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ingenuous_o that_o it_o can_v hardly_o be_v shun_v barrontus_n give_v no_o regard_n to_o the_o testimony_n of_o ruffinus_n because_o he_o interpret_v that_o six_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o niece_n against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o since_o ruffinus_n live_v very_o near_o that_o time_n and_o since_o he_o be_v second_v by_o all_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n as_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o follow_a book_n who_o all_o interpret_v that_o act_n against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o well_o as_o he_o though_o in_o a_o different_a manner_n his_o authority_n be_v more_o to_o be_v regard_v then_o that_o of_o bellarmine_n or_o barronius_n devise_v a_o new_a interpretation_n of_o the_o say_a act_n 1300._o year_n after_o the_o date_n of_o it_o against_o the_o currant_n of_o all_o antiquity_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v lib._n 2._o cap._n chap._n xxiv_o presumption_n that_o peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n and_o demonstration_n that_o he_o be_v never_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o two_o precede_a chapter_n have_v be_v answer_v those_o reason_n allege_v by_o bellarmine_n to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v upon_o what_o weak_a reason_n the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v build_v and_o which_o be_v quite_o destroy_v if_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v true_a the_o weakness_n of_o bellarmine_n ground_n will_v further_o appear_v in_o this_o present_a chapter_n in_o which_o be_v mention_v some_o strong_a presumption_n that_o peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n and_o invincible_a demonstration_n that_o peter_n be_v never_o bishop_n of_o rome_n if_o the_o word_n bishop_n be_v take_v in_o the_o proper_a and_o strict_a sense_n which_o we_o mention_v before_o that_o peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n may_v be_v persuade_v by_o the_o follow_a reason_n first_o those_o
live_v be_v uncertain_a ignatius_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o trallian_n have_v these_o word_n what_o be_v a_o bishop_n but_o he_o who_o go_v beyond_o all_o command_n and_o power_n who_o command_v all_o as_o far_o as_o a_o man_n can_v command_v in_o which_o word_n he_o express_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o office_n of_o the_o church_n above_o that_o of_o a_o bishop_n for_o if_o a_o bishop_n have_v supreme_a command_n as_o he_o express_o affirm_v he_o can_v be_v command_v by_o no_o superior_a church-ruler_n as_o metropolitan_a patriarch_n or_o oecumenick_n bishop_n the_o testimony_n of_o dionysius_n be_v take_v from_o his_o 8._o epistle_n his_o word_n be_v these_o in_o substance_n every_o man_n shall_v strive_v to_o live_v blameless_o if_o he_o do_v not_o the_o priest_n shall_v take_v a_o course_n with_o he_o if_o the_o priest_n deborde_n he_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o his_o bishop_n if_o the_o bishop_n do_v amiss_o he_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n if_o those_o again_o do_v amiss_o they_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o those_o of_o the_o same_o order_n and_o degree_n in_o which_o word_n he_o quite_o exclude_v one_o visible_a head_n over_o all_o and_o consequent_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o his_o day_n the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o believe_v as_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o church_n since_o he_o affirm_v that_o many_o hold_v the_o chief_a place_n of_o the_o hierarchy_n whereof_o any_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o rest_n and_o not_o all_o by_o one_o visible_a head_n or_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n what_o he_o mean_v by_o successor_n to_o the_o apostle_n who_o he_o place_n above_o bishop_n none_o can_v tell_v except_o he_o mean_v metropolitan_o and_o patriarch_n if_o he_o do_v its_o evident_a he_o live_v after_o the_o time_n of_o cyprian_a because_o in_o the_o day_n of_o cyprian_a and_o before_o there_o be_v no_o office_n in_o the_o church_n above_o that_o of_o a_o bishop_n as_o appear_v first_o by_o that_o passage_n of_o ignatius_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o trallian_n now_o cite_v second_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o say_v ignatius_n write_v to_o the_o magnesian_o in_o the_o which_o epistle_n he_o comprehend_v all_o church-ruler_n under_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n where_o he_o affirm_v that_o bishop_n have_v the_o chief_n place_n loco_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o place_n of_o god_n presbyter_n have_v the_o next_o place_n concessus_fw-la apostolici_fw-la loco_fw-la that_o be_v they_o represent_v the_o council_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o last_o place_n he_o give_v the_o deacon_n to_o who_o the_o