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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70152	An ansvver to a popish pamphlet called the touch-stone of the reformed gospell. made speciallie out of themselves. By William Guild, D.D. and preacher of Gods word.	Guild, William, 1586-1657.	1656 (1656)	Wing G2202; ESTC R221580	101,567	372

that none of them should brag of preheminence The seventh place is Iohn 21. 15. where Christ sayeth to Peter Feed my sheep that is sayth he governe my Church whereunto I shall answere onlie in Cardinall Cusanus words lib. 2. de concord Cath. cap. 13. saying If it was spoken to Peter feed my sheep yet it is manifest sayeth hee that this feeding was but by the word and his holie example and that according to S. Augustin in his Commentarie on these words the same was commanded likewise to all the others in saying go yee into all the world and preach the Gospell to everie creature so that nothing is spoken to Peter sayeth he which importeth any other power and therefore we conclude rightlie sayeth the Cardinall that all the Apostles were equall in power with Peter Bellar. also l. 4. de pont cap. 23. § addit acknowledgeth that what was givē to peter by these words feed my sheep was given to all by these other words as my Father sent me so send I you His last place which he bringeth is Math 12. 25. Every kingdome divided against it self is brought to desolation and if Satan cast out satan c. whence he most ridiculouslie reasoneth thus Satan hath a kingdome whereof he is chief if then there be not onelie a visible head of the Church triumphant in heaven but also a visible head even in hell why not also a visible head on earth sayeth he risum teneatis amici A goodlie conformitie indeed But as he would ha●e the Church to haue a visible vicar head on earth aswell as a chief one in heaven so he should let Satan also haue a visible vicar head on earth aswel as he is the chief head in hel and indeed wee acknowledge the Pope to be that vicar of his power but not the vicar of Christ Horned like the Lamb but speaking like the Dragon Revel 13. 11. As for Testimonies of Fathers which he citeth as of Theophy lact who calleth Peter the prince of the disciples this importeth no more supremacie of jurisdiction over the rest nor where it is said of Virgil That he is the Prince of poets that therefore he had jurisdiction over all poets in his age Therefore Cyril Hier his words which he also citeth showeth the true meaning thereof calling Peter Prince that is The most excellent of the Apostles which none doth deny And wheras Eusebius calleth him The first Bishope of Christians this importeth onlie primacie in order but no supremacie of power As for Chrisostome his 55. Homile on Mathew where he alleadgeth that hee is ther called The head of the church there is no such title there which as I shall show heere-after Pope Gregorie calleth proud and prophane Lastly he citeth one Euthymius a late Monck as a Father who lived 1118. years after Christ who calleth Peter Master of the whole World not by dominion over it as all knoweth but in respect of that Apostolicall commission Math. 28. 19. Go teach all nations c. And the last is Pope Leo's testimonie in his owne behalf calling Peter Head and chief of the Apostles in the sense forenamed and yet all these prove onlie what Peter was personallie but nowise that the Pope is the same successivelie But before I leaue this so pleaded for papall supremacie I will batter this loftiest tow●e of mysticall Babylon with a batterie furnished onlie by a Pope himself Gregorie the great thus Bellarmin lib. 2. de pont cap. 31. proveth the Popes supremacie by these two titles given to him to wit that he is called The Head of the Church and Vniversall Bishop Of the first wherof sayeth Gregorie lib. 4. indict epist 36 It is Sa●anicall pride by any such title of Head so to subject all Christs members to one man which cohereth to one Head onely alone Christ Iesus And of the second he saith Any one so to mount aboue others to such an hight of singularitie as that he would be under none but he alone would bee aboue all as Pope Boniface thereafter claimed Extrav lib. 1. Tit. 8. cap. 1. to be acknowledged by al under paine of damnation It is a most proud and prophane usurpation And lest that Gregorie should seem to oppose these titles in the person of Iohn Bishop of Constantinople who first obtained the same from the Emperour Manritiꝰ as a wrong done to him or his sea to whom these titles wer due Therfore 1. he cleareth himself of this saying to the Emperour Epist 32. In this matter most religious Lord do I defend any cause of mine or do I challenge heerin any wrong done to mee No. And yet the more to cleare this he sayeth epist 36. None of my Predecessours would ever consent to use such a prophane title no not Peter himself the first founder of this sea who altho he was chief of the Apostles and according to his Apostle-ship had the care of all the Church committed to him yet notwithstanding sayth he was not called the universall Apostle And in the same Epistle to Eulogiꝰ B. of Alexandria hee showeth that himself would no wise accept of any such style when it was offered to him And therefore he sayeth to Eulogius Let not your Holinesse in your letters style any man whosoever universall Bishope yea morover sayeth he epist 38. I confidentlie affirme that whosoever calleth himself universall Bishope or desireth so to be called he is the fore-runner of Antichrist Yea more yet epist 39. lib. 6. epist 30 whosoever assenteth or acknowledgeth any such style he loseth the faith sayeth hee and maketh shipwracke thereof a sadd doom against all papists all which made Cardinall Cusanꝰ to say thus lib. 2. de concord Cath. cap. 13. whil we defend this that the Pope is not universall Bishope but onlie the first aboue others to wit in place or primacie in so doing we defend the truth sayth he Thus doth a great Pope and famous Cardinall pleade against papall supremacie as much as any Protestant can do 12. THat a womā may be head or supreame governesse of the Church in all causes as the late Queene Elizabeth was VVHich is contrarie sayeth hee to Tim. 2. 11. where it is said Let the woman learne in silence with all subjection but I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authoritie over the man and againe 1. Cor. 14. 34. Let women hold their peace in the Churches whereunto I answere that none of these Texts proveth any other thing but onlie the subjection of a married wife to her husband and that no woman whosoever should usurp the publick pastourall office of preaching and thus do Aquinas Lombard Cajetan and other Romanists expound their late Est●ꝰ especially And as for that Religious late Queene of happie memorie Shee was Supreame Governesse of the Church within her Dominions in causes Ecclesiasticall no otherwi●e than as we reade David was in everie matter pertayning to God as we see 1. Chron. 26. 32. and as