endanger_v by_o this_o subtle_a but_o false_a persuasion_n which_o whole_o possess_v the_o heart_n of_o many_o that_o if_o they_o will_v be_v save_v and_o avoid_v the_o danger_n of_o damnation_n they_o must_v steadfast_o believe_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o universal_a bishop_n have_v authority_n over_o all_o that_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o general_a shepherd_n of_o christ_n his_o flock_n for_o that_o man_n of_o sin_n have_v so_o bewitch_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o favourite_n that_o they_o be_v once_o persuade_v that_o it_o be_v good_a religion_n so_o to_o believe_v and_o that_o to_o defend_v this_o his_o pride_n be_v christian_n constancy_n what_o shameless_a villainy_n will_v not_o they_o think_v to_o be_v lawful_a practice_n what_o cruel_a murder_n will_v not_o they_o account_v to_o be_v commendable_a attempt_n what_o unnatural_a devise_n and_o drift_n will_v not_o they_o esteem_v most_o godly_a and_o catholic_a virtue_n i_o need_v not_o stand_v long_o in_o dilate_v this_o point_n our_o native_a soil_n have_v too_o much_o and_o too_o lamentable_a experience_n of_o such_o unkindly_a slip_n who_o when_o they_o do_v and_o do_v owe_v to_o their_o country_n wherein_o they_o be_v breed_v and_o bring_v up_o the_o sweet_a fruit_n of_o love_n to_o she_o and_o sacred_a obedience_n to_o her_o law_n bring_v forth_o almost_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o sour_a grape_n of_o treason_n and_o treachery_n which_o all_o spring_n out_o of_o this_o bad_a root_n that_o they_o false_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o they_o owe_v their_o chief_a obedience_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o commandment_n if_o they_o obey_v and_o follow_v his_o direction_n and_o hearken_v to_o his_o persuasion_n then_o must_v they_o suffer_v no_o prince_n with_o qnietnesse_n to_o enjoy_v their_o ancient_a and_o undoubted_a inheritance_n and_o rightful_a crown_n but_o such_o as_o will_v be_v tenant_n at_o will_n to_o their_o lawless_a master_n which_o the_o more_o i_o do_v think_v of_o it_o the_o more_o i_o fear_v we_o have_v no_o great_a hope_n as_o yet_o to_o be_v free_a from_o such_o villainous_a practice_n as_o may_v bring_v danger_n unto_o her_o majesty_n and_o ruin_n to_o this_o realm_n because_o i_o see_v that_o stubborn_a recusant_n who_o if_o they_o have_v any_o conscience_n in_o religion_n it_o be_v very_o strange_a for_o many_o of_o they_o show_v little_a conscience_n in_o any_o thing_n else_o wilful_a papist_n i_o say_v be_v not_o in_o some_o reasonable_a manner_n force_v in_o this_o point_n to_o show_v their_o obedient_a and_o dutiful_a heart_n but_o may_v free_o without_o controlment_n profess_v themselves_o enemy_n to_o the_o truth_n that_o we_o acknowledge_v for_o how_o can_v there_o be_v any_o certainty_n to_o this_o estate_n that_o be_v so_o pester_v with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o false_a heart_a subject_n who_o very_a religion_n papist_n be_v to_o be_v devote_a to_o he_o and_o to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o kingdom_n that_o be_v grieve_v at_o nothing_o more_o than_o at_o our_o happiness_n neither_o seek_v any_o thing_n so_o much_o as_o our_o destruction_n to_o pluck_v away_o therefore_o this_o vizard_n of_o religion_n from_o this_o their_o disobedient_a and_o dissolute_a affection_n i_o think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o good_a christian_n according_a to_o our_o call_n and_o talent_n whole_o to_o endeavour_v ourselves_o and_o as_o this_o dutiful_a affection_n of_o christian_n obedience_n shall_v effectual_o move_v we_o unto_o this_o attempt_n so_o the_o very_a ruin_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o decay_n of_o all_o true_a devotion_n which_o follow_v that_o persuasion_n shall_v forâ—e_v we_o to_o make_v haste_n to_o take_v this_o stumble_a block_n out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o the_o simple_a lest_o at_o unwares_o run_v thereupon_o they_o shall_v make_v shipwreck_n of_o their_o faith_n for_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o this_o his_o pretend_a privilege_n religiòn_n do_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o make_v law_n to_o bind_v the_o conscience_n to_o add_v to_o god_n word_n to_o dispense_v against_o the_o same_o to_o chap_v and_o change_v religion_n itself_o as_o seem_v good_a to_o he_o to_o do_v and_o undo_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n and_o do_v he_o never_o so_o much_o hurt_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n yet_o no_o man_n must_v say_v papa_n sir_n why_o do_v you_o so_o and_o thus_o have_v get_v by_o this_o proud_a name_n his_o fullness_n of_o power_n he_o have_v fill_v all_o christendom_n with_o horrible_a superstition_n i_o speak_v not_o here_o of_o the_o profane_a or_o rather_o blasphemous_a praise_n flatterer_n which_o the_o flatterer_n of_o this_o universal_a bishop_n do_v give_v to_o he_o to_o make_v the_o world_n not_o so_o much_o to_o reverence_v he_o as_o a_o b._n as_o to_o honour_v he_o rather_o almost_o as_o a_o god_n which_o if_o it_o have_v be_v do_v only_o by_o his_o canonist_n who_o live_v in_o the_o day_n of_o darkness_n and_o see_v not_o so_o much_o as_o man_n now_o do_v yet_o the_o fault_n and_o folly_n have_v be_v very_o great_a but_o that_o master_n bellarmine_n a_o man_n doubtless_o learn_v in_o so_o clear_a light_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o now_o shine_v shall_v so_o far_o overshoote_v himself_o as_o he_o do_v in_o this_o point_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o book_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n pontiff_a it_o make_v i_o not_o a_o little_a to_o wonder_v at_o his_o gross_a folly_n and_o to_o detest_v his_o irreligious_a flattery_n but_o of_o this_o more_o shall_v be_v say_v hereafter_o if_o god_n permit_v see_v therefore_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v so_o necessary_a both_o for_o the_o sincerity_n of_o religion_n and_o also_o for_o the_o quietness_n of_o common_a wealth_n my_o desire_n &_o purpose_n be_v if_o god_n give_v good_a success_n thereunto_o to_o show_v and_o prove_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n make_v herein_o a_o unjust_a claim_n unjust_a and_o have_v possess_v himself_o of_o a_o untrue_a title_n to_o come_v therefore_o to_o the_o point_n in_o controversy_n church_n the_o holy_a catholic_a church_n the_o spiritual_a house_n of_o god_n the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n comprehend_v two_o sort_n of_o member_n triumphant_a some_o that_o be_v triumph_v in_o heaven_n militant_a other_o that_o be_v here_o travel_v upon_o the_o earth_n some_o profit_v as_o saint_n augustine_n say_v in_o this_o life_n other_o perfect_v in_o a_o other_o question_n now_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o this_o part_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n that_o be_v here_o wander_v in_o this_o vale_n of_o misery_n which_o be_v call_v militant_a for_o here_o be_v the_o place_n of_o strive_v elsewhere_o the_o place_n of_o crown_v must_v needs_o have_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o head_n thereof_o this_o be_v it_o that_o they_o untrue_o and_o without_o any_o good_a warrant_n do_v affirm_v this_o be_v it_o which_o just_o and_o upon_o good_a ground_n as_o i_o trust_v it_o shall_v appear_v we_o deny_v master_n bellarmine_n labour_v very_o much_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o government_n of_o one_o over_o all_o be_v the_o best_a head_n endeavour_v thereby_o to_o prove_v that_o if_o it_o be_v best_a in_o civil_a regiment_n it_o shall_v also_o be_v the_o best_a government_n in_o the_o church_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n howsoever_o the_o monarchical_a regiment_n within_o every_o kingdom_n or_o country_n be_v like_v of_o yet_o that_o universal_a rule_n of_o one_o over_o all_o have_v not_o be_v think_v good_a of_o at_o any_o time_n kingdom_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o those_o great_a monarchy_n so_o commend_v unto_o we_o in_o history_n to_o who_o subjection_n kingdom_n and_o nation_n do_v not_o subject_v themselves_o willing_o but_o be_v subdue_v to_o they_o by_o might_n neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a that_o that_o kind_a of_o government_n which_o be_v think_v best_a for_o worldly_a kingdom_n who_o lawmaker_n be_v man_n and_o who_o law_n be_v always_o new_a to_o be_v make_v as_o new_a inconvenience_n do_v arise_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o to_o be_v short_a who_o glory_n be_v here_o in_o this_o world_n shall_v also_o be_v most_o convenient_a for_o the_o church_n of_o god_n who_o kingdom_n be_v not_o worldly_a who_o beauty_n be_v not_o outward_a or_o external_a but_o to_o knit_v up_o this_o point_n with_o one_o argument_n thus_o i_o reason_n that_o kind_n of_o government_n be_v fit_a for_o the_o church_n that_o bring_v most_o profit_n to_o they_o that_o be_v govern_v but_o master_n bellarmine_n confess_v 3._o that_o the_o mix_a government_n be_v most_o profitable_a therefore_o it_o be_v fit_a but_o because_o it_o please_v master_n bellarmine_n so_o well_o that_o one_o shall_v bear_v rule_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n let_v he_o and_o his_o fellow_n submit_v hemselfe_n to_o christ_n that_o king_n
of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n 8._o who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o who_o kingdom_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o end_n who_o dominion_n shall_v be_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n and_o from_o the_o river_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o land_n so_o that_o no_o continuance_n of_o time_n no_o distance_n of_o place_n shall_v hinder_v his_o government_n a_o invisible_a head_n of_o a_o invisible_a body_n head_n or_o else_o in_o particular_a church_n let_v he_o behold_v a_o visible_a pastor_n over_o a_o visible_a flock_n which_o be_v also_o a_o kind_n of_o monarchy_n but_o this_o one_o head_n which_o be_v christ_n can_v content_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n although_o notwithstanding_o his_o absence_n from_o we_o in_o the_o flesh_n there_o be_v no_o want_n either_o in_o his_o will_n or_o might_n but_o that_o he_o be_v able_a and_o ready_a at_o all_o time_n to_o direct_v and_o defend_v his_o flock_n 10._o but_o as_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n not_o content_v themselves_o with_o that_o form_n of_o government_n whereby_o god_n govern_v they_o will_v needs_o have_v a_o king_n as_o other_o nation_n have_v even_o so_o will_v the_o papist_n have_v a_o visible_a monarch_n one_o ruler_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n as_o one_o king_n be_v ruler_n over_o a_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o if_o we_o tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v a_o monster_n in_o nature_n that_o the_o church_n which_o be_v but_o one_o head_n shall_v have_v two_o head_n that_o be_v to_o say_v christ_n who_o we_o all_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o head_n thereof_o and_o the_o pope_n who_o they_o make_v their_o visible_a and_o ministerial_a head_n then_o they_o reply_v that_o in_o that_o christ_n be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n it_o do_v no_o more_o hinder_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n than_o it_o take_v away_o the_o bishop_n and_o minister_n out_o of_o the_o church_n 9_o for_o so_o master_n bellarmine_n affirmeâ—_n as_o if_o