many_o nay_o but_o the_o issue_n of_o these_o lady_n be_v very_o unfortunate_a and_o many_o calamity_n proceed_v from_o these_o marriage_n as_o he_o there_o report_v yet_o the_o pope_n dispense_v with_o all_o this_o partly_o to_o bind_v the_o french_a unto_o he_o and_o partly_o to_o bridle_v the_o emperor_n who_o he_o will_v not_o have_v grow_v too_o great_a by_o addition_n of_o britain_n to_o his_o state_n beside_o he_o need_v not_o much_o care_n for_o this_o present_a emperor_n maximilian_n a_o poor_a prince_n full_a of_o affair_n and_o of_o small_a credit_n yea_o maximilian_n himself_o afterward_o affect_v the_o popedom_n as_o guicciardine_n report_v but_o come_v we_o to_o the_o affair_n of_o our_o own_o nation_n pope_n julius_n the_o 2._o give_v a_o dispensation_n that_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o of_o england_n may_v marry_v katherine_n the_o wife_n of_o his_o brother_n arthur_n decease_v a_o marriage_n plain_o condemn_v by_o the_o scripture_n leu._n 18.16_o and_o 20.21_o and_o mat._n 24.2_o 4._o and_o by_o many_o learned_a university_n afterward_o pope_n clement_n the_o 7._o 68_o hist_o council_n trid._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 68_o at_o henry_n suit_n send_v cardinal_n campeggio_n into_o england_n frame_v a_o brief_a to_o dissolve_v the_o king_n say_v marriage_n with_o katherine_n to_o be_v publish_v when_o some_o few_o proof_n be_v pass_v which_o he_o be_v sure_a will_v easy_o be_v make_v and_o to_o give_v liberty_n to_o the_o king_n to_o marry_v another_o this_o anno_fw-la 1524._o but_o anno_fw-la 1529._o the_o pope_n think_v it_o better_a to_o join_v with_o the_o emperor_n who_o be_v son_n to_o katherine_n sister_n send_v another_o nuncio_n to_o campeggio_n with_o order_n to_o burn_v the_o brief_a and_o to_o proceed_v slow_o in_o the_o cause_n for_o the_o popement_n to_o apply_v himself_o to_o his_o best_a advantage_n but_o the_o king_n espy_v their_o juggle_n final_o banish_v the_o pope_n authority_n out_o of_o england_n xij_o annal_n ibid._n praepar_fw-la pag._n a._n 3._o latin_a apparat._n p._n xij_o but_o queen_n mary_n the_o daughter_n of_o hâ—nry_n by_o the_o say_a marriage_n of_o katherine_n persuade_v herself_o that_o all_o the_o right_a that_o she_o have_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v uphold_v by_o no_o other_o mean_n then_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o dispensation_n make_v that_o marriage_n lawful_a and_o give_v sentence_n of_o her_o side_n after_o her_o father_n have_v declare_v her_o illegitimate_a and_o therefore_o she_o be_v bind_v to_o cleave_v strong_o to_o the_o pope_n also_o charles_n the_o 5_o emperor_n procure_v a_o marriage_n betwixt_o philip_n his_o son_n of_o spain_n and_o mary_n queen_n of_o england_n by_o a_o dispensation_n of_o pope_n julius_n the_o 3._o because_o they_o be_v ally_v in_o the_o three_o degree_n and_o that_o charles_n himself_o have_v contract_v to_o marry_v she_o be_v then_o under_o age_n for_o time_n to_o come_v 4._o ibid._n pag._n 5._o sed_fw-la â—atin_n pag._n 4._o after_o her_o death_n king_n philip_n desirous_a to_o keep_v england_n treat_v serious_o of_o a_o marriage_n with_o queen_n elizabeth_n his_o late_a wife_n sister_n with_o promise_n to_o obtain_v a_o special_a dispensation_n from_o the_o pope_n which_o the_o king_n of_o france_n fear_v it_o will_v be_v grant_v by_o the_o pope_n labour_v secret_o to_o hinder_v but_o the_o hindrance_n of_o the_o marriage_n be_v from_o queen_n elizabeth_n herself_o