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rock_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yea_o this_o title_n be_v not_o only_o by_o origen_n but_o by_o other_o ancient_n apply_v to_o every_o sound_a believer_n as_o by_o st._n ambrose_n in_o the_o place_n before-quoted_n and_o greg._n nazianzen_n give_v a_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n 28._o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n orat._n 28._o it_o be_v therefore_o not_o dismount_v of_o peter_n from_o his_o due_a honour_n to_o say_v the_o other_o apostle_n be_v rock_n but_o 4thly_a i_o ask_v what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o peter_n be_v so_o call_v do_v it_o signify_v sometime_o a_o rock-foundation_n sometime_o a_o foundation_n of_o wood_n sometime_o of_o straw_n or_o hay_n no_o sure_o when_o st._n peter_n be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n it_o ever_o denote_v a_o rock_n a_o immovable_a a_o inexpugnable_a rock_n and_o why_o not_o so_o when_o it_o be_v absolute_o without_o any_o lessen_v adjunct_n without_o any_o 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authentic_a as_o that_o of_o the_o evangelist_n than_o this_o argument_n be_v as_o good_a against_o peter_n supremacy_n that_o st._n paul_n when_o he_o name_v he_o with_o other_o apostle_n never_o put_v he_o first_o but_o sometime_o last_o as_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o cephas_n 5._o cephas_n 1_o cor._n 9_o 5._o i_o be_o of_o paul_n i_o of_o apollo_n i_o of_o cephas_n 12._o cephas_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 12._o how_o vain_a this_o argument_n be_v we_o may_v learn_v from_o a_o gentleman_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n it_o be_v say_v he_o with_o very_o little_a reason_n that_o they_o make_v a_o argument_n of_o this_o to_o prove_v his_o royalty_n in_o the_o church_n in_o spain_n where_o the_o most_o honourable_a walk_v the_o last_o they_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o allege_v those_o place_n where_o st._n peter_n be_v name_v the_o last_o as_o in_o that_o passage_n where_o it_o be_v say_v i_o be_o the_o disciple_n of_o paul_n and_o i_o of_o apollo_n and_o i_o of_o cephas_n for_o i_o remember_v that_o at_o paris_n where_o they_o a_o little_a better_o understand_v divinity_n than_o in_o spain_n a_o good_a bishop_n and_o a_o abbot_n that_o do_v maintain_v that_o the_o passage_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o james_n peter_n and_o john_n be_v repute_v pillar_n of_o the_o church_n prove_v well_o the_o primacy_n of_o st._n peter_n for_o say_v the_o bishop_n when_o three_o worthy_a person_n walk_v together_o they_o always_o put_v the_o most_o honourable_a in_o the_o middle_n this_o be_v what_o be_v common_o say_v that_o a_o advocate_n well_o pay_v always_o find_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o client_n good_a 17._o good_a ainsi_fw-fr c_o c_o est_fw-fr avec_fw-fr bien_fw-fr peu_fw-fr de_fw-fr raison_fw-fr que_fw-fr l'on_n fait_fw-fr un_fw-fr argument_n de_fw-fr cela_fw-fr pour_fw-fr prouver_fw-fr sa_fw-fr rogautè_fw-la dans_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr en_fw-fr espagne_fw-fr où_fw-fr les_fw-fr plus_fw-fr honorables_fw-fr marchent_n les_fw-fr derniers_fw-fr on_o ne_fw-fr 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