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gentleman_n whether_o he_o and_o all_o the_o romish_a catholic_n in_o england_n will_v not_o willing_o have_v the_o power_n of_o the_o papacy_n restore_v among_o we_o if_o he_o will_v answer_v without_o equivocation_n i_o be_o sure_a it_o must_v be_v in_o the_o affirmative_a then_o will_v i_o demand_v whether_o this_o must_v not_o make_v a_o alteration_n in_o the_o government_n since_o it_o be_v now_o establish_v and_o as_o he_o well_o observe_v pag._n 201._o ever_o be_v upon_o a_o direct_a opposition_n to_o the_o papal_a supremacy_n i_o know_v they_o will_v answer_v there_o will_v be_v a_o alteration_n but_o it_o will_v not_o be_v to_o the_o prejudice_n but_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o church_n and_o state_n find_v i_o any_o overturner_n of_o government_n who_o will_v not_o say_v the_o same_o and_o i_o will_v allow_v the_o plea_n but_o then_o will_v i_o further_o demand_v whether_o he_o believe_v the_o canon_n decretal_n etc._n etc._n as_o certain_o he_o do_v and_o will_v persuade_v we_o to_o do_v pag._n 3._o and_o must_v be_v a_o heretic_n if_o he_o do_v not_o if_o he_o do_v what_o do_v he_o think_v of_o the_o well_o know_a canon_n of_o gregory_n the_o seven_o nos_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la predecessorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o say_v that_o pope_n observe_v the_o statute_n of_o our_o predecessor_n do_v absolve_v those_o that_o be_v bind_v by_o fealty_n and_o oath_n to_o person_n excommunicate_v from_o their_o oath_n and_o do_v forbid_v they_o to_o observe_v or_o keep_v their_o fealty_n towards_o they_o quousque_fw-la ipsi_fw-la ad_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la venerint_fw-la till_o they_o come_v to_o make_v satisfaction_n he_o know_v the_o consequence_n of_o the_o canon_n upon_o more_o king_n and_o emperor_n than_o one_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v he_o with_o the_o hellish_a opinion_n of_o mariana_n suarez_n bellarmine_n simanca_n philopater_n allen_n or_o sanders_n some_o of_o which_o for_o very_a shame_n pag._n 215._o he_o be_v force_v to_o disown_n