and_o we_o confess_v it_o for_o if_o one_o be_v more_o â—orthy_a than_o another_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v by_o and_o by_o that_o the_o less_o worthy_a depend_v of_o the_o more_o worthy_a and_o be_v â—â—â—strate_a and_o suâ—â—â—â—ted_v to_o it_o for_o they_o may_v â—all_n out_o to_o be_v comprehend_v â—â—_o kind_n or_o orderâ—_n so_o â—ivers_a by_o nature_n that_o neither_o can_v depend_v of_o other_o or_o be_v hâ—ld_a by_o any_o bond_n of_o subjection_n therefore_o we_o grant_v that_o a_o prâ—â—ce_n in_o the_o case_n propound_v aught_o to_o change_v the_o â—orm_n of_o câ—uill_a administâ—at_n 〈…〉_z to_o â—o_o it_o by_o the_o church_n or_o by_o the_o hâ—aâ—_n thereof_o and_o chief_a pastor_n in_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o pope_n but_o oâ—â—lâ—â—â—_n spâ—â—â—tuall_a punishment_n the_o horror_n whereoâ—_n to_o a_o good_a man_n 〈◊〉_d grievous_a than_o all_o the_o pu_o 〈…〉_z by_o the_o testiâ—oâ—â—e_n of_o a_o 〈…〉_z it_o have_v with_o 〈…〉_z but_o not_o by_o temporal_a punishment_n 〈…〉_z 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because_o power_n be_v twofold_a spiritual_a and_o temporal_a ecclesiastike_a and_o politic_a of_o which_o one_o belong_v to_o bishop_n the_o other_o to_o king_n the_o bishop_n must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n in_o temporal_a matter_n and_o the_o king_n to_o the_o bishop_n in_o spiritual_a as_o gelasius_n the_o first_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o anastasius_n and_o nicolaus_n the_o first_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o michael_n and_o because_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o only_o a_o chief_a prince_n ecclesiastike_a to_o who_o all_o christian_n be_v subject_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o be_v also_o in_o his_o province_n a_o prince_n temporal_a nor_o acknowledge_v any_o superior_a in_o temporalty_n no_o more_o than_o other_o absolute_a and_o sovereign_a prince_n do_v in_o their_o kingdom_n and_o jurisdiction_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o earth_n he_o have_v no_o power_n over_o he_o wherefore_o not_o because_o he_o be_v chief_a bishop_n and_o spiritual_a 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connivencie_n of_o the_o ancient_a pope_n and_o the_o vanity_n thereof_o discover_v chap._n 12._o that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o authority_n not_o so_o much_o as_o indirect_o over_o christian_a prince_n in_o temporal_a matter_n prove_v both_o by_o the_o special_a prerogative_n of_o a_o absolute_a prince_n and_o also_o by_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o catholic_n and_o the_o inconueniency_n ensue_a of_o the_o admittance_n thereof_o chap._n 13._o he_o undertake_v bellarmine_n his_o proof_n propound_v his_o first_o main_a reason_n with_o the_o media_n whereby_o bellarmine_n enforce_v the_o same_o chap._n 14._o he_o take_v away_o the_o ground_n which_o bellarmine_n lay_v for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o his_o first_o proposition_n and_o lay_v open_v the_o lightness_n and_o vanity_n thereof_o chap._n 15._o he_o amplifi_v the_o answer_n to_o the_o last_o ground_n lay_v by_o bellarmine_n and_o explain_v in_o what_o term_n of_o relation_n or_o subordination_n the_o power_n both_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a do_v stand_v second_o he_o show_v that_o clergy_n person_n be_v as_o well_o and_o full_o to_o be_v repute_v the_o subject_n of_o temporal_a prince_n as_o lay_v man_n be_v three_o that_o the_o clergy_n first_o receive_v their_o privilege_n from_o the_o favour_n of_o prince_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n himself_o as_o successor_n of_o peter_n must_v necessary_o be_v subject_a to_o a_o temporal_a prince_n but_o that_o he_o be_v a_o temporal_a prince_n in_o italy_n himself_o which_o state_n also_o he_o receive_v at_o the_o first_o by_o the_o bounty_n of_o temporal_a prince_n chap._n 16._o he_o detect_v a_o plain_a fallacy_n in_o a_o reason_n of_o bellarmine_n which_o in_o school_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d addictum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o show_v at_o large_a that_o temporal_a prince_n have_v submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o pope_n as_o their_o spiritual_a father_n but_o not_o so_o absolute_o but_o that_o they_o ever_o reserve_v their_o civil_a authority_n firm_a and_o untouched_a to_o themselves_o chap._n 17._o he_o answer_v bellarmine_n second_o reason_n and_o prove_v that_o this_o unlimited_a