majesty_n of_o a_o ruler_n to_o acknowledge_v himself_o as_o chief_n tie_v unto_o law_n whereas_o nevertheless_o the_o emperor_n speak_v elsewhere_o in_o the_o same_o law_n do_v say_v thus_o of_o themselves_o although_o legibus_fw-la although_o severus_n &_o anthoninus_n §._o ult._n instit_fw-la quibus_fw-la modis_fw-la testa_fw-la infirmentur_fw-la l._n princeps_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la we_o be_v not_o bind_v by_o law_n yet_o we_o live_v according_a to_o they_o so_o that_o by_o the_o law_n which_o he_o allege_v the_o very_a contrary_n unto_o his_o position_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v gather_v because_o if_o the_o person_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v tie_v by_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o positive_a law_n then_o shall_v a_o dispensation_n be_v as_o requisite_a sometime_o for_o he_o as_o for_o any_o other_o which_o in_o like_a manner_n be_v tie_v and_o bind_v unto_o it_o some_o do_v reconcile_v these_o law_n thus_o that_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n be_v therefore_o not_o say_v to_o be_v 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sibi_fw-la componitur_fw-la orbis_fw-la regis_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la and_o so_o be_v the_o king_n of_o 39_o of_o 5._o e._n 4._o 32._o 39_o h._n 6._o 39_o england_n also_o tie_v to_o some_o positive_a law_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o justice_n yea_o it_o be_v in_o this_o respect_n honourable_a to_o the_o prince_n to_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v direct_v by_o godly_a ecclesiastical_a law_n not_o impugn_v his_o prerogative_n except_o good_a cause_n may_v be_v allege_v of_o relaxation_n and_o therefore_o the_o dishonour_n and_o danger_n to_o her_o highness_n which_o in_o the_o minor_a he_o assume_v we_o be_v easy_o deliver_v of_o till_o he_o can_v show_v better_a card_n for_o it_o and_o where_o he_o extend_v this_o reason_n of_o dishonour_n to_o infringe_v all_o dispensation_n grant_v likewise_o to_o subject_n he_o be_v not_o so_o well_o advise_v as_o he_o may_v be_v for_o see_v it_o be_v necessary_a upon_o sundry_a weighty_a occasion_n that_o immunity_n and_o 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the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n as_o the_o statute_n do_v limit_v yet_o he_o importune_v her_o majesty_n still_o by_o tell_v she_o what_o her_o highness_n most_o noble_a father_n will_v have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v understand_v so_o much_o as_o the_o abstractor_n do_v not_o only_o to_o take_v dispensation_n away_o from_o the_o archbishop_n but_o belike_o in_o regard_n of_o they_o to_o take_v he_o away_o also_o as_o he_o do_v a_o abbot_n a_o match_n true_o and_o comparison_n as_o unlike_a as_o if_o we_o shall_v compare_v the_o abstractor_n to_o a_o honest_a modest_a man_n and_o for_o this_o end_n he_o exhort_v her_o majesty_n to_o submit_v herself_o to_o the_o sceptre_n of_o god_n word_n as_o though_o she_o have_v not_o do_v it_o hitherto_o but_o he_o and_o all_o the_o knot_n of_o they_o by_o these_o speech_n do_v indeed_o understand_v the_o submission_n &_o lick_v of_o the_o dust_n of_o their_o seniorie_n and_o eldership_n which_o be_v neither_o dishonourable_a for_o sooth_n nor_o 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aright_o to_o construe_v to_o judge_v and_o to_o discern_v the_o scripture_n where_o unto_o as_o he_o say_v his_o dispensation_n be_v repugnant_a belike_o according_a to_o some_o anagogical_a tropological_a or_o cabalistical_a sense_n of_o their_o own_o devise_n whereof_o they_o have_v perhaps_o dream_v yea_o and_o all_o this_o ado_n which_o he_o make_v about_o dispensation_n to_o the_o princess_n person_n be_v unseasonable_a and_o impertinent_a whole_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n concern_v the_o validity_n or_o invaliditie_n in_o law_n of_o dispensation_n for_o plurality_n and_o therefore_o may_v with_o better_a provision_n to_o his_o own_o credit_n have_v be_v spare_v 16._o section_n pag._n 140_o 141_o 142._o 143_o 144_o 145._o the_o