bishop_n and_o minister_n be_v universal_a head_n as_o the_o pope_n will_v be_v and_o can_v master_n bellarmine_n see_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o call_n of_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n and_o of_o the_o pope_n be_v he_o so_o blind_a or_o bleareied_a in_o behold_v the_o brightness_n of_o their_o glorious_a bishop_n that_o he_o can_v see_v no_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o god_n pastor_n we_o be_v sure_o be_v ordain_v of_o god_n even_o of_o he_o that_o appoint_v christ_n to_o be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n god_n but_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n by_o god_n word_n master_n belarmine_n himself_o deni_v 12._o second_o the_o pastor_n content_v himself_o with_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n and_o such_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n as_o the_o word_n afford_v he_o pride_n but_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n despise_v all_o power_n abuse_v all_o magistrate_n yea_o almost_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o majesty_n of_o the_o mighty_a monarch_n as_o for_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o word_n either_o he_o think_v it_o not_o sharp_a enough_o word_n or_o else_o he_o be_v too_o proud_a to_o draw_v it_o for_o preach_v be_v too_o base_a a_o thing_n for_o so_o proud_a a_o prelate_n but_o with_o his_o temporal_a sword_n he_o flourish_v lusty_o again_o the_o pastor_n have_v his_o flock_n in_o a_o little_a compass_n so_o that_o he_o may_v in_o some_o measure_n discharge_v his_o duty_n among_o they_o he_o may_v feed_v with_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n the_o hungry_a soul_n he_o may_v strengthen_v the_o feeble_a comfort_v the_o weak_a seek_v the_o lose_v and_o bring_v who_o the_o wander_a sheep_n infinite_a but_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o chaleng_v authority_n over_o all_o place_n and_o person_n and_o seek_v to_o be_v head_n over_o all_o church_n do_v both_o meddle_v with_o other_o man_n charge_n and_o lay_v upon_o his_o own_o shoulder_n a_o importable_a burden_n thus_o i_o trust_v it_o appear_v that_o this_o argument_n stand_v still_o unanswered_a christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o his_o church_n christ_n i_o say_v who_o god_n the_o father_n appoint_v to_o that_o office_n and_o who_o be_v able_a to_o undergo_v this_o charge_n heretic_n because_o he_o have_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v his_o husband_n man_n to_o dress_v his_o vine_n his_o vicar_n or_o leieutenant_n to_o look_v to_o his_o charge_n the_o pope_n therefore_o who_o be_v neither_o appoint_v to_o it_o nor_o able_a to_o do_v it_o be_v not_o argument_n now_o for_o that_o which_o master_n bellarmine_n affirm_v of_o the_o heavenly_a host_n that_o they_o have_v in_o heaven_n another_o head_n beside_o christ_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o church_n upon_o earth_n ought_v so_o to_o have_v his_o proof_n be_v more_o uncertain_a and_o hard_o to_o be_v know_v then_o that_o he_o shall_v seek_v thereupon_o to_o ground_v any_o argument_n but_o the_o church_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n have_v one_o high_a priest_n 3._o therefore_o say_v master_n bellarmine_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n must_v have_v so_o for_o that_o church_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o christ_n church_n answer_n if_o master_n bellarmine_n his_o argument_n shall_v go_v for_o currant_n we_o must_v also_o have_v but_o one_o temple_n for_o they_o may_v not_o have_v any_o more_o they_o may_v offer_v but_o in_o one_o place_n and_o many_o such_o thing_n be_v command_v unto_o they_o unto_o which_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o tie_v christian_n whereby_o we_o may_v see_v that_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o church_n be_v not_o a_o figure_n of_o we_o then_o also_o the_o leviticall_a priest_n be_v a_o figure_n not_o of_o any_o ministerial_a head_n of_o christ_n church_n but_o of_o christ_n himself_o as_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n do_v prove_v in_o sundry_a chapter_n 10._o and_o here_o master_n bellarmine_n show_v rather_o a_o desire_n to_o maintain_v his_o error_n then_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o truth_n for_o without_o all_o reason_n he_o affirm_v that_o aaron_n be_v not_o only_o a_o figure_n of_o christ_n but_o of_o peter_n also_o and_o his_o successor_n save_v that_o to_o avouch_v his_o untruth_n he_o set_v down_o another_o namely_o that_o the_o leviticall_a sacrifice_n be_v figur_n not_o of_o christ_n only_o but_o also_o of_o that_o which_o they_o call_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n which_o how_o untrue_a it_o be_v i_o have_v show_v elsewhere_o but_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o those_o sacrifice_n be_v figure_n of_o both_o must_v it_o need_v follow_v that_o aaron_n also_o must_v be_v the_o figure_n of_o christ_n and_o peter_n peter_n it_o have_v no_o necessity_n and_o moreover_o to_o answer_v both_o this_o and_o his_o five_o argument_n the_o church_n be_v at_o that_o time_n contain_v within_o the_o bond_n of_o jewry_n or_o at_o the_o least_o he_o be_v but_o high_a priest_n unto_o they_o that_o be_v circumcise_v as_o also_o in_o christ_n his_o time_n the_o church_n consist_v but_o of_o a_o few_o person_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v necessary_o conclude_v that_o if_o the_o church_n than_o be_v govern_v by_o one_o when_o it_o be_v in_o a_o small_a corner_n of_o the_o world_n it_o shall_v now_o be_v so_o likewise_o when_o it_o be_v scatter_v in_o many_o place_n upon_o the_o earth_n but_o what_o if_o i_o shall_v deny_v to_o bellarmine_n that_o this_o be_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n before_o christ_n 2_o or_o that_o they_o be_v not_o at_o that_o time_n all_o under_o one_o high_a priest_n for_o more_o than_o 2500._o year_n the_o church_n be_v not_o govern_v by_o one_o high_a priest_n which_o master_n bellarmine_n himself_o do_v not_o great_o deny_v in_o this_o place_n especial_o limit_v this_o high_a priest_n unto_o that_o time_n when_o there_o be_v some_o form_n of_o government_n establish_v among_o they_o after_o they_o be_v come_v out_o of_o egypt_n for_o until_o that_o time_n as_o himself_o confess_v the_o head_n of_o their_o house_n be_v priest_n and_o although_o there_o be_v many_o good_a man_n at_o one_o time_n as_o seth_n enosh_n and_o other_o yet_o master_n bellarmine_n can_v show_v that_o there_o be_v among_o they_o a_o high_a priest_n but_o every_o one_o be_v chief_a in_o his_o own_o family_n but_o what_o if_o it_o appear_v that_o then_o when_o there_o be_v a_o high_a priest_n yet_o all_o god_n people_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o be_v under_o he_o the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n as_o appear_v by_o her_o story_n 17._o have_v a_o sure_a faith_n in_o god_n so_o that_o we_o may_v say_v she_o may_v well_o be_v account_v the_o child_n of_o god_n naaman_n also_o the_o syrian_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o god_n have_v many_o people_n among_o the_o ninivites_fw-la who_o repent_v at_o the_o preach_n of_o jonah_n 3_o and_o yet_o none_o of_o these_o
but_o in_o one_o place_n for_o as_o concern_v those_o prerogative_n which_o after_o he_o speak_v off_o they_o be_v rather_o motive_n to_o draw_v we_o or_o probable_a conjecture_n to_o persuade_v we_o then_o strong_a argument_n to_o prove_v or_o sufficient_a reason_n to_o convince_v and_o force_v we_o to_o believe_v i_o say_v they_o have_v but_o one_o authority_n of_o scripture_n that_o they_o rest_v upon_o because_o that_o place_n out_o of_o the_o sixteenth_o of_o saint_n matthewes_n gospel_n 12._o be_v but_o a_o promise_n as_o master_n bellarmine_n himself_o confess_v of_o that_o which_o be_v afterwards_o give_v when_o christ_n command_v he_o to_o feed_v his_o sheep_n so_o that_o one_o be_v not_o perfect_a without_o the_o other_o but_o let_v we_o see_v what_o jurisdiction_n be_v promise_v in_o the_o one_o and_o then_o also_o what_o be_v give_v in_o the_o other_o unto_o peter_n 13._o our_o saviour_n christ_n inquire_v of_o his_o disciple_n what_o opinion_n other_o man_n have_v of_o he_o they_o answer_v some_o say_v that_o thou_o be_v john_n baptist_n some_o elias_n some_o jeremias_n or_o one_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o ask_v of_o they_o what_o they_o think_v of_o he_o simon_n peter_n answer_v thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o jesus_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o happy_a be_v thou_o simon_n the_o son_n of_o jona_n for_o flesh_n and_o blood_n have_v not_o open_v that_o unto_o thou_o but_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o i_o say_v also_o unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_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 and_o i_o will_v give_v unto_o thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v bind_v in_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v loose_v in_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n these_o be_v the_o word_n that_o must_v strengthen_v and_o stay_v this_o stately_a build_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n or_o else_o it_o be_v like_a to_o fall_v out_o of_o which_o master_n bellarmine_n draw_v two_o argument_n first_o that_o saint_n peter_n be_v the_o foundation_n second_o that_o he_o be_v the_o key_n carrier_n of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o that_o he_o must_v be_v the_o supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n the_o first_o be_v take_v out_o of_o these_o word_n thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o which_o word_n i_o take_v to_o be_v this_o when_o first_o i_o take_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o apostle_n i_o say_v thou_o shall_v be_v call_v cephas_n which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n a_o stone_n 42._o thou_o shall_v show_v thyself_o so_o to_o be_v indeed_o and_o that_o i_o have_v name_v thou_o so_o true_o for_o in_o this_o confession_n that_o thou_o have_v make_v of_o i_o thou_o shall_v hereafter_o continue_v so_o constant_a that_o thou_o shall_v die_v in_o it_o and_o therefore_o because_o thou_o shall_v be_v so_o constant_a thou_o be_v peter_n or_o cephas_n indeed_o as_o for_o this_o confession_n that_o thou_o have_v make_v all_o my_o faithful_a people_n shall_v settle_v and_o stay_v themselves_o thereupon_o in_o all_o conflict_n of_o conscience_n so_o that_o no_o terror_n of_o hell_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o discourage_v or_o disamaie_v they_o but_o master_n bellarmine_n out_o of_o this_o do_v gather_v that_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o peter_n as_o upon_o a_o foundation_n yet_o i_o trust_v he_o will_v not_o deny_v that_o christ_n be_v such_o a_o foundation_n as_o there_o be_v no_o other_o because_o s._n paul_n tell_v we_o 11._o that_o other_o foundation_n can_v no_o man_n lay_v them_z that_o be_v lay_v which_o be_v jesus_n christ_n of_o this_o foundation_n god_n speak_v by_o his_o prophet_n esay_n 16._o behold_v i_o will_v lay_v in_o zion_n a_o stone_n a_o try_a stone_n a_o precious_a corner_n stone_n a_o sure_a foundation_n then_o this_o be_v grant_v that_o christ_n be_v this_o special_a foundation_n and_o the_o only_a sure_a groundwork_n in_o this_o build_n i_o trust_v it_o will_v be_v the_o easy_a to_o know_v what_o place_n belong_v to_o peter_n but_o the_o late_a of_o these_o two_o