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priest_n whereof_o it_o follow_v also_o that_o there_o be_v a_o equality_n amongst_o all_o bishop_n by_o god_n law_n as_o the_o equal_a successor_n sunâ—_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o this_o be_v s._n hieromes_n mind_n in_o that_o place_n all_o learned_a man_n who_o have_v read_v the_o say_v epistle_n do_v well_o know_v now_o to_o that_o placâ—_n which_o m._n dorman_n allege_v out_o of_o this_o epistle_n quòd_fw-la autem_fw-la postea_fw-la unus_fw-la electus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la caeteris_fw-la praeponeretur_fw-la in_fw-la schismatis_fw-la remedium_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la trahens_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la rumperet_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o one_o be_v afterward_o choose_v to_o rule_v the_o rest_n that_o be_v do_z for_o a_o remedy_n against_o schism_n lest_o while_o every_o man_n will_v challenge_v to_o himself_o the_o church_n by_o such_o hale_v and_o pull_v they_o may_v break_v the_o same_o thus_o far_o have_v m._n 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22._o 60._o 72._o etc._n etc._n fol._n 65._o m._n rastell_n in_o his_o praeface_n to_o continue_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o challenge_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o move_v a_o expectation_n which_o part_n shall_v first_o show_n her_o weakness_n etc._n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o he_o say_v special_o where_o the_o numbreis_n great_a etc._n etc._n d._n hard._n say_v he_o do_v prepare_v his_o book_n but_o for_o one_o friend_n and_o m._n rastell_n his_o book_n for_o one_o friend_n alone_o in_o their_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n d._n harding_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o b._n of_o sarum_n fol._n 1._o a._n &_o 2._o b._n and_o m._n rastell_n fol._n 1._o b._n math._n 22._o b._n 16._o etc._n etc._n math._n 22._o do_v 35._o luc._n 10._o d._n 25_o in_o his_o preface_n rastell_n in_o praefatâ—â—ne_n â–ª_o m._n rastell_n in_o his_o preface_n &_o fol._n 1._o saithe_n i_o be_o but_o a_o common_a soldier_n among_o the_o order_n of_o divine_n and_o therefore_o i_o must_v stand_v behind_o so_o many_o 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49_o b._n of_o the_o first_o print_n and_o fol._n 50._o b._n of_o this_o print_n nowell_n it_o be_v epist_n â—_o lib._n epist_n 3._o epist_n 11._o lib._n 4._o epist_n 9_o epist_n 61._o 2d_o episcopos_fw-la italiam_fw-la &_o galliam_n nowell_n it_o be_v epist_n 69._o he_o shall_v have_v say_v say_v they_o invade_v the_o chief_a room_n or_o place_n place_n he_o be_v count_v more_o worthy_a to_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o the_o people_n hosius_n contra_fw-la brentium_n lib_n â–ª_o 1._o folio_n 24._o &_o lib._n 5._o fol._n 249._o in_o oratione_fw-la habita_fw-la in_o consistorio_fw-la romae_fw-la 1564._o februario_n mense_fw-la typis_fw-la excusa_fw-la basil_n epist_n 69._o 69._o defecerunt_fw-la qui_fw-la pascunt_fw-la cum_fw-la scientia_fw-la ovile_n domini_fw-la domini_fw-la aconomias_n pauperum_fw-la in_o proprias_fw-la voluptales_fw-la insumunt_fw-la insumunt_fw-la annihilata_fw-la est_fw-la canonum_fw-la sinceritas_fw-la sinceritas_fw-la licentia_fw-la peccandi_fw-la multa_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n serui_fw-la enim_fw-la sunt_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la beneficium_fw-la contulerunt_fw-la nowell_n hosius_n against_o brentius_n lib_n 2_o fol._n 42._o have_v the_o same_o basilius_n epistola_fw-la 70._o persecutionem_fw-la patiuntur_fw-la pastor_n ut_fw-la disê‘gantur_fw-la oves_fw-la gregis_fw-la lib._n 6._o ca._n 30._o nowell_n it_o be_v cap._n 3._o and_o not_o 30._o the_o like_a be_v eusebii_n libr._n 6._o cap._n 43._o and_o in_o sundry_a epistle_n of_o s._n cyprian_n who_o do_v speak_v most_o of_o novatianus_n the_o banishement_n of_o scholar_n from_o the_o uniuâ—rsities_n for_o refuse_v to_o swear_v against_o the_o pope_n eusebius_n libr._n 6._o cap._n 43._o cyprianus_n li._n 3._o epist_n 13._o eusebius_n li._n 6._o cap._n 43._o nicephorus_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 3._o cyprianus_n lib._n 4._o epist_n 9_o cyprianus_n li._n 2._o epi._n 8_o idene_a novatus_fw-la qui_fw-la apud_fw-la â—os_v primum_fw-la discordiae_fw-la &_o