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infidel_n shall_v have_v be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n although_o they_o be_v no_o member_n at_o all_o and_o consequent_o nero_n shall_v have_v be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o sheep_n of_o christ_n have_v be_v commit_v to_o a_o raven_a wolf_n which_o though_o it_o be_v most_o absurd_a to_o imagine_v yet_o tomsom_n as_o becanus_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v the_o english_a jar_n recite_v be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o avouch_v it_o say_v omnes_fw-la principes_fw-la etiam_fw-la pagani_n obiectiuè_fw-fr habent_fw-la supremam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la omnino_fw-la personas_fw-la suorum_fw-la subditorum_fw-la generatim_fw-la in_o res_fw-la ipsas_fw-la sive_fw-la civiles_fw-la sunt_fw-la sive_fw-la sacrae_fw-la all_o prince_n even_o pagan_n obiectivelie_o have_v supreme_a authority_n over_o all_o the_o person_n of_o their_o subject_n and_o general_o over_o their_o good_n whether_o they_o be_v civil_a or_o holy_a not_o because_o he_o be_v a_o 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perdit_fw-la terrenum_fw-la ius_fw-la sed_fw-la acquirit_fw-la ius_fw-la nowm_fw-la in_o bonis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la spiritualibus_fw-la yea_o every_o king_n when_o of_o a_o ethnic_n he_o become_v christian_a do_v not_o loose_v his_o terrene_a right_n but_o get_v a_o new_a right_n in_o the_o spiritual_a good_n of_o the_o church_n and_o cite_v bellarmine_n he_o say_v omnia_fw-la haec_fw-la dominus_fw-la tuus_fw-la totidem_fw-la verbis_fw-la all_o those_o thing_n thy_o master_n bellarmin_n in_o so_o many_o word_n affirm_v 3_o bollar_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-fr pont._n ca._n 2._o &_o 3_o as_o though_o bellarmine_n have_v affirm_v that_o a_o pagan_a king_n be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o have_v right_a and_o power_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n whereas_o bellarmine_n be_v too_o learned_a to_o make_v so_o gross_a a_o error_n and_o only_o affirm_v that_o pagan_a king_n be_v true_a prince_n and_o lord_n of_o their_o country_n 7._o but_o perchance_o they_o will_v say_v that_o the_o prince_n 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nullum_fw-la habeamus_fw-la thence_o we_o must_v take_v a_o example_n since_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o have_v none_o that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o text_n or_o example_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o give_v prince_n any_o power_n over_o the_o church_n but_o rather_o give_v it_o from_o they_o unto_o the_o pastor_n 8._o thirdlie_o if_o princess_n be_v supreme_a commander_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v not_o be_v monarchiall_a which_o yet_o be_v the_o best_a government_n 21._o aristoâ—_n l._n 8._o eth_n c._n 1â—_n plato_n in_o poli._n senec_n lib._n 2._o the_o benef_n plut._n in_o opusc_n â—a_o de_fw-mi re_fw-mi homer_n 2._o iliad_n justorat_n ad_fw-la gent._n athan._n orat_fw-la ad_fw-la idola_fw-la gypr_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr vanit_fw-la idolorun_n mat._n 16._o joan._n 21._o as_o aristocle_n with_o all_o the_o best_a philosopher_n and_o ancient_a father_n do_v affirm_v and_o be_v in_o deed_n choose_v by_o christ_n for_o his_o church_n as_o the_o writer_n of_o this_o time_n prove_v out_o of_o scripture_n and_o especial_o out_o of_o those_o word_n speak_v to_o s._n peter_n thou_o be_v peter_n and_o on_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n and_o those_o also_o pafce_n oves_fw-la meas_fw-la seed_n my_o sheep_n but_o rather_o if_o king_n be_v every_o one_o head_n of_o the_o church_n in_o