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against_o his_o preeminence_n to_o be_v over_o al._n etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o answer_n a_o man_n may_v say_v it_o be_v no_o more_o against_o peter_n then_o against_o christ_n himself_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o which_o here_o of_o humility_n thus_o submit_v himself_o for_o all_o our_o example_n whether_o we_o be_v of_o the_o clergye_n or_o of_o the_o laitye_n if_o we_o be_v his_o disciple_n christ_n word_n there_o biddinge_a peter_n take_v four_o of_o the_o fish_n mouth_n a_o piece_n of_o money_n etc._n etc._n be_v full_a of_o high_a mystery_n how_o be_v it_o here_o for_o this_o matter_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o note_v that_o by_o christ_n word_n their_o in_z the_o process_n it_o plain_o apperethe_v that_o both_o christ_n and_o peter_n be_v free_a from_o painge_a any_o tribute_n money_n by_o any_o law_n but_o yet_o to_o avoid_v slander_v &_o offence_n for_o the_o time_n christ_n do_v permit_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v pay_v ¶_o the_o xxii_o objection_n when_o the_o disciple_n contend_v to_o gether_o about_o superioritye_n 20._o christ_n say_v among_o the_o heathen_a their_o king_n have_v rule_v over_o they_o 10._o etc._n etc._n but_o among_o you_o he_o that_o will_v be_v grete_a must_v be_v as_o servant_n 22._o ¶_o the_o answer_n by_o christ_n word_n it_o plainelye_o appear_v that_o he_o will_v have_v superioritye_n among_o his_o disciple_n but_o yet_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o all_o humility_n and_o godliness_n and_o that_o the_o superioritye_n or_o primacy_n shall_v be_v without_o all_o ambition_n or_o vain_a glory_n christ_n say_v not_o here_o their_o be_v among_o you_o none_o great_a than_o other_o he_o say_v not_o among_o my_o disciple_n which_o profess_v i_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o ruler_n no_o king_n or_o prince_n etc._n etc._n but_o he_o plain_o describe_v what_o manner_n of_o man_n they_o shall_v be_v which_o among_o christian_a people_n ought_v to_o bear_v rule_n office_n and_o authority_n whether_o thoffice_n and_o burden_n be_v ecclesiastical_a or_o polytical_a they_o ought_v to_o rule_v to_o y_z e_z profit_n and_o commodity_n of_o their_o subject_n &_o not_o to_o their_o own_o luchre_n pomp_n or_o vain_a glory_n for_o this_o to_o rule_v be_v count_v mere_a tiramnye_n which_o heathen_a prince_n oft_o use_v among_o christian_a man_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v only_o to_o god_n glory_n &_o honour_n remember_v s._n ambrose_n 30._o sa_v to_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n which_o be_v that_o his_o subject_n be_v join_v unto_o he_o not_o only_o by_o kind_n and_o nature_n but_o also_o by_o the_o come_v service_n of_o one_o god_n which_o be_v master_n &_o lord_n over_o all_o both_o over_o y_o e_o prince_n and_o his_o subject_n and_o here_o note_v that_o christ_n in_o y_fw-fr e_fw-it former_a word_n sa_v among_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la heathen_n their_o king_n have_v power_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o among_o you_o etc._n etc._n speak_v to_o all_o hê_n flock_n as_o well_o to_o y_z e_z laity_n as_o to_o y_z e_z clergy_n y_o it_o be_v to_o say_v to_z all_z y_z t_z be_v subject_n &_o member_n of_o his_o y_o to_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v rule_v be_v he_o prince_n or_o other_o after_z y_z e_z manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a which_o say_v origen_n there_o upon_o only_o to_o their_o own_o commodity_n &_o vantage_n yea_o and_o y_o it_o