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the_o gospel_n he_o may_v have_v the_o faith_n and_o preach_v it_o only_a salvation_n he_o can_v have_v likewise_o in_o his_o book_n against_o petilian_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 5._o he_o say_v no_o man_n preach_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o carry_v or_o minister_a the_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v against_o the_o unity_n of_o christ._n and_o again_o write_v against_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o he_o have_v these_o word_n if_o he_o hear_v not_o the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a or_o publican_n which_o be_v more_o grievous_a than_o if_o he_o be_v strike_v through_o with_o a_o sword_n consume_v by_o flame_n expose_v to_o wild_a beast_n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o august_n de_fw-fr symb._n ad_fw-la catech._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 10._o for_o this_o cause_n say_v st._n austin_n our_o christian_a creed_n conclude_v with_o the_o article_n touch_v the_o church_n because_o if_o any_o one_o be_v 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he_o will_v judge_v those_o which_o make_v schism_n in_o the_o church_n ambitious_a man_n who_o have_v not_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n before_o their_o eye_n but_o rather_o embrace_v their_o own_o interest_n than_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n for_o small_a and_o light_a cause_n divide_v the_o great_a and_o glorious_a body_n of_o christ._n in_o like_a manner_n st._n dionysius_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n hist._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 45._o as_o eusebius_n witness_v write_v to_o novatian_n say_v a_o man_n ought_v rather_o to_o endure_v all_o thing_n than_o to_o consent_v to_o the_o division_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n since_o martyrdom_n to_o which_o man_n expose_v themselves_o to_o hinder_v the_o dismember_n of_o the_o church_n be_v no_o less_o glorious_a than_o what_o a_o man_n suffer_v for_o refuse_v to_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n also_o st._n cyprian_n lib._n de_fw-la unitat._n ecles_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n do_v they_o think_v say_v he_o 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the_o church_n from_o concord_n from_o that_o mother_n of_o who_o whosever_v will_v be_v a_o martyr_n must_v be_v a_o portion_n st._n chrysostom_n in_o one_o of_o his_o homily_n hom._n 11._o in_o ephes._n tell_v we_o there_o be_v nothing_o do_v so_o sharp_o provoke_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n as_o the_o division_n of_o the_o church_n insomuch_o as_o though_o we_o shall_v have_v perform_v all_o other_o sort_n of_o good_a thing_n yet_o we_o shall_v incur_v a_o punishment_n no_o less_o cruel_a by_o divide_v the_o unity_n and_o fullness_n of_o the_o church_n than_o those_o have_v do_v who_o pierce_v and_o divide_v christ_n own_o body_n and_o therefore_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n declare_v can._n 1._o that_o out_o of_o the_o catholic_n church_n there_o be_v no_o salvation_n st._n fulgentius_n likewise_o say_v de_fw-fr remiss_a peccat_fw-la cap._n 22._o
be_v commit_v to_o st._n peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n for_o unto_o he_o it_o be_v say_v feed_v my_o sheep_n for_o he_o be_v the_o prayer_n make_v that_o his_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v to_o he_o be_v the_o key_n of_o heaven_n give_v and_o authority_n to_o bind_v and_o loose_v to_o he_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o principality_n be_v deliver_v and_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o call_v the_o universal_a apostle_n this_o title_n indeed_o be_v offer_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n by_o the_o holy_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n but_o none_o of_o that_o see_v do_v ever_o use_v it_o or_o consent_n to_o take_v it_o thus_o st._n gregory_n st._n paul_n ad_fw-la corinth_n 1._o 2._o 15._o say_v the_o spiritual_a man_n judge_v all_o thing_n annotation_n st._n irenaeus_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 6._o excellent_o declare_v that_o the_o church_n and_o every_o spiritual_a child_n thereof_o judge_n and_o condemn_v all_o 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