their_o kingdom_n the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v aristocratical_a because_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v govern_v by_o diverse_a prince_n which_o be_v most_o inconvenient_a in_o the_o church_n and_o subject_a to_o schism_n and_o tumult_n for_o if_o every_o king_n be_v supreme_a head_n in_o his_o kingdom_n when_o a_o general_n council_n shall_v be_v call_v as_o his_o majesty_n of_o england_n desire_v i_o demand_v who_o shall_v call_v it_o the_o emperor_n the_o king_n of_o england_n spain_n and_o france_n though_o they_o give_v he_o precedence_n in_o place_n and_o honour_n yet_o they_o pretend_v by_o prescription_n and_o
indifferent_a and_o not_o otherwise_o forbid_v fiftlie_o 18._o mat._n 18._o christ_n give_v authority_n to_o his_o apostle_n to_o loose_v and_o bind_v by_o excommunication_n suspension_n and_o interdict_v which_o act_n of_o jurisdiction_n be_v the_o spiritual_a band_n and_o censure_n which_o the_o church_n lay_v upon_o rebellious_a christian_n as_o divine_n and_o father_n interpret_v which_o power_n saint_n paul_n in_o his_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n insinuate_v say_v if_o i_o come_v again_o i_o will_v not_o spare_v and_o again_o these_o thing_n i_o write_v absent_a that_o be_v present_a i_o may_v not_o deal_v hardly_o according_a to_o the_o power_n which_o our_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o unto_o edification_n and_o not_o unto_o destruction_n 53._o 1._o cor._n 4._o 1._o cor._n 5._o d._n th._n in_o hac_fw-la loca_fw-la gregor_n nyssâ—in_fw-fr orat_fw-la adversus_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la agre_fw-la ferunt_fw-la reprehend_v chrysost_n hom_n 60â—_n ad_fw-la pop_n ant._n hieron_n ep_v 53._o and_o in_o his_o first_o epistle_n he_o say_v what_o will_v you_o in_o rod_n that_o i_o come_v to_o you_o or_o in_o charity_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o mildness_n and_o again_o he_o in_o absence_n by_o his_o letter_n and_o mandatum_fw-la excommunicate_v the_o incestuous_a person_n and_o deliver_v he_o up_o to_o satan_n out_o of_o which_o word_n saint_n gregory_n of_o nisse_fw-la and_o saint_n chrysostome_n do_v gather_v the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n as_o also_o do_v saint_n hierom_n who_o marueil_v that_o the_o bishop_n in_o who_o diocese_n vigilantius_n live_v do_v not_o virga_fw-la ferrea_fw-la confringere_fw-la vas_fw-la inutile_fw-la &_o tradere_fw-la in_o interitum_fw-la carnis_fw-la ut_fw-la spiritus_fw-la saluus_fw-la fiat_fw-la with_o a_o iron_n rod_n break_v that_o unprofitable_a vessel_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o satan_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v save_v so_o s._n augustin_n 14._o aug_n l_o 1_o 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law_n of_o nature_n can_v not_o determine_v particular_o of_o all_o particular_n civil_a power_n be_v necessary_a to_o govern_v the_o community_n and_o enact_v law_n conduce_v to_o the_o temporal_a state_n so_o because_o god_n his_o law_n have_v not_o determine_v all_o particular_n it_o be_v necessary_a the_o church_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o call_v council_n tomake_n patticule_a law_n according_a to_o the_o time_n and_o other_o circumstance_n 11._o seventhlie_a every_o absolute_a common_a wealth_n have_v power_n in_o the_o prince_n and_o magistrate_n to_o govern_v and_o defend_v itself_o to_o make_v law_n to_o punish_v malefactor_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o church_n be_v a_o absolute_a common_a wealth_n and_o more_o absolute_a than_o a_o kingdom_n this_o be_v subordinate_a to_o that_o not_o that_o to_o this_o ergo_fw-la it_o be_v to_o have_v all_o spiritual_a authority_n necessary_a to_o govern_v