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middleton_n papistom_n pag._n 49.137.138.47.48_o feild_n l._n 3._o cap._n 29._o pag._n 138._o statut_fw-la a_o 1._o edu_n 6._o a_o 1._o elizab._n &_o a_o 1._o jacob_n reg._n the_o x._o chapter_n wherein_o be_v particular_o prove_v of_o all_o the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o evangelist_n that_o they_o be_v sacrificinge_v mass_v priest_n and_o do_v both_o practice_n and_o teach_v the_o same_o doctrine_n and_o first_o the_o 4._o evangelist_n and_o s._n paul_n who_o have_v remember_v these_o mystery_n in_o holy_a scripture_n this_o be_v thus_o invincible_o prove_v and_o acknowledge_v
and_o first_o mass_v and_o sacrificinge_v priest_n and_o bishop_n in_o this_o nation_n and_o show_v plain_o how_o we_o have_v and_o ever_o continue_v a_o holy_a and_o hierarchicall_a succession_n of_o such_o sacred_a parson_n from_o s._n peter_n that_o great_a apostle_n of_o christ_n in_o all_o age_n offer_v the_o bless_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o mass_n unto_o these_o time_n so_o that_o it_o shall_v evident_o appear_v although_o this_o kingdom_n have_v for_o situation_n be_v call_v a_o other_o world_n yet_o it_o do_v never_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o christianity_n here_o differ_v from_o the_o know_a catholic_n christian_n world_n in_o these_o holy_a mystery_n until_o these_o time_n 4._o for_o the_o truth_n and_o verity_n of_o this_o first_o plantinge_v the_o sacrificinge_n christian_a priesthood_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o mass_n in_o this_o kingdom_n it_o be_v little_a or_o nothing_o material_a whether_o it_o be_v s._n peter_n s._n paul_n or_o s._n simon_n zelotes_n or_o s._n joseph_n of_o aramathia_n or_o any_o other_o disciple_n to_o any_o of_o those_o or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o apostle_n because_o as_o before_o be_v prove_v they_o all_o agree_v in_o these_o holy_a thing_n yet_o to_o know_v who_o be_v our_o first_o founder_n and_o father_n in_o christ_n to_o who_o we_o owe_v for_o that_o the_o great_a reverence_n dutiful_a child_n shall_v and_o aught_o to_o perform_v to_o derive_v from_o he_o our_o happy_a hierarchicall_a succession_n in_o holy_a thing_n and_o to_o know_v the_o truth_n which_o some_o have_v veil_v and_o obscure_v to_o much_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n most_o worthy_a our_o knowledge_n and_o our_o shame_n if_o we_o shall_v dwell_v in_o ignorance_n thereof_o therefore_o to_o be_v brief_a because_o it_o be_v late_o and_o large_o prove_v that_o s._n peter_n be_v this_o our_o first_o parent_n in_o christ_n by_o all_o testimony_n for_o this_o place_n it_o will_v suffice_v to_o show_v how_o the_o best_a learned_a 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the_o faith_n of_o christ_n six_o that_o s._n paul_n come_v not_o to_o rome_n nor_o any_o of_o these_o western_a part_n while_o long_o after_o the_o death_n of_o claudius_n in_o the_o day_n of_o nero_n as_o the_o scripture_n itself_o with_o all_o history_n be_v witness_v thereof_o seven_o none_o of_o they_o do_v affirm_v that_o s._n simon_n zelotes_n be_v here_o at_o all_o but_o if_o he_o be_v here_o they_o incline_v to_o think_v he_o come_v not_o hither_o until_o the_o come_v of_o s._n joseph_n of_o aramathia_n in_o the_o 63._o year_n of_o christ_n when_o in_o all_o opinion_n diverse_a of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v christian_n almost_o 20._o year_n and_o some_o priest_n of_o this_o nation_n very_o long_o before_o that_o time_n 6._o from_o hence_o a_o half_a blind_a man_n must_v needs_o make_v this_o undoubted_a and_o infallible_a conclusion_n that_o s._n peter_n be_v our_o first_o