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bind_v and_o loose_v in_o the_o heaven_n but_o it_o be_v answer_v any_o intelligent_a person_n may_v see_v that_o those_o otherwise-learned_n man_n fight_v against_o their_o own_o conscience_n when_o they_o be_v drive_v to_o uphold_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o such_o childish_a babble_n since_o man_n of_o so_o great_a spirit_n and_o learning_n as_o those_o two_o be_v know_v to_o be_v can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a that_o this_o distinction_n of_o heaven_n and_o heaven_n be_v against_o sense_n scripture_n and_o father_n first_o it_o be_v against_o sense_n because_o none_o can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o heaven_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o heaven_n collective_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n be_v all_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o the_o ordinar_n phrase_n of_o speak_v who_o be_v so_o stupid_a as_o to_o deny_v it_o second_o it_o be_v against_o scripture_n which_o promiscuous_o use_v heaven_n and_o heaven_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n so_o mark_v 1._o 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affirm_v that_o all_o the_o apostle_n have_v power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v in_o the_o heaven_n so_o do_v chrysostomus_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la and_o isidorus_n pelusiota_n lib._n 2._o epist_n 5._o and_o augustinus_n against_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o and_o paceanus_n epist_n 1._o to_o sympronianus_n and_o in_o his_o book_n against_o the_o novatian_o all_o which_o father_n affirm_v that_o the_o apostle_n have_v power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v in_o coelis_fw-la in_o the_o heaven_n the_o schoolman_n likewise_o speak_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o lombardus_fw-la distinct_a 18._o of_o the_o first_o chapter_n lib._n 4._o and_o also_o in_o the_o same_o book_n distinct_a 19_o and_o durandus_fw-la quest_n 1._o in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o say_v 19_o distinct_a this_o be_v it_o that_o prove_v that_o all_o the_o apostle_n have_v the_o key_n not_o only_o of_o heaven_n but_o of_o the_o heaven_n whereby_o it_o 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eusebius_n emissenus_fw-la in_o homil._n augustinus_n epist_n 36._o which_o be_v of_o paulinus_n to_o romanianus_fw-la ambrose_n himself_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o de_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la and_o also_o epist_n 5._o &_o 34._o other_o innumerable_a testimony_n can_v be_v produce_v prove_v all_o bishop_n alike_o be_v summi_fw-la pontifices_fw-la or_o sacerdotes_fw-la and_o consequent_o that_o the_o first_o place_n of_o the_o hierarchy_n be_v in_o many_o alike_o and_o not_o in_o one_o single_a person_n as_o in_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n or_o successor_n of_o peter_n the_o three_o testimony_n be_v of_o anselmus_fw-la who_o live_v in_o the_o 11._o age_n who_o explain_v what_o church-ruler_n be_v answerable_a to_o these_o mention_v by_o paul_n ephes_n 4._o 11_o in_o which_o he_o number_v the_o apostle_n pettr_n andrew_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o now-adays_a say_v he_o answer_v primat_n and_o patriarch_n or_o arch-bishop_n which_o quite_o destroy_v the_o gloss_n of_o bellarmin_n since_o 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of_o order_n and_o jurisdiction_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o luke_n 22._o 25._o compare_v with_o matthew_n 20._o 25_o 26._o and_o matthew_n 18._o and_o luke_n and_o mark_v 9_o hitherto_o have_v be_v dispute_v the_o institution_n of_o peter_n supremacy_n pro_fw-la and_o contra_fw-la it_o have_v be_v defend_v by_o these_o three_o famous_a passage_n of_o scripture_n matthew_n 16._o 18._o matthew_n 16._o 19_o and_o john_n 21._o 15._o 16_o 17._o it_o have_v be_v brangle_v by_o other_o three_o peter_z 1._o 5._o 3._o ephes_n 1._o 22._o and_o from_o ephes_n 4._o 11._o before_o we_o proceed_v to_o dispute_v the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n by_o his_o carriage_n we_o will_v first_o explain_v a_o passage_n of_o scripture_n claim_v by_o both_o that_o be_v the_o romanist_n by_o it_o endeavour_n to_o establish_v the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n