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of_o god_n &_o likewise_o that_o church_n which_o be_v after_o christ_n have_v never_o fail_v or_o may_v fail_v according_a to_o that_o stait_z in_o which_o it_o be_v institute_v of_o himself_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o testimony_n of_o holy_a scripture_n in_o which_o christ_n kingdom_n be_v fortolde_v to_o be_v eternal_a as_o psal_n 47_o v._n 9_o be_v say_v as_o we_o have_v hard_a so_o we_o have_v we_o see_v in_o the_o city_n of_o our_o god_n and_o god_n have_v establish_v it_o for_o ever_o which_o psalm_n be_v speak_v altogether_o of_o the_o church_n and_o her_o perpetuity_n likewise_o her_o visibility_n be_v also_o mention_v whyl_v the_o prophet_n say_v as_o we_o have_v hard_a and_o see_v therefore_o it_o be_v not_o obscur_o design_v or_o invisible_a also_o dan._n 2._o v._n 44._o say_v that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o those_o king_n the_o god_n of_o heaven_n shall_v set_v up_o a_o kingdom_n which_o shall_v never_o be_v destroy_v and_o this_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v to_o 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put_v the_o case_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o manifest_a heretic_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v depose_v of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n who_o will_v not_o retain_v such_o a_o vicar_n who_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la declar_n himself_o a_o heretic_n &_o cut_v himself_o of_o so_o manifest_o from_o his_o body_n either_o by_o evidence_n of_o deed_n or_o by_o declaration_n of_o a_o general_a counsel_n qvaestio_n ix_o of_o the_o roman_a sea_n of_o s._n peter_n wherefore_o do_v the_o roman-papists_a boast_n so_o much_o of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n see_v s._n peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n welenus_n illyr_n magdeburg_n sebast_n franc_n etc._n etc._n answer_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o peter_n be_v not_o only_o in_o rome_n and_o to_o have_v make_v his_o residence_n in_o it_o but_o to_o have_v be_v crucify_v there_o howsoever_o the_o impudence_n of_o heretic_n do_v prate_v against_o the_o tradition_n of_o all_o antiquity_n epistle_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o peter_n be_v in_o rome_n by_o his_o own_o epistle_n first_o it_o be_v prove_v out_o of_o his_o own_o first_o epistle_n cap._n 5._o v._n 13._o saying_n the_o church_n collect_v in_o babylon_n salute_v you_o that_o be_v to_o say_v rome_n which_o he_o call_v babylon_n because_o it_o be_v full_a of_o riches_n persecution_n superstition_n and_o idolatry_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n reygn_v in_o it_o as_o witness_v eus_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 15._o likewise_o papias_n the_o disciple_n of_o s_o john_n say_v that_o peter_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n which_o he_o write_v from_o rome_n have_v remember_v mark_n who_o he_o call_v his_o son_n babylong_n rome_n be_v call_v babylong_n in_o which_o figurative_o he_o have_v nominate_v rome_n babylon_n when_o he_o say_v that_o babylon_n salute_v you_o likewise_o hieâ—_n de_fw-fr vir._n illust_n in_o marc._n say_v that_o peter_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n under_o the_o name_n of_o babylon_n figurative_o signify_v rome_n moreover_o to_o have_v houlden_v and_o keep_v the_o episcopal_a chair_n at_o rome_n magus_n at_o rome_n he_o overcome_v simon_n magus_n and_o there_o to_o have_v overcome_v and_o be_v victor_n over_o simon_n magus_n this_o s._n aug._n declare_v lib._n 2._o cont_n lit_fw-fr petil_o cap._n 51._o reprehend_v the_o heretic_n in_o this_o manner_n say_v what_o have_v the_o chair_n of_o the_o roman-church_n do_v to_o thou_o rome_n s._n aug._n defend_v the_o seat_n of_o rome_n in_o which_o peter_n have_v sit_v and_o in_o which_o at_o this_o day_n anastasius_n do_v siâ—t_o moreover_o speak_v of_o simon_n magus_n lib._n de_fw-fr haer._n ad_fw-la quoduult_n har._n 1._o say_v that_o he_o heretic_n give_v the_o image_n both_o of_o himself_o rome_n simon_n magus_n superstuious_a deal_n in_o rome_n and_o of_o the_o whorish_a city_n to_o his_o disciple_n to_o be_v worship_v the_o which_o at_o rome_n he_o have_v set_v up_o by_o public_a authority_n as_o the_o image_n of_o the_o heathen_a god_n in_o the_o which_o city_n the_o bless_a apostle_n 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strait_o that_o that_o which_o be_v once_o judge_v in_o a_o synod_n and_o right_o dispose_v let_v no_o man_n call_v it_o again_o in_o question_n seek_v thereby_o occasion_n of_o tumult_n or_o of_o falsehood_n for_o it_o be_v wicked_a and_o sacrilegious_a after_o the_o judgement_n of_o so_o many_o priest_n to_o leave_v any_o thing_n to_o his_o own_o opinion_n to_o be_v discuss_v faith_n emperor_n nor_o king_n nor_o no_o lay-man_n be_v admit_v in_o general_a counsel_n to_o define_v matter_n of_o faith_n morover_n neither_o be_v emperor_n nor_o any_o lay-man_n howsoever_o learned_a in_o holy_a scripture_n admit_v in_o a_o general_a counsel_n to_o define_v matter_n of_o faith_n or_o at_o any_o time_n have_v be_v admit_v as_o the_o bishop_n be_v who_o assist_v the_o pope_n not_o only_o as_o counsellor_n but_o also_o as_o judge_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n they_o say_v so_o the_o holy_a synod_n have_v decree_v for_o what_o be_v more_o contrary_a to_o reason_n then_o where_o be_v treat_v of_o 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