power_n of_o dispose_v the_o temporalty_n of_o prince_n be_v neither_o belong_v nor_o necessary_a for_o the_o church_n and_o that_o the_o church_n flourish_v more_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n without_o the_o same_o authority_n than_o it_o have_v do_v since_o certain_a late_a pope_n usurp_v the_o same_o chap._n 18._o he_o discuss_v more_o at_o large_a the_o sense_n of_o bellarmine_n his_o latter_a argument_n to_o prove_v the_o pope_n sovereignty_n over_o king_n in_o temporalty_n and_o bewray_v the_o inconsequence_n and_o vanity_n thereof_o chap._n 19_o he_o discuss_v a_o passage_n in_o s._n bernard_n touch_v the_o material_a sword_n and_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n ecce_fw-la duo_fw-la glâ—dij_fw-la and_o conclude_v that_o the_o temporal_a sword_n be_v neither_o proper_a to_o the_o pope_n nor_o subject_n to_o the_o spiritual_a chap._n 20._o he_o encounter_v bellarmine_n his_o three_o reason_n and_o the_o proâ—â—es_n of_o the_o same_o wherein_o he_o except_v especial_o against_o this_o proposition_n of_o bellarmine_n that_o it_o be_v as_o dangerous_a to_o choose_v a_o heathen_a prince_n as_o not_o to_o depose_v he_o that_o be_v not_o a_o christian_a but_o the_o elench_v or_o fallacy_n of_o the_o whole_a argument_n he_o plain_o discover_v chap._n 21._o he_o insist_v further_a on_o the_o point_n whether_o christian_n ought_v to_o suffer_v over_o they_o a_o king_n that_o be_v not_o a_o christian._n the_o text_n of_o the_o 1._o cor._n 6._o be_v discuss_v of_o go_v to_o law_n under_o infidel_n prince_n or_o judge_n and_o bellarmine_n his_o fraud_n and_o captiousnes_n discover_v in_o abuse_v that_o place_n to_o serve_v his_o turn_n second_o a_o place_n of_o thomas_n aquinas_n examine_v touch_v the_o point_n of_o take_v from_o heathen_a prince_n their_o right_n three_o that_o it_o be_v not_o want_v of_o strength_n but_o mere_a religion_n and_o conscience_n that_o keep_v the_o primitive_a church_n in_o obedience_n by_o bellarmine_n own_o ground_n chap._n 22._o he_o answer_v bellarmine_n second_o main_n reason_n tax_v the_o same_o both_o for_o matter_n in_o truth_n and_o form_n in_o logic_n and_o give_v a_o right_a supply_n to_o the_o deficiency_n of_o the_o same_o by_o which_o the_o force_n of_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v take_v away_o chap._n 23._o he_o take_v in_o hand_n bellarmine_n three_o argument_n which_o be_v draw_v from_o a_o comparison_n of_o the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n with_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o obedience_n due_a from_o the_o subject_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o both_o show_n how_o weak_a it_o be_v in_o itself_o and_o how_o strong_a against_o he_o that_o bring_v it_o chap._n 24._o he_o examine_v a_o four_o reason_n of_o bellarmine_n take_v from_o the_o form_n of_o a_o oath_n which_o prince_n be_v suppose_v to_o take_v when_o they_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n and_o show_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v make_v thereof_o to_o prove_v bellarmine_n assertion_n for_o the_o pope_n temporal_a authority_n over_o christian_a prince_n chap._n 25._o he_o examine_v the_o last_o reason_n of_o bellarmine_n ground_v on_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n to_o peter_n pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la the_o which_o reason_n from_o these_o word_n if_o it_o have_v any_o edge_n at_o all_o he_o turn_v the_o same_o back_n upon_o bellarmine_n himself_o chap._n 26._o he_o prove_v that_o bellarmine_n be_v deceive_v or_o do_v deceive_v of_o purpose_n in_o his_o reason_n draw_v from_o the_o comparison_n of_o the_o pope_n as_o a_o shepherd_n and_o a_o heretic_n prince_n as_o a_o wolf_n 2._o what_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o shepherd_n in_o case_n the_o prince_n do_v of_o a_o sheep_n become_v a_o wolf_n chap._n 27._o he_o debate_v the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n to_o dispense_v what_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o those_o law_n wherewith_o the_o pope_n may_v dispense_v but_o that_o he_o have_v no_o colour_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o obedience_n of_o a_o subject_n to_o his_o prince_n the_o madness_n of_o the_o canonist_n that_o give_v too_o vast_a a_o fullness_n of_o power_n to_o the_o pope_n chap._n 28._o the_o examination_n of_o a_o rescript_n of_o pope_n innocent_a the_o three_o which_o have_v these_o word_n not_o man_n but_o god_n do_v separate_v who_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n