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by_o the_o agreement_n of_o your_o mouth_n and_o in_o the_o second_o council_n which_o be_v the_o first_o at_o constantinople_n all_o that_o bless_a company_n there_o gether_v obey_v unto_o damasus_n byshope_n of_o rone_n he_o geve_v sentence_n against_o the_o heretic_n macedonium_n sabellium_n &_o eunomium_n likewise_o at_o the_o third_o chief_a general_a council_n which_o be_v hold_v at_o ephesus_n nestorius_n be_v condemn_v by_o celestine_n then_o bushope_n of_o rome_n be_v chief_a judge_n and_o finallye_o at_o chalcedon_n the_o last_o of_o the_o four_o all_o the_o council_n there_o gether_v do_v write_v as_o in_o most_o submission_n unto_o the_o most_o holy_a bushope_n of_o rome_n leo_n byshope_n of_o thuniversal_a church_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o xxxii_o objection_n ireneus_fw-la bishop_n of_o lion_n do_v resist_v victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n even_o soon_o after_o y_z e_z apostel_n time_n concern_v y_o e_o feast_n of_o easter_n and_o anicetê°_n bishop_n of_o rome_n even_o 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kepinge_v get_v or_o spend_v damnation_n shall_v come_v he_o be_v most_o meet_a to_o have_v worldly_a possession_n riches_n &_o dignity_n which_o both_o can_v &_o will_v best_o bestow_v they_o whether_o he_o be_v of_o the_o clergye_n or_o of_o the_o laity_n but_o all_o y_o e_o matter_n of_o the_o laytye_n against_o the_o clergye_a these_o twenty_o year_n &_o mo_z have_v ever_o still_o be_v to_o take_v away_o the_o double_a honour_n that_o paul_n speak_v of_o &_o then_o it_o will_v soon_o follow_v that_o all_o godliness_n shall_v short_o after_o cease_v see_v honos_fw-la alit_fw-la art_n and_o as_o martial_a say_v sint_fw-la mecenates_fw-la non_fw-la desunt_fw-la flacci_fw-la marone_n ver_fw-la giliumque_fw-la tibi_fw-la vel_fw-la tua_fw-la rura_fw-la dabunt_fw-la ¶_o the_o xxxiiii_o objection_n christ_n come_v not_o to_o bear_v rule_n but_o to_o be_v in_o all_o subjection_n &_o he_o will_v his_o disciple_n to_o follow_v his_o step_n both_o peter_n &_o other_o think_v that_o christ_n word_n be_v not_o contrary_n to_o his_o do_v etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o answer_n christ_n come_v first_o most_o humble_o for_o our_o erudition_n but_o afterward_o he_o boldlye_o say_v all_o power_n be_v give_v to_o i_o both_o in_o heaven_n &_o in_o earth_n god_n the_o father_n than_o do_v exalt_v he_o cause_v all_o in_o heaven_n hell_n and_o earth_n to_o bend_v and_o bow_n unto_o he_o and_o then_o he_o give_v to_o his_o disciple_n power_n to_o work_v miracle_n to_o forgeve_v sin_n etc._n etc._n then_o he_o appoint_v peter_n to_o be_v porter_n of_o heaven_n gate_n then_o he_o make_v he_o chief_a shepherd_n over_o all_o his_o flock_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o yet_o beside_o this_o christ_n in_o the_o time_n of_o all_o his_o subjection_n and_o base_n himself_o will_v be_v take_v &_o count_v to_o be_v master_n over_o his_o flock_n you_o call_v man_n master_n say_v he_o and_o so_o i_o be_o etc._n etc._n what_o then_o i_o pray_v you_o make_v it_o against_o christ_n mastershipe_n or_o 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why_o do_v thou_o doubt_n ¶_o the_o xxu_o probation_n s._n cyprian_n that_o holy_a martyr_n say_v that_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n do_v depend_v of_o the_o unity_n of_o peter_n authority_n and_o he_o say_v also_o that_o upon_o peter_n who_o christ_n do_v choose_v first_o not_o in_o call_v but_o in_o dignity_n he_o build_v his_o church_n 9_o and_o he_o answer_v for_o all_o oft_o time_n again_o he_o say_v you_o to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n be_v y_o e_o root_n &_o mother_n of_o all_o church_n &_o all_o heresy_n &_o schism_n do_v spring_v only_o of_o that_o that_o man_n will_v not_o obey_v the_o head_n bishop_n and_o moreover_o he_o say_v y_o t_o christes_fw-fr church_n be_v to_o be_v build_v upon_o peter_n what_o can_v be_v say_v more_o plain_o than_o this_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o peter_n authorytye_n and_o his_o successor_n ¶_o the_o xxvi_o probation_n s._n hillari_n do_v high_o set_v forth_o s._n peter_n authority_n &_o his_o dignity_n call_v he_o y_z e_z foundation_n of_o christ_n church_n math_n and_o so_o likewise_o do_v ciril_n joa._n call_n he_o the_o prince_n &_o head_n of_o thappostel_n and_o also_o in_o a_o other_o place_n say_v in_o petro_fw-la tamque_fw-la in_o petra_fw-la lapideque_fw-la firmissimo_fw-la svam_fw-la esset_fw-la edificaturus_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la in_o peter_n as_o in_o the_o rock_n and_o most_o sure_a stone_n christ_n will_v build_v his_o church_n rursê°_n apostoli_fw-la inquit_fw-la post_fw-la ascensionem_fw-la petrum_fw-la loco_fw-la domini_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la et_fw-la in_o signum_fw-la huius_fw-la subiectionis_fw-la prius_fw-la seorsum_fw-la ei_fw-la datae_fw-la vel_fw-la promisse_fw-la sunt_fw-la clave_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o xxvii_o probation_n chrisostome_n in_o sundry_a place_n do_v great_o extol_v peter_n authorytye_n pau_o in_o one_o place_n he_o saithe_v peter_n be_v you_o e_o head_n of_o thapostel_n math_n in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o say_v peter_n a_o poor_a fessh_a &_o a_o simple_a man_n christ_n make_v 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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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 ãâã_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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immediate_o of_o christ_n like_a &_o equal_a dignity_n power_n and_o authority_n even_o over_o thuniversal_a church_n of_o christ_n he_o say_v to_o all_o and_o to_o every_o one_o indifferent_o as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o i_o send_v you_o receyve_v all_o âholy_a ghost_n go_v into_o all_o place_n of_o the_o world_n &_o preach_v baptise_v heal_v disease_n and_o forgive_v sin_n thanswere_n not_o only_o thappostel_n but_o also_o .72_o disciple_n receyve_v all_o these_o of_o christ_n in_o so_o much_o that_o y_z e_z people_n of_o samaria_n through_o phillp_n the_o deacons_n preach_v receyve_v the_o gospel_n and_o be_v baptize_v then_o be_v rather_o the_o time_n to_o congregate_v and_o gether_o together_o with_o all_o speed_n the_o flock_n of_o christ_n then_o to_o make_v any_o mention_n of_o rulinge_v or_o governinge_v they_o notwithstanding_o before_o all_o these_o commission_n peter_n be_v make_v head_n over_o all_o math._n the_o xvi_o as_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o 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