abstractor_n which_o think_v he_o have_v find_v absurdity_n in_o the_o statute_n go_v on_o still_o in_o his_o own_o absurd_a deal_n purpose_v to_o show_v as_o well_o by_o statute_n as_o by_o the_o canon_n law_n certain_a adjunct_n necessary_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o these_o dispensation_n which_o he_o in_o this_o whole_a treatise_n labour_v to_o prove_v by_o both_o the_o say_a law_n to_o be_v unlawful_a which_o course_n must_v needs_o seem_v to_o wise_a man_n a_o strange_a piece_n of_o work_n that_o those_o law_n which_o do_v condemn_v they_o shall_v so_o exact_o describe_v their_o property_n and_o circumstance_n in_o what_o manner_n with_o what_o care_n and_o to_o what_o kind_n of_o person_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v grant_v and_o first_o of_o all_o he_o here_o wound_v the_o smoke_n very_o deep_o and_o fight_v valiant_o with_o his_o own_o shadow_n in_o that_o he_o will_v prove_v poverty_n to_o be_v no_o sufficient_a cause_n of_o dispensation_n and_o that_o every_o one_o dispense_v with_o already_o for_o plurality_n can_v not_o justly_o be_v repute_v for_o a_o poor_a man_n neither_o of_o which_o i_o do_v ever_o hear_v by_o any_o man_n hitherto_o to_o have_v be_v maintain_v but_o in_o go_v over_o his_o proof_n hereof_o i_o must_v put_v he_o in_o mind_n that_o rebuff_n his_o first_o witness_n hereto_o produce_v though_o he_o allow_v not_o of_o poverty_n for_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n of_o itself_o yet_o he_o insinuate_v thus_o much_o that_o be_v join_v with_o worthiness_n it_o be_v adminiculant_a as_o we_o call_v it_o and_o that_o it_o add_v weight_n to_o desert_n for_o procure_v of_o a_o dispensation_n for_o in_o deed_n as_o it_o be_v reason_n that_o a_o man_n worthy_a and_o able_a to_o profit_v the_o church_n shall_v have_v sufficient_a maintenance_n though_o it_o be_v by_o mo_z benefice_n than_o one_o for_o supply_v of_o his_o necessity_n and_o towards_o hospitality_n so_o if_o he_o be_v of_o sufficient_a patrimony_n otherwise_o though_o he_o be_v never_o so_o worthy_a and_o his_o ecclesiastical_a live_n be_v even_o under_o a_o mediocrity_n then_o there_o be_v less_o cause_n a_o great_a deal_n why_o he_o shall_v look_v for_o another_o and_o again_o the_o same_o
which_o sceptre_n subdue_v people_n unto_o we_o and_o the_o nation_n under_o our_o foot_n moreover_o speak_v of_o her_o majesty_n sovereignty_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a he_o say_v the_o head_n christ_n be_v pull_v down_o and_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v set_v up_o but_o as_o we_o have_v now_o see_v their_o joint_a accord_n in_o take_v from_o prince_n and_o throw_v they_o down_o from_o that_o power_n in_o ecclesiastical_a government_n where_o with_o all_o god_n have_v adorn_v they_o so_o let_v we_o consider_v how_o much_o nay_o hold_v little_a some_o of_o they_o do_v attribute_n unto_o prince_n in_o this_o behalf_n for_o although_o our_o abstractor_n who_o can_v temporise_v and_o play_v the_o part_n of_o a_o politic_a proctor_n of_o presbytery_n patroness_n 92._o patroness_n pag._n 92._o do_v say_v that_o her_o majesty_n be_v a_o sovereign_a a_o sole_a and_o a_o lawful_a governess_n in_o all_o cause_n and_o over_o all_o person_n ecclesiastical_a yet_o other_o of_o they_o who_o he_o love_v and_o like_v full_a well_o i_o dare_v say_v do_v c._n do_v t._n c._n give_v authority_n unto_o prince_n to_o make_v ecclesiastical_a decree_n only_o when_o there_o be_v no_o lawful_a ministry_n notwithstanding_o other_o of_o they_o 57_o they_o admo_fw-la 2._o pag._n 8._o 57_o think_v they_o may_v yield_v no_o further_o power_n unto_o prince_n than_o to_o bind_v they_o to_o the_o restore_n of_o their_o ecclesiastical_a presbytery_n that_o after_o that_o once_o perform_v they_o themselves_o may_v make_v up_o their_o church-order_n according_a unto_o which_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n do_v attribute_v no_o more_o to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n here_o in_o but_o france_n but_o art_n 24._o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr discipline_n du_fw-fr