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12._o 3._o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n 13._o  _fw-fr a_o compendious_a way_n of_o reconcile_a heretic_n 18._o  _fw-fr jansenius_n and_o tostatus_n misrepresent_v 19_o  _fw-fr four_o question_n answer_v 20._o 4._o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o those_o modern_a romanist_n the_o discussor_n quote_v for_o the_o contrary_a 21_o etc._n etc._n sect._n 2._o 2._o that_o peter_n do_v not_o attain_v to_o this_o knowledge_n by_o a_o peculiar_a revelation_n 26._o  _fw-fr the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n show_v to_o be_v insignificant_a 27._o chap._n ii_o these_o word_n thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n etc._n etc._n examine_v sect._n 1_o christ_n the_o primary_n foundation_n of_o the_o church_n 30._o how_o impertinent_o the_o discussor_n quote_v the_o father_n ibid._n the_o vanity_n of_o his_o critical_a observation_n from_o st._n basil_n st._n ambrose_n and_o st._n jerom_n 32._o several_a place_n of_o st._n austin_n answer_v and_o the_o 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that_o st._n peter_n primacy_n be_v that_o of_o order_n or_o place_v only_o 55_o 56._o the_o say_n of_o the_o father_n produce_v by_o the_o discussor_n to_o prove_v the_o church_n more_o eminent_o build_v on_o st._n peter_n show_v to_o be_v impertinent_a pag._n 59_o especial_o those_o of_o st._n jerom_n pag._n 60._o and_o st._n cyprian_n 64._o in_o what_o respect_v the_o church_n may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v build_v more_o eminent_o on_o st._n peter_n 68_o chap._n iii_o their_o whole_a discourse_n upon_o these_o word_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n reduce_v to_o four_o proposition_n 70._o prop._n 1._o that_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o key_n be_v make_v to_o peter_n alone_o two_o thing_n return_v in_o answer_n to_o it_o 71._o  _fw-fr what_o mean_v by_o the_o key_n what_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o bind_v and_o loose_v 72._o prop._n 2._o that_o peter_n receive_v the_o key_n immediate_o from_o christ_n but_o the_o 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learned_a man_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n 83._o  _fw-fr the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n cite_v by_o the_o discussor_n viz._n of_o origen_n st._n hilary_n ambrose_n cyril_n basil_n chrysostom_n cyprian_n bede_n and_o st._n austin_n examine_v and_o answer_v 85_o etc._n etc._n  _fw-fr whether_o the_o father_n expound_v matth._n 18._o 18._o of_o fraternal_a correption_n 95._o prop._n 4._o that_o by_o the_o key_n promise_v and_o give_v to_o peter_n be_v mean_v the_o supreme_a power_n of_o govern_v the_o church_n ibid._n  _fw-fr his_fw-la proof_n show_v to_o be_v of_o no_o force_n pag._n 96._o  _fw-fr a_o twofold_a difference_n between_o the_o key_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n and_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o steward_n 79._o chap._n iu._n sect._n 1_o of_o these_o word_n feed_v my_o sheep_n 99_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 100_o whether_o these_o word_n contain_v a_o commission_n 102._o the_o father_n do_v not_o 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shall_v not_o then_o have_v see_v his_o learning_n in_o the_o distinction_n of_o fundamentum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o fundamentum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o lest_o his_o liberal_a concession_n to_o our_o saviour_n shall_v seem_v to_o derogate_v from_o st._n peter_n glory_n he_o put_v in_o this_o caution_n to_o secure_v it_o that_o peter_n be_v not_o hereby_o exclude_v by_o no_o mean_n for_o then_o the_o pope_n be_v exclude_v too_o but_o be_v likewise_o the_o rock_n but_o in_o subordination_n and_o inferiority_n to_o christ_n ibid._n christ_n ibid._n and_o this_o also_o if_o it_o will_v please_v he_o be_v grant_v by_o protestant_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v uncivil_a to_o the_o father_n in_o summon_v they_o again_o to_o bear_v witness_n to_o it_o but_o though_o he_o cite_v the_o father_n to_o no_o purpose_n it_o may_v not_o be_v impertinent_a to_o note_v two_o thing_n from_o those_o here_o cite_v 1._o he_o quote_v tertul._n lib._n contra_fw-la marc._n 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13._o which_o he_o thus_o recite_v christus_fw-la petrum_fw-la ita_fw-la vocat_fw-la quia_fw-la lapis_fw-la &_o petra_n ipse_fw-la est_fw-la itaque_fw-la affectavit_fw-la carissimo_fw-la discipulorum_fw-la de_fw-la figuris_fw-la suis_fw-la peculiariter_fw-la nomen_fw-la communicare_fw-la but_o i_o presume_v he_o take_v it_o upon_o trust_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v excuse_v 2._o three_o of_o the_o four_o father_n he_o quote_v give_v a_o reason_n of_o this_o name_n and_o the_o reason_n give_v by_o two_o of_o those_o three_o be_v as_o applicable_a to_o the_o other_o apostle_n as_o to_o peter_n so_o be_v that_o of_o st._n austin_n consortium_fw-la meretur_fw-la nominis_fw-la qui_fw-la consortium_fw-la meretur_fw-la et_fw-la operis_fw-la and_o so_o be_v that_o of_o st._n ambrose_n recte_fw-la quia_fw-la petra_n christus_fw-la simon_n nuncupatus_fw-la est_fw-la petrus_n ut_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la domino_fw-la fidei_fw-la societatem_fw-la habeat_fw-la cum_fw-la domino_fw-la habeat_fw-la 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his_o comment_n on_o abdias_n etc._n etc._n 104._o etc._n pag._n 104._o it_o be_v pity_v this_o critical_a observation_n shall_v be_v lose_v and_o yet_o who_o