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By
C.A.
to
his
friend
P.R.
Student
of
the
Lawes
in
the
Middle
Temple
.
Matth. 10 vers. 8.
Gratis accepistis , gratis date .
Monsignor
fate
voi
Monsignor
fate
voi
Qui
se
putant
aliquid
esse
Germany
,
France
Wisdom
dwelleth
in
Counsell
Admirable
,
Counsellour
Spirit
of
Counsell
should
rest
vpon
him
where
two
,
or
three
be
gathered
togeather
in
my
name
,
I
am
there
in
the
midst
of
them
.
Counsell
shall
keep
thee
,
that
thou
mayst
be
deliuered
from
the
euill
way
,
and
from
the
man
that
speaketh
peruersly
:
Confer
thy
buysines
with
thy
friend
.
My
Sonne
,
do
nothing
without
counsell
,
and
of
thy
doing
thou
shalt
neuer
repent
thee
.
Where
there
is
no
counsell
,
there
is
distraction
,
or
dissipation
of
thoughts
:
But
where
there
are
many
Counsellours
,
cogitations
are
confirmed
.
Hast
thou
seen
a
man
wise
in
his
owne
conceit
?
There
is
more
hope
of
a
foole
then
of
him
.
He
that
confideth
in
his
owne
hart
:
is
a
foole
,
but
he
that
walketh
wisely
shal
be
saued
.
The
way
of
a
foole
is
right
in
his
owne
eyes
,
but
the
wise
man
heareth
counsell
.
he
confideth
,
that
as
God
rewarded
Abraham
with
the
preseruation
of
the
Chastity
of
his
beautifull
wife
in
the
hands
of
so
also
he
will
preserue
the
beauty
of
his
good
name
vntouched
and
vnspotted
,
euen
in
the
hands
of
barbarous
people
,
to
edidifie
them
,
and
not
to
suffer
them
to
be
scandalized
thereby
.
vnles
you
become
little
children
who
differ
nothing
from
seruants
,
but
are
vnder
maisters
,
and
tutours
you
shall
not
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
that
if
any
man
thinke
himselfe
wise
,
he
should
become
a
foole
,
that
he
might
be
made
wise
.
knowledg
of
high
thinges
agree
and
conferre
with
the
humble
,
to
be
wise
in
our
owne
conceite
.
captiuate
our
owne
iudgment
could
not
beleeue
,
because
they
sought
glory
one
of
another
:
S.
Paul
if
any
man
thinke
he
knoweth
something
be
hath
not
yet
vnderstood
how
he
ought
to
know
:
proud
and
knoweth
nothing
They
will
be
Doctours
of
the
law
neither
vnderstanding
what
they
say
;
nor
whereof
they
affirme
.
while
they
refuse
to
become
disciples
or
schollers
of
the
truth
,
they
make
themselues
the
maisters
of
errour
.
That
they
are
sonnes
without
fathers
,
soldiers
without
captaines
,
disciples
without
maisters
&c.
I
thanke
thee
Father
that
thou
hast
hidden
these
things
from
the
wise
and
prudent
and
hast
reuealed
them
to
little
ones
I
came
into
this
world
to
do
iudgment
,
that
such
as
see
not
might
see
and
vnderstand
If
you
were
blind
you
should
haue
no
sinne
But
now
saying
that
you
see
,
your
sinne
remayneth
rich
,
and
neded
no
body
beleeue
without
a
lawfull
Preacher
and
go
into
the
Citty
,
and
it
shal
be
told
thee
what
thou
oughtest
to
do
.
in
holy
Scripture
to
cast
themselues
headlong
downe
into
the
sea
,
exalting
his
seat
aboue
the
starrs
and
setting
himselfe
downe
vpon
the
mount
of
the
Teslamons
in
the
side
of
the
North.
Monsignor
fate
not
Paliottus
,
Caraffa
,
Baronius
,
Tarugius
,
Sfondratus
,
de
Monte
,
Borromaus
,
Peronius
,
Roofacautius
,
Comus
,
Verona
,
Moronius
,
San-Seuerinus
,
Sirlettus
,
Toletus
,
Alanus
,
Alciatus
,
Hosius
,
Mellinus
,
Aragonius
,
Ara-calius
,
Isaac
Casaubon
fraud
or
guile
S.
Thom.
the
sheep
of
Christ
to
heare
the
voyce
of
a
stranger
To
desire
Primacy
in
the
Church
is
neither
iust
,
nor
profitable
.
desireth
those
that
desire
it
not
,
and
abhorreth
those
that
desire
it
.
Euery
man
in
the
vocation
,
whereunto
he
is
called
,
let
him
remaine
He
that
putteth
his
hand
to
the
plough
,
and
looketh
backe
,
is
not
fit
for
the
Kingdome
of
God
.
Syr
Edwyn
Sands
In
their
Sermons
much
matter
of
faith
and
piety
is
eloquently
deliuered
,
by
men
surely
of
wonderfull
zeale
and
spirit
.
Nouatus
,
Valentine
Nicephorus
,
Tertullian
S.
Peter
S.
Peter
S.
Peter
S.
Peters
S.
Peter
And
Iesus
answering
,
sayd
vnto
him
:
Blessed
art
thou
because
flesh
and
bioud
hath
not
reuealed
it
vnto
thee
,
but
my
Father
which
is
in
heauen
.
And
I
say
to
thee
,
that
thou
art
(
that
is
to
say
a
Rock
)
and
vpon
this
rocke
will
I
build
my
Church
,
and
the
gates
of
hell
shall
not
preuatle
against
it
.
And
I
will
giue
to
thee
the
keyes
of
the
kingdome
of
Heauen
.
And
whatsoeuer
thou
shalt
bind
on
earth
,
it
shall
be
bound
also
in
the
heauens
.
And
whatsoeuer
thou
shalt
loose
on
earth
,
it
shall
be
loosed
also
in
the
Heauens
.
beare
the
key
of
Dauid
to
haue
the
key
of
Hell
.
the
yoake
which
he
imposeth
to
be
sweet
,
the
burthen
to
easy
Name
of
his
Father
Christs
answere
S.
Peter
Thee
;
Thou
this
Rocke
S.
Peter
Symon
Bariona
Blessed
art
thou
Symon
the
sonne
of
Iona
loued
our
Sauiour
more
then
the
rest
,
whether
he
loued
him
to
feed
his
lambs
to
feed
his
sheep
S.
Peter
S.
Iohn
S.
Iames
Rocke
,
and
Top
of
the
Church
.
the
most
solide
Rocke
the
Rocke
,
and
Stone
most
firme
.
the
foundation
of
the
beleeuers
the
firmament
of
the
Church
the
happy
foundation
of
the
Church
,
and
blessed
porter
of
heauen
.
the
foundation
of
the
Church
,
which
the
Church
doth
worthily
worship
.
the
key-bearer
of
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
the
basis
,
or
bearing-stone
of
fayth
.
the
Rocke
of
Christ
the
Prince
,
and
head
of
the
rest
.
the
head
of
the
Apostles
the
Crowne
the
top
,
or
highest
perfection
of
the
Apostles
.
the
Maister
of
the
whole
world
.
the
Captaine
,
or
Leader
of
the
disciples
.
the
vicar
of
the
loue
of
Christ
towards
vs
.
the
Primacy
was
giuen
to
that
he
who
was
the
first
in
confession
,
was
the
first
in
Apostolicall
dignity
.
That
vpon
the
foundation
of
the
Pillars
of
the
Church
,
that
is
to
say
the
Bishops
,
are
set
,
or
confirmed
.
that
he
was
the
immoueable
Rock
,
contayning
the
whole
Pyle
,
and
Iuncture
of
the
whole
Christian
worke
or
buylding
.
that
he
was
happy
,
in
being
preferted
Loe
,
where
Cyprian
relateth
,
that
which
we
also
haue
learned
in
the
Scriptures
,
that
the
Apostle
in
whome
the
Primacy
of
the
Apostles
appeared
aloft
,
with
such
an
excellent
grace
,
was
corrected
by
a
later
Apostle
he
alone
among
the
Apostles
deserued
to
heer
:
Thou
art
Truly
a
man
,
worthy
to
be
a
stone
for
foundation
,
a
Pillar
for
sustentation
,
a
key
of
the
kingdom
vnto
the
people
which
were
to
be
built
vp
in
the
house
of
God
.
therefore
because
he
alone
professed
of
all
the
rest
,
he
alone
is
preferred
before
all
the
rest
.
omitting
the
rest
,
doth
he
speak
of
these
thinges
to
alone
?
He
was
the
mouth
of
the
Apostles
,
the
prince
and
top
of
that
company
,
therfore
ascended
to
visit
him
before
the
rest
.
Among
the
most
blessed
Apostles
,
there
was
a
certayne
distinction
of
power
,
and
though
the
election
of
all
was
equall
,
yet
vnto
one
,
it
was
after
giuen
,
to
excell
aboue
the
rest
.
that
the
Church
is
one
,
founded
vpon
one
,
who
receiued
the
keyes
thereof
by
the
word
of
our
Lord
.
Rome
,
Alexandria
Albeit
there
were
many
Apostles
yet
the
only
seat
of
the
prince
of
the
Apostles
preuayled
in
authority
of
principality
,
which
was
of
one
man
in
three
places
:
For
he
aduanced
the
seat
wherein
he
was
pleased
to
rest
,
and
to
end
this
present
life
He
honored
the
seat
,
to
the
which
he
sent
his
disciple
the
Euangelist
He
confirmed
the
seat
wherein
he
sate
six
years
before
he
left
it
,
Peter
,
S.
Marke
Feast
of
the
Chayre
of
Peter
,
S.
Augustine
the
institution
of
this
dayes
solemnity
,
by
our
Elders
,
tooke
the
name
of
the
Chayre
&c.
Worthily
therefore
,
do
the
Churches
celebrate
,
the
originall
day
of
that
Chayre
,
which
the
Apostles
vnder
tooke
for
the
welfare
,
or
safty
of
the
Churches
.
S.
Peter
.
Eusebius
the
Pastour
of
Pastours
.
S.
Augustine
he
committed
to
Peter
his
sheep
to
be
fed
,
that
is
,
to
be
taught
&
gouerned
.
Others
omitted
,
he
speaketh
to
Peter
alone
,
to
whome
he
committed
the
care
of
his
brethren
&c.
and
the
care
of
the
world
.
was
assumed
to
be
the
Pastour
,
and
receiued
the
others
to
be
gouerned
.
vnto
him
among
the
Apostles
,
our
Sauiour
delegated
the
care
of
Churches
.
Could
he
not
confirme
his
fayth
to
whome
with
proper
authority
he
gaue
a
kingdome
?
vpon
him
alone
,
he
built
his
Church
,
and
commaunded
him
to
feed
his
sheep
:
and
although
he
gaue
all
his
Apostles
&c.
equall
power
,
yet
that
he
might
shew
vnity
,
he
appointed
one
Chayre
alone
,
the
head
,
the
well
,
and
the
root
of
the
Church
.
he
made
the
Pastour
of
the
Church
to
come
,
and
after
;
God
only
can
grant
,
that
among
so
many
,
and
so
great
flowds
breaking
in
with
fury
,
the
Church
to
come
may
remaine
immoueable
,
whose
Pastour
and
head
,
is
but
a
poore
fisher
,
&
ignoble
.
God
the
Father
did
set
Hieremy
ouer
one
Nation
alone
,
but
him
Christ
hath
set
ouer
the
whole
world
.
dinner
being
ended
,
he
commended
to
Peter
the
Prefectship
of
the
sheep
of
all
the
world
:
not
vnto
another
,
but
vnto
him
he
gaue
it
.
S.
Peter
after
his
denyall
,
was
to
receiue
the
Primacy
of
all
men
,
and
the
Prefectship
of
the
world
.
as
Prclate
he
receiued
the
stern
or
gouernemeut
of
the
whole
Church
.
of
how
great
merit
was
S.
Peter
with
our
Lord
,
that
vnto
him
after
the
Oare
or
guidance
of
a
little
boat
,
the
sterne
,
or
gouernement
of
the
whole
Church
should
be
deliuered
.
out
of
the
whole
world
,
Peter
alone
was
chosen
,
who
was
set
ouer
the
vocation
of
al
Nations
,
&
ouer
all
the
Apostles
,
and
all
the
Fathers
of
the
Church
;
that
there
being
in
the
people
of
God
,
many
Priests
,
and
many
Pastors
Peter
might
properly
gouerne
all
,
whome
Christ
also
doth
principally
gouerne
.
gouerneth
subiects
and
Prelates
,
therfore
he
is
the
Pastour
of
all
,
because
,
besides
lambs
and
sheep
,
there
is
nothing
in
the
Church
.
Thou
alone
art
the
Pastour
of
all
,
not
only
of
the
sheep
alone
,
but
also
of
the
Pastours
.
You
will
aske
me
how
I
proue
it
out
of
the
words
of
our
Lord
,
(
to
which
)
I
do
not
say
of
the
Bishops
alone
,
but
also
of
the
Apostles
,
were
all
the
sheep
committed
so
absolutly
,
and
without
distinction
?
feed
my
sheep
sayth
he
:
to
whome
is
it
not
plaine
,
that
he
designed
not
some
,
but
assigned
all
?
Nothing
is
excepted
,
where
nothing
is
distinguished
.
did
S.
Peter
specially
receiue
the
keyes
of
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
and
the
principality
of
Iudiciall
power
,
that
all
the
faithfull
through
the
world
might
vnderstand
,
that
no
such
,
as
separate
themselues
,
any
kind
of
way
,
from
the
vnity
of
his
fayth
,
and
society
can
be
absolued
from
the
bands
of
their
sinnes
,
nor
enter
into
the
gate
of
the
kingdome
of
Heauen
.
he
prayed
Disciples
might
be
knowne
thereby
God
is
one
and
Christ
is
one
,
and
the
Church
is
but
one
,
and
the
Chayre
(
therof
)
but
one
,
founded
vpon
Peter
by
the
voice
of
our
Lord
.
S.
Peter
That
they
may
be
one
,
as
we
are
one
.
No
other
Altar
or
Priesthood
can
be
established
:
whosoeuer
gathereth
els
where
,
scattereth
.
For
Peter
himselfe
,
to
whome
he
commended
his
sheep
,
as
one
man
should
do
to
another
;
he
made
one
with
himselfe
,
that
so
he
might
commend
his
sheep
vnto
him
that
as
one
was
the
head
,
the
other
might
beare
the
figure
of
the
body
,
to
wit
,
of
the
Church
;
and
that
like
the
Brydegrome
and
the
Bryde
,
they
might
be
two
in
one
flesh
.
Peter
the
Apostle
,
in
respect
of
the
Primacy
of
his
Apostleship
,
did
beare
the
person
of
the
Church
,
by
a
figuratiue
generality
.
he
is
acknowledged
to
beare
the
person
of
the
Church
,
in
respect
of
his
Primacy
,
and
as
holding
the
principality
of
the
Apostleship
.
For
so
he
was
ordinated
before
the
rest
,
as
while
he
is
called
a
Rocke
,
whil
he
is
pronounced
to
be
the
foundation
,
while
he
is
constituted
the
Porter
of
the
kingdome
of
Heauen
,
we
might
vnderstand
,
by
the
misteryes
of
these
appellations
,
the
society
which
he
had
with
Christ
.
As
my
Father
manifested
vnto
thee
my
diuinity
,
so
also
I
make
known
vnto
thee
,
thy
excellency
,
for
thou
art
Peter
,
that
is
,
though
I
be
the
Rocke
inuiolable
,
the
stone
of
the
corner
which
maketh
both
to
be
one
,
I
the
foundation
,
besides
which
no
man
can
lay
another
:
yet
thou
also
art
the
Rock
,
because
by
my
vertue
thou
art
made
solide
,
to
the
end
that
those
thinges
which
by
my
power
are
proper
to
me
,
by
participation
with
thee
,
might
be
made
common
with
thee
,
and
me
.
S.
Peter
This
is
done
because
men
haue
not
recourse
to
the
origine
of
the
truth
,
neither
seeking
the
head
,
nor
following
the
doctrine
of
their
celestiall
maister
.
Our
Lord
speaketh
vnto
Peter
:
I
say
vnto
thee
,
Thou
art
Peter
,
and
vpon
this
Rocke
&c.
And
againe
,
after
his
resurrection
he
sayd
vnto
him
:
Feed
my
sheep
.
