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as_o s._n chrysostom_n note_v most_o singular_o see_v he_o be_v send_v to_o occupy_v with_o his_o chair_n rome_n the_o mother_n church_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n as_o athanasius_n call_v it_o and_o the_o head_n city_n of_o all_o the_o world_n 3._o council_n chalced._n act_n 3._o and_o there_o to_o conquer_v all_o heretic_n by_o vanquissh_a simon_n magus_n the_o head_n of_o all_o heretic_n who_o with_o his_o prayer_n he_o destroy_v see_v his_o chayer_n and_o succession_n have_v be_v acknowlege_v of_o all_o the_o ancient_a father_n 190._o bernard_n epist_n 190._o and_o have_v flourish_v there_o till_o this_o hour_n without_o interruption_n of_o that_o faith_n which_o s._n peter_n confess_v and_o teach_v as_o the_o very_a experience_n do_v bear_v witness_n so_o many_o thing_n so_o singular_o belong_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n can_v never_o above_o all_o the_o other_o apostle_n have_v be_v so_o special_o do_v or_o speak_v about_o saint_n peter_n alone_o if_o he_o bear_v not_o some_o other_o more_o excellent_a person_n than_o every_o of_o the_o other_o apostle_n do_v for_o as_o christ_n be_v prove_v by_o s._n paul_n to_o excel_v the_o angel_n because_o god_n never_o say_v to_o any_o angel_n as_o he_o say_v to_o christ_n 1_o heb._n 1_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n i_o have_v beget_v thou_o even_o so_o see_v christ_n never_o say_v to_o any_o other_o apostle_n as_o he_o say_v to_o peter_n thou_o shall_v be_v call_v peter_n or_z upon_o this_o rock_n will_v i_o build_v my_o church_n or_o 16_o matth._n 16_o to_o thou_o i_o will_v geve_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n or_o pay_v for_o thou_o and_o i_o or_o i_o have_v desire_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o 21._o luc._n 22._o joan._n 21._o or_z seed_n my_o sheep_n and_o rule_v my_o lamb_n doubtless_o we_o may_v bold_o conclude_v thereupon_o that_o s._n peter_n in_o these_o praeeminence_n far_o excel_v any_o other_o apostle_n for_o what_o so_o ever_o any_o other_o apostle_n have_v whether_o it_o be_v by_o vocation_n 20._o joan._n 1._o matth_n 10_o &_o 18._o &_o 28_o joan._n 20._o or_o election_n or_o authority_n to_o preach_v to_o bind_v to_o loose_v to_o baptise_v to_o be_v a_o bisshoppe_n to_o make_v a_o bisshoppe_n or_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n else_o accepit_fw-la serm._n 3._o in_o anivers_a assumpt_n multa_fw-la solus_fw-la accepit_fw-la peter_n have_v all_o that_o as_o well_o as_o any_o of_o they_o as_o also_o leo_n the_o great_a have_v note_v see_v then_o beside_o all_o that_o he_o have_v many_o thing_n which_o none_o other_o have_v may_v they_o not_o seem_v to_o have_v lose_v their_o common_a sense_n who_o will_v have_v s._n peter_n to_o be_v no_o great_a a_o prelate_n then_o any_o other_o apostle_n be_v if_o any_o wrangler_n not_o join_v all_o these_o privilege_n together_o but_o separate_v some_o one_o or_o two_o of_o they_o from_o the_o rest_n do_v scoff_n at_o these_o prouf_n let_v hin_n know_v aforehand_o that_o albeit_o it_o 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preach_n of_o his_o own_o sensible_a doctrine_n according_a to_o his_o manhood_n even_o after_o the_o same_o rate_n 18._o deut._n 18._o as_o moses_n do_v while_o he_o live_v now_o in_o consyderation_n that_o christ_n will_v forsake_v this_o world_n concern_v his_o visible_a conversation_n and_o that_o he_o will_v go_v in_o his_o manhood_n to_o reign_v in_o heaven_n glorious_o over_o the_o glorious_a part_n of_o his_o church_n he_o institute_v a_o other_o particular_a rock_n and_o shepherd_n 21._o joan._n 21._o who_o by_o the_o outward_a preach_n and_o confess_v of_o his_o faith_n may_v for_o his_o life_n time_n stay_v the_o militant_a church_n of_o