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a_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a thing_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o power_n which_o christ_n their_o liege_n lord_n and_o natural_a sovereign_n endue_v they_o withal_o when_o he_o make_v they_o governor_n of_o his_o family_n for_o among_o the_o holy_a order_n of_o angel_n in_o like_a manner_n there_o be_v reken_v one_o which_o be_v call_v of_o s._n paul_n dominationes_fw-la domination_n 1._o coloss_n 1._o not_o because_o they_o have_v any_o dominion_n or_o soveraintie_n over_o other_o angel_n as_o servant_n in_o subjection_n unto_o they_o because_o they_o receive_v that_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o god_n the_o only_a true_a lord_n which_o it_o please_v his_o majesty_n to_o have_v annex_v to_o that_o order_n thereby_o to_o geve_v forth_o some_o token_n and_o show_v of_o his_o infinite_a lordship_n and_o power_n wherefore_o if_o some_o man_n not_o think_v peradventure_o of_o these_o controversy_n nor_o weigh_v rather_o the_o thing_n then_o the_o bare_a word_n have_v at_o any_o time_n 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horn_n will_v not_o say_v so_o what_o be_v it_o they_o which_o he_o can_v do_v may_v he_o put_v he_o in_o prison_n so_o may_v nero_n and_o also_o the_o great_a turk_n by_o this_o mean_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o king_n be_v he_o never_o so_o much_o christen_v have_v yet_o no_o power_n over_o the_o bishops_n soul_n and_o yet_o all_o spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n towch_v the_o soul_n therefore_o the_o king_n have_v no_o spiritual_a power_n over_o the_o bishop_n at_o all_o 32._o epist_n 32._o si_fw-mi vel_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la seriem_fw-la divinarum_fw-la vel_fw-la vetera_fw-la tempora_fw-la retractemus_fw-la quis_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la abnuat_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la in_fw-la causa_fw-la inquam_fw-la fidei_fw-la episcopos_fw-la solere_fw-la de_fw-la imperatoribus_fw-la non_fw-la imperatores_fw-la de_fw-fr episcopis_fw-la iudicare_fw-la if_o we_o call_v to_o mind_n either_o the_o process_n of_o holy_a scripture_n or_o the_o ancient_a time_n who_o can_v deny_v but_o 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