apostle_n and_o father_n in_o christ_n these_o protestant_n antiquary_n of_o england_n give_v we_o further_o warrant_n both_o from_o themselves_o and_o antiquity_n that_o s._n peter_n do_v in_o every_o province_n appoint_v one_o archbishop_n who_o all_o other_o bishop_n of_o the_o same_o province_n shall_v obey_v peter_n preach_v in_o no_o place_n but_o he_o there_o ordain_v bishop_n and_o teacher_n and_o found_v church_n and_o that_o it_o be_v confirm_v almost_o 800._o year_n since_o by_o simeon_n metaphrastes_n a_o learned_a saint_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n out_o of_o the_o greek_a antiquity_n and_o diverse_a other_o that_o s._n peter_n preachinge_a the_o word_n of_o life_n in_o this_o island_n he_o here_o found_v church_n and_o ordain_v preiste_n and_o deacons_n and_o except_o s._n peter_n himself_o s._n john_n s._n james_n s._n mark_v and_o s._n timothy_n with_o who_o they_o parallel_n s._n aristobulus_n our_o first_o archbishop_n be_v not_o archbishop_n this_o great_a saint_n be_v by_o their_o allowance_n our_o archbishop_n in_o brittany_n and_o as_o before_o so_o constitute_v by_o s._n peter_n no_o other_o be_v then_o to_o ordain_v he_o to_o that_o dignity_n in_o this_o nation_n all_o which_o our_o protestant_n thus_o write_v with_o public_a warrant_n and_o privilege_n john_n whitguift_n answer_n to_o the_o admonition_n pag._n 65._o sect_n 1._o and_o def_n of_o the_o answ_n pag._n 318._o clem._n rom._n apud_fw-la eund_n &_o polydor._n virg._n l._n 4._o the_o invent_v c._n 12.13_o sutcliff_n subuer_n pag._n 3._o theatre_n of_o great_a brittany_n l._n 6._o cap._n 9_o sim._n metaphra_v die_v 29._o jan._n eisengren_n centen_a 1._o thom._n rogers_n in_o artic_a relig._n of_o engl._n articul_fw-la 36._o 7._o therefore_o except_o this_o great_a mass_a priest_n and_o apostle_n s._n peter_n shall_v be_v of_o a_o other_o opinion_n and_o practice_n in_o these_o thing_n in_o this_o our_o brittany_n than_o he_o and_o all_o the_o other_o apostle_n have_v be_v in_o all_o other_o time_n and_o place_n before_o which_o no_o christian_n can_v once_o imagine_v he_o also_o consecrate_v mass_v and_o sacrifice_a priest_n and_o bishop_n in_o and_o for_o this_o kingdom_n and_o although_o our_o loss_n of_o such_o sacred_a monument_n have_v be_v great_a yet_o we_o have_v not_o altogether_o lose_v the_o memory_n of_o all_o their_o name_n one_o and_o the_o first_o which_o i_o find_v in_o history_n be_v s._n mansuetus_n natione_fw-la scotus_n bear_v in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o great_a brittany_n and_o by_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o toul_n in_o lorraine_n claim_v to_o be_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n so_o likewise_o of_o the_o church_n of_o trever_n except_o the_o identity_n of_o the_o name_n deceive_v i_o to_o be_v afterward_o live_v very_o long_o archbishop_n there_o because_o he_o make_v much_o stay_n or_o residence_n in_o those_o place_n yet_o both_o our_o learned_a contriman_n s._n marianus_n and_o methodus_fw-la never_o the_o apostle_n time_n affirm_v that_o he_o as_o other_o which_o they_o there_o name_n s._n clement_n felix_n rusticus_n moses_n martinus_n etc._n etc._n preach_v both_o in_o propria_fw-la provincia_fw-la &_o exterius_fw-la both_o in_o their_o own_o and_o other_o nation_n annal._n tollens_n arnold_n mirman_n in_o theatr._n conver_v gent._n belliforest_n cosmograph_n petr._n merssaeus_n catalogue_n archiep._n treverens_n in_o s._n mansueto_fw-la marian._n scot._n l._n 2._o aetat_fw-la 6._o col_fw-fr 254._o method_n apud_fw-la eundem_fw-la supr_n 8._o this_o holy_a contriman_n of_o we_o be_v consecrate_v priest_n by_o s._n peter_n that_o great_a mass_v priest_n and_o apostle_n