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A41019 Virtumnus romanus, or, A discovrse penned by a Romish priest wherein he endevours to prove that it is lawfull for a papist in England to goe to the Protestant church, to receive the communion, and to take the oathes, both of allegiance and supremacie : to which are adjoyned animadversions in the in the [sic] margin by way of antidote against those places where the rankest poyson is couched / by Daniel Featley ... Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645. 1642 (1642) Wing F597; ESTC R2100 140,574 186

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in_o his_o chamber_n at_o rome_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o catholic_a church_n in_o every_o sense_n i_o may_v lawful_o renounce_v all_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n the_o four_o and_o last_o branch_n can_v have_v no_o difficulty_n at_o all_o with_o any_o catholic_a so_o that_o the_o word_n of_o this_o oath_n seem_v to_o i_o so_o clear_a and_o lawful_a since_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n that_o it_o may_v be_v take_v of_o any_o catholic_n without_o any_o the_o least_o danger_n of_o perjury_n or_o any_o other_o sin_n scandal_n be_v avoid_v or_o without_o mental_a reservation_n or_o secret_a equivocation_n that_o i_o admire_v that_o any_o man_n have_v so_o long_o scrupulize_v to_o the_o loss_n of_o himself_o and_o fortune_n when_o as_o be_v necessitate_v to_o take_v the_o same_o and_o scandal_n be_v easy_o to_o be_v avoid_v as_o i_o have_v say_v out_o of_o diana_n and_o other_o he_o may_v have_v prevent_v his_o own_o 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there_o be_v a_o most_o perfect_a coherencie_n in_o the_o aforesaid_a explication_n for_o as_o in_o the_o first_o branch_n i_o swear_v the_o king_n head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n so_o in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o i_o abjure_v all_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n whatsoever_o which_o be_v the_o very_a direct_a word_n of_o the_o oath_n for_o there_o be_v no_o word_n in_o any_o branch_n signify_v a_o renunciation_n of_o all_o jurisdiction_n foreign_a to_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o england_n whence_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o renounce_v all_o jurisdiction_n foreign_a to_o the_o particular_a church_n of_o england_n and_o renounce_v all_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n for_o a_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n renounce_v be_v right_o describe_v a_o power_n or_o right_v deny_v to_o be_v extent_n to_o the_o swearer_n by_o any_o law_n and_o be_v more_o general_a than_o a_o jurisdiction_n foreign_a to_o the_o protestant_a church_n which_o be_v only_o a_o power_n not_o extent_n to_o a_o protestant_a quâ_fw-la talis_fw-la which_o although_o it_o be_v foreign_a to_o the_o say_a church_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v proper_o extent_n and_o appertain_v to_o the_o swearer_n so_o that_o it_o be_v intend_v by_o the_o say_a oath_n that_o as_o in_o the_o first_o branch_n we_o swear_v the_o king_n only_o supreme_a governor_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n within_o this_o realm_n and_o his_o dominion_n so_o in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o we_o be_v to_o renounce_v all_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n whatsoever_o which_o either_o the_o pope_n or_o any_o other_o foreign_a person_n have_v or_o aught_o to_o have_v in_o the_o same_o which_o every_o catholic_a may_v lawful_o do_v notwithstanding_o that_o general_a say_n that_o the_o pope_n have_v jurisdiction_n over_o all_o christian_n for_o that_o be_v mean_v a_o general_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o catholic_a church_n either_o actual_a or_o potential_a extent_n to_o all_o which_o be_v foreign_a to_o none_o and_o which_o by_o take_v this_o oath_n be_v not_o deny_v i_o answer_v three_o that_o all_o penal_a law_n as_o be_v this_o law_n for_o take_v the_o oath_n in_o doubtful_a word_n be_v ever_o to_o be_v injunction_n take_v in_o the_o more_o favourable_a sense_n and_o which_o make_v the_o law_n to_o contain_v no_o falsehood_n or_o injustice_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o law_n to_o swear_v as_o the_o word_n lie_v may_v be_v do_v without_o any_o injustice_n or_o falsehood_n which_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n for_o no_o law_n or_o lawmaker_n intend_v perjury_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o frivolous_a thing_n to_o invent_v scrupulous_a crotchet_n which_o the_o word_n do_v not_o import_v it_o may_v be_v object_v second_o that_o the_o oath_n must_v be_v interpret_v according_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o law_n and_o lawmaker_n for_o as_o suares_n say_v lib._n