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his_o apostolic_a office_n to_o have_v a_o
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but_o that_o s._n peter_n must_v have_v successor_n not_o in_o his_o apostleship_n but_o in_o his_o supremacy_n of_o be_v chief_a bishop_n above_o all_o bishop_n that_o now_o be_v to_o be_v declare_v who_o so_o mark_v the_o peculiar_a name_n of_o a_o rock_n of_o a_o pastor_n 22._o matth._n 16._o joan._n 21._o luc._n 22._o and_o of_o a_o confirmer_n of_o his_o brother_n which_o be_v give_v by_o christ_n to_o s._n peter_n alone_o may_v well_o perceive_v that_o s._n peter_n supremacy_n be_v mean_v by_o those_o name_n must_v necessary_o continue_v for_o ever_o if_o a_o rock_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o house_n to_o stay_v it_o up_o out_o of_o all_o question_n the_o rock_n must_v not_o be_v take_v away_o if_o we_o will_v have_v the_o house_n to_o stand_v the_o rock_n whereupon_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v build_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o end_n 7._o 1._o cor._n 3._o &_o 10._o dan._n 7._o be_v christ_n himself_o but_o not_o only_o the_o whole_a church_n but_o also_o that_o part_n which_o live_v in_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o time_n wherein_o vessel_n both_o of_o honour_n and_o of_o contumely_n be_v which_o vessel_n of_o contumely_n be_v not_o in_o heaven_n that_o part_n i_o 2._o 2._o tim._n 2._o 3._o 1._o tim._n 3._o say_v live_v on_o the_o earth_n be_v call_v the_o house_n of_o god_n as_o s._n paul_n teach_v therefore_o it_o also_o must_v have_v a_o rock_n of_o his_o own_o sort_n and_o nature_n to_o lean_v unto_o for_o as_o christ_n alone_o be_v the_o universal_a rock_n of_o that_o universal_a house_n and_o the_o universal_a shepherd_n of_o that_o great_a flock_n so_o beside_o he_o god_n always_o erect_v some_o certain_a particular_a stone_n and_o certain_a small_a rock_n in_o the_o earth_n which_o may_v stay_v up_o that_o part_n of_o his_o house_n which_o for_o the_o time_n wander_v in_o this_o world_n such_o be_v adam_n enos_n henoch_n no_o abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n 23._o math._n 23._o moses_n aaron_n and_o his_o successor_n who_o sit_v in_o the_o chair_n of_o moses_n until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n for_o always_o there_o be_v some_o visible_a rock_n of_o the_o church_n in_o this_o life_n 17._o deut._n 17._o who_o may_v be_v so_o strong_o fasten_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o great_a rock_n that_o he_o though_o not_o for_o his_o own_o yet_o for_o the_o church_n sake_n may_v be_v able_a to_o stay_v up_o other_o small_a stone_n which_o lean_v unto_o he_o christ_n at_o the_o length_n have_v take_v flesh_n and_o walk_v visible_o in_o this_o world_n and_o preach_v in_o the_o land_n of_o jewrie_n do_v not_o only_o stay_v his_o universal_a house_n upon_o his_o godhead_n as_o he_o have_v ever_o do_v before_o but_o now_o also_o he_o stay_v the_o militant_a church_n upon_o the_o visible_a example_n of_o his_o own_o life_n and_o upon_o the_o
peter_n shall_v rule_v any_o one_o piece_n of_o the_o militant_a flock_n and_o s._n james_n a_o other_o and_o s._n john_n the_o three_o but_o rather_o by_o his_o appointment_n s._n peter_n may_v rule_v the_o self_n same_o flock_n which_o s._n john_n or_o s._n paul_n or_o s._n james_n might_n and_o contrariwise_o they_o may_v rule_v the_o same_o flock_n which_o s._n peter_n do_v for_o all_o be_v send_v aequallie_o into_o the_o whole_a world_n 28_o matth._n 28_o therefore_o except_o beside_o this_o common_a commend_v of_o the_o flock_n indifferent_o to_o all_o s._n peter_n alone_o have_v be_v make_v the_o chief_a pastor_n and_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a flock_n as_o in_o deed_n he_o be_v and_o that_o not_o only_o as_o a_o apostle_n 21._o joan._n 21._o but_o as_o a_o bisshoppe_n and_o as_o one_o ordinary_a officer_n the_o like_a whereof_o shall_v for_o ever_o continue_v in_o the_o church_n we_o may_v bold_o say_v that_o the_o example_n of_o have_v any_o one_o