do_v separate_v which_o word_n many_o have_v labour_v to_o reconcile_v but_o have_v miss_v chap._n 29._o but_o the_o author_n give_v the_o resolution_n excuse_v the_o pope_n meaning_n and_o blame_v the_o word_n to_o answer_v the_o canonist_n chap._n 30._o that_o the_o pope_n although_o he_o may_v dispense_v with_o the_o oath_n of_o a_o subject_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o dispense_v with_o his_o obedience_n to_o his_o prince_n to_o which_o he_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n which_o be_v great_a than_o his_o oath_n 2._o the_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o all_o christian_a prince_n by_o this_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n call_v indirect_a if_o he_o shall_v have_v it_o 3._o what_o the_o people_n ought_v to_o answer_v the_o pope_n or_o his_o minister_n in_o case_n they_o shall_v be_v by_o they_o solicit_v against_o their_o lawful_a prince_n chap._n 31._o the_o error_n of_o the_o late_a pope_n in_o take_v this_o high_a and_o headlong_a course_n to_o depose_v prince_n what_o ill_a blood_n it_o have_v breed_v in_o the_o church_n prove_v by_o miserable_a experience_n in_o germany_n france_n england_n and_o have_v bring_v the_o see_v of_o rome_n both_o into_o hatred_n and_o contempt_n with_o all_o christian_a prince_n chap._n 32._o that_o if_o the_o prince_n play_v the_o wild_a ram_n the_o pope_n may_v correct_v he_o but_o as_o a_o spiritual_a pastor_n only_o by_o spiritual_a mean_n 2._o that_o neither_o the_o prince_n can_v avoid_v or_o decline_v the_o pope_n judgement_n in_o case_n spiritual_a nor_o any_o clergy_n person_n the_o king_n in_o 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judgement_n therefore_o the_o church_n have_v not_o that_o power_n and_o let_v any_o man_n who_o will_v peruse_v all_o story_n he_o shall_v find_v no_o where_o that_o ever_o the_o church_n assume_v to_o herself_o that_o authority_n to_o judge_v prince_n infidel_n or_o heathen_a neither_o do_v she_o only_o forbear_v for_o scandal_n as_o thomas_n think_v in_o that_o place_n but_o for_o want_v of_o rightful_a power_n because_o she_o be_v not_o judge_n of_o the_o unfaithful_a according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 5._o what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v to_o judge_v they_o who_o be_v without_o and_o also_o because_o prince_n appoint_v by_o god_n have_v god_n only_a judge_n over_o they_o by_o who_o only_o they_o may_v be_v depose_v neither_o be_v it_o to_o the_o matter_n that_o paul_n when_o he_o command_v christian_a servant_n to_o exhibit_v all_o honour_n to_o their_o master_n be_v infidel_n add_v that_o only_a lest_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o doctrine_n be_v blaspheme_v for_o he_o say_v not_o that_o as_o though_o for_o that_o cause_n only_o servant_n shall_v obey_v their_o master_n but_o that_o especial_o for_o that_o cause_n they_o shall_v do_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o express_v the_o great_a mischief_n which_o can_v arise_v thereof_o that_o he_o may_v defer_v servant_n from_o the_o contempt_n of_o their_o master_n to_o wit_n the_o public_a scandal_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christian_a doctrine_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n mean_v not_o by_o these_o word_n that_o servant_n may_v lawful_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o the_o yoke_n of_o service_n against_o their_o master_n will_n if_o they_o may_v do_v it_o without_o scandal_n to_o the_o church_n for_o they_o shall_v not_o commit_v flat_a fugit_fw-la theft_n in_o their_o own_o person_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n but_o he_o will_v show_v that_o they_o do_v not_o only_a sin_n which_o in_o other_o place_n he_o plain_o teach_v 3._o but_o also_o draw_v a_o public_a scandal_n upon_o the_o whole_a church_n which_o be_v far_o more_o grievous_a and_o hurtful_a than_o a_o particular_a man_n fault_n and_o above_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v avoid_v therefore_o now_o it_o remain_v that_o according_a to_o my_o promise_n i_o make_v proof_n that_o the_o former_a proposition_n of_o bellarmine_n touch_v the_o authority_n to_o depose_v heathen_a king_n and_o prince_n be_v false_a even_o out_o of_o the_o prinâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_z and_o grant_v by_o himself_o the_o matter_n be_v plain_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v do_v for_o in_o his_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr rom._n pontif._n he_o confess_v 29._o that_o the_o apostle_n and_o all_o other_o christian_n be_v as_o well_o subject_a to_o heathen_a prince_n in_o all_o civil_a cause_n as_o other_o man_n his_o word_n be_v these_o i_o answer_v first_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o paul_n appeal_v to_o caesar_n because_o indeed_o he_o be_v his_o judge_n although_o not_o of_o right_a for_o so_o do_v john_n de_fw-fr turrecremata_fw-la answer_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 96._o
