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all_o the_o apostolic_a church_n reinolds_n reinolds_n the_o roman_a for_o honour_n and_o credit_n have_v the_o chiefty_a and_o 554._o chrysostome_n and_o basile_n give_v the_o pope_n a_o supreheminence_n of_o authority_n pag._n 368._o cyprian_n give_v a_o special_a title_n of_o honour_n and_o pre-eminence_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o father_n apply_v the_o name_n of_o the_o rock_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n final_o fox_n in_o his_o act_n pag._n 18._o say_v that_o in_o lyrinensis_n pascasin_n justinian_n athanasius_n hierome_n ambrose_n austin_n theodoret_n and_o chrysost_o s._n peter_n with_o his_o successor_n be_v call_v head_n of_o the_o church_n chief_a of_o bishop_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o like_v confess_v all_o other_o protestant_n therefore_o if_o authority_n of_o send_v preacher_n remain_v in_o any_o bishop_n it_o be_v most_o lyk_o
luther_n have_v testimony_n of_o hâ—s_n â—â—other_n zuinglius_fw-la that_o he_o be_v imperitus_fw-la vel_fw-la nimis_fw-la rudis_fw-la theologus_fw-la a_o unskilful_a or_o too_o too_o rude_a a_o divine_a s._n austin_n reject_v no_o part_n of_o god_n word_n luther_n reject_v diverse_a s._n austin_n teach_v no_o absurd_a doctrine_n luther_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o protestant_n teach_v many_o s._n austin_n overcome_v the_o briton_n among_o who_o be_v plures_fw-la viri_fw-la doctissimi_fw-la luther_n as_o catholik_o write_v be_v overcome_v in_o public_a disputation_n of_o one_o eckius_fw-la s._n austin_n teach_v no_o heresy_n luther_n as_o protestant_n confess_v teach_v diverse_a final_o s._n austin_n revoke_v none_o of_o the_o doctrine_n which_o he_o once_o teach_v luther_n revoke_v &_o confess_v his_o ignorance_n in_o many_o and_o weighty_a point_n beside_o all_o this_o s._n austin_n be_v near_o to_o christ_n time_n by_o 900._o year_n and_o more_o than_o luâ—her_n and_o therefore_o 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