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this_o distinction_n for_o it_o be_v as_o liable_a to_o exception_n as_o any_o can_v be_v for_o 1._o what_o be_v it_o that_o qualify_v peter_n for_o the_o external_a administration_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n 71._o see_v mr_n c._n pag._n 73._o pag._n 71._o be_v it_o that_o christ_n give_v he_o the_o name_n of_o a_o rock_n sure_o no_o see_v we_o have_v it_o acknowledge_v that_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v equal_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o consequent_o equal_o rock_n for_o peter_n be_v therefore_o so_o because_o our_o saviour_n tell_v he_o he_o will_v build_v his_o church_n upon_o he_o or_o because_o he_o be_v one_o upon_o which_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v found_v yea_o further_o among_o foundation_n stone_n there_o be_v but_o one_o that_o have_v any_o eminence_n above_o other_o and_o that_o be_v christ_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v appropriate_v to_o he_o eph._n 2.20_o and_o so_o still_o nothing_o pertain_v to_o st._n peter_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o be_v a_o stone_n or_o foundation_n which_o do_v not_o appear_v equal_o to_o belong_v to_o the_o other_o also_o yea_o last_o peter_n be_v not_o call_v a_o rock_n as_o the_o romanist_n will_v have_v he_o for_o see_v upon_o this_o rock_n the_o church_n be_v build_v and_o peter_n be_v a_o member_n of_o that_o church_n it_o will_v follow_v hence_o that_o peter_n and_o all_o the_o pope_n his_o successor_n must_v be_v build_v upon_o themselves_o evident_a be_v that_o of_o st._n domini_fw-la serm._n 13._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la austin_n upon_o that_o rock_n which_o thou_o confess_a will_n i_o build_v my_o church_n that_o be_v upon_o myself_o upon_o i_o will_v i_o build_v thou_o not_o i_o upon_o thou_o and_o again_o in_o his_o retractation_n 21._o l._n 1._o c._n 21._o it_o be_v not_o say_v thou_o be_v petra_n but_o thou_o be_v petrus_n petra_n autem_fw-la erat_fw-la christus_fw-la observe_v mr_n c._n p._n 73._o and_o what_o if_o in_o the_o syriack_n there_o be_v no_o such_o difference_n see_v in_o the_o greek_a which_o be_v authentic_a it_o be_v observe_v quem_fw-la confessus_fw-la est_fw-la simon_n 2._o be_v it_o because_o he_o be_v always_o in_o the_o gospel_n place_v first_o and_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o alas_o it_o be_v otherwise_o for_o we_o find_v joh._n 1.44_o the_o city_n of_o andrew_n and_o peter_n mark_v 16.7_o the_o disciple_n and_o peter_n and_o what_o be_v it_o to_o the_o purpose_n that_o he_o be_v reckon_v first_o in_o the_o evangelist_n when_o almost_o always_o he_o be_v put_v last_o in_o the_o epistle_n 1_o cor._n 3.22_o chap._n 9.5_o or_o in_o the_o midst_n as_o gal._n 2.9_o 2._o that_o this_o order_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v no_o argument_n of_o their_o different_a authority_n be_v evident_a from_o this_o that_o albeit_o there_o be_v some_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o be_v they_o not_o place_v next_o to_o peter_n and_o then_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_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 they_o stand_v upon_o his_o example_n for_o the_o celebration_n of_o easter_n against_o peter_n 3._o we_o say_v that_o notwithstanding_o his_o contradiction_n peter_n be_v call_v first_o 73._o pag._n 73._o either_o because_o of_o his_o zeal_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o confess_v christ_n or_o because_o he_o be_v the_o apostle_n first_o call_v or_o else_o only_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o numeral_a or_o if_o it_o intimate_v any_o priority_n it_o be_v of_o order_n not_o of_o superiority_n as_o we_o have_v prove_v nor_o 3_o be_v this_o power_n of_o administration_n give_v he_o 73._o see_v mr._n c._n pag._n 73._o because_o christ_n bid_v he_o feed_v his_o sheep_n indefinite_o for_o sure_o the_o other_o apostle_n be_v commissionated_a to_o feed_v they_o too_o and_o that_o they_o
