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through_o want_n of_o foresight_n of_o the_o weightiness_n of_o the_o office_n unworthy_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n renunciation_n peril_n of_o soul_n cause_n of_o renunciation_n of_o any_o church_n a_o burden_n too_o heavy_a for_o he_o to_o bear_v he_o may_v forthwith_o forgo_v and_o renounce_v the_o same_o both_o so_o to_o be_v disburden_v himself_o and_o that_o the_o church_n also_o may_v be_v furnish_v with_o some_o able_a man_n to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n thereof_o pro_fw-la defectv_n scientiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o want_v of_o veneâ—â—bilis_fw-la ex._n deprabend_n â—_o veneâ—â—bilis_fw-la knowledge_n a_o man_n may_v desire_v session_n for_o whereas_o knowledge_n be_v chief_o necessary_a about_o the_o administration_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o also_o behooveful_a about_o the_o charge_n of_o temporal_a thing_n let_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o that_o have_v charge_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n in_o these_o thing_n to_o renounce_v the_o say_a church_n in_o case_n he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n whereby_o he_o may_v govern_v the_o same_o for_o say_v the_o lord_n thou_o have_v reject_v knowledge_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v reject_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v no_o priest_n unto_o i_o hence_o may_v be_v gather_v two_o argument_n the_o one_o to_o prove_v the_o necessity_n of_o knowledge_n in_o a_o spiritual_a pastor_n the_o other_o to_o prove_v a_o lawfulness_n for_o the_o renounce_n of_o that_o which_o without_o great_a prejudice_n and_o hurt_n to_o himself_o and_o other_o he_o can_v retain_v pag._n 12_o 1_o he_o that_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o administration_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n must_v have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n 2_o but_o he_o that_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o administration_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n 3_o therefore_o he_o that_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n must_v have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n 1_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o every_o man_n that_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o charge_n or_o function_n without_o knowledge_n how_o to_o govern_v the_o same_o charge_n to_o forgo_v and_o forsake_v the_o say_a charge_n or_o function_n 2_o but_o every_o unlearned_a minister_n have_v a_o charge_n be_v without_o knowledge_n how_o to_o govern_v the_o same_o his_o charge_n 3_o therefore_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o renounce_v his_o say_a charge_n and_o again_o even_o to_o avoid_v the_o peril_n of_o soul_n and_o that_o neither_o age_n neither_o any_o bodily_a disease_n or_o importencie_n shall_v be_v any_o occasion_n or_o hindrance_n to_o the_o people_n from_o have_v and_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o a_o teacher_n the_o law_n provide_v in_o this_o case_n also_o as_o follow_v petisti_fw-la etc._n etc._n thou_o desire_v that_o for_o thy_o age_n grow_v upon_o petisti_fw-la 7_o q_o 1_o petisti_fw-la thou_o and_o thy_o bodily_a infirmity_n thou_o may_v without_o advice_n in_o the_o same_o seat_n where_o thou_o govern_v place_v one_o in_o thy_o stead_n but_o we_o god_n be_v our_o helper_n give_v counsel_n to_o thy_o holiness_n that_o for_o the_o help_n of_o reasonable_a man_n soul_n christ_n be_v thy_o guide_n thou_o do_v not_o leave_v these_o which_o thou_o obtain_v in_o the_o church_n of_o mentz_n but_o if_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o thy_o request_n shall_v give_v unto_o thou_o a_o perfect_a man_n who_o may_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o care_n for_o the_o health_n of_o soul_n thou_o shall_v ordain_v he_o bishop_n in_o thy_o place_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o gospel_n commit_v unto_o thou_o and_o in_o bear_v the_o ministry_n of_o christ_n in_o every_o place_n shall_v visit_v and_o comfort_v the_o church_n of_o god_n pag._n 13_o all_o which_o canon_n and_o constitution_n be_v make_v and_o publish_v long_o sithence_o be_v again_o confirm_v ratify_v and_o allow_v by_o latter_a constitution_n decree_n and_o ordinance_n as_o follow_v ad_fw-la regimen_fw-la etc._n etc._n although_o we_o by_o disposition_n from_o above_o regimen_fw-la ex._n commâ—â—â—_n de_fw-fr praeb_n &_o dig_v c._n ad_fw-la regimen_fw-la unworthy_o call_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n as_o we_o ought_v so_o have_v we_o in_o our_o desire_n that_o by_o our_o endeavour_n and_o diligence_n