For
neither
from
any
other
cause
do
Heresyes
come
vp
,
or
Schismes
do
arise
,
but
only
from
this
,
that
obedience
is
not
giuen
to
the
Priest
of
God
;
and
that
one
Priest
for
the
tyme
,
or
one
Iudge
for
the
tyme
,
is
not
acknowlelged
in
the
Church
,
in
the
place
of
Christ
.
Whome
,
if
according
to
the
diuine
documents
of
their
Maister
,
the
whole
fraternity
obeyed
,
no
man
would
(
or
could
)
moue
any
thing
at
all
against
the
colledge
of
Priests
,
We
know
that
Cornelius
was
elected
by
God
almighty
,
and
by
Christ
our
Lord
,
to
be
the
Bishop
of
the
holy
Catholike
Church
&c.
Our
mind
was
alwayes
in
the
Catholike
Church
.
For
we
are
not
ignorant
,
that
there
is
one
God
,
one
Christ
,
one
holy
Ghost
,
and
that
in
the
Catholike
Church
there
ought
to
be
one
Bishop
S.
Hierome
Among
the
twelue
one
was
chosen
,
that
an
head
being
established
,
the
occasion
of
schism
might
be
taken
away
.
in
the
new
Testament
after
Christ
,
the
Sacerdotall
Order
came
from
Peter
:
From
whome
ipse
Episcopatus
,
the
Episcopall
power
it selfe
,
and
all
the
authority
of
this
name
proceeded
.
whensoeuer
any
matter
of
fayth
is
called
in
question
;
I
thinke
all
our
brethren
and
fellow-Bishops
should
defer
the
same
to
none
but
to
Peter
,
that
is
,
to
the
authour
of
their
name
and
honour
.
Which
fault
you
should
not
haue
incurred
,
if
from
whence
you
receiued
the
honour
of
consecration
,
from
thence
you
had
taken
the
law
of
all
obseruance
.
the
seate
of
the
blessed
Apostle
S.
Peter
,
which
is
the
mother
vnto
vs
of
sacerdotall
dignity
,
was
also
the
Mistresse
of
Ecclesiastical
discipline
.
If
his
will
were
,
that
any
thing
should
be
common
with
Peter
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Princes
(
meaning
the
Apostles
)
he
neuer
gaue
but
by
him
,
whatsoeuer
he
denyed
not
to
others
.
Our
Lord
would
,
that
the
sacrament
of
this
function
,
should
so
appertayne
to
the
office
of
all
the
Apostles
,
that
in
the
most
blessed
Peter
,
the
chief
of
all
the
Apostles
,
it
should
be
principally
placed
,
to
the
end
that
his
gifts
might
be
diffused
from
him
,
as
it
were
from
the
head
to
all
the
body
.
S.
Cyprian
Our
Lord
disposing
the
manner
or
forme
of
his
Church
,
speaketh
in
the
Ghospell
and
sayth
to
Peter
:
I
say
vnto
thee
,
that
thou
art
Peter
&c.
from
thence
,
with
the
changes
of
tymes
,
and
successions
,
the
ordination
of
Bishops
,
&
the
state
or
forme
of
the
Church
doth
follow
.
If
any
body
aske
me
,
how
Iames
got
the
seat
of
Hierusalem
?
I
answere
,
that
Peter
the
Maister
of
the
whole
world
did
set
him
therein
.
in
gouernment
,
in
faith
,
and
in
the
ordination
of
Bishops
,
As
in
our
Sauiour
were
all
the
causes
of
maistership
,
so
also
after
our
Sauiour
,
they
were
all
conteyned
in
Peter
.
who
doubted
not
to
say
,
that
as
Christ
receiued
most
full
power
from
his
Father
,
so
also
most
fully
,
he
committed
the
same
to
Peter
,
and
his
Successours
.
vnto
no
other
then
vnto
Peter
,
but
to
him
alone
he
gaue
,
quod
suum
est
plenum
,
fully
that
which
was
his
.
S.
Peter
S.
Hierome
S.
Hilary
,
S.
Gregory
Nozianz●n
,
S.
Cyprian
,
Origen
,
many
Fathers
the
Church
to
be
built
vpon
Peter
:
calling
him
the
head
of
the
Apostles
corrupted
,
bewitched
,
and
made
blynde
with
errour
.
That
many
of
the
ancient
Fathers
were
deceiued
with
the
long
contynuance
of
this
errour
.
the
mistery
of
iniquity
wrought
in
the
seat
of
Rome
,
neer
yeares
before
them
Among
the
Apostles
there
was
one
chiefe
&c.
that
had
chiefe
authority
ouer
the
rest
,
that
Schisms
might
be
compounded
.
that
the
twelue
Apostles
had
one
among
them
,
to
gouerne
the
rest
:
the
celestiall
Spirits
are
not
equall
,
the
Apostles
themselues
were
not
equall
,
Peter
is
found
in
many
places
to
haue
beene
chief
among
the
rest
,
which
we
deny
not
.
If
this
were
the
principall
meanes
,
to
preuent
Schismes
,
and
dissentions
in
the
Primitiue
Church
,
when
the
graces
of
God
were
far
more
abundant
and
eminent
then
now
they
are
:
Nay
,
if
the
twelue
were
not
like
to
agree
,
except
there
had
beene
one
chiefe
among
them
:
For
sayth
Hyerome
,
among
the
twelue
one
was
therefore
chosen
,
that
a
chief
being
appoynted
,
occasion
of
dissention
might
be
preuented
&c.
how
can
they
thinke
that
equality
would
keep
all
the
Pastours
in
the
world
in
peace
and
vnity
&c.
For
in
all
societyes
,
authority
(
which
cannot
be
where
all
are
equall
)
must
procure
vnity
and
obedience
.
If
it
concerne
all
persons
and
ages
,
in
the
Church
of
Christ
(
as
surely
it
doth
)
the
gouernement
must
not
cease
with
the
Apostles
,
but
so
much
of
that
authority
must
remayne
to
them
,
who
from
time
to
time
supply
that
charge
&c.
as
certayn
Bishops
are
president
ouer
many
Churches
,
so
the
Bishop
of
Rome
is
President
ouer
all
Bishops
.
M.
Cartwright
that
the
peace
of
the
whole
Church
,
requireth
as
well
a
Pope
ouer
all
Archbishops
,
as
one
Archbishop
ouer
all
Bishops
in
a
Realme
.
if
a
visible
Catholike
Church
be
once
aknowledged
,
there
is
no
place
in
all
the
world
so
likely
as
Rome
,
to
be
the
visible
and
spring
head
of
the
gouernement
thereof
.
S.
Peters
S.
Peter
S.
Peter
S.
Irenaeus
,
Tertullian
,
S.
Hierome
,
S.
Augustine
,
Optatus
,
S.
Peter
S.
Peter
it
was
manifest
,
albeit
not
expressed
,
that
the
gates
of
Hell
cannot
preuaile
neither
against
Peter
,
nor
against
the
Church
,
for
if
they
preuailed
against
the
Rock
,
whereon
the
Church
is
founded
,
they
should
also
preuaile
against
the
Church
it selfe
.
receiued
his
authority
in
the
person
of
the
Church
,
that
all
good
Pastors
,
are
in
one
Pastor
.
S.
Cyprian
there
is
one
God
,
one
Christ
,
one
Chayre
,
founded
vpon
Peter
,
one
Priest
,
one
Iudge
for
the
tyme
,
in
the
place
of
Christ
.
There
should
be
one
sheepfold
,
and
one
Pastour
.
Melancthon
,
Luther
the
Church
should
be
in
far
worse
case
then
the
meanest
common
Wealth
,
nay
almost
,
then
a
den
of
theeues
without
it
.
head
of
the
Church
the
head
of
all
Churches
Damasus
,
the
foundation
and
Rock
of
the
Church
the
Church
to
be
buylt
vpon
him
.
sea
of
Rome
,
the
Rock
of
the
Church
.
Siricius
,
the
Pastour
of
the
flock
of
our
Lord
.
the
Apostolicall
man
,
his
seat
the
Apostolicall
Seat
,
his
Office
Apostleship
,
and
his
dignity
Apostolicall
sanctity
,
the
vniuersall
Archbishop
,
and
Patriarch
of
great
Rome
the
Vicar
of
Christ
.
Stephen
,
To
the
most
Blessed
Lord
,
aduanced
with
Apostolicall
dignity
,
the
holy
Father
of
Fathers
Pope
and
chiefe
Bishop
of
all
Prelates
.
The
most
blessed
and
Apostolicall
Man
,
the
Pope
giueth
vs
this
in
charge
:
Pope
of
the
vniuersall
Church
none
is
Pope
ouer
the
Church
of
the
whole
world
,
but
only
the
Roman
Bishop
.
The
Roman
Church
hath
alwayes
had
Primacy
:
lot
the
ancient
custome
contynue
in
Aegypt
,
or
Lybia
,
and
Pentapolis
;
that
the
Bishop
of
Alexandria
,
haue
power
ouer
them
all
,
wherof
they
had
well
considered
all
Primacy
and
chiefe
honour
to
be
consirued
according
to
the
Canons
,
vnto
the
most
beloued
of
God
,
the
Archbishop
of
old
Councells
ought
not
to
be
celebrated
,
without
the
sentence
of
the
Roman
Bishop
.
Bishops
in
more
weighty
causes
may
freely
appedle
to
the
Apostolike
Sea
,
and
sly
thereunto
,
as
to
their
Mother
.
While
the
Bishop
of
the
Apostolike
Sea
doth
iudge
againe
the
cause
of
any
Bishop
,
no
other
may
be
ordayned
in
his
place
,
because
it
is
not
permitted
to
end
,
or
define
such
causes
,
before
the
Roman
Bishop
be
consulted
withall
.
For
our
Lord
sayd
vnto
whatsoeuer
thou
shalt
bynd
&c.
Iulius
,
Innocentius
A
Patriarch
is
so
aboue
al
those
that
are
vnder
his
power
,
as
he
that
holdeth
the
Sea
of
Rome
,
is
head
and
Prince
of
all
Patriarches
;
because
he
is
the
first
,
as
was
,
to
whome
was
giuen
power
ouer
all
Christian
Princes
,
and
ouer
all
their
people
,
as
he
that
is
the
Vicar
of
Christ
our
Lord
,
ouer
all
people
,
&
the
vniuersall
Christian
Church
.
And
whosoeuer
shall
contradict
it
,
is
excommunicated
by
the
Synod
.
Constantinople
should
haue
the
Primacy
of
honour
after
the
Roman
Bishop
:
they
met
togeather
at
by
the
commandement
of
the
Popes
letters
sent
vnto
them
by
the
Emperour
,
head
,
and
they
the
members
.
the
Popes
care
of
them
,
for
fincerity
in
matter
of
Faith
,
to
be
most
gratefull
and
pleasing
vnto
the
Sauiour
of
all
.
they
imbrare
it
with
all
a
miration
and
reuerence
:
it
was
the
custome
of
those
,
in
that
high
place
to
be
renowned
in
all
things
,
and
to
moke
their
studdyes
,
the
solide
stayes
,
and
grounds
of
Churches
.
necessity
required
they
should
declare
to
his
Holynes
,
all
things
which
had
passed
in
that
Councell
,
with
there
pious
voices
and
acclamations
,
they
had
submitted
themselues
,
as
holy
members
,
to
their
holy
head
.
For
,
your
happynes
is
not
ignorant
,
that
the
Blessed
Apostle
was
the
head
of
the
whole
Fayth
,
and
of
all
the
rest
of
the
Apostles
.
the
Vicar
of
Christ
,
constituted
by
him
,
and
that
he
yet
liued
in
his
successour
:
his
successor
and
holy
Vicar
was
the
Roman
Bishop
:
Nestorius
(
ex
mandato
)
by
a
commandement
of
the
Popes
letters
.
they
presumed
not
to
determine
the
cause
of
Patriarch
of
Antioch
,
which
was
more
doubtfull
then
the
cause
of
but
that
they
reserued
the
same
to
the
Pope
himselfe
.
To
the
most
holy
,
and
the
most
Bl●ssed
,
the
vniuersall
Archbishop
,
&
Patriarch
of
great
we
haue
in
our
hands
the
precepts
of
the
most
Blessed
,
and
most
Apostolike
man
,
the
Pope
of
who
is
head
of
all
Churches
,
whereby
his
Apostleship
hath
pleased
to
commaund
,
that
the
Archbishop
of
the
should
not
sit
in
the
Councell
,
so
we
belieue
;
Peter
hath
spoken
so
by
Leo.
vniuersall
Patriarch
,
and
vniuersall
Archbishop
.
they
held
the
Primacy
of
the
most
holy
holding
his
place
,
to
giue
sentence
against
Dioscorus
,
Let
the
most
reuerend
B.
come
in
,
and
be
made
partaker
of
the
Councell
,
because
the
most
holy
Archbishop
hath
restored
his
Bishoprick
vnto
him
.
other
things
defined
by
him
should
be
held
or
receiued
,
as
from
the
Vicar
of
the
Apostolike
Throne
:
Let
the
most
holy
.
Apostolike
,
and
vniuersall
Patriarch
liue
many
yeares
.
after
all
this
ouer
and
aboue
,
he
extended
his
madnes
,
euen
against
him
,
to
whom
the
custody
of
the
vineyard
was
committed
by
our
Sauiour
(
that
is
)
against
thy
Apostolicall
Holynes
:
and
he
thought
to
excommunicate
thee
,
that
doest
hasten
to
vnite
the
body
of
the
Church
.
S.
Peter
To
our
most
holy
Lord
venerable
with
Apostolicall
dignity
,
Marke
,
the
Father
of
the
holy
,
Roman
,
and
Apostolicall
seat
,
and
of
the
vniuersall
Church
,
Athanasius
&
the
Bishops
of
East
health
,
the
Roman
Church
,
to
be
the
Mother
of
all
Churches
We
are
yours
,
and
vnto
you
,
with
all
those
committed
to
our
charge
,
we
are
obedient
,
and
euer
will
be
.
Church
of
Rome
,
is
the
greatest
,
and
the
most
ancient
;
that
it
is
knowne
to
all
men
,
founded
and
established
by
the
two
glorious
Apostles
Peter
,
and
Paul
;
and
that
the
Catholikes
shewing
the
tradition
,
which
it
receiued
from
the
Apostles
,
and
that
faith
which
was
deliuered
to
all
,
comming
downe
by
succession
of
the
Bishops
thereof
,
euen
vnto
their
tyme
,
they
did
thereby
confound
all
those
that
gathered
otherwise
then
they
ought
,
by
selfe
conceit
,
or
vayne
glory
,
or
blindnes
,
or
false
knowledge
.
For
necessarily
euery
Church
,
must
haue
recourse
and
accord
with
the
Church
of
Rome
,
in
respect
of
her
more
powerfull
principality
:
The
blessed
Apostles
founding
and
instructing
the
Church
,
deliuered
the
Episcopall
care
of
the
gouernment
therof
to
Linus
,
no
man
should
meruaile
,
why
the
same
is
so
particulerly
recounted
.
by
those
thinges
clarity
is
alwayes
shewed
that
his
succession
is
the
firme
Rocke
,
vpon
the
which
the
Church
is
built
,
and
that
the
gates
of
hell
,
which
are
Heretikes
,
and
Arch-heretikes
,
shall
not
preuayle
against
it
.
For
absolutely
,
the
fayth
is
firmed
in
him
,
that
receiued
the
keyes
,
and
looseth
in
earth
,
and
bindeth
in
Heauen
.
thy
greatnes
doth
feare
me
,
yet
thy
humanity
doth
inuite
me
;
being
a
sheep
,
I
craue
the
help
of
my
Sheepheard
.
I
speake
with
the
successour
of
the
Fisher
,
and
with
the
disciple
of
the
Crosse
.
I
following
no
chiefe
but
Christ
,
do
associate
my selfe
with
the
communion
of
thy
Beatitude
,
that
is
,
of
the
Chayre
of
Peter
.
Vpon
that
Rocke
,
I
know
the
Church
to
be
buylt
:
whosoeuer
out
of
this
house
shall
eate
the
lamb
,
he
is
prophane
:
whosoeuer
is
not
found
in
the
Arke
of
Noë
,
shall
perish
with
the
floud
.
he
that
gathereth
not
with
thee
,
scattereth
,
that
is
,
he
that
is
not
of
Christ
,
is
of
Antichrist
.
Damasus
.
