imprimatur_fw-la april_n 6._o 1687._o gvil._n needham_n a_o modest_a enquiry_n whether_o st._n peter_n be_v ever_o at_o rome_n and_o bishop_n of_o that_o church_n wherein_o i._n the_o argument_n of_o cardinal_n bellarmine_n and_o other_o for_o the_o affirmative_a be_v consider_v ii_o some_o consideration_n take_v notice_n of_o that_o render_v the_o negative_a high_o probable_a london_n print_v for_o randall_n taylor_n near_o stationers-hall_n 1687._o a_o modest_a enquiry_n whether_o st_n peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n or_o ever_o there_o etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o disquisition_n be_v administer_v by_o the_o romanist_n it_o do_v not_o much_o concern_v protestant_n but_o of_o the_o high_a importance_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o be_v make_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n and_o her_o lofty_a pretension_n bottom_v thereon_o to_o overthrow_v which_o it_o be_v enough_o if_o we_o show_v that_o their_o argument_n be_v not_o cogent_n there_o be_v no_o man_n i_o think_v can_v desire_v more_o hearty_o than_o thyself_o desirable_a the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o prophecy_n when_o sword_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o ploughshare_n and_o spear_n into_o pruning-hook_n all_o the_o weapon_n of_o contention_n change_v into_o instrument_n for_o cultivate_v the_o lord_n vineyard_n that_o our_o controversy_n end_v no_o strife_n may_v remain_v among_o any_o that_o profess_v the_o christian_a name_n but_o a_o happy_a emulation_n who_o shall_v most_o glorify_v god_n and_o adorn_v the_o gospel_n by_o a_o meek_a holy_a conversation_n that_o all_o our_o tongue_n and_o pen_n free_v from_o the_o unwelcome_a toil_n of_o polemic_o may_v be_v joint_o employ_v in_o eucharistics_n celebrate_v the_o praise_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o exciting_a each_o other_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n and_o piety_n but_o since_o the_o alwise_a sovereign_a disposer_n of_o thing_n obstruct_a have_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o allot_v that_o happiness_n to_o our_o time_n but_o that_o religion_n of_o itself_o the_o high_a and_o most_o sacred_a bond_n of_o love_n and_o unity_n be_v by_o the_o ignorance_n the_o prejudices_fw-la the_o passion_n and_o secular_a interest_n of_o man_n make_v one_o of_o the_o great_a occasion_n of_o difference_n or_o a_o common_a subject_n of_o debate_n since_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o people_n in_o the_o world_n who_o neglect_v the_o humble_a simplicity_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o dream_v of_o nothing_o less_o than_o infallibility_n universal_a sovereignty_n and_o such_o like_a grandezzu'_v not_o only_o assume_v to_o themselves_o the_o high_a privilege_n on_o the_o weak_a pretension_n but_o will_v impose_v their_o dictate_v no_o less_o groundless_a than_o imperious_a as_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n and_o damn_v all_o that_o can_v see_v with_o such_o spectacle_n as_o they_o please_v to_o put_v upon_o their_o nose_n i_o can_v but_o think_v every_o one_o serious_o studious_a of_o his_o future_a state_n oblige_v to_o use_v all_o the_o just_a mean_n he_o can_v for_o satisfaction_n in_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v to_o concern_v his_o everlasting_a peace_n and_o happiness_n among_o the_o several_a question_n agitate_a between_o we_o and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n discourse_n some_o be_v pure_o theological_a the_o discussion_n of_o which_o most_o proper_o belong_v to_o divine_n other_o however_o advance_v or_o make_v use_n of_o to_o bolster_v up_o lofty_a pretension_n be_v no_o more_o than_o historical_a as_o relate_v to_o a_o mere_a and_o indifferent_a matter_n of_o fact_n and_o the_o subject_n of_o these_o paper_n be_v of_o the_o latter_a kind_n i_o think_v a_o layman_n without_o incur_v the_o censure_n of_o presumption_n may_v be_v allow_v fair_o to_o sum_n up_o the_o evidence_n produce_v on_o either_o side_n leave_v the_o impartial_a and_o judicious_a reader_n to_o give_v the_o verdict_n in_o the_o cause_n as_o he_o shall_v think_v fit_a especial_o since_o i_o undertake_v not_o this_o enquiry_n out_o of_o any_o pragmatic_n humour_n of_o contend_v or_o vainglorious_a itch_n of_o argue_v a_o unnecessary_a problem_n but_o as_o invite_v or_o rather_o if_o i_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o say_v so_o provoke_v thereunto_o by_o divers_a book_n and_o pamphlet_n very_o late_o as_o well_o as_o heretofore_o publish_v among_o we_o by_o the_o gentleman_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n wherein_o it_o have_v be_v assert_v as_o a_o notorious_a truth_n or_o rather_o take_v for_o grant_v as_o a_o thing_n out_o of_o dispute_n that_o st._n peter_n not_o only_o preach_v the_o gospel_n at_o rome_n but_o by_o god_n command_v fix_v his_o chair_n there_o that_o be_v become_v the_o proper_a bishop_n of_o that_o city_n and_o therefore_o the_o pope_n be_v his_o successor_n etc._n etc._n the_o pope_n or_o bishop_n of_o rome_n say_v the_o author_n of_o the_o late_a book_n entitle_v a_o papist_n misrepresented_a and_o represent_v ch_n 18._o be_v the_o successor_n of_o st._n peter_n to_o who_o christ_n commit_v the_o care_n of_o his_o flock_n and_o who_o have_v be_v follow_v now_o by_o a_o visible_a succession_n of_o above_o 250_o bishop_n the_o famous_a french_a prelate_n now_o of_o meaux_n former_o of_o condom_n in_o his_o exposition_n not_o long_o since_o publish_v in_o english_a sect_n 21._o have_v these_o word_n the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v desirous_a his_o church_n shall_v be_v one_o and_o solid_o build_v upon_o unity_n have_v establish_v and_o institute_v the_o primacy_n of_o peter_n to_o maintain_v and_o cement_v it_o upon_o which_o account_n we_o acknowledge_v this_o primacy_n in_o the_o successor_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o who_o for_o this_o cause_n we_o owe_v obedience_n and_o submission_n and_o again_o the_o primacy_n of_o st._n peter_n be_v chair_n be_v the_o common_a centre_n of_o all_o catholic_a unity_n the_o author_n of_o two_o question_n why_o be_v you_o a_o catholic_n and_o why_o be_v you_o a_o protestant_n p._n 41._o tell_v we_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v successor_n of_o st._n peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o vicar_n of_o christ_n nay_o so_o confident_a they_o seem_v of_o our_o credulity_n that_o a_o almanac_n call_v calendarium_n catholicum_fw-la for_o the_o last_o year_n 1686._o common_o cry_v about_o the_o street_n and_o disperse_v throughout_o the_o nation_n set_v it_o down_o as_o a_o unquestionable_a piece_n of_o chronology_n thus_o since_o the_o removal_n of_o st._n peter_n be_v chair_n from_o antioch_n to_o rome_n anno_fw-la 43._o where_o he_o remain_v 24_o year_n and_o be_v afterward_o crucify_a with_o his_o heel_n upward_o under_o nero_n than_o emperor_n 1647._o 1647._o year_n now_o though_o this_o brisk_a assurance_n wherewith_o they_o deliver_v themselves_o suit_v well_o enough_o with_o those_o that_o shall_v abandon_v their_o own_o understanding_n to_o make_v room_n for_o a_o implicit_a faith_n in_o humane_a guide_n as_o be_v resolve_v to_o receive_v their_o priest_n dictate_v blindfold_a and_o may_v perhaps_o make_v impression_n on_o spirit_n that_o be_v ready_a to_o entertain_v every_o warm_a asseveration_n as_o a_o oracle_n rather_o than_o be_v at_o the_o trouble_n to_o examine_v its_o verity_n yet_o in_o i_o who_o have_v long_o since_o learn_v of_o the_o great_a st._n augustine_n 61._o to_o defer_v that_o honour_n to_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n alone_o of_o command_v my_o beleif_n it_o have_v a_o quite_o contrary_a effect_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o awaken_v my_o curiosity_n to_o inquire_v what_o substantial_a proof_n they_o have_v for_o what_o they_o allege_v so_o peremptory_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o question_n that_o it_o do_v not_o much_o concern_v protestant_n whether_o ever_o st._n peter_n be_v or_o be_v not_o at_o rome_n for_o even_o to_o grant_v that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n there_o will_v nothing_o prejudice_v our_o cause_n with_o consider_v man_n who_o before_o they_o can_v admit_v the_o modern_a roman_a claim_n will_v beside_o that_o expect_v some_o solid_a proof_n 1._o that_o peter_n be_v constitute_v by_o christ_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n rome_n or_o sole_a supreme_a governor_n on_o earth_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n 2._o that_o this_o empire_n of_o his_o be_v not_o only_o personal_a but_o successive_a and_o to_o be_v continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n in_o some_o other_o person_n in_o the_o quality_n and_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o be_v his_o successor_n 3._o why_o this_o suppose_v right_o devolve_v to_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n rather_o than_o to_o those_o of_o antioch_n which_o they_o say_v be_v his_o first_o episcopal_n see_v or_o that_o st._n peter_n removal_n from_o thence_o to_o rome_n be_v by_o god_n special_a command_n to_o make_v that_o the_o seat_n of_o ecclesiastical_a empire_n and_o that_o according_o he_o do_v actual_o bequeath_v his_o authority_n to_o the_o latter_a rather_o than_o to_o the_o former_a for_o his_o be_v put_v to_o
death_n at_o rome_n suppose_v it_o true_a will_v not_o alone_o prove_v any_o such_o matter_n 4._o that_o the_o modern_a bishop_n of_o rome_n after_o eight_o or_o nine_o and_o twenty_o 30._o acknowledge_v schism_n in_o that_o see_v god_n know_v how_o many_o usurpation_n and_o simonaical_a or_o other_o undue_a election_n and_o notwithstanding_o manifest_a depravation_n of_o and_o apostasy_n from_o st._n peter_n doctrine_n and_o a_o conversation_n for_o the_o most_o part_n diametrical_o opposite_a to_o his_o humble_a holy_a life_n have_v yet_o every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v undoubted_o his_o true_a and_o lawful_a successor_n all_o these_o particular_n i_o say_v as_o well_o as_o st._n peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n must_v be_v undeniable_o prove_v before_o their_o modern_a pretension_n can_v be_v adjudge_v good_a and_o valid_a yet_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n their_o continual_a noise_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o of_o his_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o they_o his_o successor_n may_v be_v apt_a to_o inveigle_v some_o ignorant_a people_n if_o no_o opposition_n be_v make_v thereto_o nor_o caveat_n give_v that_o what_o they_o thus_o avouch_v as_o a_o notorious_a truth_n will_v upon_o a_o due_a scrutiny_n scarce_o appear_v so_o much_o as_o a_o probable_a opinion_n therefore_o i_o choose_v to_o spend_v a_o few_o vacant_a hour_n in_o rummage_v this_o subject_n not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o as_o to_o obviate_v so_o popular_a a_o suggestion_n and_o let_v all_o the_o world_n see_v that_o what_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n build_v its_o lofty_a superstructure_n upon_o be_v mere_o bogg_n and_o quicksand_n a_o suppose_a matter_n of_o fact_n which_o they_o assert_v gratis_o as_o not_o be_v provable_a by_o any_o convince_a reason_n for_o on_o the_o other_o side_n this_o notion_n of_o st._n peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v of_o the_o near_a concernment_n to_o that_o church_n it_o be_v prora_fw-la &_o puppis_fw-la papismi_fw-la the_o main_a hinge_n of_o popery_n jus_fw-la successionis_fw-la pontificum_fw-la romanorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o right_n say_v bellarmin_n 1._o of_o the_o pope_n succession_n to_o peter_n be_v found_v on_o this_o that_o peter_n the_o lord_n so_o command_v place_v his_o seat_n at_o rome_n and_o sit_v there_o until_o his_o death_n other_o of_o their_o most_o learned_a author_n 8._o say_v that_o the_o pope_n succeed_v peter_n be_v derive_v not_o from_o christ_n institution_n but_o from_o peter_n fact_n which_o fact_n be_v that_o he_o make_v his_o seat_n at_o rome_n and_o there_o die_v and_o so_o it_o come_v about_o that_o the_o roman_a bishop_n succeed_v he_o depend_v altogether_o on_o this_o fact_n of_o peter_n which_o contain_v his_o be_v at_o rome_n his_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n his_o die_v at_o rome_n and_o his_o die_v there_o by_o our_o lord_n special_a appointment_n that_o the_o same_o may_v be_v the_o mistress_n of_o all_o church_n now_o what_o ever_o certainty_n or_o rather_o how_o much_o uncertainty_n soever_o there_o be_v of_o all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o particular_n yet_o the_o whole_a in_o a_o lump_n be_v if_o i_o mistake_v not_o make_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n faith_n for_o pope_n pius_n the_o four_o in_o his_o bull_n prescribe_v a_o form_n of_o confession_n of_o faith_n in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o their_o council_n of_o trent_n dated_n 13_o nou._n 1564._o require_v and_o command_v all_o the_o clergy_n and_o regulars_n etc._n etc._n of_o his_o church_n among_o other_o thing_n to_o take_v this_o follow_a oath_n viz._n i_o acknowledge_v the_o holy_a catholic_n and_o apostolic_a roman_a church_n to_o be_v the_o mother_n and_o mistress_n of_o all_o church_n and_o i_o do_v solemn_o promise_v and_o swear_v true_a obedience_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o successor_n of_o st._n peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o vicar_n of_o jesus_n christ_n assure_v they_o will_v perhaps_o say_v that_o the_o article_n of_o faith_n here_o intend_v be_v not_o that_o st._n peter_n be_v ever_o at_o rome_n or_o bishop_n there_o but_o only_o that_o the_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v the_o mother_n and_o mistress_n of_o all_o church_n and_o that_o obedience_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o its_o bishop_n but_o who_o see_v not_o that_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v express_o ground_v on_o this_o that_o the_o pope_n be_v peter_n successor_n which_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o his_o apostleship_n for_o that_o they_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o but_o in_o his_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o how_o shall_v that_o be_v if_o st._n peter_n shall_v happen_v never_o to_o have_v be_v at_o rome_n nor_o bishop_n there_o for_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o prove_v or_o believe_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v st._n peter_n successor_n in_o that_o bishopric_n unless_o it_o first_o appear_v that_o st._n peter_n be_v his_o predecessor_n in_o that_o see_v so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a this_o article_n import_v no_o less_o than_o if_o it_o be_v say_v i_o believe_v that_o st._n peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o therefore_o that_o church_n be_v the_o mother_n and_o mistress_n of_o all_o church_n and_o on_o that_o account_n to_o her_o bishop_n because_o they_o be_v st._n peter_n successor_n obedience_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v by_o all_o christian_n nor_o will_v it_o be_v to_o any_o purpose_n to_o say_v that_o this_o be_v not_o one_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n article_n of_o faith_n because_o only_o the_o ecclesiastic_n be_v enjoin_v to_o take_v this_o oath_n for_o what_o do_v they_o general_o mean_v by_o their_o church_n when_o they_o talk_v of_o it_o even_o in_o a_o large_a sense_n but_o their_o clergy_n at_o least_o if_o the_o guide_n be_v oblige_v so_o to_o believe_v and_o as_o it_o be_v well_o know_v all_o lay-member_n be_v to_o follow_v they_o and_o believe_v as_o the_o church_n that_o be_v as_o the_o ecclesiastic_n believe_v do_v it_o not_o follow_v that_o every_o one_o that_o be_v of_o the_o roman_a communion_n must_v so_o believe_v especial_o since_o it_o be_v there_o require_v that_o they_o shall_v further_o swear_v in_o these_o word_n hanc_fw-la veram_fw-la cathotholicam_fw-la fidem_fw-la extra_fw-la quam_fw-la nemo_fw-la salvus_fw-la esse_fw-la potest_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o presenti_fw-la profiteor_fw-la &_o teneo_fw-la eandem_fw-la ad_fw-la ultimum_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la spiritum_fw-la constantissime_fw-la retinere_fw-la spondeo_fw-la voveo_fw-la &_o juro_fw-la this_o be_v the_o true_a catholic_n faith_n out_o of_o which_o no_o man_n can_v be_v save_v and_o which_o as_o at_o present_a i_o do_v profess_v and_o hold_v so_o i_o do_v promise_n vow_n and_o swear_v most_o constant_o to_o retain_v the_o same_o to_o my_o last_o breath_n nay_o more_o if_o you_o will_v believe_v they_o all_o christianity_n stand_v on_o this_o foot_n christianity_n the_o same_o bellarmin_n who_o affirm_v that_o the_o primacy_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v found_v on_o st._n peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n acquaint_v we_o further_o that_o on_o this_o primacy_n of_o the_o pope_n the_o christian_a religion_n depend_v for_o these_o be_v his_o word_n praefat._n etenim_fw-la de_fw-la qua_fw-la re_fw-la agitur_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-la primatu_fw-la pontificis_fw-la agitur_fw-la brevissime_fw-la dicam_fw-la de_fw-la summa_fw-la rei_fw-la christianae_n what_o be_v it_o i_o pray_v we_o treat_v of_o when_o we_o handle_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v touch_v the_o sum_n total_a or_o main_a interest_n of_o christianity_n hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o claim_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o her_o bishop_n to_o a_o universal_a headship_n over_o all_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n to_o infallibility_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o far-spread_a pretension_n be_v bottom_v on_o st._n peter_n be_v once_o their_o bishop_n and_o fix_v there_o his_o episcopal_a seat_n ask_v they_o why_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o bishop_n e._n g._n of_o toledo_n or_o canterbury_n be_v head_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n they_o will_v tell_v you_o it_o be_v because_o the_o former_a only_o be_v peter_n direct_a successor_n to_o who_o it_o be_v say_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n and_o feed_v my_o flock_n ask_v they_o why_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n above_o all_o other_o church_n be_v exempt_a from_o fall_v into_o error_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n they_o will_v say_v it_o be_v because_o she_o be_v found_v by_o and_o have_v for_o her_o first_o bishop_n peter_n to_o who_o it_o be_v say_v i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o and_o thou_o be_v peter_n and_o on_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o which_o privilege_n be_v to_o descend_v to_o all_o that_o shall_v succeed_v
