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Englished
by
M.
C.
Confessor
to
the
English
Nuns
at
Paris
.
(
Soueraigne
(
Soueraigne
defence
of
the
principale
points
of
Faith
,
It
is
à
victorie
to
the
Church
,
for
you
to
expresse
in
cleare
tearmes
what
you
hold
.
Et
vn
peu
apres
Nec
tantum
vidisti
&
prouidisti
In
Ecelesie
igitur
conseruationem
,
Patrie
salutem
,
&
literarum
decus
,
Qui
te
non
nouerit
Intelleximus
eò
te
spectasse
pridem
(
DREAD
SOVERAIGNE
that
man
was
iustified
by
onely
faith
,
1.
1.
the
first
to
whom
God
vout
safed
to
reueale
what
he
preached
bene
auncient
,
and
to
haue
taken
roote
now
and
vnaccustomed
had
lightened
of
new
the
light
of
the
Ghospell
,
which
without
him
one
iota
had
not
bene
heard
of
.
that
first
vndertooke
the
cause
of
the
Ghospell
,
the
first
who
shewed
the
way
to
others
such
a
confession
was
neuer
made
,
not
onely
within
these
thousand
yeares
,
but
euen
since
the
worlds
creation
,
nor
is
the
like
confession
found
in
any
historie
,
in
any
Father
,
in
any
Authour
.
Catholike
is
the
surname
of
Christians
,
the
proper
name
of
the
holy
Church
of
Iesus-Christ
.
was
instituted
by
Iesus-Christ
;
published
and
put
downe
in
writing
by
the
Apostles
,
a
man
is
not
iustified
by
faith
onely
he
is
iustified
by
onely
faith
,
22.
1.
with
all
our
hart
with
all
his
hart
the
body
and
blood
of
Iesus-Christ
,
Et
cap.
the
figure
,
the
signe
,
and
testimonie
,
that
baptisme
saues
vs
,
that
we
are
washed
,
regenerated
by
the
lauer
of
water
.
but
that
it
is
onely
a
Symbole
of
our
saluation
,
clenseing
,
and
regeration
,
remitt
sinns
14.
,
§.
17.
but
onely
that
they
beare
testimonie
that
they
are
remitted
,
if
a
virgine
marrie
she
sinns
not
:
that
the
iuste
man
offends
in
all
his
workes
,
4.
§.
23.
12.
§.
4.
2.
§.
9.
who
beleeue
in
Iesus-Christ
haue
onely
a
shadowe
of
Faith
,
2.
§
11.
who
for
a
tyme
haue
faith
,
but
that
he
that
beleeues
once
,
neuer
looseth
his
faith
,
if
thou
wilt
enter
into
life
keepe
the
commandements
:
is
to
deney
Iesus-Christ
and
to
abolish
his
Faith
,
2.
§.
11.
is
to
deney
Iesus-Christ
and
to
abolish
his
Faith
,
that
God
doth
take
away
and
blot
out
sinne
as
a
cloud
,
our
iniquities
from
vs
,
as
far
as
the
East
is
from
the
west
;
makes
vs
more
white
then
snow
:
that
he
nether
takes
away
nor
blots
out
sinne
,
but
onely
doth
not
impute
it
but
that
be
leaues
in
vs
the
fault
,
and
filth
of
sinne
,
a
salarie
,
are
warde
,
the
day-pennie
of
the
workemen
,
a
crowne
of
Iustice
:
a
meere
liberalitie
,
and
no
rewarde
,
15.
§.
4.
What
?
when
we
read
scripture
,
doe
we
forgett
the
knowledge
we
haue
of
our
owne
tongue
,
doe
we
loose
the
memorie
of
our
manner
of
speaking
?
