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the_o rest_n say_v ockham_n 1_o either_o because_o he_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a in_o year_n 2_o or_o because_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o familiar_a with_o christ_n note_v in_o the_o scripture_n with_o james_n &_o john_n these_o three_o peter_n james_n and_o john_n be_v admit_v to_o ask_v question_n matth._n 18.21_o at_o the_o raise_n of_o jayrus_n daughter_n luk._n 8.51_o at_o the_o transfiguration_n mat._n 17.1_o at_o his_o passion_n mat._n 26.36_o and_o of_o these_o peter_n be_v the_o foreman_n but_o peter_n first_o make_v the_o confession_n therefore_o must_v be_v first_o lay_v upon_o the_o foundation_n revel_v 21.19_o 21.19_o reu._n 21.19_o cyprian_n in_o his_o foresay_a tractate_n say_v erant_fw-la utique_fw-la &_o caeteri_fw-la apostoli_fw-la quod_fw-la suit_n petrus_n pari_fw-la consortio_fw-la praediti_fw-la &_o honoris_fw-la &_o potestatis_fw-la sed_fw-la exordium_n ab_fw-la unitate_fw-la profisciscitur_fw-la the_o same_o honour_n and_o the_o same_o power_n in_o the_o rest_n 1.15_o act._n 1.15_o peter_n he_o propound_v the_o matter_n in_o the_o election_n of_o mathias_n and_o after_o much_o disputation_n in_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n 15.7_o act_n 15.7_o peter_n make_v the_o first_o speech_n but_o james_n give_v the_o final_a sentence_n to_o which_o all_o agree_v 84._o verse_n 22._o hieron_n count_n jou_n lib_n 1._o leo_fw-la ep_n 84._o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n hierom_n against_o jovinian_a in_o his_o epistle_n do_v significant_o speak_v for_o my_o part_n i_o can_v find_v a_o father_n allege_v by_o they_o who_o fall_v not_o upon_o one_o of_o these_o three_o point_n 1_o either_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o rock_n here_o mean_v and_o discover_v by_o peter_n confession_n 2_o or_o that_o peter_n be_v here_o lay_v with_o the_o rest_n equal_o 3_o or_o that_o peter_n be_v before_o the_o rest_n in_o priority_n of_o order_n all_o this_o come_v not_o near_o the_o home_n tract_n vi_o the_o second_o text_n be_v tibi_fw-la dabo_fw
own_o defence_n and_o in_o commiseration_n of_o a_o masterless_a people_n vers_fw-la the_o 11._o o_o lord_n why_o do_v thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a against_o thy_o people_n which_o thou_o have_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n with_o great_a power_n and_o a_o mighty_a hand_n see_v how_o they_o be_v put_v off_o from_o one_o to_o another_o god_n will_v not_o own_v they_o moses_n can_v they_o be_v their_o own_o they_o be_v themselves_o i_o have_v see_v this_o people_n and_o behold_v it_o be_v a_o stiffnecked_a people_n say_v god_n to_o moses_n in_o the_o 9_o verse_n and_o what_o do_v this_o people_n to_o thou_o that_o thou_o bring_v such_o a_o sin_n upon_o they_o say_v moses_n to_o aaron_n verse_n 21._o thou_o know_v this_o people_n that_o they_o be_v even_o set_v on_o mischief_n say_v aaron_n to_o moses_n vers_fw-la the_o 22._o thus_o do_v their_o sin_n fall_v upon_o their_o own_o head_n they_o lose_v the_o glory_n of_o be_v god_n people_n they_o lose_v the_o honour_n of_o be_v 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