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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o defeat_v
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o be_v the_o great_a prince_n of_o the_o two_o and_o according_o cyril_n in_o his_o 17_o catech._n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o this_o very_a day_n we_o see_v earthly_a prince_n govern_v by_o ecclesiastic_n i_o have_v not_o quote_v any_o of_o these_o authority_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o decide_v which_o of_o these_o two_o power_n be_v the_o great_a but_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o father_n do_v acknowledge_v they_o both_o as_o distinct_a and_o as_o i_o have_v declare_v both_o of_o they_o absolute_a and_o independent_a in_o their_o kind_n so_o i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o point_n with_o the_o say_n of_o ignatius_n to_o that_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o be_v now_o please_v to_o descend_v to_o particular_n mention_v the_o christian_a emperor_n by_o name_n who_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la &_o jure_fw-la govern_v the_o church_n the_o first_o you_o pick_v out_o be_v constantine_n who_o you_o have_v most_o false_o traduce_v by_o make_v he_o a_o head_n or_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n as_o assume_v to_o himself_o ecclesiastic_a supremacy_n a_o crime_n he_o both_o abhor_v and_o be_v whole_o untainted_a with_o it_o be_v well_o know_v he_o be_v a_o great_a honourer_n of_o sylvester_n pope_n in_o his_o day_n look_v on_o he_o as_o peter_n successor_n supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o he_o be_v beside_o a_o great_a enricher_n no_o sacrilegious_a robber_n of_o it_o he_o attempt_v not_o to_o alter_v any_o of_o its_o article_n but_o embrace_v its_o doctrine_n and_o ratify_v its_o conciliary_a definition_n as_o athanasius_n affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strengthen_v they_o by_o his_o imperial_a law_n and_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o act_v as_o head_n of_o the_o church_n as_o he_o dare_v not_o to_o judge_v a_o bishop_n as_o augustin_n affirm_v in_o his_o 166_o epist_n sed_fw-la quia_fw-la constantinus_n non_fw-la est_fw-la ausus_fw-la de_fw-fr causâ_fw-la episcopi_fw-la judicare_fw-la eam_fw-la 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to_o grant_v he_o this_o commission_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a and_o essential_a qualification_n for_o the_o obtainment_n of_o it_o seem_v clear_a and_o the_o word_n may_v be_v paraphrase_v thus_o if_o you_o do_v love_v i_o more_o than_o these_o feed_v my_o sheep_n if_o you_o do_v not_o i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o feed_v they_o peter_n modesty_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o say_v that_o he_o do_v love_n christ_n more_o than_o the_o rest_n but_o he_o do_v submissive_o appeal_v to_o our_o savior_n unerring_a judgement_n who_o know_v the_o secret_a recess_n and_o affection_n both_o of_o he_o and_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o rest_n christ_n by_o command_v he_o to_o feed_v his_o sheep_n do_v declare_v he_o the_o great_a lover_n this_o explication_n of_o the_o place_n be_v facile_a natural_a and_o open_o lie_v upon_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o word_n and_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_o de_fw-fr sacerd._n 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