Moreover when Faustinus Legate to the bishop of Rome alleged in the sixth council Cartaginense, 1that the bishop of Rome ought to have the ordering of all great matters in all places by his supreme authority, he alleged no scripture for him (for at that time no scripture was thought to make for it) but he alleged untruly the first general council Nicene, in which Arrius the heretic was condemned, to make for that purpose. Which after the book was brought forth, & no such article found in it, but the contrary: (yet the council at that time sent to Constantinople, Alexandria, and Antioch, where the Patriarchal Sees were, to have the true copy of the Council Nicene, which was sent unto them, & also from Rome, whether they sent also for that purpose. And after they found no such article in it, but in the first chapter thereof, the contrary, that all causes ecclesiastical should either be determined within the diocese ⟨image 36⟩or else if any were grieved, then to appeal to the Council provincial, and there the matter to take full end, so that for no such causes, men should go out of there province,) the whole council Cartaginense wrote to Celestine at the time being Bishop of Rome, that since the council Nicene had no such article in it, as was untruly alleged by Faustinus, but the contrary: they desired him to abstain after to make any more such demand, denouncing unto him, that they would not suffer any cause great or small to be brought by appeal out of their country & thereupon made a law, that no man should appeal out of the country of Africa, upon pain to be denounced accursed. Wherewith the Bishop of Rome ever after held him content & made no more business with them, seeing he had nought to say to the contrary. In the sixth article of the said council it was also determined, that in the Orient or East parts the Bishop of Antioch should be chief: in Egypt the Bishop of Alexandria, about Rome, the Bishop of Rome, and likewise in other countries the Metropolitans ⟨p. 7⟩should have their preeminence: so that the bishop of Rome never had meddling in those countries. And in the next article following, the bishop of Jerusalem, which city before had been destroyed, and almost desolate, is restored to his old prerogative, to be chief in Palestine and in the country of Jewry:
Moreouer when Faustinus Legate to the byshop of Rome alleaged in ye sixte councell Cartaginense, 1that the bishop of Rome ought to haue the ordering of al great matters in al places by his supreme authoritie, he alleaged no scripture for him (for at that tyme no scripture was thought to make for it) but he alleaged vntruely the fyrst general councell Nicene, in whiche Arrius the heretyke was condemned, to make for that purpose. Which after ye boke was brought forth, & no suche article found in it, but the contrary: (yet the councel at that tyme sent to Constantinople, Alexandria, and Antioche, where ye Patriarchall Sees were, to haue the true copy of ye Councell Nicene, which was sent vnto them, & also frō Rome, whether thei sent also for that purpose. And after they found no suche article in it, but in the fyrst chapter therof, the contrary, that al causes ecclesiastical shuld eyther be determined within ye diocesse ⟨image 36⟩or els if any wer greued, thē to appeale to the Councell prouinciall, and there the matter to take full end, so that for no such causes, men shoulde goe out of there prouince,) ye whole councell Cartaginense wrote to Celestine at ye tyme being Byshop of Rome, that since the councell Nicene had no such article in it, as was vntruely alleaged by Faustinus, but the contrary: they desired hym to abstayne after to make any more such demaunde, denouncing vnto him, that they woulde not suffer any cause great or smal to be brought by appeale out of their countrey & therupon made a lawe, that no man shuld appeale out of the countrey of Aphricke, vpō paine to be denounced accursed. Wherewith the Byshop of Rome euer after helde him content & made no more businesse with them, seing he had nought to say to the contrarye. In the syxte article of the said coūcel it was also determined, that in the Orient or Easte partes the Byshop of Antioche should be chiefe: in Egipt the Bishop of Alexandria, about Rome, the Bishop of Rome, and likewyse in other countreyes the Metropolitanes ⟨p. 7⟩shoulde haue theire preeminence: so that the byshop of Rome neuer had medling in those countries. And in the nexte article following, the byshop of Hierusalem, which citie before had bene destroyed, and almost desolate, is restored to his olde prerogatiue, to be chiefe in Palestine and in ye countrey of Iewrye:
- 1In the coū cell of Carthage no Scripture could be found to prove the Popes primacy. The falsehood of the Papists.In the coū cell of Carthage no Scripture coulde bee founde to proue the Popes primacie. The falsehoode of the Papistes.
