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he_o shall_v behave_v himself_o in_o a_o particular_a church_n until_o his_o come_n nor_o giving_z we_o any_o notice_n of_o his_o power_n nor_o tell_v we_o of_o his_o prerogative_n nor_o what_o officer_n he_o shall_v appoint_v under_o he_o and_o how_o nor_o acquaint_v we_o with_o our_o duty_n to_o obey_v he_o never_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o succession_n of_o this_o sovereign_n in_o who_o it_o shall_v reside_v of_o any_o successor_n of_o st._n peter_n rather_o than_o st._n paul_n i_o say_v that_o not_o a_o word_n of_o this_o shall_v be_v mention_v by_o christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n even_o when_o there_o be_v so_o great_a occasion_n and_o so_o many_o opportunity_n when_o peter_n be_v among_o they_o when_o there_o be_v strive_v for_o supremacy_n when_o the_o church_n be_v lamentable_o contend_v about_o the_o pre-eminence_n of_o their_o teacher_n and_o some_o be_v for_o one_o some_o for_o another_o some_o for_o cephas_n himself_o when_o so_o many_o heresy_n arise_v and_o hazard_v the_o church_n as_o among_o the_o corinthian_n galathian_o and_o other_o there_o do_v yea_o when_o a_o epistle_n be_v write_v to_o the_o roman_n themselves_o that_o in_o that_o epistle_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o instruction_n touch_v this_o head_n when_o ignatius_n be_v so_o vehement_a for_o the_o render_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o bishop_n constitute_v over_o we_o by_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v one_o intimation_n of_o the_o obedience_n due_a unto_o the_o pope_n yea_o that_o clemens_n romanus_n though_o bishop_n of_o rome_n shall_v write_v so_o earnest_o to_o the_o corinthian_n for_o the_o avoid_n of_o schism_n to_o obey_v their_o own_o bishop_n and_o not_o add_v one_o syllable_n in_o behalf_n of_o his_o own_o authority_n these_o be_v thing_n so_o hard_o to_o be_v believe_v by_o one_o that_o believe_v the_o wisdom_n and_o love_n of_o christ_n his_o apostle_n and_o the_o zeal_n of_o these_o primitive_a father_n against_o schism_n that_o i_o shall_v soon_o persuade_v myself_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o mahomet_n fable_n then_o of_o this_o pretention_n chap._n v._n the_o impertinence_n of_o mr._n c_n citation_n of_o pope_n in_o their_o own_o cause_n sect._n 1_o the_o testimony_n of_o pope_n leo_n pelagius_n gregory_n and_o gelasius_n sect._n 2_o 3_o 4._o evidence_n against_o this_o supremacy_n from_o pope_n julius_n leo_n gregory_n agatho_n and_o other_o sect._n 5._o thus_o have_v encounter_v our_o author_n reason_n in_o which_o he_o do_v not_o usual_o abound_v we_o come_v now_o to_o a_o consideration_n of_o those_o authority_n in_o which_o he_o be_v more_o copious_a sect._n 1_o and_o here_o i_o may_v without_o the_o least_o disparagement_n unto_o our_o cause_n pass_v over_o all_o the_o authority_n his_o six_o chapter_n do_v produce_v it_o be_v little_o better_o than_o one_o great_a petitio_fw-la principii_fw-la make_v by_o many_o pope_n and_o reiterated_a by_o mr._n cressy_n who_o love_v to_o beg_v the_o thing_n in_o question_n rather_o than_o evince_v it_o his_o work_n be_v to_o evidence_n from_o the_o undoubted_a record_n of_o antiquity_n that_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n over_o the_o world_n be_v a_o thing_n acknowledge_v ab_fw-la initio_fw-la by_o the_o universal_a church_n instead_o of_o do_v this_o our_o author_n put_v we_o off_o with_o the_o pretence_n of_o some_o pope_n deride_v and_o contemn_v by_o their_o fellow_n patriarch_n and_o brand_v with_o the_o name_n of_o pride_n and_o tyranny_n pope_n leo_n be_v mention_v to_o advance_v the_o number_n but_o see_v he_o be_v not_o please_v to_o produce_v his_o word_n 1._o spalat_n l._n 4._o c._n 4._o dr._n field_n on_o the_o church_n l._n 5._o satlivius_n etc._n etc._n mr._n c._n p._n 31._o hesye_v apud_fw-la photâ—â—â—proâ—_n p._n 125._o euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o we_o refer_v he_o to_o those_o in_o the_o margin_n that_o have_v both_o produce_v and_o answer_v they_o to_o our_o hand_n only_o note_v that_o to_o receive_v his_o authority_n from_o st._n peter_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a that_o he_o pretend_v to_o from_o these_o three_o citation_n will_v be_v no_o tolerable_a proof_n of_o universal_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o pope_n till_o it_o can_v be_v make_v evident_a 1._o that_o to_o be_v call_v princeps_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la give_v authority_n to_o st._n peter_n over_o his_o fellow_n apostle_n and_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o bishop_n of_o the_o apostle_n can_v give_v no_o such_o authority_n to_o st._n james_n and_o his_o successor_n 2._o that_o to_o be_v princeps_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la do_v infer_v not_o only_o a_o primacy_n of_o order_n which_o we_o grant_v but_o also_o of_o dignity_n which_o we_o deny_v and_o 3._o that_o st._n peter_n authority_n be_v necessary_o confer_v upon_o his_o successor_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o same_o
relation_n be_v make_v by_o he_o who_o interest_n it_o be_v to_o say_v so_o and_o who_o be_v manifest_o ambitious_a to_o lord_n it_o over_o god_n heritage_n that_o this_o edict_n be_v make_v st._n hilary_n not_o be_v hear_v to_o plead_v for_o himself_o that_o it_o be_v extort_a from_o a_o young_a prince_n and_o ignorant_a of_o these_o thing_n and_o last_o that_o this_o edict_n have_v very_o little_a or_o no_o authority_n in_o follow_v time_n for_o divers_a council_n a_o thing_n which_o contain_v the_o height_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n and_o which_o leo_n for_o bad_a to_o hilary_n be_v call_v without_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n in_o divers_a part_n and_o city_n of_o france_n to_o define_v weighty_a matter_n of_o faith_n and_o discipline_n thus_o we_o find_v it_o in_o synodis_fw-la agathensi_fw-la prima_fw-la epaunensi_fw-la aureliensibus_fw-la aliquot_fw-la turonensi_fw-la matisconensi_fw-la avernensi_fw-la and_o many_o more_o all_o affirm_v that_o they_o come_v together_o solo_n deo_fw-la authore_fw-la ac_fw-la moderatore_fw-la and_o by_o the_o permission_n or_o command_v of_o the_o emperor_n whither_o he_o be_v gothus_n burgundus_fw-la vel_fw-la francus_n and_o thus_o i_o hope_v mr._n c._n have_v little_a cause_n to_o brag_v of_o the_o weight_n this_o testimony_n carry_v with_o it_o especial_o see_v be_v it_o all_o as_o true_a as_o gospel_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o reach_v to_o a_o jus_o divinum_fw-la and_o so_o be_v mutable_a as_o for_o the_o decree_n of_o pope_n zosimus_n innocent_n and_o siricius_n 56._o mr._n c._n p._n 56._o so_o trivial_a and_o impertinent_a that_o he_o dare_v not_o transcribe_v they_o i_o refer_v he_o to_o the_o answer_n of_o dr._n field_n sutlivius_n 20._o pag._n 527._o cont_n bellar._n l._n 2._o de_fw-la summo_fw-la pontif._n turon_n 11._o can._n 20._o and_o chamier_n make_v to_o they_o long_o ago_o nor_o will_v i_o trouble_v myself_o with_o what_o the_o council_n of_o toledo_n hold_v an._n dom._n 633._o or_o that_o of_o tours_n 570._o see_v these_o council_n concern_v only_a france_n or_o spain_n and_o moreover_o this_o last_o say_v only_o this_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o piece_n of_o arrogance_n or_o presumption_n for_o a_o priest_n who_o by_o mr._n cr._n be_v make_v a_o bishop_n to_o contradict_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o apostle_n see_v 4._o can._n 4._o and_o the_o first_o speak_v of_o the_o use_n of_o trine_n immersion_n tell_v we_o how_o that_o leander_n bishop_n of_o spain_n desire_v the_o advice_n of_o pope_n gregory_n who_o answer_v that_o in_o such_o matter_n as_o these_o it_o be_v indifferent_a what_o custom_n they_o observe_v yet_o to_o avoid_v any_o symbolise_n with_o heretic_n one_o