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this_o authority_n be_v due_o preserve_v and_o govern_v no_o dissension_n in_o faith_n or_o discipline_n nay_o not_o any_o war_n among_o christian_a prince_n can_v annoy_v the_o world_n what_o christian_a prince_n can_v choose_v but_o be_v glad_a to_o have_v a_o arbitrator_n so_o prudent_a so_o pious_a so_o disinterress_v as_o a_o good_a pope_n shall_v be_v he_o bring_v to_o my_o mind_n our_o old_a distinction_n between_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n plato_n script_n sit_fw-la somnians_fw-la aristoteles_n vigilans_fw-la plato_n write_v dream_v and_o aristotle_n wake_v the_o one_o look_v upon_o man_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o the_o other_o as_o they_o be_v which_o be_v much_o more_o proper_a for_o one_o that_o be_v to_o write_v politic_n if_o all_o thing_n be_v as_o they_o shall_v be_v we_o shall_v have_v a_o brave_a world_n buâ—_n if_o we_o look_v upon_o the_o case_n without_o a_o if_o or_o as_o he_o shall_v be_v we_o shall_v find_v the_o papacy_n as_o it_o be_v settle_v or_o will_v have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o deserve_v these_o eulogium_n which_o he_o give_v it_o that_o it_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n either_o procreating_a or_o conserve_n or_o both_o of_o all_o the_o schism_n and_o all_o the_o great_a ecclesiastical_a dissension_n in_o christendom_n and_o rather_o a_o incentive_a to_o waâ—_n for_o its_o own_o interest_n and_o advantage_n than_o a_o mean_n of_o peace_n and_o reconciliation_n among_o christian_a prince_n but_o now_o reader_n look_v to_o thyself_o that_o thou_o receive_v no_o hurt_n for_o he_o have_v undertake_v to_o let_v we_o see_v all_o the_o arrow_n which_o i_o have_v shoot_v against_o they_o fall_v down_o upon_o my_o own_o head_n yes_o at_o the_o greek_a calends_o when_o a_o oblique_a and_o a_o perpendicular_a motion_n be_v the_o sâ—me_n but_o let_v we_o see_v how_o he_o attempt_v to_o prove_v it_o because_o the_o papacy_n stand_v firm_a and_o strong_a in_o all_o these_o country_n which_o have_v resist_v the_o pope_n when_o they_o conceive_v that_o he_o encroach_v on_o their_o liberty_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o as_o the_o reformation_n have_v make_v england_n a_o headless_a synagogue_n without_o brotherhood_n or_o order_n neither_o â—o_o nor_o so_o the_o eastern_a southern_a and_o northern_a church_n admit_v no_o papacy_n nor_o any_o thing_n high_o than_o the_o chief_a patriarch_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o western_a church_n have_v shake_v off_o the_o roman_a yoke_n and_o the_o rest_n who_o do_v still_o acknowledge_v the_o papacy_n do_v it_o with_o such_o caution_n and_o reservation_n and_o restriction_n especial_o france_n and_o sicily_n that_o i_o think_v the_o cardinal_n legate_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o he_o will_v rather_o persuade_v the_o pope_n to_o give_v up_o his_o key_n to_o st._n peter_n then_o hold_v they_o upon_o such_o term_n i_o believe_v not_o one_o of_o they_o all_o do_v admit_v such_o a_o papacy_n as_o the_o roman_a court_n endeavour_v to_o have_v obtrude_v upâ—n_v they_o whereas_o he_o style_v england_n a_o headless_a synagogue_n without_o brotherhood_n or_o order_n he_o see_v or_o may_v see_v that_o for_o order_n we_o be_v as_o much_o for_o it_o as_o himself_o for_o christian_a brotherhood_n we_o maintain_v it_o three_o time_n large_a than_o himself_o and_o for_o his_o headless_a synagogue_n they_o want_v