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but_o also_o give_v a_o determinate_a sentence_n that_o the_o gentiles_n shall_v not_o be_v burden_v with_o the_o law_n act_n 15._o for_o asmuch_o as_o s_o paul_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o see_v peter_n gal_n 1_o and_o that_o as_o s._n amb-sayes_a in_o come_v cap._n ad_fw-la gal._n 1._o because_o he_o be_v first_o and_o chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n to_o who_o our_o lord_n have_v commit_v the_o cure_n of_o his_o church_n for_o asmuch_o as_o peter_n be_v either_o alone_a or_o first_o or_o chief_a in_o the_o great_a affair_n of_o the_o church_n chry._n in_o act_n apost_n hom._n 21._o for_o asmuch_o as_o he_o be_v send_v to_o possess_v with_o his_o chair_n rome_n chair_n peter_n by_o god_n providence_n be_v send_v to_o rome_n to_o possess_v that_o see_v with_o his_o chair_n the_o mother_n church_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n athan._n ad_fw-la solit._n vit._n agent_n aug_n the_o sanct_a serm_n 27._o leo_fw-la serm_n 1._o in_o nat_n pet_n &_o paul_n who_o call_v rome_n the_o head-city_n 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john_n 21._o to_o declare_v one_o pastor_n and_o one_o chair_n wherein_o unity_n may_v be_v keep_v of_o all_o man_n itself_o the_o building_n of_o christ_n church_n vari_v not_o but_o be_v never_o syk_fw-mi itself_o lest_o the_o other_o apostle_n may_v echone_v challenge_v a_o chair_n to_o himself_o opt._n milet_fw-la lib._n 2._o the_o schism_n donat_fw-la so_o that_o in_o peter_n himself_o be_v this_o rock_n and_o faith_n of_o his_o church_n and_o because_o the_o build_n of_o christ_n church_n varithe_v not_o after_o his_o gospel_n plant_v but_o be_v always_o lyk_fw-mi itself_o therefore_o all_o catholycke_n believe_v that_o when_o s._n peter_n die_v who_o be_v the_o head_n constitute_v by_o christ_n another_o succeed_v in_o his_o place_n by_o ordination_n of_o s._n peter_n church_n all_o christian_n believe_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o confessor_n of_o the_o true_a faith_n and_o consequent_o the_o rock_n of_o the_o church_n upon_o who_o christ_n 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