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name_v pastor_n for_o y_o t_o purpose_n david_n ii_o reg_fw-la v._o have_v say_v to_o he_o by_o god_n y_fw-es â—_o shall_v fede_fw-es my_o people_n &_o be_v price_n over_o they_o and_o y_z e_z like_o you_o rede_n eze_fw-mi 34._o esa_fw-la 44._o 56._o high_a 2._o 22._o and_o psa_fw-la 2._o and_o even_o so_o here_o be_v by_o thê_n commission_n now_o give_fw-ge to_o peter_z y_z t_z he_o ought_v both_o to_o feed_v &_o govern_v or_o rule_v all_o christê_n flock_v as_o chief_a shepherd_n over_o they_o but_o hereof_o rede_v more_o in_o y_z e_z answer_z to_z y_z e_z .46_o objection_n ¶_o the_o third_o probation_n when_o it_o be_v demand_v of_o the_o disciple_n whether_o their_o master_n will_v pay_v the_o tribute_n which_o be_v but_o one_o single_a piece_n of_o silver_n name_v drachma_n 〈…〉_o in_o value_n a_o poise_n groat_n and_o it_o be_v pay_v only_o for_o the_o head_n of_o the_o house_n christ_n then_o bad_a peter_n pay_v two_o of_o those_o piece_n of_o silver_n one_o for_o i_o say_v he_o 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in_o all_o thing_n order_n be_v ever_o to_o be_v keep_v no_o society_n or_o company_n can_v continue_v without_o order_n but_o there_o be_v no_o order_n where_o there_o be_v no_o head_n in_o everye_o private_a house_n that_o be_v well_o govern_v there_o be_v one_o head_n in_o everye_o cytye_n or_o good_a town_n one_o head_n ruler_n or_o governor_n &_o underneth_o that_o head_n every_o other_o officer_n keep_v his_o place_n and_o order_n as_o first_o the_o maiour_n as_o head_n them_z shiriffe_n alderman_n deputy_n bailiff_n constable_n with_o other_o in_o everye_o kingdom_n one_o king_n the_o head_n than_o duke_n earl_n barones_n knight_n etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o they_o a_o like_a &_o semblable_a order_fw-fr be_v keep_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o christ_n house_n as_o one_o head_n and_o chief_a bishop_n peter_n successor_n by_o christ_n appoint_v than_o patriarch_n cardinal_n archbishop_n bishop_n with_o many_o other_o offycer_n to_o keep_v all_o the_o whole_a 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&_o chief_a yea_o &_o you_o t_o in_z y_z e_z presence_n of_o james_n be_v bishop_n there_o answer_v to_o the_o matter_n &_o give_v hê_n sentence_n first_o unto_o who_o paul_n &_o barnabas_n w_n t_o other_o do_v consent_v &_o then_o s._n james_n which_o there_o by_o peter_n as_o chrisostom_n witness_v be_v appoint_v bishop_n last_o of_o all_o recite_v the_o decree_n as_o it_o be_v mete_v for_o hin_a to_o do_v be_v bishop_n there_o joa._n but_o of_o thê_n you_o have_v more_o declare_v in_o y_fw-es e_fw-es answer_v to_o y_fw-fr e_o xii_o &_o xiii_o objection_n and_o therefore_o now_o to_o our_o purpose_n do_v not_o these_o thing_n i_o pray_v you_o sufficient_o prove_v peter_n superiority_n and_o â—eminence_n yea_o do_v not_o peter_n in_o all_o these_o if_o i_o may_v not_o rather_o say_v y_fw-fr e_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v in_o peter_n show_v himself_o to_o be_v chief_a of_o thappostel_n &_o to_o have_v â—eminence_n above_o they_o all_o sure_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v his_o office_n 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sick_a of_o y_fw-fr e_o palsye_n 5._o do_v not_o he_o raise_v tabitan_n do_v not_o hê_n shadow_n heal_v many_o what_o like_a do_v you_o rede_v of_o other_o apostel_v may_v we_o not_o they_o well_o conclude_v y_z t_o peter_n have_v y_z e_z superiority_n &_o preeminence_n of_o all_o other_o even_o give_fw-ge to_n hin_n by_o christ_n do_v not_o he_o here_o in_o these_o example_n put_v hê_n authority_n sufficient_o in_o execution_n see_v tholy_a ghost_n do_v confirm_v &_o establish_v y_z e_z same_z w_z t_z so_o many_o wonder_n &_o miracle_n ¶_o the_o twenty_o probation_n it_o do_v great_o prove_v peter_n authority_n that_o christ_n after_o his_o ascension_n do_v
