The Iesuites banner Displaying their original and successe: their vow and othe: their hypocrisie and superstition: their doctrine and positions: with a confutation of a late pamphlet secretly imprinted and entituled: A briefe censure vpon two bookes written in answeare to M. Campions offer of disputation. &c. Compiled by Meredith Hanmer M. of Arte, and student in diuinity.

¶ The originall of the Jesuites .

Cap. 1.

WHereas heretofore in myne answeare to Maister Campions challendge I haue in few wordes displayd the lesuites ha●mer , to withe , the antiquitie of their order , the originall of their line , and progresse of their societie , with other circumstaunces there vnto appertayning and as yet vnaunswered , and that lately there hath beene a Pamphlet in imprinted & spread abrode , entituled : A briefe Censure vppon two Aunsweres made to Maister Campions offer of disputation , contayning very daungerous doctrine , vnreuerent spieches , and malicious staunders : not onely against mine owne person by name , but sundrie others , both wise , g●●dly , and learned : I thought good ( notwithstanding I looked for a more modest & more substantiall replie ) in the meane time to stay the indifferent Reader , to discharge my selfe of the seuerall vntruths layd to my charge , and to iustifie my God whose word I doe professe . Sicing also that the brethren of this new found order , can geue vs neither truth in doctrine ▪ neither modestie in woordes , neither accept of our doinges vnlesse our doctrine he proued , & our allegations culled out of their owne Authors : I will therfore returne the d●truthes vnto them as their owne , and yéeld them the measure they gaue vnto me , yet all in loue and Christian modestie . You contemptuously reie●te the learned ●●riters of our age , nanily Iohn Bale , Martinus Chēn●zius and Sleidan , yet cannot digest the pedigrew of Ignatius Layola your progenitor , yet take scorne that I tearme him a cripled soldiour , and your societie a lowste order . I will deals 〈◊〉 with you and all the world , a le strite , a brother of your owne shal reporte she storie of your ●riginall . And to the e 〈…〉 may the better he credited , heart his 〈…〉 : I call God against my s●nle to 〈◊〉 ( saith lacobus Payua Andradius , that I Andrad . in prafac . ad lib. 2. Orthodox . explic. Lib. 1. Orth. explic. will not either through continuely in ●edacing , neither by ●●atterie in 〈…〉 from the truth . There was , saith hie one Ignatius Layola , a Spaniarde of Biskay , of the age of ●ire and twentie yeares , or ther ▪ abou ts , 〈◊〉 by the Frenchmen in the towre of Pompeiopolis , in the ●ne thigh sore hurt a 〈◊〉 , in the other gri●iously wounded , & lastly taken captiue . Within a while after being set at libertie , hee had small soy of the world , hée forseske his dwelling place , hée did away that which hée had , and get him to the Ch●t ●h of our ●ady in Mount Serrat , there , as it is thei●ht ▪ de●rmining with himselfe to 〈◊〉 not onely the 〈◊〉 , but also to change his wonted habit and accustomed 〈◊〉 for sack● cloth .

As hée was there , there arose à 〈◊〉 light , as it wer from hemi●n , shining about him : so that in his 〈…〉 séemed to bee ●apt into the thirde heatien ▪ and 〈◊〉 a sorte to heare certaine 〈◊〉 of God ▪ 〈◊〉 thenes hée got him to Ierusalem , to worship the holy sep●ichre , and to visit other places . From Ierusalem he returnes into Spaine , and pe●eeining with himselfe , that learning and knowledge a●ayled much for the 〈◊〉 of his enterprise , and 〈◊〉 thing of his new order and renuted trade of li●● , he gaue himselfe to his ●o●ks , and hauing 〈◊〉 profited , hée went to Paris , where hée 〈◊〉 tenne yeares , and linked vnto him in that space certaine companions and followers , and with them returned into Spaine , in the yeare 1536. afterwards with these his children and companions , P●●●●s Faber , Franciscus Xauir , lacobus Laines , Claudius Gains , Ichan●e● Coduri ▪ Alfonsus Salmeronius , Simon Rodericus , Nicholaus Bouadilla and others , hée went to Rome , and craued the Popes bull and facaltie to goe a pilgrimage to Ierusalem ▪ with his licence they went as farre as Venice : at what time the league betwéene the 〈…〉 Ven●tians was broken , so that there was in 〈◊〉 is Ierusalem ▪ They tooke an other course , into determined otherwise to bestow themselues , and obtained of Verall●s Archicpiscopus Rosanensis then being the Popes Legate at Venice , that seauen of them should bee shorrie priestes , and licenced to heare priuate consession ▪ Againe they ●●●● all to Rome in the yeare 1538. and by meaties as Cardinal Contarenus obtained of Pope Paulus the third ▪ that their new order should be confirmed by his ponti●ical authoritie : who at the first , least he shouts be thought vnanuisedly to graunt so great a matter , rati●●ed their ne●● found order with th●● prouise , that the 〈◊〉 of this 〈◊〉 should not excéede 〈◊〉 . This was done in the yéere 1540. Afterwards this Pope Paulus the third being giuen to vnderstand how auailable this order was for the vpholding of his pontificall authoritie , and repairing of the ruinous walles of his decayed Church ▪ decréed in the yéere 1543. that the order called ▪ the societie of Iesu should not be tied to any one place of abode , neither limited with any certaine number of brethren . Andradius concludeth : Hac societ atis Iesu initia , hac illins prima origo . These are the beginnings of the societie of Iesus this is the first originall thereof . 〈…〉 ●●● purpose of 〈…〉 Osor . Prefac . adlib . Andr●d . 〈…〉 Tr●●● , 〈…〉〈…〉〈…〉 It 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 th 〈…〉〈…〉〈…〉〈…〉 that 〈…〉 Iacob . Payua Lib. 1. Otho . explic. Iesuite 〈…〉〈…〉 ▪ H●● wa● op 〈…〉 wo●●● ●● 〈…〉〈…〉〈…〉 ● 〈…〉 and to 〈…〉〈…〉〈…〉〈…〉〈…〉 the ●●Span R 〈…〉 ▪

〈…〉 their 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 , They ●all not them 〈…〉〈…〉neth 〈…〉 Iacob Payua Andrad . Lib. ● . Orthod ▪ explic. Pag. 38. to think they haue mo●●stie . Yet in their order I finde it con●●ssed ▪ quicunque in societ●●● nostraq●● I 〈…〉 ●●sign●●ri 〈…〉 &c. Whosoeuer in our societie the which we desire to be honored with the title or name of Iesus , &c. Whereby I gather they take scorne of Ignatius Layola ▪ the ●ame Souldier to bee called Ignatians or Layolans , but presumptuously , in the swelling pride and haw●●es of their mindes , they will be called The societie of Iesus , that is , Iesuites . The fauoure●s of this order are not ashamed to apply vnto ▪ Ignatius Layola the place in the Acts of the Apostles calling him a chosen ves●ell of God , that Pag. 13. he should be their captaine and leader which should present his most holie name before nations and people , and such as are the true Sonnes of Israel . They blush not to compare him with Isaack . They holde Franciscus Xauir Pag. 45. the Iesuite to be a Prophet endued with the spirite of prophesie : they will be taken for the Apostles of these later Pag. 44. dayes . They would haue vs beléeue that the spirite is so mightie and plentifull among them as the holie Ghoste was , which of olde miraculously descended in the forme of fierie tongues . Furthermore Christianus Franken Christ . Franken ▪ C●lloq . Iesuitie . pag. 30. sometime a Iesuite writeth thus : Nam tam a quotid●●●a●●● de rebus diuinis nostrarum vis est meditationum , vt homo veluti denuo na●us , non quidem vt ante a naturalibus parentibus , sed a societate Iesu vel●t Iniesuana●●s ●iter ac Christus ▪ a Spiritu Sancto incarnatus vide 〈…〉 ▪ Testa●●r hoc ●o●● formé 〈…〉 quasi deificata natura . For there is so great a force of our daylie meditations aboute Diuine matters , that a man may seeme to bee as it were borne agayne , yet not as before , of naturall Parentes , but of the societie of Iesus , as it were , Iniesuared ( or become Iesuses ) none otherwise than Christ was incarnate by the holie Ghost . The whole nature almost of a man beeyng as it were deyfied ( in this societie ) doeth testifie the same . And héere this societie shaketh hands with the Family of Loue : who say that God i● 〈…〉 in them , and they de●●●ed in God , wherevnto we may very well adde , that Iacob ▪ Payua Andrad . lib. 1. Orthod. explic. pag. 37. 38. they are 〈…〉 in then 〈…〉 . But the reasons why they are called Iesuit● , or of the 〈…〉 of Iesus , I 〈…〉 in their owne wor●●● . First , as loue is the 〈…〉ing of the law , so ( I thinke ) they would haue vs belieue , that perfect holines consisteth in their societie . Secondly , as Christ commended loue by the name of a new commandement : so would they perswade vs , that they practise the same by a new order . Thirdly , as Paule allureth all men to the executing of the duties & 〈…〉 of loue and charitie : so they , as Apostles of these latter 〈…〉 , folowing the steps ( as they would bears ●● in 〈…〉 ) of Iesus , wil be called the societie of Iesus , no other reason , as it appeareth , then the Familie of loue ha●● for the 〈…〉 of their hereticall s●●● . And for more 〈…〉 , let Andradius the Iesuite 〈…〉 : Iesu 〈…〉 offi●●● vniuers● 〈…〉 , est 〈…〉 arata . Pag. 38. This societie of Iesu , is chiefly ordained for the offices of loue and charitie to be performed towardes al men . Againe by the wordes in their order exhibited vnto Paulus 3. hee proueth ▪ esse in ch●●i●●●is 〈…〉 huius rati●●e● po 〈…〉 . That this trade of ly●● Pag. 39. consisteth chiefly in executing the giftes or woo●●es of loue and charitie . Now I returne vnto you , ( the Iesuites ) your owne speaches and phrases full of sp●ght , malice , rancour , and venome , wherewith yée inti●le the professours of the trueth , and preachers of the Gospell . Y●● call them Aposta●es , ●alse Proph●●● . Heretikes , d●●el● , as the workes of Andradius the Iesuite , aga●●●● Chemnizius , and Gregorius de Valentia against I●●obus Heerbrandus doe testi●●e . Moreouer the man in the Moone in that hée subscribeth not his name , I means the Authour of the briefe Censure hath giuen a wrong sentence of mee , and vttereth the nature of the spirite that possesseth him where he intituleth certaine pointes in the answeare too Maister Campion , as it pleased him selfe , with sundrie vnchristian and vnmodest languages . As I perused his rayling Pamphlet , the Euseb. 〈◊〉 ▪ hist lib. 2 cap. 5. behauiour of Philo Iudaeus came too my remembraunce who pleading the innocent cause of the Christians before Caius the Emperour , was reuiled beyond all measure , and turning himselfe vnto his companions , sayde : Wee ought to bee of good cheere , seeing that Caius as an aduersarie re●ileth vs , God no doubt is become our Patrone and defence of his people . I way not your wordes , the trueth of that which hath béene alleadged , I will iustifie , when place serueth and occasion is offered . Nicolaus Herborne a Minorite , coulde haue Nicolaus Herborn ▪ d● Indis conu●r●end . corrected the Jesuiticall spirite and directed you in your Censure ▪ Hee woulde haue such sent to preache the Gospel as haue a modest spirite , gentle , curteous , certayne constant , ●●iet , foreséeing all things , and deseruing well of all men . Iesus saith : Discite a me quia mitis sum & humilis Matth. 11. corde . Learne of mee that am meeke and humble in hearte : but the Iesuites doe not so , therefore are they not of Iesus . This enterprise of preaching the Gospell and winning of soules must bée saith the aforesayde Herborne : neque humanum neque Satanicum figmentum , neither Andradius lib. 1. Orth●do . explic. mans iuuention , neyther Satans deuise , As the order of Iesuites is , beeyng deuised by Ignatius Layola , receiued by visions and reuelations , confirmed by the Pope , & for the more credit therof , entituled with the holy name of Iesus . This Frier telleth you howe to trie Nicol. Herb ▪ de Ind. conuert. the Spirite of Satan . Satanicum spiritum ●um appello quo multi sub ouilla pelle , Lupinammentem contegunt , quorum in are Christus s 〈…〉 ver●atq●● 〈…〉 her●s●●s 〈…〉 ●angit . I call that Satans spirite wherwith many in shepes weede , doe cloke woo●●ishe mindes , in whose mouth Christ soundeth , but their hearte and mynde pricketh with the sting of heresies : Agayne hee woulde haue the people taught : S● 〈…〉 , sed sola Dei gratia Ibidem . agno●●sse Christ●●● . That they not by meane of their merites ▪ but by the onely grace of God attayned vnto the knowledge of Christ ▪ But ( M. Censurer ▪ ) the Iesuites ●eache the contrarie as hereafter shal appeare : and here to conclude , the h●li●●●●e and opinion they repose in their so ●●tie is abho●●i●●ble : their loue enimitie and hatred ▪ ful of rayling speches : their 〈…〉 superstitions and hereticall . And lastly , they 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 of Iesus our Sauiour in ●sing his name as a mantle to couer the inventions of men . My reason is this : If in a politicall common weake any subiect shoulde intitle himselfe , or challenge vnto him any title , 〈…〉 dignitie appertayning vnto the P 〈…〉 to be charged : How much more are they to be charged with treason who arrogate vnto themselues the name of Iesus .

And in the meane while vntill I heare further from you ▪ I will gaue you 〈…〉 bo●●● to picke .

1 First , ( 〈…〉 er with your selfe ) they offende not a little , who in matters of religion dos assume or take vnto themselues names vnfit for them , as you call your selues Iesuites .

2 Secondly , the name Iesus , and title Christ , by the commaundement of the Father was geuen as proper and peculiar vnto the some of 〈…〉 into the world and therefore no name foryou .

3 Thirdly , the faithfull in Christ by direction of the holie Ghost , from the beginning of the preaching of the Gospell were called Christians , Therfore now not to bee otherwise termed .

4 Fourthly , they séeme not to knowe Christ , or they séeme as it were to fall from him , who in religion those vnto themselues any other Title then Christian , as you doe .

5 Fiftly , in your new order calling your selues of Iesus , Iesuites , yée are to be taken as Authors of nouelties , schisme , and sacriledge .

6 Sixtly , the Charecters of loue , and print of the Crosse of Iesu cannot be séene in your societie , therfore are you to be taken for Counterfeites .

7 Seuenthly , your societie hath great affinitie or likenesse with the Nazaraean Heretikes , enimies vnto the Crosse of Christ , therefore to bee reiected . I doubt not when yet haue picked these bones but that eyther in finding no marrowe in them you will throwe them to the dogs to snarle at , or reseruing them for some good vse , you will gilt them with some glorious floorishe or gay replie .

Lastly , where I finde in your workes that you glorie in the successe of your societie , saying : There is no nation Andrad ▪ lib. 1. Orthod ▪ explic. pag. 25. so rude or barbarous to whom the name of the societie of Iesus is not well knowen , yée might aswell haue sayde ( all honour and reuerence bée geuen to the name of Iesus ) There is no nation vnder heauen but haue heard of the Diuell and beheald his practises . Wée vnderstand of your schools , Colledges , and Conuenticles at Colonia , Moguntia , Treueris , Ingolstadium , Oenipontum , Augusta , Monachium , Tirnauia , Dilinga , Vienna , Praga , Portingallia , Neapolis , and Rome . Your whispering in Corners , your créeping into companies , your peruerting of youth , your practises with Princes are knowne well ynough . They were belike of your minds , who blazed abroad at the beginning of 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 the proselytical Papists , that they 〈…〉 ●e in g●● hope the 〈…〉 religion wo●●● 〈…〉 presently in England , and yet if not generally , they doubted not , but that s Church or a Chappell should bée graunted them . Uaine is the hope of them that trust not in the lord . The Pope maketh Psalm. his belieue , that they , whome hée calleth Heritikes haue no power to withstand his practises . But more is the pitie , where god hath his church , there the deuil hath his Chappell . But if you will néedes builde , there is a mount triangl wise cituated , not fare from London , consecrated by D. Story , who enioyed the virginitie of the syole , a fit place for ●he 〈…〉 t●rs of his religion to possess● . As for Matthew . your ●●u●●●●lying , 〈…〉 are assured , that 〈…〉 plant ▪ which ●he heauenly 〈…〉 ●ot planted ▪ shall 〈…〉 vp Acts. 5. by the 〈…〉 , if it be of God , it will stand● ▪ otherwise it will come to naught . Tertullian saide of the H 〈…〉 , Tertull. M. Poundes 6. reasons . Iacob . Payua Andradius that if they would pitch their tents in holy scripture ▪ 〈…〉 d therby desire to be tryed , they could not 〈…〉 stand . Therfore is it , that of late one Maister Pound , being ●●●ght in the pitfal of folly , allenged with your brother ▪ Andradius the Iesuite certaine reasons , why the Papists will not be tried by the scriptures , which were of late learnedly confuted . Pigh. eccle ●ier arch .

This is also the compendious way , which Pighius shewed Pope Paulus ● ▪ that it was not●●● the Church of Rome to deale with the Lutherans in scriptures ▪ for in so doing , she had oftentimes had the worse● , but flatly to lay downe this , as principle ▪ whatsoeuer ▪ the Byshop of Rome decréeth , or commaundeth , the same is to be receiued , and beléeued , without enquirie whether it agrée or impung holy scripture ▪ I 〈…〉 no reason of reiecting the Iohn . scripture but thin shée that ▪ 〈…〉 will ▪ hateth ▪ t●elight .