This
is
the
Catholike
fayth
most
blessed
Pope
,
which
we
haue
learned
of
the
Catholike
Church
,
wherein
if
any
thing
be
lesse
skillfully
,
or
lesse
warily
set
downe
,
we
desire
that
it
may
be
corrected
by
thee
,
that
dost
hold
the
fayth
,
and
the
seat
of
Peter
.
But
if
this
our
confession
shall
be
approued
by
thy
Apostleship
,
whosoeuer
will
accuse
me
,
shall
shew
himselfe
,
either
to
be
ignorant
,
or
maleuolous
,
or
perchance
no
Catholike
,
but
me
to
be
an
heretike
he
shall
not
proue
.
What
fayth
is
that
,
which
he
calleth
his
?
If
he
answere
,
the
Roman
fayth
:
ergo
,
Catholici
sumus
,
that
the
Roman
fayth
praysed
by
the
voyce
of
the
Apostles
,
doth
not
receiue
any
such
illusions
,
although
an
Angell
should
teach
otherwise
,
then
hath
beene
once
preached
.
S.
Hierome
that
in
all
that
order
of
succession
,
no
Donatist
Bishop
could
be
found
:
though
some
traytor
or
Iudas
should
haue
entred
into
that
rancke
or
order
,
yet
this
could
nothing
preiudice
the
Church
,
nor
the
innocent
Christians
,
or
beleeuers
,
for
whom
our
Lord
had
prouided
by
saying
of
euill
gouernours
,
do
what
they
say
,
but
do
not
what
they
do
,
for
they
say
,
and
do
not
;
to
the
end
,
that
the
assured
hope
of
the
faythfull
relying
it selfe
not
vpon
man
,
but
vpon
God
they
might
neuer
be
deuyded
by
tempest
of
sacrilegious
Schism
.
that
the
succession
of
Priests
from
the
seat
of
Peter
vnto
the
Bishop
liuing
in
his
time
,
held
him
in
the
Catholike
Church
Come
brethren
,
if
you
please
,
that
you
may
be
grafted
in
the
vyne
:
It
is
a
grief
vnto
vs
,
when
we
see
you
to
lye
thus
cut
off
.
Number
the
Priests
euen
from
the
very
seat
of
Peter
,
and
in
that
order
of
Fathers
,
see
who
,
and
to
whome
each
one
succeeded
.
That
seat
is
the
Rocke
,
which
the
proude
gates
of
Hell
do
not
ouercome
,
that
the
antiquity
of
the
Catholike
fayth
,
was
cleerly
knowne
,
by
the
letters
of
venerable
Innocentius
the
Pope
,
that
to
departe
from
his
sentence
,
was
to
straggle
from
the
Roman
Church
Me thinkes
that
part
of
the
world
should
suffice
thee
wherein
our
Lord
would
that
the
chiefe
of
his
Apostles
,
should
be
crowned
with
a
most
glorious
Martyrdome
;
vnto
the
President
of
which
Church
,
being
the
blessed
Innocentius
,
if
thou
wouldest
haue
giuen
care
,
long
since
in
the
dangerous
tyme
of
thy
youth
,
thou
hadst
freed
thy selfe
from
the
snares
of
Pelagians
.
For
what
could
that
holy
man
answeare
to
the
Affrican
Countells
,
but
that
which
the
Apostolike
seat
,
and
the
Roman
Church
doth
anciently
hold
with
other
?
Therefore
the
Chayre
is
vnited
,
which
is
the
first
of
her
gists
:
therein
Peter
sate
the
first
,
to
whome
succeeded
Linus
&c.
it
ought
to
be
seene
,
who
sate
first
in
the
Chayre
,
&
where
he
sate
.
tho●
canst
not
deny
;
but
thou
knowest
that
the
Episcopall
Chayre
was
giuen
first
to
S.
Peter
,
in
the
Citty
of
Rome
,
wherin
Peter
the
head
of
all
the
Apostles
sate
:
in
which
one
Chayre
,
vnity
ought
to
be
kept
of
all
men
:
Higinius
,
Pius
,
Anicetus
thou
hast
Rome
,
whose
authority
vnto
vs
also
is
ready
at
hand
A
Church
happy
in
her
state
,
to
whom
the
Apostles
powred
forth
(
or
gaue
abundantly
)
their
whole
doctrine
,
togeather
with
their
bloud
that
we
must
not
go
to
others
to
seeke
the
truth
,
which
we
may
easily
haue
from
the
Church
,
wherein
the
Apostles
,
as
it
were
in
a
most
rich
treasure
,
haue
layd
togeather
all
those
things
,
which
are
of
truth
,
that
from
thence
,
euery
one
who
will
may
receiue
the
same
.
S.
Peter
Petrus
Chrysologus
We
exhort
thee
venerable
brother
,
to
attend
attentiuely
vnto
those
things
which
are
written
from
the
most
blessed
Pope
of
the
Citty
of
Rome
.
For
blessed
Peter
liuing
and
gouerning
in
that
his
proper
seat
,
gaue
the
truth
of
fayth
,
to
all
those
that
secke
it
:
Irenaeus
afore
sayd
Prosper
,
S.
Augustines
according
to
the
censure
of
his
aduersary
,
Pope
should
haue
erred
,
a
man
most
worthy
of
the
Seat
of
the
holy
Seat
of
Blessed
should
haue
erred
,
which
spake
vnto
the
whole
world
,
by
the
mouth
of
Pope
strock
the
heads
of
wicked
errour
,
with
the
Apostolicall
dagger
.
Pope
Sozimus
with
his
sentence
gaue
force
to
the
Affrican
Councells
:
and
armed
the
hands
of
all
the
Fathers
with
the
sword
of
to
the
cutting
off
,
of
the
wicked
.
Rome
by
the
principality
of
Apostolicall
Preisthood
,
was
made
greater
by
the
Arke
of
Religion
,
then
by
the
Throne
of
secular
power
.
3
1.
though
all
the
world
be
of
God
,
yet
his
house
is
sayd
to
be
the
Church
,
wherof
at
this
day
is
the
Rector
He
demaunded
the
Bishop
whether
he
agreed
with
the
Catholike
Bishops
;
that
is
,
whether
he
agreed
with
the
Roman
Church
.
that
the
clemency
of
the
Pope
should
be
intreated
,
not
to
suffer
the
head
of
the
whole
Reman
world
,
the
Roman
Church
and
that
inuiolable
Fayth
of
the
Apostles
to
be
disquieted
,
because
from
thence
did
flow
the
Lawes
of
venerable
communion
vnto
all
.
one
Priest
,
and
one
Iudge
for
the
tyme
,
is
not
acknowledged
in
the
Church
of
God
:
there
is
one
chayre
,
buylt
by
the
voyce
of
our
Lord
,
vpon
that
whosoeuer
gathereth
els
where
scattereth
,
that
is
,
with
the
Catholike
Church
.
They
are
so
bold
as
to
sayle
vnto
the
chayre
of
&
to
the
principall
Church
,
from
whence
Priestly
vnity
doth
proceed
:
not
considering
that
they
are
Romanes
,
whose
Faith
is
praysed
by
the
preaching
of
the
Apostle
;
vnto
whome
,
no
falshood
can
haue
accesse
.
with
the
authority
of
his
Sea
and
with
the
power
of
his
place
,
as
his
Vicar
,
he
should
with
all
diligence
execute
the
sentence
of
excommunication
&c.
as
Christ
receiued
most
full
power
from
his
Father
32.
§.
so
also
most
fully
he
committed
the
same
to
and
his
Successours
vnto
no
other
then
vnto
but
vnto
him
alone
,
he
gaue
according
to
this
promise
of
our
Lord
the
Apostolike
Church
of
doth
remayne
immaculate
from
all
seduction
,
and
Hereticall
circumuention
,
in
the
Bishops
thereof
,
in
the
most
full
Faith
and
authority
of
ouer
all
the
Primates
of
the
Churches
,
and
their
people
.
all
according
to
the
diuine
law
bow
downe
their
heads
to
and
the
Primates
of
the
world
obayed
him
as
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
himselfe
.
Therefore
brethren
,
if
we
follow
Christ
,
let
vs
heare
his
voyce
as
his
sheep
,
remayning
in
the
Church
of
All
dangers
and
scandalls
arising
in
the
Kingdome
of
God
,
especially
which
concerne
Faith
,
ought
to
be
referred
to
your
Apostleship
.
For
I
thinke
it
conuenient
,
that
the
domages
of
the
Faith
,
should
there
especially
be
amended
,
where
Faith
can
feele
no
defect
.
For
this
is
the
prerogatiue
of
that
sea
&c.
he
was
bound
by
the
diuine
precepts
and
Apostolicall
ordinations
,
to
watch
ouer
the
state
of
all
Churches
.
others
were
bound
to
know
the
sacred
rites
of
the
Roman
Church
,
which
was
called
their
Mother
.
he
was
aduanced
to
that
Priestly
height
,
to
forbid
those
things
which
were
vnlawfull
,
and
to
teach
those
things
that
were
to
be
followed
.
the
Roman
Church
is
Apostolike
,
and
the
Mother
of
all
Churches
,
which
was
proued
neuer
to
haue
erred
from
the
path
of
the
Apostolike
tradition
,
nor
to
haue
byn
depraued
with
Hereticall
nouelty
:
according
to
the
promise
of
our
Lord
,
saying
:
I
haue
prayed
for
thee
&c.
as
the
Roman
Church
,
receiued
in
the
beginning
,
the
rule
of
Christian
Faith
,
from
her
authours
,
or
founders
,
the
Princes
of
Christs
Apostles
;
so
it
remayneth
vntouched
,
according
to
that
,
This
is
the
rule
of
the
true
Faith
,
which
the
Apostolike
Church
of
Christ
,
both
in
prosperity
and
aduersity
hath
liuely
held
&c.
because
,
it
was
sayd
to
here
our
Lord
promised
,
that
the
Faith
of
should
not
fayle
;
and
admonished
him
to
confirme
his
brethren
,
which
the
Apostolike
Bishops
,
the
predecessours
of
my
littlenesse
,
as
all
men
know
,
haue
alwayes
fulfilled
.
for
the
same
rule
of
Apostolicall
doctrine
doth
abyde
fast
in
his
successours
to
whome
our
Lord
inloyned
the
care
of
his
whole
flock
:
The
doctrine
of
the
holy
memory
of
our
Predecessors
being
extant
(
against
the
which
it
is
not
lawfull
to
dispute
)
whosoeuer
doth
seeme
to
be
rightly
wise
,
hath
no
need
of
new
instructions
.
the
sentence
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
cannot
be
pretermitted
,
which
sayth
,
And
those
words
which
were
then
spoken
,
are
proued
true
,
by
the
effects
of
things
;
because
in
the
Apostolike
sea
,
the
Catholike
religion
hath
alwayes
byn
kept
without
spot
.
That
the
Apostolicall
sea
is
very
carefull
,
not
to
be
stained
with
any
contagion
of
prauity
,
or
false
doctrine
,
because
the
glorious
confession
of
the
Apostle
is
the
roote
If
any
such
thing
should
happen
,
which
we
assure
our selues
can
neuer
be
,
how
should
we
presume
to
resist
any
errour
&c.
That
it
is
manifest
to
all
that
know
the
Ghospell
,
that
vnto
S.
Peter
the
prince
of
the
Apostles
,
the
care
of
the
whole
Church
was
committed
,
to
whome
it
was
sayd
,
thou
art
Peter
&c.
Who
is
it
that
knoweth
not
,
the
holy
Church
to
be
founded
on
the
solidity
of
the
prince
of
the
Apostles
?
that
those
things
which
haue
beene
once
decreed
,
by
the
authority
of
the
Apostolike
sea
,
do
need
no
other
confirmation
.
to
take
heed
that
his
soule
be
not
found
deuyded
from
the
Church
〈◊〉
Blessed
Peter
,
least
he
being
despised
heere
in
this
worth
should
shut
the
gate
of
life
against
him
in
the
next
.
The
priuiledges
of
that
〈◊〉
are
perpetually
rooted
,
and
planned
by
God
;
they
may
be
thrust
at
,
they
cannot
be
transferred
;
they
may
be
pulled
,
they
cannot
be
placked
vp
.
The
same
which
were
before
your
raigne
,
remaine
,
God
be
thanked
,
hither
to
vntouched
,
and
shall
remaine
after
you
,
and
as
long
as
the
name
of
Christ
is
preached
,
they
shall
not
leaue
to
subsist
.
That
by
the
sea
of
the
Prince
of
the
Apostles
,
the
Roman
Church
,
and
as
well
by
S.
Peter
himselfe
,
as
by
his
successours
,
the
deuices
of
all
Heretikes
haue
beene
reproued
,
conuicted
,
&
beaten
downe
,
and
the
harts
of
the
brethren
haue
beene
confirmed
in
the
fayth
of
Peter
,
which
hitherto
hath
not
fayled
,
nor
shall
euer
sayle
hereafter
.
that
●o
Synod
,
or
Councell
can
be
lawfully
made
,
without
authority
of
the
Roman
sea
.
That
vnto
it
,
belongeth
the
right
of
assembling
Synodes
,
of
iudging
Bishops
,
and
of
reseruing
the
greater
causes
vnto
it selfe
,
because
it
is
preferred
before
the
rest
,
not
only
by
the
decrees
of
Canons
and
holy
Fathers
,
but
also
by
the
voice
of
our
Lord
and
Saniour
.
that
it
was
the
will
of
the
Emperour
,
that
the
Councell
should
be
assembled
,
sauing
the
right
and
honour
of
the
most
blessed
Peter
the
Apostle
.
That
by
his
vicar
,
he
was
the
President
therof
.
that
by
the
authority
of
Blessed
Peter
the
Apostle
,
with
a
generall
definition
,
he
did
vtterly
disanull
them
,
and
make
them
voyd
.
that
the
Apostolicall
seat
confirmed
all
Synods
,
and
that
no
Bishop
can
auoyd
his
iudgment
.
That
it
belongeth
to
him
,
to
determine
the
iudgments
of
all
Bishops
.
that
to
do
the
contrary
,
is
nothing
els
,
but
to
transgresse
the
bounds
of
the
Apostles
,
and
their
successours
,
&
to
violate
their
decrees
.
that
the
greater
causes
of
the
whole
Church
,
were
reserued
vnto
him
.
For
these
our
Lord
reserued
to
his
owne
iudgment
,
and
this
priuiledge
he
committed
alone
to
the
Blessed
key-bearer
Peter
in
his
place
;
which
prerogatiue
doth
iustly
accrew
to
his
sea
,
to
hold
and
inherit
the
same
,
in
all
future
tymes
;
because
euen
among
the
Apostles
,
there
was
some
distinction
of
power
.
Bonifacius
It
is
necessary
,
that
they
be
confirmed
by
our
authority
.
whether
they
were
ignorant
that
it
was
the
custome
to
write
vnto
his
Church
;
if
any
Bishop
were
called
in
question
of
suspition
,
that
from
thence
,
that
which
was
iust
,
might
be
defined
?
Those
thinges
,
which
we
receiued
from
the
blessed
Peter
the
Apostle
,
we
signify
vnto
you
,
which
I
would
not
haue
written
,
imagining
that
they
were
known
vnto
you
,
vnles
the
facts
themselues
had
troubled
you
.
that
the
Metropolitan
should
certify
his
vicar
of
the
person
of
the
Bishop
that
was
to
be
consecrated
,
&
of
the
consent
of
the
clergy
,
and
of
the
people
,
that
with
his
authority
,
the
ordination
which
was
duly
celebrated
,
might
be
confirmed
.
(
Responsalis
That
it
ought
not
to
haue
any
force
,
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
whose
sentence
before
all
other
was
to
be
expected
,
not
consenting
thereunto
.
Chalcedon
,
Dioscorus
was
neuer
lawfull
,
was
neuer
done
.
Millane
:
Who
seeing
him
to
make
himself
Prince
of
Bishops
in
their
decrees
and
president
in
their
Ecclesiasticall
iudgment
,
may
not
worthily
say
,
that
he
is
the
same
abhomination
of
desolation
,
which
was
fortold
by
the
Prophet
Daniel
?
Which
being
done
and
the
matter
being
iudged
by
the
Roman
Church
,
all
men
were
quiet
:
and
so
that
Controuersy
seemed
to
haue
an
end
.
of
blessed
memory
,
stroke
vpon
the
head
of
the
wicked
Pelagian
heresy
,
with
his
Apostolicall
dagger
:
and
that
Celestine
deliuered
our
Countrey
from
that
disease
.
that
by
his
care
Scotland
was
made
Christian
.
