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yet_o they_o seem_v more_o ancient_a than_o frederick_n ii_o 5._o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o elector_n 6._o the_o manner_n of_o the_o election_n 7._o the_o elector_n have_v depose_v a_o emperor_n 8._o the_o elector_n have_v some_o other_o special_a privilege_n 9_o what_o be_v do_v during_o the_o interregnum_fw-la 10._o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o emperor_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v limit_v by_o treaty_n law_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o right_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n p._n 82._o 1._o of_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o imperial_a power_n 2._o these_o condition_n be_v prescribe_v only_o by_o the_o elector_n 3._o the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o german_a capitular_a 4._o the_o extravagant_a opinion_n of_o some_o german_a writer_n concern_v the_o capitular_a 5._o the_o emperor_n do_v not_o appoint_v or_o punish_v the_o magistrate_n in_o the_o empire_n out_o of_o his_o hereditary_a country_n 6._o nor_o can_v he_o deprive_v any_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o their_o dignity_n or_o dominion_n 7._o he_o have_v no_o revenue_n 8._o nor_o be_v he_o the_o arbitrator_n of_o peace_n or_o war_n nor_o of_o league_n and_o alliance_n 9_o nor_o the_o general_a governor_n of_o religion_n a_o account_n of_o martin_n luther_n 10._o many_o of_o the_o german_a prince_n desert_v the_o see_v of_o rome_n the_o decree_n of_o ausburg_n for_o the_o liberty_n of_o religion_n 11._o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o clergy_n more_o fierce_o dispute_v 12._o the_o difference_n of_o religion_n cause_n great_a disquiet_n in_o germany_n the_o peace_n of_o religion_n final_o settle_v 13._o the_o legislative_a power_n not_o in_o the_o emperor_n the_o canon_n law_n first_o introduce_v the_o ancient_a german_a custom_n the_o civil_a law_n bring_v into_o use_n in_o the_o fifteen_o century_n that_o at_o present_a in_o use_n be_v a_o mixture_n of_o all_o these_o three_o particular_a or_o local_a law_n make_v by_o the_o state_n and_o the_o general_a law_n in_o the_o diet._n 14._o the_o form_n of_o the_o german_a jurisdiction_n in_o several_a age_n 15._o the_o old_a form_n change_v 16._o the_o innovation_n bring_v in_o by_o churchman_n 17._o how_o the_o secular_a case_n be_v manage_v the_o chamber_n of_o spire_n erect_v for_o appeal_n 18._o the_o present_a form_n of_o process_n in_o civil_a case_n there_o lie_v no_o appeal_n from_o the_o emperor_n elector_n or_o king_n of_o sweden_n in_o their_o respective_a territory_n nor_o from_o the_o rest_n in_o criminal_a case_n 19_o how_o the_o controversy_n of_o the_o state_n and_o prince_n among_o themselves_o be_v determine_v 20._o the_o high_a court_n in_o the_o empire_n be_v the_o chamber_n of_o spire_n and_o vienna_n 21._o when_o this_o last_o be_v institute_v 22._o the_o form_n of_o execute_v the_o judgement_n of_o these_o court_n 23._o that_o the_o great_a case_n ought_v to_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o diet._n 24._o in_o ancient_a time_n the_o diet_n be_v hold_v every_o year_n 25._o all_o the_o member_n be_v to_o be_v summon_v to_o the_o diet._n 26._o the_o thing_n to_o be_v debate_v there_o be_v propose_v by_o the_o emperor_n or_o his_o commissioner_n 27._o the_o emperor_n have_v some_o prerogative_n above_o any_o other_o of_o the_o prince_n 28._o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o free_a state_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o form_n of_o the_o german_a empire_n p._n 135._o 1._o of_o the_o form_n of_o the_o german_a empire_n 2._o all_o the_o hereditary_a state_n and_o some_o of_o the_o elective_a be_v monarchy_n the_o free_a city_n be_v commonwealth_n 3._o the_o form_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v neither_o of_o these_o but_o a_o irregular_a system_n 4._o yet_o many_o pretend_v the_o empire_n be_v a_o aristocracy_n 5._o this_o disprove_v 6._o it_o be_v not_o a_o regular_a monarchy_n 7._o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o limit_a monarchy_n hippolithus_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la consider_v 8._o the_o argument_n of_o those_o that_o pretend_v it_o be_v a_o limit_a monarchy_n answer_v 9_o that_o it_o be_v a_o irregular_a system_n of_o sovereign_a state_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o strength_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o german_a empire_n p._n 155._o 1._o the_o subject_n of_o (null)_o force_n man_n and_o thing_n husbandman_n most_o want_v a_o vast_a army_n may_v be_v easy_o levy_v in_o the_o empire_n a_o account_n of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o city_n town_n and_o village_n in_o germany_n the_o inhabitant_n as_o warlike_a as_o numerous_a steady_a and_o constant_a in_o their_o humour_n 2._o in_o the_o point_n of_o strength_n the_o country_n first_o to_o be_v consider_v 3._o that_o it_o be_v well_o store_v with_o what_o will_v carry_v on_o a_o trade_n its_o principal_a commodity_n yet_o germany_n want_v money_n 4._o the_o strength_n of_o the_o empire_n compare_v with_o the_o turk_n to_o who_o a_o four_o part_n be_v equal_a 5._o with_o italy_n denmark_n england_n holland_n spain_n sweden_n and_o france_n 6._o the_o strength_n of_o germany_n compare_v with_o its_o neighbour_n unite_v against_o she_o 7._o germany_n weak_a by_o reason_n of_o its_o irregular_a form_n or_o constitution_n monarchy_n the_o best_a and_o most_o last_a government_n wherein_o the_o strength_n of_o a_o system_fw-la of_o state_n consist_v the_o league_n between_o king_n and_o commonwealth_n seldom_o last_v 8._o the_o disease_n of_o germany_n the_o prince_n and_o the_o emperor_n distrust_v each_o other_o and_o the_o state_n be_v embroil_v one_o with_o another_o 9_o the_o difference_n of_o religion_n cause_n great_a disturbance_n the_o prince_n of_o germany_n enter_v into_o foreign_a and_o domestic_a league_n the_o want_n of_o justice_n and_o of_o a_o common_a treasure_n the_o emulation_n and_o contest_v between_o the_o prince_n and_o state_n of_o germany_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o german_a state-interest_n p._n 186._o 1._o the_o remedy_n of_o these_o disease_n inquire_v into_o 2._o the_o remedy_n prescribe_v by_o hippolytus_n à _fw-fr lapide_fw-la 3._o his_o six_o rule_n six_o remedy_n 4._o the_o author_n be_v own_o remedy_n propose_v the_o german_a state_n near_o to_o a_o system_fw-la of_o state_n the_o empire_n can_v be_v transfer_v to_o another_o family_n 5._o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o great_a man_n concern_v the_o different_a religion_n in_o germany_n 6._o contemt_fw-mi and_o loss_n exasperate_v man_n great_o 7._o the_o temper_n of_o the_o lutheran_n and_o calvinist_n of_o germany_n and_o their_o difference_n with_o each_o other_o 8._o the_o temper_n of_o the_o roman_a catholic_n the_o reason_n of_o invent_v the_o jesuite_n order_n 9_o some_o consideration_n on_o the_o excessive_a revenue_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o popish_a state_n our_o author_n pretend_v to_o be_v a_o venetian_a 10._o the_o protestant_a prince_n be_v well_o able_a to_o justify_v what_o they_o have_v do_v with_o relation_n to_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n the_o conclusion_n the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o german_a empire_n 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