( ioo) King's Laws, and not by God's ; fo Rome was the firff Seat by the sneer appointment of man, even Emperours and Councils, is yet fully evident ; 1. In that thefame Power that made the other four Patriarchs, made the Bifhop of Nome a Patriarch ; and he was not made Pope or Prime Patriarch before he was made Patriarch : But no man drearreth of a Divine Inftitution of the other four Pa- triarchs: Ergo. 2. Becaufe the whole Eaflern Church, which was far greater than the Weftern, firft equalled the Patriarch of conftantinople to him of Rome, and after preferred him ; when yet they never dreamed of a Divine Infti- tution of the Patriarchate of conflantinople : For it was but lately made : And no man of reafon can judge, that all the Catholick Emperours, Bifhops, and People of the far greateft part of the Imperial Church, would profef- fedly equal or prefer a Humane Office before one which they believed to be of Divine Inftitution. 3. To this day all the Greek Church thew themfelves fo be of that judgment, byadhering to the Patriarchof conflantinople, whom they confefs to have been made fuch byEmperours and. Councils. And in the Conteff with them the cafe is commonly pleaded accordingly. 4. Gregory Nazianzen would never have wifhed fo carnally that therewere no inequality, fuperiority,orprio- rityof Seats, if he had taken them to be of Divine In ffitution : Durff he have fo oppofed the Law and Order ofGod ? 5. But to put all out of doubt, it is exprefly determi- ned by the moff famous General Councils, even two of the four which are likened to the four Gofpels, Confan- tinople and calcedon, that the Primacy was given to Rome by the Fathers (fo they called Councils) becanfe it was
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