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be_v in_o our_o trouble_n to_o invocate_v he_o call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n and_o i_o will_v hear_v thou_o 49._o and_o thou_o shall_v glorify_v i_o say_v god._n the_o schoolman_n confess_v that_o invocation_n est_fw-la virtus_fw-la latriae_fw-la invocatione_n be_v the_o virtue_n of_o divine_a honour_n invocation_n be_v therefore_o to_o be_v make_v to_o none_o but_o god_n and_o if_o you_o know_v or_o weigh_v m._n st._n how_o great_a a_o thing_n invocation_n be_v you_o will_v never_o for_o invocate_v fear_v of_o god_n or_o shame_n of_o yourself_o ascribe_v it_o to_o any_o creature_n i_o nuocas_fw-es deum_fw-la say_v s._n aug._n quando_fw-la in_fw-la te_fw-la vocas_fw-la deum_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la invocare_fw-la illum_fw-la in_o tâ—…_n vocare_fw-la quodam_fw-la modo_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o 3._o domum_fw-la cordis_fw-la tui_fw-la invitare_fw-la thou_o invocate_a god_n or_o call_v upon_o god_n when_o thou_o call_v god_n upon_o thou_o for_o this_o it_o be_v 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worship_v the_o lord_n and_o samuel_n repeat_v his_o word_n say_v i_o will_v not_o return_v with_o thou_o because_o thou_o have_v cast_v of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n have_v cast_v off_o thou_o and_o samuel_n turn_v to_o go_v away_o but_o he_o catch_v hold_v of_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o cloak_n and_o it_o rend_v and_o samuel_n say_v to_o he_o the_o lord_n have_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n this_o day_n from_o thou_o and_o have_v give_v it_o to_o thy_o neighbour_n a_o better_a than_o thou_o and_o yet_o in_o all_o these_o so_o effectual_a word_n samuel_n say_v not_o here_o in_o dei_fw-la nomine_fw-la amen_o etc_o etc_o â–ª_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n amen_o i_o do_v here_o presen_o depose_v thou_o and_o so_o forth_o as_o the_o pope_n use_v to_o do_v no_o all_o this_o be_v but_o a_o declaration_n of_o the_o time_n to_o come_v as_o lyra_n say_v dicunt_fw-la autem_fw-la hebraei_n etc_n etc_n some_o hebrne_n say_v that_o samuel_n then_o lyra._n give_v a_o sign_n unto_o saul_n that_o he_o shall_v reign_v for_o he_o that_o shall_v cut_v off_o the_o hem_n of_o his_o garment_n which_o david_n do_v as_o be_v contain_v 1._o reg._n 24._o whereupon_o saul_n see_v the_o hem_n of_o his_o garment_n in_o david_n hand_n say_v now_o i_o know_v for_o certain_a that_o thou_o shall_v reign_v and_o so_o the_o gloss_n tit_v saint_n augustine_n iste_fw-la cvi_fw-la dixit_fw-la etc_n etc_n this_o man_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o lord_n despise_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v rend_v this_o day_n the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o thy_o hand_n samuel_n rule_v forty_o year_n to_o wit_v even_o as_o long_o as_o david_n reign_v and_o yet_o this_o thing_n he_o hear_v the_o first_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n therefore_o we_o understand_v â–ª_o it_o to_o be_v speak_v to_o this_o end_n that_o none_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o he_o shall_v reign_v he_o rend_v it_o say_v the_o gloss_n although_o he_o reign_v forty_o year_n afterward_o himself_o but_o as_o then_o he_o desâ—…rued_v that_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v rend_v from_o he_o and_o give_v to_o a_o better_o â–ª_o etc_n etc_n thus_o these_o say_n and_o do_n of_o samuel_n be_v not_o the_o real_a depose_n of_o saul_n