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wheresoever_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o prohibition_n be_v perpetual_a there_o the_o prohibition_n ought_v to_o be_v perpetual_a 2_o but_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o prohibition_n against_o plurality_n be_v perpetual_a 3_o therefore_o the_o prohibition_n ought_v to_o be_v perpetual_a 1_o every_o law_n ground_v upon_o the_o reason_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o 116._o pag._n 116._o equity_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v immutable_a 2_o but_o the_o law_n prohibit_v plurality_n be_v ground_v either_o upon_o the_o reason_n of_o nature_n or_o upon_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 3_o therefore_o all_o the_o law_n prohibit_v plurality_n be_v immutable_a the_o first_o proposition_n of_o the_o first_o syllogisine_n have_v be_v prove_v james._n institut_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la natu_fw-la gent._n &_o civi_fw-la §_o sed_fw-la naâ—uralia_fw-la james._n already_o the_o first_o proposition_n of_o the_o 2._o syllogism_n be_v manifest_a omnia_fw-la naturalia_fw-la sunt_fw-la immutabilia_fw-la 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foster_v extortion_n and_o unlawful_a gain_n what_o shall_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o most_o high_a who_o he_o have_v command_v to_o be_v holy_a and_o 119._o pag._n 119._o perfect_a as_o his_o heavenly_a father_n be_v perfect_a defend_v all_o these_o horrible_a sin_n &_o impiety_n tolerable_a by_o dispensation_n can_v a_o dispensation_n from_o a_o pope_n or_o a_o archbishop_n make_v theft_n no_o theft_n ravine_n no_o ravine_n covetousness_n and_o ambition_n no_o covetousness_n and_o no_o ambition_n i_o speak_v herein_o to_o christian_n which_o ought_v to_o maintain_v the_o law_n of_o christ_n against_o the_o law_n of_o antichrist_n for_o i_o know_v some_o of_o the_o pope_n chaplain_n ground_v themselves_o upon_o these_o rule_n of_o law_n whereof_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v before_o &_o give_v unto_o the_o pope_n merum_fw-la imperium_fw-la â—n_o absolute_a power_n on_o earth_n will_v affirm_v that_o the_o pope_n authoritate_fw-la with_fw-mi gloss_n extra_n de_fw-mi confess_v prebend_v c._n proposiut_a vers_fw-la si_fw-la pra_fw-la ius_o §._o apostol_n dispensat_fw-la 34._o distinct_a c._n lector_n glos_n inc_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la extra_fw-la de_fw-fr voto_fw-la vers_fw-la authoritate_fw-la can_v make_v nihil_fw-la ex_fw-la aliquo_fw-la and_o aliquid_fw-la ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la nothing_o of_o somewhat_o and_o somewhat_o of_o nothing_o sin_n to_o be_v no_o sin_n and_o no_o sin_n to_o be_v sin_n these_o blasphemy_n they_o spew_v out_o and_o these_o blasphemy_n they_o maintain_v that_o think_v they_o may_v be_v thief_n and_o murderer_n and_o extortioner_n by_o dispensation_n and_o such_o be_v plurify_v man_n by_o their_o own_o plurality_n law_n as_o shall_v further_o be_v manifest_v for_o as_o to_o the_o make_n of_o every_o general_a and_o public_a ordinance_n and_o constitution_n it_o be_v necessary_o require_v that_o the_o same_o tend_v first_o to_o the_o advaunce_n of_o the_o honour_n praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n 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which_o pertain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o cause_n in_o which_o description_n three_o thing_n be_v principal_o requisite_a and_o necessary_a first_o the_o person_n or_o judge_n that_o have_v authority_n to_o dispense_v secondlie_o the_o cause_n for_o the_o which_o dispensation_n may_v be_v grant_v and_o last_o a_o examination_n or_o discussion_n of_o those_o cause_n 125._o pag._n 125._o so_o that_o if_o any_o dispensation_n or_o faculty_n whatsoever_o shall_v be_v grant_v either_o a_o non_fw-la judice_fw-la by_o one_o that_o be_v no_o judge_n either_o without_o a_o lawful_a