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angelo_n posuit_fw-la non_fw-la genitivus_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la diceret_fw-la scribe_n angelo_n huic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la angelum_fw-la &_o ecclesiam_fw-la separatim_fw-la videatur_fw-la dixisse_fw-la quam_fw-la quis_fw-la angelus_n exponere_fw-la
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whereinis_fw-la primate_fw-la ought_v to_o preside_v be_v not_o ordain_v by_o modern_a time_n but_o long_o before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o who_o primate_fw-la even_a the_o gentile_n do_v appeal_v for_o their_o great_a business_n in_o those_o very_a city_n after_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n place_v patriarch_n and_o primate_fw-la to_o who_o the_o business_n of_o bishop_n yet_o save_v the_o apostolical_a authority_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o great_a cause_n after_o the_o apostolic_a see_v be_v to_o be_v refer_v on_o which_o john_n thierry_n and_o other_o make_v this_o gloss_n primate_fw-la be_v constitute_v there_o where_o heretofore_o the_o proto-flamines_a of_o the_o gentile_n be_v place_v arch-bishop_n where_o there_o be_v arch-flamen_n bishop_n where_o their_o flamen_fw-la be_v and_o this_o for_o the_o most_o part_n if_o we_o may_v credit_n they_o be_v do_v by_o saint_n peter_n appointment_n the_o second_o be_v this_o decree_n of_o pope_n clemens_n which_o warrant_v this_o gloss_n in_o those_o city_n wherein_o heretofore_o among_o the_o ethnic_n their_o chief_a flamen_fw-la and_o prime_a doctor_n of_o the_o law_n be_v place_v saint_n peter_n command_v but_o god_n know_v when_o and_o where_o primate_fw-la or_o patriarch_n of_o bishop_n to_o be_v place_v who_o shall_v agitate_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o great_a business_n in_o faith_n but_o in_o those_o city_n in_o which_o in_o time_n pass_v among_o the_o foresay_a ethnic_n their_o arch-flamines_a be_v who_o yet_o they_o hold_v to_o be_v less_o than_o their_o aforesaid_a primate_fw-la he_o command_v archbishop_n to_o be_v iustitute_v but_o in_o every_o other_o particular_a cityâ—_n he_o command_v one_o sole_a bishop_n and_o not_o many_o to_o be_v ordain_v who_o shall_v only_o obtain_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n because_o among_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o there_o be_v the_o like_a institution_n sed_fw-la unus_fw-la praefuit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la but_o one_o have_v authority_n over_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v most_o false_a on_o which_o the_o gloss_n thus_o descant_v the_o gentile_n have_v three_o order_n of_o priest_n to_o wit_n proto-flamines_a arch-flamines_a and_o flamen_fw-la in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o proto-flamines_a peter_n command_v patriarch_n to_o be_v place_v who_o shall_v take_v conusance_n of_o the_o great_a cause_n of_o other_o bishop_n in_o the_o place_n of_o arch-flamines_a archbishop_n in_o the_o place_n of_o flamen_fw-la bishop_n of_o who_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v but_o one_o in_o every_o city_n which_o graiâ—an_n himself_o thus_o back_n in_o his_o 21_o distinction_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a distinction_n