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the_o accuser_n of_o christian_n at_o rome_n whereby_o it_o evident_o appear_v that_o christian_n be_v at_o rome_n likeways_o platina_n in_o the_o life_n of_o christ_n affirm_v express_o that_o the_o senate_n ordain_v christian_n to_o be_v put_v forth_o of_o the_o city_n likeways_o clement_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o recognition_n affirm_v that_o barnabas_n be_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o time_n of_o tiberius_n bellarmine_n answer_v to_o this_o last_o objection_n that_o those_o book_n of_o clement_n be_v apocryphal_a but_o it_o be_v reply_v when_o they_o setch_v testimony_n from_o this_o book_n to_o prove_v any_o oâ—_n their_o tenet_n they_o call_v it_o authentic_a so_o coccius_n and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d when_o they_o be_v press_v with_o testimony_n from_o it_o they_o call_v it_o apocryphal_a bellarmine_n three_o reason_n to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n be_v that_o several_a of_o the_o father_n affirm_v that_o mark_n write_v his_o evangel_n at_o rome_n as_o he_o hear_v peter_n preach_v it_o there_o but_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o all_o this_o depend_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o papias_n neither_o do_v they_o agree_v among_o themselves_o in_o the_o relation_n for_o hieronymus_n follow_v the_o authority_n of_o papias_n who_o eusebius_n call_v a_o impostor_n as_o we_o say_v before_o affirm_v that_o mark_n write_v the_o say_a evangel_n when_o peter_n be_v alive_a and_o that_o the_o say_v mark_n die_v the_o eigth_n year_n of_o nero_n but_o irenaeus_n affirm_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o that_o mark_n write_v his_o evangel_n after_o the_o death_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n bellarmine_n four_o reason_n to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n be_v that_o his_o sepulchre_n be_v at_o rome_n which_o he_o prove_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o many_o father_n but_o it_o be_v answer_v they_o be_v all_o deceive_v by_o papias_n second_o those_o father_n who_o affirm_v that_o peter_n die_v at_o rome_n relate_v some_o circumstance_n of_o his_o death_n which_o seem_v incredible_a as_o first_o they_o affirm_v that_o peter_n and_o paul_n die_v in_o one_o day_n but_o that_o seem_v incredible_a because_o paul_n come_v to_o rome_n about_o the_o three_o and_o four_o year_n of_o nero_n he_o profess_v that_o he_o be_v then_o old_a they_o likeways_o affirm_v that_o he_o die_v the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o nero_n and_o so_o he_o live_v ten_o year_n after_o he_o call_v himself_o old_a but_o this_o seem_v not_o to_o consist_v with_o that_o assertion_n of_o his_o die_v in_o one_o day_n with_o peter_n for_o it_o be_v scarce_o credible_a that_o peter_n can_v be_v alive_a ten_o year_n after_o paul_n call_v himself_o a_o old_a man_n since_o paul_n be_v very_o young_a when_o he_o be_v convert_v but_o it_o appear_v by_o john_n 21._o 18._o that_o peter_n be_v a_o old_a man_n before_o paul_n be_v convert_v that_o be_v when_o christ_n be_v alive_a but_o paul_n be_v not_o convert_v until_o a_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o it_o seem_v incredible_a that_o peter_n can_v live_v ten_o year_n after_o paul_n call_v himself_o a_o old_a man_n the_o second_o incredible_a circumstance_n be_v that_o they_o affirm_v that_o peter_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n have_v a_o intention_n to_o leave_n rome_n christ_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o the_o port_n of_o the_o city_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o return_v but_o the_o scripture_n affirm_v that_o the_o heaven_n shall_v contain_v christ_n until_o the_o last_o day_n and_o peter_n himself_o affirm_v that_o christ_n shall_v not_o descend_v from_o heaven_n till_o then_o and_o whereas_o bellarmine_n object_n that_o christ_n appear_v to_o paul_n in_o the_o air_n he_o speak_v so_o without_o any_o ground_n because_o act._n 9_o it_o be_v only_o affirm_v that_o a_o great_a light_n shine_v round_o about_o paul_n and_o that_o he_o hear_v a_o voice_n but_o the_o scripture_n there_o do_v not_o affirm_v that_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o