lord_n body_n till_o he_o come_v to_o the_o last_o judgement_n act_n 3._o 21._o chap._n iii_o whether_o st._n peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n or_o rome_n if_o it_o can_v be_v sufficient_o make_v appear_v that_o st._n peter_n be_v ever_o at_o rome_n one_o will_v think_v we_o may_v supersede_n our_o pain_n of_o inquire_v whether_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n no_o say_v bellarmin_n many_o have_v be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n 2._o that_o never_o be_v at_o rome_n as_o clement_n the_o 5_o john_n the_o 22th_o benedict_n the_o 12_o clement_n the_o 6_o and_o innocent_a the_o 6_o who_o be_v ordain_v in_o france_n do_v always_o remain_v there_o how_o proper_o those_o gentleman_n can_v be_v call_v bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v neither_o choose_v there_o nor_o ever_o see_v that_o city_n in_o their_o life_n i_o shall_v not_o inquire_v not_o repine_v at_o his_o holiness_n if_o he_o please_v to_o make_v titular_a bishop_n of_o remote_a place_n in_o asia_n or_o africa_n where_o perhaps_o there_o may_v not_o be_v one_o christian_a soul_n live_v or_o if_o he_o will_v gratify_v his_o favourite_n with_o episcopal_n see_v in_o utopia_n or_o fairy-land_n such_o as_o panormitan_n quoniam_fw-la complain_v of_o and_o call_v episcopi_fw-la nullatenenses_n bishop_n of_o nullatia_n diocesan_n of_o no-land_n but_o this_o i_o be_o pretty_a confident_a of_o that_o st._n peter_n who_o so_o earnest_o exhort_v bishop_n or_o elder_n 2._o to_o feed_v their_o flock_n will_v scarce_o set_v the_o first_o pattern_n of_o nonresidency_a that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n nor_o do_v i_o see_v any_o necessity_n for_o calling_n clemens_n the_o 5_o and_o the_o other_o french_a pope_n bishop_n of_o rome_n rather_o than_o bishop_n of_o avignion_n for_o i_o be_o teach_v by_o a_o very_a learned_a roman_a catholic_n 3._o that_o the_o papacy_n and_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n be_v two_o distinct_a thing_n and_o not_o so_o necessary_o conjoin_v but_o they_o may_v be_v separate_v as_o for_o example_n if_o a_o pope_n and_o a_o council_n think_v it_o convenient_a he_o may_v leave_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o unite_v himself_o to_o another_o church_n in_o which_o case_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n shall_v no_o long_o be_v head_n nor_o have_v any_o sovereignty_n over_o christian_n but_o let_v that_o pass_n we_o come_v now_o to_o consider_v the_o argument_n bring_v to_o prove_v peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o the_o particular_a church_n of_o rome_n and_o because_o they_o who_o affirm_v he_o be_v so_o do_v with_o equal_a confidence_n maintain_v that_o he_o be_v also_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n for_o about_o seven_o year_n we_o will_v here_o take_v that_o part_n of_o the_o story_n into_o our_o thought_n 1._o that_o peter_n be_v a_o apostle_n no_o man_n that_o believe_v the_o new_a testament_n can_v doubt_v but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o difference_n between_o a_o apostle_n and_o a_o bishop_n proper_o so_o call_v place_n will_n i_o think_v not_o be_v deny_v for_o the_o apostle_n be_v immediate_o call_v by_o christ_n and_o all_o the_o world_n be_v their_o diocese_n for_o so_o run_v their_o commission_n mark_v 16._o 15._o go_v you_o into_o all_o the_o world_n preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o every_o creature_n so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a office_n consist_v of_o personal_a privilege_n as_o immediate_a vocation_n power_n to_o work_v miracle_n universality_n of_o jurisdiction_n and_o infallibility_n in_o all_o thing_n they_o preach_v or_o write_v relate_v to_o the_o gospel_n be_v dictate_v unto_o and_o special_o guide_v by_o the_o divine_a spirit_n but_o bishop_n be_v choose_v by_o man_n and_o have_v a_o certain_a seat_n and_o church_n and_o their_o office_n be_v ordinary_a 1_o tim._n 3._o 1._o tit._n 1._o 5._o 1._o pet._n 5._o 2._o therefore_o peter_n be_v a_o apostle_n can_v not_o i_o conceive_v be_v bishop_n either_o of_o antioch_n or_o rome_n in_o the_o proper_a strict_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n for_o this_o have_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o degrade_n he_o from_o a_o superior_a and_o more_o ample_a office_n to_o one_o inferior_a and_o restrain_a i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v at_o large_a a_o inspecter_fw-la or_o overseer_n every_o apostle_n where_o ever_o he_o happen_v to_o come_v may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v bishop_n of_o that_o place_n but_o not_o exclusive_o to_o other_o and_o thus_o you_o may_v if_o you_o please_v call_v paul_n a_o general_n bishop_n 28._o because_o he_o testify_v that_o he_o have_v the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n we_o read_v of_o the_o episcopate_n of_o judas_n act._n 1._o 20._o his_o bishopric_n let_v another_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n st._n peter_n call_v himself_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 1._o i_o also_o agree_v that_o peter_n or_o any_o other_o apostle_n may_v wherever_o he_o come_v act_n and_o discharge_v all_o part_n of_o a_o bishop_n function_n whether_o ministerial_a or_o govern_v but_o all_o this_o will_v not_o constitute_v he_o proper_a bishop_n of_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a church_n or_o of_o one_o more_o than_o another_o for_o though_o a_o prince_n in_o his_o progress_n may_v do_v some_o act_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o mayor_n or_o other_o particular_a governor_n of_o that_o town_n where_o he_o happen_v to_o lodge_v yet_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o mayor_n or_o particular_a governor_n of_o such_o a_o corporation_n for_o that_o will_v be_v a_o diminution_n of_o his_o royal_a dignity_n no_o more_o do_v the_o apostle_n become_v local_a bishop_n because_o of_o their_o exercise_v episcopal_a power_n in_o any_o particular_a church_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o power_n apostolical_a wherein_o the_o other_o be_v include_v nor_o can_v the_o first_o planter_n or_o establisher_n of_o a_o church_n as_o such_o be_v style_v the_o bishop_n of_o such_o a_o church_n for_o then_o both_o paul_n and_o peter_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n must_v be_v bishop_n of_o many_o several_a diocese_n 2._o church_n if_o peter_n be_v bishop_n either_o of_o antioch_n or_o rome_n then_o either_o he_o must_v be_v ordain_v such_o by_o christ_n or_o by_o man_n after_o christ_n ascension_n or_o else_o he_o constitute_v himself_o bishop_n there_o but_o nether_a of_o these_o three_o can_v be_v say_v not_o the_o first_o for_o as_o there_o appear_v no_o footstep_n of_o such_o a_o ordination_n in_o scripture_n so_o if_o by_o christ_n he_o be_v constitute_v precedent_n over_o any_o one_o particular_a church_n how_o can_v he_o share_v in_o that_o command_n go_v forth_o and_o preach_v to_o every_o nation_n nor_o be_v there_o before_o our_o lord_n ascension_n any_o such_o church_n in_o be_v not_o the_o second_o for_o than_o he_o must_v relinquish_v the_o apostolical_a office_n which_o he_o receive_v of_o christ_n and_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o far_o degrade_v by_o man_n as_o to_o undertake_v a_o mean_a and_o more_o limit_a office_n as_o if_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n shall_v be_v make_v parson_n of_o pancras_n hence_o too_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o st._n peter_n thenceforth_o instead_o of_o be_v prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n shall_v as_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n or_o rome_n be_v inferior_a to_o the_o other_o apostle_n who_o be_v not_o ordain_v of_o man_n nor_o by_o man_n gal._n 1._o not_o the_o three_o for_o no_o man_n assume_v this_o honour_n to_o himself_o heb._n 5._o 4._o peter_n or_o any_o other_o apostle_n may_v ordain_v other_o to_o be_v bishop_n in_o such_o place_n as_o need_v they_o but_o that_o they_o shall_v or_o will_v create_v themselves_o bishop_n of_o this_o or_o that_o peculiar_a church_n we_o have_v no_o ground_n to_o believe_v by_o what_o word_n what_o rite_n what_o ceremony_n do_v they_o do_v it_o or_o how_o when_o where_o do_v peter_n declare_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o proper_a bishop_n either_o of_o antioch_n or_o rome_n be_v it_o not_o utter_o incredible_a that_o peter_n the_o supreme_a head_n and_o monarch_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n as_o they_o pretend_v shall_v for_o thirty_o two_o year_n be_v bishop_n and_o have_v the_o particular_a charge_n and_o cure_n of_o two_o of_o the_o great_a city_n in_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o that_o too_o whilst_o most_o of_o the_o other_o apostle_n be_v live_v and_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o nor_o he_o himself_o in_o any_o of_o their_o write_n shall_v say_v one_o syllable_n of_o it_o nor_o mention_v so_o much_o as_o one_o single_a episcopal_a act_n do_v by_o he_o in_o either_o of_o those_o city_n in_o all_o that_o time_n no_o nor_o st._n luke_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n nor_o st._n paul_n who_o live_v long_o in_o antioch_n and_o long_o at_o rome_n and_o have_v opportunity_n nay_o have_v
express_o tell_v we_o euodius_n be_v its_o first_o bishop_n and_o so_o far_o likewise_o from_o affirm_v that_o st._n peter_n be_v twenty_o five_o year_n bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n at_o all_o but_o only_o that_o peter_n have_v first_o found_v the_o church_n of_o antioch_n go_v to_o rome_n peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n twenty_o five_o year_n be_v none_o of_o eusebius_n testimony_n there_o be_v not_o a_o syllable_n to_o that_o purpose_n in_o the_o original_a greek_a in_o which_o language_n he_o write_v but_o those_o word_n be_v foist_v into_o the_o latin_a copy_n which_o be_v very_o much_o interpolate_v and_o corrupt_v as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o scaliger_n animadversion_n hence_o that_o learned_a roman_a catholic_n valesius_fw-la 21._o public_o acknowledge_v sciendum_fw-la est_fw-la eusebium_fw-la apostolos_fw-la in_o ordine_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la minime_fw-la numerare_fw-la that_o eusebius_n do_v not_o rank_a the_o apostle_n in_o the_o order_n of_o bishop_n nay_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o those_o ancient_n who_o speak_v of_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n do_v use_v the_o word_n bishop_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n to_o imply_v that_o during_o his_o abode_n there_o which_o upon_o papias_n conjecture_n and_o vulgar_a same_o they_o suppose_v he_o preach_v unto_o and_o take_v care_n of_o that_o church_n for_o the_o same_o person_n do_v no_o less_o affirm_v that_o paul_n also_o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o same_o church_n at_o the_o same_o time_n which_o can_v be_v understand_v but_o in_o such_o a_o large_a sense_n as_o aforesaid_a hence_o ruffinus_n say_v gaudent_fw-la linus_n &_o cletus_n fuerunt_fw-la ante_fw-la clementem_fw-la episcopi_fw-la in_fw-la urbe_fw-la roma_fw-it sed_fw-la superstite_fw-la petro_n videlicet_fw-la ut_fw-la illi_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la curam_fw-la gererent_fw-la iste_fw-la vero_fw-la apostolatus_fw-la impleret_fw-la officium_fw-la linus_n and_o cletus_n be_v bishop_n in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n before_o clement_n but_o whilst_o peter_n be_v yet_o alive_a they_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o bishop_n and_o he_o attend_v to_o the_o office_n apostolical_a in_o which_o word_n though_o he_o who_o flourish_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o century_n take_v for_o grant_v peter_n be_v at_o rome_n yet_o he_o plain_o distinguish_v the_o apostolical_a and_o episcopal_a office_n and_o refer_v they_o not_o to_o one_o but_o several_a person_n and_o so_o deny_v that_o peter_n be_v ever_o bishop_n of_o rome_n name_v two_o other_o who_o govern_v that_o church_n in_o that_o capacity_n during_o his_o life_n time_n let_v we_o consider_v cui_fw-la bono_n bishop_n to_o what_o purpose_n serve_v this_o assignment_n of_o a_o fictitious_a episcopacy_n to_o peter_n whatever_o privilege_n can_v attend_v his_o person_n be_v bestow_v upon_o he_o either_o as_o a_o believe_a disciple_n of_o christ_n or_o as_o a_o apostle_n as_o such_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o as_o such_o he_o be_v command_v to_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o christ_n as_o such_o christ_n promise_v to_o build_v the_o church_n on_o the_o faith_n he_o profess_v as_o a_o apostle_n he_o with_o the_o rest_n have_v the_o care_n of_o all_o church_n that_o be_v as_o far_o as_o every_o one_o be_v able_a commit_v unto_o he_o as_o a_o apostle_n he_o be_v divine_o inspire_v and_o enable_v infallible_o to_o reveal_v the_o mind_n of_o christ_n now_o all_o these_o thing_n belong_v to_o he_o as_o a_o believer_n and_o apostle_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o further_a privilege_n can_v accrue_v to_o he_o beside_o as_o bishop_n of_o any_o particular_a place_n be_v it_o either_o antioch_n or_o rome_n if_o the_o romanist_n will_v show_v we_o any_o body_n succeed_v peter_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o those_o extraordinary_a privilege_n before_o mention_v they_o must_v bespeak_v such_o person_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o apostleship_n and_o not_o in_o his_o pretend_a bishopric_n for_o whatever_o authority_n power_n or_o jurisdiction_n peter_n have_v over_o all_o church_n in_o the_o world_n or_o whatever_o unerring_a judgement_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n the_o same_o belong_v unto_o he_o as_o he_o be_v a_o apostle_n long_o before_o he_o be_v fancy_v to_o have_v be_v the_o bishop_n of_o any_o particular_a place_n so_o that_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o some_o one_o shall_v succeed_v peter_n in_o his_o episcopacy_n why_o not_o much_o more_o necessary_a in_o his_o apostleship_n and_o then_o why_o be_v it_o not_o needful_a that_o paul_n shall_v have_v a_o successor_n as_o well_o as_o peter_n and_o john_n the_o survivor_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o well_o as_o any_o of_o they_o again_o if_o we_o must_v believe_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v peter_n successor_n it_o will_v i_o hope_v not_o be_v unlawful_a to_o inquire_v wherein_o and_o therefore_o i_o demand_v 1._o do_v the_o pope_n succeed_v st._n peter_n in_o all_o that_o he_o have_v in_o commission_n and_o be_v empower_v to_o do_v in_o reference_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o god_n do_v he_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o call_n to_o his_o office_n peter_n be_v call_v immediate_o by_o christ_n in_o his_o own_o person_n the_o pope_n be_v elect_v by_o the_o conclave_n of_o cardinal_n concern_v who_o their_o office_n privilege_n power_n and_o right_n to_o choose_v the_o successor_n of_o st._n peter_n there_o be_v not_o one_o syllable_n either_o in_o scripture_n or_o any_o monument_n of_o pure_a antiquity_n for_o divers_a hundred_o year_n and_o how_o many_o time_n the_o cardinal_n have_v be_v influence_v by_o powerful_a strumpet_n baronius_n himself_o have_v inform_v we_o and_o how_o much_o in_o latter_a age_n to_o this_o day_n the_o faction_n of_o several_a prince_n prevail_v can_v be_v unknown_a to_o any_o that_o be_v not_o a_o stranger_n to_o history_n and_o the_o modern_a transaction_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o do_v the_o pope_n succeed_v peter_n in_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o his_o personal_a discharge_n of_o his_o office_n and_o employment_n not_o in_o the_o least_o for_o peter_n in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o his_o commission_n and_o obedience_n unto_o the_o command_n of_o his_o lord_n travel_v to_o and_o fro_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o plant_v and_o water_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o patience_n self-denial_n humility_n zeal_n temperance_n and_o meekness_n whereas_o the_o pope_n reign_v at_o rome_n in_o ease_n exalt_v himself_o above_o king_n and_o without_o take_v the_o least_o pain_n in_o his_o own_o person_n for_o the_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n or_o edification_n of_o the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n 3._o do_v every_o pope_n or_o bishop_n of_o rome_n succeed_v peter_n in_o his_o personal_a qualification_n which_o be_v of_o such_o extraordinary_a advantage_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o his_o day_n viz._n his_o faith_n love_n holiness_n light_n and_o knowledge_n this_o can_v with_o any_o modesty_n be_v allege_v since_o the_o best_a historian_n of_o the_o roman_a cast_n confess_v many_o pope_n to_o have_v be_v gross_o ignorant_a and_o flagitious_o wicked_a 4._o do_v the_o pope_n succeed_v peter_n in_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o exercise_v his_o care_n and_o authority_n towards_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n as_o little_a as_o in_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n for_o peter_n do_v it_o by_o his_o prayer_n for_o the_o church_n by_o his_o personal_a visitation_n and_o instruction_n of_o they_o by_o his_o write_n divine_o inspire_a for_o their_o direction_n and_o guidance_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n but_o the_o pope_n proceed_v by_o bull_n and_o consistorial_n determination_n execute_v by_o intricate_a process_n and_o officer_n unknown_a not_o only_o to_o peter_n but_o all_o antiquity_n and_o who_o way_n order_n term_n and_o practice_n st._n peter_n himself_o be_v he_o here_o again_o upon_o earth_n will_v as_o little_o understand_v as_o approve_v 5._o do_v the_o pope_n succeed_v peter_n in_o his_o personal_a infallibility_n let_v the_o romanist_n agree_v if_o they_o can_v among_o themselves_o upon_o a_o answer_n to_o this_o question_n or_o do_v he_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o power_n of_o work_a mirale_n i_o do_v not_o hear_v that_o his_o present_a holiness_n pretend_v to_o that_o talon_n though_o pope_n gregory_n 7._o seem_v to_o have_v have_v some_o inclination_n that_o way_n when_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o scare_v the_o people_n by_o shake_a fire_n out_o of_o his_o sleeve_n as_o cardinal_z benno_n relate_v the_o story_n last_o do_v the_o pope_n succeed_v peter_n in_o the_o doctrine_n that_o he_o teach_v it_o have_v be_v prove_v a_o thousand_o time_n and_o we_o be_v ready_a when_o ever_o call_v upon_o to_o demonstrate_v it_o again_o that_o he_o do_v not_o but_o have_v add_v to_o detract_v from_o and_o many_o way_n pervert_v it_o wherein_o then_o do_v this_o succession_n of_o the_o pope_n to_o peter_n which_o
