclesiastical_a immunity_n for_o proof_n of_o this_o he_o send_v we_o to_o one_o bredembachius_n a_o author_n i_o have_v never_o see_v and_o therefore_o not_o know_v nor_o have_v mean_n to_o know_v particular_n can_v only_o answer_v in_o general_n if_o the_o sign_n and_o prodigys_n he_o talk_v of_o be_v true_a miracle_n and_o those_o express_v to_o the_o point_n clear_o wrought_v in_o confirmation_n of_o immunity_n extend_v as_o far_o as_o bellarmin_n stretch_v they_o though_o i_o be_o slow_a of_o belief_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v true_o so_o i_o will_v wash_v my_o hand_n of_o the_o business_n god_n forbid_v i_o shall_v doubt_v of_o any_o thing_n let_v it_o seem_v never_o so_o strange_a and_o never_o so_o cross_a to_o my_o reason_n which_o carry_v his_o seal_n to_o it_o uncounterfeit_v but_o i_o be_o strong_o persuade_v there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n if_o there_o be_v bellarmin_n be_v a_o strange_a man_n to_o amuse_v we_o with_o his_o probability_n and_o unnecessary_a consequence_n when_o he_o have_v proof_n in_o store_n infinite_o more_o convictive_a than_o even_o demonstration_n itself_o a_o miracle_n may_v perhaps_o have_v be_v do_v to_o show_v god_n care_n of_o the_o church_n or_o ministry_n he_o be_v not_o less_o powerful_a now_o than_o heretofore_o in_o his_o judgement_n upon_o nadah_n and_o abiu_n oza_n and_o ozias_n but_o miracle_n be_v not_o light_o to_o be_v believe_v and_o when_o they_o be_v manifest_a bellarmin_n doctrine_n may_v be_v never_o the_o true_a unless_o they_o come_v home_o to_o it_o in_o likelihood_n who_o have_v bredembachius_n to_o see_v what_o he_o say_v will_v find_v no_o more_o than_o observation_n of_o signal_n perhaps_o unusual_a and_o unhoped_a prosperity_n happen_v to_o some_o who_o favour_v the_o clergy_n and_o cross_n to_o those_o who_o do_v otherwise_o which_o his_o whether_o piety_n or_o bigottery_n enhance_v into_o miracle_n if_o this_o be_v all_o the_o fire_n to_o the_o smoke_n the_o topick_n ill_o become_v bellarmin_n learning_n who_o have_v the_o malice_n to_o collect_v all_o that_o history_n afford_v of_o adversity_n to_o the_o good_a and_o prosperity_n to_o the_o bad_a may_v perhaps_o make_v as_o big_a a_o book_n as_o that_o of_o bredembachius_n for_o it_o be_v a_o old_a complaint_n and_o that_o of_o a_o wise_a man_n too_o that_o all_o thing_n happen_v alike_o to_o the_o good_a and_o the_o bad_a as_o if_o god_n have_v no_o care_n of_o the_o world_n while_o in_o truth_n he_o have_v the_o great_a by_o let_v thing_n happen_v so_o and_o by_o that_o providence_n teach_v we_o not_o to_o value_v the_o good_n of_o this_o world_n but_o raise_v our_o heart_n to_o better_a i_o be_o the_o apt_a to_o think_v there_o be_v no_o more_o in_o it_o because_o bellarmin_n himself_o make_v a_o famous_a business_n of_o what_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v think_v worth_a allege_v as_o for_o prodigys_n and_o sign_n as_o many_o as_o there_o be_v in_o bredembachius_n he_o have_v no_o mind_n it_o seem_v to_o become_v voucher_n so_o much_o as_o for_o one_o for_o he_o cite_v not_o any_o but_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o emperor_n basilius_n porphyrogenitus_n lay_v all_o the_o calamity_n of_o that_o time_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o a_o certain_a law_n make_v by_o nicephorus_n phocas_n against_o ecclesiastical_a
the_o controversial_a letter_n or_o the_o grand_a controversy_n concern_v the_o pretend_a temporal_a authority_n of_o pope_n over_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o the_o true_a sovereign_n of_o king_n within_o their_o own_o respective_a kingdom_n between_o two_o english_a gentleman_n the_o one_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o other_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o first_o two_o letter_n the_o second_o edition_n london_n print_v for_o henry_n brome_n and_o benjamin_n take_v at_o the_o gun_n and_o at_o the_o ship_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n mdclxxiv_o e._n libris_fw-la beblioth_n eccles_n cathedr_n petribur_n sir_n i_o fear_v the_o heat_n of_o our_o last_o encounter_n may_v have_v do_v i_o some_o prejudice_n in_o your_o good_a opinion_n and_o will_v justify_v to_o you_o if_o i_o can_v both_o my_o zeal_n and_o my_o friendship_n permit_v i_o therefore_o with_o a_o more_o settle_a calmness_n to_o give_v you_o the_o reason_n which_o sway_v with_o i_o then_o but_o which_o the_o promptness_n of_o my_o nature_n possible_o may_v so_o disguise_v that_o they_o may_v not_o then_o appear_v reason_n to_o you_o as_o this_o be_v my_o only_a so_o i_o hope_v it_o will_v be_v my_o full_a justification_n for_o though_o we_o owe_v much_o to_o friendship_n we_o owe_v more_o to_o truth_n and_o that_o friend_n who_o bar_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n in_o his_o friend_n do_v in_o my_o judgement_n ill_o deserve_v that_o name_n notwithstanding_o let_v i_o add_v what_o i_o think_v you_o be_v already_o sufficient_o persuade_v of_o that_o i_o be_o far_o from_o the_o blind_a zeal_n of_o those_o who_o think_v popery_n a_o imputation_n so_o scandalous_a and_o contagious_a that_o it_o destroy_v all_o correspondence_n with_o those_o who_o own_o it_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o several_a beside_o yourself_o of_o your_o judgement_n in_o religion_n accomplish_a man_n and_o so_o qualify_v that_o i_o can_v but_o wish_v either_o that_o all_o such_o man_n be_v protestant_n or_o all_o protestant_n such_o man_n i_o think_v so_o well_o of_o some_o part_n of_o your_o religion_n that_o there_o be_v who_o think_v the_o worse_a of_o i_o i_o read_v your_o book_n always_o without_o hatred_n and_o sometime_o with_o pity_n at_o the_o unequal_a combat_n betwixt_o the_o knight_n and_o the_o giant_n though_o i_o make_v no_o doubt_n you_o be_v even_o with_o we_o in_o this_o particular_a and_o be_v all_o knight_n in_o your_o own_o country_n when_o i_o hear_v people_n cry_v out_o papist_n and_o popery_n i_o have_v sometime_o the_o bluntness_n to_o ask_v what_o they_o mean_v for_o have_v hear_v they_o apply_v both_o to_o prelatics_n and_o fanatic_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v word_n of_o a_o strange_o large_a size_n and_o magical_a comprehension_n if_o they_o can_v fit_v party_n so_o different_a and_o what_o know_v i_o but_o they_o may_v be_v so_o explain_v that_o you_o may_v own_v they_o no_o more_o than_o other_o folk_n in_o fine_a i_o look_v upon_o my_o reason_n as_o one_o of_o the_o great_a gift_n i_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n and_o be_o persuade_v it_o be_v a_o duty_n i_o owe_v he_o to_o use_v it_o as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v wherefore_o i_o as_o little_o approve_v the_o passionate_a zeal_n of_o our_o side_n as_o i_o understand_v the_o sublime_a perfection_n of_o blind_a obedience_n on_o you_o but_o where_o i_o see_v you_o have_v reason_n i_o be_o content_a to_o allow_v you_o have_v so_o yet_o after_o all_o friend_n i_o must_v continue_v constant_a to_o what_o i_o maintain_v at_o our_o last_o meeting_n i_o love_v my_o king_n and_o my_o country_n as_o i_o ought_v and_o can_v neither_o believe_v that_o can_v be_v a_o true_a religion_n which_o teach_v doctrine_n inconsistent_a with_o government_n nor_o believe_v otherwise_o but_o that_o you_o do_v teach_v such_o doctrine_n and_o though_o i_o know_v their_o pestilent_a influence_n do_v not_o always_o work_v for_o you_o have_v in_o the_o late_a time_n of_o trial_n approve_v yourselves_o honest_a man_n yet_o i_o can_v think_v that_o commonwealth_n safe_a in_o which_o they_o be_v either_o tolerate_v or_o connive_v at_o of_o this_o i_o will_v make_v yourself_o judge_n and_o in_o this_o paper_n produce_v my_o evidence_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o most_o famous_a author_n among_o you_o who_o if_o they_o be_v sufficient_a for_o number_n and_o considerable_a for_o learning_n and_o plain_a in_o expression_n and_o own_a for_o you_o i_o see_v not_o what_o more_o can_v be_v expect_v from_o i_o nor_o what_o at_o all_o can_v be_v reply_v by_o you_o or_o any_o else_o to_o begin_v then_o there_o be_v i_o must_v confess_v some_o modest_a man_n among_o you_o 2._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr rom._n pon._n l._n 5._o c._n 2._o who_o speak_v spare_o of_o the_o pope_n and_o affirm_v prince_n be_v not_o the_o pope_n vicar_n these_o exempt_a from_o his_o sovereignty_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n for_o they_o make_v infidel_n prince_n true_a and_o supreme_a prince_n of_o their_o own_o kingdom_n and_o say_v the_o pope_n be_v not_o lord_n of_o those_o possession_n which_o infidel_n hold_v nay_o they_o go_v so_o far_o as_o to_o dare_v say_v he_o be_v not_o jure_fw-fr divino_fw-la lord_n so_o much_o as_o of_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n 3._o id._n c._n 3._o and_o that_o all_o his_o power_n to_o depose_v prince_n and_o dispose_v of_o their_o kingdom_n be_v only_o indirect_o and_o in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la which_o alas_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o nothing_o and_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a scrupulous_a man_n who_o boggle_v at_o it_o for_o this_o opinion_n be_v cite_v beside_o two_o cardinal_n bellarmine_n and_o cajetan_n abundance_n of_o other_o famous_a man_n with_o hard_a name_n henricus_fw-la and_o joannes_n driedo_n turrecremata_fw-la pighius_fw-la waldensis_fw-la petrus_n de_fw-fr palude_fw-la franc._n victoria_n dominicus_n soto_n sanderus_n aspileveta_n covarruvias_n and_o so_o many_o