place_n by_o i_o allege_v rom._n which_o be_v only_o verify_v of_o christ_n and_o of_o he_o only_o mean_v most_o profane_o do_v master_n bellarmine_n apply_v to_o saint_n peter_n and_o so_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n &_o that_o very_o particular_o make_v it_o thestone_n try_v with_o persecution_n with_o heresy_n which_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n with_o stiffness_n of_o some_o emperor_n with_o schism_n with_o wicked_a pope_n the_o corner_n stone_n that_o join_v into_o one_o church_n the_o jew_n and_o the_o gentile_n the_o precious_a stone_n because_o she_o be_v rich_a in_o ceremony_n and_o sacrament_n in_o pardon_n in_o council_n in_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n and_o such_o like_a and_o last_o of_o all_o the_o sure_a foundation_n but_o here_o master_n bellarmine_n be_v force_v to_o grant_v that_o peter_n be_v but_o a_o secondary_a foundation_n and_o not_o the_o principal_a foundation_n for_o that_o christ_n only_o be_v this_o discourse_n of_o he_o make_v i_o remember_v friar_n toittis_n monument_n otherwise_o call_v friar_n paternoster_n who_o upon_o a_o great_a controversy_n that_o arise_v in_o scotland_n concern_v the_o lord_n prayer_n whether_o it_o may_v be_v say_v unto_o the_o saint_n or_o not_o be_v entreat_v as_o a_o man_n belike_o most_o sufficient_a to_o deal_v in_o the_o matter_n come_v into_o the_o pulpit_n at_o saint_n andrews_n where_o this_o controversy_n be_v begin_v in_o particular_a to_o show_v how_o every_o petition_n may_v be_v make_v unto_o the_o saint_n until_o he_o come_v to_o the_o four_o petition_n wherein_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o confess_v that_o the_o saint_n can_v give_v we_o our_o daily_a bread_n and_o so_o with_o shame_n bewray_v his_o own_o folly_n and_o the_o feebleness_n or_o rather_o the_o falsnes_n of_o his_o cause_n even_o so_o master_n bellarmine_n rob_v christ_n of_o his_o ornament_n that_o he_o may_v deck_v therewith_o that_o whorish_a synagogue_n which_o untrew_o he_o callet_n peter_n seat_n have_v beside_o all_o learning_n nay_o contrary_a to_o the_o sincerity_n of_o a_o christian_n divine_a most_o blasphemous_o apply_v unto_o that_o romish_a seat_n that_o which_o belong_v unto_o christ_n only_o and_o be_v one_o of_o his_o most_o especial_a and_o peculiar_a mark_n whereby_o he_o be_v set_v forth_o as_o the_o promise_a saviour_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o corner_n stone_n try_v and_o precious_a yet_o be_v he_o in_o the_o end_n force_v to_o confess_v that_o the_o sure_a foundation_n can_v be_v find_v but_o in_o christ_n although_o he_o will_v seem_v to_o apply_v that_o title_n to_o that_o seat_n also_o i_o will_v hardly_o have_v think_v that_o a_o man_n so_o learned_a as_o master_n bellarmine_n in_o these_o our_o day_n wherein_o knowledge_n abound_v 6._o will_v ever_o have_v abuse_v god_n sacred_a word_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o this_o be_v only_o true_a in_o christ_n our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o out_o of_o the_o prophet_n david_n teach_v s._n paul_n agree_v to_o the_o same_o not_o only_o write_v to_o the_o ronane_n but_o also_o to_o the_o ephesian_n show_v how_o he_o only_o can_v be_v as_o a_o corner_n stone_n gather_v and_o knit_v together_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n s._n peter_n also_o himself_o make_v christ_n to_o be_v this_o stone_n it_o be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a excuse_n for_o master_n bellarmine_n that_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o prophet_n esay_n speak_v especial_o of_o christ_n and_o then_o to_o apply_v it_o unto_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n for_o see_v the_o scripture_n with_o so_o great_a consent_n do_v acknowledge_v christ_n to_o be_v that_o try_v and_z and_o precious_a corner_n stone_n 14._o and_o therefore_o do_v call_v he_o the_o corner_n stone_n because_o he_o have_v make_v of_o jew_n and_o gentile_a one_o break_v down_o the_o stop_n of_o the_o partition_n wall_n in_o who_o all_o the_o building_n couple_v together_o grow_v to_o a_o holy_a temple_n in_o the_o lord_n 21._o which_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o not_o one_o but_o christ_n can_v perform_v let_v we_o know_v that_o to_o give_v this_o title_n to_o any_o other_o be_v to_o rob_v christ_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o yet_o as_o though_o master_n bellarmine_n have_v not_o pour_v out_o already_o blasphemy_n enough_o he_o prosecute_v wicked_o that_o which_o absurd_o he_o have_v begin_v 44._o add_v that_o this_o their_o romish_a church_n be_v the_o stone_n of_o offence_n and_o stumble_a block_n upon_o which_o stone_n he_o that_o fall_v shall_v be_v break_v but_o on_o whosoever_o it_o shall_v fall_v it_o shall_v grind_v he_o to_o
be_v command_v to_o be_v under_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n which_o thing_n be_v well_o coosider_v of_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o if_o the_o government_n of_o one_o over_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v not_o think_v necessary_a for_o any_o people_n before_o such_o time_n as_o moses_n have_v deliver_v such_o law_n to_o the_o israelit_v from_o god_n after_o they_o be_v come_v out_o of_o egypt_n neither_o yet_o afterward_o for_o any_o but_o only_o for_o the_o jew_n as_o by_o the_o example_n allege_v may_v appear_v out_o of_o this_o i_o say_v we_o may_v gather_v that_o neither_o then_o be_v the_o whole_a church_n command_v to_o be_v under_o the_o government_n of_o one_o and_o also_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o pattern_n of_o government_n for_o the_o church_n now_o but_o only_o a_o figure_n of_o christ_n to_o they_o to_o who_o all_o thing_n almost_o be_v deliver_v in_o figure_n and_o shadow_n bellarm._n but_o master_n bellarmine_n four_o argument_n have_v yet_o less_o weight_n than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n the_o church_n say_v he_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o army_n to_o man_n body_n or_o a_o beutifull_a woman_n to_o a_o kingdom_n a_o ssheepfold_a a_o house_n noah_n ark_n but_o no_o army_n without_o a_o general_a no_o body_n without_o a_o head_n no_o wife_n without_o a_o husband_n no_o kingdom_n without_o a_o king_n no_o shipfold_n without_o a_o shepherd_n no_o house_n without_o a_o steward_n no_o ship_n but_o have_v a_o master_n we_o grant_v all_o this_o answer_n and_z as_o saint_n augustine_n say_v of_o the_o head_n so_o we_o may_v say_v of_o all_o these_o similitude_n for_o christ_n can_v not_o be_v call_v a_o head_n 139_o if_o there_o be_v no_o body_n whereof_o he_o shall_v be_v head_n and_o these_o name_n be_v bestow_v upon_o the_o church_n and_o belong_v unto_o she_o not_o otherwise_o then_o as_o we_o have_v respect_n unto_o christ_n that_o be_v our_o general_n head_n husband_n king_n shepherd_n householder_n and_o shipmaster_n and_o i_o can_v but_o muse_v at_o the_o great_a ignorance_n or_o wilfulness_n that_o master_n bellarmine_n show_v in_o this_o argument_n who_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o relative_n to_o be_v such_o as_o that_o the_o one_o of_o they_o depend_v on_o the_o other_o so_o that_o the_o one_o can_v be_v without_o the_o other_o &_o know_v also_o that_o the_o wife_n be_v so_o call_v in_o respect_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o the_o husband_n so_o call_v in_o respect_n that_o he_o have_v a_o wife_n yet_o he_o shame_v not_o to_o affirm_v that_o the_o church_n here_o upon_o earth_n may_v well_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o wife_n not_o have_v respect_n to_o christ_n her_o husband_n it_o may_v be_v his_o meaning_n be_v to_o rake_v again_o out_o of_o the_o chenel_n that_o filthy_a &_o blasphemous_a cannon_n quoniam_fw-la wherein_o the_o pope_n make_v claim_v to_o be_v the_o husbaud_n of_o the_o church_n which_o title_n the_o scripture_n ascribe_v to_o christ_n only_o to_o his_o five_o argument_n and_o his_o three_o i_o answer_v together_o his_o six_o argument_n be_v this_o 6._o bishop_n be_v well_o set_v to_o have_v authority_n over_o minister_n archbishop_n over_o bishop_n therefore_o also_o there_o must_v be_v one_o over_o all_o other_o answer_n but_o this_o prove_v not_o that_o which_o fame_n he_o will_v prove_v that_o by_o god_n word_n one_o must_v have_v rule_n over_o al._n seventh_o say_v master_n bellarmine_n the_o church_n must_v still_o increase_v 7._o but_o it_o can_v not_o increase_v unless_o one_o man_n be_v above_o the_o rest_n to_o take_v this_o care_n therefore_o one_o must_v be_v chief_a above_o all_o other_o and_o can_v the_o church_n increase_v except_o one_o be_v among_o the_o rest_n to_o command_v all_o other_o answer_n who_o command_v saint_n paul_n to_o preach_v as_o he_o do_v in_o many_o place_n not_o peter_n but_o they_o will_v say_v he_o be_v extraordinary_o call_v and_o they_o that_o be_v extraordinary_o call_v must_v now_o by_o the_o pope_n law_n be_v allow_v by_o the_o pope_n but_o to_o let_v this_o pass_v 9_o parthia_n to_o thomas_n aethiopia_n to_o matthew_n india_n to_o bartholomew_n be_v appoint_v to_o preach_v in_o not_o at_o peter_n commandment_n but_o by_o lot_n not_o peter_n but_o thomas_n move_v thereunto_o by_o god_n send_v thadde_a unto_o edessa_n so_o that_o we_o see_v master_n bellarmine_n minor_a proposition_n to_o be_v very_o false_a for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n may_v well_o be_v increase_v without_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n as_o than_o it_o be_v so_o now_o i_o say_v it_o may_v be_v yea_o and_o be_v increase_v mighty_o although_o the_o pope_n do_v not_o only_o grieve_v at_o it_o but_o also_o strive_v against_o it_o 8._o last_o there_o must_v be_v unity_n in_o faith_n say_v master_n bellarmine_n but_o that_o can_v be_v unless_o all_o be_v under_o one_o therefore_o one_o must_v have_v the_o rule_n over_o all_o answer_n in_o deed_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o one_o man_n be_v of_o authority_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n may_v many_o time_n do_v much_o good_a either_o to_o confirm_v the_o godly_a or_o daunt_v the_o courage_n of_o the_o contentious_a but_o if_o this_o authority_n be_v bestow_v upon_o the_o ungodly_a it_o do_v much_o hurt_v and_o it_o be_v then_o find_v true_a that_o the_o wiseman_n say_v 2._o when_o the_o wicked_a bear_n rule_v the_o people_n sigh_n neither_o can_v we_o have_v a_o better_a example_n of_o this_o then_o in_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o have_v be_v these_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n who_o to_o get_v the_o sovereignty_n above_o all_o authority_n omit_v no_o practice_n shame_v not_o of_o any_o treachery_n spare_v not_o any_o shed_n of_o blood_n but_o forget_v all_o duty_n all_o nature_n all_o humanity_n all_o christianity_n so_o that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o command_v of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o for_o their_o unity_n in_o faith_n unity_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o unity_n but_o in_o hypocrisy_n not_o in_o verity_n against_o god_n undoubted_a word_n against_o christ_n and_o his_o office_n supremacy_n his_o merit_n and_o satisfaction_n even_o such_o a_o unity_n as_o david_n speak_v of_o against_o the_o lord_n and_o against_o his_o anointed_n but_o can_v there_o be_v no_o unity_n in_o faith_n but_o where_o there_o be_v supremacy_n in_o authority_n yes_o if_o we_o mark_v the_o history_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o there_o be_v never_o