they_o talk_v so_o much_o of_o consist_v why_o in_o his_o power_n authority_n jurisdiction_n and_o supremacy_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a monarchy_n with_o the_o secular_a advantage_n of_o riches_n honour_n and_o pomp_n that_o attend_v it_o a_o excellent_a contrivance_n in_o the_o thing_n that_o peter_n real_o enjoy_v and_o which_o be_v of_o singular_a advantage_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n the_o pope_n disclaim_v or_o dare_v not_o pretend_v any_o succession_n unto_o he_o but_o fix_v it_o on_o thing_n wherein_o he_o be_v no_o way_n concern_v but_o which_o vast_o make_v for_o their_o own_o worldly_a interest_n on_o this_o supposititious_a anvil_n do_v they_o forge_v out_o to_o themselves_o a_o monarchy_n direct_v and_o absolute_a in_o ecclesiastical_a thing_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n indirect_a at_o least_o and_o in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la over_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o this_o be_v the_o great_a diana_n in_o make_v of_o shrine_n for_o which_o the_o main_a business_n and_o livelihood_n of_o many_o thousand_o of_o their_o inferior_a craftsman_n do_v consist_v but_o still_o to_o prove_v peter_n be_v be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n rome_n the_o cardinal_n argue_v from_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o say_v he_o be_v ever_o account_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o other_o but_o there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o reason_n why_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o but_o because_o st._n peter_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v the_o proper_a pastor_n and_o bishop_n of_o that_o church_n bellarm._n the_o rom._n pontif._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o for_o answer_v to_o which_o be_v please_v to_o observe_v 1._o what_o a_o pretty_a circle_n be_v here_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o church_n because_o st._n peter_n be_v its_o bishop_n but_o how_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o st._n peter_n be_v its_o bishop_n because_o rome_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o church_n risum_fw-la teneatis_fw-la 2._o as_o the_o calling_n peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v but_o a_o compliment_n for_o though_o some_o of_o the_o four_o century_n call_v he_o so_o yet_o they_o explain_v themselves_o to_o mean_v thereby_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o or_o chief_a in_o order_n as_o a_o chairman_n or_o speaker_n but_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prince_n or_o ruler_n and_o when_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o word_n begin_v to_o be_v abuse_v unto_o pretension_n of_o preeminence_n the_o council_n of_o carthage_n express_o condemn_v it_o allow_v none_o to_o be_v call_v princeps_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la the_o prince_n of_o priest_n so_o neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o rome_n be_v always_o account_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o church_n for_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o mother_n church_n plant_v by_o our_o saviour_n in_o person_n and_o his_o twelve_o apostle_n with_o who_o be_v the_o seventy_o disciple_n such_o teacher_n as_o no_o other_o church_n ever_o have_v at_o once_o and_o from_o thence_o the_o gospel_n be_v propagate_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o rome_n itself_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n be_v celebrate_v in_o scripture_n for_o be_v enrich_v with_o all_o utterance_n and_o all_o knowledge_n and_o for_o come_v behind_o in_o no_o gift_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 5_o and_o 7._o the_o church_n of_o the_o ephesian_n for_o i_o think_v that_o place_n may_v much_o more_o just_o be_v restrain_v to_o that_o particular_a church_n than_o it_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o roman_a which_o we_o often_o see_v do_v be_v call_v the_o church_n of_o the_o live_a god_n the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n 1_o tim._n 3._o 15._o the_o church_n of_o the_o thessalonian_n be_v commend_v for_o follow_v the_o church_n of_o judea_n not_o that_o of_o rome_n though_o the_o epistle_n be_v write_v from_o thence_o 1_o thess_n 2._o 14._o it_o be_v true_a the_o primitive_a church_n of_o rome_n want_v not_o its_o praise_n too_o for_o st._n paul_n faith_n that_o their_o faith_n be_v speak_v of_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n rom._n 1._o 8._o that_o be_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o place_n far_o distant_a but_o this_o be_v because_o rome_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o empire_n to_o which_o stranger_n from_o all_o part_n do_v daily_o upon_o secular_a occasion_n resort_n their_o faith_n be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v in_o all_o nation_n among_o not_o above_o who_o be_v you_o also_o rom._n 1._o 5_o and_o 6._o but_o what_o be_v this_o commendation_n of_o their_o faith_n then_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o after_o time_n when_o they_o may_v be_v decline_v therein_o for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a for_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n total_o to_o fall_v away_o by_o unbelief_n we_o learn_v from_o the_o same_o apostle_n ch._n 11._o 20._o and_o therefore_o he_o admonish_v they_o not_o to_o be_v high-minded_a but_o fear_v 3._o in_o the_o next_o age_n there_o be_v no_o such_o extraordinary_a account_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n its_o bishop_n by_o the_o most_o ancient_a father_n be_v style_v no_o more_o than_o brother_n colleague_n or_o fellow-bishop_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o epistle_n of_o st._n cyprian_n appeal_n to_o rome_n be_v forbid_v by_o several_a council_n 5._o irenaeus_n bishop_n of_o lion_n one_o of_o the_o early_a of_o the_o father_n for_o he_o flourish_v before_o the_o year_n 200_o sharp_o reprove_v victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n 22._o because_o he_o go_v about_o to_o excommunicate_v the_o eastern_a chruche_n for_o not_o keep_v of_o easter_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n he_o do_v 24._o st._n hierom_n allow_v he_o no_o such_o superiority_n quicunque_fw-la fuerit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la sive_fw-la romae_fw-la sive_fw-la alibi_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la est_fw-la meriti_fw-la &_o sacerdotii_fw-la evagrium_fw-la whosoever_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v a_o bishop_n whether_o of_o rome_n or_o elsewhere_o be_v of_o the_o same_o worth_n the_o same_o priesthood_n nay_o we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o one_o that_o be_v afterward_o a_o pope_n himself_o i_o mean_v aeneas_n silvius_n 1._o who_o confess_v that_o before_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a every_o church_n keep_v to_o itself_o and_o there_o be_v but_o little_a respect_n pay_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o as_o its_o esteem_n at_o first_o begin_v not_o on_o the_o account_n of_o peter_n but_o because_o it_o be_v the_o imperial_a city_n for_o so_o say_v the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n hold_v ann._n 451._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n because_o old_a rome_n be_v the_o imperial_a city_n therefore_o the_o father_n have_v right_o give_v privilege_n to_o that_o see_n so_o the_o reverence_n and_o vogue_n of_o jursdiction_n it_o afterward_o obtain_v be_v by_o the_o favoar_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o especial_o from_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o its_o bishop_n improve_n all_o advantage_n and_o make_v use_n of_o many_o very_a carnal_a mean_n very_o well_o know_v and_o therefore_o not_o necessary_a here_o to_o be_v recount_v chap._n iu._n ancient_a author_n allege_v for_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n consider_v as_o papias_n linus_n egesippus_fw-la the_o decretal_a epistle_n etc._n etc._n forgery_n in_o the_o name_n of_o antiquity_n detect_v particalar_o a_o feign_a decretal_a epistle_n from_o clemens_n to_o st._n james_n and_o another_o from_o pope_n cornelius_n about_o remove_v peter_n body_n a_o remarkable_a testimony_n from_o baronius_n although_o i_o have_v go_v through_o cardinal_n bellarmin_n special_a argument_n and_o all_o that_o i_o know_v of_o producible_a by_o any_o of_o the_o romanist_n for_o prove_v peter_n to_o have_v be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n or_o at_o any_o time_n there_o and_o have_v brief_o show_v as_o i_o think_v that_o none_o of_o they_o be_v free_a from_o just_a exception_n nor_o all_o conjoin_v of_o sufficient_a weight_n to_o oblige_v a_o rational_a man_n assent_n much_o less_o such_o a_o firm_a and_o steady_a belief_n as_o be_v requisite_a in_o a_o matter_n so_o high_o concern_v religion_n as_o this_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v yet_o since_o both_o he_o and_o other_o cite_v many_o pretend_a ancient_a author_n as_o give_v suffrage_n in_o favour_n of_o their_o assertion_n i_o hold_v it_o not_o unfit_a to_o inform_v the_o unlearned_a reader_n who_o such_o a_o specious_a parade_n may_v possible_o amuse_v somewhat_o more_o particular_o concern_v the_o same_o 1._o this_o testimony_n be_v it_o never_o so_o numerous_a be_v still_o but_o humane_a and_o so_o can_v i_o conceive_v be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n for_o any_o article_n of_o faith_n 2._o that_o although_o we_o do_v serious_o pay_v a_o just_a reverence_n to_o antiqnity_n yet_o still_o we_o hold_v ourselves_o oblige_v in_o discretion_n to_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o pure_a and_o counterfeit_a record_n not_o to_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v betray_v into_o a_o unwary_a prejudicial_a confederacy_n with_o a_o parcel_n of_o neighbour_a
be_v the_o order_n both_o of_o my_o word_n and_o action_n as_o also_o what_o end_n shall_v find_v i_o in_o this_o city_n all_o these_o thing_n write_v unto_o he_o nor_o fear_v that_o he_o will_v be_v too_o much_o grieve_v at_o my_o end_n since_o he_o will_v not_o doubt_v but_o i_o endure_v it_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o piety_n but_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a solace_n to_o he_o to_o learn_v that_o no_o unskilful_a man_n or_o unlearned_a and_o ignorant_a of_o the_o discipline_n of_o ecclesiastical_a order_n have_v undertake_v my_o chair_n wherefore_o my_o lord_n james_n when_o i_o have_v receive_v these_o precept_n from_o he_o i_o hold_v it_o necessary_a to_o fulfil_v what_o he_o command_v etc._n etc._n and_o so_o go_v on_o to_o tell_v st._n james_n he_o have_v there_o send_v he_o the_o whole_a story_n of_o peter_n preach_v under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o itinerary_n or_o journey_n of_o clement_n for_o so_o he_o say_v st._n peter_n order_v he_o to_o call_v it_o now_o not_o to_o insist_v on_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o epistle_n there_o be_v two_o consideration_n beside_o which_o i_o conceive_v very_o clear_o demonstrate_v it_o to_o be_v a_o forgery_n forgery_n 1._o that_o this_o very_a book_n call_v the_o itinerary_n among_o other_o write_n ascribe_v to_o clement_n be_v by_o pope_n gelasius_n anno_fw-la 494._o condemn_a as_o aforesaid_a therefore_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v this_o epistle_n to_o be_v write_v by_o clement_n for_o if_o he_o have_v he_o will_v undoubted_o have_v receive_v the_o itinerary_n with_o reverence_n since_o he_o can_v not_o imagine_v so_o holy_a a_o man_n will_v have_v give_v so_o large_a a_o testimony_n thereto_o nor_o take_v such_o pain_n to_o have_v send_v it_o to_o st._n james_n if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v true_a and_o authentic_a when_o therefore_o pope_n gelafius_fw-la express_o condemn_v the_o book_n he_o virtual_o condemn_v the_o epistle_n that_o pretend_v to_o recommend_v it_o for_o if_o the_o former_a be_v apocryphal_a the_o latter_a must_v needs_o be_v counterfeit_n 2._o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o st._n hierom_n and_o current_a stream_n of_o antiquity_n st._n james_n to_o who_o st._n peter_n take_v such_o care_n to_o have_v his_o memoir_n communicate_v be_v martyr_a in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o nero_n whereas_o they_o say_v peter_n suffer_v not_o till_o the_o 14._o year_n of_o of_o that_o tyrant_n so_o that_o clement_n must_v write_v to_o a_o person_n that_o be_v dead_a 7_o year_n before_o nay_o more_o this_o be_v reckon_v a_o decretal_a epistle_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o author_n not_o place_v clement_n actual_o in_o the_o chair_n till_o after_o linus_n and_o cletus_n of_o who_o they_o say_v one_o sit_v above_o 11_o year_n platin._n and_o the_o other_o above_o 12_o this_o must_v be_v write_v above_o 30_o year_n after_o st._n james_n death_n for_o though_o clement_n may_v at_o any_o time_n write_v a_o epistle_n yet_o he_o can_v not_o write_v a_o decretal_a epistle_n till_o he_o be_v pope_n another_o of_o these_o epistle_n notable_o relate_v to_o our_o present_a business_n be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o year_n 254._o which_o be_v publish_v among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o decretal_a epistle_n in_o these_o word_n cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o his_o dear_a and_o most_o belove_a brethren_n boves_fw-la the_o son_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n of_o god_n and_o to_o all_o they_o that_o serve_v our_o lord_n in_o the_o right_a faith_n consider_v the_o benevolence_n of_o your_o charity_n because_o you_o be_v lover_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o hold_v their_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n i_o determine_v to_o write_v unto_o you_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o author_n some_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v at_o this_o time_n necessary_a to_o be_v know_a and_o which_o the_o lord_n assist_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v late_o do_v among_o we_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o be_v now_o in_o do_v because_o charity_n patronise_a i_o believe_v with_o fatherly_a grace_n you_o willing_o receive_v the_o write_n of_o the_o apostolical_a see_fw-la and_o perform_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o same_o and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o increase_v thereof_o because_o whosoever_o engraft_n himself_o in_o the_o root_n of_o charity_n neither_o fail_v of_o greatness_n nor_o become_v void_a of_o fruit_n neither_o do_v he_o by_o love_n lose_v the_o efficacious_a work_n of_o fruitfulness_n for_o charity_n itself_o do_v exercise_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o faithful_a corroborate_v their_o sense_n that_o nothing_o seem_v grievous_a nothing_o difficult_a but_o all_o be_v easy_a which_o be_v do_v while_o its_o property_n be_v to_o nourish_v concord_n to_o keep_v the_o commandment_n to_o join_v thing_n dissever_v to_o correct_v evil_a thing_n and_o to_o consolidate_v all_o other_o virtue_n by_o the_o bulwark_n of_o its_o perfection_n wherefore_o i_o beseech_v you_o to_o rejoice_v with_o we_o because_o by_o the_o entreaty_n of_o a_o certain_a devout_a woman_n and_o most_o noble_a matron_n lucina_n the_o body_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n be_v lift_v out_o of_o the_o catatumbae_fw-la etc._n and_o first_o of_o all_o the_o body_n of_o the_o bless_a paul_n be_v carry_v with_o silence_n and_o put_v in_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o foresay_a matron_n in_o the_o ostiensian_a way_n or_o street_n near_o to_o that_o side_n where_o he_o be_v behead_v but_o afterward_o we_o receive_v the_o body_n of_o the_o bless_a peter_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o decent_o place_v it_o near_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v crucify_a among_o the_o body_n of_o the_o holy_a bishop_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n in_o the_o golden_a mountain_n in_o the_o vatican_n of_o nero_n palace_n the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o calends_o of_o july_n 29_o pray_v god_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o these_o his_o holy_a apostle_n intercede_v he_o will_v purge_v away_o the_o spot_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o keep_v you_o in_o his_o will_n all_o the_o day_n of_o your_o life_n and_o make_v you_o to_o persevere_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o good_a work_n but_o see_v that_o you_o rejoice_v together_o for_o these_o thing_n because_o the_o holy_a apostle_n themselves_o do_v also_o rejoice_v together_o for_o your_o joy_n praise_v you_o god_n always_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v glorify_v in_o you_o for_o it_o be_v write_v what_o shall_v i_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o that_o he_o have_v return_v to_o i_o i_o will_v take_v up_o the_o cup_n of_o salvation_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o epistle_n be_v a_o quiver_n whence_o the_o modern_a church_n of_o rome_n can_v draw_v several_a arrow_n to_o serve_v she_o turn_v here_o be_v worship_v of_o relic_n intimate_v merit_n and_o intercession_n of_o saint_n own_v the_o willingness_n of_o all_o christian_n so_o long_o ago_o to_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n suppose_v as_o also_o peter_n be_v prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o how_o much_o it_o concern_v all_o son_n of_o the_o church_n to_o rejoice_v for_o the_o removal_n of_o his_o corpse_n from_o one_o grave_a to_o another_o but_o that_o the_o same_o be_v whole_o a_o forgery_n forgery_n beside_o what_o we_o have_v object_v against_o all_o these_o epistle_n in_o general_n and_o wave_v too_o the_o odd_a matter_n and_o conceit_a phrase_n of_o this_o in_o particular_a we_o need_v but_o animadvert_v that_o it_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v write_v by_o cornelius_n who_o they_o say_v be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n anno_fw-la chr._n 254._o which_o happen_v to_o be_v a_o time_n when_o that_o cruel_a tyrant_n decius_n be_v emperor_n and_o in_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o the_o seven_o persecution_n one_o of_o the_o fierce_a that_o ever_o harrassed_a the_o church_n from_o heathen_a hand_n now_o during_o that_o horrible_a storm_n when_o no_o christian_n can_v appear_v at_o rome_n without_o certain_a danger_n of_o his_o life_n who_o can_v imagine_v this_o bishop_n so_o much_o at_o leisure_n as_o to_o write_v letter_n to_o all_o the_o world_n require_v they_o to_o rejoice_v for_o the_o removal_n of_o a_o parcel_n of_o bone_n as_o one_o of_o the_o most_o important_a adventure_n or_o singular_a blessing_n of_o that_o age_n what_o probability_n be_v there_o why_o madam_n lucina_n in_o that_o dismal_a time_n shall_v attempt_v to_o disquiet_v the_o apostle_n dust_n and_o bring_v both_o herself_o and_o all_o other_o christian_n then_o at_o rome_n into_o jeopardy_n on_o so_o frivolous_a a_o occasion_n or_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o apostle_n suppose_v they_o can_v be_v find_v after_o nigh_o 200_o year_n private_a burial_n shall_v however_o be_v then_o remove_v and_o inter_v so_o glorious_o how_o the_o christian_a bishop_n of_o rome_n even_o in_o the_o height_n of_o paganism_n