seq_fw-la relation_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o west_n pag._n 34._o &_o 27._o see_v the_o whole_a tract_n pag._n 25._o &_o seq_fw-la by_o such_o dispensation_n from_o the_o pope_n marriage_n in_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n have_v be_v so_o near_o that_o they_o remain_v still_o as_o brethren_n all_o of_o one_o family_n and_o as_o arm_n of_o the_o selfsame_o body_n keep_v their_o dominion_n unite_v still_o together_o without_o distraction_n philip_n the_o second_o of_o spain_n may_v call_v the_o archduke_n albert_n both_o brother_n cousin_n nephew_n and_o son_n be_v uncle_n to_o himself_o cousin-german_a to_o his_o father_n husband_n to_o his_o sister_n and_o father_n to_o his_o wife_n such_o marriage_n make_v lawful_a only_o by_o the_o pope_n dispense_n with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n must_v needs_o bind_v both_o the_o party_n and_o issue_n thereof_o to_o be_v firm_a to_o the_o papacy_n and_o to_o maintain_v that_o authority_n by_o which_o themselves_o stand_v maintain_v and_o honour_v so_o search_v and_o penetrant_fw-la be_v that_o sea_n of_o rome_n to_o strengthen_v itself_o more_o by_o unlawful_a marriage_n of_o other_o man_n than_o ever_o prince_n yet_o can_v do_v by_o the_o most_o lawful_a marriage_n of_o his_o own_o and_o thus_o the_o pope_n by_o some_o one_o act_n tie_n unto_o himself_o the_o favour_n of_o many_o friend_n and_o many_o generation_n yet_o may_v this_o be_v think_v fit_a only_o for_o blind_a or_o ill-minded_n prince_n the_o well-sighted_n or_o well-minded_a need_v no_o such_o cloak_n nor_o will_v make_v use_n of_o any_o such_o for_o any_o otherwise_o uniustifiable_a course_n but_o if_o they_o through_o their_o own_o ignorance_n or_o their_o ancestor_n unjust_a project_n have_v be_v involue_v in_o such_o net_n as_o their_o conscience_n now_o mislike_v they_o may_v after_o our_o king_n henry_n example_n by_o god_n book_n and_o the_o counsel_n of_o godly_a wise_a and_o learned_a man_n alter_v their_o course_n abolish_v his_o authority_n that_o alter_v god_n law_n or_o delude_v they_o and_o establish_v their_o state_n by_o more_o sound_a mean_n humanum_fw-la est_fw-la errare_fw-la perseverare_fw-la diabolicum_fw-la §._o 9_o vi_o other_o dispensation_n 57_o see_v verdunt_fw-la discourse_n anno_fw-la 1563._o mensae_fw-la febr._n in_o hist_o conc_fw-fr trid._n lib._n 7._o pag._n 676._o see_v tortura_fw-la torti_n pag_n 57_o for_o diverse_a thing_n hurtful_a to_o the_o church_n state_n and_o people_n but_o very_o profitable_a to_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v ordinary_a about_o which_o one_o johannes_n verdun_n speak_v free_o and_o judicious_o in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n dispensation_n say_v he_o be_v account_v dis-obligation_n from_o the_o law_n but_o god_n law_n be_v perpetual_a and_o remain_v inviolable_a for_o ever_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o lord_n and_o the_o church_n his_o servant_n to_o bestow_v favour_n as_o a_o master_n upon_o his_o servant_n he_o be_v but_o a_o servant_n at_o the_o best_a to_o he_o who_o be_v spouse_n of_o the_o church_n neither_o can_v he_o by_o dispense_n unbind_v any_o that_o be_v bind_v but_o only_o declare_v to_o he_o that_o be_v not_o bind_v that_o he_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o law_n indeed_o humane_a law_n through_o the_o imperfection_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n and_o case_n not_o foresee_v may_v admit_v