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A18055
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An ansvvere made by Oliuer Carter, Bacheler of Diuinitie: unto certaine popish questions and demaundes
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Carter, Oliver, 1540?-1605.
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STC 4697; ESTC S108169
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he_o be_v subject_a unto_o prince_n your_o church_n do_v challenge_v this_o authority_n from_o peter_n to_o be_v above_o king_n and_o emperor_n which_o also_o you_o say_v peter_n receive_v from_o christ_n for_o these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o pope_n nicholas_n mediolanensis_fw-la christ_n say_v he_o have_v give_v to_o bless_a peter_n the_o right_a as_o well_o of_o the_o worldly_a as_o also_o of_o the_o heavenly_a empire_n whereupon_o you_o ground_n these_o argument_n obed_a the_o son_n be_v high_a and_o greaâ—r_a than_o the_o moon_n therefore_o the_o â—ope_n be_v high_a and_o great_a than_o the_o emperor_n the_o soul_n be_v above_o the_o boâ—e_n therefore_o the_o pope_n be_v above_o the_o emperor_n thus_o you_o take_v upon_o you_o not_o â—elie_o to_o have_v the_o superiority_n over_o emâ—erours_n but_o also_o to_o put_v they_o forth_o of_o their_o â—ates_n and_o to_o remove_v the_o empire_n at_o your_o 1154._o â—easure_n and_o thus_o do_v pope_n adrian_n write_v â—to_z fredrick_n the_o emperor_n my_o seateâ—saith_o â—saith_z he_o be_v in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n the_o emperors_n seat_n be_v at_o acon_n in_o arden_n which_o be_v a_o forest_n in_o france_n whatsoever_o the_o emperor_n have_v he_o have_v it_o of_o â—s_n as_o pope_n zacharias_n translate_v the_o empire_n from_o graecia_n into_o germany_n so_o â—ay_v we_o again_o translate_v the_o same_o from_o â—e_n german_n to_o the_o greek_n behold_v â—_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o bestow_v the_o empire_n upon_o who_o we_o list_v but_o note_n how_o â—he_z write_n of_o saint_n peter_n do_v agree_v â—ith_o this_o proud_a popish_a stile_n submit_v your_o 13._o â—elues_n say_v peter_n unto_o all_o manner_n ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o it_o be_v unto_o