communion_n but_o about_o the_o year_n 1595._o one_o florimond_n de_fw-fr raemond_fw-fr a_o french_a counsellor_n at_o bordeaux_n undertake_v in_o a_o elaborate_v treatise_n to_o refute_v the_o whole_a story_n but_o by_o what_o argument_n that_o no_o author_n live_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o this_o pretend_a papess_n be_v find_v to_o attest_v it_o nor_o any_o till_o marianus_n scotus_n 200_o year_n after_o she_o that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o author_n though_o numerous_a blind_o follow_v he_o and_o suck_v in_o his_o error_n that_o the_o several_a relator_n agree_v not_o in_o their_o tale_n that_o the_o latter_a writer_n have_v invent_v several_a circumstance_n but_o he_o can_v charge_v they_o with_o corrupt_v of_o book_n nor_o forge_v of_o author_n to_o render_v it_o more_o plausible_a that_o the_o whole_a thing_n and_o its_o several_a part_n be_v not_o probable_a etc._n etc._n now_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o these_o topic_n but_o will_v serve_v as_o well_o nay_o much_o better_a to_o impugn_v the_o story_n of_o st._n peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n for_o as_o the_o latter_a tend_v exceed_o to_o the_o advancement_n of_o that_o see_v and_o the_o former_a to_o its_o dishonour_n so_o consider_v what_o a_o ascendent_n its_o bishop_n have_v get_v over_o the_o christian_a world_n it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o a_o fiction_n in_o their_o favour_n shall_v be_v promote_v than_o that_o the_o other_o if_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o fiction_n from_o which_o no_o advantage_n can_v possible_o be_v hope_v to_o be_v derive_v to_o the_o relator_n shall_v for_o a_o series_n of_o so_o many_o year_n pass_v current_a and_o without_o opposition_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o must_v ingenuous_o avow_v without_o presume_v to_o determine_v dogmatical_o either_o way_n that_o have_v read_n erreur_fw-fr populaire_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o our_o i_o earn_v coke_n on_o the_o other_o nay_o i_o will_v add_v blondellus_n his_o posthume_n book_n on_o that_o subject_a which_o seem_v to_o favour_v their_o opinion_n who_o deny_v there_o be_v any_o such_o papess_n i_o can_v find_v any_o more_o reason_n to_o believe_v there_o ever_o be_v a_o pope_n peter_n than_o i_o do_v that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o pope_n joan._n 3._o as_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o father_n beside_o those_o counterfeit_v already_o discover_v which_o be_v unworthy_a of_o that_o venerable_a nam_n there_o be_v not_o one_o so_o much_o as_o allege_v who_o write_v within_o one_o hundred_o year_n and_o upward_o after_o the_o suppose_a time_n of_o peter_n death_n that_o mention_n his_o be_v or_o die_v at_o rome_n afterward_o justin_n martyr_n who_o flourish_v about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 170._o and_o tertullian_n 219._o be_v cite_v for_o it_o but_o as_o it_o be_v well_o know_v and_o confess_v by_o learned_a romanist_n that_o there_o be_v now_o abroad_o several_a counterfeit_n book_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o antieut_n so_o wherever_o they_o do_v in_o their_o genuine_a work_n seem_v to_o intimate_v st._n peter_n be_v at_o rome_n it_o be_v most_o probable_a they_o may_v take_v the_o same_o on_o trust_n from_o papias_n or_o common_a fame_n and_o look_v on_o it_o as_o a_o indifferent_a thing_n think_v not_o themselves_o concern_v nor_o the_o matter_n worth_a while_n strict_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o that_o opinion_n and_o so_o may_v be_v therein_o mistake_v as_o in_o other_o matter_n of_o fact_n happen_v not_o very_o long_o before_o their_o own_o time_n for_o the_o same_o tertullian_n judaeos_fw-la who_o be_v therein_o follow_v by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n stromat_n and_o by_o lactantius_n 4._o say_v that_o our_o lord_n christ_n suffer_v in_o the_o 15_o year_n of_o tiberius_n and_o the_o 30_o of_o his_o own_o age_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a irenaeus_n 39_o contend_v that_o christ_n preach_v almost_o to_o 50_o year_n of_o age_n and_o suffer_v under_o claudius_n for_o each_o of_o which_o opinion_n ancient_a tradition_n be_v by_o they_o allege_v yet_o be_v they_o both_o contrary_n to_o the_o evangelist_n and_o all_o sound_a history_n which_o yet_o reflect_v no_o further_a dishonour_n on_o those_o holy_a father_n than_o that_o they_o be_v man_n capable_a of_o be_v mistake_v and_o be_v unwary_o deceive_v by_o rely_v too_o much_o on_o pretend_a tradition_n as_o far_o therefore_o as_o i_o can_v perceive_v the_o opinion_n of_o â—t_a peter_n have_v be_v at_o rome_n begin_v first_o to_o be_v industrious_o and_o common_o advance_v about_o or_o soon_o after_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n for_o eusebius_n who_o survive_v to_o write_v the_o life_n of_o that_o great_a emperor_n speak_v of_o nero_n tell_v we_o 25._o this_o enemy_n of_o god_n set_v up_o himself_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o apostle_n for_o they_o write_v that_o paul_n be_v behead_v and_o peter_n crucify_a by_o he_o at_o rome_n and_o that_o which_o make_v for_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o story_n be_v that_o it_o be_v common_o report_a that_o there_o be_v church-yard_n unto_o this_o day_n bear_v the_o name_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n in_o like_a manner_n gaius_n a_o roman_a and_o a_o ecclesiaastical_a person_n and_o after_o zepherinus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n write_v unto_o proclus_n chief_a of_o the_o cataphrygian_a heretic_n say_v thus_o i_o be_o able_a to_o show_v the_o banner_n of_o the_o apostle_n for_o if_o thou_o will_v walk_v into_o the_o vatican_n or_o the_o ostiensian-way_n thou_o will_v find_v there_o victorious_a banner_n of_o such_o as_o have_v found_v this_o church_n and_o that_o they_o be_v both_o crown_v with_o martyrdom_n at_o the_o same_o time_n dionysius_n bishop_n of_o corinth_n declare_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n in_o these_o word_n and_o you_o observe_v so_o goodly_a a_o admonition_n have_v couple_v in_o one_o the_o building_n of_o the_o roman_a and_o corinthian_a church_n perform_v by_o peter_n and_o paul_n for_o they_o both_o instruct_v we_o when_o they_o plant_v our_o church_n of_o corinth_n thus_o eusebius_n from_o who_o word_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o do_v not_o at_o all_o assert_v peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n nor_o positive_o that_o he_o be_v ever_o there_o but_o only_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o write_v that_o be_v it_o be_v write_v by_o some_o body_n or_o other_o but_o say_v not_o by_o who_o that_o peter_n and_o paul_n be_v both_o put_v to_o death_n by_o nero_n at_o rome_n which_o yet_o it_o seem_v he_o look_v up_o but_o as_o a_o hear-say_n and_o doubtful_a and_o therefore_o to_o confirm_v it_o add_v that_o it_o make_v for_o the_o credit_n thereof_o that_o it_o be_v common_o report_a that_o there_o be_v to_o his_o time_n burial-place_n that_o wear_v the_o name_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n as_o if_o after_o so_o many_o book_n forge_v in_o peter_n name_n a_o false_a tomb_n may_v not_o two_o or_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o his_o death_n be_v assign_v to_o he_o as_o to_o what_o he_o cites_n from_o gaius_n who_o he_o say_v be_v a_o roman_a and_o succeed_v zepherinus_n the_o word_n import_n nothing_o of_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o seem_v intend_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v found_v by_o some_o of_o the_o apostle_n who_o monument_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o vatican_n and_o ostiensian-way_n but_o as_o in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o pope_n there_o be_v no_o such_o person_n as_o gaius_n find_v to_o succeed_v zepherinus_n so_o we_o hear_v before_o from_o a_o decretal_a epistle_n that_o it_o be_v pope_n cornelius_n that_o remove_v the_o body_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n from_o the_o catatombae_fw-la to_o the_o vatican_n and_o ostiensian-way_n now_o this_o cornelius_n become_v bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o own_o chronologist_n 51_o year_n in_o time_n and_o the_o six_o bishop_n in_o order_n after_o zepherinus_n how_o then_o can_v zepherinus_n successor_n the_o word_n plain_o imply_v his_o next_o successor_n talk_v of_o their_o monument_n be_v there_o in_o his_o time_n the_o other_o witness_v cite_v by_o eusebius_n be_v dionysius_n of_o corinth_n who_o beside_o that_o he_o be_v the_o same_o man_n who_o as_o eusebius_n elsewhere_o tell_v we_o do_v in_o his_o own_o life-time_n complain_v that_o his_o write_n be_v abuse_v and_o add_v to_o his_o word_n as_o here_o relate_v seem_v to_o signify_v that_o as_o there_o be_v very_o early_a a_o kind_n of_o vanity_n or_o emulation_n in_o church_n and_o person_n which_o prompt_v they_o to_o boast_v of_o those_o that_o convert_v they_o which_o be_v reprove_v by_o paul_n in_o that_o text_n i_o be_o of_o paul_n and_o i_o of_o apollo_n and_o i_o of_o cephas_n etc._n etc._n so_o this_o bishop_n of_o corinth_n will_v have_v his_o church_n of_o corinth_n to_o be_v plant_v both_o by_o peter_n and_o paul_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v the_o more_o near_o relate_v to_o the_o
church_n of_o rome_n who_o he_o suppose_v and_o perhaps_o the_o roman_n may_v give_v it_o out_o so_o to_o have_v the_o same_o founder_n every_o country_n almost_o in_o process_n of_o time_n such_o be_v the_o natural_a itch_n of_o ambition_n and_o vainglory_n in_o man_n pretend_v to_o have_v be_v convert_v by_o some_o apostle_n or_o illustrious_a name_n though_o often_o time_n the_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n among_o they_o be_v like_o itself_o by_o very_o mean_a and_o as_o to_o outward_a glory_n or_o fame_n contemptible_a instrument_n but_o from_o this_o testimony_n of_o eusebius_n we_o may_v rational_o collect_v that_o in_o his_o time_n peter_n be_v at_o rome_n be_v but_o a_o dark_a kind_n of_o business_n provable_a only_o by_o report_n and_o such_o odd_a testimony_n of_o a_o few_o obscure_a author_n that_o have_v as_o little_a weight_n as_o clearness_n but_o how_o then_o come_v the_o same_o afterward_o to_o be_v so_o general_o entertain_v and_o believe_v object_n and_o several_a of_o the_o father_n to_o call_v rome_n st._n peter_n chair_n to_o this_o may_v be_v answer_v answer_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n after_o constantine_n have_v raise_v they_o to_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o wealth_n and_o reputation_n puff_v up_o with_o ambition_n from_o their_o preside_v over_o the_o imperial_a city_n begin_v to_o aspire_v above_o their_o brethren_n and_o first_o claim_v a_o primacy_n and_o right_n of_o receive_v appeal_n from_o all_o part_n not_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la or_o as_o successor_n to_o st._n peter_n but_o as_o grant_v to_o they_o by_o council_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n forge_v two_o canon_n on_o the_o famous_a nicene_n council_n as_o be_v mention_v before_o but_o find_v themselves_o cut_v short_a and_o balk_v therein_o by_o the_o sagacity_n of_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n they_o cast_v about_o to_o derive_v a_o supremacy_n over_o all_o other_o church_n from_o a_o high_a title_n and_o observe_v peter_n to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a apostle_n and_o some_o word_n to_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o he_o by_o our_o saviour_n that_o may_v colourable_o be_v wrest_v to_o intimate_v as_o if_o he_o have_v some_o kind_n of_o superiority_n over_o or_o great_a privilege_n than_o the_o rest_n they_o will_v have_v it_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o their_o church_n and_o though_o sometime_o they_o join_v paul_n with_o he_o because_o the_o scripture_n give_v such_o illustrious_a testimony_n of_o his_o pain_n there_o yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n peter_n without_o the_o least_o countenance_n from_o but_o rather_o against_o the_o tenor_n of_o scripture_n have_v the_o great_a vogue_n and_o preference_n and_o know_v the_o mobile_n be_v easy_a to_o be_v deceive_v with_o name_n and_o title_n and_o apt_a to_o frame_v idea_n of_o thing_n past_a from_o what_o appear_v at_o present_a they_o give_v out_o that_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o this_o purpose_n they_o press_v all_o the_o fragment_n of_o antiquity_n into_o the_o service_n papias_n conjecture_n be_v make_v a_o authentic_a proof_n and_o this_o say_n of_o eusebius_n and_o his_o hearsays_a must_v pass_v for_o undoubted_a evidence_n yet_o not_o therewith_o content_a abundance_n of_o other_o write_n be_v counterfeit_v under_o ancient_a venerable_a name_n as_o i_o make_v appear_v before_o and_o thus_o in_o short_a time_n the_o story_n may_v gain_v credit_n and_o whenever_o any_o of_o the_o father_n though_o unwary_o deceive_v by_o a_o spurious_a tradition_n or_o the_o common_a vogue_n not_o think_v it_o perhaps_o a_o matter_n much_o worth_a inquire_v into_o as_o not_o dream_v what_o strange_a inference_n will_v thence_o be_v make_v in_o after_o time_n speak_v thereof_o in_o a_o stile_n accommodate_v to_o vulgar_a opinion_n and_o call_v rome_n st._n peter_n chair_n or_o her_o bishop_n peter_n successor_n this_o be_v file_v as_o a_o fresh_a testimony_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n have_v once_o gain_v this_o point_n that_o it_o be_v believe_v that_o peter_n preach_v at_o rome_n which_o they_o call_v his_o be_v bishop_n there_o they_o proceed_v further_o to_o pretend_v that_o not_o only_a peter_n have_v a_o sovereign_a power_n confer_v upon_o he_o but_o that_o the_o same_o be_v derive_v to_o they_o as_o his_o successor_n and_o so_o thou_o be_v peter_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o key_n i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o here_o be_v two_o sword_n etc._n etc._n become_v sufficient_a argument_n both_o that_o peter_n be_v prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n vicar_n of_o christ_n and_o chief_a governor_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n and_o that_o he_o be_v so_o dignify_v and_o bishop_n of_o rome_n all_o the_o succeed_a bishop_n of_o that_o see_v be_v his_o successor_n must_v be_v invest_v with_o the_o same_o authority_n and_o consequent_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o mother_n and_o mistress_n of_o all_o other_o church_n and_o be_v infallible_a and_o the_o only_a catholic_n church_n that_o the_o pope_n have_v a_o direct_a sovereignty_n over_o all_o the_o world_n in_o spiritual_n and_o indirect_a in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o which_o be_v close_o and_o vigorous_o though_o gradual_o pursue_v in_o ignorant_a ture_n and_o especial_o after_o the_o roman_a bishop_n by_o the_o favour_n of_o pâ—â—cas_n the_o traitor_n have_v gain_v the_o title_n of_o universal_a and_o a_o ascendent_n over_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n when_o every_o thing_n tend_v to_o the_o honour_n and_o advantage_n of_o that_o see_v meet_v with_o encouragement_n and_o the_o roman_a bishop_n only_o be_v capable_a of_o bestow_v preferment_n and_o all_o be_v snib_v and_o crush_v that_o dare_v offer_v any_o thing_n that_o displease_v they_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o for_o many_o age_n scarce_o any_o at_o least_o who_o write_n yet_o remain_v for_o we_o know_v who_o have_v then_o the_o keep_n of_o all_o library_n dare_v open_o controvert_v or_o deny_v st._n peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o bishop_n there_o since_o this_o be_v a_o blow_n at_o the_o root_n and_o strike_v effectual_o at_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n infallibility_n and_o other_o pompous_a claim_n which_o be_v all_o found_v on_o that_o pretence_n touch_v which_o what_o need_v i_o say_v more_o but_o brief_o sum_v up_o the_o state_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n if_o st._n peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n or_o so_o much_o as_o ever_o there_o be_v not_o provable_a by_o scripture_n nor_o any_o other_o convince_v argument_n but_o whatever_o can_v be_v say_v for_o it_o be_v easy_o answer_v and_o render_v not_o so_o much_o as_o probable_a if_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o story_n be_v at_o open_a war_n and_o contradiction_n in_o the_o circumstance_n yet_o all_o pretend_v to_o a_o most_o punctual_a exactness_n and_o the_o learned_a and_o most_o subtle_a advocate_n of_o the_o party_n sweat_v in_o vain_a to_o invent_v even_o so_o much_o as_o colour_n to_o reconcile_v they_o if_o from_o scripture_n and_o history_n and_o a_o due_a comparison_n of_o all_o circumstance_n it_o be_v improbable_a to_o the_o high_a degree_n that_o ever_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n much_o more_o that_o he_o be_v bishop_n thereof_o if_o the_o story_n depend_v on_o counterfeit_n author_n or_o such_o as_o just_o be_v of_o little_a credit_n and_o abundance_n of_o shameful_a forgery_n have_v be_v invent_v and_o make_v use_n of_o to_o support_v it_o if_o it_o be_v derogatory_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n peter_n memory_n to_o assert_v it_o in_o fine_a if_o it_o be_v no_o difficult_a task_n to_o apprehend_v and_o show_v by_o what_o method_n and_o degree_n it_o may_v be_v advance_v to_o popular_a credit_n and_o for_o what_o end_v if_o i_o say_v all_o this_o be_v make_v appear_v and_o how_o far_o this_o brief_a disquisition_n may_v be_v satisfactory_a that_o way_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o judicious_a unbigotted_a peruser_n and_o posterity_n to_o determine_v i_o conceive_v the_o old_a outcry_n of_o great_a be_v diana_n of_o the_o ephesian_n the_o noâ—â—e_n of_o st._n peter_n chair_n and_o peter_n successor_n will_v henceforth_o abate_v so_o newhat_o of_o its_o influence_n or_o indeed_o signify_v very_o little_a unless_o it_o be_v to_o expose_v their_o confidence_n that_o use_v it_o however_o if_o any_o shall_v still_o be_v amuse_v and_o prevail_v upon_o by_o those_o empty_a sound_n and_o vnravelled_a charm_n i_o may_v perhaps_o admire_v their_o faith_n or_o rather_o pity_v their_o weak_a credulity_n but_o must_v crave_v leave_n to_o say_v that_o till_o my_o reason_n be_v better_a satisfy_v which_o with_o the_o uttermost_a diligence_n and_o impartiality_n i_o have_v endeavour_v it_o shall_v have_v no_o room_n in_o my_o creed_n and_o so_o reader_n farewell_n finis_fw-la a_o end_n of_o controversy_n desirable_a by_o what_o obstruct_a the_o occasion_n of_o this_o discourse_n discourse_n
the_o gentleman_n skill_n in_o arithmetic_n seem_v as_o extraordinary_a as_o in_o history_n when_o he_o take_v 43_o out_o of_o 1686_o there_o remain_v precise_o 1647._o 1647._o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr nat._n &_o grat._n cap._n 61._o protestant_n not_o much_o concern_v in_o the_o question_n thing_n to_o be_v prove_v by_o romanist_n beside_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n rome_n onuphirus_n in_o chron._n pont._n confess_v 30._o 30._o de_fw-fr sum_fw-la pontif._n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o 1._o cajet_fw-fr de_fw-fr diu._n instie_n pontif._n c._n 13._o canus_n loc._n l._n 6._o c._n 8._o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n a_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n faith_n the_o very_a same_o oath_n among_o other_o thing_n be_v at_o this_o day_n exact_v of_o all_o protestant_n that_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n in_o france_n as_o i_o be_o very_o credible_o assure_v the_o sum_n of_o christianity_n christianity_n de_fw-fr sum_fw-la pontif_n in_o praefat._n the_o reasonableness_n or_o necessity_n of_o examine_v this_o point_n the_o negative_a not_o undertake_v to_o be_v prove_v the_o two_o chief_a question_n question_n annot._n in_o jo._n 18._o 31._o 31._o de_fw-fr concord_n sacerd._n &_o imper_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 1._o sect._n 4._o 4._o lib._n 14._o cap._n 39_o 39_o preface_n to_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr pontif._n beauties_n second_o proof_n ans_fw-fr barnabas_n say_v to_o preach_v at_o rome_n before_o peter_n the_o three_o argument_n answ_n the_o four_o argument_n the_o answer_n answer_n lib._n 2._o ca._n 15._o 15._o bar._n tom._n 1._o ad_fw-la ann._n 68_o no._n 16_o 17._o beauties_n 5_o argument_n for_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n answ_n touch_v the_o place_n of_o st._n peter_n death_n see_v also_o afterward_o ch_n 5._o quest_n 4._o a_o six_o argument_n answ_n *_n de_fw-fr summ._n pontif._n l_o 2._o 2._o de_fw-fr offic_n ordin_n c._n quoniam_fw-la quoniam_fw-la 2_o pet._n 5._o 2._o 2._o camer_n acensis_fw-la qu._n vesper_n act._n 3._o a_o difference_n between_o be_v a_o apostle_n and_o bishop_n of_o such_o a_o particular_a place_n 2_o cor._n 11._o 28._o peter_n be_v not_o ordain_v bishop_n of_o any_o particular_a church_n peter_n more_o likely_a to_o be_v bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n than_o of_o antioch_n or_o rome_n rome_n con._n nic._n can._n 15._o 16._o l_o conc._n antioch_n can_v 21._o 22._o conc._n chalcedon_n can._n 10._o object_n answ_n eusebius_n abuse_v to_o colour_n peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n rome_n in_o not._n ad_fw-la euseb_n l._n 3._o c._n 21._o 21._o praefat._v recogn_n clement_n ad_fw-la gaudent_fw-la to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v peter_n be_v a_o bishop_n whence_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n rome_n conc._n nic._n c._n 5._o conc._n melevit_fw-la c._n 22._o 22._o vid._n euseb_n l._n 5._o c._n 24._o 24._o hier._n ad_fw-la evagrium_fw-la epistol_n l._n 1._o many_o counterfeit_v under_o pretence_n of_o antiquity_n antiquity_n in_o catalogue_n catalogue_n lib._n 4._o