Ought
the
scripture
to
speake
to
vs
in
any
other
manner
then
that
which
is
knowen
vnto
vs
,
and
which
is
ordinary
amongst
vs
?
that
as
soone
as
the
opinion
of
any
errour
hath
once
prepossessed
their
mynds
,
they
esteeme
all
to
be
figures
,
which
the
scripture
saith
to
the
contrarie
.
it
is
not
the
paine
but
the
cause
which
makes
the
Martyre
,
crownes
of
your
faith
punishments
of
your
perfidiousnes
We
haue
heard
his
pride
his
pride
and
arrogancie
greater
then
his
power
.
he
did
for
vs
exinaniee
himselfe
taking
the
forme
of
a
seruant
.
Religiously
wicked
irreligiously
serue
God
.
that
that
which
is
not
exprest
as
it
is
,
though
it
seeme
honourable
,
is
indeede
a
true
contumelie
.
by
which
you
become
flatterers
of
God
,
and
your selues
,
doe
rather
weaken
then
strengthen
discipline
.
For
the
abundance
of
the
fornications
,
of
a
faire
charmeing
and
mischieuous
strumpet
,
who
hath
sold
nations
in
her
formcations
,
families
in
her
diuelish
prankes
,
I
wil
discouer
thy
shame
in
thy
face
,
and
will
shew
thy
nakednes
to
all
nations
,
and
thy
ignominie
to
kingdomes
.
an
other
rule
(
necessitate
Medij
one
can
produce
no
example
of
scripture
concerning
this
matter
,
yet
hold
we
in
it
,
the
truth
of
the
same
scripture
,
since
we
doe
that
which
is
conformable
to
the
vniuersall
Church
,
whom
the
authoritie
of
the
selfe
same
scripture
doth
commend
vnto
vs
.
I
can
in
no
sorte
make
appeare
that
I
rightly
beleeue
,
vnlesse
I
confirme
my
Faith
by
the
authoritie
of
Scripture
.
Let
vs
beleeue
what
we
reade
,
and
what
we
reade
not
,
let
vs
beleeue
it
vnlawfull
to
be
established
.
Let
this
suffice
in
all
other
matters
.
we
bring
with
vs
,
and
present
the
Ghospells
onely
.
For
I
beleeue
in
the
Ghospell
onely
.
to
our
brethren
constituted
together
with
vs
in
the
holy
Ghospell
.
fighting
with
vs
in
the
truth
of
the
Ghospell
.
Conc.
Carthag
Trullan
.
can
Rom.
sub
Gelaesio
.
Trident
Caluin
in
his
Harmonie
,
puts
the
text
of
the
Ghospell
topsie
turuie
,
as
the
thing
it selfe
makes
manifest
;
violates
the
letter
of
the
Ghospell
;
transposeth
it
in
many
places
;
addes
to
it
.
that
indeede
he
changeth
the
text
?
the
notes
of
the
Geneua
Bible
,
wonderfull
partiall
,
false
,
seditious
,
and
too
much
smelling
of
the
designes
of
a
most
dangerous
and
peruerse
mynde
.
The
pure
and
vnspotted
word
of
God
The
Law
of
God
immaculate
.
The
Testimonie
of
God
Faithfull
,
giuing
wisdome
to
litle
ones
.
The
Precept
of
our
Lord
cleare
enlightening
the
eyes
.
conuerting
ordinarily
the
words
of
truth
in
fauour
of
which
same
truth
they
are
vttered
,
into
errours
and
falsities
in
which
they
themselues
liue
there
is
but
one
body
and
one
head
of
one
onely
Church
(
not
two
heades
,
as
though
it
were
a
monster
)
Witt
Iesus
Christ
and
his
Vitair
,
S.
Peter
and
his
successour
.
admitted
S.
Peter
into
the
societie
of
an
indiuiduall
vnitie
and
would
haue
him
to
be
called
that
which
he
was
Albeit
I
am
the
inuiolable
Rocke
,
yet
thou
art
a
Rocke
too
,
because
thou
art
supported
and
confirmed
by
my
vertue
,
to
the
end
that
those
things
Which
are
proper
to
me
by
power
,
might
be
comon
to
thee
by
participation
.
Let
no
man
saith
he
,
sticke
or
trouble
himselfe
about
wordes
.