Such are the shifts of Heretikes , to vphold the kingdome of Satan . Carion saith , that by imitation of some Carion Chronic. lib. 3. going before , there sprong vp many orders , which commonly commeth to passe , as oft as new thinges begin to be had in admiration ▪ But as there is nothing amonge humain things firme and permanent in his former state : so at this day we see many orders of Monkes , to lay aside their state and doctrines .

The Church of Rome héeretofore at sundry times hath set vp diuers orders of Monkes , Fryers , and religious men ▪ wh●se rules are now ●●ale , and crebit worne away with the stripping of , of their counterfeit wéede , and Reuelat. ●● dayly decaieth , so that Babylon her self hath her foundations of idolatrie and superstition shaken , and the Angell in the Reuelation is at hand , casting her , as it were a milston into the bottomlesse sea of her endles confusion . Your order lastly steps forth , martching like ioly champions , b●mbasted with the traditions of men , and reuiuing the old dregs of the Romish religion : but ye are alredy espyed , your persons , your packes , your pinnes are poynted at with the finger . Your father was Ignatius Layola , your name Iesuites , your number how many soeuer , it forceth not . For many are called : but few are chosen .

The vow and Oth of the Iesuites .

Cap. ● .

IT is greatly to bée 〈◊〉 , that the church of God , for 〈◊〉 christ hath pur 〈◊〉 libertie by y● 〈…〉 price of his most precious blood , should be so clogged 〈◊〉 with tradi●ions of 〈◊〉 , as vowes and other 〈…〉 the which satan by 〈◊〉 of his hypec●i●icall ministers hath brought in , to tye & snare she consciences of ●●lly christi●s . Niceph. Eccle. hist. And whereas the holy men of old , ●● Nicephorus writeth , had rules at their ●hoy●s and frée wil of ●ating , drinking , fasting , working and 〈…〉 selues , as it séemed best vnto them selues ( yet al wayes a moderation and decencie retained ) the age following brought in arestraint : first in apparell , then in meates , afterwardes in speciall poyntes as it appeareth in the substance of their orders set forth with sundry superstitious ceremonies . First of all ( good christian reader ) I will display what I finde written in late writers of this new found order and vpstarting Iesuites . Afterwardes , what there of is to be considered . Afore this order was confirmed by Paulus the third , when as Ignatius Layola , & his companions wente on pilgrimage to Ierusalem , there were seauen of them shorne Priestes at Venice , by Verallus Archiepiscopus Rosanensis , and there , as Andradius writeth : Perpetuam spent ● 〈…〉 Deo a●tè eius pedes promiserunt . They vowed vnto God , Iacob . Par●● . Andradius Orthodo . explic. 〈◊〉 . ● . pag. 19. Exbulla . 1. confir . at his feet perpetuall & willing pouertie . Agayne the 〈◊〉 writeth th●● vnto 〈◊〉 . Whosoever in our societie the which wee desire to be honoured with the name of Iesu , will play the souldier of God vnder the banner of the crosse , and serue the onelie Lorde and his Vicar on earth , the Bishop of Rome ▪ After hee hath taken vppon him the solemne vowe of perpetuall continencie● , let him consider with himselfe that hee is a portion of a societie chi●●lie for this purpose ordayned that hee sp●cially applye him selfe to the benefite of soules in life and christian doctrine , the spreading of the fayth by publike Sermons & ministerie of the worde of God ▪ by spiritual exercises and works of charitie , and namely , by instructing of children and the ruder sort in Christianitie , and by hearing of confession , & giuing Ghostly comforte vnto the faythfull . Also let him first haue a care of GOD . next of his order , which is a kinde of way vnto him , alwayes laying before his eyes this end ordayned of God for him , and with all might of him to bee attayned vnto . Yet let euery one behaue himselfe according vnto the grace ministred him of the spirite & the proper degree of his calling , least that some shew a zeale , and not according vnto knowledge . Let the iudgement or sentence touching euery proper degree , the bestowing and the distributing of Offices , lye in the hande of the Prouost or Prelate , whom wee haue too choose , that decencie and order may bee kepte in euerye societie that is well established . A perillous sorte of people . Beholde howe they woulde creepe into fauour with this fayre shelve of holinesse They serue GOD ( as they say ) and they 〈◊〉 also the Pope : they will take vppon them too preach , and so thrust in traditions , 〈…〉 confession and so vnderstand secretes , they will be Schoole , 〈◊〉 and so 〈…〉 ▪ they will play small game ●ather then they will 〈…〉 to the Pope and h● to 〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 teh : Toham ● 〈…〉 & ● . The ●hole bodie Christ frank . colloq. Iesustic . pag. 23. of the societie , beside , the general who is head and principall of this order contey●eth in in all sixe sortes of men , ● here of the first doe professe foure 〈…〉 the second professe three 〈◊〉 the third are coadit●●●s spirituall . The 〈…〉 . The fifte schollors : The sixt , 〈◊〉 The Professors of foure vowes are so called , because that beside the three common vowes , of pouertle , thastitie , and obedience : they vowe peculiarly , first , to the Bishope of Rome obedience &c. Next , to their ●ather generall the renouncing of honour , that they may not become cardinalles out of the societie . Neuerthelesse , by this very name they are made cardinalles in the societie , by whom the Generall is elected : which is a Pope among them . And that this Lordlinesse raigneth amongest them , it appear●eth in an other pla●e by their 〈…〉 . Let euerie one in our societie , promise that hee will at no Iacob . Payua Andrad . lib. Orthod. explic. lib. 1. pag. 43. time conferre neither directly , neither indirectly with the Byshoppe of Rome , of anie sending foorth , but cast all their care vppon GOD , next the Bishop as his Vicar , Thirdly , the Prouost of the societie . The which Prouost as wel as the re●t , must promise that he also conferre not with the sayde Bishoppe touching his owne sending foorth , without hee make the societie priuie therevnto .

Furthermore , as the flattering Can●ni●ts haue said of the Pope , so doth these Iesuites 〈◊〉 their Prouost , as Franken writeth : What thinges soeuer the superior Colloq. I●s●● . pag. 28. ●●●andeth , & whatsoeuer he doth , must not onely not be iudged ( much lesse reprehended ) but be presupposed and taken for good & holy things . Now to proceede further in these sortes of men . The professors of three vowes are Bishops in the societie . Coad●●tors spirituall pag. 2● . ( vnder which name are comprehended all priestes , professors of diuinitie , and teachers of the inferiour artes not professed ) hauing ▪ first vowed peuertie , chastitie , and obedience , as they are most apte and diligent , so are they the sooner to be a●mitted to the profession of the Iesuites ▪ Scholers and Nouices ▪ are brought by at home least there should be want of supply . This is of their 〈◊〉 and ●ash he was much as yet came to my hands . I wil now direct my pen vnto these professed Iesuites ▪ You serue the Pope , you ohey your prouost , you plead pouertie , you pretend continence , you haue yoked your selues , & become as it were the slaues of men That which among 1. Corinth. 7. men is called a promise in respect of God is called a vow . And wheras there are promises in general the which we vowe in Baptisime , hauing the grounde and warrant thereof in holy Scripture , you haue tied your selues to specials , and such a kind of vow as Ricardus defineth : Est Ricard . 4. se●● dist. 38. Ar● . ● propositi supererogantis : Appertaineth vnto a purpose about to performe ouer & beside that which God commanded ▪ Which may better besaid Superarrogatis , that is ouer arrogant & presumpteous . For whatsoeuer may be required for the framing of a godly & holy life , is contayned in the lawe & what is not of sayth , & is beside the worde , as thought necessary to saluation is sinn : but your vow hath not any grounde in the lawe , it is not of faith , it is beside the worde , and you repose therein great pers●●ion & holines , therefore doth it necessarily follow , that it is sin ful , and not to be accepted of the Lord . And to the end we might be the better c 〈…〉 from 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 Tertul. lib. 2. aduers . M ●●cion . Ierom. in Ezech. lib. 6. and ne●t orders , God hath 〈…〉 was to righteousnesse in the 〈…〉 ple 〈…〉 of his will r 〈…〉 Tertullian and Ierome d●● y 〈…〉 the reason why 〈…〉 inioyned the Iewes so many ●● 〈…〉 and r 〈…〉 of olde : it was to keepe that ●us●● nation 〈…〉ed , and to withdraw them front 〈…〉 and d●●●●● of mans brame , and yet ●●● all this they ●●ll to traditi●●● : to you ; by their example 〈…〉 the worde of God , the Sacraments , as they are 〈…〉 in the ●●w testament , Psal. 50. 57. Genes. 28. Psal. 119. 2. Paralip. 15 2. Esdr. 10. Psal. 116. 50 51. Deut. 23. Eccle. 5. Psal. 66. 2. Reg. 15. 2. Paralip . 25. Leuit. 7. 22. 23. 27. Num. 15. 1. Reg. 1. Deut. 12. 2. Paralip. 31 Caus 17. Quest. 1. vouentibus . & seq. dist. 27 cap. vouentibus . Concil. Arausic . canon . II the spirituall sacritates of the 〈…〉 , the 〈…〉〈…〉ted vnto the people of God , ●●● y 〈…〉 your ●●der such 〈…〉 able to 〈…〉 his ●ies , first who 〈…〉 of none without warrant of 〈…〉 . The vowes in the olde Te 〈…〉 ●●●●tarie or morall , or 〈…〉 , warrant of the 〈…〉 ( for all your fayre shewe ) to 〈…〉 Pope , to 〈…〉 Prouost , sometime 〈…〉 warrante of Gods woord , and without 〈…〉 whether throughout your life time , yée shal be 〈…〉 them . The daunger of the other side is so that if ye transgresse and breake your dowe ye are as your ca●●on lawe saith : in the state of damnation . Secondly ●●● is to c●●●●der what he is that boweth . Man 〈…〉 with 〈◊〉 , ●●●passed with skinne , f 〈…〉 of ●rai●●ie , 〈…〉 to falles and leden with iniquitte . 〈…〉 may 〈…〉 the● bind our 〈…〉 to inconueniencies . The 〈…〉 A ●●usi●●un● hath very well tendred the 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 : N●●● quicquam Domm● re●te 〈…〉 legitur : que de ma●● 〈…〉 No man hath rightly vowed any thing vnto ●he Lorde , vnlesse hee hath receiued it of him , as it is read : the things we haue receiued at thy hands , we render vnto thee . But sith that some things are by Gods goodnes giuen vs , & other some thinges by his equitie dented vs , let euery one , as Paule 1. 〈…〉 . ●● 〈…〉 6. 〈…〉 4. commaundeth haue respect to the measure of grace , giuen vnto him , that hée tempt not the Lord his God . Thirdly let him weigh with what minde hée voweth , if hee will haue it allowed of God : for in that the Lorde regardeth the heart , and not the outward shew , the heart must bee cleane before him , al hypocrisie , vaine glory , and opinion of holynesse reposed in outwarde thinges must be abandoned . Here your orders of Monkes and Friers , your wéede & vestments , your refraining from wine , your abstinence from certaine meates , your fasting on certaine dayes , your obseruation of times , your barefooted , naked , or halfe naked iourneis , your pilgrimage to saints , your lowsie scripte pouertie , your girdle of continence , your counterfeite obedience , with all the rash vowes of romish professours must be layde aside . Olde father Gerson Iohn Gers●● . complayned of such thinges in his time . I confesse , ( saith hée ) we may not denie , but that there are many thinges brought in among the simple christians , vnder coulour of religion , the laying aside wherof , were more holy . As your vowes are found diuers , so your law in that behalfe is very confuse . Foolishe vowes are sometimes extreamely vrged and recounted for matters of great importaunce : the breach of a vow is in some cases veniall , in some other mortall : one while the inferiour priest , an other time the Byshop may dispence , at other Deregu●a . 〈…〉 . ●●cet . de 〈…〉 perue●●● . times it is a case reserued for the Pope : and againe it falleth out , that neither the Pope no nor God himselfe ( as you say ) can dispense . Your law saieth , that the vow of a mad man doeth not binde : if the chaung be for better the vow is not broken : if it be made in anger or heate of choller it deeth not holde : if the bow dée filthy Glos . in cap. dudum , de conuer. coniuga . 22. q. 4. in malis . Devote . cap. posul●stis . De voto . cap. licet . De regula cap. licet . or shamefull , it must not bée performed : if a man vowe to visit the holy land , hée may bée excused , so that hée send thither the twentith parte of the fruites of his benefice : if a man vow , and die before the fulfilling therof , the lyuing may performe it for him : lastly , if one vow to gos on pylgrimage , an other may doe it for him ▪ I woulde wish M. Campion , that you , with the rest of my countimen of your societie renounced your Popish pylgrimages , and wearisome iournies by sea and by land , and sufred the roging Iesuites beyond the seas , to performe your vowes . You are an Englishman borne , God hath endued you with sundry good giftes , let not your nature be estraunged , neyther goe yée about to thrust into this land for reine power , & such people as curse not only the ground wée tread vpon , but also our bodyes and soules , and are ready to cut all English throates , if they might haue accesse vnto vs . Yée say ye haue vowed , yet heare what your law saieth : In malis promissis rescinde fidem : in turpivoto Causa . 22. quest. 4. in malis . muta decretum : quod incuatè vouisti , ne facias : impia est promissio que scelere adimpletur . In euill promises breake thy fayth , in a shamefull vowe alter thy minde , which thou hast vnaduisedly vowed , doe not , that vowe is wicked , which is performed with mischiefe .

The rules of your order are not as yet come to my hands , but the oth which all you take , that professe the Romish religion , I may not conceale from the reader , and reading it , I cannot chuse but lament , to sée your flauerie and bondage , and the liuely caracter of Antichrist therby imprinted , not onely in the hand of the labourers , Apocalips 13 but in the forehead of professours and consciences of all those that buy and sell & traffike in his countries & dominions . In english thus I. N. do firmly admit & embrace the Apostolike and Ecclesiasticall traditions , and the rest of the obseruations and constitutions of the same church . Also I doe admit the holy scripture according vnto that 〈…〉 super or 〈…〉 & 〈…〉 & 〈…〉 artis & 〈…〉 culta●●● 〈…〉 . sense , which the holy mother the Church hath and doth hold it , to whome it appertaineth to iudge of the true sense , and interpretation of the holy scriptures , neyther will I euer receaue or interpret it , but according vnto the vniforme consent of the fathers . I doe also professe , that there are truely and properly seauen sacraments of the new law , ordayned by Iesus Christ our Lord , and for the saluation of mankinde , though not all to euery one , necessary . To wit , baptisme , confirmation , the Lords supper , penance , extreame vnction , order and matrimonie , and that they conferre grace , and of them , baptism , confirmation & order without sacriledge may not be reiterated . I doe also receiue and admit the receiued and allowed rites of the catholike church in the solempne administration of al the aforesaid sacraments . I doe embrace and receiue al & euery the things , which of original sinne and iustification haue beene defined and decreed in the holy synode of Trent . I professe in like sorte , that in the masse there is offered vnto god , the true proper , propiciatory sacrifice for quick & dead . And that in the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist there is truely really and substantially , the body and blood together with the soule and diuinitie of our Lord Iesus christ , and that there is a conuersion of the whole substance of bread into the bodie , and the whole substance of wine into blood , the which conuersion , the catholike church calleth transubstantiation . I confesse with all , that vnder one onely kind whole and perfect Christ , and the true sacrament is receiued . I doe constantly hold purgatory , and that the soules there detayned , are relieued by the prayers of the faythful , and in like sorte , that the Saintes raigning to-together with christ , are to bee honoured and callled vppon , and that they pray vnto God for vs , and that theyr relyques are to bee worshipped . I doe firmely auouche , that the Images of Christ , and the mother of God alwayes a virgin , and also of other Saintes are to bee had and retayned , and that we are to giue them due honour and worshippe . I doe affyrme , that the facultie of pardons hath beene left by Christ in the church , and that the vse of them is very wholsome to christian people . I doe acknowledge the holy catholike & Apostolike church of Rome , for the mother and mistresse of all churches . I doe promise and sweare true obedience to the Byshop of Rome , successour of blessed Peter , prince of the Apostles , & Vicar of Iesus Christ . I do also vndoubtedly receiue and pro●esse al that haue beene delyuered , defined , and declared by the holy cannons & generall councelles , and specially by the holy Synode of Trent , and withal al things contrary and haeresies whatsoeuer haue by the church beene condemned , reiected and accursed , I also doe condemne , reiect and accurse . This true catholike fayth , without the which none can be saued , the which I doe presently willingly professe and truely holde , the same wholy and imaculate vnto the last gaspe most constantly to retaine , teach and preach as much as in me shall lye , I the same N. do promise vowe & swere , so God me helpe , & the holy Gospels of God . New commeth Pope Impius 4. with his farewell . Let it not be lawfull therefore for any man at all to infringe this page or leafe of our ordinaunce , inbibition , derogation , will , statute decree , and commaundement , or with rash enterprise to contrary the same , if any therfore presume to attempte the same , let him knowe that he incurreth the indignation of almightie GOD and of blessed Peter and Paule the Apostles . Dat. Rom. apud 5. Petrum . Anno 1569. Id. No●em . Pontific ▪ nostri ann● 5 Good God , what periurie , Idolatrie , heresie , & blasphemy there is contained in the aforesaide oth ? And the spirit of Antichrist is plainly reuealed in the cursed conclusion folowing after .

