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man_n will_v think_v they_o be_v write_v not_o by_o a_o divine_a and_o a_o man_n exercise_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o by_o some_o profane_a smatterer_n abuse_v intemperate_o divinity_n and_o the_o scripture_n so_o very_o little_o be_v there_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o assume_v in_o they_o for_o argument_n which_o be_v consonant_a and_o agree_v with_o the_o subject_n in_o question_n chap._n xxxvi_o first_o then_o sanders_n be_v mistake_v and_o be_v very_o far_o wide_a in_o this_o that_o he_o imagine_v that_o the_o synagogue_n have_v any_o stroke_n in_o the_o abdication_n of_o saul_n for_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o the_o whole_a business_n be_v command_v denounce_v and_o in_o the_o issue_n accomplish_v and_o execute_v by_o the_o extraordinary_a judgement_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n from_o who_o be_v all_o reign_n and_o power_n without_o any_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o priest_n or_o of_o the_o synagogue_n whereby_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o comparison_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n &_o the_o synagogue_n or_o of_o samuel_n and_o the_o pope_n be_v very_o impertinent_o and_o ignorant_o make_v by_o he_o in_o this_o point_n for_o although_o we_o confess_v that_o which_o be_v the_o truth_n that_o the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v no_o less_o yea_o that_o it_o be_v fair_a more_o then_o of_o the_o synagogue_n yet_o therefore_o i_o mean_v out_o of_o the_o comparison_n of_o the_o power_n &_o authority_n of_o each_o church_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o pope_n may_v deprive_v a_o king_n neglect_v or_o contemn_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n of_o the_o right_n of_o his_o kingdom_n &_o install_v another_o in_o his_o place_n because_o the_o synagogue_n be_v never_o endue_v with_o that_o power_n for_o it_o be_v no_o where_o read_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n or_o the_o hâ—â—â—_n priest_n thereof_o for_o the_o time_n do_v abrogate_v the_o kingdom_n from_o any_o lawful_a king_n of_o israel_n of_o judaea_n be_v never_o so_o wickeâ—_n distnate_a and_o civil_a or_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o â—ight_a oâ—_n the_o kingdom_n as_o he_o say_v and_o substitute_v another_o in_o his_o place_n whence_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o no_o argument_n from_o thence_o nor_o no_o example_n may_v be_v draw_v in_o the_o new_a law_n i_o let_v pass_v that_o samuel_n although_o he_o be_v a_o great_a prophet_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o the_o chief_a priest_n nay_o not_o a_o priest_n at_o all_o but_o only_o a_o levite_n 〈…〉_z who_o therefore_o can_v do_v nothing_o against_o saul_n by_o a_o ordinary_a power_n of_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n much_o less_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o secular_a judgement_n because_o he_o have_v public_o lay_v that_o down_o before_o when_o the_o people_n demand_v a_o king_n therefore_o samuel_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o business_n do_v only_o perform_v a_o bare_a ministry_n almost_o against_o his_o will_n and_o strive_v both_o with_o prayer_n and_o tear_n against_o the_o same_o and_o have_v receive_v a_o special_a charge_n he_o discharge_v a_o extraordinary_a embassy_n be_v send_v from_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o messenger_n of_o his_o divine_a judgement_n and_o that_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o king_n he_o say_v give_v i_o leave_v and_o i_o will_v tell_v thou_o what_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v to_o i_o by_o night_n therefore_o he_o may_v forbear_v this_o argument_n which_o be_v to_o small_a purpose_n draw_v from_o the_o extraordinary_a ministry_n of_o samuel_n and_o the_o rejection_n of_o saul_n in_o regard_n that_o the_o ordinary_a authority_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n or_o pope_n have_v no_o comparison_n or_o proportion_n no_o conveniency_n or_o similitude_n with_o the_o same_o god_n present_o reject_v saul_n and_o take_v the_o kingdom_n from_o his_o posterity_n but_o he_o suffer_v other_o king_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o more_o wicked_a than_o saul_n to_o reign_v over_o his_o people_n and_o to_o convey_v the_o kingdom_n to_o their_o child_n so_o have_v it_o seem_v good_a in_o his_o eye_n god_n the_o lord_n of_o revenge_n have_v do_v free_o 〈…〉_z and_o he_o have_v do_v all_o whatsoever_o he_o will_v 〈…〉_z neither_o be_v any_o other_o reason_n to_o belong_v it_o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o who_o he_o will_v be_v harden_v neither_o may_n any_o man_n say_v unto_o he_o 〈…〉_z why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o must_v we_o believe_v the_o same_o of_o the_o church_n or_o of_o the_o pope_n they_o have_v it_o certain_a limit_n and_o bound_n which_o they_o can_v pass_v the_o church_n be_v govern_v or_o ought_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o law_n say_v joh_n de_fw-fr 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v neither_o to_o the_o church_n nor_o to_o the_o ruler_n thereof_o the_o pope_n by_o a_o absolute_a liberty_n and_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o god_n to_o determine_v of_o all_o kingdom_n and_o business_n and_o to_o dispose_v of_o all_o thing_n at_o their_o pleasure_n that_o only_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o which_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o holy_a write_n or_o tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n teach_v their_o authority_n which_o see_v it_o be_v so_o there_o be_v none_o that_o have_v any_o skill_n in_o reason_v but_o may_v plain_o see_v that_o the_o argument_n derive_v from_o those_o thing_n which_o samuel_n do_v can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v conclude_v to_o establish_v the_o pope_n authority_n unless_o it_o be_v deduce_v either_o from_o the_o ordinary_a power_n of_o the_o synagogue_n wherein_o notwithstanding_o samuel_n be_v not_o the_o chief_a to_o the_o ordinary_a authority_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n or_o from_o the_o extraordinary_a ministry_n of_o samuel_n to_o the_o extraordinary_a
subject_a to_o the_o temporal_a authority_n of_o secular_a prince_n in_o those_o several_a country_n wherein_o they_o live_v and_o be_v punishable_a by_o the_o say_a prince_n as_o well_o as_o other_o lay_v subject_n in_o all_o case_n that_o be_v not_o meerclie_o spiritual_a chap._n 34._o he_o return_v to_o the_o particular_a answer_n of_o bellarmine_n his_o argument_n and_o show_v that_o excommunication_n work_v only_o so_o far_o as_o to_o exclude_v from_o the_o company_n of_o the_o faithful_a but_o not_o to_o deprive_v prince_n of_o any_o temporal_a estate_n chap._n 35._o he_o propound_v certain_a reason_n of_o nicholas_n sanders_n which_o have_v be_v omit_v by_o bellarmine_n for_o the_o establish_n of_o the_o pope_n temporal_a authority_n over_o prince_n chap._n 36._o he_o answer_v the_o say_a reason_n of_o sanders_n touch_v samuel_n and_o saul_n 2._o touch_v ahias_n the_o shilonite_n 3._o touch_v elias_n 4._o touch_v elizeus_fw-la his_o sword_n as_o reason_n forge_v either_o of_o 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