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the_o shepherd_n the_o mouth_n of_o thappostel_n master_n of_o the_o world_n and_o head_n of_o his_o church_n who_o for_o this_o cause_n paul_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o to_o see_v etc._n etc._n will_v he_o then_o have_v his_o church_n to_o have_v a_o head_n &_o since_o to_o be_v without_o god_n forbid_v ¶_o the_o xxviii_o probation_n the_o holy_a father_n athanasius_n write_n to_o liberius_n affirm_v that_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v to_o all_o his_o predecessor_n &_o successor_n also_o in_o y_z e_z see_v of_o rome_n and_o in_o many_o mo_z epistel_n which_o the_o say_v athanasus_fw-la send_v unto_o mark_n unto_o felix_n &_o other_o he_o prove_v very_o large_o the_o like_a primacye_n of_o peter_n and_o all_o his_o successor_n ¶_o the_o xxix_o probation_n eusebius_n affirm_v peter_n to_o be_v great_a 14._o to_o be_v chief_a &_o principal_a of_o all_o thappostel_n and_o sozomneus_n also_o a_o old_a godly_a historiographer_n 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saint_n ambrose_n say_v that_o peter_n be_v the_o stone_n whereupon_o christ_n do_v bild_v his_o church_n pâ—tri_fw-la christ_n say_v he_o call_v he_o the_o stone_n because_o he_o first_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n among_o the_o heathen_n and_o because_o like_o a_o immovable_a rock_n contain_v or_o uphold_v thole_n burden_n of_o christ_n building_n gall_n again_o he_o say_v it_o be_v mete_v that_o paul_n shall_v desire_v to_o see_v peter_n because_o he_o be_v first_o among_o the_o apostel_n to_o who_o christ_n have_v give_fw-ge charge_n over_o hê_n church_n ¶_o the_o xxxii_o probation_n saint_n hierom_n call_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o high_a priest_n dan._n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o say_v like_a as_o plato_n be_v chief_a and_o prince_n of_o all_o philosopher_n so_o be_v peter_n of_o all_o y_z e_z apostel_n upon_o who_o christ_n church_n be_v build_v with_o a_o stable_n and_o sure_a foundation_n pela_n which_o neither_o with_o violence_n of_o water_n nor_o 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write_v to_o s._n james_n thapostel_n ¶_o the_o xxxiii_o probation_n saint_n aug._n in_o many_o place_n do_v high_o set_v up_o peter_n authority_n above_o all_o other_o 1._o in_o peter_n thapostell_n saithe_v he_o the_o primacy_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o y_z e_z apostel_n do_v hang_v and_o that_o in_o high_a excellent_a grace_n again_o say_v he_o who_o be_v ignorant_a y_fw-fr â—_o peter_n principality_n of_o apostle_n ship_n be_v greatelye_a to_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o offyce_v of_o all_o other_o 〈◊〉_d peter_n for_o the_o primacye_n of_o his_o apostleshipp_n in_o that_o he_o have_v the_o key_n give_v to_o he_o do_v represent_v the_o whole_a church_n peter_n which_o after_o shall_v be_v ruler_n of_o the_o church_n be_v suffer_v to_o fall_v that_o he_o may_v learn_v the_o rather_o thereby_o his_o own_o weakness_n
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the_o jew_n &_o the_o other_o by_o paul_n so_o likewise_o to_o win_v the_o heathen_n yea_o and_o paul_n use_v this_o oft_o as_o in_o circumcide_v timothe_n 16._o &_o in_o shave_v his_o head_n in_o chenchreis_n as_o perform_v his_o vow_n 18._o and_o in_o like_a manner_n act_v the_o .20_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o beside_o this_o remember_v that_o s._n cyprian_n say_v as_o you_o hear_v even_o now_o that_o peter_n who_o christ_n make_v head_n of_o all_o and_o upon_o who_o christ_n build_v his_o church_n when_o paul_n do_v contend_v with_o