dispensation_n in_o sundry_a occurrence_n as_o exception_n from_o the_o general_a law_n where_o it_o may_v be_v just_o think_v the_o lawmaker_n will_v have_v make_v exception_n if_o they_o have_v foresee_v those_o case_n but_o where_o god_n be_v the_o lawgiver_n from_o who_o nothing_o be_v conceal_v and_o by_o who_o no_o accident_n be_v not_o foresee_v the_o law_n can_v have_v no_o exception_n but_o all_o his_o law_n be_v equity_n itself_o perpetual_a and_o immutable_a 321._o hist_o conc_fw-fr trid._n lib._n 4._o pag._n 321._o the_o king_n of_o france_n anno_o 1551._o in_o a_o print_a manifest_a publish_v to_o his_o subject_n that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o regard_v the_o pope_n dispensation_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o secure_v the_o conscience_n and_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o shadow_n cast_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n which_o can_v hide_v the_o truth_n from_o god_n even_o in_o man_n law_n dispensationes_fw-la sunt_fw-la legum_fw-la ulnera_fw-la dispensation_n be_v deep_a wound_n in_o god_n law_n deadly_a wound_n both_o to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o dispenser_n for_o law_n often_o wound_v have_v little_a life_n leave_v in_o they_o and_o he_o that_o wound_v they_o have_v little_a feel_n of_o conscience_n christ_n come_v not_o to_o dissolve_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o matth._n 5.17_o the_o pope_n come_v not_o to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n but_o to_o dissolve_v they_o he_o unbind_v subject_n oath_n to_o prince_n yea_o bind_v subject_n with_o oath_n against_o prince_n both_o against_o god_n law_n bind_v where_o he_o shall_v loose_v lose_v where_o he_o shall_v bind_v as_o anti-god_n and_o antichrist_n he_o bind_v his_o catholic_n for_o a_o time_n while_o they_o want_v strength_n they_o shall_v not_o stir_v get_v strength_n than_o they_o be_v loose_v then_o stir_v killâ—_n and_o massacre_n thus_o gregory_n the_o 13._o interpret_v the_o bull_n of_o pius_n the_o 5._o and_o thus_o prince_n of_o the_o old_a christian_a faith_n that_o they_o live_v and_o reign_v be_v behold_v to_o the_o catholic_n of_o the_o new_a stamp_n not_o for_o their_o faith_n but_o for_o their_o weakness_n 815._o hist_o conc_fw-fr trent_n lib._n
the_o father_n teach_v page_n 149_o paragraph_n §_o 2_o as_o appear_v by_o irenaeus_n tertullian_n and_o the_o creed_n page_n 150_o paragraph_n §_o 3_o but_o the_o romist_n can_v allege_v the_o father_n for_o their_o new_a doctrine_n much_o less_o the_o scripture_n page_n 151_o paragraph_n subsect_v 2._o the_o second_o subsection_n concern_v the_o latter_a time_n page_n 152_o paragraph_n §_o 1_o propound_v 1_o the_o eastern_a and_o greek_a church_n 2_o waldenses_n etc._n etc._n and_o 3_o the_o roman_a church_n itself_o mislike_v and_o groan_v under_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o papacy_n and_o desire_v reformation_n page_n 152_o paragraph_n §_o 2_o the_o greek_a church_n condemn_v by_o the_o romish_a as_o heretical_a page_n 153_o paragraph_n §_o 3_o be_v clear_v by_o scotus_n lombard_n aquinas_n and_o other_o page_n 153_o chap._n 1._o sect_n 3._o the_o three_o section_n show_v that_o the_o waldenses_n be_v of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n have_v four_a subsection_n the_o first_o of_o their_o doctrine_n pag._n 155._o the_o second_o of_o their_o great_a number_n and_o visibility_n pag._n 166._o the_o three_o of_o their_o large_a