Which is the true church? the whole Christian world, as headed only by Christ…

R. B. See, Reader, what the Papacy is come to, if it had not the sword, or ignorance to uphold it? when he puts together so many things as necessary ad esse to the Election of a Pope, (and yet makes nothing but a mere name to deceive the ignorant of any one of them) is it fallacious of me to expect that all those things be found in the Election? Or is it not fallacious in him that can show us never a one of them?

R. B. See, Reader, what the Papacy is come to, if it had not the sword, or ignorance to uphold it? when he puts together so many things as necessary ad esse to the Election of a Pope, (and yet makes nothing but a meer name to deceive the ignorant of any one of them) is it fallacious of me to expect that all those things be found in the Election? Or is it not fallacious in him that can shew us never a one of them?

Next W. I. saith, If the Church did really acquiesce in such an elected person as Pope, it was satisfied according to the substance of the Election, though not in the circumstances.

R. B. 1. Reader, is this any answer to any of the foresaid Objections? what satisfaction? what Church? when part of the Church was divided, and the greater part abhorred them all? And was he Pope or no before this acquiescing? If so, what made him so? And, 2. What doth he but cheat us by his distinction of the substance and circumstances of Election? Doth he not obstinately (but necessarily) refuse to tell what is the substance of Election? Have those that were brought in by Whores, Poison and Murders, the substance? Had those that were chosen by people, Presbyters, Bishops, Emperors, and Cardinals, all the substance? If so, why may not twenty have the substance at once, or four or five at least? what is it that is the substance? Alas, we ask in vain that which cannot be told us!