fit_a man_n be_v take_v to_o the_o regiment_n of_o church_n and_o monastery_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n according_a to_o the_o divine_a pleasure_n and_o our_o purpose_n and_o intent_n which_o may_v rule_v and_o profit_v the_o church_n monastery_n and_o the_o foresay_a benefice_n to_o be_v commit_v unto_o they_o and_o again_o cum_o ecclesiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n forasmuch_o as_o the_o church_n 1._o clement_n de_fw-fr aetas'_n &_o quali_fw-la ep_v 1._o whereunto_o unfit_a parson_n in_o knowledge_n manner_n or_o age_n be_v prefer_v suffer_v for_o this_o cause_n as_o experience_n teach_v in_o their_o spiritualty_n and_o temporality_n oftentimes_o great_a detriment_n we_o willing_a that_o this_o thing_n by_o the_o diocesanes_n of_o the_o place_n unto_o who_o this_o charge_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o office_n appertain_v be_v more_o diligent_o foresee_v straight_o enjoin_v that_o they_o themselves_o more_o diligent_o observe_v and_o cause_n inviolable_o to_o be_v observe_v by_o their_o subject_n such_o canonical_a constitution_n as_o have_v hitherto_o be_v publish_v for_o the_o prefer_n of_o parson_n unto_o such_o church_n if_o they_o will_v avoid_v the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n and_o the_o punishment_n due_a by_o the_o apostolic_a sea_n and_o not_o only_o these_o canon_n establish_v and_o confirm_v by_o the_o pope_n act_n of_o parliament_n but_o even_o our_o own_o provincial_a constitution_n make_v long_o sithence_o for_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n have_v ordain_v and_o establish_v a_o learned_a ministry_n and_o appoint_v a_o able_a and_o fit_a state_n of_o clergy_n man_n to_o be_v have_v throughout_o the_o whole_a empire_n and_o dominion_n of_o her_o majesty_n the_o tenor_n or_o some_o of_o which_o constitution_n follow_v first_o exigit_fw-la namque_fw-la ars_fw-la nostra_fw-la catholica_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la unicus_fw-la in_o una_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la exigit_fw-la otho_fw-la constitu_fw-la câ—â—sit_fw-la ars_fw-la §._o exigit_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la alias_o magister_fw-la perfectus_fw-la ordine_fw-la &_o habitu_fw-la vita_fw-la sancta_fw-la scientia_fw-la &_o doctrina_fw-la for_o our_o catholic_a religion_n require_v that_o in_o one_o church_n there_o be_v one_o priest_n otherwise_o call_v a_o perfect_a teacher_n in_o order_n and_o habit_n in_o holy_a life_n in_o knowledge_n and_o in_o doctrine_n pag._n 14_o second_o absq_n magistro_fw-la praeterea_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la desolata_fw-la manet_fw-la saepe_fw-la die_fw-la nec_fw-la persona_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la nec_fw-la saliem_fw-la vicarius_fw-la perpetuus_fw-la invenitur_fw-la sed_fw-la aliquis_fw-la forte_fw-fr simplex_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la de_fw-la vita_fw-la sancta_fw-la scientia_fw-la &_o doctrina_fw-la est_fw-la ei_fw-la nimis_fw-la modica_fw-la heu_fw-la cura_fw-la without_o a_o master_n the_o church_n oftentimes_o remain_v the_o solate_a have_v neither_o parson_n nor_o any_o continual_a vicar_n but_o perhaps_o some_o silly_a ignorant_a priest_n but_o as_o touch_v their_o holy_a life_n their_o knowledge_n and_o their_o doctrine_n alas_o there_o be_v too_o too_o little_a care_n have_v pag._n 15_o sacer_n ordo_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o sacred_a order_n be_v to_o be_v confer_v to_o absue_v otho_n con_v cum_fw-la sit_fw-la aâ—â—_n §_o absue_v he_o that_o be_v most_o worthy_a to_o the_o end_n that_o by_o he_o the_o other_o sacrament_n may_v be_v minister_v wherefore_o since_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o perilous_a to_o ordain_v man_n unworthy_a idiot_n illegitimate_a irregular_a person_n unlearned_a person_n vagrant_a and_o such_o as_o have_v not_o any_o certain_a or_o true_a title_n indeed_o we_o ordain_v that_o before_o the_o confer_v of_o order_n diligent_a inquisition_n and_o search_n be_v make_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n which_o constitution_n whether_o it_o be_v observe_v or_o no_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o bishop_n canon_n wherein_o they_o manifest_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o proceed_v first_o and_o inquire_v afterward_o that_o they_o first_o give_v the_o minister_n a_o charge_n appoint_v he_o to_o teach_v and_o afterward_o send_v he_o to_o the_o archdeacon_n or_o his_o official_o court_v to_o learn_v as_o be_v manifest_a in_o their_o canon_n publish_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1571._o title_n archdeacon_n and_o also_o in_o the_o advertisement_n title_n ecclesiastical_a policy_n wherein_o they_o have_v not_o attend_v the_o meaning_n and_o intent_n of_o law_n which_o always_o require_v ut_fw-la qualitates_fw-la adsint_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la dispositio_fw-la sumat_fw-la effectum_fw-la that_o 2._o â—art_n in_o l._n si_fw-la quis_fw-la posthumos_fw-la §_o filium_fw-la nâ—_n 3._o ff_n de_fw-fr li._n &_o posthâ—â—_n ff_n de_fw-fr minor_fw-la l_o de_n aetate_fw-la &_o de_fw-la feriis_fw-la le_fw-fr 2._o quality_n must_v then_o be_v have_v when_o the_o