other_o that_o bellarmine_n affirm_v it_o be_v communis_fw-la sententia_fw-la catholicorum_n theologorum_fw-la though_o in_o that_o particular_a as_o you_o will_v present_o see_v he_o be_v a_o little_a out_o but_o these_o as_o many_o and_o as_o learned_a as_o they_o be_v be_v but_o dow-baked_a man_n and_o scent_n strong_o of_o wicked_a carnal_a policy_n and_o heresy_n too_o as_o a_o honest_a gentleman_n fair_o insinuate_v by_o the_o title_n of_o his_o book_n carrerius_n alex._n carrerius_n adversus_fw-la impios_fw-la politicos_fw-la &_o nostri_fw-la temporis_fw-la haereticos_fw-la design_n principal_o against_o this_o opinion_n and_o so_o bellarmine_n scape_v fair_o for_o sixtus_n quintus_fw-la if_o the_o information_n i_o have_v from_o a_o very_a good_a hand_n deceive_v i_o not_o have_v a_o great_a mind_n to_o have_v burn_v his_o book_n though_o he_o escape_v more_o narrow_o at_o paris_n for_o give_v too_o much_o to_o the_o pope_n than_o at_o rome_n for_o give_v too_o little_a his_o fellow_n suarez_n have_v his_o book_n burn_v there_o by_o the_o common_a hangman_n and_o he_o be_v find_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o fault_n but_o he_o be_v a_o cardinal_n for_o which_o respect_n i_o suppose_v they_o deal_v more_o merciful_o and_o only_o condemn_v and_o forbid_v he_o but_o this_o by_o the_o by_o your_o hearty_a man_n who_o the_o bugbear_n of_o carnal_a policy_n can_v fright_v from_o the_o defence_n of_o truth_n tell_v we_o another_o story_n and_o say_v plain_o what_o we_o must_v trust_v too_o unless_o say_v franciscus_n bozius_n 8._o fr._n bozius_n de_fw-fr temp._n eccl._n monarchia_fw-la praef_n ad_fw-la clem._n 8._o there_o be_v one_o supreme_a monarch_n in_o the_o church_n in_o all_o thing_n the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n can_v be_v preserve_v for_o see_v the_o church_n by_o divine_a institution_n do_v consist_v of_o a_o kingdom_n and_o a_o priesthood_n if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o same_o absolute_o one_o monarch_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o another_o of_o the_o priesthood_n that_o if_o for_o avoid_v dissension_n about_o sacred_a cause_n one_o supreme_a head_n be_v appoint_v why_o not_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o head_n both_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o priesthood_n lest_o in_o like_a sort_n there_o shall_v happen_v dissension_n betwixt_o they_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o rather_o to_o be_v hold_v that_o peter_n do_v supply_v christ_n place_n not_o only_o in_o the_o priesthood_n but_o in_o the_o kingdom_n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o king_n and_o likewise_o a_o priest_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n who_o be_v both_o a_o king_n and_o priest_n the_o famous_a cardinal_n baronius_n say_v the_o same_o 433._o baron_fw-fr ann._n tom._n 1._o an._n 57_o p._n 432_o 433._o that_o david_n do_v foretell_v that_o the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o
so_o little_a subtlety_n that_o every_o body_n do_v the_o like_a almost_o in_o every_o occasion_n there_o remain_v only_o to_o examine_v upon_o what_o principle_n those_o who_o assert_v these_o error_n proceed_v whether_o upon_o faith_n or_o some_o other_o faith_n be_v a_o reliance_n upon_o some_o authority_n and_o in_o our_o case_n the_o authority_n of_o christ_n who_o alone_o be_v acknowledge_v the_o author_n and_o revealer_n of_o all_o which_o we_o be_v to_o believe_v wherefore_o of_o any_o point_n in_o question_n it_o must_v either_o be_v pretend_v that_o it_o be_v reveal_v by_o christ_n or_o it_o can_v be_v pretend_v that_o it_o belong_v to_o faith_n and_o if_o any_o maintain_v it_o upon_o other_o ground_n so_o far_o he_o act_v not_o as_o a_o believer_n but_o as_o otherwise_o qualify_v now_o there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n two_o principal_a way_n by_o which_o claim_n be_v make_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o christ_n for_o that_o which_o we_o maintain_v be_v faith_n and_o that_o wherein_o we_o do_v not_o engage_v his_o authority_n neither_o of_o we_o say_v be_v faith_n or_o that_o they_o act_n as_o faithful_a who_o upon_o reason_n or_o experiment_n for_o example_n maintain_v any_o thing_n the_o world_n hope_n from_o the_o learned_a industry_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n the_o sight_n of_o many_o truth_n yet_o hide_v from_o she_o but_o all_o their_o endeavour_n can_v never_o make_v faith_n of_o they_o nor_o concern_v your_o church_n in_o they_o as_o considerable_a member_n of_o it_o as_o some_o of_o they_o be_v for_o they_o go_v not_o your_o churchway_n of_o faith_n they_o look_v not_o into_o scripture_n but_o experiment_n and_o act_n as_o learned_a not_o as_o churchman_n what_o they_o shall_v discover_v to_o the_o world_n will_v be_v reveal_v not_o by_o christ_n but_o by_o they_o and_o if_o any_o believe_v they_o they_o will_v have_v no_o christian_a but_o society-faith_n such_o be_v the_o case_n of_o our_o church_n tradition_n in_o her_o know_a method_n by_o which_o she_o pretend_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o christ_n if_o any_o will_v run_v upon_o their_o own_o head_n and_o discourse_n and_o maintain_v thing_n and_o never_o look_v into_o her_o rule_n she_o can_v be_v no_o more_o concern_v in_o their_o proceed_n than_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o those_o of_o gresham_n college_n for_o since_o faith_n be_v that_o by_o which_o she_o be_v a_o church_n and_o tradition_n that_o by_o which_o she_o come_v to_o faith_n people_n must_v engage_v faith_n if_o they_o will_v engage_v the_o church_n and_o tradition_n if_o they_o will_v engage_v she_o faith_n wherefore_o whoever_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v any_o thing_n otherwise_o than_o by_o tradition_n use_v not_o the_o method_n to_o come_v to_o faith_n i_o mean_v the_o method_n approve_v by_o our_o church_n and_o this_o conclusion_n whether_o true_a or_o false_a neither_o reach_n faith_n nor_o aim_v at_o it_o and_o by_o consequence_n can_v belong_v to_o the_o church_n or_o congregation_n of_o the_o faithful_a now_o reflect_v a_o little_a upon_o your_o author_n and_o see_v if_o they_o go_v this_o way_n to_o work_v and_o the_o first_o thing_n be_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o present_a age_n for_o tradition_n signify_v the_o consent_n of_o all_o age_n it_o be_v a_o madness_n to_o pretend_v it_o for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o believe_v so_o much_o as_o by_o the_o present_a do_v they_o or_o can_v they_o even_o offer_v at_o this_o while_n they_o see_v themselves_o contradict_v by_o man_n as_o learned_a and_o far_o more_o numerous_a while_o all_o the_o university_n of_o a_o great_a kingdom_n disapprove_v and_o condemn_v their_o doctrine_n and_o their_o book_n be_v burn_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o world_n by_o public_a justice_n and_o the_o man_n who_o do_v this_o acknowledge_v good_a catholic_n all_o the_o while_n do_v they_o or_o can_v they_o pretend_v the_o consent_n of_o former_a age_n while_o they_o know_v all_o antiquity_n agree_v that_o for_o many_o age_n pope_n be_v so_o supreme_a in_o spiritual_n that_o in_o temporal_n they_o be_v subject_n such_o they_o acknowledge_v themselves_o and_o as_o such_o the_o emperor_n treat_v they_o when_o and_o how_o and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n they_o come_v to_o be_v temporal_a prince_n be_v know_v to_o all_o who_o be_v know_v in_o history_n a_o condition_n by_o the_o way_n which_o he_o who_o envy_v they_o little_a understand_v or_o little_a love_v the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n with_o which_o it_o be_v much_o worse_o when_o pope_n be_v hinder_v from_o do_v their_o duty_n by_o the_o unjust_a violence_n and_o oppression_n of_o powerful_a man_n among_o who_o they_o live_v do_v they_o allege_v the_o undoubted_a testimony_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n assemble_v in_o a_o general_a council_n nothing_o of_o this_o appear_v in_o what_o you_o have_v produce_v the_o man_n themselves_o be_v most_o of_o yesterday_o all_o many_o age_n since_o christ_n and_o there_o need_v no_o second_o argument_n to_o prove_v any_o thing_n that_o it_o be_v not_o faith_n if_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o it_o begin_v in_o any_o age_n since_o the_o first_o as_o these_o opinion_n plain_o do_v but_o consider_v their_o argument_n they_o be_v either_o ground_v upon_o some_o odd_a interpretation_n of_o scripture_n as_o the_o order_n of_o melchesedech_n the_o two_o sword_n st_n peter_n walk_v on_o the_o water_n and_o the_o like_a or_o else_o upon_o some_o deduction_n and_o reason_n as_o weak_a as_o the_o water_n which_o they_o mention_v and_o this_o methodt_v though_o per_fw-mi impossibile_fw-it it_o can_v prove_v the_o thing_n true_a yet_o can_v never_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v faith_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v so_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v true_a that_o they_o be_v withal_o acknowledge_v not_o to_o be_v faith_n be_v it_o teach_v by_o christ_n be_v it_o believe_v by_o christian_n semper_fw-la &_o ubique_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la till_o this_o appear_v it_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v catholic_a faith_n but_o that_o which_o i_o insist_v upon_o be_v that_o this_o method_n be_v plain_o resolve_v into_o reason_n and_o can_v no_o more_o engage_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n than_o the_o experimental_a