justine_n in_o his_o apology_n to_o antonius_n pius_n 4._o 7._o lib._n 7._o consonant_a to_o this_o be_v that_o of_o origen_n against_o celsus_n who_o tell_v he_o that_o among_o the_o christian_n there_o be_v man_n which_o need_v not_o hemlock_n as_o the_o athenian_a pontifex_n to_o keep_v they_o chaste_a but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o now_o have_v there_o be_v any_o sanction_n of_o the_o apostle_n any_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n which_o enjoin_v this_o celibacy_n to_o the_o clergy_n can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o this_o among_o other_o thing_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v mention_v by_o any_o of_o these_o champion_n of_o the_o christian_n but_o that_o their_o apology_n shall_v run_v so_o general_o as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o place_n mention_v can_v it_o reasonable_o be_v think_v that_o origen_n will_v have_v say_v so_o crude_o there_o want_v not_o man_n among_o we_o if_o he_o can_v have_v instance_a in_o the_o clergy_n will_v he_o not_o rather_o have_v 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quod_fw-la conjugia_fw-la copulâ—nda_fw-la sunt_fw-la de_fw-la hare_n c._n 46._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paeda_fw-la g._n l._n 2._o ab_fw-la initio_fw-la that_o they_o tell_v we_o procreation_n of_o child_n be_v the_o very_a end_n of_o marriage_n justin_n martyr_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la we_o say_v he_o do_v not_o marry_v at_o all_o but_o to_o get_v child_n st._n austin_n without_o doubt_n they_o condemn_v marriage_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v forbid_v it_o when_o they_o forbid_v to_o beget_v child_n to_o which_o end_n the_o marriage_n knot_n be_v to_o be_v tie_v and_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n the_o aim_n of_o the_o marry_a party_n be_v the_o procreation_n of_o child_n 2._o that_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v require_v to_o be_v before_o ordination_n only_o upon_o this_o ground_n that_o the_o person_n profess_v he_o either_o can_v or_o will_v not_o contain_v and_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o they_o who_o marry_v upon_o these_o account_n shall_v not_o use_v 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answer_v that_o however_o after_o their_o apostleship_n they_o cease_v to_o do_v so_o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stro._n 7._o 1._o who_o tell_v they_o so_o 2._o it_o be_v evident_a they_o may_v have_v do_v it_o by_o their_o own_o rule_n see_v the_o marriage_n bed_n have_v nothing_o of_o defilement_n in_o it_o we_o never_o read_v of_o their_o divorce_n nor_o it_o be_v permit_v by_o our_o saviour_n but_o in_o case_n of_o adultery_n due_a benevolence_n be_v command_v to_o be_v give_v and_o the_o withhold_a of_o it_o be_v style_v fraud_n and_o therefore_o undoubted_o have_v it_o be_v require_v they_o will_v have_v give_v it_o 2._o we_o produce_v the_o apostle_n testimony_n sect._n 26_o let_v a_o bishop_n be_v blameless_a the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n so_o that_o a_o bishop_n may_v have_v one_o wife_n and_o yet_o be_v blameless_a 3.2_o 1_o tim._n 3.2_o nor_o be_v the_o have_v of_o one_o wife_n sufficient_a to_o hinder_v a_o man_n from_o ascend_v the_o episcopal_a chair_n but_o 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etc._n 2._o the_o very_a text_n be_v contradictory_n to_o this_o sense_n for_o the_o word_n in_o timothy_n run_v thus_o 2._o 1_o ep._n c._n 3._o v._n 2._o it_o behove_v a_o bishop_n to_o be_v blameless_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o epistle_n to_o titus_n ordain_v in_o every_o city_n presbyter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o he_o that_o have_v a_o wife_n but_o now_o have_v she_o not_o be_v not_o any_o long_o unius_fw-la uxoris_fw-la vir_fw-la but_o nullius_fw-la and_o therefore_o a_o widower_n for_o these_o relata_fw-la mutuo_fw-la se_fw-la ponunt_fw-la &_o tollunt_fw-la 2._o other_o answer_v that_o he_o permit_v they_o to_o have_v a_o wife_n but_o yet_o they_o must_v cease_v from_o the_o use_n of_o wedlock_n answ_n neither_o can_v this_o exposition_n hold_v good_a for_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n unknown_a that_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v a_o wife_n and_o yet_o no_o power_n to_o make_v use_n of_o she_o which_o all_o husband_n from_o the_o creation_n to_o those_o day_n have_v see_v therefore_o he_o reiterate_v the_o phrase_n it_o be_v manifest_a he_o understand_v it_o in_o the_o common_a sense_n yea_o 