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particular_o in_o matter_n of_o appeal_n but_o how_o little_a these_o pretence_n be_v like_v by_o the_o council_n we_o may_v easy_o guess_v by_o that_o answer_n which_o be_v return_v by_o alipius_n who_o be_v a_o great_a man_n there_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o trouble_v i_o that_o though_o we_o have_v examine_v the_o greek_a copy_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n yet_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v i_o can_v tell_v we_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n find_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o roman_a bishop_n pretend_v and_o claim_v and_o so_o much_o do_v they_o certify_v pope_n boniface_n himself_o in_o their_o synodical_a letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v many_o greek_a copy_n before_o we_o we_o can_v not_o find_v what_o be_v intimate_v and_o demand_v from_o rome_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o in_o any_o one_o however_o that_o they_o may_v satisfy_v themselves_o and_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n too_o so_o much_o the_o better_a they_o think_v fit_a 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the_o constitution_n of_o the_o nicene_n father_n but_o as_o to_o that_o canon_n which_o the_o pope_n legate_n pretend_v require_v or_o allow_v the_o african_a clergy_n to_o appeal_v from_o their_o own_o bishop_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o confirm_v this_o that_o they_o establish_v a_o express_a canon_n against_o it_o and_o thus_o it_o run_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d presbyter_n deacon_n and_o other_o inferior_a clergyman_n in_o whatever_o cause_n they_o have_v let_v they_o not_o appeal_v to_o any_o tribunal_n beyond_o the_o sea_n i._n e._n as_o the_o council_n express_o word_n it_o in_o their_o letter_n to_o the_o pope_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v they_o not_o appeal_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n this_o canon_n do_v so_o nettle_n the_o roman_a bishop_n that_o upon_o this_o occasion_n boniface_n the_o second_o tell_v eulalius_n bishop_n of_o carthage_n who_o have_v now_o unworthy_o submit_v his_o chair_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n 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god_n to_o style_n himself_o by_o this_o humble_a title_n he_o take_v occasion_n from_o the_o pride_n and_o arrogance_n of_o john_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n which_o be_v at_o that_o time_n the_o imperial_a seat_n this_o john_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n whereof_o gregory_n thus_o complain_v 32._o o_o tempora_fw-la o_o mores_fw-la ecce_fw-la destructae_fw-la urbes_fw-la eversa_fw-la castra_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o tamen_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o pavimento_fw-la &_o cinere_fw-la flentes_fw-la jacere_fw-la debuerunt_fw-la vanitatis_fw-la sibi_fw-la nomen_fw-la expetunt_fw-la &_o novis_fw-la &_o prophanis_fw-la vocabulis_fw-la gloriantur_fw-la with_o this_o expression_n of_o gregory_n the_o great_a agree_v that_o of_o vspergensis_n phocam_n rogatu_fw-la bonifacii_n phocas_n constituit_fw-la sedem_fw-la romanae_fw-la &_o apostolicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la caput_fw-la esse_fw-la omnium_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la nam_fw-la antea_fw-la constantinopolitana_n ecclesia_fw-la se_fw-la scribebat_fw-la primam_fw-la omnium_fw-la phocas_n at_o the_o request_n of_o boniface_n ordain_v that_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n shall_v be_v head_n of_o all_o church_n for_o before_o that_o time_n the_o church_n of_o constantinople_n do_v write_v herself_o the_o prime_n of_o all_o church_n and_o if_o so_o how_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o primacy_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n shall_v be_v acknowledge_v and_o grant_v as_o bellarmine_n contend_v by_o the_o six_o canon_n of_o the_o very_a first_o general_n council_n no_o the_o certain_a truth_n be_v this_o canon_n be_v unworthy_o corrupt_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n and_o although_o our_o adversary_n can_v for_o shame_n acknowledge_v their_o own_o corrupt_v of_o council_n yet_o they_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o it_o have_v be_v familiar_o do_v by_o other_o person_n nay_o doubtless_o in_o some_o case_n they_o themselves_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o bring_v they_o under_o a_o righteous_a condemnation_n but_o will_v the_o roman_a church_n content_o suffer_v any_o bishop_n of_o they_o to_o be_v condemn_v brand_a and_o record_v for_o a_o arrant_a heretic_n and_o plead_v nothing_o in_o his_o behalf_n what_o will_v then_o become_v of_o their_o dear_a infallibility_n what_o will_v then_o become_v of_o pope_n agatho's_n letter_n to_o the_o six_o general_n council_n wherein_o he_o brag_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n never_o err_v in_o point_n of_o faith_n or_o will_v the_o roman_a church_n acknowledge_v that_o a_o general_n council_n may_v be_v mistake_v and_o that_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a concern_v to_o themselves_o as_o they_o take_v the_o infallibility_n of_o their_o bishop_n to_o be_v it_o be_v a_o shrewd_a dilemma_n that_o our_o adversary_n lie_v under_o in_o this_o case_n for_o if_o honorius_n be_v certain_o a_o heretic_n their_o infallibility_n cease_v but_o if_o honorius_n 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humane_a nature_n and_o consequent_o the_o reality_n of_o his_o suffering_n yet_o he_o have_v the_o face_n to_o brag_v that_o he_o receive_v these_o abominable_a doctrine_n from_o the_o disciple_n of_o st._n mathias_n and_o certain_o if_o such_o damnable_a heresy_n be_v broach_v thus_o early_o and_o pretend_v to_o be_v receive_v from_o apostolical_a tradition_n we_o have_v no_o cause_n so_o easy_o to_o comply_v with_o such_o and_o such_o doctrine_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n which_o have_v no_o warrant_n in_o the_o write_a word_n bare_o because_o they_o assert_v they_o to_o be_v of_o divine_a original_a but_o since_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v not_o do_v since_o bare_a affirmation_n in_o matter_n of_o such_o great_a concern_v will_v not_o be_v accept_v the_o champion_n of_o the_o roman_a religion_n find_v themselves_o necessitate_v to_o produce_v some_o proof_n which_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v great_a one_o too_o and_o among_o they_o all_o i_o meet_v with_o none_o 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