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paction_n or_o any_o the_o like_a
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hireling_n curate_n in_o southwark_n to_o excommunicate_v not_o only_o the_o parochian_n of_o another_o pastor_n charge_n but_o also_o any_o other_o pastor_n whatsoever_o subject_n to_o the_o acchdeacons_n jurisdiction_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a at_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o lay_v stranger_n that_o a_o hireling_n and_o stipendiarie_n curate_n shall_v chase_v another_o man_n sheep_n out_o of_o his_o own_o fold_n how_o much_o more_o be_v it_o lawful_a that_o a_o true_a shepherd_n shall_v disciplinate_v his_o own_o sheep_n feed_v and_o couchant_a within_o his_o own_o pasture_n and_o within_o his_o own_o fold_n you_o see_v then_o whereto_o this_o alteration_n of_o discipline_n will_v turn_v in_o the_o end_n the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n as_o a_o matter_n of_o no_o worth_a or_o moment_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o base_a official_o and_o blind_a rowland_n atlens_n a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n shall_v plough_v together_o in_o the_o lord_n field_n the_o chauncellor_n commissary_n 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ecclesiae_fw-la chorepiscopis_fw-la &_o aâ—chipresbyteris_fw-la regionarijs_fw-la haud_fw-la absimiles_fw-la 422._o and_o so_o do_v bleynianus_n also_o in_o his_o introduction_n into_o the_o theory_n and_o practic_a of_o benefice_n at_o the_o first_o where_o the_o gospel_n be_v spread_v through_o the_o country_n town_n and_o village_n as_o it_o be_v through_o city_n so_o they_o have_v country_n or_o rural_a bishop_n as_o well_o as_o bishop_n in_o city_n but_o ambition_n and_o pomp_n in_o city_n bishop_n increase_v it_o be_v think_v a_o disgrace_n that_o such_o a_o dignity_n shall_v be_v obscure_v with_o a_o mean_a place_n of_o residence_n decretal_a therefore_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a to_o ordain_v any_o bishop_n either_o in_o village_n little_a fort_n or_o small_a city_n lest_o the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o a_o bishop_n shall_v wax_v vile_a satan_n be_v advance_v this_o way_n the_o great_a mystery_n of_o iniquity_n because_o he_o will_v make_v 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