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supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o church_n remondus_fw-la in_o his_o antipap_n chap._n 20._o relate_v of_o pope_n innocent_a say_v the_o church_n have_v give_v i_o a_o mitre_n for_o my_o prelacy_n and_o a_o crown_n for_o my_o kingdom_n as_o i_o be_o vicar_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n 91._o platina_n write_v that_o pepin_n one_o of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n have_v kiss_v the_o toe_n of_o pope_n steven_n the_o second_o hold_v his_o bridle_n for_o he_o on_o horseback_n and_o serve_v he_o as_o his_o lackey_n or_o footboy_n in_o vita_fw-la stephani_fw-la secundi_fw-la the_o emperor_n frederick_n hold_v the_o stirrup_n to_o pope_n adrian_n the_o four_o and_o mistake_v the_o wrong_a stirrup_n the_o pope_n rage_v against_o he_o although_o the_o emperor_n excuse_v himself_o say_v he_o have_v not_o be_v bring_v up_o with_o hold_v stirrup_n and_o benedict_n the_o 9th_o send_v a_o crown_n to_o peter_n king_n of_o hungary_n with_o this_o motto_n petra_n dedit_fw-la romam_fw-la petrâ—_n tibi_fw-la papa_n coronam_fw-la but_o more_o proud_o do_v he_o that_o set_v the_o crown_n on_o henry_n the_o sixt_n head_n and_o kick_v it_o off_o with_o his_o foot_n again_o 92._o yet_o most_o proud_o of_o all_o do_v alexander_n the_o 3d_o carry_v to_o frederick_n barbarossa_n the_o emperor_n who_o come_v creep_v to_o the_o pope_n for_o a_o absolution_n and_o kiss_v his_o foot_n the_o pope_n like_o a_o proud_a devil_n incarnate_a set_v his_o foot_n on_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o emperor_n than_o prostrate_a before_o he_o say_v those_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n ps_n 91.13_o thou_o shall_v tread_v upon_o the_o lion_n and_o adder_n the_o dragon_n and_o basilisk_n thou_o shall_v tramph_v under_o foot_n the_o pope_n call_v himself_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o emperor_n but_o the_o moon_n in_o a_o low_a orb_n to_o he_o 93._o nich._n vignier_n in_o his_o eccles_n history_n relate_v the_o manner_n how_o the_o emperor_n be_v consecrate_v and_o crown_v say_v 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cornelius_n when_o he_o fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n act._n 10.26_o yet_o a_o pope_n can_v let_v a_o caesar_n who_o be_v cornelius_n master_n to_o lay_v at_o his_o foot_n and_o kiss_v his_o toe_n and_o to_o exercise_v other_o practice_n of_o insolence_n towards_o he_o see_v more_o parag._n 143._o oâ—_n succeed_v peter_n all_o those_o forcited_a instance_n do_v well_o accord_v with_o that_o witty_a acrostic_n make_v of_o those_o four_o letter_n papa_n to_o wit_n paparum_fw-la ambitio_fw-la peperit_fw-la antichristum_n 95._o and_o as_o if_o this_o be_v too_o little_a for_o the_o pope_n to_o exalt_v himself_o above_o those_o titular_a god_n he_o exalt_v himself_o above_o the_o true_a god_n too_o in_o contradict_v his_o word_n disannul_v his_o institution_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o dispense_v with_o his_o law_n as_o pope_n paul_n the_o 3d_o dispense_v with_o the_o 5_o commandment_n in_o poison_v his_o own_o father_n and_o that_o pope_n with_o the_o 6_o commandment_n that_o say_v 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with_o he_o as_o the_o pope_n have_v be_v to_o raise_v admiration_n in_o the_o beholder_n especial_o where_o blind_a ignorance_n and_o credulous_a superstition_n have_v sit_v as_o judge_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o external_n sense_n only_o such_o be_v the_o miracle_n that_o rome_n boast_v so_o much_o of_o some_o of_o which_o be_v true_a in_o genere_fw-la rerum_fw-la may_v well_o be_v call_v lie_v wonder_n though_o they_o be_v false_a in_o genere_fw-la miraculorum_fw-la other_o be_v mere_o fabulous_a which_o never_o be_v do_v and_o so_o to_o be_v call_v wondrous_a lie_n 103._o their_o lie_a legend_n be_v full_a of_o this_o latter_a sort_n as_o that_o st._n dunstan_n pull_v the_o devil_n by_o the_o nose_n with_o a_o pair_n of_o pincer_n that_o st._n patrick_n drive_v all_o the_o venomous_a beast_n with_o his_o staff_n out_o of_o ireland_n that_o st._n gooderick_n tame_v wolf_n and_o serpent_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n that_o st._n nicholas_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o infant_n abstain_v from_o suck_v his_o mother_n breast_n every_o wednesday_n and_o friday_n and_o many_o more_o such_o trash_n impute_v the_o drive_v away_o of_o the_o devil_n to_o their_o crucifix_n &_o holy-water_n as_o dr._n morton_n grand_a impostor_n show_v at_o large_a they_o can_v show_v of_o the_o milk_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o the_o foreskin_n of_o christ_n and_o feather_n of_o the_o cock_n that_o crew_n at_o peter_n denial_n of_o christ_n 104._o suppose_v those_o story_n of_o their_o legend_n true_a which_o they_o write_v of_o a_o image_n gratulate_v aquinas_n for_o his_o voluminous_a labour_n say_n bene_fw-la de_fw-fr i_o scripsisti_fw-la thoma_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o voice_n from_o christ_n out_o of_o heaven_n or_o as_o other_o say_v from_o the_o mother_n of_o christ_n for_o clear_v she_o from_o original_a sin_n this_o may_v be_v do_v by_o the_o devil_n to_o deceive_v 105._o such_o a_o other_o delusion_n be_v bernard_n complemented_a withal_o when_o the_o 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