so_o good_a consent_n in_o sound_a doctrine_n as_o when_o this_o supremacy_n be_v not_o hatch_v a_o question_n concern_v circumcision_n fall_v among_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n â—_o the_o matter_n be_v refer_v unto_o the_o apostle_n the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n come_v together_o to_o look_v to_o this_o matter_n after_o much_o disputation_n peter_n give_v his_o judgement_n of_o god_n goodness_n towards_o the_o gentile_n to_o that_o end_n also_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n tell_v how_o wonderful_o god_n have_v wrought_v among_o the_o gentile_n by_o they_o and_o last_o of_o all_o jame_v conclude_v according_a to_o who_o direction_n the_o matter_n be_v define_v now_o what_o supremacy_n be_v in_o this_o counsel_n the_o papist_n tell_v we_o that_o peter_n be_v chief_a here_o but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o bold_a assertion_n vow_v of_o all_o proof_n for_o first_o the_o word_n do_v not_o show_v that_o peter_n call_v they_o together_o but_o the_o contrary_a rather_o which_o saint_n luke_n will_v not_o have_v omit_v if_o peter_n by_o any_o superior_a authority_n that_o he_o have_v over_o they_o have_v call_v they_o neither_o do_v peter_n speak_v first_o for_o before_o he_o speak_v there_o be_v much_o disputation_n neither_o do_v he_o give_v definitive_a sentence_n in_o the_o counsel_n but_o saint_n james_n as_o do_v easy_o appear_v to_o they_o that_o compare_v the_o word_n that_o he_o do_v speak_v with_o the_o epistle_n that_o they_o do_v write_v concern_v the_o matter_n in_o controversy_n so_o that_o if_o there_o be_v then_o any_o chief_n it_o be_v saint_n james_n and_o not_o saint_n peter_n the_o like_a also_o i_o may_v show_v out_o of_o some_o other_o of_o the_o first_o counsel_n follow_v of_o which_o because_o i_o shall_v have_v better_a occasion_n after_o to_o entreat_v i_o trust_v this_o may_v suffice_v to_o show_v that_o without_o supremacy_n unity_n in_o faith_n may_v be_v maintain_v and_o therefore_o that_o the_o minor_a proposition_n in_o this_o argument_n be_v false_a and_o thus_o have_v i_o brief_o râ—â—ne_v over_o the_o argument_n that_o be_v allege_v by_o master_n bellarmine_n to_o prove_v this_o sovereign_a monarchy_n 9_o which_o he_o say_v must_v be_v in_o god_n church_n rather_o point_v to_o they_o than_o prosecute_a any_o of_o they_o against_o all_o which_o i_o will_v oppose_v one_o only_a argument_n which_o i_o will_v desire_v master_n bellarmine_n or_o some_o friend_n of_o
there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o his_o seat_n wherein_o he_o must_v be_v succeed_v be_v either_o at_o rome_n or_o antioch_n but_o we_o deny_v first_o that_o peter_n himself_o have_v this_o universal_a charge_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n we_o think_v it_o a_o very_a needless_a matter_n for_o we_o to_o beat_v our_o head_n about_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o same_o but_o i_o pray_v you_o what_o mean_v this_o that_o master_n bellarmine_n take_v in_o hand_n to_o write_v of_o the_o controversy_n of_o these_o time_n and_o to_o impugn_v and_o withstand_v they_o that_o in_o these_o day_n do_v speak_v against_o his_o pope_n supremacy_n adversary_n do_v so_o sudden_o turn_v his_o back_n upon_o they_o and_o encounter_v with_o nilus_n who_o be_v much_o more_o friendly_a to_o he_o in_o this_o matter_n chen_n we_o can_v be_v 12._o for_o whereas_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n do_v succeed_v peter_n in_o the_o universal_a bishopric_n by_o god_n law_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o succession_n his_o argument_n only_o intend_v and_o prove_v thus_o much_o peter_n have_v this_o universal_a charge_n and_o therefore_o another_o must_v have_v it_o also_o and_o that_o peter_n have_v it_o he_o say_v nilus_n do_v grant_v it_o but_o that_o be_v it_o that_o we_o deny_v and_o master_n bellarmine_n store_n will_v not_o afford_v he_o one_o argnment_n against_o we_o direct_o except_o he_o have_v any_o confidence_n in_o the_o two_o last_o the_o five_o and_o the_o sixth_o and_o for_o the_o sixth_o as_o also_o his_o other_o argument_n that_o may_v any_o thing_n touch_v we_o etc._n they_o be_v answer_v almost_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o treatise_n let_v we_o then_o see_v what_o strength_n this_o argument_n have_v that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o cause_n must_v rest_v upon_o saint_n paul_n say_v the_o church_n be_v one_o body_n but_o he_o head_n can_v not_o say_v to_o the_o foot_n successor_n i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o you_o therefore_o the_o church_n must_v have_v another_o head_n upon_o earth_n beside_o christ_n if_o the_o argument_n be_v hard_o favour_v and_o misshape_a and_o ill_o tie_v together_o and_o agree_v like_o string_n all_o out_o of_o tune_n blame_v he_o that_o make_v it_o so_o for_o master_n bellarmine_n do_v so_o reason_n these_o be_v his_o word_n the_o church_n be_v one_o body_n 5_o and_o have_v her_o kind_n of_o head_n here_o upon_o earth_n beside_o christ_n as_o appear_v out_o of_o 1._o corinthian_n and_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n in_o which_o place_n after_o that_o the_o apostle_n saint_n paul_n have_v say_v that_o the_o church_n be_v one_o body_n he_o add_v the_o head_n can_v say_v to_o the_o foot_n i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o you_o which_o his_o reason_n if_o it_o be_v draw_v into_o a_o form_n of_o argument_n must_v as_o i_o think_v be_v form_v into_o such_o a_o monstrous_a shape_n as_o you_o have_v see_v but_o to_o omit_v the_o shape_n of_o his_o argument_n let_v we_o see_v what_o substance_n there_o be_v in_o it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v examine_v it_o have_v as_o little_o find_v matter_n answer_n as_o good_a make_n for_o out_o of_o these_o word_n of_o saint_n paul_n the_o head_n can_v not_o say_v to_o the_o foot_n i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o you_o he_o thus_o infer_v but_o christ_n may_v say_v that_o he_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o none_o of_o we_o therefore_o by_o this_o head_n here_o christ_n can_v not_o be_v mean_v be_v not_o this_o very_o clarke_o handle_v of_o master_n bellarmine_n to_o apply_v that_o unto_o christ_n our_o head_n in_o the_o church_n which_o s._n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o head_n of_o a_o natural_a body_n whereof_o he_o have_v borrow_v a_o similitude_n to_o teach_v how_o necessary_a the_o member_n of_o christ_n his_o mystical_a body_n be_v one_o to_o a_o other_o so_o that_o none_o may_v without_o wrong_v himself_o despise_v another_o which_o collection_n of_o m._n bellarmine_n be_v most_o plain_o against_o the_o text_n itself_o and_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o good_a expositor_n nay_o i_o suppose_v i_o need_v except_o no_o expositor_n but_o master_n bellarmine_n himself_o and_o yet_o we_o have_v in_o that_o very_a place_n a_o other_o argument_n of_o he_o for_o a_o man_n may_v see_v that_o he_o be_v sore_o pain_v in_o travail_n of_o this_o argument_n for_o seee_v no_o way_n how_o to_o deliver_v it_o well_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o heap_v up_o much_o stuff_n in_o few_o line_n for_o all_o this_o matter_n be_v contain_v in_o little_a more_o than_o eight_o short_a line_n to_o make_v a_o show_n as_o though_o he_o have_v much_o to_o say_v when_o as_o that_o which_o he_o say_v be_v far_o worse_a than_o just_a nothing_o well_o let_v we_o view_v his_o argument_n 2._o one_o head_n beside_o christ_n there_o must_v be_v but_o there_o be_v no_o other_o than_o peter_n therefore_o peter_n must_v be_v the_o head_n we_o flat_o deny_v that_o we_o need_v any_o head_n but_o christ_n as_o before_o i_o have_v pron_v last_o argum_fw-la peter_n die_v the_o church_n must_v not_o want_v a_o head_n therefore_o peter_n must_v have_v a_o successor_n but_o this_o argument_n suppose_v that_o peter_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n which_o they_o can_v prove_v and_o until_o they_o can_v prove_v it_o we_o will_v content_v ourselves_o with_o christ_n our_o head_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o master_n bellarmine_n five_o argument_n as_o a_o plenteous_a spring_n send_v forth_o three_o stream_n but_o there_o be_v no_o clear_a water_n in_o any_o of_o they_o but_o bad_a cover_n of_o a_o bad_a mess_n and_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n if_o peter_n must_v have_v a_o successor_n for_o as_o we_o deny_v peter_n supremacy_n so_o may_v we_o doubt_v whether_o he_o may_v be_v a_o bishop_n be_v not_o a_o apostle_n only_o as_o be_v the_o rest_n but_o a_o apostle_n of_o the_o jew_n wheresoever_o they_o be_v we_o doubt_v of_o his_o resignation_n of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o antioch_n if_o he_o be_v at_o any_o time_n bishop_n there_o we_o doubt_v of_o his_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o last_o whether_o this_o succession_n must_v needs_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n if_o peter_n have_v it_o for_o it_o may_v be_v personal_a in_o peter_n and_o master_n bellarmine_n who_o in_o other_o question_n be_v plentiful_a of_o his_o reason_n and_o will_v make_v some_o reasonable_a show_n of_o proof_n in_o this_o great_a matter_n reason_n and_o which_o it_o especial_o behove_v he_o to_o prove_v be_v so_o barren_a that_o he_o have_v almost_o nothing_o to_o say_v no_o reason_n to_o allege_v although_o by_o his_o promise_n he_o make_v we_o look_v for_o great_a matter_n and_o yet_o when_o all_o be_v do_v he_o must_v either_o have_v we_o to_o grant_v he_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o question_n which_o we_o can_v do_v or_o else_o he_o can_v say_v nothing_o to_o it_o but_o there_o be_v many_o strong_a reason_n that_o move_v we_o to_o deny_v that_o peter_n have_v any_o such_o universal_a authority_n over_o all_o christ_n flock_n church_n or_o that_o any_o man_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n or_o any_o other_o shall_v have_v such_o supremacy_n first_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o change_n which_o be_v far_o above_o the_o ability_n of_o many_o much_o less_o can_v any_o one_o perform_v it_o second_o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v show_v a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n 16._o as_o appear_v in_o saint_n johns_n gospel_n a_o fatherly_a affection_n and_o tender_a care_n to_o comfort_v his_o disciple_n be_v pensive_a because_o of_o his_o departure_n and_o yet_o never_o use_v this_o argument_n or_o give_v they_o this_o commandment_n that_o peter_n shall_v be_v their_o head_n and_o they_o shall_v obey_v he_o although_o good_a opportunity_n be_v offer_v to_o have_v speak_v of_o it_o 7._o if_o it_o have_v be_v so_o when_o christ_n tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v expedient_a that_o he_o shall_v depart_v he_o do_v not_o then_o tell_v they_o that_o peter_n must_v be_v in_o his_o place_n and_o supply_v his_o room_n or_o that_o one_o shall_v have_v general_a charge_n of_o his_o church_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_n he_o appoint_v his_o vicar_n and_o vicegerent_n even_o his_o spirit_n to_o supply_v his_o want_n 16._o who_o can_v be_v in_o all_o place_n at_o once_o vicar_n in_o every_o particular_a church_n yea_o in_o every_o particular_a member_n of_o the_o church_n to_o comfort_v instruce_a direct_a defend_v and_o to_o do_v to_o and_o for_o the_o godly_a whatsoever_o be_v needful_a or_o expedient_a for_o they_o three_o the_o apostle_n after_o christ_n ascension_n and_o saint_n luke_n that_o write_v the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o such_o a_o supremacy_n in_o peter_n unless_o we_o can_v