no_o head_n who_o have_v christ_n for_o a_o spiritual_a head_n a_o general_n council_n for_o a_o ecclesiastical_a head_n and_o a_o gracious_a christian_a prince_n for_o a_o political_a head_n that_o title_n will_v better_o have_v become_v themselves_o about_o two_o or_o three_o month_n since_o who_o sometime_o have_v two_o or_o three_o head_n sometime_o a_o break_a head_n sometime_o never_o a_o head_n the_o protestant_n do_v not_o attempt_v to_o make_v themselves_o a_o distinct_a body_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o
ecclesiastical_a cause_n hist_o conc_fw-fr trid._n an._n 1544_o an._n 1545._o an._n 1548._o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n justify_v sand._n the_o schism_n p_o 59_o de_fw-fr schis_n angelo_fw-mi p._n 57_o hail_o a_o 22._o h._n 8._o pol_n de_fw-fr conc_fw-fr resp._n ad_fw-la cue_n 74._o &_o 75._o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o aâ—t_fw-la â—ccl_n angl._n art_n 37._o memor_n de_fw-fr samag_n catholicâ—_n cap._n 10._o a_o sancta_fw-la clara._n expos._n parapb_n in_o art_n 37_o ibidem_fw-la sect._n 2._o no_o contradiction_n in_o my_o word_n sect._n 3_o constantine_n ruffin_n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o theodorit_fw-fr l._n 1._o c._n 11._o euseb._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constant_n l._n 1._o c._n 35._o idem_fw-la l_o 3._o c._n 23_o euseb._n hist._n l._n 10._o c._n 5._o aust._n epist_n 162._o euseb_n hist._n l._n 10._o c._n 6._o socrat._v l._n 1._o c._n 22._o sozom_n l._n 2._o c._n 27._o euseb._n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const._n l._n 1._o c._n 37._o theodor._n l._n 1._o c._n 19_o valentinian_n theodosius_n socrat_n l_o 7._o c._n 22._o evagr._fw-la l._n 9_o c._n 12._o valentinian_n the_o elder_a sozo_n l._n 6_o c._n 7._o idem_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 6._o theod._n l_o 4_o c_o 7_o &_o 8._o cod_n thâ—od_n l_o 4._o c._n 5._o in_o praemio_fw-la l._n 5._o basilius_n an._n 869._o charles_n the_o great_a albert_n crantz_n metr_v l._n 1._o c._n 7._o vindicat._n c._n 7._o pag._n 167._o epist._n ad_fw-la joan._n 2._o in_o cedice_n justinian_n sup._n c._n 4._o sect_n 1._o l_o 2._o cont._n petili_n c._n 51._o sup_v c._n 2._o s._n 4_o infid_v unmask_v c._n 7_o s._n 112._o p._n 534._o indulgence_n the_o excommunication_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o sect._n 2._o bâ—â—_n pii_fw-la 4._o the_o church_n of_o rome_n no_o foundation_n of_o christian_n rev._n 21.24_o l._n 2._o de_fw-fr pont._n rom._n c._n 12._o 1_o pet_n 5.1_o sect._n 3_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n obtrude_v new_a article_n of_o faith_n and_o excommunicate_v for_o not_o receive_v they_o an._n 1564._o an._n 1569._o the_o papacy_n a_o cause_n of_o separation_n bull._n pauli_n 4._o the_o pope_n excommunicate_v the_o eastern_a church_n no_o recusant_n in_o england_n or_o few_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o qui_fw-fr elizabeth_n reign_n the_o disclose_v of_o the_o great_a bull._n cam_z elizab_v a_o 1â—70_n image_n of_o both_o church_n edit_n a_o 1653_o p._n 442._o camd._n elizab._n a_o 1559._o more_o protestant_n suffer_v now_o then_o roman_a catholic_n at_o the_o reformation_n acworth_n cont._n saunder_n l._n 2._o p._n 197._o sect._n 4_o vind._n c_o 6._o s._n a_o general_a council_n complete_a without_o the_o pope_n greg_n l._n 1._o epist_n 24_o bron._n annot_n in_o conc._n 5._o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n for_o its_o superiority_n above_o the_o pope_n lawfail_v