ministry_n of_o christ_n be_v commit_v three_o that_o no_o office_n be_v in_o the_o church_n above_o that_o of_o a_o bishop_n before_o the_o time_n of_o cyprian_a nor_o in_o his_o time_n appear_v by_o those_o two_o follow_v most_o notable_a passage_n of_o cyprian_a the_o one_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la lib._n 4._o epist_n 9_o the_o other_o from_o his_o oration_n to_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n of_o which_o two_o passage_n in_o order_n chap._n vii_o explication_n of_o that_o place_n of_o cyprian_a de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la the_o word_n of_o cyprian_a be_v unus_n episcopatus_fw-la est_fw-la cujus_fw-la à _fw-la singulis_fw-la pars_fw-la in_o solidum_fw-la tenetur_fw-la that_o be_v there_o be_v one_o bishopric_n of_o which_o every_o bishop_n have_v alike_o full_a share_n by_o which_o passage_n of_o cyprian_a it_o not_o only_o appear_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o his_o day_n be_v not_o believe_v to_o be_v visible_a head_n of_o the_o church_n but_o also_o that_o there_o be_v no_o office_n in_o the_o church_n above_o that_o of_o a_o bishop_n since_o every_o bishop_n have_v alike_o full_a share_n of_o that_o one_o bishopric_n which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o in_o those_o day_n metropolitan_o have_v be_v above_o bishop_n patriarch_n above_o metropolitan_o and_o a_o oecumenick_n bishop_n above_o all_o this_o notable_a passage_n of_o cyprian_a puzzle_v the_o learned_a of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n very_o sore_o they_o vary_v very_o much_o in_o their_o gloss_n upon_o this_o place_n of_o cyprian_a as_o rufus_n contra_fw-la molinaeum_fw-la fran._n agricula_fw-la cap._n 18._o vary_v from_o he_o hayus_n disput_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o and_o turrianus_n contra_fw-la zadeel_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o 26._o agree_v almost_o in_o one_o exposition_n but_o they_o differ_v from_o the_o other_o two_o sanderus_n de_fw-fr visib_n monarch_n lib._n 7._o num_fw-la 45._o differ_v from_o all_o the_o former_a bellarmine_n lib._n 2._o the_o pont_n rom._n cap._n 16._o vary_v from_o they_o all_o we_o will_v examine_v the_o exposition_n of_o bellarmine_n for_o since_o they_o vary_v in_o their_o opinion_n about_o the_o meaning_n of_o cyprian_a and_o since_o the_o meaning_n of_o cyprian_a can_v be_v but_o one_o of_o necessity_n all_o their_o gloss_n must_v be_v false_a except_o one_o and_o since_o the_o gloss_n of_o bellarmine_n be_v most_o approve_a by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n we_o will_v examine_v it_o bellarmine_n in_o the_o forecited_a place_n expones_fw-la the_o word_n of_o cyprian_a thus_o there_o be_v one_o bishopric_n say_v he_o in_o the_o same_o way_n that_o the_o church_n be_v one_o but_o the_o church_n be_v one_o as_o many_o branch_n of_o the_o same_o tree_n be_v one_o tree_n many_o rivulet_n be_v one_o water_n many_o beam_n one_o light_n as_o then_o in_o branch_n there_o be_v a_o unity_n by_o reason_n of_o one_o root_n in_o rivulet_n by_o reason_n of_o one_o fountain_n etc._n etc._n so_o be_v the_o church_n one_o and_o consequent_o the_o bishopric_n one_o in_o its_o head_n and_o root_n the_o church_n and_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n and_o whereas_o cyprian_n affirm_v that_o every_o bishop_n have_v a_o full_a share_n of_o that_o one_o bishopric_n bellarmine_n grant_v its_o true_a but_o by_o a_o distinction_n that_o be_v though_o every_o bishop_n have_v a_o full_a share_n yet_o he_o have_v not_o a_o equal_a share_n nor_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n for_o peter_n and_o his_o successor_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v that_o share_n which_o answer_v to_o the_o head_n root_n and_o fountain_n but_o other_o bishop_n have_v that_o share_n answer_v to_o the_o branch_n rivulet_n etc._n etc._n this_o gloss_n of_o bellarmine_n quite_o destroy_v the_o text_n for_o cyprian_n compare_v particular_a church_n to_o branch_n rivulet_n beam_n that_o one_o bishopric_n he_o compare_v to_o a_o oak_n to_o light_n to_o a_o fountain_n whereby_o it_o evident_o appear_v that_o by_o that_o one_o bishopric_n he_o mean_v not_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v a_o particular_a bishopric_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n and_o not_o that_o great_a bishopric_n or_o one_o bishopric_n whereof_o every_o one_o have_v a_o full_a share_n second_o that_o by_o unus_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la he_o mean_v not_o the_o bishopric_n of_o peter_n have_v authority_n over_o other_o bishop_n be_v prove_v by_o his_o word_n in_o the_o same_o book_n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la where_o he_o affirm_v whatever_o the_o other_o apostle_n be_v peter_n be_v the_o same_o that_o all_o the_o apostle_n be_v equal_a to_o peter_n in_o dignity_n and_o power_n whereby_o it_o appear_v whatever_o the_o bishopric_n of_o peter_n be_v