have_v be_v know_v to_o be_v sufficient_a proof_n of_o the_o supremacy_n what_o need_v they_o so_o notorious_o to_o falsify_v the_o council_n what_o need_v the_o father_n to_o take_v such_o pain_n and_o to_o be_v at_o such_o cost_n as_o to_o send_v for_o true_a copy_n of_o that_o council_n to_o constantinople_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n to_o try_v whether_o the_o father_n in_o that_o council_n of_o nice_a have_v give_v such_o power_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n if_o in_o these_o word_n to_o thou_o will_v i_o give_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n christ_n have_v promise_v or_o in_o these_o feed_v my_o sheep_n christ_n have_v give_v such_o fullness_n of_o power_n over_o all_o other_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n see_v therefore_o that_o proof_n seem_v not_o strong_a enough_o in_o those_o time_n the_o grant_n which_o they_o have_v from_o phocas_n do_v they_o no_o great_a good_a to_o show_v what_o right_o they_o have_v to_o that_o supremacy_n although_o thereby_o they_o get_v possession_n thereof_o for_o if_o by_o his_o gift_n they_o claim_v than_o they_o confess_v this_o their_o authority_n to_o be_v from_o man_n enough_o and_o that_o from_o too_o wicke_v and_o bloody_a a_o murder_a man_n to_o do_v any_o great_a good_a in_o christ_n his_o church_n or_o for_o set_v down_o of_o any_o order_n whereby_o all_o shall_v be_v rule_v then_o also_o it_o may_v have_v be_v call_v in_o question_n whether_o he_o by_o his_o authority_n can_v subject_v all_o man_n for_o ever_o to_o that_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o not_o to_o make_v their_o title_n therefore_o as_o good_a as_o they_o can_v they_o devise_v another_o help_n they_o feign_v this_o gift_n to_o be_v from_o constantine_n constantine_n the_o first_o emperor_n that_o public_o allow_v of_o christian_n profession_n and_o they_o make_v he_o to_o give_v not_o only_o his_o palace_n of_o lateran_n and_o many_o other_o temporallty_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o master_n bellarmine_n will_v have_v it_o think_v but_o they_o bring_v he_o in_o speak_v these_o word_n 9_o we_o decree_a do_v ordain_v that_o he_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n shall_v have_v the_o supremacy_n as_o well_o over_o the_o four_o principal_a seat_n of_o antioch_n alexandria_n constantinople_n and_o jerusalem_n as_o also_o over_o all_o church_n in_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n for_o the_o time_n be_v of_o that_o holy_a church_n of_o rome_n shall_v be_v hire_n and_o prince_n of_o all_o prince_n in_o the_o world_n be_v this_o only_a to_o give_v temporalty_n but_o the_o falsehood_n of_o the_o donation_n of_o constantine_n do_v shine_v more_o bright_a than_o the_o noon_n day_n although_o the_o papist_n make_v great_a account_n of_o the_o same_o yea_o melchior_n canus_n altogether_o a_o papist_n yet_o he_o do_v either_o see_v more_o or_o deal_v plaiuly_o in_o this_o matter_n than_o do_v master_n bellarmine_n for_o although_o he_o be_v loath_a to_o deny_v it_o or_o to_o diminish_v the_o credit_n of_o it_o yet_o he_o bring_v more_o reason_n against_o it_o than_o he_o with_o all_o his_o fellow_n can_v be_v able_a to_o answer_v so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o seek_v for_o argument_n out_o of_o laurentius_n valla_n or_o other_o to_o confute_v it_o for_o even_o he_o have_v give_v it_o a_o more_o deadly_a wound_n then_o can_v be_v heal_v again_o he_o confess_v that_o the_o lawyer_n take_v it_o to_o be_v but_o a_o feign_a matter_n and_o therefore_o call_v it_o chaff_n for_o it_o be_v indeed_o so_o call_v in_o their_o own_o distinction_n he_o acknowledge_v that_o eusebius_n ruffinus_n theodoret_n socrates_n sozomenus_n eutropius_n victor_n and_o other_o author_n of_o credit_n who_o most_o diligent_o write_v all_o that_o constantine_n do_v have_v not_o only_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o that_o donation_n but_o also_o do_v affirm_v that_o he_o so_o divide_v his_o empire_n among_o his_o three_o son_n as_o that_o the_o one_o of_o they_o have_v italy_n and_o that_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n in_o his_o fifteen_o book_n write_v that_o constantius_n constantine_n son_n have_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o make_v leontius_n his_o lieutenant_n there_o and_o last_o that_o all_o history_n record_v that_o many_o emperor_n after_o that_o time_n rule_v in_o italy_n yea_o and_o in_o rome_n what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a their_o own_o lawyeares_n confess_v it_o to_o be_v feign_v no_o good_a story_n record_v it_o but_o y_o e_o contrary_a rome_n after_o this_o gift_n be_v the_o imperial_a city_n and_o seat_n therefore_o either_o constantine_n give_v no_o such_o thing_n from_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n or_o his_o gift_n be_v nothing_o worth_a melchâ—_n or_o canus_n also_o doubt_v of_o the_o very_a foundation_n of_o this_o fable_n ibidem_fw-la which_o be_v the_o leprosy_n whereof_o they_o feign_v that_o constantine_n be_v heal_v plain_o affirm_v that_o in_o any_o good_a author_n he_o read_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o not_o he_o only_o doubt_v hereof_o but_o long_o before_o he_o it_o have_v be_v spy_v by_o antonius_n b._n of_o florence_n in_o his_o history_n concord_n by_o volateran_n write_v of_o constantine_n &_o by_o the_o cardinal_n nicolas_n cusam_n a_o fast_a friend_n and_o faithful_a to_o that_o romish_a church_n that_o this_o donation_n be_v not_o in_o the_o old_a copy_n of_o grecian_n decree_n and_o therefore_o when_o it_o be_v add_v themselves_o account_v it_o but_o chaff_n and_o no_o good_a corn_n and_o these_o and_o such_o reason_n make_v pius_n the_o second_o pope_n of_o that_o name_n to_o marvel_v in_o a_o certain_a dialogue_n write_v by_o he_o be_v a_o cardinal_n that_o the_o lawyer_n be_v so_o mad_a as_o to_o make_v any_o question_n of_o that_o matter_n which_o never_o be_v and_o that_o we_o may_v see_v give_v how_o all_o thing_n in_o this_o donation_n of_o constantine_n be_v but_o feign_v whereas_o the_o donation_n make_v silvester_n the_o pope_n to_o who_o this_o gift_n be_v give_v yet_o in_o another_o place_n faturam_fw-la the_o same_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v give_v unto_o melchiade_n that_o be_v bishop_n before_o silvester_n and_o he_o be_v make_v to_o speak_v as_o though_o it_o have_v be_v do_v before_o his_o time_n also_o and_o yet_o this_o melchiade_n be_v pope_n about_o two_o or_o three_o year_n before_o constantine_n be_v emperor_n euseb_n and_o die_v long_o before_o he_o give_v peace_n and_o quietness_n to_o christian_n as_o in_o the_o chronicle_n of_o eusebius_n who_o line_v in_o those_o day_n it_o may_v appear_v what_o need_v this_o point_n of_o their_o doctrine_n any_o adversary_n themselves_o do_v full_o confute_v one_o another_o and_o the_o proverb_n be_v in_o this_o find_v true_a when_o thief_n fall_v out_o true_a man_n come_v by_o their_o good_n for_o these_o decree_n if_o they_o be_v well_o consider_v it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o spy_v falsehood_n in_o they_o both_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v take_v heed_n how_o we_o trust_v they_o see_v that_o in_o these_o two_o we_o see_v plain_o how_o the_o one_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o other_o and_o both_o contrary_a to_o the_o truth_n there_o be_v also_o some_o impossibility_n in_o the_o say_a donation_n which_o do_v sufficient_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v but_o a_o fraudulent_a deed_n donation_n for_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o gift_n be_v there_o set_v down_o namely_o that_o constantine_n be_v baptize_v be_v heal_v of_o his_o leprosy_n and_o thereupon_o give_v these_o thing_n to_o silvester_n of_o who_o he_o be_v baptize_v and_o yet_o beside_o many_o other_o ancient_a history_n of_o good_a credit_n saint_n hierom_n do_v plain_o write_v that_o he_o be_v baptize_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o life_n and_o that_o not_o of_o silvester_n bishop_n of_o rome_n for_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o also_o mark_v that_o succeed_v he_o but_o of_o eusebius_n bishop_n of_o nicomedia_n some_o six_o or_o seven_o year_n after_o silvester_n be_v dead_a how_o then_o can_v these_o thing_n be_v give_v to_o silvester_n at_o the_o baptism_n of_o constantine_n silvester_n be_v dead_a so_o long_o before_o or_o how_o at_o his_o baptism_n in_o rome_n when_o he_o be_v baptize_v in_o nicomedia_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o bithynia_n many_o hundred_o mile_n distant_a from_o rome_n but_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o they_o be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o name_n constantinople_n at_o this_o time_n for_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a seat_n of_o bishop_n as_o in_o this_o donation_n they_o do_v which_o be_v call_v not_o by_o that_o name_n before_o constantine_n in_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n do_v build_v it_o but_o while_o silvester_n and_o mark_v his_o successor_n live_v it_o be_v call_v bizance_n and_o about_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o constantine_n be_v there_o a_o council_n at_o constantinople_n 2._o wherein_o y_z t_z sea_n of_o
that_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o speak_v the_o truth_n of_o he_o but_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o our_o weakness_n and_o want_n will_v not_o let_v we_o so_o speak_v of_o he_o as_o we_o shall_v and_o the_o pope_n fear_n be_v that_o if_o we_o speak_v truth_n of_o he_o we_o must_v speak_v otherwise_o then_o he_o will_v have_v we_o or_o be_v for_o his_o honesty_n now_o bishop_n have_v their_o tongue_n and_o pen_n thus_o bridle_v who_o dare_v venture_v to_o find_v any_o fault_n if_o for_o they_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n be_v perjury_n what_o shall_v it_o be_v think_v in_o other_o and_o thus_o because_o he_o see_v that_o to_o have_v the_o truth_n of_o pope_n do_n know_n it_o will_v be_v a_o burn_a shame_n he_o full_a wise_o lay_v this_o block_n in_o that_o way_n and_o thus_o make_v up_o that_o gap_n and_o after_o come_v in_o to_o serve_v their_o turn_n that_o fullness_n of_o authority_n key_n and_o power_n of_o the_o key_n which_o they_o will_v so_o seem_v to_o have_v from_o christ_n as_o that_o none_o but_o they_o shall_v rule_v that_o stern_a none_o but_o they_o shall_v have_v that_o jurisdiction_n so_o that_o if_o they_o curse_v none_o can_v bless_v if_o they_o excommunicate_v none_o may_v absolve_v if_o they_o bind_v no_o man_n may_v loose_v wherein_o they_o challenge_v so_o great_a privilege_n that_o they_o can_v work_v thereby_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o law_n of_o nation_n obedience_n they_o can_v if_o you_o will_v that_o they_o will_v tell_v you_o release_v the_o subject_n from_o the_o bond_n of_o obedience_n which_o they_o owe_v to_o their_o magistrate_n and_o the_o child_n they_o can_v cause_v to_o rebel_v against_o their_o parent_n a_o perilous_a practice_n be_v this_o for_o all_o prince_n estate_n thus_o to_o lead_v the_o people_n on_o the_o blind_a side_n as_o to_o make_v they_o believe_v that_o to_o rebel_n be_v to_o obey_v and_o to_o dishonour_v their_o superior_n be_v a_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n