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do_v in_o church_n be_v against_o conscience_n no_o mind_v of_o what_o be_v their_o duty_n all_o their_o talk_n be_v judge_v their_o superior_n and_o this_o buzz_v into_o the_o head_n of_o light_n and_o inconstant_a man_n beget_v all_o the_o talk_n of_o the_o country_n and_o be_v believe_v with_o the_o same_o faith_n they_o believe_v the_o gospel_n or_o their_o creed_n and_o if_o authority_n shall_v endeavour_v to_o suppress_v the_o further_a growth_n of_o such_o seditious_a practice_n by_o punish_v the_o author_n it_o will_v be_v deem_v by_o the_o well-affected_a no_o less_o than_o a_o invasion_n upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_n and_o persecution_n of_o the_o gospel_n 6._o if_o lex_fw-la lata_fw-la have_v any_o obligation_n upon_o the_o legislator_n than_o be_v the_o creature_n subject_n to_o the_o creator_n and_o the_o father_n oblige_v to_o what_o he_o command_v opinion_n that_o supreme_a prince_n be_v oblige_v by_o their_o own_o law_n be_v a_o seditious_a opinion_n his_o 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rightful_a prince_n be_v oblige_v by_o their_o own_o law_n 7._o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o to_o be_v wish_v in_o this_o world_n then_o that_o the_o moderate_v that_o supreme_a power_n may_v be_v moderate_v will_n of_o they_o which_o command_n may_v be_v moderate_v and_o restrain_v to_o reason_n as_o that_o king_n father_n and_o master_n shall_v never_o exact_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o subject_n child_n and_o servant_n but_o what_o be_v reasonable_a but_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o supreme_a power_n can_v be_v moderate_v unless_o it_o be_v divide_v or_o subject_n to_o the_o moderator_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o seditious_a opinion_n that_o supreme_a power_n may_v be_v moderate_v 8._o all_o right_a that_o any_o creature_n have_v to_o any_o thing_n be_v either_o from_o the_o power_n that_o any_o man_n have_v any_o thing_n proper_a against_o the_o supreme_a power_n law_n of_o nature_n or_o from_o some_o humane_a law_n but_o no_o subject_n can_v have_v praedium_fw-la directum_fw-la cujus_fw-la nullus_fw-la author_n est_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la sir_n e._n co._n com._n lit._n pag._n 1._o b._n qui_fw-la dominium_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la dominus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la and_o he_o that_o hold_v of_o none_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o which_o not_o subject_a can_v be_v it_o be_v therefore_o a_o seditious_a opinion_n that_o any_o subject_n have_v any_o thing_n proper_a against_o his_o sovereign_n 9_o there_o have_v not_o any_o thing_n for_o more_o than_o this_o last_o century_n cause_v so_o not_o that_o the_o people_n may_v reform_v where_o prince_n will_v not_o much_o dissension_n and_o bloodshed_n among_o christian_n to_o the_o shame_n of_o christianity_n as_o the_o specious_a pretence_n of_o reformation_n the_o turk_n either_o restrain_v by_o god_n or_o not_o will_v to_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o mankind_n have_v be_v only_o a_o spectator_n not_o actor_n in_o this_o tragedy_n the_o end_n do_v sanctify_v the_o mean_n be_v a_o doctrine_n general_o receive_v among_o these_o reformer_n if_o the_o end_n be_v reformation_n it_o be_v no_o matter_n by_o what_o mean_v it_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o every_o where_o in_o the_o western_a world_n man_n dispose_v to_o sedition_n make_v reformation_n their_o pretence_n no_o prince_n must_v use_v his_o power_n to_o restrain_v they_o if_o he_o do_v calvin_n give_v they_o a_o lesson_n abdicant_fw-la se_fw-la potestate_fw-la terreni_fw-la 21._o comment_fw-fr on_o dan._n 6._o 21._o principes_fw-la dum_fw-la insurgunt_fw-la contra_fw-la deum_fw-la immo_fw-la indigni_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la censeantur_fw-la in_o hominum_fw-la numero_fw-la potius_fw-la ergo_fw-la oportet_fw-la conspuere_fw-la in_o illorum_fw-la capita_fw-la quam_fw-la illis_fw-la parere_fw-la ubi_fw-la sic_fw-la proterviunt_fw-la ut_fw-la velint_fw-la spoliare_fw-la deum_fw-la jure_fw-la svo_fw-la earthly_a prince_n do_v divest_v themselves_o of_o power_n when_o they_o set_v themselves_o against_o god_n yea_o they_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v account_v in_o the_o number_n of_o man_n man_n ought_v therefore_o rather_o to_o spit_v upon_o their_o head_n then_o obey_v they_o where_o they_o deal_v so_o saucy_o as_o if_o they_o will_v spoil_v god_n by_o their_o right_n and_o luther_n ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la hominum_fw-la legibus_fw-la exempti_fw-la sumus_fw-la libertate_fw-la nobis_fw-la christiana_n per_fw-la baptismo_fw-la lib._n the_o captiv_n babil_n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la baptismum_fw-la donata_fw-la we_o be_v free_v from_o all_o law_n of_o man_n liberty_n be_v give_v we_o by_o baptism_n et_fw-la scio_fw-la nullam_fw-la rempublicam_fw-la feliciter_fw-la legibus_fw-la administrari_fw-la i_o know_v there_o be_v no_o commonwealth_n happy_o govern_v by_o law_n and_o turpe_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la &_o iniquiter_fw-la servile_a christianum_fw-la hominem_fw-la qui_fw-la libre_fw-la est_fw-la aliis_fw-la matrimonio_fw-la cap._n de_fw-fr matrimonio_fw-la quam_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la &_o divinis_fw-la