violent_o oft_o which_o it_o spoil_v &_o kill_v not_o know_v god_n violentum_fw-la do_v exercise_n great_a tyranny_n over_o their_o subject_n but_o thus_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v saithe_n christ_n among_o you_o nor_o any_o that_o profess_v my_o name_n which_o know_v that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n above_o lord_n over_o king_n and_o subject_n here_o in_o earth_n and_o y_fw-fr e_o both_o master_n &_o servant_n must_v geve_v a_o count_n as_o servant_n together_o unto_o y_z t_o one_o lord_n and_o god_n you_o therefore_o when_o you_o rule_v se_fw-mi it_o be_v with_o all_o humility_n ever_o look_v to_o their_o commodity_n over_o who_o you_o do_v rule_v to_o the_o honour_n &_o glory_n of_o god_n &_o not_o to_o your_o own_o pomp_n or_o vaineglorye_n to_o your_o own_o pride_n or_o covetousness_n ¶_o the_o xxiii_o objection_n s._n peter_n forbid_v any_o spiritual_a shepherd_n to_o bear_v any_o lordelye_o rule_v over_o y_o e_o flock_n 5._o but_o will_v to_o feed_v they_o with_o all_o dilygence_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o the_o answer_n that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o last_o responsion_n will_v serve_v to_o answer_v here_o unto_o this_o objection_n for_o neither_o christ_n nor_o peter_n forbid_v rule_v governaunce_n or_o primacye_n so_o that_o it_o be_v accord_v to_o the_o right_a rule_n and_o order_n with_o all_o humility_n godliness_n and_o charity_n both_o christ_n and_o peter_n describe_v and_o appoint_v a_o order_n as_o well_o to_o the_o civil_a ruler_n be_v a_o disciple_n of_o our_o savioure_n as_o to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a notwithstanding_o the_o ecclesiastical_a example_n in_o rule_v be_v more_o perfect_a more_o high_a in_o dignity_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n require_v a_o straight_a examination_n with_o all_o perfection_n &_o godliness_n he_o to_o govern_v the_o sheep_n &_o subdue_v the_o wolf_n euge_fw-la he_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n the_o great_a priest_n y_fw-fr e_o high_a bushop_n the_o prince_n of_o all_o minister_n the_o very_a air_n to_o the_o apostel_n abel_n in_o primacye_n no_o in_o governaunce_n in_o patriarcship_n abraham_n in_o order_n melchisedech_n in_o dignity_n aaron_n in_o authority_n moses_n in_o judgement_n samuel_n in_o power_n peter_n &_o in_o anoint_v christ_n one_o shepherd_n obove_n all_o have_v power_n to_o lose_v &_o bind_v wherefore_o now_o to_o return_v a_o christian_n ruler_n whether_o he_o be_v of_o the_o clergye_n or_o of_o the_o laytye_n can_v not_o nor_o aught_o to_o bear_v any_o lordlye_o rule_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a prince_n which_o like_a tyrant_n use_v their_o subject_n only_o rigorouslye_o to_o their_o own_o vantage_n but_o a_o christian_n rule_n and_o 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they_o what_o make_v this_o then_o for_o your_o purpose_n for_o sothe_o nothing_o at_o al._n but_o now_o to_o answer_v to_z y_z e_z kissing_z you_o speak_v of_o jesus_n christ_n come_v not_o to_o break_v any_o order_n nor_o to_o pull_v kinnge_n authorite_n &_o power_n from_o they_o nor_o to_o make_v they_o subject_n nevertheless_o thê_n we_o must_v think_v to_o be_v true_a y_fw-mi t_o a_o king_n come_v not_o to_o christ_n to_o hê_n church_n or_o to_o y_z e_z minister_n under_o christ_n as_o a_o king_n or_o because_o he_o be_v a_o king_n but_o as_o a_o christenman_n &_o because_o he_o be_v a_o christian_a man_n and_o in_o y_z t_z respect_n of_o hê_n come_v &_o humble_v himself_o as_o a_o lively_a member_n of_o christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n