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to_o pagan_a prince_n though_o the_o prince_n be_v not_o subject_a temporallie_o to_o the_o church_n 6._o secondlie_o hence_o i_o gather_v sequel_n the_o second_o sequel_n that_o the_o church_n may_v make_v not_o only_o defensive_a but_o also_o offensive_a war_n against_o any_o other_o prince_n or_o common_a wealth_n that_o shall_v notable_o molest_v or_o persecute_v she_o or_o invade_v her_o ecclesiastical_a right_n for_o the_o church_n be_v a_o absolute_a common_a wealth_n subject_n at_o least_o in_o spiritual_a matter_n to_o no_o other_o wherefore_o as_o england_n if_o it_o be_v notable_o wrong_v by_o france_n may_v wage_v war_n even_o offensive_a against_o it_o and_o may_v not_o only_o defend_v itself_o from_o present_a wrong_n but_o may_v revenge_v itself_o also_o of_o injury_n past_a so_o may_v the_o church_n make_v war_n even_o offensive_a against_o both_o christian_n and_o pagan_n for_o maintenance_n of_o her_o right_n for_o although_o pagan_n by_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v 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into_o his_o place_n and_o they_o tell_v we_o plain_o that_o the_o church_n that_o be_v answer_n ca._n clerici_fw-la &c_n &c_n quicun_fw-fr que_fw-fr 20._o qu._n 8._o &_o cap._n choose_fw-la qui_fw-la 20._o q._n 3._o the_o answer_n clergy_n man_n be_v forbid_v by_o she_o own_o canon_n to_o make_v war_n to_o this_o i_o have_v a_o easy_a answer_n yea_o many_o answer_n first_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o ordinary_a weapon_n of_o the_o church_n be_v spiritual_a but_o when_o they_o will_v not_o serve_v for_o her_o defence_n in_o some_o case_n she_o may_v use_v temporal_a arm_n secondlie_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o church_n have_v none_o but_o spiritual_a arm_n that_o be_v spiritual_a power_n but_o by_o this_o power_n she_o can_v not_o only_o punish_v spiritual_o but_o also_o temporal_o and_o by_o it_o she_o can_v not_o only_o dispose_v of_o spiritual_a good_n but_o even_o of_o the_o temporal_a when_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o conserve_v the_o faith_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n 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