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that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o multytude_n of_o man_n of_o arm_n to_o compelle_fw-fr those_o that_o be_v rebellon_n and_o dysobedyent_a person_n to_o obey_v the_o heed_n offycer_n or_o governor_n for_o else_o the_o law_n and_o cyvyle_v sentence_n shall_v be_v idle_a and_o serve_v for_o nought_o if_o execucyon_n of_o they_o may_v not_o be_v do_v and_o perform_v and_o this_o arm_a power_n of_o prince_n or_o governor_n have_v need_n to_o be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o do_v exceed_v the_o power_n of_o any_o one_o subject_n under_o he_o or_o of_o a_o great_a many_o of_o cause_n they_o and_z yet_o he_o ought_v not_o by_o the_o reason_n of_o so_o great_a arm_a power_n to_o violate_v or_o break_v the_o law_n and_o to_o rule_v imperyouslye_o or_o lorde_o beside_o or_o contrary_n to_o the_o law_n and_o arystotle_n in_o the_o three_o of_o the_o polytyke_n and_o the._n xi_o chapytre_fw-fr say_v in_o this_o wise_n a_o king_n or_o governoure_n ought_v to_o have_v so_o great_a power_n that_o he_o may_v be_v great_a and_o more_o of_o may_v and_o strength_n than_o each_o one_o of_o the_o commune_v by_o himself_o or_o than_o many_o of_o they_o together_o wherefore_o i_o say_v there_o be_v three_o thing_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v that_o shall_v take_v upon_o they_o the_o pryncypall_a and_o most_o high_a office_n the_o first_o be_v that_o they_o do_v love_v the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n the_o second_o be_v that_o they_o have_v great_a power_n to_o execute_v those_o thing_n which_o their_n offyce_v require_v the_o three_o be_v that_o they_o have_v virtue_n and_o justyce_n by_o virtue_n here_o he_o understand_v prudence_n which_o be_v the_o bond_n and_o the_o maystres_n and_o teacher_n of_o all_o virtue_n wherefore_o arystotle_n in_o the._n vi_fw-la book_n of_o the_o etyke_n and_o the_o last_o chapytre_n say_v thus_o in_o who_o soever_o prudence_n be_v which_o be_v but_o one_o virtue_n in_o he_o be_v also_o with_o the_o say_a prudence_n all_o virtue_n and_o arystotle_n in_o the_o say_a sentence_n do_v set_v prudence_n and_o moral_a virtue_n both_o under_o one_o in_o the_o same_o part_n of_o the_o say_a devysyon_n because_o they_o be_v not_o separate_v or_o dyssever_v at_o any_o time_n the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o of_o the_o which_o mind_n and_o sentence_n it_o seem_v that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o same_o book_n and_o the_o same_o chapytre_n when_o he_o say_v thus_o it_o be_v manyfeste_a therefore_o and_o evydent_a of_o the_o premyss_n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a a_o man_n to_o be_v proper_o or_o pryncypallye_o good_a without_o prudence_n neither_o a_o man_n to_o be_v prudent_a without_z moral_a virtue_n and_o arystotle_n in_o the._n v._o koke_v of_o the_o polytyke_n and_o the._n ix_o chapytre_n write_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v here_o entreat_v of_o to_o be_v convenyent_n and_o necessary_a to_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v a_o prince_n or_o governoure_n peraventure_fw-fr in_o contrary_a order_fw-fr as_o they_o ben_fw-mi necessarelye_o require_v to_o be_v declare_v of_o the_o premyss_n than_o it_o appear_v what_o be_v the_o proper_a subject_n or_o matere_a &_o materyall_a cause_n of_o the_o law_n of_o law_n man_n true_o a_o prince_n or_o governor_n which_o shall_v be_v suffycyent_o prepare_v with_o wisdom_n or_o prudence_n &_o moral_a virtue_n namely_o justyce_n than_o what_o manner_n person_n a_o prince_n or_o governoure_n ought_v to_o be_v and_z what_o