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bishop_n of_o alexandria_n in_o give_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n the_o second_o place_n in_o dignity_n which_o before_o that_o time_n belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n since_o the_o cause_n cease_v the_o effect_n also_o cease_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n be_v second_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v this_o viz._n the_o government_n of_o egypt_n be_v the_o second_o government_n in_o dignity_n to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v so_o ordain_v by_o augustus_n and_o therefore_o be_v call_v praefectura_fw-la augustalis_n since_o it_o be_v not_o so_o now_o because_o the_o government_n of_o those_o province_n depend_v on_o the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n be_v make_v the_o second_o government_n and_o prefer_v to_o that_o of_o alexandria_n and_o make_v equal_a to_o the_o government_n of_o those_o place_n depend_v upon_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n therefore_o the_o say_a council_n of_o constantinople_n do_v no_o wrong_n in_o equalize_v the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n to_o the_o bishop_n rome_n since_o the_o civil_a government_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o ecclesiastic_a as_o be_v confess_v by_o baronius_n himself_o ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 39_o num._n 10._o that_o the_o government_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n be_v make_v equal_a to_o those_o of_o rome_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n make_v the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n equal_a in_o ecclesiastic_a jurisdiction_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v report_v both_o by_o socrates_n hist_o lib._n 5._o chap._n 8._o and_o sozomenus_n lib._n 7._o chap._n 9_o who_o both_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o say_v three_o canon_n in_o the_o greek_a edition_n but_o 5._o or_o 7._o in_o the_o latin_a to_o be_v because_o that_o constantinople_n have_v not_o only_o the_o name_n of_o rome_n with_o like_a senate_n and_o other_o magistrate_n but_o bear_v also_o the_o same_o arm_n and_o 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only_o for_o civil_a respect_n viz._n because_o rome_n be_v the_o old_a imperial_a city_n it_o appear_v also_o by_o the_o say_a canon_n that_o the_o former_a general_n council_n of_o nice_a and_o constantinople_n give_v the_o
primacy_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n only_o viz._n because_o it_o be_v the_o old_a imperial_a city_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v intolerable_a impudence_n in_o our_o adversary_n to_o object_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedoâ—_n to_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v the_o impudence_n of_o bellarmin_n and_o baronius_n who_o abuse_v their_o reader_n with_o strange_a sophistry_n and_o most_o shameless_a the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n say_v they_o interpret_v the_o six_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a to_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n for_o immediate_o after_o the_o read_n of_o the_o say_a canon_n the_o beginning_n of_o which_o be_v ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la semper_fw-la habuit_fw-la primatum_fw-la the_o church_n of_o rome_n evermore_o have_v the_o primacy_n the_o canon_n be_v thus_o read_v all_o the_o council_n cry_v out_o perpendimus_fw-la omnem_fw-la primatum_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la praecipuum_fw-la secundum_fw-la canon_n antiquae_fw-la romae_fw-la deo_fw-la amantissimo_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la conservari_fw-la but_o it_o be_v answer_v first_o those_o word_n of_o the_o canon_n viz._n the_o church_n of_o rome_n ever_o have_v the_o primacy_n be_v forge_v be_v find_v in_o no_o other_o copy_n but_o in_o that_o of_o dionysius_n exiguus_fw-la but_o his_o authority_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o out_o balance_v all_o other_o copy_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n both_o greek_a and_o latin_a yea_o that_o copy_n correct_v by_o gregory_n 13_o himself_n which_o want_v those_o first_o word_n pretend_v by_o bellarmin_n and_o baronius_n in_o which_o copy_n and_o all_o other_o copy_n the_o first_o word_n of_o the_o say_a canon_n be_v antiquus_fw-la mos_fw-la perduret_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v the_o old_a custom_n remain_v in_o egypt_n libya_n and_o pentapolis_n etc._n etc._n second_o although_o the_o canon_n have_v begin_v so_o it_o make_v not_o much_o to_o the_o purpose_n since_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n that_o the_o primacy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v only_o a_o primacy_n of_o dignity_n for_o civil_a respect_n and_o not_o a_o primacy_n of_o jurisdiction_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n succession_n to_o peter_n as_o appear_v express_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o also_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n be_v ordain_v by_o the_o say_a council_n equal_a in_o jurisdiction_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n if_o bellarmin_n and_o baronius_n affirm_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o twenty-eight_a canon_n be_v misinterpret_v their_o mouth_n be_v stop_v not_o only_o by_o the_o carriage_n of_o lucentius_n and_o other_o two_o legate_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o also_o by_o the_o carriage_n of_o leo_n bishop_n of_o rome_n himself_o the_o carriage_n of_o lucentius_n be_v this_o when_o the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n have_v subscribe_v the_o 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next_o that_o the_o say_a council_n decern_v against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n appear_v by_o four_o epistle_n of_o leo_n bishop_n of_o rome_n himself_o in_o which_o he_o thunder_v against_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n for_o make_v the_o foresay_a 28._o canon_n still_o ingeminate_v tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n or_o that_o they_o have_v wrong_v the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n by_o which_o complaint_n of_o he_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o those_o 630._o father_n represent_v the_o whole_a church_n in_o a_o general_a council_n mean_v nothing_o less_o than_o the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n in_o these_o word_n tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n these_o four_o epistle_n of_o leo_n be_v his_o 52._o epistle_n to_o anatolius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n his_o 54._o to_o martianus_n the_o emperor_n his_o 55._o to_o pulcheria_n the_o empress_n his_o 62._o to_o maximus_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n in_o which_o epistle_n he_o complain_v heavy_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o 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