Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	apostle_n	faith_n	tradition_n	2,505	5	8.9778	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17513	A iustification of the Church of England Demonstrating it to be a true Church of God, affording all sufficient meanes to saluation. Or, a countercharme against the Romish enchantments, that labour to bewitch the people, with opinion of necessity to be subiect to the Pope of Rome. Wherein is briefely shewed the pith and marrow of the principall bookes written by both sides, touching this matter: with marginall reference to the chapters and sections, where the points are handled more at large to the great ease and satisfaction of the reader. By Anthony Cade, Bachelour of Diuinity.	Cade, Anthony, 1564?-1641.	1630 (1630)	STC 4327; ESTC S107369	350,088	512

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the_o verity_n sufficiency_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o herein_o your_o romish_a writer_n deal_v fraudulenly_a against_o we_o and_o deceive_v the_o world_n for_o they_o allege_v the_o father_n speak_v of_o the_o first_o kind_n of_o tradition_n as_o if_o they_o speak_v of_o all_o whereas_o indeed_o they_o write_v very_o strong_o and_o sharp_o against_o this_o three_o kind_n which_o we_o refuse_v bishop_n usher_n in_o his_o book_n against_o the_o irish_a jesuite_n pag._n 36._o &_o seq_fw-la allege_v a_o whole_a jury_n of_o ancient_a father_n testify_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o matter_n of_o faith_n tertullian_n origen_n hippolytus_n the_o martyr_n athanasius_n ambrose_n hilary_n basil_n gregory_n nissen_n jerom_n augustine_n cyril_n theodoret._n so_o that_o the_o tradition_n which_o they_o urge_v we_o alow_o and_o those_o that_o we_o deny_v they_o write_v sharp_o against_o the_o father_n say_v your_o rom_n sh_n be_v not_o of_o the_o 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de_fw-fr bapt._n contra_fw-la donatum_fw-la lib._n 1._o &_o l._n 2._o saint_n augustine_n write_v strong_o against_o his_o error_n but_o reverent_o of_o his_o person_n call_v he_o beatissimum_fw-la &_o corona_fw-la martyrij_fw-la gloriosissimum_fw-la 3_o but_o be_v saint_n augustine_n free_a from_o all_o error_n himself_o no_o for_o he_o hold_v opinion_n that_o infant_n die_v unbaptise_v be_v damn_v to_o the_o eternal_a torment_n of_o hell_n fire_n which_o none_o either_o protestant_n or_o papist_n do_v hold_v at_o this_o day_n also_o he_o hold_v that_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n ought_v of_o necessity_n to_o be_v administer_v to_o infant_n 3._o aug._n epist_n 106._o &_o 28._o maldonat_fw-la in_o joan._n 6._o ver_fw-la 53._o pag_n 719._o usher_n answ_n to_o irish_a jesuite_n pag._n 23._o &_o d._n field_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o who_o show_v that_o cyprian_a and_o tert._n be_v of_o aug._n opinion_n bellar._n de_fw-fr christo_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o maldonate_fw-it say_v also_o this_o 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scripto_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 12._o §_o arg_fw-mi tert_n we_o grant_v but_o bellarmine_n say_v plain_o he_o be_v a_o montanist_n and_o so_o report_v pope_n zepherinus_n to_o be_v 6_o damascen_n do_v plain_o deny_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o proceed_v from_o the_o son_n say_v bellarmine_n 7_o bellarmine_n also_o say_v that_o irenaeus_n teach_v by_o tradition_n that_o christ_n suffer_v about_o the_o fifty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o contrary_o tertullian_n and_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n teach_v that_o christ_n suffer_v in_o his_o thirty_o year_n both_o which_o doctrine_n by_o tradition_n be_v false_a say_v bellar._n ib._n 8_o many_o father_n hold_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_o enjoy_v not_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n neither_o be_v bless_v 54._o sixtus_n