in_o the_o 23_o section_n that_o 23._o this_o be_v affirm_v and_o intend_v by_o balsamon_n to_o all_o canon_n in_o general_a as_o the_o judgement_n of_o learned_a man_n in_o his_o note_n on_o the_o sixteen_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n have_v already_o be_v answer_v and_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o balsamon_n who_o affirm_v it_o but_o other_o man_n neither_o do_v he_o call_v they_o learned_a man_n as_o the_o doctor_n here_o impose_v on_o he_o but_o only_o say_v that_o some_o man_n say_v the_o emperor_n can_v do_v such_o and_o such_o thing_n and_o he_o add_v that_o those_o person_n proceed_v upon_o this_o ground_n that_o the_o emperor_n may_v do_v lawful_o whatever_o he_o list_v his_o last_o paragraph_n for_o which_o as_o his_o former_a custom_n be_v he_o reserve_v the_o best_a of_o his_o strength_n prove_v that_o this_o right_n of_o king_n to_o be_v head_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n can_v be_v alienate_v by_o prescription_n the_o testimony_n he_o introduce_v be_v of_o one_o sayr_n a_o late_a monk_n who_o write_v his_o book_n at_o rome_n a_o man_n likely_a to_o speak_v much_o in_o the_o doctor_n behalf_n who_o opinion_n in_o case_n he_o shall_v say_v any_o thing_n against_o we_o be_v but_o of_o a_o private_a casuist_n may_v with_o the_o like_a facility_n be_v reject_v as_o allege_v but_o what_o say_v honest_a sayr_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o when_o prescription_n be_v neither_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n nor_o the_o divine_a law_n nor_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n but_o only_o the_o civil_a and_o canon_n law_n there_o it_o extend_v no_o far_a than_o every_o supreme_a prince_n in_o his_o realm_n by_o his_o law_n be_v suppose_v to_o will_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v extend_v and_o therefore_o that_o no_o subject_n can_v prescribe_v exemption_n from_o make_v appeal_n to_o his_o king_n or_o that_o his_o prince_n may_v not_o punish_v he_o when_o reason_n and_o justice_n require_v let_v the_o testimony_n itself_o be_v what_o it_o will_v what_o be_v the_o doctor_n dream_v on_o when_o he_o produce_v it_o marry_o he_o dream_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v heretofore_o prescribe_v against_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o their_o pretend_a right_n of_o be_v head_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n next_o this_o prescription_n of_o the_o pope_n have_v not_o its_o force_n from_o any_o thing_n but_o a_o canon_n or_o civil_a law_n these_o two_o point_n the_o doctor_n dream_o suppose_v to_o be_v certain_a principle_n and_o it_o be_v discourtesy_n in_o we_o not_o to_o grant_v they_o gratis_o for_o fear_v we_o shall_v spoil_v his_o learned_a conclusion_n what_o a_o shame_n be_v this_o for_o a_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n whereas_o every_o boy_n that_o have_v be_v but_o two_o year_n at_o cambridge_n know_v he_o be_v first_o to_o establish_v his_o premise_n firm_o ere_o he_o can_v claim_v any_o certainty_n of_o truth_n in_o his_o conclusion_n to_o suppose_v his_o premise_n true_a and_o upon_o that_o grant_n kind_o make_v by_o himself_o to_o himself_o conclude_v at_o pleasure_n what_o he_o list_v and_o what_o a_o unconscionable_a piece_n of_o affect_a ignorance_n be_v this_o to_o bring_v a_o testimony_n which_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v apply_v to_o his_o purpose_n without_o prove_v the_o two_o former_a self-made_a supposition_n and_o yet_o to_o neglect_v that_o necessary_a task_n and_o conclude_v in_o these_o vain_a word_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o apply_v this_o distinct_o to_o the_o confirm_v of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v but_o i_o shall_v not_o expatiate_v it_o be_v now_o become_v a_o old_a excuse_n with_o the_o doctor_n to_o cry_v he_o be_v out_o of_o his_o way_n when_o he_o come_v to_o a_o passage_n he_o can_v get_v over_o but_o all-to-be-labour_n thing_n frivolous_a and_o which_o his_o self-laid_a ground_n once_o suppose_v will_v be_v out_o of_o question_n thus_o you_o see_v a_o end_n of_o his_o six_o chapter_n which_o be_v total_o build_v upon_o this_o ground_n that_o the_o authority_n of_o head_n of_o the_o church_n be_v no_o more_o than_o patriarchal_a and_o consequent_o need_v in_o rigour_n of_o dispute_n no_o other_o reply_n but_o only_o to_o deny_v the_o supposition_n and_o bid_v he_o prove_v it_o what_o have_v be_v answer_v to_o each_o particular_a be_v only_o to_o let_v the_o reader_n see_v how_o inconsequent_o and_o weak_o he_o build_v even_o upon_o his_o own_o foundation_n sect_n 8._o a_o reply_n to_o doctor_n hammonds_n narrative_n confession_n of_o his_o schism_n the_o doctor_n have_v lay_v his_o totter_a ground_n for_o the_o king_n supremacy_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n by_o allege_v some_o testimony_n express_o against_o himself_o and_o his_o cause_n and_o not_o one_o express_o for_o they_o but_o what_o his_o fellow-schismaticks_a afford_v he_o next_o have_v suppose_v upon_o his_o own_o strongly-dreaming_a imagination_n without_o one_o direct_a place_n of_o any_o authentic_a writer_n against_o cloud_n of_o most_o plain_a testimony_n from_o father_n and_o council_n frequent_a in_o our_o controvertist_n and_o not_o touch_v by_o he_o in_o way_n of_o answer_n against_o the_o most_o visible_a practice_n and_o universal_a belief_n of_o the_o whole_a catholic_n world_n that_o the_o pope_n be_v only_o a_o private_a patriarch_n and_o have_v no_o right_a of_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o universal_a church_n and_o last_o out_o of_o a_o few_o testimony_n witness_v the_o facto_fw-la that_o king_n do_v erect_v and_o remove_v patriarchates_n without_o any_o word_n exclude_v the_o church_n precedent_n order_n have_v conclude_v that_o such_o a_o power_n belong_v the_o jure_fw-la to_o king_n and_o be_v annex_v to_o a_o crown_n these_o three_o thing_n most_o grave_o suppose_v he_o go_v about_o to_o clear_v the_o church_n of_o england_n from_o the_o imputation_n of_o cast_v off_o obedience_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n at_o the_o reformation_n which_o be_v the_o intent_n of_o this_o chapter_n but_o first_o he_o lay_v down_o at_o large_a the_o whole_a history_n of_o schism_n ommit_v only_o the_o main_a thing_n that_o may_v disgrace_v it_o and_o by_o what_o degree_n or_o step_n this_o miserable_a kingdom_n and_o church_n come_v to_o renounce_v the_o obedience_n to_o those_o ecclesiastical_a superior_n who_o have_v by_o their_o own_o confession_n for_o eight_o or_o nine_o hundred_o year_n steer_v that-then-secure_a bark_n in_o a_o calm_a unity_n of_o faith_n and_o which_o authority_n 4._o all_o the_o then_o present_a world_n except_o king_n henry_n now_o friend_n but_o late_a antagonist_n luther_n acknowledge_v and_o submit_v to_o first_o he_o tell_v we_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o clergy_n in_o a_o synod_n recognise_v the_o king_n to_o be_v supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n second_o by_o their_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n and_o three_o the_o definition_n of_o the_o university_n and_o monastery_n after_o debate_n that_o the_o pope_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v more_o in_o england_n then_o any_o other_o extern_a bishop_n that_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o and_o all_o this_o in_o this_o sort_n conclude_v subscribe_v and_o confirm_v by_o their_o corporal_a oath_n which_o word_n corporal_n be_v well_o put_v in_o for_o their_o soul_n and_o conscience_n never_o go_v along_o with_o it_o be_v afterward_o turn_v into_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o which_o it_o be_v resolve_v upon_o the_o question_n to_o defy_v the_o pope_n and_o all_o his_o work_n in_o answer_n to_o which_o though_o a_o bare_a narration_n how_o a_o schism_n be_v make_v deserve_v none_o yet_o to_o devoid_a it_o of_o all_o excuse_n it_o may_v pretend_v to_o i_o object_n first_o that_o it_o do_v not_o original_o spring_v from_o conscience_n no_o not_o even_o a_o erroneous_a one_o but_o from_o manifest_a malice_n and_o viciousness_n next_o that_o the_o kingdom_n assent_v to_o this_o ill_a originized_a breach_n be_v not_o free_a and_o three_o that_o though_o both_o these_o be_v grant_v yet_o this_o act_n of_o they_o so_o large_o lay_v out_o by_o doctor_n hammond_n be_v true_o and_o proper_o a_o schism_n and_o entitle_v they_o schismatics_n nay_o the_o more_o the_o doctor_n dilate_v upon_o it_o the_o more_o schismatical_a he_o make_v the_o breach_n of_o which_o the_o two_o latter_a himself_o though_o never_o so_o loath_a must_v acknowledge_v unless_o he_o will_v deny_v his_o own_o word_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o all_o the_o world_n know_v that_o till_o king_n henry_n violence_v the_o breach_n all_o england_n both_o clergy_n and_o laity_n be_v as_o equal_o and_o as_o peaceable_o conjoin_v to_o the_o catholic_a church_n under_o the_o government_n of_o her_o supreme_a pastor_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o either_o france_n or_o spain_n be_v now_o neither_o do_v they_o ever_o express_v any_o scrupulosity_n that_o they_o have_v remain_v under_o such_o a_o government_n ever_o since_o the_o conversion_n of_o their_o first_o