can_v help_v it_o for_o when_o these_o father_n in_o the_o place_n quote_v express_v rock_n and_o disciple_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n as_o he_o make_v a_o rock_n say_v st._n basil_n 〈◊〉_d basil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o deny_v not_o to_o his_o disciple_n the_o favour_n of_o that_o name_n say_v s._n ambrose_n 117._o ambrose_n petra_n erat_fw-la christus_fw-la etiam_fw-la discipulo_fw-la svo_fw-la huius_fw-la vocabuli_fw-la gratiam_fw-la non_fw-la negavit_fw-la comment_fw-fr lib._n 6._o in_o evang._n luc._n c._n 9_o tom_n 3._o col_fw-fr 117._o and_o the_o rock_n give_v to_o peter_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o rock_n say_v st._n jerom_n abd._n jerom_n ipsa_fw-la petra_n donavit_fw-la petro_n ut_fw-la petra_n fit_a comment_fw-fr in_o abd._n the_o utmost_a they_o can_v mean_v be_v no_o more_o than_o one_o of_o 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suis_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quoque_fw-la petrae_fw-la vocentur_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n et_fw-la super_fw-la hanc_fw-la petram_fw-la aedificabo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la meam_fw-la comment_fw-fr lib_n 3._o in_o amos._n c._n 7._o v._n 12._o tom_n 6._o pag._n 102._o bas_n 1553._o where_o from_o these_o word_n thou_o be_v peter_n etc._n etc._n he_o infer_v that_o christ_n the_o rock_n bestow_v not_o only_o upon_o peter_n but_o upon_o the_o other_o apostle_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v rock_n what_o be_v now_o become_v of_o this_o observable_a we_o may_v without_o danger_n grant_v that_o exposition_n of_o st._n austin_n he_o contend_v for_o 105._o for_o p._n 104_o 105._o and_o therefore_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o court_v he_o cap_n in_o hand_n for_o the_o other_o but_o when_o he_o say_v that_o by_o his_o vary_v from_o his_o former_a frequent_a explication_n he_o deviate_v from_o st._n ambrose_n who_o baptize_v he_o he_o say_v not_o true_a if_o the_o comment_n upon_o the_o epistle_n be_v st._n ambrose_n which_o the_o discussor_n quote_v as_o he_o for_o he_o there_o expound_v the_o rock_n to_o be_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o catholic_n faith_n make_v by_o peter_n 498._o peter_n unde_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la petrum_fw-la super_fw-la istam_fw-la petram_fw-la aedificabo_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la meam_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la hac_fw-la catholicae_fw-la fidei_fw-la confession_n statuam_fw-la fideles_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la comment_fw-fr epist_n ad_fw-la ephes_n c._n 2._o tom._n 3._o col_fw-fr 498._o which_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o expound_v it_o of_o christ_n but_o i_o grant_v those_o comment_n to_o be_v none_o of_o he_o whether_o st._n austin_n change_v his_o former_a exposition_n upon_o a_o mistake_n or_o whether_o he_o be_v no_o good_a hebrician_n 106._o hebrician_n pag._n 106._o be_v not_o here_o pertinent_a to_o be_v inquire_v in_o what_o sense_n he_o call_v peter_n head_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v afterward_o show_v 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patre_fw-la accepisset_fw-la tantara_o illis_fw-la dare_v etc._n etc._n the_o cardinal_n of_o cusa_n say_v we_o know_v that_o peter_n receive_v no_o more_o power_n from_o christ_n than_o the_o other_o apostle_n for_o nothing_o be_v speak_v to_o peter_n which_o be_v not_o also_o speak_v to_o the_o other_o as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o peter_n whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v bind_v and_o therefore_o we_o right_o say_v that_o all_o the_o apostle_n be_v equal_a in_o power_n 13._o power_n scimus_fw-la quod_fw-la petrus_n nihil_fw-la plus_fw-la potestatis_fw-la christo_fw-la a_o recepit_fw-la aliis_fw-la apostolis_n nihil_fw-la enim_fw-la dâ—ctum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la petrum_fw-la quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la aliis_fw-la dictum_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la nun_n sicut_fw-la petro_n dictum_fw-la est_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la ita_fw-la aliis_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la ligaveritis_fw-la etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr concord_n cath._n 2._o 13._o yea_o cardinal_n bellarmine_n himself_o have_v cite_v the_o word_n of_o st._n cyprian_n make_v this_o inference_n from_o they_o where_o you_o see_v that_o the_o same_o be_v give_v to_o the_o apostle_n by_o these_o word_n i_o send_v you_o which_o be_v promise_v to_o peter_n by_o that_o say_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n and_o afterward_o exhibit_v by_o that_o feed_v my_o sheep_n but_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o by_o these_o word_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n and_o by_o these_o feed_v my_o sheep_n the_o full_a jurisdiction_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v 23._o understand_v ubi_fw-la vides_fw-la idem_fw-la dari_fw-la apostolis_n per_fw-la illa_fw-la verba_fw-la ego_fw-la mitto_fw-la vos_fw-la quod_fw-la petro_n fuerat_fw-la promissum_fw-la per_fw-la illud_fw-la tibi_fw-la dabo_fw-la clave_n et_fw-la postea_fw-la exhibitum_fw-la per_fw-la illud_fw-la pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr rom._n pontif._n c._n 23._o what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_o express_v than_o that_o the_o power_n convey_v to_o the_o 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