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right_n to_o ferdinand_n who_o thereupon_o send_v his_o army_n of_o a_o sudden_a against_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n who_o flee_v into_o france_n thus_o be_v the_o kingdomâ—…_n of_o navarre_n surprise_v and_o no_o title_n pretend_v save_v only_o the_o pope_n excommunication_n the_o state_n of_o venice_n 155._o it_o be_v too_o long_o to_o recompt_n all_o the_o mischief_n and_o misery_n that_o the_o pope_n excommunication_n have_v bring_v upon_o christendom_n i_o have_v collect_v the_o chief_a and_o most_o eminent_a and_o will_v end_v this_o discourse_n with_o the_o memory_n of_o that_o affliction_n and_o desolation_n which_o the_o pope_n bring_v upon_o the_o venetian_n julâ—…s_v the_o second_o follow_v the_o step_n of_o his_o predecessor_n bring_v a_o army_n before_o bononia_n besiege_v the_o town_n and_o take_v it_o the_o family_n of_o the_o bentivoli_n he_o utter_o ruinate_v kill_v some_o banish_v other_o when_o thus_o he_o have_v overthrow_v the_o bentivoli_n then_o he_o set_v himself_o in_o like_a sort_n to_o root_v out_o the_o venetian_a name_n ad_fw-la venetâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d excidiuâ—…_n say_v 〈◊〉_d the_o better_a to_o effect_v the_o malice_n against_o the_o 2._o venetian_n he_o draw_v 〈◊〉_d the_o emperor_n the_o french_a king_n the_o king_n of_o spain_n the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o mantua_n into_o a_o league_n when_o first_o himself_o have_v excommunicate_v and_o câ—…sed_v they_o he_o set_v all_o these_o upon_o they_o at_o once_o the_o pope_n make_v choice_n of_o a_o fit_a time_n to_o do_v they_o the_o great_a hurt_n he_o can_v for_o a_o little_a before_o this_o the_o state_n of_o venice_n be_v bring_v so_o low_a that_o a_o weak_a enemy_n may_v soon_o have_v â—…dangered_v they_o have_v have_v their_o whole_a army_n bring_v unto_o internetion_n at_o abdua_n after_o that_o overthrow_v in_o a_o great_a battle_n by_o lewes_n the_o french_a king_n their_o chief_a general_n livianus_fw-la take_v prisoner_n petilianus_n put_v to_o flight_n the_o pope_n take_v the_o advantage_n of_o this_o their_o weakness_n and_o see_v they_o fall_v labour_v to_o thrust_v they_o headlong_o that_o they_o may_v never_o be_v able_a to_o rise_v again_o mâ—…ximilian_n take_v verona_n vicetia_n padway_n carni_n the_o french_a king_n surprise_v bergamum_fw-la brixia_n cremona_n &_o crema_fw-la the_o spaniard_n win_v tranum_n monopolis_n and_o barletta_n in_o apulia_n the_o pope_n share_n be_v ravenna_n ariminum_n &_o all_o aemilia_n the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n get_v rodigium_fw-la and_o the_o duke_n of_o mantua_n asula_n thus_o be_v that_o noble_a state_n bring_v in_o manner_n to_o utter_v ruin_n 156._o julius_n have_v thus_o satisfy_v his_o malice_n and_o obtain_v his_o purpose_n in_o some_o measure_n against_o the_o venetian_n be_v lead_v by_o a_o spirit_n that_o will_v give_v he_o no_o rest_n begin_v to_o turn_v his_o furious_a wrath_n in_o like_a sort_n against_o 〈◊〉_d contrary_a to_o his_o faith_n often_o promise_v and_o
2._o ep._n 10._o &_o 20._o cuspinian_n vit_fw-mi fred._n 2._o anno_fw-la 1247._o the_o earl_n of_o tholous_a simon_n montford_n eaâ—…le_n of_o leicester_n when_o peace_n be_v conclude_v between_o henry_n the_o three_o king_n of_o england_n &_o the_o baron_n flee_v from_o england_n to_o france_n and_o put_v himself_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o french_a â—…ing_n â—…ian_n anno_fw-la 1245._o platin._n innocâ—…nt_fw-la 3._o annâ—…_n 1263._o epist._n conradin_n apud_fw-la nauclerâ—…_n generate_v 43._o quem_fw-la cum_fw-la pontifex_fw-la transeuntem_fw-la vidisset_fw-la prophetica_fw-la voce_fw-la usus_fw-la adolesceâ—…s_fw-la dixit_fw-la hic_fw-la tanquam_fw-la victimam_fw-la ad_fw-la caedem_fw-la ducitur_fw-la naucler_n platiâ—…_n nichol._n 3._o naucl._n gener_fw-la 43_o platin._n mart._n 4._o naucler_n mandans_fw-la regi_fw-la recognitionem_fw-la regni_fw-la facere_fw-la sedi_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la naucler_n naucl._n gener_fw-la 44._o naucl._n gener_fw-la 44._o platin._n â—…onif_n 8._o naucl._n gener_fw-la 44._o plat._n bonif._n 8._o polychron_n l._n 7._o cap._n 39_o fatuitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la anno_fw-la 1038._o platin._n clem._n 7._o clem._n the_o scent_n &_o re_fw-mi iudic_n pastoralis_fw-la anno_fw-la 1313._o cuspinian_n naucler_n plat._n naucl._n gener_fw-la 45_o naucl._n gener_fw-la 45._o anno_fw-la 1338._o paralipom_n usperg_n ora._n in_o auxent_n cuspinian_n naucler_n anno_fw-la 1346._o naucl._n gener_fw-la 45._o paralipom_n vsperg_n an._n 1346_o cuspinian_n vitâ—…_n guntheri_fw-la cuspin_n in_o vitâ—…_n caroli_n vicecomites_fw-la auentin_n l._n 7._o naucl._n gener_fw-la 46_o navel_n gener_fw-la 46_o aenaeas_n siluius_n hist._n bâ—…hem_n cap._n 33._o annâ—…_n 1379._o naucler_n anno_fw-la 1400._o naâ—…cl_n gener_fw-la 47._o virgil._n aen_n li._n 3._o naucler_n platin._n paul_n 2._o palmer_n platin._n paul_n 2._o nebress_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o onuphr_n jul._n 2._o qu._n 1._o art_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d q._n 4._o artic._n 2._o in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritual_fw-la bonum_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 6._o de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n examination_n of_o m._n george_n blackwell_n epist_n to_o bellarmine_n part._n 2._o cap._n 4._o part._n 2._o cap._n 5._o rom._n 13._o 4._o part._n 2._o cap._n 5._o part._n 2._o cap._n 22._o part._n 2._o cap._n 22._o mat._n 28._o 18_o part._n 2._o cap._n 23._o ibid._n ibid._n cap._n 1._o cap._n 2._o cap_n 93._o dist._n 96._o cap._n cum_fw-la ad_fw-la verum_fw-la cap_n 93_o part._n 2._o cap._n 22._o 22._o septimo_fw-la de_fw-la sent._n etc._n etc._n lege_fw-la secund_a de_fw-fr sent._n this_o narration_n be_v wâ—…ten_v by_o occhâ—…m_n &_o extant_a in_o his_o workeâ—…_n literae_fw-la recitatoriae_fw-la gestorum_fw-la fratris_fw-la michaelis_fw-la cezenae_fw-la inter_fw-la opera_fw-la guilielm_n octham_n navel_n â—…ner_n 45_o paradox_n part._n 2._o cap._n 2._o quest._n 3._o cap._n 5._o quest._n 3._o cap._n 6._o lib._n 3._o â—…ract_n 2._o cap._n 33._o exit_fw-la regiâ—…tro_fw-la collegij_fw-la mertonens_fw-la naucl._n gener_fw-la 45._o wiclif_n complaint_n pag._n 14._o mat._n paris_n henric_n 3._o 37._o â—…n_n 1253._o mat._n paris_n mat._n paris_n ibid._n wiclifs_fw-fr complaint_n artic._n 2._o lib._n de_fw-fr fundam_fw-la legum_fw-la angliae_fw-la ca._n 36._o pag._n 424._o de_fw-fr veritat_fw-la scripture_n pa._n 196_o ibid._n chapt._n 7._o §._o 2â—…_n naucl._n gener_fw-la 47._o joh._n gerson_n lib._n de_fw-la auferibilitate_fw-la papae_fw-la sess._n 5._o anno_fw-la 1430._o sess._n 38._o sess._n 45._o decretum_fw-la quinque_fw-la conclusionum_fw-la saluus_fw-la conductus_fw-la boemorum_fw-la conc_fw-fr basil._n sess_v 4._o ibid._n sess_v 17._o sine_fw-la omni_fw-la jurisdictione_n coactiva_fw-la concili_fw-la basil._n sess._n 12._o decretum_fw-la citat_fw-la contra_fw-la papam_fw-la ibid._n responsio_fw-la synodal_n de_fw-fr authorit_fw-fr concilij_fw-la generalis_fw-la super_fw-la papam_fw-la &_o quoslibet_fw-la epist._n synodal_n responsiva_fw-la ad_fw-la invectivam_fw-la eugenij_fw-la epistola_fw-la synodal_n ad_fw-la univer_n christi_fw-la fidel_n de_fw-fr obediendo_fw-la council_n gener_fw-la lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr council_n cap._n 7._o gerson_n de_fw-fr potest_fw-la eccles._n consid_n â—…_n answer_v to_o the_o five_o part_n of_o report_n de_fw-fr potest_fw-la eccles._n consid_n 4._o ibid._n consid_n 4._o ibid._n consid_n 8._o ibid._n consid_n 10._o ibid._n consid_n 12._o serm._n pro_fw-la viagio_fw-it reg_fw-la rom._n direc_fw-la 1_o lib._n de_fw-fr auferebilit_fw-la pap._n consid_n 8._o ibid._n consid_n 15._o write_a an._n dom._n 1442._o apoc._n 18._o 4._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 13._o de_fw-fr cathol_n concord_n ibid._n ibid._n cap._n 17._o ibid._n ibid._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 5._o ibid._n ibid_fw-la cap._n 13._o reperio_fw-la eum_fw-la semper_fw-la presedisse_fw-la cap._n 16._o laici_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la vocem_fw-la synodalem_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la audire_fw-la debent_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 17._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 24._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-la gestis_fw-la â—…asil_n council_n ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n
