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The falshood of the cheife grounds of the Romish religion Descried and convinced in a briefe answere to certaine motiues sent by a priest to a gentleman to induce him to turne papist. By W.S.; Seminary priest put to a non-plus
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Sutton, William, 1561 or 2-1632.; Sutton, William, b. 1607 or 8.
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and_o i_o will_v give_v to_o thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v bind_v upon_o earth_n it_o shall_v be_v bind_v also_o in_o the_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v loose_v in_o earth_n it_o shall_v be_v loose_v also_o in_o the_o heaven_n math._n 16._o v._n 18.19_o and_o our_o saviour_n say_v simon_n simon_n behold_v satan_n have_v require_v to_o have_v thou_o for_o to_o sift_v as_o wheat_n but_o i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o and_o thou_o be_v convert_v confirm_v thy_o brothren_n luk._n 22._o v._n 31.32_o our_o saviour_n christ_n ask_v peter_n if_o he_o love_v he_o more_o than_o these_o say_v yea_o lord_n thou_o know_v i_o love_v thou_o whereupon_o christ_n say_v to_o he_o twice_o feed_v my_o lamb_n and_o the_o three_o time_n feed_v my_o sheep_n joh._n 21._o v._n 15.16.17_o that_o saint_n peter_n be_v chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n when_o all_o the_o holy_a apostle_n be_v name_v s._n peter_n be_v the_o first_o math._n 10._o vers_fw-la 2._o after_o the_o apostle_n have_v visible_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n s._n peter_n make_v the_o first_o sermon_n thereof_o whereat_o 3000._o person_n be_v convert_v act._n 2._o v._n 41._o with_o his_o word_n and_o power_n he_o kill_v ananias_n and_o saphira_n for_o their_o sacrilege_n act._n 5._o v._n 5._o saiut_a peter_n call_v the_o first_o council_n of_o the_o apostle_n hold_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o first_o speak_v therein_o act._n 15._o v._n 7._o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o old_a writer_n and_o some_o modern_a learned_a protestant_n that_o s._n peter_n be_v 15._o year_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o by_o the_o ancient_a ecclesiastical_a writer_n that_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n be_v both_o of_o they_o martyr_v together_o in_o rome_n under_o the_o emperor_n nero._n orig._n apud_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o eus_n cap._n 24._o lib._n 2._o hist_o eccliastic_a tertul._n de_fw-fr praesc_fw-la c._n 26._o aug._n tract_n 123_o in_o joh._n chrysost_n &_o beda_n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la s._n ambr._n serm._n 66.68_o st_n maximus_n statu_fw-la faelix_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la cvi_fw-la totam_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la apostoli_fw-la cum_fw-la svo_fw-la fanguine_fw-la pro_fw-la funderunt_fw-la ubi_fw-la petrus_n passioni_fw-la dominicae_fw-la adaequatur_fw-la ubi_fw-la paulus_n johannis_n exitu_fw-la coronatur_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr praescrip_n cap._n 36._o that_o st_n peter_n successor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v exercise_v chief_a authority_n in_o the_o church_n militant_a ever_o since_o to_o this_o day_n after_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o st_n peter_n first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n 32._o of_o the_o succeed_a bishop_n there_o be_v martyr_v for_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n eusebius_n pope_n victor_n in_o the_o first_o 200._o year_n excommunicate_v the_o asian_a bishop_n about_o the_o observation_n or_o keep_v easter_n day_n pope_n silvester_n 314._o year_n call_v the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a against_o the_o arian_n hereste_n pope_n damasus_n 367._o call_v the_o second_o general_a council_n at_o constantinople_n against_o macedonius_n the_o heretic_n pope_n celestine_n 414._o call_v the_o three_o general_a council_n at_o ephesus_n against_o nestorius_n the_o heretic_n pope_n leo_n 440._o call_v the_o four_o general_a council_n at_o chalcedon_n