he_o about_o circumcision_n do_v not_o revenge_n or_o boast_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v the_o prince_n or_o chief_a of_o all_o as_o he_o just_o may_v have_v say_v but_o still_o he_o humble_v himself_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o xvi_o objection_n 2._o paul_n say_v that_o authority_n be_v give_v over_o the_o heathen_a unto_o he_o iurisdictionis_fw-la like_v as_o unto_o peter_n over_o the_o jew_n ¶_o the_o answer_n christ_n himself_o say_v he_o be_v send_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o not_o to_o the_o heathen_n and_o bid_v the_o apostel_n go_v preach_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o not_o to_o the_o heathen_n for_o that_o first_o he_o be_v send_v chief_o to_o the_o jew_n as_o to_o his_o people_n yea_o and_o therefore_o s._n peter_n dare_v not_o meddle_v w_z t_o the_o heathen_a till_o he_o have_v his_o vision_n act_v the_o ten_o which_o be_v show_v to_o he_o as_o head_n and_o neither_o to_o paul_n john_n nor_o other_o and_o therefore_o chief_o and_o principal_o peter_n be_v send_v to_o the_o jew_n as_o paul_n be_v among_o the_o heathen_n but_o yet_o christ_n which_o say_v he_o have_v other_o sheep_n beside_o theym_n 20_o bid_v peter_n feed_v all_o his_o sheep_n make_v he_o chief_a over_o all_o also_o paul_n preach_v first_o among_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la jew_n as_o it_o be_v in_o thacte_n we_o shall_v have_v preched_a 13._o to_o you_o etc._n etc._n but_o because_o he_o do_v most_o good_a &_o profit_n among_o the_o heathen_a and_o the_o jew_n refuse_v for_o y_z e_z most_o part_n his_o doctrine_n therefore_o he_o glory_v in_o the_o heathen_a and_o not_o in_o the_o jew_n call_n himself_o their_o apostle_n but_o peter_n equal_o profit_v in_o both_o be_v head_n of_o all_o but_o because_o he_o be_v first_o send_v to_o the_o jew_n paul_n call_v he_o their_o apostle_n chief_o not_o with_o tstanding_n after_o he_o win_v you_o e_o people_n at_o ponthum_n galatiam_fw-la capadocian_n asiam_n et_fw-la bithiniam_fw-la etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o xvii_o objection_n peter_n know_v no_o commission_n he_o have_v over_o the_o heathen_a as_o appear_v act_n the_o ten_o till_o he_o have_v the_o vision_n the_o answer_n it_o be_v sufficient_o â–ª_o answer_v unto_o in_o the_o last_o responsion_n howbeit_o this_o i_o say_v further_o that_o he_o know_v his_o high_a commission_n to_o be_v over_o all_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n howbeit_o as_o concern_v y_o e_o time_n when_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la gentile_n shall_v be_v call_v &_o receyve_v into_o the_o shepecote_n that_o peter_n know_v not_o before_o he_o have_v the_o vision_n to_o receive_v they_o but_o what_o be_v y_fw-fr t_o against_o y_o e_o preeminence_n sure_o nothing_o at_o al._n ¶_o the_o xviii_o objection_n jerusalem_n shall_v rather_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o head_n see_v then_o rome_n if_o any_o such_o shall_v be_v where_o christ_n work_v our_o salvation_n &_o where_o by_o christ_n &_o by_o his_o apostle_n also_o the_o gospel_n first_o be_v preach_v as_o the_o prophet_n before_o have_v say_v 2._o y_z e_z law_n shall_v come_v forth_o of_o zion_n &_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n forth_o of_o jerusalem_n again_o antioch_n shall_v be_v prefer_v to_o rome_n also_o because_o peter_n be_v first_o there_o vii_o year_n before_o he_o come_v to_o roam_v 11_o yea_o &_o chief_o for_o y_o t_o the_o name_n of_o christian_n there_o first_o begin_v ¶_o the_o answer_n first_o note_n that_o the_o bishop_n take_v not_o his_o dignity_n of_o the_o place_n but_o the_o