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hieron_n ep_v 53._o and_o in_o his_o first_o epistle_n he_o say_v what_o will_v you_o in_o rod_n that_o i_o come_v to_o you_o or_o in_o charity_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o mildness_n and_o again_o he_o in_o absence_n by_o his_o letter_n and_o mandatum_fw-la excommunicate_v the_o incestuous_a person_n and_o deliver_v he_o up_o to_o satan_n out_o of_o which_o word_n saint_n gregory_n of_o nisse_fw-la and_o saint_n chrysostome_n do_v gather_v the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n as_o also_o do_v saint_n hierom_n who_o marueil_v that_o the_o bishop_n in_o who_o diocese_n vigilantius_n live_v do_v not_o virga_fw-la ferrea_fw-la confringere_fw-la vas_fw-la inutile_fw-la &_o tradere_fw-la in_o interitum_fw-la carnis_fw-la ut_fw-la spiritus_fw-la saluus_fw-la fiat_fw-la with_o a_o iron_n rod_n break_v that_o unprofitable_a vessel_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o satan_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v save_v so_o s._n augustin_n 14._o aug_n l_o 1_o 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at_o least_o by_o spiritual_a pain_n and_o chastisement_n the_o antecedent_n i_o prove_v out_o of_o scripture_n pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la feed_v my_o sheep_n 21._o joan._n 21._o say_v christ_n to_o s._n peter_n and_o his_o successor_n and_o all_o pastor_n in_o their_o kind_n 4._o ad_fw-la eph._n 4._o christ_n say_v s._n paul_n give_v to_o his_o church_n some_o apostle_n some_o prophet_n and_o other_o some_o enangelist_n and_o other_o some_o pastor_n and_o doctor_n 20._o act._n 20._o and_o the_o same_o apostle_n speak_v to_o pastor_n say_v attendite_fw-la vobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n attend_v to_o yourselves_o and_o your_o whole_a flock_n to_o which_o purpose_n also_o s._n peter_n add_v say_v 5._o 1._o pet._n 5._o pascite_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la est_fw-la gregem_fw-la dei_fw-la feed_v the_o flock_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o you_o the_o consequence_n i_o prove_v because_o to_o a_o pastor_n it_o belong_v not_o only_o to_o feed_v by_o sacrament_n and_o the_o word_n of_o 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say_v arma_fw-la militiae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la non_fw-la carnalia_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la potentia_fw-la deo_fw-la ad_fw-la destructionem_fw-la munitionum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o weapon_n of_o our_o warfare_n be_v not_o carnal_a but_o mighty_a to_o god_n unto_o the_o destruction_n of_o munition_n destroy_v counsel_n and_o all_o loftiness_n extol_v itself_o against_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v in_o a_o readiness_n to_o revenge_v all_o disobedience_n etc._n etc._n 12._o fiftlie_o i_o prove_v it_o by_o a_o theological_a argument_n by_o baptism_n christian_n be_v make_v true_a member_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n church_n no_o less_o than_o subject_n be_v of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o political_a body_n 5._o d._n tho._n 3._o p_o q._n 63._o art_n 6_o q._n 68_o a._n 1._o &_o q._n 69._o a._n 4_o &_o 5._o yea_o more_o because_o they_o be_v incorporate_v to_o the_o church_n by_o a_o real_a supernatural_a and_o indelible_a character_n but_o all_o 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this_o aristotle_n give_v because_o say_v he_o every_o absolute_a common_a wealth_n must_v be_v sufficient_a in_o itself_o and_o must_v have_v