preach_v and_o do_v both_o propound_n and_o expound_v the_o will_n of_o god_n comprehend_v in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a law_n of_o which_o precept_n almost_o infinite_a his_o epistle_n be_v full_a wherein_o be_v these_o also_o which_o he_o deliver_v touch_v obedience_n and_o reverence_n to_o be_v give_v to_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o the_o other_o kind_n be_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o do_v not_o depend_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n but_o which_o the_o apostle_n himself_o of_o his_o proper_a authority_n ordain_v by_o humane_a wisdom_n assist_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o the_o order_n and_o settle_v of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n as_o that_o a_o bigamus_fw-la or_o a_o quarrel_n be_v not_o admit_v to_o a_o bishopric_n 5._o that_o a_o widow_n under_o the_o age_n of_o 60._o year_n be_v not_o choose_v to_o the_o office_n of_o deaconesse_n and_o the_o like_a and_o between_o these_o commandment_n the_o difference_n be_v that_o in_o those_o which_o be_v of_o the_o latter_a kind_n the_o pope_n may_v dispense_v for_o some_o cause_n for_o he_o have_v no_o less_o authority_n than_o the_o apostle_n himself_o in_o the_o disposition_n and_o ordination_n of_o the_o church_n because_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o as_o to_o the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n and_o successor_n of_o peter_n and_o because_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o predecessor_n but_o in_o those_o matter_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o former_a kind_n he_o have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o to_o dispense_v 34._o because_o non_fw-la est_fw-la discipulus_fw-la â—per_fw-la magistrum_fw-la neque_fw-la seruus_fw-la supra_fw-la dominum_fw-la 10._o the_o inferior_a may_v not_o break_v the_o law_n of_o his_o superior_a or_o qualify_v the_o same_o to_o pleasure_v any_o for_o which_o cause_n speculator_n do_v affirm_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o absolve_v any_o man_n from_o a_o lawful_a oath_n because_o the_o obligation_n of_o keep_v a_o oath_n and_o perform_v it_o to_o god_n be_v both_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o god_n and_o other_o deny_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v dispense_v with_o any_o witness_n that_o he_o may_v be_v believe_v unsworne_a in_o a_o judgement_n 214._o and_o innocentius_n iii_o pope_n in_o his_o rescript_n witness_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o grant_v licence_n to_o a_o monk_n that_o either_o he_o may_v have_v the_o property_n of_o any_o good_n or_o have_v a_o wife_n monachor_n i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a with_o what_o a_o far_o fetch_v and_o trifle_a explication_n certain_a canonist_n interpreter_n who_o submit_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n do_v bend_v and_o wrest_v from_o the_o proper_a and_o native_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n that_o same_o place_n of_o innocentius_n against_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o best_a sort_n of_o divine_n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o it_o trouble_v they_o which_o they_o have_v hear_v that_o constantia_n the_o daughter_n of_o rogerius_n normannus_n a_o nun_n be_v by_o clement_n the_o iii_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o monastery_n of_o panormus_n to_o be_v marry_v to_o henry_n the_o vi_o son_n of_o fredrick_n aenobarbus_n of_o who_o the_o archbishop_n of_o â—lorence_n write_v that_o when_o she_o be_v fifty_o 6._o year_n of_o age_n and_o have_v long_o profess_v a_o monastical_a religion_n that_o she_o bear_v fredrick_n the_o ii_o and_o that_o she_o may_v take_v away_o all_o suspicion_n of_o a_o supposite_a and_o foist_v birth_n that_o she_o be_v open_o deliver_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o street_n in_o panormus_n under_o a_o sheet_n over_o spread_v proclamation_n be_v make_v before_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o