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247.251_o 252._o estius_fw-la 3_o sent._n 23._o d._o 13._o §_o layman_n theol._n moral_a 2._o l._n 1._o tract_n 5._o c._n or_o consequent_o that_o such_o external_a motive_n or_o mean_n for_o produce_v divine_a faith_n need_v to_o be_v to_o every_o man_n one_o and_o the_o same_o or_o last_o that_o one_o can_v have_v divine_a faith_n in_o any_o one_o article_n of_o faith_n who_o culpable_o err_v in_o any_o other_o next_o concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o explicit_a or_o sufficiency_n of_o a_o implicit_a faith_n faith_n concern_v explicit_a and_o implicit_a faith_n 1._o it_o be_v free_o acknowledge_v by_o catholic_n that_o to_o some_o article_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n a_o explicit_a or_o express_a faith_n wherein_o the_o article_n in_o its_o term_n be_v particular_o know_v and_o profess_v be_v necessary_a to_o all_o christian_n that_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n of_o what_o condition_n or_o call_v soever_o but_o to_o how_o many_o article_n such_o faith_n be_v necessary_a 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accusaverit_fw-la of_o which_o canon_n thus_o dr._n field_n p._n 518._o patriarch_n be_v by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o 8_o general_n council_n can._n 17._o to_o confirm_v the_o metropolitan_o subject_n unto_o they_o either_o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n or_o give_v the_o pall._n and_o l._n 5._o c._n 37._o p._n 551._o '_o without_o the_o patriarch_n consent_v none_o of_o the_o metropolitan_o subject_n unto_o they_o may_v be_v ordain_v and_o what_o they_o bring_v say_v he_o prove_v nothing_o that_o we_o ever_o doubt_v of_o for_o we_o know_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v the_o right_a of_o confirm_v the_o metropolitan_o within_o the_o precincts_n of_o his_o own_o patriarchship_n as_o likewise_o every_o other_o patriarch_n have_v and_o thus_o bishop_n bramhal_o vindic._n c._n 9_o p._n 259._o etc._n etc._n what_o power_n the_o metropolitan_a have_v over_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o own_o province_n the_o same_o have_v a_o patriarch_n over_o the_o metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n of_o 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§_o 34_o to_o this_o purpose_n then_o i_o find_v they_o to_o allege_v on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o if_o they_o have_v forget_v all_o they_o have_v already_o concede_v see_v dr._n fern_n answer_v to_o champny_n p._n 300._o that_o the_o secular_a sovereign_a power_n be_v to_o be_v satisfy_v or_o as_o it_o be_v there_o §_o 21._o to_o have_v it_o by_o demonstration_n of_o truth_n evidence_v to_o he_o that_o what_o be_v propound_v as_o faith_n and_o worship_n be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n before_o he_o use_v or_o apply_v his_o authority_n to_o the_o public_a establishment_n of_o it_o ibid._n p._n 294._o and_o this_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o duty_n to_o god_n who_o law_n and_o worship_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o establish_v by_o his_o own_o law_n within_o his_o dominion_n and_o be_v accountable_a for_o it_o if_o he_o do_v it_o amiss_o thus_o dr._n fern._n well_o but_o may_v the_o clergy_n at_o least_o publish_v that_o faith_n and_o worship_n which_o they_o judge_v to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o dominion_n without_o he_o or_o may_v not_o the_o prince_n also_o establish_v something_o as_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n when_o it_o be_v as_o he_o conceive_v evidence_v to_o he_o to_o be_v so_o by_o some_o other_o without_o or_o against_o the_o clergy_n or_o only_o with_o some_o minor_a or_o inferior_a part_n of_o they_o when_o oppose_v by_o the_o superior_a and_o major_a i._n e._n by_o the_o canonical_a ecclesiastical_a judge_n the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v deny_v by_o he_o the_o late_a affirm_v for_o say_v he_o ibid._n p._n 308._o general_a council_n be_v the_o great_a and_o high_a mean_n of_o direction_n which_o king_n can_v have_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n but_o still_o with_o the_o limitation_n quatenus_fw-la docent_fw-la legem_fw-la christi_fw-la of_o which_o i_o suppose_v the_o prince_n must_v judge_v it_o be_v possible_a that_o the_o major_a part_n shall_v be_v sway_v by_o faction_n or_o worldly_a interest_n therefore_o king_n and_o emperor_n say_v he_o may_v have_v cause_n give_v they_o upon_o evidence_n of_o thing_n undue_o carry_v to_o use_v their_o supreme_a power_n for_o forbid_v of_o their_o decree_n and_o ibid._n 2._o c._n p._n 73._o the_o sovereign_a prince_n be_v not_o bind_v in_o the_o way_n of_o prudence_n always_o to_o receive_v his_o direction_n from_o a_o vote_n in_o synod_n especial_o when_o there_o be_v just_a cause_n of_o fear_n that_o the_o most_o of_o they_o that_o shall_v meet_v be_v apparent_o obnoxious_a to_o factious_a interest_n and_o p._n 72._o if_o the_o prince_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n stand_v bind_v to_o establish_v within_o his_o own_o dominion_n whatsoever_o be_v evidence_v to_o he_o by_o faithful_a bishop_n and_o learned_a man_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v the_o law_n of_o christ_n shall_v he_o not_o perform_v his_o know_a duty_n till_o the_o vote_n of_o a_o major_a part_n of_o a_o synod_n give_v he_o leave_v to_o do_v it_o where_o also_o p._n 295._o he_o approve_v the_o concession_n of_o the_o clergy_n under_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o in_o bind_v themselves_o by_o promise_n in_o convocation_n in_o verbo_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la not_o to_o exact_v or_o promulge_v or_o execute_v any_o new_a canon_n or_o constitution_n without_o the_o king_n assent_n here_o you_o see_v the_o clergy_n power_n so_o tie_v up_o that_o they_o can_v publish_v no_o christian_a doctrine_n to_o the_o people_n that_o be_v to_o christ_n flock_n which_o they_o do_v not_o first_o evidence_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o have_v for_o such_o publication_n his_o consent_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n whatever_o be_v any_o way_n evidence_v to_o the_o prince_n he_o may_v publish_v without_o and_o against_o their_o consent_n and_o yet_o they_o not_o he_o be_v make_v by_o these_o man_n the_o ordinary_a judge_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n §_o 35_o now_o here_o suppose_v the_o prince_n receive_v the_o direction_n of_o some_o clergy_n man_n in_o any_o thing_n he_o do_v 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