by_o these_o their_o powerful_a key_n clergy_n they_o also_o open_a the_o door_n of_o immunity_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o clergy_n whereby_o they_o be_v exempt_a from_o all_o correction_n and_o punishment_n unless_o forsooth_o it_o please_v his_o holiness_n to_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o secular_a power_n to_o make_v they_o his_o hangman_n but_o of_o their_o own_o authority_n they_o may_v not_o touch_v he_o because_o they_o be_v say_v they_o the_o lord_n anoint_v by_o which_o mean_v they_o grow_v to_o great_a sauciness_n and_o the_o state_n be_v not_o a_o little_a endanger_v thereby_o in_o many_o place_n they_o have_v also_o another_o practice_n to_o maintain_v their_o pride_n shrift_n and_o hold_v they_o in_o their_o high_a seat_n that_o be_v auricular_a confession_n or_o that_o which_o we_o call_v shrift_n for_o under_o colour_n of_o be_v ghostly_a father_n the_o pope_n subtle_a and_o swear_v friend_n have_v access_n to_o prince_n have_v conference_n with_o their_o counselor_n have_v knowledge_n of_o their_o secret_n have_v opportunity_n to_o practice_v with_o their_o false_a and_o faithless_a subject_n and_o they_o may_v and_o do_v take_v all_o occasion_n by_o terrify_v the_o conscience_n of_o prince_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o they_o make_v know_v to_o they_o as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o mercy_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n if_o first_o they_o be_v not_o reconcile_v to_o the_o holy_a father_n the_o pope_n and_o the_o holy_a mother_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o thus_o be_v they_o every_o way_n distress_v their_o conscience_n be_v entangle_v and_o their_o estate_n endanger_v but_o one_o of_o their_o most_o subtle_a shift_n be_v the_o take_v away_o of_o knowledge_n from_o the_o people_n whereby_o they_o become_v as_o man_n that_o walk_v in_o the_o dark_a ignorance_n in_o a_o unknown_a way_n they_o never_o know_v whether_o they_o do_v right_a or_o wrong_n they_o know_v not_o their_o own_o duty_n they_o be_v teach_v to_o believe_v as_o the_o church_n believe_v now_o although_o they_o hear_v much_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o it_o so_o that_o the_o church_n that_o must_v be_v their_o direction_n church_n must_v be_v their_o parson_n or_o vicar_n or_o perchance_o their_o bishop_n who_o if_o he_o will_v lead_v they_o out_o of_o the_o way_n they_o must_v needs_o go_v wrong_n because_o their_o light_n of_o knowledge_n be_v quite_o put_v out_o the_o scripture_n be_v either_o quite_o take_v from_o they_o corrupt_v and_o man_n dream_n and_o devise_n deliver_v to_o the_o lie_v people_n instead_o of_o they_o or_o else_o they_o be_v so_o corrupt_v with_o foolish_a gloss_n and_o so_o mingle_v with_o man_n tradition_n that_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o they_o be_v still_o under_o a_o bushel_n so_o that_o it_o give_v no_o light_n at_o all_o to_o they_o now_o they_o not_o know_v their_o duty_n which_o god_n have_v command_v they_o to_o perform_v to_o magistrate_n how_o easy_o may_v they_o be_v draw_v aside_o from_o the_o same_o yea_o they_o through_o ignorance_n not_o be_v able_a to_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n how_o ready_o may_v they_o be_v move_v to_o think_v it_o to_o be_v true_a that_o they_o do_v say_v unto_o they_o who_o be_v only_o repute_v and_o take_v for_o holy_a church_n that_o the_o pope_n be_v christ_n vicar_n that_o he_o be_v so_o much_o more_o excellent_a than_o any_o worldly_a potentate_n as_o the_o soul_n be_v better_a than_o the_o body_n that_o there_o be_v no_o less_o difference_n between_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o pope_n then_o be_v between_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o the_o moon_n the_o pope_n be_v like_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o emperor_n compare_v to_o the._n moon_n which_o have_v her_o light_n from_o the_o sun_n these_o and_o other_o such_o like_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o majesty_n who_o god_n have_v place_v upon_o earth_n be_v account_v good_a doctrine_n and_o strong_a proof_n through_o want_n of_o knowledge_n and_o this_o very_a effect_n that_o ignorance_n do_v work_v whereby_o the_o very_a broker_n for_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v see_v themselves_o and_o their_o master_n esteem_v half_a as_o god_n and_o their_o message_n receive_v more_o ready_o and_o more_o constant_o keep_v and_o more_o willing_o obey_v than_o god_n word_n by_o a_o great_a deal_n make_v they_o to_o proclaim_v so_o loud_a and_o so_o stiff_o to_o maintain_v that_o ignorance_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o devotion_n and_o why_o shall_v they_o not_o devotion_n when_o they_o see_v that_o prince_n be_v ready_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o ignorance_n in_o god_n truth_n to_o be_v lead_v and_o guide_v by_o such_o blind_a guide_n even_o to_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o kingdom_n and_o the_o people_n thereby_o be_v withdraw_v from_o all_o duty_n so_o that_o they_o may_v lead_v both_o prince_n and_o people_n as_o elisha_n lead_v the_o syrian_n even_o into_o their_o enemy_n hand_n 19_o and_o as_o this_o ignorance_n have_v be_v a_o great_a cause_n that_o the_o pope_n have_v mighty_o prevail_v and_o advance_v his_o seat_n far_o high_o than_o become_v one_o of_o his_o coat_n and_o yet_o his_o pride_n be_v never_o spy_v of_o many_o evil_n even_o so_o at_o this_o day_n for_o want_n of_o knowledge_n the_o people_n be_v most_o easy_o draw_v to_o worship_v even_o the_o very_a name_n of_o holy_a father_n and_o to_o suck_v the_o breast_n of_o the_o holy_a mother_n the_o romish_a church_n who_o doctrine_n if_o they_o can_v examine_v who_o spirit_n if_o they_o can_v try_v who_o horrible_a blasphemy_n against_o god_n truth_n and_o unnatural_a cruelty_n against_o god_n saint_n if_o they_o can_v with_o indifferent_a judgement_n consider_v of_o if_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n in_o mercy_n will_v vouchsafe_v they_o that_o knowledge_n they_o will_v even_o hate_v the_o name_n of_o a_o romish_a catholic_a and_o fear_v to_o be_v of_o that_o company_n and_o crew_n that_o so_o plain_o and_o stubborn_o reject_v god_n commandment_n despise_v god_n magistrate_n deceive_v god_n people_n and_o lead_v they_o in_o the_o way_n of_o death_n and_o damnation_n there_o be_v also_o some_o other_o mean_n and_o practice_n whereby_o the_o pope_n draw_v the_o people_n into_o great_a admiration_n of_o they_o this_o namely_o their_o pardon_n and_o indulgence_n their_o agnus_fw-la dei_fw-la and_o such_o other_o trash_n and_o trumpery_n whereby_o they_o persuade_v the_o simple_a one_o that_o they_o can_v effectual_o and_o real_o pardon_v their_o sin_n which_o be_v god_n office_n only_o take_v away_o their_o iniquity_n deliver_v they_o from_o damnation_n and_o shield_v they_o from_o all_o evil_a and_o who_o will_v not_o give_v all_o that_o he_o have_v if_o he_o
christ_n himself_o as_o man_n only_o for_o he_o be_v teach_v of_o his_o father_n what_o to_o do_v and_o what_o to_o say_v much_o less_o than_o will_v his_o vicar_n of_o rome_n if_o he_o have_v but_o one_o spark_n of_o christian_n humility_n claim_v such_o absolute_a power_n over_o the_o whole_a earth_n see_v therefore_o by_o this_o name_n head_n he_o challenge_v great_a power_n then_o either_o any_o good_a man_n will_v have_v in_o god_n church_n for_o the_o godly_a can_v be_v content_a to_o speak_v of_o god_n as_o god_n teach_v they_o and_o to_o do_v as_o he_o will_v have_v they_o or_o be_v fit_a for_o any_o man_n to_o have_v as_o his_o unruly_a do_n do_v sufficient_o declare_v we_o just_o deny_v that_o ever_o any_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v of_o the_o godly_a call_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n in_o that_o sense_n that_o it_o be_v now_o use_v as_o their_o do_n do_v plain_o teach_v us._n as_o for_o the_o name_n papa_n or_o pope_n it_o be_v a_o common_a name_n to_o all_o bishop_n as_o be_v confess_v by_o baronius_n yea_o and_o grant_v also_o in_o this_o place_n by_o master_n bellarmine_n himself_o and_o it_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o father_n or_o grandfather_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v that_o it_o be_v first_o give_v unto_o bishop_n by_o godly_a christian_n who_o do_v honour_n and_o reverence_v they_o for_o their_o call_n and_o why_o may_v not_o this_o name_n be_v apt_o give_v to_o any_o diligent_a bishop_n or_o pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 31._o no_o master_n bellarmine_n will_v have_v this_o name_n after_o a_o more_o particular_a manner_n to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n then_o to_o any_o other_o 9_o then_o we_o must_v learn_v of_o christ_n not_o to_o call_v any_o man_n our_o father_n upon_o earth_n for_o there_o be_v but_o one_o our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o will_v otherwise_o be_v our_o father_n then_o man_n may_v be_v our_o father_n let_v he_o seek_v for_o other_o child_n for_o to_o such_o a_o father_n we_o owe_v no_o obedience_n the_o name_n of_o universal_a bishop_n 3._o be_v give_v in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n master_n bellarmine_n tell_v us._n we_o deny_v it_o not_o but_o without_o a_o favourable_a and_o good_a understanding_n that_o title_n may_v be_v very_o odious_a for_o even_o gregory_n himself_o a_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o no_o man_n more_o vehement_o invei_v against_o that_o proud_a title_n in_o many_o plaid_n his_o place_n be_v so_o common_o allege_v that_o i_o need_v not_o come_v to_o any_o particular_a bishop_n but_o bellarmine_n go_v about_o to_o deliver_v this_o title_n from_o all_o suspicion_n of_o antichristian_a ambition_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o name_n universal_a bishop_n may_v be_v take_v in_o two_o sort_n one_o way_n that_o a_o universal_a bishop_n shall_v signify_v a_o only_a bishop_n bishop_n that_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o will_v have_v none_o to_o be_v bishop_n but_o himfelfe_n only_o and_o such_o a_o universal_a bishop_n say_v master_n bellarmine_n saint_n gregory_n condemn_v and_o do_v he_o not_o otherwise_o condemn_v john_n of_o constantinople_n his_o pride_n but_o because_o he_o will_v have_v no_o bishop_n but_o himself_o no_o master_n bellarmine_n the_o story_n be_v more_o plain_a answer_n then_o that_o such_o shift_n may_v go_v for_o currant_n the_o controversy_n be_v whether_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n shall_v be_v as_o now_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v in_o his_o own_o account_n a_o bishop_n above_o all_o bishop_n read_v all_o the_o history_n and_o it_o will_v easy_o appear_v his_o endeavour_n be_v only_o to_o have_v the_o command_a of_o other_o bishop_n neither_o can_v he_o be_v call_v universal_a if_o he_o be_v the_o only_a bishop_n but_o rather_o the_o singular_a bishop_n but_o master_n bellarmine_n bring_v two_o or_o three_o testimony_n out_o of_o gregory_n wherein_o he_o complain_v that_o john_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n will_v be_v bishop_n alone_o gregory_n meaning_n be_v plain_a enough_o that_o he_o say_v he_o will_v only_o be_v bishop_n because_o he_o only_o will_v have_v the_o command_a of_o all_o that_o other_o shall_v indeed_o be_v his_o suffragans_n and_o at_o his_o commandment_n which_o reason_n of_o gregory_n against_o that_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n if_o it_o be_v