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they_o can_v not_o pretend_v this_o against_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n 540._o rome_n be_v casaub_n exercit._fw-la 16._o n._n 149._o p._n 540._o sect_n ii_o all_o that_o the_o discussor_n contend_v for_o
apostle_n receive_v you_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o whosoever_o you_o remit_v sin_n they_o be_v remit_v and_o whosoever_n sin_n you_o retain_v they_o be_v retain_v divers_n retain_v serm._n 108._o de_fw-fr divers_n and_o theophylact_v in_o his_o comment_n on_o matth._n 16._o 19_o though_o it_o be_v say_v to_o peter_n only_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n yet_o it_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o all_o the_o apostle_n when_o christ_n say_v to_o they_o who_o sin_v you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v etc._n etc._n instead_o of_o produce_v more_o of_o the_o father_n i_o challenge_v the_o discussor_n to_o produce_v one_o ancient_a author_n who_o have_v say_v the_o contrary_n 2._o but_o if_o the_o father_n shall_v now_o lose_v their_o authority_n as_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o do_v with_o the_o romanist_n whensoever_o they_o contradict_v their_o new_a faith_n yet_o unless_o he_o put_v on_o his_o triple_a case_n he_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o resist_v that_o which_o follow_v pass_v over_o 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ghost_n descend_v it_o be_v impart_v to_o each_o of_o they_o alike_o without_o any_o mark_n of_o distinction_n for_o we_o read_v not_o of_o one_o flame_n that_o crown_v the_o head_n of_o st._n peter_n great_a and_o more_o illustrious_a than_o that_o of_o his_o brethren_n but_o the_o text_n say_v the_o tongue_n like_v as_o of_o fire_n be_v divide_v and_o sit_v upon_o every_o one_o of_o they_o single_o and_o they_o be_v all_o fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n act_v 2._o 2_o 3._o the_o mighty_a wind_n also_o wherein_o this_o flame_n come_v fill_v all_o the_o house_n where_o they_o be_v sit_v and_o not_o only_o that_o corner_n where_o st._n peter_n be_v place_v and_o so_o this_o promise_n be_v equal_o perform_v in_o common_a to_o they_o all_o as_o it_o have_v be_v make_v to_o they_o all_o 95._o all_o text_n examine_v which_o papist_n cite_v for_o st._n peter_n be_v supremacy_n part_v 1._o p._n 95._o second_o if_o we_o consult_v the_o father_n we_o may_v observe_v in_o they_o those_o two_o 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the_o son_n but_o i_o see_v this_o all_o judgement_n commit_v to_o these_o by_o the_o son_n 5._o son_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr sacerdot_n l._n 3._o c._n 5._o and_o cyril_n of_o alexandria_n as_o i_o find_v he_o quote_v by_o bellarmine_n say_v that_o by_o these_o word_n the_o apostle_n be_v proper_o create_v apostle_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o that_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o all_o ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o apostolical_a authority_n therefore_o christ_n add_v as_o my_o father_z send_v i_o etc._n etc._n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o father_n send_v the_o son_n invest_v with_o the_o high_a power_n 23._o power_n bell._n de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n l._n 4._o c._n 23._o now_o can_v there_o be_v any_o power_n or_o degree_n of_o power_n that_o be_v not_o contain_v in_o all_o and_o in_o the_o high_a power_n i_o shall_v add_v no_o more_o but_o that_o pope_n gregory_n i._o by_o virtue_n of_o these_o word_n ascribe_v to_o all_o the_o apostle_n superni_fw-la judicii_fw-la principatum_fw-la and_o make_v they_o all_o to_o be_v god_n vicar_n in_o retain_v some_o man_n sin_n and_o relax_v other_o evang._n other_o principatumque_fw-la superni_fw-la judicii_fw-la sortiuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la vice_fw-la dei_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la peccata_fw-la retineant_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la relaxent_fw-la hom._n 26._o the_o divers_a lect._n evang._n yea_o three_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o many_o zealous_a assertor_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v now_o name_v but_o three_o because_o they_o may_v serve_v instead_o of_o a_o thousand_o witness_n two_o of_o the_o three_o being_n jesuit_n and_o two_o of_o they_o also_o cardinal_n the_o jesuit_n maldonate_fw-it in_o his_o