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peter_n be_v call_v condisciple_n with_o the_o rest_n gregorius_n first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n himself_o dispute_v against_o a_o oecumenick_n bishop_n lib._n 4._o epist_n 32._o among_o the_o other_o reason_n bring_v this_o for_o one_o although_o the_o care_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v commit_v to_o peter_n yet_o peter_n be_v not_o oecumenick_n or_o universal_a apostle_n other_o testimony_n may_v be_v heap_v to_o this_o purpose_n as_o of_o ambrose_n in_o 1_o cor._n 11._o and_o gal._n 2._o and_o likeways_o of_o primasius_n theophylactus_n and_o the_o ordinar_n gloss_n who_o all_o of_o they_o affirm_v the_o same_o upon_o gal._n 2._o and_o thus_o it_o be_v prove_v by_o two_o unanswerable_a reason_n that_o by_o those_o title_n of_o head_n and_o prince_n peter_n be_v not_o oecumenick_n bishop_n of_o that_o title_n of_o head_n we_o speak_v before_o that_o it_o be_v give_v unto_o other_o as_o well_o as_o unto_o peter_n and_o now_o have_v prove_v the_o same_o of_o the_o title_n of_o prince_n if_o you_o ask_v then_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o those_o expression_n of_o the_o father_n call_v peter_n prince_n and_o head_n of_o the_o church_n or_o apostles_n it_o be_v answer_v the_o word_n head_n or_o prince_n may_v import_v a_o threefold_a primacy_n 1._o of_o jurisdiction_n and_o in_o that_o sense_n none_o but_o christ_n be_v call_v head_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o church_n 2._o a_o primacy_n of_o order_n without_o jurisdiction_n as_o when_o any_o of_o the_o same_o college_n choose_v one_o to_o be_v their_o head_n as_o deacon_n choose_v a_o archdeacon_n who_o have_v only_a primacy_n of_o order_n and_o not_o of_o jurisdiction_n 3_o a_o primacy_n of_o gift_n or_o grace_n so_o the_o title_n head_n be_v take_v 1_o cor._n 12._o so_o also_o paul_n and_o james_n etc._n etc._n be_v call_v head_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o the_o father_n as_o we_o say_v before_o because_o they_o have_v eminent_a gift_n so_o â—omer_n and_o virgilius_n be_v call_v prince_n of_o the_o poet_n cicero_n and_o demosthenes_n coriphaei_fw-la oratorum_fw-la and_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n philosophorum_fw-la principes_fw-la so_o nicodemus_n be_v call_v prince_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o cyrillus_n and_o polycarpus_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n prince_n of_o asia_n by_o hieronymus_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o father_n then_o giving_z to_z peter_z those_o title_n of_o head_n or_o prince_n be_v not_o of_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o primacy_n as_o be_v demonstrate_v but_o only_o of_o the_o second_o and_o three_o sort_n of_o primacy_n that_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o eminent_a gift_n in_o which_o other_o also_o excel_v as_o paul_n and_o john_n but_o especial_o and_o chief_o because_o he_o be_v elder_a apostle_n and_o first_o call_v to_o that_o function_n some_o think_v andrew_n be_v call_v before_o he_o but_o however_o peter_n have_v the_o priority_n of_o dignity_n in_o what_o sense_n it_o import_v not_o much_o so_o it_o be_v not_o priority_n of_o jurisdiction_n which_o that_o it_o be_v not_o be_v now_o prove_v by_o wanswerable_a testimony_n of_o the_o father_n chap._n xxi_o some_o testimony_n of_o father_n disprove_v the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n vindicate_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n be_v answer_v those_o testimony_n of_o father_n allege_v by_o bellarmine_n to_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n over_o the_o church_n cap._n 19_o and_o over_o the_o other_o apostle_n cap._n 20._o in_o answer_v which_o testimony_n we_o prove_v by_o oppose_a testimony_n to_o testimony_n that_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o father_n be_v nothing_o less_o then_o that_o peter_n be_v monarch_n of_o the_o church_n which_o we_o prove_v by_o two_o sort_n of_o testimony_n first_o by_o those_o in_o which_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v say_v of_o other_o beside_o peter_n by_o which_o they_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v his_o supremacy_n such_o as_o head_n of_o the_o church_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o sort_n be_v of_o
