A counterblast to M. Hornes vayne blaste against M. Fekenham Wherein is set forthe: a ful reply to M. Hornes Answer, and to euery part therof made, against the declaration of my L. Abbat of Westminster, M. Fekenham, touching, the Othe of the Supremacy. By perusing vvhereof shall appeare, besides the holy Scriptures, as it vvere a chronicle of the continual practise of Christes Churche in al ages and countries, fro[m] the time of Constantin the Great, vntil our daies: prouing the popes and bishops supremacy in ecclesiastical causes: and disprouing the princes supremacy in the same causes. By Thomas Stapleton student in diuinitie.

M. Horne. The .55. Diuision. Pag 33. b.

This Synode being finished, the Emperour banished Dioscorus into the Cytie of Gangren. VVhich thyng doon: The no••les of the Cytie (saith Liberat••s) assēbled together to choose one, both for life and learning, worthy of the Bisshopricke: for this wa•• (.156.)* 1.1 cōmaunded by the Emperours Decrees. At the length P••oteriu•• v••••s ••ade Bis••hop: against vvhom the seditious people raysed one ••imo∣theus Hellu••us, or Aelurus, vvho in conclusion, murthered Proterius. The catholique Bissoppes, vvhich mainteined the Chalcedon councel, made humble supplication vnto Leo the Emperour, both to reuenge the death of Proterius, and also (.157)* 1.2 to depose Timotheus Hellurus, as one not Lavvfully instituted in the Bishoprike on the contrary parte, other Bishops make supplication v••to h••m, in the defence of Timotheus, and against the Chalcedon councel. VVhen Leo the Emperour had considered the mat∣ter of both their supplications, for good and godly consyderations he vvrote his letters to the Bisshops of euery city, declaring both these causes, and vvil∣ling them to send him (.158)* 1.3 their aduise, vvhat vvas best to be done: from vvhom he receiued an••vvere, that the Chalcedon Councel is to be maintei∣ned euen vnto ••eath: vvherevpon the Emperour vvriteth to S••ila his Lieu∣tenaunt of Alexandria, that he should maintein the Chalce••on Coun∣cell. Stila did as the Emperour commaunded: he expelled Timotheus Hellurus, and (.159.)* 1.4 placed an other in his roume, named Timotheus S••lefacialius, or Albus, vvho liued quietly all ••he raigne of Leo, and Zeno, the Emperours, til Basilicus gat the Empire, vvho restored Timo∣theus the Heretique: But vvhen Zeno recouered the Empire, this Timo∣theus poisoned him selfe, in vvhose place the Heretiques chose one Peter Mogge. Af••er that Zeno the Emperour knevv of the crafty dealing of the heretiques, he vvrote to his Lieu••enaunt Anthemius, that he should de∣priue Peter Mogge, and restore Timotheus to the bisshopricke, and fur∣ther, that he should punish those, that vvere the authours to enstall Peter

Mogge. Anthemius receiuing the ••mperours mandate, did depose Peter Mogge, as one that vvas but a counterfayt made bissop, contrary to the lavv∣es of the Catholique Churche, and restored Timotheus Salefacialius, vvho being restored, sent certeine of his Clergy to the Emperour to render him thankes.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The .156. vntruth Nipping of the Au¦thor alle∣ged, as shall ap∣pea••e. Lib. c. 15.
• * 1.2

  The .157. vntruth. Not to depose, but, vt ex∣pelleretur to expell to banish
• * 1.3

  The .158. vntruth false trā∣slation. Consulēs quid fi••ri oporteret Ask••ng counsel vvhat he shuld do. Cap. 16
• * 1.4

  The 159. vntruth Liberatus saith that an other vvas pla∣ced, decre to populi, whiche you leaue out.