THE
DECLARATION
OF
Mr.
PATRIK
CRAWFURD
HIS
RETVRNE
FROM
POPERIE
,
TO
THE
true
Religion
,
which
is
according
to
the
Word
of
God
in
holy
Scripture
,
He
hath
brought
mee
vp
out
of
an
horrible
pit
;
out
of
the
myrie
clay
.
&c.
Psal.
40.
Ver.
7
CHAP.
1.
The
mercy
of
God
to
a
Sinner
.
THese
sixe
yeares
bygone
I
haue
beene
a
stranger
to
God
and
his
Word
,
and
haue
lyen
in
darknesse
of
Poperie
,
neuer
reading
the
Scriptures
for
the
right
end
,
but
only
to
picke
out
something
of
them
for
contraversie
,
whereby
I
might
brangle
with
some
colour
and
appearance
these
who
makes
the
Lords
Word
the
only
rule
of
their
Religion
:
euen
as
many
moe
Schollers
than
I
,
doe
read
them
still
,
who
sets
themselfe
to
maintaine
Poperie
,
and
oppugne
the
reformed
Religion
.
But
now
the
Lord
God
who
is
gratious
and
mercifull
to
many
that
deserues
wrath
,
who
is
found
often-times
of
them
who
seekes
him
not
▪
or
seeks
him
not
the
right
way
,
hath
opened
my
eyes
by
the
power
of
his
owne
trueth
and
light
,
which
I
in
my
ignorance
smothred
downe
,
and
keeped
vnder
in
vnrighteousnesse
,
and
hath
made
mee
vnderstand
now
,
that
there
is
no
Rocke
whereon
to
rest
that
▪
Soule
that
seeks
certaintie
either
of
Religion
,
or
of
Salvation
,
but
the
holy
Scripture
,
and
that
learned
mens
judgement
,
and
writings
,
and
the
testimonie
of
the
Church
and
publicke
Preaching
,
and
conference
,
and
reading
,
and
meditation
,
and
prayer
to
God
for
the
Spirit
of
Wisedome
and
grace
,
are
all
but
meanes
to
point
out
the
Lambe
of
God
that
takes
away
the
sinnes
of
the
World
,
and
to
finde
out
his
will
set
downe
in
his
Testament
.
So
that
I
may
now
say
truelie
,
the
Lord
hath
brought
mee
out
of
an
horrible
and
darke
Pit
,
where
the
light
of
the
Lords
Word
is
hid
,
and
put
vnder
a
Bushell
,
and
out
of
the
myrye
and
teugh
clay
of
their
errours
,
which
defyled
mee
and
held
mee
fast
,
wherein
J
found
no
ground
to
rest
on
,
but
sunke
deeper
dayly
,
and
should
haue
drowned
at
last
,
had
not
the
Lord
pulled
mee
out
,
and
set
my
feete
vpon
a
Rocke
,
and
ordered
my
goings
.
The
summe
of
which
worke
of
God
,
as
I
haue
declared
to
sundrie
priuatly
,
and
now
of
late
publickly
,
in
the
Church
of
Irwing
,
before
my
admission
to
the
Lords
Table
there
,
the
26.
of
August
,
1627.
so
J
found
my selfe
oblidged
to
declare
the
same
by
write
to
all
men
if
I
could
,
and
that
so
much
the
more
,
as
I
haue
beene
more
wicked
in
the
wrong
way
than
many
others
,
who
haue
beene
seduced
and
drawne
away
from
the
trueth
as
I
was
,
for
J
hauing
drunken
in
the
errours
of
Poperie
as
fast
as
I
could
at
home
,
went
ouer
to
France
and
Italie
,
and
other
parts
;
and
by
the
space
of
foure
yeares
,
what
by
trauells
,
what
by
conference
,
what
by
studying
in
the
Colledges
of
Jesuites
,
made
my selfe
as
able
as
I
could
to
defend
Poperie
,
and
oppose
true
Religion
:
and
when
I
returned
home
did
what
I
could
to
pervert
others
,
and
to
confirme
them
that
were
seduced
:
and
convoyed
Jesuits
oftentimes
where
their
purpose
was
to
further
their
designes
,
sometimes
beeing
disaguised
with
them
for
feare
of
discouerie
,
to
the
hurt
of
many
Souls
(
the
Lord
forgiue
mee
)
for
whose
cause
I
doe
write
this
my
declaration
,
if
possiblie
it
comming
to
their
handes
might
bee
a
meane
to
cause
them
considder
their
wayes
,
and
repent
,
and
forsake
their
Idols
,
and
turne
to
seeke
the
Lord
Jesus
,
who
will
teach
all
them
the
true
way
,
who
seekes
the
same
by
prayer
of
God
through
Christ
alone
,
and
so
the
woundes
might
bee
healed
in
Gods
mercie
,
which
I
helped
to
giue
these
Souls
in
my
blind
zeale
:
the
recouerie
againe
of
whose
Souls
without
any
detriment
to
their
bodilie
estate
worldly
,
is
and
shall
bee
euer
my
desire
:
only
the
Lord
giue
them
Repentance
,
and
make
my
Repentance
dayly
more
fruitfull
,
that
J
may
bee
as
truelie
zealous
for
the
trueth
,
as
euer
I
was
blinde
forward
against
the
same
.
CHAP
,
2.
The
Iustice
of
God
,
giuing
those
ouer
to
beleeue
lyes
,
who
will
not
learne
the
trueth
.
TO
show
then
the
whole
matter
from
the
beginning
to
the
glory
of
God
,
and
edification
of
all
who
pleases
to
peruse
these
presentes
without
prejudice
,
J
was
brought
vp
in
the
Colledge
of
Glasgow
,
and
did
passe
,
my
course
vnder
learned
godly
Masters
,
who
did
their
diligence
to
instruct
both
me
and
others
in
human
Learning
and
Religion
,
as
time
wold
suffer
:
but
I
in
my
youthlinesse
did
not
lay
Religion
to
heart
,
and
therfore
was
justly
punished
thereafter
:
for
within
halfe
an
yeere
after
I
ended
my
course
in
the
Colledge
,
I
was
infected
with
the
errours
of
Poperie
,
(
so
iust
a
thing
it
is
with
God
to
punishe
the
neglect
of
trueth
with
giuing
ouer
to
errour
that
they
may
belieue
lyes
,
who
will
not
take
paines
to
vnderstand
the
trueth
)
for
an
Papist
of
my
acquaintance
,
who
had
beene
out
of
the
Countrie
,
a
Scholler
sharpe
enough
,
began
to
deale
with
mee
,
and
put
mee
in
question
and
doubt
,
concerning
the
Religion
professed
in
Scotland
,
so
much
the
more
easilie
as
I
vnderstood
it
not
at
that
time
.
Then
when
J
should
haue
sought
satisfaction
of
my
doubts
at
those
who
vnderstood
the
trueth
,
before
J
had
giuen
any
more
eare
to
him
that
seduced
mee
,
J
lent
my
eare
still
,
and
gaue
credite
to
all
that
hee
spake
,
without
examination
according
to
the
Scriptures
(
so
dangerous
a
matter
is
it
to
admit
any
grounds
of
Religion
without
trying
them
by
the
rule
of
Gods
Word
;
whether
they
bee
divine
or
not
)
and
so
he
possessed
mee
,
what
by
himselfe
,
what
by
Books
,
what
by
conference
with
Priests
and
others
,
of
these
erroneous
positions
following
.
First
,
that
the
Romane
Church
was
the
mother
Church
,
only
true
Catholicke
and
Apostolicke
.
2.
That
the
Scriptures
did
not
containe
all
things
needfull
for
Saluation
,
but
was
an
vnperfect
rule
of
Religion
.
3.
And
that
traditions
must
bee
ioyned
therewith
,
which
were
of
equall
authoritie
with
the
Scripture
.
4.
That
the
Scripture
was
obscure
and
dangerous
to
be
read
by
laickes
.
5.
That
to
the
Church
of
Rome
belonged
to
giue
the
sense
of
it
,
and
that
their
exposition
was
as
good
as
Scripture
.
6.
That
the
Church
of
Rome
was
iudge
of
all
contraversies
of
Religion
.
7.
That
the
Church
of
Rome
could
not
erre
.
8.
That
Saint
Peter
was
Pope
of
Rome
.
9.
And
that
all
the
Popes
since
,
were
his
lawfull
successours
,
Christs
Vicars
,
heads
of
the
Church
and
had
authoritie
aboue
the
Scriptures
,
and
that
he
bare
the
Keyes
of
Heauen
,
and
could
not
erre
in
doctrine
,
and
no
Saluation
without
the
Roman
Church
for
any
Soule
,
and
such
like
.
Those
grounds
I
drunke
in
,
supposing
them
all
to
bee
true
;
wherevpon
my
minde
was
casten
open
to
belieue
euery
thing
which
they
commanded
mee
to
belieue
;
and
whatsoeuer
the
Church
did
belieue
,
without
any
further
examination
.
So
J
was
receiued
amongst
Papists
,
and
admitted
to
their
Masse
,
heere
at
home
.
Then
beeing
desirous
to
haue
further
insight
in
the
Romish
Religion
,
J
went
ouer
to
France
,
and
stayed
there
a
season
,
conversing
with
Jesuits
in
their
Colledges
.
Therafter
J
went
to
Rome
to
the
head
spring
of
that
Religion
,
and
stayed
there
some
eight
Monthes
,
but
was
forced
to
leaue
it
through
sicknesse
,
and
retiering
to
West-Flanders
,
J
stayed
in
a
seminarie
,
and
studied
in
a
Colledge
of
Jesuites
some
two
yeares
,
all
which
time
I
remained
obedient
to
all
their
injunctions
giuen
vnto
mee
,
and
albeit
many
things
occurred
in
my
trauells
,
which
perplexed
my
minde
,
making
me
doubt
of
the
course
I
was
entered
into
,
yet
I
smothred
all
downe
,
by
the
weight
of
these
groundes
,
which
J
had
laid
downe
in
the
beginning
,
and
namelie
,
of
this
that
the
Church
of
Rome
could
not
erre
.
CHAP.
3.
The
power
of
Delusion
.
I
Obserued
their
Church-men
of
greatest
account
and
Wisedome
among
them
,
to
lay
heauie
burthens
and
grieuous
to
bee
borne
vpon
others
,
but
they
themselues
tooke
litle
paines
in
the
businesse
.
They
professed
for
the
most
parte
voluntarie
pouertie
one
by
one
;
but
the
yearely
Rents
and
common
Purse
,
whereof
euery
man
was
furnished
as
he
had
to
doe
was
verie
rich
.
I
saw
some
of
their
Orders
liue
by
begging
and
Almes
,
who
would
shortly
haue
forsaken
the
craft
,
if
there
had
beene
any
danger
in
that
course
,
either
of
hunger
or
cold
,
more
than
they
pleased
to
take
vpon
themselues
,
and
make
show
of
:
Yet
I
thought
their
Church
coulde
not
erre
.
They
professed
to
bee
so
retired
from
the
Worlde
,
as
they
could
thinke
of
nothing
but
Heauen
,
and
yet
tooke
the
most
wittie
courses
that
could
bee
,
to
vnderstand
all
mens
effaires
,
designes
and
disposition
,
and
then
made
use
of
them
all
as
best
serued
their
owne
ends
.
They
professed
humilitie
,
but
laboured
in
effect
to
bee
in
honour
and
estimation
by
all
,
and
were
as
impatient
to
bee
despysed
as
any
man
:
their
speciall
paines
beeing
imployed
,
to
bring
moe
and
moe
vnder
their
subiection
,
vnder
pretence
of
making
them
religious
.
Yet
J
thought
still
their
Church
could
not
erre
.
I
saw
the
Pope
who
calls
himselfe
Peters
successour
,
and
his
Cardinals
busked
in
the
greatest
riches
,
and
worldly
honour
that
can
bee
in
the
Earth
,
and
in
the
meane
time
casting
the
glory
of
the
Apostles
,
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
,
at
their
heeles
,
as
vnbeseeming
their
Grandour
.
When
the
Pope
came
abroad
hee
was
carried
in
a
gorgeous
Chaire
,
vpon
foure
mens
shoulders
,
and
all
men
as
he
went
by
,
kneeled
direct
to
the
ground
,
in
effect
adored
him
,
as
one
invested
with
Christs
power
and
preheminence
in
the
earth
,
and
owner
of
Christs
honour
in
the
World
,
as
his
Legat
and
Lieutenant
,
and
so
I
honoured
him
amongs
others
my selfe
.
And
yet
I
thought
all
well
for
this
presumption
that
the
Church
could
not
erre
.
I
saw
the
Church
men
take
direct
courses
that
the
common-People
should
never
vnderstand
what
they
or
themselues
were
doing
:
for
their
Masses
and
publick
services
all
was
done
in
an
vnknown
language
to
the
People
,
and
for
their
ordinare
Prayers
,
they
inioyned
for
the
most
part
to
say
them
in
Latine
,
though
they
vnderstood
not
the
same
.