place_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o bishop_n not_o peter_n of_o rome_n but_o rome_n of_o peter_n peter_n be_v prince_n of_o all_o before_o he_o be_v bishop_n in_o rome_n now_o as_o for_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v utterli_fw-la to_o be_v destroy_v â–ª_o by_o god_n revengement_n for_o christes_fw-fr death_n &_o their_o impenitent_a heart_n &_o not_o one_o stone_n to_o be_v leave_v up_o on_o a_o other_o god_n will_v not_o y_o â—_o head_n apostle_n to_o be_v there_o settle_v where_o also_o fleshly_a y_o e_o jew_n still_a look_n for_o a_o carnal_a kingdom_n &_o that_o yet_o messiah_n be_v there_o to_o come_v in_o which_o erroure_n the_o son_n of_o zebedy_a one_o be_v 20._o &_o also_o the_o disciple_n with_o who_o christe_n talk_v goinge_v toward_o emaus_n 16._o and_o for_o this_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o primative_a church_n among_o the_o apostle_n that_o jerusalem_n be_v not_o only_o none_o of_o the_o principal_a and_o metropolitan_a see_v but_o be_v subject_a unto_o the_o see_v of_o caesaria_n as_o appear_v in_o nicen_n counsel_n now_o as_o for_o antioch_n rather_o jerusalem_n shall_v have_v be_v head_n because_o the_o word_n be_v first_o preach_v there_o then_o antioch_n where_o through_o paul_n diligence_n only_o the_o name_n of_o christian_n begin_v howbeit_o the_o answer_n be_v y_fw-fr t_o peter_n the_o head_n bishop_n make_v y_z e_z head_n see_v so_o y_fw-fr t_o if_o he_o have_v continue_v there_o still_o and_o there_o die_v head_n bishop_n than_o have_v antioch_n be_v the_o head_n see_v for_o ever_o but_o that_o be_v not_o god_n will_n nevertheless_o because_o peter_n be_v once_o there_o bishop_n and_o preach_v long_o among_o they_o and_o convert_v they_o to_o the_o faith_n and_o after_o vii_o
s._n cyprian_n name_v y_o e_o church_n of_o rone_n peter_n see_v and_o call_v it_o the_o principal_a church_n whereoute_v the_o unitye_n do_v springe_n li._n i._n epist_n epis_fw-mi iii._n ante_fw-la calcem_fw-la s._n amb._n also_o bearethe_v testimony_n hereof_o say_v we_o think_v it_o be_v not_o without_o a_o cause_n that_o tholy_a apostel_n peter_n &_o paul_n do_v suffer_v martridome_n in_o one_o day_n in_o one_o place_n &_o under_o one_o tirand_n in_o one_o day_n y_fw-fr t_o they_o may_v come_v together_o unto_o christ_n at_o one_o time_n one_o place_n y_o t_o rome_n shall_v lack_v neither_o of_o they_o under_o one_o persecutor_n y_fw-fr â—_o either_o may_v feel_v like_o crudeliti_n the_o day_n be_v appoint_v they_o for_o their_o merit_n the_o place_n for_o their_o glory_n the_o persecutor_n for_o their_o virtue_n what_o place_n do_v they_o suffer_v in_o in_o the_o city_n of_o rhome_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o head_n cytye_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n so_o that_o there_o shall_v rest_n the_o head_n of_o all_o holiness_n where_o before_o be_v the_o head_n of_o all_o superstition_n &_o there_o the_o prince_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o church_n shall_v remain_v where_o before_o y_fw-mi e_z prince_n of_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la gentile_n do_v dwell_v haec_fw-la amb_n in_o con_v in_o natali_fw-la petri_fw-la et_fw-la pauli_fw-la con_fw-mi 67_o again_o s._n ambr._n say_v peter_n go_v forth_o in_o the_o night_n &_o see_v christ_n mete_v he_o goinge_v into_o y_o e_o city_n to_o who_o peter_n say_v lord_n whither_o go_v y_o u_o christ_n answer_v i_o go_v to_o rome_n there_o to_o be_v crucify_v again_o and_o they_o peter_n know_v you_o t_o christes_fw-fr answer_n do_v perteine_a to_o his_o crucifyinge_v or_o death_n haec_fw-la ambr_n li._n 5._o epistolarum_n in_o