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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17015	An ecclesiastical Protestant historie of the high pastoral and fatherly chardge and care of the Popes of Rome, ouer the church of Britanie, from the first planting of the christia[n] faith there, by S. Peter the Apostle, and his disciples: continued in euery age, and hundred of yeares, by holy bishops, and cleargie men, sent hither and consecrated by them, his successors in the See Apostolicke. Euidently deduced and proued by historicall narration, from the published and priuiledged writings (to appeaseal protestants) of the most learned & allowed English protestant pretended bishops, doctors, antiquaries, & others of that religion.	Broughton, Richard.	1624 (1624)	STC 3895; ESTC S119562	92,026	262

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thus_o testify_v the_o ancient_a maenologe_n of_o the_o greek_n with_o other_o both_o catholic_n and_o protestant_n of_o who_o i_o have_v here_o note_v some_o maenolog_n graecor_fw-la die_v 15._o martij_fw-la baron_n annot_v in_o martyrol_n rom._n eod_a die_v arnold_n mirman_n in_o theatr._n conuers_n gent._n auth._n of_o the_o exam._n of_o the_o calend._n praefat_fw-la and_o in_o the_o 3._o conuers_n syr._n ed._n hoby_n counterf_n pag._n 48._o thom._n rogers_n upon_o the_o article_n of_o relig._n articul_fw-la 36._o pag._n 197._o protest_v theatre_n of_o brit._n l._n 6._o cambden_n belg._n that_o this_o holy_a bishop_n be_v either_o consecrate_v here_o or_o send_v hither_o by_o s._n peter_n we_o may_v not_o question_v be_v so_o general_o confess_v by_o protestant_n before_o that_o no_o other_o apostle_n do_v or_o then_o can_v perform_v that_o office_n and_o if_o the_o identity_n of_o the_o name_n deceave_v we_o not_o this_o our_o holy_a bishop_n or_o archbishop_n be_v father_n in_o law_n to_o s._n peter_n his_o wyves_n father_n and_o brother_n to_o s_o barnabas_n the_o apostle_n send_v into_o these_o west_n part_n by_o s._n peter_n for_o as_o simon_n metaphrastes_n write_v s._n simon_n metaphr_n die_v 26._o junij_fw-la accepit_fw-la petrus_n filiam_fw-la aristobuli_fw-la fratris_fw-la barnabae_n apostoli_fw-la ex_fw-la ea_fw-la genuit_fw-la filium_fw-la unum_fw-la &_o unam_fw-la filiam_fw-la peter_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o aristobulus_n brother_n of_o barnabas_n the_o apostle_n and_o have_v by_o she_o one_o son_n and_o one_o daughter_n martyrolog_n rom._n 15._o martij_fw-la godw._n and_o be_v call_v in_o the_o roman_a martyrologe_n as_o a_o protestant_n bishop_n true_o tell_v apostolorum_fw-la discipulus_fw-la the_o disciple_n of_o the_o apostle_n conuers_n of_o brit._n it_o whole_o disable_v he_o from_o be_v disciple_n to_o s._n paul_n who_o alone_o of_o the_o apostle_n beside_o s._n peter_n be_v in_o this_o kingdom_n for_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o be_v witness_v actor_n cap._n 13._o v._n 2_o 3.4_o

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among_o they_o whicn_o have_v not_o the_o dignity_n of_o that_o high_a call_n yea_o he_o relate_v s._n aristobulus_n as_o a_o chief_a among_o they_o &_o then_o be_v send_v to_o this_o kingdom_n of_o brittany_n so_o great_a &_o ample_a and_o where_o as_o in_o other_o such_o kingdom_n our_o protestant_n before_o assure_v we_o s._n peter_n ordain_v a_o archbishop_n we_o can_v doubt_v but_o in_o particular_a it_o be_v this_o his_o most_o worthy_a disciple_n as_o also_o the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n which_o first_o exercise_v by_o s._n peter_n assignment_n that_o archie_n and_o chief_a pontifical_a order_n in_o this_o island_n second_o because_o we_o read_v it_o confident_o write_v and_o from_o more_o ancient_a authority_n that_o this_o holy_a disciple_n of_o s._n peter_n be_v not_o only_o our_o first_o apostle_n but_o here_o begin_v and_o first_o found_v the_o hierarchical_a order_n of_o our_o british_a church_n a_o thing_n proper_a to_o that_o high_a spiritual_a call_n arnold_n 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constitute_v &_o confirm_v by_o apostolic_a manner_n the_o hierarchical_a order_n begin_v by_o he_o of_o the_o church_n found_v there_o where_o we_o see_v s._n aristobulus_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o the_o hierarchicall_a order_n in_o this_o church_n of_o brittany_n a_o thing_n which_o as_o all_o protestant_n against_o the_o puritan_n make_v the_o peculiar_a office_n of_o a_o archbish_n whitgift_n answ_o to_o the_o admonit_a bridge_n eccle_n govern_v bilson_n against_o the_o purit_n covel_n downam_n barlowe_n etc._n etc._n three_o these_o protestant_n of_o england_n especial_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n by_o their_o choose_a champion_n mr._n thomas_n rogers_n for_o defence_n of_o their_o article_n of_o religion_n of_o protestant_n write_v to_o use_v his_o word_n by_o the_o lawful_a authority_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n allow_v to_o be_v public_a thom._n roger_n book_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o england_n pag._n 1._o do_v plain_o say_v that_o s._n aristobulus_n be_v archbishop_n in_o this_o our_o brittany_n thus_o he_o write_v in_o the_o name_n of_o english_a protestant_n and_o by_o their_o warrant_n roger_n supra_fw-la artic_a 36._o pag._n albeit_o the_o term_n and_o title_n of_o archbishop_n we_o find_v not_o yet_o the_o superiority_n which_o they_o enjoy_v and_o authority_n which_o bishop_n and_o archbishop_n do_v exercise_n in_o orderinge_v and_o consecratinge_v of_o bishop_n and_o ecclesiastical_a minister_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o we_o find_v that_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n how_o themselves_o both_o be_v in_o dignity_n above_o the_o evangelist_n and_o the_o 70._o disciple_n and_o for_o authority_n both_o in_o and_o over_o the_o church_n as_o twelve_o patriarch_n say_v beza_n and_o alsoe_o establish_v a_o ecclesiastical_a heerarchie_n hence_o come_v it_o that_o bishop_n be_v of_o jerusalem_n james_n of_o antioch_n peter_n of_o the_o asian_a church_n john_n of_o alexandria_n mark_n of_o ephesus_n and_o all_o asia_n 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