Of the agreement of the Ancient Roman East and South Church with vs in the points set downe and also of Gregorie the great Bishop of Rome who sent Austen into England 7 Of the Religion of the Antient Brittans and of their differences from the now Roman Church 8 Of the Pietie and Devotion of the Christians before named 1 The principall differences betweene the Romanists and us THE maine difference betweene the Church of Rome and us consists in certaine points which they of Rome hold for important and necessary Articles of the Christian faith which we doe not beleive or receive for such For the things which we beleeue are verities cleerely founded upon Scripture and summarily set downe in the Creed and vnaminously received by all Orthodoxall Christianes This Creed which the Antients thought compleat enough seemeth to the Romanists defective and therefore they have adioyned and added to the same many new Articles yea to those twelue which the Apostles set downe for a sufficient Summary of wholesome doctrine The Articles of their New Creed and Doctrines are Their Apocryphall Scriptures Their Dogmaticall Traditions which they equall with the holy Scriptures Their Transubstantiation Their Communion in one kinde Their Purgatorie Their Invocation of Saints Their Worship of Images Their Obedience to the Pope without which no salvation Their Latine Service Their Trafique of Indulgences These and other new doctrines are Canonized in their late meeting at Trent and vpon these and the like is the contestation betweene the Romanists and vs these are obtruded by them as vndoubted verities and to be believed under the Popes curse These are reiected by vs as human inventions some of them cunningly devised to advance their ambition avarice without any solid ground or countenance of Scripture or Antiquitie He that desireth to see mere of the differences betweene the Romanists and us let him reade Doct. Field of the Church Doct. Field of the Church Booke 3. cap. 7. pag. 83. 2 The Agreement of the Churches before named with us in the chiefe Points in Controversie following Of the Greeke Church AS the writings of the Greeke Fathers for above five hundred yeares space after Christ give testimonie to our Religion in the maine Points thereof So also the Churches at this day in those parts doe hold with us and we and they against the now Romish Church As 1 The Greekes deny the Popes Supremacie Cyrill Patriarch of Constantinople 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cap. 10. pag. 28. Wee beleeve that no mortall man can be Head of the Church and that our Lord IESVS CHRIST is the alone Head Marke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Concilium Ptorens pag. 721. Binius Archbishop of Ephesus We account the Pope as one of the Pariarks if he be Orthodox Nilus Archbishop of Thessalonica The Greeke Church though it never denied the Primacie of Order to the Pope of Rome 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Nilus de Primatu pag. 101. yet their assumed predominancie of Authoritie they have alwayes resisted The Emperour Ioannes Paleologus submitted himselfe to the Pope in the Councell of Florence 1436. in hope of Aide against the Turke Paulus Aemilius cited by Bishop Iewell Defence of the Apolog. pag. 411. for which he was so hated of his people that being dead they denied him Christian buriall Jsodore Archbishop of Kiovia returning from the sayd Councell because he began Hunc Moscovitae obedientiam Romanam praedicantem spoliaverunt in necem extremam impulerunt Mathias à Michou de Sarmatia lib. 2. cap. 1. for unities sake to move the people to submit themselves to the Pope was deposed from his Bishopricke and put to death 2 They account the Pope and his Church Schismaticall The Patriarke of Constantinople doth yearely upon the Sunday In Praefaclene ante acta screpta Theelogorum Wirtembergensium Patriarchae Constantinopolitani Dom. Hieremiae An. Dom. 1576. called Dominica invocavit solemnely excommunicate the Pope and his Clergie for Schismaticks Summum antem Pontisicem Christi Vicarium omnesque Latinos pre excemmunicatis babens Elench Alphab omnium Hareseum lib. 7. pag. 202. Prateolus The Graecians account Christs Vicar the Pope and the Latines excommunicate persons 3 Concerning Transubstantiation Cyrill the Patriarch of Constantinople 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cap. 17. pag. 60. In the administration of the Eucharist we doe confesse a true and reall presence of Christ but such a one as Faith offereth us not such as devised Transubstantiation teacheth For we beleeve the faithfull to cate Christs body in the Lords Supper not sensibly champing it with their teeth but partaking it by the sence of the soule for that is not the body of Christ which offereth it selfe to our eyes in the Sacrament but that which Faith spiritually apprehendeth and offereth to us Hence it ensueth that if we beleeve we cate and participate if we beleeve not we receive no profit by it Hierimi the Patriarch teacheth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Respons 1. pag. 101. a change of bread into the body of Christ which he calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is a transmutation which is not sufficient to inferre a