ordinary_a curate_n bishop_z or_o metropolitan_a in_o any_o one_o parrissh_a or_o diocese_n or_o province_n be_v utter_o without_o any_o example_n of_o christ_n institution_n in_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o that_o equal_a institution_n of_o many_o pastor_n over_o onâ—_n flock_v only_o stand_v which_o thing_n the_o protestant_n do_v maintain_v it_o shall_v invincible_o follow_v that_o see_v no_o devise_n of_o man_n be_v able_a to_o control_v the_o institution_n oâ—_n christ_n it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n much_o better_a to_o have_v twelve_o or_o thirten_a curate_n in_o one_o parish_n and_o so_o many_o bishop_n in_o one_o diocese_n then_o to_o have_v one_o alone_a for_o christ_n if_o peter_n alone_o be_v not_o above_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o chief_a pastoral_a dignity_n make_v thirteen_o apostle_n to_o be_v equal_a pastor_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o self_n same_o flock_n 2d_o math._n 18._o &_o 2d_o and_o that_o foorm_n of_o government_n which_o christ_n ordain_v ought_v still_o to_o continue_v in_o every_o particular_a church_n for_o who_o dare_v change_v our_o lord_n institution_n titum_fw-la cypri_n lib._n 1._o epi._n 3._o &_o li._n 4._o epi._n 2_o hieron_n in_o 1._o c._n epist_n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o all_o the_o world_n confess_v that_o now_o in_o one_o church_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v at_o one_o time_n but_o one_o bishop_n or_o one_o pastor_n in_o so_o much_o that_o s._n hierom_n say_v in_o una_fw-la civitate_fw-la plures_fw-la ut_fw-la nun_n cupantur_fw-la episcopi_n esse_fw-la non_fw-la poterant_fw-la in_o one_o city_n there_o can_v not_o be_v many_o bishop_n according_a as_o a_o bishop_n be_v now_o take_v to_o signify_v one_o that_o be_v above_o common_a priest_n if_o whereas_o once_o many_o priest_n according_a to_o s._n hieroms_n mind_n rule_v one_o church_n for_o a_o time_n equal_o evelletentur_fw-la in._n 1._o epist_n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la ut_fw-la dissensicnun_fw-la plantaria_fw-la evelletentur_fw-la yet_o for_o the_o better_a avoid_v of_o schism_n that_o government_n be_v change_v and_o one_o bishop_n be_v set_v over_o they_o all_o see_v s._n hierom_n allow_v well_o the_o change_n as_o be_v make_v for_o the_o better_a and_o yet_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v for_o the_o better_a if_o it_o have_v whole_o lack_v a_o foorm_n and_o pattern_n in_o that_o government_n which_o christ_n himself_o appoint_v to_o the_o church_n see_v the_o same_o s._n hierom_n say_v jovianum_fw-la lib._n 1._o adversus_fw-la jovianum_fw-la that_o among_o twelve_o one_o be_v choose_v and_o that_o by_o the_o good_a master_n christ_n to_o send_v the_o occasion_n of_o schism_n may_v be_v take_v away_o all_o these_o thing_n i_o say_v well_o weigh_v and_o confer_v together_o i_o may_v most_o certain_o conclude_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o only_o institute_v s._n peter_n to_o be_v as_o one_o chief_a pastor_n in_o the_o whole_a militant_a church_n according_a to_o s._n hieroms_n express_a meaning_n but_o that_o also_o he_o do_v institute_v he_o alone_o as_o a_o ordinary_a officer_n according_a to_o who_o unity_n every_o other_o church_n shall_v be_v at_o the_o length_n rule_v by_o one_o curate_n or_o bishop_n for_o as_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n govern_v the_o flock_n for_o a_o time_n together_o with_o s._n peter_n extraordinary_o dividitur_fw-la aequaliter_fw-la inter_fw-la piure_v ecclesiae_fw-la cura_fw-la dividitur_fw-la and_o s._n peter_n alone_o govern_v the_o whole_a flock_n ordinary_o so_o while_o the_o apostle_n yet_o live_v some_o few_o parish_n be_v govern_v extraordinary_o by_o many_o pastor_n at_o once_o as_z s._n hierom_n think_v but_o as_o we_o see_v most_o clere_o that_o the_o equal_a government_n of_o many_o pastor_n in_o any_o one_o parish_n or_o diocese_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n long_o before_o s._n hieroms_n time_n be_v whole_o expire_v