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A07350	The English catechisme explained. Or, A commentarie on the short catechisme set forth in the Booke of common prayer Wherein diuers necessarie questions touching the Christian faith are inserted, moderne controuersies handled, doubts resolued, and many cases of conscience cleared. Profitable for ministers in their churches, for schoole masters in their schooles, and for housholders in their families. By Iohn Mayer, Bachelour of Diuinitie.; English catechisme	Mayer, John, 1583-1664.	1622 (1622)	STC 17733; ESTC S100659	485,672	636

Lybia and Pentapolis and the Roman Bishop had the like custome for the Churches about him so the Bishop of Antioch and of euery other Prouince should be supreame within his owne Diocesse and the same thing is decreed in the Constantinopolitan Councell vnder Theodosius the Emperour and in many more and in the sixt African councell Con. Constant Can. 2 when the Bishop of Rome laboured for the supremacy of all he was discouered to falsifie the Councell of Nice for his purpose by comparing the Copy which hee had sent with others kept by the Patriarke of Constantinople and of Alexandria and so was reiected with disgrace both Zozimus Boniface Con. Affric 6 and Siluester and it was decreed that it should not bee lawfull for any of Africa or any other Prouince hauing Metropolitanes of their own to appeale to the Bishop of Rome But first their owne Bishops and Metropolitane should haue the cause brought before them then a prouinciall councell and then a generall And in the seuenth African all Prince-like supremacy is taken away from the highest Bishop Can. Affric 7 Can. 6. Primae sedis episcopus non appelletur Princeps sacerdotum aut summus Sacerdos c that is the Bishop of the first seat may not be called the Prince of Priests or chiefe Priest or such like but onely the Bishop of the first seat Hist ●sagde Cent 6. cap. ● pag. 41. And according to these councels some Romane Bishops themselues haue affirmed Iohn the third hath left written that none ought to be called chiefe Priest or vniuersall Bishop Clement the third Bishop of Rome from Peter as they reckon liuing in the dayes of John the Apostle wrote an Epistle vnto vnto him with this superscription Clement Epist Johan Clement to the Brother of the Lord the Bishop of Bishops gouernour of all the Churches of God wheresoeuer the are founded by his prouidence Now if the Apostle as longest liuer of them all were chiefe gouernour of al as he acknowledgeth he denyeth his superiority to any other in the world that I may adde no more of the learned Fathers of the Church that could not beare this high title in any but the Antichrist as in Gregory the great Bishop of Rome who affirmed Gregor Epist. lib. 4 Epist 32.34.36.38.39 that the title of vniuersall Bishop agreed to none but either to Antichrist or to his forerunner c. But the Bishop of Rome hath intruded vpon this title in degenerating times in the Roman councell called by Boniface the third this thing was chiefely handled and decreed that the Roman Bishop should be Pope and Pontifex that is chiefe Bishop and haue full power to call and to disssolue Councels and to ratifie or abolish things decreed by Councel through the fauour of wicked Phocas Anno 606. who slew his maister Mauritius to obtaine the Empire and being reproued by the Bishop of Constantinople preferred his aduersary the Bishop of Rome in this manner who had a long time gaped after it And this his priuiledge was after confirmed by Pipin who was made King of France his master being deposed and did this to gratifie the Bishop of Rome for this good office done vnto him But his authoritie ouer councels hath since againe beene reuersed and he made subiect vnto them by the councell of Constance and of Basil Againe for free-will you may see the contrary decrees of councels before in the Treatise of mans corrupt estate vnder the third question For the worshipping of Images it was the plaine decree of the Constantinopolitan councell vnder Constantine Copronymus wherein were 338. Hist Magd. C●m 8. cap. 9. pa 550. Of Images Bishops that if any man should presume to make the Image of God the Father or of Christ or of any Saint hee should bee accursed Hist Mag. Cent. 8. cap. 9. p. 639. And about forty yeeres after viz. Anno 794 vnder Charles the Great was a Councell held at Franckfort wherein it was decreed that Jt should be altogether estranged from the Christian faith and held agreeable to the superstition of the Heathen to worship and adore Images And with this doth all antiquitie consent But contrariwise in the second Nicene Councell assembled by Irene the Empresse of Constantinople who wickedly and vnnaturally put out her owne sonnes eyes and draue him into banishment it was decreed that they should bee worshipped Con. Trid. Ses 25 c. 2. and more lately in the Councell of Trent order is taken that the same Nicene decree bee of all men followed The like might be shewed of the calling of Councels anciently by Emperours but now by Popes of supreame honour which was wont to be giuen to Kings Emperours but now to Popes Of Purgatory the reall presence in the Sacrament the adoration of the Host workes meritorious supererogatory of Monkery infinit ceremonies of which nothing anciently but now the world is full of decrees hereabout But these contradictions already obserued may suffice to shew that the Roman Church it selfe is not free but subiect to errour and heresie for contradictories cannot bee both truthes therefore it must needes sometime onely haue beene in the truth and sometime againe carried away with heresie Lastly this further appeareth from the consideration of the manner how things haue beene carried from time to time in the Church viz. sometime according to the will of one Emperour King or Pope and sometime of some few and that not sincerely but apparantly seeking themselues and oftentimes to satisfie their malicious mindes I should dwell too long here if I should enter into a particular exemplification of this it is so plaine to all that read of their proceedings as that it cannot be denied First something hath beene conceiued by an higher power then a Councell called and his minde being divulged they feare to appeare that be of a contrary opinion or if they appeare they are not admitted into the Councell or through feare recanting are receiued so it is proceeded to the matter propounded Then a great shewe is made of calling vpon the Spirit of truth for his assistance but all is concluded according as was before conceiued and accordingly is taught in the Churches and thus the people of God vnder the pretext of Councels is seduced Which things being so let the Reader iudge whether the Church visible may not easily erre seeing the fountaine from whence things there held doe proceed is thus troubled and filthy Againe admit that freer councels which represent the Church bee called which cannot be granted to haue beene in the Roman Church certaine hundreds of yeeres last past yet who be they that make vp councels are they not men that I may not say men altogether intangled with voluptuous liuing aspiring after nothing but honours filthy lucre for the most part what assurance I pray you can we then haue that they cannot er yea what feare may we not iustly haue that they haue