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council_n over_o the_o pope_n what_o in_o signify_v in_o m._n schelstrate_n manuscript_n that_o the_o pope_n elect_v can_v be_v bind_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o university_n of_o paris_n and_o of_o the_o gallican_n church_n concern_v the_o superiority_n of_o a_o council_n over_o the_o pope_n p._n 317_o chap._n xxvi_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n touch_v the_o power_n that_o some_o doctor_n have_v attribute_v to_o pope_n over_o the_o temporal_a the_o distinction_n of_o the_o direct_a and_o indirect_a power_n p._n 341_o chap._n xxvii_o what_o jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v teach_v we_o as_o to_o that_o a_o false_a distinction_n of_o buchanan_n refute_v it_o be_v upon_o a_o obligation_n of_o conscience_n and_o not_o through_o weakness_n that_o christian_n obey_v infidel_n emperor_n and_o persecutor_n the_o allegiance_n that_o subject_n owe_v to_o their_o sovereign_n be_v of_o divine_a right_n with_o which_o pope_n can_v dispense_v all_o the_o passage_n cite_v 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the_o great_a and_o of_o martin_n i._n supposititious_a bull_n of_o st._n gregory_n pope_n gregory_n vii_o be_v the_o first_o that_o offer_v to_o depose_v emperor_n pope_n zachary_n depose_v not_o childerick_n and_o leo_n iii_o transfer_v not_o the_o empire_n to_o charlemain_n p._n 370_o chap._n xxx_o what_o have_v always_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o gallican_n church_n and_o of_o all_o france_n as_o to_o that_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o point_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a treatise_n how_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n oppose_v the_o attempt_n of_o gregory_n iv_o against_o lovis_n the_o debonnaire_a they_o have_v always_o do_v the_o like_a upon_o all_o occasion_n what_o the_o chamber_n of_o the_o clergy_n declare_v concern_v the_o absolute_a independence_n of_o our_o king_n in_o the_o estate_n assemble_v in_o 1914._o their_o declaration_n in_o the_o year_n 1682._o in_o relation_n to_o the_o same_o subject_a the_o sentence_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o edict_n of_o king_n upon_o 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