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therefore_o that_o it_o be_v oxon._n be_v nam_fw-la etsi_fw-la pastor_n multi_fw-la sumus_fw-la unum_fw-la tamen_fw-la gregem_fw-la pascimus_fw-la &_o oves_fw-la universas_fw-la quas_fw-la christus_fw-la sanguine_fw-la svo_fw-la ac_fw-la passione_n quaesivit_fw-la colligere_fw-la &_o fovere_fw-la debemus_fw-la cypr._n ep._n 68_o stephano_n p._n 178._o edit_fw-la oxon._n to_o be_v their_o care_n to_o secure_v and_o preserve_v all_o those_o sheep_n which_o christ_n have_v purchase_v by_o his_o bloody_a passion_n in_o this_o epistle_n one_o may_v see_v the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o of_o episcopal_a dignity_n at_o that_o time_n how_o little_a they_o think_v then_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v either_o the_o prince_n of_o bishop_n or_o the_o sole_a bishop_n in_o the_o church_n when_o st._n cyprian_n 177._o cyprian_n cui_fw-la rei_fw-la nostrum_fw-la est_fw-la consulere_fw-la &_o subvenire_fw-la frater_fw-la charissime_fw-la qui_fw-la divinam_fw-la 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dignitate_fw-la sacerdotali_fw-la c._n 2._o p._n 386._o t._n 4._o edit_fw-la erasm_n say_v that_o st._n peter_n do_v not_o receive_v alone_o those_o sheep_n and_o that_o flock_n but_o that_o he_o do_v receive_v they_o in_o common_a with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o pastor_n also_o with_o he_o st._n chrysostom_n in_o his_o dialogue_n persuade_v st._n basil_n to_o undertake_v the_o pastoral_n charge_n assure_v he_o that_o ducaei_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d d._n chrys_n de_fw-fr sacerdotio_fw-la c._n 1._o p._n 15._o in_o t._n 4._o edit_fw-la ducaei_n thereby_o he_o shall_v show_v his_o love_n towards_o christ_n if_o he_o will_v feed_v his_o flock_n since_o it_o be_v record_v in_o scripture_n if_o thou_o love_v i_o feed_v my_o flock_n st._n austin_n baffle_v the_o opinion_n of_o both_o party_n of_o the_o romanist_n in_o a_o very_a few_o but_o very_o expressive_a word_n 1528._o word_n et_fw-la cùm_fw-la ei_fw-la viz._n petro_n dicitur_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la dicitur_fw-la amos_n i_o pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la d._n august_n de_fw-mi ago_o christiano_n c._n 30._o p._n 550._o in_o t._n 3._o edit_fw-la erasm_n 1528._o when_o it_o be_v say_v to_o peter_n it_o be_v say_v to_o all_o pastor_n love_v thou_o i_o feed_v my_o sheep_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o evident_a in_o antiquity_n than_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o the_o apostle_n successor_n and_o entrust_v by_o they_o with_o that_o care_n and_o charge_n of_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n which_o they_o themselves_o have_v from_o christ_n himself_o think_v themselves_o oblige_v by_o their_o station_n in_o the_o church_n to_o feed_v to_o preserve_v and_o to_o watch_v over_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n remember_v that_o as_o christ_n commit_v to_o they_o that_o great_a charge_n so_o he_o will_v require_v as_o strict_a a_o account_n of_o their_o discharge_n thereof_o and_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v so_o far_o in_o those_o day_n from_o take_v too_o much_o upon_o they_o or_o pretend_v to_o a_o peculiar_a or_o sole_a charge_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n that_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o those_o first_o time_n that_o the_o term_n of_o brother_n colleague_n and_o fellow-bishop_n pass_v mutual_o from_o they_o to_o other_o and_o from_o other_o to_o they_o witness_v the_o synodical_a epistle_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o antioch_n against_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la 27._o samosatenus_fw-la apud_fw-la euseb_n hist_o eccles_n l._n 7._o c._n 27._o the_o epistle_n of_o st._n cyril_n and_o the_o synod_n at_o alexandria_n to_o nestorius_n cossartii_fw-la nestorius_n council_n