thing_n be_v convenyent_n and_o necessary_a to_o he_o let_v it_o be_v determine_v in_o this_o wise_n ¶_o how_o y_o t_o prince_n in_o a_o communyte_n &_o kingdom_n be_v as_o the_o herte_n in_o a_o sensyble_a creature_n &_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la without_o a_o king_n or_o prince_n no_o communytie_n or_o kingdom_n can_v stand_v &_o partly_o of_o a_o prince_n duty_n the_o xv_o chapytre_n the_o herte_n of_o a_o sensyble_a creature_n which_o be_v first_o form_n be_v more_o noble_a &_o more_o perfyte_n in_o his_o qualyte_n &_o dysposytion_n than_o all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o sensyble_a creature_n for_o in_o it_o natura_fw-la generans_fw-la have_v set_v &_o ordain_v a_o power_n and_o a_o instrument_n by_o which_o the_o resydue_n of_o the_o part_n of_o a_o sensyble_a creature_n be_v form_n of_o convenyent_n matere_a or_o substance_n &_o be_v also_o separate_v and_o dyssever_v &_o order_v each_o in_o comparyson_n to_o other_o &_o be_v keep_v in_o their_o dysposycyon_n &_o qualyte_n and_o be_v also_o by_o it_o preserve_v from_o noyaunce_n or_o hurt_n as_o much_o as_o nature_n do_v suffer_v he_o to_o be_v preserve_v and_o when_o they_o be_v fall_v from_o their_o own_o nature_n by_o the_o reason_n of_o sycknes_n or_o any_o other_o impedyment_n they_o be_v repair_v &_o restore_v to_o their_o own_o nature_n again_o by_o the_o virtue_n &_o power_n of_o this_o part_n ¶_o proporcyonat_o &_o moche_v like_a unto_o these_o thing_n
of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o what_o soever_o thing_n thou_o shall_v bind_v upon_o earth_n it_o shall_v also_o be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n &_o what_o soever_o thing_n thou_o shall_v louse_v upon_o y_o e_o earth_n it_o shall_v also_o be_v louse_v in_o heaven_n for_o of_o those_o word_n certain_a bysshoppe_n rule_n of_o rome_n have_v challenge_v &_o take_v to_o themselves_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o hygh_a iurysdiction_n aforesaid_a for_o by_o y_z e_z key_n grant_v to_o saint_n peter_n by_o christ_n they_o will_v to_o be_v understand_v y_z e_z fullness_n of_o power_n of_o all_o worldly_a governaunce_n &_o rule_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o themselves_o which_o fullness_n of_o power_n as_o chryste_n have_v in_o comparyson_n of_o all_o king_n prince_n and_o ruler_n even_o so_o he_o grant_v it_o say_v they_o to_o saint_n peter_n and_o his_o successor_n in_o y_z e_z epyscopall_a see_v of_o rome_n as_o y_z e_z vycar_n of_o chryste_n in_o this_o world_n ¶_o the_o second_o text_n of_o scrypture_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v take_v of_o y_fw-fr e_o wordê_n of_o christ_n in_o y_o e._n xi_o auctoryte_n chapytre_n of_o mathewe_n when_o he_o say_v all_o thing_n be_v give_v to_o i_o of_o my_o father_n and_o again_o in_o the._n xxiii_o of_o the_o same_o evangelyste_v when_o he_o say_v all_o power_n be_v give_v to_o i_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n sing_v than_o that_o saint_n peter_n and_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o epyscopallsee_fw-mi of_o rome_n have_v be_v and_o be_v the_o vycar_n and_o deputye_n of_o chryste_n as_o they_o say_v it_o appear_v that_o all_o power_n of_o fullness_n of_o auctoryte_n be_v give_v to_o the_o same_o and_z consequentlye_o the_o authority_n of_o all_o manner_n iurysdyccyon_n ¶_o the_o three_o text_n or_o auctoryte_n to_o the_o mayntenaunce_n of_o the_o same_o be_v take_v of_o y_fw-fr e_o auctoryte_n viij_o of_o mathewe_n and_o the._n v._n of_o mark_n where_o it_o be_v say_v and_o the_o devylles_n pray_v he_o y_z t_z be_v to_o wit_n chryste_n sayenge_a if_o thou_o canst_v