Roma ruit the pillars of Rome broken : wherein all the several pleas for the Pope's authority in England, with all the material defences of them, as they have been urged by Romanists from the beginning of our reformation to this day are revised and answered ; to which is subjoyned A seasonable alarm to all sorts of Englishmen against popery, both from their oaths and their interests / by Fr. Fullwood ...

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dedication Archbishop of Canterbury

TO THE RIGHT REVEREND Father in God, GEORGE Lord Bishop of WINTON, Prelate of the Most Noble Order of the GARTER.

A PREFACE TO THE READER.

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THE CONTENTS OF THE CHAPTERS and SECTIONS.

THE POSCRIPT: Objections touching the first Gene∣ral Councils; and our Argu∣ments from them, answered more fully.

AN APPENDIX.

ERRATA.

The Printer to the Reader.

frontispiece

THE INTRODUCTION. The Design. The Controver∣sie Contracted into one Point, viz. SCHISM.

CHAP. I. The Definition of SCHISM.

SECT. I. Of the Act of Schism.

SECT. II. Subject of Schism.

SECT. III. Object of Schism. 1. Faith.

2. Object. Worship.

3. Object. Government.

SECT. IV. The Conditions of Schism. Causless. Voluntary.

SECT. V. The Application of Schism. Not to our Church.

SECT. VI. The Charge, as laid by the Romanists.

SECT. VII. The Charge of Schism retorted upon the Romanists. The Controversie to two Points.

The Conclusion.

CHAP. II. An Examination of the Papal Autho∣rity in England. Five Argu∣ments Proposed, and briefly re∣flected on.

CHAP. III. Of the Popes Claim to England from our Conversion, by Eleutherius, Gregory.

CHAP. IV. Of the Pope's supposed Claim as Pa∣triarch.

PROP. I. The Pope was anciently reputed the Western Pa∣triarch.

PROP. II. The Pope, as Patriarch, had but a limited Juris∣diction.

PROP. III. The Ancient Patriarchate of Rome did not in∣clude Brittain.

PROP. IV. To be a Patriarch and Ʋniversal Bishop, in theSence of the Romanist, is inconsistent.

CHAP. V. The Third Papal Claim, viz. Pre∣scription, or long Possession. Case Stated: Their Plea; our Answer in three Propositions.

CHAP. VI.

Prop. I. The Papacy had no Power here, for the first Six Hundred Years. St. Aug. Dionoth.

SECT. I. That no one Part of Papal Jurisdiction was exercised here, for the first six hundred years; not Ordination: St. Telaus, &c. till 1100 years after Christ, &c. nor any other.

SECT. II. No Possession of our Belief, ancient.

SECT. III. In Canons, Apost: Nice, Milev, &c. This Belief could have no Ground. Sardia.

SECT. 4. Conc. Sard. Calced. Constantinop.

SECT. V. Arabic Canons forged; no Canons of the Council of Nice.

SECT. VI. Practice interpreted the Canons to the same Sence against the Pope: Disposing of Patriarchs. Cyprian. Aug.

SECT. VII. Not the Sayings of Ancient Popes, or Practice. Agatho, Pelagius, Grego∣ry, Victor.

SECT. VIII. Nor the Words of the Imperial Law.

SECT. IX. The Conclusion touching Possession Anci∣ently.

CHAP. VII. The Pope had not full Possession here, before Hen. 8. I. Not in Au∣gustine's Time. II. Nor After.

SECT. I. Not in Austin's Time. State of Suprema∣cy questioned.

SECT. II. No clear or full possession in the Ages af∣ter Austine, till Hen. 8. Eight Distin∣ctions; the Question stated.

CHAP. VIII. What the Supremacy was, which Hen∣ry the Eighth took from the Pope: the Particulars of it, with Notes.

CHAP. IX. Whether the Pope's Supremacy here, was in quiet Possession till Henry the Eighth?

SECT. I. Of Appeals to Rome. Three Notions of Appeal. Appeals to Rome Locally, or by Legates. Wilfrid. Anselm.

SECT. II. Of the Pope's Possession here by his Legates; Occasion of them; Entertainment of them.

CHAP. X. The Pope's Legislative Power in Eng∣land before Hen. 8. No Canons of the Pope oblige us without our Consent; our Kings, Saxons, Danes, Normans, made Laws Ecclesiasti∣cal.

CHAP. XI. Of the Power of Licences &c. here; in Edw. 3. Rich. 2. Hen. 4. Hen. 5. Hen. 6. Hen. 7.

CHAP. XII. Of the Patronage of the English Church, in our Kings, by History. Law.

CHAP. XIII. Of Peter-Pence, and other Moneys formerly paid to the Pope.

CHAP. XIV. The Conclusion of the Argument from Prescription. 'Tis on our side: No force for the Pope.

CHAP. XV. The Argument from Infallibility, Con∣sidered; in its Consequence, retort∣ed.

