INTRODUCTION. 37 IV. That St Peter continued bishop of Rome after his transla- tion, and was so at his decease. V. That the bishops ofRome, according to God's institution, and by original right derived thence, should have an universal supre- macy and jurisdiction over the Christian church. VI. That infact the Roman bishops, continuallyfromSt Peter's time, have enjoyed and exercised this sovereign power. VII. That this power is indefectible and unalterable. The truth and certainty of these propositions we shall in order discuss; so that it may competently appear whether those who dis- claim these pretences are (as theyare charged) guilty of heresy and schism, or they rather are liable to the imputations of arrogancy and impiety who obtrude and urge them.
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