air_n paul_n may_v have_v see_v christ_n as_o stephen_n do_v in_o heaven_n himself_o be_v upon_o earth_n act._n 7._o 55._o and_o those_o be_v the_o reason_n by_o which_o bellarmine_n prove_v peter_n be_v at_o rome_n which_o all_o be_v found_v upon_o conjecture_n and_o since_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o supremacy_n of_o peter_n and_o that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o since_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n be_v found_v upon_o contradictory_n conjecture_n as_o partly_o we_o have_v show_v and_o partly_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o minute_n the_o reason_n of_o velenus_n by_o consequence_n the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v found_v upon_o contradictory_n conjecture_n chap._n xxiii_o bellarmine_n reason_n prove_v that_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n answer_v in_o the_o next_o place_n bellarmine_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o
succession_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o linus_n be_v first_o bishop_n and_o not_o peter_n for_o he_o call_v clement_n the_o three_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o if_o he_o have_v include_v peter_n in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o bishop_n clement_n have_v be_v the_o four_o bishop_n in_o his_o calculation_n some_o romanist_n answer_n that_o those_o testimony_n do_v not_o prove_v linus_n be_v first_o bishop_n cletus_n second_o clemens_n three_o absolute_o but_o only_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o father_n be_v that_o linus_n be_v the_o first_o bishop_n after_o peter_n cletus_n the_o second_o clemens_n the_o three_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o those_o father_n have_v say_v peter_n be_v first_o linus_n second_o cletus_n three_o clemens_n four_o but_o it_o be_v reply_v that_o be_v but_o a_o shift_n or_o evasion_n because_o it_o appear_v to_o any_o who_o be_v verse_v in_o eusebius_n that_o when_o he_o speak_v so_o first_o bishop_n after_o such_o a_o one_o iâ—_n that_o one_o in_o his_o opinion_n be_v a_o bishop_n himself_o he_o include_v he_o in_o the_o number_n and_o make_v he_o first_o bishop_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o catalogue_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n where_o he_o call_v cerdo_v the_o three_o bishop_n after_o anianus_n but_o he_o call_v anianus_n first_o bishop_n lib._n 12._o cap._n 3._o so_o cap._n 16._o he_o reckon_v anianus_n first_o abilius_n second_o cerdo_v three_o whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o when_o he_o speak_v so_o viz._n three_o bishop_n after_o such_o a_o one_o that_o he_o evermore_o include_v that_o one_o in_o the_o number_n when_o he_o think_v he_o be_v a_o bishop_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o his_o reckon_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n cerdo_n say_v he_o be_v three_o after_o anianus_n that_o be_v anianus_n be_v first_o abilius_n second_o cerdo_v three_o but_o in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n when_o he_o call_v linus_n the_o first_o after_o peter_n cletus_n the_o second_o clemens_n the_o three_o he_o include_v not_o peter_n in_o the_o catalogue_n but_o reckon_v they_o as_o peter_n be_v not_o bishop_n at_o all_o other_o way_n he_o will_v call_v peter_n first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o he_o do_v anianus_n first_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n the_o three_o reason_n prove_v those_o father_n call_v peter_n bishop_n of_o rome_n take_v the_o word_n bishop_n large_o and_o not_o strict_o and_o proper_o be_v unanswerable_a because_o it_o appear_v by_o their_o own_o testimony_n and_o likeways_o of_o other_o father_n that_o linus_n and_o cletus_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n when_o peter_n be_v alive_a whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o peter_n be_v call_v bishop_n of_o rome_n only_o because_o he_o and_o paul_n found_v that_o church_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o father_n for_o peter_n can_v not_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n proper_o if_o linus_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n when_o peter_n be_v alive_a but_o that_o linus_n and_o