and_o defend_v itself_o else_o christ_n have_v not_o sufficient_o provide_v for_o it_o 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10._o d._n the._n 2.2_o qu._n 10._o a._n 10._o and_o thersore_n s._n thom._n say_v that_o dominion_n and_o prelacy_n civil_a be_v bring_v in_o by_o humane_a law_n 10._o whorein_a may_v be_v see_v a_o manifest_a difference_n also_o betwixt_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o king_n for_o the_o cardinal_n when_o they_o choose_v one_o of_o their_o company_n to_o be_v pope_n design_v only_o his_o person_n as_o caietan_n well_o observe_v but_o christ_n only_o pontâ—_n caiet_fw-mi in_o opusc_n de_fw-fr pontâ—_n and_o not_o the_o cardinal_n after_o this_o deputation_n of_o his_o person_n give_v the_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n it_o be_v supernatural_a as_o not_o only_o the_o end_n to_o which_o it_o be_v ordain_v but_o also_o the_o act_n and_o function_n of_o this_o jurisdiction_n do_v manifest_o declare_v and_o therefore_o see_v that_o a_o supernatural_a jurisdiction_n surpass_v the_o activity_n of_o the_o cardinal_n they_o be_v but_o moral_a agent_n and_o use_v no_o sacrament_n in_o the_o 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from_o a_o community_n lawful_o assemble_v in_o somuch_o that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o community_n to_o be_v without_o this_o power_n unless_o it_o give_v it_o to_o one_o or_o many_o governor_n but_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n do_v not_o necessary_o flow_v from_o this_o community_n because_o it_o be_v in_o the_o free_a choice_n of_o the_o community_n to_o make_v election_n of_o that_o government_n in_o particular_a which_o it_o shall_v think_v best_a and_o so_o if_o it_o make_v election_n of_o a_o monarchical_a government_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o king_n the_o king_n be_v to_o thank_v the_o community_n not_o only_o for_o the_o deputation_n of_o his_o person_n but_o also_o for_o his_o regal_a authority_n which_o be_v a_o natural_a power_n and_o be_v before_o contain_v eminenter_fw-la or_o virtualiter_fw-la eminentlie_o or_o virtuallie_o in_o the_o community_n
and_o if_o this_o limitation_n proceed_v from_o the_o king_n he_o may_v at_o his_o pleasure_n also_o take_v it_o away_o which_o be_v to_o give_v prince_n too_o much_o scope_n and_o liberty_n wherefore_o as_o the_o people_n give_v the_o king_n his_o authority_n so_o it_o be_v the_o people_n that_o thus_o limit_v and_o restrain_v he_o for_o their_o own_o preservation_n for_o to_o the_o same_o authority_n that_o give_v power_n it_o pertain_v to_o restrain_v it_o 16._o have_v thus_o prove_v that_o the_o king_n or_o prince_n have_v authority_n from_o god_n as_o author_n of_o nature_n yet_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o people_n election_n and_o grant_v to_o govern_v the_o kingdom_n or_o common_a wealth_n it_o follow_v that_o he_o have_v authority_n not_o only_o to_o command_v privarelie_o or_o particulerlie_o as_o the_o goodman_n of_o the_o house_n may_v command_v his_o wife_n child_n or_o servant_n but_o also_o to_o make_v law_n which_o shall_v bind_v the_o whole_a community_n or_o common_a 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purpose_n especial_o when_o the_o subject_n can_v avoid_v by_o slight_a the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n wherefore_o saint_n paul_n command_v we_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o all_o lawful_a humane_a authority_n non_fw-la tantum_fw-la propter_fw-la iram_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la propter_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o also_o for_o conscience_n sake_n 13._o rom._n 13._o and_o he_o add_v that_o he_o that_o resist_v this_o power_n