cause_n or_o last_o without_o a_o special_a trial_n and_o sift_v of_o that_o same_o lawful_a cause_n before_o it_o pass_v every_o such_o despensation_n by_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n be_v meerelie_o void_a because_o every_o such_o dispensation_n agree_v not_o to_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o prebend_v glos_n extravagant_a de_fw-fr prebend_v dispensation_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v the_o thing_n 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the_o same_o positive_a law_n remain_v stable_a and_o unchangeable_a that_o therefore_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v a_o man_n have_v no_o more_o right_a to_o give_v a_o dispensation_n against_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o man_n make_v against_o plurality_n than_o he_o have_v to_o give_v a_o dispensation_n against_o monacho_fw-la glos_n extra_fw-la de_fw-mi vot_o c._n non_fw-la est_fw-la ver_fw-la authoritate_fw-la extra_n dâ—_n conce_n preb_fw-mi pro._n posuit_fw-la versupra_fw-la etc._n etc._n cum_fw-la ad_fw-la monasterium_fw-la ex_fw-la dâ—_n statu_fw-la monacho_fw-la the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o say_v the_o gloze_v in_o one_o place_n no_o dispensation_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v tolerable_a no_o not_o by_o the_o pope_n himself_o as_o touch_v the_o cause_n whereupon_o the_o say_a archbishop_n or_o other_o officer_n shall_v and_o ought_v be_v move_v by_o remit_v the_o rigour_n of_o common_a right_n to_o grant_v immunity_n and_o dispensation_n they_o be_v two_o foldâ—_n one_o consist_v 126._o pag._n 126._o in_o the_o dignity_n and_o worthiness_n of_o the_o person_n the_o other_o in_o the_o weightiness_n of_o certain_a special_a cause_n for_o in_o truth_n either_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n or_o the_o want_n of_o a_o just_a cause_n in_o law_n do_v frustrate_a and_o make_v void_a cuerie_n dispensation_n for_o neither_o can_v a_o man_n qualify_v and_o in_o all_o respect_n capable_a of_o a_o dispensation_n enjoy_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o unless_o he_o may_v also_o enjoy_v the_o same_o upon_o a_o good_a ground_n and_o a_o just_a cause_n warrant_v by_o law_n neither_o can_v a_o just_a cause_n and_o good_a ground_n approve_v by_o law_n be_v sufficient_a matter_n to_o grant_v unto_o what_o manner_n of_o person_n dispensation_n ought_v to_o be_v grant_v induce_v a_o judge_n to_o grant_v a_o dispensation_n to_o he_o that_o be_v unable_a and_o unapt_a to_o receive_v the_o same_o a_o man_n well_o letter_v singular_o qualify_v and_o endue_v with_o virtue_n and_o godliness_n or_o of_o some_o noble_a house_n and_o parentage_n be_v by_o law_n a_o fit_a and_o meet_a man_n to_o enjoy_v â—â—o_o benefice_n by_o dispensation_n than_o one_o neither_o be_v it_o a_o sufficient_a qualification_n for_o one_o destitute_a of_o learning_n to_o become_v a_o chaplain_n only_o to_o some_o noble_a man_n for_o the_o statute_n provide_v that_o some_o noble_a man_n chaplain_n shall_v be_v make_v capable_a by_o dispensation_n to_o retain_v â—â—o_o benefice_n do_v not_o thereby_o take_v away_o the_o quality_n require_v to_o be_v in_o such_o personne_n by_o common_a right_n but_o add_v a_o new_a quality_n requisite_a to_o be_v have_v of_o every_o one_o and_o so_o make_v the_o law_n strong_a and_o of_o more_o efficacy_n against_o plurality_n statuta_fw-la debent_fw-la nu_fw-la panor_n in_o c._n ex_fw-la parte_fw-la l._n 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr verb._n signifi_n foe_fw-mi 189._o nu_fw-la intelligâ—_n quod_fw-la aliquid_fw-la addant_fw-la
