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concurrence_n of_o a_o national_a synod_n so_o king_n arthur_n his_o predecessor_n remove_v the_o primacy_n from_o caâ—rleon_n to_o saint_n david_n and_o another_o of_o they_o to_o canterbury_n for_o the_o advantage_n of_o their_o subject_n according_a to_o the_o exigence_n of_o the_o time_n if_o the_o pope_n have_v be_v the_o king_n of_o england_n subject_n as_o former_a pope_n be_v the_o emperor_n he_o may_v have_v serve_v he_o as_o they_o do_v some_o of_o his_o predecessor_n call_v a_o council_n regulate_v he_o and_o reduce_v he_o to_o order_n and_o reason_n or_o if_o he_o prove_v incorrigible_a have_v depose_v he_o but_o the_o pope_n be_v a_o stranger_n all_o that_o he_o can_v just_o do_v be_v what_o he_o do_v rather_o than_o to_o see_v his_o royal_a prerogative_n daily_o trample_v upon_o his_o law_n destroy_v his_o subject_n oppress_v rather_o than_o to_o have_v new_a article_n of_o faith_n daily_o obtrude_v upon_o the_o english_a church_n rather_o than_o to_o incur_v the_o peril_n of_o wilful_a idolatry_n against_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o formal_a to_o cashier_v the_o roman_a court_n with_o all_o their_o pardon_n and_o
command_n or_o permission_n and_o after_o permission_n only_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n and_o not_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n to_o shun_v confusion_n and_o mixture_n of_o jurisdiction_n 10._o neither_o the_o king_n nor_o his_o realm_n nor_o his_o officer_n can_v be_v excommunicate_v or_o interdict_v by_o the_o pope_n nor_o his_o subject_n absolve_v from_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n 11._o the_o pope_n can_v impose_v pension_n in_o france_n upon_o any_o benefice_n have_v cure_n of_o soul_n nor_o upon_o any_o other_o but_o according_a to_o the_o canon_n according_a to_o the_o express_a condition_n of_o the_o resignation_n or_o ad_fw-la redimendum_fw-la vexationem_fw-la 12_o all_o bull_n and_o missive_n which_o come_v from_o rome_n to_o france_n be_v to_o be_v see_v and_o visit_v to_o try_v if_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o they_o prejudicial_a in_o any_o manner_n to_o the_o estate_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n of_o france_n or_o to_o the_o royal_a authority_n 13_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o appeal_v from_o the_o pope_n to_o a_o future_a council_n 14_o ecclesiastical_a person_n may_v be_v convent_v judge_v and_o sentence_v before_o a_o secular_a judge_n for_o the_o first_o grievous_a or_o enormous_a crime_n or_o for_o lesser_a offence_n after_o a_o relapse_n which_o render_v they_o incorrigible_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o law_n 15._o all_o the_o prelate_n of_o france_n be_v oblige_v to_o swear_v fealty_n to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o receive_v from_o he_o their_o investituâ—es_n for_o their_o fee_n and_o manor_n 16._o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n in_o case_n of_o appeal_n as_o from_o abuse_n have_v right_a and_o power_n to_o declare_v null_a void_a and_o to_o revoke_v the_o pope_n bull_n and_o excommunication_n and_o to_o forbid_v the_o execution_n of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v find_v contrary_a to_o sacred_a decree_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o french_a church_n or_o the_o prerogative_n royal._n 17._o general_n counsel_n be_v above_o the_o pope_n and_o may_v depose_v he_o and_o put_v another_o in_o his_o place_n and_o take_v cognisance_n of_o appeal_n from_o the_o pope_n 18._o all_o bishop_n have_v their_o power_n immediate_o from_o christ_n not_o from_o the_o pope_n and_o be_v equal_o successor_n of_o saint_n peter_n and_o the_o other_o apostle_n and_o vicar_n of_o christ._n 19_o provision_n reservation_n expectative_a grace_n etc._n etc._n have_v no_o place_n in_o france_n 20._o the_o pope_n can_v exempt_v any_o church_n monastery_n or_o ecclesiastical_a body_n from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o their_o ordinary_n nor_o erect_v bishopric_n into_o archbishopric_n nor_o unite_v they_o nor_o divide_v they_o without_o the_o king_n licence_n 21._o all_o those_o be_v not_o heretic_n excommunicate_v or_o damn_v who_o differ_v in_o some_o thing_n from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o appeal_v from_o his_o decree_n and_o hinder_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o he_o or_o his_o legate_n these_o be_v part_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gallicane_n church_n the_o ancient_a british_a church_n need_v no_o such_o particular_a privilege_n since_o they_o never_o know_v any_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n the_o english_a british_a church_n which_o succeed_v they_o