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â—eleslinum_fw-la cyrillus_n leon_n theodoretus_n 7._o sozomenus_n parin_fw-mi optatus_n satiri_fw-la ambrose_n â—n_n augustinus_n â—ingratis_fw-la prosper_n pervand_fw-fr victor_n vticensis_n comment_n vincentius_n lirinensis_n and_o 3._o cassiodorus_n all_o which_o do_v write_v above_o 1000_o year_n ago_o and_o plain_o acknowledge_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o place_n allege_v in_o the_o margin_n whereto_o i_o remit_v our_o adversary_n to_o avoid_v prolixity_n conclude_v with_o the_o great_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n abovesayd_a wherein_o pope_n leo_n be_v cawled_a universal_a bishop_n divers_a time_n besyd_n that_o in_o a_o epistle_n write_v to_o he_o by_o the_o whole_a council_n it_o be_v plain_o signify_v that_o the_o vineyard_n of_o our_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o church_n be_v commit_v to_o his_o charge_n and_o custody_n to_o return_v therefore_o to_o s._n ireneus_fw-la in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n lucius_n thou_o see_v 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the_o commandment_n non_fw-la facies_fw-la tibi_fw-la idolun_n thou_o shall_v not_o make_v to_o thyself_o any_o idol_n 20._o for_o the_o septuaginta_fw-la who_o translation_n they_o follow_v for_o sculptile_a have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o idol_n whereupon_o they_o say_v that_o a_o idol_n be_v a_o fall_v similitude_n represent_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o &_o that_o a_o similitude_n or_o image_n be_v a_o representation_n of_o ae_z thing_n which_o true_o be_v to_o which_o purpose_n also_o s._n paul_n say_v idolum_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la a_o idol_n be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n 6._o for_o that_o idol_n represent_v no_o truth_n but_o mere_a fiction_n vanity_n and_o lie_v and_o therefore_o be_v cawled_a in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n elilun_n and_o auâ—nim_n whereon_o it_o follow_v that_o all_o image_n or_o other_o creature_n hold_v or_o adore_v for_o god_n whâ—ch_o they_o neither_o be_v nor_o yet_o 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determine_a brevity_n will_v permit_v first_o
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say_v the_o saythful_a which_o be_v every_o where_o must_v needs_o have_v recours_fw-fr to_o this_o church_n &_o agree_v therewith_o propter_fw-la potentiorem_fw-la principalitatem_fw-la for_o the_o great_a or_o more_o mighty_a principality_n of_o the_o same_o wherein_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v be_v always_o conserve_v by_o they_o which_o be_v every_o where_o abroad_o and_o a_o little_a after_o have_v declare_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n from_o saint_n peter_n to_o eleutherius_fw-la who_o he_o say_v be_v the_o twelve_o he_o add_v by_o this_o ordination_n and_o succession_n the_o tradition_n which_o be_v in_o the_o church_n from_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v come_v even_o to_o we_o &_o hec_fw-la est_fw-la plenissima_fw-la ostensio_fw-la &_o this_o be_v a_o most_o full_a &_o evident_a demonstration_n that_o the_o faith_n which_o have_v be_v conserve_v in_o the_o church_n from_o the_o apostle_n until_o now_o 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to_o be_v feed_v hold_v i_o in_o the_o catholic_a church_n doâ—_n and_o in_o another_o place_n number_v the_o priest_n even_o from_o the_o very_a seat_n of_o peter_n and_o in_o that_o order_n of_o father_n see_v who_o succeed_v one_o a_o other_o that_o be_v the_o rock_n which_o the_o proud_a gaâ—â—_n of_o hell_n do_v not_o overcome_v optatus_n milevitanus_fw-la menio_fw-la in_o like_a sort_n urge_v this_o succession_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n against_o the_o donatist_n reckon_v up_o all_o the_o bishop_n from_o s._n peter_n to_o siricius_n with_o who_o he_o say_v all_o the_o world_n do_v communicate_v and_o there-upon_o conclude_v therefore_o you_o say_v he_o that_o challenge_n to_o yourselves_o a_o holy_a church_n tell_v we_o the_o beginning_n of_o your_o chair_n thus_o reason_v these_o father_n against_o heretic_n above_o 1200._o year_n ago_o as_o also_o do_v s._n ireneus_fw-la before_o in_o k._n lucius_n time_n and_o the_o same_o say_v we_o now_o with_o no_o less_o reason_n 