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the_o disputation_n at_o west_n anno_fw-la regnâ—…_n elizabeth_n 1_n which_o be_v so_o fresh_a in_o memory_n all_o man_n can_v witnessâ—…_n against_o he_o 12._o a._n b._n he_o liken_v it_o to_o the_o anabaptist_n disputation_n ibid._n the_o four_o chapter_n of_o 13._o leaf_n together_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v almost_o all_o impertinent_a talk_n be_v full_a of_o shameful_a slander_n of_o many_o noble_a vertuâ—…_n and_o learned_a man_n the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n the_o laâ—…grave_n of_o hesse_n the_o loâ—…le_a cobham_n sir_n roger_n acton_n luther_n zuinglius_fw-la caluin_n beza_n etc_n etc_n to_o deface_v they_o and_o the_o professor_n of_o god_n word_n with_o tale_n of_o â—…umultes_n cruelty_n disobedience_n and_o rebellion_n 14._o 15._o 16._o 17._o 18._o 19_o 20._o 21._o 22._o 23._o 24._o 25._o 26._o 27._o that_o the_o civil_a government_n of_o christian_a prince_n stretch_v no_o further_a than_o the_o civil_a government_n of_o heathen_a prince_n 29._o b._n that_o the_o o._n majesty_n title_n be_v not_o competent_a for_o her_o highness_n and_o that_o the_o avouch_v of_o the_o oath_n be_v the_o eâ—…payring_n of_o her_o worldly_a estate_n 27._o a._n that_o the_o oath_n bemyre_v they_o which_o receive_v it_o 30._o that_o it_o be_v a_o unlawful_a oath_n &_o like_v to_o wicked_a k._n herod_n 30._o that_o the_o plague_n reign_v at_o london_n to_o plague_v the_o strange_a proceed_n of_o the_o parliament_n 33._o b._n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n because_o he_o require_v the_o oath_n of_o dâ—…ctour_n bonner_n therefore_o seek_v his_o blood_n ibid._n that_o our_o bishop_n be_v no_o church_n bishop_n ibid._n that_o the_o queen_n majesty_n take_v on_o her_o a_o pretence_a regiment_n 42._o that_o marriage_n in_o minister_n be_v filthy_a 42._o â—…_n that_o of_o late_a year_n lay_v man_n dare_v adventure_v to_o take_v the_o guidiâ—…g_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o go_v before_o the_o priest_n and_o not_o suffer_v the_o priest_n to_o go_v before_o they_o and_o dare_v 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religion_n aâ—…_n make_v parliament_n matter_n ibid._n that_o wâ—…_n labour_v to_o confound_v the_o spiritual_a and_o secular_a power_n ibid._n that_o the_o queen_n maiestle_n enact_v a_o new_a religion_n by_o force_n of_o supreme_a authority_n contrary_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o god._n 53._o a._n that_o her_o highness_n have_v alter_v and_o abandon_v the_o usual_a religion_n a_o thousand_o year_n and_o upward_a customable_o from_o age_n to_o age_n receive_v and_o embrace_v 53._o b._n that_o she_o have_v abandon_v general_a counsel_n 54._o a._n that_o prince_n now_o make_v bishop_n by_o letter_n patent_n for_o such_o and_o so_o long_a time_n as_o please_v they_o for_o term_v of_o year_n month_n or_o day_n ibid._n b._n that_o she_o inhibit_v they_o to_o visitte_v their_o flock_n and_o to_o preach_v ibid._n for_o 4._o or_o 5._o leaf_n together_o he_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o slander_n the_o protestant_n with_o â—…mbers_n of_o heresy_n that_o he_o â—…aisly_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n but_o this_o be_v answer_v at_o large_a and_o those_o hereste_n with_o many_o other_o return_v on_o the_o papist_n that_o a_o thousand_o in_o england_n have_v take_v the_o oath_n to_o their_o great_a damnation_n 73._o 2._o that_o the_o prince_n and_o his_o successor_n be_v make_v absolute_a governor_n without_o any_o limitation_n or_o exception_n 73_o â–ª_o that_o the_o bishop_n build_v a_o new_a supremacy_n on_o the_o wicked_a work_n of_o wretched_a heretic_n 77._o b._n that_o the_o bishop_n be_v of_o the_o opinion_n that_o the_o grecian_n be_v of_o deny_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n wherewith_o he_o â—…laundereth_v the_o bishop_n only_o because_o he_o cite_v â–ª_o emanuel_n paleologus_fw-la the_o emperor_n of_o gréece_n out_o of_o nicephorus_n by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o christian_a emperor_n â–ª_o where_o nicephorus_n himself_o the_o papist_n that_o set_v nicephorus_n out_o call_v this_o emperor_n christianissâ—…_n the_o most_o christian_a emperor_n ibid._n he_o compare_v the_o reaime_n of_o boheme_n france_n scotland_n &_o germany_n to_o lerusalem_fw-la destroy_v by_o the_o heathen_a roman_n and_o to_o constantinople_n captive_a to_o the_o turk_n 82._o b._n that_o the_o queen_n take_v upon_o her_o all_o manner_n of_o government_n and_o authority_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a 82._o b._n that_o the_o queen_n take_v upon_o she_o by_o her_o own_o supreme_a authority_n to_o enact_v matter_n of_o religion_n to_o approve_v and_o disprove_v article_n of_o the_o faith_n to_o determine_v doctrine_n to_o excommunicate_v and_o absolve_v ibid._n that_o the_o statute_n and_o the_o oath_n imply_v and_o conclude_v all_o these_o particular_n 83._o a._n that_o by_o the_o statute_n be_v flat_o exclude_v all_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n without_o the_o realm_n ibid._n that_o the_o statute_n imply_v that_o if_o a_o turk_n or_o any_o heretic_n whatsoever_o 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