from_o his_o royal_a throne_n for_o both_o he_o take_v himself_o still_o as_o king_n and_o desire_v samuel_n to_o honour_v he_o before_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o people_n and_o before_o israel_n but_o now_o say_v he_o honour_v i_o sinon_n etc_n etc_n although_o 15._o say_v 〈◊〉_d not_o for_o my_o person_n sake_n yet_o do_v this_o thing_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o my_o royal_a dignity_n and_o so_o samuel_n assent_v to_o he_o will_v say_v lyra_n to_o give_v it_o unto_o saul_n so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v of_o god_n suffer_v in_o the_o kingdom_n now_o as_o for_o david_n samuel_n in_o deed_n anoint_a he_o act_n and_o that_o as_o you_o say_v privy_o which_o argue_v against_o you_o that_o it_o be_v no_o public_a act_n of_o make_v he_o king_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o preparative_n unto_o it_o and_o a_o privy_a forewarn_n of_o god_n purpose_n to_o come_v second_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o god_n especial_a appoint_v or_o else_o samuel_n will_v not_o nor_o can_v have_v ever_o do_v it_o three_o say_a â—…yra_n aduertendum_fw-la est_fw-la etc_o etc_o â–ª_o we_o must_v mark_v that_o david_n be_v anoint_a to_o be_v king_n not_o to_o this_o purpose_n that_o he_o shall_v straight_o possess_v the_o kingdom_n but_o when_o the_o acceptable_a will_n of_o god_n shall_v come_v but_o god_n do_v suffer_v saul_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o live_v the_o kingdom_n even_o until_o his_o death_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v upon_o this_o act_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o samuel_n as_o well_o to_o saul_n as_o to_o david_n â–ª_o here_o be_v yet_o no_o such_o depose_n of_o the_o one_o nor_o set_v up_o the_o other_o as_o master_n sanders_n claim_v here_o reason_v from_o the_o example_n of_o samuels_n do_v to_o saul_n and_o david_n for_o the_o 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and_o not_o by_o i_o they_o be_v prince_n i_o god._n know_v they_o not_o i_o answer_v first_o these_o worâ—…_n be_v god_n complaint_n against_o the_o wickedness_n of_o those_o king_n of_o israel_n â–ª_o that_o direct_v not_o their_o government_n by_o god_n law_n not_o that_o they_o be_v not_o king_n but_o that_o they_o be_v wicked_a king_n not_o that_o they_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n ordain_v of_o god_n for_o 〈◊〉_d potestas_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la all_o power_n be_v of_o god_n and_o god_n say_v in_o â–ª_o general_a per_fw-la mâ—…_n reges_fw-la regnant_a king_n rule_n by_o i_o so_o well_o heathen_a as_o faithful_a king_n â–ª_o pilate_n power_n be_v from_o above_o these_o king_n of_o israel_n jeroboam_n achab_n jehu_n etc_n etc_n be_v of_o god_n ordain_v yeà _fw-fr jehu_n who_o house_n here_o god_n complain_v upon_o and_o say_v he_o and_o his_o offspring_n reign_v not_o by_o he_o â–ª_o be_v yet_o notwithstanding_o make_v king_n and_o reign_v by_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o ambition_n and_o private_a affection_n their_o reign_n be_v not_o of_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n ordinance_n of_o his_o justice_n of_o his_o providence_n it_o be_v not_o only_o permit_v but_o also_o especial_o appoint_v of_o he_o as_o both_o the_o â–ª_o text_n be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o your_o own_o gloss_n confess_v for_o hieroboam_n the_o elder_a that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o god_n will_n although_o it_o be_v do_v also_o by_o the_o