france_n that_o where_o the_o minister_n do_v sail_n in_o duty_n there_o he_o must_v endeavour_n to_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v admonish_v according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o discipline_n that_o be_v by_o the_o consistory_n the_o conference_n and_o synod_n either_o provincial_a or_o nationall_n therefore_o 17._o therefore_o danaeus_n par_fw-fr 2._o isag_n li._n 2._o cap._n 17._o one_o of_o they_o say_v that_o this_o be_v the_o interest_n which_o good_a and_o faithful_a magistrate_n have_v that_o if_o they_o be_v present_a at_o the_o first_o nomination_n and_o election_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n yet_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o rule_v there_o for_o they_o may_v not_o nominate_v to_o the_o people_n or_o senate_n ecclesiastical_a the_o person_n to_o be_v choose_v but_o 19_o but_o ibid._n ca._n 19_o in_o another_o place_n he_o confess_v that_o in_o old_a time_n the_o king_n consent_n be_v require_v to_o be_v have_v unto_o the_o bishop_n which_o be_v choose_v bernard_n epist_n 170._o etc._n etc._n reatina_n do_v 63._o before_o he_o be_v present_v to_o the_o people_n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o add_v that_o when_o the_o bishop_n see_v be_v void_a the_o prince_n ought_v not_o to_o enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o bishopric_n which_o say_v he_o though_o by_o the_o royal_a prerogative_n it_o be_v observe_v in_o france_n yet_o bernard_n epist_n 224._o do_v justly_o find_v fault_n with_o it_o because_o the_o say_a fruit_n may_v better_a be_v dispose_v of_o to_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o poor_a yet_o one_o of_o our_o ecclesiast_fw-la our_o disciplina_fw-la ecclesiast_fw-la own_o man_n deal_v a_o little_a more_o liberal_o and_o say_v herein_o there_o be_v something_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o the_o magistrate_n that_o they_o by_o their_o authority_n may_v order_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n at_o first_o and_o so_o preserve_v it_o be_v once_o order_v according_a to_o god_n will_n so_o that_o their_o meaning_n seem_v to_o be_v this_o that_o the_o prince_n must_v lend_v her_o authority_n for_o the_o establish_n of_o these_o their_o devise_n and_o see_v that_o no_o man_n interrupt_v they_o in_o their_o government_n from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o so_o surcease_v and_o submit_v she_o own_o highness_n and_o her_o sceptre_n in_o all_o church_n mat_n to_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o substantial_a honest_a man_n and_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o parish_n where_o it_o shall_v happen_v her_o majesty_n for_o the_o time_n to_o remain_v for_o otherwise_o 165._o otherwise_o t._n c._n 2._o repl_n pag._n 165._o one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o be_v peremptory_a and_o resolute_a that_o the_o prince_n have_v not_o nor_o aught_o to_o have_v any_o ordinary_a authority_n for_o the_o make_n appoint_v or_o determine_v of_o any_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n order_n or_o ceremony_n whereby_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o this_o whole_a suit_n of_o they_o do_v agree_v herein_o just_a with_o the_o papist_n who_o do_v attribute_n unto_o christian_n prince_n power_n of_o fact_n but_o not_o of_o law_n and_o authority_n to_o promote_v and_o set_v forward_o but_o not_o to_o appoint_v or_o intermeddle_v with_o make_v of_o ecclesiastical_a order_n and_o yet_o forsooth_o they_o do_v tell_v we_o in_o great_a earness_n 2._o earness_n admon_n 2._o pag._n 2._o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o their_o book_n write_v of_o this_o matter_n that_o shall_v offend_v any_o which_o either_o be_v or_o will_v seem_v to_o be_v godly_a now_o about_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v implose_v in_o this_o new_a kind_n of_o church_n government_n there_o be_v diverse_a opinion_n for_o the_o discipline_n of_o france_n do_v france_n do_v des_fw-mi professeurs_fw-fr en_fw-fr la_fw-fr discipl_n de_fw-fr france_n mention_v certain_a regent_n and_n