t._n 3._o p._n 395._o edit_fw-la cossartii_fw-la and_o several_a of_o the_o epistle_n in_o st._n cyprian_n and_o the_o learned_a mounseur_fw-fr launoy_n have_v produce_v the_o concurrent_a authority_n of_o about_o forty_o pope_n who_o in_o their_o occasional_a letter_n to_o other_o bishop_n use_v the_o term_n of_o brother_n or_o fellow-bishop_n and_o thereby_o own_v they_o their_o fellow-pastour_n in_o the_o charge_n and_o government_n of_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n etc._n christ_n j._n launoii_n epist_n ad_fw-la formentinum_n apud_fw-la par._n 5._o epp._n p._n 27_o etc._n etc._n if_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o any_o inquire_v to_o what_o purpose_n then_o be_v this_o threefold_a question_n and_o charge_n to_o st._n peter_n though_o it_o be_v answer_v sufficient_a to_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v to_o be_v so_o inquisitive_a yet_o since_o they_o be_v i_o do_v refer_v they_o to_o st._n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n on_o this_o place_n 1638._o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d b._n cyril_n comment_fw-fr in_o joann_n l._n 12._o p._n 1119_o 1120._o edit_fw-la par._n 1638._o where_o they_o will_v find_v that_o this_o threefold_a question_n about_o his_o love_n to_o christ_n be_v to_o put_v he_o on_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o his_o threefold_a denial_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o the_o charge_n of_o feed_v the_o sheep_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o
in_o this_o affair_n that_o so_o what_o be_v decide_v by_o they_o in_o synod_n may_v have_v a_o general_a reception_n his_o next_o authority_n be_v much_o more_o unfit_a for_o the_o prove_v such_o great_a thing_n as_o the_o florentine_a council_n say_v of_o the_o pope_n 34._o nub._n testium_fw-la p._n 34._o none_o but_o a_o very_a shortsighted_a person_n will_v quote_v the_o comparison_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o plato_n which_o passage_n be_v not_o in_o st._n hierome_n as_o set_v down_o by_o our_o author_n since_o no_o one_o ever_o make_v or_o believe_v plato_n to_o be_v such_o a_o prince_n over_o the_o philosopher_n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n say_v st._n peter_n be_v over_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o whole_a church_n 282._o church_n nub._n test_n p._n 34_o 35._o nat._n alex._n p._n 281_o 282._o the_o business_n of_o the_o council_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o st._n hierome_n leave_n make_v more_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n james_n bishop_n there_o than_o of_o st._n peter_n since_o he_o conclude_v the_o debate_n and_o the_o canon_n be_v draw_v up_o in_o the_o very_a expression_n prescribe_v by_o he_o and_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o as_o to_o the_o next_o passage_n from_o st._n hierome_n 283._o hierome_n nub._n test_n p._n 35._o nat._n alex._n p._n 283._o about_o a_o head_n constitute_v among_o the_o apostle_n since_o i_o find_v nothing_o in_o the_o gospel_n or_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o either_o our_o saviour_n do_v appoint_v or_o the_o apostle_n elect_v or_o constitute_v peter_n head_n of_o the_o apostle_n i_o can_v believe_v it_o though_o st._n hierome_n do_v affirm_v it_o especial_o since_o his_o be_v make_v the_o apostle_n messenger_n act_v 8.14_o be_v so_o home_n a_o evidence_n against_o it_o the_o next_o testimony_n 190._o testimony_n nub._n test_n p._n 35._o nat._n alex._n par._n 2._o sec._n 4._o p._n 190._o prove_v only_o that_o st._n hierome_n act_v as_o every_o good_a christian_n ought_v in_o keep_v to_o the_o faith_n and_o church_n of_o christ_n against_o the_o heretic_n that_o he_o act_v as_o every_o presbyter_n ought_v when_o he_o consult_v his_o own_o bishop_n whether_o he_o may_v use_v the_o term_n hypostasis_n about_o the_o trinity_n the_o two_o last_o testimony_n from_o he_o do_v not_o deserve_v a_o