the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o other_o apostle_n be_v equal_a to_o it_o and_o since_o the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o other_o apostle_n be_v particular_a bishopric_n each_o have_v a_o full_a share_n of_o that_o one_o bishopric_n mention_v by_o cyprian_a the_o bishopric_n of_o peter_n be_v only_o a_o particular_a bishopric_n and_o not_o that_o one_o bishopric_n mention_v by_o cyprian_a three_o that_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o that_o one_o bishopric_n appear_v by_o the_o express_a word_n of_o cyprian_a in_o his_o oration_n to_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n in_o which_o as_o we_o shall_v prove_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n he_o make_v any_o other_o bishop_n equal_a in_o jurisdiction_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n four_o bellarmine_n and_o sanderus_n in_o make_v that_o one_o bishopric_n the_o bishopric_n of_o peter_n must_v of_o necessity_n grant_v that_o peter_n only_o have_v his_o bishopric_n immediate_o from_o christ_n and_o the_o other_o apostle_n their_o bishopric_n from_o peter_n since_o sanderus_n express_o affirm_v that_o all_o other_o bishopric_n flow_v from_o the_o bishopric_n of_o peter_n as_o all_o mankind_n have_v their_o original_a from_o adam_n but_o in_o aver_v the_o apostle_n to_o have_v their_o bishopric_n from_o peter_n bellarmine_n contradict_v first_o fran._n de_fw-la victoria_fw-la who_o relect_a 2._o quaest_n 2._o conclus_fw-la 3._o and_o 4._o express_o affirm_v that_o the_o other_o apostle_n receive_v all_o their_o power_n both_o of_o order_n and_o jurisdiction_n immediate_o from_o christ_n in_o which_o word_n he_o be_v gloss_v upon_o that_o passage_n
one_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n universal_a be_v evident_a because_o cathedra_fw-la or_o chair_n be_v not_o one_o in_o the_o whole_a church_n since_o there_o be_v many_o chair_n in_o it_o as_o be_v affirm_v by_o tertullian_n in_o his_o prescription_n cap._n 36._o the_o last_o passage_n they_o object_v out_o of_o cyprian_a be_v from_o his_o epistle_n to_o pompeius_n where_o he_o affirm_v no_o man_n can_v have_v god_n to_o his_o father_n who_o have_v not_o the_o church_n to_o his_o mother_n costerus_n the_o jesuit_n apolog._n part_n 3._o object_n this_o passage_n of_o cyprian_a to_o prove_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o mother_n church_n and_o likeways_o to_o prove_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n supremacy_n but_o the_o impudence_n of_o costerus_n be_v very_o great_a for_o cyprian_a in_o that_o whole_a epistle_n dispute_v with_o such_o vehemency_n and_o bitterness_n against_o the_o church_n and_o bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o pamelius_n wish_v it_o have_v never_o be_v write_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v prove_v in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n that_o the_o say_a epistle_n of_o cyprian_a to_o pompeius_n and_o other_o also_o of_o his_o epistle_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n be_v leave_v out_o in_o some_o new_a roman_a edition_n of_o cyprian_n work_n as_o for_o the_o word_n now_o allege_v costerus_n miserable_o wrest_v they_o for_o in_o they_o he_o be_v dispute_v against_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n he_o accuse_v stephanus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n not_o only_o of_o error_n but_o also_o of_o obstinacy_n his_o dispute_n be_v this_o those_o who_o be_v baptize_v by_o heretic_n aught_o to_o be_v rebaptise_v because_o the_o sanctification_n of_o baptism_n be_v only_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o church_n apud_fw-la christi_fw-la sponsam_fw-la solam_fw-la who_o can_v beget_v and_o bring_v forth_o child_n unto_o god_n but_o they_o who_o be_v baptize_v by_o heretic_n be_v not_o bear_v in_o the_o church_n neither_o can_v they_o have_v god_n to_o their_o father_n who_o have_v not_o the_o church_n for_o their_o mother_n ergo_fw-la they_o ought_v to_o be_v rebaptise_v and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o add_v how_o come_v it_o then_o that_o the_o severe_a obstinacy_n of_o our_o brother_n stephanus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v come_v to_o such_o a_o height_n he_o mean_n by_o that_o excommunication_n of_o himself_o and_o the_o church_n of_o carthage_n by_o stephanus_n and_o his_o harsh_a carriage_n for_o as_o cassander_n relate_v consult_v art_n 7._o when_o cyprian_n send_v messenger_n to_o stephanus_n he_o not_o only_o refuse_v they_o audience_n but_o also_o inhibit_v the_o clergy_n of_o rome_n to_o admit_v any_o of_o they_o to_o their_o house_n by_o which_o passage_n of_o cyprian_a with_o stephanus_n it_o appear_v with_o what_o ingenuity_n they_o object_v the_o 67._o epistle_n of_o cyprian_a to_o prove_v that_o he_o acknowledge_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o say_v stephanus_n because_o in_o it_o he_o 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