that_o the_o emperor_n do_v it_o by_o their_o own_o proper_a power_n sect_n 7._o of_o doctor_n hammond_n advance_v towards_o the_o question_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o four_o chapter_n the_o doctor_n have_v so_o wise_o and_o secure_o lay_v his_o ground_n that_o be_v have_v omit_v all_o ground_n that_o may_v either_o prejudice_n his_o cause_n or_o touch_v the_o question_n advance_v at_o length_n towards_o the_o controversy_n itself_o but_o with_o the_o same_o reeling-pace_n as_o former_o in_o which_o he_o continue_v throughout_o the_o whole_a progress_n of_o this_o chapter_n with_o such_o a_o ramble_a career_n as_o if_o what_o he_o have_v say_v hitherto_o be_v but_o preparative_n to_o absurdness_n or_o but_o nonsense_n in_o jest_n which_o here_o be_v come_v to_o the_o point_n he_o more_o exact_o perform_v in_o earnest_n which_o if_o my_o answer_n to_o this_o chapter_n do_v not_o plain_o demonstrate_v i_o will_v submit_v myself_o willing_o to_o be_v brand_v by_o the_o reader_n censure_v for_o a_o most_o unjust_a calumniator_n but_o if_o it_o do_v then_o let_v he_o think_v of_o mr._n hammonds_n manner_n of_o proceed_v and_o his_o cause_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o deserve_v and_o first_o stumble_v at_o the_o threshold_n he_o 1._o expect_v that_o the_o church_n shall_v produce_v evidence_n for_o her_o own_o or_o her_o supreme_a head_n authority_n in_o england_n which_o since_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o side_n that_o the_o pope_n be_v in_o quiet_a possession_n of_o such_o a_o primacy_n it_o no_o more_o belong_v to_o we_o to_o prove_v just_a than_o it_o do_v to_o the_o emperor_n who_o have_v derive_v the_o succession_n of_o his_o right_n from_o a_o long_a train_n of_o ancestor_n to_o evidence_n his_o title_n to_o the_o kingdom_n ere_o he_o can_v punish_v a_o rebel_n it_o be_v wonderful_a the_o doctor_n shall_v be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o which_o all_o the_o world_n know_v and_o acknowledge_v to_o wit_n that_o a_o long-setled_n possession_n be_v of_o itself_o a_o proof_n until_o the_o contrary_n be_v evince_v so_o as_o he_o who_o shall_v deny_v the_o authority_n of_o such_o a_o emperor_n be_v true_o and_o proper_o a_o seditious_a person_n and_o you_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n true_o and_o proper_o schismatic_n unless_o he_o can_v produce_v sufficient_a that_o be_v evident_a cause_n and_o reason_n why_o he_o refuse_v obedience_n to_o that_o emperor_n and_o you_o why_o you_o deny_v subjection_n to_o the_o pope_n who_o as_o you_o be_v tell_v before_o be_v not_o less_o find_v in_o a_o quiet_a and_o long-acknowledged_n possession_n of_o primacy_n in_o england_n nay_o much_o more_o than_o any_o emperor_n or_o king_n in_o christendom_n be_v of_o his_o crown_n to_o wit_n even_o by_o your_o own_o grant_n for_o the_o space_n of_o eight_o or_o nine_o hundred_o year_n neither_o imagine_v that_o the_o modern_a protestant_n who_o find_v the_o pope_n out_v from_o his_o jurisdiction_n in_o england_n be_v therefore_o excusable_a from_o their_o forefather_n schism_n for_o however_o changeableness_n of_o humane_a affair_n and_o pretence_n that_o temporal_a law_n be_v constitute_v and_o be_v disannulable_a by_o man_n may_v render_v such_o right_n and_o title_n obnoxious_a to_o alienation_n or_o alteration_n and_o so_o cause_v a_o deseazance_n of_o any_o obedience_n former_o due_a to_o a_o secular_a governor_n yet_o if_o christ_n himself_o have_v constitute_v any_o authority_n and_o enjoin_v obedience_n to_o it_o no_o length_n of_o time_n no_o vicissitude_n of_o secular_a affair_n nor_o intercession_n of_o humane_a law_n can_v ever_o disoblige_v from_o this_o duty_n so_o that_o it_o lie_v still_o as_o fresh_o as_o at_o the_o first_o breach_n encharged_a upon_o the_o protestant_n under_o the_o penalty_n of_o schism_n to_o manifest_v with_o most_o convince_a and_o undeniable_a argument_n that_o the_o pope_n can_v never_o claim_v any_o such_o authority_n from_o christ._n which_o claim_n of_o we_o and_o as_o the_o doctor_n 2._o will_v have_v it_o our_o first_o evidence_n he_o go_v about_o to_o confute_v in_o this_o chapter_n but_o first_o in_o big_a term_n he_o lay_v out_o a_o ample_a narration_n how_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o the_o university_n and_o parliament_n not_o only_o say_v but_o testify_v under_o their_o hand_n and_o seal_n nay_o more_o say_v the_o doctor_n take_v their_o corporal_a oath_n on_o it_o that_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o all_z this_o say_v mr._n hammond_n be_v lookâ—_n on_o and_o condemn_v as_o a_o act_n of_o schism_n in_o this_o church_n and_o nation_n what_o a_o piece_n of_o wit_n be_v here_o this_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n for_o which_o we_o accuse_v your_o church_n and_o nation_n of_o schism_n and_o you_o by_o a_o bare_a narration_n that_o it_o be_v do_v think_v it_o seem_v to_o have_v half_o prove_v it_o be_v lawful_o do_v and_o all_o this_o say_v seal_v and_o swear_v by_o a_o king_n parliament_z and_o university_n be_v enough_o to_o amaze_v a_o vulgar-headed_n reader_n into_o a_o belief_n that_o their_o vote_n can_v not_o be_v other_o then_o true_a and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o doctor_n himself_o wonder_v that_o the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n shall_v be_v so_o unreasonable_a as_o not_o to_o grant_v and_o think_v herself_o ever_o to_o have_v teach_v and_o the_o whole_a world_n ever_o to_o have_v believe_v a_o lie_n rather_o than_o to_o judge_v so_o uncharitable_o that_o a_o lustful_a and_o tyrannical_a king_n with_o some_o number_n of_o his_o subject_n partly_o out_o of_o flattery_n partly_o out_o of_o fear_n adhere_v to_o he_o though_o these_o not_o a_o handful_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o even-then-present_a christian_a world_n shall_v say_v seal_n and_o swear_v a_o falsehood_n especial_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o breach_n be_v most_o notorious_a to_o the_o whole_a world_n not_o to_o have_v be_v conscience_n but_o vicious_a and_o unlawful_a pretence_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n multitudes_z of_o conscientious_a and_o learned_a man_n oppose_v it_o and_o many_o lay_n down_o their_o dear_a life_n in_o testimony_n of_o the_o contrary_a truth_n who_o take_v the_o affirmative_a upon_o their_o death_n be_v more_o to_o be_v believe_v than_o the_o other_o true_a take_v it_o upon_o their_o corporal_a oath_n among_o those_o who_o die_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n be_v our_o renown_a and_o worthy_a countryman_n sir_n thomas_n more_n who_o esteem_n for_o piety_n learning_n and_o prudence_n as_o the_o king_n profess_v be_v so_o eminent_a that_o his_o subscription_n alone_o if_o it_o can_v be_v procure_v be_v worth_a half_a the_o realm_n yet_o this_o so_o notorious_a act_n and_o commence_v of_o schism_n though_o spring_v from_o unlawful_a lust_n and_o manage_v with_o most_o cruel_a tyranny_n the_o doctor_n seem_v to_o think_v so_o laudable_a that_o the_o very_o mention_v it_o will_v something_o conduce_v to_o justify_v a_o schismatic_a all_o this_o say_v he_o be_v look_v on_o and_o condemn_v as_o a_o act_n of_o schism_n in_o this_o church_n and_o nation_n next_o he_o proceed_v to_o state_n the_o question_n by_o 3._o branch_a the_o objection_n into_o many_o part_n which_o the_o doctor_n will_v needs_o have_v belong_v to_o we_o to_o manifest_v ere_o the_o objection_n will_v have_v any_o force_n so_o as_o possession_n beyond_o memory_n be_v of_o no_o force_n with_o he_o which_o yet_o be_v the_o basis_n of_o all_o the_o firm_a peace_n this_o poor_a world_n enjoy_v and_o the_o ground_n upon_o which_o every_o man_n remain_v quiet_o instate_v in_o his_o own_o when_o such_o a_o possession_n be_v once_o settle_a all_o controversy_n be_v silence_v when_o it_o be_v question_v a_o gap_n be_v open_v to_o all_o litigiousness_n necessity_n therefore_o and_o evidence_n must_v both_o be_v plead_v ere_o any_o one_o can_v just_o quarrel_v with_o this_o nurse_n of_o peace_n yet_o the_o church_n must_v plead_v her_o evidence_n say_v the_o doctor_n that_o be_v seem_v to_o bring_v in_o question_n she_o own_o longpossessed_a title_n and_o at_o who_o bar_n think_v you_o must_v she_o plead_v it_o at_o no_o other_o than_o that_o of_o her_o quondam_a son_n and_o subject_n and_o now_o rebel_n and_o enemy_n but_o the_o doctor_n most_o unfortunate_o accurate_a in_o his_o division_n tell_v we_o that_o we_o must_v manifest_v first_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o england_n second_o the_o consequence_n of_o that_o fact_n that_o it_o be_v schism_n suppose_v those_o successor_n of_o saint_n peter_n be_v thus_o set_v over_o all_o christian_n by_o christ._n as_o for_o the_o first_o the_o reader_n i_o doubt_v not_o will_v smile_v at_o the_o doctor_n folly_n in_o tell_v we_o we_o be_v to_o manifest_v that_o which_o no_o man_n live_v ever_o deny_v and_o which_o himself_o immediate_o before_o and_o far_o more_o large_o hereafter_o relate_v and_o acknowledge_v for_o who_o
alter_v old_a one_o then_o you_o must_v either_o grant_v our_o church_n in_o the_o fifteen_o age_n to_o have_v be_v no_o church_n which_o you_o dare_v not_o affirm_v for_o fear_v of_o spoil_v your_o own_o mission_n or_o else_o grant_v that_o you_o be_v more_o bind_v to_o hold_v the_o ceremony_n recommend_v by_o she_o than_o those_o which_o descend_v from_o the_o primitive_a time_n since_o our_o church_n can_v better_o see_v what_o be_v expedient_a for_o her_o present_a circumstance_n than_o the_o primitive_a can_v foresee_v so_o long_o before_o hand_n what_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v convenient_a for_o future_a age_n sect_n 4._o of_o doctor_n hammonds_n charitablenesse_n in_o admit_v all_o to_o his_o communion_n and_o our_o pretend_a uncharitableness_n for_o refuse_v to_o go_v to_o their_o assembly_n in_o the_o five_o place_n the_o doctor_n profess_v like_o a_o good_a charitable_a man_n as_o he_o be_v that_o they_o exclude_v no_o christian_a from_o their_o communion_n that_o will_v either_o filial_o or_o fraternal_o embrace_v it_o with_o they_o no_o true_o to_o give_v your_o religion_n its_o due_a it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a civil_a and_o courteous_a profession_n and_o admit_v all_o the_o old_a condemn_a heresy_n into_o communion_n provide_v they_o but_o profess_v christ_n whatever_o point_v else_o they_o deny_v it_o matter_n not_o nay_o it_o be_v sufficient_a if_o they_o call_v themselves_o christians_o though_o all_o the_o world_n else_o call_v they_o heretic_n yet_o your_o kind_a heart_a church_n can_v but_o friendly_o entertain_v they_o you_o keep_v open_a house_n for_o all_o comer_n the_o doctrine_n of_o oportet_fw-la haereses_fw-la esse_fw-la there_o must_v be_v heresy_n be_v change_v by_o your_o boon_n behaviour_n into_o it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v heresy_n for_o whereas_o the_o world_n heretofore_o understand_v those_o to_o be_v heretic_n who_o hold_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o some_o point_n of_o christianity_n but_o deny_v other_o which_o be_v the_o tenet_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n at_o that_o time_n you_o have_v now_o quite_o change_v the_o former_a notion_n and_o think_v none_o to_o be_v exclude_v from_o communion_n that_o be_v none_o to_o be_v heretic_n that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o a_o christian_a so_o as_o though_o they_o deny_v all_o point_n of_o christ_n doctrine_n