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good_a st._n paul_n believe_v not_o st._n peter_n to_o be_v infallible_a it_o be_v before_o the_o council_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o st._n peter_n be_v reprove_v by_o st._n paul_n the_o true_a interpretation_n of_o that_o passage_n i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o peter_n that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o p._n 77_o chap._n viii_o what_o follow_v natural_o from_o the_o great_a contest_v of_o pope_n victor_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o asia_n different_a custom_n in_o the_o church_n concern_v the_o celebration_n of_o easter_n and_o of_o the_o fast_a before_o that_o feast_n the_o good_a intelligence_n betwixt_o pope_n st._n anicetus_n and_o st._n polycarp_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n notwithstanding_o the_o diversity_n of_o their_o custom_n the_o decree_n of_o pope_n victor_n reject_v by_o polycrates_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n and_o by_o the_o other_o asiatic_o st._n ireneus_fw-la in_o name_n of_o the_o gallican_n church_n oppose_v pope_n victor_n none_o of_o these_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n 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pope_n celestine_n i._o desinat_fw-la incessere_fw-la novitas_fw-la vetustatem_fw-la chap._n iii_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v be_v found_v by_o st._n peter_n that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o it_o and_o that_o the_o pope_n be_v his_o successor_n therein_o it_o will_v not_o be_v difficult_a to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o by_o the_o same_o principle_n of_o antiquity_n to_o which_o i_o confine_v myself_o in_o this_o treatise_n for_o all_o the_o same_o father_n almost_o 51._o cyprian_a ad_fw-la corn._n ep._n 55._o &_o lib._n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la optat._n cont._n parm._n l._n 2._o ambros_n de_fw-fr sacr._n l._n 3._o c._n 1._o hierom._n de_fw-fr script_n in_o petr._n &_o alibi_fw-la hegesip_n apud_fw-la hier._n de_fw-fr script_n ruffin_n invect_n sulp._n sever._n hist_o sacr._n l._n 3._o august_n contra_fw-la petil._n l._n 2._o c._n 51._o and_o ancient_a author_n who_o assure_v we_o that_o saint_n peter_n be_v at_o rome_n say_v also_o that_o he_o found_v that_o particular_a church_n it_o be_v true_a that_o many_o of_o they_o join_v st._n paul_n with_o he_o in_o that_o function_n as_o it_o be_v do_v at_o present_a and_o there_o be_v reason_n for_o so_o do_v because_o both_o of_o they_o preach_v the_o gospel_n there_o in_o different_a time_n and_o both_o at_o the_o same_o time_n consecrate_a that_o illustrious_a church_n by_o their_o martyrdom_n but_o when_o they_o speak_v as_o they_o very_o often_o do_v of_o the_o episcopacy_n and_o chair_n of_o rome_n they_o call_v it_o sole_o the_o chair_n of_o st._n peter_n without_o join_v st._n paul_n with_o he_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o all_o antiquity_n have_v acknowledge_v st._n peter_n of_o all_o the_o apostle_n to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n 44._o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr primanté_fw-fr en_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr p._n 44._o as_o mr._n blondel_n confess_v so_o also_o when_o optatus_n melevitanus_n st._n jerome_n st._n austin_n and_o the_o rest_n give_v a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n they_o place_v always_o st._n peter_n first_o and_o bring_v they_o down_o to_o he_o that_o possess_v the_o see_v in_o their_o time_n to_o show_v the_o uninterrupted_a succession_n of_o pope_n from_o st._n peter_n who_o lawful_a successor_n they_o be_v and_o who_o chair_n they_o fill_v as_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o council_n frequent_o say_v i_o know_v there_o be_v some_o who_o have_v say_v 1._o hilar._n in_o frag._n p._n 23._o cypr._n ep._n 43._o optat._n contra_fw-la parm._n l._n 1._o that_o bishop_n be_v the_o successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v in_o that_o quality_n all_o of_o they_o in_o st._n peter_n chair_n we_o say_v the_o same_o also_o and_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v grant_v for_o the_o reason_n that_o i_o shall_v allege_v according_a to_o one_o of_o the_o principle_n which_o i_o lay_v down_o at_o first_o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o this_o treatise_n as_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v one_o and_o a_o body_n constitute_v of_o all_o particular_a church_n in_o
innocent_a x._o he_o alone_o have_v the_o right_a of_o call_v council_n for_o spiritual_a affair_n and_o to_o preside_v in_o they_o personal_o or_o by_o his_o legate_n i_o say_v he_o have_v that_o right_a without_o speak_v of_o matter_n of_o fact_n which_o be_v under_o debate_n in_o respect_n of_o some_o council_n and_o can_v prejudice_v his_o primacy_n for_o though_o he_o have_v not_o preside_v in_o the_o first_o council_n of_o constantinople_n which_o perhaps_o neither_o do_v he_o call_v and_o that_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o he_o do_v not_o call_v the_o five_o nor_o preside_v in_o it_o though_o he_o be_v at_o constantinople_n where_o that_o council_n be_v hold_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o he_o may_v have_v do_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o if_o he_o have_v please_v see_v that_o in_o the_o letter_n which_o the_o patriarch_n entychius_n write_v to_o he_o for_o obtain_v of_o that_o council_n 1._o council_n 5._o act._n 1._o he_o pray_v he_o to_o preside_v in_o it_o and_o that_o he_o only_o preside_v therein_o upon_o his_o refusal_n for_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a praesidente_fw-la nobis_fw-la vestrâ_fw-la beatitudine_fw-la and_o not_o resident_a nobiscum_fw-la as_o the_o minister_n junius_n have_v corrupt_v it_o by_o a_o correction_n make_v of_o his_o own_o head_n against_o the_o clear_a sense_n of_o the_o follow_a word_n beside_o be_v it_o not_o past_o all_o controversy_n that_o the_o pope_n preside_v by_o his_o legate_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o almost_o all_o the_o other_o which_o have_v be_v hold_v since_o for_o i_o speak_v not_o here_o of_o the_o great_a council_n of_o nice_a nor_o of_o that_o of_o ephesus_n because_o as_o i_o conceive_v i_o have_v elsewhere_o prove_v by_o invincible_a argument_n not_o only_o against_o our_o protestant_n but_o also_o against_o the_o sentiment_n of_o some_o catholic_n doctor_n that_o the_o pope_n by_o their_o legate_n preside_v in_o 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decision_n in_o controvert_v point_n they_o have_v many_o time_n pronounce_v sentence_n conform_v to_o those_o which_o the_o pope_n have_v already_o past_a against_o one_o of_o the_o two_o party_n nevertheless_o they_o have_v examine_v they_o to_o know_v whether_o they_o be_v just_a or_o not_o which_o make_v it_o apparent_a that_o they_o believe_v that_o they_o have_v a_o superiority_n over_o the_o pope_n altogether_o like_a to_o that_o which_o superior_a judicature_n have_v over_o inferior_a take_v two_o famous_a instance_n of_o this_o which_o put_v the_o truth_n thereof_o beyond_o all_o doubt_n flavian_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n in_o his_o particular_a council_n condemn_v the_o pernicious_a doctrine_n of_o eutyches_n who_o acknowledge_v but_o one_o nature_n in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o great_a pope_n st._n leo_n by_o his_o judgement_n confirm_v that_o of_o the_o patriarch_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o letter_n which_o he_o write_v unto_o he_o wherein_o he_o wonderful_o 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