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A07192 Of the consecration of the bishops in the Church of England with their succession, iurisdiction, and other things incident to their calling: as also of the ordination of priests and deacons. Fiue bookes: wherein they are cleared from the slanders and odious imputations of Bellarmine, Sanders, Bristow, Harding, Allen, Stapleton, Parsons, Kellison, Eudemon, Becanus, and other romanists: and iustified to containe nothing contrary to the Scriptures, councels, Fathers, or approued examples of primitiue antiquitie. By Francis Mason, Batchelour of Diuinitie, and sometimes fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxeford. Mason, Francis, 1566?-1621. 1613 (1613) STC 17597; ESTC S114294 344,300 282

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beatus_fw-la suscepit_fw-la petrus_n sed_fw-la &_o nobiscum_fw-la eas_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la illo_fw-la nos_fw-la suscepimus_fw-la omnes_fw-la i._n which_o sheep_n and_o which_o flock_v not_o only_o bless_v peter_n do_v then_o undertake_v but_o both_o he_o have_v undertake_v they_o with_o we_o and_o all_o we_o have_v undertake_v they_o with_o he_o and_o s._n 30._o austin_n cum_fw-la ei_fw-la dicitur_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la dicitur_fw-la amas_fw-la i_o pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la i_o as_o i._o when_o it_o be_v saia_fw-la to_o peter_n it_o be_v say_v to_o all_o love_v thou_o i_o feed_v my_o sheep_n i_o will_v conclude_v this_o point_n with_o a_o memorable_a say_n of_o one_o of_o your_o own_o friend_n 7._o non_fw-la i_o latet_fw-la recentiores_fw-la ut_fw-la sua_fw-la priu●legia_fw-la expeditius_fw-la propugnent_fw-la obtendere_fw-la dominum_fw-la hac_fw-la voce_fw-la pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la uni_fw-la &_o soli_fw-la petro_n totam_fw-la detulisse_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la 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