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 himself_o with_o st._n peter_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o he_o shall_v say_v in_o plain_a term_n i_o be_o in_o nothing_o behind_o the_o very_o chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n how_o be_v it_o that_o the_o other_o apostle_n fall_v foul_a upon_o st._n peter_n for_o go_v in_o unto_o the_o gentile_n act._n 11.23_o so_o that_o he_o be_v compel_v to_o defend_v himself_o by_o that_o special_a revelation_n make_v unto_o he_o how_o be_v it_o that_o he_o pass_v not_o the_o decretorial_n sentence_n in_o the_o synod_n act_n 15._o do_v he_o transfer_v his_o power_n to_o st._n james_n 4._o 71._o see_v mr._n c._n p._n 71._o the_o distinction_n of_o archbishop_n whitgift_n serve_v he_o not_o at_o all_o for_o he_o say_v only_o this_o that_o quoad_fw-la ministerium_fw-la viz._n as_o to_o preach_v administer_a the_o sacrament_n absolve_v and_o remit_v and_o such_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v by_o pastor_n and_o carry_v not_o jurisdiction_n in_o they_o but_o ministry_n or_o service_n they_o be_v equal_a but_o quoad_fw-la politiam_fw-la as_o to_o government_n they_o be_v unequal_a and_o what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o purpose_n 72._o mr._n c._n p._n 72._o nor_o do_v his_o example_n of_o my_o lord_n of_o canterbury_n help_v out_o the_o matter_n for_o 1._o his_o grace_n have_v no_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n over_o a_o bishop_n as_o dr._n feild_n and_o dr._n hammond_n will_v tell_v he_o 2._o if_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v it_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o say_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o single_a diocese_n be_v of_o equal_a authority_n jurisdiction_n or_o power_n with_o he_o see_v he_o have_v power_n over_o they_o which_o par_n in_o parem_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la to_o the_o two_o testimony_n of_o st._n cyprian_a and_o st._n jerome_n we_o have_v no_o other_o answer_n then_o what_o in_o general_n be_v give_v to_o these_o scripture_n whereas_o 1._o the_o word_n of_o st._n cyprian_n afford_v not_o the_o least_o ground_n of_o this_o evasion_n nay_o the_o word_n seem_v unconsistent_a with_o it_o for_o have_v tell_v we_o that_o christ_n have_v give_v the_o key_n to_o st._n peter_n bid_v he_o seed_v his_o sheep_n tell_v he_o that_o what_o he_o bind_v shall_v be_v so_o and_o that_o upon_o he_o he_o will_v build_v his_o church_n he_o present_o add_v that_o he_o do_v this_o proficiscitur_fw-la pari_fw-la consertio_fw-la praediti_fw-la hovoris_fw-la &_o potestatis_fw-la sed_fw-la exordium_n ab_fw-la vaitate_fw-la proficiscitur_fw-la albeit_o he_o have_v give_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n parem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la and_o so_o intend_v not_o any_o superiority_n in_o he_o above_o the_o rest_n but_o only_o to_o show_v the_o necessity_n of_o unity_n and_o then_o for_o st._n jerome_n he_o do_v not_o only_o say_v that_o the_o bishop_n at_o rome_n and_o eugubium_n be_v of_o the_o same_o merit_n but_o infer_v it_o hence_o that_o all_o be_v successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o one_o city_n though_o rome_n itself_o be_v not_o be_v object_v against_o the_o custom_n 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 do_v so_o 2._o why_o do_v he_o mention_v they_o all_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o put_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o if_o indeed_o st._n peter_n be_v superior_a to_o they_o especial_o if_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o he_o elsewhere_o call_v they_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v st._n chrysostome_n theophylact_fw-mi oecum_fw-la aquinas_n hugo_n salmero_n justinian_n cornelius_n a_o lapide_fw-la and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d put_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o betwixt_o they_o and_o that_o 3._o this_o be_v evident_o his_o scope_n to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o reject_v his_o doctrine_n touch_v the_o no_o necessity_n of_o circumcision_n because_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v please_v to_o admit_v of_o it_o and_o indeed_o that_o he_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o these_o apostle_n who_o authority_n they_o urge_v against_o he_o have_v st._n peter_n be_v constitute_v in_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o supremacy_n over_o the_o apostle_n how_o have_v it_o concern_v his_o design_n