or_o dryve_v we_o forth_o send_v we_o in_o to_o y_fw-fr e_o flock_n of_o hog_n and_z he_o say_v to_o they_o go_v you_o and_z they_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o man_n go_v in_o to_o the_o hog_n and_z lo_o sudden_o all_o the_o hole_n flock_n go_v headlong_o in_o to_o the_o see_v &_o be_v dead_a in_o the_o water_n of_o the_o which_o word_n it_o appear_v that_o chry_v do_v dyspose_v and_o order_fw-fr temporal_a thing_n as_o be_v all_o his_o own_o for_o else_o he_o have_v do_v amiss_o in_o dystroyenge_a the_o flock_n of_o hog_n but_o it_o be_v abomynable_a to_o say_v that_o chryste_n have_v sin_v or_o do_v amiss_o who_o flesh_n never_o see_v corrupcyon_n for_o as_o moche_v than_o as_o faint_a peter_n with_o his_o successor_n bysshoppe_n of_o rome_n be_v and_o have_v be_v the_o cheyfe_a vycar_n or_o deputye_n of_o chryste_n as_o certain_a man_n say_v they_o may_v dyspose_v of_o all_o temporal_a thing_n as_o be_v judge_n in_o the._n iii._n sygnyfycacyon_n and_o have_v full_a power_n and_o dominion_n of_o they_o even_o likewise_o as_o chryste_n self_n have_v again_o the_o same_o be_v show_v by_o that_o which_o be_v have_v in_o the._n xxi_o of_o mathewe_n in_o the._n xi_o of_o mark_n and_z in_o the._n nineteeen_o of_o luke_n where_o it_o be_v say_v in_o this_o wise_n ¶_o than_o scent_n jesus_n two_o dyscyple_n sayenge_a to_o they_o go_v you_o in_o to_o the_o castle_n which_o auctoryte_n be_v over_o against_o you_o and_o forthwith_o you_o shall_v find_v a_o ass_n bind_v and_o her_o fool_n with_o she_o or_o the_o colt_n tay_v to_o the_o ass_n upon_o the_o which_o never_o any_o man_n have_v sytte_a yet_o as_o it_o be_v red_a in_o mark_n and_o luke_n louse_n they_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o i_o of_z the_o which_o word_n the_o same_o conclusion_n may_v be_v infer_v and_o by_o the_o same_o manner_n of_o argumentacyon_n which_o be_v infer_v of_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o scrypture_n immedyat_o here_o afore_o rehearse_v ¶_o moreover_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v reason_v of_o the._n xxii_o of_o luke_n where_o it_o be_v red_a in_o auctoryte_n this_o manner_n lo_o here_o be_v two_o sword_n say_v the_o apostle_n make_v answer_n to_o chry_v but_o he_o answer_v it_o be_v suffycyent_a or_o enough_o by_o the_o which_o word_n after_o the_o interpretacyon_n of_o some_o man_n aught_o to_o be_v understande_v the._n two_o power_n or_o auctorite_n of_o this_o present_a world_n the_o one_o ecclesya_n stycall_a or_o spyrytuall_a the_o other_o temporal_a or_o secular_a see_v than_o that_o chry_v dyrect_v his_o speech_n to_o the_o apostle_n do_v say_v it_o be_v suffycyent_a that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o be_v enough_o for_o you_o to_o have_v the._n two_o sword_n by_o these_o word_n he_o appear_v to_o have_v sygnyfy_v that_o both_o the_o sword_n ought_v to_o appertain_v &_o belong_v to_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o they_o namely_o of_o saint_n peter_n as_o be_v the_o pryncypall_a and_z cheyf_a of_o they_o for_z if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v willing_n that_o the_o temporal_a sword_n shall_v belong_v to_o they_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v say_v it_o be_v to_o moche_n and_o more_o than_o enough_o ¶_o again_o the_o same_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v beleve_v by_o that_o which_o be_v have_v in_o the._n auctoryte_n xxi_o of_o john_n where_o chryste_n speak_v to_o peter_n say_v fede_fw-es my_o sheep_n fede_fw-es my_o lamb_n feed_v my_o sheep_n reherse_v one_o sentence_n three_o time_n as_o we_o have_v here_o bring_v in_o of_o y_fw-es