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king_n to_o hold_v their_o crown_n immediate_o from_o god_n but_o that_o his_o foolery_n may_v the_o better_o appear_v he_o ad_v which_o though_o it_o be_v true_a in_o that_o sense_n he_o take_v it_o yet_o it_o be_v false_a that_o i_o say_v so_o in_o that_o place_n for_o i_o meddle_v not_o with_o those_o term_n of_o immediate_o or_o mediate_o so_o then_o he_o say_v so_o but_o yet_o i_o lie_v in_o say_v that_o he_o say_v so_o because_o he_o say_v not_o so_o in_o that_o place_n whereas_o notwithstanding_o i_o neither_o charge_v he_o with_o mediate_o nor_o immediate_o in_o that_o place_n but_o only_o repeat_v his_o own_o former_a word_n that_o of_o god_n mere_a grace_n and_o bounty_n prince_n receive_v and_o hold_v their_o diadem_n and_o princely_a sceptre_n yet_o again_o the_o four_o lie_n be_v that_o the_o pope_n deni_v prince_n to_o hold_v their_o diadem_n and_o princely_a authority_n immediate_o from_o god_n but_o be_v to_o receive_v they_o by_o his_o mediation_n whereas_o the_o pope_n himself_o say_v of_o the_o emperor_n 4._o emperor_n auent_n annal_n lib._n 6._o imper_v ator_fw-la quod_fw-la habet_fw-la totum_fw-la habet_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la ecce_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la nostra_fw-la est_fw-la imperium_fw-la ut_fw-la deâ—â—us_fw-la iâ—ud_fw-la cvi_fw-la volumus_fw-la propterea_fw-la constituti_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la super_fw-la gentes_fw-la &_o regna_fw-la ut_fw-la destruamus_fw-la &_o evellamus_fw-la &_o edificemus_fw-la &_o plantemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ex_fw-la epist_n adriani_n 4._o what_o he_o have_v he_o have_v it_o whole_o of_o we_o the_o empire_n be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o give_v it_o to_o who_o we_o will_v be_v therefore_o appoint_v of_o god_n over_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n to_o destroy_v and_o to_o pull_v up_o to_o build_v and_o to_o plant_v which_o word_n i_o allege_v use_v by_o anglic._n by_o bull_n a_o pij_fw-la 5._o apud_fw-la saunder_n de_fw-fr schism_n anglic._n pius_fw-la quintus_fw-la against_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o apply_v general_o to_o that_o purpose_n by_o the_o etc._n the_o extravag_n de_fw-fr maior_fw-la