learning_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o author_n you_o produce_v rely_v not_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o christ_n testify_v by_o a_o uninterrupted_a conveyance_n down_o to_o we_o but_o upon_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o own_o discourse_n which_o if_o they_o be_v weak_a and_o fail_v the_o church_n never_o undertake_v that_o all_o in_o her_o communion_n shall_v discourse_v strong_o neither_o can_v she_o herself_o do_v more_o than_o testify_v of_o the_o truth_n deliver_v to_o she_o and_o they_o be_v such_o and_o be_v so_o deliver_v this_o testimony_n be_v all_o which_o can_v be_v expect_v from_o she_o as_o a_o church_n speak_v of_o what_o concern_v we_o to_o speak_v of_o her_o power_n to_o make_v ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o the_o like_a be_v no_o part_n of_o our_o case_n if_o she_o fail_v in_o this_o and_o either_o testify_v that_o to_o be_v deliver_v which_o be_v not_o so_o or_o suppress_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v deliver_v blame_v she_o but_o for_o this_o that_o some_o member_n in_o her_o communion_n have_v weak_a reason_n or_o strong_a passion_n if_o you_o blame_v she_o consider_v the_o confusion_n you_o will_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n which_o i_o have_v so_o much_o dilate_v before_o that_o to_o repeat_v it_o will_v be_v tedious_a here_o but_o will_v you_o have_v a_o taste_n of_o the_o church_n sense_n of_o these_o thing_n consider_v the_o hymn_n make_v in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o church_n insert_v since_o by_o public_a authority_n into_o her_o solemn_a office_n receive_v by_o all_o the_o faithful_a and_o use_v on_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o epiphany_n non_fw-la eripit_fw-la mortalia_fw-la qui_fw-la regna_fw-la that_fw-mi coelestia_fw-la can_v the_o church_n which_o pray_v thus_o be_v think_v to_o favour_v the_o depose_n power_n or_o can_v her_o sense_n appear_v more_o plain_o than_o in_o the_o consent_n of_o a_o universal_a practice_n but_o let_v we_o look_v upon_o she_o in_o a_o council_n wickleff_n among_o other_o error_n have_v advance_v this_o proposition_n populares_fw-la &c_n &c_n the_o people_n may_v at_o their_o pleasure_n correct_v their_o offend_a lord_n 8._o con._n const_n sess_n 8._o and_o this_o among_o the_o rest_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n to_o the_o same_o council_n be_v offer_v another_o article_n word_v in_o this_o manner_n quilibet_fw-la tyrannus_n etc._n etc._n every_o tyrant_n may_v and_o ought_v lawful_o and_o meritorious_o be_v kill_v by_o any_o of_o his_o vassal_n or_o subject_n even_o by_o secret_a plot_n and_o subtle_a insinuation_n or_o flattery_n notwithstanding_o any_o oath_n or_o league_n make_v with_o
he_o not_o expect_v the_o sentence_n or_o command_n of_o any_o judge_n whatsoever_o this_o they_o condemn_v too_o and_o hear_v if_o you_o please_v in_o what_o term_n the_o holy_a synod_n desirous_a to_o rise_v up_o against_o this_o error_n 15._o sess_n 15._o and_o to_o take_v it_o whole_o away_o declare_v and_o define_v this_o doctrine_n to_o be_v erroneous_a in_o faith_n and_o manner_n and_o reject_v and_o condemn_v it_o as_o heretical_a scandalous_a and_o give_v way_n to_o fraud_n deceit_n and_o lie_v treason_n and_o perjury_n moreover_o it_o declare_v and_o decree_n that_o those_o who_o pertinacious_o assert_v this_o most_o pernicious_a doctrine_n be_v heretic_n and_o as_o such_o to_o be_v punish_v according_a to_o the_o canonical_a decree_n behold_v the_o most_o exorbitant_a of_o your_o doctrine_n direct_o and_o authentical_o condemn_v and_o though_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o some_o of_o they_o may_v find_v in_o the_o expression_n as_o they_o lie_v in_o the_o council_n wherewith_o to_o evade_v her_o censure_n yet_o i_o conceive_v her_o sense_n so_o clear_a that_o those_o evasion_n can_v appear_v no_o better_o than_o evasion_n for_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a case_n she_z takes_z duty_n to_o prince_n to_o be_v a_o direct_a point_n of_o faith_n since_o she_o condemn_v the_o contrary_a of_o heresy_n and_o since_o she_o allow_v not_o even_a tyrant_n to_o be_v kill_v i_o conceive_v she_o declare_v plain_o enough_o against_o the_o depose_n power_n who_o chief_a ground_n be_v that_o depose_v prince_n be_v no_o long_a prince_n but_o tyrant_n for_o without_o doubt_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o tyrant_n those_o be_v the_o least_o such_o and_o have_v most_o title_n to_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o council_n i_o beseech_v you_o mistake_v i_o not_o as_o if_o i_o think_v myself_o such_o prince_n indeed_o be_v tyrant_n but_o i_o speak_v in_o the_o language_n of_o those_o who_o think_v so_o and_o i_o maintain_v they_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o council_n even_o though_o their_o impossible_a ground_n be_v suppose_v true_a and_o if_o her_o expression_n be_v not_o so_o direct_a and_o formal_a as_o to_o avoid_v all_o cavil_n the_o reason_n be_v obvious_a council_n do_v not_o make_v proposition_n to_o be_v condemn_v but_o condemn_v such_o condemnable_a one_o as_o they_o find_v make_v to_o their_o hand_n she_o condemn_v that_o doctrine_n in_o the_o term_n in_o which_o be_v be_v propose_v to_o she_o and_o by_o her_o carriage_n show_v what_o it_o be_v to_o expect_v from_o the_o church_n in_o whatever_o term_n it_o be_v propose_v people_n may_v talk_v at_o random_n in_o the_o school_n where_o it_o be_v proposterous_o think_v a_o piece_n of_o learning_n to_o be_v able_a in_o the_o morning_n to_o defend_v one_o thing_n and_o in_o the_o afternoon_n the_o quite_o contrary_a but_o let_v these_o man_n and_o their_o learning_n appear_v in_o a_o council_n and_o they_o will_v go_v near_o to_o be_v ask_v since_o they_o know_v that_o to_o give_v obedience_n prepositis_fw-la etiam_fw-la discolis_fw-la and_o that_o not_o only_o for_o fear_n but_o for_o conscience_n be_v teach_v by_o the_o first_o master_n of_o christianity_n and_o evident_o believe_v and_o practise_v ever_o since_o and_o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la and_o ubique_fw-la and_o semper_fw-la by_o what_o warrant_n they_o bring_v in_o a_o exception_n to_o a_o rule_n establish_v by_o christ_n and_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v if_o the_o pope_n command_v not_o the_o contrary_a they_o will_v be_v urge_v to_o produce_v their_o authority_n for_o this_o exception_n of_o they_o to_o name_v the_o father_n that_o teach_v it_o and_o child_n that_o believe_v it_o to_o make_v out_o its_o universality_n both_o in_o time_n and_o place_n and_o if_o they_o can_v do_v none_o of_o all_o this_o as_o plain_o they_o can_v it_o be_v well_o if_o they_o escape_v the_o censure_n of_o heresy_n themselves_o who_o be_v so_o forward_o to_o fix_v it_o upon_o other_o subtlety_n and_o the_o knack_n of_o talk_v and_o the_o opinion_n of_o learning_n will_v avail_v they_o little_o where_o the_o constant_a rule_n be_v tradition_n and_o not_o deliver_v and_o not_o to_o be_v believe_v be_v all_o one_o but_o i_o go_v too_o far_o it_o be_v neither_o my_o business_n nor_o intention_n to_o dispute_v the_o question_n thus_o much_o when_o i_o be_v once_o in_o i_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o say_v and_o i_o can_v but_o add_v that_o if_o the_o contrary_a to_o your_o doctrine_n be_v not_o sufficient_o define_v already_o it_o may_v be_v when_o prince_n please_v and_o in_o such_o term_n as_o they_o please_v when_o ever_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o use_v their_o interest_n for_o the_o call_n of_o another_o general_a council_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o conceive_v there_o be_v never_o a_o king_n in_o christendom_n who_o have_v not_o credit_n enough_o with_o the_o clergy_n of_o his_o own_o dominion_n to_o cause_v they_o to_o condemn_v those_o opinion_n all_o the_o university_n of_o france_n have_v do_v it_o already_o and_o i_o presume_v no_o catholic_a churchman_n if_o they_o be_v require_v by_o their_o prince_n will_v refuse_v to_o follow_v their_o example_n mean_a time_n what_o belong_v to_o i_o be_v that_o those_o opinion_n be_v not_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n since_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o pretend_v to_o the_o only_a rule_n by_o which_o she_o judge_n of_o doctrine_n and_o their_o only_a ground_n be_v private_a deduction_n of_o private_a man_n with_o which_o if_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v charge_v and_o faith_n make_v responsible_a for_o the_o miscarrige_n of_o reason_n it_o will_v be_v a_o injustice_n who_o consequence_n will_v quite_o invert_v the_o order_n of_o the_o world_n and_o leave_v neither_o church_n nor_o prince_n nor_o magistrate_n nor_o policy_n nor_o oeconomy_n on_o earth_n but_o if_o this_o be_v so_o how_o come_v so_o many_o man_n esteem_v learned_a to_o assert_v such_o extravagance_n the_o pope_n to_o allow_v they_o private_a man_n to_o endure_v they_o i_o answer_v how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o while_o man_n be_v man_n and_o the_o world_n the_o world_n pope_n be_v man_n and_o have_v long_a time_n both_o be_v and_o live_v in_o the_o state_n and_o splendour_n of_o prince_n can_v it_o be_v think_v strange_a if_o flattery_n have_v find_v access_n to_o a_o court_n and_o among_o so_o many_o if_o some_o have_v give_v ear_n to_o it_o they_o be_v general_o very_o good_a man_n but_o of_o late_o better_a verse_v in_o polity_n that_o divinity_n for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v