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jurisdiction_n more_o than_o they_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o three_o synod_n hold_v at_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 51._o where_o indeed_o s._n peter_n show_v himself_o for_o 13_o he_o speak_v first_o and_o last_o and_o s._n james_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n yield_v to_o his_o sentence_n orthod._n not_o one_o of_o all_o these_o point_n be_v true_a that_o s._n peter_n speak_v not_o first_o be_v clear_a by_o these_o word_n 157._o when_o there_o have_v be_v much_o disputation_n peter_n rise_v up_o and_o say_v etc._n etc._n that_o he_o speak_v not_o last_o appear_v also_o for_o the_o text_n mention_v no_o speech_n of_o he_o but_o one_o after_o he_o speak_v 12._o paul_n and_o barnabas_n after_o they_o 13._o s._n james_n and_o the_o council_n conclude_v the_o matter_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o 20._o s._n james_n yea_o according_a to_o a_o special_a point_n not_o mention_v by_o s._n peter_n neither_o be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o counsel_n set_v out_o in_o the_o 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