Christ
cares
not
how
they
be
intituled
who
vndertake
the
instruction
of
others
.
there
is
one
onely
Pastour
,
and
yet
he
admitts
many
Pastours
vnder
himselfe
,
so
that
he
may
haue
preeminencie
aboue
them
all
and
by
them
he
alone
may
gouerne
the
Church
.
The
true
sense
is
,
That
then
the
paternall
honour
is
falsely
attributed
vnto
men
,
when
it
obscures
Gods
glorie
:
which
happens
as
often
as
a
mortall
man
independently
of
God
,
is
esteemed
father
.
I
Answere
,
that
Paule
doth
in
such
sort
take
the
name
of
Father
,
that
he
doth
not
abragate
,
or
diminish
the
least
particule
of
Gods
glorie
.
It
is
a
common
prouerbe
,
that
what
is
subordinate
doth
not
repugne
.
Such
is
the
name
of
Father
in
Paule
being
compared
to
God
.
God
alone
is
the
Father
of
all
the
faithfull
yet
he
admitts
the
Ministers
,
Whom
he
imployes
therin
,
to
the
participation
of
his
owne
honour
,
Without
derogating
from
the
same
.
God
therfore
was
the
spirituall
father
of
Tymothie
,
and
that
his
onely
father
too
,
properly
speaking
,
but
Paule
,
Who
was
Gods
minister
in
begetting
Tymothie
,
doth
by
a
certaine
right
of
subordination
chalence
to
himselfe
the
title
.
It
is
an
ordinarie
thing
that
as
far
forth
as
God
doth
exercise
his
power
in
creatures
,
so
far
doth
he
transcribe
his
owne
names
vnto
them
.
So
he
is
our
onely
Lord
and
Father
,
and
yet
fathers
and
Lords
are
they
too
,
Whom
he
daignes
with
this
honour
,
Whence
it
is
,
that
as
well
Angells
as
Iudges
are
called
Gods
.
Which
cannot
say
vnto
the
feete
,
I
haue
no
neede
of
you
,
onely
good
,
onely
iust
,
onely
one
Pastour
the
fundation
of
Fundations
There
is
another
head
of
the
Church
then
Christ
:
another
merit
,
then
Christs
merit
:
another
sacryfice
,
then
the
sacryfice
of
the
Crosse
&c.
baptisme
;
the
word
of
truth
;
the
sacryfice
of
a
contrite
hart
;
almes
deeds
,
and
Charitie
,
Behold
the
meanes
which
the
word
of
God
doth
present
vnto
vs
,
wherby
we
may
applie
vnto
our selues
Christ
.
First
Baptisme
,
then
the
sacred
suppar
,
and
lastly
faith
.
And
withall
you
are
to
know
,
that
sinnes
are
often
punished
with
temporall
punishments
euen
in
this
life
,
as
Dauid
and
sundrie
others
were
punished
,
and
we
hold
that
these
paynes
are
mitigated
by
good
workes
and
all
kind
of
penance
.
So
teacheth
S.
Paule
:
if
we
would
iudge
our selues
,
we
should
not
be
iudged
.
Further
,
we
accnowledge
what
by
good
workes
our
calamities
are
lessened
,
acording
to
that
of
Isaias
.
Albeit
temporall
punishments
are
especially
mitigated
through
the
sonne
of
God
,
yet
we
teach
withall
,
that
punishments
are
lessened
by
meanes
of
our
whole
conuersion
,
since
S.
Paule
doth
say
,
if
we
iudge
&c.
We
are
not
to
call
in
doubt
,
but
that
saints
haue
their
fire
of
purgatorie
in
this
life
,
as
the
examples
of
Dauid
,
Ezechtel
,
Ionas
and
others
,
giue
testimonie
.
By
how
much
we
are
more
seuere
towards
our selues
,
by
so
much
are
we
to
hope
for
a
more
easie
encrie
to
Gods
mercy
.
And
verily
,
it
is
impossible
that
the
soule
struke
with
the
horrour
of
iudgement
,
should
not
preuent
gods
wrothfull
hand
,
by
exacting
punishment
at
her
owne
hands
,
to
appease
Gods
wroth
,
we
our selues
doe
exact
punishments
at
our
owne
hands
for
trespasses
committed
.