spread_n into_o all_o country_n pag._n 177_o the_o four_o of_o their_o continuance_n until_o luther_n time_n and_o after_o pag_n 181._o subsect_v 1._o the_o first_o subsection_n paragraph_n §_o 1_o of_o the_o waldenses_n page_n 155_o paragraph_n §_o 2_o their_o diverse_a name_n but_o all_o of_o one_o religion_n page_n 155_o paragraph_n §_o 3_o to_o wit_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n as_o say_v aeneas_n silvius_n du_n bravius_n poplinerius_fw-la cocleus_n gretserus_n eckius_fw-la etc._n etc._n page_n 156_o paragraph_n §_o 4_o many_o bad_a opinion_n bad_o and_o false_o impute_v to_o thâ—m_v page_n 158_o paragraph_n §_o 5_o nine_o article_n different_a from_o the_o protestant_n ascribe_v unto_o they_o by_o parson_n the_o jesuite_n but_o clear_v by_o authentic_a author_n page_n 160_o the_o second_o subsection_n paragraph_n §_o 1_o of_o the_o great_a number_n of_o the_o waldenses_n page_n 166_o paragraph_n §_o 2_o their_o disputation_n with_o the_o romish_a doctor_n page_n 168_o paragraph_n §_o 3_o mighty_a war_n against_o they_o as_o against_o the_o pope_n most_o potent_a enemy_n the_o pope_n every_o way_n labour_v to_o subdue_v they_o by_o continual_a curse_n war_n and_o inquisition_n by_o friar_n new_o spring_v up_o about_o 12_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n threescore_o thousand_o put_v to_o the_o sword_n at_o once_o page_n 169_o paragraph_n §_o 4_o carcasson_n a_o great_a and_o strong_a city_n take_v by_o composition_n and_o make_v the_o head_n city_n of_o the_o war_n and_o the_o famous_a simon_n montfort_n make_v general_n page_n 171_o paragraph_n §_o 5_o 6_o and_o 7_o new_a army_n against_o the_o waldenses_n gather_v out_o of_o all_o christendom_n by_o the_o pope_n croysadoe_n pardon_v sin_n and_o give_v salvation_n to_o all_o that_o will_v fight_v against_o they_o as_o before_o §_o 3._o pag._n 170._o tolous_n take_v the_o king_n of_o arragon_n in_o aid_n of_o the_o waldenses_n intercept_v by_o ambush_n and_o slay_v page_n 172_o paragraph_n §_o 8_o tolous_n recover_v by_o the_o waldenses_n simon_n slay_v the_o king_n of_o france_n continue_v the_o war_n send_v his_o own_o son_n cross_v with_o a_o great_a army_n and_o diverse_a other_o army_n after_o but_o to_o little_a purpose_n for_o the_o waldenses_n otherwise_o call_v the_o albigenses_n prosper_v and_o recover_v carcasson_n fourteen_o year_n after_o the_o loss_n of_o of_o it_o and_o spread_v exceed_o in_o many_o country_n page_n 174_o paragraph_n §_o 9_o the_o earl_n of_o tolous_n submit_v to_o the_o pope_n but_o find_v himself_o deceive_v betwixt_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o legate_n he_o fortify_v auignon_n the_o king_n of_o france_n besiege_v it_o swear_v never_o to_o depart_v till_o he_o have_v take_v it_o but_o final_o after_o great_a loss_n die_v mad_a the_o legate_n unable_a by_o force_n get_v it_o by_o fraud_n and_o perjury_n page_n 175_o paragraph_n §_o 10_o tolous_n overthrow_v the_o french_a army_n the_o pope_n and_o french_a king_n offer_v he_o peace_n the_o great_a war_n cease_v counsel_n be_v hold_v to_o root_v out_o the_o albigenses_n page_n 176_o paragraph_n §_o 11_o ignorance_n not_o only_o of_o scripture_n but_o of_o history_n make_v man_n love_v the_o pope_n page_n 177_o subsect_n 3._o the_o three_o subsection_n paragraph_n show_v how_o the_o waldenses_n be_v spread_v into_o all_o country_n namely_o for_o example_n spain_n england_n scotland_n italy_n germany_n bohemia_n saxony_n pomerania_n polonia_n liuâ—nia_n