A vindication of the Animadversions on Fiat lux

The instances already given are sufficient to convince the vanity of your pretence, that never any opposition was made unto it.

Of the same nature is that which you nextly affirm, of all the Bishops and Priests of Africa, Egypt, Syria, Thrace, Greece, and all the Christian world by an hundred experiments acknowledging the supreme spiritual Authority of the Roman Patriarch. I must I see still mind you of what it is that you are to speak unto. It is not the Patriarchate of your Pope, with the Authority, Privileges and preeminences which by virtue thereof he lays claim unto, but his singular succession to Christ, and Peter, in the absolute Headship of the whole Catholic Church, that you are treating about. Now supposing you may be better skilled in the affairs of the Eastern Church then for ought as I can yet perceive you are in those of the Western, let me crave this favour of you, that you would direct me unto one of those hundred experiments, whereby the acknowledgement you mention, preceding the Conversion of the Northern Nations, may be confirmed. It will I confess unto you be a singular kindness, seeing I know not where to find any one of that nature within the time limited; no• to tell you the Truth, since unto this day. For I suppose you will not imagine that the feigned Professions of subjection, which poverty and hopes of supplies from the Court of Rome hath extorted of late from some few mean persons whose Titles only were of any Consideration in the world, will deserve any place in this disquisition. Until you are pleased therefore to favour me with your information, I must abide in my ignorance of any such experiments as those which you intimate.

Of the same nature is that which you nextly affirm, of all the Bishops and Priests of Africa, Egypt, Syria, Thrace, Greece, and all the Christian world by an hundred experiments acknowledging the supream spiritual Authority of the Roman Patriarch. I must I see still mind you of what it is that you are to speak unto. It is not the Patriarchate of your Pope, with the Authority, Priviledges and preheminences which by virtue thereof he layes claim unto, but his singular succession to Christ, and Peter, in the absolute Headship of the whole Catholick Church, that you are treating about. Now supposing you may be better skilled in the affairs of the Eastern Church then for ought as I can yet perceive you are in those of the Western, let me crave this favour of you, that you would direct me unto one of those hundred experiments, whereby the acknowledgment you mention, preceding the Conversion of the Nothern Nations, may be confirmed. It will I confess unto you be a singular kindness, seeing I know not where to find any one of that nature within the time limited; no to tell you the Truth, since unto this day. For I suppose you will not imagine that the faigned Prosessions of subjection, which poverty and hopes of supplies from the Court of Rome hath extorted of late from some few mean persons whose Titles only were of any Consideration in the world, will deserve any place in this disquisition. Untill you are pleased therefore to favour me with your information, I must abide in my ignorance of any such experiments as those which you intimate.