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involve_v in_o the_o guilt_n for_o which_o he_o desire_v the_o catholic_n only_o shall_v suffer_v they_o themselves_o acknowledge_v in_o despite_n of_o so_o many_o statute_n to_o the_o contrary_a a_o pure_a spiritual_a authority_n in_o their_o bishop_n not_o derive_v from_o the_o king_n they_o promise_v a_o canonical_a obedience_n to_o they_o they_o do_v not_o so_o to_o the_o king_n therefore_o they_o admit_v a_o jurisdiction_n in_o bishop_n of_o which_o the_o king_n be_v not_o the_o root_n 190._o for_o though_o for_o example_n a_o public_a denunciation_n of_o excommunication_n in_o their_o spiritual_a court_n or_o the_o confer_v of_o order_n or_o determine_v point_n of_o faith_n etc._n etc._n without_o the_o king_n consent_n may_v expose_v they_o in_o case_n they_o exercise_v such_o function_n to_o some_o danger_n from_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n yet_o they_o will_v justify_v such_o act_n to_o be_v in_o themselves_o valid_a that_o be_v perform_v with_o sufficient_a authority_n see_v bishop_n andrews_n tort._n tort_fw-fr p._n 366._o bishop_n carleton_n of_o jurisdict_n reg._n &_o episcop_n c._n 1._o p._n 9_o etc._n etc._n 4._o p._n 39_o 42._o bishop_n bramh._n schism_n guard_v p_o 61_o 63_o 92._o answer_n to_o bishop_n of_o chalced._n p._n 161._o doctor_n fern_n discovery_n of_o episcopacy_n and_o presbytery_n p._n 19_o doctor_z tailor_z episcopacy_n assert_v p._n 236_o 237_o 239_o 243_o mr._n thornd_v right_o of_o ch._n c._n 4._o p._n 234._o epilog_n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o p._n 54._o l._n 1._o c._n 19_o &_o 20._o l._n 3._o c._n 32._o which_o quotation_n if_o any_o intelligent_a reader_n will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o peruse_v and_o consider_v he_o may_v clear_o see_v what_o limitation_n they_o make_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o that_o oath_n of_o regal_a supremacy_n which_o oath_n yet_o they_o free_o take_v in_o the_o full_a latitude_n of_o its_o word_n though_o these_o express_v not_o any_o of_o the_o say_a limitation_n amatter_v which_o have_v not_o pass_v 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