ca._n 22._o of_o linus_n linus_n baron_fw-fr ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 44._o n._n 45._o &_o annum_fw-la 60._o n._n 6._o possev_n in_o appar_n v._o linus_n of_o papias_n papias_n euseb_n l._n 3._o c._n 39_o 39_o baron_fw-fr mart._n ad_fw-la diem_fw-la jan_n 26._o of_o egesippus_fw-la of_o the_o decretal_a epistle_n what_o they_o be_v the_o collection_n ascribe_v to_o isidore_n a_o counterfeit_n counterfeit_n pseudo_fw-la isidor_n cap._n 2._o 2._o histor_n l._n 2._o c._n 18._o 18._o see_v onuphr_n chronicon_fw-la pontif._n pontif._n vide_fw-la baron_n in_o notis_n martyrolog_n ad_fw-la 4._o apr._n baron_fw-fr anno_fw-la christ_n 865._o n._n 5._o 5._o de_fw-fr roman_n pontif._n l._n 2._o cap._n 14._o 14._o baron_fw-fr ad_fw-la ann._n 865._o n._n 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o 8._o baron_fw-fr ibid._n n._n 7._o reason_n to_o show_v the_o decretal_a epistle_n to_o be_v forgery_n forgery_n extrav_fw-mi de_fw-fr rescriptis_fw-la ad_fw-la audientiam_fw-la a_o letter_n from_o clement_n to_o st._n james_n a_o forgery_n vide_fw-la platin._n a_o decretal_a epistle_n about_o remove_v st._n peter_n boves_fw-la boves_fw-la the_o catacumbae_fw-la or_o catatumboe_n as_o here_o write_v be_v vast_a public_a vault_n or_o underground_o repository_n for_o dead_a body_n see_v a_o handsome_a discourse_n of_o they_o at_o rome_n and_o those_o other_o more_o spacious_a one_o at_o naples_n in_o dr._n burnet_n letter_n who_o prove_v that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v the_o workmanship_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n for_o the_o bestow_n of_o the_o body_n of_o their_o martyr_n as_o be_v common_o suggest_v and_o intimate_v here_o by_o this_o feign_a epistle_n but_o rather_o be_v cut_v out_o from_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o city_n for_o the_o common_a burial_n place_n of_o the_o ancient_a heathen_n especial_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n slave_n etc._n etc._n etc._n june_n the_o 29_o prove_v to_o be_v a_o forgery_n of_o clemens_n of_o abdias_n abdias_n in_o recogn_n of_o the_o pontifical_a baronius_n despair_n of_o any_o certainty_n of_o the_o apostle_n action_n not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n of_o the_o time_n of_o peter_n come_v to_o rome_n how_o long_o he_o stay_v there_o what_o year_n peter_n suffer_v do_v paul_n suffer_v at_o the_o same_o time_n time_n act_n 7_o 58._o of_o peter_n successor_n the_o answer_n to_o both_o whether_o peter_n sit_v seven_o year_n at_o antioch_n before_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n the_o history_n of_o peter_n according_a to_o onuphrius_n object_n 1._o answer_n object_n 2._o answer_n answer_n baron_fw-fr annal_n tom._n 1._o ad_fw-la ann._n 69._o s._n 9_o 9_o idem_fw-la ad_fw-la an._n 39_o 39_o defence_n pac._n part_n 2._o c._n 16._o 16._o occh._n dial._n par_fw-fr 1._o l._n 2._o ca_n 3._o peter_n not_o at_o rome_n the_o first_o two_o year_n after_o the_o passion_n nor_o in_o the_o three_o nor_o four_o nor_o in_o the_o five_o or_o six_o peter_n not_o at_o rome_n between_o the_o six_o and_o twelve_o year_n after_o the_o passion_n passion_n joseph_n antiq_n l._n 18._o ca._n 8._o 8._o lib._n 19_o ca._n 7._o peter_n not_o at_o rome_n between_o the_o 12_o and_o 16_o year_n of_o the_o passion_n passion_n oros._n l._n 7._o c._n 6._o 6._o in_o claud._n 7._o ca._n 24._o peter_n not_o at_o rome_n before_o the_o 12_o of_o claudius_n claudius_n lib._n â—0_n c._n 5._o peter_n have_v not_o be_v at_o rome_n the_o 24_o year_n after_o the_o passion_n peter_n not_o at_o rome_n in_o the_o three_o or_o four_o year_n of_o nero._n peter_n not_o at_o rome_n during_o the_o rest_n of_o nero_n reign_n bellarmine_n scheme_n of_o st._n peter_n travel_n answ_n object_n 2._o answer_n object_n 3._o answ_n obj._n 4._o answ_n object_n 5._o answ_n it_o be_v a_o reproach_n to_o st._n peter_n to_o fancy_v he_o bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o story_n of_o pope_n joan_n and_o pope_n peter_n compare_v compare_v anno._n chr._n 855._o 855._o tert._n l._n contr._n judaeos_fw-la judaeos_fw-la clem._n l._n 1._o stromat_n stromat_n lact._n instit_n l._n 4._o c._n 4._o 4._o iren._n l._n 2._o ca._n 39_o 39_o euseb_n l._n 2._o ca._n 25._o object_n answer_n
2._o whether_o he_o die_v there_o 3._o whether_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n 4._o whether_o after_o he_o have_v once_o assume_v that_o bishopric_n he_o ever_o change_v it_o for_o another_o all_o which_o he_o handle_v after_o his_o manner_n several_o and_o at_o large_a but_o indeed_o the_o second_o comprehend_v the_o first_o for_o if_o peter_n be_v martyr_a at_o rome_n he_o must_v needs_o be_v there_o and_o the_o four_o though_o he_o put_v most_o stress_n upon_o it_o may_v fit_o be_v include_v under_o the_o three_o for_o if_o they_o can_v prove_v that_o st._n peter_n be_v at_o any_o time_n bishop_n of_o rome_n we_o shall_v not_o much_o trouble_v ourselves_o whether_o he_o afterward_o remove_v from_o thence_o both_o because_o i_o think_v the_o practice_n of_o a_o bishop_n translation_n from_o one_o see_v to_o another_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o early_o in_o the_o church_n their_o talk_n of_o the_o same_o apostle_n removal_n from_o antioch_n to_o rome_n shall_v be_v further_o consider_v anon_o as_o also_o because_o i_o remember_v not_o any_o but_o their_o own_o onuphrius_n that_o have_v insist_v upon_o or_o object_v any_o such_o matter_n so_o that_o the_o main_a question_n be_v only_o this_o whether_o st._n peter_n be_v ever_o in_o a_o proper_a sense_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o because_o that_o will_v be_v improbable_a in_o the_o high_a degree_n if_o beside_o other_o reason_n it_o can_v plain_o be_v make_v appear_v that_o he_o be_v at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o there_o it_o will_v therefore_o be_v sufficient_a to_o discuss_v these_o two_o question_n 1._o question_n whether_o st._n peter_n be_v ever_o at_o rome_n 2._o whether_o suppose_v he_o be_v there_o he_o be_v bishop_n in_o the_o strict_a and_o now_o usual_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n of_o that_o church_n to_o prove_v peter_n to_o have_v be_v at_o rome_n cardinal_n bellarmin_n produce_v five_o argument_n which_o we_o shall_v several_o consider_v the_o first_o from_o that_o text_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 13._o the_o church_n that_o be_v at_o babylon_n salute_v you_o by_o babylon_n here_o say_v he_o be_v mean_v rome_n therefore_o peter_n when_o he_o write_v that_o epistle_n be_v there_o now_o that_o peter_n do_v mean_a rome_n by_o the_o word_n babylon_n in_o that_o place_n he_o will_v prove_v 1._o because_o eusebius_n record_v that_o one_o papias_n do_v say_v that_o this_o epistle_n of_o peter_n be_v write_v from_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n which_o the_o apostle_n do_v there_o tropical_o call_v babylon_n to_o which_o purpose_n the_o cardinal_n also_o cite_v st._n hierom_n and_o other_o as_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n or_o rather_o follow_v papias_n therein_o 2._o because_o rome_n in_o the_o revelation_n be_v frequent_o call_v babylon_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o this_o be_v prove_v ignotum_fw-la per_fw-la ignotius_fw-la a_o doubtful_a thing_n by_o a_o thing_n utter_o improbable_a a_o controvert_v matter_n of_o fact_n by_o a_o uncertain_a groundless_a opinion_n do_v not_o all_o the_o world_n know_v that_o there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n two_o great_a city_n who_o proper_a name_n be_v babylon_n one_o in_o assyria_n famous_a in_o all_o ancient_a history_n as_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o first_o monarchy_n the_o other_o in_o egypt_n mention_v in_o strabo_n l._n 17._o and_o by_o ptolemy_n call_v babulis_fw-la the_o same_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o which_o at_o this_o day_n be_v call_v cairo_n or_o near_o it_o and_o why_o may_v not_o peter_n date_n his_o epistle_n from_o one_o of_o these_o for_o as_o he_o for_o the_o most_o part_n preach_v to_o the_o disperse_a jew_n of_o who_o no_o doubt_n many_o be_v scatter_v through_o chaldaea_n and_o assyria_n so_o he_o may_v probable_o exert_v his_o ministry_n at_o the_o first_o mention_v babylon_n be_v so_o eminent_a a_o place_n on_o the_o same_o continent_n and_o at_o no_o great_a distance_n from_o jerusalem_n especicial_o since_o nicephorus_n tell_v we_o he_o preach_v all_o through_o palestina_n and_o syria_n nor_o be_v this_o only_a my_o private_a sentiment_n the_o great_a scaliger_n 31._o speak_v bold_o petrus_n romae_fw-la nunquam_fw-la fuit_fw-la sed_fw-la praedicabat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cujus_fw-la metropolis_n erat_fw-la babylon_n ex_fw-la qua_fw-la scribit_fw-la epistolam_fw-la svam_fw-la peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n but_o preach_v to_o the_o disperse_a jew_n in_o asia_n the_o metropolis_n whereof_o be_v babylon_n from_o whence_o he_o write_v his_o epistle_n who_o the_o very_a learned_a de_fw-fr marca_n archbishop_n of_o paris_n second_o in_o these_o word_n 4._o although_o the_o ancient_n imagine_v that_o peter_n by_o the_o word_n babylon_n signify_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n yet_o scaliger_n conjecture_n be_v probable_a who_o think_v that_o peter_n write_v from_o babylon_n itself_o this_o epistle_n to_o the_o disperse_a jew_n or_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o it_o be_v true_a which_o the_o foresay_a nicephrous_a write_v 39_o that_o from_o pontus_n galatia_n etc._n etc._n peter_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n where_o he_o create_v st._n mark_v bishop_n of_o alexandria_n then_o why_o may_v he_o not_o send_v this_o epistle_n from_o the_o egyption_n babylon_n so_o that_o either_o way_n by_o babylon_n be_v far_o more_o likely_a to_o be_v understand_v one_o of_o those_o place_n rather_o than_o rome_n for_o 2._o what_o a_o extravagance_n be_v it_o to_o imagine_v that_o s._n peter_n shall_v disguise_v and_o conceal_v from_o whence_o he_o write_v or_o qualify_v the_o place_n which_o he_o have_v choose_v to_o be_v his_o episcopal_n see_v and_o perpetual_a seat_n of_o church-soveraignty_n as_o they_o will_v have_v it_o with_o so_o uncouth_a a_o title_n when_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o colour_n of_o reason_n as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v now_o learn_v or_o occasion_n why_o he_o shall_v so_o do_v nor_o any_o example_n of_o the_o like_a kind_n to_o be_v find_v for_o though_o s._n luke_n in_o the_o act_n and_o s._n paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n frequent_o speak_v of_o rome_n yet_o they_o never_o call_v it_o babylon_n now_o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o church_n at_o babylon_n salute_v you_o certain_o he_o intend_v as_o all_o man_n do_v in_o their_o epistle_n that_o they_o shall_v know_v where_o he_o be_v and_o who_o they_o be_v that_o salute_v they_o but_o this_o be_v i_o think_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o do_v if_o by_o babylon_n he_o mean_v rome_n no_o author_n either_o civil_a or_o sacred_a have_v then_o ever_o call_v it_o so_o 3._o that_o st._n john_n in_o the_o revelation_n above_o fifty_o year_n after_o for_o baronius_n who_o say_v this_o epistle_n be_v write_v an._n chr._n 45._o tell_v we_o also_o that_o the_o revelation_n be_v write_v an._n 97._o do_v call_v rome_n babylon_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o though_o a_o tropical_a denomination_n suit_n well_o with_o a_o prophetic_a style_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o in_o a_o plain_a epistolary_a salutation_n a_o proper_a name_n must_v be_v wrest_v from_o its_o genuine_a signification_n to_o such_o a_o abstruse_a and_o remote_a sense_n st._n john_n write_v mysterious_a prophecy_n use_v type_n and_o figure_n to_o express_v future_a thing_n but_o that_o peter_n in_o a_o familiar_a recommendation_n shall_v do_v so_o have_v neither_o truth_n nor_o probability_n the_o reason_n why_o st._n john_n denominate_v rome_n babylon_n though_o represent_v in_o a_o vision_n be_v not_o yet_o actual_o in_o be_v for_o it_o be_v by_o way_n of_o allusion_n that_o as_o babylon_n of_o old_a hold_v the_o jew_n the_o then_o people_n of_o god_n in_o temporal_a captivity_n so_o she_o shall_v in_o time_n to_o come_v bring_v christian_n into_o a_o spiritual_a vassalage_n and_o thence_o she_o be_v call_v mystery_n babylon_n it_o seem_v the_o learned_a cardinal_n think_v some_o text_n of_o scripture_n will_v be_v expect_v to_o prove_v peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o find_v nothing_o look_v that_o way_n be_v force_v to_o hedge_v in_o this_o though_o it_o cost_v he_o dear_a for_o thereby_o he_o confess_v and_o proclaim_v rome_n to_o be_v the_o apocalyptical_a babylon_n but_o though_o a_o hard_a pinch_n reduce_v he_o to_o this_o necessity_n yet_o he_o hope_v to_o secure_v his_o retreat_n by_o affirm_v that_o rome_n be_v term_v babylon_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o future_a roman_a church_n but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n that_o then_o domineer_v over_o the_o earth_n as_o babylon_n do_v of_o old_a but_o this_o evasion_n be_v as_o gross_a as_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o since_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o revelation_n from_o the_o four_o chapter_n especial_o be_v a_o prophetic_a book_n not_o historical_a for_o so_o be_v the_o express_a word_n there_o v_o 1._o come_v up_o hither_o and_o i_o will_v show_v thing_n that_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o and_o also_o it_o relate_v all_o along_o to_o the_o future_a state_n
of_o the_o church_n not_o to_o the_o present_a condition_n of_o worldly_a empire_n and_o almost_o all_o interpreter_n agree_v that_o this_o babylon_n which_o rev._n 17._o be_v call_v the_o scarlet_a whore_n etc._n etc._n describe_v by_o this_o title_n mystery_n babylon_n the_o great_a the_o mother_n of_o harlot_n and_o abomination_n of_o the_o earth_n can_v be_v no_o orhe_a than_o that_o antichrist_n which_o be_v to_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n 2_o thess_n 2._o 4._o as_o for_o what_o be_v allege_v that_o papias_n st._n jerome_n or_o other_o think_v this_o epistle_n of_o peter_n may_v be_v write_v from_o rome_n tropical_o call_v babylon_n it_o be_v at_o most_o but_o their_o opinion_n touch_v a_o matter_n of_o fact_n long_o before_o their_o time_n and_o as_o we_o have_v show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n or_o reason_n for_o admit_v any_o such_o trope_n so_o the_o ancient_n may_v be_v excuse_v if_o they_o understand_v not_o the_o true_a occasion_n why_o or_o in_o what_o respect_n rome_n be_v call_v babylon_n since_o that_o which_o qualify_v it_o such_o and_o be_v intend_v to_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o divine_a vision_n appear_v not_o in_o the_o world_n till_o some_o age_n afterward_o whence_o that_o mighty_a monarch_n of_o letter_n as_o well_o as_o of_o great_a britain_n king_n james_n the_o first_o grandfather_n to_o our_o present_a gracious_a sovereign_n in_o his_o proemonition_n to_o all_o christian_a prince_n judicious_o observe_v in_o a_o like_a case_n that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o first_o age_n speak_v of_o this_o matter_n but_o only_o by_o conjecture_n whereas_o we_o speak_v of_o it_o by_o experience_n for_o scripture_n prediction_n after_o the_o event_n become_v history_n and_o the_o promise_n performance_n and_o so_o be_v much_o more_o intelligible_a 5._o as_o for_o the_o credit_n of_o papias_n the_o first_o suggester_n of_o this_o interpretation_n and_o consequent_o the_o first_o author_n in_o the_o world_n for_o aught_o i_o can_v hear_v that_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o conceit_n of_o peter_n ever_o be_v at_o rome_n we_o shall_v give_v a_o further_a account_n anon_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n can_v but_o remark_n that_o this_o interpretation_n be_v yet_o the_o more_o absurd_a because_o the_o same_o bellarmin_n who_o to_o maintain_v rome_n supremacy_n because_o of_o peter_n be_v there_o do_v here_o without_o any_o probable_a ground_n expound_v babylon_n to_o be_v rome_n do_v elsewhere_o pontif._n ascribe_v that_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n cite_v 1._o pet._n 2._o behold_v i_o put_v in_o zion_n a_o cornerstone_n elect_v and_o precious_a etc._n etc._n to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o pope_n at_o least_o secondary_o contrary_a not_o only_o to_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n express_a interpretation_n who_o attribute_v the_o same_o as_o indeed_o it_o whole_o and_o sole_o belong_v to_o christ_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 6._o and_o rom._n 9_o 32._o but_o also_o to_o that_o of_o our_o lord_n who_o refer_v those_o word_n to_o himself_o matt._n 21._o 42._o so_o that_o the_o cardinal_n make_v rome_n to_o be_v both_o zion_n and_o babylon_n he_o will_v have_v it_o babylon_n to_o prove_v peter_n there_o and_o zion_n to_o exclude_v in_o effect_n christ_n from_o be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o advance_v the_o pope_n in_o his_o stead_n the_o second_o thing_n for_o i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o call_v it_o a_o argument_n bring_v to_o prove_v st._n peter_n be_v at_o rome_n proof_n be_v this_o there_o be_v many_o christian_n at_o rome_n nay_o a_o large_a and_o flourish_a church_n gather_v there_o before_o paul_n come_v thither_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o epistle_n which_o it_o be_v evident_a he_o write_v before_o ever_o he_o have_v be_v at_o rome_n but_o who_o gather_v that_o church_n if_o peter_n be_v not_o at_o rome_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o the_o learned_a author_n see_v through_o the_o weakness_n of_o this_o discourse_n ans_fw-fr and_o therefore_o put_v it_o by_o way_n of_o query_n to_o amuse_v weak_a head_n rather_o than_o as_o a_o argument_n to_o convince_v the_o learned_a for_o how_o odd_o will_v such_o a_o syllogism_n look_v from_o the_o pen_n of_o a_o cardinal_n there_o be_v christian_n at_o rome_n before_o paul_n come_v thither_o ergo_fw-la st._n peter_n be_v there_o before_o he_o as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o bless_a jesus_n but_o those_o two_o for_o 1._o not_o to_o urge_v that_o though_o we_o read_v of_o saint_n at_o rome_n yet_o we_o no_o where_o find_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o a_o church_n at_o rome_n mention_v in_o terminis_fw-la the_o holy_a spirit_n possible_o forbear_v to_o qualify_v it_o with_o that_o title_n in_o holy_a writ_n as_o a_o check_n to_o their_o foresee_a usurpation_n and_o although_o it_o express_o tell_v we_o of_o several_a other_o church_n first_o plant_v by_o this_o or_o that_o apostle_n yet_o it_o say_v not_o that_o any_o apostle_n be_v the_o first_o seedsman_n of_o the_o gospel_n at_o rome_n not_o to_o insist_v i_o say_v upon_o this_o 2._o let_v we_o consider_v how_o and_o by_o who_o churches_n be_v gather_v in_o samaria_n and_o at_o antioch_n which_o they_o make_v peter_n other_n and_o first_o bishopric_n if_o we_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o read_v and_o credit_v the_o bible_n there_o we_o find_v that_o by_o a_o great_a persecution_n at_o jerusalem_n the_o disciple_n except_o the_o apostle_n be_v scatter_v abroad_o every_o where_o and_o so_o who_o know_v but_o some_o of_o they_o to_o rome_n preach_v the_o word_n act_v 8._o 4._o particular_o philip_n a_o deacon_n in_o samaria_n make_v great_a number_n of_o convert_v v_o 6._o which_o when_o the_o apostle_n hear_v of_o they_o send_v thither_o peter_n and_o john_n a_o odd_a procedure_n for_o subject_n to_o send_v their_o sovereign_n on_o a_o errand_n if_o they_o have_v think_v peter_n such_o who_o