people_n sin_n that_o regard_v not_o the_o will_n of_o god_n but_o â—…llowed_v their_o own_o selfewil_n and_o so_o in_o some_o respect_n it_o be_v not_o the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o in_o other_o respect_n it_o â—…as_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o so_o here_o 〈◊〉_d himself_o and_o say_v i_o know_v they_o not_o not_o that_o government_n he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o they_o but_o he_o acknowledge_v not_o their_o do_n second_o neither_o the_o prophet_n osee_n nor_o any_o other_o prophet_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o depose_v any_o of_o those_o wicked_a king_n but_o to_o declare_v the_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n of_o god_n to_o come_v upon_o they_o after_o which_o declaration_n they_o do_v not_o subtract_v from_o they_o their_o civil_a obedience_n &_o count_v they_o from_o that_o day_n forward_a no_o long_o to_o be_v their_o king_n or_o exhort_v the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o forsake_v their_o politic_a government_n but_o have_v declare_v their_o message_n from_o god_n they_o let_v they_o alone_o till_o either_o god_n himself_o do_v strike_v they_o or_o stir_v up_o by_o some_o especial_a and_o extraordinary_a mean_n some_o foreign_a or_o domestical_a persecuâ—…_n of_o they_o three_o this_o make_v nothing_o to_o prove_v that_o those_o king_n
〈◊〉_d the_o pope_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o pronounce_v they_o be_v no_o king_n be_v no_o long_o king_n except_o he_o will_v make_v himself_o god_n yea_o and_o above_o god_n too_o for_o although_o god_n say_v they_o â—…gne_v not_o by_o i_o â–ª_o yet_o he_o call_v they_o king_n but_o the_o pope_n call_v they_o uâ—…urpers_n that_o reign_n not_o by_o he_o second_o he_o allege_v the_o acknowledge_v of_o jonathas_n 23._o saules_n son_n &_o the_o people_n gather_v unto_o david_n for_o io_n natha_v it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o acknowledge_v the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v devolve_v unto_o david_n after_o his_o father_n death_n â–ª_o and_o so_o he_o say_v tu_fw-la regnabis_fw-la super_fw-la israel_n thou_o shall_v reign_v over_o israel_n &_o i_o shall_v be_v next_o to_o thou_o and_o this_o my_o father_n know_v but_o this_o infer_v not_o that_o he_o take_v david_n then_o present_o to_o be_v king_n and_o his_o faâ—…her_n from_o that_o day_n forward_o no_o long_o to_o be_v king_n neither_o revolt_v he_o from_o the_o obedience_n of_o his_o father_n to_o david_n obedience_n neither_o can_v his_o father_n lie_v this_o treason_n to_o his_o charge_n that_o he_o forsake_v his_o due_a subjection_n although_o most_o bitter_o 〈◊〉_d rate_v he_o and_o say_v thou_o son_n of_o the_o wicked_a 20._o rebellious_a woman_n do_v not_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o haste_v choose_v the_o son_n of_o isai_n to_o thy_o confusion_n &_o to_o the_o confusion_n and_o shame_n of_o thy_o mother_n for_o as_o long_o as_o the_o son_n of_o isai_n live_v upon_o the_o earth_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v establish_v nor_o thy_o kingdom_n whereon_o say_v cajetan_v the_o cause_n be_v make_v manifest_a because_o 20._o he_o be_v a_o impediment_n to_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o very_o saul_n have_v a_o true_a judgement_n as_o the_o event_n of_o the_o matter_n prove_v and_o thus_o the_o acknowledge_v of_o jonathas_n prove_v not_o david_n kingdom_n to_o be_v in_o esse_fw-la as_o they_o say_v but_o in_o 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c._n 