observe_v among_o priest_n whence_o other_o be_v call_v simple_o priest_n other_o archpriest_n other_o choral_a bishop_n other_o bishop_n othâ—rs_n archbishop_n or_o metropolitan_n other_o primate_fw-la other_o chief_a priest_n horum_fw-la discretio_fw-la a_o gentibus_fw-la maxim_n introducta_fw-la est_fw-la the_o distinction_n of_o these_o be_v principal_o introduce_v by_o the_o gentile_n who_o call_v their_o flamen_fw-la some_o simple_o flamen_fw-la other_o arch-flamines_a other_o proto-flamines_a all_o which_o peter_n lombard_n the_o father_n of_o the_o schoolman_n affirm_v after_o gratian_n in_o his_o lib._n 4._o sentenâ—iarum_fw-la dist._n 24._o make_v this_o to_o pass_v as_o a_o undubitable_a verity_n among_o all_o the_o canonist_n and_o schoolman_n there_o be_v only_o one_o thing_n need_v explanation_n in_o these_o pope_n decree_n and_o that_o be_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o saint_n peter_n who_o be_v make_v the_o author_n of_o this_o institution_n for_o this_o we_o need_v resort_v no_o further_o then_o to_o the_o decree_n of_o pope_n nicholas_n record_v by_o the_o same_o gratian_n distinct_a 22._o c._n omnes_fw-la f._n 33._o omnes_fw-la sive_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la cujuslibet_fw-la apicem_fw-la sive_fw-la metropoleon_n primatus_fw-la episcopatuum_fw-la cathedras_fw-la vel_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la sive_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la ordinis_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la instituit_fw-la romana_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o by_o saint_n peter_n be_v mean_v the_o church_n and_o pope_n of_o rome_n who_o stile_n themselves_o oft_o time_n peter_n in_o their_o bull_n and_o write_n as_o well_o as_o his_o successor_n by_o all_o these_o authority_n compare_v together_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o our_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n have_v their_o original_a institution_n from_o the_o church_n and_o pope_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o not_o out_o of_o their_o imitation_n of_o any_o divine_a pattern_n or_o form_n of_o government_n prescribe_v by_o christ_n in_o scripture_n and_o settle_v in_o those_o primitive_a church_n of_o the_o gentile_n which_o the_o apostle_n plant_v and_o to_o who_o they_o direct_v their_o epistle_n but_o out_o of_o a_o apish_a imitation_n of_o the_o heathenish_a hierarchicall_a government_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a proto-flamines_a arch_n flamen_fw-la and_o flamen_fw-la use_v among_o the_o pagan_a gentile_n and_o britain_n before_o their_o conversion_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n in_o who_o very_a place_n see_z and_o form_n of_o government_n they_o succeed_v eleutherâ—us_o institute_v and_o ordain_v that_o all_o or_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o arch-flamen_n which_o be_v to_o mean_a archbishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o pagan_a law_n which_o at_o that_o day_n be_v in_o number_n three_o arch_n flamen_fw-la and_o 28_o flamen_fw-la shall_v be_v make_v arch_a bishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n as_o 83._o grafâ—on_n and_o other_o write_v in_o positive_a term_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o