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neither_o in_o paul_n be_v nor_o in_o peter_n be_v but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n that_o peter_n may_v be_v build_v upon_o the_o rock_n not_o the_o rock_n upon_o peter_n the_o like_a we_o meet_v withal_o in_o another_o place_n johannis_n place_n tract_n cxxiv_o in_o evang_v johannis_n the_o church_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o rock_n whence_o peter_n receive_v his_o name_n for_o the_o rock_n be_v not_o denominate_v from_o peter_n but_o peter_n from_o the_o rock_n 24._o rock_n non_fw-la enim_fw-la à _fw-la petro_n petra_n sed_fw-la petrus_n à _fw-fr petra_n direct_o contrary_a to_o card._n baronius_n who_o confident_o say_v non_fw-fr petrus_n à _fw-fr petra_n sed_fw-la ipse_fw-la petra_n not_o peter_n from_o that_o rock_n but_o he_o be_v the_o rock_n ad_fw-la an._n 31._o n._n 24._o as_o christ_n have_v not_o his_o name_n from_o christian_a but_o a_o christian_a from_o christ_n for_o therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n because_o peter_n have_v say_v thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god._n upon_o this_o rock_n therefore_o say_v he_o which_o thou_o have_v confess_v will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n for_o the_o rock_n be_v christ_n upon_o which_o foundation_n even_o peter_n himself_o be_v build_v for_o other_o foundation_n can_v no_o man_n lay_v than_o that_o be_v lay_v which_o be_v christ_n jesus_n i_o will_v not_o trouble_v you_o with_o any_o more_o authority_n such_o as_o that_o of_o venerable_a bede_n johan_n bede_n in_o cap._n xxi_o johan_n who_o have_v transcribe_v these_o last_o word_n of_o s._n austin_n into_o his_o own_o book_n because_o i_o have_v a_o four_o exposition_n to_o add_v which_o will_v help_v to_o clear_v the_o rest_n especial_o the_o first_o iv_o there_o be_v those_o who_o have_v what_o i_o have_v now_o say_v in_o their_o mind_n expound_v these_o word_n of_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n that_o be_v of_o all_o christian_a bishop_n who_o lay_v this_o foundation_n stone_n and_o continue_v to_o build_v upon_o it_o after_o it_o be_v lay_v thus_o s._n cyprian_n oxon._n cyprian_n ad_fw-la lapsos_fw-la epist_n xxxiii_o edit_fw-la oxon._n most_o express_o our_o lord_n who_o precept_n we_o ought_v to_o reverence_n and_o observe_v order_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o church_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n unto_o peter_n i_o say_v unto_o thou_o thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o through_o the_o course_n of_o time_n and_o succession_n run_v down_o the_o ordination_n of_o bishop_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n that_o the_o church_n may_v be_v constituted_a upon_o bishop_n and_o every_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n be_v govern_v by_o those_o overseer_n the_o very_a same_o be_v affirm_v by_o s._n austin_n who_o in_o several_a place_n look_n upon_o the_o whole_a order_n of_o bishop_n as_o comprehend_v in_o s._n peter_n particular_o in_o a_o epistle_n to_o three_o etc._n three_o epist_n clxv_o vide_fw-la launoii_n epist_n par._n v._o ad_fw-la carolum_fw-la magisirum_fw-la p._n 47._o etc._n etc._n &_o ad_fw-la gulielâ—â—_n voellum_fw-mi p._n 12._o etc._n etc._n great_a person_n where_o he_o say_v christ_n speak_v these_o word_n to_o he_o sustain_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n it_o will_v not_o be_v fit_a to_o mention_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n who_o thus_o extend_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o place_n i_o shall_v only_o note_v that_o paschasius_fw-la radbertus_n the_o founder_n of_o transubstantiation_n be_v of_o this_o mind_n for_o thus_o he_o write_v 18._o write_v l._n iu._n in_o matt._n v._n 26._o p._n 18._o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v not_o build_v upon_o peter_n alone_o but_o upon_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n unto_o these_o four_o exposition_n i_o may_v add_v a_o five_o there_o be_v those_o who_o have_v understand_v every_o christian_a man_n and_o woman_n by_o this_o rock_n they_o be_v the_o stone_n and_o material_n as_o i_o may_v call_v they_o of_o which_o the_o church_n consist_v but_o i_o will_v pass_v this_o by_o though_o it_o have_v more_o great_a name_n to_o support_v it_o beside_o origen_n because_o i_o have_v say_v enough_o already_o to_o expose_v the_o foul_a deal_n and_o unworthy_a reason_n and_o conclusion_n of_o great_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o i_o shall_v represent_v in_o these_o follow_a consideration_n part_n iii_o reflection_n upon_o what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v these_o interpretation_n i._o if_o these_o thing_n be_v certain_o true_a as_o i_o assure_v you_o they_o be_v and_o themselves_o can_v deny_v that_o there_o be_v these_o several_a interpretation_n of_o this_o scripture_n among_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n then_o there_o can_v be_v no_o excuse_n make_v for_o their_o partiality_n who_o receive_v and_o adhere_v only_o to_o one_o of_o these_o interpretation_n as_o the_o catholic_n exposition_n and_o lay_v aside_o all_o the_o rest_n even_o those_o which_o be_v far_o more_o catholic_n thus_o do_v bellarmine_n x._o bellarmine_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr pontif._n rom._n c._n x._o who_o find_v fault_n with_o erasmus_n for_o contradict_v their_o exposition_n of_o the_o church_n be_v found_v upon_o peter_n say_v that_o all_o the_o father_n teach_v it_o and_o thus_o do_v cardinal_n baronius_n xxvii_o baronius_n ad_fw-la an._n 33._o n._n xxvii_o to_o name_n no_o more_o who_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o interpretation_n receive_v and_o approve_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n what_o truth_n can_v you_o expect_v from_o such_o man_n or_o who_o can_v think_v it_o safe_a to_o give_v up_o himself_o to_o the_o conduct_n of_o such_o guide_n who_o thus_o notorious_o falsify_v in_o a_o matter_n so_o evident_a that_o for_o one_o ancient_a father_n or_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n that_o by_o the_o rock_n understand_v peter_n himself_o there_o be_v 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