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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	peter_n	pope_n	successor_n	2,110	5	8.9988	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81581	Queries upon queries: or Enquiries into Certain queries upon Dr. Pierce's sermon at Whitehall, Feb. 1	Dobson, John, 1633-1681.	1663 (1663)	Wing D1755A; ESTC R231409	9,187	16

If there be two mothers must not Rome which was the latter be a step-mother to them And are they not like to lead a prosperous and happy life under such an indulgent Matron who is wont even to kill her children out of very kindness to them QUERIE XIV If S. Peter brought Christianity into Britain as Gildas sayes and you consent whether this will not exempt the British Church from any subjection to the See of Rome If ever Peter was there which is a question not to be decided did he bring it hither before he carried it thither or after If before why must we who were the first Christians truckle under Rome that is our junior If after was it while he was living or after his Death If while alive what will become of your pretensions that he seated himself at Rome there exercised Episcopal Authority and dying there bequeath'd his chaire to Clemens or Linus and the succeeding Popes If in his absence he left a Deputy it will seem strange that one mans head should fit anothers shoulders If not 't will be more strange that the body should tarry there while the head travail'd into England If after his Death are we not beholding to him that he would rise out of his grave and take such a long journey to plant the Gospel here And will it not become you who are so much devoted to S. Peter to own us for your Superiors if for no other Reason yet for the miraculous plantation QUERIE XV. Whether you doe well to make a Comparison between Henry 8. and Phocas who was indeed an incomparable villain Was not one a King by Birth the other of an obscure parentage and by merit but a Centurion One came to his Crown by rightfull succession the other to the Empire by the unnatural murther of his Master Mauritius and his children One had reason to be displeas'd at Clement 7. who had so often deluded him in his appeals so long usurp'd what was his Right the other had not the same reason to be displeas'd at Cyriacus who could not invade his Right that had no other Right to be invaded but what bloud and rapine could give him to the gallows Suppose he had been the lawfull Emperour if he had denied Cyriacus the Title of Universal and made himself supreme within his own Dominions he had done well And did H. 8. who was indeed our lawful King doe any more then throw off the Pope and restore his own Supremacy to himself You applaud Phocas his justice for robbing Constantinople and placing the Title of Universal in the Bishop of Rome that being the chief Seat of his Empire would you have been content if H. 8. when he degraded Clement had made the Bishop of London Universal that being the Metropolis of his Kingdome If not do you not doe to others as you would not be done to your selves in permitting Phocas to strip Cyriacus and not suffering King H. to doe the like to you If you would why do you appropriate that title to your selves while you confess that if the King had so pleas'd the Bishop of London might have been as Universal as my Lord of Rome is QUERIE XVI S. Peter saies Christ is the Corner-stone 1 Pet. 2. 6. you say S. Peter is which must we hearken to If S. Peter were a pillar could he be a Corner-stone too Whether S. Paul knew S. Peter or no If not why did he not excuse himself for rebuking him as he did for his reviling the High priest with an I wist not who he was If he did sure he knew him to be not so much or no more then his equal when he rebuk'd him so openly and made no Apology for his boldness neither Whether the Pope be not S. Peter's successour as in his Chair so in his Dissimulation too because he can pretend to humility in the midst of so great pride and exactly counterfeit it while he has such an Absolute Autority Whether from this Humility does not proceed his so inveterate Enmity to Ambition in others that he will not suffer them to aspire beyond his own great toe Whether S. Paul might not be born among the Jews and yet Preach among the Heathens and so though he were an Hebrew of Hebrews by parentage yet be an Apostle of the Gentiles by employment If the Pope be Lord of Kings as you say does he not Lord it over God's heritage Are Kings no part of God's heritage Does not Christ's Vicar too much disgrace his master by condescending so farre as to be the servant of the servants of God They that rule over the Gentiles exercise Lordship but do our Lords Bishops rule over the Gentiles A Gentile and a Heathen you say are all one and is it not enough to make us Hereticks but you must make us Heathens too and so neither keep Faith with us because we are Hereticks nor suffer us to hold the same Faith with you because we are Heathens Imprimatur Dan. Nicols R. P. D. Arch. Cant. Capel Domesticus Ex aedibus Lambethanis Martii 21. 1662 3. FINIS