cletus_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n when_o paul_n be_v alive_a be_v prove_v by_o these_o follow_a testimony_n the_o first_o testimony_n be_v of_o tertullianus_n lib._n the_o praescrip_n cap._n 32._o according_a to_o the_o distinction_n of_o pamelius_n where_o he_o affirm_v that_o polycarpus_n be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o smyrna_n by_o john_n the_o apostle_n and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n clemens_n be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o peter_n but_o it_o be_v notorious_a that_o john_n be_v alive_a when_o he_o ordain_v polycarpus_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n neither_o be_v john_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n himself_o therefore_o it_o follow_v that_o clemens_n be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o peter_n that_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n when_o peter_n be_v alive_a since_o polycarpus_n be_v bishop_n of_o smyrna_n when_o john_n be_v alive_a the_o second_o testimony_n be_v of_o irenaeus_n and_o be_v this_o in_o eusebius_n lib._n 5_o hist_o cap._n 6._o where_o eusebius_n bring_v in_o irenaeus_n speak_v thus_o the_o bless_a apostle_n paul_n and_o peter_n sound_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n give_v unto_o linus_n the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o church_n whereby_o it_o be_v notorious_a that_o the_o function_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n be_v different_a from_o the_o function_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n and_o likeways_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o word_n that_o while_o they_o be_v alive_a they_o do_v put_v linus_n in_o the_o actual_a possession_n of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n bellarmine_n answer_v that_o peter_n do_v put_v linus_n and_o cletus_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n when_o he_o be_v alive_a not_o as_o bishop_n but_o as_o coadjutor_n unto_o he_o especial_o peter_n be_v ofttimes_o call_v elsewhere_o by_o his_o apostolic_a function_n but_o he_o entangle_v himself_o foul_o first_o he_o make_v peter_n sufficient_a to_o govern_v the_o whole_a church_n as_o elsewhere_o he_o affirm_v and_o yet_o in_o this_o answer_n he_o make_v he_o insufficient_a to_o govern_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n without_o a_o coadjutor_n 2._o irenaeus_n affirm_v that_o paul_n ordain_v linus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o well_o as_o peter_n and_o if_o linus_n have_v be_v coadjutor_n to_o those_o who_o ordain_v he_o he_o will_v have_v be_v coadjutor_n to_o paul_n as_o well_o as_o to_o peter_n and_o consequent_o paul_n be_v also_o bishop_n of_o rome_n 3._o irenaeus_n express_o distinguish_v the_o office_n of_o a_o apostle_n from_o that_o of_o a_o bishop_n in_o these_o word_n for_o he_o affirm_v peter_n and_o paul_n found_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o give_v the_o bishopric_n thereof_o to_o linus_n so_o epiphanius_n heraesie_v 27._o affirm_v that_o the_o office_n of_o a_o apostle_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o one_o place_n and_o therefore_o in_o their_o absence_n rome_n can_v not_o be_v without_o a_o bishop_n the_o three_o testimony_n be_v of_o ruffinus_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o those_o book_n of_o recognition_n attribute_v to_o clement_n his_o word_n be_v these_o linus_n and_o cletus_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n before_o clement_n but_o while_o peter_n be_v alive_a to_o wit_n that_o they_o may_v be_v bishop_n and_o himself_o may_v fulfil_v the_o office_n of_o a_o apostle_n in_o which_o word_n ruffinus_n express_o call_v linus_n and_o cletus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v a_o distinct_a office_n from_o that_o of_o peter_n whereby_o it_o evident_o appear_v that_o peter_n be_v not_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o strict_a sense_n mention_v before_o which_o be_v further_o confirm_v by_o the_o next_o follow_v word_n of_o ruffinus_n wherein_o he_o affirm_v that_o zacheus_n be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n ordain_v by_o peter_n bishop_n at_o caesaria_n as_o linus_n and_o cletus_n be_v at_o rome_n but_o bellarmine_n will_v not_o affirm_v