In trueth such traditions as are contrary , and besides the word of God , though they be called Apostolike , are not to be receiued : that sense and exposition of the scriptures , which the Church of Rome deliuereth , is not the right and perfect vnderstanding : the Church ( and especially as you deliuer it ) the Church of Rome is not iudge of the scriptures : there are but two Sacraments , Baptisme , and the Lordes supper , the rest by you added art of an other kinde and nature , in which sense wée may say , as Ierome saide of the Reuelation : Looke howe many wordes we finde there , so many Sacramentes there are . The Sacraments confer not grace , as you imagine . Ex opere operato : the rites in the administration of the Sacraments retained in the Church of Rome , are childish , superstitious , and impious : that doctrine of originall sin and iustification , lately decréed in the councell of Trent , is plasphemous and abhominable . The Masse is an Idoll , and the sacrifice there pretended for quicke and dead is a deceiuing of the people : the Eucharist is not reall , substantiall with the soule and diuinitie of Jesus Christ neither transubstantiated : the Sacrament is not perfect , when it is deliuered vnder one kinde : Purgatorie is a fable , neyther are the soules of the departed , relieued by the prayers of the lyuing : the Saintes are not to be inuocated , their reliques are not to be worshipped , neither Images to be adored : Popes pardons are to no purpose , but a deluding of Gods people , and the filling of the poke : Rome is neither catholike , apostolike , nor the Lady and mistresse of al other Churches : the Pope is not the true successour of Peter , neither the Uicar of Jesus Christ : to receiue what Rome receiueth , and condemne what shee condemneth , is ●o deliuere Barrabas , and crucifie Christ : to embrace the afore sayde doctrine is daungerous , maliciously to impugne the trueth of the contrary , and with Pharao therin to harden the heart against the Lord , and lastly to deny the trueth , and blaspheme the maiestie of Iesus , is vnpardonable for euer . It is a dreadfull thing to fall into the handes of the liuing God .

Your Cannon law in a certaine case vseth a shifte to Heb. 10. auoyde periurie , where the partie sweareth , and secréetly with himselfe vnderstandeth : si obseruandum est , if it bee D● Iure●ur ▪ C. quemadmodum . 2. Reg. 15. lawfull to be obserued .

Peraduenture ye may be sound in the number of the two hundred , which went with Absalon from Ierusalem to H●bron ( as he made them beléeue ) to perform his vow . They were ( as the storie saieth ) of simple heartes and mindes , and altogether ignoraunt of the cause , which in very déede was to rebell against Dauid , their soueraigne & the annoynted of God . Of whome it is thought , when they vnderstood the pretence , that they repented : but if by the way they had béene taken , they had béene to be charged with rebellion Examine , I beséech you the nature of your vowes and othes , it happily may fall out , that yée shall find your self deceaued and abused by others , if in time ye conforme your selfe , there is hope of grace . The question is not whether vowes are to be kept , but what vowes they be that are made , and stand with the word of God , and are true vowes . To vow and sweare with the Pharises , Actes . 23. neither to eate bread neither to drinke wine afore they had killed Paule , is very impious and contrary to the commandement , therfore no godly promise , neyther to be performed .

I woulde wish you vsed meanes by calling your selfe home , and to auoid the heauy hand of the Lord , withstand al errours that impugne the manifest trueth in the word of God , and fly from them . Peter answered the high priest we ought to obay God , rather then men ▪ Augustine teacheth Acts. 5. vs to answere the Emperour , if he prescribed ought contrary to the word of God . Pardon O Emperour , thou Ca●s● . 11. ● . 3 ▪ ●●●●●s●stis . Galat. 1. threatnest prison , but God threatneth hell . Saint Paule saieth : Though we , or an Angell from heauen preach vnto you , otherwise then we haue preached vnto you , let him be accursed ▪ Ambrose sayeth : We condemne al new Ambros ▪ d● v●duis . lib. ● . thinges , which christ hath not taught : for Christ is the way vnto the faythful . If therfore Christ hath not taught that which we teach , yea we our selues will account it detestable . I will not stand presently to confute the seueral pointes of the aforesayde permtious oth , but refer them to the last tract of this booke , where I purpose to examine your doctrine . In the meane while take the Censure of Cardinall Vergerius , Pope Paulus 3. legate , that confirmed your order . Popterea repudianda tanquam falsa , quia a Verger . resp● ad lib. Antichrist . Rom. Romana creduntur ecclesia , quae ●●mirum solet credere diuersa & contraria hijs , quae docuit Dei filius . Therefore are those thinges to be reiected ▪ as false , because they are belieued of the church of Rome , which truely is wont to beleeue , repugnant and contrary things to these , which the sonne of God hath taught .

The hypocrisie and superstition of the Iesuites .

Cap. 3.

IT woulde require a longe tyme and great leasure sufficiently to dilate of this Jesuiticall sect , the hypocrisie and superstition of Monkes and Fryers , with all other irreligious orders . But that I may orderly procéede herein , by way of preamble , I will consider of the present occasion , which moued mée so spéedily to take penne in hand . The Author of the Pamphlet , entituled A briefe Censure , printed , as hée saieth at Doway , by Iohn Lyon , and that Cum priuilegio , playeth his part egregiously .

Their dealing in saying they come from far , and that their booke was printed beyond the seas , together with that which they reporte of the antiquitie of their doctrine wée may beholde in the craftie Gabaonits , who being neighbours of Iosua , and adioyning vpon Israel , came to I●s● . 9. entreate of peace , taking old sackes vpon their Asses , old bottels for wine , old clouted shooes , old rayment , saying vnto Iosua , we are come from a very farre country , all was old , so would they make vs beléeue . For they loade Romish Asses with old sackes full of traditions , their old bottelles are broken cesterns , their wine is egre , their Masse is an old clouted sh●●e , their old rayment i● an ●●●ite full of counterseite holynes , al is so old , that it st●●●s for staines . And now forsooth they come from far , I seare me it is from the deuil , and that is very sarre from God . Paulus Florenus saieth of the Iesuites : This our Iesuiticall C●●●●q 〈◊〉 ▪ ●●● pag. 〈◊〉 . religion is altogether made of superstition , hypocrisie , and a certaine faigned and painted holynes . Againe : there is no man at all fit for this religion , but he that hath a naturall inclination to hypocrisie and superstition , gotten Pag. 1● . either by seru●le education , or taken by some b●ockishnes of minde . This we may sée in Ignatius Layola the Spaniard , which of all other nations is most superstitious , and tyr●annous in vrging the dregges of Rome , and the drunken cuppe of the strumpet of Babylon . For a true christian and a professor of the Gospell ( be hee an Englishman , or what other nation soeuer ) shall finde more fauour among the Papistes in Fraunce , with the Pope at Rome , and the Turke in his dominions , then among the inquisitors in Spayne . And whome hath Satan thought fittest to sow his tares of hypocrisie and suspition , now in the end of the world , then Layola the spaniard , and father of Iesuites . They make an Idoll of the Pope , so that Christian Franken being a Iesuite ▪ and Pag. 40 . séeing the worship that was done vnto him , saieth : I verily tooke him for christ , or rather some greater thing . I wil passe ouer their Idolatrie and superstition , in worshipping La Madonna di Loreto , our Lady of Larctum in Grego ▪ de valent ▪ de idola● cont. sect ▪ d●s . Italy ▪ Gregorius de Valentia , the Iesuite is , not ashamed to defend in thrée seuerall tractes , that the adoration of the sacrament , the honouring of Saintes , and the worshipping of Images and reliques is no Idolatrie : concluding most blasphemously in on respect : prayse be vnto God , and to the most blessed virgin Mary , ioyning the cre●●t●re , as partaker of prayse with the creator . I will Christ . Fran. de bestial . idol pag. 57. not speake of the two brasen pyllers at Rome , fall ( as they say ) of holy earth , died with the blood of Christ , so that they haue two Christes , the one dead and dissolued to earth , the other aliu● , and sitting at the right hande of the father . Franciscus Xauir , the Iesnite , hauing nuztled the heathenish Indians in Idolatrie , was recounted Iacob Payua . Andrad . Orthodox ex●● plic . lib. 1. pa. 45. Lib. 1 pag. 48. 49. among them ( saieth Payua ) as an other Frauncis , the Father of Minorites , so that they honour and worship most religiously his corpes , which as yet not without a miracle is kept whole . Beléeue if who will . The Jesuiticall miracles of Goncallus de Siluerià the Portingale , are very ridiculous , where it is reported , that hée tyed his holy vestments ( be like the Cope and surplesse ) about his head , and s●●●mme ouer a great water in the Indies : againe , thathée went into a pottage pot , gaue himselfe to the riuen , & that the swift streame caried him to the land . But lastly he vsed such iugling feats & apish toies at his seruice in the kingdom of Manamotapia , that they tooke him for a coniurer , and cast him into the water , where neither pot nor portnise , nor cope nor surplesse could saue his life . This is that order , which now adaies is counted only holy . This M. Stapleten in the fourth booke of the counterblast . is the order which M. Stapleton with dasled ties , or rather as it were a man frighted out of a sullen dumpe , wondreth at , where hée writeth : Surely if a man would deeply and throughly weigh and consider the greatnes of this benefit , he might well doubt , whether after the creation of the world & he redemption of mankind , by the passion of Christ , there be any one benefit or worke of God more wonderfull then this : or whether there be any one state or vocation in Christes church , after the Apostles more worthy laude and praise then these Iesuites . Yet Colloq. Iesu . itic ▪ epist. dedis . Christian Franken protesteth before God , that this order is nothing els , but an hidde or cloked poyson vnder the diuine name of Iesu that it is : a pharisaicall sect , full of guyle and fashood . Againe , saith he : None of all the Iesuites , trueth and conscience being against them , dareth or shal be able truely and sincerely to answere it . I may not heere forget Theatinus the hypocrite : and now to you M. Censurer . You charge mee very deepely , that in mine answere to M. Campion , I should cal I heatinusa Iesuite : In the booke ●●tuled The Briese Cen ▪ sur● . &c. your wordes are these . He blusheth not to put in print so notorious an vntrueth in the sight of all the world , and to repeat , vrge & amplifie the same so often in his booke saying : that one Theatinus a Iesuite hypocritically got to be cardinall and Pope meaning thereby , Paulus quartus , called before Iohannes Petrus Caraffa , of the order of I heatines , and not of Iesuits , which al the world knoweth to be two seuerall and distinct orders of religion , and therfore M. Hanmer with frier Bale , whom he citeth in the margent may be ashamed of so false a slander , both towards the man , and also the religion . In this your grane censure and great wisdom , you séeme not to déenie but that hée was an hypocrite , you wil in no wise graunt that hée was a Iesuite . You tearme my allegation an vntrueth , you reiect mine Authour Iohn Bale , quoted in the margent , & instéede therof you placed Payua , a Iesuit , and a pertiall writer , whom you wil néedes haue credited . Chēnizius , Mar. Chem. Iohn Sleid. Cel. secund. Cur. P. Paul . verg. Iacob . Herebr . Ioh , Bale . Sleidan , Caelius , Vergerius , Herebrādus , Bale , with others , do cal him a Iesuite : yet are you so wedded to your will , that one Payua with you shall haue the prise , and weigh al these learned writers . It appeareth in trueth , that first hée was a Iesuite , afterwards , as the manner is of vaine and vnstable heades , hauing no sure ground nor stay of Gods word , he fel to deuising a purer trade of lyfe , which after him were called Theatines . Yet againe , that ye may more plainely conceiue the trueth , hée fell first from the common trade of Christian life , to play the Iesuite : secondly , from the Jesuiticall sect , to be a Theatine ● thirdly from an hypocritical Theatine to be Pope . These circumstances in summe shall appeare in the workes of Andradius the Iesuite , where hée writeth : There were Iacob . Payua Andrad . lib. 1. Orthod. explic. certaine men , who being inflamed with kindled desire of holynesse , were woont oftentimes to meete together in some secreete place , seuered from the common sorte of people , to the ende they might earnestly occupy themselues in prayers , ministration of the sacraments , & other works of charitie . The which company was therfore called : Diuini amorts sodalitas , the societie of diuine loue : by whose example , Paulus the 4. who then was called Iohannes Petruscar●ffa , being stirred vp , ioined himself to their number or company . When he had , for a certaine space exercised himselfe in those noble workes , foure of those holy and religious men , to wit , this Paulus the 4. who then was byshop Theatinus , Caietanus , Bonifacius , and Paulus Romanus , being stirred vp . I wot not by what perticuler kinde of instigation of the holy spirit , being inflamed with a singuler desire of heauenly loue , being moued with a great and a iust kinde of sorowe or griefe ▪ that this our sacred order of cleargie had so filthely degenerated from the first sinceritie and puritie of old and decayed , to the great ht●i● of the church , beganne a notable kinde of order , wherby they might in some part conserue and call againe the auncient integritie . Againe , when they had giuen all their substance in common to be distributed , as euery ones necessitie required , and layde aside all cares counting humaine affaires , they gaue themselues w●●ly to sound diuine praises and heauenly meditations , and tooke in hand in all respect that trade of life , which they iudged to be most like vnto the puritie of old . Where ●●●● they were called Regular priests . Yet because P●ulus the squeth ▪ bishop of Rome hauing them forsaken his ●●●●oprike of Theatum , tooke himselfe to this order , with great wonder of all men , they were all called Theatines .