in_o time_n in_o place_n and_o partly_o in_o their_o member_n and_o holy_a order_n aught_o to_o have_v enjoy_v the_o same_o freedom_n and_o exemption_n but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o saxon_a danish_a and_o norman_a king_n the_o pope_n do_v by_o degree_n insinuate_v themselves_o into_o the_o mesnagery_n of_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n in_o england_n yet_o for_o many_o age_n the_o english_a church_n enjoy_v all_o these_o gallicane_n privilege_n without_o any_o remarkable_a interruption_n from_o the_o roman_a court._n as_o in_o truth_n they_o do_v of_o right_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n belong_v to_o all_o sovereign_a prince_n in_o their_o own_o dominion_n otherwise_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v destitute_a of_o necessary_a remedy_n for_o their_o own_o conservation_n and_o in_o late_a age_n when_o the_o pope_n have_v thrust_v in_o their_o head_n do_v strive_v to_o draw_v in_o their_o whole_a body_n after_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n oppose_v they_o and_o make_v law_n against_o their_o several_a gross_a intrusion_n as_o we_o have_v former_o see_v in_o this_o discourse_n and_o never_o quit_v these_o english_a as_o well_o as_o gallicane_n liberty_n until_o the_o reformation_n but_o perhaps_o we_o may_v find_v more_o loyalty_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o catholic_n king_n church_n not_o at_o all_o whatsoever_o power_n king_n henry_n or_o any_o of_o his_o successor_n do_v ever_o assume_v to_o themselves_o in_o england_n as_o the_o political_a head_n of_o the_o church_n the_o same_o and_o much_o more_o do_v the_o catholic_a king_n not_o only_o pretend_v unto_o but_o exercise_n and_o put_v in_o practice_n in_o his_o kingdom_n of_o sicily_n both_o by_o himself_o &_o by_o his_o delegate_n who_o he_o substitute_n with_o the_o same_o authority_n to_o judge_v and_o punish_v all_o ecclesiastical_a crime_n to_o excommunicate_v and_o absolve_v all_o ecclesiastical_a person_n 1526._o layman_n monk_n clerk_n abbat_n bishop_n archbishop_n yea_o and_o even_o the_o cardinal_n themselves_o which_o inhabit_v in_o sicily_n he_o suffer_v no_o appeal_n to_o rome_n he_o admit_v no_o nuncio_n from_o rome_n mogunt_fw-la atque_fw-la demum_fw-la respect_n ecclesiasticae_fw-la jurisdictionis_fw-la neque_fw-la ipsam_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la sedem_fw-la recognoscere_fw-la &_o hâ—bâ—re_fw-la superiorem_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o casu_fw-la praevenâ—ionis_fw-la and_o to_o conclude_v he_o acknowledge_v not_o any_o superiority_n of_o the_o sâ—e_n of_o rome_n it_o sâ—lf_a but_o only_o in_o case_n of_o prevention_n what_o say_v baronius_n to_o this_o he_o complain_v bitter_o that_o praetensa_fw-la apostolica_fw-la authoritate_fw-la contra_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la ipsam_fw-la sedem_fw-la grande_fw-fr piaculum_fw-la perpetratur_fw-la 28._o etc._n etc._n upon_o pretence_n of_o apostolic_a authority_n a_o grievous_a offence_n be_v commit_v against_o the_o apostolic_a see_v the_o power_n whereof_o be_v weaknâ—d_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sicily_n the_o authority_n thereof_o abrogate_a the_o jurisdiction_n wrong_v the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n violate_v and_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n dissipate_v 29._o and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o declaim_v yet_o high_o quid_fw-la in_o ad_fw-la ista_fw-la dixeris_fw-la lector_n what_o will_v thou_o say_v to_o this_o reader_n but_o that_o under_o the_o name_n of_o monarchy_n beside_o that_o one_o monarch_n which_o all_o the_o faithful_a have_v ever_o acknowledge_v as_o the_o only_a visible_a head_n in_o the_o church_n another_o head_n it_o rise_v up_o and_o bring_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sicily_n for_o a_o monster_n and_o a_o prodigy_n etc._n etc._n but_o for_o this_o liberty_n which_o he_o take_v the_o king_n of_o spain_n fair_o and_o quiet_o without_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o his_o cardinalitian_n dignity_n cause_v his_o book_n to_o be_v burn_v public_o it_o will_v be_v object_v that_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n challenge_v this_o power_n in_o sicily_n not_o by_o his_o regal_a authority_n as_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n but_o by_o the_o bull_n of_o vrbanus_n the_o second_o who_o constitute_v roger_n earl_n of_o sicily_n and_o his_o heir_n his_o legate_n à _fw-fr latere_fw-la in_o that_o kingdom_n whereby_o all_o succeed_a prince_n do_v challenge_v to_o be_v legati_fw-la nati_fw-la with_o power_n to_o substitute_v other_o and_o qualify_v they_o with_o the_o same_o authority_n but_o first_o if_o the_o papacy_n be_v by_o divine_a right_n what_o power_n have_v any_o particular_a pope_n to_o transfer_v so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o his_o office_n and_o authority_n from_o his_o successor_n for_o ever_o unto_o a_o layman_n and_o his_o heir_n by_o way_n of_o inheritance_n if_o every_o pope_n shall_v do_v as_o 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sicily_n so_o much_o near_o to_o rome_n render_v the_o sicilian_n more_o capable_a of_o receive_v justice_n from_o thence_o than_o the_o english_a
