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be_v not_o pronounce_v bless_v and_o likewise_o by_o st._n chrysost_n in_o his_o 17_o hom._n on_o st._n john_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v not_o king_n of_o israel_n but_o of_o all_o the_o world_n now_o though_o the_o word_n that_o nathaniel_n speak_v do_v resemble_v peter_n as_o st_n austin_n in_o his_o 6_o tract_n of_o st._n john_n observe_v talem_fw-la vocem_fw-la protulit_fw-la nathaniel_n qualem_fw-la petrus_n yet_o chrysost_o conceive_v the_o sense_n of_o they_o to_o be_v very_o foreign_a and_o remote_a from_o st._n peter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d peter_n and_o nathaniel_n speak_v the_o same_o word_n but_o not_o with_o the_o same_o meaning_n for_o peter_n confess_v he_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o true_o god_n but_o nathaniel_n as_o a_o mere_a naked_a man._n these_o thing_n be_v due_o weigh_v in_o just_a scale_n your_o argument_n that_o nathaniel_n know_v our_o saviour_n divinity_n because_o he_o call_v he_o filius_fw-la dei_fw-la seem_v to_o i_o very_o feeble_a and_o invalid_a that_o title_n be_v give_v usual_o to_o person_n eminent_a for_o sanctity_n who_o be_v no_o natural_a but_o adopt_a son_n of_o god_n son_n by_o election_n not_o generation_n as_o rom._n 8._o quicunque_fw-la spiritu_fw-la dei_fw-la aguntur_fw-la two_o sunt_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la and_o john_n 1_o dedit_fw-la eye_n potestatem_fw-la filios_fw-la dei_fw-la fieri_fw-la and_o in_o gen._n 6._o seths_n son_n be_v call_v filii_fw-la dei_fw-la not_o by_o nature_n but_o for_o their_o temeperance_n justice_n and_o sanctity_n by_o which_o divine_a embellishment_n humanity_n approximate_v to_o divinity_n and_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v ally_v to_o it_o it_o remain_v then_o to_o assert_v that_o st._n peter_n be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o apostle_n that_o know_v the_o divinity_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n he_o attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o most_o lofty_a truth_n not_o by_o the_o dusky_a twilight_n of_o the_o shady_a prophet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o make_v use_n of_o penetrate_a subtlety_n or_o persuade_v thereto_o by_o humane_a reason_n but_o have_v his_o understanding_n enlighten_v by_o god_n the_o father_n or_o as_o origen_n have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o light_a beam_a from_o the_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o god_n himself_o say_v athanasius_n in_o his_o four_o orat._n count_v arrianos_fw-la patris_fw-la ipsius_fw-la enuntiatione_fw-la filium_fw-la dei_fw-la christum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la esse_fw-la agnovit_fw-la as_o just_o in_o affirm_v in_o tryph._n haec_fw-la fides_fw-la paternae_fw-la revelationis_fw-la est_fw-la munus_fw-la say_v hil._n 6._o trinit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_o in_o petrum_fw-la &_o eliam_fw-la peter_n who_o confess_v the_o truth_n by_o a_o divine_a revelation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dion_n eccles_n hire_n illuminate_v by_o the_o divine_a revelation_n of_o the_o most_o sacro-sanct_a father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n anchor_n peter_n be_v assist_v by_o god_n in_o lay_v a_o sure_a foundation_n of_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cyr._n dial_n 4._o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la god_n the_o father_n from_o above_o manifest_o discover_v his_o proper_a son_n thus_o have_v so_o glorious_a and_o able_a a_o tutor_n who_o together_o with_o his_o divine_a doctrine_n can_v bequeath_v a_o capacious_a suscipient_fw-la apprehension_n he_o first_o know_v that_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o person_n he_o then_o know_v he_o as_o the_o splendour_n of_o god_n glory_n and_o figure_n of_o his_o substance_n heb._n 10._o he_o know_v he_o as_o one_o in_o who_o the_o plenitude_n of_o the_o deity_n inhabit_v corporal_o col._n 2._o he_o know_v he_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o one_o sit_v on_o the_o same_o throne_n with_o god_n as_o of_o the_o same_o glory_n nature_n and_o substance_n as_o of_o the_o same_o power_n glory_n and_o sovereignty_n he_o know_v he_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o proper_a son_n of_o god_n the_o only_a son_n have_v no_o other_o brother_n he_o know_v he_o as_o origen_n have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o that_o select_a son_n he_o by_o way_n of_o emimence_n the_o son_n he_o know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o not_o catachrestical_o natural_o not_o by_o adoption_n he_o know_v he_o not_o as_o one_o