this_o cloud_n of_o witness_n aver_v it_o will_v thence_o necessary_o follow_v that_o our_o arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n be_v not_o of_o divine_a and_o apostolical_a but_o rather_o of_o papal_a and_o eâ—hnicall_a institution_n and_o a_o mere_a continuance_n of_o the_o diabolical_a heathenish_a hierarchy_n exercise_v among_o the_o idolatrous_a priest_n in_o time_n of_o paganism_n within_o our_o iâ—land_n and_o so_o by_o necessary_a consequence_n they_o and_o their_o government_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v utter_o extirpate_v then_o perpetuate_v in_o our_o christian_a reform_a church_n which_o ought_v
970.972_o 970.972_o henry_n woodlock_n antiqu._n eccles._n brit_n p._n 218._o godwin_n p._n 231._o 231._o adam_z tarleton_n tarleton_n walsingham_n hist._n angliae_fw-la p._n 98.99_o antiq._n eccles._n brit_n 227._o godwin_n p._n 232.233_o speed_v histo._n l._n 9_o c._n 11.12_o p._n 679_o 680.686_o walsingh_n ypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la anno._n 1326._o 1327._o hist._n angl_n p._n 100l_n 104_o holinshed_a p._n 329.339.340.1245_o p._n 970.972_o 970.972_o holinshed_a pâ—_n 452.453_o see_v the_o statute_n of_o 10â—_o r._n 2._o c._n 1._o 1._o william_n edingdon_n edingdon_n holinshed_a p._n 456._o to_o 468._o 468._o godwin_n cat._n p._n 182._o 182._o william_n wicham_n wicham_n godwin_n cat_n p._n 184.185_o antiquit_n eccles._n br._n 286_o p._n 287._o holinshed_a p._n 526.527_o 526.527_o godwin_n p._n 188._o 188._o henry_n beaufortâ—_n beaufortâ—_n holinshed_a p._n 590_o &c_n &c_n hal_n 4._o h._n 6_o f_o 94._o to_o 100â—_o fox_n vel_fw-la 3â—_n p._n 922_o to_o 925._o 925._o see_v holiâ—shed_v p._n 594_o 595.596.692_o hall_n 4._o h._n 6.5.96.97_o 98.99_o 98.99_o holinshed_a p._n 620._o to_o 629._o hall_n an._n 10._o h._n 6._o f._n 143._o to_o 250._o fox_n vol_fw-it 1._o p._n 922._o to_o 925._o 925._o an._n 19_o h._n 6._o f._n 143._o to_o 146._o 146._o see_v holinsh_v p._n 622._o to_o 628._o 628._o the_o second_o sermon_n bifore_fw-la king_n edward_n f._n 36._o stephen_n gardiner_z gardiner_z hall_n 31._o h._n 8._o f._n 234._o fox_n act_v monument_n vol._n 2._o edit_n ult_n p._n 380._o 384.426.585.646.647.441.442.443.531_o antiqu._n eccles_n brit._n p._n 386._o 386._o hall_n h._n 8._o f._n 226_o 228.229.230â—231.232â—233.234_n holinshâ—d_n p._n 1001.1002.1006.939.941_o to_o 945_o 946_o 947.950.951â—952.961_n 947.950.951â—952.961_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n the_o old_a edition_n p._n 816_o 82â—.823.824.815.863_n and_o vol._n 2._o edit_fw-la ult._n p._n 646.647_o 646.647_o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n edit_o ult_n vol._n 2._o p._n 71â—_n to_o 740._o vol._n 3._o p_o 16.40.123.527_o old_a edith_v p._n 903.1389.1695_o a._n 1â—73_n b._n b._n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n old_a edition_n p._n 603._o &_o 1031._o 1031._o holinshed_a p._n 1121._o 1121._o holinshed_a p._n 1130.1157_o 1130.1157_o holinshed_a p._n 1154.1154.1157.1158.1160_o 1154.1154.1157.1158.1160_o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n edi._n ult_n vol._n 3._o p._n 524_o 527._o john_n white_a white_a william_n harrison_n description_n of_o england_n l._n 2._o câ—_n 1._o p._n 138._o martin_n hiâ—â—_n p._n 452.453.454_o 452.453.454_o cent._n 9_o scrip._n brit._n sect_n 