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and_o cawled_a he_o cephas_n to_o signify_v the_o same_o the_o which_o word_n cephas_n be_v interpret_v petrus_n in_o our_o latin_a translation_n and_o peter_n in_o english_a for_o where_o as_o the_o evangelist_n himself_o expound_v cephas_n by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a saying_n 1._o quod_fw-la interpretatur_fw-la petús_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v which_o be_v interpret_v a_o rock_n the_o latin_a translator_n say_v quod_fw-la interpretatur_fw-la petrus_n which_o be_v interpret_v peter_n mean_v thereby_o also_o a_o rock_n or_o a_o man_n that_o metaphorical_o be_v a_o rock_n 16._o for_o other_o wise_n he_o give_v not_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o cephas_n nor_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d again_o in_o this_o sentence_n tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n &_o super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n etc._n etc._n these_o word_n super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la do_v plain_o expound_v petrus_n to_o signify_v a_o rock_n for_o that_o the_o pronoun_n this_o can_v not_o have_v so_o proper_a relation_n to_o any_o other_o word_n as_o to_o the_o next_o antecedent_n which_o be_v petrus_n so_o that_o the_o sense_n must_v needs_o be_v thus_o 16._o thou_o be_v a_o rock_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v buyld_v my_o church_n here_o also_o may_v be_v consider_v the_o correspondence_n that_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o s._n peter_n have_v with_o s._n peter_n word_n to_o he_o for_o when_o our_o saviour_n ask_v his_o apostle_n quem_fw-la i_o esse_fw-la dicitis_fw-la who_o say_v you_o that_o i_o be_o he_o ask_v not_o what_o they_o call_v his_o name_n but_o what_o they_o say_v be_v his_o quality_n &_o dignity_n and_o therefore_o saint_n peter_n answer_v not_o thou_o be_v jesus_n which_o be_v the_o name_n that_o be_v give_v he_o at_o his_o circumsision_n but_o thou_o be_v messiah_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o anoint_a or_o as_o we_o common_o say_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n which_o our_o saviour_n recompense_v not_o by_o tell_v he_o his_o name_n which_o be_v simon_n but_o by_o give_v he_o another_o name_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o signify_v the_o office_n quality_n and_o dignity_n that_o he_o bestow_v upon_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o thou_o be_v cephas_n or_o petrus_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o rock_n or_o peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v buyld_v my_o church_n which_o saint_n leo_n express_o note_v say_v in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n to_o s._n peter_n thus_o â—_o as_o my_o father_n have_v make_v know_v unto_o thou_o my_o divinity_n even_o so_o i_o make_v know_v to_o thou_o thy_o excellency_n that_o thou_o be_v peter_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o rock_n etc._n etc._n and_o s._n hierome_n expound_v the_o same_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o speak_v also_o in_o his_o person_n say_v thus_o matth._n because_o thou_o simon_n have_v say_v to_o i_o thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n i_o also_o say_v to_o thou_o not_o with_o a_o vain_a or_o idle_a speech_n that_o have_v no_o operation_n or_o effect_n but_o quia_fw-la meum_fw-la dixisse_fw-la fecisse_fw-la est_fw-la because_o my_o say_n be_v a_o do_v or_o a_o make_n therefore_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o thou_o be_v peter_n or_o a_o rock_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v buyld_v my_o church_n thus_o far_o s._n hierom_n signify_v that_o christ_n both_o make_v he_o a_o rock_n and_o cawled_a he_o a_o rock_n which_o yet_o he_o declare_v more_o plain_o in_o that_o which_o he_o add_v immediate_o as_o christ_n say_v he_o be_v himself_o the_o light_n grant_v to_o his_o disciple_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v cawled_a the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n ita_fw-la simoni_n qui_fw-la credebat_fw-la in_o pertam_fw-la christum_fw-la petri_fw-la largitus_fw-la est_fw-la nomen_fw-la so_o to_o simon_n who_o beleve_v in_o christ_n the_o rock_n he_o give_v the_o name_n of_o a_o rock_n for_o if_o we_o expound_v not_o petri_n so_o the_o similitude_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n