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he_o declare_v in_o many_o place_n that_o every_o bishop_n in_o his_o own_o diocese_n have_v the_o full_a possession_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o bishopric_n which_o be_v one_o throughout_o all_o the_o world_n &_o therefore_o be_v the_o only_a bishop_n and_o head_n of_o that_o his_o own_o catholic_a church_n as_o namely_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o antonianus_n where_o he_o have_v these_o word_n una_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la mundum_fw-la in_o multa_fw-la membra_fw-la divisa_fw-la item_n episcopatus_fw-la unus_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la multorum_fw-la concordi_fw-la numerositate_fw-la diffusus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v there_o be_v one_o church_n from_o christ_n throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n divide_v likewise_o one_o bishopric_n spread_v abroad_o in_o the_o agreeable_a multitude_n of_o many_o bishop_n but_o s._n cyprian_n declare_v his_o mind_n most_o plain_o of_o this_o one_o bishopric_n whole_o and_o equal_o possess_v of_o 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the_o contrary_a part_n s._n cyprian_n say_v the_o lord_n give_v like_a and_o equal_a authority_n to_o all_o his_o apostle_n all_o the_o apostle_n be_v endue_v with_o like_a fellowship_n both_o of_o honour_n and_o power_n thus_o say_v s._n cyprian_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v de_fw-fr simplicitate_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la of_o the_o simplicitis_n of_o priest_n note_v they_o as_o double_v face_v prelate_n that_o teach_v or_o attempt_v the_o contrary_n again_o leo_n say_v out_o of_o this_o form_n be_v take_v our_o difference_n of_o bishop_n that_o in_o every_o province_n one_o be_v chief_a and_o of_o most_o authority_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o great_a city_n to_o have_v great_a care_n and_o consequent_o that_o he_o who_o sit_v in_o peter_n chair_n shall_v have_v charge_n &_o be_v head_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n thus_o say_v leo_n and_o thus_o he_o say_v because_o he_o himself_o will_v be_v lord_n and_o head_n over_o all_o the_o church_n s._n cyprian_n say_v every_o bishop_n 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