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matthew_n in_o ethiopia_n s._n thomas_n to_o the_o parthian_n mede_n persian_n brahmin_n hyrcanian_n bactrian_n and_o indian_n s._n simon_n in_o mesopotamia_n s._n mathias_n in_o the_o high_a aethiopia_n and_o s._n paul_n and_o barnabas_n in_o many_o country_n of_o europe_n and_o asia_n the_o lord_n work_v with_o they_o what_o mean_v now_o these_o domineer_a nimrods_n of_o rome_n absolute_o out_o of_o the_o plenitude_n of_o their_o power_n to_o lord_n it_o over_o their_o brethren_n as_o if_o they_o be_v especial_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n portion_n and_o inheritance_n and_o all_o christian_a church_n be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o subordination_n unto_o they_o whereas_o they_o be_v only_a fellow-labourer_n and_o worker_n together_o with_o we_o in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o christ_n be_v you_o minister_n of_o christ_n so_o be_v we_o the_o clergy_n be_v branch_n of_o a_o apostolical_a and_o holy_a stock_n therefore_o let_v all_o aaron_n son_n who_o ascend_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v devote_v to_o the_o altar_n as_o god_n priest_n consecrate_v themselves_o to_o god_n and_o religion_n that_o we_o and_o they_o may_v do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o evangelist_n and_o with_o alacrity_n and_o cheerfulness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v ourselves_o to_o prayer_n and_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o word_n show_v the_o divinity_n of_o our_o function_n not_o in_o great_a swell_a word_n of_o vanity_n in_o a_o affect_a predominancy_n rule_n and_o superiority_n over_o the_o christian_a world_n so_o much_o contend_v for_o by_o the_o soldier_n of_o the_o camp_n of_o rome_n this_o in_o the_o word_n of_o nazianzen_n 11._o nazianzen_n nazian_n orat._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o commend_v a_o goodly_a statue_n from_o the_o shadow_n it_o cast_v and_o to_o pass_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o perfection_n which_o deserve_v our_o chief_a commendation_n i._n e._n sanctity_n and_o holiness_n of_o life_n which_o extol_v god_n praise_n and_o then_o
sway_v the_o royal_a sceptre_n so_o also_o to_o yield_v protection_n for_o the_o king_n be_v custos_fw-la utriusque_fw-la tabúlae_fw-la defender_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o a_o nurse_n father_n to_o the_o church_n and_o the_o princely_a power_n and_o sovereign_a authority_n with_o god_n blessing_n may_v still_o preserve_v the_o true_a and_o ancient_a constitution_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n from_o anarchy_n and_o disorder_n from_o popish_a superstition_n and_o fanatical_a faction_n for_o the_o king_n have_v his_o authority_n over_o we_o from_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n set_v up_o king_n say_v the_o father_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d king_n be_v from_o god_n say_v the_o heathen_a therefore_o i_o must_v be_v subject_a pure_o out_o of_o conscience_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n the_o religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n like_o the_o law_n of_o draco_n be_v write_v in_o blood_n and_o advance_v by_o policy_n and_o propagate_v by_o violence_n their_o vow_n of_o poverty_n be_v such_o as_o to_o covet_v kingdom_n their_o humility_n be_v such_o that_o they_o tread_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o emperor_n their_o charity_n be_v such_o as_o to_o kill_v king_n make_v black_a treason_n a_o glorious_a act_n and_o to_o merit_v the_o bright_a crown_n of_o immortality_n and_o high_a seat_n in_o heaven_n whereas_o christianity_n never_o use_v the_o sword_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v another_o kind_n of_o warfare_n christianity_n come_v attire_v into_o the_o world_n with_o the_o white_a of_o meekness_n 10.4_o 2_o cor._n 10.4_o humility_n and_o patience_n christ_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n never_o pull_v the_o crown_n from_o any_o prince_n head_n but_o command_v the_o payment_n of_o all_o duty_n to_o caesar_n and_o acknowledge_v pilat_n power_n to_o be_v from_o above_o nay_o when_o our_o bless_a lord_n have_v power_n