SECT. 1. Argument from Scripture for Infallibility, viz. Example. High Priest of the Jews. Apostles.

SECT. II Arg. 2. From the Promises of Infalli∣bility.

CHAP. XVI. II. Arg. For Infallibility, viz. Tra∣dition. Concessions 4. Propositions 3. Arguments. Objections An∣swered.

CHAP. XVII. Arg. III For Infallibility from Rea∣son. 3 Reasons answered. Point Argued. Retorted.

CHAP. XVIII. Of the Pope's Universal Pastorship; its Right; divine or humane; this Civil, or Ecclesiastical; all exami∣ned; Constantine; King John; Justinian; Phocas, &c;

CHAP. XIX. The Popes pretended Ecclesiastical Right. Not by General Councils. 8 First. To which Sworn. Justi. Sanction. Can. Apost. allowed by C. Nice and Ephesus.

SECT. I. Can. Apostol.

SECT. II. Concil. Nicen. Gen. 1. Bellar. Evasion.

SECT. III. Concil. Constantinop. Gen. 2. An. 381.

SECT. IV. Concil. Ephesin. Gen. 3. An. Christi 431.

SECT. V. Concil. Calcedon, Gen. 4. An, 451. S. W's Gloss.

SECT. VI. Concil. Constant. 2. The Fifth Gene∣ral Conc. of 165 Bishops. An. 553.

SECT. VII. Concil. Constant. of 289 Bishops. 6 Ge∣neral. An. 681 vel 685. Concil. Nic. 7 General. of 350 Bishops. An. 781.

SECT. VIII. Concil. Gen. 8. Constant. 383 Bishops. An. 870. Conclusions from them all.

SECT. IX. The Latin Church. Constance. Basil. Councils, &c.

SECT. X. The Greek Church. African Can. Synod. Carth. Concil. Antiochen. The Faith of the Greek Church since.

1. By the Canons of the African Church.

2. Const. Concil. Antiochen.

3. Syn. Carthag.

The Sence of the Greek Church, since.

SECT. XI. The Sardican Canons. No Grant from the Matter, manner or Authority. No Ap∣pendix to Council of Nice. Zozimus his Forgery never Ratified; nor thought Universal; after contradicted, by Coun∣cils.

CHAP. XX. Of the Popes Title by Divine Right. The Question. Why not sooner? 'Tis last Refuge.

SECT. I. Whether the Government of the whole Church be Monarchical, by Divine Right? Bellar. Reason. Scripture.

Not from Reason in 3 Arg.

SECT. II. Of St. Peter's Monarchy. Tu es Petrus. Fathers abused.

CHAP. XXI. Of the Pope's Succession.

SECT. I. Whether the Primacy of Peter, de∣scended to the Bishops of Rome? Neg.

Application of Sect. 1.

SECT. II. Whether the Pope be Supreme as Successor of Peter, by Divine Right? Neg. Not Primate as such. Peter himself not Su∣preme. Pope not Succed him at all.

SECT. III. Arg. 1. Peter Assigned it.

SECT. IV. Arg. 2. Bishop of Antioch did not Suc∣ceed: Ergo of Rome.

SECT. V. Arg. 3. St. Peter dyed at Rome. Then de Facto, not de Fide.

SECT. VI. Arg. 4. Councils, Popes, Fathers.

SECT. VII. Arg. 5. The Prevention of Schism. St. Jerom.

SECT. VIII. Arg. 6. Church committed to him.

SECT. IX. Arg. 7. One Chair. Optatus, Cypri∣an, Ambrose, Acacius.

SECT. X. The Conclusion touching the Fathers.

The Sum of the whole matter. A touch of another Treatise. The material Cause of Separation.

THE POSTSCRIPT. Objections touching the First General Councils, and our Arguments from them, answered more fully.

SECT. I. The Argument from Councils drawn up, and Conclusive of the Fathers, and the Cath. Church.

SECT. II. Objections touching the Council of Nice, answered.

SECT. III. 2. Gen. Council. Objections touching the Council of Constantinople, Answered.

SECT. IV. Objections against the Third General Coun∣cil at Ephesus, answered.

SECT. V. Objections touching the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth General Coun∣cils especially. Touching the Fourth General Council of Calcedon, answered. Conclusion.

CONCLUSION.

A Serious ALARM to all sorts of ENGLISH-MEN against POPERY, from Sence and Conscience; their OATHS and their IN∣TEREST.

THE OATHS OF ALLEGIANCE AND SUPREMACY.

The Oath of ALLEGIANCE.

The Oath of SUPREMACY.

A Catalogue of some Books Re∣printed, and of other New Books Printed since the Fire, and sold by R. Royston. (viz.)

Books Written by H. Hammond, D. D.

Books written by Jer. Taylor, D. D. and late Lord Bishop of Down and Connor.

Books written by the Reverend Dr. Patrick.