god_n in_o a_o right_a belefe_v as_o abraham_n or_o moses_n have_v do_v while_o they_o live_v 16_o matth._n 16_o this_o particular_a militant_a rock_n be_v s._n peter_n for_o the_o tyme._n but_o when_o he_o die_v he_o leave_v behind_o he_o still_o a_o particular_a militant_a church_n i_o call_v it_o particular_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o 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or_o metropolitan_a in_o any_o one_o parrissh_a or_o diocese_n or_o province_n be_v utter_o without_o any_o example_n of_o christ_n institution_n in_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o that_o equal_a institution_n of_o many_o pastor_n over_o onâ—_n flock_v only_o stand_v which_o thing_n the_o protestant_n do_v maintain_v it_o shall_v invincible_o follow_v that_o see_v no_o devise_n of_o man_n be_v able_a to_o control_v the_o institution_n oâ—_n christ_n it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n much_o better_a to_o have_v twelve_o or_o thirten_a curate_n in_o one_o parish_n and_o so_o many_o bishop_n in_o one_o diocese_n then_o to_o have_v one_o alone_a for_o christ_n if_o peter_n alone_o be_v not_o above_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o chief_a pastoral_a dignity_n make_v thirteen_o apostle_n to_o be_v equal_a pastor_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o self_n same_o flock_n 2d_o math._n 18._o &_o 2d_o and_o that_o foorm_n of_o government_n which_o christ_n ordain_v ought_v still_o to_o 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jam_fw-la cùm_fw-la ista_fw-la scriberem_fw-la 94._o epist_n 94._o cognoveramus_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la carthaginensi_fw-la adversus_fw-la eos_fw-la episcopalis_fw-la concilij_fw-la conditum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la decretum_fw-la per_fw-la epistolam_fw-la sancto_fw-la &_o venerabili_fw-la papae_fw-la innocentio_n dirigendum_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la de_fw-la concilio_n numidiae_fw-la ad_fw-la eandem_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la sedem_fw-la iam_fw-la similiter_fw-la scripseramus_fw-la now_o while_o i_o write_v these_o thing_n we_o understode_v a_o decree_n to_o have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o church_n of_o carthage_n by_o a_o council_n of_o bishop_n which_o be_v to_o be_v direct_v by_o a_o epistle_n unto_o the_o holy_a and_o reverend_a pope_n innocentius_n and_o we_o likewise_o have_v write_v from_o the_o council_n of_o numidia_n to_o the_o same_o apostolic_a see_n it_o be_v then_o evident_a that_o these_o two_o counsel_n send_v their_o decree_n to_o the_o see_v apostolic_a as_o also_o all_o other_o counsel_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v according_a to_o the_o most_o ancient_a tradition_n and_o that_o as_o well_o because_o the_o see_v apostolic_a be_v assure_v not_o to_o err_v as_o be_v the_o rock_n of_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v pray_v for_o by_o christ_n himself_o as_o also_o to_o the_o intent_n all_o church_n may_v receive_v the_o soon_o that_o decree_n which_o be_v derive_v to_o they_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o their_o own_o head_n under_o christ_n and_o of_o their_o chief_a shepherd_n and_o again_o because_o the_o heretic_n and_o they_a follower_n may_v the_o soon_o be_v either_o reconcile_a or_o keep_v down_o when_o it_o be_v once_o know_v that_o the_o high_a court_n in_o earth_n have_v condemn_v their_o opinion_n whereupon_o the_o father_n of_o the_o milevitan_a council_n say_v 92._o epist_n 92._o arbitramus_n adiwante_fw-la misericordia_fw-la domini_fw-la dei_fw-la nostri_fw-la jesu_fw-la christi_fw-la qui_fw-la te_fw-la &_o regere_fw-la consulentem_fw-la &_o orantem_fw-la 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