consequent_o that_o they_o hold_v pope_n leo_n not_o only_o for_o s._n peter_n successor_n â—_o but_o also_o for_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o this_o i_o trust_v can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o briar_n or_o corner_n of_o a_o period_n or_o fragment_n of_o a_o clause_n but_o out_o of_o one_o of_o the_o most_o principal_a and_o important_a act_n of_o all_o the_o council_n 78._o also_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o same_o council_n that_o theodoretus_n bishop_n of_o cyrus_n who_o be_v depose_v by_o dioscorus_n appeal_v to_o pope_n leo_n be_v by_o his_o authority_n restore_v to_o his_o seat_n leonem_fw-la and_o admit_v into_o the_o council_n ingrediatur_fw-la say_v the_o father_n &_o reverendissimus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la theodoretus_n etc._n etc._n let_v also_o the_o most_o reverend_a bishop_n theodoretus_n enter_v that_o he_o may_v be_v partaker_n of_o our_o synod_n because_o the_o most_o holy_a archbishop_n leo_n have_v restore_v to_o he_o his_o bishopric_n 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ecclesiam_fw-la quint._n peter_n upon_o who_o our_o lord_n do_v find_v his_o church_n whereupon_o the_o cardinal_n infer_v that_o s._n cyprian_n teach_v that_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o s._n peter_n 218._o and_o that_o therefore_o he_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o consequent_o the_o head_n thereof_o because_o the_o foundation_n in_o a_o building_n and_o the_o head_n in_o a_o body_n be_v all_o one_o whereto_o m._n andrew_n answer_v thus_o alter_fw-la verò_fw-la illi_fw-la ex_fw-la cypriano_n locus_fw-la praecidendus_fw-la erat_fw-la etc._n etc._n fraud_n he_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o cut_v of_o the_o other_o place_n of_o cyprian_a where_o it_o seem_v little_a to_o favour_v the_o primacy_n for_o thus_o it_o be_v nam_fw-la nec_fw-la petrus_n quem_fw-la primum_fw-la dominus_fw-la elegit_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o neither_o do_v peter_n who_o our_o lord_n choose_v the_o first_o challenge_v any_o thing_n insolent_o to_o himself_o nor_o take_v upon_o he_o arrogant_o to_o say_v that_o he_o have_v the_o primacy_n or_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v obey_v of_o those_o that_o be_v young_a and_o late_a than_o he_o wherein_o the_o mind_n or_o sense_n of_o cyprian_a seem_v to_o be_v that_o if_o peter_n have_v say_v that_o he_o have_v the_o primacy_n he_o have_v insolent_o challenge_v somewhat_o to_o himself_o and_o therefore_o the_o cardinal_n suppress_v this_o part_n of_o the_o text_n wary_o out_o because_o it_o make_v little_a for_o the_o primacy_n and_o rather_o take_v hold_v of_o the_o former_a part_n where_o cyprian_n say_v that_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o peter_n etc._n etc._n 13._o thus_o say_v m._n andrews_n with_o somewhat_o more_o which_o i_o will_v also_o lay_v down_o after_o a_o while_n when_o i_o shall_v first_o have_v examine_v this_o wherein_o you_o see_v he_o will_v fain_o make_v the_o reader_n believe_v that_o the_o cardinal_n have_v use_v some_o art_n or_o fraud_n in_o leave_v it_o uncyte_v as_o not_o favourable_a but_o rather_o prejudicial_a to_o s._n peter_n primacy_n whereas_o in_o truth_n it_o do_v notable_o prove_v it_o and_o no_o way_n impair_v or_o infringe_v it_o as_o he_o may_v see_v in_o the_o cardinal_n controversye_n where_o among_o very_o many_o other_o place_n allege_v for_o the_o primacy_n of_o s._n peter_n he_o urge_v this_o fortify_v it_o notable_o with_o the_o authority_n of_o s._n augustine_n who_o also_o cite_v those_o word_n of_o s._n cyprian_n though_o upon_o another_o occasion_n therefore_o i_o will_v set_v down_o the_o cardinal_n own_o word_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v answer_v for_o himself_o who_o have_v bring_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o whole_a jury_n as_o i_o may_v say_v of_o greek_n father_n to_o wit_n origen_n eusebius_n s._n basil_n s._n gregory_n nazianzen_n s._n epiphanius_n the_o two_o s._n cyrils_n s._n chrysostome_n euthymius_n theophilact_n occumenius_n and_o hugo_n etherianus_n all_o of_o they_o express_o acknowledge_v the_o supremacy_n of_o s._n peter_n above_o all_o the_o other_o apostle_n add_v as_o many_o more_o of_o the_o latin_a father_n and_o begin_v with_o s._n cyprian_n thus_o 25._o 14._o exit_fw-la latinis_fw-la s._n cyprianus_n in_o ep._n ad_fw-la quintum_fw-la etc._n etc._n of_o the_o latin_a father_n s._n cyprian_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o quintus_n say_v that_o peter_n when_o he_o be_v reprehend_v by_o paul_n will_v not_o say_v that_o he_o have_v the_o primacy_n and_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v obey_v augustine_n whereby_o he_o signify_v that_o peter_n have_v the_o primacy_n and_o may_v command_v all_o other_o and_o lest_o perhaps_o our_o adversary_n may_v say_v that_o cyprian_n mean_v that_o peter_n do_v not_o say_v he_o have_v the_o primacy_n because_o he_o shall_v therein_o have_v affirm_v that_o which_o be_v false_a let_v we_o hear_v augustine_n expound_v this_o place_n of_o cyprian_a lib._n 2._o paul_n de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la cap._n 1._o