that_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o caesaria_n and_o zachaeus_n his_o coadjutor_n and_o although_o this_o testimony_n of_o ruffinus_n do_v not_o convince_v barronius_n yet_o onufrius_n sanderus_n fevardentius_n confess_v ingenuous_o that_o it_o can_v hardly_o be_v shun_v barrontus_n give_v no_o regard_n to_o the_o testimony_n of_o ruffinus_n because_o he_o interpret_v that_o six_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o niece_n against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o since_o ruffinus_n live_v very_o near_o that_o time_n and_o since_o he_o be_v second_v by_o all_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n as_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o follow_a book_n who_o all_o interpret_v that_o act_n against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o well_o as_o he_o though_o in_o a_o different_a manner_n his_o authority_n be_v more_o to_o be_v regard_v then_o that_o of_o bellarmine_n or_o barronius_n devise_v a_o new_a interpretation_n of_o the_o say_a act_n 1300._o year_n after_o the_o date_n of_o it_o against_o the_o currant_n of_o all_o antiquity_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v lib._n 2._o cap._n chap._n xxiv_o presumption_n that_o peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n and_o demonstration_n that_o he_o be_v never_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o two_o precede_a chapter_n have_v be_v answer_v those_o reason_n allege_v by_o bellarmine_n to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v upon_o what_o weak_a reason_n the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v build_v and_o which_o be_v quite_o destroy_v if_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v true_a the_o weakness_n of_o bellarmine_n ground_n will_v further_o appear_v in_o this_o present_a chapter_n in_o which_o be_v mention_v some_o strong_a presumption_n that_o peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n and_o invincible_a demonstration_n that_o peter_n be_v never_o bishop_n of_o rome_n if_o the_o word_n bishop_n be_v take_v in_o the_o proper_a and_o strict_a sense_n which_o we_o mention_v before_o that_o peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n may_v be_v persuade_v by_o the_o follow_a reason_n first_o those_o
affirm_v none_o of_o we_o make_v himself_o bishop_n of_o bishop_n or_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o compel_v his_o colleague_n by_o tyrannical_a terror_n to_o necessity_n of_o obedience_n which_o word_n as_o binius_fw-la observe_v be_v direct_v against_o stephanus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n because_o he_o have_v threaten_v the_o bishop_n of_o africa_n with_o excommunication_n if_o they_o do_v not_o alter_v their_o judgement_n sanderus_n answer_v three_o that_o albeit_o cyprian_n do_v assert_v the_o equality_n of_o bishop_n in_o those_o word_n yet_o it_o be_v only_o a_o equality_n according_a to_o their_o order_n of_o priesthood_n not_o according_a to_o their_o jurisdiction_n albeit_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v equal_a to_o other_o bishop_n as_o he_o be_v bishop_n yet_o he_o be_v above_o they_o in_o jurisdiction_n he_o give_v this_o answer_n lib._n 7._o cap._n but_o it_o be_v reply_v this_o distinction_n be_v frivolous_a and_o quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o cyprian_a who_o intention_n in_o those_o word_n be_v express_o to_o assert_v the_o equality_n of_o jurisdiction_n and_o since_o he_o aim_v at_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v evident_a in_o his_o opinion_n that_o any_o bishop_n be_v of_o equal_a jurisdiction_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n how_o can_v any_o be_v so_o impudent_a to_o deny_v that_o cyprian_a assert_n equality_n of_o jurisdiction_n since_o he_o express_o affirm_v no_o bishop_n can_v judge_v another_o bishop_n nor_o be_v judge_v by_o he_o christ_n be_v the_o only_a judge_n of_o bishop_n which_o in_o right_n down_o term_n be_v that_o all_o eishop_n be_v equal_a in_o jurisdiction_n which_o none_o but_o a_o sophister_n will_v deny_v it_o be_v needless_a to_o mention_v the_o answer_n of_o other_o romanist_n as_o of_o alanus_n copus_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 19_o and_o dormanus_n in_o his_o english_a