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appear_v most_o plain_o by_o st._n paul_n in_o this_o wise_a taceant_fw-la mulieres_fw-la in_o ecclesus_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o lex_fw-la dicit_fw-la let_v woman_n be_v silent_a in_o the_o church_n for_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o speak_v but_o to_o be_v in_o subjection_n as_o the_o law_n say_v and_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o place_n turpe_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la mulieris_fw-la loqui_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la that_o be_v for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o seemly_a for_o a_o woman_n to_o speak_v in_o the_o church_n and_o in_o his_o second_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n dominari_fw-la in_o virum_fw-la sed_fw-la esse_fw-la silentes_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v i_o allow_v not_o that_o a_o woman_n be_v a_o teacher_n or_o to_o be_v above_o her_o husband_n but_o to_o keep_v herself_o in_o silence_n therefore_o it_o appear_v likewise_o as_o your_o honour_n have_v not_o authority_n to_o give_v her_o highness_n this_o second_o point_n of_o spiritual_a government_n to_o feed_v the_o 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not_o to_o be_v receive_v but_o to_o preach_v or_o to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n a_o woman_n may_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o do_v neither_o may_v she_o be_v supreme_a of_o christ_n church_n the_o four_o and_o last_o chief_a point_n of_o spiritual_a government_n which_o i_o promise_v to_o note_n unto_o you_o do_v consist_v in_o excommunication_n and_o spiritual_a punishment_n of_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v approve_v themselves_o not_o to_o be_v the_o obedient_a child_n of_o christ_n church_n of_o which_o authority_n our_o saviour_n christ_n speak_v in_o st._n matthew_n gospel_n in_o the_o 18_o chapter_n say_v if_o your_o brother_n offend_v will_v not_o hear_v your_o charitable_a admonition_n whether_o secret_o at_o first_o or_o yet_o before_o one_o or_o two_o witness_n than_o we_o must_v complain_v of_o he_o to_o the_o church_n and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v take_v as_o a_o heathen_a or_o publican_n so_o the_o apostle_n do_v excommunicate_v the_o 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yet_o of_o any_o part_n thereof_o for_o this_o high_a government_n god_n have_v appoint_v only_o to_o the_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n of_o his_o people_n as_o st._n paul_n plain_o witness_v in_o these_o word_n in_o the_o 20_o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n say_v attendite_fw-la vohis_fw-la &_o universo_fw-it gregi_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o much_o i_o have_v here_o say_v right_a honourable_a and_o my_o very_a good_a lord_n against_o this_o act_n of_o supremacy_n for_o the_o discharge_n of_o my_o poor_a conscience_n and_o for_o the_o love_n and_o fear_v and_o dread_a that_o i_o chief_o owe_v unto_o god_n to_o my_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o lady_n the_o queen_n majesty_n highness_n and_o to_o your_o honour_n all._n where_o otherwise_o without_o mature_a consideration_n of_o all_o these_o premise_n your_o honour_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o show_v your_o face_n before_o your_o enemy_n in_o this_o matter_n be_v so_o strange_a a_o spectacle_n and_o example_n in_o 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