(167 Papacie and Patriarchs to Be a Iawful and laudable ins ftitution of conflanti»e, confirmed by other Princes. z. The otherfort take them tobe laudable In{fitutions of General Councils, or elfe ofparticular contenting Bifhops be- fore the firff General Council (whom thy call theChurch.) III. Another fort called Papifts, dobelieve the Pope (as the former) to be a humane Creature, viz. ofthe 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 ftrength ; and that it is not lawful-for the Churchnow to alter it, or anyPrince in his Dominions. Thefe alfò are of three forts r. 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 Cryfanw afore cited de Concord. who faith, The Church mightmake the Bifhop of Trent chief. a. 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 En, liJh' Popifh Clergy afore cited) think, that it is not de fide, that the Pope is peters Succeffor. 3. Others fay that they are not flare but God may deffroy Rome, and remove the Primacy; but Men may not do it. IV. The whole Greek Church feem yet of the fecond or thirdopinion, (that the Popehad a juft Primacy in one Empire, which was juffly removed to con/tantinople :) But there are force that think the Pope had alfo a juft Primacy in all the Chri¡tiara world, and yet that he hath it but by Humane Infl°tution. V. There are other that think thePope is the Univer- fat
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