(
Indeed
heere
in
Scotland
,
because
such
proceeding
hath
giuen
distaste
to
sundrie
by
appearance
,
libertie
is
giuen
to
those
who
please
to
haue
them
in
the
vulgare
language
else
where
J
haue
not
seene
this
so
ordinarly
practised
)
Next
by
all
meanes
they
laboured
that
the
common-People
either
had
not
the
Bible
in
their
vulgare
language
,
or
else
that
they
red
it
not
,
or
if
any
read
it
,
that
they
should
not
presume
to
take
any
part
of
it
in
any
sense
contrare
to
the
doctrine
and
practise
of
the
Roman
Church
,
but
instead
thereof
,
J
saw
they
filled
their
heads
and
hands
with
Jmages
and
Beads
Agnus
Deis
,
meddals
and
reliques
and
bookes
of
Prayer
to
this
Saint
,
and
to
that
Saint
,
and
the
office
of
our
Lady
as
they
call
the
Virgine
Mary
,
and
the
legends
of
such
and
such
miracles
done
by
Saints
departed
,
as
they
alledge
.
Such
stuffe
as
these
a
man
trauelling
will
finde
in
mens
houses
,
but
seldome
or
neuer
the
Bible
,
and
oftner
mention
will
he
heare
of
the
Virgine
Mary
,
than
of
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
,
and
the
fairest
Churches
and
Chappels
you
shall
finde
dedicate
to
the
Virgine
Mary
,
and
to
Saint
Peter
,
and
Saint
Paul
,
&
others
,
some
hee
,
some
shee
Saints
,
to
whose
Chapells
and
Churches
,
you
shall
finde
dayly
numbers
going
in
Pilgrimage
or
visitation
and
offering
their
offerings
and
Prayers
before
such
an
Altar
,
to
one
Saint
to
keepe
them
from
the
Pest
,
to
another
,
to
keepe
them
from
the
Ague
,
to
this
Saint
,
for
their
Kyne
,
to
that
Saint
for
their
Horses
,
in
such
varietie
as
I
cannot
number
:
for
there
are
particulare
Saintes
for
all
diseases
,
whom
to
,
at
seuerall
times
by
Prayers
and
offerings
,
ordinarly
they
haue
their
recourse
to
bee
helped
.
Yet
I
thought
all
well
thinking
the
Romish
Church
could
not
erre
.
At
Rome
it selfe
,
I
remarked
a
Church
,
whose
Patrone
(
if
I
remember
)
is
commonly
called
in
vulgare
speach
,
Saint
Aloy
,
and
hath
power
,
as
they
say
,
to
heale
Horses
,
or
keep
them
from
their
diseases
.
To
this
Church
once
in
the
yeere
all
the
Horses
of
Rome
,
the
Popes
horses
and
Cardinals
,
Counsellours
and
Citizens
horses
are
brought
,
and
when
they
come
to
the
Fount
where
the
holy
water
stands
,
I
saw
one
of
the
Priests
sprinkle
holy
water
on
the
horse
forehead
,
and
another
Priest
receiue
the
offering
that
vseth
to
be
giuen
at
that
time
;
by
which
meanes
that
Church
and
all
these
that
waite
vpon
it
are
vpholden
,
and
thus
it
is
done
in
other
places
,
and
for
seuerall
diseases
of
men
and
beastes
.
All
this
J
approued
,
supposing
the
Church
of
Rome
could
not
erre
.
Neither
doe
I
speake
these
things
without
pittie
of
the
estate
of
the
poore
Soules
so
abused
:
for
J
my selfe
who
had
seene
better
thinges
,
and
should
haue
had
better
vnderstanding
,
as
a
scholler
,
by
tying
my selfe
without
further
warrand
,
to
beleeue
as
the
Church
beleeues
,
and
beleeuing
the
Church
of
Rome
could
not
erre
,
for
that
time
allowed
or
forced
my
minde
to
allow
of
all
these
abominable
Idolatries
,
and
multitude
of
false
Gods
,
and
was
as
busie
to
pray
to
all
the
Saints
as
any
man
,
and
said
my
Prayers
,
Pater
noster
,
Ave
Marie
,
and
Confiteor
vpon
my
beids
,
as
carefully
as
the
most
ignorant
old
Wife
among
them
.
J
keeped
constantly
the
Matines
and
Vespers
,
and
Salute
,
said
the
office
of
the
dead
,
my
long
letanies
and
my
〈◊〉
,
I
approued
their
making
of
holy
water
,
consecrating
of
meddals
,
beads
.
Agnus
Deis
&c.
Also
that
there
was
some
divine
vertue
in
making
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
before
my
breast
,
for
expelling
the
Deuill
for
the
time
from
me
,
I
beleeued
I
was
as
cleane
as
glasse
,
when
the
Priest
did
shrive
and
absolve
mee
.
I
haue
come
with
others
to
meete
a
procession
of
sundrie
sorts
of
Church
men
,
carying
a
consecrated
hostie
,
which
they
did
relate
was
Christ
himselfe
,
carried
throughout
the
streetes
▪
J
haue
fallen
downe
before
it
,
worshiped
and
adored
it
,
with
many
others
supposing
it
was
Christ
bodilie
present
,
when
I
was
present
at
Masse
I
did
the
same
vpon
the
same
presumption
,
J
beheld
the
bread
of
the
hostie
before
it
was
consecrate
as
they
call
it
,
I
beheld
it
when
it
was
consecrated
,
and
when
it
was
lifted
vp
,
I
saw
bread
as
clearly
as
J
saw
the
Priests
hand
that
held
it
vp
,
J
opened
my
mouth
,
and
the
Priest
put
it
in
my
mouth
,
I
saw
btead
with
my
eyes
,
I
smelled
it
,
J
felt
it
,
I
tasted
and
discerned
it
as
sensiblie
as
ever
I
did
bread
in
my
life
,
yet
I
beleeued
that
it
was
not
bread
,
but
Iesus
Christ
corporally
present
,
put
in
my
mouth
,
and
going
downe
my
bellie
,
though
all
senses
(
which
God
hath
euer
made
the
faithfull
witnesses
of
all
miraculous
changes
whereof
we
read
in
Scripture
)
did
testifie
the
contrare
,
I
gaue
them
all
the
lye
,
because
I
beleeued
as
the
Church
beleeued
,
and
belieued
that
the
Church
of
Rome
could
not
erre
.
Thus
I
who
would
not
beleeue
the
Trueth
,
was
giuen
ouer
to
such
fearefull
superstition
and
strong
delusion
,
that
J
might
beleeue
lyes
.
CHAP.
4.
No
end
in
erring
,
except
the
Lord
reclaime
.
THese
things
were
common
to
mee
,
and
all
others
of
the
Romish
Religion
,
but
J
went
yet
further
than
the
common
course
,
and
was
yet
more
besotted
by
this
delusion
,
for
I
haue
beene
clark
to
the
masse
,
helped
the
Preist
to
the
saying
of
it
,
lifting
the
masse
Booke
,
now
from
the
right
hand
to
the
left
,
now
from
the
left
to
the
right
backe
againe
,
Now
kneeling
,
now
standing
,
now
bowing
and
bending
the
body
,
now
knocking
on
my
breast
,
now
making
the
signe
of
the
crosse
at
the
eleuation
.
I
haue
born
vp
the
Priests
taile
with
the
one
hand
,
hauing
a
burning
torch
in
the
other
hand
,
sometimes
giuing
him
Wine
and
water
in
a
Chalice
,
sometimes
one
thing
,
sometimes
another
,
as
such
like
service
did
require
.
I
entred
my self
yet
further
in
their
snare
,
and
became
one
of
the
sodalitie
of
our
Lady
.
(
This
sodalitie
tyes
none
to
any
Ecclesiasticall
order
,
for
therein
with
their
approbation
,
all
Rankes
of
Persons
may
be
,
so
they
use
their
particular
devotion
to
our
Lady
)
which
is
an
ordour
wherein
especiallie
all
devout
students
in
Colledges
by
a
solemne
oath
and
invocation
of
the
Virgine
Mary
are
tyed
to
vse
speciall
deuotion
all
their
dayes
to
her
,
and
to
defend
her
name
,
where
euer
they
come
,
and
to
depend
vpon
her
as
their
Lady
Patronesse
,
and
lady
aduocate
with
God
for
them
.
O
fearefull
Idolatrie
!
and
yet
I
swalowed
it
then
,
beleeuing
as
the
Church
beleeued
,
and
that
she
could
not
erre
,
and
obeying
as
diuine
truth
what
their
Church
commanded
.
Last
of
all
J
was
in
tearmes
with
the
Iesuits
to
haue
rendred
my self
of
that
order
,
and
to
haue
taken
on
their
threefold
vow
,
the
third
whereof
,
which
is
of
a
blind
&
absolute
obedience
to
the
superiors
of
that
order
,
renuncing
both
my
will
and
iudgment
(
as
their
Father
Ignatius
Edinburgh
,
Falkirke
and
Glasgow
:
who
all
louingly
and
learnedly
gaue
mee
solution
to
all
my
doubts
,
and
furthered
this
worke
of
God
in
helping
home
a
forlorne
Sonne
to
his
Fathers
house
againe
.
Now
for
all
the
particular
reasons
why
I
call
their
masse
and
transubstantiation
an
errour
,
and
the
grounds
of
their
Religion
vnwarandable
,
and
why
J
haue
renunced
their
particular
errours
builded
thereon
,
it
were
not
convenient
to
set
them
all
down
here
:
partly
because
it
wold
accresse
to
a
volume
,
partly
because
in
substance
they
are
the
same
that
are
learnedlie
set
down
by
these
who
handles
the
contrauersies
against
the
Church
of
Rome
.
Only
J
will
content
my selfe
to
shew
some
few
things
of
many
.
First
,
concerning
their
Religion
in
generall
.
Next
,
concerning
their
masse
,
adding
therto
compendiously
in
the
third
place
,
some
few
things
of
their
common
absurdities
maintained
by
them
.
CHAP.
5.
The
Scriptures
alledged
imperfection
,
&
the
Pope
of
Romes
perfection
,
who
can
not
erre
as
is
alledged
,
because
hee
sits
in
the
Chaire
of
Saint
Peter
,
are
the
two
rotten
Pillars
,
whereon
all
these
errours
are
builded
.
THis
Romish
Religion
is
a
mysterie
:
it
makes
show
to
hold
the
common
groundes
of
Christianitie
,
but
by
her
deedes
everts
them
.
The
first
principles
of
the
Romish
errours
doe
resolue
vpon
these
two
,
the
imperfection
of
the
Scripture
,
and
the
peerelesse
prerogatiue
of
the
Church
of
Rome
.
As
for
the
imperfection
of
the
Scripture
,
they
alledge
that
it
does
not
containe
all
things
necessarie
for
Salvation
,
but
place
must
bee
left
for
traditions
,
that
is
,
vnwriten
doctrinall
poynts
,
and
ancient
customes
long
vsed
in
the
Church
,
as
also
for
Ecclesiasticall
constitutions
,
and
determinations
or
definitive
sentences
in
matters
controverted
:
all
which
they
alledge
must
haue
equall
authoritie
in
mens
mindes
with
the
Scriptures
.
Next
,
they
alledge
that
these
points
necessarie
to
Saluation
,
which
are
set
down
in
Scripture
are
not
cleare
and
plaine
in
the
Scripture
,
but
that
the
Scripture
is
obscure
and
doubtsome
,
and
therefore
is
neither
necessarie
nor
expedient
that
it
should
bee
translated
,
that
it
is
a
dangerous
thing
for
laicks
to
read
it
:
wherein
,
to
any
that
will
looke
narrowlie
vpon
the
matter
,
they
bewray
a
secreet
feare
,
if
they
bee
hemde
in
into
the
rule
of
the
Scriptures
,
they
cannot
iustifie
with
any
colour
the
abundance
of
their
errours
.
Thirdly
,
evidently
they
show
that
the
reading
of
the
Scriptures
by
laicks
shuld
breed
moe
doubts
about
their
Religion
than
they
could
bee
able
to
solve
,
and
giue
them
such
insight
in
this
Religion
,
that
these
whom
they
keepe
now
in
the
chaines
of
darknesse
and
blinde
beliefe
causing
them
to
doe
,
and
suffer
and
beleeue
what
they
please
,
could
not
but
break
the
yock
if
they
grew
acquainted
with
the
Scripture
.
Fourthlie
,
they
bewray
the
Spirit
of
Antichrist
,
who
thus
vnder
faire
pretences
sclander
Christ
Jesus
.
who
hauing
taken
vpon
him
,
as
the
great
Prophet
and
Doctour
of
his
Church
,
to
reveale
the
whole
Counsell
of
God
concerning
mens
Saluation
,
and
caused
set
it
downe
in
Scripture
,
yet
hath
come
short
of
his
purpose
,
as
their
doctrine
importes
,
and
neither
hath
set
downe
all
things
needfull
,
nor
these
clearly
which
are
set
downe
,
but
obscurely
,
ambiguously
and
dangerously
,
that
it
is
not
safe
for
common
People
to
read
the
same
:
and
so
by
these
meanes
they
breed
a
misregard
of
the
Scripture
of
Christ
in
mens
hearts
,
and
skarres
Christs
sheepe
as
long
as
they
can
from
hearing
what
the
Spirit
of
Christ
sayeth
to
his
Churches
.