orone_n con_fw-mi auxentium_fw-la and_o this_o same_o in_o effect_n w_o t_o much_o more_o have_v egesippê°_n li._n â—_o excid_a hiera_fw-fr cap._n 2_o a_o old_a writer_n even_o soon_o after_o y_z e_z apostel_n time_n â–ª_o yea_o &_o he_o be_v a_o grecian_a which_o will_v have_v be_v loath_a to_o have_v testify_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o rome_n if_o the_o very_a truth_n have_v not_o compel_v he_o y_o â—_o to_o have_v do_v s_o hierome_n likewise_o in_o catalogo_fw-la illust_n viro_fw-la rum_o in_fw-la titulo_fw-la peâ—_n intitulo_fw-la pauli_fw-la in_fw-la titulo_fw-la philonis_fw-la say_v peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n after_o that_o he_o have_v be_v bishop_n in_o antioch_n etc._n etc._n come_v to_o rome_n the_o second_o year_n of_o claudiê°_n the_o emperor_n and_o keep_v y_o e_o see_v there_o xxu_o year_n even_o unto_o the_o last_o year_n of_o nero_n under_o who_o he_o be_v crucify_v do_v suffer_v mertirdom_n orosius_n thistoriographer_n affirm_v y_o e_o like_o li._n 7._o ca._n 4._o &_o v._o and_o so_o do_v euse_n li._n two_o ca._n xiiii_o &_o etiam_fw-la in_o li._n croni_fw-la and_o holy_a bede_n our_o countreman_n in_o his_o cronacle_n testify_v y_o e_o same_o of_o we_o peter_n s_o hie_v again_o say_v in_o the_o place_n recite_v philo_n fall_v into_o great_a acquaintance_n &_o love_n with_o peter_n in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n etc._n etc._n ireneus_fw-la moreover_o scholar_n to_o we_o johns_n disc_n pol._n li._n 3._o ca._n 1._o &_o 3._o show_v that_o peter_n be_v bishop_n in_o room_n &_o so_o do_v chriso_n &_o hê_n abbreviator_n the_o ophilat_fw-la in_o commentariis_fw-la epistolae_fw-la poster_n ad_fw-la timo._n yea_o &_o here_o now_o final_a lie_n to_o conclude_v we_o peter_n himself_o in_o his_o first_o epistle_n &_o u_o i_o speak_v under_o y_o e_o name_n of_o babylon_n for_o so_o he_o call_v their_o room_n because_o of_o superstition_n &_o idolatry_n then_o use_v amongst_o y_o e_o infidel_n show_v y_o it_o he_o write_v you_o to_o his_o epistle_n from_o room_n as_o all_o author_n do_v declare_v which_o do_v interpret_v that_o epistle_n of_o peter_n and_o so_o do_v tertu_fw-fr li._n con_fw-mi judeos_fw-la pag._n 128._o sainte_n hierome_n in_o catalogo_fw-la virorum_fw-la illustr_n titulo_fw-la marci_n papias_fw-la disciple_n to_o s._n john_n evamg_v and_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n &_o eusebius_n li._n 2._o aec_fw-la he_o ca._n 15._o with_o many_o mo_z i_o need_n not_o here_o to_o bring_v in_o certain_a germayn_v writer_n which_o expound_v the_o forname_v place_n of_o peter_n affirm_v he_o there_o to_o speak_v of_o rhome_n under_o the_o name_n of_o babylon_n where_o not_o without_o great_a blasphemy_n oft_o they_o rail_v against_o all_o godliness_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o say_v and_o write_v yea_o and_o put_v forth_o in_o print_n thousand_o volume_n wherein_o they_o deny_v y_z t_o peter_n ever_o be_v at_o rhome_n ¶_o the_o xlu_o objection_n christ_n bid_v peter_n feed_v hê_n flock_n say_v 21._o pasce_fw-la but_o this_o word_n pasce_fw-la be_v token_v service_n &_o not_o preeminence_n it_o be_v i_o say_v a_o word_n of_o service_n &_o not_o preeminence_n the_o answer_n christ_n in_o y_z t_z place_n use_v ii_o word_n twice_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v pasce_fw-la fede_fw-it but_o after_o he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v both_o rege_fw-la et_fw-la pasce_fw-la rule_n or_o govern_v and_o feed_v 2._o and_o so_o in_o the_o ps_n god_n bid_v rule_v they_o which_o it_o a_o irne_n rod_n 20._o and_o in_o y_z e_z act_n paul_n will_v they_o to_o take_v heed_n