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his_o church_n as_o heathen_a prince_n do_v use_v over_o their_o people_n and_o this_o he_o apply_v to_o their_o ambition_n of_o prelacy_n which_o prelacy_n he_o sample_v and_o parallel_n with_o the_o dominion_n authority_n and_o lordship_n which_o heathen_a prince_n exercise_v over_o their_o people_n these_o word_n of_o christ_n be_v so_o express_a and_o full_a that_o bellarmine_n have_v no_o other_o shift_n to_o ward_v off_o the_o blow_n but_o to_o say_v that_o christ_n here_o forbid_v his_o disciple_n the_o exercise_n of_o all_o temporal_a authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n such_o as_o heathen_a prince_n use_v but_o not_o of_o spiritual_a dominion_n and_o lordship_n authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o church_n but_o it_o be_v more_o clear_a than_o the_o sun_n that_o christ_n forbid_v here_o to_o his_o disciple_n all_o manner_n of_o dominion_n and_o lordship_n either_o over_o one_o another_o or_o over_o the_o church_n of_o god_n as_o over_o god_n minister_n and_o people_n 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