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A17976 Iurisdiction regall, episcopall, papall Wherein is declared how the Pope hath intruded vpon the iurisdiction of temporall princes, and of the Church. The intrusion is discouered, and the peculiar and distinct iurisdiction to each properly belonging, recouered. Written by George Carleton. Carleton, George, 1559-1628. 1610 (1610) STC 4637; ESTC S107555 241,651 329

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dependence_n of_o the_o pope_n which_o opinion_n antoninu●…_n reprove_v for_o a_o error_n but_o occha●…_n have_v confirm_v this_o which_o 〈◊〉_d take_v to_o be_v a_o error_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d secundu●…_n 45._o ipsum_fw-la antoninum_fw-la magi●…_n d●…ffuse_n prosecutus_fw-la est_fw-la occam_n ordi●…is_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d deducens_fw-la 〈◊〉_d papae_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d in_o te●…orali_fw-la domin●…_n quamobre●…_n multi_fw-la ver●…_n doctissim●…_n 〈◊〉_d questiones_fw-la disputaban●…_n de_fw-fr potestat●…_n 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v which_o error_n as_o antoninus_n take_v it_o occha●…_n a_o minorite_n have_v most_o large_o handle_v reduce_v the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o of_o prelate_n concern_v temporal_a dominion_n as_o it_o be_v to_o nothing_o wherefore_o many_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n do_v then_o dispute_v of_o jurisdiction_n eccle●…iasticall_a 23._o by_o all_o which_o we_o see_v the_o pope_n jurisdiction_n overthrow_v by_o man_n of_o the_o great_a learning_n even_o then_o 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