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but_o what_o the_o lord_n have_v wrought_v in_o he_o and_o show_v unto_o he_o rom._n 15.18_o john_n will_v we_o to_o receive_v no_o man_n unless_o he_o bring_v the_o same_o doctrine_n that_o we_o have_v receive_v from_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v christ_n sheep_n hear_v his_o voice_n and_o know_v his_o voice_n but_o they_o know_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o stranger_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o worship_n and_o service_n that_o be_v not_o prescribe_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o voice_n of_o stranger_n hence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o such_o stranger_n that_o both_o command_n and_o practise_v such_o ceremonial_a service_n of_o god_n as_o be_v not_o prescribe_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n king_n and_o prince_n etc._n etc._n may_v lawful_o take_v away_o their_o temporality_n and_o tithe_n and_o dispose_v of_o they_o to_o better_a use_n as_o have_v be_v say_v above_o richard_n lovingham_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o 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factor_n that_o say_v it_o appertain_v not_o to_o king_n and_o secular_a lord_n but_o to_o they_o and_o their_o official_o to_o punish_v adultery_n and_o fornication_n they_o do_v fall_v into_o manifest_a treason_n against_o the_o king_n and_o heresy_n against_o the_o scripture_n and_o that_o it_o do_v appertain_v to_o the_o king_n to_o have_v the_o order_n of_o priest_n and_o bishop_n as_o solomon_n and_o jehosaphat_n and_o other_o have_v say_v mr._n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n pag_n 502._o now_o if_o the_o temporality_n at_o that_o time_n will_v have_v do_v so_o much_o in_o england_n what_o will_v the_o temporality_n and_o tithe_n of_o three_o kingdom_n do_v now_o that_o land_n be_v at_o so_o high_a a_o rate_n to_o what_o they_o then_o be_v augustin_n huldrick_n bishop_n of_o ausburg_n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o pope_n nicholas_n the_o first_o about_o the_o year_n 867_o say_v that_o good_a correction_n proceed_v from_o the_o lesser_a to_o the_o great_a be_v not_o to_o be_v refuse_v nor_o disdain_v when_o he_o that_o be_v correct_v be_v find_v to_o strive_v against_o the_o truth_n to_o please_v man_n and_o he_o mention_n augustin_n write_v to_o boniface_n that_o the_o disputation_n of_o all_o man_n be_v they_o never_o so_o catholic_n or_o approve_a person_n yet_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v instead_o of_o canonical_a scripture_n gregory_n gregory_n so_o that_o we_o may_v say_v he_o disprove_v or_o refuse_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o their_o writing_n contrary_a to_o truth_n to_o which_o he_o add_v a_o say_n of_o st._n gregory_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o sheep_n when_o the_o pastor_n themselves_o become_v wolf_n panarmetanus_n mr._n rogers_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n say_v that_o all_o the_o law_n of_o man_n may_v not_o nor_o can_v not_o rule_v the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v discuss_v and_o judge_v thereby_o and_o obedience_n give_v thereunto_o and_o that_o no_o christian_n man_n conscience_n can_v be_v satisfy_v without_o law_n that_o agree_v not_o with_o god_n word_n and_o he_o quote_v panarmetanus_n which_o say_v that_o unto_o a_o simple_a lay_v man_n that_o bring_v the_o word_n of_o god_n with_o he_o there_o ought_v more_o credit_v to_o be_v give_v than_o to_o a_o whole_a council_n and_o to_o what_o they_o conclude_v without_o or_o beside_o the_o word_n of_o god_n mill._n walter_n mill._n walter_n mill_n a_o martyr_n in_o scotland_n say_v that_o these_o which_o we_o call_v bishop_n do_v not_o the_o work_n of_o bishop_n nor_o the_o office_n of_o bishop_n as_o paul_n bid_v timothy_n but_o live_v after_o their_o own_o sensuality_n and_o pleasure_n and_o take_v no_o care_n of_o the_o flock_n nor_o yet_o regard_v the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o do_v thereafter_o but_o desire_v to_o be_v call_v lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o luther_n say_v that_o neither_o pope_n nor_o prelate_n can_v make_v article_n of_o faith_n nor_o law_n of_o good_a work_n and_o manner_n and_o 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