must_v needs_o himself_o also_o by_o that_o if_o we_o have_v no_o other_o argument_n be_v a_o mass_v priest_n but_o we_o be_v not_o so_o straighten_v of_o proof_n in_o this_o matter_n for_o we_o have_v warrant_n by_o the_o french_a &_o german_a history_n that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o companion_n of_o s._n clement_n uncle_n to_o s._n clement_n the_o pope_n that_o great_a mass_v archbishop_n of_o metz_n send_v thither_o as_o arnoldus_fw-la mirmannius_n think_v in_o the_o time_n of_o caius_n caligula_n so_o ancient_a a_o mass_v priest_n he_o make_v this_o our_o glorious_a contriman_n arnold_n mirm._n supr_n annal._n tullen_n bellifor_n supr_n gul._n eisengren_n centur_fw-la 1._o petr._n the_o natal_a l._n 11._o demochar_n l._n 2._o the_o miss_n contra_fw-la calvin_n caio_n caligula_n imperante_fw-la tullenses_n habuere_fw-la apostolum_n suaeque_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la fidei_fw-la primum_fw-la antistitem_fw-la s._n petri_n apostoli_fw-la discipulum_fw-la s._n clementis_fw-la collegam_fw-la origine_fw-la scotum_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o toul_n have_v for_o their_o apostle_n &_o first_o bishop_n of_o their_o faith_n in_o christ_n s._n mansuetus_n disciple_n of_o s._n peter_n the_o apostle_n companion_n of_o s._n clement_n he_o be_v a_o scot_n by_o nativity_n eisengrenius_fw-la and_o the_o author_n he_o follow_v have_v the_o same_o only_o say_v he_o be_v make_v bishop_n of_o toul_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 49._o in_o
england_n allow_v to_o be_v public_a thom._n roger_n book_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o england_n pag._n 1._o do_v plain_o say_v that_o s._n aristobulus_n be_v archbishop_n in_o this_o our_o brittany_n thus_o he_o write_v in_o the_o name_n of_o english_a protestant_n and_o by_o their_o warrant_n roger_n supra_fw-la artic_a 36._o pag._n albeit_o the_o term_n and_o title_n of_o archbishop_n we_o find_v not_o yet_o the_o superiority_n which_o they_o enjoy_v and_o authority_n which_o bishop_n and_o archbishop_n do_v exercise_n in_o orderinge_v and_o consecratinge_v of_o bishop_n and_o ecclesiastical_a minister_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o we_o find_v that_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n how_o themselves_o both_o be_v in_o dignity_n above_o the_o evangelist_n and_o the_o 70._o disciple_n and_o for_o authority_n both_o in_o and_o over_o the_o church_n as_o twelve_o patriarch_n say_v beza_n and_o alsoe_o establish_v a_o ecclesiastical_a heerarchie_n hence_o come_v it_o that_o bishop_n be_v of_o jerusalem_n james_n of_o antioch_n peter_n of_o the_o asian_a church_n john_n of_o alexandria_n mark_n of_o ephesus_n and_o all_o asia_n timothy_n of_o all_o crete_n titus_n of_o philippos_n epaphraditus_fw-la of_o corinth_n and_o achaia_n apollo_n of_o atheâ—…s_n dionysius_n of_o france_n crescens_n of_o brittany_n aristobulus_n beza_n in_o act_n apost_n 1.2_o d._n chrisosto_n in_o act._n homil._n 33.2_o hieron_n in_o gal._n euseb_n d._n hieron_n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la d._n hier._n in_o 2._o tim._n 1._o theod._n arg_fw-mi in_o epist_n ad_fw-la tit._n theod._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la phil._n euseb_n lib._n 2._o dorotheus_n in_o apostol_n synop_n where_o we_o see_v s._n aristobulus_n not_o only_o join_v in_o rank_n and_o dignity_n of_o spiritual_a preeminence_n with_o the_o evangelist_n and_o apostle_n themselves_o but_o with_o the_o general_a authority_n of_o the_o protestant_n church_n of_o england_n plain_o declare_v to_o be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o 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