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The allegeance of the cleargie A sermon preached, at the meeting of the whole clergie of the dyocesse of Rochester, to take the Oath of allegeance to his most excellent Maiestie, at Greenewich, Nouem. 2 1610. By Samuel Page, Doctor in Diuinitie.
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Page, Samuel, 1574-1630.
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shall_v not_o reign_v over_o they_o 8.7_o in_o these_o case_n of_o resist_v god_n be_v most_o sensible_a for_o his_o own_o sceptre_n of_o rule_n be_v touch_v in_o they_o for_o by_o i_o prince_n reign_v say_v his_o wisdom_n therefore_o the_o usurp_a pride_n of_o rome_n struggle_v and_o wrestle_v with_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n for_o the_o sceptre_n of_o regiment_n may_v now_o look_v that_o the_o censure_n of_o saint_n gregory_n the_o great_a than_o bishop_n give_v upon_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinoples_n ambition_n of_o the_o name_n of_o ecumenical_a may_v turn_v into_o a_o pprophecy_n of_o these_o time_n and_o then_o elatio_fw-la tanto_fw-la citius_fw-la rumpitur_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la inflatur_fw-la and_o we_o may_v all_o expect_v the_o break_n of_o the_o head_n of_o leviathan_n in_o the_o great_a water_n david_n say_v they_o that_o hate_v thou_o have_v lift_v up_o the_o head_n saint_n augustine_n upon_o that_o place_n say_v nec_fw-la capita_fw-la sed_fw-la 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not_o the_o