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who_o receive_v resignation_n or_o demission_n make_v by_o bishop_n and_o admit_v
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other_o in_o knowledge_n and_o discern_v of_o person_n proper_a for_o benefice_n can_v not_o but_o present_a whereas_o prince_n may_v confer_v pectoris_fw-la confer_v habent_fw-la omnem_fw-la peritiam_fw-la inscrinio_fw-la pectoris_fw-la as_o be_v endow_v with_o a_o full_a and_o entire_a knowledge_n but_o that_o reason_n do_v not_o conclude_v in_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n where_o the_o question_n be_v of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o not_o of_o the_o temporal_a that_o difficulty_n nevertheless_o may_v easy_o be_v resolve_v if_o we_o suppose_v that_o the_o right_n of_o collation_n which_o belong_v to_o bishop_n be_v not_o proper_o a_o spiritual_a right_n and_o that_o therefore_o laic_n who_o have_v enjoy_v it_o by_o a_o long_a custom_n can_v be_v exclude_v from_o it_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v then_o that_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o ancient_a canon-law_n the_o collation_n of_o a_o benesice_n be_v whole_o spiritual_a because_o then_o there_o be_v no_o other_o collation_n but_o only_o the_o ordination_n which_o can_v be_v give_v but_o by_o the_o bishop_n but_o since_o ordination_n have_v
the_o canon_n law_n do_v indeed_o give_v the_o entire_a disposal_n of_o church_n revenue_n to_o the_o bishop_n within_o their_o several_a diocese_n but_o the_o new_a and_o particular_a law_n take_v from_o they_o the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o power_n hospital_n in_o the_o beginning_n depend_v on_o the_o bishop_n as_o all_o other_o good_n and_o land_n that_o be_v dedicate_v to_o work_n of_o charity_n they_o appoint_v man_n to_o take_v the_o care_n of_o they_o and_o the_o administrator_n give_v account_v of_o they_o but_o by_o degree_n they_o have_v lose_v that_o right_n and_o even_o private_a person_n have_v possess_v hospital_n in_o title_n of_o benefice_n that_o abuse_n have_v be_v correct_v by_o the_o council_n of_o vienne_n and_o trent_n which_o revive_v the_o ancient_a canon_n law_n but_o they_o be_v not_o receive_v in_o france_n as_o to_o that_o point_n that_o the_o administrator_n shall_v give_v in_o their_o account_n before_o the_o ordinary_n in_o effect_n since_o the_o 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