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have_v already_o above_o observe_v both_o falsity_n and_o fallacy_n therein_o falsity_n because_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o where_o read_v to_o have_v ever_o yet_o make_v canon_n for_o such_o exemption_n but_o only_a canon_n after_o and_o in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o exemption_n before_o grant_v by_o emperor_n which_o be_v not_o not_o the_o exemption_n we_o dispute_v of_o here_o for_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o both_o pope_n &_o church_n receive_v &_o vindicate_v what_o they_o can_v that_o ecclesiastical_a exemption_n be_v bestow_v on_o they_o free_o by_o prince_n &_o vindicate_v it_o as_o give_v to_o they_o by_o other_o but_o not_o as_o have_v have_v it_o former_o of_o their_o own_o either_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la or_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la fallacy_n because_o that_o although_o christian_a prince_n acknowledge_v the_o pope_n power_n yet_o they_o acknowledge_v this_o power_n as_o such_o to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o pure_o spiritual_a or_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n only_o and_o by_o no_o mean_n acknowledge_v such_o a_o power_n in_o he_o as_o may_v set_v loose_a free_a in_o all_o thing_n from_o their_o own_o regal_a and_o temporal_a power_n such_o a_o great_a number_n of_o their_o people_n and_o this_o absolute_o too_o as_o bellarmine_n think_v fit_a to_o express_v himself_o for_o so_o much_o have_v our_o learned_a cardinal_n himself_o grant_v in_o effect_n nay_o allege_a l._n 1._o de_fw-fr cleric_a cap_n 28._o for_o the_o only_a proof_n of_o his_o second_o proposition_n there_o which_o be_v nâ—n_fw-la sunt_fw-la exempti_fw-la clerici_fw-la ab_fw-la obligatione_fw-la legum_fw-la civilium_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la repugnant_a sacris_fw-la canonibus_fw-la vel_fw-la officio_fw-la clericali_fw-la and_o so_o much_o in_o effect_n be_v grant_v by_o he_o in_o that_o other_o book_n of_o he_o which_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o franciscus_n romulus_n where_o he_o say_v in_o responsiâ—â—te_n ad_fw-la praec_fw-la capita_fw-la apologiae_fw-la pag._n 114._o that_o bishop_n ought_v to_o be_v subject_a in_o temporal_a matter_n tâ—_n king_n and_o king_n to_o bishop_n in_o spiritual_a episcopi_fw-la regibus_fw-la in_o temporalibus_fw-la relâ—us_fw-la &_o reges_fw-la episcopis_fw-la in_o spiritualibus_fw-la subjecti_fw-la esse_fw-la debebunt_fw-la yet_o after_o such_o concession_n and_o notwithstanding_o such_o affirmation_n and_o allegation_n when_o the_o same_o be_v urge_v against_o himself_o to_o some_o purpose_n by_o william_n barclay_n he_o fly_v present_o to_o his_o vain_a distinction_n and_o reserve_a sense_n how_o inconsistent_a soever_o with_o any_o kind_n of_o rational_a or_o material_a sense_n first_o he_o tell_v â—od_n c._n 28._o l._n 1._o de_fw-fr cler._n that_o although_o he_o say_v in_o his_o above_o second_o proposition_n that_o clerk_n be_v not_o exempti_fw-la from_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n which_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o sacred_a canon_n or_o clerical_a office_n yet_o as_o he_o mean_v only_o those_o politic_a law_n which_o direct_v humane_a action_n in_o temporal_a commerce_n as_o for_o example_n when_o the_o prince_n or_o lay_v magistrate_n ordain_v a_o certain_a price_n of_o vendible_a thing_n or_o command_n that_o none_o go_v abroad_o with_o arm_n at_o night_n or_o without_o light_n or_o that_o none_o transport_v or_o export_v corn_n out_o of_o the_o province_n and_o the_o like_a so_o his_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o by_o such_o law_n clergieman_n be_v bind_v â—verciâ—ely_o obligatione_fw-la â—â—actina_fw-la for_o these_o be_v his_o own_o word_n but_o only_o that_o they_o be_v bind_v by_o that_o kind_n of_o obligation_n which_o be_v call_v and_o be_v sole_o directive_n sâ—lum_fw-la directiva_fw-la be_v his_o own_o word_n also_o if_o peradventure_o the_o same_o civil_a law_n be_v not_o approve_v by_o the_o church_n and_o that_o if_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n have_v order_v or_o dispose_v of_o the_o very_a same_o temporal_a thing_n that_o be_v have_v ordain_v or_o prescribe_v how_o man_n 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such_o part_n cease_v to_o be_v king_n as_o he_o will_v in_o order_n to_o all_o if_o he_o have_v bestow_v that_o plenary_a exemption_n upon_o all_o and_o every_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n for_o i_o beseech_v you_o what_o rational_a man_n will_v persuade_v himself_o that_o for_o example_n the_o present_a french_a or_o spanish_a king_n be_v absolute_a king_n respective_o of_o all_o france_n or_o of_o all_o spain_n or_o of_o all_o french_a and_o spaniard_n if_o in_o the_o rich_a and_o fruitfull_a territory_n of_o all_o france_n there_o be_v four_o or_o five_o hundred_o thousand_o frenchman_n and_o so_o many_o french_a woman_n and_o if_o double_a treble_a or_o quadrubble_v that_o number_n be_v in_o the_o spanish_a so_o exempt_a from_o the_o french_a and_o spanish_a king_n dominion_n and_o yet_o so_o diffuse_v in_o every_o province_n county_n city_n corporation_n and_o the_o very_a village_n that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o and_o yet_o have_v moreover_o so_o much_o influence_n on_o 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