Transubstantiation because it may signifie onely a mysticall alteration which the Patriarch in the same place plainely sheweth saying the body and blood of Christ are truely mysteries 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Patriar Respons cap. 10. pag. 86. not that these saith he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are changed into humane flesh but wee into them for the better things haue ever the preheminence Neither was the flesh saith he of our Lord. which he carried about him given to his Apostles for meate not his blood for drinke neither now in the holy mysteries doth the Lords body descend frō heaven this is blasphemie Ganlterus The Greeks say Malos dum consecratum panem accipiunt non accipere corpus Iesu Christi hoc ipsum perpeino Calvini Ministri in ore habent In Tabula Chronograph pag. 604. de Photio 19. that the wicked eating the consecrated bread doe not receive Christs body This also the Calvinists Ministers have alwayes in their mouthes 4 They celebrate the Eucharist in both kinds 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Patriar Respons de Abusib pag. 129. Hieremie the Patriarch You say the holy Supper ought to be received in both kindes and you say well so also doe we when we doe receive those venerable Mysteries Cyrill the Patriarch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyrill cap 17 pag 61. As the Institutor speaketh of his body so also of his blood which Commandement ought not to be rent a sunder or mangled according to human Arbitrement but the Institution is to be kept intire as it is delivered to us Prateolus Item esse necessario sub vtraque specîe panis scilicet et vini communis andum adeo quidem vt qui vna specie tantum communicat etiamsi laicus sit peccare dicatur quod ut aiunt
contra Christi praceptum agat qui sub vtraque specie communicare praecipit Prateol elench Alphab omni Haeres lib 7 pag. 202 The say of necessitie they must Communicate in both kindes both of the bread and the wine so that if any take it vnder one kinde although a lay-man he is said to sinne because they say he doth against Christs Commandement Who hath commanded to communicate under both kindes 5 They denie Purgatorie fire Cyrill 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cap. 18. pag. 66. Patriarch of Constantinople We beleeve the soules of the dead to be in blisse or in damnation according as every one hath done Nilus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nilus pag. 119. de Purgator igne Archbishop of Thessalonica Wee have not received by Tradition from our Teachers that there is any fire of Purgatorie nor any temporall punishment by fire and we doe know that the Easterne Church doth not beleeve it Alfonsus de Castro It is one of the most knowne errors of the Graecians and Armenians Vnus ex notissimie erroribus Graecorum Armenorum est quo docent nullum esse Purgatorium locum quo animae ab has luce migrantes purgentur à sordibus quas in corpore contraxerant antequam in aeterna Tabernacula recipi maereantur Advers Haeres lib. 12. pag. 188. that they teach that there is no place for Purgatorie where soules after this life are purged from their corruptions which they have contracted in their bodies before they deserve to be received into the eternall Tabernacles Guido sarth Quintus error Graecorum est quia dicunt Purgatorium non esse De Haeresibus Graecorum It is the fifth error of the Greekes that they say there is no Purgatorie Gaulter That there is no Purgatorie Purgatorium non esse quod idem Calvinus c. De Photio pag. 603. which Calvin affirmeth c. 6 They allow married Priests 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prim. Patri Respon p. 129. Jerem. Patr. Wee doe permit those Priests that cannot containe the use of Marriage before they be consecrated for GOD hath commanded Marriage And we are not ignorant Marriage being forbidden to Priests filthie things to be committed by them Pope Stephen the second The Priests Deacons Distinctio 31. Aliter and Subdeacons of the Easterne Church are married 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyril Resp ad inter 4. p. 97. 7 Concerning Jmages Cyrill the Patriarch We doe not forbid Pictures the Art is noble We grant unto them that wil have them the Pictures of Christ and Saints but their adoration and worship we detest as forbidden by the holy Ghost in holy Scripture lest we should ignorantly adore Colours Art and the creature in stead of our Creator and Maker Damascen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Damascen lib. 4. cap. 17 p. 343. Basileae They make no Image of God Who can make an Image of God who is invisible incorporeall and incircumscriptible c. 8 For the Bookes of Canonicall Scripture they agree with us Damascen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ortho. fidei lib. 4. cap. 18. The Wisedome of Salomon and others are not numbred amongst the Canonicall Cyrill 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Respons 3. pag. 91. the Patriarch Wee beleeve the Bookes of Canonicall Scripture to be those which the Laodicean Synod hath set downe and which the Catholicke Orthodox Church of Christ being illuminated by the holy Ghost hath confessed to this day to wit 22 Bookes of the Old Testament 9 The sufficiencie of holy Scripture Cyrill 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyril p. 91. Resp 3. We call the holy Scriptures all the Canonicall bookes which we receive as the rule of faith and of our salvation and so we do retaine them and chiefly because being divinely inspired they set before vs the doctrine which is sufficient to instruct to inlighten and to make perfect him that commeth to the faith Againe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyrill cap 2. pag 5. Lomb lib 1. Distinct 11. v. Dicunt quod veritas in Evangelio fidem integram continet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nilus de caufis dissent pag 2.