well_o skill_v in_o the_o law_n especial_o the_o canon_n a_o useful_a knowledge_n for_o church_n government_n but_o for_o divinity_n they_o use_v or_o rely_v on_o other_o and_o if_o man_n who_o pass_v for_o able_a scholar_n and_o great_a divine_n flatter_v they_o with_o a_o addition_n and_o power_n and_o tell_v they_o it_o true_o belong_v to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o can_v and_o will_v maintain_v it_o can_v you_o who_o think_v miracle_n be_v cease_v wonder_v they_o shall_v be_v content_a it_o be_v think_v true_a they_o see_v many_o who_o oppose_v it_o be_v their_o profess_a enemy_n and_o if_o it_o be_v perpetual_o incultate_v to_o they_o that_o the_o rest_n have_v get_v a_o tang_n of_o that_o enmity_n by_o converse_v with_o they_o how_o can_v it_o be_v but_o they_o will_v be_v persuade_v of_o it_o at_o last_o we_o see_v the_o often_o repetition_n even_o of_o know_a lie_n cheat_v the_o teller_n at_o last_o into_o a_o belief_n of_o they_o and_o if_o once_o they_o come_v to_o be_v persuade_v the_o thing_n be_v true_a it_o be_v wonder_v they_o shall_v not_o discountenance_v those_o who_o oppose_v it_o and_o cherish_v those_o who_o maintain_v it_o then_o if_o one_o pope_n declare_v any_o way_n the_o rest_n will_v all_o go_v on_o the_o same_o road_n unless_o some_o very_a extraordinary_a action_n stop_v their_o journey_n they_o understand_v the_o art_n of_o govern_v very_o well_o and_o see_v that_o if_o one_o pope_n shall_v undo_v what_o his_o predecessor_n have_v do_v thing_n will_v soon_o fall_v into_o disorder_n so_o that_o they_o be_v slow_a but_o very_o tenacious_a in_o their_o resolve_n and_o it_o be_v the_o hard_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n to_o get_v they_o to_o alter_v their_o course_n and_o all_o this_o be_v so_o far_o from_o strange_a that_o it_o be_v strange_a it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o then_o for_o learned_a man_n consider_v how_o much_o ecclesiastical_a promotion_n depend_v upon_o the_o pope_n and_o what_o plenty_n of_o mean_n he_o have_v to_o gratify_v all_o who_o appear_v for_o his_o interest_n while_o one_o hope_n for_o a_o canonry_n another_o a_o bishopric_n another_o have_v the_o dazzle_a purple_a glitter_a in_o his_o eye_n they_o will_v all_o be_v apt_a to_o say_v what_o they_o think_v will_v please_v he_o in_o who_o power_n it_o be_v
i_o to_o think_v they_o do_v i_o have_v show_v you_o what_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o church_n be_v for_o the_o rest_n it_o belong_v not_o to_o i_o this_o which_o i_o have_v do_v be_v only_o to_o obey_v your_o command_n and_o testify_v the_o power_n you_o have_v over_o your_o etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o and_o eight_o of_o the_o controversial_a letter_n or_o grand_a controversy_n concern_v the_o pretend_a temporal_a authority_n of_o pope_n over_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o the_o true_a sovereign_n of_o king_n within_o their_o own_o respective_a kingdom_n between_o two_o english_a gentleman_n the_o one_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o other_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n london_n print_v for_o henry_n brome_n and_o benjamin_n take_v at_o the_o gun_n &_o at_o the_o ship_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1673._o friend_z i_o know_v not_o how_o it_o happen_v but_o the_o more_o you_o show_v i_o methinks_v the_o less_o i_o see_v while_o i_o read_v your_o letter_n i_o find_v not_o what_o to_o except_v against_o yet_o when_o i_o look_v off_o i_o remain_v still_o unsatisfied_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o spiritual_a power_n distinct_a from_o the_o temporal_a be_v plain_o necessary_a in_o itself_o and_o own_a by_o we_o we_o go_v not_o to_o westminster_n hall_n for_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n or_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n preach_v or_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n these_o thing_n belong_v to_o spiritual_a magistrate_n among_o who_o the_o chief_a with_o we_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o canterbury_n as_o with_o you_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o since_o for_o order_n sake_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o government_n a_o chief_a there_o must_v be_v it_o matter_n not_o much_o whether_o as_o one_o witty_o say_v the_o top_n link_n of_o the_o spiritual_a chain_n be_v fasten_v to_o the_o chair_n of_o canterbury_n or_o of_o rome_n so_o the_o temporal_a primacy_n be_v undisturbed_a and_o undisturbable_a by_o the_o spiritual_a it_o seem_v all_o one_o whether_o have_v it_o i_o mean_v in_o point_n of_o safety_n for_o true_a or_o false_a be_v another_o question_n and_o true_o i_o neither_o see_v how_o your_o spiritual_a primacy_n shall_v disturb_v it_o if_o all_o be_v true_a you_o say_v nor_o why_o i_o shall_v doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o you_o say_v while_o i_o consider_v you_o say_v nothing_o of_o your_o own_o head_n but_o bring_v such_o voucher_n for_o every_o thing_n that_o i_o think_v your_o church_n can_v say_v otherwise_o unless_o she_o throw_v off_o that_o reverence_n which_o with_o so_o much_o ostentation_n she_o profess_v to_o have_v for_o antiquity_n and_o yet_o of_o necessity_n there_o must_v be_v more_o in_o it_o the_o mischief_n against_o which_o i_o will_v be_v secure_v have_v actual_o happen_v prince_n have_v be_v depose_v and_o the_o world_n have_v be_v too_o much_o concern_v in_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o power_n to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o our_o own_o prince_n have_v not_o be_v exempt_a from_o attempt_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o the_o hazard_n the_o nation_n run_v in_o 88_o be_v not_o yet_o out_o of_o our_o memory_n so_o that_o manifest_o either_o you_o believe_v one_o thing_n and_o do_v another_o or_o you_o have_v not_o inform_v i_o true_o but_o cover_v a_o ugly_a face_n with_o a_o handsome_a vizard_n true_o i_o believe_v better_o of_o your_o candour_n than_o to_o suspect_v you_o deceive_v i_o by_o design_n yet_o certain_o thing_n be_v not_o so_o clear_a and_o smooth_a of_o your_o side_n as_o you_o will_v make_v i_o believe_v to_o read_v your_o paper_n one_o will_v think_v nothing_o can_v be_v more_o innocent_a than_o your_o doctrine_n in_o this_o point_n yet_o the_o world_n be_v witness_n of_o do_n far_o from_o innocent_a i_o must_v confess_v i_o be_v sometime_o sufficient_o perplex_v to_o unriddle_v this_o mystery_n but_o at_o last_o i_o remember_v bellarmin_n and_o when_o i_o reflect_v on_o his_o indirect_a and_o in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la power_n methinks_v i_o have_v find_v the_o clew_n to_o guide_v i_o out_o of_o this_o labyrinth_n that_o distinction_n do_v it_o friend_n and_o in_o truth_n i_o never_o so_o well_o understand_v the_o virtue_n of_o distinction_n before_o for_o by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o i_o perceive_v you_o may_v say_v enough_o to_o pass_v for_o honest_a man_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n reserve_v as_o much_o liberty_n as_o heart_n can_v wish_v to_o play_v the_o knave_n pardon_v my_o bluntness_n it_o be_v without_o malice_n i_o assure_v you_o but_o i_o be_o too_o much_o intent_n upon_o the_o question_n to_o be_v choice_n of_o my_o word_n especial_o to_o you_o and_o consider_v a_o little_a you_o have_v tell_v i_o the_o spiritual_a and_o civil_a power_n be_v distinct_a that_o the_o pope_n power_n be_v spiritual_a and_o be_v not_o coactive_a why_o bellarmin_n and_o any_o that_o follow_v he_o will_v grant_v all_o this_o but_o if_o we_o conclude_v thence_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o temporal_n they_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o but_o say_v his_o power_n be_v indeed_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n spiritual_n and_o direct_o regard_v only_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n but_o if_o temporal_n concern_v that_o good_a his_o power_n be_v extend_v to_o they_o too_o not_o direct_o as_o if_o they_o be_v its_o proper_a object_n but_o indirect_o as_o they_o collateral_o fall_v in_o and_o be_v join_v to_o that_o which_o be_v its_o proper_a object_n so_o that_o they_o intend_v not_o that_o any_o part_n of_o that_o authority_n which_o i_o conceive_v prejudicial_a to_o prince_n and_o inconsistent_a with_o government_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o he_o but_o plain_o seek_v to_o establish_v it_o though_o another_o way_n and_o whereas_o other_o go_v plain_o to_o work_v and_o tell_v we_o without_o more_o ado_n that_o the_o pope_n be_v the_o only_a supreme_a monarch_n of_o the_o earth_n these_o go_v a_o little_a about_o the_o bush_n and_o say_v indeed_o he_o be_v not_o direct_o lord_n of_o temporal_n but_o come_v at_o last_o to_o the_o same_o and_o tell_v we_o he_o may_v as_o uncontrollable_o dispose_v of_o they_o as_o if_o he_o be_v if_o this_o be_v true_a all_o you_o have_v say_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n and_o all_o you_o can_v say_v while_o you_o stick_v to_o this_o will_v not_o absolve_v you_o from_o inconsistency_n with_o civil_a government_n for_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a case_n if_o the_o pope_n may_v interpose_v in_o the_o disposition_n of_o temporal_n as_o often_o as_o they_o have_v relation_n to_o spiritual_n that_o he_o may_v interpose_v always_o since_o of_o necessity_n they_o must_v and_o can_v but_z be_v always_o order_v either_o well_o or_o ill_a and_o both_o case_n belong_v