so farre hee , Here Andradius iustifieth that which hath béene already said of Theatinus the Hypocrite . First , that the brotherhood whereto hee linked himselfe , was called : Diuini amoris sodalitas , The societie of holie loue , 〈…〉 5. 〈…〉 Osorius , Christian Franken , and Payua doe call your societie , Sodalitatem , your selues consesse that because of the great loue and charitie among you , your socictie is honoured with the name of Iesus Secondly , vnder pretence of holinesse , he forsooke his Bishopricke . it cannot be denied . Thirdly , he fel to a purer order , so Payua confesseth , which he thought to bee most like , or nee●est the puritie of olde . Lastly , he was wéerie of this puritie and became Pope , so that men woondred not so much at his holinesse before , as they did nowe at his pride . And in Italy vnto this day there arose of him a Prouerbe , that if any mention be made of any famous hypocrite they christen him : Theatino . Yet one thing more of him I may not conceale from the Reader . Hee being at Venice , his sacrificing Priestes hearing confession , were woonte to reueale vnto him , all that in secretie was deliuered vnto them , and he at certayne times woulde verie solemnely with colour of great holinesse , geue the parties to vnderstand thereof , so that they tooke him for a Prophet . And among many others there was one ( saith the story ) who prostrated himselfe before him : Eumque adorat , clamans oportere Cal. Secund. Cur 〈…〉 . Pasquil 〈…〉 . eum esse alterum Christum . And worshippest him , crying out , that he ought to be an other Christ Morcouer the hypocrisy of this order appeareth in their voluntarye whipping and scurging called among them discipline and penance , the which as Christian Franken testifieth , cost many youthes their liues in their yeares of probation . And he also himself had hardly escaped death had he not through friendship béene remoued from the Colledge in Rome to a place in Campana . I haue oftentimes trembled ( saith he ) Recordans nostrorum flagellorum Christ . Fran. in epist. & Colloq. Ies. pag. 39. quibus tanquam cultris & lanceolis in nostra ipsi terga sauientes non parum aliqāndo sanguinis elicimus . Whé ● cal our whips to remembrance wherby as it were with kniues & launcers we our selues cruelly rent , our owne backs & draw thence not a litle blood ▪ the priests of Baal 3. Reg. 18. were woont to doe the like , for when they called vpon Baal in the conflict betweene them & Helias the Prophet , they mangled themselues with kniues and launcers ( saith the story ) Donec perfunderentur sanguine . Vntil they were all Iob. 27. blood●e . Wil God ( saith Iob speaking of the like behauiour in an hypocrite ) heare his crie ? The manner of the Scripture is to answere the negatiue with silence , as much to say , no. The Heritikes Flagelliferi , were of the same disposition , and therefore woorthely to bee condemned . The righteousnes of the Pharisies saith Chrysostom consisted in Chrisost. in Matth. part : In corporis afflictione non in mandatorum obseruatione . In affliction of the body not in obseruation of the commandements . I could liken this Iesuitical sect vnto Simon of Syren of whom Gregory writeth Simon crucem portans ne Gregor. in Euangel. ●om. 32. quaquam moritur , sic omnis hypocrita corpus quid● per abstinentiam afficit , sed tamen per amorem gloriae , mundo viuit . Simon bearing the crosse dieth not , euen so euery hypocrite afflicteth his bodie through abstinence , but yet liueth to the world through desire of glorie . Augustine & Ierome Augustin . doe write of certain hypocrites called Sarabaitae , who at certaine solemne feastes were woont to repayre to Ierusalem their prostrating themselues , wringing their handes , yéelding scritches & déepe sighes , pulling the heare of their heades & of their beards , & renting with their nayles the skin & flesh of their faces , & after that by this guileful me●● they had stirred mens minds to de●otion ▪ liberality & good opinion of them , they would depart . Here not only the law of God which condemneth al such counterfeite affliction , but also the law of nature is broken which forbiddeth man to offer in●ury or violence to himselfe . This penance or affliction bewrayeth it selfe and is prooued pharisaicall in ●hat it is openly done in the sight of the world , that man may conceiue therof an holy opinion . For the Pharisies M●●●h . 6. Mark . 12. geuing almes , had the trumpet of vaine glorie sounde in their cares : when they prayed they stoode in the corners of the stréetes , that passengers might beholde them : when they would be honoured with glorious titles , they walked abrode to be saluted of men in the market place . Furthermore these Iesuites in habite and order , ioyne with the Pharisies , as they were knowen by their Philacteries and order after the Etymologie of their name ( deuided from the common sort of people ) much like vnto munkes as Theophilactus writeth : so this Iesuitical sect is descired by their long ●ackets , their course stockinges , Theophilact . their thicke cobled shoes , their long clokes with claspe vnder that chin , their sorbonical tippet , their coptanked quoyfe their brode brimde hat , which oftentimes ( as it is thought ) for humilities sake they beare in their handes through the stréetes full of ( hypocrisie ) I would say curtesie , when there is none to be saluted . To euerie man they say : God & our Lady blesse yee . Their habite & their order is no lesse holie then that of the pharisies . As I haue said heretofore to M. Campion the opinion therof , I mean of irreligious orders , hath bewitched not only meane persons , but also great personages , and princes . For Franciscus Marques of Mantua , Albertus Pius Iohn Sleid. lib. 12. Prince of the Carpies , and the great Clarke , Chrisiophorus Longolius charged their executors to burye them in Saint Francis weede , they hoped ( sayth the storie ) to obtain remission of sinne , if they were buryed in a gray friers cote . Here M. Censurer taketh eccasion to laye downe his vnaduised iudgement . Whereas to this purpose I alleaged Aquinas without quoting the place , he bewraieth his ignorance in denying the allegation , the which as it appeareth he neuer read : his wordes are these , where he speaketh of the answeare to M. Campions challenge . He is not ashamed to auouche without In the booke intituled : A briefe censure . &c. citing the place that S. Thomas of Aquine holdeth , the wearing of Frauncis or Dominikes cowle to haue power to remoue sinne as wel as the sacrament of Baptisme , I returne the shame to the Church of Rome , & Aquine , the Frier who mainteineth this superstitious opinion . And as for you M. Censurer you were best pleade ignorance and say : Non putaram . Aquinas hath herof a large discourse where first he sheweth the degrees to attayne 2● 2● . de ingress . relig. quast. 189. vnto the perfection of holinesse , by comparing this professed vow or order of Munkerie and Fratrie with the Sacrament of Baptisme . Secondly , hee entreateth of the necessitie of fulfilling this vowe , saying : Implere id quod vouetur necessitatis est . The professed is of necessitie to performe that which is vowed . againe : Post votum nonpotest aliquis finem salutis consequi , nisi impleat votum . After the vowe be made , a man cannot attayne the end of saluation or soule health , vnlesse hee fulfill the vowe . And to salue the breach thereof he sayeth : Hoc non derogat bonitati vot● , sicut nec derogat bonitati Baptismi quod aliqui post Baptismum grauius peccant . This doeth not preiudice the goodnesse of the vowe , no more then it derogateth the goodnesse of Baptisme , that some after Baptisme doe more grieuously offend . Thirdly , hée declareth the power and vertue of this vowe or order : Rationabiliter autem dici potest quod etiam per ingressum religionis aliquis consequatur remissionem omnium peccat●rum . It may reasonably be saide that by entring into Ibidem . vowe or order of Religion , a man may obtayne remission of all his sinnes . Hée yéeldeth a reason of the same : Euen as with certeine almes deedes a man may foorthwith make satisfaction for his sinnes , according vnto that in the fourth of Daniell : redeeme thine offences with almes deedes : much the rather in making satisfaction for al sinnes , it is sufficient that a man bequeath himselfe wholy to diuine seruice , by entring into holy order , which passeth all manner of satisfaction . ●astly he concludeth that , which I haue heretofore alleadged , as his opinion . Legitur ●● vi●●● patrum quod ●●ndem gra●●am consequuntur rellgionem ●●trantes quam consequuntur baptizati . It is read in the lyues of fathers , that such as enter into holy order , doe obtaine the same grace , the which such as are baptized doe attaine vnto . It should appeare M. Censurer , that yée are but a nouice : you were best confer with the old singeantors , and learn further of their order . This was the receiued opinion of that age , as wee may gather by that , which the Monkes demaunded of Barnard : you will heare this of me ( saith hée ) Wherevpon Barnard . ●● praecep●● . despens . among other the ordinances of penaunce it commeth to pas , that monastical disciplin deserued this prerogatiue , that it shold be called second baptisme . As I suppose , because of the perfect renouncing of the world , & the passing excellencie of the spirituall life , wherwith this conuersation excelling all other kindes of humane trade of lyfe , maketh the professours and embracers thereof like vnto Angels , vnlyke vnto men : yea , it reformeth the Image of God in man , conformans nos Christo instar baptismi , conforming vs vnto christ like baptisme . And we are as it were the seconde time baptized , whilest by mortifying our earthly members , which are vpon earth : we again put on christ , being set a new after the similitud of his death . And withall , as in baptisme we are pulled out from the power of darknes , and translated into the kingdome of eternall light : so by a certaine new byrth of this holy vow or order , wee passe in like sorte out of the darkenesse not of one orginall , but of many actuall sinns into the light of vertues . When the professed solemnlie doweth , the Byshop answereth : And I promise thee the Confirmat . Ord. kingdome of heauen and life euerlasting , if thou obserue these thinges . Againe : in the monasticall absolution it is sayde : The rygor of the vow , the merit of the order be vnto thee for remission of sinne , and rewarde of euerlasting life . Bernardinus de Busto is of this opinion . The irreligious man alwaies when he remébreth that he hath vowed , Bernard . de Bust. in Rosar . and is therwith quiet , and would do it afresh , if hee had not done it before , for euery such turne he obtaineth full remission of all his sinnes . Albertus Pighius hath thought no lesse , and of late Petrus a Soto , who left both Albert. Pigh . controuers. 14. Petr. a Soto . confess . Cas●ol . Alphons . de Castro . aduers . haeres . lib. 1. cap. 9. Rom. 3. Rom. 4. Rom. 5. 1. Corinth . 15. Galat. 2. 3. 4. 5. life and lewde opinion at the councel of Trent , hath written the like in his catholike confession : We may iustly with Alfonsus de Castro call this dealing blasphemie : for if S. Paule pronounced , as concerning the workes of the law , which were commaunded from aboue : If righteousnesse come by the law , then Christ died in vaine : How much the more with griefe we may not only complaine , but cry out : if vowes and religious orders haue no warrant from aboue , but the deuises of mans braine be a ful satisfaction for al sinne , and deseruing a plenarie remission ( for so they write ) of originall and actuall misdéedes , then Christ dyed vnto them in vaine . Again of the vowes and orders of Monkes and Fryers be equiualent or of lyke force with baptisme for the purchasing of remission , a pana & culpa ( as they would make vs belieue ) then fayth is to no purpose , the preaching of the word is in vaine , and the vse of the Sacramentes is done away . I cannot , but Alphons . de Castr. aduer. haeres . lib. 1. cap. 9. stomacke them ( sayth Alfonsus de Castro ) who to sette forth theyr order , are not ashamed to bragge in open audience , and to auouch , that he which once taketh vpon him the weede of that order , cannot erre in fayth , neither fall from the trueth . Is not this open blasphemie , when as hereby hee seemeth to attribute more vnto the weede wherewith he is clad , then to the fayth , or grace of God! Is that cloth or garment of more vertue then the grace of God , or fayth ? the deuill goe with so great a madnes . Yet neither fayth , neither grace receiued in baptisme doeth so preserue man , but that he may fall into heresie . How commeth it to passe then , that the habite preserueth ? if any will refer this to the profession , and not to the weede that he affirme the profession , which in that order he vowed , hath power and effycacie , who is it but seeth that we all vowed christianitie in baptisme , yet doth not that vow keepe vs so secure , neyther make vs so free , but that we may fall into heresie ? neither will there be any man so impudent , that he can denie , but that the vow in baptisme is more glorious , and of greater force , then any that is made after . Let such then goe with a vengeaunce , and leaue those toyes for Poets to prate of and let them preach better stuffe vnto the people . I call God to witnesse , I lye not , a certaine fryer , in my hearing in open audience , vppon the Saintes day that founded that order , preached , that whoe so woulde put vpon him the habite of that order , could in no wise be an heretike : I hearing it , abhorred the boldnesse and impudencie of the man . So farre Alfonsus . It lyketh you not , that your Romish orders and irreligious sectes of Monkerie and fratrie should be so contemned , and disgraced among the godly through out the militant Church here on earth , and therfore , to vphold their credit , & to cloke their late hypocrisie and superstition , you alleadge the fathers of olde , Augustine , Athanasius , Basil , Nazianzen , Chrysostome , Cassianns , Seuerus Sulpitius , who ( as you thinke ) may stand you in some stéede , as a bare shifte to s●●e out so had a matter , and with their here 〈◊〉 to bleare the eie of the simple ● . ●●●t wée speake of the religious men in the dayes of the aforesaide auncient fathers , of the Monkes inhabiting Nytria , and the deserts of Alexandria , of their rules and orders in the time of Pachoimus the Mon● of the worshippers in Aegypt in the Socrat. & Euarg in eccl. hist. Euseb. eccl. hist. lib. 2. ca. 17. Act. 11. dayes of Philo ; and of the Christians , which were so first called at Antioch , u● the time of the Appostles : all your Romish orders , if they be brought to the ▪ touthstone of Gods word , they are no golde , but copper and counterfet metall : if they be brought to the balance of puritie in profession , though laden with traditions and Jewishe ceremonies , yet light in trueth and auncient integritie : and if with the young Egles , for certeintie of issue and o●●prnig they be brought to behold the golden beams of the bright sunne , they wil close vp their eie liddes , they wil be found bastardes , and such as haue degenerated from God their father , and fallen from the word , which his son Christ & our Iesus hath deliuered vnto vs . Many of your own authors , of no small credit amongst you , will auowch the same . I reporte me to the visions shewed to your holy people , so tearmed among you : to wit , Briget , Elizabeth , Hildegar , Vguentinus , Robertus de monte , Ioachim , Liecthenem , Visiones Brigit . Elizab. Hildeg . Vguē . Robert . Ioachim . Liecth . Method . Methodius , with others , and the terrible cominations and threatnings of vengeaunce shewed them , ready to light vppon the westerne Babylon , and the Romish Antichrist , together with the swarme of Locus●es , and troupes of Monkes and Fryers , with other their irreligious orders . Your Abbot Barnard complayneth : Non omnes sunt amici sponsi , quos hodie sponsae hincinde assistere Bernard . sup. Cantic . serm. 77. cernis . They are not al friendes to the bridegroome , whome nowadayes thou seest on ech side to assiste the spowse . Againe : all desire to be successours , but few to be followers . And to the Pope hée saith : An other manner beside that of old is now in vre , the dayes are now otherwise , Bernard censiderat . ad Engen . lib. 1. and men haue now other manners , & the perillous times are not nowe at hande , but presently expired . In an other place hee woondreth at the alteration in orders , saying : Quis in principio cum ordo cepit Monastious , In Apel●g . ad 〈◊〉 Abbat. . ad tantam creder et monachos mertiam deuenire , O quantum distamus ab hijs qui in diebus Antonij extitere Monach● Who in the beginning , when monasticall order began , would haue belieued , that Monkes should fall into so great a dulnesse ? O how much doe we nowadayes differ from the Monkes that lyued in the dayes of Antonie ? It is most true ( M. Censurer ) they differre very much , they are as like as chalke is to chéese , or as an apple to an oyster , or as it were an Apes laughter , and imitation of man , to that , which either as facultie is naturally ingraffed , or diuinely powred and practised by the godly of old , The olde puritie condemneth the late Apostasie and corruption , and the late superstition bewrayeth the hypocrisie sucked of old , and rooted in the breastes of these irreligious orders . Aquinas was not ashamed to deliuer for Aquinas , lib. 4. dist. 1. 〈◊〉 . I , doctrine : Aqua benedicta est causa alicuius gratiae , quae ibi confertur , per quam fit remissio venialis . Holy water is cause of a certaine grace , which there is conferred , by the which commeth venial remission : As much to say , wherby veniall sinnes are remitted . And in your portuise yée pray : Aqua benedicta sit mihi salus & vita . This holy water be vnto me health & life . Pope Vrban the 5. sente In the Popish primar . an Agnus Dei vnto the Emperour , with these verses , containing great superstition and blasphemy .

Fulgura desursum depellit , & omne malignum : Peccatum frangit vt Christi sanguis , & angit : Praegnans seruatur ▪ simul & partus liberatur : Dona defert dignis , virtutem distruit ignis : Portatus mundè , de fluctibus eruit vndae .

It puts away lightning that commeth from aboue , and euery euill thing : it breaketh the lin●● of sinne , as the blood of christ , & vexeth wicked fiends : the woman with childe is thereby kept or preserued and with al the fruite of the wombe deliuered : it bringeth giftes or graces to the worthy : it destroyeth the power of fire : and being cleanly caryed , it pulleth out from the waues of the water . I will not further trouble thée in this matter ( good Christian reader ) with re●itall of their hypocrists and superstition about meates , drinkes , vowes , habites , ceremonies , altars , shrines , reliques and Romish trashes , wherby of a long time they haue deceaued the world , nuseling vp silly soules in ignoran●●e , blearing their ●i●s with iugling feates , and leading them in error to the internall lake . Beware of hypocrits , beware of false Prophets , take héede of the leuen of the Scribes and Pharises , receiue not the traditions of men , without warrant of Gods word , tast not of the golden cupps of romish Babylon , least thou he made drunke with the dregs of her Idolatrie , remember the common saying : hée that is wel warned , is half armed . Take héede least the hypocrisie , superstition and , counterfeite holines of these wandring Iesuits deceiue thée .

The doctrine and positions of the Iesuites .

Cap. 4.

