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prince_n privilege_n neither_o do_v i_o contend_v with_o peter_n martyr_n that_o prince_n can_v grant_v no_o such_o exemption_n but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a that_o such_o exemption_n may_v be_v grant_v neither_o do_v i_o last_o maintain_v with_o brentius_n that_o clerics_n be_v subject_a in_o spiritual_a cause_n for_o i_o distinguish_v the_o two_o power_n the_o temporal_a and_o the_o spiritual_a and_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o subjection_n or_o exemption_n of_o clerics_n i_o speak_v only_o in_o temporal_a matter_n over_o which_o the_o say_a power_n extend_v and_o stretch_v out_o her_o mighty_a arm_n and_o not_o in_o mere_a ecclesiastical_a matter_n and_o spiritual_a save_v only_o by_o accident_n 3._o my_o opinion_n be_v this_o that_o clerics_n be_v not_o exempt_v from_o the_o power_n of_o secular_a prince_n by_o god_n law_n but_o only_o by_o princely_a privilege_n either_o express_v or_o at_o least_o in_o tacit_a grant_v i_o mean_v after_o canon_n lawful_o publish_v &_o receive_v as_o 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same_o so_o sotus_n and_o so_o conarâ—â—â—â—â—_n as_o before_o but_o suppose_v 4._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la suadente_fw-la q._n 4._o we_o be_v destitute_a of_o all_o other_o â—â—â—â—es_n and_o authority_n that_o most_o famous_a canon_n which_o excommunicate_v all_o such_o as_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o clerics_n or_o 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v sufficient_a the_o absolution_n in_o which_o case_n be_v reserve_v to_o the_o apostolic_a see_v without_o exception_n of_o any_o prince_n or_o 〈◊〉_d lord_n this_o canon_n be_v never_o yet_o revoke_v to_o this_o day_n 〈◊〉_d when_o martin_n v._o in_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n be_v incline_v 〈◊〉_d pâ—derate_v the_o sharp_a censure_n of_o excommunication_n and_o to_o 〈◊〉_d order_n that_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a to_o have_v conversation_n with_o excommunicate_a person_n nevertheless_o he_o except_v all_o such_o as_o 〈◊〉_d declare_v excommunicate_a by_o process_n of_o quorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la withal_o those_o who_o notorious_o do_v lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o ecclesiastic_o for_o without_o all_o further_a declaration_n it_o be_v his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n that_o converse_v with_o all_o such_o person_n shall_v be_v avoid_v and_o that_o his_o foresay_a moderation_n shall_v not_o at_o any_o hand_n extend_v to_o the_o benefit_n of_o such_o as_o by_o violence_n have_v lay_v up_o any_o ecclesiastic_a your_o three_o reason_n draw_v from_o possession_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n be_v refute_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o venetian_a lord_n themselves_o for_o they_o in_o anno_fw-la 1605._o renew_a a_o law_n enact_v in_o anno_fw-la 1536._o that_o good_n immovable_a may_v not_o be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n for_o none_o other_o cause_n and_o reason_n but_o only_o because_o it_o have_v never_o be_v observe_v to_o that_o present_a year_n as_o by_o themselves_o it_o be_v confess_v beside_o against_o justice_n no_o possession_n or_o custom_n 〈◊〉_d stand_n in_o force_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o notorious_a falsity_n to_o say_v the_o duke_n 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over_o your_o word_n which_o 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o sin_n not_o who_o do_v nothing_o against_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d that_o keep_v the_o law_n nor_o he_o that_o follow_v the_o doctrine_n of_o st._n paul_n these_o point_n be_v too_o well_o know_v and_o fit_a for_o â—â—â—low_n and_o light-witted_n child_n then_o for_o solid_a and_o 〈◊〉_d vine_n but_o your_o last_o censure_n that_o such_o as_o 〈◊〉_d in_o ecclesiastical_a exemption_n to_o be_v fix_v upon_o the_o pole_n of_o god_n law_n and_o 〈◊〉_d seem_v to_o you_o not_o well_o found_v or_o ill_o advise_v or_o over_o 〈◊〉_d or_o gross_a flatterer_n be_v not_o a_o censure_n give_v against_o man_n 〈◊〉_d blasphemy_n pronounce_v against_o the_o holy_a spirit_n for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o maintain_v be_v the_o express_a sentence_n of_o the_o laâ—â—â—â—_n and_o tridentine_n counsel_n both_o general_a so_o that_o if_o we_o acknowledge_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n that_o the_o sacred_a counsel_n most_o of_o all_o the_o general_n counsel_n be_v 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