As
for
the
peerelesse
prerogatiue
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
the
first
is
,
that
she
cannot
erre
.
If
wee
aske
how
this
can
bee
,
since
they
cannot
name
six
men
liuing
of
the
Romish
Religion
,
of
whom
they
either
dare
or
wil
avow
but
they
may
erre
,
and
are
subject
thereto
,
nor
three
,
nor
two
.
They
will
answere
,
that
yet
there
is
one
who
is
head
of
all
the
rest
of
that
Religion
,
the
Pope
,
who
cannot
erre
,
all
the
rest
of
the
Church-men
of
that
profession
being
gathered
together
without
him
,
or
without
his
minde
,
sent
by
his
Legat
or
Nuncio
to
them
,
they
grant
they
may
erre
,
only
he
cannot
erre
.
So
then
in
stead
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
we
haue
the
Pope
,
whose
councill
of
Cardinals
they
will
ioyne
with
him
for
lusters
cause
:
but
the
infallibilitie
of
doctrine
they
place
in
none
but
the
Pope
only
.
By
vertue
of
this
prerogatiue
of
the
Pope
they
ascribe
great
things
to
the
Church
of
Rome
,
vnder
this
pretence
all
her
traditions
are
Apostolicke
,
albeit
they
bee
not
in
Scripture
,
because
they
are
come
down
,
as
is
alledged
;
through
the
Apostolicke
channell
of
the
Popes
infallibilitie
.
Vnder
this
pretence
all
her
customes
and
obseruations
are
Catholicke
and
Apostolicke
,
and
all
her
Ecclesiasticke
constitutions
,
and
definitive
sentences
in
matters
contraverted
are
of
diuine
authoritie
as
they
alledge
,
and
doe
oblige
men
to
beliefe
&
obedience
no
lesse
than
the
Scripture
.
Yea
,
vnder
this
pretence
the
Scripture
hath
no
authoritie
in
respect
of
these
who
beleeue
it
,
wherfore
it
shuld
persuade
them
or
be
credited
more
than
the
fables
of
Esope
,
but
as
much
as
the
Church
of
Rome
allowes
vpon
it
.
Vnder
this
pretence
,
when
other
Churches
doechallenge
the
Roman
Church
for
any
fault
or
errour
,
shee
takes
vpon
her
to
bee
judge
in
all
controuersies
betwixt
her selfe
and
others
.
The
Greeke
Church
for
example
in
Asia
challenges
her
of
vsurpation
aboue
other
Churches
;
shee
will
be
iudge
,
challenges
her
of
defection
from
Apostolicke
doctrine
,
shee
will
bee
iudge
:
challenges
her
of
not
doing
as
shee
ought
to
doe
,
or
Christs
spouse
ought
to
do
,
shee
will
be
iudge
:
yea
,
shee
will
giue
the
sense
of
the
Scripture
and
the
exposition
of
it
as
shal
best
serue
to
iustifie
her
owne
cause
:
and
if
any
man
shall
take
a
sentence
of
Scripture
otherwise
than
shee
allowes
them
,
than
that
sentence
so
taken
shall
not
bee
accounted
Scripture
.
These
and
other
such
like
consequences
they
draw
and
deduce
from
this
one
fountaine
,
That
the
Church
of
Rome
can
not
erre
.
Aske
againe
of
them
,
why
cannot
your
Pope
erre
,
seeing
he
is
a
sinfull
man
as
well
as
others
,
as
they
will
not
deny
,
and
they
least
of
all
who
are
best
acquaint
with
the
Popes
priuate
conuersation
,
seeing
it
is
possible
that
the
Cardinalls
(
who
are
subiect
to
errour
,
especially
when
their
head
is
dead
,
and
a
new
Pope
not
yet
created
)
seeing
they
may
erre
in
choosing
an
vnfit
man
for
so
great
a
charge
,
what
warrand
can
they
show
to
giue
assurance
that
such
a
Pope
cannot
erre
.
They
answere
at
last
,
albeit
they
shift
possibliea
while
,
becaus
Saint
Peter
was
head
of
the
whole
Catholick
Church
in
his
time
hauing
supreme
authoritie
and
the
fulnesse
of
pastorall
power
in
doctrine
and
gouernment
ouer
the
rest
of
the
Apostles
,
and
all
the
Churches
of
the
Worlde
.
Saint
Peter
so
qualified
say
they
,
was
Bishop
of
Rome
,
and
there
is
his
Chaire
,
and
the
Popes
are
his
only
lawfull
successours
,
inuested
lawfully
by
God
in
the
same
Apostolicke
authoritie
,
ouer
all
the
sheepe
of
Christ
,
and
all
that
may
bee
sheepe
in
the
World
,
and
is
as
infalliblie
assisted
by
the
holy
Spirit
as
euer
the
Apostle
Saint
Peter
was
,
after
the
descending
of
the
holy
Ghost
vpon
him
,
in
the
Pentecost
.
This
is
the
key-stone
of
their
whole
building
:
this
is
the
Pillar
of
whole
Popedome
:
if
this
stand
,
the
better
for
them
:
if
this
fall
,
all
goes
to
the
ground
,
and
all
that
is
builded
thereon
:
for
if
either
they
faile
in
prouing
Saint
Peters
supremacie
,
or
his
Romish
Episcopacie
,
or
the
Popes
lawfullsuccession
in
Apostolick
authoritie
,
and
other
priuiledges
,
then
the
Popes
infallibilitie
,
and
the
Roman
Churches
certaintie
,
with
all
their
traditions
,
customes
,
constitutions
and
all
the
rest
of
that
worke
of
theirs
builded
thereon
shall
hurle
to
the
ground
together
.
CHAP.
6.
No
Papist
in
the
Earth
can
shew
one
cleare
testimonie
of
Scripture
to
make
good
that
ever
Saint
Peter
was
at
Rome
,
or
Bishop
of
Rome
,
or
that
the
Pope
is
his
speciall
successour
in
his
Apostolicke
office
.
TO
examine
then
these
grounds
,
that
therby
some
taste
may
be
giuen
briefly
of
that
Cup
,
which
Rome
propynes
to
the
World
,
and
the
Princes
therof
to
drinke
,
that
they
may
fall
in
loue
with
her
;
J
will
say
nothing
to
the
Apostolicke
authoritie
of
the
Lords
deare
servant
Saint
Peter
,
nor
to
his
personall
prerogatiue
in
age
,
in
time
of
following
Christ
,
in
zeale
and
painfulnesse
in
his
calling
:
Yet
let
me
vindicate
him
a
litle
from
that
iniurie
which
his
pretended
successours
doe
him
:
who
father
the
basphemous
titles
of
their
Antichristian
vsurpation
and
tyrannie
ouer
Gods
Church
vpon
him
.
For
this
peerelesse
power
above
the
whole
Apostles
,
&
headship
of
the
Church
which
they
alledge
is
a
thing
which
without
blasphemie
cannot
bee
ascribed
to
any
mortall
man
:
because
Christ
in
his
holy
Scripture
claims
this
for
his
owne
royall
prerogatiue
to
bee
head
of
his
Church
,
and
to
haue
the
Church
his
body
and
not
anothers
;
To
bee
the
husband
of
his
Church
,
and
to
haue
the
Church
his
spouse
,
and
not
anothers
:
for
these
belongs
to
the
Sauiour
of
the
Church
,
who
is
Christ
only
,
and
not
another
,
and
therefore
these
three
styles
are
Rome
▪
and
next
let
them
show
any
testimonie
out
of
the
same
Scripture
,
that
the
Popes
of
Rome
are
priuiledged
from
erring
,
more
than
other
men
,
and
are
indued
with
as
infallible
assistance
of
the
holy
Spirit
as
Peter
.
They
will
produce
to
vs
their
owne
flatterers
and
old
storie
writers
,
who
both
in
those
maters
and
others
disagree
among
themselves
.
But
who
are
these
that
the
Soules
of
so
many
thousands
should
bee
grounded
vpon
their
worde
?
to
speake
nothing
of
the
fables
that
is
found
in
them
,
and
of
the
small
respect
that
the
Church
of
Rome
carries
to
them
,
when
they
seeme
to
make
any
thing
against
them
.
Therefore
I
say
againe
,
let
them
produce
divine
warrand
out
of
the
Scripture
,
or
els
let
me
be
iustified
,
who
after
the
tryall
of
their
falshood
and
deceat
,
haue
departed
from
them
as
seducers
,
who
when
J
followed
their
grounds
to
the
vttermost
,
could
giue
mee
no
warrand
,
for
the
grounds
whereon
all
their
Religion
stands
,
but
such
as
are
taken
from
behind
the
Bible
from
lying
mens
words
and
forged
histories
,
supposititous
treatises
of
the
fauorites
of
Rome
,
&
helpers
vp
of
their
monstruous
head
the
Pope
,
aboue
the
Church
:
either
let
them
proue
these
prime
Pillars
of
their
Religion
,
or
else
let
all
Catholickes
who
in
their
heart
would
faine
bee
at
Christ
forsake
their
seducers
as
J
haue
done
vpon
iust
grounds
▪
But
becaus
it
is
impossible
for
them
to
proue
S.
Peter
proper
Bishop
of
Rome
from
Scripture
,
far
lesse
that
all
the
Popes
of
Rome
since
the
Apostles
time
were
as
infalliblie
assisted
with
the
holy
Spirit
and
set
vp
in
the
same
Apostolick
authoritie
that
he
had
,
J
will
say
something
against
these
for
such
as
faine
would
know
the
right
,
to
thinke
vpon
,
till
they
proue
the
same
groundes
out
of
Scripture
.
The
Scripture
giues
great
probabilitie
that
Peter
was
not
in
Rome
at
all
,
farre
lesse
to
fixe
his
Episcopall
Chaire
there
:
For
first
,
before
Paul
did
write
to
the
Romans
,
Peter
was
not
at
Rome
far
lesse
Bishop
of
Rome
:
for
then
Paul
should
haue
made
some
mention
of
him
,
confirmed
his
doctrine
,
commended
his
labour
,
and
saluted
him
among
the
first
,
but
this
he
doth
not
.
Secondly
,
Christianitie
would
not
haue
beene
so
vncouth
to
the
Iewes
at
Rome
who
desired
to
heare
of
it
by
Linus
,
Clemens
,
or
Cletus
:
A
wonder
it
is
that
the
fastening
of
the
body
of
popedome
to
Saint
Peter
shuld
be
so
vncertaine
:
but
the
truth
is
,
that
God
heereby
would
declare
to
these
who
are
not
blinded
,
that
the
misterie
of
iniquitie
lurketh
vnder
these
,
and
the
like
mists
:
This
for
Peters
not
beeing
at
Rome
.
Now
that
the
Pope
is
not
lawfull
successour
to
Peter
in
his
Apostolicke
office
,
J
cleare
it
thus
,
he
hath
neither
Apostolicke
office
,
nor
Apostolicke
qualification
,
nor
Apostolicke
calling
and
entrie
to
the
office
hee
pretends
.
Therefore
hee
cannot
bee
either
lawfull
successour
to
Peter
or
any
of
the
Apostles
in
that
Apostolicke
charge
.
The
office
of
Peter
and
others
the
Apostles
,
was
,
to
goe
and
teach
,
and
baptize
all
Nations
;
that
is
,
in
their
owne
proper
person
,
to
goe
from
place
to
place
,
by
preaching
to
plant
Churches
and
to
establish
them
.
But
the
Popes
of
Rome
stayes
in
their
palaces
,
and
neither
teaches
,
nor
baptizes
.
Therefore
in
their
office
they
are
not
their
successours
.
Secondlie
,
Peter
and
others
Apostles
were
immediatly
called
,
and
entered
into
their
office
by
Jesus
Christ
himselfe
:
but
the
Popes
are
chosen
by
their
owne
Creaturs
,
the
Cardinals
,
who
neither
haue
their
owne
office
of
God
,
nor
power
of
God
to
giue
such
office
to
the
Pope
.
Thirdly
,
Peter
and
other
Apostles
were
authorised
to
write
canonicall
Scripture
,
and
were
indued
with
the
gift
of
miracles
,
God
testifieing
to
the
World
his
extraordinar
Commission
giuen
to
them
:
so
are
not
the
Popes
qualified
:
therefore
they
are
not
Peters
successours
.
Thus
I
haue
showne
that
one
of
the
two
greatest
pillars
of
Poperie
stands
vpon
the
sand
.
CHAP.
7.
That
this
rotten
and
falling
pillar
of
the
Popes
supremacie
may
bee
maintained
,
they
leaue
no
humane
policie
vn-attempted
.
THe
veritie
of
this
,
first
is
cleare
by
the
testimonie
of
their
Popes
and
Cardinalls
,
who
for
the
most
parte
are
of
noble
birth
in
this
Worlde
,
the
second
or
third
sonnes
of
Princes
,
and
great
men
in
Italie
,
Spaine
,
Germanie
and
other
partes
where
the
Romish
Religion
hath
place
,
by
whose
Kinred
,
friendship
and
Allyance
,
the
Pope
and
Popedome
is
strengthned
in
al
places
.
