his_o last_o supper_n but_o of_o bishop_n who_o according_a to_o anacletus_fw-la receive_v their_o episcopal_a ordination_n from_o peter_n as_o peter_n receive_v the_o same_o from_o christ_n which_o innocentius_n do_v signify_v more_o express_o say_v august_n innocent_n epist_n 91._o &_o ep_v 93._o inter_fw-la epist_n august_n from_o who_o peter_n ipse_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la the_o episcopal_a power_n itself_o and_o all_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o name_n proceed_v and_o again_o whensoever_o any_o matter_n of_o faith_n be_v call_v in_o question_n i_o think_v all_o our_o brethren_n and_o fellow-bishop_n shall_v defer_v the_o same_o to_o none_o but_o to_o peter_n that_o be_v to_o the_o author_n of_o their_o name_n and_o honour_n the_o like_a word_n have_v julius_n the_o first_o in_o his_o first_o epist_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n which_o fault_n you_o shall_v not_o have_v incur_v if_o from_o whence_o you_o receive_v the_o honour_n of_o consecration_n from_o thence_o you_o 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that_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n be_v deceive_v and_o in_o particular_a s._n leo_n and_o s._n gregory_n of_o who_o the_o last_o live_v about_o the_o year_n 590._o with_o the_o long_a contynuance_n of_o this_o error_n and_o that_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n wrought_v in_o the_o seat_n of_o rome_n near_o 500_o or_o 600._o year_n before_o they_o and_o many_o protestant_n proceed_v so_o far_o as_o that_o they_o do_v not_o only_o confess_v but_o also_o defend_v the_o same_o as_o do_v m._n doctor_n whitegift_n say_v whitegift_n whitegift_n among_o the_o apostle_n there_o be_v one_o chief_a etc._n etc._n that_o have_v chief_a authority_n over_o the_o rest_n that_o schism_n may_v be_v compound_v caluin_n caluin_n who_o also_o cit_v caluin_n affirm_v that_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n have_v one_o among_o they_o to_o govern_v the_o rest_n musculus_fw-la musculus_fw-la and_o musculus_fw-la in_o these_o word_n the_o celestial_a spirit_n be_v not_o equal_a the_o apostle_n themselves_o 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will_v keep_v all_o the_o pastor_n in_o the_o world_n in_o peace_n and_o unity_n etc._n etc._n for_o in_o all_o societye_n authority_n which_o can_v be_v where_o all_o be_v equal_a must_v procure_v unity_n and_o obedience_n thus_o doctor_n covell_n who_o go_v further_o and_o say_v if_o it_o concern_v all_o person_n and_o age_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n as_o sure_o it_o do_v the_o government_n must_v not_o cease_v with_o the_o apostle_n but_o so_o much_o of_o that_o authority_n must_v remain_v to_o they_o who_o from_o time_n to_o time_n supply_v that_o charge_n etc._n etc._n which_o also_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o melancthon_n who_o further_o confess_v melanthon_n melanthon_n that_o as_o certain_a bishop_n be_v precedent_n over_o many_o church_n so_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v precedent_n over_o all_o bishop_n luther_n luther_n and_o luther_n himself_o be_v enforce_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o for_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n consist_v of_o all_o nation_n 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