IAm now entring into a labarynth of romish errours , when as I take penne in hande , to painte forth vnto the posteritie this Iesuitical sect , and to display their erronious doctrine and hereticall positions . The impudencie of some is such , that there is no doctrine so wicked , but they will face it out : no positions so impions , but they haue wherwith to b●ulster them : no superstition or idolatrie so abhominable , but that they can cloake with a mantell of figge leaues , marching forth like ●oly champions to encounter with the Saintes of God , bearing vpon their shoulders like Atlases , the pynacles of the Romish Babylon . And that I may orderly procéede , I will beginne with the briefe Censure , being as it were an Interim from M. Campion , where in this respect , and vpon the like occasion , an odious comparison is layde downe betwéene Luther ( as it pleased him to write , progenitor of the Protestantes ) and Layola the cripple , Father of the Iesuites , and founder of their lame and ha●ting religion . To the end they might discredit the Gospell of Iesus Christ , and the professors therof , this Censurer hath culled out of Luthers works certaine notes and vnperfect conclusions , which in his foolish opinion , séeme not to containe the soundest kinde of doctrine . And as we defend not ●en neyther 〈…〉 of men , but iustifie our God ● vow the trueth in his word , as we call not our selues Lutherans , Cal●inistes , Zwinglians , they being nor maisters vnto vs , nor wee Disciples to them , for Christ it is whom we serue , and his Gospell we imbrace : yet insomuche Luther with others of like profession being faithful members and paynefull labourers in the Uineyarde of his Church , haue deserued wel of the posteritie , wee are to prayss God for them , and in brotherly and Christian loue to purge and cléere them of the vntruthes , slaunders , & crimes layde to their charge , by the malicious and spitefull enemie . So it is M. Censuer , that first ye alledge out of him for erronious doctrine , where he writeth : There is no sinne but incredulitie , Luther ▪ tom. 2. lib. de Captiuit . Babyl . cap. de Bapti . neyther can a man damne himselfe , doe what mischiefe he●an , except he will refuse to belieue , Although ye haue r●●ked his words vpon the tentors of preiudice and partiall translation , yet the trueth appeareth notwithstanding , and the doctrine in that sence which he deliuered it , is Christian and comfortable . Luther discourseth there very renerently of Baptisme , of the promise of God thervnto annexed , of faith to apprehend the same , and repentance . Where he layeth fayth as the roote , yéelding moysture to al other vertues , and of the other side , infidelitie , as the fountayne of all mischiefe , issuing to damnation : so that though a man bee baptized , though hee heare the promises , though he repent with Iudas , if he beleene not Gods worde to be true , and his promises sure & certaine , apprehending the same by faith , incredulitie as the fountaine is the cause of his damnation . If a man dishonour God , if he fal to idolatrie , if hee prophane the Sabboth , if he kill , if he steale , if hee couet , and so foorth , and afterwardes repent from the bottome of his hearte , God is willing , readie and able to forgeue : but if hee that so repenteth , will not 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 ●● by ●●●●●●●●●●ta●●● fayth apply it to his comfort incredulitie ●● it ▪ that cōdem●eth him . This is the doctrin of Luther , this is it , which all the Iesuites in the world shall not be able to ouerthrow . The like hée hath deliuered in sundry other places , the ground thereof is in holy scripture , and the Luther , 〈◊〉 . 5. ●● 1. Cor. ● . Tit. 1. rocks is Christ . Vnto the deane ▪ all thinges are cleane : but vnto the defiled and faithlesse , there is nothing cleane ▪ yea their minde and conscience is polluted . There is no damnation vnto them that are in Rom. 8. Christ Iesu . Vnto them that loue God , all thinges turne to the best . Whatsoeuer is not of fayth , is sinne . So that Rom. 11. all sinnes and iniquities lye héere soaking in the roote of incredulitie . GOD ( saith Saint Paule ) hath ●●ut vp all Marc. 1● in vnbeliefe or incredulitie , that hee may haue mercie vpon all . He that belieueth , and is baptized , shal be saued : Iohn . 3. but he that beleeueth not , shall be condemned . He that beleeueth in him , shall not be condemned : but he that beleeueth not , is already condemned . Secondly , as yée péeped in at the kay hole to view the commaundementes , and Luthers commentaries therevppon , you Luther . ●om. 3. lib. quo m●do & quo . fiuctu , ●●bri Mosis ▪ Christ●anis legensunt . ●ust●● . Martyr in Colloq ▪ cum . T●●phou . found in a glymse , written by Luther : The tenne commaundementes appertaine nothing vnto vs , where yée thinke that yée haue gotten great vauntage . Luther dealeth plainly , if malice had not blinded your eies , ye might haue perceiued , that hée meant nothing lesse . Hee neither added too , neyther tooke froe . They were your pregenitors of the Romish synagogue , that learned of their for fathers , the Iewes , as Iustinus Martyr writeth , to raze the scriptures . For you haue taken out , as it appereth vnto the world , the second commaundement , which is against your carued Images , and deuided the tenth , to supply the want therof . But returning to Luther ( hauing sayde thus much by the way ) I will not giue you the lye : but I Luth. tom. 3. lib. quomodo &c. vt supra . question , then hée 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 ab omnibus s●ruanda ; & ad omnes perti●e●● , sed ●●● quia a Mose pracep●●●sed quid 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he l●ges decalogi inscript● s●●t . The precepts of the d●●●loge o● tenne commandementes are of all men to be kept , and they appertaine vnto all , but not because they were inioyned by Moses : but because these lawes of the tenne commaundements are imprinted or written in the nature of men . Thereby giuing vs to vnderstand , that the law of nature , is indéed the law of God . Not onely saieth h●● this , which is contrary to your slaunder ●●● allegation , but also indu●eth the faythful in Christ by thrée reasons , to the reading and embracing of Moses , and his workes , the which I néede not presently to repeate . Thirdly , yée come ●●●ping among the Gospelles , and take hold of a preface , where ( you not understanding the same ) Luther ( as ye say ) wrote : It is a false opinion & to be abolished , that there are four Gospelles : forthe Gospell of Iohn is the onely fayre , true , and principall Gospell . I cannot but meruaile , at your childish dealing , and wilful ignoraunce . The last word principall hath relation vnto that , which you will not reneale . Are there foure Gospels , or hath Christ deliuered vnto v● foure wil● of the Father ? Doe ye finde the Gospell of Mathew , the Gospell of Marke , the Gospell of Luke , the Gospel of Iohn ? or rather the gospel after Mathew , Marke , Luke , Iohn ? There is but one Gospell , though there are four Euangelists , & they entreating one thing , their harmonie is called the Gospell , whereof Iohn is counted the principall , mounti●●●loft , as the Egle and displaying the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 . As ●●● 〈◊〉 ●● quoting the place , ●● haue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 . Luther . For there i● followeth ! W●●●soeuer is preached Luth. 〈◊〉 . ● . Prafac ▪ 〈◊〉 . ● . epist. Petr● . of Christ , it is one Gospell ▪ though we one way deliuer the same : and an other handle it with other wordes . And againe , one worde thereis , one Gospell , euen as there is one onely fayth , and one baptisme throughout the whole church of Christ .

● Fourthly not being content with the forme● vn●●ne th● , ●●●staunder Luther ▪ that hée should write : If any woman cannot , or will not proue by order of law , the insufficiencie of her husband , let her request at his handes a diuorse , or els by his consent let he●●ye ●●iuely with his brother , or withsome other man .

This is your shamelesse reporte , and the great iniurie , which yée ●●fer the man now departed to rest . To slaunder him that ●● absent , is a foule faulte : but in the iudgement of an heathen 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 to reuile , or belye the dead , is a dubble sinne . His owne Isocras . words are these : De ●ui●s●●●i consilium oli● quoddam ●r● confessor●bus li●●●●is ●anda●i , quo vterentur sicubi maritus Luth. ●om . ● . tract ▪ de matrimon . ●●● vxor consil●●● p●tit●ri ad●en●rēt , quid●am sibi sa●iendum sit , quandoquidem con●ugij sui compar , debitam bene●alent●am reddere nequeat , nec eius tamen expers esse queat , q●●n sentiat satis , Dei creaturam in se efficacem esse . Tum vero me sic docuisse calumniati sunt , quod maritus vx●rislasc●●i● sa●isfacere non possit , ipsa ad alium transfugere debeat . Sed mentiri , siue peruersot istos nugatores , Christo & Apostolis eius sermones in pei●s vertebantur , quid mirum si & m●hi idem contingat ? sed qui● damnum acceptur●s sit ●psi tandem videbunt .

Christ and 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈…〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 their 〈◊〉 constr●ed in the 〈◊〉 ▪ For Lut her being dem●n●●● whether naturall impotenci● were a sufficient cause of diuorse , answered : that with the consente of her husband , the might 〈◊〉 an other , which mariage you lewdly translate , and turne in to 〈◊〉 : yet this opinion Luther after 〈◊〉〈◊〉 , saying : Such a counsell ga●e I , when at yet I was in subiecti●● to Antichrist : ( meaning the Pope ) but now I am otherwise to aduise . Fiftly you ann●r ●nto that going before , an other imp●●●●● slaunder , 〈◊〉 ●po● Luther ▪ these words , as his Luther . tom. 5. sermon . de matrimon . owne ▪ If the wi●● will 〈◊〉 , ●●●● he may do come , being in very 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 as spoke by another ▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 other in the ●●monsense which you giue 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the wife must be openly knowne , next if she be so st●bber●● and wilfull , that shee will ●ot be 〈◊〉 ; then diuorse is thought lawfull . ●astly , in this ●a●e it is lawfull for him to mary eyther 〈◊〉 , or ●ome other woman , after the ex●mple of Assuerus in the storie of Hester . Hester . 1. This is that , which with 〈…〉 might haue séene in the works of Luther , Sixtly , yée father vppon Luther , Luth tom. 2. de vot. as followeth : Matrimonye is much more excellent then virginitie : which in ●●ry déede was spoken by him in two 〈◊〉 : first , by 〈…〉 lawefull wedlocke with the vnlawful lu●● of ●owed virginitie amonge the irreligio●● orders . Secondly , by rec●●ing the 〈…〉 of mariage and in conueniences of virginitie . In the ends hee concludeth : a badde mariage is better then a badde kinde of chastitie . What simply hée thought héerin may bée gathered out of his large 〈◊〉 , and among al other places , where he writeth If any man doe compare wedlocke with virginitie , in truth virginitieis a more excellent gift : yet matrimonie Luth. tom . 5. 〈◊〉 . 1. Cor ▪ ● ▪ & tom. 1. serm●●● matrimon . is the gift of God as well as continencie . Man is more excellent then the woman , yet shee is the woorke of GOD as well as hee . Beefore GOD all thinges are equall , whiche otherwise differ among themselues . So wedlocke and virginitie are one before him for they both are the gift and woorke of God , although Luth. tom . ● . de vo● ▪ mo●●s●● . the one doe excell the other , being compared among themselues . Seuenthly you report that Luther shoulde say , Christ and Paule did not counsaile , but disswade virginitie vnto christians . Here ye are not ashamed to falsifie his woordes and slaunder his doctrine . For as he wrote thus they lye : Virginitie and single life are counselled , Christ himselfe hath not plainely counselled , but rather dis●waded , he onely shewed and commended it , while he sayde vnto the Eunuches : he that is able to receiue Matth. 19. this , let him receiue it : And agayne : All men cannot receiue this thing . Are not these the woordes of one that rather withdraweth & disswadeth ? For he allureth and calleth none ▪ but onely sheweth it . Yet Paule 1. Corinth. 7 sayth : I giue counsell , neither doeth hee allure any , but rather disswade and withdrawe , while hee sayth : euery man hath a proper gift of GOD , neyther doeth hee counsell , neyther disswade , but leaueth it beetweene both . Fyrst I note your malice in that you alleadge Christe and Paule as ioyntly alleadged by Luther , whiche hee hath not doone . Secondly in that yee deliuer not simplye his meaning expressed in these fearmes : Playnely and Rather . Lastly , in that yee conceale his conclusion , whiche resolueth the whole and layeth downe the right vnderstanding of the holye Ghoste according vntoo the exposttion 〈…〉 Luth. do vot. Luther writing : It is as necessary for euery man ( that cannot containe ) to haue a wife as i● i●●● care , drinke , or sleepe . What fault finde yée with this doctrine ? there is none that wro●te more reuerently of blessed wedlock and holie virginitie then Luther hath done . In that place by you alleadged and in sundry other his learned discourses Tom. 1. serm. de matri●on , & tom. 5. in . 1. Cor. 7 he intreateth of the soule and the faculties thereof , he displayeth the bodie with the senses , passions , and affections of the minde , the disposition inward and outward , not forgetting , diet , rayment , with other necessaries thervnto appertaining : and amongst al with great modestie he layeth downe the necessitie of matrimonie , for those that cannot keepe their vessels sta●●ch and 〈…〉 . Nienthly yee bring in Luther saying : All christians are as holy and as iust as the mother of GOD and as the Apostles were . You haue practized so long to slaunder his person , and falsifie his wordes that yée cannot leaue it , he hath written not as you say , but as followeth : Because we are borne againe and in this newe birth become the Luth. tom. 5. in . 1. epist. Pet. cap. 1. sonnes and heyres of GOD , wee are equall in dignitie and honour with Saint Paule , Saint Peter , and the blessed virgine , and all the Sayntes . We haue the same treasure of GOD , and all good thinges as largely as they . For it behoued that they shoulde bee borne agayne , as well as we , wherfore they haue no more than any of the other Christians . These woords doe not establish your imagination , neither can yée grounde here that comparison . Iacob . 1. Rom. 8. Matth. 25. Apocalip . 19. Matth. 20. For ( without derrogation to any of the Saintes bée it spoken ) all that beléeue rightlie in Christ Jesu , are borne againe , are become the sonnes and heyres of God , are the blessed of the father , they shal follow the Lambe whither soeuer hée goeth , & shal receiue their pennie in the life to come , as well as the blessed Uirgin , the holie Apostles , or any of the saints of God alredy departed to rest . But as for their special graces , namely , that Mary should beare Christ , Matth. 1. Act. 9. Act. 2. Iacob , 4. Rom. 12. 1. Corinth . ●● Matth. 2● . that Paule should be a chosen vessel , & so extraordinarily be called by a voyce from heauen , that Peter with the rest of the Apostles should haue the holie Ghost in the forme of slrrie tongues rest vpon them , with other rare gifts : we learn to humble our selues , not to stand too high in our own conceites , to imbrace the measure of faith which the Lord hath geuen vnto vs . For euery one hath a proper gift , one thus , & another thus . One hath fiue talents , an other two , another one . The summe is this : Mary , the Apostles , all the Saintes and faithful people of God eyther alreadie praising God in the triumphant church , or presently in the flesh and congregation militant , waiting for the bridegroom to enter into the celestial Ierusalem , are partakers of that one only sacrifice offred vpon the crossr for the saluation of mankind , & haue no righteousnes neither merits of their owne , but are al equallie saued by the righteousnes , merits , & passion of Christ Iefus . This is the doctrine of the catholike church , this hath Luther taught , this teach we and none other . This is christian humilitie without comparing of graces . But to let passe your slanders , seeking to discredit al , by the doctrine of one , if yee could haue found him to haue erred : I will not speake of that erroneous doctrine where some of your side holde simple fornication to be no mortall sinne : some maynteine the the stewes and curtezans of Rome : some haue dispensed with incest , and murther : some holde of Thomas , some of Scotus , some of Occam , some of Lombard , and other some , with the saying , Hic non tenetur Magister : your reconciling of writers , your patching of canons , your iumbling of decrees , your iarring of glosses , with infinit enormities concerning priuate persons & sole opinions . We néed not ouer busie our selues to worke your discredit by disgracing som perticuler writer of your side , seing that there is no lewd opinion among you , but hath infinit fauourers : nay we may truely say of you with the Prophet : From Esay 1. Prancis . Petrarch . the sole of the foote to the crow●● of the heade , there is no health . Your profession is but a 〈…〉 or l●●pe of all abhomination . Or wee may saye with Petrarcha Rome is a temple of errour and a schoole of heresie . One thing heere I may not let passe , which you lastly , and in the tenth place haue annexed vnto your collections out of Luther , I meane your storie of the Diuell . You dealt fauourably with him , you made vp the diuels messe with the companie of Lindan , Godens , & Claudius , de Sanctes , you bring in Hosius , with salt and spoones , and bearing the candls , when Luther ( as yet say ) went drunke to bed . The summe is this , all you together with Satan haue conspired against Luther dis●r●diting his life , his doctrine , his death . As for his life , ●nce hee sincerely embraced the Gospell , none of you ▪ no not one , shal be able in truth to stain him : his doctrine is knowne vnto the world , his great tomes , and godly labour is to be seene , as for his ende , he died in his bedde , being thréescore and thrée yeere olde or there about , in the yeere . Philip. Melancthon . ora . funeb. Iohn . Sleid. Comentar . lib. 16. Ierom. Weller . Henric. Pet. Pebenstock . 1546. the. 18. of Februarie . His sicknes whereof hee chiefly complayned was the oppression of humours in the Orifice or opening of the stomacke , which of a long time had troubled him . There were then present in the chamber at his departure , his thrée sonnes : Iohn , Martin , Paule , with Ambrose their schoolemaister . There was Doctor Ionas , there was also Albert earle of Mansfield with his wife and diuerse others that loued him well . These as they haue done heretofore , so will they be witnesses vnto the posteritie , and geue euidence also at the day of iudgement against all those that discredite his person & deface his doctrine . After sundry godly meditations he gaue vp the Ghost with this prayer : My heauenly father , eternall and merciful God , thou hast made manifest vnto me thy deare sonne , cut Lord Iesus Christ . I haue taught him , I haue knowne him , I loue him as my life , my health , and my redemption ▪ whome the wicked haue persecuted , maligned , and with iniutie afflicted . Draw my soule to thee . I commend my spirite into thy handes , thou hast redeemed me , O GOD of trueth . God so loued the world , that he gaue his onely sonne , that all those that beleeue in him , should haue life euerlasting . Such was the godly death of Luther .

As for Ignatius Layola , the founder of your secte , I finde that hee was giuen to nouelties and vnstablenesse in religion , caryed away ( as ●● Paule saieth ) with euery puffe or blast of vaine doctrine : I finde that hee ●●bra●td superstition and Idolatrie , being marked with the Character of the beast in the Reuelation , and licenced to buy and sell traditions , and to traffique in the kingdome of Antichrist . Touching any good that he did , or any soules that he geined , or any sound doctrine that hée deliuered vnto the people of God , I finde no mention . And now vnto that , which I haue especially determined with my selfe , I am to display for the furnishing of your Banner , the doctrine which your societie generally establisheth , the which you ( as yée say ) vnder the Banner of obedience doe so we abroade . The poynts being many , the labour great , and my leasure small , I will not wear●e the Reader with tedions discourses and autorities of men , but wade in the holy scriptures , so farre as mention is made of the matters called in question , and where the word of God is silent and of the other side , doctrine is vrged : there to giue the Reader to vnderstand , that it is the deuise and inuention of man , and therfore as easily consuted as confirmed . I finde in your workes , as followeth .

1. The Iesuites doctrine .

HOly scripture is a lame , maimed , and vnperfect doctrine ▪ Again ▪ holy scripture in the very same doctrin● and precepter which it containeth and setteth forth , is as it were a nose of waxe , not yeelding any certaine or imo●able sentence ▪ but such a one as may be drawne or wrested afterwhat 〈◊〉 ye will ▪ Censur . Colon , Andrad . Orthod. Expl●● . Lib ● . pag. 104. 105. 106. Againe : Thou shalt finde many thinges , which cannot bee s● 〈◊〉 by 〈…〉 of the holy scripture , but that they 〈…〉 of the Church & o● 〈◊〉 ▪ 〈…〉 pag ▪ ●0 . Again● : To depriue h●●y scripture of the testimonies of traditions and authoritie of the Church , is as much as may be , to ouerthrow holy scripture , to ca●t downe the chiefest 〈◊〉 thereof ▪ and ●o bring ●●e whole fayth into open peri● . Pag. 8● . the same 〈…〉 , that which others 〈◊〉 ▪ The 〈…〉 the Fathers of Cole● ▪ finding 〈◊〉 places in holy scripture , the true sense wherof could not easily be gathered : but that euery one might wrest it ●● hi● plesure : they ( I say ) haue by a most 〈…〉 of wax , and Pig●●●● called it ▪ ● leade● rule ▪ pag ▪ 〈◊〉 . He yéeldeth a reason of their doinges , 〈◊〉 ▪ they d●● it for two causes . The one , for the vncert●intie of the sense , the other , because that Heretikes wrested the same : and in an other place : The catholike ●ayth is not to bee strayned and limited within the bond● of holy scripture , that we may imb●ace and belee●e nothing , which is no● written in holy scripture For al that the christian saith belee●eth , and religion honoureth , is not contained in holy scripture . Pag. 126.

