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of_o christ_n church_n math_n and_o so_o likewise_o do_v ciril_n joa._n call_n he_o the_o prince_n &_o head_n of_o thappostel_n and_o also_o in_o a_o other_o place_n say_v in_o petro_fw-la tamque_fw-la in_o petra_fw-la lapideque_fw-la firmissimo_fw-la svam_fw-la esset_fw-la edificaturus_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la in_o peter_n as_o in_o the_o rock_n and_o most_o sure_a stone_n christ_n will_v build_v his_o church_n rursê°_n apostoli_fw-la inquit_fw-la post_fw-la ascensionem_fw-la petrum_fw-la loco_fw-la domini_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la et_fw-la in_o signum_fw-la huius_fw-la subiectionis_fw-la prius_fw-la seorsum_fw-la ei_fw-la datae_fw-la vel_fw-la promisse_fw-la sunt_fw-la clave_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o xxvii_o probation_n chrisostome_n in_o sundry_a place_n do_v great_o extol_v peter_n authorytye_n pau_o in_o one_o place_n he_o saithe_v peter_n be_v you_o e_o head_n of_o thapostel_n math_n in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o say_v peter_n a_o poor_a fessh_a &_o a_o simple_a man_n christ_n make_v the_o shepherd_n the_o mouth_n of_o thappostel_n master_n of_o the_o world_n and_o head_n of_o his_o church_n who_o for_o this_o cause_n paul_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o to_o see_v etc._n etc._n will_v he_o then_o have_v his_o church_n to_o have_v a_o head_n &_o since_o to_o be_v without_o god_n forbid_v ¶_o the_o xxviii_o probation_n the_o holy_a father_n athanasius_n write_n to_o liberius_n affirm_v that_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v to_o all_o his_o predecessor_n &_o successor_n also_o in_o y_z e_z see_v of_o rome_n and_o in_o many_o mo_z epistel_n which_o the_o say_v athanasus_fw-la send_v unto_o mark_n unto_o felix_n &_o other_o he_o prove_v very_o large_o the_o like_a primacye_n of_o peter_n and_o all_o his_o successor_n ¶_o the_o xxix_o probation_n eusebius_n affirm_v peter_n to_o be_v great_a 14._o to_o be_v chief_a &_o principal_a of_o all_o thappostel_n and_o sozomneus_n also_o a_o old_a godly_a historiographer_n 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and_o other_o 2._o etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o answer_n this_o be_v sufficient_o answer_v unto_o in_o the_o last_o responsion_n ¶_o the_o xxvii_o objection_n he_o that_o do_v not_o renounce_v &_o forsake_v all_o that_o he_o have_v can_v not_o be_v my_o disciple_n 14._o etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o answer_n this_o be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v observe_v of_o the_o clergy_n but_o also_o of_o all_o christian_a people_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o none_o ought_v to_o prefer_v any_o thing_n to_o christ_n or_o love_v any_o thing_n above_o he_o but_o in_o comparison_n thereof_o cry_n fie_o upon_o all_o thus_o our_o saviour_n himself_o do_v expound_v it_o 19_o sayinge_v he_o that_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n etc._n etc._n more_o than_o i_o can_v not_o be_v my_o disciple_n ¶_o the_o xxviii_o objection_n phocas_n themperour_n more_o than_o .500_o year_n after_o christ_n ordain_v y_o e_o see_v of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o head_n see_v yea_o and_o saynct_v gregory_n then_o bishop_n there_o refuse_v to_o 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of_o babylon_n seinge_v the_o wondrous_a miracle_n of_o preserve_v the_o three_o man_n lyinge_v in_o the_o hot_a fourne_v do_v make_v a_o law_n that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n but_o the_o god_n of_o sidrac_n misac_n &_o abedenago_n &_o that_o who_o so_o blaspheme_v against_o he_o shall_v dye_v here_o in_o nabuchodonoser_n do_v nothing_o else_o but_o establyshe_a that_o which_o he_o see_v through_o miracle_n by_o god_n himself_o to_o be_v require_v of_o all_o man_n and_o so_o likewise_o these_o good_a emperor_n do_v nothing_o else_o here_o in_o peter_n seat_n but_o up_o hold_v that_o which_o be_v give_v by_o christe_n himself_o from_o the_o beginning_n now_o to_o y_z t_z of_z s_z greg_n â–ª_o how_o he_o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o universal_a bishop_n etc._n etc._n so_o it_o be_v that_o one_o name_v john_n they_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n do_v great_o strive_v