which_o be_v of_o god_n dei_fw-la ordinationi_fw-la resistit_fw-la qui_fw-la autem_fw-la resistunt_fw-la ipsi_fw-la sibi_fw-la damnationem_fw-la acquirunt_fw-la resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o resist_v purchase_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n which_o argue_v a_o obligation_n in_o conscience_n again_o the_o same_o apostle_n command_v titus_n to_o admonish_v christian_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o prince_n and_o potestaâ—es_n 3._o ad_fw-la tit._n 3._o 2._o 1._o pot._n 2._o saint_n peter_n command_v they_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o every_o humane_a creature_n for_o god_n whether_o it_o be_v king_n as_o excel_v &c._n &c._n and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n say_v for_o so_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n by_o which_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o we_o be_v bind_v under_o sin_n &_o under_o god_n his_o displeasure_n to_o honour_n and_o obey_v king_n and_o prince_n and_o consequent_o that_o we_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n 19_o let_v not_o then_o our_o reformer_n traduce_v catholic_n as_o enemy_n to_o princely_a authority_n and_o idolator_n of_o the_o pope_n power_n for_o we_o acknowledge_v and_o reverence_v they_o both_o high_o in_o their_o kind_n but_o let_v the_o reformer_n look_v to_o themselves_o plautus_n plautus_n because_o qui_fw-la alterum_fw-la incusat_fw-la probri_fw-la ipsum_fw-la se_fw-la intueri_fw-la oportet_fw-la he_o that_o accuse_v another_o must_v look_v that_o he_o himself_o be_v free_a 12._o joseph_n l._n 18._o ant._n c._n 2._o aug._n l._n 3._o côt_fw-fr cros_n c._n 15._o exira_n de_fw-fr haeret_fw-la c._n 4_o anton._n 4._o p._n tit_n 11._o ca._n 7._o §_o 9_o luth._o l._n de_fw-la saecul_fw-la pete_a trinita_n aij_fw-la supra_fw-la buchan_n li._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regni_fw-la goodman_n l._n de_fw-fr obedien_fw-mi pag._n 203._o beza_n ep_v 78._o ad_fw-la buchanan_n luth._o supra_fw-la caluin_n l._n 4._o inst_z c._n 19_o §._o 14._o exod._n 12._o we_o catholic_n say_v not_o with_o judas_n galilaeus_fw-la that_o no_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v nor_o with_o cresconius_n that_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v not_o to_o punish_v nor_o with_o the_o beguard_n that_o the_o perfect_a be_v not_o bind_v to_o obey_v law_n nor_o with_o wickleph_n that_o the_o prince_n by_o mortal_a sin_n lose_v his_o authority_n nor_o with_o luther_n that_o the_o turk_n be_v decies_fw-la probior_fw-la prudentiorque_fw-la nostris_fw-la principibus_fw-la ten_o time_n honest_a and_o wise_a than_o our_o prince_n nor_o with_o the_o aforesaid_a trinitarian_n anabaptist_n and_o libertine_n that_o 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necessary_o annex_v to_o all_o lawful_a society_n to_o which_o god_n and_o nature_n do_v incline_v
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and_o monastery_n they_o found_v they_o for_o the_o city_n and_o castle_n they_o build_v who_o by_o obey_v honour_v and_o enrich_v the_o church_n strengtn_v and_o enrich_v their_o kingdom_n and_o have_v prosper_v in_o all_o their_o war_n and_o battle_n but_o i_o will_v end_v with_o s._n bernard_n counsel_n which_o he_o give_v to_o conradus_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n 13._o bern._n ep_v 183._o ad_fw-la conrade_n regem_fw-la romam_fw-la rom._n 13._o desire_v all_o christian_a prince_n to_o follow_v it_o legi_fw-la quip_n omnia_fw-la anima_fw-la potestatibus_fw-la sublimioribus_fw-la subdita_fw-la sit_fw-la etc._n etc._n quam_fw-la tamen_fw-la sententiam_fw-la cupio_fw-la vos_fw-la &_o omnimodis_fw-la moneo_fw-la custodire_fw-la in_o exhibenda_fw-la reverentia_fw-la summae_fw-la &_o apostolicae_fw-la sedi_fw-la i_o have_v read_v indeed_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o high_a power_n and_o he_o that_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n which_o sentence_v not_o withstand_v i_o desire_v and_o by_o all_o mean_n warn_v you_o o_o prince_n to_o keep_v by_o exhibit_v reverence_n to_o the_o high_a and_o apostolical_a seat_n chapter_n vii_o although_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o direct_v temporal_a lord_n and_o superior_a of_o the_o world_n nor_o of_o any_o part_n thereof_o by_o christ_n express_a gift_n and_o donation_n but_o only_o of_o the_o patrimony_n of_o saint_n peter_n give_v he_o by_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o other_o catholic_a prince_n and_o confirm_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n yet_o by_o the_o spiritual_a power_n which_o christ_n give_v he_o in_o his_o predecessor_n s._n peter_n io_o 21._o he_o may_v dispose_v of_o temporal_a thing_n and_o even_o of_o kingdom_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n and_o conservation_n of_o she_o and_o her_o faith_n &_o right_n and_o the_o manner_n how_o and_o in_o what_o case_n he_o can_v thus_o dispose_v of_o temporality_n be_v explicate_v 1._o have_v show_v by_o 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as_o god_n and_o his_o church_n
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to_o pagan_a prince_n though_o the_o prince_n be_v not_o subject_a temporallie_o to_o the_o church_n 6._o secondlie_o hence_o i_o gather_v sequel_n the_o second_o sequel_n that_o the_o church_n may_v make_v not_o only_o defensive_a but_o also_o offensive_a war_n against_o any_o other_o prince_n or_o common_a wealth_n that_o shall_v notable_o molest_v or_o persecute_v she_o or_o invade_v her_o ecclesiastical_a right_n for_o the_o church_n be_v a_o absolute_a common_a wealth_n subject_n at_o least_o in_o spiritual_a matter_n to_o no_o other_o wherefore_o as_o england_n if_o it_o be_v notable_o wrong_v by_o france_n may_v wage_v war_n even_o offensive_a against_o it_o and_o may_v not_o only_o defend_v itself_o from_o present_a wrong_n but_o may_v revenge_v itself_o also_o of_o injury_n past_a so_o may_v the_o church_n make_v war_n even_o offensive_a against_o both_o christian_n and_o pagan_n for_o maintenance_n of_o her_o right_n for_o although_o pagan_n by_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v 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and_o effect_n of_o fire_n but_o also_o he_o that_o deny_v that_o fire_n can_v harden_v and_o rarefie_v which_o be_v secondary_a act_n of_o fire_n deny_v it_o to_o be_v fire_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n lessius_fw-la or_o his_o recapitulatour_n cite_v by_o widdrington_n say_v and_o whatsoever_o widdrington_n say_v true_o say_v that_o absolutio_fw-la subditorum_fw-la a_o vinculo_fw-la fidelitatis_fw-la est_fw-la effectus_fw-la qui_fw-la sententiam_fw-la excommunicationis_fw-la necessariò_fw-la consequitur_fw-la 7._o widdr._n in_o disp_n theol._n c._n 4._o n._n 4._o &_o 7._o &_o ecclesiaepraxis_n per_fw-la mille_fw-la ducentorum_fw-la &_o amplius_fw-la annorum_fw-la spatium_fw-la commonstrat_fw-la absolution_n of_o subject_n from_o the_o bond_n of_o fidelity_n be_v a_o effect_n which_o necessary_o follow_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n as_o the_o practice_n of_o more_o than_o twelve_o hundred_o year_n do_v show_v because_o this_o absolution_n of_o subject_n from_o fidelity_n 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that_o in_o this_o place_n as_o must_v signify_v equality_n or_o identity_n not_o similitude_n 106._o newyearesguifte_a pag._n 106._o as_o widdrington_n in_o his_o newyearesguifte_a confess_v that_o sometime_o it_o