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the_o key_n promise_v to_o peter_n in_o st._n matth._n xuj_o be_v give_v to_o all_o the_o apostle_n in_o st._n john_n xx_o contrary_n also_o to_o their_o own_o catechism_n as_o i_o have_v show_v according_a to_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v instruct_v his_o follower_n the_o sum_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v be_v this_o 1._o the_o power_n which_o our_o lord_n here_o promise_v to_o peter_n be_v not_o mean_v to_o he_o alone_o 2._o for_o he_o do_v but_o represent_v and_o sustain_v the_o person_n of_o the_o church_n as_o the_o ancient_n speak_v to_o who_o this_o promise_n belong_v 3._o and_o therefore_o our_o lord_n afterward_o promise_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n in_o the_o same_o word_n to_o all_o the_o apostle_n which_o he_o here_o promise_v to_o peter_n 4._o and_o according_o when_o he_o perform_v his_o promise_n he_o give_v this_o power_n to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o equal_o 5._o but_o christ_n direct_v this_o promise_n at_o the_o first_o singular_o to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v commend_v unity_n 6._o or_o at_o the_o most_o he_o promise_v he_o the_o honour_n of_o open_v the_o door_n of_o faith_n first_o unto_o the_o gentile_n 7._o from_o whence_o we_o can_v only_o gather_v that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o among_o the_o apostle_n but_o not_o that_o he_o be_v promise_v any_o power_n which_o the_o rest_n have_v not_o for_o the_o contrary_n be_v apparent_a 8._o to_o all_o which_o i_o must_v add_v repeat_v brief_o what_o i_o say_v upon_o the_o forego_n word_n that_o if_o we_o shall_v grant_v our_o saviour_n to_o have_v promise_v some_o power_n to_o peter_n when_o he_o say_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n which_o the_o other_o apostle_n have_v not_o it_o will_v prove_v a_o personal_a prerogative_n and_o can_v be_v show_v to_o have_v descend_v to_o any_o successor_n much_o less_o to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n who_o bellarmine_n say_v be_v a_o true_a prince_n who_o have_v power_n to_o make_v true_a law_n to_o bind_v the_o whole_a church_n and_o this_o he_o prove_v from_o these_o word_n whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n xuj_o etc._n l._n four_o de_fw-fr rom._n pontif._n c._n xuj_o concern_v which_o it_o will_v be_v think_v too_o sharp_a perhaps_o to_o say_v though_o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o one_o in_o the_o roman_a communion_n 77._o communion_n launoy_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la p._n 77._o simple_o to_o relate_v the_o word_n of_o this_o author_n be_v simple_o to_o confute_v they_o they_o be_v so_o very_a contrary_n to_o truth_n and_o equity_n the_o reader_n therefore_o may_v be_v please_v brief_o to_o consider_v what_o our_o lord_n himself_o say_v to_o all_o his_o apostle_n matth._n xxiii_o 8_o 9_o 10._o which_o utter_o overturn_v