also_o professor_n in_o divinity_n which_o may_v be_v call_v when_o a_o question_n about_o decision_n of_o any_o point_n of_o doctrine_n do_v arise_v neither_o of_o which_o person_n or_o office_n be_v mention_v in_o any_o of_o our_o platform_n that_o i_o remember_v again_o our_o 9_o our_o admon_n 1._o pag._n 9_o man_n do_v make_v minister_n to_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n the_o one_o pastor_n and_o the_o other_o doctor_n so_o that_o both_o these_o two_o must_v concur_v as_o necessary_a member_n whereupon_o with_o the_o elder_n and_o deacons_n their_o presbytery_n must_v be_v raise_v but_o france_n but_o du_fw-mi baptesine_fw-la art_n 3._o la_fw-fr discipl_n de_fw-fr france_n the_o discipline_n of_o france_n make_v not_o a_o distinct_a person_n of_o the_o pastor_n from_o the_o doctor_n but_o note_v they_o as_o two_o several_a property_n incident_a according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o be_v in_o a_o minister_n and_o preacher_n of_o the_o word_n and_o that_o be_v also_o the_o judgement_n of_o bullinger_n upon_o the_o 4._o to_o the_o ephesian_n also_o our_o reformer_n make_v the_o doctor_n to_o be_v the_o second_o man_n in_o their_o presbytery_n yet_o 14._o yet_o de_fw-fr eccles_n cap._n 14._o bertrand_n affirm_v he_o ought_v to_o have_v no_o place_n there_o except_o he_o be_v call_v by_o the_o rest_n as_o a_o assistant_n 11._o assistant_n admon_n 1._o pag._n 9_o &_o 11._o likewise_o our_o man_n with_o we_o do_v 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other_o man_n abroad_o and_o among_o themselves_o at_o home_n how_o yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o do_v all_o in_o general_n importune_v we_o to_o believe_v they_o that_o there_o be_v a_o precise_a form_n order_n rule_n and_o law_n of_o this_o external_a government_n in_o the_o church_n command_v by_o christ_n which_o no_o church_n may_v swerve_v from_o or_o ever_o transform_v and_o alter_v yet_o tertullian_n as_o he_o be_v allege_v by_o other_o say_v thus_o true_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n be_v whole_o one_o and_o be_v whole_o unmoveable_a and_o not_o to_o be_v reform_v namely_o to_o believe_v in_o god_n &c_n &c_n this_o law_n of_o faith_n remain_v now_o the_o other_o matter_n of_o discipline_n and_o course_n of_o life_n do_v admit_v alteration_n and_o correction_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n always_o work_v and_o go_v forward_o unto_o the_o end_n and_o first_o as_o touch_v variety_n of_o judgement_n about_o the_o mean_n to_o establish_v this_o government_n and_o their_o presbytery_n we_o see_v that_o our_o 93._o our_o pag._n 93._o abstractor_n say_v the_o minister_n without_o due_a authority_n from_o the_o magistrate_n whereby_o i_o hope_v he_o understand_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o every_o commonwealth_n &_o not_o inferior_a officer_n who_o in_o this_o case_n certain_a firebrand_n of_o treason_n by_o tyrannos_fw-la by_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la magistrate_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regni_fw-la vindict_v con_fw-mi tyrannos_fw-la their_o book_n will_v arm_v against_o their_o sovereign_n ought_v not_o to_o wrest_v any_o thing_n into_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n but_o 141._o but_o t._n c._n pag._n 141._o another_o say_v that_o among_o other_o thing_n this_o government_n by_o presbytery_n be_v such_o as_o for_o the_o keep_n of_o they_o if_o we_o have_v they_o &_o forth_o obtain_v of_o they_o if_o we_o have_v they_o not_o he_o will_v not_o say_v our_o honour_n or_o our_o commodity_n and_o wealth_n but_o our_o life_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v dear_a unto_o us._n another_o 61._o another_o admon_n 2._o pag._n 61._o say_v they_o be_v force_v to_o speak_v for_o it_o and_o to_o use_v it_o and_o br._n and_o br._n a_o four_o no_o less_o peremptory_a than_o traitorous_a who_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v not_o allow_v of_o say_v if_o the_o prince_n will_v not_o establish_v this_o government_n that_o her_o subject_n need_v not_o to_o tarry_v for_o she_o but_o ought_v