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subject_a to_o the_o temporal_a authority_n of_o secular_a prince_n in_o those_o several_a country_n wherein_o they_o live_v and_o be_v punishable_a by_o the_o say_a prince_n as_o well_o as_o other_o lay_v subject_n in_o all_o case_n that_o be_v not_o meerclie_o spiritual_a chap._n 34._o he_o return_v to_o the_o particular_a answer_n of_o bellarmine_n his_o argument_n and_o show_v that_o excommunication_n work_v only_o so_o far_o as_o to_o exclude_v from_o the_o company_n of_o the_o faithful_a but_o not_o to_o deprive_v prince_n of_o any_o temporal_a estate_n chap._n 35._o he_o propound_v certain_a reason_n of_o nicholas_n sanders_n which_o have_v be_v omit_v by_o bellarmine_n for_o the_o establish_n of_o the_o pope_n temporal_a authority_n over_o prince_n chap._n 36._o he_o answer_v the_o say_a reason_n of_o sanders_n touch_v samuel_n and_o saul_n 2._o touch_v ahias_n the_o shilonite_n 3._o touch_v elias_n 4._o touch_v elizeus_fw-la his_o sword_n as_o reason_n forge_v either_o of_o 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