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all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v on_o this_o subject_a it_o will_v necessary_o follow_v that_o whatever_o superiority_n st._n peter_n enjoy_v and_o the_o holy_a father_n acknowledge_v be_v the_o gift_n of_o our_o saviour_n only_o a_o gift_n far_o more_o beneficial_a to_o we_o then_o to_o st._n peter_n he_o be_v as_o st._n chrysostome_n say_v master_n of_o the_o world_n not_o because_o his_o throne_n be_v establish_v at_o rome_n but_o receive_v from_o our_o lord_n so_o supereminent_a a_o authority_n he_o therefore_o make_v choice_n of_o rome_n for_o his_o see_v because_o that_o be_v the_o imperial_a city_n of_o the_o world_n he_o may_v from_o thence_o have_v a_o more_o commodious_a influence_n on_o the_o whole_a church_n 13._o upon_o which_o ground_n whensoever_o the_o father_n make_v use_v of_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o successor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n against_o heretic_n or_o schismatic_n they_o consider_v that_o authority_n as_o a_o privilege_n annex_v to_o the_o chair_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o only_o for_o st._n peter_n regard_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n this_o be_v so_o common_a in_o the_o father_n write_n that_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v he_o with_o one_o quotation_n indeed_o john_n of_o constantinople_n when_o he_o will_v invade_v a_o equality_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o some_o sort_n with_o the_o pope_n do_v wise_o to_o mention_v only_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o imperial_a city_n because_o he_o can_v allege_v no_o other_o pretention_n for_o his_o plea_n but_o st._n leo_n st._n gregory_n st._n gelasius_n etc._n etc._n produce_v their_o evidence_n for_o their_o supremacy_n from_o tue_fw-la petrus_n &_o super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la etc._n etc._n from_o pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la etc._n etc._n nay_o st._n augustin_n and_o other_o bishop_n of_o the_o milevitan_a council_n write_v to_o pope_n innocent_a to_o join_v with_o they_o in_o condemn_v the_o pelagian_n tell_v he_o their_o hope_n be_v those_o heretic_n will_v more_o easy_o 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a_o auditory_a and_o though_o he_o shall_v still_o continue_v to_o prefer_v st._n matthews_n order_n of_o narration_n before_o st._n luke_n yet_o what_o st._n luke_n write_v can_v possible_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o sacrament_n for_o though_o those_o special_a word_n 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v not_o drink_v henceforth_o of_o this_o fruit_n of_o the_o vine_n until_o etc._n etc._n if_o they_o stand_v alone_o may_v seem_v applicable_a to_o the_o consecrate_a chalice_n yet_o those_o other_o of_o saint_n luke_n i_o will_v not_o any_o more_o eat_v of_o this_o passâ—over_n until_o &c._n &c._n can_v possible_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o consecrate_a element_n of_o bread_n and_o therefore_o since_o both_o these_o say_n be_v manifest_o intend_v of_o the_o same_o subject_a it_o be_v more_o than_o evident_a they_o be_v mean_v only_o of_o the_o paschal_n supper_n and_o not_o at_o all_o of_o the_o sacrament_n 14._o 14._o as_o for_o beauties_n quarrel_n with_o st._n thomas_n his_o affirm_v that_o one_o body_n 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same_o mention_v in_o the_o doctor_n margin_n from_o floriacensis_fw-la there_o be_v nothing_o appear_v in_o it_o favour_a consubstantiation_n certain_o it_o be_v sufficient_a if_o he_o speak_v sincere_o to_o acquit_v he_o from_o any_o suspicion_n of_o hold_v only_o a_o figurative_a presence_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o that_o only_o be_v his_o business_n as_o for_o his_o expression_n that_o our_o lord_n body_n not_o only_o in_o mystery_n but_o truth_n be_v handle_v break_v and_o chaw_v with_o the_o tooth_n of_o faithful_a communicant_n unless_o they_o be_v understand_v sacramental_o they_o be_v far_o from_o be_v justifiable_a and_o so_o be_v all_o the_o capharnaitical_a objection_n that_o protestant_n make_v against_o catholic_a doctrine_n in_o this_o matter_n we_o acknowledge_v more_o than_o a_o spiritual_a a_o oral_a manducatian_n but_o without_o any_o suffer_a or_o change_n in_o the_o divine_a body_n itself_o we_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v nourishment_n to_o we_o but_o not_o after_o 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