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the_o pope_n power_n over_o prince_n usurp_v rom._n 13._o supreme_a be_v a_o manifest_a deduction_n out_o of_o s._n paul_n supreme_a over_o person_n not_o over_o thing_n we_o may_v not_o limit_v where_o we_o will_v obey_v the_o sword_n &_o where_o not_o where_o they_o may_v command_v we_o must_v obey_v we_o may_v not_o resist_v they_o but_o with_o reverence_n endure_v they_o though_o they_o command_v against_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n heathen_a tyrant_n have_v power_n of_o the_o sword_n over_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n christ_n submit_v himself_o to_o the_o magistrate_n so_o paul_n &_o peter_n both_o do_v and_o teach_v 1._o pet._n 4._o rom._n 13._o who_o we_o must_v endure_v in_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a those_o must_v we_o obey_v in_o that_o which_o be_v good_a aug._n epist._n 50._o idem_fw-la epist._n 166._o the_o sum_n of_o the_o doctrine_n which_o we_o teach_v concern_v the_o prince_n supremacy_n the_o jesuite_n jest_n wherewith_o they_o mock_v the_o reader_n the_o 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and_o require_v they_o so_o to_o do_v prince_n have_v the_o same_o liberty_n to_o discern_v &_o try_v spirit_n that_o private_a man_n have_v the_o former_a precept_n comprise_v the_o prince_n aswell_o as_o the_o people_n heb._n 13._o vers._n 7._o no_o man_n bind_v to_o the_o preacher_n far_o than_o he_o speak_v truth_n the_o apostle_n tie_v to_o that_o condition_n 1._o pet._n 1._o 1._o 1._o john_n 1._o 1._o corinth_n 4._o galat._n 1_o the_o angel_n themselves_o limit_v to_o that_o rule_n 1._o corinth_n 7._o 1._o corinth_n 17._o chrysost._n in_o 1._o cap._n 2._o epist._n ad_fw-la timoth._n hom_n 2._o 2._o tertul._n de_fw-fr prescript_n advers._fw-la heretic_n heretic_n chrysost._n operis_fw-la imperfect_a hom_n 20._o in_o 7._o ca._n mat._n much_o more_o teacher_n that_o be_v but_o servant_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o bind_v unto_o the_o law_n prince_n must_v obey_v bishop_n because_o they_o speak_v in_o god_n name_n and_o not_o in_o their_o own_o act._n 20._o bishop_n have_v 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successor_n may_v be_v trust_v against_o or_o beside_o the_o apostle_n writing_n no_o point_n of_o faith_n unwritten_a rom._n 10._o basil._n in_o sermone_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o ethiciâ—_n definiâ—_n 8._o hilar._n ad_fw-la constantium_fw-la august_n idem_fw-la de_fw-la trinit_fw-la lib._n 9_o hieron_n adversus_fw-la helnidium_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o psal._n 86._o tertul._n de_fw-fr prescript_n advers._n haereticoâ—_n idem_fw-la adversus_fw-la hermogenen_fw-la ambros._n de_fw-fr virginibus_fw-la li._n 3._o ireneus_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o cyril_n de_fw-fr recta_fw-la fide_fw-la ad_fw-la reginas_fw-la lib._n 2._o august_n de_fw-fr pastoribus_fw-la cap._n 11._o idem_fw-la contra_fw-la literas_fw-la petiliani_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o caus._n 11._o quaest_n 3._o §_o si_fw-mi be_v qui_fw-fr preaest_n no_o person_n nor_o place_n may_v be_v trust_v in_o matter_n of_o faith_n beside_o and_o without_o the_o scripture_n the_o best_a direction_n for_o prince_n be_v the_o 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ariminum_n be_v general_a socrat._n lib._n 2._o
brother_n beza_n in_o editione_n anno_fw-la 1564._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o congregation_n art_n 39_o the_o battle_n of_o druze_n the_o noble_n of_o france_n repress_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o guise_n the_o king_n be_v under_o age_n the_o king_n have_v neither_o age_n nor_o law_n to_o licence_v the_o guise_n to_o murder_v his_o people_n lâ—x_fw-la salica_n bezaes_n judgement_n of_o bear_v arm_n against_o the_o prince_n out_o of_o his_o own_o work_n beza_n in_o confession_n fidei_fw-la christianae_n &_o eiusdem_fw-la cum_fw-la papisticis_fw-la erroribus_fw-la collatione_fw-la cap._n 5._o sect_n 45._o ibidem_fw-la cap._n 5._o sectio_fw-la 45._o privatman_n may_v disobey_v a_o wicked_a prince_n but_o not_o bear_v arm_n against_o he_o to_o you_o sir_n slanderer_n the_o war_n of_o the_o french_a minister_n lewd_o pervert_v by_o the_o jesuite_n if_o the_o supreme_a dominion_n of_o god_n be_v violate_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o any_o prince_n that_o precept_n may_v be_v well_o disobey_v 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8._o lib._n 21._o lib._n 22._o what_o luther_n teach_v of_o obedience_n to_o magistrate_n sleid._n lib._n 8._o the_o gospel_n do_v not_o bar_v the_o politic_a law_n of_o any_o country_n sleid._n lib._n 8._o the_o law_n of_o the_o empire_n permit_v resistance_n sleid._n lib._n 18._o not_o the_o 21._o as_o you_o quote_v the_o state_n of_o germany_n not_o subject_a to_o the_o emperor_n but_o with_o condition_n sleid._n 22._o this_o be_v true_a in_o free_a state_n but_o not_o in_o absolute_a subject_n the_o difference_n between_o the_o jes._n &_o the_o germane_a resistance_n no_o law_n permit_v the_o pope_n to_o depose_v prince_n but_o that_o which_o be_v of_o his_o own_o make_n the_o defence_n cap._n 4._o the_o rage_n of_o popish_a persecutor_n be_v able_a to_o set_v good_a man_n beside_o their_o bias_n there_o be_v great_a diversity_n in_o bear_v arm_n though_o we_o allow_v none_o if_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n do_v not_o warrant_v the_o same_o in_o some_o case_n the_o noble_n &_o 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