• [ 1)2 ] ·. lzfter accounted no Gener/ll Councils ; nor received as . foch by the Church. Anfi'17. The Myfiery lyeth in fome Sectarian Notion of the Church that you have : you mean . fome Party; but it's hard knowing what. For, 1. Bellarmine himfelf faith, that the 'fecond Eph~f. Council wanted nothing to make it as true a.Ge~ neral Co~nci~ as the refr, but the Approbation of the Pope~s Legates. It was called by the Empe– ror, the Number great~r than many others : the Con~nt fo great , that he faith that they de– creeing Herefie, fol~ navicula Petri evafit . 2 · It had not only the Confent of the prefent Biiliops as much as other Councils, but was as commonly received by: the prevailing majority,while the Em- .peror.feeineg robe for that way. . '· 2. And the fecond Council at Nice was taken for as confenting a General Council during the – ·Reign of Irene, and after under the Emperors that ;Were for Images; yea, ~nd by the Pope himfelf, and all his Party in the Weft : But it's ·true that when the Emperors were againfi Images 'it was 2bhorred: And fo one Council was for Images, and another againft them ; (as one for Photim and 2nother againft him) by turns, for too long atime, asthe .Emperors were-affected : But for the time, they were all called General, as that at Nice is by the Romans yet. · . z. But if this had been true (as it'is not) which you fay, How fhall all Chrifiians know it tO be true ?- When fuch as I with all ·our fearching can– not know it? yeaate paft doubt ' that it is"falfe ? Jes like you'll fay, It is our obfiinacy : And fo all iball ·b~ Schifmaticks and condemned with you, whom youarepleafed to call obfrinate,for ef~aping · · ·-. that ' V ''
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