comment_n upon_o these_o word_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o power_n which_o christ_n have_v receive_v as_o send_v by_o his_o father_n he_o give_v to_o his_o apostle_n who_o he_o send_v in_o his_o stead_n who_o he_o make_v his_o vicar_n this_o be_v manifest_a say_v he_o from_o the_o word_n follow_v for_o therefore_o he_o breathe_v on_o they_o therefore_o he_o say_v who_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v etc._n etc._n that_o he_o may_v show_v that_o he_o give_v as_o great_a authority_n to_o they_o as_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o his_o father_n for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a than_o that_o of_o remit_v sin_n etc._n sin_n quam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la ipse_fw-la a_o patre_fw-la missus_fw-la accepisset_fw-la eam_fw-la apostolis_n dare_v quos_fw-la svo_fw-la loco_fw-la mitteret_fw-la quos_fw-la vicarios_fw-la suos_fw-la faceret_fw-la hoc_fw-la apparet_fw-la ex_fw-la verbis_fw-la sequentibus_fw-la propterea_fw-la enim_fw-la insufflavit_fw-la in_o eos_fw-la propterea_fw-la dixit_fw-la quorum_fw-la remiseritis_fw-la peccata_fw-la ut_fw-la ostenderet_fw-la se_fw-la quantam_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la ipse_fw-la a_o
in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o steward_n a_o twofold_a difference_n at_o least_o must_v be_v grantend_v one_o in_o the_o quality_n the_o other_o in_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o power_n denote_v by_o they_o 1._o in_o the_o quality_n the_o key_n in_o the_o master_n hand_n denote_v a_o original_a absolute_a supreme_a power_n in_o the_o steward_n a_o power_n delegated_a and_o subordinate_a to_o that_o of_o the_o master_n thus_o the_o key_n in_o christ_n hand_n signify_v supreme_a power_n but_o if_o when_o give_v to_o peter_n they_o denote_v the_o same_o supremacy_n than_o there_o must_v be_v two_o supreme_a power_n over_o the_o same_o family_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a contradiction_n yea_o since_o as_o i_o have_v prove_v the_o same_o key_n be_v afterward_o promise_v to_o and_o confer_v upon_o all_o the_o apostle_n if_o they_o ever_o denote_v supremacy_n of_o power_n there_o must_v be_v as_o many_o supremes_n as_o there_o be_v apostle_n 2._o in_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o power_n the_o master_n key_n extend_v to_o the_o whole_a family_n be_v it_o never_o so_o large_a the_o steward_n to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o family_n only_o over_o which_o he_o be_v set_v thus_o for_o instance_n the_o lord_n high_a steward_n of_o the_o king_n household_n his_o power_n be_v limit_v he_o have_v no_o authority_n over_o the_o officer_n of_o his_o majesty_n chapel_n of_o his_o chamber_n of_o his_o stable_a etc._n etc._n now_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v christ_n family_n that_o part_n of_o it_o in_o heaven_n the_o discussor_n i_o think_v will_v not_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v subject_v to_o st._n peter_n but_o to_o christ_n immediate_o that_o part_n on_o earth_n be_v subdivide_v into_o particular_a church_n as_o so_o many_o lesser_a family_n over_o which_o christ_n have_v appoint_v there_o shall_v be_v so_o many_o steward_n one_o steward_n over_o one_o part_n another_z over_z another_z as_o therefore_o we_o find_v not_o in_o scripture_n any_o one_o steward_n 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what_o he_o promise_v he_o before_o 172._o before_o pag._n 172._o and_o he_o may_v well_o have_v spare_v the_o pain_n he_o put_v himself_o to_o in_o prove_v the_o contrary_a nor_o be_v the_o denial_n of_o his_o master_n a_o ray_n of_o claritude_n but_o by_o the_o gentleman_n be_v own_o confession_n a_o eclipse_n it_o be_v say_v he_o a_o short_a eclipse_n a_o trip_v rather_o than_o a_o fall_n a_o verbal_a rather_o than_o a_o real_a a_o labial_a rather_o than_o a_o mental_a abnegation_n 174._o abnegation_n pag._n 174._o o_o his_o excellent_a faculty_n at_o ring_a change_n upon_o word_n of_o those_o several_a reason_n the_o father_n allege_v why_o god_n permit_v he_o to_o fall_v into_o this_o offence_n in_o the_o four_o viz._n because_o christ_n design_v he_o to_o be_v the_o supreme_a ruler_n of_o the_o church_n that_o he_o may_v be_v compassionate_a and_o favourable_a to_o poor_a penitent_a sinner_n in_o absolve_v they_o etc._n etc._n 173._o etc._n pag._n 173._o i_o desire_v he_o to_o 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