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that_o there_o be_v a_o power_n in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la to_o punish_v king_n deny_v his_o hypothesis_n viz._n that_o the_o pope_n have_v such_o power_n this_o be_v grant_v say_v 541._o say_v resâ—_n dan_o 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la â—ellaâ—_n de_fw-mi pontiff_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 7._o pag._n 541._o danaeus_n that_o bellarmine_n contend_v for_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n or_o any_o other_o prelate_n have_v temporal_a jurisdiction_n over_o that_o civil_a christian_a magistrate_n which_o do_v either_o enact_v law_n against_o the_o spiritual_a determination_n or_o govern_v the_o commonwealth_n contrary_a to_o the_o spiritual_a regiment_n of_o the_o church_n we_o confess_v those_o law_n and_o that_o government_n shall_v be_v reform_v but_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o public_a assembly_n by_o the_o parliament_n of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o by_o the_o peer_n themselves_o of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n yea_o in_o case_n the_o king_n deserve_v to_o be_v depose_v the_o pope_n and_o other_o bishop_n or_o priest_n have_v no_o right_a to_o dethrone_v he_o herring_n he_o neither_o battle_n better_a herring_n verùm_fw-la id_fw-la fieri_fw-la debet_fw-la 517._o debet_fw-la idem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la pag._n 517._o à _fw-la concilio_fw-la publico_fw-la à _fw-la parliamento_fw-la regni_fw-la vel_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la regni_fw-la ordinibus_fw-la but_o that_o aught_o to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o public_a council_n the_o parliament_n of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o by_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o land_n haec_fw-la ille_fw-la thus_o far_o my_o good_a lord_n they_o agree_v in_o substance_n touch_v the_o punishment_n and_o deprivation_n of_o king_n though_o they_o vary_v in_o this_o point_n of_o circumstance_n whether_o the_o pope_n the_o peer_n or_o the_o people_n shall_v punish_v or_o depose_v they_o as_o concern_v the_o three_o opinion_n which_o be_v for_o the_o excommunication_n of_o king_n all_o presbytery_n which_o be_v the_o tribunal_n seat_n 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of_o 〈…〉_o the_o counterpoison_v pag._n 175._o the_o humble_a petition_n to_o the_o late_a queen_n pag._n 55._o and_o the_o defence_n of_o discipline_n against_o m._n bridges_n pag._n 127._o and_o this_o power_n have_v they_o put_v in_o practice_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o zion_n against_o diverse_a king_n in_o the_o christian_a world_n as_o the_o say_v disciplinarian_a â—â—8_n disciplinarian_a pag._n â—â—8_n champion_n boast_v in_o more_o than_o insolent_a manner_n consider_v honourable_a lord_n whether_o any_o king_n may_v think_v his_o state_n secure_a where_o every_o offence_n though_o but_o suspect_v do_v procure_v a_o citation_n every_o citation_n do_v enforce_v appearance_n every_o appearance_n do_v urge_v confession_n or_o enjoin_v purgation_n and_o the_o least_o contempt_n do_v breed_v a_o contumacy_n to_o draw_v the_o great_a censure_n these_o parish-popes_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o show_v any_o record_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o practice_v of_o prelate_n for_o a_o 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soldier_n then_o do_v egbertus_fw-la impresso_fw-la exit_fw-la vita_fw-la hen._n quarti_fw-la quae_fw-la habetur_fw-la in_o fasciculo_fw-la rerum_fw-la sciendarum_fw-la coloniae_fw-la impresso_fw-la by_o the_o pope_n encouragement_n ascend_v the_o imperial_a throne_n whereon_o he_o sit_v but_o a_o while_n for_o as_o he_o step_v aside_o from_o his_o army_n into_o a_o mill_n to_o rest_v himself_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n he_o be_v discover_v by_o the_o miller_n to_o the_o emperor_n friend_n and_o lose_v his_o life_n for_o his_o labour_n during_o this_o hurly-burly_n in_o that_o state_n walthramus_n a_o godly_a bishop_n write_v to_o one_o ludovicus_n a_o earl_n of_o the_o empire_n diswade_v he_o from_o partake_v with_o the_o seditious_a against_o that_o good_a emperor_n who_o the_o pope_n have_v depose_v walthram_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v to_o lewes_n the_o noble_a prince_n with_o instance_n of_o prayer_n offer_v himself_o in_o all_o thing_n serviceable_a 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