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the_o eight_o university_n of_o that_o kingdom_n in_o their_o sentence_n of_o sanctarellus_n 1626._o sanctarellus_n 1626._o ann_n 1626._o and_o of_o other_o too_o before_o and_o after_o beside_o the_o know_a practice_n all_o along_o of_o their_o parliament_n and_o â—â—st_n of_o all_o the_o theological_a faculty_n of_o sorbon_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o paris_n 1663._o paris_n 1663._o divine_v in_o the_o year_n 1663._o may_v 8._o head_v by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o that_o see_v and_o present_v their_o siâ—_n declaration_n against_o the_o pope_n to_o the_o present_a french_a monarch_n lewis_n xiii_o all_o which_o be_v certain_o manifold_a clear_a undeniable_a demonstration_n of_o what_o i_o say_v immediate_o before_o viz._n how_o of_o the_o fame_n roman-catholick_n church_n or_o faith_n and_o communion_n there_o have_v be_v all_o alone_a as_o there_o be_v at_o this_o present_a many_o thousand_o of_o the_o most_o learned_a zealous_a 〈◊〉_d godly_a 〈◊〉_d priest_n and_o doctor_n as_o 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and_o defend_v by_o the_o principal_a it_o principal_a bishop_n gardener_z in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr â—eâ—a_fw-fr obedienâ—â—â—_n and_o bishop_n â—oâ—â—â—r_o in_o his_o preface_n before_o it_o of_o the_o same_o occasion_v the_o first_o separation_n or_o schism_n among_o the_o subject_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o such_o as_o continue_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n do_v seem_v also_o to_o adhere_v to_o the_o foresay_a dangerous_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n i._n e._n to_o all_o the_o pretence_n and_o act_n of_o the_o roman_a court_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o general_o refuse_v to_o disow_v they_o either_o by_o that_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n or_o by_o any_o other_o and_o moreover_o by_o consequence_n since_o the_o same_o prince_n and_o parliament_n can_v not_o but_o manifest_o discern_v all_o their_o own_o very_o be_v as_o also_o that_o of_o all_o the_o people_n under_o their_o government_n to_o be_v singular_o mark_v out_o and_o 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evidence_n of_o fiery_a zeal_n whensoever_o the_o command_v of_o his_o holiness_n from_o abroad_o shall_v meet_v with_o a_o fair_a opportunity_n at_o home_n x._o that_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o think_v and_o incredible_a to_o believe_v that_o so_o many_o judicious_a prince_n parliament_n and_o convocation_n who_o have_v themselves_o go_v so_o far_o and_o venture_v so_o much_o as_o they_o do_v only_o because_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o or_o the_o protestant_a people_n govern_v by_o they_o to_o be_v impose_v on_o against_o their_o own_o reason_n in_o matter_n of_o divine_a belief_n rite_n &c_n &c_n shall_v at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v so_o concern_v to_o impose_v on_o other_o in_o the_o like_a i._n e._n in_o spiritual_a matter_n pure_o such_o in_o those_o i_o mean_v of_o religion_n and_o rite_n no_o way_n entrench_v on_o the_o jurisdiction_n or_o other_o temporal_a or_o spiritual_a concern_v either_o of_o king_n or_o bishop_n or_o other_o subject_n whatsoever_o as_o 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but_o erroneous_a tenet_n and_o insignificant_a unprofitable_a rite_n not_o
immediate_o before_o the_o foresay_a mauritius_n aemulator_n say_v that_o roman_a pontiff_n 678._o pontiff_n agatio_n be_v choose_v pope_n or_o rather_o bishop_n of_o rome_n a_o 678._o agatho_n verae_fw-la &_o apostolicae_fw-la fidei_fw-la piae_fw-la memoriae_fw-la augustus_n justinianus_n cujus_fw-la fidei_fw-la rectitudo_fw-la quantum_fw-la pro_fw-la sincera_fw-la confession_n deo_fw-la placuit_fw-la tantum_fw-la rempublicam_fw-la christianam_fw-la exaltavit_fw-la et_fw-la ubique_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la gentibus_fw-la ejus_fw-la religiosa_fw-la memoria_fw-la veneratione_n digna_fw-la censetur_fw-la cujus_fw-la fidei_fw-la rectitudo_fw-la per_fw-la augustissima_fw-la ejus_fw-la edicta_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la orbe_fw-la diffusa_fw-la laudatur_fw-la will_v agatho_n have_v say_v so_o of_o a_o heretic_n 