A vindication of the Animadversions on Fiat lux

3. Your Papal Ecumenical Supremacy hath two main Branches, 1. Your Popes spiritual Power over all Persons and Churches, in the things of Religion. 2. His Power over Emperors, Kings, and Potentates, in reference unto Religion; or, as you speak, in ordine ad spiritualia. The first your Church stumbled into by many degrees, from the days of Victor, who made the first notable halt to this purpose. The latter you stumbled into in the days of Gregory the seventh, or Hildebrand. It were endless to declare how this fall of your Church hath been declared, written against, opposed, condemned by Churches, Councils, Fathers, Princes, and learned men in all Ages. Some few evidences to this purpose, to satisfy your request, I shall direct you unto: It was written against and condemned by Cyprian Bishop of Carthage, and that in a Council at Carthage, an. 258. upon an attempt made by Stephen Bishop of Rome, looking in some small degree towards that usurped Supremacy, which afterwards was attained unto. You may, if you please, there see him rebuked, and the practice of your Church condemned. The same Cyprian had done no less before, in reference unto some actings of Cornelius the predecessor of Stephen, Epist. ad Cornel. Though the pretensions of Cornelius and Stephen were modest in comparison of your present vast Claim; yet the Churches of God in those days could not bear them. It is prejudged in the most famous Council of Nice, which assigned ⟨p. 76⟩bounds unto the Jurisdiction of Bishops, giving to several of them equal Authority, Can. 6. [Greek or Hebrew]. Let the ancient Customs be observed, that, as to Egypt, Libya, and Pentapolis, the Bishop of Alexandria have power over them, (or the Churches in them) for so is the custom of the Bishop of Rome, (that is, to have power over the adjoining Churches;) likewise about Antioch, and in other Provinces, that the ancient Rights of the Churches be preserved. Your Great Pope whom you so frequently call the Pastor of Christendom, was here but [Greek or Hebrew], The Bishop in the City or Church of Rome, or of the Church in the City of Rome. And bounds are assigned unto the Authority which he claimed by custom, as to his of Alexandria and Antioch.

3. Your Papall Oecumenicall Supremacy hath two main Branches, 1. Your Popes spirituall Power over all Persons and Churches, in the things of Religion. 2. His Power over Emperors, Kings, and Potentates, in reference unto Religion; or, as you speak, in ordine ad spiritualia. The first your Church stumbled into by many degrees, from the dayes of Victor, who made the first notable halt to this purpose. The latter you stumbled into in the dayes of Gregory the seventh, or Hildebrand. It were endless to declare how this fall of your Church hath been declared, written against, opposed, condemned by Churches, Councels, Fathers, Princes, and learned men in all Ages. Some few evidences to this purpose, to satisfie your request, I shall direct you unto: It was written against and condemned by Cyprian Bishop of Carthage, and that in a Councell at Carthage, an. 258. upon an attempt made by Stephen Bishop of Rome, looking in some small degree towards that usurped Supremacy, which afterwards was attained unto. You may, if you please, there see him rebuked, and the practice of your Church condemned. The same Cyprian had done no less before, in reference unto some actings of Cornelius the predecessor of Stephen, Epist. ad Cornel. Though the pretensions of Cornelius and Stephen were modest in comparison of your present vast Claim; yet the Churches of God in those dayes could not bear them. It is prejudged in the most famous Councell of Nice, which assigned