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ecclesiastical_a writer_n which_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o prove_v this_o point_n i_o will_v therefore_o instance_n in_o a_o few_o only_a but_o they_o shall_v be_v such_o as_o will_v by_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o authority_n and_o clearness_n of_o expression_n i_o hope_v be_v abundant_o sufficient_a to_o compose_v this_o difference_n and_o 1._o st._n irenaeus_n speak_v thus_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la propter_fw-la potentierem_fw-la principalitatem_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la omnem_fw-la convenire_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la undiquâ—_n sunt_fw-la fideles_fw-la every_o church_n that_o be_v the_o faithful_a on_o every_o side_n must_v have_v recourse_n to_o this_o church_n by_o reason_n of_o she_o more_o powerful_a principality_n lib._n 3._o c._n 3._o 2._o st._n cyprian_n thus_o of_o st._n peter_n hoc_fw-la erant_fw-la utique_fw-la caeteri_fw-la apostoli_fw-la quod_fw-la erat_fw-la petrus_n pari_fw-la consortio_fw-la praediti_fw-la &_o potestatis_fw-la &_o honoris_fw-la primatus_fw-la tamen_fw-la pâ—tro_fw-la datur_fw-la ut_fw-la una_fw-la christi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o cathedra_fw-la una_fw-la monstretur_fw-la the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v the_o same_o that_o st._n peter_n be_v endue_v with_o a_o like_a fellowship_n of_o power_n and_o honour_n yet_o the_o primacy_n be_v give_v to_o peter_n that_o the_o one_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o one_o chair_n may_v appear_v lib._n de_fw-fr unitat._n eccles_n 3._o st._n ambrose_n andrea_n prius_fw-la secutus_fw-la est_fw-la dominum_fw-la quam_fw-la petrus_n tamen_fw-la principatum_fw-la non_fw-la accepit_fw-la andreas_n sed_fw-la petrus_n andrew_n follow_v christ_n soon_o than_o peter_n yet_o andrew_n do_v not_o receive_v the_o principality_n but_o peter_n in_o 2_o cor._n 12._o 4._o st._n jerom._n propterea_fw-la inter_fw-la duodâ—cem_fw-la unus_fw-la eligitur_fw-la ut_fw-la capite_fw-la constituto_fw-la schismatis_fw-la 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