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as_o their_o alderman_n that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v inter_fw-la officia_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la 668._o nay_o inter_fw-la dona_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ephesi_n 4._o though_o they_o be_v not_o there_o name_v and_o that_o it_o be_v therefore_o great_a rashness_n to_o exclude_v the_o civil_a authority_n out_o of_o the_o church_n nisihanc_n simul_fw-la tollere_fw-la velint_fw-la 557._o except_o they_o mean_v to_o abolish_v it_o altogether_o indeed_o i_o like_v this_o exception_n well_o and_o so_o i_o do_v also_o of_o his_o opinion_n for_o i_o think_v that_o if_o king_n and_o prince_n be_v joint_a commissioner_n under_o christ_n the_o head_n with_o their_o pastor_n doctor_n and_o alderman_n assign_v by_o the_o apostle_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n they_o may_v be_v well_o content_a and_o reckon_v it_o no_o disparagement_n unto_o the_o best_a of_o they_o that_o the_o prince_n their_o sovereign_n shall_v bear_v the_o chief_a and_o the_o great_a sway_n among_o they_o 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most_o singular_a pastor_n and_o doctor_n fruatur_fw-la sane_fw-la ista_fw-la singulari_fw-la dei_fw-la beneficentia_fw-la quae_fw-la utinam_fw-la illi_fw-la sit_fw-la perpetua_fw-la let_v she_o enjoy_v this_o singular_a goodness_n of_o god_n which_o i_o pray_v she_o may_v so_o do_v for_o ever_o and_o in_o another_o place_n speak_v likewise_o with_o some_o good_a term_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o of_o our_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n he_o turn_v himself_o clean_o about_o 127._o and_o say_v that_o they_o of_o geneva_n do_v not_o prescribe_v to_o any_o church_n to_o follow_v their_o peculiar_a example_n like_v unto_o ignorant_a man_n who_o think_v nothing_o well_o but_o that_o they_o do_v themselves_o again_o also_o the_o same_o master_n beza_n in_o his_o book_n which_o erastus_n confute_v not_o in_o that_o which_o beza_n have_v since_o publish_v but_o in_o the_o write_a and_o true_a copy_n of_o it_o he_o speak_v in_o this_o sort_n nomine_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la genevensis_n 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justice._n by_o this_o the_o 91._o wealth_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o realm_n will_v be_v increase_v and_o contention_n brawl_n and_o unnecessary_a plea_n will_v be_v prevent_v idle_a man_n of_o all_o sort_n may_v be_v set_v in_o order_n and_o the_o poor_a man_n great_o comfort_v the_o nobility_n 91._o and_o commonalty_n may_v have_v their_o right_n man_n will_v 76._o not_o grudge_v at_o trifle_a charge_n for_o war_n soldier_n 77._o will_v be_v make_v obedient_a to_o their_o captain_n patient_a 78._o and_o courageous_a it_o 79._o will_v bring_v strength_n and_o victory_n and_o keep_v 91._o out_o of_o king_n dominion_n ignorant_a wicked_a and_o flatter_a man_n here_o out_o of_o the_o defence_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n pag._n 121._o 122._o 123._o 127._o 134._o whereof_o epi._n come_v it_o that_o arrian_n valentinian_o and_o anabaptiste_n with_o other_o detestable_a heretic_n be_v so_o rise_v in_o many_o place_n in_o this_o land_n be_v it_o not_o thereof_o that_o there_o be_v 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12._o psal._n 138._o numb_a 16._o treatise_n of_o obedience_n ibid._n pa._n 114._o ibid._n john_n wall_n oâ—_n ball_n in_o the_o time_n of_o jacke_n cade_n rebellion_n in_o rich._n 2._o day_n chroni_n par_fw-fr ult._n munster_n simlerus_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la helu_n munster_n bodinus_fw-la de_fw-la repub_fw-la pa._n 353_o caluin_n to_o sadolet_n pag._n 172_o ibid._n bodinus_fw-la de_fw-la repub_fw-la pa._n 353_o bodi_n m_v pag._n 243._o de._n repubhelu_n munster_n cos._n sleidan_n lib._n 10_o simlerus_n the_o rep_n heluit_fw-la d._n l._n cap._n 25._o aphoris_n 21._o de_n auth_v make_fw-mi in_o subd_v etc._n etc._n vindic_n count_n tirannos_fw-la hottom_n francog_n etc._n etc._n beza_n in_o vita_fw-la calu._n calu._n de_fw-fr neces_fw-la ref_o eccl_n pa._n 64._o calu_n to_o sad_a beza_n in_o vit_fw-mi calu_n ibid._n beza_n in_o vit_fw-mi calu._n capit._n to_o farell_n epl_a cal._n 6_o beza_n invit_fw-la cal._n capit_fw-la to_o farell_n epl_n cal._n 6._o beza_n in_o vit_fw-mi cal_n capit._n to_o farell_n epl_n cal._n 6._o cal._n epi._n 40_o beza_n in_o vit_fw-mi cal._n cal._n epl_a 10._o calu._n epist_n 17_o beza_n in_o vit._n calu._n calu._n to_o viret_n epist._n 25._o calu._n to_o farel_n epist._n 50._o calu._n epist_n 54._o beza_n in_o vit._n calu._n cal._n to_o viret_n epist._n 76._o calu._n epist._n 71_o ibidem_fw-la cal_n to_o viret_n cp_n 77._o cal_n to_o farell_n ep_v 23._o cal._n to_o viret_n ep_v 25._o cal._n ep_v 79._o cal._n to_o viret_n ep_v 73._o cal._n to_o viret_n ep_v 3._o cal._n to_o viret_n ep_v 73._o cal._n to_o viret_n ep_v 82._o cal._n ep_v 165._o beza_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr caluin_n calu._n to_o the_o minist_n of_o tig._n ep_v 165._o calu._n to_o bul._n epist_n 164._o calu._n to_o the_o minist_n of_o zurick_n epist_n 165_o ibid._n ibidem_fw-la bullinger_n to_o cal._n epist_n 166_o bul._n to_o calu._n epist_n 166._o bul._n