Next
for
every
Nation
,
among
the
rest
for
Scotland
,
England
and
Ireland
,
there
are
appointed
Cardinals
protectors
,
as
they
call
them
,
at
Rome
,
&
men
who
haue
Church
offices
&
honor
at
Rome
to
allure
&
draw
in
by
all
their
moyen
whom
they
can
;
specially
such
as
out
of
curiosity
in
traueling
do
resort
thither
;
&
lands
&
rents
in
&
about
Rome
,
besides
their
purchase
,
which
is
,
often
more
than
their
set
Rent
,
are
not
deficient
.
Then
there
are
Cardinals
sent
forth
from
the
court
of
Rome
into
all
Cuntries
where
Popedome
hath
place
,
to
see
to
the
standing
of
the
Popes
grandour
,
&
that
obedience
be
giuen
to
his
Holinesse
,
as
they
say
,
euerywhere
.
Under
them
in
euerie
Cuntrie
where
Romish
Religion
hath
place
,
are
Primates
,
Abbots
,
Metropolitanes
,
Suffraganes
,
with
many
other
their
attendans
,
&c.
vnto
whom
euerie-where
large
Rents
of
the
Church-living
,
and
casualities
and
commodities
doe
appertaine
,
all
these
by
their
whole
strength
,
studie
to
vphold
the
Popes
grandure
.
Vnder
these
againe
are
exceeding
many
ordouts
of
Monkes
,
of
Friers
of
diverse
colours
or
habits
,
Dominicanes
or
Iacobines
,
Augustines
,
Benedictines
,
Franciscans
,
Capucians
,
Gray
Friers
,
Recollects
,
Carthusians
,
Carms
,
Minims
,
and
Iesuits
&c.
hudge
number
of
all
these
of
whom
some
liue
by
set
Rents
,
some
goe
a
begging
,
some
liue
on
their
purchase
as
they
best
may
all
these
beside
their
proper
motiues
to
advance
the
Sea
of
Rome
are
solemnly
sworne
to
that
effect
,
that
they
shall
maintaine
,
defend
and
doe
their
vttermost
for
the
honour
welfare
and
grandour
,
of
their
holy
Father
the
Pope
.
Besides
these
they
haue
all
the
common
people
tied
vnto
them
by
bands
,
not
laid
vpon
their
bodies
,
but
vpon
their
Soules
,
by
their
doctrine
of
auriculare
confession
,
whereby
vnder
paine
of
not
beeing
forgiuen
their
sinnes
,
and
eternall
condemnation
,
they
make
them
reveale
not
only
their
secreet
actuall
turpitude
(
wherevpon
what
abuse
followes
J
neede
not
insist
)
but
also
their
purposes
and
intentions
which
they
haue
had
to
sinne
,
and
in
speciall
if
they
bee
priuie
to
any
thing
against
the
Church
of
Rome
their
holy
mother
;
by
which
means
they
not
only
bring
peoples
mindes
in
a
seruile
subjection
to
themselues
(
for
none
can
haue
more
Commandement
ouer
one
than
their
Father
confessour
)
but
also
by
their
intelligencing
this
way
,
make
the
Pope
their
Monarch
dreadfull
to
all
Kings
of
the
Earth
,
for
he
will
doe
more
by
a
syde
Cloake
and
a
sharp
knife
in
one
houre
,
than
the
mightiest
Prince
in
the
Earth
will
doe
by
fourtie
thousand
armed
men
in
a
long
time
:
yet
hee
should
doe
lesse
harme
if
hee
were
lesse
dred
:
for
when
men
are
more
feared
to
grieue
the
Pope
than
God
,
what
wonder
the
Lord
let
him
bee
a
scourge
to
them
?
This
their
strong
sort
of
Gouernement
,
(
more
wittilie
deuised
than
euer
the
old
Senate
disposed
the
ruling
of
the
conquered
Prouinces
,
or
conquering
of
new
)
they
second
with
the
extreame
show
and
externall
luster
of
holinesse
and
Religion
.
For
the
multitude
of
Religious
Orders
,
with
houses
and
Closters
and
persons
in
them
,
with
the
pretense
of
their
single
and
chast
life
,
the
multitude
of
Religious
exercises
,
Canonicke
houres
,
fastes
,
Feastes
,
holy
dayes
,
the
multitude
of
Altars
,
Jmages
,
and
rich
Ornaments
of
their
Churches
,
the
multitude
of
all
sort
of
Ceremonies
,
that
may
carry
appearance
of
Diuinitie
.
The
multitude
of
poore
people
enduring
pennance
,
going
in
Pilgrimage
,
the
wonderfull
mercilesnesse
of
poore
tormented
consciences
scourging
themselues
openlie
in
their
streetes
with
their
faces
couered
,
at
the
direction
sometimes
of
their
confessour
,
sometimes
voluntarlie
,
supposing
this
way
to
doe
away
their
sinnes
,
and
pacifie
Gods
wrath
,
and
their
owne
perplexed
conscience
,
together
with
the
profession
of
the
common
grounds
of
Christianitie
,
which
Papists
makes
show
of
,
so
astonishes
the
mindes
of
the
simple
people
,
so
rauishes
and
amazes
ignorant
on-lookers
,
so
inchants
and
so
bewitches
the
multitude
,
that
they
cannot
thinke
but
God
will
be
as
well
pleased
with
such
follies
,
as
they
are
themselves
,
not
knowing
what
is
pleasant
to
him
by
his
own
Word
,
or
that
will-worship
,
though
neuer
so
specious
,
is
abominable
to
him
.
Then
to
back
and
beamfill
all
,
comes
in
their
seminarie
Priests
,
and
preaching
Friers
,
and
the
late
ordour
of
the
Jesuits
,
by
all
their
powerfull
persuasion
to
presse
the
receauing
of
the
grounds
of
Roman
Religion
vpon
men
,
and
by
a
shew
of
Philosophy
,
and
the
Wisedome
of
this
Worlde
that
comes
to
nought
,
and
the
opposition
of
science
falsly
so
called
,
(
the
instruments
whereby
Sathan
opposed
the
Apostles
of
old
)
they
striue
to
make
all
seeme
good
that
the
Roman
Church
doeth
,
and
that
all
is
euill
that
they
doe
not
.
But
where
shall
all
the
riches
bee
gotten
to
vphold
such
a
statelie
Monarchie
as
this
,
and
so
many
seruants
of
that
state
?
for
answere
,
they
haue
so
many
points
of
gain
full
doctrine
,
as
first
of
the
merit
of
good
works
,
&
supererogation
of
the
merites
of
Saints
,
which
furnisheth
the
treasure
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
among
which
goode
workes
,
especiallie
Almes
,
this
must
be
held
for
a
principle
,
that
those
who
haue
wealth
cannot
doe
a
more
meritorious
worke
to
purchase
heauen
by
,
than
by
largelie
bestowing
vpon
religious
men
and
their
maintainance
.
Secondly
the
Doctrine
of
pennance
and
of
indulgence
,
and
satisfaction
;
which
sometime
rendred
the
Sea
of
Rome
,
a
great
deale
more
than
now
it
doeth
,
and
yet
brings
hudge
moneyes
to
that
Sea
.
Thirdly
,
the
doctrine
of
purgatorie
nothing
inferiour
to
any
of
the
former
:
for
these
who
could
not
be
enduced
to
giue
them
any
thing
largely
in
the
time
of
their
life
,
at
the
time
of
their
death
for
feare
of
Purgatory
,
to
the
end
that
they
may
win
out
of
Purgatorie
fire
soone
,
by
the
vertue
of
Soul
masses
,
&
religious
mens
devotion
,
will
be
willing
to
mortify
or
leaue
in
Legacie
what
their
Fatherconfessor
thinks
expedient
,
and
that
of
the
readiest
.
Fourthlie
,
the
straite
vrging
the
thre-fold
vow
of
single
life
,
povertie
,
Canonicall
obedience
,
vpon
all
them
whom
they
can
persuade
to
rander
themselfe
religious
.
For
by
this
meanes
the
seuerall
Religious
ordours
,
but
especially
the
Jesuites
,
if
they
can
by
any
meanes
persuade
a
man
of
wealth
,
or
a
rich
burges
heire
,
a
Noble
mans
son
,
or
an
heritour
of
Lands
,
(
as
they
persuade
too
too
many
to
bee
of
their
ordours
,
)
then
hee
renounces
all
his
means
to
bee
disposed
vpon
,
by
the
superiour
of
the
ordour
;
and
hee
himselfe
with
the
rest
professes
pouertie
,
and
liues
vpon
the
common
Purse
,
or
his
purchase
if
hee
be
sent
out
or
imployed
in
seruice
.
These
,
and
many
moe
means
vnsearchable
,
they
haue
of
drawing
in
Rents
&
moyons
to
themself
,
beside
offrings
to
Altars
,
extraordinary
masse
.
Casualitie
at
burials
,
and
such
lik
.
In
al
which
things
and
sindrie
other
poynts
both
of
practise
and
doctrine
,
they
will
bee
sparing
in
any
part
,
where
they
are
seeking
to
make
conquest
,
as
in
Scotland
,
or
England
or
Ireland
,
for
feare
to
lose
their
prey
;
but
when
and
where
they
are
settled
any
man
that
trauells
,
if
he
please
may
try
the
trueth
,
whether
it
bee
not
as
J
say
and
more
:
for
I
will
bee
sparing
to
speake
all
,
lest
I
should
see
me
to
taxe
particular
persons
,
rather
than
to
seeke
the
furtherance
of
the
true
and
disgrace
of
counterfeit
Religion
.
CHAP.
8.
That
the
Scriptures
imperfection
and
obscuritie
is
wrongfully
alledged
by
Papists
.
THus
hauing
at
length
discouered
the
main
pillar
of
Popedome
with
some
of
their
humane
policies
for
vpholding
the
same
,
I
wil
speake
shortly
a
worde
or
two
against
the
imperfection
&
obscuritie
which
they
alledge
of
the
Scripture
.
This
saying
is
so
blasphemous
against
God
the
author
of
the
Scripture
,
Let
the
Lord
All
Scripture
is
giuen
by
diuine
inspiration
&c.
That
the
man
of
God
may
be
made
perfect
throughly
furnished
vnto
all
good
works
.
And
by
his
sonne
who
hath
giuen
Commandement
to
those
who
thinks
to
haue
eternall
life
to
search
the
Scriptures
.
Jf
thou
will
obey
this
command
,
constantly
praying
to
God
for
knowledge
dayly
:
the
Lord
shall
show
thee
in
reading
of
it
that
they
are
his
enemies
who
haue
so
disgraced
his
writings
.
wherefore
I
would
persuade
young
Schollers
,
and
others
of
young
yeeres
,
to
drink
in
the
knowledge
of
the
Scriptures
and
neuer
to
quite
the
light
thereof
,
which
the
Lord
hath
appointed
to
direct
vs
.
Wee
haue
also
a
more
sure
Word
of
Prophesie
,
whereunto
yee
doe
well
that
yee
take
heede
as
vnto
a
light
that
shineth
in
a
dark
place
.
&c.
Next
when
doubts
of
Religion
are
casten
in
their
minde
,
the
not
running
to
God
by
Prayer
,
as
the
fountaine
of
Religion
,
and
to
such
Godly
and
truelie
learned
men
,
who
are
content
that
all
they
say
,
bee
examined
according
to
the
Scripture
,
is
a
speciall
cause
of
provocation
of
God
,
to
giue
them
ouer
to
belieue
lyes
,
who
thus
despysing
the
right
meanes
,
and
loue
of
the
trueth
,
will
not
goe
to
law
and
testimonies
.
But
giues
eare
to
seducing
Spirites
,
and
doctrine
of
Deuills
,
as
the
Apostle
calles
them
.
Further
,
when
men
knowes
God
,
and
glorifies
him
not
as
God
,
they
become
vaine
in
their
owne
imagination
,
and
their
foolish
hearts
are
darkened
in
Gods
iustice
,
as
is
said
of
the
Gentiles
.
If
thou
will
not
obey
this
forsaid
command
and
counsell
,
it
is
▪
as
needlesse
to
dispute
this
question
further
before
thee
,
as
to
dispute
what
taste
the
honey
or
the
honey
combe
hath
with
them
,
that
neuer
tasted
thereof
,
for
feare
it
poyson
them
.
And
this
much
for
the
first
part
,
I
promised
to
speake
,
which
was
of
their
Religion
in
generall
.
CHAP.
9.
No
certaintie
to
haue
the
true
Christ
,
or
to
bee
free
from
Idolatrie
of
a
false
Christ
in
the
Masse
.
FOllowes
heare
the
next
poynt
,
whereof
J
promised
to
speake
,
to
wit
,
of
the
Masse
:
but
I
shall
shall
insist
most
vpon
that
grosse
here
sie
of
transubstantiation
.
For
vpholding
wherof
their
special
ground
is
the
words
of
the
institution
;
This
is
my
bodie
:
which
neuer
can
inforce
transubstantiation
,
for
first
Bellarmine
in
his
third
booke
of
the
Eucharist
,
Secundo
dicit
HOC
,
this
,
as
Bellarmine
acknowledges
of
the
Eucharist
.