the_o protestant_n by_o the_o same_o place_n endeavour_n to_o overthrow_v it_o the_o place_n be_v luke_n 22_o 24_o 25_o 26._o where_o after_o supper_n a_o strife_n arise_v among_o the_o disciple_n who_o shall_v be_v great_a verse_n 24_o our_o saviour_n answer_v that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n rule_v over_o they_o and_o for_o that_o reason_n be_v call_v bountiful_a verse_n 25_o but_o say_v he_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o but_o let_v the_o great_a among_o you_o be_v as_o the_o least_o and_o the_o chief_a as_o he_o that_o serve_v verse_n 26._o let_v we_o examine_v first_o how_o the_o one_o side_n endeavour_n to_o assault_v the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n by_o these_o word_n in_o the_o next_o place_n shall_v be_v dispute_v how_o the_o other_o side_n by_o the_o same_o word_n assert_v it_o the_o one_o or_o other_o side_n must_v of_o necessity_n prove_v the_o sophister_n let_v we_o examine_v which_o and_o the_o reader_n may_v judge_v which_o side_n have_v the_o better_a the_o protestant_n urge_v this_o place_n against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o they_o do_v that_o passage_n of_o 1._o peter_n 5._o 3._o dispute_v and_o vindicate_v before_o cap._n 11._o viz._n rule_v or_o domination_n be_v forbid_v in_o the_o church_n in_o this_o place_n luke_n 22._o 25._o which_o can_v consist_v with_o a_o oecumenick_n bishop_n which_o our_o adversary_n grant_v to_o have_v the_o right_n of_o domination_n in_o the_o church_n bellarmin_n and_o sanderus_n answer_v in_o this_o place_n tyrannical_a domination_n be_v only_o forbid_v and_o not_o all_o domination_n their_o reason_n be_v because_o domination_n and_o rule_v like_o that_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v only_o forbid_v and_o not_o all_o domination_n but_o it_o be_v reply_v that_o this_o answer_n be_v ground_v upon_o two_o false_a supposition_n the_o first_o be_v that_o all_o domination_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v tyrannical_a the_o second_o be_v that_o these_o word_n verse_n 26._o but_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o have_v relation_n to_o the_o way_n of_o domination_n and_o not_o to_o domination_n itself_o the_o first_o supposition_n be_v false_a as_o be_v prove_v thus_o first_o it_o
paul_n do_v not_o conclude_v he_o oecunick_n bishop_n how_o can_v those_o prerogative_n of_o peter_n conclude_v he_o to_o be_v so_o and_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v that_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o prerogative_n of_o peter_n be_v great_a than_o these_o of_o paul_n hear_v ambrose_n or_o if_o you_o please_v maximus_n sermon_n 66._o who_o have_v declaim_v on_o the_o prerogative_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n conclude_v in_o those_o word_n ergo_fw-la beati_fw-la petrus_n &_o paulus_n eminent_a inter_fw-la universos_fw-la apostolos_fw-la &_o peculiari_fw-la quadam_fw-la praerogativa_fw-la praecellunt_fw-la verum_fw-la interipsos_fw-la quis_fw-la cui_fw-la proponatur_fw-la incertum_fw-la est_fw-la the_o sum_n of_o which_o be_v that_o the_o prerogative_n of_o both_o be_v so_o great_a that_o none_o can_v tell_v which_o of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v viz._n peter_n or_o paul_n if_o this_o do_v not_o satisfy_v the_o reader_n that_o the_o prerogative_n of_o paul_n be_v as_o great_a 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learned_a man_n among_o the_o papist_n themselves_z maintain_v that_o they_o be_v not_o make_v by_o the_o apostle_n but_o collect_v from_o cannon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n and_o other_o posterior_n council_n see_v salmasius_n and_o photius_n bibliothick_n cap._n 113._o we_o may_v allege_v several_a other_o reason_n to_o prove_v those_o epistle_n forge_v as_o their_o absurd_a interpetation_n of_o scripture_n some_o of_o they_o maintain_v community_n of_o wife_n etc._n etc._n but_o those_o reason_n be_v sufficient_a since_o bellarmine_n and_o barronius_n seem_v not_o to_o care_n much_o for_o they_o since_o contius_n professor_n at_o bruges_n maintain_v they_o to_o be_v forge_v since_o aeneas_n silvius_n epist_n 301._o according_a to_o bellarmine_n supputation_n 288._o express_o affirm_v that_o before_o the_o council_n of_o niece_n there_o be_v no_o monument_n for_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n