yet_o profess_v christ_n name_n and_o the_o outward_a letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n let_v they_o come_v and_o welcome_a anabaptist_n brownist_n presbyterian_o quaker_n carpocratian_o perhaps_o arian_n nay_o even_o simon_n magus_n himself_o all_o these_o sew_v together_o only_o with_o the_o airy_a sound_n of_o the_o word_n christian_n will_v serve_v for_o broken-ware_n piece_n to_o patch_v up_o doctor_n hammonds_n motley_n church_n for_o since_o they_o hold_v to_o his_o ground_n that_o be_v to_o profess_v christ_n name_n and_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n he_o can_v in_o any_o reason_n admit_v some_o and_o refuse_v the_o rest_n again_o the_o doctor_n be_v willing_a to_o admit_v any_o that_o will_v filial_o or_o fraternal_o embrace_v communion_n with_o they_o that_o be_v all_o that_o will_v be_v either_o under_o they_o or_o at_o least_o not_o above_o they_o but_o be_v loath_a to_o admit_v communion_n with_o any_o that_o will_v paternal_o communicate_v with_o they_o that_o be_v be_v over_o and_o govern_v they_o no_o take_v heed_n of_o that_o as_o much_o courtesy_n as_o you_o please_v but_o not_o a_o dram_n of_o humility_n obedience_n nor_o subjection_n to_o superior_n these_o peace-preserving_a virtue_n will_v quite_o break_v the_o neck_n of_o schism_n and_o faction_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o overpower_v authority_n though_o never_o so_o long_o settle_v in_o possession_n over_o the_o country_n and_o acknowledge_v and_o believe_v by_o all_o christian_n in_o never_o so_o many_o age_n to_o be_v of_o divine_a institution_n yet_o present_o the_o spirit_n of_o schism_n in_o the_o first_o place_n endeavour_n to_o break_v asunder_o the_o bond_n of_o this_o paternal_a communion_n to_o pluck_v it_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o cast_v it_o out_o of_o the_o island_n you_o be_v willing_a you_o say_v to_o admit_v all_o to_o your_o assembly_n that_o acknowledge_v the_o foundation_n lay_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n you_o love_v mighty_o to_o talk_v plausible_a word_n in_o the_o air_n and_o in_o general_a as_o if_o you_o make_v account_v your_o reader_n shall_v be_v all_o fool_n to_o search_v no_o further_o than_o the_o empty_a sound_n of_o your_o universal_a say_n not_o apply_v they_o to_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n good_a mr._n doctor_n tell_v i_o what_o it_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o foundation_n lay_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v it_o to_o acknowledge_v scripture_n all_o heresy_n in_o the_o world_n fly_v only_o to_o it_o and_o make_v it_o their_o armour-house_n to_o oppugn_v christ_n and_o his_o church_n arian_n and_o socinian_o most_o of_o all_o and_o yet_o they_o can_v deny_v christ_n godhead_n so_o as_o by_o this_o mean_n indeed_o you_o will_v have_v store_n of_o communicant_n be_v it_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n then_o truth_n be_v one_o and_o falsehood_n manifold_a if_o their_o interpretation_n be_v different_a from_o you_o both_o can_v be_v true_a and_o consequent_o both_o acknowledge_v not_o the_o foundation_n leave_v by_o christ_n for_o falsify_v his_o word_n can_v be_v that_o foundation_n again_o if_o this_o be_v the_o foundation_n leave_v by_o christ_n you_o must_v have_v some_o certain_a and_o know_a rule_n to_o come_v by_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n else_o you_o can_v be_v certain_o assure_v who_o acknowledge_v this_o foundation_n and_o so_o admit_v rash_o to_o your_o communion_n you_o know_v not_o who_o be_v it_o perhaps_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o scripture_n but_o restrain_v to_o fundamental_o still_o the_o same_o difficulty_n remain_v unless_o you_o have_v some_o certain_a rule_n to_o distinguish_v and_o sort_v out_o the_o essential_o from_o point_n of_o less_o importance_n to_o talk_v much_o of_o fundamental_o and_o never_o tell_v we_o which_o be_v they_o be_v but_o a_o shuffle_a trick_n of_o a_o mountebank_n and_o very_o unbecoming_a a_o grave_n divine_a or_o be_v this_o foundation_n perhaps_o the_o solid_a sense_n of_o christ_n law_n write_v and_o plant_v in_o the_o table_n of_o man_n heart_n by_o the_o apostle_n and_o thence_o by_o a_o welllinked_a chain_n of_o universal_a tradition_n derive_v to_o our_o time_n if_o so_o you_o must_v admit_v only_a catholic_n and_o exclude_v all_o the_o rest_n since_o only_o they_o hold_v this_o foundation_n or_o rather_o indeed_o since_o you_o deny_v this_o way_n of_o bring_v down_o faith_n to_o be_v sufficient_a which_o catholic_n hold_v as_o a_o certain_a and_o infallible_a rule_n it_o follow_v that_o if_o you_o will_v go_v conseqent_o to_o your_o own_o ground_n you_o must_v not_o admit_v they_o neither_o since_o this_o be_v not_o the_o by-you_a acknowledge_v foundation_n lay_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n it_o remain_v then_o that_o you_o be_v willing_a to_o admit_v all_o those_o that_o shall_v say_v they_o have_v the_o foundation_n lay_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o than_o you_o can_v doubt_v but_o to_o have_v the_o brotherly_a fellowship_n of_o all_o heretic_n and_o schismatics_n in_o the_o world_n that_o have_v be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v since_o all_o pretend_v strong_o in_o general_a term_n to_o acknowledge_v that_o foundation_n nor_o be_v he_o less_o devout_o charitable_a in_o the_o 6._o follow_a word_n that_o they_o earnest_o desire_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o like_a freedom_n of_o external_a communion_n with_o all_o the_o member_n of_o all_o other_o christian_a church_n as_o oft_o as_o occasion_n make_v we_o capable_a of_o that_o blessing_n of_o the_o one_o heart_n and_o the_o one_o lip_n this_o it_o be_v to_o be_v so_o enure_v to_o a_o drowsy_a sound_v vein_n of_o preach_v quodlibet_n till_o a_o man_n have_v hum_v and_o drum_v away_o all_o reason_n out_o of_o his_o head_n speak_v sense_n man_n and_o let_v your_o pretend_a charity_n come_v clad_v in_o truth_n or_o else_o i_o must_v just_o suspect_v it_o to_o be_v nothing_o but_o pharisaical_a hypocrisy_n i_o hate_v contradiction_n though_o tell_v i_o in_o never_o so_o pious_a a_o tone_n be_v it_o ever_o hear_v that_o any_o catholic_a deny_v you_o communion_n if_o you_o be_v capable_a of_o that_o blessing_n of_o one_o heart_n the_o same_o interior_a belief_n and_o one_o lip_n the_o same_o exterior_a profession_n to_o what_o purpose_n then_o be_v those_o seem_o pious_a word_n produce_v leave_v off_o pay_v we_o with_o this_o hollow_a language_n empty_a of_o sense_n render_v yourselves_o capable_a of_o that_o blessing_n in_o your_o action_n renounce_v and_o repent_v your_o disobedience_n to_o your_o so-long-acknowledged_a superior_n repeal_v your_o schismatical_a ordinance_n against_o
ever_o imagine_v it_o a_o matter_n of_o controversy_n need_v to_o be_v manifest_v whether_o or_o no_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o deny_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n the_o second_o be_v yet_o more_o ridiculous_a than_o the_o former_a since_o not_o even_o the_o most_o impudent_a heretic_n in_o the_o world_n ever_o have_v the_o face_n to_o deny_v but_o that_o if_o the_o pope_n universal_a authority_n be_v constitute_v by_o christ_n the_o consequence_n be_v inevitable_a that_o it_o be_v both_o schism_n and_o heresy_n to_o reject_v and_o condemn_v it_o 5._o as_o he_o confess_v they_o do_v yet_o be_v this_o the_o second_o thing_n say_v he_o which_o we_o must_v manifest_v ere_o the_o objection_n will_v be_v of_o any_o force_n but_o to_o make_v the_o jest_n complete_a after_o tell_v we_o that_o we_o be_v to_o manifest_v they_o he_o out_o of_o his_o courtesy_n and_o to_o expedite_v the_o matter_n be_v please_v to_o grant_v they_o not_o require_v the_o pretender_n far_a to_o prove_v they_o as_o if_o he_o can_v have_v resist_v they_o but_o have_v do_v we_o a_o great_a favour_n in_o save_v we_o from_o a_o most_o disgraceful_a foil_n we_o shall_v have_v sustain_v in_o maintain_v that_o a_o fact_n be_v do_v which_o himself_o and_o all_o the_o world_n acknowledge_v and_o in_o be_v puzzle_v with_o prove_v that_o what_o christ_n bid_v we_o do_v be_v to_o be_v do_v and_o the_o authority_n institute_v by_o god_n himself_o to_o be_v obey_v to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o to_o bring_v such_o unnecessary_a and_o frivolous_a distinction_n and_o afterward_o wave_v they_o but_o the_o doctor_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o and_o shall_v demonstrate_v more_o large_o hereafter_o have_v a_o most_o special_a gift_n of_o his_o own_o in_o divide_v his_o text_n and_o he_o must_v upon_o all_o or_o rather_o no_o occasion_n show_v it_o which_o trick_n of_o he_o though_o it_o counterfeit_v a_o order_n and_o breed_v a_o apprehension_n of_o a_o methodical_a exactness_n in_o discourse_n to_o ordinary_a reader_n yet_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v discover_v to_o tend_v to_o no_o solidity_n be_v like_o the_o philosopher_n divide_v of_o spatium_fw-la imaginarium_fw-la all_o man_n will_v see_v plain_o it_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a knack_n to_o be-wonder_n child_n and_o ignorant_n sect_n 7._o of_o doctor_n hammonds_n first_o evidence_n against_o st._n peter_n universal_a pastorship_n but_o now_o the_o question_n be_v state_v this_o chapter_n be_v to_o prove_v no_o donation_n of_o any_o primacy_n to_o st._n peter_n by_o christ_n the_o next_o that_o no_o such_o authority_n be_v devolve_v upon_o the_o pope_n his_o successor_n in_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n and_o now_o the_o long-expected_n time_n of_o the_o doctor_n evidence_n be_v come_v i_o tell_v you_o he_o have_v a_o horrible_a design_n in_o lavender_n against_o the_o pope_n now_o truth_n be_v come_v to_o light_n this_o this_o be_v the_o fatal_a time_n that_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o beast_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n must_v be_v break_v and_o the_o wall_n of_o that_o whorish-babylon_n throw_v down_o by_o the_o inevitable_a and_o unresistable_a evidence_n of_o dr._n hammond_n but_o to_o be_v serious_a the_o doctor_n and_o i_o joint_o request_v the_o ingenuous_a reader_n to_o bestow_v more_o attentive_a and_o deliberate_a diligence_n in_o examine_v and_o weigh_v well_o this_o part_n of_o the_o controversy_n than_o what_o have_v go_v before_o the_o important_a