that_o authority_n which_o be_v necessary_a not_o only_o to_o defend_v itself_o whilst_o injury_n be_v infer_v but_o also_o to_o revenge_v they_o by_o war_n after_o they_o be_v pass_v and_o so_o to_o procure_v not_o only_o just_a revenge_n but_o also_o a_o secure_a &_o stable_a peace_n for_o after_o time_n for_o if_o one_o common_a wealth_n or_o prince_n shall_v invade_v another_o and_o yet_o can_v not_o be_v repel_v no_o common_a wealth_n can_v long_o conserve_v itself_o wherefore_o when_o a_o kingdom_n or_o common_a wealth_n be_v wrong_v it_o may_v not_o only_o defend_v but_o also_o revenge_v itself_o in_o manner_n aforesaid_a for_o in_o this_o case_n one_o must_v yield_v and_o reason_n teach_v that_o the_o common_a wealth_n which_o be_v nocent_a and_o which_o offer_v wrong_a shall_v rather_o yield_v then_o that_o which_o be_v innocent_a and_o receave_v wrong_v and_o so_o if_o the_o innocent_a common_a wealth_n can_v conserve_v itself_o whilst_o the_o other_o be_v in_o prosperity_n it_o may_v make_v war_n upon_o it_o and_o ruin_v it_o or_o subjugate_v it_o rather_o than_o itself_o shall_v be_v ruin_v and_o although_o none_o but_o god_n and_o lawful_a superior_n can_v revenge_v wrong_n past_a according_a to_o that_o mihi_fw-la vindictam_fw-la &_o ego_fw-la retribuam_fw-la revenge_n to_o i_o 13._o deut._n 31_o &_o rom._n 12._o rom._n 13._o and_o i_o will_v reward_v and_o again_o dei_fw-la enim_fw-la minister_n est_fw-la vindex_fw-la in_o iram_fw-la ei_fw-la qui_fw-la malum_fw-la agit_fw-fr for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n a_o revenger_n unto_o wrath_n to_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a and_o s._n 2._o 1._o pet._n 2._o peter_n bid_v we_o to_o be_v obedient_a not_o only_o to_o king_n as_o excel_v but_o also_o to_o ruler_n as_o send_v by_o he_o ad_fw-la vindictam_fw-la malefactorum_fw-la laudem_fw-la verò_fw-la bonorum_fw-la to_o the_o revenge_n of_o malefactor_n but_o to_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o good_a yet_o a_o common_a wealth_n may_v revenge_v itself_o upon_o another_o common_a wealth_n that_o offer_v injury_n by_o reason_n that_o it_o have_v public_a and_o supreme_a authority_n and_o that_o the_o common_a wealth_n that_o offer_v wrong_a make_v itself_o subject_a to_o the_o wrong_a ratione_fw-la delicti_fw-la 5._o upon_o this_o ground_n lay_v i_o can_v now_o build_v diverse_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o which_o be_v in_o this_o chapter_n intend_v sequel_n the_o first_o sequel_n for_o first_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o church_n may_v use_v defensive_a war_n not_o only_o against_o christian_a prince_n but_o also_o even_o against_o pagan_n and_o infidel_n that_o do_v molest_v she_o because_o nature_n teach_v that_o every_o one_o may_n vim_o vi_fw-la repellere_fw-la repel_v force_n by_o force_n and_o although_o the_o ordinary_a arm_n and_o weapon_n of_o the_o church_n be_v spiritual_a as_o excommunication_n and_o such_o like_a yet_o when_o these_o will_v not_o serve_v she_o may_v use_v temporal_a for_o as_o christ_n in_o establish_v a_o church_n give_v it_o a_o spiritual_a be_v so_o he_o give_v it_o authority_n to_o conserve_v and_o defend_v this_o be_v by_o all_o lawful_a mean_n and_o therefore_o if_o every_o one_o may_v use_v all_o lawful_a mean_n to_o defend_v not_o only_o himself_o but_o even_o his_o temporal_a good_n and_o may_v rather_o kill_v then_o be_v kill_v yea_o or_o spoil_v of_o his_o good_n because_o natural_a reason_n teach_v that_o when_o god_n and_o nature_n give_v any_o be_v they_o give_v authority_n to_o conserve_v and_o