565._o heretic_n to_o agatho_n i_o may_v add_v gregory_n ii_o in_o several_a epistle_n nay_o and_o a_o far_o great_a authority_n too_o viz._n the_o father_n of_o the_o six_o oecumanical_a sâ—nod_n beside_o many_o other_o after_o they_o see_v baâ—â—â—s_n himself_o and_o his_o epitomiser_n spâ—â—danus_n confess_v so_o much_o ad_fw-la a_o 565._o 3._o that_o if_o the_o truth_n be_v know_v it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o baronius_n and_o the_o rest_n follow_v he_o be_v willing_a to_o make_v use_n of_o any_o malicious_a ungrounded_a fiction_n whatsoever_o against_o justinian_n not_o that_o they_o believe_v he_o to_o have_v either_o live_v at_o any_o time_n or_o die_v at_o last_o in_o any_o wilful_a or_o imputable_a error_n or_o in_o any_o at_o all_o otherwise_o than_o st._n cyprian_n of_o carthage_n do_v but_o that_o his_o law_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n even_o those_o of_o faith_n be_v a_o perpetual_a eyesore_n to_o they_o because_o these_o law_n be_v a_o precedent_n to_o all_o other_o good_a prince_n to_o govern_v their_o own_o respective_a church_n in_o the_o like_a manner_n without_o any_o regard_n of_o bulla_n coenae_fw-la or_o of_o so_o many_o other_o vain_a allegation_n of_o those_o man_n that_o will_v make_v the_o world_n believe_v it_o unlawful_a for_o secular_a prince_n to_o make_v ecclesiastical_a law_n by_o their_o own_o sole_a authority_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o all_o order_n and_o degree_n of_o church_n man_n under_o they_o even_o to_o the_o very_a patriarch_n inclusive_o as_o justinian_n do_v and_o you_o may_v see_v in_o his_o very_o many_o constitution_n to_o that_o purpose_n he_o do_v x._o although_o i_o do_v ingenuous_o confess_v i_o have_v on_o the_o subject_a of_o ecclesiastical_a either_o exemption_n or_o subjection_n very_o much_o light_n and_o help_v from_o those_o excellent_a author_n that_o write_v before_o i_o so_o well_o on_o that_o subject_a i_o mean_v both_o the_o barclaye_n the_o father_n and_o son_n yet_o the_o learned_a reader_n may_v see_v i_o have_v be_v very_o far_o from_o borrow_v all_o from_o they_o or_o any_o other_o who_o treat_v before_o or_o after_o on_o ecclesiastical_a immunity_n wherever_o i_o make_v use_n of_o they_o i_o have_v common_o add_v everywhere_o i._n e._n in_o every_o section_n to_o their_o answer_n animadversion_n and_o proof_n my_o own_o both_o reason_n and_o read_v elsewhere_o i_o have_v also_o raise_v against_o myself_o the_o strong_a objection_n i_o can_v imagine_v which_o they_o have_v not_o nor_o consequent_o the_o solution_n nay_o canon_n also_o viz._n those_o papal_a one_o which_o the_o barclaye_n do_v not_o mention_v i_o have_v both_o object_v and_o answer_v at_o large_a because_o i_o observe_v our_o late_a casuist_n or_o moralist_n azorius_fw-la and_o bonacina_n &c_n &c_n or_o chief_o or_o only_o or_o at_o least_o partly_o to_o quote_v they_o though_o they_o do_v no_o more_o but_o bare_o quote_v the_o chapter_n not_o the_o word_n or_o text_n for_o their_o false_a position_n about_o ecclesiastical_a immunity_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o my_o whole_a lxxi_o section_n from_o pag._n 230._o to_o pag._n 241._o beside_o the_o whole_a affirmative_a or_o positive_a way_n against_o bellarmine_n and_o his_o disciple_n the_o louvain_n divine_v in_o five_o entire_a long_a section_n from_o pag._n 243_o to_o pag._n 374_o where_o i_o assume_v the_o person_n of_o the_o opponent_n to_o prove_v the_o subjection_n of_o all_o clergyman_n to_o the_o supreme_a temporal_a magistrate_n and_o prove_v it_o by_o scripture_n tradition_n father_n council_n and_o as_o well_o by_o ecclesiastical_a yea_o very_o papal_a canon_n as_o imperial_a constitution_n and_o by_o practice_n also_o and_o reason_n be_v whole_o from_o other_o collection_n of_o my_o own_o neither_o of_o both_o the_o barclaye_n nor_o withrington_n nor_o any_o other_o see_v by_o i_o have_v so_o much_o proceed_v in_o this_o affirmative_a or_o positive_a way_n but_o most_o in_o that_o which_o i_o call_v negative_a as_o it_o which_o have_v for_o principal_a scope_n to_o deny_v and_o solve_v the_o argument_n of_o bellarmine_n etc._n etc._n xi_o as_o for_o the_o two_o grand_a 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that_o doctrine_n which_o maintain_v the_o subjection_n of_o all_o