which_o he_o will_v never_o have_v affirm_v if_o he_o have_v not_o believe_v those_o 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esteem_v apocryphal_a by_o gratianus_n bellarmine_n and_o other_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o this_o much_o of_o those_o decretal_a epistle_n they_o allege_v testimony_n from_o several_a other_o forge_a author_n in_o that_o interval_n to_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o that_o interval_n as_o abdias_n bishop_n of_o babylon_n be_v cite_v by_o dorman_n to_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n linus_n be_v cite_v by_o coccius_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n clement_n by_o harding_n viz._n his_o book_n of_o recognition_n dyonisius_n areopagita_n de_fw-fr divinis_fw-la nominibus_fw-la be_v several_a time_n cite_v by_o coccius_n in_o thesauro_fw-la for_o the_o same_o end_n but_o all_o these_o author_n or_o those_o book_n now_o mention_v of_o those_o author_n be_v reject_v by_o bellarmine_n or_o barronius_n or_o possevinus_n or_o cajetanus_n or_o grocinus_n or_o sixtus_n senensis_n and_o other_o light_n of_o the_o church_n 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in_o the_o time_n of_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o live_v after_o telesphorus_n that_o the_o fast_o of_o lent_n be_v not_o observe_v one_o way_n some_o observe_v one_o day_n some_o two_o some_o more_o etc._n etc._n bellarmine_n second_o instance_n be_v that_o the_o say_v eusebius_n affirm_v that_o the_o mystery_n or_o celebration_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v first_o ordain_v by_o pius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o universal_o observe_v in_o the_o west_n but_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o eusebius_n cap._n 22._o of_o the_o say_a book_n express_o affirm_v the_o contrary_a viz._n that_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o several_a counsel_n neither_o be_v it_o ever_o general_o observe_v before_o the_o council_n of_o niece_n whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o passage_n be_v fraudulent_o insert_v in_o the_o work_n of_o eusebius_n otherways_o eusebius_n will_v contradict_v himself_o chap._n 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do_v not_o read_v in_o scripture_n or_o in_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o ever_o peter_n do_v instruct_v correct_v or_o send_v any_o of_o the_o other_o apostle_n or_o that_o he_o have_v any_o way_n dominion_n over_o they_o bellarmin_n step_v in_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v enjoin_v by_o these_o word_n feed_v my_o sheep_n to_o feed_v the_o other_o apostle_n also_o he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v it_o two_o way_n first_o reason_v from_o word_n next_o by_o argument_n he_o reason_n from_o word_n two_o way_n first_o by_o a_o distinction_n of_o sheep_n from_o lamb_n he_o reason_v thus_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o peter_n twice_o feed_v my_o lamb_n and_o once_o feed_v my_o sheep_n but_o say_v he_o by_o twice_o name_v of_o lamb_n he_o mean_v two_o people_n jew_n and_o gentile_n by_o sheep_n he_o mean_v pastor_n or_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o and_o so_o according_a to_o this_o witty_a gloss_n peter_n be_v command_v to_o feed_v the_o postle_n also_o but_o if_o you_o 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sheep_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o wolf_n luke_n cap._n 10._o verse_n 3._o speak_v of_o the_o same_o mission_n say_v go_v your_o way_n behold_v i_o send_v you_o forth_o as_o lamb_n among_o wolf_n the_o syrian_a interpreter_n in_o both_o these_o place_n call_v the_o apostle_n lamb_n among_o wolf_n yea_o our_o saviour_n act_v 8._o 32._o be_v compare_v both_o to_o a_o sheep_n and_o a_o lamb_n from_o isai_n 53._o 7._o as_o to_o one_o thing_n he_o be_v lead_v like_o a_o sheep_n to_o the_o slaughter_n or_o like_o a_o lamb_n dumb_a before_o his_o shearer_n what_o think_v bellarmin_n of_o his_o subtle_a distinction_n now_o second_o all_o antiquity_n upon_o the_o say_a passage_n of_o john_n 21._o 15_o 16_o 17._o interpret_v lamb_n and_o sheep_n to_o be_v one_o thing_n so_o augustinus_n tractat_fw-la 123._o upon_o john_n cyrillus_n upon_o john_n lib._n 12._o cap._n 64._o chrysostomus_n on_o john_n homily_n 87._o ambrose_n or_o