t'innouate_v the_o government_n themselves_o diverse_a of_o the_o french_a reformer_n be_v also_o too_o violent_o affect_v that_o way_n one_o of_o they_o have_v deliver_v 28._o deliver_v fran._n jun._n pag._n 28._o that_o if_o the_o prince_n do_v hinder_v the_o build_n of_o the_o church_n 3._o church_n pag._n 3._o or_o do_v affect_v the_o seat_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o their_o sense_n and_o meaning_n deal_v in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o hinder_v the_o presbytery_n the_o 28._o the_o pag._n 28._o people_n may_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n resist_v he_o to_o which_o end_n also_o 29._o also_o admon_n 2._o pag._n 29._o that_o seem_v to_o be_v speak_v where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o many_o a_o thousand_o in_o england_n desire_v that_o platform_n and_o that_o great_a trouble_n will_v come_v of_o it_o if_o they_o be_v still_o withstand_v in_o their_o devise_n and_o if_o none_o of_o those_o disâ—ciall_a practice_n can_v be_v put_v in_o ure_n which_o some_o of_o that_o disposition_n and_o affection_n to_o those_o presbytery_n have_v devise_v by_o arm_v inferior_a officer_n and_o magistrate_n against_o their_o sovereigns_n than_o they_o will_v 59_o will_v of_o obedience_n pa._n 59_o have_v the_o ministry_n to_o excommunicate_v the_o king_n whereby_o they_o will_v false_o gather_v by_o the_o feudall_a law_n or_o of_o tenor_n as_o we_o call_v it_o 66._o it_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la magistr_n pag._n 66._o that_o the_o vassal_n be_v deliver_v from_o his_o allegiance_n and_o oath_n of_o fealty_n or_o homage_n which_o he_o have_v take_v to_o his_o sovereign_a lord_n if_o he_o be_v once_o excommunicate_a in_o which_o respect_n also_o 53._o also_o of_o obedience_n pag._n 52._o 53._o some_o of_o they_o do_v affirm_v that_o though_o pope_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o depose_v prince_n for_o sundry_a enormity_n do_v usurp_v unto_o themselves_o a_o unlawful_a authority_n yet_o the_o reason_n that_o move_v they_o so_o to_o do_v be_v honest_a and_o just_a and_o meet_a to_o be_v execute_v by_o the_o body_n or_o state_n of_o every_o commonweal_n and_o yet_o forsooth_o these_o be_v especial_a friend_n and_o favourer_n of_o the_o queen_n prerogative_n but_o touch_v that_o place_n there_o allege_v out_o of_o the_o second_o book_n feudorum_fw-la tit_n 28._o §_o 1_o it_o can_v no_o way_n be_v understand_v of_o a_o absolute_a and_o sovereign_a prince_n that_o hold_v not_o his_o kingdom_n over_o of_o any_o mortal_a man_n but_o of_o god_n alone_o no_o not_o in_o those_o country_n and_o territory_n where_o otherwise_o the_o feudall_a law_n in_o mean_a lord_n have_v place_n first_o because_o the_o vassal_n or_o tenant_n as_o we_o call_v he_o be_v deliver_v of_o his_o fealty_n service_n and_o tenancie_n and_o the_o say_a service_n be_v not_o to_o be_v extinguish_v in_o the_o vassal_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n default_n to_o be_v forfeit_v to_o another_o it_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o a_o sovereign_a lord_n who_o have_v no_o superior_a but_o god_n to_o take_v the_o forfeiture_n that_o be_v grow_v against_o he_o secondarilie_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o law_n do_v declare_v this_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o mean_a lord_n and_o not_o of_o the_o king_n himself_o the_o vassal_n say_v that_o law_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o help_v or_o to_o do_v service_n to_o his_o lord_n be_v excommunicate_a or_o banish_v by_o the_o king_n but_o be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n loose_v from_o his_o oath_n offealtie_n till_o he_o be_v restore_v by_o the_o church_n or_o the_o king_n again_o all_o this_o feudall_a law_n be_v a_o customary_a and_o unwritten_a law_n and_o by_o the_o tolerance_n of_o king_n and_o other_o sovereign_a lord_n over_o warlike_a nation_n suffer_v to_o grow_v in_o use_n for_o the_o reward_n and_o encouragement_n of_o those_o that_o have_v valiant_o demean_v themselves_o in_o their_o war_n it_o can_v be_v credible_a that_o