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days to return an EleCtion of the perfon named
by
thei~ing
.·
Page
138. ·
Cranmer, Tonffall,
Clarlzand
Good–
ri~
Bi!hops being called to give their Opinion,
of the Emperors Power
to
call Councils faid,
That though ancient Councils were called
by
the
Roman
Emperors, yet that
was
done by reafon o£
the extent of their Monarchy that was now ceaf–
ed :
But
fince other Princes had an entire Monar-
,
chy within their Dominions : Yet if one or more
of thofe Princes fhould agree to call a Council
t o
a good intent, and delire the concurrence of the
reil, they were bound by the rule ofCHARITY,
to agree to it.
,
Page
139.
Crarmter
faid-that this Authority
ofGeneral Councils flowed not from the Num–
ber of Biihops, but from the Matter -of their de–
ci!ions; which were received with an Univerfal
Confent ; for there were many more Biihops
at
.Arimini-
than at
Nice
or
Conftantinople, &c<>
ChrilJ:
had named no Head of the whole Church
as God had named no Head of the World -
In Qgeen
f-liz.abeth's
Reign
Is
59·
the Divines
appointed to difpute againft the Papifi :Biil1ops
in .
their ftcond paper maintain,
That every Church
had power ·to reform
it
[elf :
This
they founded on the
'
Epiftles of
Paul
to the particular Churches, and
St.
John
to the Angels of the · Seven Churches : .
In the firfi three Ages there were no Genera l
Coun~ils,
but every Biil1op in his Diocefs, or
fucb
few Bt!hops as could afiemble together, condem–
ned Herelies, determined Matters that were , n- ,
r.:efied ; fo did alfo the Orthodox after
Arrianifmr:
. had fo overfpread the World that even the See of
Rome
was defiled
with
it.
I'
age,
•