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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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write_v 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 〈◊〉_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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person_n than_o they_o be_v give_v as_o to_o the_o head_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n under_o christ_n but_o now_o let_v we_o hear_v testimony_n hereof_o ¶_o tertulian_n libro_fw-la de_fw-mi press_v haer_fw-mi be_v there_o any_o thing_n hide_v from_o peter_n as_o you_o have_v it_o twice_o before_o which_o be_v call_v the_o stone_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n which_o have_v the_o key_n of_o heaven_n give_v he_o and_o power_n to_o lose_v and_o bind_v both_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n tertulian_n here_o speak_v of_o that_o christ_n say_v to_o peter_n after_o he_o have_v give_v he_o the_o bless_v mathue_n the_o xvi_o that_o which_o i_o do_v now_o thou_o know_v not_o and_o yet_o he_o grant_v there_o that_o peter_n have_v receive_v the_o key_n before_o which_o can_v be_v no_o time_n else_o but_o even_o when_o the_o promise_n of_o gevinge_v they_o be_v make_v as_o will_v appear_v by_o confer_v the_o text_n the_o place_n and_o the_o time_n together_o ¶_o s._n 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124._o de_fw-la tempore_fw-la in_o declaringe_v the_o gevinge_v of_o the_o key_n matthew_n the_o xvi_o he_o say_v christ_n give_v the_o key_n then_o to_o peter_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v tibi_fw-la dedi_fw-la clave_n regni_fw-la celorum_fw-la i_o have_v give_v to_o thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o like_a s._n aug._n have_v tract_n 50._o in_o joa._n et_fw-la li._n 2._o contra_fw-la gau_n dentii_fw-la epistolam_fw-la s._n hilari_fw-la in_fw-la psa_fw-la lii_o s._n hilari_fw-la say_v that_o christ_n take_v not_o away_o the_o key_n from_o peter_n when_o he_o deny_v he_o here_o we_o see_v s._n hilari_fw-la judge_v that_o the_o key_n be_v give_v before_o the_o passion_n but_o that_o must_v be_v when_o he_o promyss_v they_o matthew_n the_o xvi_o etc._n etc._n s._n hilari_fw-la in_o psal_n cxxxi_o christ_n say_v to_o peter_n come_v after_o i_o sathan_n or_o adversarye_n to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v the_o key_n before_o but_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v when_o 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the_o key_n and_o yet_o as_o under_o peter_n he_o be_v the_o head_n but_o who_o i_o pray_v you_o be_v so_o foonde_v to_o say_v that_o the_o .27_o disciple_n receive_v the_o key_n equal_o with_o peter_n ¶_o the_o xi_o objection_n christ_n say_v to_o all_o indifferent_o what_o so_o ever_o you_o shall_v bind_v upon_o earth_n 18._o shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o what_o so_o ever_o you_o lose_v upon_o earth_n be_v lose_a in_o heaven_n ¶_o the_o answer_n that_o power_n give_v math_n xviii_o be_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o process_n but_o to_o excommunicate_v the_o wicked_a and_o to_o lose_v they_o from_o it_o again_o if_o they_o be_v trulye_o penitent_a 5._o which_o power_n paul_n cause_v the_o corinthian_n to_o execute_v upon_o y_o e_o fornicatour_n 2._o and_o here_o note_v well_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o great_a cause_n that_o christ_n use_v here_o the_o plurel_n number_n sa_v what_o so_o ever_o you_o bound_v etc._n etc._n for_o one_o do_v never_o this_o at_o that_o time_n 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&_o observe_v a_o due_a order_n which_o order_n be_v break_v if_o peter_n the_o other_o apostel_n and_o the_o .72_o disciple_n or_o the_o successor_n of_o everye_o of_o these_o have_v like_o power_n give_v in_o all_o thing_n ¶_o the_o xii_o objection_n the_o viii_o of_o thacte_n peter_n and_o john_n be_v send_v by_o other_o apostel_v to_o samaria_n but_o y_z e_z sender_n seem_v to_o be_v great_a than_o they_o which_o be_v send_v etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o anwere_n when_o by_o philip_n the_o dracon_fw-mi the_o people_n of_o samaria_n be_v convert_v to_o y_z e_z faith_n by_o y_z e_z consent_n of_o all_o y_z e_z apostle_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v y_z e_z chief_a author_n peter_n as_o who_o authority_n be_v great_a be_v choose_v as_o be_v think_v most_o meet_a to_o go_v to_o confirm_v they_o with_o tholye_a spyrite_n the_o matter_n and_o case_n then_o require_v the_o chief_a power_n what_o do_v this_o against_o peter_n authority_n or_o to_o the_o derogation_n of_o his_o high_a power_n and_o 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s._n cyprian_n name_v y_o e_o church_n of_o rone_n peter_n see_v and_o call_v it_o the_o principal_a church_n whereoute_v the_o unitye_n do_v springe_n li._n i._n epist_n epis_fw-mi iii._n ante_fw-la calcem_fw-la s._n amb._n also_o bearethe_v testimony_n hereof_o say_v we_o think_v