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A05212 A disputation of the Church wherein the old religion is maintained. V.M.C.F.E. Lechmere, Edmund, d. 1640?; F. E., fl. 1629. 1629 (1629) STC 15348; ESTC S100251 235,937 466

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all_o within_o itself_o that_o none_o answer_v to_o the_o name_n be_v without_o it_o as_o antichrist_n as_o si_fw-mi unus_fw-la patriarcha_fw-la universalis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la patriarcharum_fw-la nomen_fw-la caeteris_fw-la derogatur_fw-la s_o greg._n l._n 4._o ep_n 36._o put_v that_o of_o cause_n in_o the_o same_o form_n si_fw-mi una_fw-la causa_fw-la universalis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la causarum_fw-la nomen_fw-la caeteris_fw-la derogatur_fw-la and_o tell_v i_o now_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o proposition_n be_v true_a si_fw-mi universalem_fw-la i_o papam_fw-la vestra_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la dicit_fw-la negate_fw-la se_fw-la hoc_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la i_o fatetur_fw-la universum_fw-la ●_o greg._n l._n 7._o ep_n 36._o indic_n 1._o ad_fw-la eulog_fw-la alex_n he_o that_o in_o this_o sense_n shall_v arrogate_v the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n be_v a_o fore_a runner_n of_o antichrist_n saint_n gregory_n do_v understand_v it_o so_o neither_o be_v the_o sun_n a_o universal_a cause_n 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no_o bishop_n in_o the_o church_n ever_o yet_o be_v esteem_v or_o do_v pretend_v to_o be_v above_o the_o roman_a bishop_n since_o therefore_o s._n peter_n be_v put_v in_o charge_n of_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n and_o make_v pastor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o since_o this_o office_n of_o general_a pastor_n do_v remain_v it_o follow_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v and_o still_o be_v he_o because_o he_o be_v and_o ever_o be_v confessedlie_o the_o first_o bishop_n in_o the_o church_n secondlie_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n by_o your_o confession_n have_v exercise_v the_o office_n of_o general_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n these_o thousand_o year_n and_o by_o the_o counsel_n the_o same_o be_v clear_a neither_o be_v there_o any_o other_o all_o this_o time_n who_o do_v exercise_n or_o take_v on_o he_o that_o office_n not_o the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n nor_o of_o constantinople_n for_o these_o bishop_n and_o the_o most_o ancient_a counsel_n as_o the_o nicene_n constantinopolitan_n 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