defend_v it_o else_o their_o liberality_n have_v be_v in_o vain_a so_o see_v that_o christ_n have_v give_v his_o church_n a_o be_v which_o consist_v in_o a_o spiritual_a power_n to_o preach_v minister_v sacrament_n govern_v by_o law_n etc._n etc._n whosoever_o shall_v be_v so_o hardy_a as_o to_o offer_v to_o deprive_v she_o of_o this_o her_o be_v and_o power_n she_o may_v even_o with_o temporal_a arm_n which_o otherwise_o be_v lawful_a defend_v and_o maintain_v her_o right_n and_o although_o infidel_n who_o be_v never_o baptize_v be_v not_o subject_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o she_o their_o superior_a according_a to_o that_o of_o s._n paul_n 5._o 1._o cor._n 5._o quid_fw-la mihi_fw-la de_fw-la he_o qni_fw-la foris_fw-la sunt_fw-la iudicare_fw-la what_o be_v it_o to_o i_o to_o judge_v of_o they_o that_o be_v without_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o superiority_n or_o public_a authority_n require_v to_o defend_v for_o every_o private_a man_n may_v vim_o vi_fw-la repellere_fw-la repel_v force_n by_o force_n much_o more_o may_v the_o church_n or_o any_o other_o common_a wealth_n else_o if_o a_o private_a man_n may_v defend_v himself_o and_o a_o common_a wealth_n can_v not_o the_o private_a man_n shall_v be_v in_o better_a estate_n than_o a_o common_a wealth_n which_o be_v absurd_a 90._o sanderus_n lib._n 2._o the_o visib_n mo_z narch_n cap._n 4._o
pag._n 90._o what_o say_v our_o learned_a country_n man_n doctor_n sanders_n if_o the_o bishop_n shall_v see_v a_o soldier_n run_v through_o the_o street_n with_o his_o sword_n draw_v ready_a to_o kill_v every_o one_o that_o meet_v he_o may_v not_o the_o bishop_n command_v some_o to_o take_v his_o sword_n from_o he_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o people_n and_o especial_o the_o clergy_n if_o he_o may_v give_v one_o commission_n to_o take_v the_o sword_n in_o such_o a_o case_n from_o the_o soldier_n why_o may_v he_o not_o take_v it_o from_o the_o captain_n yea_o prince_n and_o emperor_n 10._o 2.2_o q._n 10_o art_n 10._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o angelical_a doctor_n s._n thomas_n say_v that_o the_o church_n may_v free_a christian_n from_o subjection_n to_o pagan_a prince_n and_o take_v from_o the_o prince_n their_o prelacy_n and_o dominion_n over_o they_o yea_o he_o say_v that_o the_o church_n may_v though_o she_o use_v not_o so_o to_o do_v free_v also_o christian_n subject_a to_o pagan_a prince_n though_o the_o prince_n be_v not_o subject_a temporallie_o to_o the_o church_n 6._o secondlie_o hence_o i_o gather_v sequel_n the_o second_o sequel_n that_o the_o church_n may_v make_v not_o only_o defensive_a but_o also_o offensive_a war_n against_o any_o other_o prince_n or_o common_a wealth_n that_o shall_v notable_o molest_v or_o persecute_v she_o or_o invade_v her_o ecclesiastical_a right_n for_o the_o church_n be_v a_o absolute_a common_a wealth_n subject_n at_o least_o in_o spiritual_a matter_n to_o no_o other_o wherefore_o as_o england_n if_o it_o be_v notable_o wrong_v by_o france_n may_v wage_v war_n even_o offensive_a against_o it_o and_o may_v not_o only_o defend_v itself_o from_o present_a wrong_n but_o may_v revenge_v itself_o also_o of_o injury_n past_a so_o may_v the_o church_n make_v war_n even_o offensive_a against_o both_o christian_n and_o pagan_n for_o maintenance_n of_o her_o right_n for_o although_o pagan_n by_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v 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conscience_n to_o have_v thereby_o some_o pretence_n to_o seize_v upon_o their_o live_n and_o