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jurisdiction_n tollet_fw-la affirm_v that_o there_o may_v be_v in_o the_o church_n many_o holy_a and_o learnede_a than_o the_o pope_n but_o none_o superior_a or_o equal_a unto_o he_o in_o dignity_n turrian_n the_o jesuite_n say_v that_o christ_n have_v translate_v all_o his_o 3._o kingdom_n on_o earth_n upon_o the_o pope_n who_o bear_v his_o person_n and_o carry_v his_o image_n and_o last_o all_o of_o they_o like_o line_n in_o a_o circle_n meet_v in_o a_o centre_n join_v in_o this_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v power_n to_o depose_v king_n to_o translate_v kingdom_n and_o to_o confer_v they_o upon_o other_o if_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o necessary_a for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n soul_n 73._o thus_o we_o have_v their_o doctrine_n concern_v their_o head_n the_o pope_n now_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o they_o say_v touch_v the_o body_n that_o hang_v upon_o his_o head_n their_o clergy_n king_n be_v not_o now_o any_o more_o sovereign_n over_o clerk_n faith_n bellarmine_n and_o 28._o therefore_o clerk_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o obey_v they_o by_o god_n law_n or_o man_n except_o it_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o directive_a law_n and_o emanuel_n sa._n affirm_v cler._n that_o a_o clergy_n man_n can_v be_v a_o traitor_n though_o he_o rebel_v because_o he_o be_v no_o subject_n and_o it_o be_v long_o ago_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o friar_n continue_v by_o the_o jesuit_n that_o the_o king_n be_v not_o lord_n over_o the_o clergy_n but_o that_o the_o pope_n be_v their_o lord_n and_o therefore_o though_o a_o clergy_n man_n have_v commit_v theft_n murder_n or_o treason_n yet_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v call_v in_o question_n much_o less_o punish_v for_o it_o by_o a_o temporal_a magistrate_n but_o 2_o aught_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n &_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o if_o he_o be_v convict_v he_o shall_v lose_v his_o order_n and_o so_o be_v exclude_v from_o office_n &_o benefice_n ecclesiastical_a if_o after_o this_o he_o incur_v the_o like_a fault_n then_o may_v he_o be_v judge_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o king_n yea_o they_o go_v so_o far_o 10._o that_o if_o any_o offence_n be_v commit_v by_o diverse_a person_n among_o who_o there_o be_v one_o clergy_n man_n none_o of_o the_o offender_n be_v subject_a to_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o neither_o the_o pope_n nor_o his_o clergy_n will_v be_v subject_a to_o these_o high_a power_n to_o which_o the_o gospel_n command_v all_o man_n to_o submit_v themselves_o 74._o how_o will_v they_o distinguish_v here_o marry_o they_o have_v two_o distinction_n to_o help_v this_o doctrine_n out_o of_o the_o mire_n and_o yet_o all_o too_o weak_a first_o they_o say_v that_o when_o the_o apostle_n paul_n and_o peter_n command_v every_o soul_n to_o be_v subject_a etc._n etc._n they_o mean_v general_o that_o all_o subject_n shall_v obey_v their_o superior_n whether_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a and_o not_o that_o every_o 29._o one_o shall_v particular_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n or_o secular_a power_n which_o interpretation_n be_v first_o flat_a contrary_n to_o the_o text_n for_o both_o paul_n and_o peter_n mention_v express_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o such_o as_o have_v the_o right_n of_o the_o sword_n which_o they_o will_v never_o have_v do_v if_o king_n shall_v have_v be_v subject_a to_o pope_n and_o not_o pope_n to_o king_n for_o than_o they_o will_v have_v instance_a in_o pope_n and_o not_o in_o king_n and_o though_o christian_n be_v false_o accuse_v of_o treason_n and_o rebellion_n to_o prince_n yet_o this_o can_v not_o be_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n to_o move_v the_o apostle_n to_o conceal_v so_o necessary_a a_o truth_n especial_o see_v they_o write_v to_o christian_n and_o not_o to_o infidel_n 75._o second_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o reason_n for_o if_o peter_n and_o so_o the_o pope_n his_o pretend_a successor_n have_v be_v in_o their_o judgement_n superior_n to_o king_n then_o sure_o peter_n himself_o write_v not_o only_o to_o the_o people_n but_o also_o to_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n as_o appear_v 1._o pet._n 5._o 1._o will_v never_o have_v enjoin_v they_o all_o to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n but_o will_v have_v reserve_v some_o to_o his_o own_o jurisdiction_n and_o bid_v they_o all_o both_o magistrate_n and_o people_n to_o submit_v themselves_o unto_o he_o as_o the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n or_o if_o he_o for_o modesty_n may_v forbear_v this_o imperial_a injunction_n yet_o without_o question_n paul_n have_v he_o be_v of_o that_o mind_n will_v not_o have_v send_v every_o soul_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o king_n but_o will_v have_v tell_v they_o that_o king_n and_o all_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o peter_n but_o see_v that_o neither_o of_o they_o both_o do_v it_o neither_o here_o nor_o elsewhere_o and_o it_o be_v as_o they_o think_v so_o necessary_a a_o thing_n to_o be_v believe_v of_o all_o man_n it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o they_o never_o mean_v it_o 76._o three_o and_o 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