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be_v subject_a in_o temporal_a matter_n tâ—_n king_n and_o king_n to_o bishop_n in_o spiritual_a episcopi_fw-la regibus_fw-la in_o temporalibus_fw-la relâ—us_fw-la &_o reges_fw-la episcopis_fw-la in_o spiritualibus_fw-la subjecti_fw-la esse_fw-la debebunt_fw-la yet_o after_o such_o concession_n and_o notwithstanding_o such_o affirmation_n and_o allegation_n when_o the_o same_o be_v urge_v against_o himself_o to_o some_o purpose_n by_o william_n barclay_n he_o fly_v present_o to_o his_o vain_a distinction_n and_o reserve_a sense_n how_o inconsistent_a soever_o with_o any_o kind_n of_o rational_a or_o material_a sense_n first_o he_o tell_v â—od_n c._n 28._o l._n 1._o de_fw-fr cler._n that_o although_o he_o say_v in_o his_o above_o second_o proposition_n that_o clerk_n be_v not_o exempti_fw-la from_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n which_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o sacred_a canon_n or_o clerical_a office_n yet_o as_o he_o mean_v only_o those_o politic_a law_n which_o 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the_o promulgation_n of_o that_o law_n albeit_o that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n or_o before_o he_o have_v so_o insinuate_v the_o iniquity_n of_o it_o what_o do_v he_o invent_v to_o rid_v himself_o out_o of_o this_o labyrinth_n he_o make_v gregory_n not_o the_o censor_n only_o but_o the_o corrector_n also_o and_o amender_n of_o this_o very_a law_n and_o so_o that_o gregory_n give_v thereby_o argument_n enough_o of_o his_o sacerdotal_a vigour_n pontifical_a authority_n and_o power_n too_o over_o the_o very_a empire_n itself_o dum_fw-la accedens_fw-la say_v baronius_n tom_n 8._o a_o 593._o nu_fw-la 21._o censor_n &_o arbyter_n constitutionis_fw-la imperatoriae_fw-la &_o admovens_fw-la ad_fw-la sacram_fw-la quam_fw-la vocabant_fw-la tabulam_fw-la stylum_fw-la edicti_fw-la illius_fw-la quaedam_fw-la addidit_fw-la jungent_fw-la ac_fw-la minuens_fw-la pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la rectam_fw-la catholicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la normam_fw-la &_o disciplinam_fw-la aptaret_fw-la nihilque_fw-la penitus_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la quod_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la officeret_fw-la libertati_fw-la &_o sacris_fw-la canonibus_fw-la contradiceret_fw-la praetermittens_fw-la intactum_fw-la posteris_fw-la egregium_fw-la relinquens_fw-la exemplum_fw-la quicquid_fw-la leges_fw-la sanciendo_fw-la delirant_fw-la imperatores_fw-la ac_fw-la reges_fw-la a_o romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pontificibus_fw-la esse_fw-la pretinus_fw-la emendandum_fw-la &_o corrigendum_fw-la sicque_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la favendum_fw-la eorum_fw-la votis_fw-la ut_fw-la eos_fw-la errantes_fw-la cum_fw-la mansuetudine_fw-la ut_fw-la vidimus_fw-la gregorium_fw-la fecisse_fw-la corrigant_fw-la &_o pontificia_fw-la potestate_fw-la quod_fw-la perperam_fw-la factum_fw-la nossent_fw-la apostolica_fw-la censura_fw-la castigent_fw-la seque_fw-la exhibeant_fw-la eorum_fw-la magistros_fw-la doctores_fw-la &_o correctore_n juxta_fw-la illud_fw-la divinum_fw-la oraculam_fw-la hier._n 1._o 10._o non_fw-la illi_fw-la tantum_fw-la prophetae_fw-la pronunciatum_fw-la sed_fw-la omnibus_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la ad_fw-la populum_fw-la divina_fw-la legatione_fw-la funguntur_fw-la constitui_fw-la te_fw-la hodie_fw-la super_fw-la gentes_fw-la &_o super_fw-la regna_fw-la ut_fw-la evellas_fw-la &_o destruas_fw-la &_o disperdas_fw-la &_o dissipes_fw-la &_o edifice_n &_o
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expression_n by_o they_o i_o be_o sure_a he_o declare_v his_o mind_n plain_o in_o the_o rest_n or_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o and_o distinction_n of_o the_o emperor_n argument_n out_o of_o scripture_n especial_o of_o the_o place_n out_o of_o peter_n to_o be_v that_o clerk_n be_v not_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o emperor_n for_o the_o refutation_n of_o which_o answer_v or_o distinction_n i_o remit_v the_o reader_n to_o what_o i_o have_v say_v former_o at_o large_a out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n for_o the_o subjection_n of_o clerk_n and_o to_o what_o beside_o i_o say_v before_o at_o leingth_n in_o answer_n to_o bellarmine_n argument_n for_o the_o exemption_n of_o clerk_n either_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man_n or_o nature_n where_o albeit_o i_o have_v say_v nothing_o in_o particular_a to_o that_o place_n of_o peter_n or_o to_o innocent_n quibble_n upon_o it_o as_o not_o be_v vaâ—â—ed_v by_o bellarmine_n himself_o and_o therefore_o not_o produce_v by_o he_o for_o himself_o yet_o i_o have_v give_v abundant_o what_o may_v show_v the_o impertinency_n of_o allege_v that_o place_n of_o peter_n against_o i_o or_o that_o quibble_n of_o innocent_a upon_o it_o or_o even_o any_o thing_n else_o say_v by_o the_o same_o innocent_a well_o or_o ill_o either_o in_o this_o canon_n solicitae_fw-la benignitatis_fw-la de_fw-fr major_n &_o ob_v or_o elsewhere_o and_o particular_o in_o cap._n nâ—vit_fw-la ille_fw-la de_fw-fr judicijs_fw-la which_o 〈◊〉_d chapter_n i_o note_v particular_o because_o the_o catholic_n bishop_n of_o fern_n allege_v it_o singular_o in_o a_o letter_n of_o his_o i_o have_v as_o very_o much_o rely_v upon_o by_o the_o irish_a divine_v who_o live_v abroad_o in_o spain_n and_o by_o they_o rely_v upon_o as_o upon_o a_o strong_a argument_n for_o a_o power_n in_o the_o pope_n to_o depose_v king_n at_z least_z ratione_fw-la peccatâ—_n and_o consequent_o for_o the_o unlawfulness_n to_o sign_v our_o remonstrance_n of_o 61._o or_o 62._o which_o clear_o and_o express_o disclaim_v and_o renounce_v any_o such_o power_n in_o the_o pope_n either_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o sin_n or_o any_o other_o whatsoever_o but_o only_o in_o relation_n to_o such_o king_n as_o hold_v their_o kingdom_n in_o fee_n from_o he_o and_o who_o consequent_o be_v not_o absolute_a sovereign_n or_o not_o absolute_o the_o supreme_a lord_n of_o their_o kingdom_n not_o even_o i_o mean_v in_o temporal_n nor_o hold_v of_o god_n immediate_o but_o of_o the_o pope_n who_o they_o themselves_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a &_o true_o supreme_a lord_n of_o such_o kingdom_n though_o by_o human_a right_n only_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o no_o such_o depose_n power_n in_o the_o pope_n as_o to_o other_o king_n who_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o hold_v in_o fee_n from_o he_o can_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o this_o cap._n nâ—vit_fw-la ilâ—e_fw-la de_fw-fr judicijs_fw-la where_o if_o strict_o examine_v innocent_a do_v no_o 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