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 de Ortho fide lib. 1 cap. 1. the Authority of the Scripture is aboue the authority of the Church c. Men may erre and be deceaved but the holy Scripture cannot erre nor deceive nor be deceived but is alwayes infallible and certaine Lombard The Grecians beleive and say that the truth in the Gospell conteineth intirely the faith that is to say the doctrine of Faith Nilus Archbishop of Thessalonica To accuse the Scriptures is as great a fault as to accuse God himselfe But God is void of all blame Damascen whatsoever is delivered unto us in the law and the prophets by the Apostles Evangelists that we receive acknowledge reverence and be sides these we require nothing else 10 They do not forbid the Laitie the reading of the Scriptures 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyrill Respon 1. pa. 81. Cyrill the Patriarch As the hearing of the holy Scriptures is forbidden to no Christian man So no man is to be kept from the Reading of it For the word is neere in the mouth and in their harts Therefore manifest iniurie is offered to any christian man of what ranck or condition soeuer he be who is deprived or kept from reading or hearing the holy Scriptures 11 They Renounce workes of Supererogation and Merit workes Hierem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Patriarch Affirmeth That we must doe good workes but put no confidence in them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prim. Respons Patr. cap 6 pa. 71 we must not trust nor beleeve in Them Although we have fulfilled all things yet we are unprofitable servants according to the words of our Saviour Cyrill the Patriarch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyril cap. 13. We beleive a man to be Iustified by faith not of workes They concurre in Assertion with the Protestants Sir Fdwin Sands Relation of the religion in the West sect 53. That it is impossible for any creature to merit as by way of right the least dramme of reward at his Creators hands But whatsoever reward is bestowed vpon the creature floweth forth from the meere bountie and gratiousnes of the Creator who as in goodnes alone and meere grace did make him so also in meere grace doth advance him to that high happinesse 12 They allow not private Masse Chytraeus No private Masses are celebrated amongst the Greekes Constat missas privatas absque cōmunicantibus non ab eis celebrari solere Chyt de statu eccles pag 14 without other Communicants as their Liturgies and Faithfull Relations testifie Ioannes Hoff-meisterus Res ipsa clamat tam in Graeca quam latina ecclesia Non solum Sacerdotē sacrificātem sed et re The thing it selfe doth speake and cry alowd both in the Greeke and in the Latin Church that not only sacrificing Priest but the Priest and Deacons and the
approved him and so it may be said of many others Moreover their want of unitie will appeare in that the Popes of Rome as Lawgivers set them down in St. Peters Chaire as they pretend and made lawes and constitutions contrary to Gods commandements and Christs institutions As Clement the 5 gathered a Councell at Vienna 1311 in which it was ordeined that the Emperor should give his oath of Allegiance to the Pope Roman 13.1 1 Pet. 2 13. contrary to the written word of God Let every soule be subiect to higher powers And to the King as supreme Also in the Councell at Constance Anno 1414 the Pope and his Prelates altered the Testamentall legacy of Christ himselfe in taking from the Laitie the use of the Cup in the Sacrament the holy Symboll of Christs bloud which caused many true hearted Christians to tremble for that their Prelates durst set their mouthes against heaven and correct the ordinance of Christ himselfe and in that rude manner that although Christ did administer to his disciples under the formes of bread and wine c. Yet they commanded no Priest to communicate to the people in both kindes under the paine of excommunication And last of all Paul the third summoned a Councell at Mantua after removed to Irent wherein some few Bishops assembled being the Popes Creatures Flaccus Illyricus in prote statione adversus concilium Tridentinum of which holy fathers some were titular as Richard Pates Bishop of Worcester and blind Sr. Robert Bishop of Armagh and also two of them were taken in Adultery as Illyricus reporteth the one stroken with a dart the other taken in a trap by the husband Bp. Iuell defence pag. 625. hanged by the neck out of a window these helped to make the new articles of faith before mentioned and upon this Councell the