only_o show_v to_o he_o as_o to_o the_o head_n and_o chief_a of_o all_o the_o vision_n of_o cease_v the_o legals_n 10._o and_o that_o in_o the_o story_n folowinge_v 12._o prayer_n be_v make_v of_o thole_n congregation_n for_o peter_n where_o as_o we_o rede_v not_o y_z e_z like_v do_v for_o any_o other_o ¶_o the_o xxi_o probation_n s._n dionise_v s._n paul_n dissciple_n name_v peter_n supremum_fw-la nominibus_fw-la the_o high_a &_o also_o he_o name_v he_o culmen_fw-la the_o top_n above_o all_o other_o ¶_o the_o xxii_o probation_n s._n clement_n disciple_n and_o successor_n to_o s._n peter_n say_v y_o t_o christ_n give_v not_o equal_a power_n &_o like_o authority_n to_o all_o the_o apostel_n indifferent_o hiero_n but_o he_o appoint_v one_o y_o it_o be_v to_o say_v peter_z above_o all_o other_o 3._o and_o after_o s._n clement_n ireneus_fw-la affirm_v the_o see_v of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o head_n see_v of_o all_o other_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o xxiii_o probation_n tertulian_n ask_v whether_o any_o thing_n be_v hide_v from_o peter_n the_o stone_n where_o upon_o christ_n do_v build_v his_o church_n li._n christ_n give_v to_o he_o say_v he_o to_o be_v the_o stone_n or_o rock_n of_o his_o church_n &_o he_o give_v to_o he_o y_fw-mi â—_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n &_o he_o give_v to_o he_o power_n in_o heaven_n which_o all_o sing_v he_o give_v to_o peter_n alone_o who_o will_v deny_v he_o to_o be_v chieffe_n of_o all_o the_o other_o he_o alone_o be_v ordain_v to_o be_v the_o stone_n to_o he_o alone_z y_z e_z key_n be_v give_v he_o alone_o receive_v the_o power_n in_o the_o heaven_n ¶_o the_o xxiiii_o probation_n origen_n say_v let_v none_o say_v john_n be_v great_a than_o peter_n which_o both_o be_v call_v and_o be_v the_o top_n of_o all_o other_o exo_fw-la again_o he_o say_v christ_n say_v to_o the_o great_a foundation_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o most_o sure_a stone_n where_o upon_o he_o do_v find_v his_o church_n o_o thou_o of_o little_a faith_n why_o do_v thou_o doubt_n ¶_o the_o xxu_o probation_n s._n cyprian_n that_o holy_a martyr_n say_v that_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n do_v depend_v of_o the_o unity_n of_o peter_n authority_n and_o he_o say_v also_o that_o upon_o peter_n who_o christ_n do_v choose_v first_o not_o in_o call_v but_o in_o dignity_n he_o build_v his_o church_n 9_o and_o he_o answer_v for_o all_o oft_o time_n again_o he_o say_v you_o to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n be_v y_o e_o root_n &_o mother_n of_o all_o church_n &_o all_o heresy_n &_o schism_n do_v spring_v only_o of_o that_o that_o man_n will_v not_o obey_v the_o head_n bishop_n and_o moreover_o he_o say_v y_o t_o christes_fw-fr church_n be_v to_o be_v build_v upon_o peter_n what_o can_v be_v say_v more_o plain_o than_o this_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o peter_n authorytye_n and_o his_o successor_n ¶_o the_o xxvi_o probation_n s._n hillari_n do_v high_o set_v forth_o s._n peter_n authority_n &_o his_o dignity_n call_v he_o y_z e_z foundation_n of_o christ_n church_n math_n and_o so_o likewise_o do_v ciril_n joa._n call_n he_o the_o prince_n &_o head_n of_o thappostel_n and_o also_o in_o a_o other_o place_n say_v in_o petro_fw-la tamque_fw-la in_o petra_fw-la lapideque_fw-la firmissimo_fw-la svam_fw-la esset_fw-la edificaturus_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la in_o peter_n as_o in_o the_o rock_n and_o most_o sure_a stone_n christ_n will_v build_v his_o church_n rursê°_n apostoli_fw-la inquit_fw-la post_fw-la ascensionem_fw-la petrum_fw-la loco_fw-la domini_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la et_fw-la in_o signum_fw-la huius_fw-la subiectionis_fw-la prius_fw-la seorsum_fw-la ei_fw-la