his_o diadem_n hê_n princely_a crown_n or_o worldly_a sceptre_n be_v not_o think_v upon_o thus_o a_o king_n come_v to_o y_z e_z altar_n to_o offer_v kissing_z y_z e_o pristes_fw-fr phamel_n in_o his_o hand_n knel_v down_o or_o make_v low_a curtousy_n 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publyke_a and_o come_fw-mi judge_n ¶_o sixtus_n martyr_n and_o next_o successor_n in_o the_o sea_n of_o room_n 129_o sixtus_n bushop_n of_o the_o universal_a and_o apostolical_a church_n unto_o all_o bishop_n send_v gretinge_v &c._n &c._n epi._n if_o any_o of_o you_o be_v injure_v or_o wrong_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o appeal_v to_o this_o holy_a sea_n apostolyke_o &_o to_o have_v refuge_n here_o unto_o as_o unto_o the_o head_n for_o the_o holy_a aposteles_a will_v &_o bid_v that_o all_o bishop_n shall_v be_v defend_v and_o holpen_v in_o their_o right_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o holy_a sea_n ¶_o thelespherus_n &_o igenius_n holy_a martyr_n in_o the_o same_o sea_n apostolic_a &_o next_o successoure_n unto_o sixtus_n the_o one_o after_o the_o other_o 139._o these_o ii_o holy_a martyr_n in_o their_o epistel_n have_v even_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d effect_n that_o their_o predecessor_n sixtus_n do_v publish_v pius_fw-la the_o next_o successor_n 147_o this_o most_o holy_a 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124._o de_fw-la tempore_fw-la in_o declaringe_v the_o gevinge_v of_o the_o key_n matthew_n the_o xvi_o he_o say_v christ_n give_v the_o key_n then_o to_o peter_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v tibi_fw-la dedi_fw-la clave_n regni_fw-la celorum_fw-la i_o have_v give_v to_o thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o like_a s._n aug._n have_v tract_n 50._o in_o joa._n et_fw-la li._n 2._o contra_fw-la gau_n dentii_fw-la epistolam_fw-la s._n hilari_fw-la in_fw-la psa_fw-la lii_o s._n hilari_fw-la say_v that_o christ_n take_v not_o away_o the_o key_n from_o peter_n when_o he_o deny_v he_o here_o we_o see_v s._n hilari_fw-la judge_v that_o the_o key_n be_v give_v before_o the_o passion_n but_o that_o must_v be_v when_o he_o promyss_v they_o matthew_n the_o xvi_o etc._n etc._n s._n hilari_fw-la in_o psal_n cxxxi_o christ_n say_v to_o peter_n come_v after_o i_o sathan_n or_o adversarye_n to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v the_o key_n before_o but_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v when_o 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the_o key_n and_o yet_o as_o under_o peter_n he_o be_v the_o head_n but_o who_o i_o pray_v you_o be_v so_o foonde_v to_o say_v that_o the_o .27_o disciple_n receive_v the_o key_n equal_o with_o peter_n ¶_o the_o xi_o objection_n christ_n say_v to_o all_o indifferent_o what_o so_o ever_o you_o shall_v bind_v upon_o earth_n 18._o shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o what_o so_o ever_o you_o lose_v upon_o earth_n be_v lose_a in_o heaven_n ¶_o the_o answer_n that_o power_n give_v math_n xviii_o be_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o process_n but_o to_o excommunicate_v the_o wicked_a and_o to_o lose_v they_o from_o it_o again_o if_o they_o be_v trulye_o penitent_a 5._o which_o power_n paul_n cause_v the_o corinthian_n to_o execute_v upon_o y_o e_o fornicatour_n 2._o and_o here_o note_v well_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o great_a cause_n that_o christ_n use_v here_o the_o plurel_n number_n sa_v what_o so_o ever_o you_o bound_v etc._n etc._n for_o one_o do_v never_o this_o at_o that_o time_n 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