have_v further_o spread_v the_o gospel_n in_o samaria_n return_v again_o to_o jerusalem_n v_o 25._o other_o of_o the_o say_v scatter_v disciple_n preach_v the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o the_o grecian_n at_o antioch_n and_o many_o believe_v and_o be_v turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n act_n 11._o 19_o 20._o whereupon_o barnabas_n be_v send_v to_o they_o who_o bring_v paul_n into_o antioch_n and_o a_o whole_a year_n they_o viz._n paul_n and_o barnabas_n assemble_v themselves_o with_o the_o church_n so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o church_n there_o before_o and_o teach_v much_o people_n and_o the_o disciple_n be_v first_o call_v christian_n there_o v_o 26._o if_o therefore_o christianity_n both_o name_n and_o thing_n be_v first_o plant_v at_o antioch_n which_o they_o say_v be_v peter_n first_o diocese_n neither_o by_o peter_n nor_o by_o any_o apostle_n but_o by_o certain_a scatter_a disciple_n why_o may_v not_o the_o like_o happen_v at_o rome_n 3._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v preach_v to_o many_o roman_n at_o jerusalem_n immediate_o after_o christ_n ascension_n for_o when_o the_o apostle_n receive_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o preach_v in_o other_o tongue_n it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o among_o the_o multitude_n that_o come_v to_o hear_v they_o there_o be_v stranger_n of_o rome_n act_v 2._o 10._o st._n paul_n also_o witness_n that_o andronicus_n and_o junia_n who_o dwell_v at_o rome_n when_o he_o write_v his_o epistle_n that_o be_v before_o he_o come_v at_o rome_n be_v in_o christ_n that_o be_v profess_v the_o christian_a faith_n before_o himself_o which_o must_v be_v at_o least_o 5_o or_o 6_o year_n before_o peter_n be_v pretend_v to_o come_v at_o rome_n and_o that_o they_o be_v of_o note_n among_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 16._o 7._o why_o then_o may_v not_o they_o by_o their_o pain_n and_o zeal_n at_o least_o in_o some_o measure_n gather_v a_o church_n there_o beside_o the_o scripture_n mention_v not_o which_o of_o the_o apostle_n or_o who_o else_o in_o particular_a collect_v divers_a other_o church_n must_v they_o therefore_o all_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o particular_a pain_n of_o st._n peter_n 4._o what_o the_o cardinal_n affirm_v that_o none_o of_o the_o ancient_n name_v any_o other_o but_o peter_n that_o shall_v first_o preach_v the_o gospel_n at_o rome_n be_v not_o strict_o true_a for_o he_o himself_o a_o little_a after_o confess_v that_o clemens_n who_o they_o will_v have_v to_o be_v peter_n successor_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o recongnition_n and_o dorothoeus_n tyrensis_fw-la record_n that_o barnabas_n preach_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n that_o be_v peter_n within_z 3_o or_o 4_o year_n after_o our_o lord_n crucifixion_n whereas_o their_o most_o common_a story_n be_v that_o st._n peter_n come_v not_o there_o till_o the_o second_o of_o claudius_n which_o must_v be_v about_o five_o year_n at_o least_o after_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n
it_o be_v true_a the_o cardinal_n endeavour_v to_o weaken_v the_o credit_n of_o those_o author_n by_o say_v that_o the_o first_o be_v think_v to_o be_v apocryphal_a and_o the_o latter_a contain_v many_o thing_n fabulous_a and_o false_a yet_o still_o as_o they_o be_v of_o their_o own_o produce_v and_o he_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o they_o be_v ancient_a so_o whenever_o they_o serve_v his_o turn_n he_o be_v ready_a enough_o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o as_o authentic_a witness_n and_o indeed_o if_o all_o author_n must_v be_v discard_v that_o contain_v many_o thing_n fabulous_a and_o false_a his_o numerous_a citation_n from_o pretend_a antiquity_n will_v grow_v very_o thin_a and_o inconsiderable_a beside_o that_o testimony_n which_o he_o himself_o mention_n from_o orosius_n and_o platina_n that_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n when_o upon_o a_o letter_n from_o pilate_n concern_v the_o miracle_n of_o christ_n that_o emperor_n move_v they_o to_o canonize_v or_o receive_v he_o among_o the_o number_n of_o their_o god_n not_o only_o refuse_v so_o to_o do_v because_o pilate_n write_v to_o he_o and_o not_o to_o they_o about_o it_o but_o also_o make_v a_o decree_n exterminandos_fw-la or_o pellendos_fw-la as_o platina_n word_n be_v ex_fw-la urbe_fw-la esse_fw-la christianos_n that_o christian_n shall_v be_v banish_v or_o drive_v out_o of_o the_o city_n propose_v also_o say_v platina_n reward_v to_o the_o informer_n against_o they_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o plain_a evidence_n that_o there_o be_v christian_n there_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n and_o i_o dare_v appeal_n to_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o any_o indifferent_a man_n whether_o the_o cardinal_n gloss_n that_o the_o meaning_n thereof_o be_v only_o this_o that_o if_o any_o christian_n shall_v come_v there_o they_o shall_v be_v banish_v be_v not_o force_v and_o almost_o ridiculous_a especial_o since_o with_o orasius_fw-la he_o confess_v tiberium_fw-la poenam_fw-la statuisse_fw-la accusatoribus_fw-la christianorum_fw-la that_o tiberius_n make_v a_o law_n to_o punish_v the_o accuser_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o platina_n say_v the_o punishment_n threaten_v be_v capital_a for_o though_o it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o believe_v that_o tiberius_n act_v as_o a_o absolute_a emperor_n and_o have_v receive_v a_o affront_n in_o this_o very_a matter_n from_o the_o senate_n may_v set_v forth_o a_o edict_n contrary_a to_o the_o senate_n vote_n yet_o it_o be_v altogether_o absurd_a to_o imagine_v that_o he_o shall_v threaten_v to_o punish_v the_o accuser_n of_o christian_n if_o indeed_o there_o be_v there_o no_o christian_n to_o be_v accuse_v now_o if_o there_o be_v christian_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o day_n of_o tiberius_n since_o peter_n be_v not_o pretend_v to_o have_v come_v to_o rome_n till_o the_o time_n of_o claudius_n before_o who_o after_o tiberius_n caligula_n reign_v very_o near_o four_o year_n it_o follow_v undeniable_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o first_o plant_v by_o st._n peter_n bellarmin_n three_o argument_n be_v argument_n that_o grave_a author_n write_v that_o mark_n write_v his_o gospel_n at_o rome_n according_a to_o what_o he_o have_v hear_v peter_n preach_v therefore_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o here_o cite_v in_o the_o first_o place_n his_o friend_n papias_n again_o and_o after_o he_o other_o 1._o what_o value_n we_o be_v to_o have_v for_o papias_n testimony_n answ_n will_v appear_v hereafter_o and_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o the_o other_o author_n follow_v he_o so_o that_o the_o whole_a depend_v upon_o his_o authority_n but_o the_o notion_n itself_o be_v indeed_o impious_a and_o derogate_a from_o that_o reverence_n we_o ought_v to_o pay_v to_o the_o book_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o there_o be_v no_o well-instructed_n christian_n but_o believe_v that_o st._n mark_n and_o every_o other_o evangelist_n write_v by_o the_o special_a assistance_n and_o inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o not_o only_o by_o hear-say_n either_o from_o peter_n or_o any_o other_o 2._o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o author_n may_v be_v that_o mark_n write_v his_o gospel_n by_o the_o excitement_n or_o privity_n of_o st._n peter_n but_o that_o therefore_o peter_n preach_v at_o rome_n follow_v not_o and_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_n reckon_v st._n mark_v the_o evangelist_n to_o be_v bishop_n of_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o he_o ever_o be_v or_o continue_v long_o at_o rome_n 3._o that_o which_o may_v deceive_v papias_n and_o the_o rest_n may_v be_v that_o whereas_o they_o have_v hear_v somebody_o say_v st._n mark_v the_o evangelist_n be_v a_o companion_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o write_v his_o gospel_n partly_o at_o his_o motion_n and_o also_o find_v one_o mark_n mention_v in_o several_a place_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o have_v be_v at_o rome_n as_o coloss_n 4._o 10._o philem_n v_o 24._o they_o thence_o conclude_v that_o st._n peter_n must_v be_v at_o rome_n and_o mark_v write_v his_o gospel_n there_o but_o in_o truth_n that_o mark_n who_o in_o scripture_n we_o find_v to_o have_v be_v at_o rome_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v the_o writer_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o the_o same_o that_o be_v mention_v act_v 12._o 12._o who_o be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v otherwise_o name_v john_n and_o mark_v only_o his_o surname_n the_o same_o who_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n who_o sister_n son_n he_o be_v col._n 4._o 10._o take_v along_o with_o they_o from_o jerusalem_n to_o antioch_n v_o 25._o but_o after_o some_o time_n he_o leave_v they_o and_o return_v from_o pamphilia_n to_o jerusalem_n chap._n 13._o 13._o about_o who_o on_o that_o occasion_n a_o controversy_n arise_v between_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n with_o which_o last_o he_o go_v into_o cyprus_n ch._n 15._o 32._o but_o be_v afterward_o at_o rome_n with_o paul_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o text_n before_o cite_v and_o sometime_o employ_v by_o he_o to_o visit_v the_o church_n abroad_o as_o be_v probable_a from_o col._n 2._o 4_o 10._o now_o that_o this_o mark_n can_v not_o according_a to_o their_o own_o account_n be_v the_o evangelist_n appear_v i._o because_o st._n paul_n in_o his_o second_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n ch._n 3._o 11._o send_v for_o he_o again_o to_o rome_n which_o epistle_n bellarmine_n say_v be_v write_v in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o nero_n and_o indeed_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o very_o little_a before_o st._n paul_n death_n from_o his_o word_n chap._n 4._o 6._o i_o be_o now_o ready_a to_o be_v offer_v and_o the_o time_n of_o my_o departure_n be_v at_o hand_n whereas_o mark_v the_o evangelist_n die_v in_o the_o 8_o year_n of_o nero_n as_o hierom_n de_fw-fr viris_fw-la illustribus_fw-la witness_n and_o be_v elsewhere_o own_a by_o bellarmin_n himself_o and_o will_v paul_n send_v for_o a_o man_n that_o be_v dead_a five_o or_o six_o year_n before_o ii_o because_o themselves_o make_v the_o evangelist_n not_o only_o to_o write_v his_o gospel_n at_o peter_n motion_n but_o to_o have_v be_v his_o common_a attendant_n or_o assistant_n in_o his_o travel_n and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o by_o he_o to_o have_v be_v make_v bishop_n of_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n where_o he_o suffer_v martyrdom_n whereas_o the_o other_o mark_v that_o be_v at_o rome_n do_v as_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n general_o accompany_v paul_n and_o barnabas_n or_o one_o of_o they_o so_o that_o when_o any_o of_o the_o ancient_n talk_v of_o mark_n be_v write_v his_o gospel_n at_o rome_n after_o peter_n dictate_v they_o seem_v unwary_o to_o confound_v the_o story_n of_o the_o two_o mark_n and_o jumble_v they_o into_o one_o and_o so_o contradict_v themselves_o and_o therefore_o whether_o st._n peter_n be_v at_o rome_n can_v thence_o be_v sufficient_o prove_v especial_o when_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a the_o whole_a be_v borrow_v and_o derive_v at_o first_o from_o the_o hear-say_n of_o papias_n or_o some_o such_o apocryphal_a traditionist_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o discreet_a reader_n bellarmin_n four_o argument_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o story_n of_o peter_n victory_n over_o simon_n magus_n at_o rome_n argument_n and_o indeed_o the_o same_o if_o we_o may_v credit_v their_o author_n be_v not_o only_o a_o proof_n of_o st._n peter_n be_v at_o rome_n but_o one_o of_o the_o two_o cause_n which_o move_v he_o to_o remove_v from_o antioch_n thither_o for_o thus_o platina_n petrus_n romam_fw-la caput_fw-la orbis_n venit_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la hanc_fw-la sedem_fw-la pontificali_fw-la dignitati_fw-la convenientem_fw-la cernebat_fw-la &_o huc_fw-la profectum_fw-la intellexerat_fw-la simonem_fw-la magum_fw-la peter_n come_v to_o rome_n the_o head_n of_o the_o world_n both_o because_o he_o see_v this_o be_v a_o seat_n convenient_a or_o suitable_a for_o the_o pontifical_a dignity_n and_o also_o for_o that_o he_o understand_v simon_n magus_n be_v go_v thither_o so_o that_o it_o seem_v his_o go_v to_o rome_n be_v not_o
jubente_fw-la domino_fw-la by_o any_o special_a command_n from_o christ_n as_o bellarmin_n will_v have_v it_o but_o because_o rome_n be_v at_o that_o time_n metropolis_n of_o the_o world_n he_o think_v no_o other_o place_n so_o worthy_a to_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a principality_n and_o be_v afraid_a forsooth_o lest_o simon_n the_o sorcerer_n shall_v usurp_v and_o get_v possession_n of_o it_o before_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o hasten_v thither_o to_o expel_v he_o sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la obiter_fw-la to_o show_v the_o weakness_n of_o this_o pretence_n answer_n i_o shall_v first_o consider_v what_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n touch_v this_o simon_n magus_n two_o relate_v the_o story_n they_o tell_v about_o he_o at_o rome_n and_o three_o show_v the_o vanity_n thereof_o and_o that_o the_o same_o be_v first_o hatch_v by_o fabulous_a author_n i._o we_o read_v act_n 8._o that_o simon_n magus_n live_v at_o samaria_n and_o have_v long_o bewitch_v or_o seduce_v the_o people_n there_o with_o sorcery_n or_o juggle_a imposture_n be_v high_o esteem_v but_o upon_o philip_n preach_v seem_v to_o believe_v the_o gospel_n and_o be_v baptise_a and_o wonder_v at_o the_o sign_n and_o miracle_n which_o be_v do_v but_o when_o peter_n and_o john_n be_v send_v down_o thither_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o on_o their_o prayer_n and_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n the_o believe_a samaritan_n have_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v as_o i_o conceive_v in_o this_o place_n be_v endue_v with_o the_o power_n of_o speak_v strange_a tongue_n and_o work_v of_o miracle_n this_o simon_n offer_v he_o money_n say_v give_v i_o also_o this_o power_n that_o on_o whosoever_o i_o lie_v hand_n he_o may_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o peter_n say_v unto_o he_o thy_o money_n perish_v with_o thou_o because_o thou_o have_v think_v that_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n may_v be_v purchase_v with_o money_n thou_o have_v neither_o part_n nor_o lot_n in_o this_o matter_n for_o thy_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n repent_v therefore_o of_o this_o thy_o wickedness_n and_o pray_v god_n if_o perhaps_o the_o thought_n of_o thy_o heart_n may_v be_v forgive_v thou_o for_o i_o perceive_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n and_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n then_o answer_v simon_n and_o say_v pray_v you_o to_o the_o lord_n for_o i_o that_o none_o of_o these_o thing_n that_o you_o have_v speak_v come_v upon_o i_o this_o be_v indeed_o a_o signal_n victory_n obtain_v by_o peter_n over_o this_o wretched_a magician_n but_o achieve_v at_o samaria_n not_o at_o rome_n and_o from_o such_o his_o wicked_a overture_n all_o give_v and_o receive_v of_o money_n or_o other_o secular_a profit_n for_o any_o office_n or_o preferment_n in_o the_o church_n be_v ever_o since_o from_o his_o name_n call_v simony_n but_o the_o combat_n and_o victory_n mean_v by_o bellarmin_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v at_o rome_n and_o thus_o relate_v by_o platina_n that_o the_o say_v simon_n magus_n have_v the_o confidence_n to_o vie_v miracle_n with_o peter_n about_o raise_v a_o dead_a boy_n to_o life_n who_o corpse_n his_o charm_n at_o first_o do_v seem_v to_o move_v but_o when_o afterward_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o conjurer_n can_v do_v the_o lad_n lie_v breathless_a as_o before_o yet_o at_o the_o command_n of_o peter_n in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n he_o revive_v and_o stand_v on_o his_o foot_n which_o simon_n the_o magician_n take_v so_o much_o in_o dudgeon_n that_o he_o tell_v the_o people_n they_o shall_v behold_v he_o fly_v from_o the_o capitol_n to_o mount_n aventine_n if_o peter_n will_v but_o follow_v he_o whereby_o they_o shall_v perceive_v which_o of_o the_o two_o be_v the_o great_a saint_n and_o most_o belove_a of_o god_n but_o when_o he_o be_v get_v upon_o the_o wing_n at_o the_o prayer_n of_o peter_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n towards_o heaven_n and_o beseech_v god_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v so_o many_o people_n to_o be_v delude_v with_o magic_a art_n down_o come_v simon_n and_o break_v his_o thigh_n whereof_o short_o after_o he_o die_v and_o this_o be_v so_o peter_n must_v needs_o be_v at_o rome_n 1._o now_o let_v any_o sober_a reader_n judge_n whether_o this_o whole_a story_n in_o all_o its_o circumstance_n do_v not_o smell_v rank_n of_o romance_n and_o fable_n that_o simon_n the_o conjurer_n of_o samaria_n shall_v ramble_v to_o rome_n and_o the_o bless_a apostle_n peter_n travel_v thither_o after_o he_o so_o many_o hundred_o mile_n on_o purpose_n to_o vie_v miracle_n with_o he_o there_o when_o there_o be_v not_o want_v many_o saint_n in_o that_o city_n in_o that_o age_n when_o god_n be_v please_v to_o give_v frequent_a testimony_n to_o his_o church_n by_o miracle_n who_o may_v as_o well_o have_v confound_v the_o sorcerer_n that_o he_o who_o be_v so_o far_o convince_v of_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n in_o peter_n at_o samaria_n as_o to_o beg_v his_o prayer_n shall_v offer_v to_o challenge_v he_o to_o work_v miracle_n at_o rome_n that_o be_v so_o shameful_o baffle_v in_o the_o business_n of_o raise_v the_o dead_a boy_n who_o peter_n present_o raise_v to_o life_n he_o shall_v yet_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o propose_v a_o new_a trial_n of_o skill_n by_o fly_v credat_fw-la judoeus_n apella_n but_o wave_v the_o improbability_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o fact_n the_o credit_n thereof_o must_v whole_o depend_v on_o the_o first_o relater_n and_o pray_v observe_v from_o what_o author_n they_o have_v this_o story_n eusebius_n 15._o say_v it_o be_v report_v by_o clemens_n and_o by_o papias_n and_o bellarmin_n add_v egesippus_fw-la de_fw-la excido_fw-la hierosolym_n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o as_o for_o papias_n we_o have_v nothing_o of_o his_o extant_a nor_o if_o we_o have_v be_v his_o credit_n much_o as_o will_v by_o and_o by_o appear_v and_o the_o other_o two_o suppose_a book_n of_o clemens_n and_o egesippus_fw-la be_v both_o forgery_n contrive_v in_o after_o time_n under_o those_o ancient_a name_n and_o not_o write_v by_o they_o as_o among_o other_o feign_a antiquity_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o satisfy_v the_o reader_n in_o a_o particular_a chapter_n on_o that_o subject_a and_o what_o man_n of_o sense_n will_v give_v so_o much_o as_o a_o common_a historical_a credit_n much_o less_o admit_v that_o as_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n which_o have_v no_o better_a foundation_n than_o what_o be_v bottom_v on_o counterfeit_a author_n especial_o since_o it_o be_v not_o pretend_v to_o be_v attest_v by_o any_o that_o be_v eye-witness_n or_o that_o live_v for_o a_o considerable_a time_n after_o nor_o be_v it_o credible_a that_o so_o wonderful_a and_o public_a a_o miracle_n if_o true_o transact_v at_o rome_n shall_v have_v escape_v the_o notice_n and_o mention_n of_o some_o of_o those_o roman_a historian_n who_o have_v so_o exact_o give_v we_o the_o memoirs_fw-fr of_o that_o curious_a and_o very_a learned_a age._n 2._o this_o tale_n do_v not_o quadrate_n or_o hang_v well_o together_o for_o platina_n as_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o his_o word_n make_v this_o exploit_n do_v at_o peter_n first_o come_v to_o rome_n for_o as_o he_o assign_v one_o main_a part_n of_o his_o errand_n in_o go_v thither_o to_o be_v for_o obviate_a the_o mischief_n of_o that_o impostor_n so_o by_o his_o relation_n the_o matter_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v quick_o determine_v after_o peter_n arrival_n and_o he_o express_o say_v simon_n magus_n die_v of_o that_o fall_n non_fw-la ita_fw-la multo_fw-la post_fw-la not_o long_o after_o now_o they_o say_v peter_n go_v to_o rome_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o claudius_n anno_fw-la chr._n 43._o and_o so_o in_o that_o or_o the_o next_o year_n magus_n must_v be_v defeat_v but_o cardinal_n baronius_n 17._o assure_v we_o simon_n magus_n do_v not_o die_v till_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 68_o that_o be_v in_o the_o 13_o year_n of_o nero_n the_o very_a next_o year_n before_o they_o say_v peter_n suffer_v there_o and_o no_o less_o than_o about_o 25_o year_n after_o they_o pretend_v peter_n go_v first_o to_o that_o city_n do_v st._n peter_n go_v to_o rome_n almost_o on_o purpose_n to_o suppress_v the_o magician_n and_o yet_o can_v not_o meet_v with_o he_o in_o all_o that_o time_n or_o do_v the_o sorcerer_n lie_v sick_a of_o the_o bruise_n of_o his_o fall_n four_o or_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n then_o how_o do_v he_o die_v quick_o after_o if_o simon_n be_v play_v his_o trick_n at_o rome_n and_o make_v the_o people_n believe_v he_o be_v a_o great_a god_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o claudius_n reign_n and_o die_v not_o till_o almost_o the_o end_n of_o nero_n that_o be_v 25_o year_n after_o just_o the_o term_n they_o assign_v to_o st._n peter_n come_v and_o continue_v bishop_n there_o it_o