subjectum_fw-la esse_fw-la legibus_fw-la it_o be_v a_o filthy_a and_o unjust_a servile_a thing_n that_o a_o christian_a man_n which_o be_v free_a shall_v be_v subject_a to_o any_o sacrord_n cap._n the_o sacrord_n but_o heavenly_a and_o divine_a law_n and_o whether_o these_o man_n follower_n have_v not_o well_o practise_v their_o lecture_n wheresoever_o they_o have_v be_v tolerate_v either_o in_o germany_n bohemia_n austria_n upper_a and_o low_a hungaria_n transilvania_n sweden_n france_n england_n scotland_n low-countries_n geneva_n etc._n etc._n let_v any_o man_n who_o have_v read_v the_o combustion_n of_o christendom_n judge_n and_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o all_o other_o sect_n may_v from_o their_o principle_n justify_v all_o their_o action_n 10._o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o manifest_o command_v by_o god_n in_o the_o spiritual_a that_o temporal_a good_a follow_v in_o order_n to_o spiritual_a old_a and_o new_a testament_n than_o obedience_n to_o temporal_a prince_n yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o endeavour_v to_o the_o shame_n of_o christian_n then_o by_o pretence_n of_o religion_n to_o usher_v in_o rebellion_n by_o
contradict_v it_o convert_v the_o world_n to_o christianity_n and_o although_o our_o saviour_n give_v power_n to_o all_o his_o disciple_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n yet_o only_o to_o the_o apostle_n he_o expound_v the_o scripture_n begin_v at_o moses_n and_o it_o be_v 27._o luk._n 24._o 27._o the_o apostle_n understanding_n which_o he_o open_v that_o they_o may_v understand_v the_o scripture_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o prophet_n 45._o ver_fw-la 45._o our_o saviour_n therefore_o have_v promise_v the_o continuance_n of_o all_o ghostly_a power_n in_o his_o church_n and_o have_v give_v the_o power_n of_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v those_o scripture_n which_o concern_v he_o immediate_o only_o to_o his_o apostle_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v continue_v only_o in_o their_o successor_n the_o bishop_n as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o 21._o s._n joh._n 20._o 21._o 17._o our_o saviour_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n therefore_o belong_v to_o who_o the_o right_a of_o make_v ecclesiastical_a law_n belong_v all_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n can_v make_v one_o article_n de_fw-la fide_fw-la and_o whoso_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o add_v or_o diminish_v from_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n god_n shall_v plague_v he_o and_o take_v away_o his_o part_n from_o the_o book_n of_o life_n rev._n 22._o 18_o 19_o yet_o where_o he_o give_v command_v to_o his_o church_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o give_v it_o no_o direction_n how_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v as_o let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 40._o there_o he_o give_v the_o church_n a_o power_n to_o make_v law_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o command_n for_o decency_n and_o order_n must_v presuppose_v law_n and_o direction_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o thing_n must_v necessary_o be_v do_v indecent_o and_o disorderly_o it_o therefore_o belong_v to_o the_o magisterial_a or_o govern_v part_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v the_o bishop_n to_o make_v law_n for_o the_o decency_n and_o order_n of_o the_o public_a service_n of_o god_n consecration_n sacrament_n thing_n offer_v up_o to_o god_n and_o rite_n of_o marriage_n 18._o it_o be_v only_o to_o timothy_n as_o bishop_n of_o the_o ephesian_n that_o s._n paul_n belong_v to_o who_o the_o compose_n of_o public_a liturgy_n belong_v 1_o tim._n cap._n 2._o exhort_v that_o first_o of_o all_o prayer_n supplication_n intercession_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_o be_v make_v for_o all_o man_n therefore_o to_o bishop_n it_o only_o belong_v and_o s._n ambrose_n his_o liturgy_n be_v continue_v in_o milan_n to_o this_o day_n if_o no_o alteration_n be_v since_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 19_o the_o next_o order_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n to_o apostle_n and_o bishop_n function_n of_o priest_n and_o their_o function_n be_v that_o of_o presbytery_n or_o priesthood_n as_o s._n paul_n say_v 1_o cor._n 12._o 28._o god_n have_v set_v some_o in_o the_o church_n first_o apostle_n second_o prophet_n three_o teacher_n the_o sacerdotal_a or_o priestly_a power_n in_o most_o thing_n be_v the_o same_o with_o episcopal_n or_o pontificial_a as_o both_o of_o they_o have_v power_n to_o consecrate_v the_o sacrament_n of_o our_o lord_n supper_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o laity_n both_o of_o they_o have_v power_n of_o absolution_n and_o remission_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o believe_v and_o repent_v sinner_n both_o have_v power_n of_o benediction_n of_o offer_v up_o the_o service_n of_o the_o church_n both_o of_o they_o have_v power_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n that_o be_v preach_v what_o our_o saviour_n the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n teach_v and_o what_o interpretation_n the_o church_n have_v make_v both_o have_v power_n of_o public_a baptise_v infant_n both_o have_v power_n of_o visitation_n of_o the_o sick_a celebrate_v 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