3.
1.
1.
1
purged
,
purified
,
iustified
,
cleanced
by
faith
,
by
workes
,
by
Sacraments
:
that
by
Baptisme
,
Penance
,
teares
,
workes
,
Marcyrdome
,
sinnes
are
purged
,
washed
,
cleanced
,
remoued
,
redeemed
,
blotted
out
abolished
,
consumed
,
expiated
.
that
God
is
appeased
by
workes
,
that
he
is
made
propitious
by
workes
.
that
we
haue
diuers
meanes
by
which
we
redeeme
our
sinnes
.
it
is
one
hoste
and
not
many
hostes
.
We
offer
still
the
same
,
not
now
another
,
but
alwayes
the
same
.
now
Iesus
Christ
is
offered
as
man
:
suffering
passion
,
and
as
preist
he
offerrs
himselfe
,
pardon
our
sinns
the
passion
of
Iesus
Christ
:
the
renewed
passion
of
Iesus
Christ
:
he
is
slayne
,
and
as
it
were
suffers
his
passion
,
that
the
sacryfice
of
the
Crosse
and
the
Eucharist
is
one
and
the
same
sacryfice
it
is
manifest
Nothing
had
bene
done
the
cruell
tortures
of
a
damned
and
In
this
torment
is
placed
the
summe
of
our
Peace
and
reconciliation
to
God
.
To
satisfie
in
the
name
of
sinners
,
it
was
necessarie
that
he
should
feele
that
horrible
distresse
in
his
owne
conscience
,
as
though
he
had
bene
forsaken
of
God
,
yea
euen
,
as
though
God
had
bene
wrothfull
against
him
.
perpetuall
to
others
,
whom
God
in
his
wroth
punisheth
,
was
onely
temporall
in
him
.
that
he
that
nothing
had
bene
done
,
if
Iesus
Christ
had
onely
suffered
a
corporall
death
.
that
we
are
redeemed
by
the
blood
and
death
of
Christ
?
this
is
my
blood
which
shall
be
powredout
for
many
for
the
remission
of
sinns
.
Christ
an
high
Priest
by
his
owne
blood
entred
in
once
into
the
Holyes
,
eternall
redemption
being
found
.
if
the
blood
of
oxen
sanctifieth
to
the
cleansing
of
the
flesh
,
how
much
more
shall
the
blood
of
Christ
,
cleanse
our
conscience
from
deade
workes
.
Thou
hast
redeemed
vs
to
God
in
thy
blood
.
that
we
are
sanctified
,
washed
,
cleansed
,
by
the
blood
of
Iesus
Christ
.
This
is
my
body
,
giuen
deliuered
broken
for
you
.
we
are
sanctified
by
the
oblation
of
the
body
of
Iesus
Christ
,
by
one
oblation
he
hath
consummated
the
sanctified
for
all
eternitie
.
that
we
are
redeemed
by
the
blood
,
for
the
remission
of
our
sinns
.
doth
cleanse
by
him
we
are
purged
and
washed
,
the
body
of
Iesus
Christ
is
deliuered
and
giuen
for
vs
,
that
nothing
had
bene
done
,
without
the
interposition
of
some
other
thing
.
that
to
discouer
them
,
is
to
vanquish
them
,
an
other
metit
foolishly
find
opposition
in
those
two
things
,
quae
subalterna
sunt
non
repagnant
things
subordinate
haue
n●
repugnancy
the
merits
of
the
iust
are
merits
,
because
they
are
iust
,
By
euery
one
of
our
actions
,
our
heade
is
crowned
I
confesse
17.
§.