clergyman_n whatsoever_o to_o the_o supreme_a temporal_a both_o directive_n and_o coercive_a authority_n even_o of_o mere_a lay-prince_n and_o state_n but_o more_o especial_o to_o clear_v the_o whole_a intrigue_n of_o st._n thomas_n of_o canterbury_n quarrel_n with_o henry_n two_o and_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o he_o suffer_v and_o to_o show_v it_o be_v no_o divine_a right_n nor_o even_o other_o humane_a save_v only_o that_o of_o the_o civil_a secular_a and_o municipal_a saxon_a danish_a and_o norman_a law_n of_o england_n which_o he_o ground_v himself_o on_o when_o he_o refuse_v to_o deliver_v at_o the_o king_n pleasure_n the_o criminal_a clerk_n to_o be_v punish_v or_o judge_v by_o the_o secular_a judge_n and_o officer_n xii_o the_o veneration_n i_o have_v as_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o the_o roman-catholick_n church_n or_o that_o communion_n in_o general_n wheresoever_o diffuse_v throughout_o the_o world_n and_o my_o knowledge_n of_o their_o have_v in_o all_o their_o calendar_n on_o the_o 29_o of_o december_n the_o festival_n of_o st._n thomas_n of_o canterbury_n make_v i_o the_o first_o also_o that_o for_o any_o thing_n i_o know_v venture_v in_o a_o singular_a and_o long_a discourse_n by_o way_n of_o appendix_n after_o my_o four_o several_a answer_n give_v to_o the_o grand_a objection_n against_o etc._n etc._n from_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o that_o holy_a bishop_n of_o set_a purpose_n to_o vindicate_v he_o from_o have_v be_v a_o traitor_n to_o the_o king_n whether_o or_o no_o he_o be_v a_o martyr_n in_o the_o church_n through_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o cause_n and_o according_a to_o the_o more_o proper_a and_o strict_a ecclesiastical_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n martyr_n three_o hundred_o year_n indeed_o after_o his_o death_n he_o be_v under_o henry_n viii_o in_o a_o very_a unusual_a manner_n both_o judicial_o summon_v to_o appear_v and_o formal_o condemn_v for_o a_o traitor_n then_o which_o judgement_n if_o woâ—â—_n ground_v nothing_o can_v be_v more_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o roman-catholic_n in_o the_o world_n in_o keep_v his_o festivity_n and_o honour_v his_o memory_n and_o beg_v his_o intercession_n for_o they_o to_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n christ_n that_o it_o have_v be_v engrounded_n i_o do_v my_o devoir_n to_o show_v and_o prove_v from_o pag._n 439_o to_o pag._n 462._o where_o i_o answer_v first_o all_o that_o have_v be_v or_o can_v be_v allege_v against_o he_o and_o then_o produce_v eight_o several_a argument_n even_o very_o strong_a presumption_n both_o in_o law_n and_o reason_n for_o he_o i_o mean_v as_o to_o this_o controvert_v point_n whether_o he_o can_v be_v just_o say_v to_o have_v either_o die_v or_o even_o at_o any_o time_n live_v or_o be_v a_o traitor_n against_o the_o king_n people_z or_o law_n of_o england_n xiii_o where_o i_o seem_v pag._n 438._o somewhat_o too_o severe_a on_o matthew_n parker_n the_o first_o protestant_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n under_o queen_n elizabeth_n you_o must_v not_o persuade_v yourself_o i_o do_v at_o all_o
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declaration_n of_o the_o catholic_n of_o england_n in_o their_o name_n exhibit_v in_o a_o long_a petition_n to_o the_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n a_o little_a before_o or_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o commotion_n of_o those_o kingdom_n about_o the_o year_n 1640._o and_o light_v on_o the_o book_n after_o diligent_a search_n wherein_o they_o have_v read_v it_o which_o be_v that_o of_o father_n cressy_n a_o english_a man_n and_o a_o benedictine_n monk_n sometime_o before_o protestant_a dean_n of_o leighlin_n in_o ireland_n entitle_v his_o exomologesis_fw-la or_o the_o motive_n of_o his_o conversion_n to_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o mr._n beling_n he_o judge_v it_o very_o proper_a for_o the_o present_a matter_n and_o purpose_n of_o the_o catholic_n and_o clergy_n of_o ireland_n and_o much_o please_v to_o have_v such_o a_o precedent_n as_o that_o of_o man_n so_o learned_a and_o wary_a as_o the_o catholic_n of_o england_n for_o a_o business_n or_o 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