the_o king_n will_v permit_v such_o a_o custom_n to_o prevail_v even_o against_o himself_o whereby_o he_o shall_v retain_v his_o own_o subject_n no_o long_o in_o their_o allegiance_n than_o it_o shall_v please_v another_o man_n moreover_o this_o law_n have_v his_o beginning_n and_o special_a increase_n among_o the_o longobard_n and_o other_o such_o martial_a people_n before_o they_o be_v convert_v to_o christianity_n from_o their_o gentilism_n which_o make_v i_o to_o think_v that_o this_o point_n of_o excommunication_n be_v add_v afterward_o by_o the_o compiler_n of_o the_o feudall_a law_n according_a to_o the_o use_n of_o their_o time_n for_o the_o parity_n and_o equality_n of_o reason_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o banish_v with_o excommunication_n but_o most_o strong_o be_v this_o sense_n which_o i_o have_v give_v confirm_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o very_a good_a historiographer_n chro_fw-la historiographer_n ottho_n erisingen_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 35._o chro_fw-la i_o do_v read_v and_o read_v over_o again_o say_v one_o the_o act_n of_o roman_a king_n and_o emperor_n and_o i_o can_v no_o where_n find_v that_o any_o of_o they_o be_v ever_o excommunicate_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n till_o this_o william_n king_n of_o england_n be_v excommunicate_v by_o alexander_n the_o second_o about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1066._o and_o johannes_n tritenius_n 14._o tritenius_n chron._n hirsaug_fw-mi ca._n 14._o write_v of_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o four_o say_v thus_o for_o which_o pertinacie_n he_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o gregory_n the_o seven_o and_o by_o a_o synodal_a decree_n of_o bishop_n be_v depose_v from_o the_o empire_n although_o he_o care_v not_o for_o it_o and_o he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o emperor_n that_o be_v depose_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o another_o in_o his_o chronicle_n of_o the_o year_n 1088._o call_v it_o in_o a_o manner_n a_o heresy_n then_o scarce_o spring_v up_o that_o presbyteri_fw-la priest_n or_o elder_n if_o you_o will_v shall_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o release_v the_o subject_n of_o a_o king_n from_o their_o oath_n and_o allegiance_n odo_n gemblacen_n odo_n sigebertus_n monachus_fw-la gemblacen_n say_v he_o be_v first_o a_o cluniake_n moonke_v and_o after_o bishop_n of_o hostia_fw-la be_v make_v pope_n against_o the_o emperor_n and_o guibertus_n hereupon_o offence_n in_o the_o church_n and_o turmoil_n of_o dissension_n in_o the_o commonweal_n do_v increase_v while_o one_o disagree_v from_o another_o that_o be_v the_o kingdom_n from_o the_o priesthood_n true_o if_o i_o may_v speak_v with_o good_a leave_n of_o those_o who_o be_v good_a man_n this_o plain_a novelty_n i_o have_v
where_o noble_a man_n do_v undertake_v that_o office_n shall_v we_o think_v it_o meet_v that_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v allot_v out_o to_o their_o maintenance_n according_a to_o their_o degree_n true_o either_o they_o must_v have_v short_a commons_o or_o else_o their_o church_n and_o several_a parish_n must_v content_v themselves_o without_o many_o such_o semor_n now_o let_v we_o also_o brief_o consider_v what_o they_o teach_v concern_v the_o person_n that_o be_v to_o serve_v and_o to_o belong_v to_o this_o presbyterial_a government_n our_o man_n in_o their_o book_n do_v attribute_v the_o chief_a degree_n of_o dignity_n in_o their_o ecclesiastical_a kingdom_n to_o the_o pastor_n the_o next_o to_o the_o doctor_n the_o elder_n whether_o knight_n lord_n earl_n duke_n or_o prince_n must_v content_v themselves_o to_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o three_o place_n and_o the_o deacons_n in_o the_o four_o yea_o the_o discipline_n of_o france_n suffer_v the_o matter_n of_o pre-eminence_n betwixt_o deacons_n and_o anciens_fw-fr to_o be_v whelie_o undercide_v where_o france_n where_o art_n 6._o deâ—_n anciens_fw-fr &_o diacres_n en_fw-fr la_fw-fr discipline_n de_fw-fr france_n they_o say_v the_o