pag._n 240.390_o fâ—â—b_n but_o when_o cresconius_n or_o other_o donatist_n will_v bring_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o he_o to_o prove_v what_o augustin_n judge_v a_o error_n he_o know_v how_o to_o set_v the_o scripture_n and_o apostle_n above_o he_o so_o do_v cyprian_n sharp_o speak_v against_o those_o who_o bring_v tradition_n for_o their_o proof_n qua_fw-la ista_fw-la obstinatio_fw-la qua_fw-la presumptio_fw-la humanam_fw-la traditionem_fw-la divine_a dispositîoni_fw-la anteponere_fw-la &_o c_o vnde_fw-la ista_fw-la traditio_fw-la vtrumne_n de_fw-fr dominica_fw-la &_o evangelica_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la descendens_fw-la 74._o ep_v 74._o &_o c_o so_o tertullian_n non_fw-la recipio_fw-la quod_fw-la extra_fw-la scripturam_fw-la de_fw-la two_o infert_fw-la bellarmine_n say_v enough_o patrum_fw-la scripta_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la regula_fw-la nec_fw-la habent_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la obligandi_fw-la to_o the_o scripture_n than_o let_v we_o go_v which_o speak_v so_o clear_a in_o this_o controversy_n that_o all_o man_n even_o the_o papist_n who_o call_v those_o man_n heretic_n that_o deny_v this_o superiority_n of_o bishop_n yet_o be_v force_v to_o yield_v it_o that_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v the_o same_o let_v cajetan_n interpretation_n be_v hear_v upon_o tit._n 1.5_o 7._o vbi_fw-la adverte_fw-fr eundem_fw-la gradum_fw-la idemquè_fw-fr officium_fw-la significari_fw-la à _fw-la paulo_n nomine_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la &_o nomine_fw-la episcopi_fw-la as_o cross_v to_o bishop_n davenant_n as_o can_v be_v anselm_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o the_o same_o verse_n bring_v all_o hierons_n comment_n where_o he_o prove_v bishop_n and_o presbyter_n to_o be_v the_o same_o and_o no_o way_n oppose_v it_o estius_n who_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o disputation_n call_v they_o heretic_n who_o will_v not_o yield_v the_o superiority_n of_o bishop_n and_o that_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la in_o the_o midst_n of_o 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