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we_o all_o gal._n chap._n 4._o verse_n 26_o as_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n she_o be_v for_o the_o best_a but_o a_o sister-church_n and_o collateral_a but_o now_o we_o affirm_v she_o
to_o be_v heavilie_o affect_v and_o disease_v it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v call_v in_o common_a with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o patriarch_n by_o the_o name_n of_o occumenicall_a bishop_n as_o which_o all_o joyntlie_o and_o common_o repraesent_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nay_o we_o deny_v not_o here_o yet_o far_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n obtain_v at_o last_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a procathedrie_n or_o preseance_n and_o this_o perhaps_o not_o only_o because_o that_o rome_n be_v sedes_fw-la or_o caput_fw-la imperii_fw-la the_o imperial_a seat_n or_o siege_n or_o yet_o because_o it_o prove_v a_o zoar_n or_o place_n of_o refuge_n to_o they_o of_o the_o eastern_a church_n during_o the_o arrian_n persecution_n but_o even_o because_o of_o the_o faith_n as_o which_o keep_v then_o the_o truth_n in_o sincerity_n whereas_o other_o church_n be_v more_o corrupt_v but_o all_o this_o be_v we_o for_o as_o pompey_z say_v well_o non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o parietibus_fw-la respuplica_fw-la so_o no_o more_o be_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n within_o her_o wall_n again_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a collection_n to_o gather_v or_o conclude_v straight_o a_o universal_a prostasie_n from_o a_o particular_a procathedrie_n nay_o and_o albeit_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v allege_v unto_o exemplarlie_n whilst_o she_o keep_v the_o faith_n in_o purity_n and_o sincerity_n follow_v it_o from_o hence_o that_o she_o be_v either_o the_o mother-church_n or_o the_o catholic_a church_n which_o be_v orbem_fw-la urbi_fw-la includere_fw-la the_o ancient_n indeed_o adducebant_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la romanam_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la exemplum_fw-la particular_a scilicet_fw-la during_o that_o space_n of_o her_o purity_n sed_fw-la ne_fw-la vel_fw-la tum_fw-la quidem_fw-la ut_fw-la attributum_fw-la universale_fw-la which_o our_o papist_n do_v to_o day_n you_o know_v that_o this_o be_v ordinary_a with_o we_o whilst_o any_o differ_v arise_v to_o appeal_v or_o provoke_v to_o the_o most_o famous_a church_n where_o we_o live_v as_o in_o france_z appellation_n be_v for_o common_a make_v to_o the_o church_n of_o geneve_n or_o yet_o to_o defer_v the_o cognition_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o some_o transmarine_a church_n but_o shall_v any_o infer_v from_o hence_o that_o by_o this_o appellation_n we_o abjudge_v the_o name_n of_o a_o true_a church_n from_o ourselves_o or_o yet_o singular_o adjudge_v this_o name_n to_o that_o church_n whereunto_o we_o appeal_v nay_o last_o of_o all_o here_o ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la during_o that_o her_o flourish_a age_n ad_fw-la hodiernam_fw-la papanam_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la concludere_fw-la distant_a ac_fw-la differunt_fw-la haec_fw-la duâ—_n immane_n quantum_fw-la immo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d xx._n meletema_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n whereas_o they_o can_v not_o except_v against_o christ_n work_n or_o authoritatem_fw-la factorum_fw-la they_o begin_v to_o quarrel_v authoritatem_fw-la faciendi_fw-la and_o so_o to_o quaestion_v he_o by_o what_o authority_n he_o do_v these_o thing_n and_o who_o give_v he_o this_o authority_n mat._n 21.23_o