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A56127 The antipathie of the English lordly prelacie, both to regall monarchy, and civill unity: or, An historicall collection of the severall execrable treasons, conspiracies, rebellions, seditions, state-schismes, contumacies, oppressions, & anti-monarchicall practices, of our English, Brittish, French, Scottish, & Irish lordly prelates, against our kings, kingdomes, laws, liberties; and of the severall warres, and civill dissentions occasioned by them in, or against our realm, in former and latter ages Together with the judgement of our owne ancient writers, & most judicious authors, touching the pretended divine jurisdiction, the calling, lordlinesse, temporalities, wealth, secular imployments, trayterous practises, unprofitablenesse, and mischievousnesse of lordly prelates, both to King, state, Church; with an answer to the chiefe objections made for the divinity, or continuance of their lordly function. The first part. By William Prynne, late (and now againe) an utter-barester of Lincolnes Inne. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1641 (1641) Wing P3891A; Wing P3891_vol1; Wing P4074_vol2_CANCELLED; ESTC R18576 670,992 826

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his_o life_n wil._n maim_n de_fw-fr gestis●_n r●g_n angl._n l._n 4._o p._n 125.126_o eadmerus_fw-la hist._n nou●rum_fw-la l._n 2_o 3._o huntingd._n hist._n l._n 7._o p._n 378._o mat._n westm._n an._n 1100_o p._n 21._o godwin_n catal._n p._n 77._o 77._o mat_n west_n an._n 1102.1104.1107_o eadme●u●_n hist._n l._n 3_o 4_o 5._o &_o vita_fw-la anselm_n malm_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la pontif._n angl._n l._n 1._o in_o vita_fw-la anselm_n mat._n paris_n hist._n major_n p._n 56_o 57●_n 60._o antiq._n eccl._n brit._n p._n 103._o to_o 111._o godwin_n catalogue_n of_o bishop_n p._n 78_o 79_o 80._o m._n tindals_n practice_n of_o the_o popish_a prelate_n p._n 374._o speed_v hist._n of_o great_a brit._n l._n 9_o p._n 463_o 469_o 472._o 472._o de_fw-fr ge●_n 〈◊〉_d angl._n l_o 〈◊〉_d 123._o 123._o ralph_n ralph_n eadmerus_n hist._n novorum_n l._n ●_o p._n 137._o rogerus_fw-la d●_n de_fw-la costrias_fw-la antiq._n eccl._n btis_n p._n 111_o 112._o polichron_n l._n 7._o c._n 15._o speed_v history_n of_o 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thereof_o he_o term_v a_o sore_a law_n and_o much_o declaim_v against_o they_o chap._n 8._o though_o after_o the_o determination_n of_o doctor_n a_o man_n be_v not_o a_o heretic_n for_o that_o only_a that_o he_o err_v but_o for_o that_o he_o opinative_o defend_v his_o error_n and_o that_o nevertheless_o the_o spiritualty_n as_o a_o common_a voice_n go_v among_o the_o people_n have_v in_o time_n pass_v punish_v many_o for_o heresy_n upon_o light_a cause_n and_o offence_n whereupon_o many_o people_n have_v grudge_v and_o that_o grudge_n have_v be_v another_o occasion_n of_o this_o division_n chap._n 9_o that_o the_o partiality_n that_o have_v be_v show_v upon_o suit_n take_v in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n by_o spiritual_a man_n have_v be_v another_o cause_n of_o this_o division_n chap._n 10._o that_o the_o extreme_a and_o covetous_a demeanour_n of_o some_o curate_n with_o their_o parishioner_n have_v be_v another_o cause_n of_o this_o division_n chap._n 11._o that_o the_o grant_n of_o 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