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The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio…
The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio a Venetian gentleman, concerning the Council of Trent written both in Latin / by ... John Jewel ... ; made English by a person of quality ; to which is added, The life of the said bishop ; collected and written by the same hand.
London: printed by T. H. for Richard Chiswell, 1685
THE APOLOGY OF THE Church of ENGLAND. Written by the very Learned a… › Chapter 2
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But then, that the Bishop of Rome, or any other Person should be the Head of the whole Church, or an universal Bishop is no more possible, than that he should be the Bridegroom, the Light, the Salvation, and the Life of the Church, for these are the Privileges and Titles of Christ alone, and do properly and only belong to him; nor was there ever any Bishop of Rome, who would suffer so insolent and proud a Title to be given him, before the Times of Phocas the Emperor, who as we very well know, aspired to the Empire by a most detestable Villainy (the Murder of Mauritius the former Emperor, his Sovereign) that is, till the year of Christ 613. That the Council of Carthage expressly decreed,1 that no Bishop should be called the highest* Pontiff or chief Priest. But the Bishop of Rome, because he now desires to be so called, and usurps a Power which belongs ⟨p. 23⟩not to him, besides that, he acts directly against the ancient Councils and the Fathers, if he dares believe St. Gregory, 3one of his own Predecessors, he has taken upon him an arrogant, profane, sacrilegious, antichristian Title, and is therefore the King of Pride, Lucifer, one that sets himself above his Brethren, who has denied the Faith, and is thereby become the fore-runner of Antichrist.
But then, that the Bishop of Rome, or any other Person should be the Head of the whole Church, or an universal Bishop is no more possible, than that he should be the Bridegroom, the Light, the Salvation, and the Life of the Church, for these are the Priviledges and Titles of Christ alone, and do properly and only belong to him; nor was there ever any Bishop of Rome, who would suffer so insolent and proud a Title to be given him, before the Times of Phocas the Emperor, who as we very well know, aspired to the Empire by a most detestable Villany (the Murther of Mauritius the former Emperor, his Soveraign) that is, till the year of Christ 613. That the Council of Carthage expressly decreed,1 that no Bishop should be called the highest