senens_fw-la bibl_n lib._n 6._o annot_v 345._o d._n field_n church_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 17._o &_o lib._n 5._o append._n 1._o p._n 54._o but_o only_o in_o hope_n and_o keep_v in_o some_o secret_a receptacle_n until_o the_o general_a resurrection_n sixtus_n senensis_n reckon_v many_o of_o they_o and_o cite_v their_o word_n namely_o justin_n martyr_n tertullian_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n 5._o see_v d._n whites_n defence_n pag._n 57_o in_o fine_a &_o d._n morton_n appeal_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o sect_n 15._o bellar._n de_fw-fr sanctor_n beat_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o &_o 5._o lactantius_n victorinus_n martyr_n pope_n john_n 22._o ambros_n irenaeus_n theophylact_fw-mi bernard_n bartholomeus_n medina_n add_v many_o more_o to_o wit_n saint_n james_n his_o liturgy_n origen_n prudentius_n chrysostome_n augustine_n theodoret_n are●as_n oecumenius_n bellarmine_n labour_v to_o clear_v some_o of_o these_o who_o his_o fellow_n condemn_v upon_o this_o error_n we_o find_v in_o some_o of_o the_o father_n prayer_n for_o the_o faithful_a depart_v as_o for_o they_o that_o be_v not_o yet_o judge_v nor_o in_o heaven_n which_o all_o papist_n grant_v to_o be_v a_o error_n and_o yet_o allege_v the_o prayer_n ground_v thereon_o to_o confirm_v their_o purgatory_n out_o of_o which_o they_o say_v soul_n may_v be_v fetch_v and_o send_v to_o heaven_n long_o before_o the_o general_a judgement_n contrary_a to_o these_o father_n tenet_n a●ton_n bellar._n de_fw-fr sanctor_n beat_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o §._o sunt_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o sanctus_n a●ton_n 9_o many_o father_n also_o think_v the_o very_a devil_n shall_v not_o be_v torment_v with_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n before_o the_o judgement_n day_n bellarmine_n reckon_v these_o justin_n martyr_n irenaeus_n oecumenius_n epiphanius_n antonius_n apud_fw-la athanasium_fw-la ambrose_n jerom_n chrysostom_n augustine_n gregory_n theodoret_n bernard_n and_o some_o of_o they_o he_o excuse_v favourable_o but_o of_o justin_n martyr_n irenaeus_n oecumenius_n and_o epiphanius_n he_o say_v non_fw-la video_fw-la quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la corum_fw-la sententiam_fw-la ab_fw-la errore_fw-la possimus_fw-la defendere_fw-la i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o excuse_v their_o opinion_n from_o error_n 25._o bellar._n de_fw-fr baptis_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o §_o praeter_fw-la hos_fw-la errores_fw-la jerom._n contra_fw-la vigilantium_fw-la greg._n dialog_n 4._o cap._n 33._o aug._n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la hugo_n de_fw-fr sacram_fw-la fidei_fw-la lib._n 2._o part_n 16._o cap._n 11._o see_v d._n field_n church_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o gloss_n in_o esay_n ●3_n 1_o aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 21._o cap._n 18._o &_o 24._o 2_o jb._n cap._n 1●_n &_o 25._o 3_o ib._n cap._n 20._o &_o 25._o 10_o bellarmine_n also_o say_v that_o many_o catholic_n hold_v a_o wrong_a opinion_n that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o one_o of_o the_o three_o person_n contrary_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o of_o this_o error_n he_o reckon_v saint_n ambrose_n beda_n bernard_n hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la magister_fw-la sententiarum_fw-la and_o pope_n nicholas_n 11_o saint_n jerom_n and_o saint_n gregory_n 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superomnes_n apo_n ●olos_fw-la siat_a &_o cu●cti_fw-la accip●ant_fw-la etc._n etc._n jerome_n and_o saint_n augustine_n in_o many_o place_n have_v the_o like_a all_o which_o ultima_fw-la which_o ib._n lib._n 1_o c._n 12._o §_o obi●●tio_fw-la ultima_fw-la bellarmine_n confess_v add_v still_o lest_o he_o say_v nothing_o that_o yet_o peter_n be_v a_o chief_a man_n