2._o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n rule_v of_o not_o defraud_v each_o other_o contrary_a to_o justice_n for_o the_o wife_n have_v power_n over_o the_o husband_n body_n contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n decree_n touch_v widow_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v permit_v to_o marry_v and_o get_v child_n now_o the_o widow_n of_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n can_v not_o do_v so_o without_o adultery_n by_o the_o papist_n own_o tenant_n of_o the_o indissolubility_n of_o the_o knot_n of_o matrimony_n 3._o spargeâ—e_fw-la ad_fw-la oceanum_n in_o multis_fw-la uxoribus_fw-la liberos_fw-la spargeâ—e_fw-la the_o father_n here_o be_v for_o we_o st._n
therefore_o to_o the_o prevention_n of_o schism_n it_o be_v meet_a they_o shall_v have_v a_o authority_n to_o bound_v they_o but_o now_o for_o a_o metropolitan_a he_o have_v no_o jurisdiction_n over_o bishop_n he_o can_v do_v nothing_o out_o of_o his_o own_o diocese_n in_o which_o he_o be_v a_o bishop_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n though_o he_o be_v in_o order_n and_o honour_v the_o first_o so_o in_o like_a sort_n the_o patriarch_n may_v do_v nothing_o without_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n subject_a to_o he_o see_v therefore_o these_o have_v no_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n but_o only_o a_o primacy_n of_o order_n and_o honour_n there_o need_v none_o over_o they_o especial_o with_o a_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n to_o prevent_v their_o schism_n so_o then_o say_v cham._n 12._o de_fw-fr oecum_fw-la pontis_fw-la l_o 9_o c._n 14._o s_o 12._o here_o be_v a_o ridiculous_a 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to_o have_v stand_v in_o perfect_a unity_n in_o the_o first_o and_o best_a age_n thereof_o without_o find_v any_o want_n of_o the_o help_n of_o one_o chief_a pastor_n oh_o but_o ecumenical_a synod_n can_v be_v have_v always_o answ_n nor_o be_v it_o needful_a for_o the_o most_o part_n provincal_n once_o will_v serve_v the_o turn_n but_o if_o the_o schism_n be_v very_o dangerous_a and_o betwixt_o province_n and_o province_n 10._o apud_fw-la cham._n ibid._n c._n 13._o s_o 10._o then_o will_v pope_n innocent_a tell_v we_o not_o that_o we_o must_v run_v to_o he_o but_o that_o we_o wust_z necessary_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o synod_n quam_fw-la quidem_fw-la donec_fw-la consequamur_fw-la expedit_fw-la medelam_fw-la calamitatis_fw-la huius_fw-la committere_fw-la voluntati_fw-la magni_fw-la dei_fw-la ac_fw-la christi_fw-la ejus_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la who_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o provide_v sufficient_o for_o his_o church_n and_o indeed_o to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v they_o go_v to_o one_o man_n till_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v and_o not_o beg_v that_o god_n have_v set_v he_o over_o the_o person_n that_o be_v to_o be_v reconcile_v will_v his_o verdict_n put_v a_o end_n to_o their_o schism_n that_o think_v he_o as_o fallible_a as_o themselves_o and_o can_v we_o think_v that_o god_n appoint_v such_o a_o mediator_n who_o all_o the_o world_n in_o case_n of_o trial_n will_v undoubted_o refuse_v till_o they_o have_v evidence_n of_o his_o infallibility_n or_o the_o delegacy_n of_o his_o power_n from_o christ_n and_o yet_o not_o give_v we_o one_o jota_n to_o persuade_v we_o of_o his_o will_n in_o this_o matter_n what_o he_o have_v in_o the_o three_o section_n of_o the_o six_o chapter_n be_v but_o the_o presumptuous_a dictate_v of_o a_o bold_a romanist_n in_o despite_n of_o truth_n as_o our_o answer_n to_o the_o father_n allege_v by_o he_o will_v evidence_n thus_o have_v answer_v his_o reason_n for_o the_o supreme_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o pope_n we_o come_v now_o to_o consider_v what_o he_o have_v to_o return_v upon_o the_o doctor_n and_o first_o sect._n 4_o the_o doctor_n say_v he_o accuse_v it_o of_o opposition_n to_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n mark_n 10.42_o 43_o 44._o 33._o s._n 5._o p._n 33._o they_o that_o rule_n over_o the_o gentile_n exercise_n lordship_n over_o they_o but_o so_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v among_o you_o now_o 1_o he_o will_v tell_v we_o 34._o pag._n 34._o that_o not_o the_o affect_a but_o lawful_a exercise_v of_o supremacy_n of_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o impudent_a opposition_n to_o the_o precept_n that_o it_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o