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the_o church_n yet_o i_o say_v withal_o it_o be_v plain_a enough_o he_o bring_v nothing_o here_o to_o purpose_n or_o to_o prove_v the_o reasonableness_n of_o or_o any_o kind_n of_o seem_a colour_n in_o his_o answer_n but_o those_o two_o very_a bad_a childish_a argument_n which_o he_o most_o unreasonable_o ground_n on_o the_o word_n power_n and_o on_o the_o word_n high_o or_o word_n more_o sublime_a for_o no_o man_n dispute_v but_o grant_v that_o all_o the_o faithful_a include_v the_o very_a magistrate_n prince_n king_n or_o emperor_n be_v bind_v in_o spiritual_a matter_n pure_o such_o or_o as_o such_o to_o obey_v the_o spiritual_a superior_n of_o the_o church_n cleave_v non_fw-la errante_fw-la which_o be_v all_o can_v be_v derive_v or_o be_v intend_v by_o st._n paul_n in_o that_o passage_n to_o the_o hebrew_n or_o by_o those_o father_n so_o that_o so_o much_o of_o bellarmine_n allegation_n here_o be_v impertinent_a what_o therefore_o he_o rely_v upon_o as_o material_a be_v 1._o that_o 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priest_n make_v a_o metrapolitan_a by_o the_o pope_n and_o consequent_o make_v superior_a to_o the_o very_a bishop_n who_o so_o late_o before_o be_v the_o ordinary_a of_o that_o priest_n of_o a_o infidel_n husband_n who_o be_v by_o the_o conversion_n of_o his_o wife_n to_o christianity_n deprive_v of_o his_o husbandly_a right_n 34._o sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la dum_fw-la evehit_fw-la laicos_fw-la ad_fw-la ordinem_fw-la altiorem_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la clericorum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la mirum_fw-la si_fw-la consequenter_fw-la privet_fw-la principes_fw-la jure_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o eos_fw-la habebant_fw-la dum_fw-la essent_fw-la in_o gradu_fw-la inferiore_fw-la bellarm._n cont._n barcl_n cap._n 34._o of_o a_o christian_a husband_n also_o who_o be_v by_o the_o ingress_n of_o his_o wife_n to_o a_o cloister_v life_n and_o profession_n of_o it_o deprive_v likewise_o of_o all_o right_n to_o she_o and_o final_o of_o a_o son_n make_v a_o bishop_n over_o who_o hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la his_o father_n 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religious_a or_o civil_a or_o both_o and_o by_o all_o right_a reason_n it_o be_v to_o be_v condemn_v in_o all_o temporal_a kingdom_n or_o commonwealth_n where_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o the_o land_n declare_v and_o provide_v against_o it_o as_o treason_n or_o rebellion_n 6._o we_o hold_v it_o uncatholick_a false_a and_o scandalous_a doctrine_n which_o teach_v that_o apostasy_n schism_n heresy_n or_o any_o kind_n of_o sin_n or_o sin_n how_o grievous_a soever_o or_o any_o excommunication_n or_o other_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n how_o ever_o denounce_v can_v or_o do_v of_o their_o own_o nature_n as_o they_o abstract_n from_o the_o civil_a power_n and_o law_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n or_o of_o the_o respective_a kingdom_n and_o sâ—ates_n deprive_v any_o person_n whatsoever_o prince_n or_o subject_a of_o any_o of_o their_o temporal_a right_n or_o dominion_n or_o warrant_v any_o other_o to_o take_v away_o their_o life_n or_o any_o way_n annoy_v they_o in_o their_o person_n or_o good_n 7._o we_o hold_v it_o manifest_o impious_a unchristian_a and_o against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o aver_v that_o a_o king_n lawful_o such_o by_o title_n may_v upon_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o even_o of_o schism_n or_o heresy_n or_o also_o of_o tirannical_a administration_n either_o in_o civil_a or_o religious_a matter_n or_o both_o be_v murder_v or_o kill_v by_o any_o of_o his_o subject_n even_o in_o case_n the_o pope_n alone_o or_o joint_o with_o other_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a superior_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v licence_v or_o pretend_v to_o licence_v it_o either_o by_o a_o public_a or_o private_a or_o pretend_a sentence_n of_o excommunication_n deposition_n or_o deprivation_n 8._o the_o doctrine_n which_o teach_v that_o a_o king_n lawful_o such_o by_o title_n and_o possession_n be_v no_o more_o king_n after_o he_o be_v deprive_v or_o depose_v by_o the_o pope_n sentence_n upon_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o and_o consequent_o 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sentent_fw-fr excom_n in_o 6._o &_o cap._n per_fw-la tuas_fw-la §._o nos_fw-la igitur_fw-la ext_fw-la cod_n do_fw-mi tol._n l._n 1._o c._n x._o candidus_n disq_fw-la 22._o a._n 24._o de_fw-la cens_fw-la dub_v 3._o ubi_fw-la citat_fw-la sotum_fw-la in_o 4._o d._n 12._o q._n 1._o a._n 2._o sua._n in_o tom_n 5._o de_fw-fr cen_n disp_n 4._o sect_n 7._o n._n 32._o ubi_fw-la etiam_fw-la habet_fw-la quod_fw-la quando_fw-la censura_fw-la est_fw-la sic_fw-la nulla_fw-la in_o utroque_fw-la foro_fw-la now_o est_fw-la necessarjuin_fw-la petere_fw-la absolutionem_fw-la ad_fw-la cautciam_fw-la hic_fw-la etium_fw-la heniq_fw-la l._n 13._o the_o excom_n c._n 15._o sayrus_n l._n 1._o de_fw-la cens_fw-la cap._n 16_o etc._n etc._n and_o doctor_n render_v the_o sentence_n of_o no_o force_n yea_o in_o case_n it_o be_v only_o a_o intolerable_a error_n of_o fact_n special_o when_o it_o enjoin_v the_o commission_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v that_o the_o say_a sentence_n and_o censure_n prohibit_v in_o effect_n 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perjure_v malignant_a infamous_a the_o second_o be_v that_o wherein_o provision_n be_v make_v for_o supply_v the_o resident_n council_n with_o legal_a member_n 1647._o see_v this_o second_o act_n at_o large_a in_o the_o print_a establishment_n conclude_v upon_o by_o the_o last_o general_a assembly_n at_o killenry_n the_o 12_o day_n of_o november_n anno_fw-la 1647._o in_o case_n of_o the_o necessary_a absence_n of_o such_o as_o be_v nominate_v by_o the_o last_o assembly_n or_o of_o any_o of_o the_o just_a number_n who_o be_v bind_v to_o reside_v by_o virtue_n of_o which_o act_n they_o have_v subscribe_v as_o resident_n who_o be_v legal_o bring_v in_o to_o supply_v the_o vacant_a place_n and_o for_o such_o honourable_a person_n as_o above_o the_o number_n of_o resident_n do_v vote_n or_o subscribe_v the_o cessation_n it_o be_v know_v they_o do_v it_o not_o officious_o but_o out_o of_o their_o duty_n to_o the_o public_a and_o by_o the_o power_n of_o grand_a counsellor_n confer_v on_o 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