to_o have_v have_v his_o seat_n chief_a above_o peter_n contrary_a to_o christ_n ordinance_n and_o write_v himself_o 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notwithstanding_o almost_o ever_o since_o peter_n time_n till_o sayncte_n gregory_n come_v the_o head_n bishop_n in_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n write_v theym selue_o byshoppe_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n of_o christ_n but_o not_o universal_a bishop_n as_o appear_v by_o sixtus_n the_o first_o theophilus_n stephanus_n with_o many_o mo_z so_o that_o it_o most_o evidentelye_o appear_v that_o they_o falselye_o do_v lie_v which_o say_v that_o by_o phocas_n or_o by_o constantine_n the_o see_v of_o rome_n be_v make_v chyefe_n and_o head_n and_o not_o before_o so_o take_v but_o yet_o herein_o to_o speak_v a_o little_a further_o some_o affirm_v that_o peter_n of_o humility_n and_o all_o ever_o after_o even_a sayncte_n gregory_n and_o other_o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o universal_a byshoppe_n but_o yet_o everye_o one_o of_o theym_n be_v the_o universal_a bishop_n yea_o and_o sayncte_fw-la gregory_n himself_o affirm_v that_o by_o this_o text_n pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la feed_v or_o govern_v myshepe_n cure_n &_o charge_v over_o y_o e_o whole_a church_n be_v give_v by_o christ_n to_o s._n peter_n be_v prince_n of_o all_o the_o apostel_n be_v he_o not_o then_o the_o universal_a bishop_n the_o chief_a and_o the_o head_n saint_n gregory_n of_o humility_n to_o avoid_v ambition_n refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o universal_a or_o general_a bishop_n nevertheless_o he_o be_v you_o e_o head_n and_o chief_a of_o all_o and_o therefore_o he_o neither_o will_v nor_o ought_v suffer_v the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n to_o be_v call_v the_o universal_a bishop_n moreover_o we_o may_v think_v y_z t_z that_o holy_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n will_v not_o have_v will_v sayncte_n gregory_n to_o be_v call_v the_o universal_a bishop_n if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v not_o that_o will_v yea_o and_o that_o according_a to_o god_n word_n ¶_o the_o xxix_o objection_n constantine_n themperour_n do_v call_v the_o council_n at_o nicen_n and_o be_v chief_a therein_o ¶_o thanswere_n constantine_n that_o holy_a emperor_n be_v most_o fervent_a in_o christ_n true_a religion_n to_o destroy_v the_o damnable_a heresy_n of_o arrius_n at_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o spiritual_a father_n not_o as_o by_o his_o own_o authority_n â—oke_v the_o pain_n to_o gether_o the_o council_n together_o 5._o and_o then_o last_o of_o all_o place_v himself_o in_o the_o council_n &_o y_fw-fr â—_o yet_o with_o licence_n to_o be_v there_o among_o they_o first_o obtain_v of_o the_o aâ—d_a holy_a father_n and_o even_o so_o the_o council_n of_o ephesime_n â–ª_o constantinopolitane_n and_o â—alâ—edom_n holy_a emperor_n be_v â—ountedto_o call_v be_v only_o therein_o but_o minister_n &_o executor_n of_o y_z e_z bishop_n will_v counselor_n aâ—ders_n and_o defender_n with_o the_o swearde_n ¶_o the_o xxx_o objection_n agatho_n bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o who_o time_n be_v the_o vi_o general_a council_n send_v to_o the_o emperor_n be_v at_o constantinople_n to_o have_v his_o election_n allow_v before_o he_o will_v be_v consecrate_v and_o this_o accord_v to_o the_o order_fw-fr then_o accustom_a so_o do_v vifalianus_n and_o s._n gregory_n also_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o .63_o do_v in_o the_o chapter_n beginning_n agatho_n ¶_o thanswere_n the_o time_n be_v when_o neither_o the_o head_n bishop_n y_fw-fr e_o bishop_n of_o rome_n nor_o other_o bishop_n be_v choose_v without_o the_o consent_n not_o only_o of_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o magistrate_n but_o also_o not_o with_o tout_fw-fr the_o consent_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o come_fw-mi people_n and_o this_o the_o clargye_n though_o it_o be_v their_o only_a office_n to_o choose_v do_v then_o suffer_v yea_o then_o great_o desire_v y_o t_o it_o so_o may_v be_v partelye_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o against_o the_o wicked_a &_o against_o tyranny_n they_o may_v the_o rather_o be_v defend_v with_o the_o temporal_a sword_n and_o