text_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o make_v mention_v of_o some_o that_o be_v chief_a to_o this_o stale_a argument_n it_o have_v be_v answer_v that_o to_o argue_v from_o this_o mark_v 10.44_o whosoever_o will_v be_v chief_a that_o there_o be_v one_o appoint_v to_o be_v chief_a among_o the_o apostle_n be_v as_o ridiculous_a as_o from_o luk._n 9.48_o he_o that_o be_v least_o among_o you_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v great_a to_o argue_v that_o there_o be_v some_o one_o apostle_n of_o less_o power_n and_o dignity_n than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n or_o from_o luk._n 22.26_o he_o that_o be_v chief_a as_o he_o that_o do_v serve_v that_o some_o of_o the_o apostle_n wait_v upon_o the_o rest_n 2._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o be_v so_o evident_a in_o the_o next_o verse_n ibid._n ibid._n that_o have_v the_o doctor_n but_o rehearse_v it_o he_o will_v have_v publish_v to_o his_o mean_a reader_n his_o abuse_n of_o scripture_n it_o seem_v the_o doctor_n be_v very_o much_o to_o blame_v but_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o objection_n which_o bellarmine_n will_v lend_v he_o which_o be_v this_o that_o our_o saviour_n give_v they_o his_o example_n to_o confirm_v his_o exhortation_n who_o sure_o have_v authority_n yea_o supremacy_n of_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o church_n how_o then_o be_v they_o to_o imitate_v christ_n in_o renounce_v their_o superiority_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o can_v give_v he_o this_o supremacy_n for_o it_o be_v afterward_o promise_v to_o he_o you_o say_v matth._n 16._o i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v then_o afterward_o promise_v can_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v already_o possess_v by_o he_o when_o it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o we_o know_v that_o all_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n life_n john_n have_v the_o dignity_n of_o place_n next_o christ_n for_o he_o be_v the_o disciple_n who_o he_o love_v and_o who_o lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o therefore_o peter_n have_v not_o the_o superiority_n for_o though_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o place_n may_v be_v without_o superiority_n yet_o superiority_n of_o jurisdiction_n be_v never_o to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o without_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o priority_n of_o place_n yea_o it_o be_v sufficient_o evident_a that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n think_v as_o high_o of_o st._n john_n as_o of_o st._n peter_n in_o that_o 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teach_v all_o nation_n and_o out_o of_o those_o who_o they_o teach_v to_o ordain_v some_o pastor_n wherever_o they_o come_v which_o show_v they_o have_v a_o universal_a jurisdiction_n from_o christ_n and_o a_o power_n to_o exercise_v it_o and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o second_o proposition_n 3._o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v limit_v in_o this_o power_n by_o st._n peter_n for_o par_n in_o parem_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la potestatem_fw-la now_o to_o restrain_v another_o power_n as_o to_o its_o exercise_n be_v evident_o to_o exercise_v power_n over_o he_o and_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o they_o have_v equal_a power_n of_o administration_n with_o st._n peter_n and_o indeed_o that_o st._n peter_n shall_v have_v authority_n over_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o yet_o not_o exercise_v one_o act_n of_o it_o upon_o they_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v show_v to_o he_o no_o sign_n of_o subjection_n methinks_v be_v as_o strange_a as_o that_o a_o king_n of_o england_n for_o 24_o year_n shall_v exercise_v no_o act_n of_o regality_n nor_o receive_v any_o one_o acknowledgement_n of_o it_o as_o strange_a methinks_v it_o be_v that_o you_o so_o many_o age_n after_o shall_v know_v this_o so_o certain_o as_o you_o pretend_v to_o and_o yet_o the_o apostle_n after_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v in_o their_o hear_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o st._n peter_n be_v pretend_v to_o have_v be_v make_v their_o head_n shall_v still_o be_v so_o ignorant_a of_o it_o as_o to_o question_v which_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o great_a yet_o more_o strange_a that_o our_o saviour_n shall_v not_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o their_o error_n by_o tell_v they_o st._n peter_n be_v the_o man_n