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pope_n judge_v herteick_n by_o many_o council_n where_o christ_n institution_n of_o the_o papacy_n must_v be_v find_v sect._n 2._o who_o ad_fw-la esse_fw-la must_v elect_v the_o pope_n sect._n 3._o w._n j._n can_v and_o dare_v not_o tell_v consecration_n deny_v to_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o pope_n sect._n 6._o neither_o papal_a nor_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n he_o say_v depend_v on_o papal_a or_o episcopal_a ordination_n sect._n 7._o so_o they_o may_v be_v layman_n what_o such_o jurisdiction_n be_v sect._n 8._o what_o notice_n or_o proof_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o subject_n chap._n 4._o their_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n bishop_n the_o pope_n be_v not_o of_o god_n ordain_v in_o their_o way_n sect._n 1._o 2._o their_o bishop_n of_o calcedon_n testimony_n put_v off_o sect._n 3_o they_o make_v all_o man_n that_o will_v or_o no_o man_n to_o be_v bishop_n his_o great_a confusion_n and_o contradiction_n say_v we_o want_v not_o episcopal_a consecration_n but_o election_n
instance_n of_o goth_n dane_n swede_n examine_v sect._n 4_o 5._o whether_o extra_fw-la imperial_a church_n be_v under_o the_o pope_n sect._n 5._o in_o what_o case_n some_o be_v and_o which_o his_o pretence_n to_o the_o indian_n armenian_n and_o persian_n examine_v sect._n 6._o the_o tradition_n of_o these_o church_n be_v against_o popery_n sect_n 7._o his_o notorious_a fiction_n about_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o indian_n armenian_n and_o abassine_n to_o rome_n sect._n 9_o 10._o of_o pisanus_n arabic_a nicene_n canon_n sect._n 11._o he_o intend_v to_o write_v a_o tractate_n to_o prove_v that_o extraneous_a bishop_n be_v at_o the_o council_n but_o that_o put-off_a go_v for_o a_o answer_n sect._n 12._o he_o confess_v that_o the_o very_a gallicane_n and_o spanish_a liturgy_n mention_v not_o the_o pope_n sovereignty_n no_o more_o than_o the_o ethiopic_a sect._n 13._o when_o constantine_n entreat_v the_o king_n of_o persia_n for_o the_o church_n there_o the_o pope_n do_v not_o command_v there_o sect._n 14._o whether_o before_o gregory_n mission_n the_o british_a church_n be_v ever_o subject_a to_o the_o pope_n or_o heretical_a sect._n 15._o reynerius_n word_n vindicate_v viz._n the_o church_n of_o the_o armenian_n ethiopian_n and_o indian_n and_o the_o rest_n which_o the_o apostle_n convert_v be_v not_o under_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n sect._n 16._o the_o 28._o can._n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n vindicate_v which_o declare_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v but_o the_o first_o patriarch_n in_o the_o empire_n by_o humane_a right_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o imperial_a city_n sect._n 17._o 18_o 19_o 20._o his_o brave_a attempt_n to_o prove_v that_o extra-imperial_a bishop_n be_v summon_v to_o the_o council_n at_o nice_a of_o john_n persidis_fw-la armenian_n gothia_n at_o ephes._n 1_o thebamnon_n bishop_n of_o coptus_n sect._n 21._o 22._o his_o other_o citation_n confute_v sect._n 23._o of_o eusebius_n his_o circular_a letter_n sect._n 24._o chap._n 4._o the_o emperor_n and_o not_o the_o pope_n call_v the_o old_a council_n sect._n 1_o myraeus_n his_o notitia_fw-la episcopat_fw-la against_o he_o sect._n 2._o of_o the_o authority_n over_o the_o barbarous_a give_v con._n calce_v c._n 28._o proof_n that_o the_o papal_a power_n be_v hold_v to_o be_v but_o jure_fw-la humano_fw-la sect._n 5._o he_o be_v over_o but_o one_o empire_n sect._n 6._o no_o council_n but_o of_o one_o empire_n prosper_v testimony_n examine_v &_o caput_fw-la