so_o that_o i_o cease_v to_o marvel_v at_o some_o who_o i_o can_v call_v the_o ass_n of_o our_o school_n because_o they_o be_v never_o able_a to_o keep_v any_o exercise_n there_o but_o only_o at_o carefax_n or_o â—ulie-locke_a in_o oxenford_n and_o at_o the_o pump_n tavern_n or_o the_o howsen_fw-mi in_o cambridge_n who_o be_v at_o the_o university_n be_v such_o drone_n that_o they_o be_v account_v non_fw-la proficientes_fw-la yet_o they_o afterward_o come_v into_o some_o country_n and_o betake_v themselves_o to_o a_o vein_n of_o contempt_n of_o all_o order_n and_o to_o a_o strictness_n in_o godly_a word_n as_o the_o phariseis_n do_v in_o external_a converstion_n be_v by_o a_o sudden_a metamorphôsis_n transtigure_v in_o some_o singular_a man_n conceit_n into_o great_a side_z wide_a and_o deep_a clerk_n to_o be_v woonder_v at_o rather_o than_o to_o be_v follow_v 36._o section_n pag._n 72_o 73._o here_o have_v we_o another_o ampliation_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o unfit_a and_o uncapable_a minister_n exclude_v all_o that_o have_v be_v popish_a priest_n quite_o from_o the_o ministry_n for_o ever_o with_o a_o non_fw-la obstante_fw-la whatsoever_o popish_a lawyer_n which_o surmise_v traitorouslie_o all_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v heretic_n and_o schismatics_n shall_v say_v to_o the_o contrary_n as_o for_o popery_n i_o do_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n disclaim_v it_o with_o all_o my_o heart_n and_o the_o skill_n in_o the_o canon_n law_n which_o i_o think_v he_o mean_v i_o leave_v to_o he_o that_o gather_v these_o his_o text_n whether_o he_o be_v friar_n or_o liar_n and_o to_o his_o gentle_a glossographer_n upon_o they_o if_o they_o will_v not_o think_v themselves_o slander_v to_o be_v so_o burden_v but_o if_o any_o surmise_n only_o in_o heart_n as_o he_o write_v i_o will_v to_o god_n for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o her_o majesty_n and_o this_o reahne_n their_o heart_n be_v rip_v through_o and_o such_o thought_n write_v in_o great_a letter_n of_o either_o 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account_v in_o the_o covenant_n and_o of_o the_o true_a church_n which_o be_v plain_a anabaptism_n that_o which_o be_v say_v by_o he_o of_o the_o force_n of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n concern_v the_o submission_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v vain_o and_o impertinentlie_o allege_v see_v that_o part_n of_o the_o act_n may_v remain_v in_o force_n though_o it_o have_v be_v so_o that_o the_o other_o part_n establish_v all_o canon_n &c_n &c_n have_v be_v reverse_a and_o repeal_v now_o although_o the_o act_n in_o the_o 1._o year_n of_o her_o majesty_n reign_n be_v think_v by_o many_o not_o to_o stretch_v so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v papism_n heresy_n to_o that_o intent_n to_o punish_v they_o by_o the_o penalty_n of_o law_n appoint_v to_o heretic_n yet_o will_v i_o easy_o grant_v that_o dub_v papist_n in_o term_n of_o true_a divinity_n be_v gross_a heretic_n and_o some_o point_n of_o their_o doctrine_n to_o be_v both_o heretical_a to_o god_n and_o traitorous_a to_o prince_n nevertheless_o the_o place_n quote_v in_o the_o decretal_n by_o our_o author_n for_o proof_n that_o therefore_o such_o upon_o abjuration_n and_o renounce_n of_o their_o schism_n and_o heresy_n may_v not_o be_v choose_v admit_v or_o tolerate_v to_o bear_v any_o ecclesiastical_a text_n corruption_n of_o the_o text_n office_n proove_v no_o such_o matter_n the_o word_n allege_v be_v his_o word_n and_o collection_n flat_a contrary_n to_o the_o text_n itself_o which_o be_v whereas_o potest_fw-la whereas_o c._n quia_fw-la exeunt_n de_fw-fr elect_v &_o elect_v potest_fw-la you_o careful_o have_v require_v whether_o you_o ought_v to_o confirm_v the_o election_n of_o he_o which_o have_v abjure_v schism_n be_v return_v to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n i_o think_v good_a to_o answer_v that_o if_o he_o have_v receive_v schismat_fw-la gl._n ibid._n in_o verb._n suseeperit_n ex_fw-la c._n 1._o inf_n de_fw-fr schismat_fw-la no_o order_n of_o a_o schismatic_n so_o that_o nothing_o else_o do_v hinder_v i_o do_v 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