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jerusalem_n in_o gal._n 1._o so_o also_o peter_n to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n in_o gal._n 2._o and_o
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bishop_n jurisdiction_n can._n 5._o the_o general_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n determine_v can._n 29._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o for_o as_o much_o then_o as_o in_o the_o first_o article_n we_o be_v require_v to_o swear_v to_o endeavour_v the_o reformation_n of_o religion_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o example_n of_o the_o best_a reform_a church_n sure_o we_o may_v not_o in_o the_o second_o article_n swear_v to_o endeavour_v the_o extirpation_n of_o church-government_n by_o bishop_n and_o so_o to_o forsake_v the_o government_n ground_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o forsake_v the_o example_n of_o all_o the_o age_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n than_o which_o we_o conceive_v no_o late_a reform_a church_n will_v pretend_v to_o be_v more_o pure_a and_o to_o who_o example_n they_o do_v or_o aught_o to_o endeavour_v to_o reform_v themselves_o but_o after_o all_o this_o it_o will_v be_v say_v that_o this_o 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anathemate_fw-la dignos_fw-la fateor_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la eam_fw-la reverentèr_fw-la summâque_fw-la obedientiâ_fw-la observent_fw-la moreover_o how_o can_v we_o in_o the_o same_o article_n abjure_v church-government_n by_o bishop_n with_o heresy_n schism_n and_o profaneness_n as_o there_o it_o follow_v yea_o prelacy_n even_o before_o schism_n and_o heresy_n etc._n etc._n when_o as_o bishop_n have_v be_v in_o all_o age_n the_o chief_a confounder_n of_o heresy_n and_o heretic_n such_o be_v athanasius_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n of_o the_o heresy_n of_o arrius_n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n of_o the_o nestorian_a heresy_n celestine_n bishop_n of_o rome_n augustine_n bishop_n of_o hippo_n prosper_v bishop_n of_o rhegium_n fulgentius_n bishop_n of_o ruspi_n of_o the_o palagian_a heresy_n and_o many_o more_o in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o church_n before_o and_o since_o nor_o be_v there_o find_v any_o one_o christian_a throughout_o all_o the_o primitive_a and_o pure_a time_n of_o the_o 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