97._o p._n 736.737_o 736.737_o see_v bilson_n of_o church_n govenement_n andrâ—wes_n for_o exit_fw-la officio_fw-la oath_n etc._n etc._n etc._n cincio_n 6.3.19.20.21_o 6.3.19.20.21_o ecclâ—siasticae_fw-la histor._n l_o 1._o c._n 19.20_o where_o this_o historian_n notable_o inveigh_v against_o dance_v dance_v de_fw-fr virginiâ—us_fw-fr l._n 3._o tom._n 4._o operum_fw-la p._n 236.227_o nota._n job_n 31._o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 9.4_o hiâ—ronimus_n epist_n â—2_n c._n 3._o isaiah_n 33.14_o oratio_fw-la pro_fw-la muraena_fw-la oratio_fw-la pro_fw-la cn._n plaucio_n &_o post_fw-la râ—ditum_fw-la in_o senatum_fw-la ephâ—s_n 5_o 3._o de_fw-fr viâ—ginibusâ—_n l._n 3._o tom_n 4._o p._n 226.227_o 226.227_o see_n eâ—ist_n 10_o 4_o see_v hom._n 56._o gen._n 8.74_o in_o matth._n de_fw-fr ebrietate_fw-la &_o luxu_fw-la sermo_n tam._n 1._o p._n 332.336_o nota._n isaiah_n 5.11.12.13_o jer._n 31.22_o matth._n 2.2.10_o luke_n 2.9.13_o 14â—13_n 14.15_o nota._n see_v vincentii_fw-la speculum_fw-la morale_n l._n 3._o par_fw-fr 9â—_n distinct._n distinct._n 2_o cor._n 6.14.15.16_o 6.14.15.16_o matâ—_n wâ—st_n a_o 750._o p._n 273._o hoveden_n annal._n pars_fw-la prio_fw-la an._n 750._o p._n 402._o 402._o kenulphus_n kenulphus_n malmesb._n dâ—_n gâ—st_n pont._n angl._n l._n 3._o p._n 277._o godwin_n p._n 636._o mat._n paris_n p._n 5._o an._n 1069._o godwin_n p._n 632._o 632._o â—gelric_n â—gelric_n matth._n parâ—â—_n hist._n major_n an._n 1070.1071_o p._n â—_o 6_o mat._n westm_n &_o flâ—rentius_n wigorâ—iâ—nsis_n ann._n 1070_o 1071._o hâ—veden_n an._n 1069.1070_o p._n 451_o 452.454_o godwin_n p._n 636.637_o 636.637_o egelwyn_n egelwyn_n walcher_n walcher_n malmesbur_fw-la l._n 3._o hist._n angl._n p._n 110._o hâ—uâ—den_n annal._n pars_fw-la prio_fw-la an._n 1071.1078.1080_o p._n 454.455.457_o matâ—_n paris_n an._n 1075._o p._n 9_o godwin_n pag._n 637_o 638_o 639_o 640._o 640._o mâ—â—_n paris_n hist._n major_a an._n 1074._o p._n 8._o 8._o malme_n de_fw-fr gest_n reg._n angl._n l._n 4._o p._n 120_o 121â—_n de_fw-fr gest_n pont._n ang._n l._n 3._o p._n â—77_n mat._n paris_n an._n 1088._o p._n 13_o 14._o wigâ—râ—_n matth._n weâ—â—m_o hoved._n an._n 1087_o 1088._o walsinghâ—_n ypodigma_fw-la nâ—ustriâ—_n an._n 1088._o p._n 33._o holinshed_a p._n 17_o 18._o 18._o william_n kairlipho_n kairlipho_n matt._n paris_n p._n 51.54_o malme_n de_fw-fr gest_n pontif._n angl._n l._n 3._o p._n 277_o 278._o godwin_n p._n 645_o 646_o 647._o 647._o ranulph_n flambard_n holinshed_a hist._n of_o scotl._n pag._n 181._o 181._o hugh_n pusar_n nuâ—rigens_n hist._n l._n 1._o c._n 26._o l._n 4._o c._n 4._o godwin_n p._n 648_o 649_o 650._o holin_n p._n 119.121_o nubrigensis_n l._n 4._o c._n 4._o l._n 5._o c._n 8._o holinsh_fw-mi p._n 105._o roger_n de_fw-fr hâ—veden_n annal._n pars_fw-la posâ—â—â—ius_fw-la p._n 615._o 615._o hoveden_n aâ—nâ—l_n pâ—rs_n posterior_n pag._n 663.665_o 666._o housden_n aâ—nal_n pars_fw-la posterior_n pag._n 725_o 736_o 665_o 666_o 685_o 738._o richard_n de_fw-fr marisco_n godwin_n cat._n p._n 515_o anthony_n bâ—akâ—_n godwin_n p._n 521.522_o 521.522_o holinsâ—_n p._n 305â—_n lewâ—s_v beaumont_n antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 262_o 263._o godwin_n p._n 522_o 523._o richardde_v bury_n godwin_n p._n 524._o 524._o godwin_n p._n 526._o john_n forham_n walsingham_n