with_o his_o ego_fw-la sum_n to_o strike_v all_o his_o adversary_n to_o the_o ground_n or_o cause_v legion_n of_o angel_n to_o have_v stand_v in_o his_o just_a defence_n to_o revenge_v the_o injury_n of_o the_o people_n the_o violence_n of_o the_o soldier_n 26.53_o mat._n 26.53_o 15._o joh._n 19.15_o mat._n 27.27_o 28_o 29._o luke_n 23.11_o mark_v 15_o 15._o the_o scorn_n of_o herod_n the_o judgement_n of_o pilate_n yet_o he_o yield_v himself_o patient_o to_o suffer_v to_o teach_v all_o his_o disciple_n that_o resistance_n be_v a_o affront_n to_o divine_a authority_n this_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o great_a exemplar_n of_o our_o religion_n this_o be_v the_o genius_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o his_o practice_n nor_o do_v any_o of_o his_o follower_n ever_o rebel_v against_o their_o prince_n usurp_v the_o state_n or_o disturb_v the_o government_n and_o though_o it_o be_v their_o unhappy_a fate_n at_o first_o to_o be_v accuse_v as_o factious_a and_o seditious_a yet_o none_o be_v better_a subject_n nor_o testify_v their_o allegiance_n more_o to_o authority_n s._n paul_n in_o the_o day_n of_o heathen_a persecution_n and_o tyranny_n lay_v down_o this_o hypothesis_n there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v ordain_v of_o god_n if_o religion_n be_v pretend_v a_o heathen_a must_v not_o be_v resist_v if_o tyranny_n it_o be_v damnation_n to_o oppose_v a_o nero._n they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v 2._o rom._n 13.1_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wrath_n and_o judgement_n of_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n this_o make_v the_o primitive_a christian_n those_o noble_a spirit_n where_o they_o can_v not_o comply_v to_o suffer_v and_o think_v it_o the_o great_a piece_n of_o devotion_n to_o be_v patient_a under_o all_o opposition_n they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o conspire_v into_o tumultuous_a combination_n that_o they_o free_o offer_v themselves_o to_o the_o fury_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o quiet_o suffer_v all_o extremity_n of_o death_n and_o torment_n choose_v rather_o to_o be_v crown_v martyr_n for_o religion_n than_o be_v punish_v as_o traitor_n for_o rebellion_n it_o be_v not_o disability_n tertul._n disability_n si_fw-mi host_n exertos_fw-la agere_fw-la â—â—llemus_fw-la non_fw-la deesset_fw-la nobis_fw-la vis_fw-la â—â—merorum_fw-la &_o copiarum_fw-la vestra_fw-la omne_fw-la implevimus_fw-la urbes_fw-la insulas_fw-la castella_fw-la municipia_fw-la conciliabula_fw-la castra_fw-la ipsa_fw-la tribus_fw-la decurias_fw-la palatium_fw-la senatum_fw-la sorum_fw-la cui_fw-la bello_fw-la idonei_fw-la non_fw-la promâ—ti_fw-la suissemus_fw-la etiam_fw-la impares_fw-la copiis_fw-la qui_fw-la tam_fw-la libenter_fw-la trucidamur_fw-la si_fw-mi non_fw-la apud_fw-la istam_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la magis_fw-la occidiliceret_fw-la quà m_fw-la occidere_fw-la tertul._n but_o duty_n not_o want_n of_o money_n or_o martial_a prowess_n but_o a_o reverend_a regard_n to_o imperial_a majesty_n as_o command_v by_o god_n cause_v they_o not_o to_o avenge_v themselves_o the_o ancient_a martyr_n in_o sad_a day_n as_o tertullian_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o apologetical_a defence_n of_o christian_n have_v courage_n to_o say_v to_o their_o great_a adversary_n cruciate_v torquete_fw-la damnate_a atterite_fw-la probatio_fw-la est_fw-la innocentiae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la rack_v we_o torture_v we_o do_v with_o we_o what_o you_o will_v or_o what_o you_o can_v your_o iniquity_n be_v but_o the_o proof_n of_o our_o innocency_n you_o think_v to_o weary_v out_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a 7.25_o dan._n 7.25_o by_o invent_v of_o great_a torment_n but_o the_o sect_n apol._n sect_n exquisitior_fw-la quaeque_fw-la crudelitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la illecebra_fw-la est_fw-la magis_fw-la sectae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la plures_fw-la efficimur_fw-la quoties_fw-la morimur_fw-la tertul._n apol._n of_o christian_n be_v the_o strange_a sect_n that_o you_o ever_o read_v of_o it_o be_v allure_v by_o those_o misery_n whereby_o