e_fw-es which_o some_o man_n gather_v this_o sense_n y_fw-es t_o saint_n peter_n &_o his_o successor_n bysshoppe_n of_o rome_n aught_o without_o any_o excepcyon_n to_o be_v governor_n &_o ruler_n over_o all_o the_o saythful_a sheep_n of_o chryste_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n chrysten_v man_n and_z among_o these_o specyallye_o and_o most_o of_o all_o over_o preeste_n and_o deacons_n ¶_o yea_o and_o moreover_o this_o appear_v open_o to_o be_v the_o sentence_n and_o mind_n of_o saint_n auctoryte_n paul_n in_o his_o vi_fw-la chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o epystle_n to_o the_o corynthyans_n when_o he_o say_v do_v you_o not_o know_v that_o we_o shall_v judge_v angel_n how_o moche_n more_o than_o secular_a thing_n hereof_o it_o appear_v that_o y_z e_z judgement_n accord_v to_o his_o three_o sygnyfycacyon_n of_o secular_a thing_n do_v appertain_v to_o preeste_n or_o bysshoppe_n and_z among_o they_o pryncypallye_o to_o the_o bysshop_n of_o rome_n cheyf_a of_o they_o all_o again_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o have_v mean_v the_o same_o in_o the._n ix_o of_o the_o first_o to_o the_o corynthyans_n when_o he_o say_v have_v we_o not_o pour_v to_o eat_v etc._n etc._n the_o same_o again_o in_o the_o three_o of_o the_o first_o to_o the_o thessalonyans_n in_o which_o word_n he_o seem_v expresselye_o to_o intend_v and_o mean_v that_o power_n be_v gynen_n to_o he_o by_o god_n over_o and_o upon_o temporal_a good_n of_o chrysten_v man_n and_z so_o consequentlye_o iurysdyccyon_n also_o of_o they_o ¶_o furthermore_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v show_v of_o the_o first_o epystle_n to_o tymothe_a the._n auctoryte_n v._o chapytre_fw-la to_o who_o the_o apostle_n say_v against_o a_o senyoure_n or_o priest_n receyve_v none_o accusacyon_n but_o under_o two_o or_z three_o wytness_n or_o record_n by_o this_o than_o it_o appear_v that_o a_o bysshop_n at_o the_o least_o wise_n have_v iurysdyccyon_n over_o preeste_n deacons_n and_o other_o mynystres_n of_o the_o temple_n sing_v that_o it_o belong_v to_o he_o for_o to_o here_o accusacyon_n of_o they_o as_z for_o any_o probacyon_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o old_a scrypture_n or_o testament_n which_o seem_v to_o make_v for_o the_o conclusion_n purpose_v or_o to_o make_v against_o it_o we_o will_v not_o bring_v in_o here_o the_z cause_n whereof_o we_o shall_v show_v in_o the._n ix_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o this_o dyccyon_n by_o these_o foresay_a auctoryte_n than_o and_o other_o like_a of_o the_o holy_a scrypture_n and_o such_o manner_n interpretacyon_n and_o exposycyon_n of_o they_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o the_o bysshop_n of_o rome_n aught_o of_o duty_n to_o have_v hygh_a auctoryte_n and_o iurysdyccyon_n of_o all_o no_o we_o consequentlye_o after_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v convenyent_n to_o bring_v in_o certain_a as_o it_o be_v polytyke_a or_o cyvyle_v argument_n and_o reason_n which_o peraventure_fw-fr may_v cause_v to_o some_o man_n a_o phantasye_a &_o byleve_v of_o the_o aforesaid_a conclusion_n ¶_o of_o the_o which_o let_v this_o be_v the_o first_o likewise_o as_o the_o body_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n in_o reason_n the_o same_o manner_n be_v the_o ruler_n of_o body_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o soul_n but_o the_o body_n be_v under_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o subject_n to_o his_o governoure_n wherefore_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o ruler_n of_o
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