to_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o soul_n and_o then_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o some_o body_n in_o this_o case_n handsome_o say_v whether_o my_o eye_n be_v put_v out_o by_o a_o direct_a stroke_n of_o a_o tennis_n ball_n or_o by_o bricol_n william_n rufus_n be_v as_o mortal_o wound_v by_o the_o arrow_n which_o glance_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v shoot_v direct_o at_o he_o if_o prince_n may_v lawful_o be_v depose_v and_o their_o subject_n absolve_v from_o their_o allegiance_n and_o oblige_v to_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o another_o and_o that_o in_o temporal_n they_o be_v no_o long_a sovereign_n nor_o absolute_a even_o in_o temporal_n and_o whether_o the_o power_n above_o they_o be_v direct_a or_o indirect_a spiritual_a or_o not_o spiritual_a so_o it_o be_v a_o power_n and_o can_v act_v they_o be_v always_o unsafe_a pray_v friend_n let_v i_o have_v no_o dodge_n tell_v i_o plain_o be_v this_o the_o doctrine_n of_o your_o church_n or_o be_v it_o not_o if_o it_o be_v unless_o you_o can_v show_v i_o that_o those_o can_v be_v good_a subject_n and_o true_a to_o their_o prince_n who_o acknowledge_v another_o power_n which_o they_o be_v to_o obey_v against_o their_o prince_n and_o how_o that_o prince_n be_v supreme_a in_o temporal_n who_o have_v another_o above_o he_o who_o command_n he_o be_v to_o obey_v in_o the_o disposition_n of_o those_o temporal_n or_o if_o he_o do_v not_o his_o subject_n be_v not_o to_o obey_v he_o i_o must_v for_o all_o you_o have_v say_v continue_v in_o my_o first_o thought_n and_o not_o believe_v you_o tolerable_a in_o any_o commonwealth_n if_o it_o be_v not_o true_a i_o think_v you_o will_v deserve_v very_o well_o of_o your_o church_n to_o free_v she_o from_o the_o scandal_n which_o the_o credit_n of_o those_o who_o hold_v this_o and_o the_o countenance_n she_o give_v they_o bring_v upon_o she_o in_o all_o event_n i_o beseech_v you_o speak_v plain_o for_o else_o i_o must_v needs_o think_v either_o that_o your_o church_n teach_v you_o to_o hold_v what_o you_o be_v ashamed_a to_o own_o or_o which_o be_v
depose_v for_o what_o no_o repentance_n can_v cure_v again_o in_o the_o new_a law_n he_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v chilperick_n be_v depose_v for_o insufficiency_n do_v the_o pope_n admonish_v he_o to_o repent_v the_o grievous_a fault_n of_o have_v so_o little_a wit_n and_o allow_v he_o time_n to_o provide_v himself_o of_o better_a brain_n and_o better_a organ_n and_o when_o he_o find_v he_o incorrigible_a and_o all_o persuasion_n lose_v upon_o he_o and_o that_o say_v the_o pope_n what_o he_o can_v he_o will_v not_o do_v what_o he_o can_v not_o do_v then_o at_o last_o after_o fruitless_a and_o long_o delude_v patience_n cast_v he_o off_o wherefore_o though_o bellarmine_n do_v require_v such_o formality_n as_o can_v convenient_o be_v spare_v yet_o possible_o he_o may_v not_o think_v their_o necessity_n so_o absolute_a as_o that_o the_o deposition_n shall_v be_v void_a if_o they_o concur_v not_o but_o let_v he_o think_v what_o he_o please_v while_o with_o all_o his_o insignificant_a butt_n he_o preserve_v this_o substance_n that_o a_o king_n may_v be_v depose_v if_o instead_o of_o three_o be_v require_v three_o hundred_o ceremony_n the_o opinion_n be_v still_o inconsistent_a with_o civil_a government_n and_o for_o our_o case_n in_o particular_a our_o sovereign_n do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o repent_v what_o bellarmine_n call_v heresy_n and_o a_o depose_n fault_n for_o this_o reason_n because_o he_o do_v not_o think_v it_o a_o fault_n and_o be_v for_o that_o reason_n very_o like_a to_o be_v incorrigible_a in_o it_o too_o and_o whoever_o think_v he_o may_v therefore_o be_v depose_v be_v himself_o pernicious_a and_o not_o to_o be_v endure_v in_o his_o dominion_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o take_v away_o but._n for_o the_o give_n but_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o pope_n may_v also_o give_v the_o kingdom_n to_o another_o yet_o not_o at_o pleasure_n to_o who_o he_o think_v fit_a for_o so_o indeed_o king_n be_v but_o precarious_a king_n but_o he_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o order_n of_o justice_n whether_o succession_n or_o election_n take_v place_n or_o if_o there_o be_v none_o can_v claim_v then_o to_o he_o who_o reason_n proffer_v i_o fear_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o may_v be_v question_v sure_o i_o be_o that_o when_o q._n elizabeth_n be_v depose_v and_o her_o kingdom_n give_v to_o the_o spaniard_n there_o be_v better_a title_n afoot_a in_o the_o world_n then_o k._n philips_n thanks_o be_v to_o god_n the_o throne_n of_o england_n have_v not_o be_v vacant_a and_o the_o pope_n reason_n never_o trouble_v to_o fill_v it_o when_o kingdom_n be_v expose_v to_o prey_n it_o be_v catch_n that_o catch_n can_v i_o see_v no_o great_a order_n of_o justice_n in_o that_o but_o suppose_v it_o be_v true_a what_o signify_v this_o order_n of_o justice_n and_o what_o bar_n to_o the_o pope_n pleasure_n in_o succession_n or_o election_n if_o the_o next_o heir_n or_o next_o elect_n be_v a_o man_n who_o please_v not_o the_o pope_n i_o suppose_v he_o must_v be_v pass_v by_o and_o so_o as_o many_o as_o offer_v till_o they_o come_v at_o last_o to_o some_o body_n who_o be_v rectus_fw-la in_o curiâ_fw-la for_o the_o first_o may_v stand_v as_o well_o as_o any_o of_o these_o who_o i_o conceive_v be_v all_o in_o the_o number_n of_o those_o who_o can_v claim_v and_o than_o what_o do_v succession_n or_o election_n hinder_v but_o the_o pope_n still_o give_v at_o pleasure_n since_o none_o shall_v succeed_v or_o be_v elect_v but_o who_o he_o please_v again_o what_o difference_n betwixt_o give_v a_o kingdom_n to_o who_o the_o pope_n please_v and_o to_o who_o reason_n mean_v the_o pope_n reason_n prefer_v preference_n of_o reason_n be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n but_o that_o the_o pope_n please_v to_o think_v it_o fit_a this_o man_n shall_v be_v prefer_v than_o the_o other_o so_o that_o election_n and_o succession_n and_o reason_n be_v nothing_o in_o truth_n but_o the_o pope_n pleasure_n and_o all_o that_o bellarmine_n afford_v we_o be_v a_o mere_a sound_n of_o word_n which_o signify_v nothing_o and_o if_o they_o do_v be_v nothing_o to_o purpose_n neither_o for_o we_o be_v all_o this_o while_n beside_o the_o cushion_n it_o make_v nothing_o i_o think_v to_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o robbery_n that_o the_o prey_n be_v equal_o share_v and_o when_o a_o king_n be_v dethrone_v he_o be_v as_o much_o dethrone_v if_o he_o be_v succeed_v by_o the_o next_o heir_n as_o by_o a_o stranger_n neither_o do_v i_o believe_v he_o be_v much_o concern_v who_o come_v next_o upon_o the_o stage_n when_o his_o own_o part_n be_v end_v our_o question_n at_o present_a be_v whether_o king_n in_o beauties_n doctrine_n be_v only_o precarious_a king_n by_o the_o way_n precarious_a be_v not_o very_a currant_n english_a i_o think_v we_o shall_v call_v it_o hold_v at_o will_n or_o pleasure_n or_o if_o you_o will_v coin_v a_o new_a word_n tenure_n by_o entreaty_n but_o however_o let_v we_o keep_v our_o author_n word_n barclay_n object_n that_o bellarmin_n make_v king_n precarious_a because_o he_o allow_v the_o pope_n to_o take_v away_o and_o give_v kingdom_n and_o this_o whenever_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n as_o be_v sole_a judge_n in_o the_o case_n bellarmin_n answer_v that_o king_n be_v indeed_o precarious_a if_o their_o kingdom_n can_v be_v dispose_v of_o at_o pleasure_n but_o because_o the_o pope_n be_v tie_v to_o the_o order_n of_o justice_n in_o that_o point_n they_o be_v not_o precarious_a as_o if_o barclay_n insist_v on_o that_o or_o think_v their_o be_v precarious_a depend_v on_o that_o disposition_n the_o son_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o father_n laugh_v at_o that_o notion_n of_o precarious_a and_o right_o observe_v that_o precarious_a be_v not_o say_v with_o relation_n to_o he_o that_o give_v but_o he_o that_o take_v away_o it_o be_v the_o power_n of_o revocation_n if_o that_o word_n fit_v he_o who_o never_o give_v place_v in_o the_o pope_n the_o power_n of_o depose_v when_o the_o pope_n think_v fit_a which_o make_v a_o king_n precarious_a let_v the_o kingdom_n be_v dispose_v how_o it_o will_v afterward_o the_o king_n be_v still_o precarious_a pure_o tenant_n at_o will_n but_o pray_v tell_v i_o true_o do_v you_o in_o earnest_n find_v any_o thing_n in_o these_o heal_a butt_n of_o bellarmin_n which_o make_v his_o opinion_n a_o jot_n sound_a than_o the_o canonist_n a_o jot_n safe_a for_o prince_n or_o more_o dutiful_a for_o subject_n for_o my_o part_n i_o profess_v serious_o i_o find_v nothing_o unless_o nonsense_n will_v do_v the_o feat_n there_o be_v a_o little_a more_o nonsense_n in_o this_o opinion_n than_o the_o other_o and_o if_o that_o be_v a_o security_n for_o prince_n it_o will_v do_v well_o if_o the_o world_n run_v mad_a as_o fast_o as_o it_o can_v while_o man_n be_v in_o their_o wit_n they_o will_v go_v near_o to_o think_v never_o a_o barrel_n better_a herring_n just_o such_o work_n he_o make_v with_o barclay_n next_o proposition_n which_o be_v this_o to_o judge_v when_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n that_o a_o king_n be_v depose_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o pope_n and_o none_o be_v to_o question_v his_o judgement_n this_o he_o say_v be_v like_o the_o former_a and_o if_o it_o be_v ill_o understand_v be_v false_a but_o right_o understand_v