and_o therefore_o it_o follow_v immediate_o and_o according_a to_o the_o metaphor_n of_o a_o rock_n it_o be_v true_o say_v to_o he_o i_o will_v buyld_v my_o church_n upon_o thou_o here_o you_o see_v s._n hierome_n understand_v petrum_fw-la &_o petram_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v peter_n &_o a_o rock_n to_o be_v all_o one_o and_o so_o do_v s._n ambrose_n expound_v tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n sanct_n thou_o be_v peter_n he_o be_v cawled_a say_v he_o a_o rock_n because_o he_o first_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n among_o the_o gentiles_n and_o like_o a_o unmoveable_a stone_n do_v hold_v up_o or_o susteyn_v the_o frame_n and_o weight_n of_o the_o whole_a christian_a work_v paeâ—iteâ—_n this_o may_v be_v confirm_v out_o of_o saint_n basil_n who_o say_v petrus_n dixerat_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la filius_fw-la deivivi_fw-la &_o vicissim_fw-la audierat_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la petram_fw-la peter_n say_v thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o hear_v again_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v a_o rock_n which_o according_a to_o our_o latin_a and_o english_a translation_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o true_a if_o petrus_n and_o peter_n do_v not_o signify_v a_o rock_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o petrus_n be_v speak_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o s._n peter_n and_o especial_o in_o those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n do_v signify_v a_o rock_n no_o less_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o greek_a or_o cepha_fw-la in_o the_o hebrew_n which_o in_o our_o latin_a translation_n be_v interpret_v petrus_n &_o in_o our_o english_a peter_n in_o this_o respect_n tertulian_n in_o k._n lucius_n time_n caul_v s._n peter_n aedificandae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la petram_fw-la the_o rock_n where_o upon_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v build_v praescrip_n &_o origen_n in_o the_o same_o age_n for_o he_o be_v bear_v about_o the_o time_n of_o king_n lucius_n his_o conversion_n or_o within_o fyve_o or_o six_o year_n after_o term_v he_o 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apostle_n though_o they_o be_v otherwise_o equal_a with_o he_o in_o honour_n and_o power_n of_o the_o apostleship_n yet_o say_v he_o ibid._n to_o manifest_a unity_n he_o constitute_v one_o chair_n and_o so_o dispose_v by_o his_o authority_n that_o unity_n shall_v have_v beginning_n from_o one_o and_o a_o little_a after_o primatus_fw-la petro_n datur_fw-la ut_fw-la una_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la christ_n &_o cathedra_fw-la una_fw-la monstretur_fw-la the_o supremacy_n be_v give_v to_o peter_n that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v show_v to_o be_v one_o and_o one_o chair_n whereby_o he_o signify_v that_o our_o saviour_n to_o conserve_v unity_n aswell_o among_o his_o apostle_n as_o also_o in_o his_o whole_a church_n and_o to_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n of_o schism_n which_o ordinary_o rise_v of_o plurality_n of_o head_n ordain_v and_o appoint_v one_o head_n over_o all_o to_o wit_n s._n peter_n parmenio_n the_o which_o reason_n be_v also_o observe_v by_o optatus_n milivitanus_fw-la and_o 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leo_n the_o great_a say_v 11._o among_o the_o most_o bless_a apostle_n there_o be_v in_o similitudine_fw-la honoris_fw-la discretio_fw-la quaedam_fw-la potestatis_fw-la a_o certain_a distinction_n or_o difference_n of_o power_n in_o the_o likeness_n or_o equality_n of_o honour_n &_o although_o the_o election_n of_o they_o all_o be_v a_o like_a yet_o it_o be_v grant_v to_o one_o ut_fw-la caeteris_fw-la praemineret_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v authority_n over_o the_o rest_n vieâ—_n whereof_o he_o yield_v a_o reason_n in_o a_o other_o place_n to_o the_o end_n say_v he_o that_o from_o he_o he_o mean_v s._n peter_n as_o from_o a_o certain_a head_n our_o lord_n may_v power_n his_o gift_n upon_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o solidity_n of_o peter_n he_o may_v understand_v himself_o to_o be_v no_o way_n partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a mystery_n upon_o these_o reason_n i_o say_v &_o upon_o the_o 