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An answer to the demands of a great prelate Touching the hierarchy of the Church. And the just defence of priviledges, and religious men.; Réponse aux demandes d'un grand prelate. English
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Binet, Etienne, 1569-1639.
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haestitatio_fw-la quis_fw-la proprius_fw-la dicatur_fw-la sacerdos_n declaramus_fw-la prout_fw-la etiam_fw-la jura_fw-la &_o doctores_fw-la declarant_fw-la quod_fw-la proprius_fw-la sacerdos_n est_fw-la papa_n ejus_fw-la legatus_fw-la paenitentiarius_n diocesanus_fw-la &_o vicarius_fw-la generalis_fw-la &_o ille_fw-la cvi_fw-la cura_fw-la suae_fw-la parochialis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la est_fw-la commissa_fw-la after_o this_o i_o beseech_v you_o what_o can_v more_o be_v say_v 16._o there_o rest_v only_o now_o this_o complaint_n that_o parish_n be_v forsake_v and_o that_o consequent_o priest_n study_v not_o that_o man_n go_v not_o to_o their_o sermon_n that_o for_o spite_n they_o leave_v all_o that_o religious_a man_n devour_v all_o and_o that_o their_o church_n swell_v with_o people_n while_o parish_n be_v forsake_v to_o the_o great_a contempt_n of_o the_o hierarchy_n of_o the_o church_n that_o now_o few_o be_v find_v who_o will_v be_v parson_n or_o vicar_n especial_o in_o village_n and_o 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time_n under_o this_o burden_n and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o apply_v good_a and_o effectual_a remedy_n 17._o behold_v here_o great_a store_n of_o crime_n huddle_v up_o one_o upon_o another_o and_o behold_v a_o grievous_a mortal_a sin_n whereof_o by_o mischance_n the_o regulars_n mean_v not_o to_o confess_v themselves_o to_o be_v guilty_a and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o know_v it_o not_o and_o they_o find_v themselves_o upon_o this_o that_o non_fw-la entis_fw-la proprié_fw-fr non_fw-la est_fw-la scientia_fw-la and_o they_o make_v good_a that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o these_o mischief_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o these_o maxim_n of_o law_n which_o be_v receive_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n qui_fw-la utitur_fw-la jure_fw-la svo_fw-la nemini_fw-la facit_fw-la iniuriam_fw-la for_o what_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v lawful_a for_o i_o to_o do_v well_o for_o fear_v lest_o other_o do_v ill_o for_o spite_n what_o will_v you_o say_v if_o god_n have_v send_v religious_a 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