be_v true_a but_o then_o conclude_v not_o what_o barclay_n will_v have_v it_o now_o be_o i_o terrible_o afraid_a that_o ill_o understand_v be_v as_o much_o in_o beauties_n language_n as_o true_o understand_v or_o so_o as_o it_o true_o signify_v and_o right_o understand_v mean_n understand_v otherwise_o then_o as_o it_o signify_v for_o else_o i_o can_v for_o my_o heart_n see_v but_o if_o the_o pope_n may_v depose_v when_o there_o be_v necessity_n and_o judge_v when_o this_o necessity_n happen_v and_o none_o must_v call_v his_o judgement_n in_o question_n and_o these_o word_n mean_v as_o they_o sound_v king_n be_v pure_o tenant_n at_o will_n and_o the_o pope_n may_v depose_v they_o whenever_o he_o please_v to_o judge_v it_o necessary_a which_o be_v what_o barclay_n will_v conclude_v what_o be_v the_o good_a meaning_n in_o which_o we_o must_v right_o understand_v it_o why_o it_o do_v indeed_o belong_v to_o the_o pope_n say_v he_o to_o judge_v whether_o it_o be_v necessary_a a_o king_n shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o kingdom_n very_o well_o so_o barclay_n understand_v it_o and_o so_o bellarmin_n himself_o understand_v it_o why_o do_v it_o not_o conclude_v then_o that_o prince_n may_v be_v depose_v at_o pleasure_n because_o of_o another_o but._n but_o say_v he_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o pope_n to_o feign_v necessity_n at_o pleasure_n or_o serve_v his_o passion_n under_o pretence_n of_o necessity_n bellarmin_n be_v as_o unlucky_a it_o his_o butt_n as_o distinction_n whoever_o say_v it_o belong_v to_o
the_o fire_n burn_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la but_o only_o warm_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la that_o bellarmin_n be_v a_o great_a scholar_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la but_o the_o jure_v none_o at_o all_o i_o know_v i_o speak_v impertinent_o but_o i_o mean_v to_o do_v so_o and_o yet_o think_v i_o speak_v as_o pertinent_o as_o he_o who_o say_v duty_n be_v only_a duty_n de_fw-la facto_fw-la but_o the_o jure_v not_o duty_n he_o may_v even_o as_o well_o have_v make_v use_n of_o his_o indirect_a here_o too_o and_o say_v the_o pope_n be_v subject_a only_o indirect_o but_o be_v not_o subject_a direct_o or_o contrariwise_o for_o it_o be_v all_o one_o young_a sophister_n sometime_o when_o they_o be_v put_v to_o it_o and_z know_v not_o how_o to_o shift_v off_o a_o argument_n find_v something_o or_o other_o which_o sound_v like_o a_o distinction_n no_o matter_n what_o it_o signify_v and_o whether_o any_o thing_n or_o nothing_o so_o it_o serve_v turn_v for_o the_o present_a and_o i_o doubt_v he_o remember_v the_o trick_n a_o little_a too_o long_o but_o subjection_n to_o prince_n be_v prove_v by_o example_n and_o command_n this_o be_v the_o reserve_v for_o example_n when_o they_o be_v ill-natured_a and_o will_v not_o be_v turn_v off_o otherwise_o for_o command_v there_o be_v another_o common_a place_n which_o now_o it_o be_v know_v be_v nothing_o but_o he_o be_v a_o very_a subtle_a man_n lure_v that_o first_o discover_v it_o it_o consist_v in_o distinguish_v the_o same_o man_n into_o a_o prince_n and_o a_o not-prince_n and_o then_o interpret_n all_o obedience_n we_o find_v command_v belong_v to_o the_o prince_n only_o the_o not-prince_n have_v no_o share_n in_o it_o this_o distinction_n because_o it_o be_v indeed_o a_o little_a hard_a they_o attribute_v to_o the_o omnipotent_a power_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o say_v that_o the_o prince_n till_o he_o be_v depose_v be_v a_o prince_n but_o afterward_o no_o prince_n and_o because_o it_o still_o fall_v short_a for_o the_o man_n govern_v and_o live_v like_o a_o prince_n still_o they_o etch_v it_o out_o with_o its_o fellow_n distinction_n and_o say_v he_o be_v no_o prince_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la though_o he_o be_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la and_o now_o bring_v they_o as_o many_o and_o as_o plain_a place_n for_o obedience_n as_o you_o will_v it_o be_v the_o easy_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n to_o get_v clear_a of_o they_o bring_v scripture_n bring_v father_n that_o a_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v true_a say_v they_o while_o he_o be_v a_o prince_n but_o now_o he_o be_v no_o long_o a_o prince_n prince_n in_o my_o opinion_n have_v hard_a luck_n to_o stand_v in_o the_o pope_n way_n and_o become_v the_o first_o sad_a example_n of_o his_o omnipotence_n otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man_n which_o may_v not_o be_v overturn_v as_o easy_o by_o the_o same_o engine_n for_o he_o may_v as_o soon_o and_o as_o well_o declare_v that_o wife_n to_o be_v no_o wife_n that_o man_n to_o be_v no_o man_n and_o make_v adultery_n and_o murder_n lawful_a as_o that_o king_n to_o be_v no_o king_n and_o make_v rebellion_n innocent_a there_o will_v not_o want_v as_o likely_a pretence_n for_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o if_o people_n will_v but_o look_v after_o they_o for_o example_n a_o man_n be_v a_o rational_a creature_n who_o act_v unreasonable_o disclaim_v his_o nature_n and_o may_v be_v dispatch_v without_o contradict_v the_o divine_a law_n which_o forbid_v man_n to_o be_v kill_v while_o they_o be_v man_n but_o he_o by_o the_o pope_n declaration_n be_v no_o man_n as_o much_o may_v be_v find_v out_o for_o the_o wife_n as_o much_o for_o estate_n as_o much_o for_o every_o thing_n for_o there_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v any_o strong_a title_n to_o any_o thing_n then_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o king_n have_v to_o his_o kingdom_n and_o if_o that_o will_v not_o do_v nothing_o will_n this_o be_v just_a montalto_n sin_z but_o enough_o and_o you_o trapan_v the_o devil_n and_o become_v virtuous_a even_o by_o be_v wicked_a to_o refuse_v obedience_n to_o a_o king_n be_v with_o they_o a_o crime_n and_o a_o crime_n which_o deserve_v damnation_n marry_v to_o un-king_n he_o and_o deny_v there_o be_v any_o obedience_n due_a to_o he_o be_v a_o innocent_a thing_n as_o if_o take_v his_o power_n quite_o away_o be_v not_o a_o great_a disobedience_n then_o to_o resist_v it_o a_o particular_a disobedience_n may_v have_v a_o particular_a and_o sometime_o excusable_a cause_n but_o a_o general_a disobedience_n such_o as_o leave_v they_o no_o long_o any_o power_n to_o command_v be_v of_o all_o disobedience_n the_o great_a most_o inexcusable_a in_o itself_o and_o most_o contrary_a to_o the_o divine_a law_n and_o yet_o he_o will_v persuade_v we_o we_o sin_n if_o we_o obey_v not_o a_o particular_a perhaps_o trifle_v command_n but_o if_o we_o take_v away_o power_n and_o all_o we_o be_v very_o honest_a man_n whereas_o in_o truth_n when_o i_o disobey_v a_o power_n which_o i_o acknowledge_v perhaps_o i_o wrong_v myself_o most_o for_o i_o do_v not_o my_o duty_n but_o when_o i_o no_o long_o acknowledge_v my_o prince_n power_n i_o do_v he_o as_o well_o as_o myself_o the_o great_a wrong_n i_o can_v and_o yet_o this_o great_a wrong_n with_o bellarmine_n be_v no_o wrong_n these_o be_v the_o heal_a distinction_n which_o bellarmine_n apply_v to_o his_o doctrine_n and_o by_o which_o the_o sound_n depose_v be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o unsound_a depose_v if_o you_o find_v any_o such_o sovereign_a virtue_n in_o they_o i_o shall_v be_v glad_a to_o learn_v it_o but_o for_o our_o part_n we_o think_v depose_v a_o uncurable_a disease_n a_o poison_n for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o antidote_n disguise_v it_o how_o you_o will_v while_o it_o remain_v depose_v it_o be_v alike_o intolerable_a &_o alike_o inconsistent_a wâ—th_v the_o safety_n of_o prince_n and_o duty_n of_o subject_n call_v the_o power_n indirect_a call_v it_o in_o temporal_n not_o temporal_a as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v power_n and_o can_v do_v the_o feat_n no_o honest_a ear_n can_v hear_v it_o tell_v we_o of_o admonition_n and_o space_n of_o repentance_n tell_v we_o of_o synod_n and_o consistory_n of_o dispose_v the_o prey_n according_a to_o justice_n of_o not_o feign_v necessity_n tell_v we_o what_o you_o will_v while_o you_o tell_v we_o depose_v be_v good_a doctrine_n we_o can_v believe_v you_o good_a subject_n bring_v a_o thousand_o schoolman_n and_o ten_o thousand_o subtlety_n against_o they_o all_o we_o will_v stand_v by_o our_o honest_a parliament_n doctrine_n that_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n be_v and_o always_o have_v be_v free_a and_o subject_n immediate_o to_o god_n and_o none_o other_o and_o who_o refuse_v his_o fellowship_n in_o that_o doctrine_n i_o know_v not_o with_o what_o face_n he_o can_v pretend_v to_o a_o fellowship_n in_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v i_o do_v not_o see_v that_o bellarmine_n with_o all_o his_o art_n do_v so_o much_o as_o guild_v the_o bitter_a pill_n or_o make_v it_o a_o jot_n less_o nauseous_a for_o what_o be_v the_o very_o worst_a the_o canonist_n say_v take_v their_o opinion_n in_o his_o own_o expression_n and_o he_o say_v all_o they_o say_v and_o in_o term_n as_o positive_a and_o as_o comprehensive_a take_v carerius_fw-la or_o whoever_o be_v the_o high_a flyer_n among_o those_o i_o send_v you_o at_o first_o and_o the_o worst_a be_v but_o this_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v jurisdiction_n over_o all_o thing_n both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a throughout_o the_o world_n that_o he_o may_v absolve_v subject_n from_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n depose_v king_n and_o transfer_v their_o dominion_n from_o one_o line_n to_o another_o and_o which_o of_o this_o worst_a do_v bellarmine_n with_o his_o proper_a distinction_n and_o cautious_a butt_n deny_v it_o be_v true_a they_o call_v his_o power_n direct_v and_o bellarmine_n indirect_a but_o what_o matter_n be_v it_o how_o they_o be_v call_v if_o one_o can_v do_v as_o much_o as_o the_o other_o and_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v what_o they_o can_v do_v with_o their_o direct_n which_o be_v not_o with_o his_o indirect_a it_o be_v true_a they_o make_v but_o one_o absolute_a monarch_n of_o the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n but_o arbitrary_a lieutenant_n and_o bellarmine_n call_v they_o true_a king_n but_o make_v they_o as_o much_o subject_n as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o lieutenant_n be_v king_n persuade_v once_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o resign_v at_o the_o pope_n command_n they_o will_v themselves_o make_v no_o difficulty_n to_o call_v and_o think_v he_o their_o supreme_a lord_n it_o be_v only_o in_o consideration_n of_o the_o scurvy_a consequence_n which_o will_v follow_v viz._n that_o be_v supreme_a and_o absolute_a lord_n he_o may_v dispose_v of_o his_o own_o as_o he_o