other_o be_v terrify_v s._n cyprian_n write_v to_o demetrianus_n the_o governor_n of_o africa_n and_o christian_a persecutor_n god_n say_v he_o be_v the_o revenger_n of_o his_o servant_n when_o they_o be_v annoy_v therefore_o none_o of_o we_o resist_v nor_o avenge_v demetr_v avenge_v nemo_fw-la nostrûm_fw-la quando_fw-la apprehenditur_fw-la nec_fw-la se_fw-la adversus_fw-la injuriam_fw-la vestram_fw-la quamvis_fw-la nimius_fw-la copiosus_fw-la sit_fw-la noster_fw-la populus_fw-la ulciscitur_fw-la odisse_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la deo_fw-la placemus_fw-la dum_fw-la nullam_fw-la pro_fw-la injuria_fw-la vicem_fw-la reddimus_fw-la s._n cypr._n ad_fw-la demetr_v himself_o of_o your_o unjust_a violence_n though_o our_o people_n be_v numerous_a and_o able_a to_o do_v it_o the_o innocent_a rest_n content_a with_o their_o undeserved_a punishment_n and_o torture_n and_o thus_o we_o please_v god_n the_o more_o whilst_o we_o retaliate_v no_o injury_n 9_o injury_n euseh_n eccles_n hist_o l._n 8._o c._n 9_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o dioclesian_n persecution_n in_o thebais_n which_o be_v none_o of_o the_o great_a country_n of_o africa_n be_v slay_v by_o various_a method_n of_o cruel_a death_n so_o many_o that_o the_o executioner_n be_v tire_v out_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trajan_n also_o tiberius_n the_o precedent_n of_o palestine_n give_v this_o relation_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o emperor_n i_o be_o weary_a with_o punish_v and_o destroy_v the_o galilaean_n who_o be_v call_v christian_n according_a to_o your_o majesty_n command_n it_o be_v the_o inspire_a patience_n and_o courage_n of_o these_o great_a 37._o great_a the_o world_n admire_v the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o roman_n and_o they_o that_o have_v courage_n in_o any_o age_n or_o place_n to_o die_v for_o their_o country_n they_o be_v so_o esteem_v by_o the_o heathen_n that_o they_o have_v statue_n erect_v picture_n engrave_v title_n of_o honour_n inscribe_v the_o world_n do_v what_o it_o can_v to_o make_v their_o name_n immortal_a how_o much_o better_a to_o suffer_v for_o christ_n what_o soul_n will_v not_o desire_v to_o have_v his_o name_n enrol_v in_o that_o catalogue_n among_o the_o cloud_n of_o witness_n who_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o destitute_a afflict_a torment_a be_v stone_v slay_v with_o the_o sword_n saw_v asunder_o yet_o not_o accept_v deliverance_n on_o unworthy_a term_n because_o they_o look_v for_o a_o better_a resurrection_n heb._n 11.35_o 37._o hero_n that_o blunt_v the_o very_a edge_n of_o persecution_n to_o tire_v as_o the_o hand_n so_o the_o wit_n of_o their_o tormentor_n to_o turn_v their_o pity_n at_o their_o suffering_n into_o envy_n at_o their_o patience_n to_o hug_v their_o stake_n as_o so_o many_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n let_v fall_n pat_o fall_n magni_fw-la animi_fw-la est_fw-la injurias_fw-la despicere_fw-la sen._n de_fw-fr ira_n l._n 2._o c._n 32._o absit_fw-la itaque_fw-la à _fw-la servo_fw-la christi_fw-la tale_n inquinamentum_fw-la ut_fw-la patientia_fw-la majoribus_fw-la tentationibus_fw-la praeparata_fw-la in_fw-la frivolis_fw-la excidat_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr bon_fw-fr pat_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o tear_n lest_o it_o may_v quench_v some_o sparkle_n of_o that_o fire_n wherein_o they_o be_v with_o elijah_n to_o ride_v to_o heaven_n as_o in_o a_o chariot_n ignis_fw-la
patience_n charity_n and_o obedience_n and_o as_o many_o as_o live_v to_o christ_n sacred_a institution_n do_v never_o revile_v the_o government_n of_o tyrant_n but_o carry_v themselves_o in_o a_o demeanour_n towards_o they_o to_o obey_v and_o be_v subject_a deum_fw-la bâ—nâ—s_fw-la tanquam_fw-la deo_fw-la malis_fw-la propter_fw-la deum_fw-la tam_fw-la bonis_fw-la quam_fw-la malis_fw-la &_o tanquam_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o propter_fw-la deum_fw-la as_o one_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o good_a ruler_n as_o god_n bad_a ruler_n for_o god_n submit_v yourselves_o say_v s._n peter_n 1_o pet._n 2.13_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a much_o less_o repel_v by_o force_n