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jam_fw-la cùm_fw-la ista_fw-la scriberem_fw-la 94._o epist_n 94._o cognoveramus_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la carthaginensi_fw-la adversus_fw-la eos_fw-la episcopalis_fw-la concilij_fw-la conditum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la decretum_fw-la per_fw-la epistolam_fw-la sancto_fw-la &_o venerabili_fw-la papae_fw-la innocentio_n dirigendum_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la de_fw-la concilio_n numidiae_fw-la ad_fw-la eandem_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la sedem_fw-la iam_fw-la similiter_fw-la scripseramus_fw-la now_o while_o i_o write_v these_o thing_n we_o understode_v a_o decree_n to_o have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o church_n of_o carthage_n by_o a_o council_n of_o bishop_n which_o be_v to_o be_v direct_v by_o a_o epistle_n unto_o the_o holy_a and_o reverend_a pope_n innocentius_n and_o we_o likewise_o have_v write_v from_o the_o council_n of_o numidia_n to_o the_o same_o apostolic_a see_n it_o be_v then_o evident_a that_o these_o two_o counsel_n send_v their_o decree_n to_o the_o see_v apostolic_a as_o also_o all_o other_o counsel_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v according_a to_o the_o most_o ancient_a tradition_n and_o that_o as_o well_o because_o the_o see_v apostolic_a be_v assure_v not_o to_o err_v as_o be_v the_o rock_n of_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v pray_v for_o by_o christ_n himself_o as_o also_o to_o the_o intent_n all_o church_n may_v receive_v the_o soon_o that_o decree_n which_o be_v derive_v to_o they_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o their_o own_o head_n under_o christ_n and_o of_o their_o chief_a shepherd_n and_o again_o because_o the_o heretic_n and_o they_a follower_n may_v the_o soon_o be_v either_o reconcile_a or_o keep_v down_o when_o it_o be_v once_o know_v that_o the_o high_a court_n in_o earth_n have_v condemn_v their_o opinion_n whereupon_o the_o father_n of_o the_o milevitan_a council_n say_v 92._o epist_n 92._o arbitramus_n adiwante_fw-la misericordia_fw-la domini_fw-la dei_fw-la nostri_fw-la jesu_fw-la christi_fw-la qui_fw-la te_fw-la &_o regere_fw-la consulentem_fw-la &_o orantem_fw-la 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prove_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o succede_v s._n peter_n be_v the_o high_a shepherd_n who_o voice_n all_o the_o faithful_a be_v bind_v to_o hear_v the_o other_o point_n be_v in_o that_o these_o father_n affirm_v that_o christ_n rule_v the_o pope_n at_o his_o consultation_n allude_v therein_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o s._n peter_n which_o be_v pray_v for_o 22._o luc._n 22._o to_o send_v all_o his_o successor_n may_v not_o err_v in_o consult_v about_o matter_n of_o religion_n to_o which_o epistle_n pope_n innocentius_n make_v answer_v praise_v they_o because_o in_o doubtful_a matter_n they_o ask_v he_o what_o sentence_n or_o judgement_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v 93._o ep._n 93._o antiquae_fw-la scilicet_fw-la regulae_fw-la formam_fw-la secuti_fw-la quam_fw-la toto_fw-la semper_fw-la ab_fw-la orbe_fw-la mecum_fw-la nostis_fw-la esse_fw-la seruatam_fw-la you_o follow_v say_v innocentius_n the_o pattern_n of_o the_o ancient_a rule_n which_o you_o 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which_o live_v under_o he_o be_v build_v which_o also_o be_v a_o rock_n aswell_o through_o christ_n the_o rock_n of_o rock_n as_o through_o peter_n the_o second_o rock_n and_o through_o itself_o since_o every_o man_n be_v according_a to_o his_o degree_n a_o livelie_a stone_n concur_v to_o the_o build_n up_o of_o the_o whole_a church_n which_o stone_n be_v join_v together_o and_o fasten_v by_o faith_n and_o charity_n make_v also_o a_o rock_n of_o themselves_o 2._o ephes_n 2._o beside_o that_o they_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o of_o the_o apostle_n one_o of_o these_o verity_n do_v not_o imbarre_v the_o other_o jewel_o s._n augustine_n add_v in_o christ_n person_n i_o will_v not_o build_v myself_o upon_o the_o but_o i_o will_v build_v thou_o upon_o i_o