hist._n angl._n an._n 1388._o p._n 365._o speed_v history_n p._n 748._o godwin_n p._n 664._o john_n sherwood_n sherwood_n antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 262._o godwin_n p._n 526._o 526._o holinsh_v p._n 733.734_o cuthbert_n tonstall_n tonstall_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 1180._o godwin_n p._n 670._o 670._o rastall_a abridg._n stat._n f._n 149._o durham_n cambdens_fw-la brit._n p._n 736.741_o godwin_n p._n 533._o martin_n hist._n p._n 452.453.454_o holinshed_a p._n 1184._o practise_v of_o popish_a prelate_n p._n 374._o tunstall_n bishop_n of_o durham_n burn_v the_o new_a testament_n testament_n and_o out_o of_o he_o by_o m._n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n edit_v ult_n vol._n 2._o p._n 284._o a_o bishopric_n be_v superfluous_a honour_n and_o a_o lewd_a liberty_n see_v a_o late_a pamhlet_n wherein_o this_o be_v express_v express_v alstane_n or_o adelstane_n adelstane_n mat._n west_n an._n 854._o pag._n 307.308_o holin_n hist._n of_o england_n l._n 6._o c._n 9_o p._n 138._o c._n 10._o p._n 140._o c._n 11._o p._n 143._o malm_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la angl._n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o p._n 40._o antiq._n eccles._n brit._n p._n 36._o speed_n hist._n l._n 7._o c._n 32._o sect._n 7._o p._n 377._o godw._n p._n 333._o 333._o roger_n roger_n neubrigensis_n hist._n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o mat._n paris_n hoveden_n higden_n fabian_n coxton_n speed_n stow_z grafton_n martin_n in_o the_o life_n of_o king_n stephâ—n_n godwin_n p._n 319.320_o 321.322_o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 181._o holinshed_a p._n 50_o 51â—_n wil._n mal._n hist._n novel_a l._n 2d_o p._n 181.182.183_o to_o 190._o 190._o wil._n malmâ—sb_n hist._n novella_n l._n 2._o p._n 182.183_o 182.183_o hist._n novellae_fw-la l._n 2._o p._n 187.188.189_o 187.188.189_o will._n malm_n hist._n nâ—uâ—lla_n l._n â—_o p._n 184.185_o 184.185_o robert_n bingham_n matthew_n pariâ—_n p._n 374.375_o holinshed_a p._n 217._o wâ—lliam_n of_o york_n mat._n parisâ—_n hist._n angl._n p._n 892_o 893â—_n godwin_n car._n p._n 277.278_o 277.278_o john_n waltham_n holinshâ—d_n p._n 478.479_o fox_n actâ—_n aâ—d_a monument_n â—dit_n ult_n vol._n 1._o pâ—_n 669.670_o walsinâ—_n hist._n angl._n aâ—â—_n 1392._o pag._n 3â—4_n 385_o 386._o ypâ—dig_n neuâ—â—r_n 146._o â—olinsh_fw-mi p._n 485_o 485_o richard_n milford_n godwin_n p._n 281._o walsingham_n hist._n angl._n p._n 365._o etc._n etc._n &_o ypodigma_n naustr_n a._n 1388._o p._n 142._o william_n ayscoth_n fabian_n parâ—_n 7_o an._n 1450._o pag._n 453._o caxton_n pars_fw-la 6._o an._n 1450._o graft_n an._n 1450_o p._n 614._o godwin_n p._n 351._o holinsh._n p._n 636_o 636_o aldred_n aldred_n matth._n west_n an._n 873._o godw._n p._n 229._o 229._o eadnoth_n eadnoth_n math._n west_n an._n 1016._o p._n 499._o godwin_n p._n 229._o 229._o matth._n west_n an._n 1052._o p._n 420._o godwin_n p._n 230._o 230._o ulfe_n ulfe_n alexander_n alexander_n matth._n paris_n hist._n angl._n an._n 1070._o p._n 6._o holinshed_a p._n 18._o matth._n westm._n an._n 1070_o p._n 4._o 4._o remigius_n remigius_n hen._n huntin_n hist._n l._n 6._o p._n 371._o l._n 7._o p._n 373._o matth._n west_n an._n 1085.1091_o 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