weight_n of_o the_o truth_n in_o question_n now_o hot_a in_o pursuit_n and_o the_o very_a sound_n of_o evidence_n now_o main_o pretend_v do_v both_o invite_v to_o a_o more_o particular_a attention_n the_o doctor_n especial_o grant_v that_o 4._o the_o question_n must_v be_v manage_v with_o evidence_n and_o so_o conclude_v either_o on_o the_o one_o side_n or_o the_o other_o if_o the_o doctor_n proof_n conclude_v and_o manifest_v themselves_o to_o be_v indeed_o what_o they_o be_v pretend_v that_o be_v evidence_n than_o i_o will_v grant_v the_o truth_n on_o his_o side_n and_o the_o controversy_n at_o a_o end_n but_o if_o all_o the_o evidence_n they_o bring_v be_v only_o that_o they_o be_v most_o evident_o repugnant_a and_o most_o injurious_a to_o god_n word_n to_o all_o ancient_a history_n and_o to_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v open_a forgery_n and_o most_o absurd_a deduction_n shameful_o abuse_v the_o reader_n judgement_n and_o even_o his_o very_a eye_n then_o i_o hope_v the_o reader_n will_v pardon_v i_o if_o i_o seem_v to_o bear_v less_o respect_n to_o he_o in_o tell_v he_o plain_o of_o his_o faulâ—s_n who_o manifest_v himself_o to_o have_v quite_o cast_v off_o all_o respect_n to_o truth_n god_n word_n antiquity_n his_o reader_n and_o even_o to_o his_o own_o conscience_n but_o the_o doctor_n begin_v to_o argue_v have_v at_o saint_n peter_n then_o in_o this_o chapter_n have_v at_o the_o pope_n in_o the_o next_o his_o first_o evidence_n then_o as_o he_o call_v it_o be_v from_o scripture_n that_o st._n peter_n be_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o circumcision_n or_o jew_n exclusive_o to_o the_o uncircumcision_n or_o gentile_n whence_o he_o inser_n that_o st._n peter_n authority_n be_v restrain_v to_o the_o jew_n only_o can_v not_o be_v universal_a to_o the_o whole_a church_n so_o that_o all_o his_o first_o evidence_n be_v to_o evince_v the_o no-authority_n that_o apostle_n have_v over_o the_o gentile_n or_o the_o exclusiveness_n of_o any_o apostleship_n in_o respect_n of_o they_o but_o first_o mr._n hammond_n 5._o tell_v we_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o a_o apostle_n to_o wit_n a_o commissioner_n of_o christ_n endue_v with_o authority_n by_o he_o and_o this_o commission_n give_v to_o he_o as_o to_o all_o the_o other_o apostle_n indefinite_o and_o unlimited_o not_o restrain_v by_o christ_n word_n to_o any_o particular_a province_n but_o equal_o extend_v to_o the_o whole_a world_n where_o since_o he_o will_v go_v about_o to_o define_v a_o apostle_n he_o may_v have_v do_v well_o to_o show_v in_o what_o he_o be_v distinguish_v from_o a_o disciple_n however_o all_o he_o there_o say_v be_v true_a only_o we_o add_v that_o neither_o by_o any_o subsequent_a act_n of_o they_o as_o the_o doctor_n imagine_v be_v this_o illimited_a commission_n give_v to_o each_o by_o christ_n restrain_v to_o particular_a sort_n of_o man_n or_o several_a large_a diocese_n or_o province_n so_o as_o to_o make_v they_o lose_v thereby_o their_o jurisdiction_n over_o other_o person_n or_o place_n however_o they_o may_v agree_v for_o the_o better_a propagate_a the_o gospel_n to_o disperse_v themselves_o into_o several_a nation_n or_o by_o the_o provident_a cooperation_n of_o god_n spirit_n have_v a_o more_o especial_a gift_n in_o convert_v some_o sort_n of_o people_n than_o other_o and_o so_o apply_v more_o their_o industry_n where_o they_o experience_v more_o fruit_n of_o their_o preach_v get_v thence_o by_o their_o particular_a addiction_n to_o that_o sort_n of_o people_n or_o that_o nation_n the_o appellation_n of_o their_o apostle_n or_o doctor_n no_o exclusiveness_n therefore_o of_o their_o ample_a authority_n and_o apostolical_a jurisdiction_n from_o any_o sect_n or_o nation_n no_o hedge_v or_o fence_v in_o the_o unbounded_a vastness_n of_o their_o universally-extended_n mission_n and_o commission_n within_o the_o verge_n of_o any_o particular_a province_n or_o people_n yet_o mr._n hammond_n will_v needs_o have_v all_o their_o authority_n limit_v for_o fear_n st._n peter_n shall_v prove_v unlimited_a and_o therefore_o lay_v for_o his_o ground_n to_o conclude_v st._n peter_n apostle_n of_o the_o jew_n only_o that_o they_o distribute_v their_o universal_a 5._o great_a province_n into_o several_a lesser_a one_o this_o he_o evidence_n for_o you_o must_v conceive_v that_o all_o these_o chapter_n be_v perfect_o connect_v discourse_n that_o be_v manifest_a and_o noonday_n evidence_n out_o of_o two_o place_n in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n in_o explicate_v which_o also_o his_o chief_a talent-lies_a these_o therefore_o we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o clear_a as_o far_o as_o our_o ability_n will_v give_v we_o leave_v for_o the_o reader_n can_v imagine_v no_o less_o but_o that_o these_o two_o place_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o doctor_n future_a discourse_n must_v be_v most_o unconfutable_a evidence_n and_o consequent_o must_v needs_o cost_v as_o much_o toil_n and_o labour_n in_o the_o answer_n the_o first_o place_n he_o allege_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o apostle_n have_v especial_a and_o peculiar_a province_n exclusive_o to_o one_o another_o be_v that_o of_o act_n 1._o 25._o where_o the_o apostle_n pray_v god_n to_o show_v whether_o of_o the_o two_o propose_v iustùs_fw-la and_o mathias_n he_o have_v choose_v that_o he_o may_v receive_v the_o lot_n of_o that_o ministry_n and_o apostleship_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whenceâ—udas_n â—udas_z stray_v to_o go_v to_o his_o own_o place_n where_o he_o will_v needs_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o
be_v wise_a in_o interpret_n scripture_n than_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o and_o who_o will_v not_o stick_v when_o they_o want_v better_a shift_n to_o delude_v your_o eye_n with_o obtrude_a their_o own_o forgery_n and_o sillilycritical_a explication_n as_o do_v this_o doctor_n for_o most_o absolute_a evidence_n awake_v then_o as_o you_o tender_v your_o soul_n endless_a good_a or_o misery_n awake_v and_o let_v these_o gross-absurdity_n with_o which_o they_o impose_v upon_o you_o rouse_v you_o from_o the_o lethargy_n of_o such_o a_o easy_a credulity_n wise_o bethink_v yourselves_o in_o time_n how_o unsafe_a it_o be_v to_o rely_v on_o the_o bare_a authority_n of_o their_o slippery_a interpretation_n and_o relinquish_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o whole_a catholic_n world_n which_o both_o possess_v a_o thousand_o motive_n they_o dare_v not_o lay_v claim_n to_o and_o even_o in_o their_o own_o pretence_n which_o be_v the_o right_a interpret_n of_o scripture_n aught_o in_o all_o reason_n to_o have_v infinite_a advantage_n of_o this_o dear_a reader_n i_o think_v good_a to_o admonish_v thou_o by_o the_o way_n in_o which_o if_o i_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v say_v too_o much_o the_o doctor_n will_v make_v my_o word_n good_a in_o the_o process_n of_o this_o work_n and_o if_o i_o have_v now_o complain_v for_o nothing_o he_o will_v give_v i_o cause_n ere_o he_o end_v this_o chapter_n to_o complain_v for_o something_o but_o ere_o i_o proceed_v i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o heed_n attentive_o what_o be_v in_o question_n and_o what_o be_v grant_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o saint_n peter_n preach_v to_o those_o of_o the_o circumcision_n or_o jew_n and_o for_o the_o more_o particular_a fruit_n which_o by_o god_n especial_a assistance_n he_o find_v and_o the_o more_o pain_n he_o take_v among_o they_o be_v call_v their_o apostle_n as_o also_o that_o st._n paul_n preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n and_o for_o the_o great_a cooperation_n he_o experience_v of_o god_n assistance_n in_o that_o work_n which_o make_v he_o more_o particular_o addict_v himself_o to_o they_o he_o thence_o have_v the_o appellation_n of_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n as_o he_o himself_o clear_o explicate_v himself_o in_o the_o place_n the_o doctor_n alleage_n gal._n 2._o 7_o 8._o where_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o jew_n more_o particular_o belong_v to_o st._n peter_n and_o the_o gentile_n to_o he_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o he_o that_o wrought_v with_o peter_n for_o the_o apostleship_n of_o the_o circumcision_n wrought_v with_o i_o also_o â—…mongst_a the_o gentile_n where_o the_o particle_n forâ—…_n manifest_o render_v the_o reason_n why_o these_o tâ—…_n apostles_n be_v more_o proper_o particularise_v 〈◊〉_d these_o two_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o wit_n by_o 〈◊〉_d other_o designation_n than_o the_o more_o especial_a co-operation_n of_o god_n efficacious_a assistance_n as_o 〈◊〉_d yet_o more_o plain_o show_v in_o the_o nine_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o chapter_n this_o therefore_o be_v evideâ—…_n and_o out_o of_o question_n that_o st._n peter_n more_o peculiar_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o st._n paul_n to_o the_o gentile_n at_o least_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n that_o which_o be_v in_o question_n thâ—…_n be_v whether_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o particular_o st._n peter_n province_n that_o his_o authority_n be_v limit_v to_o they_o so_o that_o he_o neither_o do_v nor_o coulâ—…_n intermeddle_v in_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentileâ—…_n that_o be_v have_v no_o jurisdiction_n over_o they_o anâ—…_n the_o contrary_a of_o st._n paul_n this_o be_v the_o doctoâ—…_n position_n from_o whence_o he_o take_v his_o first_o evidence_n 7._o against_o st._n peter_n universal_a pastorship_n that_o this_o apostle_n be_v apostle_n of_o the_o circumcisiâ—…_n or_o jew_n exclusive_o to_o the_o uncircumcision_n or_o gentile_n which_o assertion_n be_v so_o shameless_o false_a sâ—…_n expresly-opposite_a to_o all_o scripture_n and_o ancient_a history_n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o invent_v a_o paradox_n so_o total_o unwarrantable_a and_o improbable_a as_o this_o nay_o more_o i_o promisâ—…_n the_o reader_n and_o mr._n hammond_n too_o that_o if_o among_o those_o many_o testimony_n he_o produce_v to_o prove_v it_o there_o be_v but_o find_v any_o one_o sentence_n line_n word_n syllable_n or_o letter_n which_o excludeâ—_n st._n peter_n authority_n from_o the_o gentile_n more_o than_o what_o this_o man_n put_v in_o his_o of_o own_o