the_o author_n of_o those_o sermon_n attribute_v to_o he_o sermon_n 46._o it_o be_v needless_a to_o mention_v other_o father_n three_o bellarmin_n expose_v himself_o to_o the_o laughter_n of_o his_o own_o fellow_n jesuit_n as_o appear_v by_o two_o testimony_n the_o first_o be_v of_o maldonat_a the_o jesuit_n upon_o john_n 21._o where_o he_o have_v those_o word_n agnos_fw-la esse_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o grege_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la christi_fw-la essent_fw-la dubium_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la subtiliter_fw-la disputandum_fw-la cur_n agnos_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la oves_fw-la appellaverit_fw-la quod_fw-la qui_fw-la fecerit_fw-la videat_fw-la etiam_fw-la atque_fw-la etiam_fw-la ne_fw-la doctis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la risum_fw-la praebeat_fw-la where_o he_o express_o affirm_v those_o who_o make_v such_o distinction_n as_o bellarmin_n between_o lamb_n and_o sheep_n expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o laughter_n of_o learned_a man_n the_o second_o testimony_n be_v of_o jansenius_n in_o his_o concordance_n it_o be_v needless_a to_o set_v down_o his_o testimony_n the_o substance_n of_o it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o my_o stery_n at_o all_o that_o christ_n now_o say_v feed_v my_o sheâ—p_n then_o feed_v my_o lamb_n the_o evangelist_n only_o change_v the_o term_n or_o word_n signify_v the_o same_o thing_n elegantiae_fw-la causâ_fw-la for_o elegancy_n or_o ornatness_n beauties_n second_o reason_n from_o word_n be_v from_o those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n my_o sheep_n my_o lamb_n all_o the_o apostle_n say_v bellarmin_n be_v the_o sheep_n of_o christ_n ergo_fw-la peter_n be_v command_v to_o feed_v they_o all_o by_o those_o word_n feed_v my_o sheep_n since_o none_o be_v except_v and_o therefore_o the_o indefinite_a precept_n feed_v my_o sheep_n be_v equivalent_a to_o this_o universal_a precept_n feed_v all_o my_o sheep_n which_o turrianus_n confirm_v not_o only_o by_o the_o pronoun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o also_o by_o the_o greek_a article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o articleâ—_n and_o pronoun_n evermore_o make_v a_o indefinite_a universal_a but_o it_o be_v answer_v this_o argument_n of_o beauty_n be_v of_o like_a solidity_n with_o the_o former_a first_o it_o be_v against_o scripture_n to_o call_v a_o indefinite_a proposition_n universal_a as_o act_n 2._o 17._o and_o your_o son_n and_o your_o daughter_n shall_v prophesy_v and_o your_o young_a man_n shall_v see_v vision_n and_o your_o old_a man_n shall_v dream_v dream_n this_o one_o instance_n overthrow_v the_o sophistry_n of_o bellarmin_n and_o turrianus_n these_o proposition_n be_v indefinite_a if_o universal_a they_o be_v notorious_o false_a and_o yet_o they_o have_v both_o the_o article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o pronoun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d second_o albeit_o all_o the_o apostle_n be_v the_o sheep_n of_o christ_n yet_o some_o of_o christ_n sheep_n be_v only_o feed_v by_o himself_o immediate_o such_o 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which_o be_v but_o one_o and_o since_o bellarmin_n will_v not_o deny_v that_o peter_n be_v one_o of_o that_o sheep-fold_n ergo_fw-la according_a to_o beauties_n logic_n all_o the_o apostle_n be_v enjoin_v in_o these_o word_n to_o teach_v peter_n or_o to_o feed_v peter_n which_o bellarmin_n will_v not_o deny_v to_o be_v a_o great_a paradox_n the_o sophistry_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o reason_v be_v all_o one_o with_o that_o make_v pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la a_o universal_a precept_n which_o be_v only_o indefinite_a there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n also_o between_o unum_fw-la ovile_n and_o universum_fw-la ovile_n vnum_fw-la ovile_n be_v recommend_v to_o every_o bishop_n but_o not_o universum_fw-la ovile_n in_o a_o word_n as_o we_o say_v before_o these_o sheep_n and_o lamb_n be_v mean_v other_o beside_o the_o apostle_n and_o not_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o beauties_n second_o sophistry_n be_v this_o our_o saviour_n in_o these_o word_n commend_v unto_o peter_n either_o all_o 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