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the_o pope_n supremacy_n and_o his_o reason_n give_v for_o such_o largeness_n shall_v be_v i_o too_o though_o i_o believe_v we_o shall_v have_v different_a meaning_n yet_o without_o equivocation_n even_o when_o we_o deliver_v our_o reason_n in_o the_o same_o word_n for_o i._o i_o also_o acknowledge_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a if_o not_o only_a hinge_n on_o which_o do_v hang_v the_o stress_n of_o more_o than_o papal_a the_o ecclesiastical_a fabric_n as_o be_v the_o cement_n of_o the_o church_n unity_n ibid._n 2._o because_o it_o be_v a_o point_n wherein_o say_v i_o likewise_o the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n be_v most_o concern_v his_o meaning_n be_v that_o no_o danger_n be_v to_o be_v apprehend_v for_o england_n but_o only_o from_o that_o point_n i_o be_o sure_a on_o the_o contrary_a that_o whilst_o such_o a_o primacy_n pure_o spiritual_a be_v acknowledge_v in_o england_n the_o church_n here_o be_v never_o tear_v in_o piece_n with_o 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