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the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o latin_a treatise_n which_o he_o have_v careful_o endeavour_v to_o do_v leave_v it_o now_o to_o the_o reader_n to_o judge_n of_o the_o work_n of_o these_o two_o author_n and_o entreat_v he_o either_o to_o excuse_v or_o correct_v some_o errata_fw-la of_o this_o impression_n in_o the_o manner_n follow_v some_o error_n correct_v read_v venantius_n pag._n 9_o pausianus_fw-la p._n 36._o nectarius_n p._n 48._o ad_fw-la theodosium_n p._n 5_o in_o margin_n anastasium_n p._n 54_o in_o mark_fw-mi diecese_n p._n 60._o praefecti_fw-la pretorio_n p._n 61._o chap._n v._o p._n 89._o britain_n instead_o of_o great_a britain_n 112._o etc._n etc._n by_o his_o majesty_n letter_n patent_n under_o his_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n date_v the_o ten_o day_n of_o november_n in_o the_o 3d._a year_n of_o his_o majesty_n reign_n there_o be_v grant_v to_o matthew_n turner_n of_o holborn_n bookseller_n and_o his_o assign_v only_o full_a and_o sole_a power_n licence_n privilege_n 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xii_o paradisus_fw-la animae_fw-la christianae_n xiii_o the_o key_n of_o paradise_n fourteen_o stella_n contempt_n of_o the_o world._n xv._o the_o work_v of_o hieremias_n drexelius_n xvi_o the_o devotional_a treatise_n of_o cardinal_n bona._n xvii_o beda_n ecclesiastical_a history_n of_o england_n xviii_o turbervil_n manual_a of_o controversy_n xix_o vane_n lose_a sheep_n return_v xx._n the_o true_a portraiture_n of_o the_o church_n xxi_o the_o catholic_a scripturist_n xxii_o historical_a collection_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o henry_n the_o eight_o edward_n the_o six_o queen_n marry_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o king_n james_n xxiii_o the_o devotional_a treatise_n of_o cardinal_n bellarmin_n xxiv_o the_o question_n of_o question_n xxv_o the_o work_n of_o lewis_n de_fw-fr puente_n xxvi_o the_o work_n of_o alphonsus_n roderiguez_n xxvii_o the_o poor_a man_n devotion_n as_o by_o the_o say_a letter_n patent_n do_v more_o full_o appear_v
person_n by_o who_o mean_n lucius_n desire_v of_o eleutherius_fw-la to_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o faith_n and_o by_o who_o aid_n eleutherius_fw-la do_v not_o only_o convert_v lucius_n but_o also_o most_o of_o the_o britain_n to_o the_o faith_n and_o institute_v a_o church_n in_o that_o country_n our_o author_n admit_v that_o eluanus_n and_o medroinus_n be_v send_v by_o lucius_n and_o he_o give_v this_o account_n of_o the_o embassy_n eluanus_n and_o edwinus_fw-la be_v british_a christian_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o send_v to_o eleutherius_fw-la 68_o pag._n 68_o have_v be_v probable_o the_o person_n employ_v to_o convince_v king_n lucius_n but_o he_o know_v the_o great_a fame_n of_o rome_n and_o it_o be_v tell_v he_o not_o only_o that_o there_o be_v christian_n there_o but_o a_o bishop_n in_o that_o city_n the_o twelve_o from_o the_o apostle_n have_v a_o desire_n to_o understand_v how_o far_o the_o british_a christian_n and_o those_o of_o rome_n agree_v and_o he_o may_v reasonable_o then_o presume_v that_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n be_v there_o true_o teach_v at_o so_o little_a distance_n from_o the_o apostle_n and_o in_o a_o place_n whither_o as_o irenaeus_n argue_v in_o this_o case_n a_o resort_n be_v make_v from_o all_o place_n because_o of_o its_o be_v the_o imperial_a city_n these_o be_v reasonable_a consideration_n which_o may_v move_v king_n lucius_n and_o not_o any_o opinion_n of_o st_n peter_n have_v appoint_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n there_o of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o imagination_n then_o 9_o but_o since_o our_o author_n confess_v that_o ambassador_n be_v therefore_o send_v by_o lucius_n to_o rome_n that_o they_o may_v perform_v that_o which_o the_o faithful_a from_o all_o part_n as_o irenaeus_n testify_v be_v then_o use_v to_o perform_v i_o will_v know_v this_o one_o thing_n of_o he_o where_o he_o find_v that_o they_o observe_v this_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o roman_a city_n certain_o he_o can_v not_o 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the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v consecrate_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n be_v to_o be_v consult_v in_o controversy_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o all_o the_o faithful_a under_o heaven_n ought_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o roman_a church_n because_o of_o its_o more_o powerful_a principality_n not_o because_o of_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o imperial_a city_n its_o necessary_a say_v ireneus_fw-la that_o resort_n be_v make_v to_o this_o church_n by_o all_o other_o church_n that_o be_v by_o the_o faithful_a from_o all_o part_n because_o of_o its_o more_o powerful_a principality_n therefore_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a principality_n at_o rome_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o lucius_n send_v a_o embassy_n thither_o not_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o imperial_a city_n for_o in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n that_o i_o may_v use_v the_o word_n of_o honorius_n the_o emperor_n not_o only_o the_o imperial_a seat_n be_v plant_v but_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o