Africa
S.
Cyprian
that
all
the
Orientall
Churches
conspyring
togeather
mone
mind
,
as
and
changing
their
opinions
,
were
reunited
againe
with
the
band
of
peace
.
S.
Hierome
that
it
is
very
probable
,
that
S.
Cyprian
also
corrected
himselfe
,
and
that
his
change
in
opinion
was
suppressed
by
the
Heretikes
.
Vincentius
Lirinensis
assembled
Bishops
,
not
only
out
of
his
owne
Prouince
,
but
also
out
of
diuers
other
countreys
:
and
shewed
the
authority
,
that
Pope
Victor
had
sent
him
,
and
declared
,
Oswy
,
Colomannus
thou
art
and
vpon
this
Rock
&c.
Nay
then
I
assure
you
,
I
will
not
in
any
thing
contradict
that
Porter
;
but
to
my
knowledge
and
power
I
will
obay
his
comaundements
.
remember
and
acknowledge
with
him
,
that
the
Priests
of
their
Prouince
,
had
consulted
with
the
Apostolike
sea
,
in
innumerable
matters
,
and
according
to
the
diuersity
of
their
causes
and
appeales
,
their
former
Iudgments
had
been
retracted
,
or
confirmed
.
Leo
,
the
most
holy
and
Blessed
Pope
,
and
head
of
the
vniuersall
Church
,
indued
with
the
dignity
of
Peter
the
Apostle
,
who
is
intituled
the
foundation
of
the
Church
,
the
Rock
of
Faith
,
and
the
doore-keper
of
the
Kingdome
of
Heauen
:
By
vs
his
Legates
,
the
holy
Synode
consenting
,
hath
depryued
of
Episcopall
dignity
,
and
excluded
him
from
all
Priestly
function
.
returning
with
the
letters
of
the
Roman
Bishop
,
the
people
confiding
in
them
,
and
receaued
Peter
into
his
place
.
Alexandria
,
Paulus
Constantinople
,
Marcellus
Ancyra
,
Asclepas
vnderstanding
whereof
they
were
accused
,
receiued
them
into
his
communion
:
&
that
(
the
care
of
all
belonging
vnto
him
in
respect
of
the
dignity
of
his
sea
)
he
restored
to
euery
one
of
them
their
Churches
;
and
wrote
to
the
Bishops
of
the
East
,
blaming
them
,
and
gaue
commaundement
,
that
some
in
the
name
of
the
rest
should
appeare
before
him
,
at
a
day
prefixed
,
The
most
holy
Archbishop
Leo
restoreth
to
him
his
Bishoprick
.
I
,
the
least
,
&
a
sinner
,
to
whom
the
Throne
of
the
great
Apostle
is
commended
in
charge
,
do
segregate
thee
,
and
her
,
from
receiuing
the
immaculate
Misteryes
of
Christ
our
God
&c.
Common
Lawes
Quid
faciemus
viri
fratres
Let
euery
soule
be
subiect
to
the
higher
powers
for
there
is
no
power
but
of
God
&c.
Therefore
he
that
resisteth
the
power
,
resisteth
the
ordinance
of
God
;
and
they
that
resist
,
purchase
to
themselues
damnation
.
Therefore
be
yee
subiect
of
necessity
,
not
only
for
auoyding
wrath
,
but
also
for
Conscience
sake
.
Whatsoeuer
thou
shalt
bind
&c.
whatsoeuer
you
shall
bind
&c.
They
bind
burdens
heauy
and
importable
vpon
the
shoulders
of
men
,
but
they
with
their
finger
will
not
moue
them
feed
my
sheep
He
that
heareth
you
,
heareth
me
,
and
he
that
despiseth
you
,
despiseth
me
.
as
my
Father
sent
me
so
send
I
you
,
and
he
that
will
not
heare
the
Church
,
let
him
be
to
thee
,
as
an
heathen
,
and
Publican
.
that
passing
through
the
Gittyes
,
they
deliuered
vnto
them
to
keep
the
precept
of
the
Apostles
,
and
of
the
Elders
.
You
know
what
commaundments
I
haue
giuen
vnto
you
;
he
that
despiseth
them
,
despiseth
not
man
,
but
God
that
gaue
his
holy
spirit
vnto
vs
:
and
if
any
do
not
obey
our
word
,
note
him
by
an
epistle
,
and
do
not
accompany
with
him
,
that
he
may
be
confounded
.
receiue
my
accusation
against
a
Priest
,
vnder
the
weapons
of
our
warrefare
are
not
carnall
;
but
mighty
to
God
,
vnto
the
destruction
of
munitions
,
destroying
Councells
,
and
all
loftynes
extolling
it selfe
against
the
knowledge
of
God
,
and
bringing
into
captiuity
all
vnderstanding
,
vnto
the
obedience
of
Christ
,
and
hauing
in
a
readynesse
to
reuenge
all
disobedience
&c.
It
seemeth
good
to
the
holy
Ghost
and
to
vs
,
not
to
impose
any
other
burthen
vpon
you
,
but
only
these
necessary
things
,
to
abstayne
from
meats
offered
to
Idolls
from
strangled
meats
,
from
bloud
,
and
fornication
Platoes
Idaea
it
be
confounded
with
the
succession
of
his
seat
,
built
vpon
the
premise
of
our
Saniour
,
out
of
the
Arke
branches
cut
off
from
the
byne
,
members
denided
from
the
body
the
gate
of
heauen
shall
be
shut
against
them
,
Gregory
Nazianzen
Basil
,
S.
Chrysostome
,
S.
Hierome
,
S.
Augustine
S.
Antony
S.
Hierome
S.
Ambrose
S.
Geruasius
S.
Protasius
Protestants
Apology
for
the
Roman
Chruch
.
&
sequentibus
S.
Paul
Valentinians
,
Tacians
,
Manicheans
,
Arians
,
Pelagians
,
Nestorians
,
Donatists
&c.
the
denyall
of
prayer
and
of
offering
sacrifice
for
the
dead
,
the
denyal
of
prayer
to
Saints
,
worshiping
Saints
reliques
The
bodyes
of
Saints
,
and
especially
of
blessed
Martyrs
,
are
most
sincerely
to
be
●●●●●…ed
,
as
the
members
of
Christ
:
whosoeuer
goeth
against
this
semece
,
is
belieued
not
to
be
a
Christian
,
but
an
Eunomian
,
and
Vigilantian
.
the
denyall
of
Images
This
Kenaias
was
the
first
(
o
audacious
soule
,
and
face
impudent
!
)
who
vemited
forth
that
voyce
,
that
the
Images
of
Christ
,
and
of
those
that
were
pleasing
to
him
,
ought
not
to
be
worshiped
.
the
denyall
of
voluntary
pouerty
,
&
monasticall
profession
Neither
are
Monkes
to
be
terrified
by
thee
,
from
their
good
purpose
,
of
whome
vsing
thy
viperous
tongue
,
and
biting
most
fiercely
,
thou
disputest
,
saying
:
If
all
should
shut
themselues
vp
,
or
abide
in
the
desert
,
who
should
frequent
the
Churches
?
From
hence
he
did
put
himselfe
foward
with
a
foule
speaking
mouth
,
in
disgrace
of
Monkes
and
Monasteryes
.
the
denyall
of
the
power
of
Priests
,
to
remit
sinnes
,
But
they
affirme
that
they
giue
due
honour
vnto
God
,
to
whome
alone
they
reserue
power
of
remitting
sinnes
:
Nay
none
do
greater
iniury
vnto
him
,
then
such
as
go
about
to
repeale
his
commaundments
,
for
when
our
Sauiour
himselfe
had
sayd
in
his
Ghospell
,
Receiue
the
holy
Ghost
,
whose
sinnes
you
forgiue
,
they
are
forgiuen
&c.
Who
therefore
is
he
,
that
doth
most
honour
him
,
he
who
●…yeth
his
commaundment
,
or
he
that
doth
resist
him
?
why
do
you
baptize
,
if
it
be
not
lawfull
to
forgiue
sinnes
?
For
in
Baptisme
all
sinnes
are
forgiuen
.
What
matter
is
it
whether
the
Priests
do
challenge
this
power
to
be
giuen
vnto
them
,
either
by
prunince
or
by
Baptisme
,
in
both
which
there
is
the
some
mystery
?
This
thou
wilt
say
God
alone
can
do
:
it
is
true
,
but
that
which
he
doth
by
his
Priests
,
is
his
owne
power
.
For
what
is
that
which
to
the
Apostles
he
sayth
,
that
which
yee
bind
in
earth
&c.
O
Acetius
,
set
vp
a
ladder
if
thou
canst
,
&
clibme
alone
to
Heauen
,
denyall
of
free
will
,
and
of
remission
of
sinnes
,
and
of
grace
conferred
in
Baptisme
.
The
affirming
of
God
to
be
the
authour
of
sinne
,
The
denyall
of
the
necessity
of
childrens
Baptisme
,
The
denyall
of
the
reseruation
of
the
blessed
Sacrament
,
for
that
the
vertue
of
the
blessing
,
and
the
liuely
grace
do
alwayes
remaine
in
it
the
impugning
of
vowed
Chastity
The
denyall
of
the
vowed
,
and
vnmarried
life
of
Priests
,
The
denyall
of
enioyned
tymes
of
pennance
,
The
denyall
of
the
diuersity
of
merits
for
the
which
we
condemne
the
errours
of
Iouinian
.
that
marriage
&
virginity
were
of
equall
merit
.
a
sauage
howling
speach
&c
promiscuously
confounding
al
thinges
thereby
&c.
and
abrogating
the
degrees
of
diuers
kinds
of
merits
.
the
denyall
of
the
possibility
of
keeping
the
commaundments
.
We
do
execrate
or
curse
,
the
blasphemy
of
those
,
who
say
,
that
God
hath
commaunded
any
thing
to
man
,
which
is
impossible
:
Christopher
Hoffman
Why
Hierome
should
not
rather
be
accursed
,
who
wrote
Anathema
against
those
,
who
say
that
God
had
commaunded
things
impossible
?
the
denyall
of
exercisme
,
and
exsufflation
vsed
in
Baptisme
.
the
affirming
,
that
the
sioue
of
Comupiscence
was
not
taken
away
by
Baptisme
,
but
only
cast
a
sleep
by
Faith
.
the
euer
throwing
of
Altars
,
and
the
easting
away
of
sacred
Chrisme
;
for
what
is
so
sacrilegiaus
as
to
breake
,
raze
and
remoue
the
Altars
of
God
,
wheren
on
you
your selues
haue
some
tyms
offered
&c.
For
what
is
the
Altar
,
but
the
seat
of
the
body
,
and
bleud
of
Christ
?
All
these
your
fury
hath
razed
,
or
broken
,
or
remoued
&c.
what
had
Christ
offended
you
,
whese
body
,
and
bloud
as
tertayne
ordinary
tymes
did
dwell
opens
〈◊〉
?
What
haue
you
offended
your
serues
also
,
that
you
should
breake
these
Altars
&
c
?
affirming
that
Adam
had
lost
the
image
of
God
,
according
wherunto
he
was
oreated
?
the
deniall
of
Chrisme
,
or
Confirmation
to
the
baptized
by
a
Bishop
.
the
denyall
of
the
Churches
continuing
visible
,
O
impudentem
vocem
!
o
impudent
voyce
.
S.
Cyprian
there
is
one
Priest
,
one
Priesthood
,
one
Altar
,
one
Iudge
,
one
Chayre
built
vpon
Peter
,
that
whosoeuer
gathereth
els
where
,
scattreth
not
to
be
of
Christ
,
but
of
Antichrist
He
who
keepeth
not
the
vnity
of
the
Church
,
doth
he
thinke
,
that
he
keepeth
his
fayth
?
He
that
resisteth
and
striueth
against
the
Church
,
he
that
forsaketh
the
Chayre
of
Peter
,
vpon
the
which
the
Church
is
founded
,
doth
he
presume
,
that
he
is
in
the
Church
?
S●nce
the
blessed
Apostle
S.
Paul
doth
teach
and
shew
,
this
Sacrament
of
vnity
sayings
one
body
,
one
spirit
,
one
hope
of
our
vocation
,
one
Lord
,
one
Fayth
,
one
〈◊〉
,
one
God
?
He
that
heareth
you
,
heareth
me
,
and
he
that
despiseth
you
,
despiseth
me
who
shall
be
able
to
condemne
those
,
whome
God
doth
iustify
?
sow
pillowes
vnder
your
elbowes
THIS
Condemnation
and
Censure
of
the
Protestant
doctrine
by
the
voyce
of
the
Fathers
,
being
of
such
great
force
,
as
well
for
the
gayning
of
any
well
meaning
soule
,
who
is
not
will
fully
obstinate
,
but
of
the
nuber
of
those
that
shal
be
laued
;
as
also
for
the
eternal
confusion
of
others
,
who
with
intollerable
pride
of
mind
,
and
presumption
of
spirit
condemne
the
vniforme
consent
of
Fathers
,
to
iustify
their
owne
opinions
;
it
hath
pleased
God
,
that
it
should
be
so
confirmed
,
by
the
testimonyes
and
confessions
of
the
Protestants
themselues
,
that
neither
the
brasen
face
of
this
Bishop
,
nor
of
any
other
,
though
more
shamelesse
and
impudent
then
the
Diuell
himselfe
,
should
be
able
to
make
doubt
of
it
,
or
to
call
it
againe
into
question
.
Attend
therfore
,
and
admire
the
Luciferian
arrogancy
of
your
owne
Doctours
,
in
condemning
the
Ancient
Fathers
on
the
one
side
,
and
the
obdurate
impudency
of
this
out-cast
Bishop
,
in
affirming
that
the
Fathers
dissent
not
from
them
,
on
the
other
.
And
to
beginne
with
the
most
ancient
;
S.
is
condemned
S.
Ignatius
S.
Irenaeus
and
the
Fathers
of
that
age
and
Cyprian
S.
Irenaeus
Hilary
,
and
Epiphanius
S.
Augustine
numbred
for
one
among
other
Fathers
,
S.
Cyprian
S.
Ambrose
S.
Hierom
And
of
the
Fathers
in
general
concludeth
,
that
D.
Downham
(
2.
Thessal.
2.
)
M.
Fulke
presumed
to
say
Peter
Martyr
refrained
not
to
say
auoucheth
,
the
Humfrey
,
did
grieuously
reprehend
M.
for
his
so
bould
appealing
to
the
Fathers
,
affirming
,
that
M.
And
M.
Fulk
being
charged
with
M.
Iewells
confession
,
in
his
reioynder
to
M.
Bristowes
reply
,
sayth
Thus
as
S.
Augustine
saith
which
we
cannot
impute
Alas
they
and
as
he
sayth
againe
;
they
and
therfore
as
Tertullian
noteth
very
well
,
Tert
de
praesc
.
c.
28.
to
condemne
them
,
is
nothing
els
,
but
to
condemne
the
Apostles
,
and
Christ
himselfe
that
taught
them
.
502.503
504.684
Schlusselburg
,
Osiander
Samuel
Haberus
those
Charches
,
which
Rome
hath
made
her
aduersaryes
,
to
differ
little
or
nothing
from
the
ancient
,
pure
,
and
true
doctrine
of
the
Church
of
Christ
,
that
all
Sacramentaries
are
Heretikes
,
alienated
from
the
Church
of
God
,
who
driue
away
,
and
kill
the
sheep
of
Chritt
:
that
their
errour
,
is
a
blasphemous
defence
of
many
horrible
heresyes
;
an
abnegation
of
the
power
and
truth
of
Christ
,
and
a
preparation
to
Nestorianisme
,
Arianisme
,
and
Turcisme
.
That
their
breast
is
insathanized
,
supersathanized
,
&
persathanized
,
that
their
mouth
is
oueruled
by
Sathan
,
being
infused
,
perfused
,
and
transfused
into
the
same
.