now Roman Church dependeth Against this assembly Bellarm. de effect Sacrament lib. 2 cap. 25. Francis the French King protested and held it but for a private Conventicle and divers other Christian Nations have disavowed the same Many of the Canons therein decreed and established for Articles of faith are repugnant to the holy Scriptures as for example they decreed That Images may be made to be worshipped contrary to Deut. 27 15. and to the very second Commandement it selfe That prayers may be made to the Virgin Mary and to the Saints departed contrary to Math. 6.9 contrary to the practise of the Patriarches Prophets and Apostles and holy men in Scripture That the Sacrament of the Lords Supper is to be ministred and received in one kinde contrary to Christs institution Mat. 26.27 1 Cor 10.16 They that desire to see more particulars of the popish doctrines Barnard pag. 18.19.20 contrary to holy Scriptures let them read Mr. Barnards booke called Looke beyond Luther Doct Feild of the Church lib. 5 pag. 114. Frequentur accidit ut quae opinio paucis ab hinc annis usu non erat modo communi consensione recipiatur in Gallia et Germania nonulli scriptores tradide runt Crucem non esse colendam hono re et veneratione â—atriae sed alio infe viore cultu at in Hispania communi consensione doce tur Cruci cultum et honorem latriae deferendum Azori mora â—instit Tom 1. lib. 2 cap. 13. And moreover their opinions are different according to times places as Azorius the Iesuit saith it fals out that that which was the Comon opinion a few yeares since is not the opinion now and that which is the common opinion of Papists in one place is not the opinion in another As for example it is the comon opinion in Spaine and Italy that Latria or divine honor is due to the Crosse which in France and Germany is not so but some inferror kinde of worship is due thereunto And Navare the Iesuit saith that at Rome no man may say that the Councell is above the Pope nor at Paris that the Pope is above the Councell and thu s much of their want of unity difference between the Romanists VI. The Agreement of the antient Roman East and South Churches with us in these points following Which sent Austen the Monke to us and especially of Gregorie Bishop of Rome who is pretended to be the founder of the Roman Religion amongst us who lived about the yeere 600. which Tenets are condemned by the now Roman Church which plainely sheweth the Noveltie of the Doctrine of the now Romish Church and the Antiquitie of ours 1. The Popes Supremacie GRegory I say confidently The old Roman Church Ego autem sidenter dice quia quisquis se universalem sacerdâ—tem vocat vel vocari desiderat in elatione sua Antichristum pracurrit lib. 6. Epist 30. whosoever calleth himselfe or desires to bee called the universall Bishop is in the pride of his heart the forerunner of Antichrist None of my Predecessors Bishops of Rome Nullus unquam decessorum meerum hoc tam profane vocabulo uti concessit lib. 4. Epist 36. Distinct 99. Vniversalis autem nee etiam Romanus Pontifex appelletur ever consented to use this so profane a name Pope Pelagius Gregories Predecessor decreed that no Bishop no not the Bishop of Rome himselfe ought to be called universall Bishop Saint Chrysostom The Easterne Church Distinct. 40. C. multi ex Chrysos Quicunque desideraverit Primatum in terra inveniet confusionem in coelo nec inter servos Christi computabitur qui de primatu tractaverit Chrysost hom 3. ad Popul Antiochen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fol. 474. Savil. Patriarch of Constantinople He that seeketh primacy in earth in Heaven hee shall finde confusion and hee that doth but once intreate of primacie is not worthy to bee numbred amongst the servants of Christ Our Citie of Antioch is most dearest to Christ above all others and like as Peter did first preach among the Apostles so among Cities this had first of all the name of Christians as a certaine wonderfull Crowne Saint Augustine Bishop of Hippo in Aphrick The South Church Saint August de Verb. Domini Ser. 13. Super me aedificabo te non me super te Cyprian in sententijs Concil Carthag ad QuirinuÌ„ On these words thou art Peter and on this rocke which thou hast confessed I will build my Church I will build thee upon me and not me upon thee None of us maketh himselfe a Bishop of Bishops neither was Peter so arrogant to take things so insolently upon him as to advance himselfe as primate and one unto whom the rest as novices and punies should bee subject The old Roman Church Greg. moral lib. 19 c. 13. art 6. de qua re non inordinate agimus si ex libris licet non canonicis sed tamen ad adificationem Eccl. editis testimoniuÌ„ proferamus Eleazar namque c. 2. Canonicall Scripture Gregory Wee doe not amisse if wee bring forth a testimony out of the bookes
