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s._n jerome_n and_o i_o wonder_v he_o do_v not_o better_o consider_v it_o as_o plato_n be_v prince_n of_o the_o philosopher_n 34._o pag._n 34._o so_o be_v peter_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v plato_n any_o authority_n or_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o rest_n no_o all_o that_o be_v mean_v be_v that_o plato_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a and_o renown_a philosopher_n s._n gregory_n call_v peter_n the_o chief_a 38._o greg_n lib._n 4._o ep._n 38._o member_n of_o the_o holy_a and_o universal_a church_n and_o say_v he_o paul_n andrew_n and_o john_n what_o be_v they_o but_o the_o head_n of_o particular_a church_n if_o the_o word_n head_n always_o import_v authority_n then_o have_v those_o three_o apostle_n as_o much_o authority_n over_o peter_n as_o peter_n have_v over_o them._n but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o ancient_n ever_o think_v all_o the_o apostle_n have_v authority_n alike_o and_o so_o st._n cyprian_n for_o instance_n tell_v we_o that_o what_o peter_n be_v that_o be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n too_o endue_v with_o a_o equal_a partnership_n quintum_fw-la hoc_fw-la erant_fw-la utique_fw-la &_o ceteri_fw-la apostoli_fw-la quod_fw-la fuit_fw-la petrus_n pari_fw-la consortio_fw-la praediti_fw-la &_o honoris_fw-la &_o potestatis_fw-la s._n cyprian_n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccles_n ep._n ad_fw-la quintum_fw-la in_o honour_n and_o power_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v plain_o that_o peter_n who_o the_o lord_n choose_v first_o and_o on_o who_o he_o build_v his_o church_n in_o his_o dispute_n with_o paul_n about_o circumcision_n do_v not_o insolent_o claim_v or_o arrogant_o assume_v any_o thing_n to_o himself_o as_o if_o he_o hold_v the_o primacy_n or_o aught_o to_o be_v obey_v rather_o than_o those_o disciple_n who_o be_v call_v after_o he_o whence_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o though_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n style_v he_o the_o prince_n and_o head_n of_o the_o apostle_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o ascribe_v to_o he_o any_o superior_a authority_n or_o power_n but_o only_o a_o honorary_a precedency_n like_o that_o which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o chairman_n of_o a_o committee_n who_o be_v above_o the_o rest_n in_o eminence_n but_o in_o power_n the_o same_o with_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v equal_o and_o joint_o in_o commission_n with_o he_o and_o thus_o all_o our_o author_n collection_n touch_v st._n peter_n great_a character_n be_v answer_v in_o short_a 2._o other_o of_o his_o authority_n be_v concern_v those_o honourable_a title_n which_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n give_v to_o the_o church_n and_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o that_o there_o be_v the_o most_o potent_a principality_n or_o the_o imperial_a seat_n of_o the_o emperor_n that_o the_o first_o chair_n and_o the_o principal_a church_n be_v there_o that_o it_o be_v the_o head_n church_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o it_o be_v a_o great_a pastor_n and_o the_o head_n to_o who_o antiquity_n have_v give_v a_o pre-eminence_n of_o priesthood_n or_o the_o precedency_n before_o all_o other_o bishop_n and_o what_o 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〈◊〉_d council_n calce_v can._n 8._o the_o imperial_a city_n the_o father_n very_o fit_o give_v a_o honourable_a pre-eminence_n as_o those_o 630_o father_n profess_v at_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n but_o this_o be_v a_o frank-gift_n a_o voluntary_a act_n and_o courtesy_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o from_o these_o respectful_a compellation_n and_o honorary_a grant_n of_o precedency_n to_o argue_v that_o the_o bishop_n and_o see_v of_o rome_n have_v authority_n over_o the_o rest_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o if_o you_o shall_v say_v that_o because_o among_o our_o magistrate_n the_o mayor_n of_o london_n have_v the_o title_n of_o lord_n therefore_o all_o other_o major_n and_o headborough_n be_v under_o his_o command_n or_o because_o among_o our_o city_n london_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o head-city_n therefore_o all_o other_o city_n and_o corporation_n be_v under_o its_o jurisdiction_n or_o because_o among_o our_o peer_n there_o be_v a_o premier_n duke_n or_o a_o first_o 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