1.
that
if
any
would
oppose
Iesus
Christ
,
simply
and
nakedly
considered
in
himselfe
,
to
God's
iudgement
,
there
were
no
place
for
merit
,
because
there
is
no
dignitie
found
in
man
which
can
merit
God
.
that
they
will
in
no
sort
accnowledge
that
wherby
they
are
conuinced
?
denyed
the
course
of
merits
This
is
my
body
The
Gospell
of
Iesus
Christ
,
is
made
the
Gospell
of
men
by
a
peruerse
interpretation
,
yea
which
is
worse
,
the
Gospell
of
the
Diuell
,
shall
they
beleeue
him
whom
they
haue
not
heard
?
and
how
shall
they
heare
without
a
Preacher
?
Therfore
faith
is
by
hearing
.
This
is
my
body
how
can
I
vnlesse
some
shew
it
me
?
there
are
certaine
things
hard
to
be
vnderstood
which
the
vnlearned
and
vnstable
depraue
as
also
the
rest
of
the
Scriptures
to
their
owne
perdition
.
The
Scriptures
of
the
law
,
are
they
most
cleare
Is
it
so
?
Thou
darst
not
aduenture
vpon
Terentianus
Maurus
Without
the
helpe
of
a
Master
;
An
infinitie
of
Authours
are
required
to
the
vnderstanding
of
each
Poete
,
and
yet
thou
darst
interprise
the
reading
of
holy
Write
without
a
Guide
,
and
passe
thy
indgement
vpon
it
without
a
Master
.
that
an
old
Trott
,
a
Dotterell
,
a
sophisticall
pratter
,
any
one
aduentures
vpon
the
Scripture
,
Weares
it
out
,
begins
to
reach
before
they
haue
yet
learnt
it
.
because
the
Scripture
by
reason
of
its
depth
,
is
not
vnderstood
of
all
in
one
and
the
same
sort
.
knowledge
of
a
false
name
that
the
simplicitie
of
beleeuing
,
not
the
viuacitie
of
vnderstanding
,
is
the
peoples
assurance
.
It
is
a
most
orderly
discipline
,
that
the
ignorant
should
rely
vpon
the
authoritie
of
the
Church
.
There
is
nothing
so
behouffull
for
a
soule
as
to
obey
,
And
againe
,
I
would
not
leleeue
the
Gospell
vnlesse
the
authoritie
of
the
Catholike
Church
did
moue
me
thervnto
,
which
authoritie
being
thaken
,
I
should
not
giue
credit
to
the
Gospell
they
are
all
puffed
vp
with
pride
,
they
all
promis
knowledge
,
yea
the
verie
hercticall
Women
dare
vndertake
to
teach
and
dispute
.
that
they
are
taken
with
nothing
so
much
as
to
promis
knowledge
,
and
laugh
at
the
beleife
of
true
things
which
the
children
were
taught
to
beleeue
,
as
though
it
had
bene
a
meere
ignorance
.
the
letter
doth
kill
the
vnlearned
doe
depraue
it
to
their
there
could
be
no
heresies
at
all
,
if
the
Scripture
could
not
be
ill
vnderstoode
.
in
this
we
make
exception
of
persons
,
tymes
,
and
places
,
but
whether
we
doe
indifferently
permitt
all
to
reade
them
or
no
:
which
we
affirme
;
saith
whitakere
,
and
they
(
meaning
Catholikes
)
deney
that
it
ought
to
be
done
.
As
Master
he
taught
some
things
,
not
all
things
:
to
teach
that
which
might
be
profitable
,
and
not
that
which
might
be
hurtfull
.
Pride
,
contempt
,
or
enuey
,
moues
some
to
persuade
themselues
,
that
they
may
make
sufficient
profitt
by
reading
the
scripture
priuatly
:
we
must
obserue
that
which
we
cited
out
of
S.
Paule
,
that
the
Church
is
onely
edified
by
externall
preaching
.
Ther
is
,
a
certaine
learned
ignorance
.
We
doe
not
say
,
that
the
scripture
is
of
it selfe
so
cleare
,
that
without
interpretation
it
is
sufficient
of
it selfe
to
end
all
controuersies
of
Faith
:
the
ignorant
are
not
able
to
make
vse
of
those
meanes
they
must
haue
recourse
to
the
more
learned
.