invocate Saints in whom they do not beleeve and call on Some whom they are ignorant of whether they be in Heaven or Hell 3. Matth. 26.26 Whereas Christ hath commanded us to receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in both kindes in his holy Institution as it is set downe in the holy Scripture They now sacrilegiously forbid the people under a Curse the Symboll of Christs precious Blood 4. Whereas holy Scripture testifie that marriage is honorable unto all men Heb. 13.4 1 Cor. 10.9 and che bed undefiled and Saint Paule teacheth it is better to marrie then to burne They now Teach Doctrines of Devills Gravius peccare sacerdotem si uxorem ducat quam si dâ—â—ni concubinam foveat Coster in enchrid cap. 17 â—rop 9. 1 Cor. 14. forbidding Marriage that it is better for a Priest to have a concubine then to marrie 5. Whereas Saint Paule teacheth us to pray in spirit and understanding They teach men to pray in an unknowne Tongue without understanding 6. Whereas the worship of Images is flatly forbidden by God in his morall Law under Gods curse Confounded be all they that serue graven Jmages They now command due worship and veneration to be given to Images under the Popes curse 7 Whereas God curseth all them that adde or diminish to his holy word Rev. 22.18.19 They have made many new Articles of Faith contrary to Gods holie word curse them that observe them not 8. Whereas holy Scripture teacheth us to relie onely on the Merits of Christ Psal 2.12 Blessed are all they that trust in him Bell. de iustif 5â— l. cap. 7. which Bellarmine confesseth to be the safest way They joyne their owne Merits with Christs Merits 9 Whereas we are to build our Faith on the Scriptures which cannot erre Regula credendi certissima tutissima Bell. de verbo Dei lib 1. cap. 1. They on the Pope and his Church which doe erre 10 And whereas St. Paul telleth the Roman Church that they are not the Roote but a branch grafted into the Tree and bidds them take heed of Pride Yet the now Church of Rome will not acknowledge herfelfe to be onely a branch or member of Christs Church but will bee the Roote or Head of the holy Catholike Church teach that no man can bee saved unlesse he be a Member of that Chuch Thus you see how the latter Popes of Rome differ from the former Bishops in Title in Iurisdiction in Holinesse of Life and Doctrine so not worthy to be numbred amongst them or to be accounted their Successors To the Succession of Bishops I have added the Succession of the Emperors of Constantinople who have many of them opposed the Popes greatnesse and Doctrines and also the Emperours of Ethiopia who have never been subject to the Pope as farre as I can reade viz. The Emperors of Constantinople before the division Constantinus Constans Constantius Iulianus Apostata Iovintanus Valentinianus Gratianus Theodosius Arcadius Honorius Theoddosius 2. Martianus Leo Zeno Anastatius Dicorus Iustinus Iustinianus Fl. val Iustinus Tib. Constantinus Mauritius Cappa dox Phocas Heraclius Constantinus Constans Constantinus Pogo natuâ— Iustinianus Leontius Absimarus Philippus Bardanes Artemius seu Anastasius Theoaosius Leo 3 Isauricus Constantinus Co. Leo 4 pronymus Irene Emperors since the Division Nicephorus Michael Curopalates Leo Aâ—minus Michael Balbus Theophilus Michael Basilius Macedo Leo Philosophus Alexander Constantinus Romanus Nicephorus Phocas Ioan Cimifces Basilius Porphyrogenitus Constantinus Romanus Argyrus Michael Paphlago Michael Calaphates Zoe Constantinus Mononachus Theodora Michael Stratioticus Isacius Comnenus Constantius Ducas Romanus Diogenes Mich. Parapinacius Niceph. Boteniates Alexius Comnenus Caloioanes Manuel comnenus-Tryphon Andronicus Comnenus Isacius Angelus Alexius Angelus Alexius Iunior Baldninus Comes Flandriae Henricus Petrus Altisiodorensis Robe tus Balduinus Michael Palaeologus Andronicus Palaolog us Andronicus Iunior Ioannes Palaeologus Ioannes Cata. cuzenus Eminuel Palaeologus Ioannes Palaeologus Constantinus Palaeologus Emperors of Aethiopia Baazena Lacasa seu Candace cujus Eunuchus a Philippo fuit bapti-Zatus Baazena Mesve Sectua Agdala Agba Mali Able Dâ—dima Autetes Alda Zeahim de Rama Gafeles Beseseoch Azgua Agua Hherch Besane Guachena Hadas Saghell Affe Asgehba Asgueba Samra Aiba Stendhem Zacham San Igaam Alamida Achinna Abraham Azba fratres deinde solus Abraham Asfa Asba Albamedon Abra Sahell Ghebez Sekul Azba AbraÌ„ Adakana zaham Amida Sahan AZba Zahan Gabed Iacob Dabid frat Arma Zittahana Iacob Constantinus Beth Esrael Gabra Mafchall Nalek Bazen Bensaghed Bahar Saghed Gherma Aapher Saliuba Callula Sion Sargue Zarui Bagaharnaâ— Gianscheda Zeonechia Malgeres Sepharad Agdai Abraham Asbaha Asfa Afra Amsi Ahan Arcada Aladana Alameda Tabena Caleb Gabra Maschel Constantinus Beza Agher Asfa Arma Gianasfa Gianascheda Fressennai Adazahaz Aizar Delnahadan Madai Sahada regina Ambazandin Gemoasfare Girgas Degva Michael Bedegaz Arma Cullandin Sbinahanni Tredda Gabez regina Gabez filius Tredda Gabez Nep. Tredda St. Zalibala St. Zimra Naakutolah Icum Nuam Lach Iacba Hazcon Baazarda Ezbrahad Cadem Saghed Vdim Raah Amdezeon Sepharab Vdma Asfan David Theodorus Isaacke Andreas Hezbinaam Zarach Bethemariam Schender Amdezcon Nabud Helena Lebnadenghel danid cum matre Helena Asnasgahet Caudius Adamastus By what meanes the Papall Monarchie hath beene raised and how it hath been and is upheld CHAP. VI. THere was a Time when the Bishops of Rome were holy men painefully labouring in the Lords harvest Of the primitive estate of the Bishops of Rome many of them suffering Martyrdome And then they acknowledged our Lord Iesus Christ to be the onely Head of his Church Pope Pius the second testifieth that before the Nicen Councell