if_o the_o law_n will_v take_v into_o their_o protection_n such_o only_a as_o shall_v give_v you_o the_o satisfaction_n which_o yourselves_o shall_v judge_v reasonable_a perhaps_o their_o number_n may_v prove_v great_a enough_o to_o deserve_v their_o care_n and_o then_o you_o will_v have_v what_o you_o desire_v however_o it_o be_v not_o unworthy_a the_o care_n of_o law_n to_o provide_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v suffer_v without_o demerit_n now_o i_o be_o upon_o this_o subject_a pardon_v a_o little_a freedom_n and_o a_o little_a tautology_n you_o complain_v i_o be_o single_a and_o conceal_v and_o will_v not_o take_v notice_n that_o it_o be_v your_o deal_n which_o make_v i_o so_o what_o reason_n have_v any_o body_n to_o join_v with_o i_o what_o reason_n have_v i_o to_o discover_v myself_o when_o do_v so_o will_v make_v we_o worse_o than_o we_o be_v already_o which_o i_o refer_v i_o to_o yourself_o if_o it_o be_v not_o bad_a enough_o you_o will_v not_o be_v fatisfy_v but_o with_o what_o you_o know_v will_v cause_v dissatisfaction_n among_o ourselves_o a_o man_n that_o have_v any_o jealousy_n in_o his_o nature_n will_v startle_v at_o this_o but_o yet_o while_o your_o pretence_n for_o thus_o much_o be_v at_o least_o specious_a those_o who_o conscience_n will_v allow_v they_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v as_o you_o will_v have_v they_o satisfy_v you_o your_o own_o way_n and_o upon_o your_o own_o term_n when_o this_o be_v do_v you_o be_v as_o little_o satisfy_v as_o before_o and_o out_o come_v harsh_a suspicion_n of_o i_o know_v not_o what_o craft_n and_o danger_n cover_v under_o these_o specious_a condescendency_n out_o come_v harsh_a thing_n then_o bare_a suspicion_n the_o sword_n of_o the_o law_n hang_v naked_a over_o our_o head_n and_o threaten_v we_o with_o all_o the_o sharpness_n of_o its_o unavoidable_a edge_n you_o will_v not_o let_v we_o pass_v for_o good_a subject_n till_o we_o have_v do_v what_o no_o nation_n in_o christendom_n beside_o yourselves_o think_v necessary_a for_o the_o trial_n of_o good_a subject_n sure_o the_o english_a be_v not_o the_o only_a good_a subject_n nor_o the_o only_a wise_a man_n of_o the_o world_n however_o when_o a_o man_n have_v pass_v the_o test_n of_o your_o uttermost_a scrupulosity_n and_o may_v be_v call_v a_o good_a subject_n even_o in_o your_o nice_a language_n then_o have_v this_o good_a subject_a to_o expect_v for_o his_o comfort_n which_o will_v be_v take_v his_o twenty_o pound_n a_o month_n or_o his_o two_o three_o shall_v i_o venture_v to_o say_v what_o have_v by_o some_o less_o credulous_a be_v long_o think_v as_o prince_n resolve_v to_o make_v war_n will_v yet_o be_v think_v incline_v to_o peace_n and_o seek_v to_o persuade_v the_o world_n they_o draw_v not_o their_o sword_n but_o force_v by_o justice_n and_o necessity_n so_o deal_v you_o with_o we_o no_o answer_n that_o be_v or_o can_v be_v make_v to_o their_o reason_n shall_v keep_v the_o ratio_fw-la ultima_fw-la from_o thunder_a at_o last_o nor_o no_o return_n we_o make_v to_o your_o objection_n shall_v hinder_v you_o from_o what_o you_o have_v determine_v concern_v we_o whether_o we_o stand_v on_o our_o justification_n or_o yield_v to_o you_o whether_o innocent_a or_o guilty_a they_o be_v persuade_v we_o shall_v with_o all_o our_o several_a principle_n and_o subdivision_n wheat_n and_o tare_n indifferent_o be_v bind_v up_o together_o into_o one_o condemn_a bundle_n and_o throw_v into_o the_o fire_n at_o last_o this_o they_o gather_v partly_o from_o your_o objection_n which_o in_o truth_n be_v wonderful_a cross_n urge_v now_o danger_n and_o then_o craft_n now_o number_n and_o present_o after_o fewness_n and_o when_o one_o be_v take_v take_v off_o you_o never_o fail_v of_o another_o nor_o show_v any_o disposition_n that_o you_o ever_o will_n they_o gather_v it_o more_o apparent_o from_o your_o action_n more_o certain_a sign_n of_o the_o mind_n by_o far_o than_o word_n and_o think_v it_o a_o foolish_a thing_n to_o guess_v at_o what_o you_o mean_v by_o what_o you_o say_v when_o they_o see_v what_o you_o do_v when_o a_o prince_n fill_v the_o frontier_n with_o magazine_n and_o soldier_n and_o weapon_n they_o think_v his_o intention_n plain_a enough_o and_o judge_v not_o of_o they_o by_o he_o manifest_v if_o this_o be_v what_o we_o must_v trust_v to_o which_o true_o i_o shall_v be_v the_o last_o man_n who_o believe_v if_o the_o good_a subject_n must_v be_v condemn_v that_o the_o papist_n may_v not_o escape_v and_o no_o hope_n of_o live_n with_o comfort_n in_o this_o world_n but_o by_o forfeit_v our_o hope_n of_o the_o next_o it_o be_v not_o for_o we_o to_o think_v of_o any_o thing_n but_o the_o next_o world_n and_o those_o comfort_n which_o will_v not_o fail_v we_o of_o good_a christian_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o i_o very_o earnest_o entreat_v you_o to_o leave_v i_o in_o quiet_a as_o long_o as_o the_o law_n will_v let_v i_o to_o study_v what_o only_o become_v i_o patience_n for_o to_o study_v long_o how_o to_o satisfy_v those_o who_o will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v and_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n purchase_v the_o reputation_n of_o one_o more_o dangerous_a than_o those_o who_o will_v not_o perhaps_o can_v answer_v you_o be_v not_o more_o uncomfortable_a than_o irrational_a be_v not_o your_o next_o objection_n a_o kind_n of_o secret_a declaration_n to_o use_v the_o figure_n call_v a_o bull_n of_o your_o mind_n in_o this_o point_n you_o will_v have_v it_o impossible_a so_o much_o as_o for_o a_o single_a person_n to_o give_v you_o satisfaction_n because_o one_o may_v prevaricate_v even_o while_o he_o renounce_v prevarication_n i_o can_v tell_v how_o far_o you_o be_v in_o earnest_n but_o this_o to_o my_o eye_n look_v like_o a_o reserve_n in_o store_n when_o other_o pretence_n fail_v to_o maintain_v a_o resolution_n of_o admit_v no_o satisfaction_n otherwise_o can_v you_o serious_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o trust_v no_o take_n one_o another_o word_n because_o the_o doctrine_n of_o aequivocation_n have_v be_v teach_v in_o the_o world_n if_o this_o be_v true_a city_n and_o society_n have_v be_v leave_v off_o by_o this_o time_n and_o we_o have_v in_o desert_n be_v experience_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o return_v golden_a age._n for_o there_o be_v no_o live_n in_o society_n without_o mutual_a trust_n those_o doctrine_n do_v not_o hinder_v we_o from_o keep_v up_o society_n still_o and_o deal_v together_o with_o security_n enough_o and_o if_o we_o can_v give_v security_n to_o one_o another_o such_o as_o serve_v the_o turn_n and_o enable_v we_o to_o converse_v and_o treat_v with_o confidence_n what_o shall_v hinder_v but_o we_o may_v give_v it_o to_o you_o too_o but_o let_v we_o look_v upon_o the_o objection_n some_o of_o our_o communion_n have_v think_v aequivocation_n lawful_a therefore_o none_o may_v be_v trust_v do_v you_o think_v this_o inference_n conclude_v will_v you_o have_v every_o one_o of_o our_o communion_n answerable_a for_o what_o be_v say_v by_o any_o one_o pray_v consider_v whether_o position_n have_v not_o be_v maintain_v by_o some_o of_o your_o communion_n with_o which_o if_o other_o shall_v be_v charge_v they_o will_v think_v themselves_o not_o fair_o deal_v with_o it_o be_v no_o more_o reasonable_a to_o impute_v these_o doctrine_n to_o our_o communion_n in_o which_o if_o there_o be_v who_o hold_n there_o be_v too_o who_o contradict_v they_o the_o yea_n and_o the_o no_n shall_v not_o be_v confound_v and_o which_o be_v more_o unjust_a the_o no_n condemn_a for_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o yea_n for_o my_o own_o particular_a i_o can_v produce_v if_o that_o will_v satisfy_v you_o sufficient_a compurgator_n for_o my_o innocence_n in_o this_o particular_a and_o sufficient_a witness_n that_o i_o never_o believe_v aequivocation_n lawful_a nor_o be_v ever_o teach_v it_o be_v nor_o ever_o hear_v of_o it_o without_o a_o scurvy_a character_n but_o then_o if_o the_o fancy_n shall_v take_v you_o to_o except_v against_o my_o compurgator_n you_o will_v leave_v i_o no_o mean_n to_o make_v out_o my_o innocence_n and_o yet_o i_o be_o very_o sure_a i_o be_o innocent_a yet_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o if_o you_o go_v this_o way_n to_o work_v you_o may_v chance_n be_v catch_v in_o your_o own_o trap._n for_o this_o be_v no_o point_n of_o religion_n it_o belong_v pure_o to_o learning_n and_o may_v be_v hold_v by_o man_n of_o different_a communion_n you_o read_v our_o author_n as_o well_o as_o your_o own_o and_o i_o suppose_v assent_n to_o as_o much_o as_o you_o think_v true_a in_o they_o pray_v who_o shall_v be_v your_o compurgator_n that_o you_o do_v not_o yourself_o hold_v this_o doctrine_n which_o you_o object_n to_o i_o and_o why_o may_v not_o i_o as_o well_o suspect_v you_o of_o prevarication_n as_o you_o i_o for_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o purpose_n
