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The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times…
The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times past been brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherents: faithfully gathered out of the most faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and now newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singular profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times past bene brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherentes: faithfully gathered out of the moste faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and nowe newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singuler profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.
London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563
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Furthermore in the council Constantinople it was ordained, that bishops should not be troubled out from their diocese, nor one should meddle with an others jurisdiction, but the bishops of Alexandria should have the governance of the oriental parties, the honour of primacy reserved to the church of Antioch, as it was ordained in the Nicene council. And even so, that the bishops of Asia should oversee Asia, and order all things pertaining to Asia. ⟨image 37⟩Likewise, that the bishop of Pont should govern the diocese of Pont. And the bishops of Thracia, their diocese: so that this council also denieth Prelacy or Supremacy to Rome, & to the bishop thereof, reserving every diocese to his own bishop. Likewise in the Council Milevitane it was provided, that all causes concerning one province should be determined in the same.
Furthermore in ye councel Constantinople it was ordayned, that byshops should not be troubled out from theyr diocesse, nor one shuld meddle with an others iurisdiction, but the bishops of Alexandria shuld haue the gouernance of the orientall parties, the honoure of primacie reserued to the church of Antioche, as it was ordayned in the Nicene councell. And euen so, that the byshops of Asia shoulde ouersee Asia, and order all thinges pertayning to Asia. ⟨image 37⟩Likewise, that ye bishop of Pont shuld gouerne the diocesse of Pont. And the byshops of Thracia, their diocesse: so yt thys councell also denyeth Prelacie or Supremacie to Rome, & to the bishop thereof, reseruyng euery diocesse to his own bishop. Likewise in the Councell Mileuitane it was prouided, that all causes concerning one prouince shulde be determined in the same.
1Of these councils aforesaid it manifestly appeareth, that the bishop of Rome hath no such preeminence, authority, supremacy & jurisdiction over all other bishops and over their provinces and diocese, as he unjustly challengeth, and wickedly usurpeth, but that his power is only in Italy: all other bishops being in all other points of like authority with him, every one having the same authority and power in his own diocese that the Bishop of Rome hath in Italy. Saint Cyprian calleth the Bishop of Rome in his Epistles, which he wrote unto him, Brother, to declare that they were of like authority, and Fellow ministers in the labour of the Gospel.