Aeneas Silvius in epistola 301. Ante Nicenum concilium sibi quisque vivebat ad Romanam ecclesiam parvus habebatur Re spectus the Bishops of Rome had small or no respect That Councell divided the Regiment of the Church into foure Patriarchall Sees Rome Alexandria Antioch and Hierusalem They had all equall Authoritie given them in their owne Provinces as appeareth by eight Councells cited at large by Doctor Willet Afterward Synopsis pag. 148. there was a certaine Primacie of Order Can. 28. quia urbs illa imperaret granted to the Patriarch of Rome as To have the first place to sit first To give sentence first for that Rome was then the Imperiall Citie This reason is yeelded in the Calcedon Councell 2. For the Popes Title about the yeere 604. Boniface the third obtained with much contention of Phocas 2. Popes Title Egit is ab initie administrationis cum Phoca ut Romana Ecclesia esset omnium aliarum capnt nec sine multa contentione Apostolicae sedi datum Sabell Ennead 8. lib. 6 pag. 396. For this read Mouns Plesses his Historie of the Papacie who proveth it by many Testimonies who murthered his Master Maurice the Emperor the title of Vniversall Bishop and that the Church of Rome should be head of all Churches This Phocas murthered also
Churches and many others whom they scandall and accuse of divers heresies and errors which we and they abhorre and detest This point I will conclude with Doctor Fields observations First Doct. Field of the Church lib 3. cap. 1. that by the mercifull goodnesse of God all these different sorts of Christians though distracted and dissevered by reason of delivering certaine points of faith mistaking one another or variety in opinion touching things not Fundamentall yet agree in one substance of faith and are so farre forth orthodox that they reta in a saving profession of all divine verities absolutly necessary to salvation and are all members of the true Catholicke Church of Christ The second that in the principall controversies touching matters of Religion betweene the Papists and those of the reformed Churches they give testimonie of the truth of that which we professe As Docter Field also hath collected 1 They all denie and impugne that supreame universalitie of Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction which the Bishop of Rome claimeth 2 They thinke him subiect to error as other Bishops are 3. They deny that he hath any power to dispose of principalities kingdomes of the world or to depose Kings 4 they acknowledge all our righteousnesse to be imperfect and that it is not safe to trust thereunto but to the meere mercy and goodnesse of God 5 They adâ—nit not of the merit of Congruence condignitie nor works of Superrogation 6 They teach not the doctrine of satisfactions as the Romanists doe 7 They beleeue not Purgatorie and pray not to deliver men out of temporall punishments after this lfie 8 They reiect the Romish doctrine touching Indulgences and pardons 9 They beleeve not that there are seven Sacraments 10. They omit many ceremonies which the Roman Church useth in Baptisme as spittle c. 11. They haue no private Masses 12. They minister the Communion in both kindes to all communicants 13 They beleeve not transubstantiation nor the now reall sacrificing of Christ They have their divine service most of them in their owne tongue 15. Their Preists are married and although they permit theÌ„ not to marrie a second wife without dispensation yet if any do they do not avoid or dissoluethe mariage 16. They make no image of God 17 They have no Massy Images but pictures onely 18. They think that properly God onely is to be invocated and howsoever they have a kinde of invocation of Saints yet they thinke that God onely heareth them and not the Saints And thus much of the Vnity of these Churches with us 4 The Vnitie of the Reformed Churches appeareth by their severall Confessions OF Auspurge Set downe in a booke called the Harmonie of ConfessioÌ„s of the faith of the Chrislian Reformed Churches Printed Cambridge 1586. which was first presented in the Germaine tongue at the Citie of Auspurge in the yeare 1530 to Charls the fift being Emperor by certaine most renowned Princes of Germanie and other States of the sacred Empire whoÌ„ they call Protestants Of Straugsborough Constance Meminga Lindan presented to the said Emperour Of Basill called also the Confession of Millaine Of the Helvetian Churches Of the Saxon and Meissen Churches Of Wirtemberge presented by the Ambassadours of Christopher Duke of Wirtemberge and Tecca Earle of Mountbelgard presented to the Councell of Trent the 24 of the Month of Ianuary Anno. 1552. Of the French Confession which was in the yeare 1559. presented to Francis the second King of France Of the latter Confession of the Helvetian Church which was written by the Pastors of Zurich in the yeare 1566. Of Belgia which was published in French in the name of all the Churches of Belgia in the yeare 1566 and in the yeare 1579. In a publique Synod held at Belgia it was repeated confirmed and turned into the Belgian tongue Of Bohemia published in divers places was also approved by common testimonie of the Vniversitie of Wirtembergâ— published in the yeere 1532. Of Scotland subscribed by King James of famous