Where
refusing
the
opinion
of
other
Catholicks
,
hee
takes
him
to
this
interpretation
that
HOC
,
This
,
signifieth
,
sub
his
speciebus
contentum
,
contained
vnder
these
speces
,
which
indeed
is
an
vncouth
acception
of
the
worde
,
such
as
is
not
to
bee
found
in
any
author
either
diuine
or
hu
mane
;
and
yet
it
makes
nothing
to
the
purpose
:
forit
may
euer
bee
demanded
,
what
is
that
which
is
Sub
his
speciebus
,
vnder
these
speces
:
for
that
must
bee
either
the
bread
,
or
the
bodie
of
Christ
:
if
they
vnderstand
the
bodie
of
Christ
,
then
,
the
meaning
in
their
exposition
is
,
the
bodie
of
Christ
is
the
bodie
of
Christ
;
Which
neither
agries
with
Christs
purpose
,
nor
yet
proues
their
purpose
,
for
the
body
of
Christ
may
bee
the
body
of
Christ
,
and
yet
no
change
made
of
the
bread
in
the
substance
of
Christs
bodie
.
And
by
,
This
,
if
they
vnderstand
bread
,
then
the
force
of
the
words
will
bee
,
This
breadis
Christs
bodie
:
But
neither
will
this
proue
their
purpose
,
because
it
is
not
saide
,
the
substance
of
this
Bread
,
is
changed
in
the
substance
of
Christes
body
,
as
they
expone
it
,
But
only
This
is
my
body
,
which
no
more
can
inferre
the
change
of
substance
in
substance
,
then
these
wordes
which
hee
saide
I
am
the
true
vyne
,
can
inferre
a
substantiall
change
of
himselfe
This
cup
is
the
new
Testament
,
can
enforce
either
the
change
of
the
substance
of
the
cup
,
or
of
the
vine
in
the
cup
in
a
Testament
.
So
I
could
finde
no
warrand
out
of
Christs
words
for
transubstantiation
,
J
might
well
take
their
worde
for
it
in
stead
of
Christs
.
Next
,
their
doctrine
could
giue
mee
no
infallible
certaintie
that
I
should
bee
free
from
worshiping
an
J
doll
,
and
the
fantasie
of
my
owne
braine
in
stead
of
Christ
,
when
J
came
to
the
Masse
:
for
their
doctrine
is
,
except
the
Priest
haue
a
speciall
intention
to
consecrate
,
albeit
hee
say
Masse
,
that
no
transubstantiation
will
follow
,
and
so
all
that
are
present
at
the
Masse
,
are
deceiued
,
as
they
grant
.
Now
what
can
any
man
haue
but
a
probable
conjecture
or
charitable
opinion
,
or
strong
apprehension
of
another
mans
intention
,
infallible
certaintie
can
he
not
haue
:
And
I
in
speciall
,
who
knew
certainly
some
of
these
Priests
who
were
chosen
,
and
sent
out
by
their
superiours
to
propagate
the
Romish
Religion
,
subiect
to
as
grosse
faultes
in
their
life
,
for
drunkennesse
,
and
sundrie
other
vices
,
as
other
sinfull
Laicks
,
as
they
call
them
:
and
yet
part
of
them
said
Masse
many
a
time
,
both
neere
hand
,
and
further
off
:
how
could
I
then
but
be
suspense
about
their
intention
,
and
how
could
J
but
doubt
whether
God
would
bee
pleased
at
such
mens
intentions
to
change
bread
in
Christs
body
,
and
to
put
Christ
in
their
hands
,
and
mouthes
,
and
to
allow
them
to
bee
Priests
,
to
offer
the
Sonne
of
God
his
body
in
a
sacrifice
to
the
Father
.
J
know
what
they
vse
to
answere
in
such
cases
,
that
the
Peoples
worshipping
of
a
supposed
transubstantiat
hostie
were
but
materiall
Jdolatrie
,
because
their
purpose
was
to
worship
the
true
Christ
,
when
they
worshiped
only
bread
,
and
the
Idoll
of
their
owne
imagination
.
But
alace
,
this
is
a
poore
shift
,
and
no
better
than
if
one
should
comfort
a
woman
who
had
lyen
with
another
besides
her
husband
,
saying
to
her
,
no
matter
this
adulterie
of
thine
is
but
materiall
only
,
and
not
formall
;
because
thy
purpose
was
to
giue
thy
body
to
thy
husband
,
and
no
other
.
For
the
Scripture
compares
Idolatrie
Thirdly
,
I
found
their
transubstantiation
builded
vpon
a
pretense
of
making
men
certaine
of
their
communion
and
coniunction
with
Christ
:
which
coniunction
if
it
may
bee
sure
without
a
corporall
presence
of
his
body
,
their
transubstantiation
is
a
needlesse
fiction
.
Now
I
vnderstand
certainly
that
,
howsoeuer
the
Papists
doe
traduce
Ministers
,
as
if
they
fed
people
with
signes
and
shadowes
,
yet
they
belieue
and
teach
,
that
they
are
made
sure
of
Iesus
our
Lord
.
First
by
his
couenant
and
promise
,
as
these
that
are
espoused
,
beeing
faithfull
one
to
another
,
are
made
sure
one
of
another
before
their
compleet
marriage
,
by
mutuall
affection
of
heart
,
consent
and
couenant
,
and
mutuall
promise
:
for
which
cause
,
the
spouse
in
the
Canticles
many
a
yeere
before
Christs
incarnation
,
said
,
My
beloued
is
mine
,
and
I
am
This
is
my
body
,
they
professe
to
expone
them
as
Saint
Paul
expones
them
,
who
sayes
,
that
the
bread
which
we
break
is
the
communion
of
the
body
of
This
cup
is
the
new
Testament
or
covenant
in
my
blood
,
and
according
to
the
vsuall
forme
of
the
Scripture
language
concerning
Sacraments
,
where
the
name
of
the
gift
is
giuen
to
the
Seale
to
assure
them
who
faithully
receaue
the
one
,
that
they
are
made
sure
of
the
other
;
or
the
name
of
a
mercie
bestowed
is
given
to
the
memoriall
of
it
,
to
make
the
acknowledgment
of
that
mercy
more
fresh
and
liuelie
.
Seeing
that
therefore
J
could
find
for
the
Romish
doctrine
of
transubstantiation
no
warrand
of
the
Lords
worde
,
and
by
that
doctrine
,
no
ground
of
infallible
certaintie
to
free
mee
from
Idolatrie
;
but
on
the
contrare
grounds
of
assurance
,
that
it
could
not
bee
that
God
would
expose
his
Sonne
any
more
to
personall
suffering
of
such
indignities
as
is
done
him
in
the
Masse
;
Let
any
man
iudge
whether
I
had
reason
to
sute
to
bee
receaued
to
the
communion
with
him
,
according
to
the
warrand
of
his
owne
worde
,
and
bee
free
for
euer
from
all
perill
of
that
grosse
Idolatrie
.
CHAP.
10.
The
Masse
drawes
away
from
Christs
rule
of
the
Sacrament
and
defaces
his
institution
.
THe
next
reason
why
J
call
the
Masse
an
errour
,
is
because
it
doth
leade
men
away
from
the
right
rule
of
the
Sacrament
to
follow
mens
deuices
,
and
forged
mysticall
rites
of
mens
appoyntments
,
whereof
the
Lord
hath
pronounced
in
generall
:
In
vaine
doe
they
worship
mee
,
teaching
for
doctrine
the
precepts
of
men
:
Which
howsoeuer
they
bee
in
estimation
among
men
,
yet
are
abominable
before
God
:
for
our
Lord
Jesus
,
beeing
to
leaue
the
World
in
regarde
of
his
corporall
presence
,
thought
good
to
appoynt
a
holy
Supper
wherein
hee
will
haue
his
bodilie
sufferings
,
and
bloodshed
and
death
represented
and
brought
to
fresh
remembrance
by
the
breaking
of
bread
and
wine
powred
out
in
a
cup
;
and
the
Soules
of
his
faithfull
ones
fed
&
comforted
in
the
assurance
that
his
body
was
broken
for
them
,
and
his
blood
shed
for
the
remission
of
their
sinnes
,
by
eating
of
the
bread
broken
,
and
drinking
of
the
wine
powred
in
the
cup
;
which
eating
and
drinking
should
bee
to
them
a
pledge
and
seale
of
their
spirituall
coniunction
with
CHRIST
,
and
partaking
of
his
life
as
certainely
wrought
by
his
spirit
,
as
if
these
elements
which
they
did
eate
and
drinke
were
ioyned
with
their
bodies
.
Then
which
ordinance
of
our
Lord
nothing
can
bee
more
sweet
to
a
Soule
that
considers
his
purpose
therein
:
and
therefore
he
hath
commanded
not
his
Ministers
only
,
but
his
whole
Church
on
Earth
to
doe
this
in
remembrance
of
him
following
his
example
as
he
hath
caused
set
down
by
his
pen-men
in
his
Testament
to
bee
followed
till
his
second
comming
againe
.
But
the
Church
of
Rome
as
her
defection
hath
growne
peece
and
peece
,
hath
so
far
departed
from
the
rule
,
that
scarsly
now
in
their
Masse
can
the
footsteps
of
Christs
ordinance
be
seene
:
for
vnder
pretense
that
they
are
not
tied
to
follow
these
circumstances
which
were
proper
to
the
first
Supper
,
such
as
are
the
time
,
after
Supper
;
the
place
,
an
vpper
Chamber
;
the
number
of
persons
,
eleuen
or
twelue
;
the
sexe
,
men
only
and
not
women
:
which
any
man
may
perceiue
to
bee
proper
to
that
first
time
,
and
not
belonging
to
the
nature
of
the
Sacrament
:
if
these
circumstances
were
vrged
vniversally
they
should
marre
and
hinder
that
action
,
and
the
comfort
of
the
communicants
,
women
beeing
secluded
,
the
night
taking
when
the
day
was
free
,
a
chamber
taking
wherein
all
the
Church
could
not
assemble
,
and
twelue
only
admitted
,
where
fourtie
twelues
were
prepared
and
waiting
on
:
vnder
pretense
,
I
say
,
of
not
beeing
tied
to
these
foure
circumstances
,
when
they
may
be
prejudiciall
to
the
action
,
they
haue
taken
libertie
to
alter
the
substance
,
and
sacramentall
rites
of
this
Supper
left
to
be
imitate
by
all
Christs
Churches
till
his
second
comming
again
:
for
as
thogh
Christs
ordinance
had
beene
too
base
and
simple
,
they
haue
deuised
to
cloath
their
Priests
in
brodering
of
silk
and
siluer
and
gold
,
and
to
make
sumptuous
Masse
cloathes
to
set
out
their
work
with
all
:
As
if
Christ
his
ceremonies
had
beene
of
small
signification
,
they
haue
casten
them
by
,
and
appoynted
new
ones
of
their
owne
▪
making
mysticall
significations
of
their
owne
deuising
,
As
if
the
Apostle
Paul
had
superfluously
from
Christs
mouth
giuen
commandement
to
the
common
people
to
drink
of
the
cup
,
they
haue
cutte
off
the
halfe
of
the
peoples
comfort
,
and
witholden
the
cup
from
them
:
As
if
the
Lord
had
not
done
wisely
in
vsing
plaine
language
to
his
disciples
,
such
as
they
vnderstood
,
they
haue
rolled
vp
all
in
an
vncouth
language
commanding
that
Masse
should
only
bee
said
in
Latine
:
As
if
our
Lord
had
not
well
considered
,
what
belongs
to
the
holynesse
of
such
a
worke
,
in
taking
such
bread
as
was
vsuall
in
the
Land
,
and
as
the
Master
of
the
house
laid
downe
before
him
to
Supper
,
they
haue
made
a
round
Masse
bread
,
the
quantitie
of
twelvepence
,
or
sixpence
,
and
as
thin
as
they
can
cause
it
sticke
together
,
with
a
stamped
crucifixe
on
the
one
side
of
it
for
the
purpose
,
they
haue
turned
the
communion
of
a
number
,
to
the
Priests
drinking
and
eating
alone
,
the
Lords
table
to
a
stone
Altar
,
the
memoriall
of
his
death
to
an
imaginary
corporall
presence
;
the
seale
of
Gods
giuing
of
Christ
vnto
men
,
into
mens
offering
vp
of
Christ
to
God
,
Gods
Sacrament
,
into
mans
sacrificing
of
the
sonne
of
God
to
the
Father
;
in
a
worde
they
haue
turned
Christs
holy
Supper
in
the
Popes
Masse
,
and
so
,
what
by
adding
,
what
by
pairing
,
what
by
altering
and
chopping
and
changing
they
haue
mutilated
deformed
and
defaced
Gods
ordinance
,
falsified
King
Jesus
his
great
seale
and
corrupted
his
testament
,
that
he
who
is
partaker
of
the
Masse
,
thinking
to
get
Gods
blessing
by
it
,
casts
himselfe
in
danger
of
Gods
curse
,
for
beeing
guiltie
of
so
manifold
dishonoring
of
the
sonne
of
God
.
