The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their…

4. The Papists (even those that have Ruled in England) confess that [it is no point of faith, that it is of Divine Right, and not only of Humane, that the Bishop of Rome is St. Peter successor] So saith their Bishop of Calced. Rich. Smith Surv[…]y cap. 5. And their Davenport or […] à S. Clara first. sid. cap. 48. pag. 531. telleth us of Erardus Billius a Jesuit who 1644. Publicly and confidently ⟨p. 138⟩taught that Rome may have two Popes at once dividing the Popedom (as Peter and Paul are by Irenaeus, Epipha[…]i[…]s and many Ancients there placed at once) and this in order to prove that the Papacy was ex jure humano of humane Right. And he himself saith, ibid. c. 47. p. 507. of the Question An Papatus, &c. whether the Papacy which and as it resteth in the Roman Pope be of Divine Right, [Inter Doctores solennis ed de re controversia est, alii huc, all i illuc, illibatà fide ferunter] that is [Among the Doctors this is solemnly controverted; some go one way and some the other, without any blemish of faith: mentioning as against the Divine Right, Sotus 4. d. 24. q. 2. a. 5. q. 2. Corduba Quaestionario li. 4. q. 1. prop. 8. dub. 1. and many other grave Doctors, &c. (of whom Cardin. Cusanus de concord. is one).

4. The Papists (even those that have Ruled in England) confess that [it is no point of faith, that it is of Divine Right, and not only of Humane, that the Bishop of Rome is St. Peter successor] So saith their Bishop of Calced. Rich. Smith Surv〈…〉y cap. 5. And their Davenport or 〈…〉 à S. Clara first. sid. cap. 48. pag. 531. telleth us of Erardus Billius a Jesuite who 1644. Publickly and confidently ⟨p. 138⟩taught that Rome may have two Popes at once dividing the Popedom (as Peter and Paul are by Irenaeus, Epipha〈…〉i〈…〉s and many Ancients there placed at once) and this in order to prove that the Papacy was ex jure humano of humane Right. And he himself saith, ibid. c. 47. p. 507. of the Question An Papatus, &c. whether the Papacy which and as it resteth in the Roman Pope be of Divine Right, [Inter Doctores solennis ed de re controversia est, alii huc, al i illuc, illibatà fide ferunter] that is [Among the Doctors this is solemnly controverted; some go one way and some the other, without any blemish of faith: mentioning as against the Divine Right, Sotus 4. d. 24. q. 2. a. 5. q. 2. Corduba Quaestionario li. 4. q. 1. prop. 8. dub. 1. and many other grave Doctors, &c. (of whom Cardin. Cusanus de concord. is one).