all_o woman_n to_o be_v present_a who_o will_v come_v to_o see_v that_o spectacle_n therefore_o this_o fredrick_n be_v bear_v say_v he_o of_o a_o nun_n that_o be_v now_o fifty_o year_n of_o age_n and_o because_o they_o have_v hear_v also_o that_o a_o other_o pope_n have_v grant_v a_o certain_a king_n of_o arragon_n a_o indulgence_n that_o of_o a_o monk_n he_o may_v be_v a_o marry_a man_n wherefore_o these_o man_n i_o mean_v the_o canonist_n be_v beyond_o all_o measure_n addict_v to_o the_o pope_n be_v loath_a to_o reprehend_v such_o manner_n of_o action_n lest_o they_o shall_v do_v disgrace_n to_o their_o pope_n who_o be_v greedy_a of_o honour_n and_o know_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prescript_n set_v forth_o by_o innocent_a the_o iii_o do_v affirm_v the_o contrary_a they_o labour_v to_o help_v themselves_o by_o such_o foolish_a interpretation_n as_o it_o irk_v i_o to_o report_v in_o this_o place_n lest_o i_o shall_v entertain_v the_o reader_n with_o toy_n but_o it_o have_v be_v much_o easy_a for_o they_o to_o maintain_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o rescript_n then_o to_o practice_v to_o make_v a_o certain_a law_n of_o the_o singular_a and_o unlawful_a action_n of_o pope_n as_o though_o they_o be_v a_o rule_n to_o live_v by_o let_v we_o suâ—ter_v the_o pope_n to_o give_v account_n of_o their_o action_n to_o god_n neither_o let_v we_o imitate_v they_o in_o all_o thing_n but_o if_o any_o do_v propound_v to_o we_o for_o example_n such_o action_n of_o they_o we_o will_v answer_v with_o joan_n de_fw-fr tur._n crem_fw-la silvester_n sotus_n and_o other_o learned_a man_n that_o these_o be_v deed_n of_o pope_n but_o not_o decree_n and_o that_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o pope_n do_v not_o make_v a_o article_n of_o the_o christian_a say_v and_o that_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o commit_v any_o thing_n defacto_fw-la mother_n thing_n to_o determine_v what_o may_v be_v do_v deâ—ure_n i_o my_o â—â—e_z and_o silvester_n have_v see_v a_o pope_n do_v great_a matter_n with_o the_o candace_n of_o whole_a christianity_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr tur._n crem_fw-la speak_v of_o unlawful_a dispensation_n say_v which_o if_o it_o shall_v so_o be_v at_o any_o time_n do_v by_o any_o pope_n be_v either_o ignorant_a in_o the_o scripture_n or_o blind_v with_o desire_n of_o wealth_n and_o money_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v offer_v for_o such_o exorbitant_a dispensation_n or_o that_o he_o may_v please_v any_o man_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o he_o may_v just_o do_v those_o thing_n the_o church_n be_v govern_v or_o ought_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o right_n and_o law_n not_o by_o such_o action_n or_o example_n chap._n xxvii_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o many_o learned_a man_n that_o the_o pope_n can_v give_v power_n to_o a_o religious_a person_n to_o break_v his_o vow_n that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o property_n of_o any_o good_n or_o a_o wife_n according_a to_o the_o true_a and_o simple_a sense_n of_o innocentius_n his_o word_n and_o yet_o if_o we_o will_v diligent_o search_v and_o consider_v how_o much_o some_o thing_n differ_v from_o other_o and_o with_o a_o right_a judgement_n to_o compare_v they_o together_o in_o the_o point_n wherein_o they_o proper_o agree_v or_o differ_v there_o will_v because_o to_o confess_v that_o the_o pope_n have_v far_o less_o power_n give_v he_o to_o absolve_v a_o people_n from_o the_o religion-of_a their_o oath_n by_o which_o they_o have_v willing_o and_o frank_o obleige_v their_o faith_n to_o their_o prince_n then_o to_o dissolve_v the_o vow_n of_o religious_a person_n that_o although_o in_o this_o last_o point_n peradventure_o in_o some_o man_n opinion_n he_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v power_n to_o do_v something_o deplenitudine_fw-la potestatis_fw-la yet_o in_o the_o other_o we_o must_v think_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v just_a nothing_o both_o for_o that_o the_o whole_a order_n monarchal_a and_o other_o order_n in_o the_o church_n as_o certain_a think_v have_v proceed_v from_o humane_a constitution_n and_o the_o positive_a law_n over_o who_o in_o that_o consideration_n the_o pope_n have_v full_a and_o all_o manner_n of_o power_n that_o may_v be_v as_o we_o have_v say_v a_o little_a before_o but_o the_o submission_n and_o obedience_n due_a to_o king_n and_o 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