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first_o not_o by_o order_n of_o number_v but_o only_o by_o dignity_n and_o preeminence_n in_o somuch_o that_o the_o ancient_a father_n express_v the_o force_n of_o this_o word_n primus_fw-la first_o by_z calling_z s._n peter_n the_o prince_n or_o chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n and_o certes_o where_o there_o be_v any_o in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n first_o in_o dignity_n and_o chief_a in_o praeeminence_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v some_o primacy_n beside_o if_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o old_a law_n be_v call_v in_o those_o day_n 22._o exod._n 22._o princeps_fw-la populi_fw-la the_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n and_o if_o s._n paul_n honour_v ananias_n with_o that_o name_n even_o after_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n say_v 23._o actor_n 23._o it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v not_o curse_v or_o revile_v the_o prince_n of_o thy_o people_n how_o much_o more_o ought_v he_o both_o to_o be_v call_v and_o to_o be_v also_o beleve_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a governor_n and_o prince_n of_o all_o christian_a people_n who_o christ_n have_v appoint_v and_o set_v over_o his_o family_n 21._o joan._n 21._o say_v feed_v my_o sheep_n only_o he_o must_v be_v circumspect_a that_o he_o turn_v not_o his_o primacy_n into_o a_o tyranny_n as_o the_o gentile_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n do_v how_o be_v it_o this_o also_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o neither_o the_o prophet_n nor_o the_o evangelist_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v so_o careful_a of_o word_n as_o of_o the_o sense_n and_o thing_n themselves_o whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v sometime_o that_o they_o geve_v the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o such_o man_n as_o have_v by_o participation_n any_o divine_a or_o godly_a thing_n in_o they_o as_z to_z judge_n 10._o exod._n 22._o psal_n 81._o joan._n 10._o and_o to_o who_o god_n vouchsafe_v to_o speak_v by_o like_a mean_n it_o may_v be_v verify_v that_o some_o ecclesiastical_a person_n have_v a_o certain_a dominion_n in_o that_o respect_n very_o that_o by_o participation_n they_o receive_v a_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a thing_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o power_n which_o christ_n their_o liege_n lord_n and_o natural_a sovereign_n endue_v they_o withal_o when_o he_o make_v they_o governor_n of_o his_o family_n for_o among_o the_o holy_a order_n of_o angel_n in_o like_a manner_n there_o be_v reken_v one_o which_o be_v call_v of_o s._n paul_n dominationes_fw-la domination_n 1._o coloss_n 1._o not_o because_o they_o have_v any_o dominion_n or_o soveraintie_n over_o other_o angel_n as_o servant_n in_o subjection_n unto_o they_o because_o they_o receive_v that_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o god_n the_o only_a true_a lord_n which_o it_o please_v his_o majesty_n to_o have_v annex_v to_o that_o order_n thereby_o to_o geve_v forth_o some_o token_n and_o show_v of_o his_o infinite_a lordship_n and_o power_n wherefore_o if_o some_o man_n not_o think_v peradventure_o of_o these_o controversy_n nor_o weigh_v rather_o the_o thing_n then_o the_o bare_a word_n have_v at_o any_o time_n 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clear_o establish_v and_o confirm_v the_o â—â—me_n for_o whereas_o often_o time_n there_o â—ll_a a_o strife_n between_o the_o disciple_n â—ho_fw-mi shall_v be_v the_o great_a once_o 〈◊〉_d the_o way_n to_o capharnaum_n â—_o marc._n â—_o a_o other_o â—â—me_n when_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o son_n â—f_n zebede_n desire_v that_o one_o of_o her_o child_n may_v sit_v at_o christ_n right_a and_o and_o the_o other_o at_o his_o left_a hand_n 10._o marc._n 10._o and_o the_o three_o time_n 22._o luc._n 22._o after_o his_o last_o â—upper_n albeit_o christ_n always_o do_v dehort_v â—hem_n from_o expectation_n of_o that_o heathenish_a kind_n of_o dominion_n which_o be_v use_v â—n_o the_o world_n and_o always_o invite_v â—hem_n to_o humility_n yet_o he_o never_o deny_v â—ut_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v one_o in_o deed_n â—reater_a among_o they_o and_o he_o oftentimes_o signify_v that_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v â—_o peter_n and_o that_o as_o well_o when_o he_o choose_v â—im_a to_o be_v the_o first_o 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