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and_o lay_v aside_o all_o the_o rest_n even_o those_o which_o be_v far_o more_o catholic_n thus_o do_v bellarmine_n x._o bellarmine_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr pontif._n rom._n c._n x._o who_o find_v fault_n with_o erasmus_n for_o contradict_v their_o exposition_n of_o the_o church_n be_v found_v upon_o peter_n say_v that_o all_o the_o father_n teach_v it_o and_o thus_o do_v cardinal_n baronius_n xxvii_o baronius_n ad_fw-la an._n 33._o n._n xxvii_o to_o name_n no_o more_o who_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o interpretation_n receive_v and_o approve_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n what_o truth_n can_v you_o expect_v from_o such_o man_n or_o who_o can_v think_v it_o safe_a to_o give_v up_o himself_o to_o the_o conduct_n of_o such_o guide_n who_o thus_o notorious_o falsify_v in_o a_o matter_n so_o evident_a that_o for_o one_o ancient_a father_n or_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n that_o by_o the_o rock_n understand_v peter_n himself_o there_o be_v 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afterward_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o whole_a story_n of_o his_o preach_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n to_o conclude_v this_o st._n peter_n himself_o it_o be_v manifest_a do_v not_o know_v of_o any_o such_o authority_n as_o be_v now_o claim_v reside_v in_o he_o for_o write_v two_o catholic_n epistle_n he_o give_v not_o the_o least_o intimation_n of_o any_o such_o universal_a pastorship_n as_o be_v now_o pretend_a to_o be_v derive_v from_o he_o but_o quite_o contrary_a call_v himself_o fellow_n elder_a with_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n to_o who_o he_o give_v the_o same_o exhortation_n that_o christ_n do_v to_o he_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o god_n 1_o pet._n v._o 1_o 2._o which_o do_v not_o differ_v in_o sense_n from_o feed_v my_o sheep_n or_o feed_v my_o lamb_n joh._n xxi_o 15_o 16._o nay_o more_o than_o this_o in_o the_o gospel_n which_o the_o ancient_a father_n say_v st._n mark_v write_v by_o st._n peter_n direction_n he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o mention_v this_o speech_n 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