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when_o therefore_o he_o frame_v his_o mandate_n upon_o the_o king_n be_v write_v he_o do_v it_o as_o the_o king_n instrument_n only_o and_o the_o proper_a officer_n who_o be_v to_o execute_v the_o royal_a summons_n the_o argument_n arise_v from_o hence_o be_v that_o his_o grace_n have_v now_o no_o authority_n to_o convene_v the_o body_n of_o the_o clergy_n again_o ibid._n p._n 17._o c._n 1._o 2._o a_o english_a metropolitan_a preside_v over_o a_o synod_n etc._n etc._n call_v together_o not_o any_o way_n by_o he_o but_o pure_o by_o royal_a authority_n and_o in_o another_o place_n ibid._n p._n 20._o c._n 2._o the_o convocation_n subsist_v by_o the_o king_n be_v write_v let_v the_o most_o virulent_a adversary_n of_o this_o protestant_a church_n frame_v if_o he_o can_v a_o description_n of_o its_o synodical_a meeting_n that_o shall_v be_v a_o deep_a reproach_n to_o our_o happy_a reformation_n against_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o adversary_n the_o papist_n and_o protestant_n one_o will_v think_v shall_v be_v as_o easy_o answer_v a_o full_a vindication_n of_o our_o reform_a church_n have_v be_v build_v upon_o the_o genuine_a meaning_n of_o the_o act_n of_o submission_n interpret_v according_a to_o the_o true_a intent_n thereof_o and_o the_o antecedent_n and_o subsequent_a practice_n with_o other_o circumstance_n all_o which_o we_o have_v be_v force_v more_o particular_o to_o urge_v and_o enforce_v of_o late_a to_o defend_v the_o honour_n of_o our_o constitution_n against_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o adversary_n also_o as_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o statute_n no_o more_o than_o to_o restrain_v the_o archbishop_n from_o exert_v his_o authority_n without_o the_o royal_a licence_n that_o the_o crown_n do_v not_o want_v the_o assistance_n of_o any_o act_n to_o have_v a_o convocation_n at_o pleasure_n because_o the_o right_n of_o enjoin_v the_o archbishop_n to_o summon_v it_o in_o due_a form_n as_o our_o prince_n see_v occasion_n be_v always_o think_v a_o power_n inherent_a in_o the_o crown_n and_o be_v all_o along_o practise_v in_o england_n both_o before_o and_o since_o the_o reformation_n and_o be_v indeed_o a_o right_o belong_v to_o christian_a prince_n in_o general_n but_o till_o the_o act_n of_o submission_n the_o archbishop_n also_o have_v a_o power_n of_o summon_v convocation_n according_a to_o the_o exigency_n of_o the_o church_n without_o the_o permission_n or_o direction_n of_o the_o royal_a writ_n and_o king_n henry_n viii_o apprehend_v that_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n and_o clergy_n in_o convocation_n may_v protest_v against_o or_o obstruct_v his_o measure_n of_o reformation_n get_v a_o sufficient_a security_n against_o that_o danger_n by_o make_v himself_o in_o virtue_n of_o that_o act_n the_o sole_a judge_n when_o a_o convocation_n shall_v be_v summon_v as_o the_o king_n neither_o gain_v nor_o want_v more_o than_o this_o so_o nothing_o be_v take_v from_o the_o archbishop_n but_o the_o ancient_a right_n of_o exert_v his_o summon_v authority_n at_o pleasure_n the_o authority_n itself_o remain_v entire_a and_o as_o full_a and_o effectual_a as_o ever_o when_o that_o restraint_n be_v take_v off_o the_o power_n