there_o also_o as_o accepit_fw-la as_o honorius_n imperator_n epist_n ad_fw-la theodosium_n augustum_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la roma_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la romanum_fw-la principatum_fw-la domus_fw-la augusta_n obtinuit_fw-la sed_fw-la principium_fw-la quoque_fw-la sacerdotium_fw-la accepit_fw-la augustine_n epist_n 162._o affirm_v the_o principality_n of_o the_o apostolic_a see_v ever_o prevail_v this_o principality_n over_o the_o church_n christ_n give_v to_o peter_n and_o peter_n leave_v it_o to_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o roman_a see_v which_o when_o our_o author_n deny_v he_o oppose_v a_o truth_n which_o peron_n the_o glory_n of_o france_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o james_n king_n of_o england_n chap._n 23._o prove_n from_o very_a many_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o council_n and_o ancient_a father_n i_o shall_v cite_v more_o of_o they_o be_v not_o the_o present_a question_n chief_o concern_v the_o roman_a bishop_n patriarchal_a authority_n over_o the_o west_n not_o his_o supremacy_n over_o the_o catholic_a church_n 162._o divus_o augustinus_n epist_n 162._o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v keep_v close_o to_o that_o which_o we_o have_v undertake_v to_o treat_v of_o let_v we_o conclude_v with_o our_o author_n that_o lucius_n send_v ambassador_n to_o eleutherius_fw-la that_o they_o may_v be_v inform_v of_o he_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o let_v we_o acknowledge_v with_o ireneus_fw-la that_o the_o britain_n no_o less_o than_o the_o faithful_a in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n aught_o to_o agree_v with_o the_o roman_a church_n because_o of_o its_o great_a principality_n to_o which_o let_v we_o add_v with_o english_a writer_n that_o eleutherius_fw-la the_o roman_a bishop_n make_v use_v of_o his_o authority_n when_o he_o ordain_v those_o legate_n who_o be_v send_v into_o britain_n baptise_a lucius_n settle_a church_n and_o consecrate_a bishop_n and_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o to_o be_v true_a which_o i_o have_v in_o the_o title_n of_o this_o chapter_n take_v upon_o i_o to_o prove_v viz._n that_o the_o british_a church_n be_v institute_v either_o by_o st._n peter_n or_o by_o those_o who_o his_o successor_n ordain_v priest_n chap._n ii_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v patriarch_n of_o the_o west_n and_o therein_o even_o of_o england_n and_o that_o this_o follow_v from_o the_o british_a church_n have_v receive_v her_o institution_n either_o from_o he_o or_o from_o his_o priest_n as_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o innocent_a 1._o the_o roman_a patriarchate_n over_o the_o whole_a western_a church_n which_o be_v assert_v in_o the_o 17_o canon_n of_o the_o eight_o general_n council_n our_o author_n like_v not_o his_o word_n be_v recite_v 2._o he_o say_v that_o the_o way_n of_o prove_v the_o patriarchal_a right_n from_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o and_o the_o exercise_n fromthe_fw-mi right_n be_v ridiculous_a although_o he_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v of_o force_n against_o de_fw-fr marca_n and_o other_o catholic_n who_o admit_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v patriarch_n over_o the_o whole_a west_n against_o who_o only_o i_o have_v use_v that_o way_n of_o proof_n so_o that_o it_o can_v be_v ridiculeus_fw-la as_o i_o use_v it_o 3._o against_o such_o heretic_n who_o deny_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v patriarch_n over_o the_o west_n i_o have_v not_o use_v that_o but_o another_o way_n of_o proof_n viz._n the_o perpetual_a tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_n which_o the_o very_a schismatic_n greek_o themselves_o have_v not_o be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o deny_v 4._o one_o of_o the_o ancient_a testimony_n which_o i_o have_v bring_v for_o that_o tradition_n be_v out_o of_o s._n augustine_n who_o have_v plain_o deliver_v that_o innocent_a the_o first_o have_v not_o only_o a_o supremacy_n of_o order_n and_o dignity_n over_o the_o western_a church_n but_o also_o of_o jurisdiction_n 5._o another_o of_o they_o be_v that_o of_o innocent_a the_o first_o 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the_o first_o in_o relation_n to_o matter_n
the_o extent_n of_o his_o authority_n and_o a_o metropolitan_a only_o as_o to_o the_o administration_n of_o it_o 5._o if_o the_o reader_n will_v not_o believe_v i_o let_v he_o consult_v the_o author_n own_o word_n which_o be_v these_o in_o this_o canon_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n principal_o design_v 1._o to_o confirm_v the_o ancient_a privilege_n of_o some_o of_o the_o great_a see_v as_o rome_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n 2._o to_o secure_v the_o privilege_n of_o other_o church_n against_o the_o encroachment_n upon_o they_o 3._o to_o provide_v for_o the_o quiet_a establishment_n of_o metropolitan_a church_n which_o last_o be_v so_o plain_a that_o it_o will_v need_v no_o far_o discourse_n but_o the_o other_o two_o be_v of_o great_a consequence_n to_o our_o design_n thus_o the_o author_n first_o of_o all_o confess_v that_o the_o nicene_n father_n do_v confirm_v the_o ancient_a privilege_n of_o some_o of_o the_o principal_n see_v in_o which_o they_o have_v gain_v to_o themselves_o 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