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authority_n of_o the_o roman_a sea_n over_o all_o church_n for_o when_o as_o the_o father_n to_o prove_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n allege_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n they_o show_v hereby_o that_o alexandria_n depend_v upon_o rome_n as_o the_o mother_n church_n from_o which_o she_o have_v all_o her_o authority_n and_o that_o this_o be_v their_o mind_n appear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o paschasmus_n the_o pope_n legate_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n &_o be_v also_o prove_v by_o the_o 39_o canon_n translate_v out_o of_o arabic_a into_o latin_n the_o same_o father_n likewise_o assemble_v at_o sardis_n approve_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o roman_a sea_n whit._n pag._n 299._o nothing_o can_v be_v allege_v more_o direct_a against_o the_o romish_a supremacy_n then_o this_o canon_n wherein_o their_o own_o proper_a limit_n of_o jurisdiction_n be_v assign_v to_o every_o metropolitan_a for_o if_o the_o pope_n shall_v rule_v over_o the_o 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be_v counterfeit_a let_v the_o ancient_a custom_n be_v in_o force_n which_o be_v in_o egypt_n libya_n and_o pentapolis_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n have_v the_o chief_a dignity_n over_o all_o these_o thing_n because_o also_o this_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n at_o antioch_n and_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o province_n let_v the_o primacy_n and_o authority_n be_v receive_v unto_o the_o church_n you_o see_v campian_n i_o suppose_v that_o no_o extraordinary_a prerogative_n have_v be_v give_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o his_o province_n and_o jurisdiction_n have_v be_v circumscribe_v within_o determine_v bound_n and_o border_n decimâ—_n ruffin_n lib._n decimâ—_n and_o after_o this_o same_o manner_n do_v ruffinus_n if_o you_o do_v not_o credit_v we_o interpret_v this_o canon_n this_o ancient_a custom_n be_v observe_v at_o alexandria_n and_o in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n 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in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n diverse_a thing_n be_v contain_v which_o approve_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n etc._n etc._n whit._n pag._n 313._o campian_n cite_v the_o epistle_n of_o the_o council_n to_o nestorius_n wherein_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o any_o way_n favour_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n the_o which_o you_o perceive_v do_v rake_v together_o other_o fragment_n concern_v thing_n which_o be_v not_o in_o controversy_n and_o leave_v out_o those_o point_n which_o make_v against_o you_o ephesus_n be_v allege_v by_o you_o with_o as_o little_a reason_n see_v it_o ascribe_v nothing_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n which_o do_v not_o also_o agree_v to_o other_o bishop_n for_o if_o you_o take_v hold_v on_o this_o that_o celestinus_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v call_v the_o holy_a precedent_n &_o most_o reverend_a father_n because_o he_o threaten_v to_o excommunicate_v nestorius_n unless_o he_o abiut_v his_o heresy_n these_o thing_n be_v common_a 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