first_o of_o all_o apostle_n not_o first_o s._n peter_n and_o secondary_o apostle_n but_o all_o the_o apostle_n be_v first_o it_o be_v also_o evident_a that_o saint_n peter_n do_v not_o carry_v himself_o so_o as_o to_o give_v the_o least_o overture_n or_o umbrage_n to_o make_v any_o one_o suspect_v he_o have_v any_o such_o pre-eminence_n but_o he_o be_v as_o st._n chrysostom_n true_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o he_o do_v all_o thing_n with_o the_o common_a consent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothing_o by_o special_a authority_n or_o principality_n and_o if_o he_o have_v any_o such_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o the_o apostle_n who_o survive_v he_o have_v succeed_v he_o in_o it_o rather_o than_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a as_o the_o bishop_n of_o canary_n confess_v that_o there_o be_v in_o scripture_n no_o revelation_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n shall_v succeed_v peter_n in_o it_o 1563._o and_o we_o be_v there_o tell_v that_o s._n peter_n be_v at_o antioch_n but_o never_o that_o he_o be_v at_o rome_n 3._o it_o be_v confess_v by_o some_o of_o their_o own_o party_n by_o cardinal_n cusanus_fw-la soto_n driedo_n canus_n and_o segovius_n that_o this_o succession_n be_v not_o addict_v to_o any_o particular_a church_n nor_o that_o christ_n institution_n of_o this_o do_v any_o other_o way_n appear_v that_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v prince_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v also_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n know_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n but_o that_o the_o holy_a father_n both_o of_o africa_n and_o the_o east_n do_v oppose_v pope_n victor_n and_o pope_n stephen_n when_o they_o begin_v to_o interpose_v with_o a_o presumptive_a authority_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o other_o church_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n do_v treat_v with_o the_o roman_a bishop_n as_o with_o a_o brother_n not_o as_o their_o superior_a and_o that_o the_o 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never_o intend_v any_o such_o thing_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o christendom_n make_v a_o great_a schism_n and_o usurp_v a_o title_n which_o be_v not_o their_o due_n and_o challenge_v a_o authority_n to_o which_o they_o have_v no_o right_n and_o have_v set_v themselves_o above_o other_o who_o be_v their_o equal_n and_o impose_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n of_o their_o own_o contrive_n and_o have_v make_v great_a preparation_n for_o antichrist_n if_o he_o ever_o get_v into_o that_o seat_n or_o be_v in_o already_o and_o make_v it_o necessary_a for_o all_o of_o the_o roman_a communion_n to_o believe_v and_o obey_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n sect._n xiâ—_n there_o be_v very_o many_o more_o thing_n in_o which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v great_o turn_v aside_o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o catholic_n apostolic_a and_o primitive_a church_n such_o be_v these_o the_o invocâ—â—â—n_n of_o 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the_o bishop_n of_o france_n say_v that_o christ_n commit_v the_o universal_a church_n to_o the_o bishop_n supâ—a_fw-la and_o s._n ambrose_n say_v that_o the_o bishop_n hold_v the_o place_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v his_o substituteâ—_n but_o famous_a be_v the_o word_n of_o s._n cyprian_n 2_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v one_o through_o the_o whole_a world_n divide_v by_o he_o into_o many_o member_n and_o the_o bishopric_n be_v but_o one_o diffuse_v in_o the_o agree_a plurality_n of_o many_o bispop_n and_o again_o to_o every_o pastor_n a_o portion_n of_o the_o flock_n be_v give_v which_o let_v every_o one_o of_o they_o rule_n and_o govern_v by_o which_o word_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o primitive_a church_n understand_v no_o prelation_n of_o one_o and_o subordination_n of_o another_o command_v by_o christ_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o ordination_n but_o only_o what_o be_v for_o order_n sake_n introduce_v by_o prince_n and_o consent_n of_o prelate_n and_o it_o be_v to_o this_o purpose_n very_o full_a which_o be_v say_v by_o pope_n symmachus_n 36._o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o holy_a trinity_n who_o power_n be_v one_o and_o undivided_a or_o to_o use_v the_o expression_n in_o the_o athanasian_n creed_n none_o be_v before_o or_o after_o other_o none_o be_v great_a or_o less_o than_o another_o so_o there_o be_v one_o bishopric_n among_o divers_a bishop_n and_o therefore_o why_o shall_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o ancient_a bishop_n be_v violate_v by_o their_o successor_n now_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v against_o the_o invasion_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n of_o arles_n by_o anastasius_n and_o the_o question_n be_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o jurisdiction_n and_o about_o the_o institution_n of_o bishop_n do_v full_o declare_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v no_o superiority_n by_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n over_o any_o bishop_n in_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o that_o his_o bishopric_n give_v no_o more_o power_n to_o he_o than_o christ_n 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