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disciple_n nothing_o by_o way_n of_o authority_n and_o command_n thus_o you_o cite_v s._n chrysostome_n now_o see_v your_o falsehood_n he_o say_v not_o as_o you_o cite_v he_o universal_o peter_n never_o do_v any_o thing_n by_o way_n of_o authority_n and_o command_n but_o speak_v of_o the_o election_n of_o s._n mathias_n he_o say_v that_o in_o this_o business_n he_o do_v all_o by_o common_a advice_n not_o by_o way_n of_o authority_n and_o then_o add_v present_o that_o this_o not_o use_v authority_n be_v wisdom_n and_o modesty_n not_o want_n of_o authority_n in_o peter_n behold_v his_o word_n so_o pregnant_a for_o peter_n monarchy_n as_o nothing_o can_v be_v speak_v more_o full_o why_o do_v he_o peter_n communicate_v this_o business_n with_o they_o videretur_fw-la they_o quid_fw-la an_fw-mi non_fw-la licebat_fw-la ipse_fw-la eligere_fw-la licebat_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la maximè_fw-la verumtamen_fw-la non_fw-la id_fw-la fecit_fw-la ne_fw-la cviquam_fw-la gratificari_fw-la videretur_fw-la 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omneâ—_n habebat_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la enim_fw-la dixit_fw-la christus_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la conversus_fw-la confirm_v fratres_n â—uoâ—_n do_v he_o first_o before_o they_o all_o exercise_n authority_n in_o the_o business_n who_o have_v all_o the_o rest_n at_o his_o disposition_n and_o will_n for_o this_o be_v he_o unto_o who_o our_o lord_n say_v thou_o be_v convert_v confirm_v thy_o brethren_n thus_o s._n chrysostome_n can_v any_o thing_n â—e_v devise_v more_o full_a to_o show_v that_o peter_n have_v and_o do_v exercise_v monarchical_a authority_n special_o see_v s._n chrysostome_n in_o that_o very_a place_n say_v further_a upon_o the_o word_n peter_n rise_v up_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o disciple_n say_v princeps_fw-la say_v quomodo_fw-la cognoscit_fw-la creditum_fw-la sibi_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la gregem_fw-la quam_fw-la in_fw-la hoc_fw-la choro_fw-la est_fw-la princeps_fw-la behold_v how_o fervent_a be_v peter_n how_o he_o do_v acknowledge_v â—nd_a overuiew_n the_o flock_n commit_v to_o he_o by_o christ_n how_o do_v he_o show_v himself_o prince_n &_o primate_n â—f_o this_o quire_n behold_v likewise_o the_o modesty_n of_o james_n he_o â—ad_v the_o office_n of_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n yet_o he_o speak_v nothing_o consider_v also_o the_o singular_a modesty_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n disceptantes_fw-la apostle_n quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la concedunt_fw-la ei_fw-la solium_fw-la non_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la disceptantes_fw-la how_o they_o yield_v the_o throne_n of_o primacy_n â—nto_fw-mi he_o not_o strive_v for_o it_o among_o themselves_o as_o they_o â—ad_v former_o do_v thus_o s._n chrysostome_n which_o thing_n â—re_n so_o clear_a for_o peter_n exercise_v monarchical_a priâ—acy_n and_o for_o the_o apostle_n yield_v vassalage_n unto_o â—im_n that_o it_o be_v manifest_v you_o can_v not_o cite_v this_o place_n â—ut_v against_o your_o conscience_n know_v you_o do_v but_o delude_v soul_n in_o matter_n of_o salvation_n against_o the_o 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doctrine_n &_o matter_n and_o of_o thing_n believe_v what_o be_v divine_a faith_n but_o to_o believe_v thing_n we_o do_v videntur_fw-la do_v argumentum_fw-la non_fw-la apparentium_fw-la hebr._n 11.1_o fide_fw-la credimus_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la videmus_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la lit_fw-fr l._n 12._o c._n 31._o et_fw-la enchirid._n c._n 8._o fides_n quam_fw-la divina_fw-la eloquia_fw-la docent_fw-la est_fw-la earum_fw-la rerum_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la videntur_fw-la not_o see_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n reveal_v they_o who_o we_o know_v to_o be_v worthy_a of_o all_o credit_n so_o that_o howsoever_o some_o learned_a man_n may_v otherwise_o see_v some_o doctrine_n reveal_v by_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n yet_o never_o by_o the_o light_n of_o faith_n for_o faith_n be_v that_o virtue_n whereby_o we_o operandi_fw-la we_o fides_n inchoat_fw-la meritum_fw-la aug._n l._n 1._o retrac_fw-la c._n 23._o et_fw-fr epist_n 106._o fides_n meretur_fw-la gratiam_fw-la 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scripture_n pag._n 152._o in_o lit_fw-fr a._n cite_v these_o word_n as_o he_o 25._o he_o petrus_n soto_n â—nstructio_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la part._n 1._o lect_n 6._o pag._n 17._o if_o he_o be_v true_o cite_v for_o in_o my_o edition_n it_o be_v pag._n 25._o quae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cultum_fw-la pertinent_a magis_fw-la ex_fw-la traditione_n &_o spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la â—â—â—ustratione_fw-la quà m_fw-la ex_fw-la scriptura_fw-la petenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d belong_v unto_o worship_n be_v to_o be_v take_v by_o tradition_n and_o the_o light_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rather_o than_o from_o 〈◊〉_d scripture_n thus_o you_o omit_v and_o put_v in_o â—â—ordes_n chap_a and_o change_v the_o text._n let_v we_o â—â—are_n the_o author_n very_a word_n pertinent_a word_n aduerâ—ant_fw-la hunc_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la euangelicae_fw-la modum_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la rationem_fw-la attinet_fw-la post_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la communia_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnibus_fw-la qualia_fw-la 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