memorie and the States thereof to the glory of God and good example of all men At Edenborough the 28 day of Ianuary 1581 and in the 14 yeere of his Maiefties Raigne Although some private men led more by passion and their owne selfe pleasing conceipt then by the sacred rules of piety and truth have laboured to sow the tares of dissention in the vineyard of the Lord and have made Crooked some branches cleaving unto them as Anabaptists Brownists and others yet the generall societies of these Orthodox Churches in the publique confessions of their faith do so agree that there is a most sacred har mony betweene them in the more substantiall points of Christian Religion necessary to salvation as touching the Holy Scripture the Sacred Trinitie the person of the Sonner of God God and man The providence of God Sinne Freewill the Law the Gospell Iustification by Christ faith in his name Rogeneration the Catholique Church and supreme head thereof Christ the Sacraments their number and use the state of Soules after death the Resurrection Doctor Potters wantâ— of charitie pag. 93. Doct Field of the Church pag 819. and life eternall They differ rather in Phrases and formes of speech concerning Christs presence in his holy Supper other things then in substance of doctrine and also in Ceremonies And to manifest preface to Mr. Brerwoods enquiries this their unity The first Act in the Polonian Synods of which they have had divers lately as before in which assembly are Protestants embracing Bohemick Augustan and Helvetique confessions The first Act is a religious confession of their unfeined consent in the substantiall points of Christian faith necessary to Salvation and also that all disputation should be cut of concerning the manner of Christs presence All of them beleeving the presence it selfe and that the Eucharisticall elements are not naked and emptie signes but doe truely exhibite to the faithfull receiver that which they signifie and represent And for as much as they all accord in the substantiall veritie of Christian doctrine they professe themselves to be content to tollerate diversities of ceremonies according to the divers parctise of their particular Churches 5 Of the differences and want of unitie in the Roman Church WHereas our Adversaries boast much upon unitie and thinke it to be the glorie of their Church as Coster writeth that the Catholickes in the world are under one Pope whom they all obey and constantly retaine one faith they speake one thing they thinke one thing and beleeve one and the same in all things so that they disagree not in the least point of Religion Yet for all this their want of unitie will appeare not onely in the want of concord and love one to another but also in their difference in opinions amongst themselves and moreover they in their new doctrines differ from all the true Catholike Churches of the world yea even from holy Scriptures it selfe Their want of concord and unitie
Rusucensis Sapensis Satafensis Satatensis Scillitensis Segiomitensis Seleuciamensis Serrensis Serteitensis Siccesitensis Sicilibbensis Sifaitensis Signitensis Sililitensis Sillitensis Simidiccensis Simittensis Simmaritensis Simungitensis Sinitensis Sinnipsensis Sitensis Sitifensis Sitipensis Solencianensis Suboabburitensis Subratensis Sucardensis Sufasaritensis Sufetelensis Sufetensis Sululittensis Tabaicariensis Tabanensis Tabazagensis Taborensis Tabracensis Tabudensis Tabudesensis Tacapitensis Tacaratestensis Tacaratensis Tagannitensis Tagaratensis Tagareyensis Tagorensis Talensis Tamagristensis Tamallensis Tambalensis Tamiggigensis Tanudaiensis Tanussensis Tamogadensis Tasfaltensis Tebestinus Tegulatensis Telensis Teleptensis Temonianensis Tenitensis Tesaniamensis Teodalensis Tibaritensis Tibilitensis Tibizabulensis Ticcnsis Tigillanensis Tigillabensis Tigisitensis Tigimmensis Tignalensis Tignensis Tignicensis Tigualensis Tunicitensis Tinistensis Teseditensis Tisilitensis Tiuicitensis Traprurensis Tricensis Trigisitensis Trisipensis Trofimianensis Truvascaninensis Tubiensis Tubiniensis Tubulbacensis Tuburbitanus Tuburbitaronensis Tubursicensis Tubusubtensis Tuccensis Tuggensis Tullitensis Tumidensis Tuneyensis Tunsudensis Tunugabensis Turensis Turreblansiensis Turreâ—amallumeÌ„sis Turrisalbae Turubitensis Turudensis Turuzitensis Tusdritensis Tusuritensis Tuzummensis Tzellensis Vagalitensis Vagealensis Vagensis Vaiensis Valletensis Vamaccorensis Vanarionensis Vatarbensis Vazaritanensis Vcimaius Vculensis Vensanensis Verronensis Vesceritensis Vicensis Villagerensis Viltensis Vindensis Virensis Visitensis Viuensis Vndesitensis Volitensis Vosetensis Vrugitensis Vsilensis Vticensis Vtimarensis Vtinensis Vtinicensis Vtinunensis Vtunnensis Vzalensis Vzittarensis Vuaggiensis Vuazensis Zamensis Zaraitensis Zaritorensis Zattarensis Zellensis Zenitensis Zertensis Zicensis Zipparitanus Zugabbaritensis Zummensis The Church of Constantinople fetcheth her Originall from St Andrew the Apostle as Nicephorus testifieth who hath had a succession to Cyrill the now Patriarch St Andrew ordayned Stachis Bishop of Bizantium now called Constantinople The Bishops and Patriarchs of Constantinople Niceph. lib. 8. cap. 6. pag. 540. St Andrew Stachis Onesimus Polycarpus Plutarchus Sedecion