so_o we_o may_v as_o evident_o perceive_v if_o we_o be_v not_o give_v over_o to_o a_o blind_a hart_n that_o the_o extraordinary_a government_n of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n or_o of_o any_o other_o prelate_n with_o equal_a power_n be_v fiften_v hundred_o year_n pass_v expire_v and_o that_o now_o the_o only_a ordinary_a mean_a to_o govern_v god_n church_n as_o well_o in_o the_o whole_a as_o in_o the_o part_n be_v to_o have_v one_o pastor_n alone_o in_o every_o parish_n and_o one_o chief_a pastor_n alone_o over_o the_o whole_a militant_a church_n the_o which_o one_o chief_a pastor_n be_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o now_o it_o shall_v be_v prove_v by_o god_n grace_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v that_o one_o ordinary_a pastor_n who_o succede_v in_o s._n peter_n chair_n and_o be_v above_o all_o bishop_n according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o god_n word_n the_o xv._o chap._n as_o sina_n be_v a_o mountain_n in_o in_o arabia_n 4._o galat._n 4._o be_v say_v of_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v join_v or_o to_o be_v nigh_o unto_o the_o earthly_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o nighness_n or_o affinity_n of_o the_o place_n as_o for_o the_o likeness_n of_o condition_n because_o the_o self_n same_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o have_v be_v give_v in_o sina_n be_v afterward_o continue_v and_o preserve_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o as_o by_o that_o mean_a the_o jew_n who_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n first_o receive_v be_v not_o bind_v to_o jerusalem_n at_o all_o as_o the_o which_o be_v then_o full_a of_o idolatry_n be_v afterward_o bind_v to_o come_v thither_o thrice_o every_o year_n 23._o exod._n 23._o because_o the_o high_a priesthood_n and_o temple_n be_v settle_v there_o 17._o deut._n 17._o as_o in_o the_o place_n which_o god_n choose_v even_o so_o fare_v it_o between_o the_o chief_a power_n which_o christ_n give_v to_o s._n peter_n and_o the_o church_n or_o bishop_n of_o rome_n 21._o joan._n 21._o for_o albeit_o when_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o peter_n and_o when_o he_o be_v make_v chief_a pastor_n of_o the_o same_o he_o be_v in_o palestina_n and_o not_o in_o rome_n and_o for_o that_o time_n be_v rather_o account_v the_o high_a bishop_n of_o the_o circuncision_n 2._o galat._n 2._o that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o the_o faithful_a jew_n then_o of_o the_o gentile_n who_o be_v not_o then_o convert_v from_o their_o idolatry_n yet_o for_o asmuch_o as_o the_o same_o s._n peter_n who_o primacy_n be_v plentiful_o set_v forth_o in_o god_n word_n at_o the_o length_n settle_v himself_o at_o rome_n by_o god_n appointment_n prescript_n iren._n lib._n 3_o cap._n 3._o tertul._n de_fw-fr prescript_n and_o leave_v a_o successor_n there_o for_o this_o respect_n i_o may_v well_o affirm_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n primacy_n be_v commend_v and_o warrant_v by_o god_n own_o word_n and_o see_v it_o have_v be_v already_o declare_v that_o s._n peter_n alone_o according_a to_o the_o first_o literal_a sense_n be_v both_o the_o rock_n 16_o matth._n 16_o whereupon_o christ_n promise_v to_o build_v his_o church_n and_o also_o the_o pastor_n 21._o joan._n 21._o who_o as_o he_o love_v christ_n 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and_o teach_v to_o be_v do_v for_o as_o s._n augustine_n teach_v they_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o chair_n of_o unity_n which_o i_o will_v prove_v hereafter_o to_o be_v the_o chair_n of_o s._n peter_n be_v constrain_v to_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o verity_n and_o in_o deed_n whereas_o the_o office_n or_o power_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o the_o use_n thereof_o a_o other_o thing_n see_v the_o office_n be_v give_v before_o it_o be_v use_v the_o evil_a use_n of_o it_o which_o ensue_v afterward_o can_v not_o make_v void_a the_o former_a power_n and_o so_o without_o all_o