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A49129
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A resolution of certain queries concerning submission to the present government ... by a divine of the Church of England, as by law establisht.
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Long, Thomas, 1621-1707.
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1689
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Wing L2980; ESTC R21420
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the_o head_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n and_o how_o shall_v the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v above_o all_o the_o christian_a king_n it_o be_v too_o much_o for_o he_o to_o aspire_v to_o be_v like_o the_o most_o christian_n king._n henry_n the_o first_o acknowledge_v that_o if_o he_o will_v submit_v to_o the_o pope_n his_o noble_n will_v not_o permit_v it_o and_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o under_o edward_n the_o first_o signify_v to_o the_o pope_n concern_v his_o claim_n to_o scotland_n that_o they_o neither_o ought_v nor_o will_v permit_v it_o although_o the_o king_n shall_v attempt_v it_o and_o under_o henry_n the_o three_o it_o be_v record_v that_o if_o the_o king_n and_o noble_n shall_v agree_v to_o it_o yet_o the_o commons_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o entrance_n of_o adomer_n the_o pope_n legate_n into_o england_n bodmin_n treat_v of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n say_z principem_fw-la contra_fw-la leges_fw-la nil_fw-la posse_fw-la &_o rescriptis_fw-la ejus_fw-la nullam_fw-la rationem_fw-la haberi_fw-la debere_fw-la nisi_fw-la aequitate_fw-la perinde_n &_o veritati_fw-la consentanea_fw-la sint_fw-la bracton_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n say_z rex_fw-la est_fw-la sub_fw-la lege_fw-la quia_fw-la lex_fw-la facit_fw-la regem_fw-la this_o bracton_n who_o live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o be_v of_o the_o judgement_n that_o the_o baron_n have_v a_o power_n to_o restrain_v the_o king_n exorbitance_n lib._n 3._o ch_n 26._o rex_fw-la habet_fw-la superiorem_fw-la deum_fw-la item_n legem_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la item_n curiam_fw-la svam_fw-la viz._n comites_fw-la &_o barones_n suos_fw-la the_o baron_n proceed_v in_o their_o war_n on_o this_o principle_n that_o they_o have_v a_o power_n to_o restrain_v their_o king_n from_o subvert_v the_o law_n and_o religion_n establish_v and_o what_o opinion_n the_o religious_a man_n of_o that_o time_n have_v of_o those_o war_n may_v appear_v by_o 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his_o write_n do_v ubi_fw-la desunt_fw-la judicia_fw-la
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