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A01325 A retentiue, to stay good Christians, in true faith and religion, against the motiues of Richard Bristow Also a discouerie of the daungerous rocke of the popish Church, commended by Nicholas Sander D. of Diuinitie. Done by VVilliam Fulke Doctor of diuinitie, and Maister of Pembroke hall in Cambridge. Fulke, William, 1538-1589. 1580 (1580) STC 11449; ESTC S102732 222,726 326

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the_o prince_n be_v one_o &_o of_o the_o priest_n a_o other_o this_o spiritual_a the_o other_o external_a &_o therefore_o no_o contrariety_n between_o they_o for_o put_v the_o case_n that_o philippus_n have_v see_v the_o bishop_n profane_v the_o sacrament_n in_o minister_a to_o infidel_n or_o otherwise_o uncertain_o behave_v himself_o in_o his_o office_n may_v he_o not_o just_o have_v punish_v he_o as_o supreme_a governor_n over_o the_o bishop_n even_o in_o those_o matter_n i_o say_v not_o to_o do_v they_o but_o to_o see_v that_o they_o be_v well_o do_v and_o to_o punish_v the_o offender_n neither_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o oath_n any_o other_o and_o according_a to_o this_o meaning_n m._n nowell_n m._n horn_n and_o m._n jewel_n dare_v warrant_v the_o king_n to_o be_v supreme_a governor_n in_o all_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n although_o it_o please_v m._n saunder_n to_o say_v the_o contrary_a of_o they_o who_o traitorous_a quarrel_a upon_o the_o word_n of_o the_o oath_n ought_v 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the_o cause_n of_o caecilianus_n as_o eusebius_n who_o ●ued_v in_o his_o time_n write_v li._n 10._o ca._n 5._o and_o when_o the_o donatist_n appeal_v from_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n &_o his_o companion_n judgement_n he_o appoint_v other_o delegate_n as_o augustine_n also_o witness_v ep._n 162._o but_o to_o leave_v this_o cause_n of_o the_o donatist_n eusebius_n in_o his_o life_n libr._n 1._o say_v of_o he_o quoniam_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la variis_fw-la locis_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la discrepabant_fw-la quasi_fw-la communis_fw-la quidem_fw-la episcopus_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la constitutus_fw-la ministrorum_fw-la dei_fw-la synodos_fw-la convocavit_fw-la ne●_n dedignatus_fw-la est_fw-la adesse_fw-la &_o considere_fw-la in_o illorum_fw-la medio_fw-la because_o some_o of_o they_o in_o diverse_a place_n be_v at_o variance_n among_o themselves_o he_o as_o a_o certain_a general_a bishop_n appoint_v of_o god_n call_v together_o the_o synod_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o disdain_v not_o 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