1._o di_fw-fr 2._o the_o comlecture_n of_o other_o help_n 9_o fol._n 10._o divi_z pass_v good_a manner_n 10._o winchest_n stapleton_n fol._n 10._o divi_z 2_o bridges_n a_o good_a meaning_n m._n stapletons_n well_o mean_v in_o a_o ill_a matter_n m_o 〈◊〉_d baptism_n 1._o cor._n 2._o 11._o fol._n 10._o divi_z â—…_n 12._o fol._n 10._o câ—…p_n 1._o divis_fw-la 2._o the_o fear_n of_o m._n feckenaâ—…s_n shrink_v from_o his_o confederate_n fol._n 11._o b._n 14._o folâ—…_n 13._o a._n devil_n 3._o the_o give_v up_o of_o m_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o foli_fw-la 14._o a_o divis_fw-la 4._o m._n feckohams_n and_o the_o papist_n disobedience_n 17._o 18._o 19_o the_o papist_n sigh_n and_o groan_n for_o a_o change_n the_o pope_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v god._n the_o pope_n clay_n m_o the_o queen_n majesty_n place_n foli_fw-la 28._o fol._n 30._o b._n divi_z 6._o m._n sta._n confess_v that_o mast._n feck_n spoil_a queen_n mary_n of_o her_o royal_a power_n what_o be_v catholic_a 〈◊〉_d fol._n 30._o cap_n 4._o divi_z 6._o 25._o fol._n 32._o divi_z 7._o the_o tower_n m._n feckenhams_n hold_v 26._o m._n fecknhams_n charge_v in_o the_o tower_n defray_v by_o his_o friend_n 27._o folio_n 32._o divi_z 7._o m._n stapletons_n unorderly_o reckon_v his_o untruth_n 28._o fol._n 35_o a._n divi_z 8._o whether_o falsehood_n may_v be_v know_v or_o no._n genes_n 3_o john_n 3._o 29._o foli_fw-la 35._o a._n divis_fw-la 8._o fo._n 35._o divi_z 8._o m._n stapletons_n cunning_a handle_v the_o matter_n m._n fecknhams_n yield_v to_o the_o supremacy_n in_o k._n edward_n reign_n 31._o fo._n 35._o divi_z 8._o the_o conference_n have_v with_o master_n â—…eckenham_fw-mi â—…n_fw-mi king_n â—…dwards_o reign_v 32._o foli_fw-la 35._o a._n b_o divis_fw-la 8._o 33._o folio_n 39_o a._n divis_fw-la 9_o fol._n 40._o 2._o divis_fw-la 10._o 34._o 35._o 36._o 37._o 38._o fo._n 42._o diu_fw-la 11_o moses_n 39_o fol._n 45._o a._n divis_fw-la 12._o joshua_n 40._o foli_fw-la 45._o a._n division_n 12._o eleazar_n 41._o fol._n 46._o b._n divis_fw-la 13._o david_n 42._o folio_n 48._o b._n divis_fw-la 14._o solomon_n the_o execution_n of_o god_n sentence_n empayt_v not_o the_o prince_n suprem_fw-la authority_n 3._o reg._n 2._o 1._o reg._n 2._o 1._o reg._n 3._o m._n stap._n false_o wrest_v the_o text_n to_o his_o advantage_n how_o solomon_n fuâ—…filled_v the_o prophecy_n how_o soul_n also_o fulfil_v the_o prophecy_n god_n foretell_v of_o thing_n 43._o fol._n 48_o b._n divis_fw-la 14._o 2._o paral._n â—…_n m._n stap._n quarrel_n at_o the_o print_n of_o the_o letter_n not_o at_o the_o matter_n 44._o fol._n 49._o divis_fw-la 14._o m._n s._n stand_v on_o the_o term_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o let_v we_o go_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o scripture_n 45._o fol._n 49_o b_o â–ª_o divis_fw-la 15._o 46._o fol._n 52_o a._n divis_fw-la 16._o 47._o fol._n 52._o a._n divis_fw-la 16._o 50._o fol._n 58._o divis_fw-la 18._o folly_n â–ª_o 58._o divis_fw-la 16._o m_o stapletons_n fortress_n s._n aug._n judgement_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n 52._o fol._n 65_o a._n divis_fw-la 19_o 53._o folly_n 67_o a._n divis_fw-la 20._o 54._o fol._n 67_o a._n divis_fw-la 20._o 55._o image_n and_o idol_n fol._n 67._o b._n divis_fw-la 20._o 59_o fol._n 69._o divis_fw-la 21._o 57_o fol._n 70_o b._n divis_fw-la 22._o 59_o fol._n 71._o a._n divis_fw-la 22._o 60._o fol._n 71._o â—…_n divis_fw-la 22._o m._n sta._n grant_v out_o of_o saint_n august_n 61._o fol._n 75._o divis_fw-la 23._o the_o understan_n