CHAP.
11.
The
Masse
drawes
men
from
the
true
Christ
,
to
adore
and
belieue
in
a
false
Christ
.
THe
third
reason
why
J
call
the
Masse
,
and
their
pretended
transubstantiation
in
it
an
errour
,
is
this
.
Because
it
hath
drawne
mee
and
doth
drawe
all
that
beleeues
it
,
from
the
true
Christ
Jesus
described
in
the
holy
Scripture
to
a
false
Christ
forged
in
their
fantasie
and
braines
of
men
,
giuen
ouer
for
the
time
to
the
spirit
of
delusion
,
in
all
things
contrare
to
the
true
Christ
our
Sauiour
the
sonne
of
God
:
for
the
true
Christ
is
so
described
to
vs
in
holy
Scripture
,
that
if
an
Apostle
or
Angell
from
Heauen
teach
another
Gospell
,
especially
Hoc
est
enim
corpus
meum
.
Secondly
the
true
Christ
his
bodie
is
sensible
,
might
be
seene
,
touched
,
handled
and
felt
,
as
sensibly
as
any
mans
body
,
not
only
before
his
death
,
when
hee
bare
our
infirmitie
,
but
also
after
his
resurrection
,
when
he
had
laide
downe
our
infirmities
:
made
vp
of
flesh
and
bones
,
the
verie
same
that
hang
vpon
the
crosse
,
fastned
with
nails
as
himselfe
testifies
.
Behold
my
hands
and
my
feete
that
it
is
I
my self
,
handle
mee
and
see
mee
,
for
a
Spirit
hath
not
flesh
and
bones
as
yee
see
mee
to
haue
,
sayth
hee
,
wherein
hee
giues
vs
all
to
vnderstand
that
he
wil
not
haue
vs
to
think
that
hee
hath
another
body
or
substance
now
after
his
resurrection
,
than
he
had
before
his
crucifying
.
Next
to
proue
the
veritie
of
his
reall
and
corporall
presence
he
appeales
to
the
true
testimony
of
all
their
senses
,
being
contented
that
they
shuld
not
esteem
him
bodily
present
,
except
they
saw
and
felt
him
to
haue
flesh
and
bones
,
but
the
Doctours
of
the
Masse
teach
men
to
beleeue
in
,
and
to
adore
a
Christ
,
whose
body
is
borne
vp
betwixt
the
Priests
finger
and
his
thumbe
,
which
neither
can
be
seen
nor
felt
,
nor
any
wayes
is
sensible
,
a
false
Christ
who
may
not
abyde
the
proof
and
rule
which
the
true
Christ
hath
set
downe
in
his
word
to
try
the
trueth
of
his
body
and
bodily
presence
by
.
Thirdly
,
the
true
Christ
grew
vp
from
a
childe
to
the
ordinarie
stature
of
men
before
his
death
,
and
beeing
dead
his
body
took
vp
proportionall
rowm
in
the
Sepulchre
,
so
that
when
hee
was
now
risen
,
the
Linnings
wherein
his
body
was
wrapped
were
found
in
the
sepulchre
,
some
of
them
at
the
part
where
his
feete
lay
,
and
some
at
the
part
where
his
head
lay
,
and
after
his
resurrection
hee
shewed
his
hands
and
feete
in
the
owne
due
proportion
distant
one
from
another
in
place
;
but
the
Papists
are
made
to
worship
a
Christ
in
the
Masse
,
whose
head
and
feete
and
all
the
partes
of
his
bodye
compleet
,
are
not
only
in
the
boundes
of
their
paper-thin
hostie
,
but
in
euerie
preene
poynt
rowme
of
the
same
,
for
this
is
their
expresse
doctrine
that
,
Corpus
Christi
est
totum
in
tota
hostiâ
,
&
totum
in
quolibet
puncto
,
that
the
body
of
Christ
is
whole
in
the
whole
hostie
,
and
whole
in
euerie
poynt
or
part
thereof
.
Fourthlie
,
the
true
Christ
will
not
haue
vs
to
imagine
of
his
body
,
that
euer
it
was
or
shall
bee
in
many
places
at
one
time
,
for
when
Ioseph
and
his
mother
sought
him
three
dayes
,
they
could
not
find
him
till
they
came
to
the
very
place
where
only
he
was
in
the
Temple
disputing
with
the
doctours
,
when
he
was
vpon
the
mount
he
was
not
bodilie
any
where
else
,
when
hee
was
on
this
side
of
the
Sea
,
he
was
not
on
that
side
,
when
he
was
in
the
wildernesse
,
pinnacle
of
the
Temple
,
in
the
ship
,
in
the
house
,
there
he
was
and
no
where
else
,
when
he
was
in
the
graue
his
body
was
not
risen
;
and
when
hee
rose
the
Angell
sayeth
of
the
graue
he
is
not
here
,
hee
is
risen
behold
the
place
where
the
Lord
lay
,
when
hee
was
with
his
disciples
,
he
sayes
himselfe
hee
was
not
ascended
,
when
hee
ascended
,
hee
left
his
disciples
in
regard
of
his
bodilie
presence
,
not
to
come
againe
in
bodily
presence
vntill
hee
came
to
take
them
to
that
place
which
hee
went
to
prepare
for
them
,
but
these
doctours
tell
vs
that
their
Christ
in
whom
they
belieue
,
&
whom
they
command
to
be
worshipped
hath
a
body
which
at
an
instant
and
poynt
of
time
is
in
an
hundreth
places
within
a
Church
,
and
in
fiue
hundreth
places
of
the
same
Church
is
not
,
in
a
word
hath
a
body
which
is
in
as
many
consecrated
hosties
as
are
in
the
World
at
one
time
though
there
will
be
thousands
dayly
and
which
body
is
in
no
other
place
or
space
betwixt
the
hosties
,
and
yet
will
avow
that
such
a
body
is
but
one
single
,
and
the
same
body
vndivided
,
which
was
borne
of
the
Virgin
,
and
hang
vpon
the
crosse
,
so
peart
are
they
to
hold
vp
their
false
Christ
by
calling
him
the
true
,
when
hee
hath
nothing
of
this
trueth
,
that
is
in
our
Lord
.
Fifthly
,
the
true
Christ
once
died
from
his
giuing
vp
the
ghost
vpon
the
crosse
vntill
his
resurrection
,
but
after
that
he
dieth
no
more
,
but
is
aliue
for
euermore
;
he
suffers
no
more
bodily
,
his
blood
is
shed
no
more
,
his
soule
no
more
seuered
from
his
body
,
this
is
the
Christ
which
the
Scripture
teaches
vs
to
beleeue
into
,
and
to
worship
:
but
the
Popish
doctrine
drawes
these
silly
soules
that
beleeues
them
,
to
beleeue
and
adore
such
a
Christ
whose
verie
substantiall
body
is
bathed
and
swimmes
in
his
owne
naturall
and
true
blood
dayly
:
for
when
the
Priest
consecrateth
the
chalice
then
the
wine
,
as
they
say
,
is
turned
substantially
in
blood
,
as
certainly
&
really
as
Christ
changed
water
into
wine
.
Now
when
the
hostie
is
broken
,
and
a
part
thereof
put
in
the
consecrate
chalice
,
among
the
verie
blood
as
they
teach
,
which
hostie
and
every
part
thereof
,
as
they
say
,
doth
containe
the
very
body
of
Iesus
,
doe
I
speake
any
thing
but
according
to
their
doctrine
,
when
I
say
that
,
that
Christ
of
theirs
swimmes
dayly
in
his
owne
blood
,
incace
they
abide
at
their
doctrine
,
teaching
that
Christs
words
in
the
Sacrament
,
are
taken
literally
:
for
these
words
This
is
my
body
,
taking
the
wordes
literally
,
must
haue
another
sense
than
these
wordes
▪
This
is
my
blood
,
and
so
the
words
beeing
taken
literally
,
as
they
pretend
,
the
hostie
being
put
in
the
cup
,
the
body
is
put
in
the
blood
.
Sixtly
,
the
true
and
liuing
Christ
,
where
hee
is
bodily
present
,
can
walke
alone
,
he
needes
not
to
be
lifted
,
nor
to
bee
borne
,
or
carried
in
mens
hands
,
he
is
not
feared
to
fall
,
nor
that
any
euill
befall
him
.
But
the
Romish
Doctours
,
in
effect
(
J
must
now
say
with
griefe
,
deceauers
)
drawe
the
people
to
adore
for
their
Lord
and
Saviour
,
a
Christ
of
the
Priestes
making
in
the
Masse
,
who
is
so
weake
,
that
hee
can
not
rise
till
he
bee
lifted
,
hee
can
not
walke
but
must
bee
carried
,
and
when
he
is
mounted
vp
in
his
makers
hand
,
except
his
creator
and
maker
hold
him
vp
,
or
if
the
Priest
himselfe
snapper
and
fall
at
a
procession
,
or
in
a
journey
,
then
this
Christ
goeth
to
the
ground
,
and
his
maker
both
,
and
there
he
lyeth
,
though
it
were
in
a
myre
,
till
hee
bee
lifted
againe
.
What
care
haue
J
seene
taken
to
lift
this
Christ
attentiuelie
,
and
to
lay
him
downe
againe
softly
,
for
feare
of
breaking
of
him
?
and
if
hee
bee
not
eaten
presently
,
but
must
bee
keeped
to
bee
adored
vpon
the
Altar
,
some
dayes
after
,
then
euery
night
at
euen
hee
is
put
in
ward
,
and
keeped
fast
vnder
locke
and
key
ordinarly
,
lest
while
his
maker
and
preseruer
is
sleeping
the
myce
or
the
ratts
,
whom
the
Worlde
can
not
persuade
,
but
the
hostie
is
verie
bread
indeed
,
should
carry
him
away
,
and
vse
some
short
improbation
against
this
their
transubstantiation
:
this
can
not
bee
but
a
matter
of
laughter
to
those
who
are
fred
from
the
Romish
yock
,
but
alace
for
pittie
of
the
Soules
that
beleeues
all
is
well
.
I
know
they
gull
the
people
by
telling
them
that
Christ
Christ
shall
change
our
vile
bodies
,
and
make
them
like
to
his
owne
glorious
body
.
Wherein
he
lets
vs
vnderstand
,
first
,
that
our
Lord
still
retaines
the
same
true
body
which
hee
assumed
,
and
that
his
body
is
glorious
and
bewtifull
.
Next
,
hee
showes
that
Christ
Jesus
hath
such
a
body
now
in
Heauen
as
wee
shall
haue
in
our
owne
degre
when
the
resurrection
comes
:
but
when
the
resurrection
comes
our
bodyes
flesh
and
bones
will
rise
and
bee
glorified
.
Therefore
our
Lord
hath
such
a
body
in
his
owne
degree
of
flesh
and
bones
glorified
:
from
which
glory
now
his
body
can
not
bee
seuered
.
But
that
Christ
which
is
made
in
the
Masse
,
hath
a
body
no
ways
glorious
nor
conspicuous
,
but
altogether
ignominious
,
and
subiect
to
moe
personall
disgraces
,
then
when
hee
suffered
at
Hierusalem
;
as
that
which
is
said
already
may
cleare
.
Eightly
,
and
last
of
all
(
to
be
short
)
the
true
Christ
hath
forwarned
vs
not
to
beleeue
any
such
Christ
after
his
ascension
as
men
shall
poynt
out
on
the
Earth
,
saying
of
Loe
heere
,
loe
there
is
Christ
,
For
there
shall
arise
false
Christs
and
false
Prophets
,
and
shall
shew
great
signes
and
wonders
,
so
that
if
it
were
possible
,
they
should
deceaue
the
very
Elect
.
Behold
I
haue
told
you
before
,
Wherefore
if
they
shall
say
to
you
,
behold
hee
is
in
the
desert
,
goe
not
foorth
,
behold
he
is
in
the
secreete
place
,
goe
not
foorth
.
For
as
the
lightning
commeth
out
of
the
East
,
and
shineth
to
the
West
,
so
shall
also
the
comming
of
the
sonne
of
man
bee
.
And
again
by
his
Apostle
Perceiue
you
not
that
whatsoeuer
entereth
into
the
mouth
goeth
into
the
belly
and
is
cast
out
into
the
draught
?
O
how
farre
then
are
the
people
deceiued
!
First
,
they
beleeue
they
haue
among
their
hands
the
true
Christ
,
and
doe
worship
him
,
when
they
worship
only
an
Idoll
and
a
false
Christ
.
Next
,
they
belieue
that
howeuer
the
matter
bee
,
that
their
intention
to
serue
the
true
Christ
will
saue
them
from
the
sinne
,
and
the
Iudgment
due
to
such
a
sinne
,
and
then
they
are
againe
deceaued
:
for
if
good
intentions
could
haue
any
weight
with
God
where
the
worke
is
not
warrantable
,
then
these
men
should
goe
free
,
who
murther
the
Prophets
and
seruants
of
Jesus
,
thinking
they
do
God
good
seruice
;
of
whom
Christ
speaks
Christ
shuld
not
profite
them
.