mundi_fw-la expound_v sect._n 7._o pope_n leo_n word_n examine_v sect._n 8_o 9_o the_o decretal_a epistle_n show_v the_o pope_n rule_v not_o the_o world_n sect._n 10._o more_o of_o ethiopia_n and_o pisanus_n canon_n sect._n 11._o chap._n 5._o the_o case_n reâ—…eated_v the_o uselessness_n of_o his_o testimony_n therein_o chap._n 6._o the_o vanity_n of_o his_o proof_n that_o council_n be_v call_v general_n as_o to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o not_o only_o to_o the_o empire_n from_o the_o word_n totius_fw-la orbis_fw-la from_o the_o end_n the_o peace_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o rest_n sect._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o his_o question_n answer_v what_o heretic_n be_v christian_n sect._n 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o he_o say_v that_o no_o heretic_n believe_v for_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n reveal_v and_o so_o acquit_v all_o that_o do_v but_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v true_a which_o be_v all_o that_o believe_v indeed_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n sect._n 12._o of_o sufficiency_n of_o proposal_n of_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o equal_a he_o absolve_v heretic_n and_o make_v heretic_n of_o the_o papist_n sect._n 13_o 14_o 15._o whether_o the_o papist_n and_o protestant_n be_v one_o church_n whether_o the_o pope_n and_o christ_n be_v two_o head_n whether_o a_o king_n that_o say_v god_n have_v make_v i_o the_o vicegod_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n set_v not_o up_o a_o policy_n destinct_n from_o god_n sect._n 16._o one_o call_v a_o papist_n may_v be_v a_o christian_n and_o another_o not_o sect._n 17._o 18._o chap._n 7._o whether_o we_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n as_o the_o old_a heretic_n do_v sect._n 1_o whether_o we_o separate_v from_o other_o church_n as_o we_o do_v from_o the_o papal_a sect._n 2._o arrian_n separate_v from_o the_o church_n as_o christian_a sect._n 3_o why_o they-call_a u_fw-mi schismatic_n sect._n 4._o 5._o papist_n agree_v not_o whether_o heretic_n be_v in_o the_o church_n sect._n 6._o what_o we_o hold_v herein_o sect._n 6._o his_o absurd_a answer_n sect._n 7._o whether_o every_o man_n deny_v christ_n veracity_n who_o receive_v not_o every_o truth_n sufficient_o propose_v sect._n 8_o 9_o he_o make_v it_o a_o grand_a novelty_n of_o i_o to_o say_v that_o there_o may_v be_v division_n in_o the_o church_n and_o not_o from_o the_o church_n because_o the_o church_n be_v a_o most_o perfect_a unity_n the_o shame_n of_o this_o charge_n sect._n 10_o 11._o his_o charge_n of_o eutychianisme_n on_o the_o abassine_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 12._o of_o self-conceited_a hereticate_a wit_n sect._n 12._o whether_o the_o abassine_n confess_v themselves_o eutichianes_n sect._n 14._o of_o the_o greek_a church_n reject_v we_o sect._n 16._o the_o greek_a church_n claim_v not_o sovereignty_n over_o all_o the_o world_n but_o in_o the_o empire_n sect._n 17_o 18_o 19_o whether_o every_o child_n subject_n or_o neighbour_n must_v judge_n heretic_n and_o avoid_v they_o unsentence_v sect._n 20._o his_o false_a answer_n to_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o own_o writer_n that_o free_a the_o greek_n from_o heresy_n sect._n 21._o the_o witness_n of_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n that_o the_o greek_n mean_v orthodox_o sect._n 23._o nilus_n testimony_n vindicate_v sect._n 24_o our_o unity_n with_o greek_n and_o other_o sect._n 25._o a_o notable_a passage_n of_o meletius_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n and_o constantinople_n for_o the_o sole_a