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2_o phil._n mar._n 8._o and_o all_o other_o statute_n that_o make_v bishop_n of_o any_o other_o fashion_n or_o send_v writ_n and_o process_n in_o any_o other_o name_n than_o that_o statute_n do_v direct_a and_o enjoin_v and_o though_o this_o argument_n alone_a unfetter_n it_o from_o coke_n threefold_a cord_n wherewith_o he_o endeavour_v to_o bind_v it_o down_o yet_o it_o be_v ex_fw-la abundanti_fw-la and_o more_o than_o needs_o for_o his_o second_o cord_n be_v untie_v and_o loose_v by_o say_v as_o aforesaid_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a any_o law_n shall_v aim_v at_o the_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v the_o aim_n and_o mind_n of_o the_o legislator_n but_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o repeal_n of_o 1_o edw._n 6._o 2._o can_v be_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o legislator_n because_o there_o be_v no_o such_o statute_n in_o be_v to_o offend_v they_o or_o to_o need_v their_o repeal_n and_o beside_o the_o 1_o &_o 2_o phil._n &_o mar._n 2._o be_v not_o contrary_a 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heretofore_o use_v etc._n etc._n so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n wherefore_o here_o be_v apparent_o petitio_fw-la principii_fw-la and_o the_o learned_a coke_n first_o prevaricate_v in_o recite_v the_o statute_n and_o yet_o leave_v out_o the_o material_a word_n that_o limit_v it_o well_o know_v that_o otherwise_o this_o fallacy_n will_v be_v discern_v in_o beg_v the_o question_n for_o he_o will_v prove_v process_n ecclesiastical_a use_v as_o in_o popish_a time_n to_o be_v legal_a by_o 25_o h._n 8._o 20._o so_o that_o such_o process_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o 1_o edw._n c._n 2._o be_v not_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n quod_fw-la restat_fw-la probandum_fw-la he_o clear_o beg_v the_o question_n take_v that_o for_o grant_v which_o be_v the_o point_n in_o controversy_n and_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o prove_v by_o other_o medium_n than_o what_o be_v in_o 25_o h._n 8._o 20._o because_o that_o statute_n authorise_v no_o process_n but_o what_o be_v according_a to_o law_n and_o therefore_o much_o less_o can_v it_o make_v any_o law_n void_a or_o be_v a_o cord_n to_o bind_v that_o wherewith_o its_o self_n be_v limit_v bind_v and_o confine_v i_o know_v he_o set_v up_o the_o 1_o eliz._n 1._o like_o a_o shrovetide_n top_n only_a that_o he_o may_v play_v at_o it_o and_o throw_v it_o down_o but_o we_o need_v not_o fly_v to_o 1_o eliz._n 1._o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o its_o repeal_n of_o 1_o &_o 2_o phil._n &_o marry_n 8._o as_o to_o this_o particular_a yet_o it_o do_v repeal_v it_o the_o first_o and_o strong_a and_o only_a cord_n that_o he_o confess_v do_v bind_v it_o be_v but_o only_o temporary_a during_o its_o own_o force_n and_o while_o it_o have_v strength_n for_o how_o can_v it_o bind_v any_o thing_n any_o long_o than_o its_o own_o power_n and_o vigour_n last_v but_o 1_o edw._n 6._o 2._o revive_v as_o he_o confess_v by_o 1_o jacob._n except_o it_o have_v be_v repeal_v since_o primo_fw-la jacobi_n it_o seem_v without_o further_a question_n or_o controversy_n to_o be_v in_o force_n and_o above_o all_o which_o accurate_a lord_n coke_n never_o mention_n and_o will_v not_o at_o least_o do_v not_o think_v of_o he_o need_v no_o other_o argument_n to_o defeat_v his_o own_o three_o cord_n but_o his_o own_o argument_n only_o turn_v the_o point_n of_o they_o against_o himself_o for_o if_o a_o after-act_n shall_v vacate_v all_o former_a act_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o and_o if_o the_o life_n of_o 25_o h._n 8._o 20._o shall_v be_v account_v a_o after-act_n to_o 1_o edw._n 6._o 2._o though_o its_o first_o life_n be_v before_o it_o bear_v date_n only_o from_o 1_o eliz._n 1._o the_o author_n and_o cause_n of_o its_o present_a life_n and_o motion_n which_o be_v also_o as_o true_a as_o that_o causa_fw-la est_fw-la prio_fw-la effectu_fw-la so_o also_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n must_v 1_o edw._n 6._o 2._o be_v a_o after-act_n to_o 1_o 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