no_o less_o a_o wonder_n be_v it_o that_o st._n paul_n so_o far_o shall_v forget_v st._n peter_n and_o himself_o as_o that_o 1._o mention_v he_o often_o he_o shall_v do_v it_o without_o any_o title_n of_o honour_n yea_o further_o that_o speak_v of_o himself_o in_o particular_a and_o perhaps_o compare_v 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of_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n but_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o this_o citation_n i_o refer_v you_o to_o the_o learned_a dr._n feild_n p._n 548._o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o st._n sect._n 6_o paul_n epistle_n to_o the_o galathian_o we_o have_v many_o thing_n which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o supremacy_n of_o st._n peter_n contend_v for_o and_o 1._o whereas_o he_o mention_n james_n cephas_n and_o john_n and_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v it_o not_o plausible_o be_v argue_v from_o the_o order_n of_o the_o name_n that_o st._n paul_n esteem_v not_o st._n peter_n superior_a to_o the_o rest_n because_o he_o mention_n he_o in_o the_o middle_a for_o if_o this_o be_v a_o sufficient_a evidence_n of_o his_o supremacy_n that_o the_o evangelist_n put_v he_o in_o the_o front_n of_o the_o apostle_n why_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v as_o good_a a_o plea_n against_o it_o that_o the_o apostle_n st._n paul_n when_o speak_v of_o the_o chief_a apostle_n shall_v not_o 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but_o several_o set_v forth_o their_o decree_n and_o therefore_o it_o use_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o general_a council_n it_o be_v true_a as_o sulpitius_n say_v 2._o sac._n hist_o l._n 2._o it_o be_v call_v from_o each_o part_n of_o the_o world_n but_o of_o the_o eastern_a bishop_n come_v but_o seventy_o six_o to_o sardis_n and_o these_o say_v socrates_n will_v not_o once_o come_v into_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o western_a bishop_n but_o their_o condition_n be_v deny_v confestim_fw-la discedunt_fw-la they_o present_o depart_v 2._o this_o canon_n be_v manifest_o contrary_a to_o the_o five_o of_o the_o general_n council_n of_o nice_a which_o refer_v the_o final_a determination_n of_o all_o cause_n of_o bishop_n to_o the_o primate_n or_o patriarch_n which_o the_o emperor_n also_o confirm_v and_o will_v have_v no_o man_n to_o have_v power_n to_o contradict_v the_o sentence_n which_o the_o primate_n or_o patriarch_n shall_v give_v 3._o the_o african_n take_v not_o notice_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answ_n it_o be_v well_o he_o have_v the_o modesty_n to_o accuse_v the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o his_o clergy_n only_o for_o have_v he_o speak_v out_o and_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o whole_a synod_n and_o that_o in_o trulso_n also_o have_v thus_o affirm_v which_o be_v the_o very_a truth_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o twenty_o eight_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o the_o word_n cite_v from_o that_o in_o trullo_n he_o will_v have_v be_v call_v upon_o to_o have_v rub_v his_o forehead_n for_o his_o rashness_n as_o he_o may_v just_o be_v call_v upon_o to_o do_v for_o accuse_v the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o his_o clergy_n of_o this_o false_a deal_n for_o have_v he_o cast_v a_o eye_n upon_o the_o act_n of_o this_o council_n he_o may_v have_v find_v aetius_n the_o archdeacon_n read_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o thing_n be_v decree_v by_o the_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o bishop_n meet_v at_o constantinople_n and_o after_o other_o thing_n conclude_v with_o this_o canon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o i_o can_v imagine_v how_o mr._n c._n will_v be_v able_a to_o free_v himself_o from_o the_o imputation_n of_o a_o manifest_a untruth_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o likely_a matter_n that_o such_o a_o fraud_n shall_v be_v commit_v and_o the_o roman_a legate_n never_o object_v it_o nor_o the_o pope_n amid_o all_o they_o do_v to_o invalidate_v this_o act_n not_o mention_v one_o syllable_n of_o this_o deceit_n so_o than_o it_o be_v not_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n of_o constantinople_n that_o make_v this_o addition_n but_o the_o general_n council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o after_o they_o of_o constantinople_n that_o so_o interpret_v it_o and_o thus_o from_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n sect._n 2_o we_o go_v on_o to_o that_o of_o nice_n which_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o ancient_a custom_n shall_v obtain_v in_o