against_o the_o heretic_n eutiches_n and_o likewise_o ever_o since_o to_o the_o last_o general_a council_n of_o trent_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v call_v they_o all_o as_o heresy_n and_o false_a prophet_n do_v arise_v in_o the_o church_n it_o be_v confess_v by_o divers_a learned_a protestant_n that_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v the_o true_a mother_n church_n which_o christ_n our_o saviour_n plant_v some_o for_o 300._o year_n some_o for_o 400._o year_n some_o for_o 600._o year_n and_o some_o for_o 800_o year_n after_o christ_n which_o be_v true_a that_o it_o be_v once_o the_o true_a church_n and_o 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the_o apostle_n be_v extinguish_v and_o wear_v out_o many_o hundred_o year_n since_o by_o heretic_n and_o jnfidel_n only_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o seat_n of_o saint_n peter_n stand_v at_o this_o day_n most_o conspicuous_a according_a to_o the_o prayer_n and_o promise_n of_o christ_n that_o his_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v and_o that_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o thus_o brief_o be_v prove_v the_o beginning_n increase_a and_o continue_v of_o the_o holy_a christian_a catholic_n apostolic_a and_o roman_a church_n as_o also_o the_o promise_v continual_a assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n to_o remain_v therewith_o always_o to_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v for_o ever_o of_o which_o vine_n all_o christian_n that_o shall_v be_v save_v must_v be_v unite_v lively_a branch_n and_o member_n the_o answer_n to_o the_o priest_n motive_n good_a brother_n whosoever_o he_o be_v that_o send_v you_o these_o line_n as_o motive_n to_o make_v you_o a_o romish_a catholic_n i_o must_v needs_o think_v he_o your_o friend_n and_o by_o that_o name_n i_o mean_v to_o call_v he_o hereafter_o because_o i_o think_v he_o do_v it_o out_o of_o a_o desire_n to_o save_v your_o soul_n although_o i_o be_o sure_a he_o go_v the_o wrong_a way_n to_o work_v and_o if_o you_o shall_v follow_v he_o which_o god_n forbid_v he_o will_v certain_o lead_v you_o into_o the_o ditch_n though_o his_o proof_n be_v simple_a one_o as_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v see_v by_o the_o answer_n yet_o it_o seem_v he_o think_v better_a of_o they_o and_o they_o be_v the_o best_a he_o know_v and_o therefore_o if_o he_o fail_v in_o his_o purpose_n as_o i_o hope_v he_o shall_v yet_o you_o have_v some_o cause_n to_o thank_v he_o in_o that_o he_o use_v the_o same_o argument_n to_o persuade_v you_o wherewith_o he_o himself_o be_v persuade_v but_o for_o the_o validity_n of_o his_o reason_n do_v you_o judge_v yourself_o when_o you_o have_v hear_v we_o both_o speak_v or_o if_o not_o let_v it_o be_v try_v by_o god_n and_o the_o country_n and_o who_o soever_o he_o be_v he_o have_v place_v a_o sentence_n in_o the_o foot_n of_o his_o discourse_n which_o for_o the_o importancy_n thereof_o deserve_v to_o be_v set_v in_o a_o high_a room_n &_o therefore_o i_o will_v begin_v with_o that_o first_o the_o true_a catholic_a church_n it_o be_v so_o necessary_a say_v he_o for_o every_o one_o to_o know_v and_o believe_v the_o holy_a catholic_a church_n militant_a that_o whosoever_o be_v not_o a_o sound_a member_n of_o that_o society_n either_o in_o act_n or_o desire_n can_v be_v save_v all_o this_o be_v true_a and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o it_o for_o if_o it_o be_v once_o agree_v among_o christian_n which_o be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n other_o difference_n in_o religion_n will_v more_o easy_o be_v compose_v by_o the_o authority_n thereof_o but_o so_o long_o as_o the_o doubt_n remain_v concern_v the_o church_n 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protestant_n eusebius_n indeed_o say_v so_o in_o his_o chronicle_n and_o withal_o that_o he_o sit_v 7._o year_n before_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n at_o antioch_n both_o which_o can_v possible_o be_v true_a and_o be_v evident_o contradict_v by_o the_o history_n of_o the_o act_n and_o s._n paul_n epistle_n to_o the_o