among_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v not_o the_o question_n and_o none_o of_o we_o deny_v it_o thus_o he_o grant_v first_o that_o what_o be_v there_o speak_v to_o peter_n belong_v to_o all_o the_o rest_n second_o that_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o peter_n faith_n which_o be_v the_o common_a faith_n of_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o not_o upon_o peter_n person_n either_o whole_o or_o principal_o and_o three_o that_o which_o there_o be_v promise_v to_o peter_n be_v afterward_o perform_v to_o they_o all_o and_o so_o this_o place_n of_o mat._n 16._o make_v nothing_o to_o the_o end_n for_o which_o your_o man_n so_o often_o and_o 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allegation_n of_o diverse_a other_o scripture_n §_o 10_o the_o scripture_n be_v against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n §_o 11_o the_o father_n urge_v for_o it_o in_o vain_a §_o 12_o the_o father_n be_v against_o it_o §_o 13_o st_n peter_n prerogative_n descend_v not_o to_o his_o successor_n §_o 14_o the_o conclusion_n collect_v the_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n brief_o and_o justify_v the_o protestant_n §._o 1._o antiq._n i_o be_o satisfy_v that_o your_o minister_n have_v true_a succession_n from_o the_o apostle_n and_o ordination_n according_a to_o the_o canon_n and_o for_o the_o present_a i_o will_v suppose_v that_o all_o that_o you_o have_v say_v be_v true_a that_o your_o church_n have_v have_v a_o visible_a succession_n derive_v from_o the_o apostle_n without_o interruption_n that_o it_o deliver_v all_o the_o substantial_a point_n of_o doctrine_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n sufficient_o suppose_v all_o this_o and_o yet_o further_o suppose_v that_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n there_o be_v some_o thing_n now_o teach_v and_o use_v which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n as_o the_o use_n of_o image_n

conversion_n and_o for_o the_o better_a government_n of_o the_o church_n bishop_n be_v by_o the_o apostle_n place_v in_o the_o city_n with_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n to_o govern_v and_o of_o ordination_n to_o institute_v minister_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o every_o town_n as_o be_v timothy_n in_o ephesus_n titus_n in_o crete_n if_o any_o difficulty_n arise_v either_o in_o doctrine_n or_o government_n too_o great_a to_o be_v order_v by_o these_o bishop_n the_o wise_a policy_n of_o the_o church_n ordain_v it_o shall_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o determination_n of_o high_a bishop_n call_v archbishop_n that_o be_v chief_a bishop_n city_n metropolis_n in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n signify_v a_o mother_n city_n by_o some_o fatherly_a authority_n over_o the_o other_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n or_o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o chief_a or_o mother_n city_n within_o the_o nation_n whereof_o they_o be_v call_v metropolitan_n and_o over_o these_o archbishop_n or_o metropolitan_o in_o several_a land_n or_o nation_n some_o one_o be_v make_v the_o primate_n for_o better_a unity_n and_o commodity_n of_o government_n and_o call_v together_o and_o guide_a of_o national_a counsel_n upon_o occasion_n it_o be_v think_v convenient_a also_o for_o the_o better_a keep_n of_o all_o christian_a nation_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o faith_n holiness_n and_o peace_n to_o appoint_v yet_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o patriarch_n in_o some_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a city_n of_o the_o world_n who_o may_v have_v some_o oversight_n &_o authority_n over_o all_o the_o primat_n archbishop_n and_o other_o clergy_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n which_o be_v under_o their_o patriarchall_a jurisdiction_n of_o these_o patriarch_n we_o read_v in_o the_o