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forbid_v by_o any_o man_n be_v put_v in_o practice_n it_o be_v very_o true_a and_o undoubted_a yet_o it_o be_v as_o undoubted_o true_a on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o many_o humane_a action_n may_v without_o spot_n of_o impiety_n vary_v and_o be_v otherwise_o rule_v and_o direct_v in_o commonweal_n than_o be_v report_v by_o scripture_n in_o like_a case_n to_o have_v be_v observe_v for_o 19_o for_o matth._n 19_o though_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o whereby_o be_v signify_v that_o it_o swerve_v from_o the_o integrity_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o purity_n of_o nature_n yet_o do_v christ_n partly_o excuse_v the_o dispensation_n which_o moses_n give_v to_o the_o israelit_v for_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n upon_o any_o mislike_n in_o the_o 22._o the_o exod._n 22._o law_n of_o god_n theft_n be_v but_o punish_v with_o restitution_n of_o twofold_n or_o fourfold_a and_o 6._o and_o prover._n 6._o seem_v to_o be_v much_o qualify_v as_o not_o be_v so_o heinous_a a_o sin_n in_o respect_n of_o adultery_n yet_o nevertheless_o our_o law_n which_o punish_v the_o one_o by_o death_n and_o the_o other_o too_o mild_o indeed_o be_v not_o therefore_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n condemn_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n confirm_v again_o by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n all_o matter_n of_o controversy_n be_v 8._o be_v deut._n 17._o john_n 8._o order_v according_a to_o the_o deposition_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n notwithstanding_o our_o trial_n at_o the_o common_a law_n by_o twelve_o lawful_a man_n be_v like_a to_o pedanei_n iudices_fw-la in_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o pares_fw-la curiae_fw-la in_o the_o feudall_a law_n not_o always_o lead_v by_o two_o witness_n but_o sometime_o by_o one_o and_o sometime_o by_o none_o but_o only_o by_o violent_a presumption_n gather_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o the_o witness_n be_v both_o tolerable_a and_o lawful_a likewise_o
li._n 3._o offic_n law_n of_o nature_n which_o command_v man_n to_o do_v good_a to_o man_n even_o in_o that_o respect_n that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o also_o because_o they_o be_v a_o part_n of_o ourselves_o to_o the_o propugnation_n and_o bring_v up_o of_o who_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o livelie_a example_n even_o of_o sundry_a dumb_a creature_n 22._o creature_n li._n 3._o ca._n 22._o bird_n say_v lactantius_n almost_o of_o all_o sort_n have_v a_o kind_n of_o couple_v in_o marriage_n and_o they_o defend_v their_o nest_n as_o their_o marriage_n bed_n they_o love_v their_o brood_n whereof_o they_o be_v certain_a and_o if_o you_o put_v unto_o they_o any_o other_o than_o their_o own_o they_o drive_v they_o away_o beast_n also_o for_o the_o rear_n up_o of_o their_o young_a will_v abide_v hunger_n and_o cold_a and_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o endure_v gréevous_a blow_n and_o wound_n in_o their_o defence_n so_o that_o where_o euripides_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—_o 〈◊〉_d philustrat_n lib._n 2._o c_o cap._n â—_o apollonius_n do_v justly_o reprehend_v he_o in_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v better_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o not_o to_o man_n alone_o but_o to_o all_o other_o live_v creature_n their_o issue_n be_v unto_o they_o as_o dear_a as_o their_o own_o life_n nevertheless_o we_o see_v by_o daily_a experience_n how_o much_o this_o care_n of_o parent_n over_o their_o child_n not_o without_o good_a reason_n alter_v and_o decay_v when_o the_o child_n be_v of_o that_o strength_n and_o discretion_n that_o they_o may_v well_o enough_o provide_v for_o themselves_o in_o which_o respect_n emancipation_n of_o child_n be_v grow_v to_o year_n be_v also_o devise_v another_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n consist_v partly_o in_o the_o repel_v of_o danger_n and_o injury_n from_o we_o and_o partly_o also_o in_o the_o just_a revenge_n thereof_o and_o although_o some_o interpreter_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o 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