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bishop_n and_o other_o spiritual_a man_n whereby_o three_o devilish_a mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n have_v happen_v in_o this_o realm_n to_o the_o great_a dishonour_n of_o god_n and_o utter_v neglect_v of_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n the_o which_o three_o be_v these_o first_o they_o have_v have_v small_a leisure_n to_o attend_v to_o their_o pastoral_a cure_n which_o hereby_o have_v be_v utter_o neglect_v and_o leave_v undo_v second_o it_o have_v also_o puff_v up_o many_o bishop_n and_o other_o spiritual_a person_n into_o such_o haughtiness_n and_o pride_n that_o they_o have_v think_v no_o noble_a man_n of_o the_o realm_n worthy_a to_o be_v their_o equal_a or_o fellow_n three_o where_o they_o by_o this_o mean_n know_v the_o very_a secret_n of_o prince_n they_o be_v in_o such_o high_a office_n have_v cause_v the_o same_o to_o be_v know_v in_o rome_n afore_o the_o king_n can_v accomplish_v and_o bring_v his_o intent_n to_o pass_v in_o england_n by_o â—his_fw-la mean_n have_v the_o papacy_n bâ—ene_v so_o maintain_v and_o thing_n order_v after_o theiâ—_n will_n and_o pleasure_n that_o much_o mischief_n haâ—h_v happen_v in_o this_o realm_n and_o other_o sometime_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o prince_n and_o sometime_o to_o the_o utter_a undo_n of_o many_o commonwealth_n so_o he_o who_o page_n 216.358.359.360.414.430.432.434.439.517_o 518.599.625.961.972.1009.1016.1463.1856_o of_o the_o say_a act_n and_o monument_n london_n 1610._o write_v often_o in_o the_o magent_n that_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v all_o one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n which_o be_v the_o common_a receive_v opinion_n of_o our_o martyr_n yea_o of_o our_o learned_a d._n humphrey_n regius_n professor_n of_o divinity_n in_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n puritanopap_n confut._n ad_fw-la rat._n 3._o p._n 262.265_o and_o of_o d._n william_n fulke_n against_o bristol_n motive_n 40._o against_o gregory_n martin_n p_o 172._o and_o confuration_n of_o the_o rhemish_a testament_n note_n on_o titus_n 1._o sect_n 2._o and_o on_o philip._n i._o sect_n 1._o juâ—l_o john_n juell_n the_o incomparable_a bishop_n of_o salisbury_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o apology_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n part._n 2._o cap._n 3._o disp_n 5._o p._n 98_o 99_o 100_o 101._o write_v thus_o of_o the_o equality_n of_o bishop_n and_o minister_n eâ—agrium_n saint_n jerome_n say_v all_o bishop_n wheresoever_o they_o be_v be_v they_o at_o rome_n be_v they_o at_o eugubiuâ—_n be_v they_o at_o constantinople_n be_v they_o at_o rhegium_n be_v all_o of_o like_a pre-eminence_n and_o of_o like_a priesthood_n and_o as_o prelatâ—r_n cyprian_n say_v there_o be_v but_o one_o bishopric_n and_o a_o piece_n thereof_o be_v perfect_o &_o whole_o hold_v of_o every_o particular_a bishop_n what_o saint_n jerome_n mean_v hereby_o erasmus_n a_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o judgement_n expound_v thus_o jerome_n seem_v to_o match_v 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great_a a_o archbishop_n and_o so_o great_a a_o man_n antiqu._n eccl._n briâ—_n p._n 436._o 436._o antiquit._fw-la eccles._n brit._n p._n 350.351.352.436_o 350.351.352.436_o holinsh_v p._n 812._o 812._o holinshed_a p._n 911.912_o hall_n 22._o h._n 8._o fol._n 188.189_o who_o word_n be_v here_o but_o transcribe_v transcribe_v note_v the_o mischief_n of_o prelate_n be_v great_a temporal_a officer_n officer_n what_o ever_o make_v against_o the_o bishop_n gain_n be_v they_o never_o so_o unjust_a must_v be_v say_v to_o tend_v to_o the_o church_n destruction_n destruction_n a_o silly_a and_o false_a evasion_n of_o a_o prelate_n prelate_n see_v these_o 2_o act_n yet_o in_o force_n viz._n 21._o h._n 8._o c._n 4.5_o 4.5_o 21._o h._n 8._o c._n 13._o 13._o it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n for_o priest_n to_o rail_v against_o parliament_n for_o make_v good_a law_n to_o order_v they_o they_o 22._o h._n â—_o c._n 15._o 15._o see_v fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 952._o and_o in_o the_o page_n before_o 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pope_n against_o england_n reginald_n pole_n &_o his_o unnaturalness_n to_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n the_o pope_n mover_n of_o war_n breaker_n of_o peace_n and_o sower_n of_o discord_n be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n devil_n antâ—q_n eccles._n brit._n p._n 408._o 408._o 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n qua_fw-la suprâ—â—_n suprâ—â—_n godâ—â—â—_n pag._n 124._o to_o 129._o see_v speed_n p._n 1143_o 1144._o martinâ—_n hist_o p._n 397_o to_o 401._o 401._o 1._o &_o 2._o phil._n &_o mary_n ch_n 8._o see_v holinsh_v p._n â—1â—2_n 1123._o the_o submission_n of_o the_o whole_a realm_n to_o the_o pope_n schism_n and_o disobedience_n against_o the_o seâ—_n apostolic_a 25._o h._n 8._o c._n 19.21.26_o h._n 8._o c._n 1.3.27_o h._n 8._o c._n 15.28_o h._n 8._o c._n 7.10.31_o h._n 8._o c._n 10.14.32_o h._n 8._o c._n 22_o 24_o 26.33_o h._n 8._o c._n 29.34_o &_o 35._o h._n 8._o c._n 17.19.35_o h._n 8._o c._n 1.3.37_o h._n 8._o â—_o 17._o 17._o more_o care_n be_v here_o take_v for_o the_o pope_n than_o queen_n supremacy_n supremacy_n restore_v here_o to_o their_o jurisdiction_n together_o with_o the_o pope_n as_o member_n of_o his_o body_n body_n see_v the_o breviate_v of_o the_o prelate_n encroachment_n etc._n etc._n p._n 106_o 107â—_n 114_o 115.125.1â—6.127.91_n to_o 100l_n 100l_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n in_o the_o old_a edition_n p._n 684_o 689.924â—690_n in_o that_o of_o 1610._o p._n 1294.1495_o 1294.1495_o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n old_a edition_n p._n p._n 9â—4_n 9â—4_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 927._o 927._o see_v the_o hiâ—â—ory_n the_o council_n of_o trent_n p_o 339._o to_o 3â—5_n sir_n john_n davis_n irish_a report_n f._n 97.98_o see_v the_o brâ—viaâ—â—_n p._n 91._o to_o 100_o &_o cook_n caâ—dries_n case_n f._n â—_o â—_o see_v i_o new_a discovery_n of_o the_o prelate_n tyranny_n p._n 34._o etc._n etc._n etc._n antiqu._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 422._o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 1537._o in_o the_o old_a edition_n edition_n antiq._n 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supplication_n to_o the_o parliament_n the_o petition_n to_o qu._n elizabeth_n the_o registery_n the_o