power_n of_o government_n above_o the_o other_o apostle_n but_o according_a to_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o power_n all_o the_o apostle_n be_v alike_o with_o he_o but_o that_o distinction_n be_v likeways_o contradictiory_n as_o we_o show_v before_o and_o this_o much_o of_o cyprian_a the_o second_o testimony_n be_v of_o hieronymus_n lib._n 1._o in_o jovinianum_n ut_fw-la dicis_fw-la super_fw-la petrum_fw-la sundatur_fw-la ecclesis_fw-la licet_fw-la id_fw-la ipsum_fw-la alio_fw-la loco_fw-la super_fw-la omnes_fw-la apostolos_fw-la fiat_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la aequo_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la fortitudo_fw-la solidetur_fw-la but_o you_o affirm_v that_o the_o church_n be_v found_v upon_o peter_n although_o the_o same_o be_v do_v in_o another_o place_n upon_o all_o the_o apostle_n viz._n that_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o they_o all_o alike_o which_o gloss_n of_o hieronymus_n quite_o destroy_v that_o argument_n of_o peter_n supremacy_n viz._n that_o he_o be_v the_o only_a rock_n among_o all_o the_o apostle_n upon_o which_o the_o church_n be_v build_v bellarmine_n answer_v that_o hieronymus_n explain_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o he_o affirm_v one_o be_v choose_v among_o the_o twelve_o that_o a_o head_n be_v constitute_v occasion_n of_o schism_n may_v be_v take_v away_o etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v reply_v cardinal_n causanus_n see_v no_o such_o gloss_n in_o these_o word_n of_o hieronymus_n as_o we_o show_v before_o cap._n 10._o where_o he_o affirm_v that_o nothing_o peculiar_a be_v promise_v to_o peter_n in_o these_o word_n tue_fw-la petrus_n and_o prove_v it_o by_o this_o testimony_n of_o hieronymus_n that_o the_o church_n be_v build_v alike_o upon_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o in_o what_o sense_n peter_n be_v call_v head_n by_o hieronymus_n be_v show_v before_o cap._n 20._o for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o hieronymus_n by_o call_v peter_n head_n of_o the_o twelve_o do_v not_o mean_a peter_n have_v jurisdiction_n over_o the_o rest_n otherways_o he_o will_v express_o contradict_v himself_o in_o this_o same_o place_n he_o call_v he_o heaa_o therefore_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o other_o be_v call_v head_n which_o we_o mention_v cap._n 20._o but_o bellarmine_n instance_n that_o he_o be_v make_v head_n of_o the_o twelve_o that_o schism_n may_v be_v takan_n away_o but_o it_o be_v reply_v that_o be_v before_o they_o be_v send_v by_o christ_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n but_o cyprian_n and_o hieronymus_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o that_o opinion_n that_o peter_n be_v head_n of_o the_o twelve_o as_o the_o apostle_n be_v a_o private_a company_n or_o congregation_n but_o after_o the_o resurrection_n that_o authority_n cease_v when_o our_o saviour_n commissionated_a they_o all_o alike_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n through_o the_o world_n with_o equal_a authority_n and_o this_o much_o of_o that_o famous_a dispute_n of_o the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n in_o which_o we_o have_v fish_v all_o what_o be_v of_o any_o moment_n from_o that_o immense_a ocean_n of_o antiquity_n either_o to_o assault_v it_o or_o assert_v it_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v to_o any_o indifferent_a reader_n upon_o what_o a_o weak_a foundation_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o modern_a church_n of_o rome_n be_v build_v viz._n the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n or_o that_o peter_n be_v oecumenick_n bishop_n which_o be_v a_o concert_n that_o the_o ancient_n do_v not_o dream_v of_o before_o the_o five_o age_n after_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n when_o that_o contention_n arise_v between_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o constantinople_n for_o the_o primacy_n before_o the_o time_n of_o leo_n first_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o leo_n himself_o plead_v a_o priority_n in_o dignity_n by_o act_n of_o council_n but_o succumb_a in_o that_o leo_n be_v the_o first_o that_o devise_v tue_fw-la petrus_n for_o the_o primacy_n his_o successor_n still_o argument_v the_o force_n of_o that_o argument_n and_o use_v it_o afterward_o for_o universal_a jurisdiction_n whereas_o at_o first_o it_o be_v object_v only_o for_o cura_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la now_o have_v absolve_v that_o dispute_n of_o peter_n monarchy_n we_o will_v examine_v his_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o peter_n chap._n xxii_o bellarmine_n argument_n answer_v prove_v that_o peter_n be_v aâ—_n rome_n hitherto_o have_v be_v dispute_v whether_o peter_n be_v institute_v oecumenick_n bishop_n by_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o