headship_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o pope_n usurpation_n novelty_n and_o forsake_v tradition_n which_o with_o cyril_n testimony_n w._n j._n pass_v over_o sect._n 26._o the_o answer_n to_o w._n j_n second_o part_n of_o his_o reply_n sect._n 1_o sufficient_a answer_n to_o all_o his_o citation_n pretermit_v in_o term_n sect._n 2._o because_o i_o cite_v a_o patriarch_n and_o council_n excommunicate_v a_o pope_n by_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n countenance_n he_o say_v i_o plead_v for_o rebellion_n sect._n 4._o his_o instance_n of_o the_o pope_n extraneous_a power_n confute_v sect._n 5._o his_o particular_a proof_n before_o promise_v in_o a_o special_a tract_n examine_v 1._o his_o error_n of_o theophilus_n gothiae_n sect._n 6._o 2._o of_o domnus_n bosphori_n his_o gross_a error_n sect._n 7._o 3._o of_o joh._n persidis_fw-la sect._n 8._o 4._o of_o bishop_n of_o scythia_n sect._n 9_o 5._o of_o etherius_fw-la anchialensis_n for_o sebastianus_n sect._n 10._o 6._o of_o phaebamnon_n copti_n sect._n 11._o 7._o of_o theodulus_n esulae_n so_o false_o call_v sect._n 12._o 8._o of_o theodorus_n gadarorum_n sect._n 13._o 9_o of_o antipater_n bostrorum_fw-la sect._n 14._o 10._o of_o olympius_n schythopoleos_n sect._n 15._o 11._o of_o eusebius_n gentis_fw-la saracenorum_n sect._n 16._o 12._o constantinus_n bostrorum_fw-la sect._n 17._o 13._o one_o pro_fw-la glaco_fw-it gerassae_fw-la all_o show_v his_o gross_a ignorance_n of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o empire_n sect._n 19_o the_o nestorian_n epistle_n at_o the_o council_n ephes._n to_o callimores_n rex_fw-la expound_v sect._n 20_o 21._o remark_n upon_o passage_n in_o the_o first_o ephisine_n council_n sect._n 22._o remark_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n sect._n 23._o of_o the_o title_n caput_fw-la mundi_fw-la mater_fw-la omnium_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la primatus_fw-la apostolicus_n etc._n etc._n give_v to_o antioch_n and_o jerusalem_n sect._n 24._o binnius_n confession_n that_o at_o conc._n const._n 1._o the_o pope_n preside_v not_o per_fw-la se_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la legatos_fw-la sect._n 25._o his_o assertion_n that_o the_o council_n pretend_v to_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o church_n through_o all_o the_o world_n examine_v sect._n 26._o the_o vanity_n of_o his_o first_o proof_n sect._n 27_o 28._o of_o his_o second_o and_o three_o more_o note_n of_o the_o council_n calce_v sect._n 29._o his_o four_o instance_n confute_v sect._n 30._o his_o five_o confute_v sect._n 31._o his_o six_o confute_v sect._n 32._o his_o last_o instance_n vain_a sect._n 33._o he_o can_v not_o disprove_v the_o roman_a church_n from_o be_v real_o two_o church_n name_v one_o as_o have_v two_o supreme_a head_n sect._n 34._o i_o can_v not_o entreat_v he_o by_o any_o provocation_n to_o prove_v the_o continue_a visibility_n of_o the_o church_n as_o papal_n part_n iii_o a_o defence_n of_o my_o argument_n for_o our_o continue_a visibility_n sect._n 1_o whether_o all_o believer_n be_v christian_n sect._n 2._o the_o vanity_n of_o his_o next_o cavil_v against_o my_o definition_n sect._n 3_o my_o definition_n of_o protestant_n vindicate_v sect._n 4._o one_o may_v have_v communion_n with_o faulty_a church_n sect._n 5._o