reprove_v neither_o do_v he_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o he_o first_o be_v call_v to_o the_o apostleship_n consider_v good_a reader_n how_o far_o these_o father_n be_v from_o this_o mind_n of_o the_o protestant_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o reprove_v of_o s._n peter_n by_o s._n paul_n do_v any_o thing_n withstand_v his_o primacy_n whereas_o thereby_o they_o never_o doubt_v of_o his_o supremacy_n in_o power_n rather_o show_v he_o to_o have_v be_v chief_a every_o way_n as_o well_o in_o grace_n as_o in_o authority_n s._n peter_n be_v reprove_v of_o s._n paul_n and_o s._n peter_n praise_v the_o very_a same_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n 3._o 2._o pet._n 3._o in_o which_o he_o be_v reprove_v do_v ever_o martin_n luther_n zuinglius_fw-la or_o john_n caluin_n show_v any_o such_o lowliness_n toward_o their_o superior_a as_o s._n peter_n show_v to_o his_o inferior_a zuinglius_fw-la reprove_v luther_n concern_v his_o doctrine_n of_o the_o real_a presence_n but_o do_v luther_n trow_v you_o praise_n 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the_o way_n to_o bring_v they_o at_o one_o since_o they_o be_v at_o their_o way_n end_v after_o which_o time_n there_o be_v no_o place_n of_o reconciliation_n leave_v but_o the_o judge_n deliver_v either_o the_o one_o party_n 5._o matth._n 5._o or_o both_o to_o be_v torment_v for_o ever_o if_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o fault_n be_v such_o as_o between_o luther_n and_o zuinglius_fw-la it_o be_v it_o be_v far_a lay_v against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o s._n peter_n that_o the_o apostle_n send_v he_o to_o lay_v hand_n upon_o those_o who_o philippus_n the_o deacon_n have_v baptise_a 8._o act._n 8._o for_o by_o send_v they_o will_v conclude_v he_o to_o be_v only_o equal_a with_o the_o apostle_n as_o though_o the_o canon_n of_o a_o cathedral_n church_n may_v not_o choose_v their_o dean_n or_o bishop_n to_o go_v about_o certain_a business_n of_o the_o chapter_n who_o therein_o they_o send_v to_o do_v those_o thing_n not_o as_o their_o inferior_a but_o when_o the_o common_a good_a be_v to_o be_v procure_v and_o no_o fault_n be_v to_o be_v punissh_v every_o man_n ought_v to_o yield_v up_o his_o superiority_n and_o to_o condescend_v to_o charity_n 64._o lib._n 7._o epist_n 64._o as_o s._n peter_n do_v for_o as_o gregory_n most_o wise_o say_v when_o no_o fault_n require_v the_o contrary_a all_o bishop_n according_a to_o the_o respect_n of_o humbleness_n be_v equal_a brief_o the_o apostle_n be_v send_v every_o of_o they_o equal_o into_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o peter_n beside_o that_o be_v make_v chief_a to_o the_o end_n the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n may_v appear_v in_o one_o chief_a apostle_n and_o schism_n may_v be_v avoid_v not_o so_o much_o among_o the_o apostle_n where_o none_o can_v chance_v as_o among_o other_o afterward_o â2_n leo_n epist_n â2_n who_o shall_v have_v less_o grace_n to_o keep_v unity_n than_o the_o apostle_n have_v but_o in_o case_n the_o apostle_n have_v be_v so_o destitute_a of_o grace_n that_o any_o one_o may_v have_v teach_v false_a doctrine_n and_o stubborn_o have_v defend_v the_o same_o doubtless_o s._n peter_n may_v no_o less_o have_v depose_v he_o 1._o actor_n 1._o than_o he_o do_v separate_v judas_n from_o the_o college_n of_o the_o apostle_n even_o after_o his_o death_n and_o that_o have_v be_v always_o the_o true_a catholic_a church_n which_o have_v follow_v s._n peter_n doctrine_n but_o now_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o other_o apostle_n do_v nothing_o hinder_v s._n peter_n chief_a power_n who_o have_v sufficient_a