to_o they_o self_n and_o â—o_o all_o the_o flock_n among_o who_o y_o e_z holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v they_o bishop_n to_o rule_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n of_o god_n 5._o also_o in_o peter_n epistle_n rule_v you_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n though_o it_o be_v feed_v in_o the_o damnable_a translation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o now_o to_o conclude_v seinge_v everye_o man_n know_v that_o to_o rule_v or_o govern_v be_v thoffice_n of_o superior_n head_n and_o ruler_n we_o may_v well_o and_o truelye_o answer_v that_o to_o peter_n and_o to_o all_o his_o successor_n be_v give_v not_o only_o commandment_n to_o feed_v but_o also_o to_o rule_v his_o flock_n 4._o and_o for_o this_o say_v paul_n which_o be_v but_o a_o inferior_a to_o peter_n will_v you_o that_o i_o shall_v come_v to_o you_o with_o the_o rod_n of_o correction_n 4._o rebuke_v say_v he_o to_o timothe_n and_o check_v in_o season_n &_o out_o of_o season_n but_o of_o this_o you_o have_v more_o in_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la .2_o probation_n ¶_o the_o xlvi_o objection_n ezechias_n that_o good_a king_n as_o have_v high_a authority_n over_o all_o give_v unto_o he_o even_o by_o god_n 28._o say_v harken_v o_o you_o levites_n and_o priest_n be_v you_o hallow_v &_o make_v you_o pure_a and_o clean_a the_o house_n of_o our_o lord_n put_v away_o all_o wickedness_n and_o all_o uncleanes_n from_o the_o holy_a place_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o answer_n there_o be_v in_o juda_n by_o god_n permission_n many_o wicked_a king_n which_o do_v most_o filthy_o pollute_v god_n house_n with_o idolatrye_a and_o but_o few_o good_a which_o with_o all_o their_n may_v do_v seek_v god_n honour_n among_o which_o few_o king_n ezechias_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chyefe_n but_o if_o you_o mark_v the_o text_n well_o you_o shall_v not_o find_v that_o he_o do_v usurp_v or_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o priest_n offyce_v but_o with_o his_o temporal_a sword_n do_v defend_v it_o in_o all_o godly_a order_fw-fr etc._n etc._n the_o xlvii_o objection_n mok_v common_o at_o all_o time_n cause_n of_o heresy_n have_v be_v debate_v before_o emperor_n king_n &_o prince_n both_o in_o this_o realm_n &_o also_o in_o other_o place_n of_o christendom_n as_o appear_v evidentlye_o by_o many_o chronicle_n ¶_o the_o answer_n good_a king_n and_o prince_n have_v oft_o make_v law_n and_o ordain_v sharp_a statute_n to_o preserve_v the_o church_n right_a therewith_o as_o mainteners_n and_o defendour_n thereof_o but_o not_o as_o chief_a author_n or_o head_n of_o the_o church_n ¶_o the_o xlviii_o objection_n king_n have_v grant_v many_o privelege_n preeminence_n and_o immunity_n to_o the_o clergi_fw-la where_o by_o appear_v plain_o the_o king_n authority_n to_o be_v above_o they_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o answer_n thereby_o appear_v plain_o that_o all_o such_o godly_a prince_n be_v ever_o ready_a with_o all_o their_o power_n to_o defend_v christ_n &_o his_o church_n and_o with_o all_o their_o indevore_fw-mi to_o set_v up_o his_o glory_n ¶_o the_o xlix_o objection_n in_o tholde_v testament_fw-mi the_o priest_n be_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o high_a prince_n and_o first_o to_o speak_v of_o aaron_n he_o ever_o take_v moses_n for_o hê_n sovereign_a lord_n the_o answer_n moses_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o christ_n as_o aaron_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o peter_n his_o vicar_n yea_o and_o both_o moses_n &_o aaron_n be_v priest_n 98._o as_o y_z e_z