None
can
know
by
certaintie
of
Divine
faith
,
which
is
not
subiect
to
decei●t
,
that
he
hath
obtayned
the
grace
of
God
.
accursed
be
the
heresies
,
and
doctrine
,
which
promiseng
repose
,
deceaue
all
ages
and
sexes
.
Peace
,
Peace
,
and
there
is
no
peace
.
The
King
of
Eugland
in
his
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
First
Assure
your
conscience
vpon
the
faundation
of
the
most
expressevuord
of
God
:
is
grounded
intirly
vpon
the
pure
and
expresse
word
of
God
.
it
is
sufficient
to
make
a
proposition
to
be
an
Article
of
faith
,
that
it
be
inferred
out
of
seripture
,
who
soeuer
beleeues
is
iustified
that
you
beleeue
sterne
and
puppe
therof
Who euer doth seriously repent , conuert himselfe to God , and beleeues in Iesus-Christ is iustified and shall not perish .
I Peter doe seriously repent , and beleeue in Iesus-Christ & .
Ergo I am iustified , and shall not perish .
Thost
standest
by
faith
be
not
too
wise
,
but
feare
,
least
God
may
not
spare
euen
thee
.
with
feare
and
trembling
worke
your
saluation
.
Thou
oughtest
not
be
secure
that
thy
sins
are
remitted
,
We
know
not
whether
our
sinns
remayne
.
We
doe
greatly
offend
through
ignorance
,
We
know
not
our
owne
workes
,
We
know
not
whether
our
iustice
remayne
,
or
whether
we
haue
a
good
conscience
.
The
iust
are
vncertaine
of
perseuerance
,
Who
of
the
faith
full
dare
presume
that
he
is
of
the
number
of
the
predestinate
?
The
scripture
will
haue
no
man
to
say
I
am
one
of
the
elect
that
God
giues
vs
confidence
,
but
denyes
vs
assurance
.
that
it
is
impossibile
to
know
what
shall
become
of
vs
:
that
we
hope
for
Beatitude
,
but
are
not
sure
to
attayne
vnto
it
:
in
fine
none
knowes
whether
he
is
worthy
of
loue
that
certaintie
is
altogether
denyed
vs
.
lucide
interualles
20.
§.
11.
I
vnderstand
not
a
confidence
,
which
doth
flatter
the
soule
,
freed
from
all
sense
of
anxietie
,
with
a
sweete
and
perfect
repose
:
for
it
belongs
to
them
onely
to
inioy
so
perfect
repose
who
are
touched
with
no
care
,
possesse
a
with
no
defire
,
agitated
with
no
feare
.
Faith
,
2.
§.
37.
is
assaulted
with
many
doubtes
,
so
that
the
myndes
of
the
faithfull
are
rarely
at
rest
,
at
least
they
inioy
not
a
seatled
tranquilitie
Those
doubtes
by
which
we
dreade
eternall
paines
,
doth
still
in
a
centaine
sort
sticke
to
our
hart
.
Faith
in
the
most
faith
full
is
not
freed
from
feare
.
we
teach
,
that
together
with
the
certaintie
of
our
saluation
a
certaine
doubt
is
wonte
to
inhabite
our
hartes
:
and
that
no
man
is
so
sure
of
his
saluation
,
that
he
doth
not
sometymes
doubt
of
it
.
No
Pilgrime
knowes
certainly
,
that
he
is
predestinated
,
nor
consequently
that
he
is
in
state
of
grace
,
vnlesse
he
haue
had
a
peculiar
reuelation
therof
.
Noman
,
is
assured
of
the
truth
of
his
contrition
,
much
lesse
that
it
was
follo
wed
with
a
plenarie
remission
of
sinns
,
man
is
vncertaine
whether
he
is
in
state
of
saluation
,
or
no.
man
is
not
assured
of
his
saluation
euen
by
the
infused
grace
of
God
;
but
the
Apostle
commands
vs
to
works
our
saluation
with
feare
and
trembling
.
not
an
absolute
certaintie
such
as
is
found
in
fide
historica
but
a
credible
persuasion
in
historie
,
Faith
is
a
true
,
certaine
,
and
firme
knowledge
of
God's
loue
towards
vs
Seing
he
did
offere
vp
himselfe
to
God
,
to
satisfice
in
the
name
of
sinners
,
he
was
to
feele
in
his
conscience
that
horrible
distresse
,
as
though
he
had
bene
abbandoned
of
God
,
yea
as
though
God
had
bene
offended
with
him
.