Diogenes Elutherius Felix Polycarpus Athenodorus Euzoius Laurentius Alippius Pertinax Olympianus Marcus Cyrillianus Constantius Ciriacus Castinus Titus Domitius Probus Metrophanes Alexander Paulus Euscbius Macedonius Eudoxius Demophilus Euagrius Gregorius Nazianzen Nectarius Iohannes Chrysost Arsacius Atticus Sisinnius Nestorius Maximianus Proclus Flabianus Anatolius Genadius Acasius Phrabitas Euphenius Macedonius Timotheus Iohannes Cappadox Epiphanias Anthinius Menas Eutichius Iohannes Eutichius Iohannes Diaconus Cyriacus Thomas Sergius Pyrhus Paulus Petrus Thomas Iohannes Constantinus Theodorus Georgius Paulus Calinicus Cyrus Iohannes Germanus Anastasius Constantinus Nicetas Paulus Tarasius Nicephorus Theodorus Antonius Iohannes St Methodius St Ignatius Photius Stephanus St Anthonius Nicholaus Euthimius Nicolaus Stephanns Polyenostus Basilius Anthonius Nicolaus Sisimius Sergius Constantinus Iohannes Cosmius Eustratius Nicolaus Leo Michael Cosmus Theodosius Basilius Nicetas Leontius Dositheus Georgius Xiphilinus Iohannes Michael Theodorus Maximus Manuel Germanus Methodius Manuel Nicephorus Arcenius Germanus Iosephus Iohannes Iosephus Georgius Athanasius Iohannes Athanasius Niphon Iohannes Gerasinus Isaias Iohannes Calistus Philetus Macarius Nilus Antonius Calistus Euthymius Iosephus Gregorius Genadrus Sophronius Simeon Maximus Niphon Pachomus Theoliptus Ieremias Dionisius Ioseph Metrophanes Ieremias to whom the Ministers of Germany sent their Confessions 1576. Macarius Mattheus Gabriel Theophanes Meletius Mattheus Neophitus Mattheus Raphael Neophitus Cyrillus Tymotheus Cyrillus The pretended Succession of the Bishops of Rome FOR the Succession of the latter Bishops of Rome of which Boniface the third was the first they succeeded the former Bishops many of them onely in name and place but not in Title Iurisdiction holinesse of life nor faith as is hereafter shewed and so not worthy to be named or ranked amongst them 1. Generally for the Title the former Bishops of Rome were most of them men of great humilitie their glorie was to be members of the holy Catholike Church of which Christ Iesus was the alone head But these latter Bishops have presumed to take vpon them the Title due onely to Christ to wit to be head of the univerfall Church of God and Husbands of Christs Spouse the Church 2. For their Iurisdiction The former Bishops were subject to higher powers even to cruell Nero and other persecuting Emperours 25 of them were Martyrs but these latter by degrees haue got Iurisdiction not onely Spirituall but also Temporall above Princes and the Emperours themselues 3. For life the former of them were most of them holy men these latter most of them most wicked ad vitious 4. For doctrine for the former their Faith was heard of in all the world these latter are fallen from the truth in many maine points as afterwards followeth First Title Pelag. distinct 99 for Title Pope Pelagius the second in his dayes perceiving that Maurice the Emperour went about to make and establish an vniversal Bishop very much opposed it and decreed that no Bishop no not the Bishop of Rome himselfe ought to be called the vniversall Bishop And Pope Gregorie his Successour writeth that none of his Predecessors ever consented to vse so prophane a name as before Secondly Iurisdiction for Iurisdiction the Pope claimeth both Spirituall and Temporall not onely over all Bishops and the Church of God but aboue all Kings and Emperours causing some of them to lie under his feete some to hold his stirrop Kings to leade his horse by the bridle some to kisse his feete placing and displacing Emperours Kings Duks whom and when he liâ—â— taking vpon him to translate the Empire at his pleasure first from Greece to France from France to Germanie preferring and deposing whome he pleased 3. For the life and conversation of some of them Baronius reporteth Baron Annal. 985. that Boniface the seventh was a very villaine a Church robber a Savage theefe the cruell murtherer of two Popes and invader of Peters chaire Sigon reg Ital. lib 7.963 Iohn the thirteenth Was accused in a Synod for Murther Adulteries Incests Periuries and vices of all sorts c. Bâ—tron Ann anno 912. What was the face of the Roman Church saith Baronius and how most filthily did it appeare when the most impudent and base Queanes bare all the sway at Rome changed Sees and gave Bishoprickes at their pleasure and which is most abominable and not to bee named placed their Paramours into St. peters Chaire Their owne Genebrard confesseth that there were fiftie of those Popes irregular disordred Quod per annoâ— 150. pontifices circiter 50. a Ieannc scilicet 8. ad leonem 9 a virtute maiorum prosus defecarint Genebrard Chron lib. 4. pag. 553. Iohn 5.39 Psal 1. and Apostaticall Fourthly for their Doctrine some of it is coÌ„trary to the Word of God pernicious to mens consciences and iniurious to Christ himselfe viz. 1. Whereas Christ hath commanded us to reade the holy Scriptures and the Holy Ghost blesseth them that delight therein The now Church of Rome forbidd th the reading thereof to the Laitie in the vulgar tongue without speciall licence 2. Whereas Christ hath taught vs to pray to God and St. Paul to call on him in whom we beleeve Rom. 10.14 They