Such
as
refuse
to
condimne
the
opinions
of
Luther
,
are
malepers
,
wicked
,
furious
heretikes
,
and
slaues
of
the
Diuell
.
condemne
the
opinion
of
Luther
malepert
,
wicked
,
furious
heretike
&c.
that
the
Protestants
put
no
difference
betwixt
truth
and
falseshood
,
Christ
and
Antichrist
,
God
and
the
Diuell
;
that
their
Clergy
are
an
Antichristian
swynish
rabble
,
and
the
enemyes
of
the
Ghospell
.
putteth
no
difference
betwixt
truth
and
falshood
,
Christ
and
Antichrist
,
God
and
the
Diuell
&c.
that
the
Ministers
of
the
Church
of
England
,
are
Aegiptian
inchanters
,
lymms
of
the
Diuell
,
Sycophants
,
Angels
of
hell
,
an
Antichristian
Clergy
.
is
an
Aegiptian
inchanter
,
a
limme
of
the
Diuell
,
a
Sicophant
&c.
that
the
Puritans
haue
ioyned
themselues
with
the
Pharisies
,
Apostolikes
,
Aerians
,
Pepuzians
,
Petrobusians
,
Florinians
,
Cerinthians
,
Nazarens
,
Begardines
,
Ebionists
,
Catabaptides
,
Euthusiests
,
Donatists
,
Iouinians
,
Pharisy
,
Aerian
&c.
Whosoeuer
shall
affirme
any
of
the
Articles
agreed
vpon
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
to
be
in
any
part
erroneous
,
or
such
as
may
not
with
a
good
conscience
be
subscribed
vnto
,
is
excommunicated
,
and
not
to
be
restored
,
but
after
repentance
,
and
publike
reuocation
of
his
wicked
errour
:
vpon
all
Charity
and
Concord
with
the
Sacramentaryes
for
euer
,
and
euer
,
to
all
eternity
hauing
now
one
of
his
feet
in
the
graue
,
he
would
carry
this
testimony
and
glory
to
the
Trybunall
of
God
,
That
he
did
contemne
,
and
eschew
the
Sacramentayes
with
all
his
hart
:
and
that
he
would
not
haue
any
familiarity
with
them
,
neither
by
letters
,
nor
by
words
,
nor
deeds
,
accordingly
as
the
Lord
had
commounded
.
it
is
manifest
that
the
diuinity
of
the
Lutherans
&
Caluinists
can
neuer
be
reconciled
:
and
that
none
but
a
most
light
Epicure
,
can
affirme
that
the
differences
betwene
them
are
but
light
.
For
they
are
most
weighty
,
and
concerne
the
foundation
both
of
Churth
&
fayth
.
Bishops
&
Archbishops
haue
no
authority
,
their
very
names
he
antichristian
,
and
diabolicall
.
it
is
Heresy
for
any
Prince
to
call
himselfe
head
of
the
Church
:
but
he
may
be
excommunicated
,
and
deposed
by
his
Ministers
.
the
English
Puritans
are
bound
to
defend
their
doctrine
,
with
losse
of
as
many
liues
,
as
they
haue
hayres
on
their
heads
.
And
that
Princes
must
submit
their
Scepters
,
and
throwe
downe
thir
Crownet
,
and
licke
the
dust
of
their
feet
.
there
is
no
right
religion
,
nor
so
much
as
the
outward
face
of
a
Church
,
rightly
reformed
in
England
.
That
the
titles
of
Bishops
were
deuised
by
Antichrist
,
&
plainely
forbiden
in
Gods
word
.
desiring
God
to
confound
all
them
,
who
will
not
allowe
of
their
admonitions
and
holy
Eldership
.
That
his
peace
may
be
vpon
Israel
,
and
his
sauing
health
vpon
this
Nation
.
to
be
Doctours
of
the
Law
,
do
not
vnderstand
neither
what
they
speake
,
nor
of
what
they
affirme
:
those
so
many
Churches
,
whome
Rome
hath
made
her
aduersaryes
,
do
differ
little
or
nothing
from
the
ancient
and
pare
doctrine
of
the
pure
Church
:
he
is
alienated
from
the
Church
of
God
:
a
deceiuer
and
a
killer
of
the
sheep
of
Christs
a
blasphemous
defender
of
many
horrible
Heresyes
;
a
disposer
to
Arianisme
and
Turcisme
,
insathanized
,
and
〈…〉
&c.
That
he
is
amalepert
wicked
,
furious
herecike
,
and
a
slane
of
the
Diuell
,
in
defenthing
Luther
,
That
he
putteth
no
difference
betwene
truth
and
falshould
,
Christ
and
Antichrist
,
God
and
the
Diuell
,
but
it
one
of
the
Antichristian
Swyntsh
rabble
,
that
he
is
excommunicated
and
guilty
of
a
wicked
errour
,
according
to
the
purity
of
the
Protestants
,
Canipian
his
ten
Reasons
Three
Conuersions
of
England
I
beleeue
the
holy
Church
Catholike
:
to
captiuate
their
vnderstanding
to
their
spirituall
Pastours
the
bestowing
of
almost
the
whole
day
inprayer
:
their
obedience
to
the
Magistrate
:
their
amity
and
concord
:
easily
remitting
iniuryes
:
carefull
to
spend
their
tyme
in
honest
vocation
and
labour
:
curteous
and
liberall
to
the
poore
,
and
to
strangers
:
and
in
their
iudgments
and
contracts
most
true
and
faithfull
.
their
memorable
buildings
,
and
ancient
Monuments
,
Churches
,
Chappells
,
and
other
Religious
houses
;
numbers
of
goodly
Bridges
:
Almes-houses
,
Hospitalls
and
Spittles
:
High
wayes
,
Pauements
,
and
Cawseys
:
Famous
Colledges
,
Halls
,
Vniuersityes
,
Scholes
and
Free-scholes
.
to
be
the
seed
whome
God
hath
blessed
,
we
haue
no
free
will
to
do
well
or
ill
,
men
are
compelled
,
by
the
vnresistable
power
of
God
:
the
same
necessity
all
men
that
do
well
,
are
likewise
impelled
to
vertue
.
impossible
to
keep
the
Commaundements
Christians
are
deliuered
from
the
obedience
of
them
.
Chastity
is
not
to
be
vowed
,
because
it
is
not
in
our
power
:
voluntary
pouerty
,
obedience
,
set
dayes
of
Easting
,
Order
of
holy
disciplyne
,
and
other
good
workes
:
is
censured
as
new
Papistry
,
and
new
Monachisme
menare
instified
by
only
faith
they
cannot
loose
their
saluation
vnlesse
they
will
not
belieue
:
that
doth
once
belieue
can
neuer
loose
his
fayth
,
by
Adultery
,
or
any
other
sinne
:
sinne
is
not
hurtfull
to
him
that
actually
belieueth
:
vnto
the
faithfull
professours
all
sinnes
are
veniall
,
and
vnto
others
all
sinnes
are
mortall
.
the
seauenth
head
Diuell
,
had
inuaded
the
most
part
(
of
their
Ghospellers
)
and
made
them
worse
then
they
were
vnder
the
Pope
,
that
now
euery
man
is
possest
with
seauen
Diuells
,
whereas
before
they
were
but
possest
with
one
.
in
the
Papacy
,
men
were
religious
in
their
errour
,
euery
man
did
willingly
follow
good
workes
:
Now
in
the
light
of
the
knowne
truth
,
they
are
more
prophane
,
then
the
sonnes
of
the
world
.
Looke
vpon
this
euangelicall
people
bring
me
forth
one
whom
this
Ghospell
of
a
gormandizer
hath
made
sober
,
of
lewd
chast
:
I
will
shew
thee
many
,
who
are
become
worse
then
they
were
before
.
those
whom
before
I
haue
knowne
pure
,
sincere
,
and
voyd
of
dissimulation
,
hauing
afterwards
giuen
themselues
to
this
Ghospell
,
they
began
to
talke
of
wenches
,
to
become
dycers
,
to
cast
away
their
prayers
,
most
impatient
,
reuengers
of
euery
iniury
,
vaine
,
vypers
in
their
manners
,
and
to
haue
cleane
put
off
the
nature
of
men
.
I
speake
what
I
haue
found
by
experience
.
With
vs
Lutherans
at
this
present
,
thus
standeth
the
case
:
That
if
any
be
desirous
to
see
a
great
rabble
of
knaues
,
of
persons
turbulent
,
deceitfull
,
coseners
,
and
vsurers
,
let
him
go
to
any
Citty
where
the
Ghospell
is
purely
preached
,
and
he
shall
find
them
there
by
multitudes
:
For
it
is
more
manifest
then
the
day
light
,
that
there
were
neuer
among
the
Ethnicks
,
Turkes
,
and
other
Infidels
more
vnbridled
,
vnruly
persons
,
with
whome
all
vertue
and
honesty
is
quite
extinct
,
then
are
amongst
the
professors
of
the
Ghospell
.
They
are
praud
pufft
vp
with
glory
and
reuenge
,
their
life
is
infamous
and
villanous
,
they
are
Maisters
of
Art
in
reproches
,
lyes
,
cruelty
,
treason
,
and
insupportable
arrogancy
.
They
name
their
Geneua
,
the
holy
Citty
,
and
their
assemblyes
Hierusalem
:
but
in
very
truth
,
we
should
call
it
;
O
Babylon
,
Babylon
!
ô
most
infamous
Sodomy
,
and
children
of
Gomorrha
!
what
other
intention
had
the
most
that
betooke
themselues
to
the
Ghospell
,
but
only
,
the
yoake
of
superstitiont
being
shaken
off
(
solutiùs
in
omnem
lasciuiam
diffluerent
)
that
with
more
liberty
they
might
flow
abroad
,
and
run
out
into
all
lasciuiousnes
.
Their
pride
malice
,
cruelty
,
couetousnes
,
vsury
,
glutony
,
and
chamber
cheere
,
which
they
call
fasting
,
and
colour
with
tearmes
of
godly
exercises
,
do
notoriously
conuince
them
.
Neither
yet
do
I
tell
all
:
for
other
matters
I
haue
thought
good
to
keep
for
a
rare
banquet
&c.
As
concerning
the
people
I
haue
found
them
in
most
places
dissolute
,
proud
,
enuious
,
malicious
,
disdaynefull
,
couetous
,
ambitious
,
carelesse
of
good
workes
,
a
generall
decay
of
good
workes
,
or
rather
a
plaine
defection
and
falling
away
from
God
;
and
the
ancient
monuments
,
Churches
,
Schooles
&c.
either
quite
dissolued
,
or
els
so
ruined
and
decayed
,
as
if
the
first
founders
were
now
liuing
,
they
could
not
take
them
for
their
owne
:
I
may
freely
speake
what
I
haue
plainly
seene
,
in
the
course
of
some
traucils
,
and
obseruations
of
some
courses
:
That
in
Flaunders
was
neuer
more
drunkennes
:
In
Italy
more
wantonnesse
:
In
Iury
more
hypocrisy
:
In
Turky
more
impiety
:
In
Tartary
more
iniquity
,
then
is
practised
generally
in
England
,
particulerly
in
London
.
that
we
must
all
appeare
before
the
tribunall
of
God
,
where
euery
one
shall
receiue
according
as
he
hath
done
in
his
life
tyme
,
good
or
euill
.
great
crymes
little
,
small
,
or
dayly
offences
.
some
sinnes
motes
in
the
eye
great
beames
gnats
in
the
throat
hay
,
and
stubble
a
Councell
the
fire
of
Hell
consumated
which
ingender
death
who
perchance
did
laugh
a
little
immoderatly
,
or
did
iest
too
much
,
or
coueted
some
little
thing
intemperatly
,
or
plucke
some
fruite
ouer
greedily
Veniall
sinnes
Mortall
,
or
deadly
sinnes
Veniall
sinnes
For
this
euery
Saint
shall
pray
vnto
thee
:
The
iust
man
shall
fall
seauen
times
a
day
.
In
many
things
we
do
all
offend
:
if
we
shal
say
,
that
we
haue
no
sin
,
we
deceiue
our selues
,
and
the
truth
of
God
is
not
in
vs
.
Mortal
sinne
the
rewards
of
sinne
is
death
,
the
sting
of
death
is
sinne
,
the
soule
that
sinneth
,
she
shal
dye
:
he
that
sinneth
is
of
the
Diuell
:
he
that
offendeth
in
one
is
guilty
of
all
;
accursed
be
he
,
that
doth
not
remayne
in
all
these
words
of
the
law
,
and
doth
not
fullfill
them
in
his
worke
.
If
the
iust
man
turne
away
from
his
iustice
&c.
shall
he
liue
?
All
the
iustice
which
he
hath
done
,
shall
not
be
remembred
:
in
the
prcuarication
wherein
he
hath
strayed
,
and
in
the
sinne
wherein
he
hath
sinned
,
in
them
shall
he
dye
.
God
doth
equally
hate
the
sinner
,
&
his
sin
:
his
eyes
are
cleare
that
they
may
not
see
euill
,
&
they
cannot
looke
fauorably
vpon
iniquity
.
I
liued
without
the
law
sometime
but
when
the
Commaundment
was
come
,
sinne
reuided
for
sinne
taking
occasion
,
by
the
Commaundment
,
seduced
me
,
and
by
it
killed
me
.
S.
Hierome
S.
Augustine
execrable
blasphemy
.
We
do
execrate
,
or
curse
the
blasphemy
of
those
,
who
say
:
that
God
hath
commaunded
any
thing
to
a
man
,
which
as
impossible
.
Do
you
not
know
that
the
wicked
shall
not
inherit
the
kingdome
of
God
,
be
not
deceiued
,
neither
fornicators
,
nor
seruers
of
Idolls
,
nor
aduouterers
,
nor
effeminate
,
nor
such
as
sin
carnally
by
themselues
alone
,
nor
the
lyers
with
man-kind
,
nor
raylers
,
nor
extorsioners
,
shall
possesse
the
Kingdom
of
God
.
to
keep
company
to
eate
For
vnderstanding
,
know
yee
that
no
fornicator
,
or
vncleane
,
or
couetous
person
,
hath
inheritance
in
the
kingdome
of
Christ
and
of
God
.
Let
no
man
seduce
you
with
vaine
wordes
for
from
these
thinges
come
the
anger
of
God
vpon
the
children
of
diffidence
;
become
not
therefore
partakers
with
them
&c.
The
works
of
the
flesh
are
manifest
,
which
are
fornication
,
vncleanes
,
dissensions
,
sects
&c.
which
I
fortell
you
;
as
I
haue
fortold
you
,
that
they
who
do
such
things
,
shall
not
obtayne
the
kingdome
of
God
.
The
child
that
knoweth
the
will
of
his
Father
,
&
doth
it
not
,
shall
be
beaten
with
many
stripes
.
If
we
sinne
willingly
,
after
the
knowledge
of
the
truth
receiued
,
now
is
there
not
left
an
host
for
sinnes
.
nothing
remayneth
,
but
a
certayne
terrible
expectation
of
iudgment
,
and
rage
of
fire
,
which
shall
consume
the
aduersaries
,
If
a
man
making
frustrate
the
law
of
Moyses
,
without
mercy
dyeth
,
how
much
more
thinke
you
,
doth
he
deserue
worse
punishments
,
who
hath
troaden
the
Sonne
of
God
vnder
foot
,
and
esteemed
the
bloud
of
the
testament
polluted
,
wherein
he
is
sanctified
;
and
hath
done
contumely
to
the
spirit
of
grace
.
inexcusable
before
God
,
who
do
not
giue
him
thanks
,
nor
glorify
him
by
preferring
the
loue
of
the
creature
,
before
the
loue
of
God
,
doing
those
thinges
,
which
they
know
to
be
worthy
of
death
,
which
they
condemne
in
others
they
beleeue
that
God
himselfe
doth
lastly
condemne
them
,
to
be
no
excepter
of
persons
,
but
to
giue
euery
one
according
to
his
wokes
:
loue
of
God
,
●owred
not
abound●●tly
into
out
harts
,
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
who
is
giuen
vnto
vs
,
his
Commaundments
not
to
be
heauy
,
his
yoake
sweet
,
&
his
burden
easy
:
For
that
which
was
impossible
to
our
weake
flesh
,
the
Sonne
of
God
taking
flesh
,
aid
conquer
sinne
in
the
flesh
,
that
the
iustification
,
or
obseruation
of
Gods
Commaundment
might
be
fullfilled
is
vs
.
Not
walking
according
to
the
flesh
,
but
according
to
the
spirit
:
for
the
spirit
,
and
the
flesh
are
contrary
,
lusting
and
couetting
one
against
the
other
.
of
the
flesh
is
death
they
that
liue
according
to
the
flesh
,
sauour
those
thinges
,
that
are
pleasing
to
the
flesh
:
but
they
that
liue
according
to
the
spirit
,
delight
in
that
,
which
is
pleasing
to
the
spirit
,
and
haue
crucified
their
flesh
,
with
her
vices
and
concupiscences
.