good_n and_o to_o vex_v their_o person_n they_o devise_v this_o oath_n which_o their_o manner_n of_o proceed_v may_v make_v catholic_n justly_o suspect_v that_o some_o thing_n be_v intend_v to_o which_o in_o conscience_n they_o can_v agree_v and_o consequent_o oath_n conscience_n and_o religion_n be_v so_o nice_a and_o dangerous_a matter_n if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o reason_n then_o this_o 37._o in_o his_o newyearesguift_n numb_a 8._o pag._n 37._o the_o catholic_n have_v just_a cause_n to_o make_v not_o only_o a_o scruple_n but_o also_o a_o conscience_n to_o take_v it_o and_o therefore_o widdrington_n himself_o in_o his_o newyeares-guist_a confess_v at_o least_o that_o in_o the_o beginning_n and_o why_o not_o still_o catholic_n may_v justly_o suspect_v this_o oath_n to_o be_v unlawful_a 13._o gretzerus_n suarez_n &_o gretzerus_n hence_o it_o be_v also_o that_o some_o writer_n make_v a_o scruple_n of_o those_o word_n supremus_fw-la dominus_fw-la sovereign_a lord_n because_o the_o oath_n be_v of_o itself_o suspicious_a and_o the_o king_n of_o england_n by_o his_o ordinary_a title_n give_v he_o by_o parliament_n be_v style_v supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n which_o dignity_n the_o bishop_n and_o divine_n of_o england_n affirm_v to_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o king_n regality_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la as_o we_o have_v see_v above_o chap._n 6._o they_o fear_v lest_o a_o snake_n lie_v hide_v in_o the_o grass_n and_o a_o pad_n in_o the_o straw_n and_o that_o under_o that_o title_n of_o supreme_a or_o sovereign_a lord_n be_v covertlie_o understand_v supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n not_o only_o in_o temporal_a but_o also_o in_o spiritual_a cause_n but_o because_o these_o word_n sovereign_a lord_n may_v be_v take_v in_o that_o good_a sense_n which_o ordinary_o they_o import_v and_o be_v not_o put_v ex_fw-la parte_fw-la praedicati_fw-la but_o only_o ex_fw-la parte_fw-la subiecti_fw-la for_o by_o this_o clause_n the_o swearer_n swear_v not_o that_o his_o majesty_n be_v supreme_a or_o sovereign_a lord_n but_o only_o that_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n be_v true_a and_o lawful_a king_n i_o will_v not_o much_o stand_n about_o they_o 14._o for_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v swear_v that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o cantetburie_n be_v true_o a_o persecutor_n of_o catholic_n he_o shall_v not_o swear_v that_o he_o be_v true_o archbishop_n but_o only_o that_o he_o who_o be_v call_v archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v true_o a_o persecutor_n so_o by_o swear_v that_o our_o supreme_a lord_n king_n james_n be_v true_a and_o lawful_a king_n we_o do_v not_o swear_v that_o he_o be_v sovereign_a or_o supreme_a lord_n but_o only_o that_o he_o who_o be_v so_o style_v be_v our_o prince_n and_o king_n which_o not_o english_a catholic_a will_n refuse_v to_o swear_v but_o howsoever_o catholic_n have_v good_a cause_n to_o suspect_v all_o thing_n in_o this_o unwonted_a oath_n it_o be_v not_o the_o ordinary_a oath_n of_o allegiance_n which_o the_o king_n in_o other_o country_n propose_n and_o wherewith_o the_o king_n of_o england_n content_v themselves_o till_o they_o begin_v to_o sever_v themselves_o from_o the_o true_a catholic_a roman_n church_n for_o true_a catholic_a and_o roman_a ever_o go_v together_o and_o to_o banish_v out_o of_o their_o realm_n all_o papal_a authority_n as_o a_o enemy_n to_o their_o state_n which_o other_o prince_n do_v retain_v and_o ever_o