C A P. O. touchingAntichriiL. 697 this day celeberrimi, vie, Primus Captivi; which words yet are found written alfo in the ancient infcriptions, Celeberrimei, Veis, Treinnu, Captivei: Though we therefore do write Latinos now,yet wee muff not doubt but it was written of old by the dipthong, as Irensus ufed it without all doubt : fo the ancient Grecians do ex- preffe the greater Hirickof the Hebrews indifferently,fometimes by a Pimple i, fometimes by ei, whereupon in thofe words of Chrifts complaint,Eli, Eli,&c. arewritten by fome, Eel, Eei, as ?ohn Dru- fius hath obferved: This therefore that you objeft touching the writing, is flight, and of no moment at all. Thirdly, you fay, that the name of Antichrift ought to beproper to him,and molt ufuall: for it muff be fheWed for a fgne by all them that buy orfell: 7Z.OW there wou never any PopecalledLatinus by his propos name,ncither do they call themfelves commonlyLatins,but only Bifhopt, or Topes ; I anfwer, that experience Both anfwer this objeßion ex- cellently ; but, fay you, Latinos neither is, nor hathbeen the proper name of anyPope; Then fay I, if any ,either Frenchman or Spaniard, or German, or any other, take upon him the name and authority of the LatinTope, or Priest, or 'Patriarch, (for Latium is not a Sub= ffantive name 'as they call it,but an Ad jeFfive, which muff have fófte- what joyned to it wherein it muff fubfifc ; and I trow, theEtlhop of Tome cannot be angry withhim for fodoing, as who lofethnothing by another mans ufurping of his commonname. Or rather, shall he not have the Antipapal war renewedafrefh<and againff him,fhall not filch a challenger be curfed with,Bell,Book andCandle,that will dare toufurp that whichbelongs.properly to his Seat ? It i far off then, that this name fhould not be proper to any Pope, thaftE is proper to them all for the time when they poffefle the Chair, feeing Antichri/f is a fuccei[ionof Bi Zops,and not a fingular Perlon,as we have made it clear before: Neither are Chriffen names and Surnames only, to be counted Proper names, but whatfoever doth note out a thing plainly, diffin&iy, certainly and truly, is tobe counted alto a proper name, unleffe you alone be ignorant who is either the Greek, or Syrian, or Egyptian 7asriarch, becaufe no man was ever called by thefe names. Betides, the fame experience teachethus, how this name is (hewed for a fign, as it were, by all men. For let there be any of our men in your power that be Papifts, and let himdeclare hitnfelf openly to be the Emilie of the Latin name, Religion, Empire, and let him fee if he (hall fet any thing to fate among you, but his head, or if he can buy any thingbut a certaine and a-cruel!
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