They
that
are
in
the
flesh
,
cannot
please
God
:
for
the
wisedome
of
the
flesh
,
is
an
enemy
to
God
;
for
it
is
not
subiect
to
his
law
,
nor
can
be
subiect
,
they
that
liue
according
to
the
flesh
,
shall
dye
:
led
by
the
spirit
of
God
,
are
the
sonnes
of
God
If
we
consent
to
the
motions
of
the
flesh
,
to
obey
the
concupiscence
therof
,
sin
raigneth
in
vs
:
For
we
are
the
seruants
of
him
,
whome
we
obey
either
in
sinne
vnto
death
,
or
of
obedience
to
iustice
and
life
euerlasting
.
that
our
consciences
do
not
reprehend
vs
,
he
knoweth
God
is
a
lyer
the
truth
of
God
is
not
in
him
.
Who
keepeth
his
Commaundements
,
he
it
is
that
loueth
God
;
and
he
that
loueth
him
not
,
keepeth
not
his
word
.
doctrine
thereof
,
is
the
vertue
and
power
of
God
to
saluation
.
eternall
Truth
A
stone
cut
without
hands
from
the
Mountayne
,
was
made
a
great
Mountayne
,
and
filled
the
whole
earth
.
All
nations
shall
flow
into
it
.
Thou
shalt
see
and
abound
,
thy
hart
shālbe
astonied
,
and
inlarged
;
because
the
multitude
of
the
sea
shal
be
conuerted
vnto
thee
.
The
Iles
expect
thee
,
their
Kings
shall
minister
vnto
thee
;
&
thy
gates
shall
be
continually
open
,
neither
day
nor
night
shall
they
be
shut
,
that
men
may
bring
to
thee
the
riches
of
the
Gentiles
.
Kings
shall
be
thy
nursing
Fathers
,
and
Queenes
thy
Mothers
.
The
place
is
strait
for
me
,
giue
roome
that
I
may
inhabit
.
Inlarge
the
place
of
thy
tents
,
spread
out
the
Curtaynes
of
thy
habitation
:
for
thou
shalt
increase
on
the
right
hand
and
on
the
left
;
thy
seed
shall
possesse
the
Gentiles
.
preach
to
euery
creature
,
to
go
forth
into
all
the
world
,
to
teach
all
Nations
,
from
Hierusalem
to
Samaria
,
and
so
forward
euen
to
the
ends
of
the
earth
.
should
not
be
silent
their
Priests
should
not
want
to
offer
Sacrifice
all
the
dayes
:
couenant
with
them
should
be
like
his
couenant
with
the
day
and
night
:
they
should
be
multiplied
like
the
starres
of
heauen
,
and
the
sand
of
the
sea
,
to
him
euen
from
moneth
to
moneth
,
and
from
Sabbaoth
to
Sabbaoth
the
dayes
of
those
Kingdomes
,
God
shall
rayse
the
Kingdome
of
heauen
,
which
shall
neuer
be
dispersed
,
and
his
Kingdome
shall
not
be
giuen
to
any
other
people
,
and
it
shall
consume
all
those
other
Kingdomes
,
and
it
shall
stand
for
euer
from
generation
to
generation
.
Gods
Couenant
therewith
shall
not
be
broken
for
any
offence
committed
by
her
children
,
but
shall
contynue
like
the
Sunne
and
the
Moone
for
euer
.
the
Gates
of
hell
should
not
preuaile
against
it
:
he
himselfe
would
be
with
it
all
the
dayes
,
vnto
the
consummation
of
the
world
.
Assyrians
,
Persians
,
Grecians
S.
Augustine
that
he
would
make
an
euerlasting
Couenant
with
them
:
that
their
seed
should
be
knowne
among
the
Nations
.
all
who
did
see
them
,
shall
know
them
to
be
the
seed
which
our
Lord
hath
blessed
.
a
Citty
placed
vpon
a
Mountayne
,
it
could
not
be
hidden
.
What
shall
I
say
more
,
they
are
blynd
,
who
cannot
see
so
great
a
mountayne
.
should
not
contynue
the
Gates
of
hell
should
haue
preuayled
against
it
,
This
is
my
couenant
with
them
,
sayth
our
Lord
:
My
spirit
which
is
in
thee
,
and
my
wordes
which
I
haue
put
in
thy
mouth
,
shall
not
depart
from
thy
mouth
,
nor
from
the
mouth
of
thy
seed
,
nor
from
the
mouth
of
thy
seeds
seed
,
from
this
tyme
forth
for
euermore
.
I
will
espouse
thee
for
euer
,
and
I
will
espouse
thee
to
me
in
iustice
and
iudgment
,
in
mercy
and
commiseration
;
and
I
will
espouse
thee
vnto
me
in
sayth
for
euer
:
Epipha
.
in
A●corato
circa
princ
.
Matt.
That
there
should
be
Pastours
,
and
Doctours
in
the
Church
that
we
be
not
carryed
about
,
nor
deceiued
with
new
doctrine
Gates
of
hell
shall
not
preuayle
against
it
:
that
he
who
did
not
beleeue
the
Church
,
should
be
compted
as
a
Heathen
or
Publican
:
the
Piller
and
foundation
of
truth
:
that
the
holy
Ghost
should
teach
all
things
,
and
suggest
all
things
to
the
Pastours
therof
:
that
God
would
giue
them
the
spirit
of
truth
,
to
remayne
with
them
for
euer
.
S.
Augustine
Confessio
Augustiniana
S.
Augustine
S.
Augustine
It being of necessity , that one of those bookes must be fals ( speaking of the acts of the Apostles , and of some other Apocriphy booke , ) to which do you thinke we should rather giue credit ? either vnto it , which the Church , began by Christ himselfe , continued by the Apostles with a constant course of succession , euen vnto those tymes , dilated ouer all the world , doth acknowledge & approue to haue beene deliuered and conserued ; or vnto that which the same Church doth reiect as vnknowne ? Those whom I beleeued , saying vnto me , Beleeue the Ghospell ; why should I not obey saying vnto me , beleeue not Manichaeus ? Choose which thou wilt : If thou sayst , Beleeue the Catholikes , they admonish me not to beleeue you . Wherfore beleeuing them , it is of necessity , that I beleeue not you . If thou say , Beleeue not the Catholiks , thou canst not with any reason compell me to beleeue Manichaeus , because I beleeued the Ghospel it selfe by the preaching of the Catholikes . If thou say , thou didst well to beleeue them preaching the Ghospell , but thou didest not well to beleeue them discommending Manichaeus ; dost thou thinke me such a foole , as ( without any reason giuen ) to beleeue what thou wilt haue me , and what thou wilt not , not to beleeue ?
Be not deceiued with the name of truth ( speaking as to the person of the Catholike Church : ) the truth thou only hast in thy milke , and in thy bread . but in this Church ( of the Manichies , or any other , which is not Catholike ) there is the name of truth , but the truth it selfe is not . And of thy great ones , thou art secure , I frame my speach to thy little ones , I call to thy tender issue , that with garrulous curiosity they be not seduced from thee , but rather let him be accursed of them , who shall preach otherwise , then that which they haue receiued in thee . Know (c) (c) Conc. ad Cathecum . cap. 20. beloued , that true sayth , true peace , and eternall saluation , is only in the Catholike Faith : For it is not in a Corner , but it is euery where : if any man depart from it , and deliuer himselfe ouer to the errour of Heretikes , he shall be iudged 〈◊〉 fugitiue seruant , and no adopted sonne ; neither shall he rise to eternall life , but rather to eternall damnation .
By (d) (d) cort. Faust . l. 13. cap. 13. what manifest signe therefore , I being yet a little one , or a yong scholler , and not able to discerne the pure truth from so many errours : by what manifest token shall I know the Church of Christ , in whome with so great manifestation of things fortold , I am compelled to belieue ? the Prophet followeth on , and hauing as it were orderly heard the difficulty or doubt of mynd of this new beginner , Hier. 17. he sheweth him the Church of Christ , fortold to be the same , which is more apparant , and more eminent then any other : For she is the seat of glory , our sanctifycation . And our Sauiour also prouiding ( an Answere ) against such doubts of little ones , that might be led away from the manifestation of the clarity of the Church sayth : A Citty placed vpon a hill cannot be hid ; for to this end , the seat of glory , our sanctifycation is so exalted , that no eare be giuen to them who would draw others away , to certayne remnants or peeces of religions , saying , Behold heere is Christ , behold there : for by such speaches , behold heere , behold there , they shew but some parts ; whereas that Citty standeth vpon a hill : what hill ? but that which according to the Prophet Daniel , grew , and was made a great mountayne .
Then (e) (e) cont. Cresconium l. 1. c. 33. we hold and belieue the truth of Scripture , when we do that which is pleasing to the vniuersall Church , whome the Scripture recommendeth vnto vs : whosoeuer is affrayd to be deceiued by the obscurity of this question ( of not rebaptising Heretikes , whereof in Scripture there is no example : ) let him informe himselfe therein of that Church , whom whithout any ambiguity the Scripture doth demonstrate . But if thou doubt whether the Scripture commend that Church vnto thee , which is dilated ouer all Nations , with most copious numerosity , I will load thee with many , & most manifest testimonyes out of the same authority . (f) (f) Epist. 161. Because we see the Church of God , which is called Catholicke , dissused through the world ; me thinkes we should not doubt of the most euident fullfilling of the whole Prophesy therof . If (g) (g) De ●nitat . Eccl. the Church of Christ be described by the diuine , and most certaine testimonyes of Canonicall Scripture to be in al Nations ; whatsoeuer they say ( Heretikes ) whatsoeuer they bring , let vs not beleeue them . In many Nations , where the Church is , they are not ; where they are , the Church is , which is euery where .
How (h) (h) Ep. 48. do we trust to haue receiued Christ manifested in Scriptures , if from thence we haue not receiued the Church , which is also manifested therein ? As he shall be accursed , who sayth , that Christ hath not suffered , nor risen againe the third day , because we haue learned in the Euangelicall truth , that Christ ought to suffer , and the third day to rise againe , from the dead : So likewise he shall be accursed , who shall teach a Church , beside the communion of all Nations ; because it followeth in the same place of truth , that pennance and forgiuenes of sinnes shall be preached in his name to al Nations . The (i) (i) In psal. 30. Con. 2. Prophets haue spoken more obscurely of Christ then of the Church , I thinke the reason was , because they saw in spirit , that men would make partyes against the Church , and not striuing so much about Christ , would rayse vp great contentions about the Church : Therefore that was more plainly foretold , and more openly prophesied concerning which the greater strife and contention was after to insue . We (k) (k) Ep. 48. indeauour to demonstrate by this name Catholike , that the Church is in all Nations , according to the promisses of God , and so many , and manifest or a●les of the truth it selfe .
Who (l) (l) De vnitat . Eccles. is so deafe ? who it so beside himselfe ? who is so blind-mynded , as to speake against those most euident tests monyes ( alleadging in my places for the vniuersality of the Church ) but he that knoweth not what he speaketh ? By (m) (m) Quaest Euang. l. 1. quaest. 38. the East , and by the West , our Lord would signify the whole world , through the which his Church was to be diffused , &c. aptly he tea●●…eth the Church , lightning , which is wont to come forth with brightnes from the clouds . Therfore the authority of the Church , being cleerly and manifestly established , he admonisheth all that would beleeue in him , not to beleeue Schismatickes and Heretiks . That which he sayth , his comming should be known from the East to the West , is against those , who are named to be in some part of the world , and say that Christ is with them that which he sayth , his comming shall be knowne , like vnto lightning , is against those , that gather secretly , and are hidden as it were in secret places , and in the desart ; for the name of lightning , doth appertaine to the manifestation , and clarity of the Church . There (n) (n) cont. ep. Parm. cap. 5. is no security , or assurance of vnity , vnlesse , according to the promises of God , the Church declared to be placed vpon a mountayne , cannot be hid .
Behold (o) (o) In epist. Ioan . tract. 1. thou hast the Church ouer all the world , do not follow false iustifyers & true distroyers , be in that hill which hath filled the world . They ( 〈…〉 ) stumble at this mountayne , and when you bid them ascend , they say there is no mountain , and they sooner breake their foreheads against it , then seeke to haue their dwelling in it . How (p) (p) In psal. 47. great is the hill , whereupon we should pray to be heard of God ? so great , sayth he , as that it filleth the world . Vpon (q) (q) In psal. 44. that mountaine , which hath filled the face of the earth , there let him adore , that will receaue : there let him aske , that will be heard : there let him confesse , that will be forgiuen . In (r) (r) Epist. 165. thy seed all Nations shal be blessed : wherfore trusting to these promises , if an Angell from heauen should say vnto thee , leaue the Christianity of the whole world , and follow the part of Donatus , thou shouldest hold him accursed , because he would separate thee from the whole , and thrust thee into a part , & aliene thee from the promises of God . Taking (s) (s) In psal. 56. a part , and loosing the whole , they will not communicate with the whole world . Oh hereticall madnes ! thou dost beleeue with me , that which thou seest not , & that which thou seest thou denyest . Thou beleeuest with me , that Christ is exalted aboue the heauens , which we do not see , and thou denyest his glory to be ouer all the earth , which we see .
The (t) (t) De vnitat . Eccles. cap. 2. Church is one , whom our Ancestors named Catholike , that they might shew , out of the very Name , how she is euery where . (u) (u) de vera relig. c. 7. We must keep the Christian Religion , and Communion with that Church , which is Catholike , and which is called Catholike , not only by her owne , but also by all her enemyes For whether they will or no , the heretikes themselues , when they speake not with their owne , but with strangers , they call the Catholike Church , by no other name , but Catholike . For they cannot be vnderstood vnlesse they distingnish her by that name , whereby she is knowne of all the world . (x) (x) In psal. 57. Let not certayne flouds , my brethren , trouble you , which are called torrents ; their water runs away , it makes a noyse for a while , and will quickly cease , they cannot long contunue . Many Heresyes , are already dead and gone , they ran in their brooks as long as they could ; they haue run themselues out , theyr brookes are dry , their memory is scarce to be found , or that they haue been . (y) (y) In psal. 203. con. 1. Thou shalt alwayes be firme , if thou departest not from this foundation , for she is the predestinated piller and , foundation of truth . (z) (z) In psal. 110. con. 1. It shall not be inclyned from age to age ; because it is predestinated the foundation and piller of truth .
Tyconius (a) (a) cont ep. Parm. l. 1. cap. 1. ( all the voyces of the sacred Leaues , beating about him ) awaked ; and he saw tho Church diffused ouer all the world , as it was foreseene , and foretold , by the harts , and mouths of the holy Prophets . Which hauing perceiued he began to auouch , and to make manifest to his fellows , that no foule sinne , or wicked cryme of any man whatsoeuer , could preuaile against the promises of God , nor effect , that Gods word of the Church to come , & to be diffused euen to the ends of the earth , which was promised to the Fathers , and is now exhibited or performed , should come to nothing (b) (b) De vnitat . Eccl. Why do you make voyde the testament of God , saying , that it is not fullfilled in all Nations : and that the seed of Abraham hath fay led in all those Nations where it was ? (c) (c) In psal. 47. But perchance , that Citty which hath possessed all the world , shall one day be ouerthrowne , God forbid . God hath founded it for euer : If therfore , God hath founded it for euer , what doest thou feare , least the foundation should fayle ? (d) (d) In psal. 101. conc. 2. But that Church , which was the Church of all Nations is now no more ; it is perished . So say they , that are not in her . Oh impudent voyce . Is not she , because thou art not in her ? Take heed , least for the same cause , thou thy selfe be not ; for she shall be though thou art not . This abhominable speach , detestable , full of presumption and falshood , not supported by any truth , not inlightned by any wisedome , not seasoned with any salt , vayne , temerarious , head-strong , pernicious ; the spirit of God foresaw &c.
their
deafnes
their
impudency
,
temerity
,
and
madnes
abhominable
,
and
detestable
For
if
any
man
will
affirme
,
that
they
haue
been
performed
,
I
will
demaund
of
him
,
when
?
If
he
say
,
in
the
Apostles
tymes
;
I
will
demaund
how
it
chaunceth
,
that
neither
then
the
knowledge
of
God
was
altogeather
perfect
:
and
afterward
,
how
in
so
short
a
tyme
it
vanished
away
,
which
was
promissed
,
that
at
should
be
eternall
,
and
more
aboundant
,
then
the
flouds
in
the
sea
?
