Excerpt from The Primacy of the Apostolic See, and the Authority of General Councils, Vindicated: In a Series of Letters Addressed to the Right Rev. J. H. Hopkins, D. D Objections. Christ the Rock, the foundation. St Leo. Bishop Marsh. Bloomfield. Humility inculcated. Domination. Vanity. Power of forgiveness. Peter and John sent. Peter vindicates himself. Paul's visit. Reproof of Cephas. Order of the Apostles. Foundation of the Church of Rome. St Francis de Sales. Scriptural allusions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.