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lib._n 1._o cap_n 4._o lucius_n christen_v and_o edelbert_n convert_v from_o rome_n the_o occasion_n of_o lucius_n send_v unto_o rome_n they_o that_o come_v from_o rome_n will_v not_o enter_v this_o land_n nor_o preach_v here_o without_o the_o king_n express_a licence_n bede_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 25._o apolog._n cap._n 2._o what_o great_a hostility_n than_o this_o can_v the_o turk_n himself_o offer_v what_o aid_n the_o father_n seek_v at_o rome_n cypri_n lib._n 1._o epist._n 1._o &_o li._n 2._o epistola_fw-la 1._o cyprian_n mislike_v run_v to_o rome_n cypri_n lib._n 1._o epist._n 3._o cyprian_a lib._n 1._o epistola_fw-la 4._o cyprian_n encourage_v the_o spaniard_n to_o neglect_v the_o pope_n letter_n how_o julius_n help_v athanasius_n he_o do_v all_o that_o he_o do_v as_o patriarch_n of_o the_o west_n with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o west_n bishop_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v his_o prerogative_n from_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n not_o from_o peter_n he_o be_v chief_a among_o they_o
his_o presumption_n against_o the_o emperor_n beno_n cardinal_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o gestis_fw-la hildebrandi_fw-la sigibertus_n in_o anno_fw-la 1084._o platina_n in_o gregori_n 12._o the_o general_a council_n of_o pisa_n depose_v two_o pope_n idem_fw-la in_o alexandro_n 5._o council_n constantiensis_n sessio_fw-la 1._o their_o church_n allow_v the_o council_n of_o pisa_n for_o sacred_a and_o general_a laziardi_fw-la historiae_fw-la universalis_fw-la epitome_n ca._n 267._o johannes_n nauclerus_fw-la in_o anno_fw-la 1408._o two_o pope_n conden_v by_o the_o council_n of_o pisa_n for_o heretic_n and_o schismatics_n ibidem_fw-la the_o cardinal_n conclude_v it_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o call_v a_o council_n without_o the_o pope_n and_o if_o need_v be_v to_o depose_v he_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n depose_v three_o pope_n constantiensis_n con_fw-la cilij_fw-la sessio_fw-la 1._o sessione_n 3._o sessione_n 10._o &_o 12._o sessione_n 37._o the_o pope_n condemn_v for_o a_o 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brother_n beza_n in_o editione_n anno_fw-la 1564._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o congregation_n art_n 39_o the_o battle_n of_o druze_n the_o noble_n of_o france_n repress_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o guise_n the_o king_n be_v under_o age_n the_o king_n have_v neither_o age_n nor_o law_n to_o licence_v the_o guise_n to_o murder_v his_o people_n lâ—x_fw-la salica_n bezaes_n judgement_n of_o bear_v arm_n against_o the_o prince_n out_o of_o his_o own_o work_n beza_n in_o confession_n fidei_fw-la christianae_n &_o eiusdem_fw-la cum_fw-la papisticis_fw-la erroribus_fw-la collatione_fw-la cap._n 5._o sect_n 45._o ibidem_fw-la cap._n 5._o sectio_fw-la 45._o privatman_n may_v disobey_v a_o wicked_a prince_n but_o not_o bear_v arm_n against_o he_o to_o you_o sir_n slanderer_n the_o war_n of_o the_o french_a minister_n lewd_o pervert_v by_o the_o jesuite_n if_o the_o supreme_a dominion_n of_o god_n be_v violate_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o any_o prince_n that_o precept_n may_v be_v well_o disobey_v 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