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of_o rome_n if_o he_o be_v never_o at_o rome_n it_o be_v certain_a he_o be_v never_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o albeit_o he_o have_v be_v at_o rome_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v common_o believe_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o bishop_n of_o rome_n before_o the_o time_n of_o marcilius_n patavinus_n who_o live_v in_o the_o 14._o age_n and_o write_v a_o book_n entitle_v defensor_fw-la â—acis_fw-la in_o which_o he_o maintain_v peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n nor_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o prove_v that_o all_o the_o ancient_n be_v deceive_v who_o affirm_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o his_o reason_n shall_v be_v mention_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n in_o this_o be_v answer_v the_o reason_n of_o bellarmine_n prove_v the_o first_o that_o he_o be_v at_o rome_n the_o assertion_n of_o bellarmine_n be_v that_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o ordination_n of_o christ_n to_o prove_v which_o he_o bring_v nothing_o but_o fall_v to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v first_o at_o rome_n and_o next_o that_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o instead_o of_o christ_n institution_n he_o bring_v nothing_o but_o conjecture_n of_o the_o ancient_n to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o pervert_v testimony_n to_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v show_v before_o that_o all_o the_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n of_o the_o modern_a church_n of_o rome_n depend_v upon_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n which_o supremacy_n consist_v in_o three_o assertion_n first_o that_o peter_n be_v oecumenick_n bishop_n by_o divine_a institution_n which_o make_v nothing_o for_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n without_o the_o other_o two_o viz._n that_o peter_n by_o divine_a institution_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n succeed_v to_o peter_n by_o divine_a institution_n in_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o church_n any_o of_o those_o two_o be_v brangle_v the_o whole_a foundation_n of_o the_o modern_a roman_a religion_n be_v quite_o destroy_v bellarmine_n to_o prove_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o after_o he_o have_v undertake_v to_o prove_v they_o by_o divine_a institution_n bring_v nothing_o but_o conjecture_n involve_v with_o contradiction_n and_o consequent_o the_o whole_a edifice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v build_v upon_o such_o conjecture_n the_o succession_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o peter_n shall_v be_v dispute_v in_o the_o follow_a book_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v answer_v those_o reason_n prove_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o next_o shall_v be_v answer_v those_o reason_n prove_v peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o then_o we_o will_v conclude_v this_o book_n with_o those_o reason_n of_o marcilius_n petavinus_n and_o ulrichus_fw-la velenus_n prove_v that_o peter_n be_v neither_o at_o rome_n nor_o bishop_n of_o rome_n bellarmine_n first_o reason_n to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n be_v from_o 1_o pet._n 5._o 13._o the_o church_n which_o be_v at_o babylon_n salute_v you_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o church_n say_v bellarmine_n in_o which_o peter_n remain_v when_o he_o write_v this_o epistle_n viz._n babylon_n which_o in_o the_o scripture_n many_o time_n signify_v rome_n and_o therefore_o peter_n by_o babylon_n mean_v rome_n and_o consequent_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n but_o it_o be_v answer_v albeit_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n which_o be_v a_o mystical_a prophecy_n rome_n be_v mean_v by_o babylon_n yet_o we_o do_v not_o find_v in_o scripture_n in_o any_o epistle_n that_o rome_n be_v call_v babylon_n it_o will_v be_v a_o ridiculous_a expression_n to_o conclude_v a_o epistle_n write_v at_o rome_n from_o babylon_n the_o apostle_n paul_n in_o all_o his_o epistle_n write_v at_o rome_n never_o conclude_v from_o babylon_n but_o from_o rome_n and_o therefore_o peter_n in_o this_o epistle_n understand_v not_o rome_n but_o babylon_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v there_o