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〈◊〉_d regu_n libâ—â—_n uâ—_n cap_n xx_o never_o the_o less_o do_v 〈…〉_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n or_o of_o antioch_n the_o seat_n of_o peter_n aswell_o as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n â—ome_o alexandria_n &_o antioch_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o peter_n before_o â—ome_o therefore_o of_o that_o we_o have_v show_v before_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o that_o the_o power_n ecclesiastical_a which_o some_o enlarge_n and_o extend_v so_o ample_a in_o the_o bysshope_fw-mi of_o rome_n have_v not_o her_o foundation_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v alligate_v for_o if_o the_o private_a person_n of_o peter_n be_v not_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n as_o we_o have_v prove_v before_o but_o upon_o peter_n as_o represent_v the_o person_n of_o all_o or_o as_o pronounse_n the_o confession_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o christian_a man_n which_o be_v the_o foot_o and_o substantial_a foundation_n of_o the_o church_n peter_n he_o prove_v by_o a_o similitude_n of_o the_o emperor_n that_o the_o 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