galath_n as_o onuph_n a_o learned_a papist_n prove_v in_o his_o annot._n upon_o platina_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr pont._n rom._n i_o will_v not_o enter_v into_o that_o discourse_n but_o desire_v you_o to_o read_v what_o other_o have_v write_v i_o think_v there_o be_v few_o learned_a papist_n now_o but_o think_v that_o eusebius_n be_v deceive_v in_o that_o point_n of_o his_o chronicle_n or_o else_o they_o must_v think_v that_o saint_n luke_n and_o saint_n paul_n be_v deceive_v but_o it_o be_v general_o agree_v that_o he_o be_v first_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n before_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n now_o desire_v your_o friend_n to_o give_v you_o some_o reason_n why_o the_o prerogative_n of_o peter_n supremacy_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n in_o rerum_fw-la naturâ_fw-la why_o it_o shall_v not_o belong_v unto_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n both_o be_v his_o successor_n alike_o in_o their_o several_a place_n perhaps_o he_o will_v say_v because_o peter_n be_v put_v to_o death_n in_o rome_n and_o not_o in_o antioch_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o he_o cite_v tertullian_n statu_fw-la foelix_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la cvi_fw-la totam_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la apostolicum_fw-la sanguine_fw-la svo_fw-la profuderunt_fw-la ubi_fw-la petrus_n passioni_fw-la '_o dominicae_fw-la adaequatur_fw-la ubi_fw-la paulus_n johannis_n exitu_fw-la coronatur_fw-la tert._n the_o praescrip_n c._n 36._o for_o else_o i_o know_v not_o what_o those_o word_n do_v there_o but_o if_o that_o be_v his_o meaning_n he_o may_v well_o have_v spare_v that_o quotation_n for_o if_o s._n peter_n martyrdom_n at_o rome_n be_v a_o good_a plea_n for_o the_o supremacy_n of_o that_o sea_n above_o antioch_n why_o shall_v not_o jerusalem_n claim_v it_o from_o they_o both_o see_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n be_v put_v to_o death_n there_o st_n peter_n successor_n that_o s._n peter_n successor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v exercise_v chief_a authority_n in_o the_o church_n militant_a ever_o since_o to_o this_o day_n and_o how_o do_v he_o prove_v this_o 1._o because_o that_o after_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o s._n peter_n 32._o of_o the_o succeed_a bishop_n be_v likewise_o martyr_a this_o piece_n of_o his_o read_n in_o old_a history_n may_v serve_v for_o some_o use_n in_o another_o place_n but_o i_o can_v see_v how_o it_o help_v to_o prove_v that_o pope_n have_v ever_o exercise_v chief_a authority_n in_o the_o church_n to_o which_o end_n it_o be_v bring_v here_o in_o this_o place_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o pope_n in_o these_o latter_a age_n have_v neither_o succeed_a peter_n in_o his_o martyrdom_n nor_o desire_v to_o be_v his_o successor_n that_o way_n all_o the_o world_n see_v they_o have_v be_v more_o busy_a in_o make_v of_o martyr_n then_o in_o suffer_v of_o martyrdom_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n may_v better_o be_v call_v the_o successor_n of_o nero_n decius_n and_o dioclesian_n then_o of_o s._n peter_n and_o those_o 32._o holy_a bishop_n that_o succeed_v he_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o by_o the_o cruelty_n of_o pope_n and_o their_o popish_a instrument_n there_o have_v be_v more_o christian_a blood_n shed_v in_o the_o world_n than_o ever_o be_v shed_v by_o those_o heathen_a tyrant_n in_o the_o great_a heat_n of_o their_o persecute_v what_o though_o the_o pope_n succeed_v in_o place_n to_o those_o 32._o holy_a bishop_n and_o martyr_n it_o be_v no_o otherwise_o then_o as_o corruption_n succee_v generation_n vinegar_n succee_v wine_n as_o the_o turk_n succee_v james_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o other_o of_o the_o apostle_n in_o other_o place_n pope_n victor_n in_o the_o 200_o year_n excommunicate_v the_o asian_a bishop_n about_o the_o observation_n or_o keep_v easter_n day_n so_o they_o say_v but_o do_v you_o speak_v this_o to_o his_o credit_n or_o to_o disgrace_v his_o person_n