simple_a immersion_n may_v be_v more_o convenient_a this_o now_o be_v call_v his_o precept_n and_o this_o for_o the_o reason_n assign_v by_o the_o pope_n they_o agree_v to_o follow_v but_o yet_o that_o the_o pope_n decree_n be_v receive_v as_o law_n in_o france_n or_o spain_n neither_o do_v these_o citation_n prove_v nor_o have_v the_o assertion_n in_o it_o any_o thing_n of_o truth_n the_o great_a st._n sect._n 2_o basil_n with_o who_o he_o next_o assault_v we_o will_v do_v he_o little_a service_n 57_o ep._n 52._o mr._n c._n p._n 57_o for_o his_o word_n be_v only_o these_o it_o seem_v convenient_a to_o we_o to_o write_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o consider_v our_o affair_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o give_v his_o advice_n or_o acquaint_v we_o with_o his_o mind_n and_o sentence_n not_o interpose_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o decree_n as_o mr._n c._n have_v render_v it_o and_o because_o it_o be_v difficult_a to_o send_v any_o thence_o by_o a_o common_a synodical_a decree_n that_o he_o use_v his_o own_o authority_n which_o in_o the_o other_o case_n he_o can_v not_o have_v shall_v choose_v man_n fit_a to_o under_o go_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o journey_n 534._o the_o greek_a run_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 534._o and_o also_o able_a by_o their_o meekness_n and_o dexterity_n not_o by_o power_n delegated_a from_o the_o pope_n to_o correct_v the_o perverse_a and_o thwart_a spirit_n among_o we_o fit_o temper_v and_o dispense_n their_o word_n and_o have_v all_o thing_n with_o they_o that_o be_v do_v at_o ariminum_n to_o the_o rescind_n of_o what_o be_v there_o do_v or_o rather_o that_o so_o what_o be_v there_o do_v by_o force_n and_o violence_n may_v be_v rescind_v and_o have_v not_o dr._n field_n cause_n to_o say_v that_o the_o allege_v of_o this_o testimony_n show_v they_o have_v very_o little_a conscience_n that_o allege_v it_o for_o these_o be_v the_o circumstance_n of_o basils_n epistle_n whereof_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_n basil_n write_v to_o athanasius_n advise_v he_o that_o the_o only_a way_n to_o settle_v thing_n put_v out_o of_o order_n in_o the_o eastern_a church_n by_o the_o arrian_n be_v the_o procure_n of_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o western_a bishop_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o entreat_v they_o to_o interpose_v themselves_o for_o that_o undoubted_o the_o ruler_n will_v great_o regard_v and_o much_o reverence_n the_o credit_n of_o their_o multitude_n and_o people_n everywhere_o will_v follow_v they_o without_o gainsay_v but_o see_v this_o which_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v desire_v will_v not_o in_o likelihood_n easy_o be_v obtain_v he_o wish_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n may_v be_v induce_v to_o send_v some_o of_o good_a discretion_n and_o moderation_n who_o by_o gentle_a admonition_n may_v pacify_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o may_v have_v all_o thing_n in_o readiness_n that_o concern_v the_o arimine_n council_n so_o that_o this_o epistle_n make_v very_o much_o against_o their_o opinion_n that_o allege_v it_o for_o he_o prefer_v and_o rather_o wish_v a_o particular_a council_n than_o this_o interposition_n of_o the_o pope_n alone_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o hope_n of_o a_o council_n beside_o those_o who_o the_o pope_n be_v to_o send_v be_v not_o to_o proceed_v judicial_o and_o authoritative_o but_o by_o entreaty_n and_o gentle_a admonition_n to_o pacify_v the_o mind_n oâ—_n man_n and_o therefore_o here_o be_v nothing_o of_o visit_v the_o eastern_a church_n and_o void_a the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n of_o ariminum_n by_o way_n of_o setence_n the_o argument_n take_v from_o the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n sect._n 3_o 58._o mr_n c._n p._n 57_o 58._o viz_o that_o no_o