their_o violence_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fighter_n against_o god_n what_o presumption_n be_v it_o then_o to_o contradict_v the_o law_n of_o our_o superior_n and_o show_v disrespect_n to_o that_o order_n of_o man_n which_o god_n intend_v as_o his_o vicegerent_n the_o immense_a perfection_n of_o a_o deity_n be_v such_o that_o the_o frailty_n of_o humane_a nature_n can_v bear_v his_o immediate_a converse_v let_v not_o our_o lawgiver_n speak_v unto_o we_o except_o we_o shall_v die_v therefore_o he_o rule_v we_o by_o our_o own_o species_n and_o govern_v we_o by_o man_n like_o ourselves_o but_o as_o the_o dignity_n and_o excellency_n of_o angel_n be_v above_o other_o creature_n so_o of_o magistrate_n above_o other_o man_n the_o heathen_a poet_n call_v king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d person_n divine_o descend_v god_n have_v impart_v to_o they_o his_o own_o name_n ego_fw-la dixi_fw-la 7._o psal_n 82.6_o 7._o i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n and_o son_n of_o the_o most_o high_a all_o of_o you_o as_o he_o have_v give_v a_o eminent_a appellation_n unto_o they_o so_o he_o have_v confer_v a_o eminent_a authority_n upon_o they_o a_o divine_a power_n regno_fw-la power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diotog_n de_fw-fr regno_fw-la represent_v and_o resemble_v his_o own_o sovereignty_n and_o they_o be_v sacred_a and_o sovereign_a because_o they_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a and_o the_o same_o authority_n that_o bind_v we_o to_o obey_v god_n command_v we_o to_o revere_v those_o that_o so_o signal_o wear_v his_o image_n nothing_o can_v more_o oblige_v heaven_n than_o to_o oblige_v those_o heaven_n have_v set_v over_o we_o especial_o our_o prince_n and_o governor_n let_v we_o therefore_o show_v our_o future_a loyalty_n to_o the_o king_n and_o readiness_n to_o obey_v he_o by_o submit_v ourselves_o first_o unto_o god_n who_o minister_n he_o be_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v enjoin_v not_o secular_a man_n only_o say_v s._n chrysostome_n 〈◊〉_d chrysostome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n s._n chrysostom_n in_o rom._n hom._n 23._o et_fw-la eadem_fw-la habent_fw-la etiam_fw-la theodoret_n theophyl_n &_o oecumen_fw-la ad_fw-la rom._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o even_o priest_n and_o monk_n also_o the_o apostle_n evident_o demonstrate_v when_o he_o say_v let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n be_v thou_o apostle_n or_o evangelist_n or_o prophet_n or_o whatsoever_o thou_o be_v else_o thou_o must_v not_o only_o obey_v they_o but_o even_o be_v subject_a unto_o they_o here_o we_o may_v just_o tax_v the_o intolerable_a tyranny_n and_o ambition_n of_o that_o man_n of_o sin_n 2.3_o 2_o thess_n 2.3_o who_o not_o only_o exempt_v himself_o from_o all_o civil_a subjection_n but_o even_o 26._o even_o sic_fw-la alexand._n iii_o frederic_n i._o imper._n pede_fw-la collum_fw-la compressit_fw-la philip._n bergom_n supplem_fw-la anno_fw-la 1160._o petr._n justin_n rerum_fw-la venet._n lib._n 2._o &_o papyr_n masson_n in_o alex._n 3._o et_fw-la coelestinus_n hen._n vi_o imper._n capiti_fw-la coronam_fw-la pedibus_fw-la imposuit_fw-la eisdemque_fw-la denuò_fw-la dimovit_fw-la roger_n hoveden_n annal._n par_fw-fr poster_n in_o rich._n i._n &_o ranulph_n polychron_n l._n 1._o c._n 26._o trample_v on_o the_o crown_n of_o prince_n in_o a_o most_o presumptuous_a manner_n gregory_n vii_o fear_a neither_o god_n nor_o man_n when_o he_o erect_v the_o papal_a croisier_n against_o the_o regal_a sceptre_n and_o read_v the_o sentence_n of_o deprivation_n against_o the_o emperor_n henry_n iii_o henry_n carol._n sigâ—n_n de_fw-fr regno_fw-la ital._n lib._n 9_o in_o vita_fw-la hen._n iii_o ego_fw-la authoritate_fw-la apostolica_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o by_o my_o power_n apostolical_a do_v bereave_v henry_n of_o the_o german_a kingdom_n and_o do_v deprive_v he_o of_o all_o subjection_n of_o christian_a man_n absolve_v all_o man_n from_o the_o allegiance_n swear_v unto_o he_o and_o as_o i_o do_v deject_a henry_n from_o royal_a dignity_n so_o i_o exalt_v rodolph_n duke_n of_o saxony_n that_o be_v a_o swear_a subject_n to_o the_o emperor_n to_o