it_o be_v not_o without_o a_o cause_n that_o tholy_a apostel_n peter_n &_o paul_n do_v suffer_v martridome_n in_o one_o day_n in_o one_o place_n &_o under_o one_o tirand_n in_o one_o day_n y_fw-fr t_o they_o may_v come_v together_o unto_o christ_n at_o one_o time_n one_o place_n y_o t_o rome_n shall_v lack_v neither_o of_o they_o under_o one_o persecutor_n y_fw-fr â—_o either_o may_v feel_v like_o crudeliti_n the_o day_n be_v appoint_v they_o for_o their_o merit_n the_o place_n for_o their_o glory_n the_o persecutor_n for_o their_o virtue_n what_o place_n do_v they_o suffer_v in_o in_o the_o city_n of_o rhome_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o head_n cytye_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n so_o that_o there_o 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peter_n s_o hie_v again_o say_v in_o the_o place_n recite_v philo_n fall_v into_o great_a acquaintance_n &_o love_n with_o peter_n in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n etc._n etc._n ireneus_fw-la moreover_o scholar_n to_o we_o johns_n disc_n pol._n li._n 3._o ca._n 1._o &_o 3._o show_v that_o peter_n be_v bishop_n in_o room_n &_o so_o do_v chriso_n &_o hê_n abbreviator_n the_o ophilat_fw-la in_o commentariis_fw-la epistolae_fw-la poster_n ad_fw-la timo._n yea_o &_o here_o now_o final_a lie_n to_o conclude_v we_o peter_n himself_o in_o his_o first_o epistle_n &_o u_o i_o speak_v under_o y_o e_o name_n of_o babylon_n for_o so_o he_o call_v their_o room_n because_o of_o superstition_n &_o idolatry_n then_o use_v amongst_o y_o e_o infidel_n show_v y_o it_o he_o write_v you_o to_o his_o epistle_n from_o room_n as_o all_o author_n do_v declare_v which_o do_v interpret_v that_o epistle_n of_o peter_n and_o so_o do_v tertu_fw-fr li._n con_fw-mi judeos_fw-la pag._n 128._o sainte_n hierome_n in_o catalogo_fw-la virorum_fw-la illustr_n titulo_fw-la marci_n papias_fw-la disciple_n to_o s._n john_n evamg_v and_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n &_o eusebius_n li._n 2._o aec_fw-la he_o ca._n 15._o with_o many_o mo_z i_o need_n not_o here_o to_o bring_v in_o certain_a germayn_v writer_n which_o expound_v the_o forname_v place_n of_o peter_n affirm_v he_o there_o to_o speak_v of_o rhome_n under_o the_o name_n of_o babylon_n where_o not_o without_o great_a blasphemy_n oft_o they_o rail_v against_o all_o godliness_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o say_v and_o write_v yea_o and_o put_v forth_o in_o print_n thousand_o volume_n wherein_o they_o deny_v y_z t_o peter_n ever_o be_v at_o rhome_n ¶_o the_o xlu_o objection_n christ_n bid_v peter_n feed_v hê_n flock_n say_v 21._o pasce_fw-la but_o this_o word_n pasce_fw-la be_v token_v service_n &_o not_o preeminence_n it_o be_v i_o say_v a_o word_n of_o service_n &_o not_o preeminence_n the_o answer_n christ_n in_o y_z t_z place_n use_v ii_o word_n twice_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v pasce_fw-la fede_fw-it but_o after_o he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v both_o rege_fw-la et_fw-la pasce_fw-la rule_n or_o govern_v and_o feed_v 2._o and_o so_o in_o the_o ps_n god_n bid_v rule_v they_o which_o it_o a_o irne_n rod_n 20._o and_o in_o y_z e_z act_n paul_n will_v they_o to_o take_v heed_n to_o they_o self_n and_o â—o_o all_o the_o flock_n among_o who_o y_o e_z holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v they_o bishop_n to_o rule_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n of_o god_n 5._o also_o in_o peter_n epistle_n rule_v you_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n though_o it_o be_v feed_v in_o the_o damnable_a translation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o now_o to_o conclude_v seinge_v everye_o man_n know_v that_o to_o rule_v or_o govern_v be_v thoffice_n of_o superior_n head_n and_o ruler_n we_o may_v well_o and_o truelye_o answer_v that_o to_o peter_n and_o to_o all_o his_o successor_n be_v give_v not_o only_o commandment_n to_o feed_v but_o also_o to_o rule_v his_o flock_n 4._o and_o for_o this_o say_v paul_n which_o be_v but_o a_o inferior_a to_o peter_n will_v you_o that_o i_o shall_v come_v to_o you_o with_o the_o rod_n of_o correction_n 4._o rebuke_v say_v he_o to_o timothe_n and_o check_v in_o season_n &_o out_o of_o season_n but_o of_o this_o you_o have_v more_o in_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la .2_o probation_n ¶_o the_o xlvi_o objection_n ezechias_n that_o good_a king_n as_o have_v high_a authority_n over_o all_o give_v unto_o he_o even_o by_o god_n 28._o say_v harken_v o_o you_o levites_n and_o priest_n be_v you_o hallow_v &_o make_v you_o pure_a and_o clean_a the_o house_n of_o our_o lord_n put_v away_o all_o wickedness_n and_o all_o uncleanes_n from_o the_o holy_a place_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o answer_n there_o be_v in_o juda_n by_o god_n permission_n many_o wicked_a king_n which_o do_v most_o filthy_o pollute_v god_n house_n with_o idolatrye_a and_o but_o few_o 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