his_o shameful_a reformation_n of_o syllogism_n and_o pretence_n of_o logical_a form_n sect._n 6._o he_o deny_v protestant_n to_o be_v of_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n i_o prove_v it_o his_o silly_a cavil_n at_o the_o form_n of_o the_o argument_n sect._n 7._o protestant_n profess_v all_o the_o essential_o of_o christianity_n prove_v his_o cavil_n shame_v sect._n 8._o his_o oft_o repeat_v reason_n confute_v of_o not_o receive_v the_o church_n exposition_n sect._n 9_o the_o novelty_n and_o discord_n of_o popery_n the_o confusion_n in_o council_n sect._n 10._o my_o second_o argument's_n to_o prove_v that_o we_o hold_v all_o essential_o the_o popish_a faith_n explain_v sect._n 12._o my_o three_o argument_n creed_n and_o scripture_n be_v with_o they_o too_o little_a and_o yet_o a_o insufficient_a proposal_n make_v christianity_n itself_o unnecessary_a sect._n 12._o he_o give_v up_o his_o cause_n confess_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o our_o explicit_a belief_n sect._n 13._o my_o four_o argument_n his_o ridiculous_a deny_v that_o to_o deny_v the_o minor_a be_v to_o deny_v the_o antecedent_n sect._n 14._o the_o minor_a prove_v all_o protestant_n as_o such_o profess_v to_o love_n god_n ergo_fw-la sincere_a protestant_n do_v love_n he_o what_o miracle_n believe_v in_o the_o pope_n do_v sect._n 15._o he_o have_v no_o way_n to_o deny_v that_o protestant_n profess_v true_a faith_n but_o by_o his_o impudent_a deny_v 1._o that_o we_o profess_v to_o love_v god_n 2._o and_o that_o we_o feel_v that_o we_o do_v love_v he_o sect._n 20._o my_o second_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o perpetual_a visibility_n of_o our_o church_n confound_v he_o sect._n 21._o scripture_n sufficiency_n sect._n 22._o my_o three_o argument_n and_o his_o shameful_a answer_n sect._n 25._o my_o four_o argument_n prove_v the_o visibility_n of_o our_o church_n not_o only_o as_o christian_a but_o as_o without_o popery_n ten_o sub-argument_n for_o that_o 1_o from_o the_o twenty-eighth_a canon_n of_o conc._n calce_v 2._o from_o the_o silence_n of_o the_o old_a writer_n against_o heretic_n sect._n 28._o 3._o from_o tradition_n prove_v 4._o from_o church_n never_o subject_a to_o rome_n his_o citation_n brief_o confute_v sâ—…ct_n 30._o 5._o from_o the_o non-subjection_n even_o of_o the_o imperial_a church_n sect._n 32._o 6._o from_o gregory_n the_o first_o be_v testimony_n sect._n 33._o 7._o from_o their_o confession_n aen._n silvius_n reynerius_n canus_n binnius_n vindicate_v sect._n 38._o 8._o phocas_n give_v the_o primacy_n to_o boniface_n sect._n 39_o 9_o their_o liturgy_n new_a sect._n 40._o twelve_o instance_n of_o new_a article_n of_o the_o papist_n faith_n which_o he_o dare_v not_o answer_n sâ—…ct_n 42._o the_o ten_o argument_n he_o yield_v the_o cause_n in_o sense_n sâ—…ct_n 43._o notable_a testimony_n unanswered_a sâ—…ct_n 44._o papist_n differ_v de_fw-la fide_fw-la sect._n 47._o what_o heretic_n be_v or_o be_v not_o in_o the_o church_n full_o open_v his_o shameful_a exclaim_n against_o i_o for_o distinguish_v sect._n 48._o fifty_o six_o of_o philastrius_n heresy_n name_v many_o be_v small_a matter_n and_o many_o notorious_a certain_a truth_n sect._n 49._o the_o woeful_a work_n of_o hereticate_a council_n sect._n 50._o council_n hereticated_a pope_n and_o one_o another_o almost_o all_o the_o christian_a world_n hereticate_v one_o another_o sect._n 55._o his_o reason_n answer_v for_o unchurch_v all_o heretic_n sect._n 60._o their_o doctrine_n of_o sufficient_a proposal_n fullier_n confute_v and_o their_o hereticate_a and_o unchurch_v themselves_o evince_v mr._n johnson_n alias_o terret_n explication_n of_o seven_o term_n of_o our_o question_n examine_v and_o his_o confusion_n manifest_v chap._n i._n question_v 1_o what_o mean_v you_o by_o the_o catholic_n church_n 1_o w._n j._n the_o catholic_n church_n be_v all_o those_o visible_a assembly_n congregation_n or_o community_n of_o christian_n who_o live_v in_o unity_n of_o true_a faith_n and_o external_a 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