Jt
was
a
misconceaued
Christ
Acceptum
panem
&
distributum
discipulis
a
figure
of
my
bodie
.
And
Augustine
is
so
cleare
in
this
matter
,
that
it
is
a
wonder
that
any
man
shoulde
oppose
him
for
giuing
a
rule
how
to
know
when
the
words
of
holy
Scripture
are
to
be
taken
figuratiuely
,
&
when
properly
he
sayth
thus
,
Si
preceptiua
loquutio
est
,
aut
flagitium
aut
facinus
vetans
,
aut
Except
yee
eate
the
flesh
of
the
sonne
of
man
and
drink
his
blood
yee
haue
no
life
in
you
,
These
wordes
sayeth
hee
seeme
to
command
some
crime
and
wicked
deed
;
therefore
they
are
figuratiue
.
Many
other
passages
of
Fathers
J
might
cite
,
but
I
feare
to
be
too
tedious
,
neither
neede
J
to
insist
much
on
Fathers
seeing
the
very
Canon
of
the
Masse
doth
ouerthrow
transubstantiation
.
For
after
the
wordes
of
consecration
:
the
Priest
offering
Iesus
Christ
to
God
,
prayeth
after
this
manner
.
Supra
quae
propitio
ac
sereno
vultu
respic●re
digneris
sicuti
accepta
habere
dignatus
es
munera
pueri
tui
iusti
Abell
.
On
which
things
may
it
please
thee
to
look
with
a
good
and
fauourable
countenance
,
and
to
accept
of
them
,
as
thou
did
accept
of
the
presents
of
Abell
thy
righteous
seruant
.
Any
man
may
easily
perceiue
,
that
if
there
were
nothing
there
but
Christ
as
they
affirme
,
the
Priest
durst
neuer
take
vpon
him
to
be
a
intercessour
betwixt
the
Father
and
the
sonne
▪
as
though
the
son
had
lost
the
fauour
of
his
Father
,
for
whose
only
sake
wee
all
are
receaued
in
fauour
.
And
since
J
haue
now
made
mention
of
the
Masse
,
J
can
not
conceale
what
secreete
reluctation
was
euer
in
my
minde
,
euen
when
J
was
most
bewitcht
with
the
inchauntments
of
Poperie
,
against
their
propitiatory
sacrifice
dayly
offered
vp
in
the
Masse
,
which
so
flatly
contradicts
the
words
of
Scripture
With
an
offering
hath
he
reconciled
for
euer
them
that
are
sanctified
.
And
to
exclude
reiteration
the
Scripture
sayeth
We
are
sanctified
by
the
offering
of
the
body
of
Iesus
Christ
once
made
.
And
most
clearly
As
it
is
appoynted
for
euery
man
once
to
die
&c.
Neither
Without
shedding
of
blood
there
is
no
remission
of
sins
.
If
then
the
Masse
bee
an
vnbloody
sacrifice
,
by
it
there
is
no
remission
of
sins
.
And
lest
this
should
be
eluded
by
the
typicall
sacrifices
of
old
,
the
Apostle
speakes
in
the
present
time
&c.
And
this
much
concerning
their
Masse
,
which
was
the
second
part
whereof
I
promised
to
speake
.
CHAP.
12.
Of
Merites
.
FOllowes
here
the
third
part
whereof
J
promised
to
speak
,
which
contains
some
of
their
common
absurdities
,
and
first
of
Merites
:
for
the
mixture
of
our
works
,
and
the
workes
of
Christ
Iesus
is
vntolerable
and
more
incompatible
than
the
mixture
of
wine
and
water
,
for
to
make
vp
the
blood
▪
of
their
Sauiour
in
the
Masse
:
how
can
wee
haue
good
workes
before
wee
bee
made
good
by
regeneration
?
seeing
an
euill
tree
can
not
bring
foorth
good
fruite
.
Yea
,
they
are
gone
so
farre
on
in
this
mixture
,
that
they
exclude
Christs
merites
altogether
from
the
formall
cause
of
our
iustification
,
and
only
makes
Christs
righteousnesse
a
helpe
whereby
we
our selues
may
fully
&
formally
bee
iustified
before
God
Si
quis
dixerit
homines
iustificarivel
sola
imputatione
iustitiae
For
he
hath
made
him
to
be
sin
for
vs
,
which
knew
no
sin
&c.
CHAP.
13.
Of
taking
away
the
Cup.
TOuching
their
minching
of
the
holy
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Table
,
and
depriuing
rhe
People
of
the
one
halfe
thereof
,
contrare
to
Christs
institution
,
who
commanded
them
all
to
drinke
of
it
,
is
a
grievous
defrauding
of
the
people
of
their
due
comfort
and
that
by
Iohn
6
,
which
they
will
haue
spoken
of
the
Sacrament
,
except
yee
eate
the
flesh
of
the
sonne
of
man
,
and
drink
of
his
blood
,
yee
haue
no
life
in
you
.
So
to
depriue
them
of
the
blood
is
to
depriue
them
of
eternall
life
.
And
in
the
primitiue
times
when
persecution
raged
in
the
Church
the
godly
Fathers
,
neuer
omitted
the
holy
cup
to
the
people
,
&
that
not
only
because
of
Christs
divine
institution
,
but
also
that
they
might
encourage
people
to
shed
their
blood
chearfully
for
him
who
had
shed
his
blood
for
them
,
&
did
so
friely
communicate
with
them
in
the
holy
cup.
Further
Christ
sayeth
it
is
the
cup
of
the
new
Testament
in
his
blood
,
which
he
shed
for
the
remission
of
sins
.
Then
it
appeareth
that
to
depriue
the
people
of
the
cup
,
is
asmuch
as
to
depriue
them
of
the
blood
of
Christ
for
the
remission
of
their
sins
:
for
in
the
hostie
there
is
no
shedding
of
blood
,
as
they
themselues
confes
.
As
for
the
custom
of
the
primitiue
Church
,
it
is
clear
in
this
poynt
neither
can
they
or
do
they
deny
it
;
yet
when
either
the
command
of
Christ
,
or
practise
of
the
primitiue
Church
seemeth
to
crosse
their
businesse
,
they
dissalow
both
him
and
the
ancients
,
and
in
open
counsell
giue
a
decreet
to
their
contrare
.
The
councill
of
Constance
holden
anno
406
,
which
was
the
first
councill
that
discharged
the
cup
,
as
an
heresie
,
towardes
the
middest
of
the
Canon
Although
Iesus
Christ
did
institute
and
administer
to
his
Disciples
this
venerable
Sacrament
,
vnder
the
formes
of
bread
and
wine
;
and
likewise
although
in
the
primitiue
Church
this
Sacrament
was
receaued
by
the
faithfull
vnder
both
kinds
,
neuerthelesse
this
custome
hath
with
reason
beene
induced
that
it
should
bee
receaued
by
those
who
consecrate
vnder
both
kynds
,
and
by
the
layity
vnder
forme
of
bread
only
&c.
And
concluds
that
these
that
would
maintaine
the
contrare
were
heretiques
,
where
by
consequence
they
make
Christ
and
the
primitiue
Church
heretiques
,
at
least
in
practise
,
which
if
J
had
not
red
and
considered
in
their
councils
,
J
could
not
haue
beleeued
that
men
could
be
so
impudent
and
absurd
as
to
affirme
.
CHAP.
14.
Of
Images
.
HEre
J
can
not
passe
by
their
adoration
of
Jmages
Sic
ergo
dicendum
est
&c.
and
fourth
article
in
the
conclusion
Crux
Christi
&c.
which
conclusion
the
foresaid
doctour
prooues
by
this
,
that
wee
giue
the
supreme
worship
to
him
,
in
whom
we
put
the
hope
of
our
safetie
:
but
in
the
crosse
of
Christ
(
This
is
the
crosse
of
wood
whereon
hee
was
nailed
)
we
put
our
hope
of
safetie
.
So
the
Papists
obiect
of
faith
according
to
his
doctrine
,
is
an
Image
of
stocke
and
stone
.
And
therefore
Suarez
sayes
in
expresse
tearmes
Per
hanc
adorationem
,
&c.
(
I
shall
faithfully
translate
the
words
)
By
this
adoration
a
man
not
only
professeth
that
which
hee
adoreth
to
represent
God
,
but
also
to
bee
God
,
and
his
supreme
Lord
and
Redeemer
;
otherwise
it
would
not
be
a
true
and
supreme
worship
.
The
common
people
their
case
in
this
Idolatrie
is
deplorable
;
but
somewhat
more
excusable
,
albeit
they
be
involued
in
that
same
guiltinesse
,
who
must
beleeue
by
an
implicite
faith
,
whatsoeuer
their
Church
beleeues
:
for
their
great
doctours
doe
expresly
admonish
their
Readers
,
that
their
Preachers
let
not
the
people
vnderstand
in
their
sermons
,
that
this
Soueraigne
worship
of
God
,
should
bee
giuen
to
Images
,
by
the
principles
of
the
Roman
catholicke
faith
;
for
it
might
readily
skarre
them
,
&
of
catholick
Romans
make
them
become
Calvinist
hereticks
.
See
Bellarmine
of
the
Jmages
of
Saints
at
these
words
Quantum
ad
&c
,
CHAP.
15.
Of
their
new
beliefe
,
satisfaction
,
purgatorie
.
IN
this
place
their
large
addition
to
their
beliefe
represents
it selfe
to
my
mind
:
as
may
be
seen
in
the
bull
of
Pope
Pitis
the
4.
concerning
the
oath
taken
of
their
Church-men
containing
their
Trent
creed
wherein
beside
the
Articles
of
the
Apostles
creed
,
they
haue
ingrossed
many
other
Articles
of
their
most
grosse
and
absurde
heresies
.
I
can
not
also
omitte
heere
their
idle
repetition
of
Prayers
,
ascrybing
merite
and
satisfaction
to
the
number
of
them
,
for
I
my self
haue
been
enioyned
to
say
such
a
number
of
Aues
,
Pater
nosters
,
by
waye
of
pennance
,
or
for
the
reliefe
of
Soules
,
and
no
fewer
than
these
that
were
enioyned
:
For
they
teach
that
in
baptism
our
sins
are
forgiuen
vs
by
the
merits
and
satisfaction
of
Christ
allanerly
,
but
the
sins
committed
after
baptisme
,
be
taken
away
and
expiat
by
our
own
satisfactions
:
but
the
Apostle
sayth
That
as
the
wage
sin
is
death
,
so
the
gift
of
God
is
life
eternall
throgh
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
Heauen
then
is
Gods
free
gift
through
Christ
and
not
our
deseruing
.
Neither
can
it
be
considered
how
Christs
obedience
is
properly
a
satisfaction
,
and
yet
either
requireth
or
admitteth
our
satisfaction
.
Besids
their
owne
extravagant
fayth
,
that
one
drop
of
Christs
blood
is
sufficient
to
saue
the
whole
World
,
what
necessitie
or
place
then
is
for
our
satisfaction
in
our
Saluation
.
They
will
not
receaue
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
after
this
manner
,
but
as
a
iust
debt
,
to
the
which
God
of
justice
is
bund
and
obliged
to
them
,
not
only
for
the
merits
of
Christ
,
but
also
for
the
merits
of
their
owne
works
,
which
hath
an
equal
worth
answerable
to
the
Kingdome
of
Heauen
.
J
passe
by
here
their
selling
of
Masses
,
their
baptising
of
Bells
,
baptism
,
being
a
Sacrament
of
the
new
couenant
only
,
and
no
wayes
belonging
to
senslesse
creaturs
:
their
scrotching
fire
of
Purgatory
,
as
hot
as
hell
,
wherein
the
Souls
of
the
godly
dying
in
the
Lord
,
are
tortured
before
they
come
to
Heauen
,
till
such
time
as
the
punishment
due
to
their
veniall
sin
,
in
that
continuall
torture
bee
ended
.
And
yet
the
Scritpure
tels
vs
Blessed
are
the
dead
that
die
in
the
Lord
,
for
so
sayeth
the
Sprit
,
they
rest
from
their
labours
,
and
their
works
follow
them
.
Fearefull
should
their
rest
bee
,
if
dieing
in
the
Lord
,
with
some
little
thing
vnsatisfied
as
they
affirme
,
they
shuld
be
cast
in
the
torture
as
hot
as
hells
fire
.
And
heere
is
to
be
obserued
the
mercilesse
dealing
of
their
father
the
Pope
,
who
hauing
power
to
relieue
soules
when
he
pleases
,
yet
suffers
many
thousands
to
be
tortured
there
still
,
till
he
or
his
receaue
money
for
their
deliuerance
.
And
thus
much
shortly
for
the
third
part
whereof
I
promised
to
speake
.
CHAP.
16.
The
cunning
dealing
of
Romish
Emissaries
in
seducing
and
disputing
.
