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and_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o by_o other_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n and_o their_o successor_n in_o other_o church_n this_o be_v demonstrate_v by_o a_o learned_a man_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n etc._n communion_n joh._n launoii_n epist_n pars_fw-la quinta_fw-la antonio_n varillao_n p._n 35._o etc._n etc._n by_o xii_o famous_a instance_n out_o of_o a_o far_o great_a number_n s._n john_n for_o example_n not_o peter_n or_o any_o of_o his_o successor_n strike_v down_o the_o nicolaitan_n s._n paul_n the_o nazarene_o and_o cerinthian_n s._n luke_n the_o ebionite_n as_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o good_a author_n particular_o hyginus_n who_o relate_v how_o the_o bishop_n of_o other_o see_v not_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n quash_v the_o ptolemaite_n the_o noetian_o and_o divers_a other_o heretic_n as_o the_o synod_n of_o antioch_n do_v paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la 22._o samosatenus_fw-la enseb_n l._n vii_o eccles_n hist_o c._n 22._o and_o the_o first_o general_n council_n of_o constantinople_n where_o damasus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o present_a either_o by_o himself_o or_o his_o legate_n do_v eunomius_n and_o other_o heretic_n which_o lead_v to_o the_o second_o thing_n i_o will_v have_v observe_v ii_o that_o every_o eminent_a pastor_n in_o the_o church_n who_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n as_o s._n paul_n speak_v in_o this_o epistle_n v._o 17._o have_v these_o very_a title_n ancient_o bestow_v upon_o he_o of_o the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n because_o the_o bishop_n be_v the_o principal_a trustee_n with_o who_o the_o faith_n be_v deposit_v as_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o word_n of_o irenaeus_n before_o mention_v and_o many_o other_o ancient_a writer_n and_o in_o s._n paul_n word_n to_o timothy_n when_o he_o bid_v he_o to_o keep_v the_o depositum_fw-la he_o have_v commit_v to_o he_o and_o commit_v the_o same_o to_o other_o faithful_a or_o trusty_a person_n who_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o teach_v it_o to_o other_o 2_o tim._n i._o 14._o ii_o 2._o and_o because_o they_o be_v principal_a instrument_n in_o defend_v the_o truth_n against_o opposer_n in_o propagate_a the_o christian_a faith_n to_o those_o who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o and_o in_o preserve_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o they_o have_v entertain_v by_o their_o constant_a instruction_n and_o zealous_a exhortation_n to_o hold_v fast_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v nay_o we_o shall_v rare_o if_o at_o all_o find_v any_o bishop_n of_o rome_n call_v the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n but_o several_a other_o bishop_n be_v frequent_o call_v by_o this_o name_n s._n basil_n for_o instance_n ii_o instance_n epist_n lxii_o tom._n ii_o write_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o neocaesarea_n new_o dead_a bewail_v his_o loss_n very_o much_o because_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ornament_n of_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o apostle_n here_o in_o this_o place_n the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o strong_a and_o firm_a establishment_n of_o faith_n in_o christ_n etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n write_v to_o the_o church_n of_o ancyra_n lxvii_o ancyra_n epist_n lxvii_o who_o bishop_n be_v call_v athanasius_n it_o appear_v by_o some_o of_o the_o forego_n epistle_n he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n be_v fall_v who_o be_v indeed_o a_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o church_n and_o complain_v in_o another_o epistle_n lxx_o epistle_n epist_n lxx_o of_o the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o their_o church_n he_o say_v among_o other_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v disperse_v the_o bishop_n he_o mean_v be_v banish_v from_o their_o flock_n which_o
he_o bewail_v in_o another_o place_n in_o the_o very_a same_o language_n only_o put_v both_o the_o forego_n part_n of_o their_o character_n together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cccxlix_o 〈◊〉_d epist_n cccxlix_o etc._n etc._n who_o i_o account_v the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n both_o of_o the_o truth_n and_o of_o the_o church_n and_o honour_v they_o so_o much_o the_o more_o the_o further_o off_o they_o be_v banish_v from_o their_o church_n and_o account_v that_o separation_n the_o great_a punishment_n in_o the_o very_a same_o language_n s._n gregory_n nazianzen_n address_v himself_o to_o s._n basil_n beginning_n basil_n orat._n xix_o beginning_n who_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o church_n the_o prop_n of_o faith_n the_o habitation_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o so_o he_o call_v athanasius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d xxi_o 〈◊〉_d orat._n xxi_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o church_n and_o in_o another_o place_n xxiii_o place_n orat._n xxiii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prop_n or_o stay_v of_o the_o faith._n and_o write_v to_o eusebius_n bishop_n of_o samosat_n tomâ—_n samosat_n epist_n xxix_o tomâ—_n he_o thus_o begin_v what_o shall_v i_o call_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n shall_v i_o call_v thou_o the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o church_n or_o a_o light_n in_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n or_o the_o stay_n of_o thy_o country_n or_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n or_o ambassador_n of_o the_o truth_n or_o all_o these_o together_o and_o more_o than_o all_o these_o but_o that_o which_o be_v most_o worthy_a to_o be_v note_v under_o this_o head_n be_v that_o s._n gregory_n nyssen_n 226._o nyssen_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la tom._n i._o p._n 226._o expound_v this_o very_a text_n of_o timothy_n and_o make_v he_o not_o the_o church_n the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n for_o discourse_v concern_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o divine_a mystery_n as_o pillar_n of_o the_o house_n 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