first_o assertion_n or_o ground_n on_o which_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v found_v now_o follow_v the_o second_o which_o according_a to_o bellarmine_n lib._n 2._o the_o pont_n rom._n be_v that_o peter_n at_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n fix_v his_o seat_n at_o rome_n and_o do_v sit_v there_o as_o bishop_n unto_o his_o death_n here_o arise_v a_o twofold_a question_n first_o whether_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n next_o whether_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n if_o he_o be_v never_o at_o rome_n it_o be_v certain_a he_o be_v never_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o albeit_o he_o have_v be_v at_o rome_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v common_o believe_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o bishop_n of_o rome_n before_o the_o time_n of_o marcilius_n patavinus_n who_o live_v in_o the_o 14._o age_n and_o write_v a_o book_n entitle_v defensor_fw-la â—acis_fw-la in_o which_o he_o maintain_v peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n nor_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o prove_v that_o all_o the_o ancient_n be_v deceive_v who_o affirm_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o his_o reason_n shall_v be_v mention_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n in_o this_o be_v answer_v the_o reason_n of_o bellarmine_n prove_v the_o first_o that_o he_o be_v at_o rome_n the_o assertion_n of_o bellarmine_n be_v that_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o ordination_n of_o christ_n to_o prove_v which_o he_o bring_v nothing_o but_o fall_v to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v first_o at_o rome_n and_o next_o that_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o instead_o of_o christ_n institution_n he_o bring_v nothing_o but_o conjecture_n of_o the_o ancient_n to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o pervert_v testimony_n to_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v show_v before_o that_o all_o the_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n of_o the_o modern_a church_n of_o rome_n depend_v upon_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n which_o supremacy_n consist_v in_o three_o assertion_n first_o that_o peter_n be_v oecumenick_n bishop_n by_o divine_a institution_n which_o make_v nothing_o for_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n without_o the_o other_o two_o viz._n that_o peter_n by_o divine_a institution_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n succeed_v to_o peter_n by_o divine_a institution_n in_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o church_n any_o of_o those_o two_o be_v brangle_v the_o whole_a foundation_n of_o the_o modern_a roman_a religion_n be_v quite_o destroy_v bellarmine_n to_o prove_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o after_o he_o have_v undertake_v to_o prove_v they_o by_o divine_a institution_n bring_v nothing_o but_o conjecture_n involve_v with_o contradiction_n and_o consequent_o the_o whole_a edifice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v build_v upon_o such_o conjecture_n the_o succession_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o peter_n shall_v be_v dispute_v in_o the_o follow_a book_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v answer_v those_o reason_n prove_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o next_o shall_v be_v answer_v those_o reason_n prove_v peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o then_o we_o will_v conclude_v this_o book_n with_o those_o reason_n of_o marcilius_n petavinus_n and_o ulrichus_fw-la velenus_n prove_v that_o peter_n be_v neither_o at_o rome_n nor_o bishop_n of_o rome_n bellarmine_n first_o reason_n to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n be_v from_o 1_o pet._n 5._o 13._o the_o church_n which_o be_v at_o babylon_n salute_v you_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o church_n say_v bellarmine_n in_o which_o peter_n remain_v when_o he_o write_v this_o epistle_n viz._n babylon_n which_o in_o the_o scripture_n many_o time_n signify_v rome_n and_o therefore_o peter_n by_o babylon_n mean_v rome_n and_o consequent_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n but_o it_o be_v answer_v albeit_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n which_o be_v a_o mystical_a prophecy_n rome_n be_v mean_v by_o babylon_n yet_o we_o do_v not_o find_v in_o scripture_n in_o any_o epistle_n that_o rome_n be_v call_v babylon_n it_o will_v be_v a_o ridiculous_a expression_n to_o conclude_v a_o epistle_n write_v at_o rome_n from_o babylon_n the_o apostle_n paul_n in_o all_o his_o epistle_n write_v at_o rome_n never_o conclude_v from_o babylon_n but_o from_o rome_n and_o therefore_o peter_n in_o this_o epistle_n understand_v not_o rome_n but_o babylon_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v there_o
