(167 Papacie and Patriarchs to be a lawful and laudable in ffitution of con/lantirìe, cónfirmed by other Princes. z. The other fort take them tobe laudable In(i itutions of General Councils, or elfeofparticular contenting Bifhops be- fore the firff General Council (whom thy call the Church.) III. Another fort called Papiffs, do believe the Pope (as the former) to be a humane Creature, viz. of the fire or ancient. Bifhops bymutual content ; but that it was a nece(fary thing, which by Gods General Laws, and his fpecial Infpiration, they did well, and were bound to do for the Churches concord and ffrength ; and that it is not lawful-for the Church now to alter it, or any Prince inhis Dominions. There alfo are of three forts : i. Some think that the Roman Seat may be altered, and the Church upon juft caufè may remove the Primacy to another Bithop. This feemeth to be the opinion of Cardinal Curanru afore cited de concord. who faith, The Church might make the Bifhop of Trent chief. 2. Others feem rather to think, that God hath by Decree annexed the Supremacy to. Rome, and yet (as R. Smyth, theBithop of Calcedon, and Ruler of the EnglillY Popifh Clergy afore cited) think; that it is not de fide, that the Pope is Peters Succeffor._ 3. Others fay that theyare not fhrebut God may deffroy Rome, and remove the Primacy; but Men may not do it. IV. The whole Greek Church feemyet of the fecond or third opinion, that the Popehad a juft Primacy in one Empire, which was juftly removed to Con/lantinople :) But there are fome that think the Pope had alfo a juft Primacy in all the ChriFtian world, and yet that he hail, it but by Humane Int°tution. V. There are other that think thePope is the Univer- áaß;
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