A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…

First,¹ it is untrue, that he is the servant of servants, because he writeth him self in the same Sentence, Prince over all nations and kingdoms. Again, it is untrue,² that he is Prince over all nations and kingdoms, because he writeth himself, seruus seruorum, a servant unto servants. That also which followeth is false. Regnans in excelsis uni solely Petro Sanctam Ecclesiam Catholicam & Apostolicam commist gubernandam. ³He that ruleth in the Heavens hath given to Peter alone the government of the holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. For, where did Christ make this commission to Peter only? where be the words? in what Scripture? in what Gospel or Epistle? where did Christ ever say to Peter, I commit the government of the Church to thee alone? if Pope Pius tale be true, why doth he not prove it? if it be false, how dare he write it? it is not meet the Vicar of Christ should falsify the words of Christ. Christ spake to all the Apostles and not to Peter alone,⁴ Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Christ ⟨p. 15⟩said to all the Apostles, and not to Peter alone,⁵ Go and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the of the father, and of the son, and of the holy Ghost. David the Prophet spake not of Peter alone, but of all the Apostles,⁶ Their sound is gone into the ends of the world. Wherefore doth he then enclose that to Peter alone, which is common unto all the Apostles? He saith, Christ hath given charge over his Church to Peter alone. But Cyprian saith,⁷ Parem tribuit Apostolis omnibus auctoritatem, hoc utique erant caeteri Apostoli quod fuit Petrus, pari consortio praediti & honoris & potestatis. The Lord gave unto his Apostles like power, the rest of the Apostles were even the same that Peter was, endowed with like fellowship, both of honour and of power. And Hierome saith,