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A35128 Labyrinthvs cantuariensis, or, Doctor Lawd's labyrinth beeing an answer to the late Archbishop of Canterburies relation of a conference between himselfe and Mr. Fisher, etc., wherein the true grounds of the Roman Catholique religion are asserted, the principall controversies betwixt Catholiques and Protestants thoroughly examined, and the Bishops Meandrick windings throughout his whole worke layd open to publique view / by T.C. Carwell, Thomas, 1600-1664. 1658 (1658) Wing C721; ESTC R20902 499,353 446

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thereof_o they_o so_o govern_v the_o church_n as_o we_o may_v secure_o rely_v on_o they_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n at_o least_o in_o such_o as_o they_o definitive_o teach_v and_o promulgate_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n but_o in_o the_o close_a the_o bishop_n undertake_v a_o strange_a task_n he_o will_v prove_v that_o epiphanius_n in_o most_o express_a term_n and_o that_o twice_o repeat_v ibidem_fw-la make_v not_o st._n peter_n but_o st._n james_n successor_n to_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o principality_n of_o his_o church_n but_o he_o every_o way_n mistake_v for_o first_o in_o the_o place_n he_o allege_v there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o the_o church_n principality_n second_o he_o mere_o equivocate_v in_o the_o word_n ante_fw-la caeteros_fw-la omnes_fw-la which_o signify_v only_a priority_n of_o time_n because_o st._n james_n be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o apostle_n that_o be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o any_o particular_a place_n viz._n at_o jerusalem_n as_o both_o 22._o eusebius_n and_o 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their_o authority_n reach_v not_o to_o a_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n as_o that_o of_o st._n peter_n successor_n do_v who_o be_v therefore_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d apostolical_a bishop_n and_o their_o sea_n the_o sea_n apostolic_a and_o their_o office_n the_o apostolate_a see_v his_o word_n in_o the_o margin_n all_o which_o he_o there_o prove_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n wherefore_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d very_o large_o upon_o his_o reader_n credulity_n while_o he_o quote_v bellarmin_n for_o this_o assertion_n that_o the_o pope_n succeed_v not_o st._n peter_n in_o any_o prerogative_n that_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o a_o apostle_n 10._o however_o the_o relatour_n be_v so_o kind_a to_o st._n peter_n as_o to_o allow_v he_o a_o primacy_n of_o order_n but_o that_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o father_n allow_v he_o for_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n doctor_n reinolds_n against_o hart_n chap._n 5._o prove_v at_o large_a 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a_o eminency_n of_o authority_n and_o power_n in_o one_o above_o the_o rest_n again_o st._n hierome_n speak_v of_o this_o very_a subject_n say_v jovinian_a primatus_fw-la petro_n datur_fw-la ut_fw-la capite_fw-la constituto_fw-la '_o schismatis_fw-la tollatur_fw-la occasio_fw-la can_v any_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n think_v that_o by_o primatus_fw-la he_o mean_v only_o precedency_n of_o order_n be_v that_o sufficient_a to_o prevent_v schism_n if_o therefore_o a_o true_a and_o proper_a primacy_n be_v grant_v by_o protestant_n to_o st._n peter_n successor_n also_o before_o and_o above_o all_o other_o bishop_n and_o patriarch_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n as_o divers_a of_o they_o grant_v the_o father_n do_v it_o must_v be_v also_o grant_v that_o supremacy_n of_o power_n over_o all_o bishop_n and_o patriarch_n of_o the_o church_n be_v due_a unto_o he_o now_o that_o primacy_n or_o supremacy_n of_o right_n belong_v to_o st._n peter_n successor_n no_o less_o then_o to_o himself_o i_o evince_n by_o this_o follow_a argument_n whatsoever_o power_n or_o jurisdiction_n be_v necessary_a in_o the_o apostle_n time_n for_o the_o due_a government_n of_o the_o church_n in_o order_n to_o prevention_n of_o schism_n and_o procurement_n of_o unity_n must_v à_fw-la fortiori_fw-la be_v necessary_a in_o all_o succeed_a age_n but_o the_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o one_o viz._n st._n peter_n or_o his_o successor_n over_o all_o christian_n whatsoever_o not_o except_v even_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v necessary_a in_o the_o apostle_n time_n for_o the_o due_a government_n of_o the_o church_n in_o order_n to_o prevention_n of_o schism_n and_o procurement_n of_o unity_n ergo_fw-la the_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o one_o viz._n st._n peter_n or_o his_o successor_n be_v à_fw-la fortiori_fw-la necessary_a in_o all_o succeed_a age_n the_o major_n viz._n that_o whatsoever_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n be_v necessary_a in_o the_o apostle_n time_n for_o the_o due_a government_n of_o 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where_o st._n peter_n primacy_n that_o be_v as_o we_o there_o show_v his_o supremacy_n over_o all_o
against_o this_o monarchical_a government_n they_o rather_o prove_v our_o assertion_n be_v ordain_v by_o sixtus_n the_o first_o in_o favour_n of_o such_o bishop_n as_o be_v call_v to_o rome_n or_o otherwise_o force_v to_o repair_v thither_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v without_o scruple_n be_v receive_v into_o their_o own_o diocese_n at_o their_o return_n have_v also_o decree_v that_o without_o such_o letter_n communicatory_a none_o in_o such_o case_n shall_v be_v admit_v now_o what_o can_v more_o clear_o prove_v that_o the_o pope_n have_v power_n over_o all_o bishop_n and_o all_o diocese_n in_o the_o church_n than_o the_o make_n of_o such_o a_o decree_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o like_o literae_fw-la communicatoriae_fw-la be_v mutual_o send_v from_o one_o patriarch_n to_o another_o but_o as_o for_o that_o even_o equal_a and_o brotherly_a way_n whereby_o the_o bishop_n pretend_v that_o these_o letter_n be_v send_v reciprocal_o from_o other_o patriarch_n and_o bishop_n to_o the_o 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amiss_o to_o look_v back_o 8._o and_o examine_v more_o narrow_o the_o bishop_n marginal_a allegation_n gerson_n that_o famous_a chancellor_n of_o paris_n and_o undoubted_a catholic_a write_v a_o book_n in_o troublesome_a time_n entitle_v de_n auferibilitate_fw-la papae_fw-la whence_o the_o relatour_n conclude_v that_o the_o author_n be_v of_o opinion_n the_o church_n may_v continue_v in_o very_o good_a be_v without_o a_o monarchical_a head_n a_o strange_a illation_n and_o contrary_a to_o what_o gerson_n express_o teach_v in_o the_o very_a treatise_n the_o bishop_n cite_v the_o drift_n of_o gerson_n discourse_n be_v to_o show_v how_o many_o several_a way_n the_o pope_n may_v be_v take_v away_o that_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o office_n and_o cease_v to_o be_v pope_n as_o to_o his_o own_o person_n so_o that_o the_o church_n pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la till_o another_o be_v choose_v shall_v be_v without_o her_o visible_a head_n but_o he_o no_o where_o teach_v that_o the_o government_n of_o 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