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phrase_n nor_o a_o word_n and_o lay_v such_o a_o weight_n upon_o it_o as_o to_o affirm_v no_o man_n will_v accuse_v that_o faith_n of_o imperfection_n unless_o he_o be_v mad_a 163._o mad_a ib._n p._n 163._o and_o they_o likewise_o back_v it_o with_o a_o passage_n in_o a_o letter_n of_o pope_n celestine_n to_o nestorius_n 167._o nestorius_n ib._n p._n 167._o where_o he_o say_v who_o be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v worthy_a of_o a_o anathema_n that_o either_o add_v or_o take_v away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o faith_n which_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o apostle_n require_v neither_o addition_n nor_o diminution_n unto_o which_o the_o roman_a bishop_n have_v nothing_o to_o reply_v but_o that_o the_o canon_n do_v not_o forbid_v another_o exposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consonant_n to_o the_o truth_n in_o that_o creed_n 167._o ib._n p._n 167._o but_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
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general_n council_n of_o constantinople_n where_o damasus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o present_a either_o by_o himself_o or_o his_o legate_n do_v eunomius_n and_o other_o heretic_n which_o lead_v to_o the_o second_o thing_n i_o will_v have_v observe_v ii_o that_o every_o eminent_a pastor_n in_o the_o church_n who_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n as_o s._n paul_n speak_v in_o this_o epistle_n v._o 17._o have_v these_o very_a title_n ancient_o bestow_v upon_o he_o of_o the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n because_o the_o bishop_n be_v the_o principal_a trustee_n with_o who_o the_o faith_n be_v deposit_v as_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o word_n of_o irenaeus_n before_o mention_v and_o many_o other_o ancient_a writer_n and_o in_o s._n paul_n word_n to_o timothy_n when_o he_o bid_v he_o to_o keep_v the_o depositum_fw-la he_o have_v commit_v to_o he_o and_o commit_v the_o same_o to_o other_o faithful_a or_o trusty_a person_n who_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o teach_v it_o to_o other_o 2_o tim._n i._o 14._o ii_o 2._o and_o because_o they_o be_v principal_a instrument_n in_o defend_v the_o truth_n against_o opposer_n in_o propagate_a the_o christian_a faith_n to_o those_o who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o and_o in_o preserve_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o they_o have_v entertain_v by_o their_o constant_a instruction_n and_o zealous_a exhortation_n to_o hold_v fast_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v nay_o we_o shall_v rare_o if_o at_o all_o find_v any_o bishop_n of_o rome_n call_v the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n but_o several_a other_o bishop_n be_v frequent_o call_v by_o this_o name_n s._n basil_n for_o instance_n ii_o instance_n epist_n lxii_o tom._n ii_o write_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o neocaesarea_n new_o dead_a bewail_v his_o loss_n very_o much_o because_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ornament_n of_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o apostle_n here_o in_o this_o place_n the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o strong_a and_o firm_a establishment_n of_o faith_n in_o christ_n etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n write_v to_o the_o church_n of_o ancyra_n lxvii_o ancyra_n epist_n lxvii_o who_o bishop_n be_v call_v athanasius_n it_o appear_v by_o some_o of_o the_o forego_n epistle_n he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n be_v fall_v who_o be_v indeed_o a_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o church_n and_o complain_v in_o another_o epistle_n lxx_o epistle_n epist_n lxx_o of_o the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o their_o church_n he_o say_v among_o other_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o truth_n be_v disperse_v the_o bishop_n he_o mean_v be_v banish_v from_o their_o flock_n which_o