counsel_n of_o nice_a and_o before_o that_o in_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n there_o be_v but_o three_o carlton_n b._n carlton_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o west_n part_n of_o antioch_n for_o the_o east_n and_o of_o alexandria_n for_o the_o south_n 6._o d._n field_n ib._n li._n 3._o chap._n 1_o council_n nicon_n cant_fw-la 6._o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v these_o five_o principal_a nation_n within_o his_o patriarchship_n italy_n spain_n france_n germany_n and_o britain_n the_o other_o have_v their_o patriarchship_n bound_v also_o by_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a afterward_o when_o the_o emperor_n have_v translate_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o empire_n from_o rome_n to_o constantinople_n whereupon_o that_o city_n be_v call_v new_a rome_n and_o that_o city_n be_v grow_v very_o great_a noble_a and_o magnificent_a it_o be_v think_v fit_a there_o to_o erect_v a_o four_o patriarch_n the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n and_o last_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o our_o saviour_n live_v and_o dye_v and_o from_o whence_o christian_a religion_n be_v propagate_v into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v make_v a_o five_o patriarch_n and_o their_o dominion_n be_v assign_v unto_o they_o 171._o d._n field_n ib._n bellar._n praefat_fw-la in_o 16._o the_o pontiff_a rom_n council_n constantinop_n sub_fw-la theodosio_n seniore_fw-la can_v 1._o &_o socrat._v lib._n 5_o cap._n 8._o council_n chalcedon_n can_v 23._o eliensis_n responsio_fw-la ad_fw-la apologiam_fw-la bellarmini_fw-la pag._n 170_o 171._o §._o 4._o among_o these_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v the_o first_o place_n of_o dignity_n and_o in_o the_o second_o general_a counsel_n hold_v at_o constantinople_n anno_o 383._o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n obtain_v the_o second_o degree_n of_o honour_n among_o the_o patriarch_n next_o unto_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o before_o the_o other_o of_o alexandria_n and_o antioch_n and_o in_o the_o great_a counsel_n of_o chalcedon_n anno_o 454._o it_o be_v decree_v that_o rome_n and_o constantinople_n shall_v have_v all_o right_n privilege_n and_o prerogative_n equal_a because_o as_o rome_n be_v before_o sedes_fw-la regius_fw-la the_o seat_n of_o the_o empire_n so_o now_o be_v constantinople_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n then_o allege_v but_o not_o long_o after_o the_o magnificence_n of_o constantinople_n increase_n and_o with_o it_o the_o haughtiness_n of_o her_o bishop_n he_o challenge_v to_o be_v superior_a to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o encroach_v upon_o the_o right_n of_o all_o other_o as_o great_a and_o more_o honourable_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o to_o be_v the_o chief_a bishop_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n because_o his_o city_n be_v then_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o world_n 4._o see_v before_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o §._o 4._o about_o this_o be_v the_o contention_n betwixt_o gregory_n the_o first_o of_o rome_n and_o john_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v before_o but_o john_n carry_v away_o the_o title_n and_o honour_n for_o ten_o year_n during_o his_o life_n by_o favour_n of_o the_o emperor_n mauricious_a and_o cyriacus_n his_o successor_n for_o eleven_o year_n more_o 2._o phocas_n be_v thus_o describe_v by_o zonaras_n who_o call_v he_o pessimus_fw-la tyrannus_fw-la &_o postis_fw-la humani_fw-la generis_fw-la &_o say_v he_o be_v worthy_o slaughter_v by_o heraclius_n who_o cut_v off_o his_o wicked_a hand_n and_o fee_n and_o then_o his_o genitals_n by_o piecemeal_o paulus_n diacows_fw-la in_o phoca_fw-la the_o same_o write_v bibliothearius_n in_o bonifacio_n 3_o &_o platina_n in_o bonifacio_n 3._o and_o