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tantum_fw-la fidei_fw-la devotione_fw-la quantum_fw-la loci_fw-la authoritate_fw-la superabat_fw-la esteem_v it_o as_o i_o think_v a_o thing_n worthy_a of_o himself_o if_o he_o overcome_v all_o other_o as_o much_o in_o the_o devotion_n of_o faith_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o place_n and_o to_o confirm_v what_o this_o universal_a authority_n be_v he_o affirm_v that_o he_o send_v a_o law_n decree_n or_o command_v into_o africa_n sanxit_fw-la that_o in_o matter_n of_o rebaptisation_n of_o heretic_n nothing_o shall_v be_v innovate_v which_o be_v a_o manifest_a argument_n of_o his_o spiritual_a authority_n over_o those_o of_o africa_n and_o à _fw-la paritate_fw-la rationis_fw-la over_o all_o other_o i_o will_v shut_v up_o all_o with_o that_o which_o be_v public_o pronounce_v and_o no_o way_n contradict_v and_o consequent_o assent_v to_o in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n one_o of_o the_o four_o first_o general_a council_n in_o this_o matter_n tom._n 2._o council_n 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the_o church_n within_o the_o empire_n as_o you_o do_v but_o the_o care_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n baxter_n num._n 69._o yet_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o that_o i_o will_v take_v pope_n leo_n for_o no_o competent_a judge_n or_o witness_v though_o you_o call_v he_o a_o saint_n as_o long_o as_o we_o know_v what_o pass_v between_o he_o and_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n non-prooâ—â—â—â—_a non-prooâ—â—â—â—_a and_o that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o tumify_v bishop_n of_o rome_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v judge_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n johnson_n num._n 69._o sir_n i_o be_o real_o move_v to_o compassionate_v you_o when_o i_o see_v you_o write_v in_o this_o manner_n have_v it_o not_o be_v enough_o for_o you_o to_o extenuate_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a council_n as_o you_o here_o do_v but_o that_o you_o must_v as_o the_o chalcedonian_a council_n say_v of_o dioscorus_n extend_v your_o spite_n against_o he_o that_o be_v s._n leo_n to_o who_o our_o saviour_n have_v commit_v 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pentapoli_n ut_fw-la alexandrinus_n episcopus_fw-la horum_fw-la omnium_fw-la habeat_fw-la potestatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n johnson_n num._n 71._o your_o argument_n be_v fallacious_a and_o proceed_v a_o part_n ad_fw-la totum_fw-la the_o canon_n say_v no_o more_o then_o that_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n egypt_n lybia_n 6._o can._n nicen._n â—â—_o 6._o and_o pentapolis_n be_v subject_a to_o he_o which_o may_v be_v most_o true_a though_o more_o province_n be_v under_o his_o jurisdiction_n then_o these_o shall_v one_o say_v that_o england_n and_o scotland_n be_v now_o subject_a to_o our_o most_o gracious_a sovereign_n charles_n the_o second_o dare_v you_o conclude_v thence_o that_o ireland_n be_v not_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n nor_o be_v it_o here_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o council_n to_o nominate_v express_o all_o the_o province_n under_o alexandria_n nor_o to_o make_v a_o new_a constitution_n but_o a_o decree_n of_o confirm_v the_o ancient_a custom_n about_o the_o 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