treatise_n against_o bishop_n jewel_n cap._n 10._o since_o they_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o refute_v the_o most_o ingenuous_a answer_n of_o 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maintain_v it_o bad_o that_o be_v by_o usurpation_n arrogancy_n and_o presumption_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o contest_v between_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n we_o have_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n prove_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o believe_v as_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o day_n of_o cyprian_a nor_o any_o time_n before_o unto_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n we_o have_v also_o show_v with_o what_o perplex_a sophistry_n our_o adversary_n endeavour_v to_o elude_v the_o force_n of_o those_o testimony_n in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n we_o will_v examine_v what_o be_v object_v by_o our_o adversary_n to_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o that_o interval_n if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o church_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v ordain_v by_o peter_n to_o succeed_v to_o himself_o in_o that_o function_n of_o oecumenick_n bishop_n or_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n do_v succeed_v to_o peter_n in_o that_o function_n the_o evidence_n of_o that_o succession_n have_v be_v great_a in_o these_o primitive_a time_n than_o it_o be_v afterward_o but_o contrary_o we_o find_v the_o near_o we_o come_v to_o the_o apostle_n time_n the_o less_o evidence_n we_o find_v for_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o succession_n to_o peter_n be_v but_o a_o fiction_n neither_o be_v it_o ever_o urge_v as_o to_o jurisdiction_n till_o after_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n as_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o follow_a book_n and_o the_o more_o the_o time_n be_v remote_a that_o opinion_n of_o the_o succession_n to_o peter_n increase_v the_o more_o that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a evidence_n before_o the_o council_n of_o niece_n of_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o aeneas_n silvius_n pope_n himself_o in_o his_o 288._o epistle_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v the_o great_a antiquary_n of_o his_o time_n the_o truth_n of_o his_o assertion_n will_v appear_v by_o our_o answer_n to_o that_o which_o they_o object_n which_o be_v so_o many_o testimony_n against_o themselves_o to_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o that_o interval_n they_o object_v nothing_o beside_o what_o we_o shall_v prove_v forge_v by_o testimony_n of_o their_o own_o doctor_n before_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o second_o age_n or_o beginning_n of_o the_o three_o and_o then_o their_o objection_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n first_o action_n of_o pope_n second_o tectimony_n of_o pope_n and_o father_n what_o regaird_a shall_v be_v have_v to_o the_o action_n and_o testimony_n of_o pope_n appear_v by_o the_o commentary_n which_o pope_n aeneas_n silvius_n or_o pius_n second_o write_v upon_o the_o council_n of_o basile_n his_o word_n be_v these_o 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say_a victor_n about_o anno_fw-la 195._o have_v a_o
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learned_a man_n among_o the_o papist_n themselves_z maintain_v that_o they_o be_v not_o make_v by_o the_o apostle_n but_o collect_v from_o cannon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n and_o other_o posterior_n council_n see_v salmasius_n and_o photius_n bibliothick_n cap._n 113._o we_o may_v allege_v several_a other_o reason_n to_o prove_v those_o epistle_n forge_v as_o their_o absurd_a interpetation_n of_o scripture_n some_o of_o they_o maintain_v community_n of_o wife_n etc._n etc._n but_o those_o reason_n be_v sufficient_a since_o bellarmine_n and_o barronius_n seem_v not_o to_o care_n much_o for_o they_o since_o contius_n professor_n at_o bruges_n maintain_v they_o to_o be_v forge_v since_o aeneas_n silvius_n epist_n 301._o according_a to_o bellarmine_n supputation_n 288._o express_o affirm_v that_o before_o the_o council_n of_o niece_n there_o be_v no_o monument_n