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touch_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n for_o the_o
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out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n that_o the_o maccabee_n man_n of_o the_o priestly_a stock_n valiant_o fight_v against_o tyrant_n for_o the_o law_n of_o god_n have_v long_o since_o give_v a_o worthy_a and_o a_o notable_a example_n unto_o priest_n and_o christian_a preacher_n of_o exciting_a man_n to_o war_n and_o arm_n against_o tyrant_n to_o religion_n whether_o domestical_a or_o foreign_a 142_o and_o in_o another_o place_n the_o say_a stapleton_n 579._o stapleton_n aliâs_fw-la rossaeus_n lib._n citato_fw-la pag._n 579._o be_v bishop_n say_v he_o bind_v to_o instruct_v such_o as_o be_v commit_v to_o their_o charge_n that_o they_o shall_v refrain_v from_o the_o conversation_n of_o a_o heretical_a king_n that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o assist_v he_o either_o in_o war_n or_o peace_n that_o all_o man_n be_v ignorant_a yea_o idiot_n ought_v to_o learn_v to_o reason_n after_o this_o sort_n such_o a_o man_n be_v a_o heretic_n and_o therefore_o he_o have_v no_o power_n over_o we_o that_o be_v catholic_n and_o be_v not_o noble_a man_n likewise_o bind_v to_o instruct_v their_o servant_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o resist_v such_o a_o heretic_n now_o no_o king_n as_o he_o who_o have_v no_o right_a to_o his_o kingdom_n but_o a_o tyrant_n or_o a_o thief_n injust_o usurp_a dominion_n over_o they_o do_v the_o holy_a ghost_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o hate_n of_o a_o heretic_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v unto_o god_n for_o a_o great_a sacrifice_n and_o that_o we_o be_v to_o avoid_v he_o as_o a_o canker_n and_o yet_o shall_v it_o be_v hold_v unlawful_a to_o resist_v that_o canker_n which_o endevour_v to_o corrupt_v we_o and_o to_o repel_v his_o force_n from_o we_o with_o our_o sword_n who_o be_v command_v to_o cut_v off_o our_o own_o flesh_n if_o it_o be_v infect_v with_o such_o a_o canker_n 143_o upon_o the_o hear_n of_o these_o particular_n alas_o alas_o quoth_v this_o examinate_v what_o mean_v you_o to_o increase_v my_o sorrow_n i_o have_v say_v enough_o before_o to_o show_v you_o how_o 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