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the_o three_o city_n josep_n bello_fw-la jud._n lib._n 3._o there_o be_v in_o this_o city_n 360._o church_n of_o christian_n christian_n the_o grecian_n do_v call_v he_o gregory_n dialoger_n dialoger_n john_n nestente_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o young_a young_a oecumenicos_fw-la oecumenicos_fw-la s._n cypr._n the_o simple_a cl_o cl_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o &_o 18._o matt._n 17._o 20._o 20._o in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o his_o voyage_n cap._n 4_o 4_o dâ—â—kel_n mâ—sc_n ad_fw-la ferd._n ferd._n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la navigate_fw-la de_fw-fr lopes_n lopes_n turcogr_n lib._n 2._o pach._n pach._n cap._n 16._o 16._o disc_n of_o aeth_n cap._n 17._o 17._o cap._n 11._o 11._o de_fw-fr reliq_n &_o when_fw-mi sanct_n tit_n 22._o 22._o art_n 5._o 5._o de_fw-fr princ_fw-la cap._n 3._o 3._o cap._n 18._o 18._o de_fw-fr notis_fw-la eccl._n cap._n 8._o 8._o mar._n 15._o 16_o 16_o l._n 2._o c._n 21._o 21._o lib._n 2._o ca._n 22_o 22_o de_fw-fr viciss_fw-la viciss_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 24._o 24._o idem_fw-la l._n 2._o cap._n 22._o 22._o de_n not_o eccl._n l._n 4._o c._n 2._o 2._o cap._n 18._o 18._o praef._n in_o anaph_n basilij_fw-la basilij_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 24._o 24._o de_fw-fr sacrifi_n sacrifi_n resp_n 1._o cap._n 16._o 16._o eluc_n cap_n 3._o 3._o lib._n 4._o c._n 36._o 36._o cap._n 3._o 3._o viciss_fw-la l._n 8._o 8._o lib._n 2._o c._n 13_o 13_o art_n 13._o 13._o de_fw-fr maior_n &_o ob_v dan._n 12._o 45._o 45._o melech_n a_o king_n king_n fr_n paul_n of_o venice_n in_o apologie_n apologie_n de_fw-fr causis_fw-la diss_fw-la lib._n 1._o 1._o lib._n 1._o do_v 11._o b._n b._n john_n 15._o 15._o resp_n rohit_n rohit_n elucid_n err_v err_v cap._n 31._o 31._o de_fw-fr indor_n leg_n art_n 11._o 11._o art_n 5._o 5._o in_o 4._o sent._n d._n 24._o q._n 2._o 2._o 4._o sess_z decret_n 1._o 1._o 1._o tim._n 2._o 11._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 34._o 34._o smith_n apud_fw-la p._n vermil_n martyrem_fw-la de_fw-fr caelib_a caelib_a 1._o cor._n 7._o 38
that_o he_o err_v in_o the_o faith_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a that_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o the_o church_n 18_o the_o piety_n and_o integrity_n of_o religion_n may_v be_v firm_o preserve_v in_o other_o bishop_n it_o be_v then_o manifest_a that_o it_o be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o be_v found_v upon_o this_o stone_n for_o that_o shall_v be_v hard_a and_o grievous_a and_o not_o far_o differ_v from_o the_o jew_n baseness_n to_o enclose_v the_o church_n within_o rome_n well_o then_o christ_n have_v build_v his_o church_n but_o he_o build_v it_o upon_o the_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n of_o peter_n and_o upon_o those_o that_o shall_v be_v keeper_n and_o observer_n of_o such_o a_o confession_n and_o if_o saint_n agathon_n affirm_v that_o his_o church_n to_o wit_n that_o of_o rome_n never_o err_v from_o the_o truth_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n for_o it_o be_v because_o that_o indeed_o very_a seldom_o she_o fall_v from_o the_o faith_n otherwise_o how_o shall_v a_o man_n interpret_v this_o place_n of_o scripture_n all_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n they_o be_v all_o corrupt_a there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o 4._o one_o moreover_o when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o stay_v from_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n he_o speak_v of_o the_o time_n past_a and_o do_v not_o include_v the_o time_n to_o come_v and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v note_v agathon_n speak_v that_o before_o the_o six_o synod_n thevet_n 9_o the_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o i_o have_v see_v do_v excommunicate_a out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o their_o church_n the_o which_o they_o hold_v from_o all_o antiquity_n aswell_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n as_o also_o all_o christian_a prince_n to_o wit_n those_o of_o the_o roman_a church_n because_o that_o they_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o greek_a church_n the_o which_o receive_v the_o gospel_n before_o the_o latin_a church_n villamont_n 22._o the_o syrian_n do_v boast_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o first_o christian_n of_o the_o world_n because_o that_o saint_n peter_n have_v his_o seat_n seven_o year_n in_o antioch_n before_o that_o ever_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o syrian_n will_v never_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n thevet_n 15._o the_o christian_n of_o traprobane_n and_o the_o land_n near_o thereunto_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v nor_o their_o father_n do_v never_o acknowledge_v the_o pope_n cardinal_n or_o prelate_n of_o rome_n also_o the_o nestorian_n and_o other_o indian_n do_v call_v the_o pope_n a_o bishop_n unapprove_v sacranus_fw-la 2._o the_o ruthenian_o and_o moscovite_n do_v say_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v a_o heretic_n and_o do_v excommunicate_v he_o and_o his_o clergy_n at_o such_o time_n as_o they_o do_v celebrate_v the_o lord_n supper_n the_o south_n church_n aluares_n 26._o prester-iohn_n call_v to_o remembrance_n that_o i_o have_v say_v that_o the_o church_n have_v draw_v these_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o mass_n out_o of_o the_o passion_n he_o demand_v of_o i_o what_o be_v this_o church_n and_o wherefore_o have_v we_o two_o chief_a head_n in_o christendom_n the_o one_o at_o constantinople_n in_o greece_n and_o the_o other_o at_o rome_n in_o italy_n unto_o who_o i_o make_v answer_v that_o we_o acknowledge_v no_o more_o than_o one_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o although_o constantinople_n be_v the_o chief_a in_o the_o beginning_n yet_o the_o same_o now_o be_v abolish_v for_o that_o the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v where_o saint_n peter_n dwell_v because_o that_o jesus_n christ_n tell_v he_o tue_fw-la petrus_n &_o super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o then_o when_o saint_n peter_n be_v in_o antioch_n the_o church_n be_v there_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o chief_a head_n be_v then_o there_o resident_a the_o which_o be_v now_o come_v to_o rome_n 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