deacons_n and_o anciens_fw-fr may_v not_o pretend_v any_o pre-eminence_n or_o superiority_n the_o one_o above_o the_o other_o now_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v intend_v that_o the_o pastor_n be_v above_o the_o deacon_n whereby_o it_o will_v follow_v see_v they_o do_v weigh_v the_o deacons_n and_o anciens_fw-fr alike_o that_o the_o pastor_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v afore_o they_o both_o which_o will_v no_o doubt_n be_v a_o very_a seemly_a matter_n where_o he_o be_v prefer_v in_o commission_n above_o his_o sovereign_a lord_n yet_o 172._o yet_o simlerus_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la heluet_n fol._n 172._o at_o saint_n gall_n in_o switzerland_n where_o minister_n have_v a_o ordinary_a authority_n with_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o presbytery_n it_o be_v think_v more_o agreeable_a with_o scripture_n that_o a_o mere_a lie_v man_n shall_v be_v chief_a and_o so_o do_v they_o use_v it_o again_o the_o consistory_n of_o zurike_v and_o basil_n do_v whole_o consist_v of_o lay_v man_n yet_o certain_a divine_n and_o minister_n be_v â—oined_v as_o assistant_n to_o they_o but_o at_o 148._o at_o simlerus_a ibid._n fol._n 148._o schaphausen_n minister_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o call_v to_o be_v assistant_n but_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n do_v clearelie_o determine_v that_o the_o minister_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v precedent_n and_o chief_a in_o their_o 20._o their_o art_n 4._o du_fw-fr consistoire_fw-fr en_fw-fr la_fw-fr discipl_n de_fw-fr france_n &_o daneus_n 2._o parte_fw-la isago_n li._n 2._o cap._n 20._o consistory_n for_o they_o say_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o anciens_fw-fr make_v the_o consistory_n of_o the_o church_n over_o which_o the_o say_a minister_n ought_v to_o be_v precedent_n howbeit_o in_o the_o very_a next_o article_n they_o set_v down_o france_n down_o art_n 5._o en_fw-fr la_fw-fr discipl_n de_fw-fr france_n that_o a_o civil_a magistrate_n may_v be_v call_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o a_o ancien_fw-fr in_o the_o consistory_n so_o that_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o one_o shall_v not_o hinder_v the_o exercise_n of_o the_o other_o nor_o shall_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o church_n whereby_o may_v necessary_o be_v conclude_v that_o they_o think_v it_o requisite_a the_o pastor_n in_o the_o consistory_n to_o take_v place_n before_o the_o prince_n if_o he_o be_v vouchsafe_v that_o worship_n as_o to_o be_v call_v among_o they_o yet_o by_o their_o leaf_n they_o provide_v not_o herein_o so_o full_o for_o the_o pastor_n sovereignty_n in_o that_o government_n as_o they_o ween_v if_o matter_n come_v to_o be_v decide_v by_o most_o voice_n for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v credible_a but_o that_o the_o prince_n or_o any_o nobleman_n or_o great_a gentleman_n shall_v easy_o be_v able_a to_o win_v his_o fellow-assistant_n in_o consistory_n be_v in_o all_o other_o respect_v far_o his_o inferior_n and_o many_o way_n by_o all_o likelihood_n devote_a unto_o he_o to_o be_v of_o his_o judgement_n whensoever_o it_o shall_v happen_v that_o the_o pastor_n and_o he_o do_v vary_v in_o opinion_n for_o i_o have_v not_o red_a that_o they_o mind_n in_o all_o matter_n to_o make_v the_o pastor_n only_o of_o the_o quorum_fw-la and_o no_o marvel_n though_o they_o thus_o debase_v prince_n by_o make_v they_o range_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o senior_n and_o church-governor_n consider_v how_o much_o soever_o they_o sarre_v in_o other_o point_n yet_o they_o jump_v in_o this_o to_o debar_v prince_n of_o that_o right_n of_o government_n in_o matter_n and_o over_o person_n ecclesiastical_a which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o all_o the_o example_n of_o godly_a king_n in_o juda_n do_v afford_v unto_o they_o therefore_o one_o of_o they_o as_o in_o great_a scorn_n most_o slanderouslie_o &_o untrulie_o 8._o untrulie_o soldier_n of_o barwike_n pag._n 8._o say_v that_o for_o the_o