do_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o so_o by_o this_o clause_n we_o be_v to_o abjure_v that_o position_n not_o as_o like_v to_o heresy_n but_o as_o all_o one_o with_o heresy_n &_o true_o heresy_n thirdlie_o it_o be_v at_o least_o doubtful_a lest_o this_o may_v be_v the_o sense_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o position_n be_v true_o heresy_n special_o see_v that_o the_o word_n and_o manner_n of_o speech_n as_o widdrington_n confess_v be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o common_a sense_n and_o according_a to_o the_o lawemakers_n intention_n ergo_fw-la this_o be_v a_o clause_n not_o to_o be_v digest_v by_o any_o timorous_a conscience_n nor_o by_o any_o other_o then_o by_o a_o all_o devour_a conscience_n the_o five_o clause_n and_o i_o do_v further_o believe_v and_o in_o conscience_n be_o resolve_v that_o neither_o the_o pope_n nor_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o have_v power_n to_o absolve_v i_o of_o this_o oath_n 75._o sayrus_n in_o clavi_fw-la regius_fw-la li._n 6._o ca._n 11._o n_o 7._o lesfius_n li_n 2._o the_o just_a et_fw-la jure_fw-la cap._n 40._o dub_v 17._o num_fw-la 114._o arragon_n 2.2_o q._n 88_o art_n 10._o in_o expl_n art_n §._o his_o constitutis_fw-la psal_n 75._o or_o any_o part_n thereof_o 55._o in_o this_o clause_n first_o be_v abjure_v all_o power_n to_o dispense_v in_o oath_n and_o vow_n which_o be_v heretical_a it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o faith_n conformable_a to_o common_a consent_n and_o to_o the_o canon_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n that_o the_o pope_n can_v dispense_v in_o oath_n and_o vow_n when_o there_o be_v just_a cause_n and_o if_o in_o other_o oath_n why_o not_o in_o this_o widdrington_n perchance_o will_v answer_v that_o this_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n bind_v by_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n in_o which_o the_o pope_n can_v dispense_v but_o he_o can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o all_o oath_n and_o vow_n do_v bind_v by_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n according_a to_o that_o 75._o psal_n 75._o vovete_fw-la &_o reddite_fw-la vow_n and_o render_v and_o yet_o if_o he_o will_v be_v a_o catholic_a he_o must_v confess_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v and_o often_o time_n have_v and_o do_v dispense_v in_o some_o oath_n and_o vow_n as_o in_o a_o vow_n to_o make_v a_o long_a pilgrimage_n or_o to_o give_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o a_o church_n or_o monastery_n which_o be_v temporal_a thing_n though_o ordain_v to_o a_o spiritual_a end_n and_o why_o then_o can_v he_o not_o dispense_v in_o this_o for_o a_o good_a end_n to_o wit_n conservation_n of_o faith_n and_o upon_o just_a cause_n as_o certes_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v just_a cause_n to_o dispense_v than_o there_o be_v when_o the_o prince_n with_o intolerable_a tyranny_n persecute_v faith_n and_o religion_n 56._o and_o therefore_o widdrington_n shall_v call_v to_o mind_v that_o distinction_n which_o divine_n use_v in_o this_o matter_n to_o wit_n that_o there_o be_v duplex_fw-la ius_fw-la dininum_fw-la naturale_fw-la 1._o sanchez_n lib._n 2._o the_o matrim_n disp_n 14._o n._n 5._o ad_fw-la 4_o &_o lib._n 8._o disp_n 6._o n._n 1._o a_o two_o fold_v divine_a and_o natural_a law_n or_o right_n the_o one_o be_v absolute_a derive_v only_o from_o god_n and_o nature_n the_o other_o supponit_fw-la factum_fw-la vel_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la humanam_fw-la that_o be_v suppose_v some_o fact_n or_o will_v of_o man_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v oath_n and_o vow_n which_o bind_v not_o absolute_o but_o only_o suppose_v some_o