The
more
I
do
peruse
the
Scriptures
,
the
lesse
do
I
find
the
same
performed
,
howsoeuer
you
vnderstand
the
foresayd
Prophesies
.
Bernardinus
Ochinus
whom
Italy
it selfe
could
oppose
against
him
?
That
he
made
England
happy
with
his
presence
,
and
miserable
in
his
absence
?
how
it
was
possible
,
that
the
Church
which
was
founded
by
the
power
,
wisedome
,
and
goodnes
of
Christ
,
washed
with
his
bloud
,
and
enriched
with
his
spirit
,
should
be
vtterly
ouerthrowne
,
wherof
he
sayth
,
the
Popes
were
the
cause
:
Sebastian
Castalio
Adam
Neuserus
Caluinus
Indaizans
A
demonstration
out
of
Gods
word
,
that
the
Caluinists
are
not
Christians
,
but
only
Baptized
Iewes
,
and
Mahomets
,
M.
William
Reynolds
the
strong
God
God
with
vs
to
bynd
the
strong
man
that
the
Gates
of
h●ll
shall
not
preuaile
against
it
.
the
head
vessells
and
riches
Philippus
Nicolaus
The
Iesuits
within
the
space
of
a
few
yeares
&c.
haue
filled
Asia
,
Affrick
,
and
America
with
their
Idols
.
not
to
conuert
the
heathen
,
but
to
peruert
those
that
were
before
conuerted
.
Protestants
may
leaue
such
peregrinatious
to
those
locusts
,
that
belieue
the
Name
Iesus
.
S.
Augustine
,
S.
Hierome
,
S.
Bernard
,
S.
Bede
,
Thomas
More
That
the
contentions
amongst
the
Protestants
are
for
Fayth
and
Religion
,
the
contentions
amongst
the
Papists
are
vaine
,
and
friuolous
,
The
consent
and
peace
of
the
Popish
Church
proueth
nothing
but
that
the
Diuell
then
had
all
things
at
his
will
,
and
therefore
might
sleepe
.
The
Papists
haue
the
Pope
,
as
a
common
Father
,
aduiser
and
conducter
to
reconcile
their
iarres
,
to
decyde
their
differences
,
to
draw
their
religion
by
consent
of
Councells
into
vnity
&c.
whereas
on
the
contrary
side
,
Protestants
are
as
seuered
,
or
rather
scattered
troupes
,
ech
drawing
a
diuers
way
,
without
any
meanes
to
pacify
their
quarrells
.
That
in
all
this
age
,
they
could
not
find
the
meanes
to
assemble
a
generall
Councell
on
their
side
,
for
the
composing
of
their
differences
.
Andreas
Duditius
there
are
many
horrible
things
defended
in
the
Roman
Church
,
vpon
a
weake
and
rotten
foundation
,
yet
it
is
not
deuided
with
so
much
dissention
;
and
it
hath
the
plausible
shew
of
venerable
antiquity
,
ordinary
succession
,
and
perpetuall
consent
:
and
if
that
be
the
truth
,
which
the
auncient
Fathers
did
professe
,
with
one
mutuall
consent
,
it
stands
wholy
for
the
Papists
.
Thus
say
you
of
the
Papists
.
But
ours
at
length
what
are
they
?
scattered
,
say
you
,
whirled
about
with
euery
wynd
of
doctryne
,
and
being
blowne
vp
aloft
,
are
carried
sometymes
to
this
part
and
sometymes
to
that
:
what
their
opinion
of
Religion
is
to
day
,
perchance
you
may
know
,
but
what
it
will
be
to
morrow
,
you
cannot
certainely
affirme
.
In
what
poynt
of
religion
do
these
Churches
agree
among
themselues
,
that
haue
proclaymed
war
against
the
Church
of
Rome
?
If
you
run
them
all
ouer
from
head
to
foote
,
you
shall
scarce
finde
any
thing
affirmed
of
one
,
but
that
another
will
presently
cry
,
It
is
impiety
.
These
things
you
write
,
my
Duditius
,
in
the
same
words
as
I
haue
set
them
downe
.
That
he
also
was
a
long
tyme
very
much
troubled
with
these
cogitations
.
That
nothing
did
so
much
terrify
others
from
the
Ghospell
,
as
their
own
discord
,
that
they
knew
whome
they
should
auoyd
,
meaning
the
Papists
,
but
whome
they
might
follow
,
they
did
not
vnderstand
.
that
the
Protestants
being
thus
deuided
,
were
stil
drowned
inextreme
darknes
,
and
most
grosse
ignorance
.
This
did
so
much
tempt
and
trouble
the
minds
of
the
simple
,
as
they
altogeather
doubted
,
where
to
find
the
truth
,
and
whether
any
true
Church
of
God
were
remayning
in
the
world
.
This
vehement
and
implacable
dissention
maketh
many
,
as
it
were
in
despayre
,
&
to
giue
out
,
that
from
hence
forward
,
they
will
beleeue
nothing
;
exclayming
,
What
credit
should
we
giue
to
that
fayth
,
which
is
distracted
into
so
many
factions
?
Many
thereby
do
not
call
vpon
God
,
but
fly
from
God
:
many
fall
into
an
Epicurean
contention
of
Religion
,
and
are
oppressed
with
despaire
.
These
contentions
are
no
small
preparatiues
to
Atheisme
&c.
in
so
much
,
as
many
are
brought
to
their
wits
end
,
not
knowing
what
to
do
.
Amidst
all
which
miseryes
and
mischiefs
,
the
Papists
insult
and
triumph
,
to
see
those
that
professe
themselues
brethren
,
to
be
at
such
deadly
iarres
amongst
themselues
.
that
the
contentions
of
Protestants
,
tend
maynly
to
the
increase
of
Atheisme
within
,
&
Mahometisme
abroad
.
that
the
Church
of
England
,
is
replenished
with
Atheists
,
he
that
will
be
his
owne
Maister
,
shall
haue
a
foole
to
his
Scholler
:
Syr
Francis
Bacon
Dominicans
,
Franciscant
,
Augustines
,
Carmelits
,
Benedictins
,
Bernardines
,
de
vtilitate
Credends
the
diuine
prouydence
hath
brought
to
passe
by
the
predictions
of
the
Prophets
,
by
the
humanity
and
doctrine
of
Christ
,
by
the
trauells
of
the
Apostles
,
by
the
contumelyes
,
crosses
,
bloud
,
and
death
of
Martyrs
,
by
the
laudable
life
of
Saints
;
and
in
all
these
things
,
by
such
myracles
,
as
were
fit
for
matters
,
and
vertues
so
great
as
these
,
according
as
the
oportunity
of
times
required
.
Wherefore
,
seing
the
assistance
of
God
to
be
so
great
,
and
so
great
the
fruite
and
benefit
thereof
;
shall
we
doubt
to
cast
our selues
,
into
the
lap
of
his
Church
?
Considering
(
that
now
)
euen
by
the
confession
of
mankind
it selfe
,
she
hath
receaued
the
prohemynence
of
all
authority
,
from
the
Apostolike
seat
by
succession
of
Bishops
:
the
Heretikes
in
the
meane
tyme
,
hauing
barked
about
her
all
in
vayne
,
&
partly
by
the
iudgment
of
the
people
themselues
,
partly
by
the
grauity
of
Councells
,
and
partly
by
the
Maiesty
of
miracles
,
hauing
been
all
condemned
.
To
which
Church
not
to
grant
the
highest
degree
of
authority
,
is
either
extreme
impiety
,
or
precipitate
arrogancy
.
For
if
our
,
soules
haue
no
certayne
way
to
attayne
true
wisedome
and
saluation
,
but
where
fayth
&
beliefe
prepareth
,
and
adorneth
our
reason
:
what
is
it
els
to
resist
authority
indued
or
established
with
so
great
labour
,
but
to
be
vngratefull
to
this
help
and
assistance
of
Almighty
God
?
extreme
impiety
,
or
precipitate
arrogancy
.
That
be
would
not
beleeue
the
Ghospell
,
except
the
authority
of
the
Catholike
Church
did
mooue
him
thereunto
:
most
insolent
pride
S.
Augustine
that
he
would
not
beleeue
,
vnlosse
the
authority
of
the
Church
did
moue
him
thereunto
S.
Augustine
256.
257.
258.
S.
Augustine
&c.
Eccles
that
the
gates
of
hell
shall
not
preuayle
against
it
.
ascend
to
the
high
Priest
for
the
tyme
,
and
to
obay
him
vpon
payne
of
death
:
to
require
the
Law
from
the
lips
of
the
Priests
:
to
heare
the
Church
:
that
such
as
will
not
heare
it
,
shal
be
accompted
as
Heathens
,
and
Infidells
:
to
do
as
they
say
who
shall
sit
in
the
Chayre
of
Moyses
,
words
and
writings
the
question
of
the
obseruation
of
the
Legall
Cerimonyes
,
We
haue
a
more
firme
Propheticall
speach
,
whereunto
you
do
well
to
attend
first
vnderstanding
this
,
that
no
Prophesy
of
Scripture
is
made
by
priuate
interpretation
;
for
not
by
mans
will
was
Prophesy
brought
at
any
tyme
,
but
the
holy
men
of
God
spake
,
inspired
with
the
holy
Ghost
.
that
no
Prophesy
of
Scripture
is
made
with
priuate
interpretation
.
The
spirit
deuideth
vnto
all
in
particuler
,
according
as
he
will
:
All
the
members
of
the
body
,
haue
not
the
same
act
,
for
if
the
whole
body
be
ancye
,
where
is
the
hearing
?
to
heare
the
Church
,
to
obay
our
Pastours
and
spirituall
Superiours
,
to
remayne
in
those
thinges
,
which
we
haue
heard
of
them
,
an
Angell
from
heauen
to
beware
of
false
Prophets
to
try
the
spirit
,
not
to
be
terrifyed
neither
by
spirit
or
speach
,
essence
of
heresy
that
an
hereticke
is
subuerted
and
sinneth
,
being
condemned
by
his
owne
iudgment
:
If
in
the
Church
there
be
no
imminent
power
,
there
will
be
so
many
Schismes
,
as
there
are
Priests
.
And
among
twelue
one
was
chosen
,
that
a
head
being
appointed
,
the
occasion
of
Schism
might
be
taken
away
.
S.
Augustine
is
scene
from
the
East
to
the
West
,
vayne
and
idle
talking
not
vnderstanding
,
neither
what
is
spoken
,
nor
of
what
to
affirme
.
such
as
would
not
heare
the
Church
,
were
no
better
then
Infidells
that
out
of
the
Church
there
is
no
saluation
:
Creed
of
Athanasius
denying
one
article
of
the
Catholike
Faith
,
or
not
belieuing
the
same
wholy
,
and
inuiolably
,
Monsignor
fate
voi
Germany
,
Spaine
,
France
An
ill
conscience
feareth
the
sound
of
a
flying
leafe
:
and
the
noyse
of
feare
is
allwayes
in
his
eare
,
&
where
peace
is
,
he
suspecteth
treason
.
despised
her
Mistresse
cast
forth
into
the
desert
nor
wife
,
nor
children
Swinglius
,
Leo
,
Iude
,
Erasmus
,
the
heauenly
doctrine
so
long
hydden
,
and
in
their
tyme
restored
Hitherto
we
haue
tryed
that
this
gift
of
Chastity
hath
been
denyed
vnto
vs
,
we
haue
burned
(
O
for
shame
!
)
so
greatly
,
that
we
haue
committed
many
things
vnseemely
.
To
speake
freely
without
boasting
,
we
are
not
otherwise
of
such
vnciuill
manners
,
that
we
should
be
euill
spoken
of
among
the
people
to
vs
committed
,
this
one
poynt
only
excepted
.
S'amor
non
è
,
che
dunque
è
quel
ch'to
sento
?
I
expected
iudgement
and
behold
iniquity
;
and
iustice
,
and
behold
a
cry
.
Me
thinkes
that
part
of
the
world
should
suffice
him
,
wherein
our
Lord
would
,
that
the
chiefe
of
his
Apostles
should
be
crowned
with
a
most
glorious
Martyrdome
.
For
what
could
the
President
of
that
Church
answere
,
but
that
which
the
Apostolike
Seat
,
and
the
Roman
Church
doth
anciently
hold
with
others
?
the
Confession
of
mankind
insteed
of
iudgment
behold
iniquity
;
and
insteed
of
iustice
,
behold
a
cry
.
the
Church
Insathanized
,
supersathanized
,
a
slaue
of
the
Diuell
,
one
of
the
Antichristian
swynish
Rabble
,
Monsignor
fate
voi
Fate
voi
S.
Eleutherius
S.
Cyprian
quia
Episcopatum
eius
accepit
alter
another
hath
receiued
his
Bishoprick
Monsignor
fate
voi
that
can
kill
the
body
,
but
to
feare
him
,
that
can
kill
the
soute
.
while
the
Circumcision
remayned
carnall
,
such
as
would
not
obay
their
Priests
and
Iudges
for
the
tyme
,
were
slayne
with
the
materiall
sword
:
But
now
since
the
Circumcision
began
to
be
spirituall
,
such
as
are
proude
,
and
obstynate
,
are
put
to
death
with
the
spirituall
sword
,
when
they
are
excommunicated
,
and
cast
forth
out
of
the
Church
of
God
.
perish
by
the
sword
,
to
be
consumed
with
syre
,
or
to
be
deuoured
of
wyld
beasts
:
euen
an
vniust
excommunication
ought
to
be
feared
.
to
dye
by
the
sentence
of
the
Iudge
:
that
all
the
people
hearing
,
might
feare
;
and
that
none
should
swell
with
pryde
thence
forward
.
that
the
Gates
of
hell
shall
not
preuaile
against
it
cloathed
like
a
sheep
a
rauening
wolfe
appoynted
ouer
the
family
to
giue
them
bread
in
due
season
.
Neither
dost
thou
disdaine
that
art
not
proud
,
though
thou
gouernest
in
a
higher
place
,
to
be
a
friend
to
these
of
low
condition
,
and
to
returne
loue
for
loue
.
S.
Hierom
Although
thy
greatnes
doth
feare
me
,
yet
thy
humanity
doth
inuite
me
;
being
a
sheep
,
I
craue
the
help
of
my
sheepheard
&c.
Pope
,
their
holy
Lord
,
venerable
with
Apostolicall
dignity
,
the
Father
of
the
vniuersall
Church
affirming
themselues
to
be
his
,
and
that
vnto
him
,
with
all
those
committed
to
them
,
they
were
obedient
,
and
euer
would
be
.
If
Monsignor
fate
voy
Ergo
&c.
S.
Augustine
It
is
sufficient
to
know
,
that
the
Church
reputeth
any
doctrine
not
to
be
of
Fayth
,
that
it
be
not
receiued
by
any
of
the
Faithfull
.
that
to
dispute
against
the
doctrine
of
the
vniuersall
Church
,
is
most
insolent
madnes
:
and
that
not
to
giue
thereunto
the
first
place
of
authority
,
is
either
extreme
impiety
,
or
precipitate
ignorance
.
to
be
a
rebellion
against
the
head
of
the
Church
,
refusing
to
communicate
with
the
members
therof
,
as
they
are
subiect
vnto
him
.
between
Heresy
and
Schisme
,
sayth
he
,
we
make
this
difference
,
that
Heresy
holdeth
some
peruerse
opinion
,
Schisme
also
separateth
from
the
Church
by
Episcopall
dissention
,
or
dissention
from
the
Bishop
his
faith
was
neuer
changed
from
the
Catholike
Church
.
went
not
out
from
Maiorinus
thy
predecessour
,
but
Maiorinus
from
Cecilian
:
Neither
did
Cecilian
depart
from
the
Chayre
of
or
of
in
whose
chayre
thou
succeedest
,
and
which
before
him
had
no
beginning
.
and
departing
from
the
Chayre
of
Peter
,
to
be
a
peruerse
doctrine
,
contrary
to
the
rule
of
truth
:
That
it
is
an
opinion
,
declyning
from
the
rule
,
and
turning
men
away
from
the
communion
of
the
Catholike
Church
:
insolent
madnes
,
extreme
impiety
,
and
hayre-braynd
,
or
furious
ignorance
.
peace
with
his
aduersary
while
he
is
yet
vpon
the
way
:
Iudging
no
man
or
depryning
no
man
of
our
communion
,
though
he
shal
be
of
a
contrary
opinion
.