princess_n pleasure_n popery_n be_v turn_v into_o policy_n and_o afterward_o ibidem_fw-la afterward_o ibidem_fw-la more_o traitorouslie_o if_o the_o prince_n with_o gedeon_n nadab_n abihu_n vzza_n vzziah_n and_o saul_n will_v intermeddle_v without_o god_n warrant_n as_o she_o have_v do_v pag._n 152_o lin_v 20._o with_o matter_n of_o religion_n pag._n 157_o lin_v 4._o with_o god_n matter_n pag._n 141_o lin_v 21._o she_o must_v think_v it_o no_o injury_n to_o be_v disobey_v pag._n 143_o line_n 13._o agréeablie_o to_o which_o though_o not_o so_o round_o and_o peremptory_a be_v that_o mislike_n which_o another_o of_o they_o have_v hereof_o 161._o hereof_o t._n c._n pag._n 157_o 161._o that_o her_o paiestie_n have_v pre-eminence_n and_o chief_a authority_n in_o determine_v of_o church_n cause_n and_o make_v ecclesiastical_a order_n and_o ceremony_n and_o likewise_o 161_o likewise_o t._n c._n pa._n 161_o that_o her_o majesty_n in_o counsel_n for_o church_n matter_n be_v the_o cheese_n who_o shall_v be_v only_o there_o a_o assistant_n a_o three_o of_o they_o also_o think_v it_o inconvenient_a 2._o inconvenient_a admo_fw-la 2._o that_o without_o her_o majesty_n assent_n ecclesiastical_a person_n can_v make_v order_n or_o ceremony_n in_o which_o respect_n the_o c._n the_o t._n c._n other_o before_o allege_a think_v it_o expedient_a that_o her_o majesty_n shall_v be_v of_o some_o particular_a parish_n and_o so_o in_o subjection_n to_o the_o censure_n of_o a_o presbytery_n either_o to_o be_v suspend_v or_o excommunicate_v as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v therefore_o a_o four_o of_o they_o prescribe_v general_o to_o prince_n and_o all_o other_o whomesoever_o if_o they_o be_v not_o of_o their_o presbytery_n 142._o presbytery_n ecclesiast_fw-la discipl_n pag._n 142._o thus_o of_o all_o these_o in_o a_o manner_n this_o be_v the_o only_a duty_n that_o they_o suffer_v themselves_o easy_o and_o willing_o to_o be_v rule_v and_o govern_v by_o other_o who_o god_n have_v set_v over_o they_o but_o more_o particular_o 285._o particular_o ibi._n pa._n 285._o elsewhere_o speak_v of_o king_n and_o magistrate_n he_o say_v these_o no_o less_o than_o the_o rest_n must_v obey_v and_o yield_v to_o the_o just_a authority_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a magistrate_n therefore_o another_o beside_o all_o these_o say_v that_o not_o only_o 62._o only_o daneus_fw-la par_fw-fr 2._o isag_n li._n 2._o cap._n 62._o the_o consistory_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o admonish_v the_o magistrate_n which_o be_v negligent_a in_o punish_v vice_n but_o 67._o but_o ibid._n ca._n 67._o also_o may_v upon_o knowledge_n of_o the_o cause_n take_v excommunicate_a even_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n unto_o the_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o submit_v himself_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o which_o be_v bring_v as_o out_o of_o augustine_n that_o a_o prince_n may_v not_o be_v excommunicate_v in_o additio_fw-la ad_fw-la 3._o 2._o thomae_fw-la do_v not_o hinder_v this_o because_o it_o be_v false_a and_o lest_o this_o duty_n though_o it_o be_v very_o rigorouslie_o exact_v shall_v but_o slenderlie_o be_v perform_v one_o of_o they_o 645_o they_o t._n c._n pa._n 645_o also_o say_v prince_n must_v remember_v to_o subject_v themselves_o to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o submit_v their_o sceptre_n to_o throw_v down_o their_o crown_n before_o the_o church_n yea_o to_o lick_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o church_n mean_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n their_o presbytery_n and_o br._n and_o br._n another_o who_o i_o will_v not_o deign_v to_o speak_v of_o but_o that_o he_o agree_v with_o they_o herein_o say_v king_n must_v be_v bind_v with_o chain_n and_o the_o noble_n with_o fetter_n of_o iron_n meaning_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o eldership_n or_o presbytery_n and_o again_o they_o must_v obey_v the_o sceptre_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o government_n of_o christ_n in_o their_o eldership_n if_o they_o be_v christian_n