datae_fw-la vel_fw-la promisse_fw-la sunt_fw-la clave_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o xxvii_o probation_n chrisostome_n in_o sundry_a place_n do_v great_o extol_v peter_n authorytye_n pau_o in_o one_o place_n he_o saithe_v peter_n be_v you_o e_o head_n of_o thapostel_n math_n in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o say_v peter_n a_o poor_a fessh_a &_o a_o simple_a man_n christ_n make_v the_o shepherd_n the_o mouth_n of_o thappostel_n master_n of_o the_o world_n and_o head_n of_o his_o church_n who_o for_o this_o cause_n paul_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o to_o see_v etc._n etc._n will_v he_o then_o have_v his_o church_n to_o have_v a_o head_n &_o since_o to_o be_v without_o god_n forbid_v ¶_o the_o xxviii_o probation_n the_o holy_a father_n athanasius_n write_n to_o liberius_n affirm_v that_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v to_o all_o his_o predecessor_n &_o successor_n also_o in_o y_z e_z see_v of_o rome_n and_o in_o many_o mo_z epistel_n which_o the_o say_v athanasus_fw-la send_v unto_o mark_n unto_o felix_n &_o other_o he_o prove_v very_o large_o the_o like_a primacye_n of_o peter_n and_o all_o his_o successor_n ¶_o the_o xxix_o probation_n eusebius_n affirm_v peter_n to_o be_v great_a 14._o to_o be_v chief_a &_o principal_a of_o all_o thappostel_n and_o sozomneus_n also_o a_o old_a godly_a historiographer_n 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peter_n of_o rome_n but_o rome_n of_o peter_n peter_n be_v prince_n of_o all_o before_o he_o be_v bishop_n in_o rome_n now_o as_o for_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v utterli_fw-la to_o be_v destroy_v â–ª_o by_o god_n revengement_n for_o christes_fw-fr death_n &_o their_o impenitent_a heart_n &_o not_o one_o stone_n to_o be_v leave_v up_o on_o a_o other_o god_n will_v not_o y_o â—_o head_n apostle_n to_o be_v there_o settle_v where_o also_o fleshly_a y_o e_o jew_n still_a look_n for_o a_o carnal_a kingdom_n &_o that_o yet_o messiah_n be_v there_o to_o come_v in_o which_o erroure_n the_o son_n of_o zebedy_a one_o be_v 20._o &_o also_o the_o disciple_n with_o who_o christe_n talk_v goinge_v toward_o emaus_n 16._o and_o for_o this_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o primative_a church_n among_o the_o apostle_n that_o jerusalem_n be_v not_o only_o none_o of_o the_o principal_a and_o metropolitan_a see_v but_o be_v subject_a unto_o the_o see_v of_o caesaria_n as_o appear_v 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which_o paul_n in_o the_o former_a text_n to_o the_o roman_n do_v declare_v and_o peter_n also_o bid_v all_o to_o be_v subject_n to_o king_n and_o other_o etc._n etc._n everye_o one_o to_o his_o superior_a or_o to_o who_o he_o be_v subject_a by_o law_n or_o order_fw-fr and_o this_o both_o peter_n and_o paul_n command_v for_o y_o â—_o the_fw-mi be_v some_o which_o think_v but_o false_o that_o christ_n law_n be_v so_o free_a that_o if_o servant_n come_v once_o there_o unto_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o bind_v to_o their_o master_n &_o y_o it_o all_o christian_n be_v clere_o deliver_v from_o all_o heathen_a authority_n and_o duty_n do_v but_o against_o these_o paul_n bid_v all_o be_v subject_a &_o obedient_a to_o authority_n &_o power_n and_o observe_v and_o keep_v all_o civil_a ordres_n there_o where_o they_o as_o subject_n do_v inhabit_v and_o this_o to_o be_v refer_v as_o well_o to_o the_o clergye_a as_o to_o the_o laytye_n the_o xxvi_o objection_n be_v you_o subject_a to_o king_n and_o other_o 2._o etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o answer_n this_o be_v sufficient_o answer_v unto_o in_o the_o last_o responsion_n ¶_o the_o xxvii_o objection_n he_o that_o do_v not_o renounce_v &_o forsake_v all_o that_o he_o have_v can_v not_o be_v my_o disciple_n 14._o etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o answer_n this_o be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v observe_v of_o the_o clergy_n but_o also_o of_o all_o christian_a people_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o none_o ought_v to_o prefer_v any_o thing_n to_o christ_n or_o love_v any_o thing_n above_o he_o but_o in_o comparison_n thereof_o cry_n fie_o upon_o all_o thus_o our_o saviour_n himself_o do_v expound_v it_o 19_o sayinge_v he_o that_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n etc._n etc._n more_o than_o i_o can_v not_o be_v my_o disciple_n ¶_o the_o xxviii_o objection_n phocas_n themperour_n more_o than_o .500_o year_n after_o christ_n ordain_v y_o e_o see_v of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o head_n see_v yea_o and_o saynct_v gregory_n then_o bishop_n there_o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o universal_a bishop_n over_o all_o other_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o answer_n against_o the_o wicked_a which_o go_v about_o crafty_o and_o proud_o contrary_a to_o christ_n order_fw-fr to_o have_v set_v up_o other_o see_v either_o above_n or_o else_o not_o to_o be_v subject_n to_o peter_n see_v at_o rome_n phocas_n theâ—perour_n and_o long_o before_o he_o constantine_n do_v make_v law_n to_o establish_v peter_n see_v give_v he_o by_o christ_n which_o see_v by_o worldly_a power_n and_o schismatical_a counsel_n than_o do_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v in_o danger_n notwithstanding_o christ_n promise_n that_o hell_n gate_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o that_o be_v to_o lay_v neither_o infidelitye_n heresy_n nor_o schismaticy_n and_o these_o establishinge_n of_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n by_o emperor_n law_n to_o be_v chief_a and_o head_n and_o all_o other_o see_v yea_o all_o christian_a man_n to_o be_v obedient_a hereunto_o be_v even_o as_o nabuchodonose_a king_n 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myshepe_n cure_n &_o charge_v over_o y_o e_o whole_a church_n be_v give_v by_o christ_n to_o s._n peter_n be_v prince_n of_o all_o the_o apostel_n be_v he_o not_o then_o the_o universal_a bishop_n the_o chief_a and_o the_o head_n saint_n gregory_n of_o humility_n to_o avoid_v ambition_n refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o universal_a or_o general_a bishop_n nevertheless_o he_o be_v you_o e_o head_n and_o chief_a of_o all_o and_o therefore_o he_o neither_o will_v nor_o ought_v suffer_v the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n to_o be_v call_v the_o universal_a bishop_n moreover_o we_o may_v think_v y_z t_z that_o holy_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n will_v not_o have_v will_v sayncte_n gregory_n to_o be_v call_v the_o universal_a bishop_n if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v not_o that_o will_v yea_o and_o that_o according_a to_o god_n word_n ¶_o the_o xxix_o objection_n constantine_n themperour_n do_v call_v the_o council_n at_o nicen_n and_o be_v chief_a therein_o ¶_o thanswere_n constantine_n that_o 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the_o universal_a church_n observe_v from_o y_z e_z beginning_n both_o in_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a church_n ¶_o the_o xxxviii_o objection_n in_o the_o vi_o &_o vii_o article_n of_o the_o council_n nicem_n it_o be_v decree_v y_o â—_o in_o thorient_a the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n shall_v be_v chief_a in_o egypt_n y_fw-fr e_o bishop_n of_o alex_n about_o rome_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o in_o jury_n the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n ¶_o the_o answer_n history_n from_o time_n to_o time_n have_v full_o declare_v y_o it_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n ever_o have_v have_v y_o e_o preeminence_n since_o peter_n