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bishop_n he_o with_o the_o assent_n of_o 215._o bishop_n in_o the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n make_v this_o decree_n 26._o decree_n council_n carthage_n cannon_n 26._o it_o have_v like_v we_o that_o a_o bishop_n of_o a_o first_o see_v be_v not_o call_v prince_n of_o priest_n or_o high_a priest_n or_o any_o such_o like_a but_o only_o a_o bishop_n of_o a_o first_o see_n which_o word_n albeit_o their_o doctor_n master_n harding_n 2._o harding_n harding_n apolog_fw-la cap._n 4._o divis_fw-la 2._o will_v not_o have_v to_o extend_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n yet_o in_o the_o word_n follow_v by_o a_o consequence_n he_o grant_v it_o do_v for_o say_v he_o by_o these_o two_o word_n prima_fw-la sedes_fw-la those_o father_n understand_v any_o city_n in_o which_o a_o patriarch_n or_o primate_n have_v his_o see_n i_o call_v it_o a_o first_o see_v or_o rather_o if_o it_o may_v be_v permit_v a_o primate_n see_n in_o great_a city_n where_o the_o high_a court_n be_v keep_v for_o justice_n and_o where_o the_o chief_a pagan_a priest_n of_o the_o latin_n name_v primi_fw-la flamen_fw-la be_v resident_a before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n there_o after_o christ_n come_n be_v patriarch_n or_o primate_fw-la place_v by_o who_o the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o bishop_n shall_v be_v decide_v and_o we_o prove_v in_o our_o 5._o chapter_n and_o 8._o section_n that_o the_o four_o first_o patriarkall_n city_n be_v these_o jerusalem_n antioch_n rome_n and_o alexandria_n therefore_o the_o word_n of_o the_o counsel_n decree_n must_v of_o force_n as_o well_o concern_v the_o patriarch_n of_o rome_n as_o any_o of_o the_o other_o three_o patriarch_n and_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v they_o do_v their_o gration_n allege_v the_o word_n of_o that_o council_n appli_v they_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n also_o in_o the_o gloze_n be_v these_o word_n prime_n word_n dist_n 99_o prime_n this_o be_v the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o distinction_n wherein_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o pope_n ought_v 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