advance_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o a_o servant_n to_o a_o adopt_a son_n but_o as_o a_o son_n beget_v from_o eternity_n by_o a_o inscrutable_a incomprehensible_a generation_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o greek_a father_n to_o who_o i_o shall_v adjoin_v some_o of_o the_o latin_n that_o you_o may_v see_v how_o accordant_o they_o conspire_v in_o this_o point_n st._n ambrose_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-it accost_v our_o saviour_n in_o this_o manner_n vnum_fw-la te_fw-la esse_fw-la cum_fw-la patre_fw-la dixisti_fw-la quia_fw-la hoc_fw-la credidit_fw-la petrus_n clave_n regni_fw-la coelorum_fw-la accepit_fw-la and_o again_o speak_v of_o peter_n confession_n he_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o include_v non_fw-la adoptionis_fw-la nomen_fw-la sed_fw-la naturae_fw-la proprietatem_fw-la non_fw-la creationis_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la ignobilitatem_fw-la sed_fw-la nativitatis_fw-la gloriam_fw-la and_o st._n austin_n in_o his_o serm._n 144._o de_fw-fr temp._n say_v that_o peter_n do_v not_o look_v on_o christ_n as_o unus_fw-la ex_fw-la prophetis_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la filius_fw-la adimpletor_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la creator_n angelorum_fw-la and_o in_o his_o 26._o tract_n on_o john_n tu_fw-la es_fw-la christus_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la non_fw-la sicut_fw-la aliquis_fw-la magnus_fw-la iustùs_fw-la sed_fw-la sicut_fw-la unicus_fw-la sicut_fw-la aequalis_fw-la he_o then_o know_v he_o as_o filius_fw-la altissimi_fw-la luke_n 1._o as_o filius_fw-la unigenitus_fw-la john_n 3._o as_o filius_fw-la proprius_fw-la rom._n 8._o as_o filius_fw-la verus_fw-la john_n 1._o 5._o this_o his_o confession_n st._n austin_n call_v vera_n &_o plena_fw-la confessio_fw-la chrysost_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o complete_a confession_n and_o it_o can_v not_o but_o be_v so_o since_o it_o be_v not_o peter_n conjectural_a apprehension_n but_o the_o father_n doctrine_n and_o suggestion_n this_o confession_n christ_n commend_v partly_o from_o its_o effect_n be_v beatitude_n partly_o a_o causa_fw-la procreante_fw-la which_o be_v the_o father_n this_o he_o amplify_v antithesi_fw-la causae_fw-la disparatae_fw-la judicii_fw-la vel_fw-la virium_fw-la naturalium_fw-la to_o show_v that_o all_o the_o force_n of_o man_n wit_n all_o human_a wisdom_n industry_n and_o sagacity_n can_v never_o have_v arrive_v to_o it_o without_o a_o revelation_n this_o christ_n approve_v of_o not_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o human_a opinion_n but_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a decree_n this_o according_a to_o chrysost_n he_o illustrate_v and_o explain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o you_o be_v be_v the_o son_n of_o ionas_n of_o the_o same_o substance_n so_o be_o i_o consubstantial_a with_o my_o father_n this_o confession_n he_o strict_o charge_v they_o to_o conceal_v as_o be_v too_o sublime_a to_o be_v divulge_v whereas_o nathaniel_n have_v liberty_n to_o publish_v he_o this_o confession_n our_o saviour_n not_o only_a own_a but_o accept_v of_o peter_n person_n which_o theophyl_n say_v be_v a_o sign_n that_o all_o other_o man_n opinion_n of_o he_o be_v false_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d last_o our_o saviour_n be_v please_v high_o to_o reward_n peter_n for_o the_o merit_n of_o this_o confession_n and_o this_o be_v the_o concurrent_a suffrage_n of_o all_o the_o father_n i_o shall_v here_o insert_v the_o say_n of_o some_o of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n advers._fw-la eunomium_fw-la lib_fw-la 2._o peter_n who_o for_o the_o acknowledge_v the_o truth_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o beatitude_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph_n ancorate_v peter_n say_v thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o christ_n present_o declare_v he_o bless_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theoph._n therefore_o he_o be_v pronounce_v bless_a and_o entrust_v with_o the_o church_n st._n hierom_n say_v on_o matt._n 16._o testimonio_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la apostoli_fw-la reddit_fw-la vicem_fw-la dixerat_fw-la petrus_n tu_fw-la es_fw-la christus_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la mercedem_fw-la recepit_fw-la vera_fw-la confessio_fw-la beatus_fw-la es_fw-la simon_n bar-jona_a etc._n etc._n st_o austin_n serm._n 13._o in_o matt._n deinde_fw-la addidit_fw-la &_o ego_fw-la dico_fw-la tibi_fw-la etc._n etc._n tanquam_fw-la diceret_fw-la quia_fw-la tu_fw-la dixisti_fw-la mihi_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la christus_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la &_o ego_fw-la dico_fw-la tibi_fw-la quod_fw-la etc._n etc._n hilarius_n on_o matt._n 16._o dignum_fw-la plane_n confessio_fw-la petri_n praemiùm_fw-la consecuta_fw-la est_fw-la i_o shall_v add_v no_o more_o testimony_n to_o strengthen_v this_o point_n but_o
pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la unus_fw-la pro_fw-la multis_fw-la unitas_fw-la pro_fw-la universis_fw-la domine_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la ibimus_fw-la repellis_fw-la nos_fw-la a_o te_fw-la da_fw-la nobis_fw-la alterum_fw-la te_fw-la peter_n likewise_o speak_v for_o they_o all_o when_o he_o say_v ecce_fw-la nos_fw-la reliquimus_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o secuti_fw-la sumus_fw-la te_fw-la hence_o christ_n answer_v to_o they_o all_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n dico_fw-la vobis_fw-la quod_fw-la vos_fw-la qui_fw-la secuti_fw-la estis_fw-la i_o etc._n etc._n and_o likewise_o when_o in_o john_n 6._o 69_o he_o say_v we_o believe_v and_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n here_o he_o undertake_v by_o answer_v for_o the_o rest_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o faith_n but_o he_o commit_v a_o great_a mistake_n therein_o for_o christ_n tell_v he_o that_o that_o be_v not_o the_o belief_n of_o all_o of_o they_o one_o of_o they_o be_v a_o devil_n when_o they_o be_v all_o accuse_v as_o warm_v with_o new_a wine_n peter_n make_v a_o apologetical_a harangue_n in_o the_o defence_n and_o name_n of_o they_o all_o by_o these_o passage_n it_o be_v obvious_a and_o transparent_a that_o peter_n herein_o be_v the_o representative_a of_o the_o apostolic_a society_n vent_v in_o these_o his_o responsal_n their_o joint_n and_o unite_a opinion_n so_o i_o shall_v supersede_n a_o further_a pursuit_n herein_o and_o make_v it_o my_o present_a business_n to_o inform_v myself_o in_o what_o sense_n some_o of_o the_o father_n entitle_v he_o os_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la whereas_o indeed_o they_o have_v as_o much_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n of_o speak_v to_o our_o saviour_n as_o he_o have_v the_o most_o radiant_a and_o plausible_a opinion_n among_o they_o for_o their_o dubbing_z him_z their_o speaker_n be_v because_o they_o look_v on_o he_o as_o their_o prince_n and_o thus_o it_o may_v not_o improper_o be_v say_v in_o a_o subordinate_a sense_n that_o what_o be_v speak_v by_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o society_n be_v say_v by_o the_o whole_a company_n he_o represent_v they_o all_o as_o their_o head_n and_o prince_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o cyril_n acknowledge_v peter_n to_o have_v answer_v for_o the_o rest_n as_o be_v apparent_a in_o several_a place_n of_o his_o comment_n on_o st._n john_n princeps_fw-la caputque_fw-la caeterorum_fw-la primus_fw-la exclamat_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la christus_fw-la etc._n etc._n per_fw-la unum_fw-la qui_fw-la praeerat_fw-la omnes_fw-la respondent_fw-la per_fw-la principem_fw-la consortii_fw-la haud_fw-la dubitant_fw-la exclamare_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la christus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o according_o it_o be_v very_o familiar_a with_o chrysost_n after_o he_o have_v style_v he_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o join_v another_o word_n with_o it_o which_o denote_v he_o to_o be_v chief_a as_o in_o his_o 55th_o hom._n matt._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o again_o on_o the_o 87th_o hom._n on_o st._n john_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o mouth_n of_o the_o disciple_n the_o supreme_a top_n of_o the_o society_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d peter_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostolic_a choir_n the_o mouth_n of_o the_o disciple_n de_fw-fr occursu_fw-la domini_fw-la thus_o st._n hierom_n who_o acknowledge_v that_o peter_n do_v profess_v this_o truth_n ex_fw-la persona_fw-la omnium_fw-la acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v their_o head_n st._n cyprian_n in_o his_o 55th_o epistle_n declare_v that_o peter_n answer_v for_o all_o of_o they_o but_o confess_v he_o do_v this_o as_o the_o representative_a of_o the_o church_n vnus_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la loquens_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la voce_fw-la respondens_fw-la st._n austin_n fancy_n he_o only_o answer_v to_o preserve_v unity_n vnus_fw-la pro_fw-la multis_fw-la dedit_fw-la responsum_fw-la unitas_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la and_o in_o his_o 118_o tract_n de_fw-fr temp._n ideo_fw-la unus_fw-la pro_fw-la 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