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that_o these_o father_n affirm_v the_o church_n to_o be_v build_v upon_o s._n peter_n 47._o deny_v our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o be_v the_o first_o &_o principal_a foundation_n thereof_o of_o who_o the_o bless_a apostle_n worthy_o say_v 1_o that_o no_o man_n can_v lay_v any_o other_o foundation_n then_o that_o which_o be_v lay_v already_o jesus_n christ_n which_o place_n our_o adversary_n be_v wont_n to_o object_n against_o this_o our_o catholyk_n doctrine_n whereas_o they_o may_v learn_v not_o only_o in_o the_o father_n chalced._n but_o also_o in_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o that_o there_o be_v divers_a foundation_n of_o the_o church_n 3._o though_o some_o be_v more_o principal_a than_o other_o &_o our_o saviour_n christ_n the_o first_o and_o chief_a groundwork_n of_o the_o whole_a building_n as_o also_o in_o a_o kingdom_n or_o common_a wealth_n there_o be_v diverse_a head_n though_o subordinate_a one_o to_o a_o other_o &_o all_o subject_n to_o one_o head_n all_o which_o may_v be_v call_v foundation_n in_o the_o politic_a building_n because_o the_o same_o lean_v and_o rest_v upon_o they_o and_o be_v sustain_v by_o they_o though_o not_o by_o all_o alike_o or_o in_o equal_a degree_n to_o this_o purpose_n we_o read_v in_o the_o apocalypse_n that_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n 22._o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o church_n be_v say_v to_o have_v twelve_o foundation_n &_o in_o they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o 12._o apostle_n of_o the_o lamb_n 19_o and_o again_o in_o saint_n paul_n to_o the_o ephesian_n you_o be_v say_v he_o citizens_z of_o saint_n &_o domestical_o of_o god_n build_v upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n 16._o therefore_o s._n augustyn_n say_v that_o our_o saviour_n may_v as_o well_o be_v cawled_a fundamentum_fw-la fundamentorum_fw-la the_o foundation_n of_o foundation_n a_o pastor_n pastorun_n &_o sanstus_fw-la sanctorun_n the_o shepherd_n of_o sheperd_n or_o holly_n of_o hollies_n the_o reason_n whereof_o s._n basil_n 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and_o true_o be_v the_o head_n thereof_o though_o he_o be_v subordinat_a &_o subject_a to_o christ_n as_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v both_o to_o christ_n and_o he_o and_o therefore_o s._n leo_n in_o the_o place_n aforesaid_a say_v that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o people_n of_o god_n many_o priest_n and_o many_o pastor_n ibid._n all_o who_o peter_n do_v proper_o govern_v though_o christ_n do_v principal_o govern_v therein_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o proof_n wherein_o i_o have_v be_v more_o large_a than_o i_o determine_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v be_v breefer_v in_o the_o other_o two_o the_o second_o place_n whereupon_o i_o ground_n the_o supremacy_n of_o s._n peter_n be_v the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n follow_v the_o former_a in_o s._n matthew_n videlicet_fw-la 1._o i_o will_v geeve_v thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v bind_v upon_o earth_n it_o shall_v be_v bind_v also_o in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v 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will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o origen_n add_v further_a that_o there_o be_v no_o smalle_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o apostle_n commission_n to_o bind_v and_o loose_v and_o the_o commission_n of_o s._n peter_n which_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v more_o ample_a because_o say_v he_o non_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o tanta_fw-la perfectione_n sicut_fw-la petrus_n they_o be_v not_o in_o such_o perfection_n as_o peter_n and_o therefore_o s._n leo_n say_v that_o the_o authority_n or_o power_n to_o bind_v and_o loose_v â—â—eaâ—en_n be_v give_v petro_n prae_fw-la caeteris_fw-la to_o peter_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v for_o that_o he_o be_v their_o head_n and_o they_o subordinat_a to_o he_o he_o receive_v the_o same_o for_o himself_o and_o they_o and_o they_o hold_v it_o as_o from_o he_o &_o under_o he_o though_o they_o have_v it_o also_o by_o christ_n commission_n as_o well_o as_o he_o which_o s._n augustin_n teach_v 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