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authority_n from_o the_o emperor_n he_o relate_v there_o this_o sentemcee_n of_o the_o great_a hosius_n to_o the_o emperor_n concredidit_fw-la athanasius_n epist_n ad_fw-la solitar_n vitam_fw-la agentes_fw-la si_fw-mi istud_fw-la est_fw-la iudicium_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la quid_fw-la common_a cum_fw-la eo_fw-la habet_fw-la imperator_fw-la sin_o contra_fw-la ista_fw-la minis_fw-la caesaris_fw-la constantur_fw-la quid_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la hominibus_fw-la titulo_fw-la episcopis_fw-la quando_fw-la a_o condito_fw-la aevo_fw-la auditum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la iudicium_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la svam_fw-la ab_fw-la imperatore_fw-la accepit_fw-la ibidem_fw-la in_o epistola_fw-la hosii_fw-la ad_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la ne_fw-fr te_fw-fr misceas_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la neque_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la genere_fw-la praecipe_fw-la sed_fw-la potius_fw-la ea_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la disce_fw-la tibi_fw-la deus_fw-la imperium_fw-la commisit_fw-la nobis_fw-la qua_fw-la 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significare_fw-la cum_fw-la obseruatione_n intueri_fw-la theophilact_fw-mi s._n paul_n desire_v to_o see_v s._n peter_n as_o a_o personage_n great_a than_o himself_o and_o go_v up_o with_o reverence_n to_o behold_v he_o by_o the_o record_n of_o all_o these_o ancient_a father_n s._n paul_n go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o visit_v s._n peter_n as_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o as_o the_o chief_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n &_o to_o acquaint_v he_o with_o his_o extraordinary_a vocation_n that_o have_v get_v his_o approbation_n he_o may_v without_o contradiction_n be_v receive_v of_o all_o other_o now_o to_o m._n abbot_n second_o argument_n which_o be_v yet_o worse_o than_o the_o former_a s._n john_n do_v honour_n to_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n 3_o apoc._n 2._o &_o 3_o write_v to_o they_o and_o yet_o he_o will_v never_o speak_v of_o the_o seven_o hill_n of_o rome_n but_o as_o of_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n ergo_fw-la what_o you_o please_v a_o 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