the_o great_a saint_n basil_n who_o write_v to_o st._n athanasius_n about_o suppress_v arianism_n in_o the_o east_n have_v these_o word_n it_o seem_v convenient_a to_o we_o to_o write_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n 52._o to_o desire_v he_o that_o he_o will_v have_v regard_n to_o our_o affair_n and_o interpose_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o decree_n etc._n etc._n moreover_o that_o he_o will_v give_v authority_n to_o sâ—m_v choice_a person_n who_o may_v bring_v the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n of_o ariminum_n for_o the_o annul_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v violent_o do_v there_o etc._n etc._n 6._o again_o 343._o when_o the_o synod_n of_o antioch_n about_o the_o year_n 343._o assemble_v by_o arian_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a have_v frame_v a_o new_a confession_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v argue_v of_o nullity_n say_v sâ—crates_n 5._o especial_o because_o julius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v neither_o himself_n present_a nor_o send_v any_o to_o supply_v 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doctor_n be_v catalogue_n of_o roman_a novelty_n the_o first_o be_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o pope_n dedicaâ—_n concern_v which_o he_o tell_v his_o majesty_n he_o have_v speak_v most_o at_o large_a because_o it_o be_v a_o point_n wherein_o the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o his_o dominion_n be_v most_o concern_v and_o because_o by_o bellarmin_n be_v assertion_n it_o be_v the_o chief_a if_o not_o only_a hirge_n on_o which_o do_v hang_v the_o whole_a stress_n of_o the_o papal_a fabric_n this_o universal_a superintendency_n or_o supremacy_n of_o 16._o the_o pope_n say_v he_o have_v be_v a_o visible_a usurpation_n ever_o since_o boniface_n the_o 3d._n to_o who_o it_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o most_o execrable_a phocas_n the_o great_a villain_n in_o the_o world_n except_o cromwell_n and_o pontius_n pilate_n not_o out_o of_o reverence_n to_o the_o pope_n but_o in_o displeasure_n to_o cyriacus_n patriark_n of_o constantinople_n etc._n etc._n 2_o in_o contradiction_n to_o this_o usurpation_n he_o add_v 17._o but_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o for_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n the_o apostle_n be_v equal_o foundation_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o god_n city_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v all_o as_o st._n cyprian_n say_v 18._o pari_fw-la consortio_fw-la praediti_fw-la &_o honoris_fw-la &_o potestatis_fw-la and_o s._n hierom_n be_v as_o express_v and_o sure_a paul_n who_o withstand_v peter_n to_o his_o face_n be_v equal_a to_o he_o at_o the_o least_o and_o for_o any_o one_o bishop_n to_o affect_v over_o his_o brethren_n a_o supremacy_n of_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n be_v a_o most_o impudent_a opposition_n both_o to_o the_o letter_n and_o sense_n of_o our_o saviour_n precept_n mark_v 10._o 42_o 43_o 44._o they_o that_o rule_n over_o the_o gentile_n exercise_v lordship_n over_o they_o etc._n etc._n but_o so_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v among_o you_o but_o whosoever_o etc._n etc._n nay_o by_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o two_o first_o
general_n council_n ibid._n every_o patriarch_n and_o bishop_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v chief_a in_o his_o proper_a diocese_n as_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o chief_a in_o he_o and_o a_o strict_a injunction_n be_v lay_v on_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n not_o except_v that_o they_o presume_v not_o to_o meddle_v in_o any_o diocese_n but_o their_o own_o 19_o and_o the_o chief_a primacy_n of_o order_n be_v grant_v to_o rome_n and_o constantinople_n not_o for_o have_v be_v the_o see_v of_o such_o and_o such_o a_o apostle_n but_o for_o be_v the_o two_o seaâ—s_n of_o the_o two_o great_a empire_n witness_v the_o famous_a canon_n of_o the_o general_n council_n of_o chalcedon_n etc._n etc._n nay_o the_o immediate_a predecessor_n of_o boniface_n the_o three_o ibid._n pope_n gregory_n the_o great_a call_v the_o tiâ—le_n of_o universal_a bishop_n a_o wicked_a profane_a and_o blasphemous_a title_n import_v that_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n be_v at_o hand_n etc._n etc._n further_n 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