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against_o the_o canon_n to_o condemn_v the_o man_n one_o way_n or_o the_o other_o it_o be_v causa_fw-la &_o judicium_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la and_o death_n follow_v nay_o to_o condemn_v a_o man_n by_o bill_n of_o attainder_n be_v more_o against_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o canon_n than_o the_o condemn_v a_o man_n judicial_o for_o the_o condemn_v a_o man_n judicial_o be_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la judicis_fw-la but_o a_o bill_n of_o attainder_n be_v a_o extraordinary_a use_n of_o the_o legislative_a power_n to_o a_o purpose_n which_o be_v not_o design_v in_o the_o institution_n such_o a_o act_n be_v not_o ex_fw-la officio_fw-la legislatoris_fw-la but_o the_o use_n of_o the_o absolute_a power_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n upon_o reason_n of_o state_n here_o one_o will_v think_v if_o the_o canon_n have_v any_o consideration_n any_o obligation_n it_o shall_v restrain_v the_o bishop_n from_o meddle_v in_o such_o legislation_n privilegia_fw-la ne_fw-la irrogunto_o be_v one_o of_o the_o law_n of_o 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it_o do_v not_o the_o jure_fw-la do_v so_o in_o the_o other_o the_o folio_n author_n have_v find_v out_o a_o very_a extraordinary_a reason_n why_o bishop_n be_v necessary_a to_o act_n of_o attainder_n but_o this_o he_o say_v must_v not_o be_v draw_v into_o a_o argument_n for_o the_o bishop_n right_o of_o judge_v and_o that_o be_v because_o right_n title_n and_o interest_n be_v make_v forfeit_a by_o act_n of_o attainder_n which_o be_v not_o forfeitable_a at_o common_a law_n and_o for_o the_o do_v of_o this_o it_o iâ—_n necessary_a there_o shall_v be_v a_o concurrence_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n to_o bind_v all_o right_n this_o argument_n suppose_v that_o private_a act_n of_o attainder_n do_v not_o always_o conform_v themselves_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o forfeiture_n to_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o common_a law_n or_o general_a statute_n law_n which_o be_v a_o mistake_n for_o before_o the_o statute_n of_o 26_o h._n 8._o c._n 13._o &_o 33_o h._n 8._o c._n 20._o private_a act_n of_o 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