(ßr3) years obeyed himnot: ( and alas, loon after the vandals came and conquered them, and perfecuted and deftroyed thofe famous Bithops that did furvive, ) And that you may further know that they had yet. more difobedient Refiflers than African Bithops, you may remember that even theEgyptian Monks, fo long fa- mous for their great auflerity and fanaity, had renoun- ced not only obedience but Communion with the Pope and his Adherents : Fulgentius was about going to live with them for their holinefs, but he was told ofthis, and turned his courte : vid. Vit. Fulgent. And how great were all thofe Churches of Ethiopia; Armenia (exterior) India, and the re, which the Apo- files converted, whichReynerius aforefaid truly faith, are not under the Church of Rome ? Cont. Walden f Catal, ire Ribltorh. Patr. To. r. p. 773. Ihave formerly recited thewords ofMelch. Canes, one " oftheirgreat Bithops, faying [Lac. 7heolog. li. 6. C. 7.fol, " zo r. Not only the Greeks, but almo(1ALL THEREST "OF THE BISHOPS OF THE WHOLE WORLD cs have vehemently fought todeflroy the priviledge ofthe "Church ofRome. Andindeed they had on theirfide both the Arms of Emperours, and the GREATER NUM- C6 BER OF CHURCHES ; and yet they could never pre- vailto abrogate thePower ofthe one Pope of Rome. Seehere theirownConfeffion, i. WhereChrif}ians op- poliing the Pope were before Luther. a.. And ofwhat credit their boafi of Univertality and Catholick Traditi- on is. One while (w. H.) faith, The Bijhops of the whole world were for them : But when their caufe leads them to tell truth, they fay, Almo(l all the Bihops of the whole world have vehementlyfought againfi the Pope, and the. Arms of Emperors and the greater number of Churches were againfi them. And
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