head_n i_o will_v be_v content_a to_o yield_v he_o the_o whole_a controversy_n and_o may_v not_o a_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v ashamed_a such_o a_o proffer_n shall_v be_v make_v he_o in_o those_o very_a proof_n of_o he_o which_o he_o will_v bear_v the_o reader_n in_o hand_n be_v most_o perfect_a evidence_n and_o first_o his_o pretend_a place_n of_o scripture_n 7._o â—al_n â—_o 7._o which_o we_o have_v before_o explicate_v only_o say_v that_o the_o apostleship_n of_o the_o jew_n or_o circumcision_n be_v commit_v to_o st._n peter_n but_o â—hat_n it_o be_v of_o the_o jew_n only_o or_o none_o but_o they_o â—o_z as_o by_o the_o particular_a commission_n to_o convert_v â—â—em_n he_o lose_v or_o be_v exclude_v from_o any_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o gentile_n which_o be_v the_o doctor_n â—ffertion_n and_o can_v only_o advantage_v his_o cause_n â—…ere_o be_v neither_o in_o that_o place_n nor_o any_o where_o â—…se_n the_o least_o syllable_n whereas_o it_o be_v impossible_a 〈◊〉_d shall_v not_o see_v that_o the_o contrary_n to_o wit_n that_o 〈◊〉_d peter_n both_o have_v authority_n and_o do_v preach_v 〈◊〉_d the_o gentile_n be_v as_o manifest_v in_o scripture_n as_o 〈◊〉_d sun_n at_o noonday_n half_o the_o eleven_o chapâ—…_n of_o the_o act_n be_v employ_v in_o a_o most_o exâ—…ss_a narration_n of_o st._n peter_n vision_n exhorâ—…ing_v 34_o â—…n_o to_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n which_o he_o according_o do_v and_o go_v immediate_o by_o a_o espeâ—…_n mission_n of_o god_n to_o convert_v cornelius_n a_o genâ—…_n where_o he_o preach_v to_o he_o and_o his_o whole_a â—…se_n as_o also_o st._n peter_n in_o the_o council_n at_o jeruâ—…m_n affirm_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o god_n have_v choose_v among_o we_o that_o the_o gentile_n shall_v hear_v the_o â—…d_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o my_o mouth_n and_o believe_v what_o 〈◊〉_d we_o think_v now_o of_o this_o doctor_n who_o put_v â—…vident_a out_o of_o scripture_n that_o st._n peter_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n where_o as_o the_o scripture_n express_o say_v he_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o rest_n and_o particular_o authorize_v so_o that_o end_n be_v this_o man_n fit_a to_o be_v account_v 〈◊〉_d expounder_n of_o god_n word_n who_o thus_o wilful_a pervert_v and_o purposely_o contradict_v it_o beside_o if_o st._n peter_n be_v make_v apostle_n 〈◊〉_d the_o jew_n exclusive_o to_o the_o gentile_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n st._n paul_n be_v make_v apostle_n of_o 〈◊〉_d gentile_n exclusive_o to_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o woâ—…_n allege_v gal._n 2._o 7._o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o uncircumcision_n be_v commit_v to_o i_o as_o the_o gospel_n of_o 〈◊〉_d circumcision_n be_v to_o peter_n upon_o which_o onâ—…_n 7._o the_o doctor_n build_v this_o tenet_n equal_o inserâ—…_n exclusiveness_n of_o jurisdiction_n in_o one_o as_o in_o 〈◊〉_d other_o over_o his_o fellow_n apostles_n province_n as_o 〈◊〉_d particle_n as_o signify_v and_o the_o doctor_n himâ—…_n confess_v section_n seven_o unless_o the_o word_n peculiar_a must_v lose_v its_o signification_n yet_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d evident_a that_o st._n paul_n where_o ever_o he_o caâ—…_n preach_v first_o to_o the_o jew_n as_o appear_v most_o evident_o act_v 13._o 5._o &_o 14._o 1._o &_o 17._o 1_o 2_o 3._o whâ—…_n it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v st._n paul_n manner_n or_o câ—…_n to_o go_v into_o the_o jew_n synagogue_n and_o preach_v châ—…_n faith_n also_o act_v 20._o 18_o 21._o where_o st._n paul_n sâ—…_n of_o himself_o that_o ever_o since_o he_o come_v into_o asia_n witness_v both_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o grecian_n the_o 〈◊〉_d pentance_n towards_o god_n and_o faith_n towards_o châ—…_n likewise_o act_v 19_o 8._o &_o 21._o 21._o where_o the_o formation_n against_o st._n paul_n be_v that_o he_o tâ—…_n all_o the_o jew_n such_o and_o such_o thing_n that_o follâ—…_n there_o so_o act_v 22._o the_o whole_a chapter_n alâ—…_n be_v a_o sermon_n of_o he_o to_o the_o jew_n again_o 〈◊〉_d 24._o 24._o &_o 28._o 23._o where_o we_o find_v that_o 〈◊〉_d at_o rome_n st._n paul_n preach_v to_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d and_o now_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_n if_o this_o be_v â—…_n most_o steel_v impudence_n thus_o pointblank_o and_o diametrical_o opposite_a to_o the_o whole_a stream_n of_o scripture_n and_o only_o upon_o his_o bare_a word_n to_o impale_v and_o confine_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o mutually
and_o contradistinct_a jurisdiction_n and_o all_o this_o mere_o out_o of_o malice_n forsooth_o against_o the_o pope_n to_o cut_v short_a his_o authority_n as_o he_o be_v successor_n of_o st._n peter_n these_o be_v the_o evidence_n dear_a countryman_n your_o doctor_n bring_v you_o to_o secure_v your_o soul_n from_o the_o most_o dangerous_a sin_n of_o schism_n sect_n 9_o some_o consequence_n out_o of_o the_o doctor_n former_a ground_n and_o his_o further_a process_n in_o evidence_v yet_o let_v we_o see_v at_o least_o what_o work_v the_o doctor_n will_v make_v of_o it_o if_o we_o let_v he_o alone_o to_o run_v blind_o forward_o upon_o his_o own_o ground_n he_o will_v have_v all_o the_o apostle_n to_o have_v several_a province_n limit_v their_o jurisdiction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o doctor_n misfortunate_o call_v they_o which_o must_v be_v peculiar_a to_o each_o and_o exclusive_a of_o one_o another_o right_a else_o this_o preparative_n ground_n will_v make_v nothing_o to_o the_o doctor_n be_v purpose_n consequent_o to_o this_o foundation_n lay_v in_o the_o five_o paragraph_n he_o begin_v the_o six_o thus_o if_o the_o circumcision_n or_o jewish_a christian_n be_v peculiarly_a st._n peter_n province_n and_o section_n seven_a the_o gentile_a christian_n peculiarly_a st._n paul_n &c._n &c._n now_o if_o this_o doctor_n will_v stand_v to_o these_o ground_n thus_o lay_v i_o will_v glad_o ask_v what_o become_v of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n must_v they_o stand_v by_o and_o look_v on_o while_n st._n paul_n convert_v all_o the_o gentile_n and_o st._n peter_n all_o the_o jew_n you_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o they_o be_v subordinate_a to_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n that_o will_v endanger_v a_o kind_n of_o primacy_n in_o jurisdiction_n will_v you_o say_v then_o they_o only_a helpâ—_n they_o that_o sound_v dangerous_o still_o and_o intimate_v some_o principality_n in_o the_o other_o allow_v they_o no_o jurisdiction_n at_o all_o but_o as_o far_o as_o the_o other_o please_v to_o accept_v of_o their_o aid_n you_o must_v say_v then_o that_o these_o province_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n be_v promiscuous_o and_o indifferent_o give_v to_o the_o rest_n but_o the_o main_a pillar_n of_o your_o evidence_n i_o mean_v your_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o your_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o you_o say_v all_o the_o apostle_n have_v and_o which_o apply_v to_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n you_o will_v have_v to_o signify_v peculiar_a and_o exclusively-prope_a province_n will_v not_o bear_v apply_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o sense_n of_o a_o promiscuous_a authority_n it_o only_o remain_v then_o that_o they_o have_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v no_o exclusive_a jurisdiction_n or_o peculiar_a province_n at_o all_o and_o therefore_o nothing_o at_o all_o to_o do_v thus_o this_o courteous_a doctor_n have_v by_o his_o acute_a way_n of_o reason_v infinite_o oblige_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o free_v they_o from_o the_o hard_a and_o laborious_a task_n their_o master_n enjoin_v they_o and_o get_v they_o all_o leave_n to_o play_v nor_o have_v he_o less_o oblige_v the_o pope_n if_o it_o proceed_v from_o goodwill_n in_o he_o and_o not_o from_o malice_n and_o ignorance_n for_o indistribute_v between_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n the_o diocese_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n he_o have_v at_o unaware_o confirm_v the_o pope_n their_o successor_n to_o be_v the_o universal_a pastor_n of_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n since_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a and_o by_o the_o doctor_n acknowledge_v 11._o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n begin_v with_o clemens_n succeed_v they_o both_o in_o that_o chair_n and_o see_n but_o be_v it_o not_o a_o pretty_a thing_n that_o in_o his_o section_n six_o contrary_a to_o the_o ground_n he_o have_v lay_v himself_o and_o have_v no_o other_o reason_n but_o his_o own_o conjecture_n he_o cramp_v the_o vast_a jurisdiction_n of_o that_o bishop_n apostle_n and_o our_o saviour_n 15._o large_a commission_n of_o euntes_fw-la in_o universum_fw-la mundum_fw-la praedicate_fw-la evangelium_fw-la omni_fw-la creaturae_fw-la go_v into_o the_o whole_a world_n preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o every_o creature_n give_v to_o each_o apostle_n into_o those_o few_o pitiful_a parish_n of_o the_o jew_n of_o the_o dispersion_n and_o yet_o afterward_o repent_v he_o have_v grant_v 14._o he_o so_o much_o he_o balk_v his_o former_a too_o liberal_a donation_n to_o st._n peter_n of_o the_o lydian_a asia_n and_o bestow_v it_o on_o st._n john_n but_o i_o think_v i_o hear_v the_o doctor_n evidence_n call_v aloud_o upon_o we_o to_o lend_v they_o a_o due_a consideration_n which_o therefore_o especial_o the_o world_n be_v now_o adays_o so_o scant_o of_o demonstration_n it_o be_v a_o infinite_a wrong_n to_o the_o advancement_n of_o science_n careless_o to_o omit_v and_o first_o he_o evidence_n that_o st._n peter_n have_v no_o 6._o primacy_n at_o jerusalem_n where_o st._n james_n sit_v or_o as_o he_o term_v it_o singular_a supremacy_n by_o which_o expression_n if_o he_o will_v say_v st._n peter_n be_v not_o particular_a bishop_n of_o that_o place_n it_o need_v no_o evidence_n but_o if_o he_o intend_v such_o a_o primacy_n as_o be_v pretend_v st._n peter_n have_v what_o mean_v the_o word_n singular_a or_o how_o do_v the_o doctor_n so_o quite_o take_v off_o all_o pretension_n of_o st._n peter_n to_o such_o a_o supremacy_n as_o he_o brag_v pag._n 73_o because_o