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M. Ievvel the apologie. Pa•••••• ••. cap. 4. Diuis. 2.
The Councel of Carthage (saith he) prouided, that no ••is∣shop should be called either the highest Bisshop, or the chief Priest.* 1.1
To this he forgeth an Answer in my name, and ad∣deth vnto it suche woordes, as whereby he thought to set forth vnto his reader, a shewe of some lightnes of my parte, whereas I answer him in deede otherwise, as it may be sene in my Confutation. part. 2. cap. 4. fol. 53. &c.
For answer; this may be here, and is in effecte said there. Whereas the Apologie hath thus, Also the Councel of Carthage did expressely prouide, that no Bishop should be called either the highest Bishop, or chiefe Priest: To this I saie, that it is false, and that the Councel of Carthage hath not so, but otherwise. It speaketh of Pri∣mates only, and not generally of al Bishops, and as it ap∣peareth; of the Primates only of Afrike. And therefore the Bishop of Rome by that Councel is not depriued of his auncient Title of Summus Sacerdos. This is more largely declared in my Confutation, in the place aboue coted.