The grand impostor discovered, or, An historical dispute of the papacy and popish religion ... divided in four parts : 1. of bishops, 2. of arch-bishops, 3. of an œcumenick bishop, 4. of Antichrist : Part I, divided in two books ... / by S.C.

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The grand impostor discovered, or, An historical dispute of the papacy and popish religion ... divided in four parts : 1. of bishops, 2. of arch-bishops, 3. of an œcumenick bishop, 4. of Antichrist : Part I, divided in two books ... / by S.C.

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Colvil, Samuel.

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Edinburgh :: Printed by His Majesties printer for the author,

1673.

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Contents

• title page
• TO HIS GRACE The DUKE of LAUDERDALE, Marquess of Marche, Earl of Lauderdail, Viscount Maitland, Lord Thirlestane, Mus∣selburgh, and Bolton, Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, His Majesties High Commissioner, President of His Council, and Sole Secretary of State in His Kingdom of Scotland.
• THE PREFACE, DIRECTED TO The Nobility, Gentry, and Burroughs of the Kingdom of Scotland.
• PART I. BOOK I. Of the Bishoprick of Peter.
  • CHAP. I. That the cheat of the Modern Roman Faith is discovered by these three Passages of Scripture, By which they endeavor to prove the Institution of Peters Monarchy.
  • CHAP. II. Tues Petrus, Disputed by Scripture and Reason.
  • CHAP. III. Tu es Petrus, Disputed by General Councils.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Fathrs interpreting the Rock to be CHRIST.
  • CHAP. V. Of the Fathers expounding the Rock, to be the Confession of Peter.
  • CHAP. VI. Of Fathers interpreting Peter to be the Rock.
  • CHAP. VII. Tu es Petrus, Disputed from the Testimonies of Popish Doctors and Pops themselves.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of Matthew 16. 19. Of the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.
  • CHAP. IX. Of Iohn 21. 15, 16, 17. Or feed my Sheep.
  • CHAP. X. Of the Sophistry of Gregorius De Valentia, and the Candide Confession of Cardinal Cusanus.
  • CHAP. XI. Of first Peter, Fifth verse Vindicated.
  • CHAP. XII. The Supremacy of Peter assaulted, from Ephesians 1. 22. & 4. 23. & 5. 23. And Colossians 1 18.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the Hierarchy of the Church, Ephesians 4.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of Luke 22. 25. Compared with Matthew 20. 25, 26. And Matthew 18. And Luke and Mark 9.
  • CHAP. XV. of the Prerogatives of Peter in general.
  • CHAP XVI. Of the Scriptural Prerogatives of Peter.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of the Prerogatives of Peter by Tradition.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Several Arguments from the Carriage of Peter, disproving his Supremacy.
  • CHAP. XIX. Testimonies of Fathers examined, seeming to prove the au∣thority of Peter over the Church.
  • CHAP. XX. Testimonies of Fathers, proving the Authority of Peter over the Apostles.
  • CHAP. XXI. Some testimonies of Fathers, disproving the supremacy of Peter vindicated.
  • CHAP. XXII. Bellarmines Argument answered, Proving that Peter was a Rome.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Bellarmines reasons proving, that Peter was Bishop of Rome, answered.
  • CHAP. XXIV. Presumptions that Peter was never at Rome, and demonstra∣tions that he was never Bishop of Rome.
• THE GRAND IMPOSTOR DISCOVERED: OR, AN HISTORICAL DISPUT, Of the Papacy and Popish Religion.
  • CHAP. I. Of the succession of the Bishop of Rome to Peter.
  • CHAP. II. The occasion of the opinion of Aerius, who were his followers, and what the Bishop of Rome was at first in their opinion?
  • CHAP. III. Conjectures of Aerians, concerning the original, progress, and universal establishment of Episcopacy.
  • CAP. IV. Wherein a Bishop differs from a Presbyter? Conjectures of Aerians wherefore Episcopacy was brought in the Church?
  • CHAP. V. What primacy the Bishop of Rome had before other Bishops, be∣fore the times of Cyprian.
  • CHAP. VI. The Testimonies of Dionysius and Ignatius, against the Bishop of Romes Supremacy.
  • CHAP. VII. Explication of that place of Cyprian, De unitate Ecclesiae.
  • CHAP. VIII. Some Testimonies from Cyprians Oration in the Council of Carthage explained.
  • CHAP. IX. Of the contest between Victor Bishop of Rome, and the Bishops of the East.
  • CHAP. X. Of Appellations, pretended to prove the Supremacy, of the Bi∣shop of Rome, in that interval, from the Apostles to the death of Cyprian.
  • CHAP. XI. The testimonies of Ignatius, Irenaeus and Tertullian, object∣ed to prove the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome, before the times of Cyprian, examined.
  • CHAP. XII. Several passages objected out of Cyprian, to prove the supre∣macy of the Bishop of Rome, in that interval; vindicated from Sophistry.
  • CHAP. XII. Objections from forged Authors answered, pretended to prove the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome, before the dayes of Cyprian.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of the corruptions of Cyprian.
• Errata of the PREFACE.
  • Errata lib. 1.
  • Errata lib. 2.