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that_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o minister_v and_o to_o serve_v rather_o than_o to_o rule_v and_o in_o good_a sooth_n if_o he_o do_v it_o not_o as_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o syn_v grevouslie_o so_o for_o any_o such_o respect_n he_o leese_v not_o his_o primacy_n because_o the_o humility_n and_o mercy_n of_o the_o governor_n do_v not_o so_o much_o appertain_v to_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o authority_n pontifex_n joan._n 11._o caiphas_n pontifex_n as_o to_o the_o true_a perfection_n and_o merit_n of_o the_o man_n for_o like_a as_o they_o that_o preach_v christ_n through_o envy_n and_o emulation_n that_o they_o may_v raise_v adversity_n to_o s._n paul_n 1._o philip._n 1._o who_o be_v in_o prison_n be_v notwithstanding_o true_a preacher_n albeit_o they_o preach_v with_o a_o evil_a intent_n and_o mind_n so_o albeit_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n do_v rule_v like_o a_o potentate_n and_o do_v seek_v his_o own_o glory_n and_o not_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n yet_o thereof_o it_o can_v not_o 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will_v build_v my_o church_n have_v this_o literal_a meaning_n upon_o the_o o_o peter_n be_v first_o make_v a_o rock_n to_o the_o end_n thou_o shall_v stout_o confess_v the_o faith_n and_o so_o confess_v it_o i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n when_o our_o lord_n first_o see_v simon_n the_o son_n of_o jona_n behold_v he_o he_o say_v thou_o be_v simon_n the_o son_n of_o jona_n 1._o joan._n 1._o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v cephas_n which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n peter_n that_o be_v a_o great_a stone_n or_o a_o rock_n by_o these_o word_n a_o new_a name_n be_v before_o hand_n promise_v to_o simon_n whereupon_o saint_n chrysostom_n say_v 18._o in_o joan._n hom_n 18._o honorificè_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la praedicit_fw-la certa_fw-la â—utem_fw-la praedictio_fw-la futurorum_fw-la imâ—ortalis_fw-la dei_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la animaduertendum_fw-la autem_fw-la quòd_fw-la â—on_n omne_fw-la quae_fw-la eventura_fw-la ei_fw-la erant_fw-la â—oc_fw-la primo_fw-la congressu_fw-la praedixit_fw-la nonâ—enim_fw-la appellavit_fw-la eum_fw-la petrum_fw-la non_fw-la dixit_fw-la super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la aedificabo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la meam_fw-la sed_fw-la dixit_fw-la tu_fw-la vo_z â—caberis_fw-la cephas_n illud_fw-la enim_fw-la majoris_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o potestatis_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la etiam_fw-la auctoritatis_fw-la christ_n do_v forespeak_v honourable_o of_o he_o for_o the_o certain_a foretell_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v be_v the_o worck_n only_o of_o the_o immortal_a god_n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o foretell_v at_o this_o first_o meeting_n all_o thing_n which_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v afterward_o to_o hin_n name_n the_o promise_n of_o the_o name_n go_v before_o the_o name_n for_o he_o do_v not_o call_v hin_n peter_n neither_o do_v he_o say_v upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n but_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v be_v call_v cephas_n for_o that_o be_v both_o of_o more_o power_n and_o also_o of_o more_o 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