A key for Catholics, to open the juggling of the Jesuits, and satisfy all…A key for Catholicks, to open the jugling of the Jesuits, and satisfie all…

Again I say, that I cannot see how it can stand with the wisdom or goodness of Christ the Law-giver of his Church, or the perfection of his Laws, or how it can be any way probable, that he should be wholly silent of so great a point as the Headship and Centre of the Churches Unity; never giving us either the Name or Titles of such a Head, nor the seat of his Empire, nor appointing him his work, nor directing him how to do it when he hath the greatest work in the world to do (as these men suppose) and such as surpasseth the strength of man, yea of a thousand men; never giving him any advice and direction for the determining of his very many occurrent difficulties; nor once giving us any of his power, nor telling us of his prerogative, nor telling us what officers he shall appoint under him, and how; nor once telling any man of his duty to obey him; never telling us any thing of the succession of this Sovereign in whom it shall reside; nor once telling us historically of the exercise of any of his power: I say that not a word of this should be mentioned by Christ or his Apostles, even when there was so great occasion, when Peter was among them, when there was striving for supremacy, when the Churches were lamentably contending about the preeminence of their teachers, and some were for one, and some for another, and some for Cephas himself; and when so many heresies arose, and hazarded the Churches, as among the Corinthians, Galatians, and others there did; This is a thing so hard to be believed by one that believeth the wisdom and love of Christ, that I must say for my part, it surpasseth my belief. Especially (as is said) when also so much is said against the Supremacy contended ⟨p. 438⟩for. All this I speak of any earthly Head, whether Pope or Council.

Again I say, that I cannot see how it can stand with the wisdom or goodness of Christ the Law-giver of his Church, or the perfection of his Laws, or how it can be any way probable, that he should be wholly silent of so great a point as the Headship and Center of the Churches Unity; never giving us either the Name or Titles of such a Head, nor the seat of his Empire, nor appointing him his work, nor directing him how to do it when he hath the greatest work in the world to do (as these men suppose) and such as surpasseth the strength of man, yea of a thousand men; never giving him any advice and direction for the determining of his very many occurrent difficulties; nor once giving us any of his power, nor telling us of his prerogative, nor telling us what officers he shall appoint under him, and how; nor once telling any man of his duty to obey him; never telling us any thing of the succession of this Soveraign in whom it shall reside; nor once telling us historically of the exercise of any of his power: I say that not a word of this should be mentioned by Christ or his Apostles, even when there was so great occasion, when Peter was among them, when there was striving for supremacy, when the Churches were lamentably contending about the preheminence of their teachers, and some were for one, and some for another, and some for Cephas himself; and when so many heresies arose, and hazzarded the Churches, as among the Corinthians, Galathians, and others there did; This is a thing so hard to be believed by one that believeth the wisdom and love of Christ, that I must say for my part, it surpasseth my belief. Especially (as is said) when also so much is said against the Supremacy contended