it_o be_v true_a we_o may_v say_v a_o kind_n of_o necessity_n to_o have_v mention_v it_o i_o confess_v rome_n be_v it_o pretend_v that_o peter_n have_v be_v bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n it_o may_v seem_v somewhat_o probable_a for_o as_o he_o be_v style_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o circumcision_n so_o it_o be_v apparent_a from_o scripture_n that_o he_o take_v much_o pain_n and_o spend_v seveal_v year_n in_o preach_v there_o and_o in_o the_o neighbour_a territory_n and_o if_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a or_o most_o notable_a of_o the_o apostle_n and_o they_o be_v all_o to_o have_v several_a and_o respective_a bishopric_n since_o that_o of_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o first_o and_o mother_n church_n from_o whence_o the_o gospel_n be_v spread_v abroad_o into_o all_o the_o earth_n other_o church_n be_v but_o as_o so_o many_o colony_n derive_v from_o thence_o it_o be_v reasonable_a he_o shall_v have_v the_o conduct_n thereof_o and_o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o first_o that_o be_v plant_v in_o the_o world_n but_o there_o appear_v nothing_o so_o much_o colour_n of_o reason_n to_o call_v he_o bishop_n either_o of_o antioch_n or_o rome_n for_o as_o the_o gospel_n be_v first_o preach_v at_o antioch_n by_o some_o of_o the_o scatter_a believer_n from_o jerusalem_n and_o further_o advance_v by_o barnabas_n and_o afterward_o more_o full_o establish_v there_o by_o paul_n who_o both_o labour_v there_o for_o one_o whole_a year_n and_o with_o eminent_a success_n insomuch_o that_o the_o disciple_n be_v first_o call_v christian_n at_o antioch_n act_v 11._o it_o may_v thence_o seem_v reasonable_a to_o entitle_v one_o of_o they_o to_o that_o bishopric_n but_o to_o assign_v peter_n thereto_o be_v to_o make_v he_o build_v on_o other_o man_n foundation_n and_o to_o reap_v where_o he_o have_v not_o sow_v especial_o since_o we_o find_v no_o intimation_n of_o his_o ever_o be_v there_o save_v once_o mention_v by_o the_o by_o and_o then_o so_o far_o from_o act_v as_o bishop_n there_o that_o he_o seem_v not_o thorough_o to_o have_v understand_v the_o state_n and_o usage_n of_o that_o church_n but_o be_v withstand_v and_o rebuke_v by_o st._n paul_n gal._n 2._o 11._o when_o barnabas_n and_o paul_n have_v plant_v so_o flourish_v a_o church_n at_o antioch_n will_v peter_n mere_o to_o show_v his_o power_n thrust_v himself_o in_o to_o be_v bishop_n there_o or_o if_o he_o do_v why_o will_v he_o leave_v it_o and_o go_v to_o rome_n be_v it_o because_o the_o latter_a be_v the_o rich_a the_o large_a and_o the_o more_o honourable_a so_o indeed_o platina_n as_o you_o hear_v seem_v to_o intimate_v say_v that_o it_o be_v because_o that_o imperial_a city_n be_v more_o suitable_a to_o his_o pontificial_a dignity_n but_o certain_o peter_n who_o hear_v christ_n tell_v he_o among_o the_o other_o disciple_n when_o they_o begin_v to_o vie_v for_o superiority_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o among_o they_o and_o who_o himself_o charge_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n not_o to_o carry_v it_o as_o lord_n over_o the_o flock_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n can_v not_o so_o quick_o forget_v both_o and_o abandon_v that_o humility_n so_o much_o recommend_v by_o his_o master_n and_o himself_o to_o seek_v out_o a_o splendid_a place_n to_o be_v bishop_n of_o that_o thereby_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n may_v seem_v great_a in_o the_o world_n suppose_v peter_n once_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n how_o can_v he_o translate_v his_o see_n from_o thence_o to_o rome_n unless_o he_o be_v remove_v by_o some_o order_n or_o mission_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n or_o else_o that_o he_o himself_o have_v some_o special_a vision_n or_o revelation_n so_o to_o do_v but_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v as_o yet_o prove_v nor_o so_o much_o as_o attempt_v osius_n bishop_n of_o corduba_n one_o of_o no_o small_a account_n among_o the_o 318_o father_n of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a in_o the_o council_n at_o sardis_n hold_v about_o the_o year_n 340_o do_v declare_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o bishop_n to_o leave_v his_o city_n and_o undertake_v another_o for_o thereby_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o he_o be_v inflame_v with_o covetousness_n or_o a_o slave_n to_o ambition_n that_o he_o may_v domineer_v which_o be_v synodical_o by_o the_o word_n placet_fw-la agree_v unto_o by_o all_o the_o father_n this_o be_v likewise_o the_o sense_n of_o several_a other_o council_n 10._o and_o that_o all_o the_o act_n of_o such_o a_o bishop_n at_o the_o second_o place_n shall_v be_v account_v null_a and_o void_a and_o he_o remand_v back_o to_o his_o former_a church_n these_o be_v the_o sentiment_n of_o those_o ancient_a father_n certain_o if_o peter_n have_v remove_v his_o see_n from_o antioch_n to_o rome_n they_o will_v out_o of_o reverence_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v suspend_v their_o opinion_n in_o the_o case_n if_o council_n be_v infallible_a in_o their_o decree_n than_o it_o appear_v peter_n be_v once_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n do_v a_o ill_a act_n in_o translate_n himself_o to_o rome_n if_o peter_n do_v well_o in_o translate_n his_o see_n from_o antioch_n to_o rome_n as_o be_v the_o much_o great_a and_o imperial_a city_n than_o these_o council_n be_v rash_a and_o do_v err_v in_o such_o their_o general_a condemnation_n of_o the_o like_a remove_n so_o that_o either_o way_n the_o authority_n of_o peter_n or_o that_o of_o council_n must_v be_v impair_v bellarmin_n indeed_o tell_v we_o that_o peter_n remove_n from_o antioch_n to_o rome_n be_v jubente_fw-la domino_fw-la by_o the_o lord_n command_v but_o offer_v no_o kind_n of_o proof_n of_o that_o command_n when_o yet_o all_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o argument_n to_o confirm_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o roman_a chair_n must_v depend_v thereon_o let_v they_o but_o show_v that_o divine_a command_n for_o peter_n fix_v his_o episcopal_a chair_n at_o rome_n and_o it_o will_v put_v a_o end_n not_o only_o to_o this_o but_o divers_a other_o controversy_n we_o will_v then_o ready_o obey_v our_o bless_a lord_n command_v and_o the_o pope_n too_o but_o they_o can_v produce_v any_o such_o command_n nay_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v none_o nullum_fw-la christi_fw-la ea_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la decretum_fw-la extat_fw-la no_o decree_n of_o christ_n be_v extant_a about_o that_o matter_n say_v cornelius_n a_o lapide_fw-la in_o apoc._n 17._o v_o 17._o if_o it_o be_v allege_v object_n that_o the_o fact_n of_o the_o apostle_n do_v argue_v god_n command_n as_o its_o precedent_a cause_n and_o they_o shall_v urge_v that_o peter_n do_v remove_v to_o rome_n but_o peter_n be_v inspire_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v that_o this_o translation_n of_o his_o seat_n be_v by_o the_o special_a dictate_v or_o guidance_n of_o the_o spirit_n i_o answer_v 1._o this_o argument_n have_v no_o place_n nor_o force_n until_o such_o time_n as_o they_o have_v substantial_o prove_v the_o fact_n itself_o answ_n that_o be_v that_o peter_n do_v remove_v from_o antioch_n to_o rome_n and_o with_o a_o intent_n to_o establish_v at_o the_o latter_a place_n the_o seat_n of_o ecclesiastic_a empire_n but_o this_o can_v at_o all_o be_v prove_v or_o at_o least_o as_o yet_o be_v not_o 2._o cardinal_n bellarmin_n of_o all_o man_n ought_v not_o however_o be_v allow_v to_o plead_v this_o for_o in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 4._o he_o stick_v not_o to_o deny_v that_o peter_n paul_n or_o other_o of_o the_o sacred_a penman_n write_v the_o holy_a scripture_n by_o god_n special_a command_n and_o will_v the_o same_o man_n without_o any_o proof_n obtrude_v on_o we_o a_o command_n of_o god_n for_o place_v peter_n chair_n at_o rome_n just_o may_v we_o retort_v his_o own_o word_n mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la in_o the_o place_n last_o cite_v if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o purposse_v of_o christ_n and_o peter_n to_o place_v the_o seat_n of_o christian_a empire_n or_o visible_a headship_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n at_o rome_n undoubted_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o such_o moment_n christ_n will_v have_v command_v it_o and_o peter_n will_v somewhere_o have_v witness_v that_o he_o by_o the_o lord_n command_v fix_v his_o seat_n there_o but_o this_o we_o no_o where_o read_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o word_n that_o he_o ever_o be_v at_o rome_n or_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v there_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o believe_v it_o eusebius_n chronicon_fw-la be_v common_o cite_v to_o prove_v peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n seven_o year_n rome_n and_o of_o rome_n twenty_o five_o year_n now_o eusebius_n do_v there_o indeed_o say_v that_o peter_n found_v the_o church_n of_o antioch_n which_o yet_o be_v plain_o contrary_a to_o scripture_n but_o so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o say_v that_o he_o be_v seven_o year_n bishop_n there_o that_o he_o
c._n 6._o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n say_v st._n hierom_n in_o the_o 3d_o say_v onuphrius_n no_o cry_v fasciculus_fw-la temporum_fw-la it_o be_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o so_o say_v nauclerus_fw-la nay_o upon_o my_o word_n say_v paschasius_fw-la de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr sanct_a it_o be_v in_o the_o 14_o year_n of_o claudius_n reign_n but_o as_o the_o age_a lady_n can_v see_v the_o needle_n but_o not_o the_o barn_n so_o though_o they_o be_v no_o sure_a of_o the_o year_n they_o be_v exact_a as_o to_o the_o day_n it_o be_v precise_o the_o 18_o day_n of_o january_n this_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a of_o for_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v pope_n paul_n the_o four_o as_o long_o ago_o forsooth_o as_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1557._o thought_n fit_a to_o appoint_v that_o day_n to_o be_v keep_v festival_n on_o that_o occasion_n and_o according_o you_o may_v see_v it_o set_v down_o in_o the_o calendarium_n catholicum_fw-la 2._o there_o question_n how_o long_o do_v peter_n continue_v bishop_n of_o rome_n answ_n 27_o year_n say_v st._n hierom_n 29_o say_v venerable_a bede_n 25_o year_n 7_o month_n and_o 8_o day_n say_v fasciculus_fw-la temporum_fw-la just_a 25_o year_n 2_o month_n and_o 3_o day_n say_v the_o pontifical_a pretend_v to_o be_v write_v by_o infallible_a pope_n damasus_n but_o hark_v you_o friend_n if_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n the_o 18_o of_o january_n and_o continue_a bishop_n thereof_o 25_o year_n 2_o month_n and_o 3_o day_n than_o he_o must_v be_v put_v to_o death_n on_o the_o 22th_o of_o march_n and_o if_o so_o why_o do_v the_o church_n celebrate_v his_o martyrdom_n on_o the_o 29_o of_o june_n ay_o but_o damasus_n be_v mistake_v say_v binius_fw-la with_o the_o consent_n of_o barnious_a peter_n do_v not_o hold_v the_o chair_n twenty_o five_o year_n two_o month_n and_o three_o day_n it_o be_v exact_o twenty_o four_o year_n five_o month_n and_o twelve_o day_n and_o so_o he_o may_v be_v martyr_a on_o the_o 29_o of_o june_n very_o good_a this_o indeed_o avoid_v one_o inconveniency_n but_o it_o dash_v upon_o another_o for_o if_o he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n on_o the_o 29_o of_o june_n than_o he_o can_v not_o die_v in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o nero_n but_o almost_o all_o writer_n of_o the_o story_n attest_v that_o he_o die_v in_o the_o 14_o year_n of_o nero_n now_o the_o 14_o year_n of_o nero_n begin_v the_o 13_o of_o october_n and_o on_o the_o 10_o of_o june_n follow_v nero_n be_v declare_v a_o public_a enemy_n kill_v himself_o so_o that_o if_o peter_n be_v put_v to_o death_n according_a to_o the_o former_a opinion_n on_o the_o 22th_o of_o march_n it_o may_v be_v in_o nero_n 14_o year_n but_o if_o it_o be_v on_o the_o 29_o of_o june_n it_o must_v be_v either_o in_o his_o 13_o or_o some_o other_o forego_v year_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o whole_a stream_n of_o your_o evidence_n or_o else_o after_o nero_n death_n which_o likewise_o will_v utter_o mar_v the_o credit_n of_o the_o whole_a story_n for_o no_o man_n ever_o talk_v of_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n but_o he_o also_o affirm_v that_o he_o suffer_v there_o under_o nero._n 3._o suffer_v question_n in_o what_o year_n after_o our_o lord_n passion_n be_v peter_n martyr_a ans_fw-fr it_o be_v in_o the_o 38th_o year_n after_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o lord_n say_v the_o pontifical_a the_o 37th_o say_v nicephorus_n no_o cry_v binnius_n it_o be_v in_o the_o 35th_o year_n after_o the_o passion_n an._n chr._n 69._o and_o yet_o onuphrius_n be_v confident_a it_o be_v exact_o 34_o year_n 3_o month_n and_o 4_o day_n after_o our_o lord_n passion_n the_o 29_o of_o june_n an._n dom._n 68_o 4._o time_n question_n be_v peter_n and_o paul_n put_v to_o death_n at_o the_o same_o time_n answ_n yes_o on_o the_o same_o day_n say_v the_o pontifical_a not_o the_o same_o year_n tho_o say_v prudentius_n and_o st._n augustine_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o how_o it_o be_v say_v binnius_n it_o be_v the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o month_n indeed_o though_o not_o the_o same_o year_n well_o but_o if_o one_o outlive_v the_o other_o at_o least_o a_o year_n since_o paul_n seem_v like_a to_o be_v the_o survivor_n because_o as_o st._n peter_n be_v much_o the_o elder_a man_n for_o he_o be_v marry_v when_o first_o call_v to_o the_o apostleship_n whereas_o paul_n at_o the_o ston_a of_o stephen_n be_v express_o say_v 58._o to_o be_v a_o young_a man_n so_o also_o if_o he_o be_v prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n sovereign_a head_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o bishop_n of_o rome_n he_o be_v on_o that_o account_n like_v to_o incur_v the_o fury_n of_o nero._n if_o i_o say_v paul_n do_v as_o he_o may_v for_o what_o appear_v to_o the_o contrary_a outlive_v peter_n why_o may_v not_o he_o have_v be_v as_o fit_a to_o succeed_v as_o another_o will_v it_o it_o not_o be_v very_o hard_a that_o paul_n who_o avow_v himself_o not_o inferior_a to_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n shall_v in_o his_o old_a age_n be_v make_v subject_a to_o a_o linus_n a_o cletus_n or_o a_o clement_n or_o suppose_v he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n before_o or_o with_o peter_n yet_o if_o peter_n do_v as_o they_o say_v constitute_v a_o supreme_a pastor_n over_o the_o universal_a church_n to_o succeed_v he_o why_o shall_v he_o not_o have_v commit_v that_o charge_n to_o some_o other_o of_o the_o apostle_n especial_o since_o all_o ecclesiastical_a historian_n seem_v agree_v that_o st._n john_n who_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o the_o belove_a disciple_n do_v survive_v for_o many_o year_n after_o and_o consequent_o must_v become_v inferior_a to_o some_o one_o that_o be_v no_o apostle_n but_o not_o only_a prudentius_n tell_v we_o that_o paul_n suffer_v a_o day_n after_o peter_n but_o abdias_n one_o of_o our_o adversary_n worthy_a author_n aver_v it_o be_v two_o year_n after_o nay_o if_o that_o be_v true_a which_o the_o same_o abdias_n relate_v that_o after_o the_o crucify_a of_o peter_n paul_n remain_v in_o his_o free_a custody_n at_o rome_n mention_v in_o the_o 28_o of_o the_o act_n which_o be_v as_o st._n hierom_n witness_v in_o the_o three_o or_o four_o year_n of_o nero_n than_o it_o must_v be_v ten_o year_n betwixt_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v by_o all_o writer_n acknowledge_v that_o paul_n suffer_v in_o the_o last_o that_o be_v the_o 14_o year_n of_o nero._n vspergensis_n say_v these_o apostle_n be_v both_o execute_v in_o one_o year_n but_o he_o note_v not_o that_o they_o die_v in_o one_o day_n sabellicus_n say_v both_o in_o one_o year_n and_o one_o day_n some_o say_v as_o st._n ambrose_n they_o die_v together_o both_o in_o one_o place_n but_o dionysius_n seem_v to_o say_v otherwise_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o one_o bad_a the_o other_o farewell_n when_o they_o be_v part_v asunder_o go_v to_o death_n most_o writer_n charge_v nero_n as_o the_o author_n of_o both_o their_o death_n but_o linus_n say_v that_o agrippa_n command_v peter_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n which_o must_v be_v at_o jerusalem_n because_o by_o his_o persuasion_n four_o of_o the_o say_v agrippa_n be_v concubine_n refuse_v to_o live_v any_o long_o in_o such_o unchaste_a life_n with_o the_o king_n 5._o successor_n question_n but_o who_o indeed_o be_v peter_n next_o and_o immediate_a successar_n answ_n linus_n a_o tuscan_a say_v platina_n for_o eleven_o year_n three_o month_n and_o twelve_o day_n who_o be_v succeed_v by_o cletus_n a_o roman_a for_o twelve_o year_n one_o month_n and_o eleven_o day_n after_o which_o the_o see_v be_v vacant_a twenty_o day_n and_o then_o come_v clement_n a_o roman_a who_o hold_v it_o nine_o year_n two_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n and_o binius_fw-la say_v that_o linus_n be_v pope_n but_o eleven_o year_n two_o month_n and_o twenty_o three_o day_n and_o quarrel_n with_o damasus_n for_o assign_v to_o cletus_n twelve_o year_n one_o month_n and_o eleven_o day_n but_o the_o difference_n be_v not_o only_o in_o point_n of_o time_n of_o their_o several_a pontificate_n though_o yet_o a_o day_n difference_n where_o so_o great_a a_o exactness_n be_v pretend_v be_v enough_o to_o discredit_v all_o the_o relation_n but_o there_o be_v as_o much_o cloud_n and_o debate_n in_o the_o very_a order_n of_o succession_n for_o tertullian_n lib._n the_o prescript_n and_o st._n hierom_n on_o the_o 25_o of_o isaiah_n place_n clement_n next_o and_o immediate_o after_o st._n peter_n and_o clement_n himself_o if_o you_o harken_v to_o the_o before-recited_n epistle_n in_o his_o name_n to_o st._n james_n aver_v that_o peter_n most_o solemn_o confer_v that_o dignity_n upon_o he_o nor_o do_v platina_n or_o onuphrius_n forbear_v to_o tell_v we_o the_o circumstance_n thereof_o so_o that_o
