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aut_fw-la etiam_fw-la maiore_fw-la animorum_fw-la conspiration_n adversus_fw-la antichristum_n illiusque_fw-la astipulatorum_fw-la &_o â—ssectatorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la vires_fw-la depugnemus_fw-la quod_fw-la eo_fw-la ut_fw-la fortius_fw-la foeliciusque_fw-la fiat_fw-la facessant_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la precor_fw-la derebus_fw-la minutulis_fw-la light_n omnes_fw-la &_o discordiae_fw-la quibus_fw-la nimio_fw-la plus_fw-la iam_fw-la diu_fw-la assuevimus_fw-la reprimamus_fw-la nunc_fw-la demum_fw-la ipsinos_fw-la ne_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la svi_fw-la temporis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la iraeneus_n habuit_fw-la querimoniam_fw-la 62._o quod_fw-la proptermodicas_fw-la &_o quaslibet_fw-la causas_fw-la magnum_fw-la &_o gloriosum_fw-la christi_fw-la corpus_fw-la conscinderent_fw-la quam_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la suae_fw-la aetatis_fw-la consimilibus_fw-la alijs_fw-la nazianzenus_n 28._o quod_fw-la essent_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eadem_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la ni_fw-fr providemus_fw-la iusta_fw-la querela_fw-la esse_fw-la possit_fw-la quin_fw-la apostoli_fw-la illud_fw-la ad_fw-la corinthios_n de_fw-fr re_fw-mi exgenere_fw-mi indifferentium_fw-la disserentis_fw-la potius_fw-la meminerimus_fw-la siquis_fw-la videtur_fw-la 16._o contentiosus_fw-la esse_fw-la nos_fw-la eiusmodi_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la non_fw-la habemus_fw-la neque_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o eiusdem_fw-la aliud_fw-la ad_fw-la galatas_fw-la si_fw-la alij_fw-la alios_fw-la mordetis_fw-la &_o devoratis_fw-la 15._o videte_fw-la ne_fw-la vicissim_fw-la alij_fw-la ab_fw-la alijs_fw-la consumamini_fw-la deus_fw-la pacis_fw-la &_o lucis_fw-la ab_fw-la antichristi_fw-la illiusque_fw-la gregalium_fw-la impetu_fw-la &_o insidijs_fw-la vos_fw-la omnes_fw-la protegat_fw-la &_o defendat_fw-la ac_fw-la coelestem_fw-la svam_fw-la ad_fw-la civitatem_fw-la novam_fw-la hierosolymam_fw-la sartos_fw-la tectos_fw-la tandem_fw-la perducat_fw-la t._n b_o motive_n i._n that_o religion_n which_o in_o 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then_o may_v he_o be_v judge_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o king_n yea_o they_o go_v so_o far_o 10._o that_o if_o any_o offence_n be_v commit_v by_o diverse_a person_n among_o who_o there_o be_v one_o clergy_n man_n none_o of_o the_o offender_n be_v subject_a to_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o neither_o the_o pope_n nor_o his_o clergy_n will_v be_v subject_a to_o these_o high_a power_n to_o which_o the_o gospel_n command_v all_o man_n to_o submit_v themselves_o 74._o how_o will_v they_o distinguish_v here_o marry_o they_o have_v two_o distinction_n to_o help_v this_o doctrine_n out_o of_o the_o mire_n and_o yet_o all_o too_o weak_a first_o they_o say_v that_o when_o the_o apostle_n paul_n and_o peter_n command_v every_o soul_n to_o be_v subject_a etc._n etc._n they_o mean_v general_o that_o all_o subject_n shall_v obey_v their_o superior_n whether_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a and_o not_o that_o every_o 29._o one_o shall_v particular_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n or_o secular_a power_n which_o interpretation_n be_v first_o flat_a contrary_n to_o the_o text_n for_o both_o paul_n and_o peter_n mention_v express_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o such_o as_o have_v the_o right_n of_o the_o sword_n which_o they_o will_v never_o have_v do_v if_o king_n shall_v have_v be_v subject_a to_o pope_n and_o not_o pope_n to_o king_n for_o than_o they_o will_v have_v instance_a in_o pope_n and_o not_o in_o king_n and_o though_o christian_n be_v false_o accuse_v of_o treason_n and_o rebellion_n to_o prince_n yet_o this_o can_v not_o be_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n to_o move_v the_o apostle_n to_o conceal_v so_o necessary_a a_o truth_n especial_o see_v they_o write_v to_o christian_n and_o not_o to_o infidel_n 75._o second_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o reason_n for_o if_o peter_n and_o so_o the_o pope_n his_o pretend_a successor_n have_v be_v in_o their_o judgement_n superior_n to_o king_n then_o sure_o peter_n himself_o write_v not_o only_o to_o the_o 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