question_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o primacy_n remain_v safe_a and_o sure_a in_o â—he_n apostles_n and_o their_o successor_n although_o they_o practise_v not_o their_o primacy_n â—n_o such_o sort_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v whereupon_o it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v â—arke_n false_a and_o ungodly_a that_o these_o menâ—each_n say_v not_o only_o that_o all_o primacy_n 〈◊〉_d forbid_a in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n â—ut_v also_o that_o they_o lose_v their_o primacy_n who_o cease_v to_o preach_v do_v abuse_v their_o office_n for_o they_o in_o deed_n lose_v the_o merit_n of_o their_o primacy_n but_o not_o the_o self_n primacy_n so_o long_o as_o the_o church_n do_v tolerate_v and_o permit_v they_o in_o their_o place_n otherwise_o caiphas_n be_v so_o evil_a a_o man_n as_o he_o be_v illius_fw-la joan_n 1â—_n pontifex_fw-la anni_fw-la illius_fw-la have_v not_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o that_o year_n which_o yet_o the_o gospel_n show_v to_o have_v be_v otherwise_o as_o concern_v which_o some_o be_v wont_a to_o object_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n do_v not_o govern_v as_o a_o pastor_n but_o do_v bear_v a_o soveraintie_n as_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n it_o have_v no_o colour_n of_o truth_n whether_o they_o respect_v the_o manner_n of_o come_v by_o this_o primacy_n or_o the_o order_n iâ—_n practise_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o it_o first_o of_o all_o no_o man_n succede_v into_o that_o chair_n by_o 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tit._n 1._o 1._o pet._n 5._o greg._n lib._n 1_o ep_v 55._o &_o 56._o &_o 77._o council_n 8._o c._n 28._o appertain_v only_o to_o ecclesiastical_a person_n as_o who_o duty_n it_o be_v by_o god_n law_n to_o â—lace_n and_o make_v priest_n in_o the_o city_n and_o church_n where_o need_n be_v to_o feed_v to_o rule_v â—o_o confirm_v or_o to_o displace_v or_o transfer_v and_o general_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o flock_n as_o paulus_n barnabas_n titus_n and_o other_o bishop_n have_v dom_o whereas_o the_o right_a of_o choose_v 〈◊〉_d prince_n where_o he_o be_v make_v by_o election_n may_v as_o well_o or_o much_o more_o apperteine_a to_o the_o common_a people_n be_v the_o body_n of_o the_o realm_n then_o to_o the_o clergy_n or_o to_o the_o nobility_n alone_o when_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v thus_o choose_v that_o i_o may_v omit_v his_o temporal_a dominion_n which_o be_v but_o a_o accessory_n to_o his_o bishopric_n doubtless_o in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a government_n he_o use_v not_o that_o force_n and_o power_n which_o worldly_a prince_n do_v judaeis_n greg_n lib._n 1_o ep_v 45._o distinct_a 45._o c._n de_fw-fr judaeis_n he_o compel_v no_o man_n by_o violence_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o jew_n that_o live_v in_o rome_n to_o baptism_n or_o to_o embrace_v the_o catholic_a faith_n of_o christ_n whereas_o worldly_a prince_n may_v just_o enforce_v the_o people_n who_o they_o have_v under_o they_o both_o to_o obey_v their_o law_n and_o to_o live_v after_o their_o custom_n and_o manner_n moreover_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o bishop_n never_o punish_v any_o of_o they_o with_o the_o material_a sword_n who_o after_o baptism_n forsake_v the_o church_n but_o only_o with_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n and_o to_o they_o also_o he_o come_v very_o slow_o and_o teach_v that_o man_n must_v have_v recourse_n unto_o they_o none_o otherwise_o multi_fw-la 2._o quaest_n 1._o multi_fw-la then_o to_o a_o medicine_n for_o albeit_o he_o both_o plain_o affirm_v that_o heretic_n be_v worthy_a of_o all_o punishment_n yea_o of_o violent_a death_n itself_o and_o that_o according_a to_o god_n word_n yea_o although_o he_o permit_v 13._o deut._n 13._o and_o also_o where_o he_o have_v any_o temporal_a dominion_n procure_v schismatics_n and_o heretic_n to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n