govern_v the_o kingdom_n grant_v unto_o all_o man_n that_o shall_v serve_v he_o against_o the_o emperor_n forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o gregory_n his_o chair_n cleave_v asunder_o as_o some_o writer_n vii_o writer_n benno_n card._n in_o vit._n gregor_n vii_o affirm_v at_o the_o give_v of_o the_o sentence_n because_o the_o proud_a pope_n and_o his_o wicked_a decree_n be_v too_o heavy_a a_o burden_n for_o s._n peter_n stool_n of_o humility_n to_o bear_v the_o ancient_a father_n be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o this_o divinity_n of_o the_o pope_n deity_n they_o be_v utter_o ignorant_a of_o it_o we_o worship_v the_o emperor_n pull_v colimus_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la ut_fw-la hominem_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la secundum_fw-la solo_fw-la deo_fw-la minorem_fw-la tertul._n ad_fw-la sca._n pull_v say_v tertullian_n as_o a_o man_n that_o be_v next_o to_o god_n inferior_a to_o none_o but_o god_n alone_o the_o speech_n of_o optatus_n speak_v of_o he_o by_o that_o insolent_a schismatic_a donatus_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o proud_a romish_a prelate_n since_o 3._o since_o cùm_fw-la supra_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la fecit_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la dum_fw-la se_fw-la donatus_n super_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la extollit_fw-la jam_fw-la quasi_fw-la hominum_fw-la excesserat_fw-la metas_fw-la non_fw-la verendo_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la post_fw-la deum_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la timebatur_fw-la optat._n advers._fw-la parmen_fw-la lib._n 3._o above_o the_o emperor_n there_o be_v none_o but_o god_n that_o create_v he_o the_o pope_n advance_v himself_o above_o the_o emperor_n go_v beyond_o humane_a bound_n and_o carry_v himself_o not_o as_o man_n but_o as_o god_n in_o not_o reverence_v he_o who_o of_o man_n be_v to_o be_v fear_v next_o after_o god_n aeneas_n silvius_n say_v 23._o pius_fw-la ii_o de_fw-la ortu_fw-la &_o author_n imperii_fw-la cap._n 23._o sit_fw-la tandem_fw-la finis_fw-la litium_fw-la let_v there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o contention_n and_o one_o principal_a head_n to_o determine_v all_o temporal_a matter_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o perpetual_a debate_n be_v take_v away_o let_v man_n acknowledge_v themselves_o subject_a to_o their_o prince_n and_o give_v reverence_n to_o he_o who_o god_n have_v make_v his_o vicegerent_n on_o earth_n s._n bernard_n though_o he_o live_v but_o in_o a_o bad_a and_o corrupt_a age_n write_v to_o a_o great_a bishop_n 42._o bishop_n si_fw-mi omnis_fw-la anima_fw-la etiam_fw-la vestra_fw-la quis_fw-la vos_fw-la excepit_fw-la ab_fw-la universitate_fw-la qui_fw-la tentat_fw-la excipere_fw-la conatur_fw-la decipere_fw-la s_o bern._n ad_fw-la hen._n senonens_fw-la epist_n 42._o if_o every_o soul_n must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n then_o you_o also_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o have_v give_v you_o a_o exemption_n from_o this_o general_a injunction_n he_o that_o endeavour_v to_o exempt_v you_o do_v but_o seek_v to_o destroy_v you_o what_o shall_v we_o now_o say_v of_o those_o who_o have_v blind_v their_o understanding_n and_o overturn_v their_o moral_n to_o think_v they_o saint_n who_o have_v courage_n only_o to_o control_v their_o governor_n and_o fancy_n it_o piety_n and_o devotion_n to_o laugh_v at_o what_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n command_v be_v to_o exclude_v themselves_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o new_a divinity_n without_o colour_n of_o reason_n or_o religion_n and_o be_v never_o hear_v of_o till_o vice_n and_o hypocrisy_n bring_v it_o into_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v which_o be_v worse_o man_n action_n or_o opinion_n that_o can_v turn_v the_o dictate_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o the_o temper_n of_o their_o own_o humour_n and_o transform_v religion_n into_o fancy_n virtue_n into_o speculation_n zeal_n into_o contention_n truth_n into_o policy_n and_o faith_n into_o 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