fact_n or_o will_n of_o we_o by_o which_o we_o swear_v or_o vow_v what_o otherwise_o we_o need_v not_o and_o although_o in_o all_o such_o thing_n the_o pope_n can_v dispense_v for_o he_o can_v not_o dispense_v in_o matrimony_n consummate_v nor_o in_o matrimony_n betwixt_o brother_n and_o sister_n nor_o in_o plurality_n of_o wyve_n which_o yet_o suppose_v some_o fact_n or_o will_n of_o we_o yet_o he_o can_v dispense_v in_o vow_n especial_o simple_a yea_o and_o in_o those_o that_o be_v solemn_a also_o as_o many_o divine_n do_v probable_o hold_v he_o can_v also_o dispense_v in_o oath_n already_o make_v when_o there_o be_v just_a cause_n for_o see_v that_o these_o vow_n and_o oath_n suppose_v our_o free_a will_n and_o consent_n and_o be_v such_o also_o as_o it_o be_v expedient_a that_o the_o pope_n many_o time_n shall_v dispense_v in_o they_o such_o as_o be_v not_o matrimony_n consummate_v nor_o marriage_n betwixt_o brother_n and_o sister_n nor_o plurality_n of_o wife_n because_o if_o once_o dispensation_n in_o these_o be_v grant_v it_o will_v occasion_v many_o fornication_n and_o advoutry_n 28._o sanchez_n lib._n 2._o the_o matrim_n disp_n 13._o n._n 11._o lib._n 7._o disp_n 52_o n._n 11._o &_o disp_a 82._o num_fw-la 9_o vide_fw-la etiam_fw-la bellarm_n li._n the_o matrim_n ca._n 10.16_o &_o 28._o as_o sanchez_n and_o other_o observe_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o christ_n shall_v leave_v such_o power_n to_o his_o church_n and_o especial_o to_o his_o chief_a vicaire_n the_o pope_n by_o which_o he_o may_v take_v away_o the_o obligation_n of_o these_o oath_n and_o vow_n which_o in_o some_o circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o person_n can_v not_o so_o easy_o nor_o so_o convenient_o be_v fulfil_v and_o observe_v so_o that_o to_o swear_v that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o dispense_v with_o a_o subject_n in_o his_o oath_n by_o which_o he_o have_v swear_v fidelity_n to_o the_o king_n where_o as_o notwithstanding_o when_o the_o king_n be_v a_o intolerable_a tyrant_n there_o be_v good_a reason_n 2._o in_o disp_n theolog._n ca_fw-mi 6_o sect_n 1._o n._n 2._o and_o just_a cause_n of_o dispensation_n be_v in_o effect_n what_o soever_o widdrington_n affirm_v to_o abjure_v all_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n in_o dispensation_n for_o although_o it_o be_v no_o good_a argument_n to_o argue_v à _fw-la particulari_fw-la ad_fw-la universale_fw-la and_o to_o say_v the_o pope_n can_v not_o dispense_v in_o this_o oath_n ergo_fw-la in_o none_o yet_o when_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o the_o particular_a which_o be_v in_o the_o universal_a then_o to_o deny_v the_o particular_a be_v to_o deny_v the_o universal_a and_o therefore_o as_o to_o say_v peter_n who_o be_v a_o man_n as_o well_o as_o other_o be_v not_o risihilis_fw-la be_v in_o effect_n to_o say_v that_o nullus_fw-la homo_fw-la est_fw-la risibili_fw-la so_o see_v there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o this_o oath_n to_o ward_n the_o prince_n which_o be_v of_o other_o oath_n he_o that_o deni_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v dispense_v in_o this_o oath_n deny_v also_o in_o effect_n that_o he_o can_v dispense_v in_o any_o oath_n at_o all_o 57_o this_o power_n which_o the_o pope_n have_v in_o dispense_n in_o this_o oath_n i_o confirm_v by_o all_o that_o which_o above_o i_o have_v allege_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v depose_v prince_n and_o absolve_v subject_n from_o their_o allegiance_n and_o even_o by_o the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v 18_o mat._n 18_o which_o though_o ordinary_o it_o be_v understand_v of_o lose_v from_o sin_n and_o censure_n yet_o it_o be_v also_o extend_v to_o absolution_n from_o allegiance_n