The grand imposture of the (now) Church of Rome manifested in this one article of the new Romane creede, viz: the holy, catholike, and apostolike Romane Church, mother and mistresse of all other churches, without which there is no saluation. Proued to ba a new, false, sacrilegious, scandalous, schismaticall, hereticall, and blasphemous article (respectiuely) and euerie way damnable. The last chapter containeth a determination of the whole question, concerning the separation of Protestants from the present Church of Rome: whereby may be discerned whether side is to be accounted schismaticall, or may more iustly pleade soules saluation. By the B. of Couentrie & Lichfield.

CHAP. XIV.

• THE THIRD CONSI∣DERATION of the Church Catholike is in respect of the latter a∣ges of the world, Confuting the (now) Romane Article of the Catholike Church, by Instances of three kinds.
• First of Remote Nations.
  • 1. Because it falsly damneth the Greeke Church from age to age. Sect. 1. Notwithstanding that it continued still a true Christian Church. Sect. 2.3.4. And be (now) in extent wonderfull spatious; and for multitudes innumerable. Sect. 5 The extremitie of the Romish Ar∣ticle. Sect. 6. A Particular In∣stance in Ignatius Patriarke of Constantinople, neglecting the Popes Excommunication. Sect. 7.
  • 2. Because it falsly damneth the Churches of the Assyrians. Sect. 8.
  • 3. Because it falsly damneth the Churches of other remote Nations, Aegyptians, Aethiopians, Arme∣nians, &c. Sect. 9.
• Secondly in Churches more neare. Because it as falsly damneth all Protestant Churches, although more Orthodox than Rome it selfe,

• and for number infinite. Sect. 10.
• Third Instance in the Church of Rome it selfe.
  • Because it condemneth the Church of Rome it selfe, in the latter ages thereof; proouing either Pope or Church of Rome Schismaticall in themselues. Sect. 11.12. Prooued by manifold and ineuitable Necessi∣ties, as hauing sometimes bene a Church Head-les. Sect. 13. Some∣times with a false Head. Sect. 14. Sometimes with many Heads. Sect. 15. Sometimes Counter-Headed. Sect. 16. Sometimes doubtfully Headed. Sect. 17, 18, 19, 20.