partly_o because_o they_o be_v themselves_o unworthy_a to_o live_v for_o their_o own_o heinous_a fault_n partly_o also_o because_o they_o shall_v not_o infect_v other_o with_o their_o word_n 2._o 2._o tim._n 2._o which_o creep_v and_o fret_v like_o a_o cancre_n â—et_o notwithstanding_o he_o do_v it_o not_o by_o himself_o nor_o by_o other_o as_o a_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n of_o christ_n flock_n but_o he_o do_v it_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o other_o as_o a_o temporal_a prince_n and_o lord_n 98._o psal_n 98._o even_o as_o moses_n be_v one_o of_o the_o priest_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v also_o master_n of_o the_o civil_a government_n and_o a_o disposer_n of_o war_n and_o peace_n 31._o exod._n 17._o deut._n 31._o as_o who_o command_v josue_n to_o fight_v against_o amalech_n and_o to_o be_v his_o successor_n in_o the_o civil_a government_n now_o whereas_o the_o protestant_n deny_v moses_n to_o have_v be_v a_o priest_n and_o that_o by_o pretence_n of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n they_o speak_v therein_o against_o the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n and_o against_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o best_a learned_a father_n the_o word_n of_o god_n say_v â—8_o psal_n â—8_o moses_n &_o aaron_n in_o sacerdotibus_fw-la eius_fw-la moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v among_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v cohanin_n the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o latin_a sacerdotibus_fw-la which_o be_v to_o say_v those_o who_o make_v sacrifice_n 98._o in_o commentarijs_fw-la psal_n 98._o s._n augustine_n reason_v that_o he_o be_v sacerdos_n a_o sacrificer_n because_o whereas_o he_o be_v in_o all_o authority_n and_o power_n the_o very_o great_a among_o the_o jew_n yet_o he_o can_v not_o be_v mayor_n sacerdote_fw-la great_a than_o he_o that_o have_v power_n to_o sacrifice_v s._n hierom_n be_v i_o be_o sure_a as_o good_a a_o hebrician_n as_o m._n nowell_n in_o his_o book_n against_o jovinian_a jovinian_a lib._n 1._o adversus_fw-la jovinian_a ground_v the_o priesthood_n of_o moses_n upon_o the_o same_o text_n of_o the_o psalm_n make_v a_o difference_n between_o samuel_n the_o levite_n and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o be_v bishop_n or_o high_a priest_n aar_n in_o oratione_fw-la de_fw-fr moyse_n &_o aar_n s._n gregory_n nazianzene_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n yea_o dionysius_n areopagita_n confess_v moses_n to_o have_v ben_fw-mi primum_fw-la legalium_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la mystem_fw-la ac_fw-la ducem_fw-la 5._o de_fw-fr eccles_n hierar_fw-it c._n 5._o the_o first_o cunning_a master_n and_o guide_v of_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n qui_fw-la fratrem_fw-la aaron_n ad_fw-la sacerdotale_fw-la munus_fw-la inungens_fw-la sub_fw-la deo_fw-la principe_fw-la sacerdotalem_fw-la consecrationem_fw-la ponâ—ificabiliter_fw-la consummavit_fw-la who_o â—nointing_v his_o brother_n aaron_n to_o the_o priestly_a office_n under_o god_n the_o chief_a of_o all_o finish_v the_o priestly_a consecration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bisshoplike_a or_o as_o bishop_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v philo_z judeus_n write_v three_o book_n of_o moses_n life_n mosis_fw-la de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la and_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o his_o authority_n in_o civil_a matter_n speak_v in_o the_o three_o of_o his_o priesthood_n which_o he_o can_v not_o just_o do_v except_o he_o have_v be_v a_o priest_n but_o what_o need_v many_o word_n what_o thing_n do_v in_o all_o the_o world_n belong_v to_o a_o priest_n office_n which_o moses_n do_v not_o 20._o exod._n 20._o he_o take_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o teach_v it_o the_o people_n he_o preach_v to_o they_o he_o consecrate_v the_o high_a bishop_n
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