For
none
of
vs
doth
make
himselfe
Bishop
of
Bishops
,
or
compelleth
his
followers
with
tyrannicall
terror
to
the
necessary
of
yeilding
to
him
:
whereas
euery
Bishop
is
to
haue
his
owne
proper
iudgement
,
in
respect
of
the
liberty
and
power
which
is
giuen
vnto
him
;
so
that
he
cannot
be
iudged
of
another
,
as
he
himselfe
cannot
iudge
another
.
But
let
vs
all
expect
the
iudgment
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
who
only
and
alone
hath
power
to
place
vs
in
the
gouernement
of
his
Church
;
and
to
iudge
of
our
actions
.
falling
headlong
into
the
mischiefe
of
schisme
,
S.
Cyprian
that
custome
which
was
opposed
to
ought
to
be
belieued
to
haue
taken
his
beginning
from
the
tradition
of
the
Apostles
;
as
there
are
many
things
,
which
the
vniuersall
Church
doth
hold
,
and
for
this
cause
,
are
rightly
belieued
to
haue
been
commaunded
by
the
Apostles
,
albeit
they
be
not
found
to
be
written
.
S.
Cyprian
S.
Cyprian
Marke
Anthony
S.
Stephen
S.
Stephen
S.
Stephen
S.
Athanasius
S.
Cyprian
S.
Cyprian
S.
Stephen
S.
Cyprian
But
with
vs
it
is
no
now
,
or
sodayne
matter
,
that
we
should
thinke
,
that
they
ought
to
be
baptized
which
come
vnto
the
Church
from
heretikes
,
there
hauing
passed
now
many
years
,
&
a
long
age
,
sithence
that
vnder
very
many
Bishops
agreeing
togeather
in
one
,
decreed
the
same
:
and
from
that
day
to
this
,
so
many
thousand
Heretikes
in
our
Prouinces
being
conuerted
to
the
Church
,
haue
not
thought
much
,
or
been
vnwilling
,
but
rather
both
reasonably
,
and
willingly
haue
obtayned
the
grace
of
baptisme
.
Vincentius
Lirinensis
But
perchance
this
new
inuention
wanted
defence
.
Noc
but
so
great
was
the
force
of
wyt
,
which
assisted
the
same
:
so
great
the
flouds
of
Eloquence
:
so
great
the
number
of
the
Professors
thereof
:
so
great
the
similitude
of
truth
:
so
many
the
oracles
of
the
Diuine
Law
,
cited
for
the
same
;
that
in
my
opinion
,
such
a
conspiracy
,
and
consent
,
could
haue
no
way
been
distroyed
,
vnlesse
&c.
S.
Cyprian
S
Stephen
S.
Hierome
To
conclude
,
those
very
Bishops
who
had
decreed
with
that
heretikes
ought
to
be
rebaptized
,
made
a
new
decree
to
the
contrary
.
S.
Augustine
S.
Cyprian
that
it
is
very
agreable
,
that
we
should
iudge
of
such
a
man
,
that
he
corrected
his
opinion
.
S.
Cyprian
Vincentius
Lirinensis
Wherefore
,
as
all
,
from
all
parts
,
began
to
reclayme
against
the
nouelty
of
the
matter
,
and
that
all
Priests
euery
where
,
each
one
for
his
owne
part
,
did
striue
against
it
:
so
the
Pope
of
blessed
memory
,
the
Antistes
of
the
Apostolicall
Seat
,
with
the
rest
of
his
Colleagues
,
but
yet
more
then
the
rest
,
made
resistance
thereunto
:
Thinking
it
agreable
,
as
may
be
imagined
,
to
go
beyond
all
others
in
the
deuotion
of
his
faith
,
as
he
did
surpasse
them
in
the
authority
of
his
place
.
To
conclude
;
in
his
Epistle
which
was
sent
into
Affrick
,
he
made
this
solemne
Decree
:
Nothing
must
be
innouated
,
only
that
which
was
deliuered
must
be
conserued
.
For
the
holy
and
prudent
man
did
iudge
,
that
nothing
was
to
be
admitted
vnder
the
colour
of
piety
,
but
that
all
things
should
be
consigned
with
the
same
faith
to
the
children
,
with
which
fayth
they
were
receiued
from
the
Fathers
.
But
what
was
the
end
of
all
those
buysnesses
?
what
end
could
it
haue
,
but
that
which
is
vsuall
and
accustomed
:
That
is
to
say
,
antiquity
was
retayned
,
and
nouelty
was
reiected
.
Vincentius
Li●inensis
S.
Cyprian
S.
Stephen
he
could
not
be
touched
with
any
fault
in
the
discharge
of
his
Office
.
S.
Augustine
he
was
too
much
moued
in
his
anger
,
being
irritated
,
he
ran
out
into
such
termes
against
Pope
thought
not
good
to
touch
because
they
gaue
occasion
,
or
did
put
the
Church
in
danger
of
pernicious
dissention
.
Marcus
Antonius
Marcus
Antonius
S.
Cyprian
Marcus
Antonius
Marcus
Antonius
Marcus
Antonius
Marcus
Antonius
Cyprian
:
As
I
take
it
he
meaneth
in
those
questions
,
which
are
not
yet
discussed
with
most
cleere
perspection
.
S.
Augustine
S.
Cyprian
they
endeauored
,
that
sinnes
might
not
be
redeemed
by
iust
satisfaction
&
lamentation
:
that
wounds
might
not
be
washed
by
teares
:
That
weeping
and
wayling
might
not
be
heard
to
proceed
from
the
brest
,
and
from
the
mouth
of
such
as
were
fallen
:
that
such
as
were
inuolued
in
defrauding
,
and
deceyuing
,
or
defyled
with
adultery
,
or
polluted
with
the
contagion
of
sacryfiee
to
Idols
might
not
make
confession
of
their
crymes
in
the
Church
;
whereby
all
hope
of
satisfaction
and
pennance
being
taken
away
,
they
lost
both
the
sense
,
and
the
fruit
thereof
.
Florentius
Pupianus
From
hence
Schismes
and
Heresyes
haue
risen
,
and
do
arise
,
because
the
Bishop
which
is
one
,
and
gouerneth
the
Church
,
is
condemned
by
the
proud
presumption
of
some
:
and
the
man
whome
God
hath
vouchsafed
to
honour
,
is
iudged
of
men
to
be
vnworthy
.
There
speaketh
Peter
,
vpon
whom
the
Church
was
buylt
,
shewing
,
and
teaching
in
the
name
of
the
Church
:
That
albeit
,
the
proud
&
stifnecked
multitude
of
those
that
would
not
obay
,
departed
from
Christ
,
yet
the
Church
departeth
not
:
wherefore
thou
oughtest
to
know
,
sayth
he
,
that
the
Bishop
is
in
the
Church
,
and
the
Church
in
the
Bishop
:
And
so
he
who
is
not
with
the
Bishop
,
is
not
in
the
Church
flatter
themselues
in
vayne
,
who
not
hauing
peace
with
the
Priests
of
God
,
thinke
it
sufficient
to
communicate
with
others
.
That
there
is
no
other
cause
of
Heresyes
and
Schismes
,
but
that
the
Priest
of
God
is
not
obayed
:
and
that
one
Priest
,
and
one
Iudge
is
not
acknowledged
in
the
place
of
Christ
,
in
the
Church
for
the
tyme
.
that
the
Church
was
built
vpon
Peter
,
That
they
were
so
audacious
,
as
to
sayle
vnto
the
Chayre
of
Peter
,
and
to
the
principall
Church
,
from
whence
the
vnity
of
Priesthood
did
proceed
;
not
considering
that
they
were
Romans
,
whose
fayth
was
praysed
by
the
mouth
of
the
Apostle
,
and
vnto
whome
perfidiousnes
(
or
error
in
fayth
)
can
haue
no
accesse
.
That
men
are
transported
by
the
Diuell
,
into
Heresy
and
Schisme
out
of
the
Church
of
God
,
because
they
do
not
returne
to
the
origen
of
truth
,
nor
seeke
the
head
,
nor
follow
the
doctrine
of
their
heauenly
Maister
.
Which
if
they
considered
,
there
were
no
need
of
any
long
treatise
or
argument
,
but
that
the
tryall
of
Fayth
would
be
very
easy
.
Our
Lord
sayd
vnto
Peter
,
I
say
vnto
thee
,
thou
art
Peter
,
and
vpon
this
Rocke
&c.
and
vnto
the
same
man
after
his
resurrection
he
sayd
:
Feed
my
sheep
;
and
so
concludeth
,
that
our
Sauiour
built
his
Church
vpon
him
alone
,
and
committed
vnto
him
his
sheep
to
be
fed
,
and
gaue
him
the
Primacy
,
that
there
might
be
one
Church
&c.
This
vnity
of
the
Church
,
he
that
doth
not
keep
,
doth
he
beleeue
that
he
keepeth
the
Fayth
?
He
that
resisteth
the
Church
,
and
striueth
against
the
same
,
he
that
forsaketh
the
Chayre
of
Peter
,
doth
he
confide
that
he
is
in
the
Church
?
God
is
one
,
&
Christ
one
,
and
the
Church
one
,
and
the
Chayre
one
,
built
vpon
Enter
by
the
voyce
of
our
Lord
:
any
other
Altar
or
new
Priesthood
,
beside
one
Altar
and
one
Priesthood
cannot
be
erected
and
made
.
Whosoeuer
gathereth
els
where
,
scattereth
.
one
Bishop
vpon
whom
the
Church
was
built
,
and
who
is
in
the
Church
,
and
the
Church
in
him
;
because
the
Chuych
is
nothing
els
,
but
the
people
vnited
to
the
Priest
,
and
the
flocke
adhering
to
the
Pastour
.
and
doth
not
acknowledge
one
Priest
,
and
one
iudge
for
the
tyme
,
in
the
place
of
Christ
,
and
forsaketh
the
Chayre
of
Peter
,
and
the
principall
Church
,
from
whence
the
vnity
of
Priesthood
proceedeth
,
and
wherunto
no
falshood
in
Fayth
can
haue
accesse
:
that
he
obserueth
not
the
doctrine
of
our
heauenvly
Maister
,
neither
returning
to
the
origen
of
truth
,
nor
seeking
the
head
which
is
S.
Peter
,
vpon
whome
alone
our
Sauiour
built
his
Church
,
and
committed
the
feeding
of
his
sheep
vnto
him
cause
,
and
occasion
,
and
only
meanes
,
whereby
the
Diuel
transporteth
men
out
of
the
Church
into
Schism
and
Heresy
S.
Peter
vayne
beleeueth
to
be
therein
,
and
gathereth
not
with
Christ
,
but
scattereth
with
Antichrist
.
hayle
Maister
his
most
holy
Father
his
most
blessed
Brethren
to
restore
peace
,
and
charity
to
all
those
Churches
,
that
professe
to
receiue
the
essentiall
Creeds
of
Fayth
.
S.
Cyprian
Florentius
Pupianus
What
swelling
Pryde
is
this
?
what
arrogancy
of
hart
?
what
inflation
of
mynd
?
to
call
vnto
the
trybunall
of
thy
Iudgment
the
Priests
and
those
that
are
set
ouer
thee
?
that
vnlesse
we
can
purge
ourselues
to
thee
,
and
be
absolued
by
thy
sentence
,
now
for
so
many
yeares
the
Fraternity
must
be
condemned
to
haue
had
no
Bishop
,
the
people
no
Prelate
,
the
flock
no
Pastour
,
the
Church
no
Gouernour
,
Christ
no
Antistes
,
and
God
no
Priest
.
Let
Pupianus
be
pleased
to
help
vs
,
let
him
giue
his
sentence
,
and
be
contented
to
make
good
the
iudgment
of
God
&
of
Christ
,
that
so
great
a
number
of
faythfull
people
ranged
vnder
vs
,
may
not
be
thought
to
haue
departed
without
hope
of
saluation
:
and
that
so
many
Nations
of
new
beleeuers
,
be
not
accompted
to
haue
receiued
from
vs
no
grace
at
all
of
the
spirit
of
God
:
that
the
Communion
,
and
reconcilement
giuen
by
vs
to
so
many
that
haue
repented
,
be
not
dissolued
,
and
taken
from
them
by
the
authority
of
thy
decree
,
vouchsafe
at
length
to
grant
our
request
,
giue
vs
thy
fauourable
sentence
,
confirme
vs
in
our
place
by
thy
iudiciall
authority
,
that
God
and
his
Christ
may
giue
thee
thanks
;
that
by
thee
their
Prelate
is
restored
to
their
Alter
againe
,
and
their
Rector
to
the
gouernement
of
their
people
.
Marcus
Antonius
Florentius
Pupianus
Wherefore
Brother
if
thou
wilt
dayly
consider
the
Maiesty
of
God
,
from
whome
the
ordinance
of
Priests
proceedeth
:
If
thou
wilt
beare
respect
vnto
Christ
,
who
with
his
holy
pleasure
and
continuall
presence
gouerneth
,
both
the
Prelates
themselues
,
&
the
Church
with
the
Prelates
;
If
thou
wilt
esteeme
of
the
innocency
of
Priests
,
not
according
to
the
hatred
of
man
,
but
according
to
the
iudgment
of
God
:
If
thou
wilt
begin
at
length
to
repent
thy
●…merity
,
and
pride
,
and
insolency
;
If
thou
be
contented
to
make
a
full
and
perfect
satisfaction
to
God
and
his
Christ
,
whome
I
serue
,
and
vnto
whome
,
with
a
pure
and
immaculate
mouth
,
I
offer
continuall
sacrifice
,
both
in
peace
&
persecution
:
vpon
these
tearmes
,
we
may
be
brought
to
haue
peace
,
and
communion
with
thee
.
The
Diuell
perswadeth
,
or-induceth
no
man
to
forsake
the
false
,
or
to
imbrace
the
true
Religion
:
But
as
hath
been
shewed
,
it
was
no
other
then
the
spirit
of
the
Diuell
,
that
induced
the
Bishop
to
forsake
the
Catholike
,
and
to
imbrace
the
Protestant
Religion
:
Therfore
,
neither
the
Catholike
can
be
the
false
,
nor
the
Protestant
the
true
Religion
.
Where
the
gifts
and
graces
of
God
are
bestowed
,
there
we
ought
to
learne
the
truth
.
With
whom
that
succession
of
the
Church
,
which
is
from
the
Apostles
remayneth
,
and
that
which
is
sound
,
and
irreprouable
in
conuersation
,
and
that
which
is
vndefiled
,
and
incorruptible
in
doctrine
,
doth
still
continue
.
For
these
be
they
,
who
both
keep
and
preserue
our
fayth
,
and
expound
the
Scriptures
vnto
vs
,
without
danger
.
bringing
seauen
more
with
him
,
worse
then
himselfe
,
entred
into
him
,
and
the
last
of
this
man
was
made
farre
worse
,
then
his
foule
beginning
.
Marcus
Antonius
de
Dominis
being
come
to
the
prefoundnes
of
iniquity
,
that
it
was
become
a
vinyeard
to
make
Noe
drunke
,
and
a
flocke
which
the
Pastour
did
ouermilke
,
and
not
only
sheer
and
sha●e
,
but
also
flea
and
slea
Iudas
Iudas
wiping
his
mouth
with
the
shamles
woman
,
as
if
he
had
done
nothing
amisse
S.
Paul
God
hath
sayd
vnto
the
sinner
,
why
doest
thou
declare
my
Iustice
,
and
takest
my
Testament
into
thy
mouth
?
thou
hast
hated
discipline
and
thou
hast
cast
my
words
behind
thee
If
thou
sawest
a
theefe
thou
didst
run
with
him
:
and
thou
didst
put
thy
portion
with
adulterers
Thy
mouth
abounded
with
malice
and
thy
tongue
contriued
fraud
Sitting
,
thou
didst
speake
against
thy
brother
&
didst
giue
scandall
to
the
senne
of
thy
mother
These
things
thou
hast
done
,
and
I
haue
held
my
peace
.
thou
didst
thinke
that
I
would
become
like
vnto
thee
but
,
I
will
reproue
,
or
confound
thee
,
and
bring
forth
thy
sinnes
to
plead
before
thy
face
against
thee
.
Vnderstand
these
things
you
that
forget
God
,
least
suddainly
he
take
you
away
.
and
there
be
none
to
deliuer
you
.