sabellicus_n 8_o 6._o tho●gh_v bellarmine_n lay_v that_o boniface_n sue_v not_o for_o that_o title_n in_o apologia_fw-la pro_fw-la torto_fw-la baronius_n anno_fw-la 606._o nu_fw-la 2._o but_o when_o phocas_n the_o emperor_n succeed_v a_o wild_a drunken_a bloody_a adulterous_a tyrant_n who_o like_o another_o zimry_n have_v slay_v his_o master_n mauricius_n boniface_n the_o three_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o have_v be_v chancellor_n to_o phocas_n obtain_v of_o he_o by_o earnest_a suit_n to_o have_v that_o title_n and_o honour_n of_o primacy_n transfer_v from_o constantinople_n to_o rome_n and_o thus_o say_v paulus_n diaconus_fw-la at_o the_o entreaty_n of_o boniface_n phocas_n appoint_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o all_o church_n or_o as_o baronius_n deliver_v it_o only_o the_o roman_a bishop_n shall_v be_v call_v universal_a bishop_n and_o not_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n but_o the_o contention_n betwixt_o the_o two_o patriarchall_a sea_n end_v not_o thus_o for_o they_o of_o constantinople_n upon_o every_o occasion_n stir_v again_o until_o at_o length_n difference_n grow_v betwixt_o the_o two_o church_n the_o greek_a &_o the_o latin_a about_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n either_o pronounce_v other_o to_o be_v heretic_n and_o schismatic_n in_o the_o year_n 869_o above_o 400._o 28_o b._n usher_n de_fw-fr ecclesiarum_fw-la successione_n c._n 2._o §._o 28_o year_n after_o the_o two_o patriarch_n be_v equal_v at_o chalcedon_n in_o a_o council_n at_o constantinople_n wherein_o image-worship_n be_v establish_v the_o two_o patriarch_n be_v make_v friend_n and_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o the_o one_o shall_v be_v style_v universal_a patriarch_n papa_n onuphrius_n in_o platinam_fw-la in_fw-la vita_fw-la bonifaci_fw-la 3._o g●nebrard_n l._n 4._o chronograph_n vniversalis_fw-la patriarcha_fw-la vniversalis_fw-la papa_n and_o the_o other_o universal_a pope_n and_o so_o the_o word_n pope_n which_o before_o that_o time_n have_v be_v common_a to_o all_o bishop_n become_v then_o the_o proper_a title_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n hereby_o we_o may_v observe_v 1._o that_o this_o primacy_n or_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v of_o no_o such_o antiquity_n as_o be_v pretend_v 2._o that_o in_o those_o time_n it_o be_v not_o think_v either_o by_o the_o emperor_n or_o by_o the_o counsel_n to_o have_v be_v give_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n or_o establish_v upon_o any_o at_o all_o by_o the_o divine_a scripture_n as_o now_o the_o pope_n do_v claim_v but_o leave_v at_o the_o discretion_n of_o prince_n and_o wiseman_n to_o give_v it_o to_o who_o they_o will_v and_o to_o order_n or_o alter_v it_o as_o occasion_n serve_v and_o the_o respect_n or_o dignity_n of_o city_n and_o time_n require_v for_o neither_o be_v their_o argument_n that_o then_o claim_v it_o draw_v from_o the_o scripture_n but_o from_o civil_a reason_n of_o state_n and_o policy_n neither_o be_v it_o upon_o any_o other_o reason_n settle_v and_o the_o controversy_n proceed_v not_o from_o any_o institution_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a god_n but_o from_o the_o ambition_n of_o impotent_a man_n 3._o the_o author_n that_o settle_v it_o upon_o the_o roman_a bishop_n be_v phocas_n one_o of_o the_o devil_n elder_a son_n a_o murderer_n of_o his_o master_n a_o drunken_a adulterous_a tyrant_n a_o scourge_n and_o plague_n to_o mankind_n §._o 5._o 4._o observe_v the_o romish_a bishop_n ambition_n in_o those_o time_n swerve_v from_o the_o most_o honour_a humility_n of_o a_o number_n of_o their_o first_o ancestor_n holy_a man_n and_o martyr_n to_o who_o the_o ancient_a father_n