decree_n shall_v be_v establish_v in_o the_o church_n without_o not_o the_o assent_n as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o but_o the_o opinion_n and_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n upon_o which_o ground_n the_o new_a confession_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a be_v argue_v of_o nutley_n which_o he_o confirm_v from_o socrates_n hist_o eccles_n l._n 2._o caâ—_n 5._o athanas_n apol._n sec_fw-la sozom._n hist_o eccles_n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o valentinian_n &c_n &c_n be_v full_o answer_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o review_n of_o the_o trent_n council_n 155._o pag_n 155._o who_o tell_v he_o that_o all_o that_o can_v be_v prove_v hence_o be_v that_o a_o general_n council_n can_v be_v hold_v unless_o they_o viz._n the_o pope_n be_v call_v to_o it_o and_o this_o say_v he_o appear_v from_o the_o application_n which_o pope_n julius_n make_v of_o it_o when_o he_o complain_v that_o he_o be_v not_o call_v to_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n where_o athanasius_n be_v condemn_v charge_v they_o for_o that_o with_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o canon_n 13._o lib._n 2_o â—_o 13._o julius_n say_v socrates_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n tell_v they_o they_o have_v offend_v against_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n in_o that_o they_o call_v he_o not_o to_o the_o council_n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n forbid_v the_o make_n of_o any_o decrce_n in_o the_o church_n without_o the_o opinion_n and_o advice_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o sozomen_n say_v 9_o lib._n 3._o c._n 9_o that_o julius_n write_v to_o the_o 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when_o upon_o their_o consultation_n touch_v this_o matter_n god_n answer_v from_o heaven_n let_v every_o tongue_n confess_v unto_o i_o shall_v say_v not_o so_o only_o the_o latin_a tongue_n shall_v do_v it_o farther_o he_o say_v sect._n 21_o that_o haply_o a_o indulgence_n may_v be_v grant_v ans_fw-fr very_o good_a but_o till_o then_o let_v they_o not_o blame_v we_o for_o not_o communicate_v with_o they_o see_v we_o continual_o proclaim_v that_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o communicate_v with_o they_o when_o ever_o we_o can_v procure_v a_o dispensation_n from_o these_o and_o the_o like_a enormity_n yea_o let_v they_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v err_v by_o introduce_v this_o service_n into_o the_o church_n have_v contradict_v the_o verdict_n of_o the_o infallible_a word_n of_o god_n which_o that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a truth_n we_o come_v now_o to_o demonstrate_v from_o that_o place_n of_o 1_o cor._n 14._o mistake_v if_o we_o may_v believe_v he_o by_o the_o 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to_o preserve_v the_o unity_n of_o his_o church_n the_o like_a we_o have_v pag._n sect._n 6_o 206._o sect_n 14._o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o albeit_o upon_o supposition_n of_o the_o church_n fallibility_n in_o non_fw-la fundamental_o she_o shall_v err_v in_o such_o decision_n which_o he_o be_v please_v to_o call_v not_o much_o concern_v and_o by_o consequence_n our_o assent_n will_v be_v erroneous_a yet_o that_o small_a incommodity_n will_v be_v abundant_o recompense_v with_o the_o most_o acceptable_a virtue_n of_o obedience_n love_v of_o peace_n and_o unity_n which_o accompany_v it_o answ_n let_v he_o not_o talk_v of_o obedience_n till_o he_o can_v show_v a_o precept_n something_o from_o god_n which_o oblige_v we_o to_o believe_v a_o error_n or_o to_o tell_v a_o lie_n when_o their_o church_n command_v we_o to_o disobey_v god_n and_o play_v the_o hypocrite_n that_o we_o may_v perform_v obedience_n to_o her_o injunction_n to_o deny_v his_o truth_n out_o of_o humility_n and_o to_o 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