certain_o it_o be_v a_o foul_a fact_n that_o he_o do_v commit_v therein_o and_o so_o it_o be_v censure_v by_o most_o learned_a and_o godly_a bishop_n of_o that_o age_n and_o namely_o by_o s._n ireneus_fw-la who_o write_v unto_o he_o purposely_o about_o the_o matter_n and_o reprove_v he_o sharp_o for_o it_o as_o he_o well_o deserve_v jreneus_n in_o victorem_fw-la per_fw-la epistolam_fw-la graviter_fw-la invectus_fw-la est_fw-la say_v socrates_n eccles_n hist_o l._n 5._o c._n 21._o and_o that_o it_o displease_v other_o christian_a bishop_n beside_o jraeneus_n you_o shall_v find_v in_o euseb_n l._n 5._o hist_o eccl._n c._n 23.24_o the_o four_o first_o gener_fw-la all_o counsel_n not_o call_v by_o pope_n pope_n silvester_n in_o the_o 314_o year_n call_v the_o first_o general_a council_n of_o nice_a against_o the_o arian_n heresy_n baronius_n then_o be_v out_o in_o his_o reckon_n of_o anno_fw-la 325._o eusebius_n who_o live_v in_o that_o time_n and_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o business_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v call_v by_o constantine_n the_o emperor_n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr constant_n c._n 6._o and_o 7._o and_o i_o think_v it_o be_v hard_a to_o name_v any_o ancient_a writer_n that_o deny_v it_o the_o council_n itself_o acknowledge_v so_o much_o in_o a_o synodical_a epistle_n to_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n egypt_n libya_n and_o pentapolis_n quoniam_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la &_o mandato_fw-la sanctissimi_fw-la jmperatoris_fw-la constantini_n qui_fw-la nos_fw-la ex_fw-la variis_fw-la civitatibus_fw-la &_o provinciis_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la congregavit_fw-la magnum_fw-la &_o sanctum_fw-la concilium_fw-la nicenum_n coactum_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la socrat._v l._n 1._o hist_o eccles_n c._n 6._o this_o case_n be_v so_o plain_a that_o pigh_a eccles_n hire_n l._n 6._o c._n 1._o call_v general_a counsel_n inventum_fw-la constantinum_n though_o bellarm_n chide_v he_o for_o it_o l._n 1._o de_fw-fr council_n c._n 13._o to._n 2._o pope_n damascus_n in_o the_o 367_o year_n call_v the_o second_o gener_fw-la all_o council_n at_o constantinople_n against_o macedonius_n the_o heretic_n as_o true_a as_o silvester_n call_v the_o first_o sozomen_n hist_o ecles_n l._n 7._o c._n 7._o say_v direct_o that_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n call_v it_o &_o the_o council_n itself_o in_o a_o letter_n write_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v assemble_v together_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o write_v direct_v from_o his_o imperial_a piety_n pope_n celestine_n 414_o call_v the_o three_o general_a council_n at_o ephesus_n against_o nestorius_n the_o heretic_n it_o seem_v that_o pope_n celestine_n himself_o be_v not_o present_a at_o this_o council_n but_o for_o the_o council_n itself_o it_o be_v call_v authoritate_fw-la &_o nutu_fw-la theodosii_fw-la junioris_fw-la qui_fw-la tum_fw-la oririent_a ale_n administravit_fw-la imperirium_fw-la say_v evag._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o and_o literae_fw-la jmperatoris_fw-la erant_fw-la ad_fw-la cyrillum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la alios_fw-la omnes_fw-la ubique_fw-la sanctarum_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la praesides_fw-la missae_fw-la ibid._n and_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n do_v testify_v so_o much_o pope_n leo_n 440_o call_v the_o four_o genera_fw-la all_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n against_o the_o heretic_n eutiches_n let_v the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n speak_v which_o begin_v thus_o in_o civitate_fw-la calcedonensi_fw-la metropoli_fw-la provinciae_fw-la bythiniae_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la synodus_fw-la ex_fw-la decreto_fw-la piissimorum_fw-la imperat._n valentiniani_n &_o marciani_n and_o he_o that_o read_v the_o epistle_n of_o leo_n shall_v find_v in_o what_o humble_a and_o submissive_a manner_n he_o 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