forsooth_o ibid._n not_o peter_n alone_o but_o james_n and_o john_n entrust_v that_o charge_n to_o he_o what_o a_o miserable_a doctor_n be_v this_o who_o make_v account_v saint_n peter_n can_v not_o be_v chief_o in_o authority_n than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n unless_o he_o do_v all_o thing_n alone_o by_o himself_o and_o how_o can_v it_o invalidate_v st._n peter_n great_a authority_n that_o he_o take_v other_o two_o with_o he_o since_o it_o be_v well_o know_v a_o archbishop_n go_v to_o consecrate_v a_o bishop_n takes_z two_o other_z bishop_n with_o he_o and_o yet_o it_o follow_v not_o hence_o that_o a_o archbishop_n have_v no_o high_a degree_n of_o authority_n than_o the_o bishop_n o_o but_o he_o find_v st._n james_n name_v before_o st._n peter_n gal._n 2._o 9_o and_o ibid._n that_o doubtless_o he_o fancy_v to_o be_v a_o invincible_a evidence_n not_o consider_v that_o if_o that_o argument_n be_v allow_v any_o weight_n his_o cause_n be_v lose_v since_o in_o most_o if_o not_o all_o other_o place_n in_o the_o scripture_n st._n peter_n be_v constant_o name_v first_o of_o all_o the_o apostle_n last_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o ibid._n st._n james_n have_v the_o principal_a place_n in_o the_o council_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o st._n peter_n be_v present_a and_o according_o give_v the_o sentence_n act_v 15_o 19_o upon_o which_o the_o rescript_n be_v ground_v where_o first_o that_o st._n james_n have_v the_o principal_a place_n be_v a_o pitiful_a guess_v assertion_n of_o his_o own_o without_o the_o least_o pretence_n of_o a_o testimony_n and_o yet_o he_o put_v the_o word_n principal_a in_o other_o letter_n as_o a_o main_a business_n next_o whereas_o he_o alleage_n that_o st._n james_n give_v the_o sentence_n and_o then_o quote_v act_n 15._o 19_o i_o find_v only_o that_o st._n james_n after_o he_o have_v produce_v his_o reason_n say_z wherefore_o my_o sentence_n be_v etc._n etc._n but_o the_o doctor_n turn_v my_o sentence_n which_o can_v only_o signify_v his_o opinion_n or_o judgement_n in_o the_o matter_n into_o the_o sentence_n which_o sound_v a_o conclusive_a definition_n and_o decision_n of_o a_o business_n under_o debate_n no_o wise_a nor_o honest_a be_v his_o next_o assertion_n that_o the_o rescript_n be_v ground_v upon_o st._n james_n his_o sentence_n in_o particular_a cite_v for_o it_o ver._n 22._o of_o the_o same_o chapter_n but_o there_o be_v nothing_o there_o particularise_v st._n james_n but_o only_o that_o then_o to_o wit_n after_o st._n peter_n st._n paul_n barnabas_n and_o st._n james_n have_v speak_v it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n with_o the_o whole_a church_n etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o what_o ground_n can_v this_o demonstrative_a doctor_n affirm_v that_o the_o rescript_n be_v ground_v particular_o upon_o st._n james_n his_o sentence_n and_o thence_o deduce_v his_o priority_n of_o dignity_n when_o as_o it_o be_v manifest_a to_o any_o one_o that_o shall_v read_v the_o chapter_n that_o st._n peter_n sentence_n be_v the_o same_o with_o st._n james_n in_o the_o main_a matter_n controvert_v both_o concur_v that_o the_o gentile_n shall_v be_v free_v from_o the_o grievous_a burden_n of_o circumcision_n and_o although_o the_o abstain_v from_o fornication_n thing_n strangle_v and_o blood_n be_v find_v in_o st._n james_n his_o sentence_n only_o yet_o how_o can_v this_o argue_v a_o
of_o the_o study_n of_o ancient_a history_n know_v to_o have_v be_v another_o manner_n of_o thing_n than_o the_o emperor_n robe_n we_o can_v then_o in_o reason_n think_v other_o but_o that_o either_o the_o rescript_n be_v false_a and_o because_o no_o new_a bishop_n of_o ravenna_n can_v use_v the_o pall_n without_o a_o new_a concession_n from_o the_o pope_n as_o appear_v in_o st._n greg._n lib._n 5._o epist._n 8._o forge_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o schism_n that_o they_o may_v have_v some_o pretence_n to_o retain_v still_o the_o use_n of_o the_o pall_n which_o they_o account_v honourable_a or_o at_o least_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v to_o have_v be_v make_v without_o the_o pope_n consent_n since_o the_o pope_n in_o the_o very_a next_o year_n after_o the_o make_n of_o this_o presume_a rescript_n appoint_v and_o constitute_v even_o those_o of_o ravenna_n at_o first_o be_v unwilling_a st._n peter_n chrysologus_fw-la to_o succeed_v in_o that_o see_v after_o the_o decease_n of_o john_n as_o the_o same_o monument_n affirm_v whence_o the_o doctor_n but_o from_o a_o manifest_o corrupt_a part_n of_o they_o pick_v out_o this_o testimony_n that_o the_o after-bishop_n of_o ravenna_n be_v sometime_o schismatic_n all_o the_o world_n know_v none_o excuse_v they_o much_o less_o bring_v that_o action_n of_o they_o for_o a_o testimony_n or_o example_n till_o such_o as_o mr._n hammond_n arise_v who_o be_v involve_v in_o the_o same_o crime_n but_o that_o from_o valentiâ—â—ans_n time_n ravenna_n hold_v the_o patriarchate_o till_o the_o time_n of_o constantinus_n pogonatus_n without_o dependence_n on_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o the_o doctor_n tell_v we_o be_v a_o intolerable_a mistake_n as_o any_o one_o mean_o verse_v in_o history_n know_v and_o as_o be_v manifest_a by_o pope_n gregory_n letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o place_n who_o be_v make_v pope_n in_o the_o year_n five_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o whereas_o pogonatus_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o year_n six_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o eight_o their_o sact_v then_o master_n doctor_n can_v only_o stead_v or_o excuse_v you_o thus_o far_o to_o show_v that_o other_o have_v be_v schismatic_n as_o well_o as_o yourselves_o and_o therefore_o you_o be_v not_o the_o first_o nor_o only_a man_n that_o have_v fall_v into_o a_o such_o a_o lapse_n and_o thus_o far_o indeed_o we_o grant_v your_o consequence_n but_o it_o will_v not_o serve_v to_o show_v that_o you_o be_v faultless_a because_o they_o be_v faulty_a you_o shall_v have_v manifest_v first_o the_o justifiableness_n of_o their_o fact_n and_o then_o proceed_v by_o apply_v it_o to_o justify_v your_o own_o or_o rather_o indeed_o it_o infer_v you_o be_v schismatic_n because_o you_o cling_v to_o none_o but_o those_o who_o all_o the_o world_n esteem_v to_o be_v such_o but_o i_o think_v i_o hear_v the_o doctor_n grave_o complain_v that_o i_o call_v all_o those_o schismatic_n who_o he_o alleage_n as_o testimony_n against_o i_o and_o that_o this_o also_o be_v a_o method_n of_o security_n beyond_o all_o annulet_n i_o answer_v let_v it_o neither_o be_v as_o he_o nor_o i_o say_v but_o what_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n both_o then_o and_o ever_o since_o hold_v none_o contradict_v but_o those_o who_o be_v accuse_v of_o the_o same_o fault_n let_v we_o therefore_o make_v plain_a reason_n our_o judge_n in_o this_o present_a controversy_n the_o pope_n at_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o ravennate_v from_o their_o subjection_n make_v head_n against_o they_o and_o stand_v upon_o their_o authority_n as_o universal_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n as_o the_o doctor_n will_v grant_v which_o therefore_o in_o all_o likelihood_n will_v have_v be_v look_v on_o by_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o catholic_n bishop_n as_o a_o proud_a usurpation_n and_o be_v against_o their_o common_a interest_n to_o let_v the_o pope_n pretend_v to_o a_o universal_a pastorship_n aught_o in_o all_o reason_n to_o have_v engage_v they_o in_o the_o ravennates_n quarrel_n be_v there_o any_o news_n of_o such_o a_o universal_a side_v not_o a_o word_n by_o which_o one_o may_v at_o least_o conjecture_n that_o they_o think_v the_o pope_n pretence_n to_o the_o primacy_n lawful_a how_o do_v the_o ravennate_n behave_v themselves_o in_o the_o business_n do_v they_o stick_v close_o to_o and_o constant_o claim_v their_o non_fw-la subjection_n to_o the_o pope_n from_o canon_n or_o scripture_n nothing_o less_o they_o recant_v often_o and_o acknowledge_v subjection_n as_o the_o doctor_n grant_v and_o say_v they_o do_v it_o sometime_o out_o of_o fear_n of_o 12._o other_o enemy_n sometime_o out_o of_o friendship_n or_o despite_n to_o their_o own_o clergy_n yet_o the_o people_n add_v the_o doctor_n think_v themselves_o injure_v well_o but_o what_o say_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n all_o this_o while_n to_o who_o it_o appertain_v to_o see_v justice_n right_o administer_v how_o do_v the_o emperor_n justinian_n the_o then_o head_n of_o the_o church_n as_o the_o doctor_n will_v have_v it_o decide_v the_o controversy_n when_o he_o come_v to_o conclude_v it_o he_o vindicate_v the_o pope_n and_o punish_v most_o severe_o the_o people_n of_o ravenna_n banish_v the_o bishop_n and_o in_o a_o judiciary_n manner_n put_v the_o ringleader_n of_o the_o schism_n to_o death_n at_o constantinople_n whither_o they_o be_v carry_v bind_v what_o a_o pitiful_a controvertist_n then_o be_v this_o doctor_n to_o allege_v the_o bare_a fact_n of_o a_o turbulent_a rebellious_a never-quiet_a city_n against_o the_o justly-presumed_n acknowledgement_n and_o the_o unanimous_a belief_n both_o of_o the_o then-present_a and_o future_a christian_a world_n last_o against_o the_o decision_n of_o those_o who_o be_v their_o temporal_a lord_n and_o lawful_a judge_n and_o according_a to_o the_o doctor_n ground_n against_o the_o verdict_n of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n to_o who_o the_o rightful_a power_n in_o those_o matter_n 13._o legal_o pertain_v his_o four_o instance_n be_v out_o of_o balsamon_n a_o enemy_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n and_o a_o writer_n for_o the_o greek_n against_o it_o who_o say_v that_o some_o archbishopric_n have_v from_o the_o emperor_n charter_n that_o privilege_n not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n where_o first_o if_o we_o may_v trust_v balsamon_n who_o seem_v in_o this_o very_a place_n and_o treatise_n to_o plead_v for_o the_o greek_n against_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n than_o mr._n doctor_n you_o know_v your_o double_a task_n necessary_a to_o make_v good_a your_o premise_n ere_o you_o can_v conclude_v any_o thing_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o emperor_n do_v it_o with_o order_n from_o the_o church_n or_o in_o case_n they_o do_v not_o