lituania_n digonicia_n bulgaria_n croatia_n dalmatia_n constantinople_n sclavonia_n sarmatia_n philadelphia_n in_o all_o part_n of_o france_n in_o italy_n also_o they_o have_v church_n in_o lombardy_n milan_n romagna_n vicence_n florence_n val_n spoletine_n etc._n etc._n page_n 177_o subsect_n 4._o the_o four_o subsection_n paragraph_n §_o 1_o the_o waldenses_n continue_v above_o 400_o year_n until_o luther_n time_n and_o after_o page_n 181_o paragraph_n §_o 2_o in_o england_n by_o mean_n of_o wicliffe_n page_n 182_o paragraph_n §_o 3_o wicliffes_n doctrine_n and_o many_o follower_n oxford_z divine_n page_n 182_o paragraph_n §_o 4_o 5_o 6_o and_o 7._o the_o story_n of_o john_n hus_n jerom_n of_o prage_n and_o bohemian_a affair_n page_n 189_o paragraph_n §_o 8_o and_o 9_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o waldenses_n after_o luther_n time_n luther_n write_v a_o preface_n to_o one_o of_o their_o book_n commend_v it_o letter_n pass_v betwixt_o they_o and_o oecolampadius_n bucer_n calvine_n etc._n etc._n page_n 192_o chap._n 1._o sect._n 4._o the_o four_o section_n paragraph_n §_o 1_o show_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n except_v the_o papacy_n and_o the_o maintainer_n thereof_o continue_v to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n and_o the_o same_o with_o we_o until_o luther_n time_n prove_v by_o many_o protestant_a divine_n luther_n caluin_n beza_n morney_n melanchthon_n bucer_n master_n deering_n master_n richard_n hooker_n bishop_n usher_n bishop_n carlton_n bishop_n white_a doctor_n field_n etc._n etc._n page_n 195_o paragraph_n §_o 2_o their_o reason_n paragraph_n §_o 3_o but_o now_o the_o state_n of_o that_o church_n be_v much_o alter_v since_o the_o new_a light_n in_o luther_n time_n full_o discover_v and_o publish_v the_o corruption_n thereof_o and_o since_o their_o obstinate_a defend_v their_o corruption_n and_o impose_v they_o as_o defide_n page_n 200_o paragraph_n §_o 4_o especial_o since_o the_o great_a alteration_n and_o addition_n of_o faith_n make_v by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n page_n 202_o chap._n 2._o paragraph_n answer_v the_o vain_a allege_v of_o some_o word_n and_o custom_n and_o the_o corrupt_a allege_v of_o the_o father_n word_n against_o the_o protestant_n page_n 205_o paragraph_n §_o 1_o objection_n nonâ—_n allege_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n agree_v with_o the_o protestant_n in_o all_o thing_n ergo_fw-la be_v not_o of_o their_o church_n or_o religion_n page_n 206_o paragraph_n §_o 2_o answer_v it_o be_v no_o consequent_a for_o so_o also_o every_o one_o of_o they_o differ_v from_o the_o present_a romish_a religion_n and_o yet_o the_o romish_a account_n they_o they_o protestant_n have_v just_o abstain_v from_o some_o word_n and_o phrase_n of_o some_o father_n page_n 206_o paragraph_n §_o 3_o and_o also_o have_v leave_v off_o some_o ceremony_n &_o custom_n page_n 209_o paragraph_n §_o 4_o as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v leave_v many_o here_o mention_v know_v to_o be_v ancient_a and_o think_v to_o be_v apostolical_a page_n 210_o paragraph_n §_o 5_o which_o confute_v the_o vanity_n of_o w.g._n his_o book_n &_o show_v his_o own_o allege_v author_n by_o his_o own_o argument_n to_o be_v none_o of_o his_o church_n and_o religion_n page_n 214_o paragraph_n §_o 6_o by_o the_o same_o argument_n many_o father_n for_o example_n athanasius_n jerom_n gelasius_n gregory_n 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