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therefore_o that_o it_o be_v oxon._n be_v nam_fw-la etsi_fw-la pastor_n multi_fw-la sumus_fw-la unum_fw-la tamen_fw-la gregem_fw-la pascimus_fw-la &_o oves_fw-la universas_fw-la quas_fw-la christus_fw-la sanguine_fw-la svo_fw-la ac_fw-la passione_n quaesivit_fw-la colligere_fw-la &_o fovere_fw-la debemus_fw-la cypr._n ep._n 68_o stephano_n p._n 178._o edit_fw-la oxon._n to_o be_v their_o care_n to_o secure_v and_o preserve_v all_o those_o sheep_n which_o christ_n have_v purchase_v by_o his_o bloody_a passion_n in_o this_o epistle_n one_o may_v see_v the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o of_o episcopal_a dignity_n at_o that_o time_n how_o little_a they_o think_v then_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v either_o the_o prince_n of_o bishop_n or_o the_o sole_a bishop_n in_o the_o church_n when_o st._n cyprian_n 177._o cyprian_n cui_fw-la rei_fw-la nostrum_fw-la est_fw-la consulere_fw-la &_o subvenire_fw-la frater_fw-la charissime_fw-la qui_fw-la divinam_fw-la 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in_o this_o affair_n that_o so_o what_o be_v decide_v by_o they_o in_o synod_n may_v have_v a_o general_a reception_n his_o next_o authority_n be_v much_o more_o unfit_a for_o the_o prove_v such_o great_a thing_n as_o the_o florentine_a council_n say_v of_o the_o pope_n 34._o nub._n testium_fw-la p._n 34._o none_o but_o a_o very_a shortsighted_a person_n will_v quote_v the_o comparison_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o plato_n which_o passage_n be_v not_o in_o st._n hierome_n as_o set_v down_o by_o our_o author_n since_o no_o one_o ever_o make_v or_o believe_v plato_n to_o be_v such_o a_o prince_n over_o the_o philosopher_n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n say_v st._n peter_n be_v over_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o whole_a church_n 282._o church_n nub._n test_n p._n 34_o 35._o nat._n alex._n p._n 281_o 282._o the_o business_n of_o the_o council_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o st._n hierome_n leave_n make_v more_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n james_n bishop_n there_o than_o of_o st._n peter_n since_o he_o conclude_v the_o debate_n and_o the_o canon_n be_v draw_v up_o in_o the_o very_a expression_n prescribe_v by_o he_o and_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o as_o to_o the_o next_o passage_n from_o st._n hierome_n 283._o hierome_n nub._n test_n p._n 35._o nat._n alex._n p._n 283._o about_o a_o head_n constitute_v among_o the_o apostle_n since_o i_o find_v nothing_o in_o the_o gospel_n or_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o either_o our_o saviour_n do_v appoint_v or_o the_o apostle_n elect_v or_o constitute_v peter_n head_n of_o the_o apostle_n i_o can_v believe_v it_o though_o st._n hierome_n do_v affirm_v it_o especial_o since_o his_o be_v make_v the_o apostle_n messenger_n act_v 8.14_o be_v so_o home_n a_o evidence_n against_o it_o the_o next_o testimony_n 190._o testimony_n nub._n test_n p._n 35._o nat._n alex._n par._n 2._o sec._n 4._o p._n 190._o prove_v only_o that_o st._n hierome_n act_v as_o every_o good_a christian_n ought_v in_o keep_v to_o the_o faith_n and_o church_n of_o christ_n against_o the_o heretic_n that_o he_o act_v as_o every_o presbyter_n ought_v when_o he_o consult_v his_o own_o bishop_n whether_o he_o may_v use_v the_o term_n hypostasis_n about_o the_o trinity_n the_o two_o last_o testimony_n from_o he_o do_v not_o deserve_v a_o word_n of_o answer_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v pass_v to_o those_o from_o st._n austin_n the_o two_o first_o 284._o first_o nub._n test_n p._n 37._o nat._n alex._n p._n 284._o passage_n from_o who_o be_v direct_o against_o our_o compiler_n the_o rest_n be_v too_o weak_a for_o his_o design_n and_o to_o very_o little_a purpose_n since_o as_o to_o the_o first_o 39_o first_o nub._n test_n p._n 39_o of_o they_o several_z other_o church_n as_o well_o as_o that_o at_o rome_n do_v enjoy_v the_o prerogative_n of_o have_v a_o apostolical_a chair_n and_o as_o to_o the_o next_o 308._o next_o nub._n test_n p._n 39_o 40._o nat._n alex._n p._n 308._o it_o be_v very_o expedient_a the_o african_n shall_v try_v all_o mean_n and_o use_v all_o help_n that_o can_v be_v get_v to_o suppress_v a_o grow_a heresy_n and_o for_o the_o three_o 309._o three_o nub._n test_n p._n 40._o nat._n alex._n p._n 309._o it_o be_v customary_a enough_o for_o other_o bishop_n to_o call_v bishop_n to_o synod_n the_o history_n of_o the_o first_o age_n of_o st._n cyprian_n in_o particular_a will_v put_v this_o out_o of_o doubt_n the_o last_o 309._o last_o nub._n test_n p._n 40_o 41._o nat._n alex._n p._n 309._o fall_v in_o with_o the_o second_o and_o therefore_o i_o pass_v it_o and_o aught_o to_o do_v so_o by_o those_o of_o st._n cyril_n since_o they_o 41._o they_o nub._n test_n p._n 41._o be_v answer_v sufficient_o above_o in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o rock_n have_v spend_v so_o much_o time_n about_o the_o testimony_n hitherto_o i_o will_v make_v the_o more_o haste_n through_o the_o rest_n there_o be_v but_o one_o or_o two_o lest_o that_o can_v give_v we_o much_o occasion_n of_o a_o answer_n that_o about_o 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