authority_n to_o have_v control_v they_o if_o they_o have_v lack_v sufficient_a grace_n to_o have_v teach_v only_o true_a doctrine_n and_o although_o they_o have_v grace_v not_o to_o err_v yet_o his_o power_n be_v not_o in_o deed_n the_o less_o thereby_o but_o it_o have_v the_o less_o occasion_n to_o show_v itself_o upon_o the_o apostle_n posita_fw-la 1._o tim._n 1._o lex_fw-la iusto_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la posita_fw-la even_o as_o the_o law_n be_v not_o therefore_o the_o weak_a because_o it_o can_v not_o be_v practise_v upon_o the_o just_a man_n that_o s._n peter_n prerogative_n above_o the_o other_o apostle_n be_v most_o manifest_o see_v by_o his_o chief_a bishoplie_n power_n the_o xii_n chap._n it_o be_v all_o ready_a show_v first_o that_o s._n peter_n pass_v the_o apostle_n a_o great_a way_n in_o some_o kind_n or_o other_o of_o ecclesiastical_a power_n secondlie_o that_o the_o apostle_n have_v two_o kind_n of_o power_n one_o proper_a to_o their_o apostleship_n a_o other_o common_a to_o all_o bishop_n thirdlie_o that_o in_o the_o apostolic_a office_n all_o the_o apostle_n be_v in_o all_o point_v equal_a with_o s._n peter_n save_v only_o that_o above_o and_o beside_o his_o office_n he_o be_v make_v by_o christ_n the_o first_o and_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o all_o to_o the_o end_n unity_n may_v be_v always_o show_v and_o keep_v by_o one_o captain_n apostle_n be_v also_o able_a to_o have_v strengthen_v they_o but_o that_o they_o prevent_v with_o grace_n need_v not_o his_o help_n now_o them_z it_o remain_v to_o see_v how_o far_a s._n peter_n pass_v the_o other_o apostle_n in_o the_o state_n and_o degree_n of_o their_o bishoply_n power_n herein_o i_o say_v that_o whereas_o we_o may_v consider_v in_o a_o prelate_n either_o his_o order_n and_o office_n or_o else_o the_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o same_o the_o order_n and_o office_n of_o bishoply_n power_n be_v equal_o common_a not_o only_o to_o all_o the_o apostle_n but_o likewise_o to_o all_o other_o bishop_n for_o it_o be_v general_o true_a which_o s._n hierom_n say_v euagrium_n ad_fw-la euagrium_n ubicunque_fw-la fuerit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la sive_fw-la romae_fw-la sive_fw-la eugubij_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la meriti_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la est_fw-la &_o sacerdotij_fw-la whersoever_o a_o bishop_n be_v whether_o at_o rome_n which_o be_v the_o head_n city_n of_o the_o world_n or_o at_o eugubium_n which_o be_v a_o small_a town_n he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o merit_n and_o of_o the_o same_o priesthood_n that_o be_v to_o say_v every_o bishop_n may_v as_o well_o preach_v and_o minister_v the_o sacrament_n of_o confirmation_n or_o of_o priesthood_n and_o much_o more_o all_o the_o other_o sacrament_n to_o his_o own_o citisens_n or_o do_v any_o like_a matter_n belong_v to_o his_o order_n as_o the_o high_a bishop_n in_o the_o world_n may_v for_o the_o order_n be_v equal_o common_a to_o they_o al._n and_o that_o be_v it_o which_o s._n cyprian_n say_v eccles_n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la eccles_n episcopatus_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la cvius_fw-la à _fw-la singulis_fw-la in_o solidum_fw-la pars_fw-la tenetur_fw-la the_o bishoplie_n office_n be_v one_o whereof_o every_o man_n hold_v a_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a that_o be_v to_o say_v every_o man_n do_v partake_v the_o bishoplie_n office_n whole_o and_o without_o diminution_n for_o as_o every_o man_n have_v for_o his_o part_n the_o whole_a nature_n of_o a_o