that_o it_o be_v do_v lawful_o next_o do_v the_o testimony_n say_v that_o the_o emperor_n privilege_v they_o from_o subjection_n to_o the_o pope_n as_o head_n of_o the_o church_n if_o not_o there_o be_v no_o hurt_n at_o all_o do_v to_o our_o question_n if_o it_o do_v there_o have_v not_o be_v much_o since_o a_o enemy_n say_v be_v no_o slander_n his_o five_o instance_n be_v that_o under_o phocas_n the_o ibid._n patriarchate_n of_o grado_n in_o italy_n be_v erect_v where_o first_o it_o seem_v the_o testimony_n say_v not_o it_o be_v do_v by_o he_o but_o under_o he_o or_o while_o he_o reign_v and_o then_o for_o any_o thing_n you_o can_v conclude_v from_o hence_o the_o pope_n do_v it_o in_o phocas_n his_o reign_n second_o since_o it_o be_v not_o indeed_o of_o new_a erect_v but_o translate_v thither_o from_o aquileia_n burn_v not_o long_o before_o by_o the_o longobard_n it_o be_v no_o sign_n of_o a_o presume_a jurisdiction_n but_o rather_o of_o a_o pious_a generosity_n whether_o in_o phocas_n or_o charles_n the_o great_a to_o bestow_v a_o new_a seat_n on_o the_o destitute_a patriarch_n to_o omit_v that_o in_o the_o council_n of_o grado_n be_v read_v the_o epistle_n of_o pope_n felagius_fw-la the_o second_o grant_v to_o elias_n of_o gradâ—_n the_o place_n of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o aquileia_n the_o doctor_n do_v wise_o then_o to_o put_v under_o phocas_n in_o stead_n of_o by_o phocas_n that_o so_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o intimate_v by_o ambiguity_n what_o he_o dare_v not_o speak_v out_o for_o want_n of_o evidence_n sect_n 5._o the_o doctor_n testimony_n from_o council_n and_o history_n find_v to_o be_v partly_o against_o himself_o partly_o frivolous_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n after_o his_o evidence_n from_o a_o forge_a rescript_n 14._o and_o a_o tumultuous_a rabble_n that_o the_o right_n of_o erect_v patriarchates_n belong_v to_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o that_o this_o in_o the_o western_a part_n of_o christianity_n be_v a_o ordinary_a custom_n he_o proceed_v to_o show_v that_o this_o be_v a_o frequent_a usage_n in_o the_o east_n also_o cite_v for_o it_o no_o less_o authority_n than_o that_o high_a one_o of_o general_n council_n sacred_a witness_n who_o to_o
pleasure_n cath._n do_v not_o answer_v dr._n de_fw-la cepis_fw-la when_o we_o ask_v de_fw-fr alliis_fw-la you_o may_v have_v save_v your_o labour_n in_o a_o great_a part_n of_o your_o book_n where_o you_o slip_v the_o question_n and_o digress_v to_o patriarch_n our_o question_n be_v not_o of_o patriarchal_a but_o of_o papal_a authority_n and_o so_o we_o ask_v you_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o evident_a that_o this_o papal_a authority_n be_v in_o actual_a possession_n of_o this_o island_n subjection_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o breach_n and_o so_o have_v be_v for_o 900_o year_n ever_o since_o pope_n gregory_n send_v austin_n the_o monk_n to_o convert_v the_o saxon_n forefather_n to_o we_o english_a dr._n i_o know_v no_o authority_n he_o ever_o have_v in_o england_n more_o than_o patriarchal_a cath._n do_v not_o you_o know_v that_o the_o pope_n authority_n then_o acknowledge_v in_o england_n be_v hold_v above_o patriarch_n and_o therefore_o more_o than_o patriarchal_a and_o that_o you_o grant_v you_o cast_v out_o of_o this_o island_n not_o a_o patriarchal_a authority_n only_o but_o a_o papal_a one_o dr._n true_a but_o the_o pretend_a authority_n be_v usurp_v and_o not_o according_a to_o god_n ordinance_n cath._n how_o know_v you_o it_o be_v usurp_v will_v bare_a probability_n be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o renounce_v a_o authority_n so_o long_o establish_v in_o possession_n hold_v sacred_a ever_o before_o and_o to_o which_o yourselves_o be_v till_o then_o subject_a will_n i_o say_v a_o mere_a probability_n that_o perhaps_o that_o authority_n be_v not_o sacred_a but_o unjust_a serve_v your_o turn_n to_o excuse_v you_o from_o disobedience_n in_o renounce_v it_o dr._n no_o sir_n we_o have_v evidence_n it_o be_v unjust_a and_o that_o the_o church_n we_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o err_v in_o that_o point_n of_o belief_n cath._n this_o evidence_n of_o you_o must_v either_o be_v a_o demonstration_n from_o natural_a reason_n or_o a_o undeniable_a testimony_n either_o divine_a or_o humane_a dr._n i_o do_v not_o pretend_v natural_a demonstration_n but_o we_o have_v evident_a testimony_n against_o it_o cath._n can_v you_o manifest_v that_o those_o testimony_n and_o the_o like_a may_n be_v say_v of_o argument_n from_o natural_a reason_n have_v not_o be_v answer_v twenty_o time_n over_o by_o our_o writer_n and_o in_o case_n they_o have_v can_v you_o show_v that_o you_o have_v reply_v upon_o all_o their_o answer_n so_o as_o they_o bear_v now_o no_o probable_a show_n of_o satisfaction_n if_o not_o you_o can_v call_v your_o testimony_n a_o evidence_n next_o be_v you_o certain_a that_o our_o author_n can_v produce_v a_o hundred_o testimony_n for_o one_o of_o you_o or_o at_o least_o a_o equal_a number_n and_o those_o seem_n as_o express_o or_o more_o to_o make_v for_o we_o as_o you_o do_v for_o you_o if_o so_o your_o testimony_n be_v at_o least_o counterpoise_v with_o the_o weight_n of_o we_o and_o so_o can_v make_v a_o evidence_n but_o hang_v only_o in_o the_o hover_a scale_n of_o a_o doubtful_a probability_n three_o be_v your_o testimony_n such_o that_o they_o be_v of_o great_a weight_n than_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o the_o catholic_n world_n hold_v the_o pope_n head_n of_o the_o church_n as_o our_o great_a adversary_n the_o puritan_n say_v for_o twelve_o hundred_o year_n or_o as_o you_o say_v two_o hundred_o year_n late_a be_v they_o of_o that_o weight_n to_o overbalance_n so_o far-extended_n so_o numerous_a and_o so_o learned_a a_o authority_n if_o not_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o evidence_n that_o they_o fall_v short_a of_o be_v probability_n dr._n i_o see_v you_o will_v hold_v to_o no_o authority_n but_o that_o of_o your_o own_o church_n and_o this_o be_v a_o method_n of_o security_n beyond_o all_o annulet_n cath._n and_o good_a reason_n too_o unless_o you_o can_v show_v we_o a_o great_a dr._n a_o great_a we_o have_v id_fw-la est_fw-la god_n word_n out_o of_o which_o we_o can_v evidence_n that_o your_o church_n we_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o be_v fallible_a yea_o en_v in_o many_o point_n and_o particular_o in_o this_o of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n cath._n you_o can_v with_o any_o face_n pretend_v a_o evidence_n from_o scripture_n against_o we_o unless_o you_o can_v evidence_n a_o great_a faculty_n and_o mean_n to_o interpret_v those_o oracle_n in_o you_o or_o your_o first_o reformer_n than_o there_o be_v in_o the_o church_n you_o leave_v and_o since_o these_o mean_n be_v either_o supernatural_a light_n or_o natural_a part_n and_o knowledge_n you_o must_v evidence_n a_o advantage_n above_o we_o in_o one_o of_o these_o and_o first_o as_o for_o natural_a knowledge_n you_o can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o breach_n the_o catholic_n church_n have_v a_o hundred_o doctor_n for_o one_o of_o you_o what_o a_o unproportioned_a advantage_n than_o must_v that_o number_n swell_v to_o if_o all_o the_o learned_a man_n in_o the_o many_o forego_v age_n without_o any_o one_o of_o your_o sect_n than_o unheard_a of_o to_o counterbalance_v they_o be_v heap_v into_o one_o bulk_n and_o those_o too_o such_o as_o yourselves_o must_v acknowledge_v far_o more_o eminent_a in_o school_n divinity_n study_v in_o scripture_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o learn_v both_o divine_a and_o humane_a than_o any_o of_o king_n henry_n fellow-reformer_n be_v ever_o deem_v or_o if_o you_o stiff_o deny_v a_o advantage_n we_o as_o stiff_o pretend_v it_o and_o so_o leave_v it_o a_o draw_v maâ—ch_n for_o what_o concern_v their_o part_n yet_o you_o yourselves_o must_v giant_n you_o be_v incomparable_o overpower_v in_o the_o numerous_a multitude_n of_o they_o in_o natural_a mean_n then_o of_o interpret_n scripture_n our_o extraordinary_a advantage_n over_o your_o reformer_n make_v it_o a_o impudence_n in_o they_o to_o pretend_v their_o advantage_n evident_a it_o must_v be_v then_o a_o evidence_n of_o a_o supernatural_a faculty_n in_o interpret_n god_n word_n better_a than_o their_o superior_n and_o pastor_n which_o can_v make_v they_o pretend_v to_o a_o clear_a knowledge_n thence_o that_o our_o church_n have_v err_v but_o since_o no_o supernatural_a thing_n that_o be_v latent_fw-la and_o invisible_a in_o itself_o can_v be_v evidence_v or_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v such_o without_o some_o exterior_a token_n exceed_v the_o power_n and_o skill_n of_o nature_n as_o be_v miracle_n gift_n of_o tongue_n etc._n etc._n none_o of_o which_o you_o can_v lay_v claim_n to_o it_o follow_v that_o neither_o your_o reform_a forefather_n nor_o yourselves_o can_v produce_v evidence_n of_o any_o better_a mean_n either_o supernatural_a or_o natural_a to_o interpret_v scripture_n than_o the_o church_n you_o leave_v therefore_o no_o evidence_n that_o they_o more_o true_o interpret_v it_o than_o that_o church_n therefore_o none_o thence_o that_o the_o church_n err_v therefore_o none_o from_o divine_a authority_n and_o no_o humane_a authority_n be_v find_v comparable_a to_o that_o of_o the_o church_n it_o follow_v they_o can_v have_v as_o little_a evidence_n from_o thence_o evident_a therefore_o it_o be_v that_o you_o neither_o have_v nor_o now_o have_v any_o evidence_n at_o all_o but_o only_o a_o probable_a perhaps_o that_o the_o church_n err_v which_o be_v too_o sleight_v a_o reason_n to_o shake_v off_o subjection_n to_o a_o authority_n so_o long_o establish_v and_o hold_v as_o a_o point_n of_o faith_n by_o the_o present_a and_o past_a world_n consequent_o they_o who_o upon_o no_o better_a ground_n shall_v shake_v it_o off_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o most_o rash_a and_o grievous_a disobedience_n and_o schism_n but_o yourself_o here_o confess_v sect._n 5._o that_o you_o cast_v this_o authority_n out_o of_o this_o island_n without_o power_n to_o evidence_n that_o that_o church_n err_v as_o have_v be_v show_v what_o excuse_v then_o can_v you_o allege_v to_o clear_v your_o father-reformer_n and_o yourself_o from_o a_o most_o irrational_a and_o selfe-condemning_a schism_n nay_o more_o heresy_n dr._n at_o least_o they_o have_v such_o proof_n as_o they_o think_v evident_a and_o breed_v in_o they_o a_o present_a persuasion_n that_o the_o church_n have_v err_v which_o they_o can_v not_o in_o conscience_n go_v against_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v hard_a deal_n to_o punish_v they_o with_o excommunication_n for_o proceed_v conscientious_o according_a to_o their_o present_a persuasion_n cath._n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o they_o may_v have_v a_o present_a persuasion_n that_o the_o church_n have_v err_v but_o i_o doubt_v much_o whether_o this_o present_a persuasion_n be_v sufficient_a to_o excuse_v they_o either_o from_o sin_n or_o punishment_n for_o this_o persuasion_n of_o they_o be_v either_o rational_a or_o irrational_a if_o rational_a a_o sufficient_a reason_n may_v be_v render_v why_o they_o deny_v so_o qualify_v a_o government_n and_o reason_n itself_o tell_v we_o that_o no_o reason_n less_o than_o evidence_n be_v sufficient_a it_o will_v follow_v that_o evidence_n may_v