well_o mark_v give_v i_o think_v a_o wound_n uncurable_a to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n a_o sovereign_a authority_n in_o one_o to_o command_v all_o say_v he_o be_v to_o take_v away_o all_o bishop_n but_o that_o one_o only_o but_o such_o sovereign_a authority_n over_o bishop_n the_o pope_n do_v challenge_v in_o this_o name_n of_o universal_a bishop_n as_o experience_n teach_v therefore_o he_o make_v himself_o the_o only_a bishop_n and_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o gregory_n so_o mislyke_v in_o john_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n therefore_o i_o can_v see_v how_o it_o can_v be_v tolerable_a in_o he_o of_o rome_n but_o one_o may_v be_v call_v a_o universal_a bishop_n say_v he_o in_o another_o sense_n as_o he_o have_v a_o care_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o so_o the_o pope_n may_v be_v call_v a_o universal_a bishop_n but_o herein_o master_n bellarmine_n give_v very_o little_a authority_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n 187_o for_o this_o general_a care_n belong_v not_o only_o to_o every_o bishop_n but_o also_o to_o every_o christian_a as_o caesar_n paronius_n do_v plain_o confess_v 24._o of_o who_o master_n bellarmine_n do_v write_v that_o he_o be_v a_o singular_a good_a man_n and_o without_o all_o doubt_n most_o learned_a and_o therefore_o i_o trust_v he_o will_v by_o he_o be_v persuade_v to_o let_v this_o name_n of_o universal_a bishop_n be_v a_o name_n that_o may_v belong_v to_o mo_z than_o to_o he_o of_o rome_n and_o so_o not_o to_o make_v it_o his_o peculiar_a title_n a_o four_o name_n of_o he_o holy_a be_v that_o he_o be_v call_v most_o holy_a and_o here_o master_n bellarmine_n do_v marvellous_o insult_v over_o master_n luther_n for_o insinuate_v that_o the_o name_n of_o most_o high_a and_o most_o holy_a have_v not_o be_v hard_o of_o in_o the_o day_n of_o gregory_n master_n luther_n say_v not_o so_o master_n bellarmine_n only_o fear_v that_o he_o mean_v some_o such_o matter_n and_o therefore_o quarele_v with_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o lie_v answer_n well_o leo_n the_o pope_n be_v call_v most_o holy_a in_o three_o several_a title_n that_o three_o grecian_n write_v to_o he_o it_o be_v true_a master_n bellarmine_n and_o in_o the_o same_o action_n in_o a_o great_a number_n of_o place_n beside_o the_o bishop_n yield_v their_o consent_n do_v call_v he_o most_o holy_a he_o be_v there_o also_o call_v holy_a and_o why_o will_v not_o that_o name_n holy_a which_o be_v there_o also_o give_v to_o he_o sundry_a as_o well_o content_a the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n now_o as_o to_o be_v call_v most_o holy_a or_o why_o shall_v that_o be_v a_o peculiare_a name_n to_o he_o alone_o that_o be_v give_v in_o that_o place_n as_o well_o to_o other_o as_o to_o he_o for_o anatolius_n the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n be_v often_o call_v most_o holy_a yea_o and_o the_o council_n write_v unto_o dioscorus_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n who_o they_o deprive_v of_o his_o dignity_n because_o he_o be_v a_o manitainer_n of_o futiche_n that_o notable_a heretic_n yet_o i_o say_v the_o conncill_n write_v unto_o he_o do_v call_v he_o also_o most_o holy_a and_o whosoever_o mark_v that_o council_n shall_v see_v no_o title_n more_o common_a then_o most_o holy_a most_o bless_a or_o happy_a mow_v belove_v of_o god_n and_o such_o like_a neither_o be_v these_o thing_n give_v unto_o they_o as_o name_n to_o continue_v to_o they_o and_o their_o seat_n but_o only_o such_o title_n as_o they_o think_v well_o bestow_v upon_o such_o person_n as_o they_o use_v they_o to_o as_o leo_n bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o although_o he_o be_v not_o without_o his_o infirmiry_n yet_o sure_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a gift_n and_o they_o in_o abundance_n of_o affection_n towards_o he_o call_v he_o most_o holy_a must_v it_o therefore_o be_v a_o name_n hereditary_a to_o that_o sinful_a and_o shameless_a brood_n that_o since_o have_v spring_v up_o in_o that_o place_n it_o be_v absurd_a to_o think_v that_o conjurer_n enchanter_n poysener_n adulterer_n and_o such_o ruffian_n and_o rakehelle_n shall_v be_v call_v by_o right_a of_o their_o seat_n most_o holy_a and_o yet_o now_o nothing_o more_o common_a than_o this_o title_n his_o favourite_n must_v not_o speak_v of_o he_o but_o with_o this_o term_n of_o most_o holy_a look_v all_o his_o bull_n and_o writing_n and_o you_o shall_v see_v that_o he_o that_o be_v most_o unholy_a before_o god_n and_o man_n yet_o by_o a_o lie_a
stile_n must_v be_v call_v most_o holy_a yea_o to_o doubt_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o fit_a name_n for_o his_o holiness_n forsooth_o or_o not_o be_v a_o sin_n more_o to_o be_v punish_v then_o the_o breach_n of_o god_n law_n if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o gentiletus_n write_v against_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n report_v of_o a_o bishop_n that_o be_v put_v out_o of_o his_o bishopric_n 11_o because_o in_o that_o council_n he_o mislike_v that_o the_o pope_n shall_v be_v call_v most_o holy_a and_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v call_v but_o holy_a and_o indeed_o he_o may_v just_o mislike_v it_o if_o he_o due_o consider_v that_o in_o god_n he_o can_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n like_o unto_o sin_n in_o the_o pope_n almost_o no_o spark_n of_o goodness_n in_o these_o latter_a age_n and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o master_n bellarmine_n do_v not_o place_n among_o the_o fifteen_o name_n that_o he_o have_v find_v out_o for_o the_o pope_n this_o name_n most_o holy_a because_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o unholinesse_n he_o think_v it_o pity_n to_o bestow_v that_o name_n upon_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v the_o rather_o have_v bear_v with_o master_n luther_n if_o he_o do_v marvel_v that_o the_o pope_n flatterer_n will_v so_o profane_v that_o holy_a title_n in_o bestow_v it_o upon_o so_o unholy_a man_n as_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o have_v all_o be_v which_o these_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n have_v sit_v in_o that_o seat_n or_o at_o the_o least_o he_o will_v not_o have_v give_v the_o lie_n to_o master_n luther_n for_o signify_v that_o saint_n gregory_n will_v have_v mislike_v the_o abuse_n of_o that_o name_n in_o these_o day_n as_o for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n vicar_n vicar_n which_o be_v also_o one_o of_o his_o common_a title_n we_o will_v not_o much_o stick_v to_o bestow_v it_o upon_o he_o ourselves_o vicar_n if_o he_o will_v content_v himself_o with_o that_o place_n wherein_o he_o be_v or_o else_o shall_v be_v if_o he_o be_v as_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n for_o every_o pastor_n be_v in_o his_o own_o charge_n christ_n vicar_n â—0_n and_o must_v in_o christ_n steed_n be_v a_o messenger_n from_o god_n and_o pray_v the_o people_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n but_o this_o be_v too_o small_a a_o benefice_n for_o this_o proud_a prelate_n too_o little_a a_o compass_n for_o his_o ambitious_a mind_n he_o will_v be_v vicar_n general_a all_o the_o world_n must_v be_v his_o diocese_n all_o people_n be_v his_o flock_n but_o we_o can_v yield_v he_o that_o title_n we_o can_v displace_v he_o who_o christ_n have_v assign_v to_o that_o rome_n even_o while_o he_o be_v upon_o earth_n and_o promise_v to_o send_v in_o his_o place_n 17._o even_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n that_o ever_o abide_v comforter_n his_o eye_n see_v our_o want_n his_o ear_n hear_v all_o our_o cry_n yea_o our_o sigh_n and_o groan_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o he_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v christ_n vicar_n general_a because_o he_o be_v with_o the_o church_n in_o all_o place_n yea_o if_o it_o be_v in_o prison_n and_o dungeon_n but_o this_o vicar_n of_o rome_n as_o he_o can_v not_o be_v every_o where_n if_o he_o will_v so_o in_o such_o place_n he_o will_v not_o be_v if_o he_o can_v his_o predecessor_n indeed_o that_o never_o seek_v so_o proud_a title_n suffer_v much_o for_o christ_n sake_n but_o now_o the_o case_n be_v alter_v father_n all_o man_n must_v suffer_v his_o wrong_n and_o violence_n his_o name_n of_o father_n how_o it_o can_v be_v bestow_v upon_o he_o i_o can_v see_v unless_o it_o be_v for_o get_v of_o bastard_n and_o so_o their_o own_o story_n will_v report_v unto_o we_o that_o many_o of_o they_o have_v be_v father_n as_o john_n 12._o alexander_n the_o sixth_o and_o many_o other_o but_o see_v spiritual_a father_n 23._o must_v beget_v child_n to_o god_n by_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o by_o the_o seed_n not_o mortal_a but_o by_o the_o immortal_a seed_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o seed_n they_o love_v not_o to_o sow_v for_o a_o preach_a pope_n in_o our_o day_n be_v as_o a_o black_a swan_n they_o can_v therefore_o get_v spiritual_a child_n unto_o god_n &_o therefore_o as_o i_o say_v before_o i_o can_v see_v that_o they_o can_v be_v spiritual_a father_n if_o they_o be_v call_v father_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o age_n and_o so_o it_o be_v use_v as_o a_o name_n of_o reverence_n we_o envy_v then_o not_o that_o name_n in_o such_o sort_n so_o that_o they_o take_v it_o not_o from_o other_o to_o make_v it_o proper_a to_o they_o and_o these_o be_v the_o name_n which_o be_v common_o give_v in_o our_o day_n to_o the_o b._n of_o rome_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o title_n because_o we_o hear_v they_o not_o attribute_v to_o pope_n now_o i_o omit_v save_v that_o i_o must_v put_v you_o in_o remembrance_n of_o one_o blasphemous_a name_n which_o although_o it_o be_v not_o a_o name_n by_o which_o he_o be_v common_o call_v yet_o it_o be_v give_v to_o he_o as_o his_o due_n and_o master_n bellarmine_n because_o he_o will_v not_o have_v he_o to_o lose_v it_o do_v tell_v we_o it_o be_v his_o name_n he_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o bridegroom_n of_o the_o church_n sexto_fw-la which_o name_n master_n bellarmine_n say_v be_v give_v to_o he_o by_o a_o general_a council_n hold_v at_o lion_n it_o be_v anno._n 1215._o more_o than_o twelve_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n but_o as_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v never_o worthy_a to_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o council_n for_o we_o have_v it_o not_o in_o the_o tome_n of_o council_n yea_o and_o the_o pope_n boniface_n the_o eight_o do_v challenge_n to_o himself_o that_o proud_a name_n 6._o we_o not_o mind_v to_o neglect_v our_o justice_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o our_o spouse_n or_o wife_n the_o church_n say_v he_o what_o shall_v this_o holy_a church_n which_o be_v liken_v to_o a_o body_n because_o it_o can_v have_v but_o one_o head_n to_o a_o house_n because_o it_o can_v have_v but_o one_o foundation_n to_o a_o army_n because_o it_o can_v have_v but_o one_o captain_n or_o general_n to_o a_o turtle_n dove_n because_o it_o can_v have_v but_o one_o mate_n to_o a_o kingdoem_n because_o it_o can_v have_v but_o one_o king_n to_o a_o sheepfold_n because_o it_o can_v have_v but_o one_o shepherd_n to_o a_o wife_n because_o it_o can_v have_v but_o one_o husband_n shall_v she_o i_o say_v now_o forsake_v the_o husband_n of_o her_o youth_n or_o at_o the_o least_o keep_v he_o and_o another_o too_o who_o ever_o hear_v that_o a_o