sect._n 1_o some_o rom._n cath._n formal_a schismatic_n the_o present_a roman_a church_n dâ—parted_v out_o of_o the_o ancient_a roman_a church_n and_o which_o be_v worse_o out_o of_o the_o catholic_n church_n lib_fw-la 2._o gent._n pet._n c._n 38._o the_o romanist_n true_a donatist_n ibid._n sect._n 1_o &_o 2._o the_o roman_a church_n not_o the_o catholic_n church_n l._n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la c._n 6._o if_o denial_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n make_v protestant_n the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o protestann_n our_o separation_n not_o in_o essentials_n the_o eastern_a church_n true_a part_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n sect._n 3_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n not_o general_a nor_o free_a nor_o lawful_a hist_o conc._n try_v l._n 2._o a_o 1545._o the_o protestant_n not_o condemn_v by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n but_o the_o romanist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d knolles_n turk_n bist_fw-ge in_o the_o life_n of_o am._n â—_o p._n 1503._o ib_a p._n 1500._o sect._n 4._o why_o r_o c._n not_o willing_a to_o argue_v of_o the_o pope_n patriarchall_a power_n answ._n to_o the_o pres_fw-fr s._n c._n 1._o s._n 1._o 1_o pet._n 3.20_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n st._n petes._n boat_n not_o noah_n ark_n our_o charity_n free_v we_o from_o schism_n sect._n 6._o cal._n inst._n l._n 4_o c._n 1._o etc._n etc._n sect._n 5._o sup._n c._n 1._o sect_n 1._o sect._n 6._o our_o ordination_n justify_v greg._n resp._n ad_fw-la int._n 8._o august_n continuation_n of_o the_o tuck_n histin_n the_o life_n of_o amurath_n 4._o no_o difference_n about_o sacrifice_n if_o right_o understand_v sect._n 7._o there_o be_v fundamental_n hebr._n 5.12_o and_o c._n 6.1_o etc._n etc._n how_o much_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v believe_v to_o salvation_n ordinary_o all_o reveal_v truth_n not_o essentials_n ancient_a pope_n challenge_v not_o sovereignty_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la of_o the_o church_n l._n 5._o a_o c._n 31._o ad_fw-la c._n 36._o l._n 2_o cont._n jovin_n sup._n c._n 5._o sect_n 1._o cent._n epist._n theol._n ep_n 74._o a_o moderate_a papacy_n may_v prove_v useful_a but_o dangerous_a mont._n orig._n eccles._n part_n post_fw-la p._n 185._o the_o conclusion_n epist._n 161._o vind._n ch_n 4._o pag._n 86._o â—â—_o h_o 8._o c._n â—2_n 16_o r._n 2._o c._n 5._o malm._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr gâ—st_n pont_n aug._n reg._n hone_v in_o h._n â—_o 20._o h._n 3._o c._n 9_o stat._n clarendo_fw-la stat._n carlile_n art_n cleri_fw-la 25_o ed._n 3._o 37_o ed._n 3._o châ—_n â—_z â—6_n rich._n 2._o c._n â—_o placit_fw-la a_o 1._o h._n 7._o placit_fw-la a_o 32._o &_o 34._o edv_n 1._o ch._n 7._o p._n 196._o ch._n â—_o l._n 2._o de_fw-fr roâ—_n pont._n c._n 3â—_n act._n 16._o britt_n hist_o l._n 11._o c._n 3._o pag._n 106_o dialog_n de_fw-fr eccles._n mcne_n distinct_a 3._o nilus_n de_fw-fr primatis_fw-la 1._o cor._n 3.12_o c._n 3._o sect._n 4._o sop._n cap._n 3._o sect._n 4._o eph._n 4.4_o eph._n 5._o â—_o bernard_n de_fw-fr consider_v l._n 4._o de_fw-fr council_n l._n 2_o c._n 17._o de_fw-fr council_n l._n 2._o c._n 13._o de_fw-fr roma_fw-it pont._n l._n 4._o c._n 22._o &_o 24_o judg._n 6._o bellarmâ—ce_n council_n l._n 1._o c._n 17._o pag._n 24â—_n vind._n pag_n 101._o gers._fw-la p._n 4._o serm._n de_fw-fr pace_n &_o unit_fw-la cyril_n considerate_a â—â—_o