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declare_v that_o he_o do_v not_o mean_a upon_o peter_n for_o the_o word_n be_v not_o upon_o thou_o 16.18_o matth._n 16.18_o but_o upon_o this_o rock_n that_o be_v say_v saint_n augustine_n matthew_n augustine_n august_n in_o his_o 3._o sâ—r._n upon_o matthew_n upon_o this_o rock_n which_o thou_o have_v confess_v upon_o this_o rock_n which_o thou_o have_v acknowledge_v say_v thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n i_o will_v build_v thou_o upon_o i_o and_o not_o i_o upon_o thou_o for_o man_n willing_a to_o build_v upon_o man_n say_v i_o hold_v of_o paul_n i_o be_o of_o apollo_n and_o i_o hold_v of_o peter_n but_o other_o that_o will_v not_o build_v upon_o peter_n but_o upon_o the_o rock_n say_v i_o hold_v of_o christ_n and_o this_o interpretation_n of_o saint_n augustine_n their_o doctor_n beda_n so_o approve_v of_o chap._n of_o beda_n upon_o the_o 1._o cor._n the_o first_o chap._n that_o in_o his_o interpretate_v the_o same_o word_n 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particular_a of_o they_o receive_v their_o power_n and_o authority_n immediate_o from_o christ_n as_o peter_n himself_o do_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o saint_n cyprian_n knit_v up_o the_o conclusion_n thus_o prelate_n thus_o cyprian_n of_o the_o simplicity_n of_o prelate_n christ_n give_v to_o all_o his_o apostle_n like_a and_o equal_a power_n and_o authority_n and_o where_o then_o be_v that_o ordinary_a power_n of_o saint_n peter_n that_o the_o pope_n shall_v challenge_v from_o he_o that_o prerogative_n to_o have_v a_o singular_a power_n and_o principality_n to_o give_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o all_o bishop_n pastor_n and_o minister_n just_o no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v for_o albeit_o our_o saviour_n christ_n see_v peter_n so_o forward_o above_o the_o rest_n and_o foreseeing_a also_o how_o prone_a &_o ready_a he_o be_v to_o
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