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38._o gregor_n epistolarum_n lib._n 4._o epist_n 32._o &_o 38._o for_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v this_o decree_n to_o be_v receive_v within_o his_o province_n of_o italy_n but_o utter_o reject_v it_o and_o write_v not_o only_o to_o the_o emperor_n how_o great_o he_o do_v offend_v almighty_a god_n in_o admit_v this_o new_a profane_a blasphemous_a name_n and_o authority_n into_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n impair_n the_o authority_n which_o he_o have_v give_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o bishop_n and_o minister_n but_o also_o to_o john_n the_o patriarch_n that_o he_o by_o take_v and_o usurp_v that_o authority_n do_v show_v himself_o in_o pride_n and_o presumption_n to_o be_v the_o very_a forerunner_n of_o antichrist_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o mauricius_n the_o emperor_n be_v so_o great_o offend_v with_o this_o good_a gregory_n 872._o platina_n de_fw-fr vitis_fw-la pontificum_fw-la romanorun_n in_o gregorio_n primo_fw-la volaterranus_n centuria_fw-la 6._o fol._n 872._o 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tibi_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n &_o super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la aedificabo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la meam_fw-la &_o porte_fw-fr inferni_fw-la non_fw-la praevalebunt_fw-la adversus_fw-la eam_fw-la et_fw-la tibi_fw-la dabo_fw-la clave_n regni_fw-la coelorum_fw-la &_o quidcunque_fw-la ligaveris_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la erit_fw-la ligatum_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la &_o quidcunque_fw-la solueris_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la erit_fw-la solutum_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la but_o who_o say_v christ_n do_v you_o say_v that_o i_o be_o he_o say_v not_o peter_n who_o do_v thou_o say_v that_o i_o be_o but_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n to_o all_o his_o apostle_n who_o do_v you_o say_v that_o i_o be_o then_o peter_n as_o the_o mouth_n and_o speaker_n of_o they_o all_o say_v thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n to_o who_o our_o saviour_n christ_n answer_v and_o say_v bless_a art_n thou_o simon_n the_o son_n of_o jonas_n for_o flesh_n and_o blood_n have_v not_o reveal_v it_o to_o thou_o but_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o i_o say_v to_o thou_o tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n allude_v to_o the_o name_n of_o peter_n for_o his_o perfect_a faith_n on_o the_o head_n corner_n stone_n the_o be_v to_o say_v on_o christ_n whereupon_o peter_n himself_o be_v build_v and_o not_o christ_n upon_o peter_n therefore_o christ_n say_v upon_o this_o rock_n or_o stone_n of_o thy_o confession_n of_o i_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o christ_n do_v not_o say_v against_o thou_o peter_n but_o against_o it_o that_o be_v his_o true_a church_n build_v upon_o that_o faith_n that_o peter_n then_o confess_v and_o not_o upon_o peter_n person_n i_o do_v believe_v there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o ignorant_a or_o void_a of_o knowledge_n that_o will_v judge_v our_o saviour_n christ_n will_v build_v his_o church_n upon_o so_o weak_a and_o frail_a a_o foundation_n as_o peter_n be_v if_o we_o regard_v not_o his_o profession_n but_o his_o person_n who_o show_v himself_o more_o waver_a and_o unstable_a than_o any_o other_o of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n as_o one_o that_o utter_o deny_v his_o master_n christ_n three_o time_n in_o one_o day_n 26._o matt._n 26._o and_o also_o before_o that_o do_v speak_v such_o carnal_a and_o worldly_a word_n unto_o he_o that_o christ_n be_v fain_o to_o answer_v he_o thou_o be_v a_o offence_n unto_o i_o and_o add_v moreover_o 16._o matt._n 16._o get_v thou_o be_v hind_n i_o satan_n wherefore_o i_o do_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o every_o good_a christian_a man_n whether_o it_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o our_o faith_n and_o safe_a for_o the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o be_v found_v upon_o christ_n or_o upon_o peter_n upon_o the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n who_o peter_n confess_v or_o upon_o a_o man_n who_o uttter_o deny_v the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n say_v non_fw-la novi_fw-la hominem_fw-la istum_fw-la and_o that_o cum_fw-la iuramento_fw-la 26._o matt._n 26._o i_o do_v not_o know_v this_o man_n and_o bind_v it_o with_o a_o oath_n as_o the_o gospel_n do_v testify_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o christ_n build_v his_o church_n upon_o that_o rock_n or_o stone_n 262._o juellus_n in_o replicatione_fw-la ad_fw-la responsum_fw-la hardingi_n fol._n 221._o 222._o 246._o 262._o which_o be_v sure_a &_o steadfast_a even_o upon_o the_o faith_n confess_v by_o peter_n and_o not_o upon_o peter_n