1. The Catholikes doctrine .

HOly scripture is a perfect , sound , sufficient , & absolute doctrine . The doctrines & precepts therin cotai●ed , are sure & certeine . It contayneth al things necessarily to be beleeued to saluation . The Patriarkes , Priests and Prophets deliuered nothing to the people , but that they were commaunded by the holy Ghost : the Prophetes begi●ne with : The word of the Lorde , the vision which God shewed , &c. Christ the sonne of GOD affirmed that hée spake nothing of himselfe : Paule glorieth , that he was 〈◊〉 Galas . ● . called to be an apostle : not of men , neither by man ▪ but by Iesus Christ , & that he preched not himself : but christ cruci●ied , & no new doctrin , but the which god had promised by the Prophetes . Peter saieth : Prophecie came not in old time 2. Pet. ● . by the will of man , but holy men of God spake as they were moued by the holy Ghost . Wee followed not deceiueable fables , when we opened vnto you the power and comming of our Lorde Iesus Christ . For all doctrine to bée edified , for all doubtes to be resolued , and abuses to bée reformed , God would haue vs to haue recourse to his word . Unto the Pharises it is sayd : you erre not knowing Matth. 2● . Esay . 8. the scriptures . Will not my people ( saieth the Lorde ) enquire at their God ? will they not haue recourse : to the lawe and testimonie ? Abraham woulde haue the Luke . rich mans brethren , receiue Moses and the Prophets , and heare them . Christ conuinced the deuill with scripture , Matth. 4. 〈◊〉 15. Luke . 24. hée defended his Disciples against the Pharises by scripture . After his resurrection , hée rebuked his incredulous Disciples , opening vnto them throughout the scriptures all that concerned him : In the law , prophetes and psalms . the sufficiencie & perfection therof appeareth in that it is called the fountain of wisdom , the word of truth , the words E●●le . 1. Iohn . 3. Iohn . 6. Prou●●● . ● . of euerlasting life , the lead into al truth . Solomon saith in the person of God : al the words of my mouth are righteous , ther is nothing lewd or froward in them , they are al plain to him that will vnderstand & straight to them that would finde knowledge .

Againe , All the wordes of God are pure , and he is a shield to those that trust in him . Saint Paule saieth : The worde Prouerb . 30. Hebr. 4. of GOD is liuely and mightie in operation , and sharper then any two edged sword , and entreth through , euen vnto the deuiding a finder of the soule & the spirit , & of the ioyn●es and the 〈◊〉 , and is ● dis●●rner of the thought● and the inte●tes of the 〈◊〉 . The Authour of the 〈◊〉 of Wisdome , writeth : Thy word , O Lorde , healeth all thinges . Now are ye cleane ( saieth Christ ) Sapient . 16. Iohn . 15. Psal. 18. 19. through the word , which I haue spoken vnto you . The Prophet Dauid is full of testimonies , tending to the confutation of the Iesuiticall sect . The way of GOD is vncorrupt ▪ the word of the Lord is tryed . The lawe of the Lorde ( as the Septuagintes tran●●ate it ) is 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 vnblameable , or perfect conuerting the ●oule : The Testimonie of the Lord is sure , and giueth wisdome vnto the simple . The statutes of the Lord are right , and reioyce the heart , the commaundement of the Lord is pure , and giueth light vnto the e●es , by them is thy seruaunt made circumspect . In Syrach wee read , A man of vnderstanding walketh faythfully in the law , and the law is faythfull Eccle. 33. Baruch . 4. Iohn . 8. vnto him , O Israell , we are blessed ( saieth Baruch ) for the things that are acceptable vnto GOD , are manifest vnto vs , Iesus sayd vnto the ●ewes , which beleeued in him : if ye continue in my word , ye are verely my Disciples , and shall know the trueth , and the trueth shall make you free . S. Paule exhorteth Tymothy to continue in the doctrine deliuered him . For in doing this ( saieth hée ) 1. Timoth. 4. 2. Tim. 3. thou shalt both ●aue thy self , and them that heare . Again : Thou hast knowne the holy scriptures of a childe , which are able to make thee wise vnto saluation , through the fayth , which is in Christ Iesus . For the whole scripture is giuen by the inspiration of God , & is profitable to teach , to improue , to correct , and to instruct in righteousnesse , that the man of God may be absolute , being made perfect vnto all good workes : Search the scriptures ( sayeth Christ ) for in them ye thinke to haue eternall lyfe . What Iohn . 5. Rom. ●5 . soeuer thinges are written before time , are written for our learning , that we through patience & comfort of the scriptures might haue hope . Iohn the Euangelist closeth vp the whole ▪ where he seaseth to write , saying ▪ Many other Iohn . 2● . signes also did Iesus , in the presence of his disciples , which are not writ●en in this booke : but these things are written , that ye myght beleeue that Iesus is the Christ , the sonne of God , and that in beleeuing ye might haue lyfe thorow his name . As much to say , though other miracles were wrought by Christ , and not here layd down , yet as much as is thought necessarie for yée to beléeue , is here written . Whereby wée gather the sufficiencie of holy scripture to saluation . And whereas the woman of Samaria confessed the opinion then generally receiued , saying : Iohn . 4. I knowe well that Messias shall come , which is called Christ , when he is come , he will tell vs all thinges ▪ Iesus sayd vnto her : I am he that speake vnto thee . In an other place , to his Disciples , hée saide : All thinges that I Iohn . ●5 . haue heard of my Father , haue I made knowne vnto you .

Againe , where hée promiseth his Disciples to sende them an other comforter , which shoulde teach them all thinges , and shoulde bring all thinges to their remembraunce , that hée had tolde them , the same ( after the Act. the ascention of Christ ) rested vppon the Apostles in the forme of fire tongues , and was plentifully shed in the heartes of the faythful , and continueth vnto the end , assuring the children of God , that they are his , and dayly opening & lighting vnto them the lantern & candel of his word . Lastly , least any should surmisse any fradulent dealing , or imperfection to rest after the departure of the Apostles . that they spéed not their commission in so ample a maner , as they were inioyned by our Sauiour , saying : Goe , teach all nations . &c. Teach them to keepe all thinges , that I haue commaunded you . Their own protestations shall stand for sufficient euidences . Paule for himselfe and his fellow labourers , saieth : The thinges which eye 1. Corinth . 2. hath not seene , neither eare hath heard , neyther came into mans heart , &c. GOD hath reuealed them vnto vs by his spirite . Againe : wee haue the minde of Christ . In an other place , taking his leaue of the Elders of Ephesus , hée saieth . Ye know from the first day that I came into Asia ▪ after what manner I haue beene Act. 20. with you at all seasons , and how I kept back nothing that was proffitable : but haue shewed you and taught you openly and throughout euery house . In a while after hée saieth : Wherefore I take you to recorde this daye , that I am cleare from the blood of all men . For I haue kept nothing back , but haue shewed you al the counsel of GOD . The conclusion is this . Séeing that the holy scriptures of the olde and new testament , which we imbrace , are vndoubtedly the worde of GOD : séeing the holy men of olde haue deliuered none other to the posteritie : séeing that the sufficiencie thereof , and euery parcell therein contayned ▪ is such , as the premisses declare , to make the man of GOD perfect : séeing that the Messias is come , and reuealed all things : séeing that the promised comforter is become our guide , and assureth the faythfull consciences : séeing the Apostles and Disciples of Christ haue receiued the sense and meaning of Christ , and deliuered the same simply and fully , as their Euangelies and Epistles doe testifie : wée are to reiect the Iesuiticall opinion , receiued at Rome , and to confesse in the trueth of Gods spirite , that the holy scripture is no nose of ware ▪ no leaden rule , no lame ▪ maimed , neyther vnperfect doctrine : but a perfect , sounde , sufficient , absolute , and contayning all thinges necessary to saluation . I neede not stand confirming the same with testimonies of fathers , the scriptures themselues are copious enough in this behalfe .

▪ 2 The Iesuites doctrine .

THe want , that is in holy scripture must be supplied by peecing therevnto traditions . Censur . Colon. This doeth Andradius the Iesuite defend , allowing of the former sentence , where hée writeth : The brethren of the Societie of Iesu ( meaning the Censurers of Colen ) haue defined both godly and wisely , that the traditions of the church are necessarily to bee annexed vnto the holye scripture . O●hod . explic. lib. 2. pag. 101.

The late councell of Trent hath most blasphemously made traditions of equal authoritie with the scriptures . Their wordes are these : All the bookes of the old and new testament , yea and also the traditions , appertayning as well vnto fayth , as manners , as if they had beene vttered by Christ , and endited by the holy Ghost , conserued by continual succession in the catholike Church , this Synode doeth receiue and honour with lyke affection of pietie and equall reuerence . Sub. Paul . 3. sess. 4. cap. 1. The same also is found in the Censure of Colen , and in the Catechisme of Canisius , allowed in the councell of Trent .

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THe holy scriptures are perfect & sufficient of themselues and neede not , to ●e p●●ced with traditions . This dependeth vpon that which goeth before : therefore it requireth not so large a discourse . There are too wayes , to attaine vnto the knowledge of GODS worde , the one inward by inspiration of the holy spirite : the other outwarde , by reading and hearing of the scriptures , the thir● place I finde not for traditions to●●●d , neyther may they bée ioyned as 〈…〉 , to drawe in the vi●●eyarde Deut. of the Church . Israel was charged not ●● pl●we with an Oxe , and an Asse , not to make their garmentes of linsie wolsie : the Passo●er was to be eaten with swéet bread , the leuen of the phari●aicall traditions being sayde Exod. a●●●● : The Prophet complayneth , that the fountaine of the water of lyfe was le●t , and that the people had d●gged them broken cester●●s : Ieremy would haue the chaffe Ieremy . 23. 2. Corinth. 6. of mens dreames seuered from the wheat of Gods word : S. Paule woulde not haue the faythfull ioyned with the infidell , righteousnesse and vnrighteousnesse , light and darkenesse , Christ and Belial , the temple of God , and the groue of Idolles , as much to say in the whole , the worde of God may not bée linked with the traditions of man . To this effect are the iniunctions of the holy Ghost so oft repeated in holy scripture : Beware of false Prophetes , beware Matth. 7 Matth. 16. 1. Cor. 7. 1. Timoth. 6. of the leuen ( as the Disciples vnderstand it ) the doctrine of the Pharises and Saduces . Become not the slaues of men . O Tymothy , keepe that which is committed vnto thee , and auoyde prophane and vaine bablings , Persistin those things which thou hast learned . For other foundation can no man laye , then that which is layde , 1. C●r. 3. which is Iesus Christ . Euery plant ( saieth Christ ) which my heauenly Father hath not planted shal be rooted vp . Mat. 15. He turneth him vnto the forfathers of these Iesuites , saying : Why doeye transgresse ▪ the commaundemente of God by your tradition ? H●e applyeth vnto them the complaint of olde , made by the Propet Esay : In vaine they worshippe me , teaching for doctrines , mens preceptes . Iohn . 10. The shéepe of Christ will follow him , A stranger they will not follow : for they are commaunded the contrary . Ye shall put nothing vnto the worde ▪ which I Deut. 4. & ● ▪ Deut. 5. Deut. 12. commaund you , neyther shall ye take ought there from . Againe : Take heede , that yee doe , as the Lord your God hath commanded you , turne not aside to the right hand , nor to the left . Again : ye shall not doe after al the things that ye doe heere this day ( that is ) euery man what seemeth him good in his owne eyes . Put nothing ( saieth Prou. 30. Solomon ) vnto his wordes , least hee reproue thee , and thou be found a lyer . A mans will or couenaunt ( saith Galat. 3. S. Paule ) when it is confirmed , no man doth abrogate it or adde any thing thereto . Much lesse may the will of God be abrogated , or adde any thing thereto . The co●●●ation is terrible in the end of the Reuelation , where Iohn saieth : I proteste vnto euery man , that heareth the Apoc. 22. wordes of the prophecie of this booke : if any man shal adde vnto these thinges , GOD shall adde vnto him the plagues that are written in this booke : and if any man shall diminish of the wordes of the booke of this prophecie , God shall take away his parte out of the booke of lyfe , and out of the holy citie , and from those things which are written in this booke . Who then dareth offer Leuit. 10. straunge fire before the Lord , with Nadab and Abihu , which the Lorde hath not commaunded ? I dare not ( saieth S. Paule ) speake of any thing , which Christ hath not commaunded ? I dare not ( saith Saint Paule ) speake Rom. 15. Galat. 1. of any thing , which Christ hath not wrought by me . Ha protesteth vnto the Galathians , that hée preached not the doctrine of man , neither the Gospell of Jesus Christ , after the manner of man , that is , as it may be gathered by mingling the same with traditions . To be short , the holy Ghost hath commaunded vs to lay aside traditions , with the leauen of the Pharises , God hath threatned plagues to light vpon them , that adde or diminish his word , the Apostles and Saintes of God durst not presume to doe it , the word of God is perfect , and néedeth no péeceing , the Authour is omnipotent , and his word mightie in operation , then is the Romish opinion to be reiected , and the trueth , as it appeareth in the premisses in humility of spirit to be embraced .

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ALl and euery the thinges contayned in holy scripture , are so wrapped in obscurities , that the best learned , can gather thence no certeine knowledge : wherefore , for the preseruation of religion , they must altogether , and that in the whole forbidde the laitie the reading of Gods word . Censur Colon. That this is the generall opinion of that societie , I reporte mée to Andradius the Iesuite , who saieth : The Iesuites of Colen doeth shew , that the holy scripture containeth so many and so great difficulties , that it may euidently appeare not to be the wisest way to admit al sorts to the reading therof . Orthod , expli● . Lib. 2. pag. 12. His owne iudgement is this : Many places of the holy scripture , written in the vulgar tongue , are no lesse obscure vnto vs , then the Hebrew vnto the ignoraunt , in the same . Pag. 128. Againe : Many hauing tyred themselues through continual laboures in the studie of holy scripture , coulde neuer attaine vnto certaine misteries of the holy Ghost , the which are liuely seene to be painted out in the life of holy men . pag. 58. His discourse tendeth to perswade men , that by the working of miracles , visions , and reuelations there is more good done , then by the reading of the worde : where , in mine opinion , hée shaketh handes with the Anabaptists : who wil be fedde from aboue , by the spirite ( as they say ) and not by direction of the written word . Againe : least any doe denie the latter parte of the former opinion to bée Jesuiticall , hée saieth : The Iesuites of Colen doe forbid the vnlearned laitie , the reading of holy scripture . I doe confesse it . pag. 125. They nouzell vp in ignoraunce this sorte of people , and defende with Cardinall Caietan , that if an ignoraunt man bée an Heretike , and haue learned that opinion of such as hée thought to bée catholike , hée is not to be charged with heresie : for the fayth of the church doeth saue him . pag. 149. Caietan . 2a. 2a. quast. 2. artic. 3.

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ALl and euerie the thinges contained in holy scripture are so vnfolded and opened by the comming of Iesus christ , that the simplest christian may finde there sure and certein knowledge for the edifying of his soule : and therfore for the preseruation of religion , and enlarging of Gods kingdome , the laitie must not be barred from reading the same if our Gospell be hidde ( saieth S. Paule ) 2. Corinth. 4. it is hidde to them that are lost , in whome the GOD of this world hath blinded the eies of the infidelles , that the light of the glorious gospell of Christ , which is the image of GOD , shoulde not shine vnto them .