honest_a woman_n can_v at_o one_o time_n have_v two_o husband_n or_o a_o honest_a husband_n have_v together_o two_o wife_n since_o christ_n his_o time_n 2._o or_o how_o can_v the_o holy_a church_n that_o chaste_a virgin_n who_o be_v couple_v to_o christ_n be_v the_o wife_n of_o that_o vicar_n of_o rome_n god_n be_v a_o jealous_a god_n christ_n be_v a_o jealous_a husband_n his_o wife_n must_v love_v none_o but_o he_o she_o therefore_o can_v have_v no_o other_o husband_n saint_n bernard_n tell_v pope_n eugenius_n that_o the_o church_n be_v his_o master_n wife_n 237._o it_o be_v for_o he_o enough_o to_o be_v the_o friend_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n he_o must_v not_o call_v his_o master_n besteblove_v his_o own_o prince_n but_o a_o prince_n yea_o say_v he_o thou_o must_v challenge_v in_o she_o nothing_o to_o be_v thou_o but_o master_n bellarmine_n tell_v we_o bernard_n that_o saint_n bernard_n do_v let_v eugenius_n to_o understand_v that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o true_a and_o chief_a husband_n of_o the_o church_n we_o confess_v it_o neither_o he_o be_v nor_o any_o man_n except_v christ_n can_v be_v the_o church_n true_a husband_n answer_n and_o this_o be_v also_o as_o true_a that_o the_o church_n because_o she_o be_v chaste_a can_v have_v but_o christ_n her_o one_o only_a husband_n 13._o and_o this_o be_v it_o that_o john_n the_o baptist_n mean_v when_o he_o say_v that_o he_o that_o have_v the_o bride_n be_v the_o bridegroom_n i_o have_v she_o not_o say_v he_o what_o be_o i_o then_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n thus_o do_v s._n augustin_n bring_v john_n the_o baptist_n acknowledge_v that_o he_o have_v no_o right_a in_o the_o bridegoomes_n wife_n but_o be_v only_o a_o friend_n to_o the_o bridegroom_n as_o also_o he_o make_v the_o bridegroom_n he_o only_o that_o be_v lord_n over_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o he_o make_v his_o argument_n strong_a against_o donatus_n because_o the_o church_n have_v but_o one_o husband_n which_o be_v christ_n therefore_o donatus_n be_v not_o that_o husband_n nor_o can_v be_v but_o if_o master_n bellarmine_n distinction_n may_v serve_v that_o christ_n be_v chief_a
if_o they_o can_v prove_v it_o to_o be_v a_o doctrine_n general_o receive_v at_o all_o time_n even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o so_o by_o continual_a succession_n constant_o teach_v in_o the_o age_n next_o follow_v and_o so_o deliver_v we_o they_o do_v but_o too_o much_o abuse_v the_o simple_a to_o tell_v they_o that_o be_v catholic_a &_o ancient_a that_o be_v but_o the_o dream_n or_o late_a devise_n of_o some_o late_a teacher_n now_o i_o call_v they_o whatsoever_o antiquity_n they_o seem_v to_o have_v that_o swerve_v any_o thing_n from_o that_o which_o the_o ancient_a of_o day_n have_v teach_v or_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o true_a antiquity_n have_v deliver_v it_o behoove_v therefore_o all_o christian_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o such_o as_o under_o pretence_n of_o be_v popish_a catholic_n philadelph_n and_o under_o or_o colour_n of_o this_o glorious_a name_n which_o belong_v neither_o to_o they_o neither_o yet_o to_o their_o religion_n creep_v into_o corner_n deceive_v the_o ignorant_a seek_v to_o make_v many_o of_o their_o profession_n priest_n by_o have_v only_o in_o their_o mouth_n this_o word_n catholic_a faith_n catholic_a religion_n catholic_a church_n whereas_o in_o truth_n as_o it_o seem_v that_o they_o be_v neither_o thought_n worthy_a of_o preferment_n at_o home_n neither_o yet_o find_v that_o they_o look_v for_o abroad_o even_o as_o the_o cormorant_n gather_v where_o the_o carcase_n be_v to_o get_v their_o prey_n so_o these_o seek_v their_o meat_n and_o maintenance_n by_o seduce_v such_o simple_a and_o silly_a soul_n neither_o do_v i_o affirm_v that_o all_o be_v move_v by_o these_o cause_n either_o to_o leave_v their_o native_a country_n either_o to_o return_v to_o sow_v among_o her_o majesty_n subject_n this_o seed_n of_o seduction_n and_o sedition_n but_o they_o that_o do_v trouble_v this_o realm_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n such_o and_o move_v by_o such_o reason_n but_o as_o they_o can_v not_o prove_v by_o a_o catholic_a ground_n their_o title_n to_o the_o supremacy_n to_o be_v good_a so_o their_o practice_n be_v too_o bad_a and_o far_o from_o that_o christian_n modesty_n and_o meekness_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o god_n child_n for_o if_o saint_n peter_n say_v true_o that_o such_o as_o himself_o be_v shall_v not_o as_o lord_n bear_v rule_n over_o the_o lord_n hereâ—age_n 3._o but_o be_v as_o example_n to_o the_o flock_n then_o how_o can_v the_o pope_n claim_v that_o sovereign_a authority_n over_o all_o king_n 13._o and_o who_o saint_n peter_n call_v chief_a if_o none_o can_v enter_v into_o any_o call_n especial_o to_o have_v the_o charge_n over_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n unless_o he_o be_v call_v thereunto_o as_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o man_n what_o reason_n can_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n pretend_v why_o either_o they_o shall_v without_o any_o warrant_n nay_o contrary_a to_o the_o word_n so_o exalt_v themselves_o above_o all_o other_o or_o so_o unlawful_o or_o rather_o by_o so_o vile_a practice_n and_o shift_n as_o by_o violence_n and_o strife_n by_o bue_v and_o sell_v by_o falsehood_n and_o craft_n by_o poison_v and_o murder_n by_o sorcery_n and_o the_o devil_n help_n get_v to_o be_v pope_n or_o be_v place_v in_o that_o proud_a place_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o with_o so_o great_a boldness_n without_o fear_n without_o shame_n they_o profane_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n and_o despise_v yea_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o excellency_n of_o man_n be_v he_o never_o so_o high_a be_v this_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o catholic_a doctrine_n do_v such_o lewd_a deal_n become_v christ_n vicar_n or_o peter_n successor_n but_o to_o conclude_v see_v the_o pope_n title_n unto_o the_o supremacy_n have_v no_o show_n of_o truth_n conclusion_n and_o see_v his_o exercise_n of_o the_o same_o be_v almost_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o blaspheme_n of_o god_n and_o a_o deface_v of_o all_o authority_n ordain_v by_o god_n prince_n raise_v and_o rouse_v up_o yourselves_o after_o your_o long_a sluggishness_n o_o you_o christian_n prince_n and_o magistrate_n shake_v off_o from_o your_o neck_n this_o yoke_n of_o bondage_n wherein_o you_o serve_v that_o italian_a priest_n join_v your_o power_n and_o strength_n together_o gather_v and_o call_v a_o free_a council_n in_o deed_n where_o the_o pope_n as_o a_o party_n may_v plead_v his_o cause_n not_o sit_v as_o judge_v force_v he_o to_o content_v himself_o with_o that_o place_n which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n will_v afford_v he_o if_o any_o more_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o or_o any_o other_o yet_o let_v not_o the_o godly_a potentat_n give_v unto_o any_o as_o they_o have_v do_v such_o reins_n of_o liberty_n but_o that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o authority_n to_o be_v but_o from_o man_n and_o that_o their_o power_n be_v not_o full_a or_o absolute_a but_o only_o limit_v and_o that_o if_o they_o abuse_v the_o same_o they_o may_v and_o shall_v answer_v for_o their_o boldness_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o offence_n so_o shall_v you_o deliver_v christendom_n from_o a_o heavy_a bondage_n your_o own_o realm_n from_o a_o most_o dangerous_a enemy_n and_o the_o church_n of_o god_n from_o a_o most_o manifest_a antichrist_n so_o shall_v you_o use_v your_o authority_n to_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o godly_a as_o you_o shall_v do_v 17._o and_o as_o in_o duty_n you_o be_v bind_v to_o god_n glory_n and_o establish_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n now_o unto_o the_o king_n everlasting_a immortal_a invisible_a unto_o god_n only_o wise_a be_v honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n finis_fw-la john_n 10._o 1_o 10._o mat._n 22._o 21_o rom._n 13._o 1._o 1._o pet._n 2._o 13._o esa_n 1._o 12._o rom._n 2._o 16._o matâ—_n 23._o answer_v to_o the_o english_a justice_n cap._n 1._o among_o the_o letter_n take_v with_o car_n the_o hispaviolise_v scot._n william_n allen_n his_o letter_n cap._n 4._o matth._n 25._o 26._o philip_n 3._o 16_o 2._o cor._n 11._o 13._o de_fw-fr prescript_n 1._o pet._n 1._o 19_o heb._n 9_o 22._o heb._n 9_o 12._o &_o 10._o 14._o 2._o cor._n 5._o 20._o ad_fw-la pompeium_n contra_fw-la epistolam_fw-la stephan_n least_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n most_o necessary_a in_o some_o other_o respect_n the_o pope_n supremacy_n a_o enemy_n to_o all_o prince_n the_o religion_n of_o papist_n the_o pope_n supremacy_n the_o decay_n of_o true_a religiòn_n dist_n 40._o cap._n 51._o papa_n the_o pope_n flatterer_n praefat._n in_o lib._n dâ—_n rom._n pontiff_a the_o pope_n claim_n unjust_a the_o church_n triumphant_a militant_a the_o question_n whether_o monarchical_a government_n be_v best_a m._n bellarmine_n first_o argument_n to_o prove_v there_o must_v be_v one_o visible_a head_n lib._n the_o pontiff_a rom._n 1._o cap._n 5._o that_o be_v not_o of_o necessity_n be_v â—_o government_n for_o the_o church_n that_o be_v best_a for_o other_o kingdom_n de_fw-fr pontiff_a rom._n liâ—_n 1._o cap._n 3._o christ_n king_n in_o his_o church_n revel_v 19_o 16._o ephes_n 1._o 22._o dan._n 7._o 14._o psal_n 72._o 8._o a_o pastor_n in_o particular_a church_n a_o particular_a head_n â—_o sâ—m_fw-la 8._o 7_o 10._o two_o head_n bellar._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr pontiff_a rom._n c._n 9_o pastor_n appoint_v of_o god_n the_o pope_n not_o of_o god_n de_fw-fr pontiff_a rom._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 12._o the_o pope_n pride_n his_o contempt_n of_o the_o sword_n of_o god_n word_n the_o pope_n charge_n infinite_a tertull._n de_fw-fr praescientia_fw-la heretic_n m._n bellar._n his_o second_o argument_n argument_n 3._o answer_n hebr._n 8._o 9_o 10._o aaron_z no_o figure_n of_o peter_n the_o church_n not_o subject_a to_o one_o hie_v priest_n de_fw-fr missa_fw-la li._n 1._o c._n 2_o 1._o kin._n 17._o jonah_n 3_o arg._n 4._o bellarm._n answer_n praefat._n in_o ps_n 139_o de_fw-fr immunit_fw-la m._n 6._o e_fw-la quoniam_fw-la bell._n arg_fw-mi 6._o answer_n bell._n arg_fw-mi 7._o answer_n ruffin_n hist_o eccl_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o bellar._n arg_fw-mi 8._o answer_n prover._n 29._o 2._o popish_a unity_n psal_n 2._o 2._o unity_n without_o supremacy_n act._n 15._o â—_o de_fw-fr rom_n pontiff_a lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o a_o argument_n against_o the_o visible_a head_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n the_o papist_n argument_n for_o the_o supremacy_n de_fw-fr pontiff_a rom._n lib._n 1._o cap_n 10._o whether_o christ_n have_v resign_v his_o place_n ephes_n 1._o 22_o and_o 4._o 15._o and_o 5._o 23._o coloss_n 1._o 18._o act_n 4._o 11._o â—ad_a pope_n mat._n 28._o 25._o joh_n 14._o 16_o 17._o de_fw-fr prescript_n haeretie_a de_n simple_o prel_n council_n carth._n 6._o galce_v council_n act._n 16._o lib._n â—_o cap._n 3._o barenes_n of_o proof_n for_o the_o supremacy_n de_fw-fr pontiff_a rom._n li._n 1._o cap._n 12._o mat._n 16._o 13._o john_n 1._o 42._o 1._o cor._n 3._o 11._o esy_n 28._o 16._o bellarm_n make_v the_o popethis_n stone_n or_o peter_n