for_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n which_o he_o will_v never_o have_v affirm_v if_o he_o have_v not_o believe_v those_o 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esteem_v apocryphal_a by_o gratianus_n bellarmine_n and_o other_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o this_o much_o of_o those_o decretal_a epistle_n they_o allege_v testimony_n from_o several_a other_o forge_a author_n in_o that_o interval_n to_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o that_o interval_n as_o abdias_n bishop_n of_o babylon_n be_v cite_v by_o dorman_n to_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n linus_n be_v cite_v by_o coccius_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n clement_n by_o harding_n viz._n his_o book_n of_o recognition_n dyonisius_n areopagita_n de_fw-fr divinis_fw-la nominibus_fw-la be_v several_a time_n cite_v by_o coccius_n in_o thesauro_fw-la for_o the_o same_o end_n but_o all_o these_o author_n or_o those_o book_n now_o mention_v of_o those_o author_n be_v reject_v by_o bellarmine_n or_o barronius_n or_o possevinus_n or_o cajetanus_n or_o grocinus_n or_o sixtus_n senensis_n and_o other_o light_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o insist_v upon_o the_o disprove_v they_o we_o will_v only_o answer_v one_o passage_n false_o attribute_v to_o eusebius_n or_o to_o hieronymus_n in_o his_o addition_n to_o eusebius_n and_o it_o be_v this_o bellarmine_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v a_o legislative_a power_n and_o posnan_n also_o thes_n 131._o allege_v a_o passage_n of_o eusebius_n viz._n that_o lend_v fast_o of_o 40_o day_n be_v institute_v by_o telesphorus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o live_v in_o the_o second_o age_n and_o this_o be_v his_o first_o instance_n but_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o scaliger_n in_o his_o edition_n of_o eusebius_n demonstrat_n those_o can_v be_v the_o word_n of_o eusebius_n because_o lib._n 5._o cap._n 17._o he_o express_o affirm_v that_o montanus_n the_o heretic_n be_v the_o first_o that_o prescribe_v set_v fast_n second_o because_o cap._n 34._o of_o the_o same_o book_n eusebius_n affirm_v from_o irenaeus_n that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o live_v after_o telesphorus_n that_o the_o fast_o of_o lent_n be_v not_o observe_v one_o way_n some_o observe_v one_o day_n some_o two_o some_o more_o etc._n etc._n bellarmine_n second_o instance_n be_v that_o the_o say_v eusebius_n affirm_v that_o the_o mystery_n or_o celebration_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v first_o ordain_v by_o pius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o universal_o observe_v in_o the_o west_n but_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o eusebius_n cap._n 22._o of_o the_o say_a book_n express_o affirm_v the_o contrary_a viz._n that_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o several_a counsel_n neither_o be_v it_o ever_o general_o observe_v before_o the_o council_n of_o niece_n whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o passage_n be_v fraudulent_o insert_v in_o the_o work_n of_o eusebius_n otherways_o eusebius_n will_v contradict_v himself_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o corruption_n of_o cyprian_a there_o be_v not_o a_o father_n of_o they_o all_o of_o who_o they_o brag_v more_o then_o of_o cyprian_a to_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n rome_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o a_o father_n of_o they_o all_o of_o which_o they_o have_v less_o reason_n to_o brag_v as_o we_o shewedbefore_n barronius_n tom_n 1._o pag._n 129._o let_v one_o speak_v for_o all_o say_v he_o in_o time_n more_o ancient_a in_o learning_n more_o excellent_a in_o honour_n of_o martyrdom_n far_o exceed_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n viz._n cyprian_n and_o then_o he_o cite_v this_o follow_a passage_n out_o of_o cyprian_a de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la cap._n 3._o to_o peter_n our_o lord_n after_o his_o resurrection_n say_v feed_v my_o sheep_n and_o build_v his_o church_n upon_o he_o alone_z 2._o and_o although_o after_o his_o resurrection_n he_o give_v alike_o power_n to_o all_o yet_o to_o manifest_a unity_n he_o constitute_v one_o chair_n