Bels trial examined that is a refutation of his late treatise, intituled. The triall of the nevve religion By B.C. student in diuinitie. VVherein his many & grosse vntruthes, with diuers contradictions are discouered: together with an examination of the principal partes of that vaine pamphlet: and the antiquitie & veritie of sundry Catholike articles, which he calleth rotten ragges of the newe religion, are defended against the newe ragmaster of rascal. In the preface likewise, a short viewe of one Thomas Rogers vntruthes is sett downe, taken out of his booke called. The faith doctrine and religion, professed and protected in the realme of England, &c. with a short memorandum for T.V. otherwise called Th. Vdal.

THE ANSWERE.

IT more argueth the Bishoppe of Rome his su∣periority that S. Polycarpus, the scholler of the Apostles, in his old yeeres vndertooke so longe a iorney to Rome, to conferr with S. Anicetus, then it proueth that he was not his superiour because S. Polycarpus retayned still his former opinion: for why should he more haue trauailed to Rome then S. Anicetus haue gone to him to Smyrna, being a man reuerent for his gray hayres, and venerable for his acquaintance and conuersation with the Apostles, had it not bene, that he acknowledged superiority to Anicetus, as being the successour of S. Peter. But the reason why Polycarpus might still keepe his former custome of celebrating Easter, and also performe due obedience to Anicetus was, because Anicetus would not for so smal a contro∣uersi•• or variety breake peace, but was content to tolerate the same, and therfore false it is, that Bell sayth, to witt that Polycarpus would and must haue yelded to Anicetus, if he had acknowledged him for his superiour, seing no such thinge was commaunded him, but the matter left to his owne election.