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thereof_o in_o policy_n be_v 1_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n 2_o from_o the_o example_n of_o our_o neighbour_n 3_o from_o example_n of_o elder_a time_n 4_o from_o the_o present_a state_n of_o our_o affair_n 5_o from_o the_o advancement_n of_o trade_n 6_o from_o the_o increase_n of_o people_n 7_o from_o the_o dependence_n upon_o the_o prince_n 8_o from_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o man_n mind_n chap._n iii_o that_o from_o ground_n of_o piety_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o grant_v indulgence_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n 1_o from_o the_o rule_n of_o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v by_o 2_o from_o the_o note_n of_o be_v tender_a and_o kind-hearted_a 3_o from_o the_o ground_n of_o leave_v to_o god_n his_o own_o work_n 4_o from_o the_o subject_a matter_n be_v spiritual_a 5_o from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o best_a time_n 6_o from_o the_o ground_n of_o spare_v christian_n blood._n 7_o from_o the_o difficulty_n to_o search_v out_o truth_n 8_o from_o the_o aptness_n of_o good_a man_n to_o err_v 9_o from_o the_o introduction_n of_o christianity_n chap._n iu._n of_o supreme_a spiritual_a jurisdiction_n and_o consequent_o a_o right_a of_o indulgence_n in_o king_n 1_o of_o supreme_a spiritual_a jurisdiction_n 2_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o consequence_n thereof_o 3_o that_o this_o jurisdiction_n be_v in_o father_n of_o family_n 4_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n prince_n 5_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o heathen_a prince_n 6_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o emperor_n 7_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 8_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n 9_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n 10_o that_o it_o be_v in_o several_a other_o christian_a prince_n chap._n v._o the_o supreme_a spiritual_a jurisdiction_n in_o england_n be_v in_o king_n 1_o that_o it_o be_v in_o our_o british_a king_n 2_o that_o it_o be_v in_o our_o saxon_a and_o danish_a king_n 3_o that_o it_o be_v in_o william_n 1_o william_n rufus_n 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