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signify_v more_o love_n and_o concern_v for_o she_o than_o that_o of_o our_o late_a brethren_n do_v p._n vii_o §_o v._o we_o show_v our_o great_a love_n to_o our_o church_n particular_o in_o not_o yield_v so_o easy_o as_o they_o do_v that_o she_o shall_v lose_v her_o right_n on_o any_o te_o 〈…〉_z p._n ix_o §_o vi_o what_o we_o do_v be_v perfect_o consistent_a with_o the_o authorize_v explication_n of_o the_o supremacy_n vest_v in_o the_o king_n p._n xi_o §_o vii_o archbishop_n cranmers_n opinion_n in_o henry_n the_o viii'_v and_o edward_n the_o vi's_fw-la time_n perfect_o destructive_a of_o all_o spiritual_a authority_n p._n xii_o §_o viii_o archbishop_n cranmer_n authority_n in_o these_o matter_n none_o at_o all_o p._n xv._n §_o ix_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o church_n of_o reformation_n that_o his_o authority_n in_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v regard_v p._n xvii_o §_o x._o his_fw-la opiniens_fw-la in_o this_o matter_n no_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o sense_n 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p._n xxxiii_o §_o xvii_o king_n henry_n the_o viii_n reign_n by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v allow_v for_o a_o age_n of_o precedent_n p._n xxxv_o §_o xviii_o queen_n elizabeth_z explain_v the_o supremacy_n in_o a_o sense_n consistent_a with_o our_o principle_n p._n thirty-nine_o §_o xix_o that_o explication_n discharge_v we_o now_o from_o any_o obligation_n to_o believe_v archbishop_n cranmers_n principle_n p._n xli_o §_o xx._n what_o the_o queen_n require_v we_o can_v sincere_o undertake_v and_o in_o a_o sense_n full_o answer_v the_o imposition_n of_o the_o leg_n 〈…〉_z over_o p._n xliii_o §_o xxi_o the_o queen_n injunction_n excuse_v we_o from_o swear_v to_o the_o supremacy_n over_o spiritual_a person_n in_o cause_n pure_o spiritual_a p._n xlvi_o §_o xxii_o this_o injunction_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n still_o in_o force_n p._n l._n §_o xxiii_o the_o explication_n in_o the_o injuction_n authorize_v by_o our_o church_n in_o her_o xxxvii_o article_n p._n li._n §_o xxiv_o the_o same_o 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