the_o reformation_n and_o the_o church_n of_o england_n after_o the_o reformation_n be_v as_o much_o the_o same_o church_n as_o a_o garden_n before_o it_o be_v weed_v and_o after_o it_o be_v weed_v be_v the_o same_o garden_n or_o a_o vine_n before_o it_o be_v prune_v and_o after_o it_o be_v prune_v and_o free_v from_o the_o luxuriant_a branch_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o vine_n yet_o because_o the_o roman_a catholic_n do_v not_o object_v schism_n to_o the_o popish_a church_n of_o england_n but_o to_o the_o reform_a church_n therefore_o in_o this_o question_n by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n we_o understand_v that_o church_n which_o be_v derive_v by_o lineal_a succession_n from_o the_o british_a english_a and_o scottish_a bishop_n by_o mix_a ordination_n as_o it_o be_v legal_o establish_v in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o and_o flourish_v in_o the_o reign_v of_o queen_n elizabeth_n king_n james_n and_o king_n charles_n of_o bless_a memory_n and_o now_o groan_v under_o the_o heavy_a yoke_n of_o persecution_n whether_o this_o church_n be_v schismatical_a by_o reason_n of_o its_o secession_n and_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o suppose_a withdraw_v of_o its_o obedience_n from_o the_o patriarchal_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n as_o for_o other_o aspersion_n of_o schism_n of_o lesser_a moment_n we_o shall_v meâ—â—_n with_o they_o in_o our_o answer_n to_o their_o objection_n chap._n iii_o that_o the_o separation_n from_o rome_n be_v not_o make_v by_o protestant_n but_o by_o roman_a catholic_n themselves_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n rome_n i_o proceed_v to_o examine_v the_o first_o ground_n or_o proposition_n that_o the_o english_a protestant_n be_v not_o the_o first_o author_n of_o the_o separation_n but_o principal_a roman_a catholic_n great_a advocate_n in_o their_o day_n and_o pillar_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n whether_o the_o act_n or_o statute_n of_o separation_n be_v operative_a or_o declarative_a create_v new_a right_n or_o manifest_v or_o restore_v old_a right_n whether_o the_o power_n of_o the_o roman_a court_n in_o england_n be_v just_a or_o usurp_a absolute_a and_o immutable_a or_o conditional_a and_o changeable_a whether_o the_o possession_n thereof_o be_v certain_a and_o settle_a or_o controvert_v and_o unquiet_a though_o no_o man_n thorough_o verse_v in_o our_o law_n and_o history_n can_v reasonable_o doubt_v of_o these_o thing_n this_o be_v undeniable_o true_a that_o the_o secession_n and_o substraction_n of_o obedience_n be_v not_o make_v by_o our_o reformer_n or_o by_o any_o of_o their_o friend_n or_o favourer_n but_o by_o their_o capital_a enemy_n and_o persecutor_n by_o zelots_n of_o the_o roman_a religion_n and_o this_o be_v not_o do_v secret_o in_o a_o corner_n but_o open_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o sun_n dispute_v public_o and_o determine_v beforehand_o in_o both_o our_o university_n which_o after_o long_a deliberation_n 210._o and_o much_o disputation_n do_v with_o all_o diligence_n zeal_n and_o conscience_n make_v this_o final_a resolution_n and_o profession_n tandem_fw-la in_o hanc_fw-la sententiam_fw-la unanimiter_fw-la convenimus_fw-la ac_fw-la concord_n fuimus_fw-la videlicet_fw-la romanum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la majorem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la non_fw-la habere_fw-la sibi_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la collatam_fw-la in_o sacra_fw-la scriptura_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la quam_fw-la alium_fw-la quemvis_fw-la externum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la that_o the_o roman_a bishop_n have_v no_o great_a jurisdiction_n within_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n confer_v upon_o he_o by_o god_n in_o holy_a scripture_n than_o any_o other_o foreign_a bishop_n after_o this_o the_o same_o be_v vote_v and_o decree_v in_o our_o national_a synod_n 1532._o and_o last_o after_o all_o this_o receive_v and_o establish_v in_o full_a parliament_n by_o the_o free_a consent_n of_o all_o the_o order_n of_o the_o 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