unity_n of_o church-government_n than_o not_o only_o we_o but_o all_o the_o angel_n and_o saint_n in_o heaven_n who_o rejoice_v at_o the_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n shall_v join_v in_o exalt_v jubilee_n for_o the_o bless_a and_o long_o wish_a for_o return_v of_o our_o wander_a and_o self-disinherited_n brethren_n the_o former_a of_o these_o if_o mr._n hammond_n will_v not_o believe_v it_o i_o have_v tell_v he_o where_o he_o may_v see_v it_o as_o visible_o as_o tradition_n be_v possible_a any_o thing_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o reason_n the_o latter_a to_o wit_n the_o pope_n supremacy_n be_v define_v in_o the_o florentine_a council_n subscribe_v to_o both_o by_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a church_n where_o what_o the_o four_o general_n council_n hold_v at_o chalcedon_n write_v to_o pope_n leo_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o be_v over_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n as_o their_o head_n be_v more_o plain_o express_v in_o these_o word_n we_o define_v that_o the_o holy_a apostolical_a see_v and_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v the_o primacy_n over_o all_o the_o world_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v successor_n to_o s._n peter_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o true_o christ_n vicar_n and_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o the_o father_n and_o teacher_n of_o all_o christian_n and_o that_o there_o be_v give_v he_o in_o s._n peter_n from_o christ_n a_o full_a power_n to_o feed_v direct_a and_o govern_v the_o catholic_a church_n to_o these_o two_o point_n if_o the_o protestant_n will_v subscribe_v that_o be_v secure_v inviolate_a that_o which_o touch_v the_o root_n and_o most_o vital_a and_o intrinsical_v part_n of_o the_o church_n to_o wit_n the_o rule_n of_o faith_n she_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o open_v her_o outward_a rind_n that_o be_v offer_v some_o violence_n to_o her_o uniformity_n in_o indifferent_a and_o more_o extrinsical_a practice_n to_o re-ingraft_a their_o dry_a and_o sapless_a branch_n which_o now_o lie_v wither_v into_o her_o ever-flourishing_a body_n to_o which_o if_o these_o poor_a endeavour_n of_o i_o may_v in_o the_o least_o contribute_v i_o shall_v for_o the_o future_a not_o reprehend_v but_o congratulate_v dr._n hammond_n for_o his_o fortunate_a error_n and_o honour_v his_o ill_a ground_a reason_n as_o of_o rich_a value_n which_o by_o stir_v up_o other_o to_o detest_v they_o and_o show_v what_o weak_a plea_n be_v producible_a for_o schism_n become_v the_o happy_a occasion_n of_o his_o own_o and_o other_o salvation_n and_o of_o embosome_a the_o daughter-church_n of_o england_n in_o a_o charitable_a communion_n with_o her_o dear_a mother_n by_o who_o painful_a throw_n she_o be_v first_o bear_v to_o christ_n her_o spouse_n at_o who_o breast_n she_o suck_v the_o first_o milk_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o from_o who_o arm_n and_o ever-cherishing_a embrace_n first_o by_o the_o malignity_n of_o a_o ill-governed_a passion_n next_o by_o humane_a policy_n she_o have_v be_v so_o long_o separate_v finis_fw-la down-derry_a or_o bishop_n bramhal_n just_a vindication_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n refute_v my_o choice_n at_o first_o direct_v i_o rather_o to_o answer_v mr._n hammond_n than_o my_o lord_n of_o derry_n have_v observe_v his_o book_n not_o only_o to_o bear_v a_o great_a vogue_n in_o the_o world_n but_o to_o be_v inward_o furnish_v with_o argument_n more_o suitable_a to_o the_o profession_n of_o a_o divine_a but_o after_o i_o have_v advance_v past_o the_o midway_n of_o my_o journey_n i_o meet_v some_o protestant_a friend_n who_o though_o former_o they_o have_v still_o cry_v up_o the_o doctor_n yet_o soon_o as_o i_o tell_v they_o in_o confidence_n that_o a_o answer_n to_o his_o schism_n will_v instant_o be_v ready_a for_o the_o the_o press_n they_o immediate_o begin_v to_o extol_v the_o bishop_n and_o demand_v either_o a_o present_a reply_n to_o he_o or_o else_o they_o shall_v not_o spare_v to_o conclude_v the_o victory_n their_o own_o when_o i_o have_v express_v how_o weak_a and_o unreasonable_a their_o discourse_n be_v which_o if_o admit_v will_v always_o judge_v he_o to_o have_v the_o right_a cause_n that_o speak_v the_o last_o word_n i_o part_v with_o a_o promise_n if_o in_o stead_n of_o that_o sport_n which_o he_o far_o more_o than_o the_o other_o tempt_v a_o wit-at_a leisure_n to_o make_v with_o he_o they_o will_v accept_v of_o a_o short_a refutation_n of_o the_o substantial_a passage_n i_o shall_v not_o fail_v to_o endeavour_v their_o satisfaction_n which_o thus_o i_o perform_v read_v with_o some_o diligence_n the_o bishop_n book_n i_o find_v that_o as_o there_o be_v much_o commendable_a in_o it_o for_o industry_n so_o be_v it_o expose_v to_o a_o unavoidable_a check_n of_o be_v patron_n to_o a_o ill_a cause_n whence_o it_o may_v be_v a_o pattern_n of_o wit_n and_o labour_n but_o little_a assistance_n to_o the_o truth_n further_o than_o by_o show_v how_o weak_a error_n be_v but_o not_o to_o spend_v time_n and_o paper_n in_o vain_a let_v we_o state_n the_o controversy_n clear_o that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v how_o strong_o and_o pertinent_o his_o discourse_n proceed_v not_o that_o i_o intend_v minutely_o to_o examine_v his_o whole_a work_n whereof_o the_o far_o great_a part_n be_v little_a or_o nothing_o to_o our_o controversy_n as_o will_v appear_v by_o the_o bare_a state_v the_o question_n but_o only_o to_o say_v enough_o for_o he_o who_o the_o substance_n can_v content_v without_o engage_v into_o unnecessary_a and_o circumstantial_a dispute_n he_o begin_v his_o book_n tell_v we_o nothing_o can_v be_v object_v with_o more_o colour_n of_o truth_n against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n than_o that_o they_o have_v withdraw_v themselves_o from_o obedience_n to_o the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n and_o separate_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n and_o that_o this_o crime_n be_v just_o charge_v upon_o his_o church_n not_o only_o with_o colour_n but_o with_o undeniable_a evidence_n of_o fact_n will_v appear_v by_o the_o very_a position_n of_o the_o case_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o exception_n as_o for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v unquestionable_o certain_a and_o universal_o assent_v to_o by_o all_o protestant_n who_o understand_v any_o thing_n that_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o henry_n the_o eighths_n reign_n nay_o at_o his_o first_o court_v his_o protestant_a mistress_n the_o church_n of_o england_n agree_v with_o that_o of_o rome_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o communion_n in_o two_o point_n which_o be_v then_o and_o be_v still_o the_o bond_n of_o unity_n betwixt_o all_o her_o member_n one_o concern_v faith_n the_o other_o government_n for_o faith_n her_o rule_n be_v that_o the_o doctrine_n which_o have_v be_v inherit_v from_o their_o forefather_n as_o the_o legacy_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v sole_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v for_o obligatory_a and_o nothing_o in_o they_o to_o be_v change_v for_o government_n her_o principle_n be_v that_o christ_n have_v make_v st._n peter_n first_o or_o chief_a or_o prince_n of_o his_o apostle_n who_o be_v to_o be_v the_o first_o mover_n under_o he_o in_o the_o church_n after_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o world_n and_o to_o who_o all_o other_o in_o difficulty_n concern_v matter_n belong_v to_o the_o universal_a either_o faith_n or_o government_n shall_v have_v recourse_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o successor_n of_o st._n peter_n inherit_v from_o he_o this_o privilege_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o successor_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o actual_o exercise_v this_o power_n in_o all_o those_o country_n which_o keep_v communion_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o very_a year_n wherein_o this_o unhappy_a separation_n begin_v it_o be_v no_o less_o evident_a that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o edward_n the_o six_o queen_n elizabeth_z and_o her_o successor_n neither_o the_o former_a rule_n of_o unity_n of_o faith_n nor_o this_o second_o of_o unity_n of_o government_n which_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o first_o have_v have_v any_o power_n in_o that_o congregation_n which_o the_o protestant_n call_v the_o english_a church_n this_o be_v our_o chief_a objection_n against_o you_o as_o for_o we_o our_o tenet_n be_v that_o those_o church_n who_o continue_v in_o communion_n with_o the_o roman_a be_v the_o only_a church_n which_o in_o virtue_n of_o the_o first_o principle_n above_o mention_v have_v the_o true_a doctrine_n and_o in_o virtue_n of_o the_o second_o the_o right_a government_n and_o in_o virtue_n of_o both_o the_o unity_n and_o incorporation_n into_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n necessary_a for_o salvation_n and_o by_o consequence_n we_o hold_v they_o only_o to_o make_v the_o entire_a catholic_a or_o universal_a church_n of_o christian_n all_o other_o by_o misbelief_n or_o schism_n be_v exclude_v now_o because_o no_o understand_a man_n can_v deny_v this_o to_o be_v