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that_o which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o england_n and_o to_o the_o prerogative_n royal_a p._n 340._o that_o jurisdiction_n pure_o spiritual_a the_o same_o which_o i_o call_v pastoral_n do_v neither_o disinherit_v the_o prince_n nor_o the_o pâ—ers_n nor_o destroy_v and_o annul_v the_o law_n and_o prerogative_n royal_a nor_o vex_v the_o king_n liege_n people_n nor_o impoverish_v the_o subject_a nor_o drain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o its_o treasure_n etc._n etc._n infint_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o any_o of_o the_o grievance_n of_o which_o our_o law_n complain_v it_o be_v the_o external_a regiment_n of_o the_o church_n by_o new_a roman_a law_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v apparent_o guilty_a of_o all_o these_o evil_n these_o papal_a innovation_n we_o have_v take_v away_o indeed_o more_o than_o these_o innovation_n we_o have_v take_v nothing_o away_o that_o i_o know_v of_o page_n 353._o we_o have_v not_o renoance_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o papacy_n except_o the_o 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