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and_o church_n of_o england_n have_v sufficient_a authority_n to_o withdraw_v their_o obedience_n from_o the_o roman_a patriarch_n second_o that_o they_o have_v just_a ground_n to_o do_v it_o and_o three_o that_o they_o do_v it_o with_o due_a moderation_n concern_v the_o first_o point_n he_o charge_v i_o the_o second_o time_n for_o insist_v upon_o a_o wrong_a plea_n that_o be_v their_o patriarchal_a authority_n which_o he_o confess_v to_o be_v humane_a and_o mutable_a i_o have_v former_o intimate_v why_o they_o be_v so_o loath_a to_o entertain_v any_o discourse_n concern_v the_o pope_n patriarchate_o because_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o reconcile_v a_o monarchy_n of_o divine_a institution_n with_o a_o aristocracy_n of_o humane_a institution_n when_o i_o first_o undertake_v this_o subject_n i_o conceive_v that_o the_o great_a strength_n of_o the_o roman_a samson_n do_v lie_v in_o his_o patriarchate_n but_o since_o this_o refuter_fw-la quit_v it_o as_o the_o pope_n himself_o have_v 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steward_n will_v forsake_v we_o because_o we_o will_v not_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o become_v our_o master_n who_o can_v help_v it_o three_o he_o suppose_v that_o by_o set_v aside_o this_o supreme_a head_n eternal_a dissension_n will_v inevitable_o follow_v in_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n and_o then_o demand_v whether_o the_o refusal_n to_o comply_v with_o the_o humour_n of_o a_o lustful_a prince_n be_v ground_n enough_o to_o renounce_v so_o necessary_a a_o authority_n how_o shall_v the_o refusal_n to_o comply_v be_v any_o such_o ground_n certain_o he_o mean_v the_o compliance_n with_o the_o humour_n of_o a_o lustful_a prince_n i_o pass_v by_o the_o extravagancy_n of_o the_o expression_n whatsoever_o they_o have_v say_v or_o can_v say_v concern_v henry_n the_o eight_o so_o far_o as_o it_o may_v reflect_v upon_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v clear_v in_o my_o reply_n to_o r.c._n first_o he_o beg_v the_o question_n christ_n never_o institute_v the_o apostle_n never_o 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whether_o i_o will_v condescend_v to_o the_o rejection_n of_o monarchy_n and_o to_o the_o extirpation_n of_o episcopacy_n for_o the_o misgovernment_n of_o prince_n or_o abuse_n of_o prelate_n i_o answer_v no_o but_o this_o will_v not_o advantage_v his_o cause_n at_o all_o for_o three_o reason_n first_o never_o be_v any_o such_o abuse_n as_o these_o object_v either_o to_o prince_n or_o prelate_n in_o england_n second_o we_o seek_v not_o the_o extirpation_n of_o the_o papacy_n but_o the_o reduction_n of_o it_o to_o the_o primitive_a constitution_n three_o monarchy_n and_o episcopacy_n be_v of_o divine_a institution_n so_o be_v not_o a_o papal_a sovereignty_n of_o jurisdiction_n his_o parliamentary_a prelacy_n have_v more_o sound_a than_o weight_n we_o need_v not_o be_v behold_v to_o parliament_n for_o the_o justification_n of_o our_o prelacy_n as_o he_o will_v find_v that_o undertake_v it_o sect._n 6._o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o ground_n of_o our_o separation_n from_o the_o 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alan_n apol._n c._n 4._o p._n 59_o sound_v the_o schism_n p_o 103_o b._n denique_fw-la nulla_fw-la in_o re_fw-la a_o side_n catholica_fw-la discessit_fw-la nisi_fw-la libidinis_fw-la &_o luxury_n causa_fw-la sect._n 4._o a_o full_a justification_n of_o our_o penal_a law_n l_o 3_o l._n 1._o de_fw-fr orator_n leg._n 12._o tall_a aen_n gaz._n in_o theo._n phâ—asium_fw-la cont_n aristâ—câ—aetem_fw-la &_o timocratem_n sand_n de_fw-fr schis_n l._n 1._o cam_z annal_n eliz._n l._n 2._o p._n 7._o id._n l._n 2._o p._n 98._o id_fw-la l_o 4._o p._n 145_o &_o p._n 150._o p_o 164._o com'd_a annal_n l_o 3_o p._n 11_o ibid._n l._n 3._o p._n 44._o l._n 3._o p._n 74._o camd._n an._n l._n 3._o p._n 132_o apol._n marc._n p._n 329._o camd._n an._n l_o 3._o p._n 11._o apr._n 1_o &_o el._n 23._o ex_fw-la apol._n mart._n edm._n camp_n epist_n ad_fw-la conc._n r._n aug._n pag._n 127._o camb._n annal_n eliz_n a_o 1581._o camb._n annal._n eliz_n a_o 1581._o sect._n 1_o the_o king_n of_o england_n always_o 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