ding_o of_o eusebius_n fol._n 75._o divis_fw-la 23._o 63._o fol._n 75._o b._n divis_fw-la 24._o fol._n 76._o nicephorus_n compare_v emanuel_n or_o andronicus_n to_o constantine_n the_o great_a 64._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o b_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whether_o this_o emperor_n be_v emanuel_n or_o andronicus_n 65._o fol._n 76_o â–ª_o a._n devil_n 24._o fusebius_n his_o pâ—…ayse_n of_o the_o emperor_n 66._o fol._n 76_o a._n divis_fw-la 24._o 67._o folly_n 79_o a._n divis_fw-la 25._o the_o word_n godliness_n in_o s._n paul_n comprâ—…hendeth_v religion_n fol._n 79._o â—…_n divis_fw-la 25._o rack_a a_o sentence_n 68_o 69._o folly_n 81_o b._n divis_fw-la 26._o stapl._n pag._n 22._o &_o 23._o prefa_n 1._o staplet_n pag._n 24._o prefat_n 2._o stap._n pag._n 24._o sâ—…p_n pag._n 24._o stap._n pag._n 24._o stap._n pag._n 25._o stap._n pag._n 25._o stap._n pag._n 25._o prefat_n 2._o stap._n pag._n 26._o stap._n pag._n 27._o prefat_n 2._o stap._n pag._n 27._o pref._n 2._o aug._n de_fw-fr uâ—…ilitate_fw-la credendi_fw-la â–ª_o cap._n 9_o stap._n pag._n 27._o stap._n pag._n 27._o pref._n â—…_n stap._n pa._n 27._o pref._n 2._o stap_n pa._n 27._o &_o 28._o stap._n pag._n 28._o stap_n pa._n 28._o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa._n 29._o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa_n 28._o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa._n 29._o pref._n 2._o ephes._n 2._o stap._n pag._n 29._o pref._n 2._o isaiah_n 48._o jerem._n 17._o stap._n pag._n 29._o pref._n 2._o st._n pa._n 29._o &_o 30_o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa_n 30._o pref._n 2._o stap_n pa._n 31._o pref._n 2._o sâ—…_n pa._n 31._o &_o 32_o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa._n 32._o pref._n 2._o stap._n pa._n 33._o pref._n 2._o stap._n li._n 1._o ca._n 1._o fol._n 1._o stap._n fol._n 1._o winchester_n fol._n 2._o b._n &_o 3._o a_o stapl._n fol._n 3._o a._n the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n and_o principal_a question_n m._n feckenhan_n division_n 8._o pag._n 6._o b._n st._n fol._n 3._o a._n m._n sta._n require_v six_o consideration_n to_o be_v grant_v or_o ever_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o question_n stapl._n 3._o b._n the_o first_o consideration_n 3._o reg._n 2._o the_o second_o consideration_n st._n fol._n 3._o b._n the_o three_o consideration_n stap._n fol._n 3._o b._n the_o 4._o consideration_n stap._n fol._n â—…_n b._n the._n 5._o consideration_n stap._n fol._n 3._o b._n the_o 6._o consideration_n stap._n fol._n 3._o b._n stap._n fol._n 4._o a._n sta._n fol._n 3._o a._n b._n stap._n fol._n 4._o â—…_n stap._n fol._n 4._o a._n stap._n fol._n 4._o a._n stap._n fol._n 4._o a._n stap._n fol._n 4._o b._n stap._n fol._n 4._o b._n stap._n fol._n 4._o b._n winchester_n second_z division_n stapl_n fol._n 5._o a._n fol._n 6._o a._n b._n feckenham_n winchester_n fol._n division_n 1._o st._n fol._n 6._o b._n st._n fol._n 7._o a._n st._n fol._n 7._o a._n stap._n 7._o a._n stap._n 7._o b._n stap._n 7._o b._n the_o title_n of_o l._n bishop_n sta._n fol._n 7._o b._n stap._n s._n â—…_n the_o papist_n argument_n of_o b._n succession_n galat._n 2._o stap._n fol._n 8._o â—…_n 1._o tim._n 4._o 1._o tim._n 3._o hebr._n 13._o canon_n 6._o stap._n fol._n 8._o b_o stap._n 10._o b._n the_o disputation_n at_o west_n an._n 1._o eliz._n stap._n 12._o a._n stap._n 12._o a._n stap._n 12._o a._n b_o stap._n 12._o b._n stap._n 13._o a._n stap._n 13._o a._n psal._n 95._o stap._n 13._o a._n stap._n fol._n 13._o a._n fol._n 13._o