Againe , It is the power of God to saluation , to euery one Rom. 1. 1. Corinth . 1. 2. Corinth . 3. that beleeueth . To them that perish it is foolishnes , but vnto vs that are saued it is the power of God . In another place : Seeing then that we haue such trust we vse great boldnes of speech . And not as Moses which put a vaile vpon his face that the children of Israel should not looke vnto the ende of that which shoulde be abolished . Therfore their mindes are hardened , for vntill this day remaineth the same couering vntaken away in the reading of the olde Testament , which vayle in Christ is put away . But nowe in Christ Iesus , ye which once were farre off , are Ephe. 2. made neere by the blood of Christ . For he is our peace , which hath made of both one , and hath broken the stop of the partition wall . S. Danle had to deale with wauerer● and scrupulous people and such as depended vpon treditions and the woorkes of the law , and were loth to admit the light burthen and caste yoke of Christ where hee ▪ writeth . The righteousnes which commeth by fayth Rom. 10. speaketh on this wise : say not in thine hearte , who shall ascend into heauen ( that is to bring Christ from aboue ) or who shall descend into the deepe ? ( that is to bring Christ again from the dead ) but what sayth it ? the word is neer thee euen in thy mouth and in thine heart , this is the woord of faith which we preach . We haue ( saith S. Peter ) 2. Pet. 1. a most sure woord of the Prophets , to the which yee doe well , that ye take heede as vnto a light that shineth in a darke place , Wisedome standeth in the streeses to receiue Prouerb . Matth. Psal. 1. Corinth . 3. Luke . 11. all those that will embrace her . Christ would haue all them that are loden to come vnto him , here the yong man is to learne his way , héere is milke for the yongling and sound meat for the strong . Into such as the Romish Jesuites are it is sayde : Woebe vnto you for ye haue taken away the key of knowledge , yee entred not in your selues , and them that came in , ye forbad . As much to say ye haue taken away the woord of God , yee neither opened it your selues neither suffered others to reade it . God commaunded Moses saying : Thou shalt reade this Deut. 31. law before all Israell , that they may heare it . Gather the people together , men , women , and children , and thy straunger that is within thy gates , that they may heare , and that they may learne . As the Lord had commaunded Moses his seruant , so did Moses commaund Iosua : so Iosue . 11. did Iosua , he left nothing vndone , of all that the Lorde had commaunded Moses . Among other thinges appertaining Deut. 17. to the king it is sayde : The king shall write him this law repeated in a boke by the priestes of the Leuites And it shall be with him ▪ and he shall read therein all the dayes of his life that he may learne how to feare the Lord Act. 17. his God . The nobles of Thessalonica ( being Lay men ) are commended for their readinesse in receiuing the faith , they turned their bookes and searched the scriptures to see whether the things were so a● the Apostles preached . The Act. 8. Quéene of Candac Chamberlain being a Laie man read the Prophet Esay in his Charriot ●●● the word of Christ ( saith S. Paule to the Collo s●a●●● ) dwelt in you plenteously Colloss. 3. in all wisedome , teaching and admonishing your owne selues in Psalmes and hymnes and spirituall songes , Unlesse they reade , and learne how shall they be able as it is commaunded to teach their sonnes and nephewes . I Deut. 4. would not haue by this my discourse , any abuse surmised neither libertie graunted with vnwashed handes to handle the misteries of the great God , but with al godly ●eare and reuerence to reade his woord . In respecte of all generallie , it is easie too bee vnderstoode though some haue lesse capacitie & fewer talents then some other , there is for euerie man to apply vnto that measure of faith which he hath giuen him , therfore none to be barred from the reading of the same .

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WHatsoeuer repugneth the lawe of GOD is not sinne . Censur , Co●on : Andrad : Orthodox : explic. Lib. 3. pag. 1●4 . Againe : Whatsoeuer passeth the boundes of Gods lawe , no man doubteth but that it is euil ▪ yet all that is not sinne . Pag. 138.

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WHatsoeuer r●pugneth , withstandeth , or is contrary vnto the law of God , is sinne . By the lawe ( sayeth Rom. 3. Rom. 5. Rom. 7. S. Pouls ) commeth the knowledge of 〈◊〉 . Againe : sinne is not 〈◊〉 , ●● here there is no la●● . In an other place : I ●●●●● not sinne , but by the lawe ● finde then by the lawe , that when I would doe good , euill i● present with mee , Saule is cast away from the Lord , from being 〈◊〉 ▪ because hée transgressed the 1. Reg. 15. commandement of GOD . The man of God , for ●ating bread , where hée was forbydden , was deuoured Ionas . 1. 2. 3. of a Lyon . Ionas was swallowed vp of a ●●he , for flying from the face of the Lorde . God sendeth plagues and punishmentes , for sinne . Saule Ionas , ●●● the man of GOD were plag●●● , then doeth it follow , it was for their sin . Again : their punishments were for transgressing & rep●gning the lawe and commaundementes of GOD . Ergo , the trasgr●ssing and rep●gning of the law and commandements of God ●● 〈◊〉 , & by induction gathering the perticular transgression ▪ from one to al the rest , wée may 1. Reg. 15. generally conclude , all whatsoeuer repugneth the law of God is sinne . As it is sayde by Samuel vnto Saule . Transgression gression is wickednesse and Idolatrie . Saint Iohn saieth : Iohn , 3. Iacob . 2. Num. 5. Whosoeuer committeth sinne , transgresseth also the law , for sinne is the transgression of the law . Saint Iames saieth : If ye regarde the persons , ye commit sinne , and are rebuked of the law , as transgress●nr● . The Lord spak vnto Moses , saying : speake vnto the children of Israel , when a man or woman shall commit any sinne , that men commit , and transgresse against the Lorde , &c. Then they shall confesse their sinne . God is wroth with such dealing , Ier●●●● . 6. then must it néedes follow ▪ that it is a grie●●● sinne . Heare O earth ( saieth the Lorde ) Beholde , I will cause a plague to come vppon this people , euen the fruite of their owne imaginations , because they haue not taken heede vnto my words , nor to my lawe , but cast it out . What shiftes soeuer may bée vsed of our aduersaries , for the defence of their aforesaide opinion , they are not to bée tollerated : for so much that it in●erreth a kinde of loosenesse , and a retchlesse consideration of the law and commandements of God .

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THis properly is called sinne , which of free wil , and wittingly is committed . Againe : sinne is so voluntarie , if will were not , it were no sinne . Censur . Co●on . Andrad . Orthodox . explic. Lib. ● .

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THis is not only called sin , and that properly , which of free wil and wittingly is committed , but also that , which through errour & ignorance is done , & followeth the corrupt nature of man . I wil not stand vpon the blind distinction of nature & person , but consider of sin according vnto 〈◊〉 thereof , as the holy Ghost hath deliuered the same vnto vs . Dauid in great humilitie , and no losse Psal. 51. confidence had , in his redeemeer , saydee I was borne in iniquitie , and an sinne hath my ▪ 〈…〉 to ●●●●●ed m●● . Psal. 19. Psal. 25. 〈◊〉 ● Who can vnderstand ●●● faul●●● ? O clean●e mee from my secret faults : remember not the sinnes of my youth , neyther call thou to memorie my rebellious Leuit. 5. ignoraunces . In the lawe of Moses it was commaunded , that if any 〈◊〉 ought of ignoraunce against Num. 1. 5. the 〈◊〉 , ●●● his ordi●●●●● , there 〈◊〉 bee ●●●●●● and a 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 , and the Priest therewith should make an attoue●●●● Can there bée a greater ( or to bée tearmed ) a 〈◊〉 proper ●●●●e then to put the Lord ●●●●● to ●●●●● ( ●● 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ●●● ) ●●●● persecute ●●● in ●●● 〈◊〉 ●●● 〈◊〉〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 posted with letters 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ●● 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 of Luke . 23. Acts. 3. ignorance , and vnwittingly ▪ O Father for giue them , ( saieth Christ ) for they knowe not 〈◊〉 they 〈◊〉 . The same doeth Peter 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉〈…〉〈◊〉 I know my brethren , that thorow ignoraunce ye did it , as did also your gouernors ●●●nd your lyue● therfore , & turne , that your sinnes may be put away . Paule confesseth it of himselfe that hée did it 〈◊〉 , and doubteth not of pard●n . Wée are all by nature the children of wrath , yet will ▪ you not confesse , that the corruption of nature is voluntary and witting Againe : by Rom. 5. the offence of one ( originall sinne ) it came on all men to condemnation , neither yet wil ●● say that the same is voluntarie or witting . Wherefore wée cannot denie , but that , that it is properly ▪ ●●●●●●●●●● 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 is ●●●ie●● to wrath , deserueth 〈◊〉 , and 〈◊〉 matter for the ●●ry fornace of hell , and the worme of conscience to gr●we vpon .

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COncupiscence or lust , which remayneth in the regenerate , though it repugne the lawe of God , yet is it not properly , truely , in it selfe , of it selfe , and in his own nature sinne . Censur . Colon. Againe : Concupiscence which remaineth in the regenerate , hath no way any nature , or kinde of sinne , neither contayneth it anye filth or deformitie worthy of hell fire . Andrad . Orthod. explic. Lib. 3. & defens . Trident fidei , Lib. ● . The councell of Trent hath most blasphemously decreed and included Saint Paule in the curse : This concupiscence , that the Apostle sometime calleth sinne , the holy synode declareth that the catholike church neuer vnderstood it to be called sinne , that it is truely , and properly sinne in the regenerate , but that it is of sinne , and enclineth to sinne . Whosoeuer thinketh the contrary , let him be accursed . Co●●● Tr●●ent . sub Paulo . 3. sess. 5. decret. de peccat . origi●● .

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COncupiscence or lust in that it repugneth the lawe of God , in that it is forbid by the tenth commandement , is properly , truely in it selfe , of it selfe , & of his own nature sinne , and so tearmed by the Apostle , saying : I knew not sinne but by the law : for I had not knowne lust , except Rom. ● . the lawe had sayde : thou shalt not lust . Imediately by the effectes and haynousnesse thereof , hee sheweth the same to be sinne truely and properly : Sinne tooke an occasion by the commandement , and wrought in me all manner of concupiscence . Againe : I allow not that which I doe , for what I would , that doe I not , but what I hate , that doe I. If I doe then that which I would not , I consent to the Lawe , that it is good . Now then it is no more I , that doe it , but the sinne , ( meaning concupiscence ) that dwelleth in me ▪ Agayne , I see an other lawe in my members , rebelling agaynst the lawe of my mind , and leading me captiue vnto the law of sinn ( meaning lost ) which is in my members . He that seeth a woman Matth. 5. and lusteth after her : hath alreadie s●●●●d in his heart , and where the law sayth : Thou shalt not kill , our Sauiour sheweth for grieuous , that which you esteeme as ●ri●●es , where it is sayde , that he which is angrie vnaduisedly with his brother , shal be in daunger of iudgement , he shal contemptuously saith Racha , shal be punished by a counsaile , and he that sayth Thou foole , shal be subiect to hell fire . Lust ( sayth our sauiour ) choketh the Mark . 4. Rom. 8. woord : the wisedome of the flesh ( sayth Saint Paule ) is death , enmitie to God , not subiect to the Law , neyther pleaseth God : euery man is ●epted ( sayth Iames ) being drawen away and entised by his owne concupiscence , & Iacob . 1. Iaco. 4. the same is cause of warres and contentions , Ergo properly sinne . Saint Iohn shewing the whole world to bee set on mischiefe and swallowed vp in the whirlepool● of sinne , qualifieth not the matter as you do , but peremp●orily auoucheth : All that is in the worlde , is the ●ust of 1. Iohn . 2. the flesh , the lust of the eyes , and the pride of life , and the same is not of the father , but of the world . Where it is sayde : all sinnes in their owne nature are mortall , in that they deserue death and damnation , and all sinnes in Christ are veniall , in that he payde the ransome therfore , if the same were called too remembraunce , this controuersle would be soone appeased , and the trueth touching the nature of this sinfull lust in his haynous effects would easilie appeare .

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AFter baptisme there remaineth no sinne in the regenerate , eyther that is apert or manisest , or that is ●id or couered . Censur . Colon. Andrad . Orthodox . explic. lib. 3. & defens . Concil. Trident. lib. 5. Agayne : If any deny the guilt of Originall sinne , to be remitted through the grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ which is conferred in Baptisme , or eyther doeth say that the same wholly is not taken away which hath in it the true and proper nature of sinne , but sayth that the same is only rased , or not imputed , let him be accursed . Concil. Trident. sub , Paul . 3. sess. ● .

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IN the regenerate there remaineth sinne after Baptisme but it is not imputed & that for the merits & passion Deut. 1● . of Iesus Christ : The faythful vnder the law , circumcised not only the foreskinne of the flesh , but also the filth of sinne , and the superfluitie thereof , ouergrowing the heart : the beleeuing in the time of grace , hath not onely his bodie outwardly washed with water , but also his soule inwardly clensed , by the power of the holy spirite : Yet the state and condition of the regenerate after circumcision vnder the Law , and after Baptisme vnder the Gospell , is indifferently laide downe by the Apostle , where he sayth : Dauid declareth the blessednesse of Psal. 32. Rom 4. the man vnto whome GOD imputeth righteousnesse without workes , saying : blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiuen and whose sinnes are couered , Blessed is the man to whome the Lorde imputeth not sinne , If there were no more too bee sayde this might seeme a sufficient confirmation of the premises . Saint Paule denied not , but that there was 〈◊〉 in the regenerated , and therefore his commaundement is : Let not sinne raigne Rom. 6. Psal. 13. Prou. ●0 . Math. 19. Iob. 15. in your mortall bodie , that yee should obey it in the lusts therof . All haue straied , and become vnprofitable , there is not one that doeth good , no not one : who can say my heart is cleane ▪ I am pure from sinne . There is none good , but God alone . What is man , that hee should be cleane ? And he that is borne of a woman , that he should be iust ? Beholde , he found no stedfastnesse in his saintes , yea the heauens are not cleane in his sight , how much more is man abhominable & filthy , which drinketh iniquitie , I. Iohn . 1. like water ! If we say that we haue no sinne , wee deceiue our selues , and the trueth is not in vs . Therefore is it , that among other our petitions , wée are commaunded to pray : Forgiue vs our tresspasses . Moses slewe the Luke . 11. Aegyptian , Aaron murmured , Noah was drunke , Lot committed in●est , Abraham , denied his wife , Iacob lye●● , Isaac dissembled , the Pat●arc●es m●naced , Ioseph , Rachell was a théefe , Ionas was disobediente , David numbred the people , Solomon was an Idolatrer , the sonnes of Zebedie were ambitious , Paule and Barnabas ●arred , and Peter ▪ denied his maister , Were not these sinnes ▪ yea in the regenerated and chosen people of God . Then it cannot be denied , but that 〈◊〉 hath a 〈◊〉 after baptisme : although finally it doeth not preuaile , and what through infirmitie , in the meane while hath béene committed , after wardes through repentaunce is washed away , and of mercie and fauour in Christ is not imputed ▪ Though the heart of man bée made so cleane in baptisme , as the wheate in the ●ar●s ▪ floore , the chaffe being fa●●ed away : yet as the pure wheate is so man in the fielde , and growing , bringeth againe with it strawe ▪ ●●●ke ▪ and chaffe into the Garner ▪ so man notwithstanding his ●l●●sing and purifying in baptisme , yet retaineth the some and dregges of originall sinne , following his naturall flesh vntill the chaffe thereof be sann●d away by the power of the most holie spirite , and he by imputation reserued as pure wheate for the celestiall barne and the kingdome of heauen .

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THE regenerate in this life are able by their workes to attayne vnto the perfection of the Law . Censur . Colon. Andrad . Canis . Agayne : Whosoeuer shall say that the commaundements of God , to the man that is iustified , and in the state of grace are vnpossible to be fulfilled , let him be accursed . Concil. Trident. sess. 6. canon . 18.

8. The Catholikes doctrine .

THE regenerate in this life cannot by their works attaine vnto the perfection of the Lawe , but are found 1. Cor. 1. Rom. 3. iust before God onely by fayth in Christ Iesus , who of God ( as S. Paule sayth ) is made vnto vs wisedome and righteousnes and sanctification and redemption . Wee know that whatsoeuer the Law sayth , it saith vnto them , Galat. 2. Galat. 3. that are vnder the Law , that euery mouth be stopped , and all the worlde be culpable before God . Therefore by the workes of the Lawe shall no flesh bee iustified in his sight . As many as are of the woorkes of the Lawe , are vnder the curse . For it is written : cursed is euery one that continueth not in all thinges , which are written in the booke of the Law to doe them , and that no man is iustified by the woorkes of the Law before God , It is euident , for the iust shall liue by fayth . Whosoeuer yee bee that are iustified by the Lawe , yee are fallen from grace For if Abraham were iustified by woorkes , hee Abac●k ● . Galat. 5. Rom. 4. Genes. 15. hath wherein to reioyce but not with God . For what sayeth the scripture : Abraham beleeued GOD , and it was counted to him for righteousnes . Nowe is it not written for him onely that it was imputed to him for righteousnes , but also for vs . The Israelites beeing ignoraunt of the righteousnesse of Rom. 10. GOD , and going about to establishe their owne , submitted not them selues to the righteousnesse of GOD , for Christe is the ende of the Lawe , for righteousnesse vnto euery one that beeleeu●●h ▪ Againe : the wisedome of the fleshe is not subiecte to the Lawe of GOD , neither in deede can bee . Rom. 8. Iohn . 7. Galat. 6. Our sauiour sayde vnto the Iewes , did not Moses giue you a Lawe , and yet none of you keepeth the Lawe ? The like hath Saint Paule to the Galathians : They them selues which are circumcised keepe not the Lawe . Peter sharply rebuked the Pharises which thrust in among the christians , the obseruation of the Law , and the confidence reposed in the righteousnes which they thought came Act●● . 15 thereby , saying : Why tempt ye God to lay a yoke on the Disciples neckes which neither our fathers , nor wee were able to beare ? For wee beleeue through the grace of the Lord Iesus Christ to be saued a● they doe . The like hath Saint Paule in a large discourse among other Act. 13. thinges , saying of Iesus : Bee it knowen vnto you men and brethren that through this man is preached vnto you the forgiuenes of sinnes , and from all thinges , from which y● could not be iustified by the Law of Moses , by him euery one that beleeueth is iustified . It is of his fulnes ( as Iohn sayeth ) and not of our owne , that all wee haue receiued . He is the fulfilling of the Law for righteousnes Iohn . 1. Rom. 10. vnto euery one that beleeueth .

