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and_o authentic_a act_n wherein_o they_o approve_v our_o present_a oath_n of_o allegiance_n as_o it_o lie_v and_o all_o its_o clause_n wherein_o the_o difficulty_n thereof_o consist_v neither_o do_v our_o adversary_n pretend_v any_o such_o thing_n but_o only_o that_o the_o parliament_n and_o university_n of_o paris_n with_o some_o other_o parliament_n and_o university_n of_o france_n have_v make_v decree_n wherein_o they_o deny_v the_o pope_n to_o have_v any_o power_n whatsoever_o to_o depose_v king_n or_o to_o absolve_v their_o subject_n from_o the_o allegiance_n due_a unto_o they_o for_o any_o cause_n or_o under_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o yet_o hence_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o parliament_n or_o university_n of_o that_o kingdom_n do_v approve_v this_o oath_n for_o to_o approve_v a_o oath_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o approve_v all_o and_o every_o part_n thereof_o and_o who_o only_o approve_v one_o part_n do_v not_o therefore_o approve_v the_o whole_a so_o that_o 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