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A79524 Catholike history, collected and gathered out of Scripture, councels, ancient Fathers, and modern authentick writers, both ecclesiastical and civil; for the satisfaction of such as doubt, and the confirmation of such as believe, the Reformed Church of England. Occasioned by a book written by Dr. Thomas Vane, intituled, The lost sheep returned home. / By Edward Chisenhale, Esquire. Chisenhale, Edward, d. 1654. 1653 (1653) Wing C3899; Thomason E1273_1; ESTC R210487 201,728 571

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the_o pope_n be_v not_o universal_a bishop_n which_o title_n the_o doctor_n disclaim_v nor_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n universal_a pope_n counsel_n above_o the_o pope_n as_o i_o already_o prove_v so_o neither_o may_v he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v above_o counsel_n which_o though_o not_o representive_a of_o the_o universal_a church_n upon_o earth_n for_o that_o all_o particular_a church_n and_o province_n may_v not_o be_v there_o by_o suffragans_fw-la represent_v yet_o for_o all_o that_o it_o be_v a_o collective_a council_n of_o distinct_a provincial_o which_o provincial_o be_v not_o subordinate_a nor_o subjugate_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n the_o pope_n with_o his_o cardinal_n the_o representative_a church_n of_o that_o particular_a society_n may_v not_o proper_o or_o of_o right_a be_v say_v above_o that_o council_n which_o be_v there_o for_o order_n sake_n and_o unity_n convene_v that_o those_o several_a province_n of_o which_o she_o be_v collective_a may_v concur_v in_o unity_n of_o doctrine_n and_o conformity_n of_o rule_n of_o faith_n there_o decree_v which_o decree_n and_o rule_n shall_v by_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v put_v into_o execution_n within_o those_o respective_a province_n and_o distinct_a jurisdiction_n without_o any_o further_a allowance_n or_o approbation_n or_o controlment_n of_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n who_o be_v thereunto_o equal_o oblige_v with_o any_o other_o provincial_a and_o to_o assert_v the_o contrary_a be_v novelty_n and_o the_o unjust_a usurpation_n of_o the_o proud_a pontifical_a prelate_n of_o rome_n and_o those_o curse_a lordly_a parasite_n about_o he_o that_o thus_o have_v flatter_v the_o chair_n into_o this_o deceivable_a mischief_n and_o erroneous_a novelty_n which_o according_a to_o tertullian_n rule_n adversus_fw-la prax_fw-la in_o princip_n id_fw-la esse_fw-la verum_fw-la quod_fw-la primum_fw-la esse_fw-la adulterum_fw-la quod_fw-la posterius_fw-la semper_fw-la adjudicandum_fw-la est_fw-la wherefore_o this_o new_a doctrine_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n above_o counsel_n representive_a of_o many_o province_n must_v not_o be_v receive_v as_o true_a and_o justifiable_a doctrine_n for_o that_o it_o be_v clear_o opposite_a to_o the_o ancient_a faith_n of_o rome_n insomuch_o that_o the_o former_a pope_n of_o rome_n do_v as_o pope_n do_v at_o a_o altar_n promise_v to_o hold_v the_o faith_n teach_v by_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o first_o counsel_n of_o nice_a and_o constantinople_n etc._n etc._n 84._o infra_fw-la 84._o which_o make_v rome_n bishop_n but_o equal_a with_o other_o patriarch_n but_o now_o contrary_a to_o that_o sacred_a vow_n his_o holiness_n will_v be_v above_o counsel_n and_o utter_o destroy_v the_o constitution_n of_o those_o counsel_n the_o council_n of_o nice_a hem_v in_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n into_o certain_a limit_n counsel_n the_o pope_n inferior_a to_o counsel_n wherein_o be_v include_v she_o shall_v not_o break_v forth_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o 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