to_o have_v tell_v we_o not_o thus_o in_o general_a these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o particular_a that_o even_o st._n peter_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n have_v give_v he_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o fellowship_n and_o therefore_o his_o neglect_v of_o this_o be_v a_o shrewd_a argument_n against_o this_o supremacy_n and_o persuade_v i_o to_o believe_v with_o the_o doctor_n that_o st._n james_n and_o st._n john_n be_v st._n peter_n peer_n again_o ver_fw-la 7._o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o even_o these_o pillar_n see_v it_o evident_a that_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o uncircumcision_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o as_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o circumcision_n be_v to_o st._n peter_n and_o that_o hereupon_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o st._n paul_n with_o his_o companion_n shall_v go_v unto_o the_o gentile_n and_o they_o unto_o the_o jew_n or_o circumcision_n now_o 1._o by_o who_o be_v the_o gospel_n of_o uncircumcision_n commit_v to_o st._n paul_n be_v it_o not_o by_o christ_n by_o he_o that_o wrought_v effectual_o in_o they_o both_o ver_fw-la 8._o now_o then_o if_o christ_n commit_v to_o st._n paul_n the_o uncircumcision_n to_o st._n peter_n the_o circumcision_n be_v it_o not_o evident_a that_o he_o esteem_v not_o st._n paul_n inferior_a to_o he_o do_v ever_o any_o body_n hear_v that_o his_o majesty_n divide_v the_o government_n equal_o betwixt_o his_o viceroy_n in_o ireland_n or_o scotland_n &_o the_o inferior_a governor_n under_o he_o yea_o commit_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o government_n to_o the_o inferior_a especial_o if_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o st._n paul_n tell_v we_o 2._o the_o uncircumcision_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o sicut_fw-la petro_n circumcisio_fw-la ibid._n in_o locum_fw-la ibid._n whence_o the_o father_n usual_o infer_v his_o equality_n with_o
christian_n and_o a_o abbess_n over_o her_o nun_n but_o you_o argue_v thus_o our_o clergy_n promise_v canonical_a obedience_n to_o their_o bishop_n 83._o pag._n 83._o they_o do_v not_o so_o to_o the_o king_n ergo_fw-la they_o admit_v a_o jurisdiction_n in_o bishop_n of_o which_o the_o king_n be_v not_o the_o root_n answ_n we_o grant_v the_o whole_a who_o ever_o think_v that_o his_o majesty_n be_v the_o root_n of_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n or_o that_o it_o be_v only_o jure_fw-la regio_fw-la 2._o the_o bishop_n that_o ordain_v we_o be_v authorise_v by_o his_o majesty_n to_o require_v this_o obedience_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v in_o a_o sense_n the_o root_n of_o it_o sect._n 7_o but_o you_o proceed_v to_o some_o question_n worthy_a to_o be_v state_v in_o a_o court_n sermon_n only_o the_o difficulty_n will_v be_v how_o to_o keep_v the_o courtier_n serious_a while_o they_o be_v examine_v 85._o mr._n c._n p._n 85._o thus_o than_o you_o argue_v be_v it_o dishonourable_a either_o to_o 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omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la haee_fw-la audieret_fw-la diceret_fw-la qui_fw-la inde_fw-la gustat_fw-la de_fw-la sacro_fw-la gustat_fw-la et_fw-la recte_fw-la dictum_fw-la erat_fw-la si_fw-la talem_fw-la famam_fw-la talis_fw-la veritas_fw-la sequeretur_fw-la at_o ubi_fw-la ventum_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la supra_fw-la dictis_fw-la nihil_fw-la tale_n visum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la fuerat_fw-la paulo_fw-la mentita_fw-la fama_fw-la nihil_fw-la viderunt_fw-la christiani_n oculi_fw-la quod_fw-la horrerent_fw-la nihil_fw-la probavit_fw-la aspectus_fw-la ex_fw-la iis_fw-la quibus_fw-la perturbatus_fw-la crat_fw-mi auditus_fw-la visa_fw-la est_fw-la puritas_fw-la &_o ritú_fw-it solito_fw-la solennis_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la perspecta_fw-la est_fw-la chap._n xv._o mr._n c._n clamour_n against_o the_o permission_n of_o scripture_n to_o the_o vulgar_a sect._n 1_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o sect._n 2._o his_o argument_n from_o the_o perniciousness_n of_o it_o consider_v sect._n 3.4_o 5_o 6_o 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