when_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o church_n conservation_n as_o above_o i_o have_v show_v not_o only_o by_o cardinal_n bellarmine_n who_o aythoritie_n widdrington_n shall_v rather_o reverence_v than_o contemn_v but_o also_o by_o ancient_a pope_n who_o testimony_n in_o this_o kind_a aught_o to_o counterpoise_v all_o contrary_a asseveration_n they_o be_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a importance_n undoubted_o illuminate_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o deliver_v the_o right_a sense_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o his_o chief_a and_o infallible_a interpretes_n 58._o to_o this_o widdrington_n answer_v 6._o disp_n th._n cap._n 6._o grant_v that_o although_o the_o pope_n can_v dispense_v in_o iuramento_fw-la assertorio_n of_o which_o no_o man_n doubt_v yet_o he_o may_v in_o iuramento_fw-la promissorio_n a_o promissorie_a oath_n because_o the_o thing_n which_o we_o promise_v for_o the_o future_a time_n may_v prove_v hurtful_a or_o unlawful_a and_o see_v that_o the_o thing_n promise_v for_o the_o future_a time_n in_o this_o clause_n be_v three_o 1._o that_o i_o will_v keep_v fidelity_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n notwithstanding_o excommunication_n or_o deprivation_n 2._o that_o i_o will_v defend_v he_o and_o they_o with_o all_o my_o force_n against_o all_o conspiracy_n make_v against_o they_o and_o their_o crown_n and_o dignity_n 3._o that_o i_o will_v reveal_v all_o such_o treason_n and_o traitorous_a conspiracy_n etc._n etc._n he_o say_v i_o may_v as_o safe_o and_o secure_o swear_v without_o all_o danger_n of_o perjury_n that_o
cooperate_v for_o if_o he_o shall_v confess_v that_o he_o have_v be_v present_a he_o will_v be_v presume_v to_o have_v consent_v or_o cooperate_v &_o so_o shall_v be_v unjust_o condemn_v add_v hereunto_o that_o the_o same_o divine_n affirm_v that_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o answer_v according_a to_o the_o judge_n meaning_n citati_fw-la caietan_n &_o alij_fw-la supra_fw-la citati_fw-la when_o the_o person_n interrogated_a doubt_v whether_o the_o judge_n have_v authority_n or_o proceed_v iuridicallie_o and_o according_a to_o form_n of_o law_n and_o equity_n 63._o all_o which_o be_v so_o this_o clause_n of_o the_o oath_n be_v very_o hard_a for_o notwithstanding_o as_o we_o have_v see_v that_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o prince_n and_o magistrate_n have_v not_o authority_n to_o propose_v such_o a_o oath_n which_o contain_v so_o many_o thing_n unlawful_a to_o be_v swear_v and_o which_o so_o derogate_v from_o the_o pope_n lawful_a authority_n as_o also_o from_o counsel_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n and_o which_o beside_o that_o pertain_v not_o to_o the_o temporal_a court_n and_o tribunal_n yet_o this_o clause_n bind_v the_o subject_n to_o answer_v and_o swear_v without_o all_o mental_a reservation_n yea_o to_o swear_v that_o hearty_o and_o willing_o they_o take_v this_o oath_n whereas_o most_o of_o mere_a fear_n and_o altogether_o against_o their_o will_n and_o conscience_n take_v it_o and_o can_v depose_v their_o conscience_n or_o think_v that_o the_o oath_n be_v lawful_a 64._o 8._o disp_n th._n ca._n 8_o and_o newyearesguifte_n cap._n 8._o widdrington_n answer_v that_o this_o clause_n depend_v of_o the_o lawfullnes_n and_o justice_n of_o the_o oath_n &_o see_v that_o the_o oath_n contain_v no_o injustice_n nor_o falsehood_n as_o he_o say_v he_o have_v prove_v it_o follow_v that_o in_o this_o clause_n there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n but_o because_o the_o word_n indeed_o do_v imply_v that_o we_o swear_v all_o that_o go_v before_o he_o use_v much_o 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