thus_o it_o fare_v with_o our_o adversary_n or_o these_o our_o new_a pharisee_n to_o day_n since_o they_o can_v not_o except_v against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o doctrine_n which_o we_o teach_v lest_o else_o they_o shall_v have_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o hold_v their_o poor_a bewitched_a people_n in_o hand_n they_o must_v needs_o except_v here_o and_o quarrel_n authoritatem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o squabble_v about_o our_o authority_n in_o teach_v if_o not_o authority_n of_o doctrine_n wherefore_o let_v we_o give_v this_o to_o their_o so_o great_a and_o press_a necessity_n there_o be_v one_o of_o our_o man_n no_o less_o true_o in_o dignation_n than_o place_n who_o have_v late_o write_v most_o learned_o in_o defence_n of_o our_o call_v where-at_a i_o can_v not_o hear_v of_o any_o among_o our_o adversary_n who_o have_v so_o much_o as_o snatch_v as_o yet_o but_o like_o a_o dog_n leap_v at_o nilus_n so_o that_o i_o grant_v this_o to_o be_v but_o a_o superfluous_a labour_n on_o my_o part_n wherein_a but_o benè_fw-la actum_fw-la malè_fw-la ago_o yet_o i_o can_v not_o but_o look_v for_o a_o charitable_a construction_n voluntas_fw-la quum_fw-la sit_fw-la actionum_fw-la mensura_fw-la and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o those_o qui_fw-la prae_fw-la tenui_fw-la peculio_fw-la vitulum_fw-la vivum_fw-la divis_fw-la minus_fw-la elustrare_fw-la possunt_fw-la vel_fw-la taurum_fw-la è_fw-la farina_fw-la fingere_fw-la yea_o and_o as_o who_o can_v not_o be_v altogether_o here_o muet_n be_v so_o deicticallie_o point_v at_o and_o press_v by_o the_o great_a part_n in_o common_a but_o at_o least_o some_o advantage_n take_v by_o the_o adversary_n upon_o my_o silence_n against_o myself_o though_o not_o to_o the_o least_o praejudice_n to_o the_o errand_n or_o common_a cause_n or_o yet_o derogation_n to_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o ministry_n with_o we_o through_o my_o weak_a side_n wherefore_o gentle_a reader_n give_v to_o necessity_n whatsoever_o thou_o find_v here_o do_v and_o vouchsafe_v at_o least_o thy_o best_a countenance_n which_o be_v grace_n enough_o against_o all_o disgrace_n i_o fear_v these_o whatsoever_o my_o pain_n shall_v incur_v with_o the_o enemy_n yea_o or_o be_v liable_a unto_o for_o if_o thou_o pardon_v my_o presumption_n and_o accept_v of_o this_o my_o mean_a endeavour_n thou_o shall_v perhaps_o encourage_v i_o to_o some_o great_a attempt_n what_o well_o do_v give_v god_n the_o praise_n and_o where_o i_o have_v take_v the_o pain_n reap_v thou_o the_o profit_n what_o thou_o find_v amiss_o corrigi_fw-la ac_fw-la sanari_fw-la posse_fw-la ne_fw-la despera_fw-la as_o who_o aliis_fw-la ut_fw-la prosim_fw-la veritatis_fw-la discipulus_fw-la esse_fw-la malim_fw-la quam_fw-la aliis_fw-la dùm_fw-la praesim_fw-la erroris_fw-la magister_fw-la etc._n etc._n vive_fw-fr vale_fw-la finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n lin_v for_o read_v 6_o margin_n insignari_fw-la insigniri_fw-la ibid._n ibidem_fw-la meletemata_fw-la qui_fw-la meletemata_fw-la ibid._n 7_o periet_fw-la pereat_fw-la 9_o 17_o appear_v appear_v 11_o 21_o quod_fw-la quos_fw-la 20_o 24_o estate_n estate_n 22_o 25_o while_n while_o as_o 23_o 27_o videriâ—_n videsis_n 43_o 13_o papista_n papissa_n 49_o 3_o sole_o sol_o ibid._n 6_o saint_n saint_n 50_o 1_o chrysostomo_n quarto_fw-la 51_o 15_o ao_o to_o 52_o 10_o word_n word_n ibid._n 19_o thing_n thing_n 54_o 32_o sole_o sol_o 59_o 3_o absolute_o absolutae_fw-la 65_o 6_o defuerant_fw-la defuerunt_fw-la 69_o 27_o not_o note_n 71_o 4_o certain_o certainty_n ibid._n 23_o boguintinus_n boguntinus_n item_n in_o some_o place_n of_o this_o treatise_n for_o pretend_v read_v pertend_v