jurisdiction_n regal_a episcopal_a papal_a wherein_o be_v declare_v how_o the_o pope_n have_v intrude_v upon_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o temporal_a prince_n and_o of_o the_o church_n the_o intrusion_n be_v discover_v and_o the_o peculiar_a and_o distinct_a jurisdiction_n to_o each_o proper_o belong_v recover_v write_a by_o george_n carleton_n john_n 18._o 36._o my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n if_o my_o kingdom_n be_v of_o this_o world_n my_o servant_n will_v sure_o fight_v londini_fw-la impensis_fw-la johannis_n norton_n 1610._o the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n of_o this_o book_n the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n chap._n i._n that_o king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v all_o ecclesiastical_a power_n both_o of_o order_n and_o jurisdiction_n ii_o external_a coactive_a jurisdiction_n be_v a_o right_n belong_v to_o sovereign_a prince_n under_o the_o law_n iii_o external_a coactive_a jurisdiction_n be_v not_o leave_v by_o christ_n to_o his_o church_n nor_o practise_v by_o the_o church_n all_o that_o while_n that_o the_o church_n be_v without_o christian_a magistrate_n four_o of_o the_o estate_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n until_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 600._o v._o of_o the_o estate_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 600._o until_o the_o conquest_n of_o england_n vi_o how_o the_o papal_a jurisdiction_n be_v advance_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conquest_n and_o somewhat_o before_o until_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 1300._o contain_v the_o mean_n of_o raise_v that_o jurisdiction_n by_o forgery_n friar_n oath_n and_o the_o part_n of_o the_o pretend_a jurisdiction_n investiture_n exemption_n law_n impose_v appellation_n depose_v of_o king_n and_o absolve_a their_o subject_n from_o faith_n and_o allegiance_n vii_o how_o this_o jurisdiction_n after_o it_o be_v thus_o declare_v by_o the_o pope_n clerk_n be_v refute_v by_o the_o learned_a man_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o repress_v by_o counsel_n viii_o to_o that_o most_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n my_o very_a good_a lord_n the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n his_o grace_n metropolitan_a and_o primate_n of_o all_o england_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsel_n iob_n the_o man_n of_o god_n most_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n enter_v into_o the_o meditation_n of_o the_o care_n labour_n danger_n and_o deliverance_n that_o we_o find_v in_o this_o present_a life_n compare_v it_o for_o danger_n to_o a_o warfare_n for_o care_n and_o travel_v to_o the_o day_n of_o a_o hireling_n 1._o which_o estate_n as_o every_o member_n of_o the_o church_n find_v in_o this_o life_n so_o the_o same_o be_v much_o more_o apparent_a in_o the_o whole_a church_n which_o for_o the_o time_n of_o her_o warfare_n here_o as_o she_o be_v so_o be_v call_v militant_a as_o this_o assure_a and_o expect_a 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more_o careful_o to_o watch_v which_o care_n have_v singular_o appear_v in_o your_o grace_n who_o as_o a_o general_n in_o this_o warfare_n have_v give_v no_o rest_n to_o yourself_o but_o by_o prevent_v the_o purpose_n of_o the_o enemy_n by_o espy_v their_o secret_n by_o answer_v their_o present_a encounter_n by_o encourage_v inferior_n have_v declare_v your_o careful_a service_n in_o this_o warfare_n set_v the_o battle_n in_o order_n and_o encourage_v every_o soldier_n in_o his_o proper_a stand_n and_o place_n under_o this_o conduct_n have_v i_o undertake_v this_o piece_n of_o service_n for_o the_o open_v the_o truth_n of_o â—…urisdiction_n of_o late_a so_o much_o oppugn_v deface_v and_o confound_v by_o the_o adversary_n wherein_o as_o i_o can_v not_o promise_v any_o worth_n of_o my_o service_n so_o i_o shall_v be_v able_a with_o a_o good_a conscience_n to_o challenge_v the_o reward_n of_o faithful_a and_o sincere_a deal_n the_o question_n i_o confess_v require_v a_o man_n as_o 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