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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68827	A treatise concernynge generall councilles, the byshoppes of Rome, and the clergy	Alesius, Alexander, 1500-1565, attributed name.	1538 (1538)	STC 24237; ESTC S119686	16,965	70

under_o this_o manner_n begin_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o catholic_a general_n councille_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o then_o to_o speak_v somewhat_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o catholyke_a general_a council_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o before_o i_o think_v very_o that_o the_o power_n of_o they_o stand_v mooste_o principal_o to_o declare_v the_o true_a catholyke_a faith_n accord_v to_o the_o rule_n and_o ground_n of_o scripture_n and_o to_o declare_v also_o what_o be_v to_o be_v iuge_v to_o be_v against_o scripture_n and_o what_o not_o and_o to_o expound_v the_o doubt_n thereof_o and_o also_o to_o determine_v what_o book_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v and_o take_v as_o book_n of_o scripture_n and_o what_o not_o for_o all_o chrysten_v people_n must_v agree_v in_o one_o faith_n and_o in_o one_o god_n how_o be_v it_o the_o correction_n of_o they_o that_o will_v break_v or_o dysobey_v the_o say_a declaration_n of_o the_o general_a councille_fw-fr belong_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o king_n and_o pryncis_fw-la for_o it_o be_v say_v eccle._n v._o 5._o the_o king_n command_v the_o hoole_n country_n as_o his_o subiette_n and_o therefore_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v punysshe_v in_o the_o realm_n of_o a_o other_o prince_n any_o of_o his_o subject_n without_o his_o commandment_n it_o shall_v be_v against_o the_o foresay_a text_n wherefore_o the_o say_a text_n math._n xviii_o which_o be_v speak_v to_o the_o universal_a church_n as_o be_v say_v before_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v 〈…〉_o thus_o what_o so_o ever_o you_o bound_v upon_o earth_n not_o offend_n scripture_n ne_o the_o power_n that_o be_v give_v to_o king_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n for_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o intent_n of_o christ_n be_v never_o to_o speak_v any_o thing_n against_o scripture_n neither_o of_o the_o old_a testament_fw-mi ne_o of_o the_o new_a for_o he_o say_v i_o come_v not_o to_o break_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o and_o also_o it_o 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