that_o it_o be_v not_o find_v in_o your_o book_n you_o may_v think_v it_o true_a by_o what_o you_o find_v in_o we_o and_o if_o you_o may_v who_o shall_v secure_v i_o that_o you_o do_v not_o and_o then_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o we_o must_v all_o into_o the_o wilderness_n but_o if_o you_o think_v yourself_o sufficient_o justify_v that_o no_o word_n or_o action_n of_o you_o have_v give_v a_o reasonable_a ground_n of_o suspicion_n that_o you_o believe_v the_o doctrine_n true_a true_o i_o can_v say_v as_o much_o for_o myself_o and_o if_o need_v be_v bring_v good_a proof_n of_o what_o i_o say_v if_o this_o will_v not_o do_v i_o know_v not_o how_o either_o of_o we_o can_v clear_v ourselves_o nor_o how_o we_o can_v deal_v with_o one_o another_o or_o any_o body_n else_o with_o either_o of_o we_o i_o conceive_v therefore_o this_o topic_n of_o you_o be_v manifest_o deceitful_a and_o as_o a_o canon_n overcharge_v burst_v itself_o instead_o of_o hit_v the_o enemy_n become_v ineffectual_a by_o have_v too_o much_o force_n for_o evident_o if_o your_o inference_n be_v true_a viz._n that_o none_o of_o we_o can_v be_v trust_v this_o be_v also_o true_a that_o absolute_o none_o can_v be_v trust_v whether_o of_o we_o or_o you_o and_o if_o there_o can_v be_v no_o trust_n there_o can_v be_v no_o society_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v a_o conclusion_n so_o destructive_a that_o the_o argument_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v deceitful_a which_o infer_v it_o to_o dive_v far_o into_o the_o business_n belong_v not_o to_o i_o if_o you_o will_v not_o take_v this_o in_o payment_n demand_v your_o debt_n where_o it_o be_v due_a i_o for_o my_o part_n owe_v you_o no_o more_o on_o this_o account_n than_o you_o i_o for_o i_o never_o hold_v aequivocation_n lawful_a no_o more_o than_o you_o and_o be_o no_o more_o to_o answer_v for_o it_o i_o shall_v only_o say_v that_o be_v we_o indeed_o such_o juggler_n as_o you_o seem_v to_o fear_v so_o dextrous_a at_o the_o legerdemain_n of_o aequivocation_n nothing_o you_o can_v do_v will_v exclude_v we_o from_o any_o benefit_n which_o other_o englishman_n enjoy_v you_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o word_n can_v be_v so_o contrive_v but_o sophistry_n may_v work_v upon_o they_o and_o if_o we_o think_v it_o allowable_a to_o take_v advantage_n by_o it_o we_o shall_v long_o before_o this_o have_v take_v all_o your_o oath_n and_o it_o may_v be_v by_o stretch_v our_o conscience_n a_o little_a far_o dissemble_v in_o action_n as_o well_o as_o word_n and_o go_v to_o church_n and_o take_v your_o sacrament_n and_o continue_v papist_n all_o the_o while_n alas_o we_o need_v not_o trouble_v you_o for_o physic_n if_o we_o have_v such_o a_o remedy_n of_o our_o own_o in_o store_n but_o you_o know_v no_o discouragement_n no_o apprehension_n even_o of_o utter_a ruin_n have_v prevail_v with_o we_o to_o do_v what_o yet_o you_o will_v persuade_v we_o we_o think_v we_o lawful_o may_v and_o which_o if_o we_o do_v 54._o §._o 54._o we_o be_v stark_o mad_a to_o refuse_v the_o candid_a author_n of_o the_o consideration_n have_v true_o observe_v such_o a_o liberty_n will_v destroy_v we_o and_o i_o hope_v you_o be_v sufficient_o secure_v if_o you_o can_v be_v undo_v by_o we_o but_o by_o undo_n ourselves_o in_o the_o next_o place_n you_o touch_v slight_o upon_o probable_a opinion_n more_o i_o suppose_v with_o the_o exuberancy_n of_o a_o flow_a fancy_n then_o check_v of_o a_o real_a concern_v these_o doctrine_n have_v be_v so_o treat_v by_o those_o of_o our_o communion_n that_o i_o believe_v you_o sufficient_o persuade_v there_o be_v not_o many_o of_o you_o who_o have_v less_o kindness_n for_o they_o i_o know_v not_o how_o you_o can_v use_v they_o worse_o than_o to_o place_v they_o 293._o aegidius_n gabrielis_fw-la specimina_fw-la moralis_n christianae_n &_o diabolicae_fw-la pag._n 293._o as_o a_o late_a author_n have_v do_v among_o the_o devil_n moral_n however_o it_o be_v they_o be_v plain_o lay_v open_a to_o the_o view_n of_o every_o body_n and_o we_o have_v take_v care_v you_o shall_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o any_o thing_n we_o know_v concern_v they_o in_o my_o opinion_n it_o be_v needless_a for_o i_o to_o stay_v on_o a_o subject_a so_o large_o treat_v by_o better_a pen_n guide_v by_o more_o acquaintance_n with_o they_o all_o i_o shall_v return_v by_o way_n of_o answer_n be_v that_o i_o can_v give_v you_o no_o more_o light_a than_o you_o have_v already_o and_o that_o you_o may_v if_o you_o true_o apprehend_v any_o danger_n from_o they_o provide_v for_o your_o own_o security_n as_o you_o please_v and_o treat_v those_o who_o shall_v refuse_v to_o give_v it_o as_o you_o please_v too_o if_o this_o do_v not_o satisfy_v you_o nothing_o that_o i_o can_v say_v will_n have_v say_v thus_o much_o to_o your_o collateral_a exception_n i_o come_v at_o last_o to_o the_o principal_a business_n of_o your_o letter_n those_o pretence_n which_o the_o pope_n may_v have_v by_o human_a right_n though_o you_o observe_v it_o not_o 96._o cap._n constantinus_n dist_n 96._o i_o conceive_v it_o best_o to_o follow_v the_o order_n of_o time_n and_o begin_v with_o the_o famous_a donation_n of_o constantin_n of_o this_o there_o be_v a_o very_a formal_a charter_n extant_a in_o the_o canon_n law_n and_o say_v by_o some_o to_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o vatican_n by_o which_o rome_n italy_n and_o all_o the_o west_n be_v convey_v to_o the_o pope_n beside_o other_o particular_n which_o concern_v not_o our_o question_n there_o be_v great_a disagreement_n among_o learned_a man_n who_o treat_v of_o this_o argument_n some_o labour_n to_o make_v good_a the_o charter_n other_o the_o donation_n only_o and_o there_o be_v who_o reject_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o i_o speak_v only_o of_o our_o author_n for_o as_o for_o you_o they_o all_o agree_v with_o the_o latter_a now_o although_o i_o conceive_v that_o to_o overthrow_n either_o be_v to_o overthrow_v both_o for_o if_o the_o charter_n be_v forge_v the_o donation_n can_v be_v prove_v of_o which_o this_o be_v the_o only_a evidence_n produce_v or_o produceable_a and_o again_o if_o the_o donation_n be_v disprove_v the_o charter_n can_v be_v valid_a yet_o to_o consult_v my_o own_o ease_n i_o choose_v only_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o donation_n lest_o the_o nice_a scrupulosity_n of_o those_o who_o think_v the_o donation_n may_v be_v true_a though_o the_o charter_n be_v false_a shall_v engage_v i_o in_o a_o new_a labour_n for_o the_o charter_n let_v it_o suffice_v that_o it_o be_v general_o reject_v by_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o judgement_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n by_o baronius_n himself_o 52._o baron_fw-fr ad_fw-la a_o 1191._o n._n 52._o one_o not_o likely_a to_o cast_v away_o slight_o any_o thing_n that_o make_v for_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o pope_n as_o for_o the_o donation_n it_o seem_v the_o product_n of_o a_o fancy_n little_o acquaint_v with_o nature_n and_o the_o course_n of_o human_a action_n or_o at_o least_o little_a mind_v they_o constantin_n be_v a_o prince_n who_o with_o great_a labour_n and_o fortune_n prevail_v against_o his_o powerful_a competitor_n and_o establish_v the_o empire_n in_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n i_o can_v easy_o imagine_v a_o conceit_n more_o wild_a than_o that_o he_o shall_v so_o little_a value_n what_o he_o have_v purchase_v it_o with_o so_o much_o toil_n and_o danger_n as_o to_o make_v a_o present_a of_o the_o best_a part_n of_o it_o to_o one_o who_o never_o so_o much_o as_o ask_v he_o for_o it_o prince_n do_v not_o use_v to_o think_v so_o slight_o of_o their_o dominion_n sovereignty_n bear_v a_o great_a rate_n than_o so_o nor_o will_v they_o much_o soon_o consent_v to_o forego_v a_o part_n than_o the_o whole_a or_o if_o the_o suspicion_n may_v pass_v son_n not_o impossible_a in_o prince_n by_o long_a and_o quiet_a enjoyment_n of_o power_n grow_v weary_a or_o perhaps_o insensible_a of_o what_o they_o enjoy_v as_o man_n become_v cloy_v with_o the_o same_o condition_n as_o well_o as_o the_o same_o meat_n yet_o it_o be_v hardly_o imaginable_a of_o such_o a_o man_n as_o constantin_n he_o have_v fight_v hard_o and_o often_o and_o dangerous_o for_o what_o he_o have_v he_o have_v stake_v against_o it_o his_o life_n and_o honour_n and_o all_o he_o have_v and_o hope_v he_o who_o struggle_v into_o sovereignty_n through_o so_o many_o difficulty_n must_v needs_o value_v it_o more_o than_o to_o throw_v a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o away_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v get_v it_o he_o may_v without_o any_o hazard_n or_o pain_n have_v quiet_o enjoy_v almost_o as_o much_o as_o if_o his_o donation_n be_v real_a he_o reserve_v to_o himself_o for_o certain_o a_o composition_n may_v have_v take_v up_o all_o difference_n with_o his_o competitor_n have_v he_o