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the_o punishment_n by_o such_o a_o mighty_a power_n and_o a_o trial_n of_o a_o dreadful_a nature_n can_v effect_v a_o trial_n i_o say_v wherein_o both_o the_o guilty_a and_o the_o guiltless_a adventure_n their_o whole_a estate_n against_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o arbitrary_a will_n of_o great_a man_n of_o unknown_a interest_n in_o a_o unknown_a way_n at_o unknown_a place_n have_v no_o other_o assurance_n how_o or_o when_o to_o come_v off_o but_o a_o proclamation_n to_o tell_v the_o people_n 12._o that_o the_o king_n above_o all_o thing_n delight_v in_o justice_n a_o bitter_a pill_n this_o be_v for_o the_o people_n to_o swallow_v yet_o it_o be_v so_o artificial_o compose_v that_o at_o the_o first_o taste_v it_o give_v a_o pretty_a relish_n the_o king_n delight_v in_o justice_n the_o chancellor_n have_v his_o conscience_n the_o archbishop_n bring_v religion_n the_o judge_n bring_v law_n so_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a nothing_o will_v be_v do_v but_o according_a to_o justice_n conscience_n 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archbishopric_a of_o york_n that_o hitherto_o hold_v ordinary_a jurisdiction_n over_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o scotland_n as_o be_v their_o provincial_n now_o it_o be_v disclaim_v by_o they_o all_o and_o they_o be_v back_v therein_o by_o their_o king_n under_o pretence_n of_o great_a inconvenience_n to_o his_o bishop_n in_o their_o so_o far_a travel_n but_o in_o truth_n not_o unlike_a to_o jeroboam_n though_o he_o pretend_v it_o be_v too_o much_o for_o they_o yet_o he_o think_v it_o unsafe_a for_o himself_o that_o his_o bishop_n shall_v owe_v canonical_a obedience_n to_o the_o subject_a of_o another_o prince_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n prevail_v with_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o four_o to_o make_v the_o divorce_n and_o leave_v it_o to_o future_a age_n to_o try_v the_o validity_n thereof_o if_o they_o will_v this_o be_v all_o that_o i_o shall_v observe_v of_o the_o government_n of_o these_o three_o king_n who_o reign_n in_o the_o whole_a exceed_v not_o twenty_o six_o year_n and_o their_o 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the_o kingdom_n from_o a_o tyrant_n who_o irregular_a and_o bloody_a way_n be_v so_o odious_a to_o the_o people_n that_o it_o set_v a_o foil_n upon_o his_o successor_n government_n and_o make_v his_o wisdom_n valour_n and_o justice_n appear_v great_a than_o possible_o it_o be_v his_o valour_n make_v way_n for_o the_o other_o two_o he_o have_v enough_o thereof_o to_o serve_v a_o wise_a man_n in_o case_n of_o extremity_n at_o other_o time_n he_o make_v more_o use_n of_o his_o majesty_n than_o manhood_n be_v confident_a that_o the_o people_n know_v not_o where_o to_o mend_v themselves_o but_o will_v be_v at_o his_o devotion_n so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v better_a than_o his_o predecessor_n though_o he_o care_v not_o how_o little_a his_o wisdom_n be_v his_o great_a part_n of_o which_o upon_o all_o occasion_n he_o make_v the_o great_a improvement_n he_o can_v without_o reflect_v upon_o conscience_n or_o religion_n whereof_o he_o have_v taste_v no_o more_o than_o will_v render_v he_o a_o 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they_o to_o put_v up_o beyond_o his_o place_n and_o to_o bid_v adieu_o to_o the_o advice_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n but_o he_o get_v the_o uppermost_a seat_n in_o the_o king_n head_n make_v a_o footstool_n of_o the_o king_n heart_n and_o then_o it_o be_v two_o to_o one_o that_o the_o people_n in_o such_o case_n must_v bear_v the_o great_a burden_n for_o whoever_o first_o say_v it_o he_o say_v most_o true_a that_o prerogative_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o king_n be_v a_o sceptre_n of_o gold_n but_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o subject_a it_o be_v a_o rod_n of_o iron_n the_o reign_n of_o this_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o serve_v we_o with_o much_o experience_n of_o this_o kind_n for_o if_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o government_n shall_v be_v divide_v the_o same_o will_v be_v double_a the_o one_o under_o the_o regiment_n of_o cardinal_n wolsey_n the_o other_o of_o the_o king_n by_o cromwell_n cranmer_n gardiner_z and_o other_o interchangeable_o i_o call_v that_o 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