martyrdom_n over_o all_o christendom_n look_v in_o hist_o tripertita_fw-la li._n 4._o ca._n 6._o ix_o twelve_o 14_o â–ª_o 19_o 23._o 24._o 29._o et_fw-la li._n 5._o ca._n 29._o therefore_o all_o the_o determination_n that_o be_v have_v in_o nicem_fw-la council_n must_v needs_o stand_v &_o agree_v therew_n it_o as_o no_o doubt_n it_o do_v if_o it_o be_v trulye_o apply_v for_o if_o you_o mark_v well_o osius_n bishop_n of_o corduba_n in_o y_z e_z absence_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o chief_a in_o y_z e_z council_n only_o because_o he_o be_v ambassador_n there_o in_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la place_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o bishop_n of_o rome_n also_o at_o y_z t_z time_n it_o be_v decree_v y_o t_o y_fw-fr e_o .3_o patriarchal_a see_v shall_v keep_v their_o dignytye_n without_o any_o derogation_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n which_o then_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v y_z e_z head_n over_o al._n and_o likewise_o in_o the_o great_a council_n of_o lateranense_n under_o the_o most_o holy_a father_n innocentius_n the_o three_o be_v establish_v the_o old_a and_o ancient_a privelege_n of_o the_o patriarchall_a see_v of_o constanti_fw-la alexan._n antioch_n and_o hiern_n so_o y_o t_o they_o &_o every_o of_o they_o first_o receive_v y_o e_o paul_n at_o rome_n as_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o chief_a &_o head_n of_o all_o might_n afterward_o communicate_v the_o same_o to_o all_o other_o 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the_o mother_n of_o all_o other_o church_n as_o it_o be_v there_o put_v in_o the_o margente_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o mother_n and_o first_o in_o time_n but_o not_o in_o dignity_n as_o be_v further_o declare_v in_o y_fw-es e_fw-es answer_v to_o the_o xviii_o objection_n ¶_o the_o xl_o objection_n the_o xii_o appostel_n do_v choose_v the_o vii_o deacons_n 6._o and_o not_o peter_n only_o wherefore_o it_o seem_v there_o by_o that_o peter_n authority_n be_v not_o above_o the_o rest_n ¶_o the_o answer_n as_o for_o choose_v inferior_a minister_n it_o be_v do_v by_o everi_n bishop_n in_o his_o diocese_n as_o it_o have_v be_v ever_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o this_o day_n paul_n example_n agre_v therewith_o yea_o and_o at_o that_o time_n they_o use_v to_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o multitude_n because_o as_o paul_n say_v they_o ought_v to_o have_v good_a testimony_n of_o they_o which_o be_v without_o ¶_o the_o xli_o objection_n all_o the_o apostel_n do_v put_v their_o 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declare_v the_o office_n of_o a_o byshope_n and_o y_fw-fr e_o office_n of_o a_o priest_n to_o be_v diverse_a y_o e_z one_z to_o be_v a_o name_n of_o age_n rusticum_fw-la the_o other_o of_o dignity_n and_o also_o high_o set_v four_o the_o preemynence_n &_o authority_n of_o the_o high_a bishope_n the_o head_n of_o all_o as_o you_o have_v in_o the_o 32._o probation_n &_o also_o in_o y_z e_z answer_z to_z y_z e_z first_z and_z .44_o objection_n ¶_o the_o xliiii_o objection_n some_o man_n have_v stout_o affirm_v yea_o and_o set_v fourthe_o in_o print_n that_o peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n therefore_o though_o peter_n be_v head_n bushoppe_n yet_o rone_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v y_z e_z head_n see_v the_o answer_n saint_n hierom_n upon_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la first_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n declare_v that_o saint_n peter_n be_v at_o rome_n bushoppe_n and_o preacher_n there_o but_o what_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o s._n hierome_n alone_o see_v linus_n ignatius_n dionysius_n egesip_n 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