his_o preach_n in_o the_o people_n mind_n if_o by_o authority_n saint_n jerom_n do_v mean_a supreme_a power_n over_o the_o other_o apostle_n than_o james_n and_o john_n shall_v have_v have_v it_o as_o well_o as_o peter_n which_o be_v not_o your_o catholic_a doctrine_n also_o a_o inferior_a or_o equal_a in_o power_n may_v be_v superior_a in_o authority_n or_o estimation_n as_o tully_n say_v of_o metellus_n a_o private_a man_n though_o choose_v consul_n for_o the_o year_n follow_v that_o he_o forbid_v certain_a play_n when_o a_o officer_n have_v allow_v they_o and_o that_o which_o he_o can_v not_o obtain_v by_o power_n pisonem_fw-la cicero_n oratione_fw-la in_o pisonem_fw-la he_o do_v obtain_v by_o authority_n that_o be_v with_o the_o credit_n which_o he_o have_v with_o the_o people_n 2_o the_o primacy_n which_o the_o father_n speak_v of_o be_v the_o primacy_n of_o order_n not_o of_o power_n because_o peter_n be_v first_o call_v to_o be_v a_o apostle_n and_o first_o reckon_v this_o argue_v no_o more_o power_n than_o the_o foreman_n of_o the_o jury_n have_v over_o the_o rest_n 3_o the_o prerogative_n of_o principality_n be_v in_o the_o excellency_n of_o grace_n and_o not_o of_o power_n as_o we_o say_v the_o prince_n of_o philosopher_n aristotle_n the_o prince_n of_o poet_n homer_n that_o be_v the_o witty_a or_o most_o excellent_a not_o lord_n and_o master_n over_o the_o rest_n in_o this_o sense_n saint_n austin_n speak_v peter_n the_o apostle_n in_o who_o that_o grace_n and_o primacy_n be_v so_o superminent_a be_v correct_v by_o paul_n a_o latter_a apostle_n by_o call_v saint_n paul_n a_o latter_a apostle_n he_o show_v his_o meaning_n of_o saint_n peter_n primacy_n to_o be_v of_o his_o first_o be_v a_o apostle_n and_o by_o join_v grace_n with_o primacy_n he_o show_v that_o in_o greatness_n of_o grace_n consist_v his_o supereminency_n so_o say_v saint_n austen_n also_o 124._o also_o aug._n in_o joan._n tract_n 124._o that_o peter_n be_v natura_fw-la unus_fw-la homo_fw-la gratia_fw-la unus_fw-la christianus_n abundantiori_fw-la gratia_fw-la unus_fw-la idemque_fw-la primus_fw-la apostolus_fw-la but_o to_o be_v chief_a in_o grace_n be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v chief_a in_o power_n another_o thing_n 82._o thing_n turrecrem_fw-la in_o summa_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la l_o 2_o c._n 82._o cardinal_n turrecramata_n say_v a_o mean_a christian_n yea_o a_o old_a woman_n may_v in_o perfection_n of_o grace_n and_o ampleness_n of_o virtue_n be_v great_a than_o the_o pope_n but_o not_o in_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n if_o excellency_n of_o grace_n may_v carry_v the_o supremacy_n of_o power_n you_o shall_v take_v it_o from_o saint_n peter_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n by_o gift_n of_o grace_n we_o understand_v all_o blessing_n wherewith_o our_o lord_n honour_v he_o insomuch_o as_o in_o one_o thing_n or_o other_o he_o surpass_v every_o one_o of_o the_o apostle_n saint_n john_n may_v exceed_v he_o in_o multitude_n of_o prophecy_n and_o revelation_n and_o many_o gift_n of_o grace_n as_o saint_n jerom_n declare_v 1._o declare_v jerom._n adversus_fw-la jovinianum_fw-la lib._n 1._o saint_n paul_n excel_v he_o in_o the_o chief_a gift_n and_o labour_v more_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n 1_o cor._n 15._o so_o that_o saint_n austen_n give_v excellent_a grace_n to_o peter_n 1._o peter_n de_fw-fr bapt_a con_fw-mi donatistas_n lib._n 2._o c._n 1._o most_o excellent_a grace_n to_o paul_n 130._o paul_n in_o psal_n 130._o and_o call_v he_o the_o apostle_n by_o a_o excellency_n 1._o excellency_n cont._n dvas_fw-la epist_n pelagianorum_fw-la lib._n 3._o c._n 1._o yet_o saint_n peter_n excel_v saint_n paul_n in_o primacy_n or_o be_v first_o choose_v and_o saint_n john_n in_o age_n be_v the_o elder_a and_o therefore_o prefer_v before_o they_o to_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n by_o saint_n jeroms_n opinion_n 1._o opinion_n aetati_fw-la delatum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la petrus_n erat_fw-la senior_fw-la hiero_n 1_o adu_fw-la 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