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reason_n answer_v the_o point_v argue_v retort_v p_o 177_o chap._n xviii_o the_o universal_a pastorship_n its_o right_n divine_a or_o humane_a this_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a all_o examine_v constantine_n king_n john_n justinian_n phocas_n etc._n etc._n p._n 182._o as_o to_o civil_a right_n chap._n xix_o his_o ecclesiastical_a right_n by_o general_a council_n the_o eight_o first_o to_o which_o he_o be_v swear_v justinian_o sanction_n of_o they_o canon_n apostol_n allow_v by_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o ephesus_n p._n 190_o sect._n 1._o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n p._n 194_o sect._n 2._o 1._o general_n council_n of_o nice_a bellarmine_n evasion_n p._n 195_o sect._n 3_o council_n 2_o gen_fw-la constantinop_n an._n 381._o p._n 196_o sect._n 4._o council_n ephesin_n 3_o gen_fw-la an._n 431._o p._n 197_o sect._n 5._o council_n calce_v 4_o gen_fw-la an._n 451._o p._n 199_o sect._n 6._o council_n constantin_n 2._o the_o five_o gen_fw-la council_n an._n 553._o p._n 202_o sect_n 7._o council_n constant_n 6_o gen_fw-la an._n 681._o v._n 685._o council_n nic._n 7_o gen_fw-la an._n 781._o p._n 203_o sect._n 8_o council_n gen_fw-la â—_o constant_n an._n 870._o p._n 204_o seven_o conclusion_n from_o council_n p._n 205_o sect._n 9_o of_o the_o latin_a church_n the_o council_n of_o constance_n basil_n etc._n etc._n an._n 1415._o 1431._o p._n 206_o sect._n 10._o the_o greek_a church_n african_a canon_n synod_n carthag_n council_n antiochen_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n since_o in_o the_o point_n p._n 208_o etc._n etc._n sect._n 11._o the_o sardican_a canon_n no_o grant_v from_o their_o matter_n manner_n or_o authority_n no_o appendix_n to_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a zozimus_n his_o forgery_n they_o be_v never_o ratify_v nor_o receive_v as_o universal_a and_o be_v contradict_v by_o after_o council_n p._n 212_o chap._n xx._n the_o pope_n title_n by_o divine_a right_n the_o question_n why_o not_o soon_o it_o be_v their_o last_o refuge_n p._n 217_o sect._n 1._o whether_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n be_v monarchical_a jure_fw-la divino_fw-la bellarmine_n reason_n scripture_n p._n 218_o promise_n metaphor_n and_o example_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o scripture_n p_o 221_o sect._n 2._o of_o st._n peter_n monarchy_n tâ—â—eâ—_n petrus_n p._n 223_o father_n expression_n of_o it_o p_o 228_o father_n corrupt_v and_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n by_o thomas_n p._n 230_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o pope_n succession_n p_o 237_o sect._n 1._o whether_o the_o primacy_n descend_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o such_o by_o succession_n from_o saint_n peter_n neg._n bellar_n 28_o prerogative_n of_o saint_n peter_n personal_a or_o false_a p._n 238_o 239_o etc._n etc._n application_n of_o this_o section_n p._n 241_o by_o three_o great_a inference_n the_o pope_n ancient_a primacy_n not_o that_o of_o saint_n peter_n not_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la not_o to_o descend_v to_o succeed_a pope_n sect._n 2._o whether_o the_o pope_n have_v supremacy_n as_o successor_n to_o saint_n peter_n neg._n not_o primate_n as_o such_o peter_n himself_o not_o supreme_a the_o pope_n do_v not_o succeed_v he_o at_o all_o p._n 244_o sect._n 3_o arg._n 1._o peter_n assign_v it_o to_o the_o pope_n answer_v p._n 245_o sect._n 4._o arg._n 2._o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n succeed_v peter_n because_o antioch_n do_v not_o answer_v p._n 246_o sect._n 5._o arg._n 3._o saint_n peter_n die_v at_o rome_n answer_v question_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la not_o the_o fide_fw-la p._n 247_o sect._n 6._o arg._n 4._o from_o council_n pope_n father_n p._n 249_o sect._n 7._o arg._n 5._o for_o prevention_n of_o schism_n saint_n hierom._n p._n 250_o sect._n 8._o arg._n 6._o the_o church_n commit_v to_o his_o care_n saint_n chrysostom_n p._n 251_o sect._n 9_o arg._n 7._o one_o chair_n optatus_n cyprian_n ambrose_n acatius_n ibid._n sect_n 10._o the_o conclusion_n touch_v the_o father_n reason_n why_o we_o be_v not_o more_o particular_a about_o they_o a_o challenge_n touch_v they_o there_o can_v be_v a_o consent_n of_o the_o the_o father_n for_o the_o papacy_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o general_a council_n reason_n for_o it_o rome_n contradiction_n of_o faith_n the_o pope_n schism_n perjury_n etc._n etc._n p._n 255_o etc._n etc._n the_o sum_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n a_o touch_n of_o another_o treatise_n the_o material_a cause_n of_o separation_n p._n 261_o the_o postscript_n objection_n touch_v the_o first_o general_n council_n and_o our_o argument_n from_o they_o answer_v more_o full_o sect_n 1._o the_o argument_n from_o council_n draw_v up_o it_o be_v conclusive_a of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o catholic_n church_n p._n 263_o sect_n 2._o obj._n touch_v the_o council_n of_o nice_a answer_v p._n 267_o sect_n 3._o obj._n touch_v the_o council_n of_o constant_a second_o general_n p._n 269_o sect_n 4._o the_o three_o general_n council_n viz._n ephesin_n p._n 272_o sect_n 5._o of_o the_o four_o five_o sixth_z seven_o eight_o general_n council_n binius_fw-la his_o quotation_n of_o ancient_a pope_n consider_v p._n 274_o conclusion_n p._n 279_o a_o appendix_n a_o serious_a alarm_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o englishman_n against_o popery_n from_o sense_n and_o conscience_n their_o oath_n and_o their_o interest_n p._n 281_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n p._n 289_o errata_fw-la page_n 6._o line_n 7._o for_o and_z the_o read_z and_z though_o p._n 136._o l._n 13._o add_v '_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o p._n 137._o l._n 23._o blot_n out_o and_o the_o abundant_a p._n 138._o l._n 5._o add_v of_o before_o the_o grievance_n p._n 147._o l._n 17._o before_o the_o word_n evacuate_v add_v not_o p._n 164._o l._n 24._o for_o be_v r._n be_v p._n 175._o l._n 10._o for_o his_o messenger_n r._n the_o pope_n messenger_n p._n 177._o after_o sentence_n add_v with_o the_o father_n be_v ever_o take_v p._n 205._o l._n 22._o after_o the_o word_n faith_n add_v of_o the_o church_n p._n 213._o l._n 31._o for_o they_o r._n 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