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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55118	A little view of this old vvorld in two books ... a work fitted to the press five years agone, and now published, by Tho. Palmer.	Palmer, Thomas, b. ca. 1620.	1659 (1659)	Wing P253; ESTC R17862	95,299	212

ought not nay may not put out a Lordly Soveraign power over the Church or Brethren is plain to all that will read it 1 Pet. 5. 2 3. Secondly That ordinary Church-Officers have not any power or charge given them over diverse Churches is plain from Scripture and Reason When Paul called the Bishops together and spake to them all present yet he presses every one to take care of his own particular Flock Acts 20. 28. If any through prejudice should seek other glosses to put upon this text to hold their own opinions they let goe natural reason and deal worse with Christian souls than they are willing to doe by their flocks of Sheep Certainly a Shepherd that takes charge of divers flocks in several places is very like to Rot them all But my business is to gather an Epitomy of the Papacy that the rise and growth of this proud scarlet Whore who rides the Roman Empire may bee yet more perfectly discovered and that the Antichrist of Rome may appear to bee the very Whore of Babylon shadowed out in Types and Figures unto John in his Revelations The Gospel was no sooner preached by the Apostles but Satan had some ministers ready to pervert the truth of it and turn away Disciples The Apostle Paul not only describes but discovered the working of Antichrist in his time Paul said then the Mystery of iniquity doth already work 2 Thes. 2. 7. that is in that very age pride end usurpation of false teachers corruption of Doctrine and Discipline grew fast on and many were drawn off from the simplicity of the Gospel to Idolatrous and Superstitious practices through ignorance and blind devotion It cannot be denied but that the first Bishops of the Church of Christ in Rome were many of them sound in the faith and sealed the truth of the Gospel with their bloud in Martyrdome yet in those times Heresies and Sects in Religion grew fast and after more and more I shall pass in silence all the first Bishops and begin with Elutherius the twelfth Bishop of Rome Elutherius was chosen Bishop of the Church at Rome in the fifteenth year of Antonius Verus the Emperour Anno 178. and governed that Church thirteen years untill this time the same Doctrin and Order in the Church which was left by the Apostles was observed in the Church of Rome In his time England received the Christian Faith and when Lucius the British King sent to Rome as a famous Christian Church and desired Elutherius to send them the Roman Lawes the good Bishop not dreaming then of a Supremacy modestly refused it and referring of the Christians to the Books of the Old and New Testament to gather out Lawes from thence urged this reason The Roman Lawes and the Emperours Lawes we may ever reprove but the Law of God wee may not out of them take yee a Law and by that Law rule your Realm of Britain At this time there was a Sect followed Marcus who denied the real suffering of Christ and that there was no resurrection of the Flesh and therefore lived in Adultery Victor succeeded Elutherius In his time there fell a great difference between the Eastern and Western Churches about the time of Easter or the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Some observed it upon the fourteenth day of the Moon after the Jewish Passeover some upon the Sunday following Upon this contention many Synods of Bishops were called in all parts and so Victor called a Synod at Rome where he himself sate President In this Synod at Rome Victor took upon him to Excommunicate the Churches in Asia because they conformed not to the practice of the Western Churches But this insolent attempt of Victor was stoutly opposed and Victor overcome Soon after this Victor dyed when hee had governed twelve years anno 203. At this time sprung the Heresie of Artemon the Disciple of Theodotus a Tanner who denied the Divinity of Christ. Zephyrinus was the next Bishop of Rome and governed eighteen years Anno 221. In his time was Neotus who denied the Trinity of the Deity He called himself Moses There were also the Sect Melchisedechiani who held Melchisedech to bee greater than Christ. Some taught also that the Soul dyed with the Body yet rose again at the general resurrection Calistus now took the Chair and continued five years and dyed Anno 226. Urbanus followed Calistus and governed eight years Anno 234. Pontanus succeeded Urban and continued six years Anno 240. Anterus came next to the place It is Historied that when the Church was met upon the death of Pontanus for a new Election a Dove setled upon the head of Anterus and so the multitude cried out Anterus is worthy of the Bishoprick I repeat this as a Popish relation yet possibly this might be one of Antichrists Miracles to deceive which after were more frequent But however Anterus entred he held his honour but one Month and gave way to Fabian Fabian was Bishop of Rome and dyed a Martyr in the seventh Persecution raised by the Emperour Decius Anno 254. Cornelius followed Fabian and ruled three years Anno 257. Lucius followed Cornelius and kept the Sea not full eight months About this time was Novatus who called the Sect following him Puritans Hee refused to receive into their Fellowship again those that fell though they shewed their repentance He also denied second Marriages Stephen was chosen next Bishop of Rome and ruled two years Anno 260. In his time it was much controverted whether Hereticks converted or persons baptized by Hereticks should bee again baptized Also in Stephens Government some Bishops deposed in Spain and Africk fled to Rome and sought to bee restored by the authority of Stephen It seems Stephen was willing to close with such an opportunity or else in a brotherly way the Bishop of Rome writ to the Bishops of Spain and Africk to receive again those Bishops deposed the Bishops of Rome made other use of it in after times But whether Stephen writ to command or desire yet the Bishops to whom Stephen did write returned answer That the offenders running to Rome could not have those just Censures past upon them reversed c. Xystus came next in place and governed eleven years Anno 271. About this time the Heresie of Novatus was revived and some Bishops corrupted with it Dionysius governed nine years and died Anno 280. In this time were the Sect Origeniani These denied Marriage yet lived worse than Beasts using vile ways to keep Women from conceiving with childe Faelix had the next turn and ruled five years Anno 285. Eutychianus followed Faelix yet governed but ten Months Caius then had the rule of the Roman Church and continued fifteen years Anno 300. At this time the Heresie of the Origeniani was broached afresh by Adamantius a Priest in Alexandria and much increased These held there was