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A34033 The grand impostor discovered, or, An historical dispute of the papacy and popish religion ... divided in four parts : 1. of bishops, 2. of arch-bishops, 3. of an Ĺ“cumenick bishop, 4. of Antichrist : Part I, divided in two books ... / by S.C. Colvil, Samuel. 1673 (1673) Wing C5425; ESTC R5014 235,997 374

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constantinople_n be_v prefer_v to_o he_o of_o alexandria_n because_o constantinople_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o emperor_n he_o foresee_v be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a spirit_n and_o foresight_n that_o in_o the_o end_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n will_v be_v prefer_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n which_o according_o fell_a out_o as_o shall_v be_v prove_v lib_n 4._o and_o thus_o it_o appear_v with_o how_o little_a integrity_n our_o adversary_n object_v the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n to_o prove_v that_o peter_n be_v the_o rock_n mean_v by_o our_o saviour_n in_o these_o word_n tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o proceed_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n appear_v also_o what_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o general_a council_n of_o nice_a and_o constantinople_n as_o for_o the_o six_o general_a council_n common_o call_v trullanum_n celebrate_v under_o pogonatus_n the_o emperor_n anno_fw-la 680._o in_o its_o 36._o canon_n it_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o see_v two_o other_o brethren_n mark_v 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o hand_n be_v make_v whole_a as_o the_o other_o therefore_o its_o false_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o thing_n different_a by_o nature_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o thing_n differ_v accidental_o second_o his_o distinction_n be_v refute_v by_o the_o very_a text_n itself_o for_o after_o paul_n say_v nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la aliud_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la ponere_fw-la he_o add_v praeter_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la positum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la by_o which_o word_n he_o express_o exclud_v all_o other_o foundation_n beside_o christ_n whether_o they_o differ_v in_o nature_n or_o accidental_o three_o in_o what_o sense_n can_v stapleton_n affirm_v that_o christ_n and_o peter_n be_v foundation_n in_o the_o same_o specifical_a nature_n differ_v only_o in_o accidental_n as_o peter_n and_o paul_n two_o individual_n for_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cephale_n or_o head_n so_o turrianus_n and_o baronius_n anno_fw-la 31._o defend_v those_o ignorant_o viz._n because_o it_o make_v for_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n and_o blame_v augustinus_n as_o ignorant_a for_o no_o other_o reason_n then_o because_o his_o interpretation_n cross_v it_o as_o for_o those_o other_o father_n beside_o augustinus_n some_o of_o they_o tax_v they_o also_o
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father_n affirm_v peter_n be_v at_o rome_n agree_v all_o that_o he_o be_v twenty_o five_o year_n bishop_n there_o and_o yet_o some_o of_o they_o affirm_v that_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o claudius_n so_o hieronymus_n in_o catalogue_n some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o claudius_n so_o fasciculus_fw-la temporum_fw-la follow_v marianus_n scotus_n beda_n also_o on_o act_n 13._o affirm_v the_o same_o and_o also_o waldensis_n tom_n 1._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o some_o of_o they_o a●ffims_v that_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n anno_fw-la 13._o of_o claudius_n so_o the_o book_n call_v passionale_fw-la de_fw-fr vitis_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la some_o of_o they_o that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o rome_n until_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n so_o origines_fw-la tom_fw-mi 3._o ingeve_n which_o behove_v to_o be_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o nero_n damasus_n also_o in_o pontificali_fw-la affirm_v he_o come_v to_o rome_n under_o nero_n thomas_n aquinas_n in_o 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find_v aquila_n and_o priscilla_n who_o be_v now_o come_v out_o of_o italy_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o edict_n of_o claudius_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o bellarmine_n affirm_v false_o that_o peter_n be_v expel_v rome_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o edict_n of_o claudius_n since_o when_o paul_n find_v priscilla_n and_o aquila_n at_o corinth_n it_o behove_v to_o be_v some_o year_n after_o peter_n be_v expel_v rome_n consider_v peter_n journey_n from_o rome_n to_o jerusalem_n before_o the_o council_n paul_n tedious_a journey_n after_o the_o council_n before_o he_o meet_v with_o priscilla_n and_o aquila_n who_o be_v new_o come_v out_o of_o rome_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o edict_n of_o claudius_n or_o as_o the_o syrian_a interpreter_n be_v expel_v rome_n at_o the_o same_o time_n by_o that_o edict_n of_o claudius_n so_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o peter_n so_o long_a time_n before_o can_v have_v be_v expel_v by_o the_o same_o edict_n second_o bellarmine_n himself_o confess_v lib._n 2._o 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that_o paction_n with_o paul_n take_v upon_o himself_o to_o be_v apostle_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o leave_v it_o to_o paul_n to_o be_v apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n among_o which_o his_o own_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n be_v five_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o peter_n shall_v have_v be_v fourteen_o year_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n partly_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n partly_o of_o rome_n 2_o church_n for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o gentile_n and_o yet_o to_o compel_v the_o say_a gentile_n to_o judaize_v as_o peter_n do_v the_o four_o reason_n that_o peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n be_v this_o that_o paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n salute_v many_o cap._n 16._o but_o he_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o peter_n at_o all_o but_o it_o be_v incredible_a he_o will_v have_v salute_v so_o many_o and_o ommit_v the_o salutation_n of_o
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