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A17511	A briefe treatise, conteynynge a playne and fruitfull declaration of the Popes vsurped primacye, written in Greeke aboue. vij. hundred yeres sens, by Nilus, an ancient archbyshop of Thessalonia and newly tra[n]slated into englyshe by Thomas Gressop student in Oxforde. Pervsed and allovved accordyng to the Quenes maiesties iniunctions; Peri tēs archēs tou papa. English	Cabasilas, Nicolaus, 14th cent.; Gressop, Thomas.	1560 (1560)	STC 4325; ESTC S107398	21,793	62

ofttēimes not of himself only but of other called a byshop without mention of any place For we reade Theodosius the moste glorious conqueror and always moste valyant greteth the byshop Cirillus without any mention of the place wherof he was bysshop But what shall we say of those whiche leaue out the title of a Byshop and vse onely their owne proper names Shall we saye that they are no byshoppes or that they haue a greatter dignitie then an vniuersall byshoprike for as muche as the Pope of Rome wyll be an vniuersall byshop bycause the place is not named whereof he is bishoppe There may many suche inscriptions and subscriptions be broughte out of bokes of authoritie wherin the name of the bishop is plainly omitted Furthermore our aduersaries affirm that y e name of apostolike agreeth only to the Pope whiche surely is very vntru For it is cōmon to other with him as it appeareth by the .xi. session of the vi synode where we rede in this wise Constantine the moste holy archdeacon of this holye catholike and apostolike churche and again in the subscriptions of the same synode we rede Peter an elder and one that supplieth the rome of the apostolike sea Alexandria I George the least of the elders one that occupieth the place of Theodorus Theophilactus an elder and vicegerēt to the apostolike throne of the holy sea and citie of our god Hierusalem haue subscribed And again loke in the first session of the .vij. synode which beginneth in this maner In the name of the lord Iesus Christ our tru god c. wherafter the rehersall of them that wer sēt frone Rome foloweth mention of the byshop of Constantinople in this sort Iohn and Thomas the mooste holye elders Monkes by profession and suppliynge the place of the apostlike seas of the easte This shall ye fynde in the beginnyng of euery acte in the .vii. synode Also in the subscriptions ye shall reade I Iohn by the grace of God an Elder and assistant to the Patriarke substitute of the .iii. apostolike seas Alexandria Antioche and Hierusalem folowyng the doctrine of the fathers and tradition of the churche geuynge finall sentence haue subscribed Also I Thomas by the grace of God an elder and primate of the habitation of the holy father Arsenius whiche is in Egypt beyonde Babylon substitute to the .iii. apostolike thrones Alexandria Antioche and Hierusalem folowyng the doctrine of the fathers and tradition of the churche geuyng finall sentence haue subscribed The lyke shall ye fynde in all their subscriptions Here ye maye playnely see that not onely the sea of Rome but also the seas of other churches ar called apostolike Wherfore if we weigh the matter according to reason either we shal equally esteeme all those seas and churches whyche as we haue declared are called Apostolike orels we shal not make so muche of Rome for this title seyng that it is not onelye propre vnto that churche But what shal we say to that where Chrysostome writynge to one affirmeth that al the priests of the new testament syt in Christes chayre lyke as they of the olde testament sat in the chaire of Moyses yea he sayeth that they haue a greater dignitie then thangels and archangels so that there can be no excellency in that he boasteth the sea Apostolike seyng that all byshops sytte in the chayre of Christe and haue a more ample dignitie then thangels themselues Agayne the Popes secte holde that it perteyneth by ryght to the Pope only to call togyther generall councels wherin they striue agaynst a manyfest truthe It is a wonder to see that the Pope is not ashamed to aduance hym selfe and to lyfte vp his combe in the churche for a matter wherof Kynges myght boast them selues I speake not this as thoughe I esteemed not the excellency of Kynges For vnto them we owe bothe honour and obedience But bycause the ecclesiasticall dignitie settyng at naughte all earthly glorye and rychesse shoulde desyre and seeke for a heauenly preeminence and renoume Therefore I wylle proue that this right pertayneth rather to kyngs then to bishops For so hath the Actes of the fyrst holy counsell of Nice To the holy and greate churche by the grace of god of Alexandria and to the learned brethern whiche are in Egypt Lybia and the fiue cities the byshops assembled and holdyng a great and holy synode at Nice sendeth gretyng For as much as vnto vs that are gathered togyther oute of dyuers cities and prouinces by the grace of God our most godly prince Constantine c. Also in the third or Ephesine councel we rede To the moste holy emperours and beloued of god Theodosius and Valentinian most mighty and victorius conquerours the holy Synod by the grace of god and the authoritie assembled in the citie Ephesus Also in the ende of the counsel of Calcedonia ye shal fynd in the inscription of the holy Synode The holy great and vniuersal Synode assembled by the grace of God and the decree of our moste holy emperours at Calcedonia in Bythinia to the moste holy and blessed archbysshop of Rome Leo. That therfore it appertayneth to the dignitie of christen kynges to calle generall councelles it may sufficiently appere by the places nowe alledged But lette vs brynge foorthe that also where byshop Leo wrytyng to the emperour Theodosius humbly desyreth as a great benefyte that he wolde prouyde a prouinciall Synode to bee gathered in Italy Which truely he wold not haue craued with suche humilitie if he had thought before that it was his owne right The wordes of his epistle are these All our churches and all our priestes moste humbly with teares beseeche your clemency that accordyng to byshop Flauians booke ye vouchesafe to commande a prouinciall councel to be assembled in Italy If it moue any man that Peter ended his lyfe at Rome he ought muche more to be moued with that the Sonne of God suffered at Ierusalem his passion most holsom to mankynde But peraduenture somme manne wyll saye that the Fathers dydde attribute muche vnto the Churche of Rome I aunswere they dydde it not because they thought that God gaue any greate prerogatiue to that sea but partelye for the desyre of good order the strengthe and profyte wherof is great For by order thynges bothe in heauen and earthe are preserued and maynteyned and partely as desyrous to obserue goddes commandementes preuent one an other in geuing honor c. orels bicause they endeuored to imitate thexample of humilitie professed by Christ to his disciples in washing their fete and such lyke no table counsels and holsome examples lefte vnto vs. S Paule writinge to the Corinthians calleth him selfe their seruaunte for Christes sake yea the Pope in the beginninge of all his letters calleth him selfe a seruaunt of seruauntes What meruayle is it thenne yf the fathers some what debased themselues afore hym and graunt hym as we haue declared the chiefe degree in honour Last of all our aduersaries