egypt_n lybia_n and_o pentapolis_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n enjoy_v a_o jurisdiction_n over_o they_o all_o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v the_o like_a custom_n viz._n to_o have_v power_n over_o the_o suburbicarian_a region_n now_o to_o this_o he_o answer_v 64._o mr._n c._n p._n 64._o that_o the_o roman_a bishop_n in_o his_o patriarchate_n be_v make_v the_o pattern_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n not_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o universal_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o in_o that_o time_n be_v not_o in_o be_v but_o only_a as_o to_o his_o custom_n and_o practice_n of_o call_v synod_n correct_v manner_n make_v ordination_n according_o tr_fw-la his_o patriarchical_a and_o metropolitical_a jurisdiction_n for_o not_o only_o patriarchical_a which_o salmasius_n tell_v we_o be_v not_o then_o hatch_v but_o metropolitical_a authority_n be_v speak_v of_o in_o this_o canon_n so_o that_o it_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o this_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d over_o the_o province_n where_o he_o reside_v it_o seem_v to_o argue_v that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n be_v not_o universal_a but_o confine_v to_o those_o province_n the_o canon_n speak_v of_o for_o when_o we_o say_v that_o italy_n reach_v to_o the_o ionian_a adriatic_a and_o tyrrhenian_a sea_n and_o towards_o france_n and_o germany_n to_o the_o alps_n we_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v terminate_v there_o and_o extend_v itself_o no_o further_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n when_o we_o describe_v the_o dominion_n of_o a_o prince_n or_o emperor_n so_o here_o when_o the_o canon_n say_v the_o pope_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o province_n it_o may_v consequent_o be_v argue_v that_o his_o power_n be_v limit_v to_o they_o and_o do_v not_o reach_v to_o the_o other_o province_n attribute_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n alexandria_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o when_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n or_o jerusalem_n mention_n his_o bishop_n he_o be_v 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ruffinus_n suburbicarias_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la or_o regiones_fw-la yea_o the_o arabic_a compilation_n of_o these_o canon_n set_v out_o by_o turrianus_n the_o jesuit_n speak_v thus_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o egypt_n the_o alex._n patriarch_n shall_v preside_v and_o have_v power_n over_o all_o egypt_n and_o all_o the_o place_n and_o castle_n that_o be_v about_o it_o quia_fw-la sic_fw-la convenit_fw-la for_o so_o it_o be_v meet_a see_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n likewise_o have_v power_n over_o all_o the_o place_n which_o be_v about_o it_o and_o likewise_o the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n let_v he_o have_v power_n over_o that_o whole_a province_n and_o the_o paraphrase_n upon_o the_o canon_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o be_v do_v because_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v power_n over_o the_o city_n or_o place_n that_o be_v near_o he_o again_o zonaras_n with_o who_o consent_n balsamon_n and_o nilus_n say_v that_o the_o alexandrian_a bishop_n shall_v preside_v over_o his_o province_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d last_o the_o canon_n as_o cite_v by_o paschasinus_n the_o pope_n legate_n show_v as_o much_o chal._n con._n chal._n for_o thus_o it_o run_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n always_o have_v its_o primacy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v egypt_n have_v so_o also_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n may_v have_v power_n of_o all_o under_o he_o because_o the_o roman_a bishop_n have_v this_o custom_n likewise_o he_o that_o be_v constitute_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n and_o in_o other_o province_n let_v the_o church_n of_o large_a city_n have_v the_o primacy_n do_v he_o speak_v of_o primacy_n of_o order_n which_o the_o pope_n have_v over_o all_o the_o world_n then_o be_v it_o a_o ridiculous_a argument_n and_o a_o contradiction_n if_o of_o jurisdiction_n than_o be_v not_o the_o pope_n to_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n over_o they_o see_v they_o be_v all_o to_o have_v 〈◊〉_d
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