bishop_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o author_n petavius_n grant_v that_o a_o first_o presbyter_n become_v bishop_n without_o any_o new_a formal_a ordination_n but_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v consecrate_v by_o a_o secret_a imposition_n of_o hand_n call_v by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v a_o mystical_a imposition_n of_o hand_n but_o he_o bring_v no_o probation_n he_o only_o affirm_v it_o we_o read_v of_o such_o a_o secret_a imposition_n of_o hand_n not_o in_o that_o case_n but_o in_o other_o two_o the_o first_o be_v when_o miletius_n trouble_v all_o egypt_n by_o his_o ordain_v without_o authority_n those_o who_o he_o ordain_v be_v not_o formal_o re-ordained_n but_o only_o consecrate_v by_o that_o secret_a imposition_n of_o hand_n or_o private_a imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o witness_v theodoretus_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o the_o other_o case_n be_v those_o who_o be_v baptize_v by_o heretic_n be_v not_o rebaptise_v but_o only_o anoint_v with_o the_o chrism_n together_o with_o that_o secret_a imposition_n of_o hand_n both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o case_n be_v mention_v by_o justinus_n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la orthodox_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o although_o the_o first_o presbyter_n be_v call_v bishop_n antonemasticè_fw-la yet_o the_o other_o presbyter_n be_v call_v bishop_n and_o the_o first_o presbyter_n sometime_o episcopus_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la bishop_n of_o bishop_n so_o the_o apostle_n james_n be_v call_v by_o clement_n when_o the_o say_v james_n be_v bishop_n or_o first_o presbyter_n of_o jerusalem_n whence_o appear_v the_o weakness_n of_o that_o objection_n of_o bellarmine_n prove_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v repute_v oecumenick_n bishop_n because_o he_o be_v style_v by_o some_o episcopus_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la bishop_n of_o bishop_n chap._n iii_o conjecture_n of_o aerian_o concern_v the_o original_n progress_n and_o universal_a establishment_n of_o episcopacy_n the_o first_o step_n then_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o follow_v aerius_n be_v from_o a_o first_o presbyter_n to_o a_o bishop_n before_o the_o time_n that_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v distinguish_v all_o presbyter_n be_v call_v bishop_n but_o after_o that_o time_n no_o presbyter_n be_v call_v bishop_n as_o ambrose_n cite_v by_o amalarius_n affirm_v on_o 1_o tim._n 3._o the_o word_n bishop_n in_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d import_v as_o much_o as_o a_o overseer_n those_o who_o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o any_o charge_n be_v call_v by_o the_o grecian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishop_n so_o we_o find_v in_o xenophon_n physician_n call_v and_o in_o other_o author_n moderator_n of_o controversy_n and_o visitor_n of_o city_n among_o the_o athenian_n be_v call_v bishop_n ruler_n of_o province_n or_o who_o be_v set_v over_o province_n 1_o maccab._n 1_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishop_n yea_o in_o the_o gloss_n of_o the_o old_a grecian_n king_n be_v call_v bishop_n hesychius_n among_o his_o gloss_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o same_o sense_n in_o which_o they_o be_v call_v by_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pastor_n of_o the_o people_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v if_o we_o dare_v affirm_v it_o that_o salmasius_n be_v in_o a_o mistake_n affirm_v that_o bishop_n be_v only_o a_o word_n of_o care_n tutelage_n or_o curatory_n and_o not_o a_o word_n of_o rule_n or_o command_v bellarmine_n also_o be_v in_o a_o mistake_n who_o elude_v that_o passage_n of_o augustine_n a_o bishop_n be_v great_a than_o a_o presbyter_n by_o consuetude_n affirm_v the_o meaning_n of_o augustine_n to_o be_v that_o before_o the_o time_n of_o christian_n the_o word_n bishop_n be_v not_o a_o title_n of_o honour_n but_o by_o the_o consuetude_n of_o christian_n it_o become_v to_o be_v so_o the_o time_n when_o episcopacy_n do_v first_o begin_v be_v guess_v to_o he_o about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o 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