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and_o maintain_v their_o dignity_n govern_v their_o kingdom_n in_o peace_n and_o justice_n and_o protect_v they_o from_o all_o enemy_n such_o except_v as_o by_o their_o privilege_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n be_v exempt_v tributum_fw-la caesaris_fw-la est_fw-la valentin_n ex._n the_o trad_a basil_n &_o ep_v ad_fw-la valentin_n non_fw-la negetur_fw-la say_v s._n ambrose_n this_o be_v never_o due_a to_o the_o apostle_n the_o spiritual_a prince_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o consequent_o to_o bishop_n wno_n as_o they_o be_v bishop_n only_o either_o do_v they_o exercise_v such_o a_o sword_n or_o ever_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v permit_v they_o by_o the_o institution_n of_o our_o b._n saviour_n of_o who_o they_o receive_v their_o commission_n &_o all_o power_n they_o can_v practice_v for_o government_n of_o his_o church_n till_o the_o world_n end_n 14._o coste_n c._n 14._o costerus_n a_o reverend_a and_o learned_a jesuite_n in_o fidei_fw-la demonst_a pag._n 95._o commend_v erasmus_n 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quenquam_fw-la condemnare_fw-la for_o it_o appertain_v not_o to_o any_o ecclesiastical_a person_n either_o to_o shed_v blood_n or_o to_o condemn_v any_o man_n to_o death_n than_o not_o to_o the_o pope_n as_o he_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o successor_n to_o peter_n do_v it_o belong_v to_o use_v such_o a_o sword_n hereto_o agree_v sir_n thomas_n more_o in_o his_o treatise_n upon_o the_o passion_n princ_fw-la morus_n in_o pas_fw-fr dom._n pag._n 139â—_n bern_n de_fw-fr consid_fw-la li._n 4._o c._n 3.4_o see_v gratian._n 23._o q._n 8._o in_o princ_fw-la mitte_fw-la gladium_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la suum_fw-la etc._n etc._n put_v up_o say_v christ_n to_o peter_n thy_o sword_n into_o his_o place_n as_o though_o he_o will_v say_v i_o will_v not_o be_v defend_v with_o sword_n and_o such_o a_o state_n have_v i_o choose_v thou_o unto_o that_o i_o will_v not_o have_v thou_o fight_v with_o this_o kind_n of_o sword_n but_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o god_n word_n let_v this_o material_a 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the_o civil_a law_n of_o the_o roman_n under_o which_o
in_o temporal_n wherein_o they_o ought_v by_o the_o law_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n to_o be_v no_o less_o obedient_a then_o to_o their_o pastor_n and_o prelate_n in_o spiritual_n it_o follow_v now_o to_o know_v what_o authority_n it_o be_v the_o pope_n pretend_v to_o have_v whether_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a to_o depose_v lawful_a king_n and_o dispose_v of_o their_o temporal_n and_o absolve_v subject_n of_o their_o bind_a duty_n and_o natural_a allegiance_n which_o question_n who_o so_o desire_v to_o see_v it_o more_o at_o large_a he_o may_v read_v d._n barclai_n de_fw-fr potestate_fw-la papae_fw-la and_o m._n widdrington_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la principum_fw-la where_o it_o be_v most_o sufficient_o and_o learned_o handle_v and_o before_o in_o this_o my_o treatise_n pag._n 17_o i_o have_v brief_o touch_v it_o whereto_o i_o add_v in_o this_o place_n a_o word_n or_o two_o more_o for_o your_o better_a satisfaction_n among_o such_o catholic_n as_o refuse_v to_o take_v the_o oath_n 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