have_v reverence_v and_o maintain_v as_o the_o chief_a support_n of_o their_o kingdom_n and_o that_o which_o augment_v the_o suspicion_n be_v for_o that_o his_o majesty_n himself_o seem_v to_o make_v doubt_n of_o this_o oath_n and_o so_o it_o seem_v dangerous_a either_o for_o the_o magistrate_n to_o propose_v it_o or_o the_o subject_n to_o receive_v it_o for_o these_o be_v his_o majesty_n word_n utter_v in_o the_o parliament_n a_fw-mi 1606._o some_o doubt_n have_v be_v conceive_v in_o use_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o that_o part_n of_o the_o act_n which_o ordain_v the_o take_v thereof_o be_v think_v so_o absurd_a as_o no_o man_n can_v tell_v who_o ought_v to_o be_v press_v therewith_o for_o i_o myself_o when_o upon_o a_o time_n i_o call_v the_o judge_n before_o i_o at_o their_o go_v to_o their_o court_n move_v the_o question_n unto_o they_o wherein_o as_o i_o think_v they_o can_v not_o reasonable_o auswer_v so_o that_o this_o obscurity_n in_o the_o oath_n shall_v first_o be_v clear_v lest_o swear_v to_o that_o which_o we_o understand_v not_o we_o expose_v ourselves_o to_o perjury_n the_o second_o clause_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n neither_o by_o himself_o nor_o by_o any_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n or_o sea_n of_o rome_n or_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n with_o any_o other_o have_v any_o power_n or_o authority_n to_o depose_v the_o king_n or_o to_o dispose_v of_o any_o of_o his_o majesty_n kingdom_n or_o dominion_n or_o to_o authorise_v any_o foreign_a prince_n to_o annoy_v he_o or_o invade_v his_o country_n or_o to_o discharge_v any_o of_o his_o subject_n of_o their_o allegiance_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o majesty_n or_o to_o give_v licence_n or_o leave_v to_o any_o of_o they_o to_o bear_v arm_n raise_v tumult_n or_o to_o offer_v any_o violence_n or_o hurt_v to_o his_o majesty_n royal_a person_n state_n or_o government_n or_o to_o any_o of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n within_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n 15._o clausulae_fw-la widdr._n in_o disp_n theol._n in_o exam_n huius_fw-la clausulae_fw-la this_o clause_n say_v widdrington_n be_v petra_n illa_fw-la scandali_fw-la &_o lapis_fw-la offensionis_fw-la that_o rock_n of_o scandal_n and_o stone_n of_o offence_n at_o which_o so_o many_o of_o this_o age_n as_o well_o learned_a as_o unlearned_a have_v stumble_v and_o in_o deed_n to_o widdrington_n himself_o it_o have_v be_v such_o a_o rock_n of_o scandal_n but_o by_o his_o own_o fault_n for_o many_o have_v pass_v it_o with_o out_o either_o fall_v or_o stumble_v that_o he_o have_v not_o only_o stumble_v and_o fall_v at_o it_o himself_o but_o by_o his_o fall_n he_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o fall_n and_o ruin_n of_o many_o a_o hundred_o for_o if_o 22._o august_n serm_n 14._o de_fw-la sanctis_fw-la act._n 7._o &_o 22._o as_o s._n augustin_n say_v s._n paul_n by_o hold_v the_o garment_n of_o those_o that_o stone_a s._n steven_n do_v more_o stone_n he_o then_o any_o of_o the_o stoner_n themselves_o magis_fw-la saeviens_fw-la omnes_fw-la adiwaudo_fw-la quà m_fw-la suis_fw-la manibus_fw-la lapidando_fw-la certes_o widdrington_n persuade_v by_o his_o book_n that_o the_o oath_n be_v lawful_a sin_v more_o damnable_o than_o any_o one_o of_o they_o that_o take_v the_o oath_n yea_o take_v it_o in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o and_o stumble_v and_o fall_v in_o they_o all_o and_o consequent_o more_o than_o they_o all_o but_o vae_fw-la homini_fw-la illi_fw-la