peter_n shall_v rule_v any_o one_o piece_n of_o the_o militant_a flock_n and_o s._n james_n a_o other_o and_o s._n john_n the_o three_o but_o rather_o by_o his_o appointment_n s._n peter_n may_v rule_v the_o self_n same_o flock_n which_o s._n john_n or_o s._n paul_n or_o s._n james_n might_n and_o contrariwise_o they_o may_v rule_v the_o same_o flock_n which_o s._n peter_n do_v for_o all_o be_v send_v aequallie_o into_o the_o whole_a world_n 28_o matth._n 28_o therefore_o except_o beside_o this_o common_a commend_v of_o the_o flock_n indifferent_o to_o all_o s._n peter_n alone_o have_v be_v make_v the_o chief_a pastor_n and_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a flock_n as_o in_o deed_n he_o be_v and_o that_o not_o only_o as_o a_o apostle_n 21._o joan._n 21._o but_o as_o a_o bisshoppe_n and_o as_o one_o ordinary_a officer_n the_o like_a whereof_o shall_v for_o ever_o continue_v in_o the_o church_n we_o may_v bold_o say_v that_o the_o example_n of_o have_v any_o one_o ordinary_a curate_n bishop_z or_o metropolitan_a in_o any_o one_o parrissh_a or_o diocese_n or_o province_n be_v utter_o without_o any_o example_n of_o christ_n institution_n in_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o that_o equal_a institution_n of_o many_o pastor_n over_o onâ_n flock_v only_o stand_v which_o thing_n the_o protestant_n do_v maintain_v it_o shall_v invincible_o follow_v that_o see_v no_o devise_n of_o man_n be_v able_a to_o control_v the_o institution_n oâ_n christ_n it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n much_o better_a to_o have_v twelve_o or_o thirten_a curate_n in_o one_o parish_n and_o so_o many_o bishop_n in_o one_o diocese_n then_o to_o have_v one_o alone_a for_o christ_n if_o peter_n alone_o be_v not_o above_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o chief_a pastoral_a dignity_n make_v thirteen_o apostle_n to_o be_v equal_a pastor_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o self_n same_o flock_n 2d_o math._n 18._o &_o 2d_o and_o that_o foorm_n of_o government_n which_o christ_n ordain_v ought_v still_o to_o continue_v in_o every_o particular_a church_n for_o who_o dare_v change_v our_o lord_n institution_n titum_fw-la cypri_n lib._n 1._o epi._n 3._o &_o li._n 4._o epi._n 2_o hieron_n in_o 1._o c._n epist_n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o all_o the_o world_n confess_v that_o now_o in_o one_o church_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v at_o one_o time_n but_o one_o bishop_n or_o one_o pastor_n in_o so_o much_o that_o s._n hierom_n say_v in_o una_fw-la civitate_fw-la plures_fw-la ut_fw-la nun_n cupantur_fw-la episcopi_n esse_fw-la non_fw-la poterant_fw-la in_o one_o city_n there_o can_v not_o be_v many_o bishop_n according_a as_o a_o bishop_n be_v now_o take_v to_o signify_v one_o that_o be_v above_o common_a priest_n if_o whereas_o once_o many_o priest_n according_a to_o s._n hieroms_n mind_n rule_v one_o church_n for_o a_o time_n equal_o evelletentur_fw-la in._n 1._o epist_n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la ut_fw-la dissensicnun_fw-la plantaria_fw-la evelletentur_fw-la yet_o for_o the_o better_a avoid_v of_o schism_n that_o government_n be_v change_v and_o one_o bishop_n be_v set_v over_o they_o all_o see_v s._n hierom_n allow_v well_o the_o change_n as_o be_v make_v for_o the_o better_a and_o yet_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v for_o the_o better_a if_o it_o have_v whole_o lack_v a_o foorm_n and_o pattern_n in_o that_o government_n which_o christ_n himself_o appoint_v to_o the_o church_n see_v the_o same_o s._n hierom_n say_v jovianum_fw-la lib._n 1._o adversus_fw-la jovianum_fw-la that_o among_o twelve_o one_o be_v choose_v and_o that_o by_o the_o good_a master_n christ_n to_o send_v the_o occasion_n of_o schism_n may_v be_v take_v away_o all_o these_o thing_n i_o say_v well_o weigh_v and_o confer_v together_o i_o may_v most_o certain_o conclude_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o only_o institute_v s._n peter_n to_o be_v as_o one_o chief_a pastor_n in_o the_o whole_a militant_a church_n according_a to_o s._n hieroms_n express_a meaning_n but_o that_o also_o he_o do_v institute_v 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