word_n of_o answer_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v pass_v to_o those_o from_o st._n austin_n the_o two_o first_o 284._o first_o nub._n test_n p._n 37._o nat._n alex._n p._n 284._o passage_n from_o who_o be_v direct_o against_o our_o compiler_n the_o rest_n be_v too_o weak_a for_o his_o design_n and_o to_o very_o little_a purpose_n since_o as_o to_o the_o first_o 39_o first_o nub._n test_n p._n 39_o of_o they_o several_z other_o church_n as_o well_o as_o that_o at_o rome_n do_v enjoy_v the_o prerogative_n of_o have_v a_o apostolical_a chair_n and_o as_o to_o the_o next_o 308._o next_o nub._n test_n p._n 39_o 40._o nat._n alex._n p._n 308._o it_o be_v very_o expedient_a the_o african_n shall_v try_v all_o mean_n and_o use_v all_o help_n that_o can_v be_v get_v to_o suppress_v a_o grow_a heresy_n and_o for_o the_o three_o 309._o three_o nub._n test_n p._n 40._o nat._n alex._n p._n 309._o it_o be_v customary_a enough_o for_o other_o bishop_n to_o call_v bishop_n to_o synod_n the_o history_n of_o the_o first_o age_n of_o st._n cyprian_n in_o particular_a will_v put_v this_o out_o of_o doubt_n the_o last_o 309._o last_o nub._n test_n p._n 40_o 41._o nat._n alex._n p._n 309._o fall_v in_o with_o the_o second_o and_o therefore_o i_o pass_v it_o and_o aught_o to_o do_v so_o by_o those_o of_o st._n cyril_n since_o they_o 41._o they_o nub._n test_n p._n 41._o be_v answer_v sufficient_o above_o in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o rock_n have_v spend_v so_o much_o time_n about_o the_o testimony_n hitherto_o i_o will_v make_v the_o more_o haste_n through_o the_o rest_n there_o be_v but_o one_o or_o two_o lest_o that_o can_v give_v we_o much_o occasion_n of_o a_o answer_n that_o about_o 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already_o break_v off_o communion_n with_o he_o but_o do_v not_o public_o denounce_v excommunication_n against_o nestorius_n till_o he_o have_v consult_v with_o celestine_n in_o the_o thing_n ibid._n thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d μετα_n μετα_n παÏÏησι'ας_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la ibid._n who_o upon_o the_o hear_n of_o nestorius_n his_o great_a error_n do_v send_v a_o answer_n to_o cyril_n wherein_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o excommunicate_v nestorius_n if_o he_o do_v not_o recant_v his_o error_n and_o therefore_o give_v cyril_n leave_v to_o join_v his_o authority_n to_o his_o own_o and_o in_o their_o name_n to_o excommunicate_a nestorius_n cyrillo_n nestorius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d εμει_n σ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d οφει'λομ_n εν_fw-gr εν_fw-gr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d σοι_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n coelest_n ep._n cyrillo_n what_o be_v cite_v next_o from_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n signify_v nothing_o at_o all_o but_o what_o the_o pope_n legate_n say_v there_o signify_v much_o less_o since_o this_o be_v a_o controversy_n that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v decide_v by_o what_o this_o pope_n or_o that_o legate_n say_v pass_v therefore_o what_o either_o celestine_n or_o his_o legate_n say_v here_o 312._o here_o nubes_fw-la testium_fw-la p._n 42_o 43._o nat._n alexan._n p._n 310_o 311_o 312._o or_o pope_n leo_n legate_n at_o chalcedon_n 312._o chalcedon_n nubes_fw-la testium_fw-la p._n 44._o nat._n alexan._n p._n 312._o and_o the_o little_a passage_n of_o the_o council_n there_o as_o of_o no_o strength_n i_o be_o come_v to_o that_o passage_n from_o the_o emperor_n valentinian_n letter_n which_o speak_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v have_v power_n to_o judge_v of_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o priest_n or_o bishop_n i_o only_o ask_v our_o compiler_n 45._o compiler_n nub._n test_n p._n 44_o 45._o whether_o he_o design_n from_o 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