• I f 98 J. nor Baronius, Binnius, :Genebrard, that exclaim againft many ofthem: Nor Bellarmine, nor Qyeea ,Mary, nor Mere or Fijher, nor Banner, nor Gardi~ ner, nor any that ever I met with. . But others more moderately cali only thofe Pa- , pifcs that 'are for the Popes Power above Councils: And fo the French are none; nor the Councils of Conftance and BafiL were non~: 'GrotiM addeth p. 45'· that ' By Papifts he doth not mean them ' that faving the Rights of Kings and Biiliqps do 'give to the Pope or Biiliop of Rome that Primacy ' which ancient Cufroms and Canons, and the E– ' diets of al'lcient Emperors and Kings aHign them ; ' which Primacy is not fo much the Bi{hops, as the ' Roman ·Churches preferred before all other by – 'common confent. So Liberius the Bia1op being ' fo 1apfed that he was dead to the Church, the , ' Church of Rome retained its right and defended ' the Caufe of the Univerfal Church.] An[. .If it be aPrimacy of Name ·and Honour only without any Governing Power,it's nothing to our cafe. But feeing it's a Governing Primacy that he mean~, I. It's againft the right of Kings and Kingdoms, that Foreigners claim Jurifdiction over them. 2. Emperors never gave Popes or , Councils power over other Princes Dominions, nor could give any fuch. · 3.', Nor did ancient Councils, nor could do. \tVho gavct it them ? And who knows to what Councils he will limit 'this power'? Councils thefe thonfand years have been for much of Popery. 4· If Common Conftnt give this power, it binds not the Dilfenters. The Judgment ofothers concerning Grotius. I. Vincentirts wrote a Book called Grotius Pa- · 2. Cla1td, • ,.
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