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the_o king_n as_o certain_a religious_a person_n who_o leave_v it_o as_o a_o rule_n to_o their_o confident_n at_o padova_n 1606._o do_v the_o pope_n authority_n si_fw-mi quod_fw-la occulis_fw-la nostris_fw-la album_fw-la apparet_fw-la nigrum_fw-la ille_fw-la esse_fw-la definierit_fw-la debemus_fw-la itidem_fw-la quod_fw-la nigrum_fw-la sit_fw-la pronuntiare_fw-la if_o that_o which_o in_o our_o eye_n be_v white_a be_v define_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o be_v black_a we_o ought_v also_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v black_a but_o this_o we_o say_v our_o obedience_n be_v require_v to_o all_o his_o command_n that_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o contrary_a to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n if_o he_o command_v any_o thing_n forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o by_o any_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n that_o be_v now_o oblige_v to_o christian_n or_o if_o he_o forbid_v any_o thing_n command_v of_o god_n we_o be_v not_o to_o yield_v obedience_n for_o as_o in_o 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divinity_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n make_v a_o capital_a law_n against_o the_o blasphemer_n of_o his_o name_n therefore_o i_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o every_o people_n nation_n and_o language_n which_o speak_v any_o thing_n amiss_o against_o the_o god_n of_o shadrach_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v cut_v in_o piece_n and_o their_o house_n shall_v be_v make_v a_o dunghill_n dan._n 3.29_o darius_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n enact_v a_o royal_a law_n to_o the_o same_o import_n i_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o in_o every_o dominion_n of_o my_o kimgdom_n man_n tremble_v and_o fear_v before_o the_o god_n of_o daniel_n for_o he_o be_v the_o live_a god_n dan._n 6.26_o in_o athens_n they_o have_v a_o law_n against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d irreligion_n upon_o which_o three_o famous_a philosopher_n socrates_n theodorus_n and_o protagoras_n suffer_v socrates_n as_o laertius_n report_v in_o his_o life_n be_v accuse_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o irreligion_n and_o the_o action_n commence_v against_o he_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socrates_n be_v a_o transgressor_n in_o not_o esteem_v those_o for_o god_n who_o the_o city_n esteem_v such_o but_o bring_v in_o other_o new_a god_n of_o his_o own_o and_o all_o this_o be_v do_v only_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n reside_v in_o they_o for_o though_o every_o master_n of_o a_o family_n be_v oblige_v to_o remove_v idol_n and_o every_o thing_n of_o false_a worship_n out_o of_o his_o own_o private_a family_n yet_o the_o king_n or_o person_n delegated_a by_o he_o may_v only_o do_v it_o in_o the_o public_a there_o be_v a_o text_n indeed_o in_o deuteronomy_n that_o seem_v to_o countenance_v private_a person_n in_o destroy_v of_o idol_n and_o false_a worship_n you_o shall_v destroy_v their_o altar_n and_o break_v down_o their_o image_n &_o cut_v down_o their_o grove_n and_o burn_v their_o graven_n image_n with_o fire_n deut._n 7.5_o but_o if_o st._n august_n may_v be_v admit_v to_o comment_n upon_o the_o text_n he_o tell_v you_o that_o they_o may_v not_o do_v it_o without_o authority_n from_o the_o high_a power_n cumacceperitis_fw-la potestatem_fw-la hoc_fw-la facite_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la data_fw-la nobis_fw-la potestas_fw-la non_fw-la facimus_fw-la serm._n 6._o de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n sec_fw-la mat._n you_o may_v do_v this_o when_o you_o have_v receive_v authority_n but_o without_o authority_n we_o do_v it_o not_o hence_o nicephorus_n reprehend_v and_o condemn_v abdas_n the_o bishop_n for_o demolish_n the_o persian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o temple_n in_o which_o they_o worship_v the_o fire_n which_o prove_v a_o matter_n of_o much_o inconvenience_n and_o trouble_v to_o the_o christian_n the_o pagan_a temple_n in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o shut_v up_o by_o the_o christian_n till_o constantine_n make_v a_o law_n against_o they_o and_o the_o elibertine_n council_n an._n 305._o provide_v by_o a_o canon_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o bear_v it_o not_o in_o vain_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o he_o may_v punish_v evil-doer_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v wish_v to_o be_v beg_v of_o heaven_n with_o our_o most_o fervent_a prayer_n that_o all_o christian_n may_v be_v like_o those_o in_o the_o act_n of_o one_o mind_n and_o of_o one_o soul_n that_o all_o who_o confess_v god_n holy_a name_n shall_v agree_v in_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o holy_a word_n as_o our_o church_n teach_v we_o to_o pray_v but_o the_o peevishness_n of_o some_o the_o interest_n and_o malice_n of_o other_o render_v this_o a_o thing_n scarce_o to_o be_v hope_v for_o yet_o must_v not_o the_o prince_n for_o all_o this_o abandon_v the_o care_n of_o truth_n unity_n and_o peace_n neither_o of_o which_o can_v possible_o be_v provide_v for_o by_o he_o without_o a_o coercive_a power_n for_o nothing_o have_v a_o great_a influence_n upon_o the_o external_n happiness_n and_o peace_n of_o a_o kingdom_n than_o 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