and_o that_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o old_a father_n as_o hilary_n affirm_v in_o his_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr trinitate_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la una_fw-la foelix_fw-la fidei_fw-la petra_n quam_fw-la petrus_n ore_fw-la svo_fw-la est_fw-la confessus_fw-la this_o be_v the_o only_o bless_a rock_n of_o faith_n which_o peter_n confess_v by_o mouth_n and_o chrysost_o in_o matth._n hom._n 51._o super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o confession_n aedificabo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la upon_o this_o rock_n upon_o this_o faith_n and_o confession_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n and_o saint_n augustine_n in_o his_o 13._o sermon_n upon_o matthew_n say_v non_fw-la i_o aedificabo_fw-la super_fw-la te_fw-la sed_fw-la aedificabo_fw-la te_fw-la super_fw-la i_o i_o will_v not_o build_v myself_o of_o thou_o but_o i_o will_v build_v thou_o upon_o i_o and_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o christ_n for_o after_o peter_n have_v say_v tu_fw-la es_fw-la christus_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la christ_n say_v not_o super_fw-la te_fw-la petrum_fw-la upon_o thou_o peter_n but_o super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la upon_o this_o rock_n or_o stable_a stone_n even_o thy_o confession_n of_o i_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o he_o say_v not_o against_o peter_n but_o against_o his_o church_n which_o he_o build_v upon_o that_o rock_n of_o faith_n that_o peter_n hold_v for_o christ_n word_n be_v 16._o matt._n 16._o porte_fw-fr inferni_fw-la non_fw-la praevalebunt_fw-la adversus_fw-la eam_fw-la in_o the_o feminine_a gender_n against_o it_o which_o must_v needs_o have_v relation_n to_o ecclesiam_fw-la his_o church_n &_o not_o to_o peter_n for_o than_o he_o will_v have_v say_v non_fw-la prevalebit_fw-la adversus_fw-la eum_fw-la likewise_o he_o say_v immediate_o tibi_fw-la dabo_fw-la clave_n regni_fw-la coelorum_fw-la to_o thou_o will_v i_o give_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n now_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o give_v those_o key_n unto_o his_o church_n and_o not_o to_o peter_n only_a person_n though_o he_o say_v to_o he_o but_o as_o to_o his_o apostle_n the_o charge_n pertain_v to_o all_o his_o apostle_n and_o all_o the_o minister_n of_o his_o church_n by_o like_a right_n quodcunque_fw-la ligaveris_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la erit_fw-la ligatum_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la &_o quodcunque_fw-la solueris_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la erit_fw-la solutum_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v
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assemble_v at_o tyrus_n have_v wrongful_o and_o unjust_o condemn_v athanasius_n he_o command_v they_o all_o to_o come_v to_o he_o speedy_o at_o constantinople_n that_o you_o may_v prove_v say_v he_o 7._o historia_fw-la tripartit_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o the_o soundness_n and_o uprightness_n of_o your_o sentence_n and_o judgement_n coram_fw-la i_o quem_fw-la proprium_fw-la esse_fw-la dei_fw-la ministrum_fw-la neque_fw-la vos_fw-la negabitis_fw-la before_o i_o who_o yourselves_o can_v not_o deny_v to_o be_v the_o true_a and_o right_a servant_n of_o god_n but_o after_o that_o the_o successor_n of_o boniface_n have_v feel_v the_o savour_n of_o the_o supremacy_n neither_o our_o saviour_n christ_n example_n nor_o his_o apostle_n authority_n nor_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o father_n nor_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o godly_a bishop_n can_v keep_v the_o pope_n within_o his_o bound_n in_o subjection_n to_o the_o emperor_n but_o he_o exempt_v first_o himself_n from_o his_o power_n 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they_o that_o in_o platina_n their_o own_o secretary_n and_o writer_n of_o their_o life_n it_o be_v a_o common_a note_n in_o very_a many_o of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v make_v pope_n some_o by_o mars_n some_o by_o money_n some_o by_o favour_n of_o friend_n some_o by_o power_n of_o noble_a man_n some_o by_o sorcery_n and_o magic_a some_o by_o like_a policy_n of_o the_o devil_n 10._o platina_n in_o johanne_n 10._o pontifices_fw-la ipsi_fw-la a_o petri_n vestigijs_fw-la discesserant_fw-la say_v platina_n the_o byshoppe_n of_o rome_n be_v now_o depart_v from_o peter_n step_n which_o complaint_n he_o do_v make_v upon_o occasion_n of_o their_o hatred_n conceyve_v by_o one_o of_o they_o against_o another_o through_o their_o ambition_n for_o john_n the_o ix_o be_v vex_v by_o martin_n the_o second_o so_o that_o be_v imprison_v he_o be_v fain_o to_o escape_v by_o flight_n martin_n the_o second_o make_v pope_n through_o evil_a mean_n do_v restore_v formosus_fw-la who_o john_n have_v depryve_v 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