NOw
being
forced
here
to
acknowledge
the
foresaid
false
grounds
of
the
Romish
Religion
,
which
in
my
miscarying
J
laide
downe
as
true
,
to
haue
beene
the
beginning
of
all
this
mischiefe
;
and
hauing
my
mind
ouercharged
with
the
filthinesse
and
loathsomnes
thereof
,
to
testifie
the
vnfained
forsaking
of
them
,
&
all
the
filthynes
of
their
superstition
:
J
must
add
some
things
by
way
of
conclusion
for
the
loue
I
carry
to
my
Country
&
the
trueth
of
that
Religion
which
is
allowed
of
God
,
albeit
J
know
it
will
incense
sundry
against
mee
.
I
would
aduertise
young
Schollers
and
others
,
whether
at
home
or
abroad
,
to
bee
warre
of
the
Jesuite
his
cunning
dealing
,
with
other
their
Emissaries
such
as
are
seminarie
Priests
,
Friers
&c.
whether
hee
come
directly
to
seduce
you
,
or
come
occasionally
to
disput
with
you
.
If
hee
haue
a
purpose
to
seduce
you
,
hee
will
first
make
choyse
of
some
catholicke
of
your
acquaintance
,
who
hath
best
credite
of
you
;
and
most
respected
by
you
,
him
he
will
instruct
how
to
handle
you
,
and
will
put
his
owne
speaches
and
arguments
in
his
mouth
,
if
you
hearken
&
giue
eare
and
make
hopes
you
may
bee
theirs
,
an
offer
will
bee
made
to
you
to
speak
with
a
Father
,
or
learned
man
,
and
so
you
and
and
he
shall
come
to
conference
.
If
hee
can
not
finde
a
fit
person
to
deale
with
you
,
then
hee
will
come
openly
to
you
if
he
be
where
he
may
professe
himselfe
:
if
not
,
he
will
come
vnder
the
habite
of
a
Gentleman
or
burgesse
of
a
Towne
,
or
Countryman
,
as
best
fits
his
purpose
;
&
as
it
were
by
occasion
falling
in
your
company
,
will
talke
of
any
purpose
till
hee
take
you
vp
,
and
as
he
hath
time
to
stay
or
to
bee
with
you
,
so
will
he
worke
,
ordinarily
hee
will
blame
all
our
professours
,
for
few
good
works
and
open
euill
liues
of
the
great
many
:
this
at
once
he
will
turne
vpon
the
Religion
.
But
stumble
not
you
for
this
:
for
the
Religion
of
the
Jewes
was
good
when
the
Prophet
complaines
that
Faith
and
trueth
was
departed
from
the
children
of
men
.
The
Lords
word
which
is
our
Religion
,
condemnes
the
sins
of
professours
more
than
they
can
condemne
the
same
.
They
will
obiect
the
liues
of
Ministers
,
what
they
please
to
speak
of
them
,
and
they
haue
in
readinesse
some
examples
and
instances
in
print
or
writ
or
in
their
memorie
,
but
stumble
not
you
at
this
,
for
they
doe
injurie
to
the
Ministers
when
they
blame
all
for
the
fault
of
some
:
and
again
they
doe
iniury
to
Gods
word
,
when
they
prease
to
blame
the
trueth
for
the
teachers
fault
.
One
of
the
twelue
Apostles
was
a
Devill
:
what
was
the
Apostles
or
the
Apostleship
the
worse
?
and
yet
when
all
is
said
,
if
their
closters
were
as
open
as
Ministers
conversation
,
they
should
mak
litle
talke
in
this
poynt
.
They
will
tell
thee
of
the
ignorance
and
want
of
Learning
among
Ministers
,
be
not
you
troubled
for
this
,
they
are
learned
enough
that
know
Iesus
Christ
rightly
,
and
can
teach
him
soundly
,
learning
is
not
the
glory
of
our
Religion
but
trueth
:
and
yet
thogh
I
somtime
thoght
so
,
and
said
so
as
they
doe
,
yet
I
found
it
otherwise
when
I
mette
with
the
Ministers
.
Yocke
with
the
Ministers
when
they
will
,
so
farre
as
J
know
they
will
ruse
themself
litle
for
the
want
of
learning
.
They
will
obiect
they
haue
no
warrandable
calling
,
but
vrge
you
them
to
iustifie
the
calling
of
their
chiefe
pillars
,
Popes
,
Cardinals
and
Prelates
,
whose
office
and
entrie
in
their
office
God
neuer
ordained
in
his
worde
.
Ministers
calling
goes
not
by
succession
,
but
by
election
.
Their
office
is
prescrived
in
the
word
,
their
entrie
and
qualification
:
Let
euery
one
justifie
as
he
is
challanged
,
so
much
as
may
bee
seene
of
men
is
alwayes
nearer
the
rule
of
the
Apostles
than
any
of
their
calling
.
They
will
obiect
the
noveltie
of
this
Religion
,
and
will
aske
for
succession
of
Pastours
in
our
Church
.
But
answer
you
,
that
they
slander
you
vniustly
for
novelty
,
whose
doctrin
was
taught
by
Christ
and
his
Apostles
,
and
recommended
to
after
ages
.
Where
the
Catholick
Church
and
true
sheep
of
Christ
who
heard
his
voyce
and
fled
sequestrating
themselues
from
strangers
were
,
there
was
our
Church
,
particular
professours
names
is
no
poynt
of
saluation
.
What
manamong
ten
thousand
can
shew
his
naturall
pedegree
from
the
seventh
generation
?
shal
a
man
be
questioned
of
the
trueth
of
his
humanity
if
he
cannot
deduce
his
genealogie
from
Adam
or
Noah
?
Albeit
the
Protestants
can
bee
able
to
show
continuance
of
their
doctrine
by
the
lyne
,
and
catalogue
of
the
witnesses
the
truth
through
all
ages
,
from
Christs
vnto
our
time
.
If
this
obiection
were
of
any
worth
,
wee
might
use
it
against
their
Church
,
and
they
could
not
deduce
from
Christ
or
the
Apostles
time
,
or
a
long
time
after
any
that
euer
heard
of
a
number
of
the
Articles
of
their
Faith
.
But
this
is
one
of
their
shiftes
to
dispute
about
genealogies
,
and
generalities
,
lest
comming
to
particulars
the
strength
of
our
cause
and
weaknesse
of
theirs
should
appeare
.
They
will
obiect
Luther
and
Calvine
,
and
our
first
reformers
were
Papists
first
:
But
it
makes
not
to
vs
,
wee
belieue
not
any
poynt
of
Religion
upon
their
worde
,
but
what
wee
finde
aggrieing
with
Scripture
.
Againe
Paul
was
not
the
worse
Apostle
that
sometime
hee
was
a
Pharisee
,
but
their
Religion
is
so
much
the
worse
as
such
men
and
many
after
them
behooued
to
quite
it
,
or
lose
their
Soules
.
They
will
obiect
diuersities
of
opinions
,
and
diuisions
,
and
schismes
,
but
answere
you
;
that
there
were
divisions
in
the
Churchs
of
Corinth
,
Galatia
,
and
other
Apostolicke
Churches
:
and
yet
they
were
not
the
lesse
true
Churches
:
let
euery
Church
answere
for
her selfe
,
whether
shee
keepe
vnitie
with
Christ
and
his
Apostles
in
her
doctrine
:
for
vnitie
without
trueth
is
but
conspiracie
in
errour
.
It
is
a
whorish
impudencie
to
obiect
vncleannes
to
a
chast
Matron
,
they
might
remember
Christs
aduertisment
Hypocrite
cast
out
the
beame
of
thy
owne
eye
first
:
or
the
Poets
admonition
Loripedem
rectus
derideat
.
For
beside
the
bloody
schismes
of
their
Popes
,
and
the
irreconciliable
diuisions
of
their
Doctours
,
the
Jesuites
and
Dominicans
,
at
this
day
do
iarre
so
hotly
concerning
grace
and
frie
wil
,
that
their
Pope
darre
not
determine
the
question
for
feare
he
lose
one
of
the
parties
.
Jf
they
finde
you
ignorant
they
will
cause
you
belieue
that
your
Ministers
teaches
such
and
such
heresies
,
as
that
they
are
enemies
to
good
works
▪
enemies
to
the
Virgine
Mary
,
and
to
the
Saintes
,
that
they
giue
libertie
to
sinne
,
and
makes
God
the
author
of
it
,
that
such
a
writer
on
our
Religion
hath
such
a
blasphemous
errour
in
such
a
book
,
and
another
writer
,
another
blasphemie
in
another
booke
;
Luther
sayes
this
,
and
Caluine
sayes
that
,
and
a
thousand
slanders
suchlike
.
To
bee
short
,
their
whole
wits
they
will
imploy
to
brangle
you
,
in
some
generall
,
that
they
may
haue
you
at
an
vantage
,
brought
ouer
to
their
grounds
,
whereof
they
will
make
great
show
and
ostentation
,
or
if
they
condescend
vpon
a
particular
,
and
finde
you
therin
weak
,
they
will
shoote
at
all
.
But
if
yee
keepe
the
loue
of
the
Scriptures
,
the
Lord
shall
mak
you
to
stand
,
Great
peace
haue
they
who
loue
thy
Law
,
and
nothing
shall
offend
them
.
As
for
their
disputs
,
they
will
make
great
boast
and
brag
if
they
see
not
a
learned
partie
:
if
they
finde
a
learned
partie
,
they
will
take
them
to
discourse
if
they
may
:
if
they
must
disput
they
will
keepe
the
former
method
,
that
is
,
stick
vpon
generalls
,
about
the
visibilitie
of
a
Church
,
and
notes
as
they
say
thereof
,
whether
the
true
Church
can
erre
,
and
will
hold
off
whether
Rome
can
erre
as
long
as
they
can
:
they
wil
make
shew
to
quot
councils
and
Fathers
,
not
because
that
they
can
obtaine
the
victory
by
them
,
but
because
the
books
are
rare
,
and
few
are
acquaint
with
them
to
know
whether
they
say
right
or
wrong
:
they
wil
avow
forged
distinctions
,
when
they
are
prest
,
and
flee
to
philosophick
tearms
,
not
becaus
such
refuges
wil
saue
them
,
but
because
by
this
meanes
they
blow
mist
in
their
eyes
that
cannot
follow
them
to
their
lurking
holes
:
when
their
cause
is
weakest
then
they
grow
boldest
,
and
will
set
a
brow
vpon
their
part
,
that
their
countenance
may
giue
weight
to
their
watter-wersh
argument
or
answers
:
when
they
are
like
to
succumb
,
they
will
cry
lowdest
,
and
cast
in
a
new
subiect
to
disput
on
:
yee
will
not
put
them
to
silence
,
albeit
they
know
they
are
ouercome
For
what
by
shifts
,
what
by
subtilities
:
what
by
circumventions
,
what
by
apparent
verities
,
they
can
colour
their
cause
,
though
neuer
so
bad
.
It
were
an
endles
labour
to
show
all
their
courses
&
impossible
,
these
may
suffice
to
giue
aduertisement
to
you
,
who
may
bee
in
danger
,
that
you
acquaint
you
with
the
grounds
of
your
owne
Religion
,
and
diligently
read
the
Scriptures
:
that
you
bee
not
rash
to
vndertake
a
disput
concerning
Religion
,
and
leane
not
much
to
your
owne
or
others
disputation
:
for
in
a
disput
yee
will
get
the
two
disputers
wits
tried
,
and
acquaintance
with
their
owne
grounds
which
they
defend
,
but
yee
will
not
so
try
Religion
,
it
is
the
studieing
of
all
the
grounds
thereof
,
and
trying
them
by
the
Scripture
must
make
you
sure
:
when
Gods
glory
or
others
edification
requires
that
you
disput
,
doe
it
advisedly
,
for
they
haue
their
set
arguments
,
and
their
writen
disputs
,
carrying
about
with
them
:
set
the
state
of
the
question
right
,
limite
thy
argument
to
be
brought
on
either
side
to
Scripture
,
or
reasons
deduced
therefrom
:
not
because
thou
needst
to
feare
any
councils
and
fathers
,
but
partly
because
fathers
and
councills
are
but
human
testimonies
,
partlie
because
if
you
goe
from
the
Scriptures
,
ye
goe
to
the
long
Sands
,
and
the
disput
will
not
end
shortlie
,
and
so
hee
escapes
and
his
errour
is
not
convinced
,
and
the
auditours
is
left
suspense
.
This
much
may
serue
for
a
generall
aduertisment
.
Now
for
my
part
,
pray
for
mee
,
that
God
may
show
more
and
more
mercie
on
mee
.
J
know
many
a
bitter
hard
word
will
be
spoken
against
me
,
&
J
deserue
them
all
,
not
for
my
departing
from
them
,
but
for
my
first
revolting
in
my
ignorant
youthead
from
this
Religion
whereinto
I
am
now
brought
home
by
Gods
mercie
,
his
name
be
glorified
for
euer
.
And
the
Lord
make
known
this
his
trueth
to
the
World
,
who
knowes
it
not
;
and
no
doubt
multituds
shal
come
vnto
the
Lord
&
this
Religion
,
which
is
grounded
on
his
trueth
,
as
Doves
flocking
to
their
windowes
.
Lord
doe
it
for
Christs
sake
.
All
glorie
bee
giuen
to
God
through
Christ
.
Yours
in
Christ
,
Mr
PATRIK
CRAVFURD
.
FINIS
.