undoubted_o according_a to_o these_o authority_n he_o be_v the_o next_o successor_n but_o yet_o optatus_n lib._n 2._o contr_n parm._n and_o st._n augustine_n epist_n 165._o rank_a linus_n next_o after_o peter_n and_o next_o not_o only_a cletus_n but_o anacletus_fw-la and_o after_o all_o these_o clement_n as_o the_o four_o or_o if_o you_o will_v include_v st._n peter_n the_o five_o iraeneus_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o tell_v we_o that_o peter_n and_o paul_n constitute_v linus_n the_o first_o than_o peter_n be_v not_o the_o first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o anacletus_fw-la succeed_v he_o and_o that_o clemens_n be_v the_o three_o bishop_n of_o rome_n onuphrius_n marshal_n they_o thus_o linus_n eleven_o year_n three_o month_n and_o twelve_o day_n clement_a nine_o year_n four_o month_n and_o twenty_o six_o day_n cletus_n six_o year_n five_o month_n and_o three_o day_n and_o after_o seven_o day_n vacancy_n anacletns_n twelve_o year_n two_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n and_o to_o solve_v the_o matter_n as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v make_v the_o say_v linus_n only_o as_o a_o suffragan_a bishop_n under_o peter_n and_o reckon_v the_o say_v eleven_o year_n three_o month_n and_o three_o day_n attribute_v to_o linus_n to_o be_v in_o peter_n life_n time_n who_o he_o say_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n absent_a from_o rome_n save_v only_o twenty_o six_o day_n which_o he_o survive_v after_o peter_n and_o then_o be_v martyr_a during_o which_o 26_o day_n he_o be_v not_o chief_a bishop_n neither_o but_o only_o a_o coadjutor_n to_o clement_n as_o he_o have_v be_v to_o peter_n for_o say_v he_o clement_n be_v the_o immediate_a successor_n in_o chief_a to_o peter_n and_o hold_v the_o chair_n for_o nine_o year_n four_o month_n and_o twenty_o six_o day_n and_o then_o and_o not_o before_o come_v cletus_n and_o he_o sit_v six_o year_n five_o month_n and_o three_o day_n as_o sovereign_a bishop_n though_o for_o twenty_o year_n and_o upward_o he_o have_v be_v chorepiscopus_n suffragan_n bishop_n or_o coadjutor_n under_o peter_n and_o clement_n who_o successor_n be_v anacletus_fw-la etc._n etc._n you_o see_v what_o pain_n this_o learned_a man_n be_v at_o to_o render_v the_o story_n uniform_a but_o as_o this_o be_v a_o new_a invention_n for_o neither_o platina_n nor_o the_o ancient_n mention_v a_o word_n of_o suffraganship_n in_o the_o case_n but_o make_v linus_n as_o substantial_a a_o pope_n as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n so_o it_o agree_v not_o with_o that_o account_n that_o bellarmin_n give_v of_o that_o matter_n for_o he_o say_v that_o peter_n indeed_o leave_v the_o episcopal_n see_v to_o clement_n but_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a clement_n out_o of_o humility_n refuse_v to_o sit_v therein_o as_o long_o as_o linus_n and_o cletus_n live_v who_o have_v be_v peter_n coadjutor_n in_o the_o episcopal_a office_n and_o so_o actual_o linus_n succeed_v peter_n cletus_n to_o linus_n and_o clement_n to_o cletus_n though_o some_o author_n because_o clement_n be_v appoint_v successor_n name_v he_o first_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v both_o that_o as_o the_o other_o be_v but_o the_o surmise_n of_o onuphrius_n so_o this_o be_v but_o the_o nude_v averment_n of_o the_o cardinal_n and_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o in_o itself_o improbable_a for_o if_o peter_n have_v just_a cause_n to_o elect_a clement_n then_o clement_n can_v have_v no_o just_a cause_n to_o reject_v the_o office_n impose_v if_o peter_n be_v appoint_v by_o our_o lord_n to_o govern_v all_o the_o church_n in_o the_o world_n no_o doubt_n he_o be_v fit_a and_o enable_v to_o discharge_v that_o office_n and_o what_o need_v he_o then_o have_v two_o coadjutor_n to_o rule_v the_o particular_a church_n of_o rome_n or_o why_o will_v he_o take_v upon_o himself_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v so_o often_o to_o be_v absent_a and_o thereby_o give_v a_o dangerous_a precedent_n of_o nonresidency_a and_o trust_v to_o the_o care_n of_o delegate_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n or_o if_o he_o must_v have_v help_n will_v not_o paul_n at_o least_o after_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n have_v be_v as_o good_a a_o coadjutor_n as_o either_o linus_n or_o cletus_n again_o if_o peter_n think_v clement_n most_o worthy_a to_o succeed_v he_o why_o be_v he_o not_o constitute_v at_o least_o a_o equal_a suffragan_n bishop_n with_o the_o other_o two_o before_o if_o linus_n and_o cletus_n have_v be_v worthy_a of_o that_o honour_n they_o will_v no_o doubt_n have_v show_v their_o humility_n no_o less_o in_o reverence_v st._n peter_n last_o will_v and_o ordinance_n than_o clement_n do_v his_o in_o urge_v peter_n antecedent_n fact_n of_o admit_v those_o two_o his_o assistant_n or_o why_o do_v not_o clement_n declare_v such_o his_o humility_n whilst_o peter_n be_v alive_a that_o he_o may_v have_v constitute_v and_o consecrate_a another_o successor_n or_o why_o in_o his_o letter_n to_o st._n james_n do_v he_o not_o take_v notice_n how_o and_o on_o what_o score_n he_o have_v decline_v that_o office_n which_o peter_n so_o formal_o confer_v upon_o he_o or_o in_o a_o word_n if_o peter_n do_v so_o solemn_o invest_v clement_n with_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o institute_n he_o his_o successor_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o make_v he_o sit_v down_o in_o spite_n of_o his_o modesty_n in_o his_o own_o episcopal_a chair_n and_o yet_o after_o peter_n death_n linus_n and_o cletus_n do_v hold_v and_o actual_o exercise_v the_o same_o successive_o for_o above_o twenty_o year_n do_v it_o not_o follow_v that_o the_o two_o first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n next_o after_o st._n peter_n be_v unlawful_a as_o have_v no_o due_a call_n or_o title_n but_o guilty_a of_o usurpation_n from_o which_o no_o pretence_n of_o clement_n humility_n can_v excuse_v they_o for_o who_o ordain_v they_o or_o how_o can_v they_o due_o become_v capable_a of_o that_o dignity_n the_o six_o question_n rome_n be_v peter_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n before_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n answ_n yes_o seven_o year_n say_v the_o pontifical_a and_o so_o say_v platina_n and_o it_o be_v the_o common_a vogue_n of_o those_o that_o mention_v his_o be_v at_o rome_n but_o no_o say_v onuphrius_n and_o be_v very_o warm_a in_o the_o point_n ad_fw-la initium_fw-la secundi_fw-la anni_fw-la imperii_fw-la claudii_n petrum_fw-la judaea_n nunquam_fw-la excessisse_fw-la ex_fw-la act_v apostolorum_fw-la &_o paeuli_fw-la epistola_fw-la ad_fw-la galatas_fw-la apertissime_fw-la constat_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o chronico_fw-la refert_fw-la eusebius_n &_o ego_fw-la alibi_fw-la multis_fw-la rationibus_fw-la probavi_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o peter_n never_o stir_v out_o of_o judea_n till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o claudius_n be_v most_o certain_a and_o evident_a from_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o paul_n epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n eusebius_n in_o his_o chronicon_fw-la assert_n the_o same_o and_o i_o say_v he_o have_v prove_v it_o elsewhere_o by_o many_o reason_n now_o in_o this_o second_o year_n of_o claudius_n all_o the_o author_n that_o mention_v peter_n be_v at_o rome_n affirm_v he_o arrive_v there_o how_o then_o can_v he_o before_o that_o have_v sit_v seven_o year_n as_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n but_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o most_o ancient_a author_n i_o say_v the_o say_v onuphrius_n have_v settle_v the_o business_n thus_o that_o in_o the_o ten_o year_n after_o christ_n passion_n onuphrius_n which_o be_v still_o the_o second_o of_o claudius_n though_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o it_o st._n peter_n after_o his_o deliverance_n out_o of_o prison_n have_v spend_v a_o year_n in_o preach_v along_o the_o several_a country_n in_o his_o journey_n towards_o rome_n do_v arrive_v at_o that_o city_n on_o the_o eighteen_o of_o january_n from_o whence_o to_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n be_v about_o twenty-five_a year_n but_o four_o year_n after_o viz._n the_o seven_o of_o claudius_n the_o jew_n be_v banish_v by_o a_o edict_n he_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v rome_n and_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n agrippa_n for_o fear_n of_o who_o he_o flee_v out_o of_o judea_n be_v now_o dead_a there_o he_o be_v present_a at_o the_o apostolical_a council_n and_o death_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n from_o whence_o leave_v the_o apostle_n james_n at_o jerusalem_n he_o go_v to_o antioch_n and_o there_o remain_v seven_o year_n until_o the_o death_n of_o claudius_n and_o beginning_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o nero_n when_o with_o mark_v the_o evangelist_n he_o return_v to_o rome_n and_o re-establish_v the_o decay_a roman_a church_n appoint_v linus_n and_o cletus_n his_o suffragan-bishop_n or_o delegate_n and_o admonish_v mark_n to_o write_v his_o gospel_n after_o which_o he_o travel_v almost_o throughout_o all_o europe_n and_o return_v to_o rome_n with_o the_o apostle_n paul_n when_o nero_n be_v worry_v the_o christian_n as_o author_n of_o the_o great_a conflagration_n that_o happen_v
last_o he_o perform_v it_o at_o five_o or_o six_o motion_n as_o follow_v 1._o he_o say_v that_o peter_n after_o our_o lord_n passion_n remain_v almost_o but_o not_o full_a five_o year_n in_o judea_n in_o which_o time_n paul_n pay_v he_o his_o first_o visit_n gal._n 1._o 2._o that_o then_o he_o remove_v to_o antioch_n and_o be_v bishop_n there_o for_o near_o seven_o year_n but_o during_o that_o time_n travel_v into_o and_o preach_v through_o the_o neighbour_a province_n 3._o that_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o episcopacy_n at_o antioch_n he_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v there_o imprison_v 4._o that_o be_v there_o miraculous_o release_v he_o the_o same_o year_n which_o be_v the_o second_o of_o claudius_n come_v to_o rome_n and_o there_o fix_v his_o seat_n which_o he_o hold_v 25_o year_n viz._n till_o his_o martyrdom_n 5._o yet_o for_o all_o that_o within_o seven_o year_n return_v back_o to_o jerusalem_n upon_o a_o decree_n that_o claudius_n set_v forth_o command_v all_o jew_n to_o depart_v from_o rome_n mention_v act_n 18._o 2._o and_o so_o come_v to_o be_v present_a at_o jerusalem_n when_o paul_n from_o antioch_n go_v up_o thither_o and_o the_o council_n of_o the_o apostle_n act_n 15._o be_v hold_v there_o 6._o but_o after_o the_o death_n of_o claudius_n repair_v again_o to_o rome_n where_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o nero_n paul_n arrive_v and_o in_o the_o 14_o year_n of_o nero_n they_o be_v both_o put_v to_o death_n to_o all_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o as_o the_o old_a astronomer_n be_v force_v to_o invent_v various_a epicycle_n and_o feign_a motion_n of_o the_o planet_n to_o solve_v the_o phoenomina_fw-la answ_n without_o regard_n whether_o they_o be_v true_a or_o false_a that_o be_v have_v any_o real_a existence_n in_o nature_n or_o not_o provide_v they_o will_v but_o serve_v a_o turn_n to_o support_v their_o hypothesis_n so_o i_o must_v crave_v leave_n to_o say_v the_o learned_a cardinal_n carry_v the_o bless_a apostle_n st._n peter_n 15_o or_o 1600_o mile_n back_o and_o forward_o to_o and_o fro_o at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n mere_o to_o render_v their_o notion_n of_o his_o be_v at_o rome_n possible_a but_o by_o what_o authority_n on_o what_o proof_n do_v he_o do_v this_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o intimation_n in_o scripture_n but_o that_o peter_n remain_v in_o or_o near_a jerusalem_n as_o much_o to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n as_o for_o the_o first_o five_o year_n there_o be_v not_o a_o syllable_n of_o his_o go_v unto_o come_v back_o from_o rome_n or_o return_v thither_o again_o and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a what_o reason_n can_v be_v imagine_v why_o st._n luke_n shall_v omit_v it_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n fall_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o story_n nay_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n a_o considerable_a time_n before_o that_o council_n be_v hold_v for_o act_n 15._o 1._o it_o be_v say_v those_o that_o trouble_v the_o church_n of_o antioch_n go_v down_o from_o judaea_n and_o v._o 24._o it_o be_v say_v by_o the_o apostle_n whereof_o peter_n be_v one_o in_o their_o joint_a letter_n certain_a man_n that_o go_v out_o from_o we_o 2._o touch_v peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n we_o have_v speak_v before_o chap._n 3_o and_o shall_v here_o only_o add_v that_o bellarmin_n himself_o in_o this_o same_o chapter_n say_v peter_z shall_v have_v leave_v a_o most_o pernicious_a example_n of_o a_o christian_a pastor_n if_o he_o have_v at_o once_o retain_v two_o particular_a and_o proper_a bishopric_n which_o yet_o it_o seem_v onuphrius_n think_v no_o disparagement_n but_o will_v it_o not_o be_v a_o example_n equal_o pernicious_a if_o retain_v but_o one_o he_o shall_v very_o seldom_o or_o never_o reside_v there_o for_o i_o conceive_v nonresidency_a as_o bad_a as_o plurality_n and_o indeed_o the_o chief_a reason_n against_o plurality_n be_v because_o they_o be_v think_v to_o imply_v nonresidency_a but_o i_o think_v it_o will_v unavoidable_o follow_v that_o peter_n must_v be_v general_o non-resident_n if_o be_v state_v bishop_n either_o of_o antioch_n or_o rome_n he_o travel_v so_o many_o other_o province_n during_o the_o same_o time_n and_o yet_o every_o other_o while_o be_v find_v at_o jerusalem_n 3._o that_o peter_n upon_o the_o decree_n of_o claudius_n that_o the_o jew_n shall_v depart_v from_o rome_n do_v fly_v thence_o and_o so_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n as_o it_o be_v accidental_o to_o that_o council_n act_v 15._o be_v like_o the_o rest_n assert_v gratis_o and_o as_o the_o same_o do_v neither_o suit_n with_o the_o zeal_n and_o christian_a fortitude_n of_o peter_n so_o to_o abandon_v his_o flock_n so_o i_o conceive_v it_o may_v manifest_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v false_a from_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n where_o we_o read_v that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n immediate_o after_o that_o council_n return_v to_o antioch_n stay_v there_o some_o time_n that_o afterward_o paul_n take_v a_o journey_n into_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n and_o thence_o to_o derbe_n and_o lystra_n and_o have_v travel_v through_o phrygia_n galatia_n mysia_n and_o troas_n come_v into_o macedonia_n where_o philip_n be_v cast_v into_o prison_n thence_o he_o pass_v to_o amphipolis_n and_o apollonia_n to_o thessailonica_n beraea_n and_o as_o far_o as_o athens_n act_v 15_o 16_o &_o 17._o and_o after_o all_o these_o tedious_a perigrination_n which_o must_v require_v and_o take_v up_o a_o very_a considerable_a time_n when_o he_o come_v to_o corinth_n he_o find_v there_o aquila_n and_o priscilla_n who_o late_o or_o as_o the_o syriac_a version_n have_v it_o eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la tempore_fw-la just_o then_o be_v come_v out_o of_o italy_n upon_o that_o edict_n of_o claudius_n so_o that_o the_o say_a edict_n must_v be_v after_o the_o council_n and_o consequent_o can_v be_v no_o ground_n for_o peter_n be_v then_o at_o jerusalem_n 4._o if_o peter_n be_v supreme_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o have_v before_o that_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n be_v seven_o year_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n and_o for_o as_o many_o year_n and_o at_o that_o present_a time_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n both_o city_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o yet_o not_o without_o considerable_a number_n of_o jew_n therein_o it_o be_v strange_a he_o have_v not_o before_o determine_v that_o question_n touch_v the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o gentile_n or_o it_o may_v have_v be_v a_o sufficient_a argument_n for_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n to_o have_v say_v peter_n the_o quondam_a bishop_n of_o this_o city_n and_o now_o of_o rome_n christ_n vicar_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n teach_v and_o practise_v otherwise_o 5._o it_o be_v most_o improbable_a which_o bellarmine_n here_o assert_n viz._n that_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o year_n peter_n shall_v be_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n imprison_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o yet_o also_o in_o that_o very_a year_n come_v to_o rome_n and_o make_v himself_o bishop_n there_o let_v any_o judicious_a person_n but_o consider_v the_o great_a distance_n of_o those_o several_a place_n and_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o travel_v in_o those_o day_n and_o that_o there_o appear_v not_o the_o least_o ground_n for_o such_o his_o post_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o he_o will_v be_v apt_a to_o suspect_v it_o altogether_o romantic_a or_o a_o story_n fit_a for_o the_o legend_n than_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n 2._o to_o that_o of_o paul_n not_o salute_v peter_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n the_o cardinal_n say_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o the_o same_o st._n paul_n write_v to_o the_o ephesian_n mention_n not_o st._n john_n nor_o james_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n yet_o they_o be_v bishop_n of_o those_o church_n second_o that_o when_o paul_n write_v that_o epistle_n peter_n be_v not_o yet_o return_v to_o rome_n from_o the_o apostolical_a synod_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o that_o the_o cardinal_n have_v not_o prove_v answer_n that_o either_o john_n or_o james_n be_v ever_o bishop_n of_o those_o respective_a place_n in_o a_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n st._n john_n be_v never_o that_o i_o know_v of_o reckon_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n nor_o can_v be_v so_o without_o displace_v of_o timothy_n who_o according_a to_o the_o current_a testimony_n of_o antiquity_n be_v by_o paul_n constitute_v bishop_n there_o nor_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v write_v to_o those_o at_o jerusalem_n nor_o last_o be_v st._n james_n then_o alive_a so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o parity_n 2._o as_o for_o peter_n not_o be_v return_v as_o yet_o to_o rome_n aquila_n and_o priscilla_n be_v get_v back_o for_o he_o send_v greeting_n to_o they_o together_o with_o who_o bellarmine_n affirm_v peter_n be_v expel_v and_o why_o not_o peter_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o place_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o we_o find_v paul_n have_v a_o firm_a