9. The Iesuites doctrine .

NOT onely in morall affayres , and ciuill actions , hath the will of man much sorce , but also in matters appertayning vnto saluation , so that man can doe nothing vnlesse his will be yelding prompt , and readie to receiue the grace of God . Censur . Colon. Canisius . Catechis . Andrad ▪ Orthodox . explic. lib. 4. Agayne : Whosoeuer shal say that the free will of man after the fall of Adam is lost and extinguished , or that it is a thing hauing a bare title , or rather a name without the thing , and last of al brought into the church as a figment of Satan , let him b●e accursed . Concil. Trident. sess. 6. canon , 5.

9. The Catholikes doctrine .

NOT onely in morall affayres , and ciuill actions tending to good , hath the wil of man little force , but also much lesse in matters appertaining vnto saluation : so that man can doe nothing that good is , vnlesse his will be tempered by the spirit of God , to yeeld & made prompt , and readie to receiue the grace of God . No man ( sayth Iohn . ● . Christ ) can come vnto mee , vnlesse the Father whiche sent me doe drawe him . Agayne , sayeth hee vnto the Iewes : Therefore sayde I vnto you , that none can come vnto mee vnlesse it bee giuen him of my Father , Saint Paule saieth : No man , speaking by the spirite of GOD 1. Cor●●t . 12. calleth Iesus ex●●rable , Also no man can saye , that Iesus is the Lorde , but by the holye Ghoste . Iohn the Baptist tolde the Pharises that wee●dred at the doinges of Christ : A man can receiue nothing except it be giuen him from aboue . Then let no man bragge Iohn . ● . neither of will , neyther of woorke . For what hast thou ( sayth Sainte Paule ) whiche thou haste not ●●c●i●●d ? if thou hast ▪ receiued it , why doest tho● glory ▪ as if thou haddest not receiued it ? This haue I found ( s●●●● Solomon ) that GOD hath made man righteous , but Eccle. 7. Eccle. 15. they haue sought many inue●tions . He that made man from the beginning , left him in the power of his counsell and gaue him his commaundementes and preceptes he lay● before him water and fire , life and death , man Gen. 3. chose the woorst , yeelded vnto the woman , whome the serpent had woon , lost his integritie , was expelled paradise , and inioyned in miserie , to till the earth , and in the sweat of his browes to eate his bread . His power to reach his hande to the tree of life was cut of , his libertie of walking in paradise was by his fall stopped , his giftes corrupted and himselfe together with his posteritie became the slaues of Satan ▪ being brideled with the ●ur●e of sin ▪ So that nowe we confesse with Ieren●ie : O Lord I know I●re . 10. that the way of man is not in himselfe , neither is it in man to walk , and to direct his steppes . Euery good gift and Iacob . 1. 1. Cor. 15. Galat. 2. Rom. 7. 2. Cor. 3. Rom. 9. Matth. 12. euery perfect gift is from aboue . Not I , ( saith S. Paule ) but the grace of God which is within me , Againe : Thus I liue , yet not I , but Christ ▪ liueth in mee . Not the good which I would , doe I , but the euil which I hate , that doe I. It is not in him that willeth , nor in him that runneth , but in God that sheweth mercie . Neither is he that ▪ plant●th anything , neither he that watereth , but God that giueth the increase . O generation of Vipers , ( saith Christ vnto Ierem. 13. the Pharises ) How can you speake good thinges when ye are euil ? Can the Black●●Moone change his skinne ▪ or the Prou. 20. Leopard his spottes ▪ then may ye also doe good , that are accustomed to doe euill , saith the Lord. The steppes of man ( sayth Solomon ) are ruled by the Lorde , howe can a Prou. 21. man then vnderstand his owne way ? Againe : The kings heart is in the hand of the Lorde , as the riuers of waters , he turneth it whither so euer it pleaseth him . Therefore is it , that the Church calleth most humbly vpon the Lord , Ieremy ●●ment . 3. Ieremy . 17. Psal. 〈◊〉 . saying : Turne thou vs vnto thee , O Lorde , and we shal be turned . heale me , O Lorde , and I shal be whole , saue me , and I shal be saued . Turne vs againe O God of hostes ( saieth Dauid ) cause thy face to shine , and we shal be saued . Here vpon commeth it to passe also , that the comfortable answere is made : I will giue them ( saieth the Lord ) an heart to knowe mee , that I am the Lorde , and they shal be my people . Againe : I will put my lawe in their Ieremy . 2● . Ieremy . 31. in warde partes , and write it in their heartes . In an other place : I will giue them one heart , and I will put a newe spirite within their bowelles , and I will take the stonie Ezech. 11. 36. heart out of their bowelles , and I wil giue them an heart of fleshe , that they may walke in my statutes , and keepe my iudgementes , and execute them . This is the treasure 2. Corinth 4. which S. Paule saieth : we haue in earthen vesselles , that the excellencie of that power , might be of God , and not Ephes. 1. Philip. 2. Philip. 1. 2. Cor● 〈◊〉 . 3. of vs . For hee worketh all thinges after the counsell of his owne will . Againe : It is God which worketh ( saieth Paule to the Philippians ) both the will and the deede , euen of his good pleasure , hée beginneth it , and performeth it . We are not sufficient of our selues to thinke any Coloss. 1. thing , as of our selues : but our sufficiencie is of God , which hath made vs meete to be pertakers of the inheritaunce of the Saintes in light . Then haue wée not frée will to that which is good , being by nature the children of wrath , clogged with the corruption of originall sinne , and concupiscence : so that we cannot doe ( as saint Galat. 5. Paule saieth ) whatsoeuer we would .

10. The Iesuites doctrine .

10. The Iesuites holde , that the first motions of concupiscence are without the gilte of sinne . Censur . Colon. When as in very déede the motions of the saide luste , in that wee are by nature the children of wrath , doe condemne vs , if Gods mercie , and the merits of Christes passion stoode vs not in stéede .

11. The Iesuites holde , that there are many other more grieuous offences , and more damnable , then those that repugne the lawe of GOD , and yet the lawe condemneth them not , namely traditions , mans lawes ▪ and the preceptes of the Church , the which Canisius reckones to be fiue in number . 1. See thou celebrate the set feaste dayes of the church . 2. See thou heare reuerently vppon the holy dayes ▪ Masse and Ma●●●ns . 3. See thou obserue the fastinges appoynted vpon certaine daies and times . 4. See that thou once a yeere confesse thy sinnes to thy ghostly Father . 5. See ●hou receiue the sacrament once a yeere , at the least , and that aboute Easter . Censur ▪ Colon. Canis . s●●●●●●●● doctrin . de precept . Eccles. Cap. 14. 15. 16. 17. & 7 ▪ d● sacrament . cap. 5. de Ieiun . cap. 5. de Consil . Euangel Cap. ● . Wh●n a● i●●e●y d●●de all ●●●nes are reproued by the lawe , neither bée there any so greeuous , as those which repugne the lawe . For the Church is not to binde the consciences with her lawes , but to preserue and proclaime the precepts and lawes of God .

12. The Iesuites saye , that faith is a most firme ass●t , or beléeuing not only of the things opened in holy scripture , but also of those things which without scripture are deliuered by tradition . Censur . Colon. Canisi●de fide & ●imbol . Cap. 22. And●●d ▪ Orthodox . ●xplic ▪ 〈…〉 ▪ Trident. Faith ( saith the Catholikes ) is not onely a knowledge , by the which the Christian firmely holdeth all that is made manyfeste in Gods woorde , but also a sure confidence kindled by the holy Ghoste through the Gospell in the hearte , by meane whereof hée resteth in GOD , perswading himselfe for certaine , that remission of sin , euerlasting righteousnesse , and eternall life is giuen not onely to others , but also to himselfe , and that freely of the great mercie of God , by the merites of Jesus Christ .

13. The Iesui●es say , The iust in that hee liueth by faith , hath not that in Christe , but of his workes . Againe , That faith iustifieth , shée hath not that ●o●me or efficacie of Christe , whome shée apprehendeth and possesseth , but of our loue . Againe , Faith doeth not therfore iustice , because shee apprehendeth Christe , who is our righteousnesse , but workes are so necessary , and stand in so great a steade , that they giue vnto faith her life . Cens . Colon. Canisi . Andradius . The Catholikes holde , that they must liue by fayth , as the holy Ghost hath deliuered in writing . And now he liueth no more ( as Paule wryteth ) but Christ lyueth in him , and the life that the iust now liueth in the flesh , hée liueth through the fayth of the sonne of God , who loued him , and gaue himselfe for him . So that fayth hath no more her being or life of our loue or workes , then the roote hath moisture ministred vnto ●● by fruite growing vpon the trée .

14. The Iesuites write the proper saluation of some certaine priuate man , is not to bée referred vnto fayth . For the priuate iustification of men is vncertaine , and much more the eternall saluation of them . How then in these being vncertaine , shall fayth assure her selfe . Fayth in particulars is vncertain , & hope oftentimes is frustrate . Censur . Colon. Canis . Andrad . Orthodox . explic lib. The counsell of Trent will also haue no perticular man to assure himself of his saluation , and holdeth them accursed , that doe so . Sess. 6. cap. 12. & canon ▪ 13 ▪ 14 , 15. But the Catholikes hold that most comfortable doctrine which Abraham , Moses , Iob , Dauid , Paule , and all the elect people of God , the spirite testifying vnto them whose children they are , whiche assured themselues of theyr saluation not hanging with the c●llier● fayth vpon the ●léenelesse c●●te of the Romish Church , neither onely generally belieuing that some shal be saued , but perticulerly also knowing that the election , v●cation , iustification , and saluation of euery perticuler of the elect of God , is sure and certaine .

15. The Iesuites say , that Justification is none other , then the séeking or searching of righteousnes , and to speak philosophically , a motion vnto righteousnes . Censur . Colon ▪ Canis . Andradius . The Catholiks hold iustification of a man before God , or christian righteousnes to be a remission of sinne , and an imputation of the righteousnesse of Christ , and a frée donation of lyfe euerlasting , not for any worthinesse or workes of ours , but onely for Christes sake , and the same apprehended by fayth .

16. The Iesuites doe hold , that the reconciliation which is called iustification commeth to passe by meane of loue , which is the gift of the holy Ghost , shed in the heartes of the faythfull . And truely , say they , great is the force of loue , yea , and of such a force , that it maketh vs the sonnes of God . Censur . Colon. Canisius Catechist . The Catholikes say , that the elect are not reconciled vnto God , but by the ●●rite● of Christes passion . And that loue goeth not before reconciliation as the cause : but followeth after , as the effect , ●●●●●fying our iustification .

17. The Iesuites affirme , that the iustice of God , reuealed in the Gospell , is a power in God , which rendreth vnto euery one , according vnto their worthines . Censur . Colon . Canis . Andrad . The Catholikes holde , that the iustice of God shewed in the Gospell , is an acceptation of the satisfaction and obedience of christ , for the sinnes of al them that beléeue .

18. The Iesuites teache , that the mercie of GOD in Christ , in the which consisteth our saluation , is this : that God promised vnto them that doe good workes , to witte : such as fulfill the lawe , life euerlasting . Censur . Colon. Canis . Andrad . Concil. Trident : But the Catholikes say : that the mercie of God , wherin consisteth the saluation of all the elect people , is this : that the heauenly father promised fréely to all them that beléeue in Christ , and also giueth fréely remission of sinnes , righteousnesse , and life euerlasting , not because of their obedience towardes the lawe , but onely for Christes sake our Lorde , our Sauiour and Mediatour .

19. The Iesuites holde , that there is a twofolde iustification , a first , and a second . The first iustification ( saye they ) is , in that Christ deserued by his death , that such as belieued in him , should be endued and adorned with loue and other vertues . The seconde ( say they ) is , in that they , by the merites of Christ , hauing receiued these new ornamentes and vertues , man ( I say ) deserueth a greater , fuller , and more ample righteousnesse , reconciliation , adoption , and in the end , euerlasting life . Censur . Colon. Andrad . The Catholikes hold , that there is but one way , or manner of obtaining euerlasting saluation , to witte : the fr●e remission of sinne , and the imputation of the righteousnesse of Christ , apprehended by fayth , giuen vs , not because of our workes , but for the merites of Christ .

20. The Iesuites holde , that our workes are necessarily required for the first iustification , and merit the amplification of the second . Censur . Colon. Canis . Andrad . Ortho. explic. The councell of Trent layeth downe , that they are causes of iustification and also do merit , &c And accurseth them that holde the contrary . Se●s , 6. Canon . 24. 32. The Catholik● beleeue that life euerlasting is the gift of God , fréely giuen and promised to them that beleeue in Christ our sauiour . The woorkes of the regenerate are not causes of our saluation , but witnesses of the grace receiued by Christ , neyther do they merit ought , for when we haue done all that lyeth in vs , wée are commaunded to confesse our selues to bée vnprofitable seruantes .

21. The Iesuites holde , that the workes which are before iustification are meritorious and accepted of God . Censur . Colon. Canis . Andrad . Orthodox . explic. lib. 3. Concil. Trident. ●ess . 6. canon . 7. The Catholikes affirme , that the workes which are done before regeneration and iustification are sinfull : For whatsoeuer ( saith S. Paule ) is not of fayth , is sinne . And they are no more acceptable vnto God , then the workes of Philosophers , Heathens , Turkes and Infidels , who denying God , are in the state of damnation .

22. The Iesuites hold , that no man is iustified by faith onely without works . Censur . Colon. Canis . Andrad . And the counsell of Trent accurseth them , that holde the contrary . Sess. 6. Can. 9 & Sess. 13. Canon . 11. The Catholikes holde with the wordes of our Sauiour in the Gospell , where it is saide : Onely beleeue ▪ and with the opinion of Paule , saying : We suppose that a man is iustified by faith Rom. 3. Mark . 5. without the workes of the law , and other places of holy scripture , tending to the confirmation thereof , that man is iustified by fayth alone , without workes .

23. The Iesuites hold , that there are seuen sacraments , to wit : the Lordes supper , baptisme , confirmation , penaunce , extreame ●●●tion , order and matrimonie . All that holde the contrary are often accursed by the counsell of Trent . Sess. 7. Can. 1. Sess. 7. can . 1. Sess. 14. The catholikes do holde , that there are but only two sacraments , so properly to bee called , that is , baptisme and the Lordes supper ▪ sufficiently established by Gods word , and that al the rest doe differ farre from the proper nature of Sacraments .

34. The Iesuites do hold real presence in the sacrament , they maintaine transubstantiation , they minister the sacrament vnder one kinde , barring the laitie of the cuppe , they wil haue the sacrament adored , and the remaines laide vp , and reserued , all contrary vnto the catholike fayth and warrant of Gods word .

25. The Iesuites doe holde , that man can make satisfaction vnto God for his sinnes , although the offence be infinite , and the satisfaction finite , or terminable . Censur . Colon. Canis . concil . Trident. The catholikes doe affirme , that a man although he be regenerate , can make no acceptable satisfaction vnto God , neither present ought before him , to appease the wrath of the father , but only his sonne Christ and his merites .

26. The Iesuites holde , that the Saintes are to bée inuocated , to the end they may make intercession for vs . Againe , they thinke that the Lordes prayer may bée sayde vnto them . Againe , they confesse , although that the holy scripture teach no where the inuocation of Saints , yet say they , notwithstanding it is to bee bel●ued , receiued , and retained . Censur . Colon. Canis . Andrad . Orthod. explic. ▪ Concil Trident. Sess. 25. The Catholikes affirme that there is none to bée called vppon in prayer , but God alone , and that it is blasphemy to say : Our Father which art in heauen , &c. Unto the Saints , and that there is no doctrine to be receiued , but that which is contained in the old and new testament .

27. The Iesuites teach that the Saintes are so bee honoured , and serued , that their reliques and images are to be woorshipped , as they write , Cultu Latr●ae , with the honour and woorship due vnto God him selfe , and that the image of Christ is as much to be honoured as the bookes of the Gospell of Iesus Christ , they ●hat hold not she sa●● with them are by the Pop● accursed . Censur . Colon. Canisius . Gregor. de Valenti● . de Ido . Andrad . Orthodox . explic ▪ lib. 9. pag. 705. Concil Trident. Sess. 25.

The Catholikes teach that God alone is to bee honoured and serued , with 〈◊〉 ●●●●● and seruice , that the woorshipping of reliques and images , is idelatrie , and contrary to the expresse woorde of God , for hee will not haue his people taught by his wing of pictures , but by the lately pre●ching of the woorde of God .

28. The Iesuites ●●●●nde Purgatorie , Holy Water , Pilgrimages , the Romish 〈…〉 ●e the mistres of all other Churches , the Popes authoritie , ●o●es aboue all others , with i 〈…〉 other trashes , condemned by the Catholikes , ●●● which hauing no warrant nor grounde in Gods worde , may ( as I sayde before ) be ●● easily confuted by y● ●r●● professors , as 〈…〉 by these false christians . Thus bri●●ly g●●● ( 〈…〉 r 〈…〉 ) according vnto my slender s●●●l 〈…〉 le 〈…〉 I ●●●● ge●en thée a viewe of the 〈…〉 doctrines of these wandring Iesuites , thus briefly displayed in their Banner , so that ●o thine own further e●●●●ng thou maist at 〈…〉 ●●●es , haue 〈◊〉 vnto Go●● 〈…〉〈…〉 ●●● 〈…〉 , and as the po●●●●●ons art here laide downe , ●●nde sufficient confirmations ther●of , to the constitution of these sectaries . For the woord of God is the touch●●one of trueth , there is the rocke ●●●●●● vppon , and thereby are counterfeit 〈…〉 be●orayed .

Farewell .