This
abisse
,
and
horrible
confusion
of
damnation
,
did
rudely
and
to
the
quicke
torment
him
with
dread
and
anguish
.
he
was
necessarily
to
fight
against
the
forces
of
Hell
,
and
as
it
were
in
a
single
combat
,
giue
almes
,
and
all
thnigs
are
cleane
vnto
you
.
Redeeme
thy
sinns
by
almes
deeds
.
Almes
deedes
doe
free
from
death
.
There
is
no
doubt
,
but
that
the
soules
departed
are
assisted
by
the
prayers
of
the
Church
,
the
healthfull
sacryfice
,
and
almes
deedes
.
the
deceased
is
helped
,
not
by
teares
,
but
by
prayers
,
by
supplications
,
by
almes
deedes
.
can
giue
indulgence
,
he
can
qualifie
his
owne
sentence
,
he
can
clemently
pardon
the
suppliant
offender
,
he
can
approue
what
so
euer
the
Martyres
haue
demanded
,
or
Preists
haue
done
in
their
fauour
.
to
appease
Gods
wroth
by
pennance
,
and
to
moue
him
to
pardon
vs
.
so
much
the
more
willingly
,
by
how
much
we
did
lesse
spare
and
pardon
our selues
,
That
Christ
by
satisfaction
might
be
ouercome
,
and
by
satisfaction
our
sinns
might
be
redeemed
,
That
Christ
should
blot
out
sinns
formerly
committed
;
and
least
the
punishment
of
sinns
should
be
reserued
to
the
end
,
doth
authorise
man
,
to
bestow
the
things
which
are
proper
to
God
.
Let
it
suffice
a
martir
to
haue
expiated
his
owne
offences
.
It
is
the
part
of
anvngrarfull
or
proode
person
,
to
lauish
that
out
to
others
,
which
himselfe
receaued
as
a
thing
of
greatest
prise
.
Who
is
he
that
redeemes
the
death
of
another
with
his
owne
death
,
saue
the
onely
sonne
of
God
?
Thou
therfor
who
wilst
imitate
him
in
remitting
sinns
,
if
thou
thy selfe
be
not
delinquent
,
indure
for
me
:
marrie
if
thou
thy selfe
be
delinquent
;
how
dost
thou
thinke
that
the
oyle
of
thy
smale
Lampe
can
be
sufficient
both
for
thee
and
me
.
when
,
he
pardoned
him
,
he
did
it
,
in
the
person
of
Christ
,
as
by
Christ
his
command
,
and
as
the
vicegerent
of
Christ
,
they
for
sake
the
sound
,
and
adheare
to
the
vlcered
partes
of
the
bodie
,
the
abuse
of
a
thing
doth
not
take
away
the
vse
of
the
same
.
not
veritie
Why
when
we
reade
doe
we
forgett
how
we
are
wonte
to
speake
:
aught
the
scripture
of
the
Almightie
to
vse
any
other
manner
of
speach
to
vs
then
our
owne
?
deliuered
for
vs
truly
,
really
this
is
my
body
my
body
giuen
and
deliuered
for
you
,
this
is
my
body
that
he
depends
not
vpon
these
words
but
vpon
this
onely
proposition
a
man
is
a
reasonable
creature
a
man
is
borne
to
serue
God
:
that
he
is
asc●nded
into
heauen
,
we
shal
not
alwayes
haue
him
with
vs
.
In
things
that
belong
vnto
God
,
let
vs
giue
eare
to
our
Lord
,
and
not
to
the
coniectures
and
dreames
of
mortalls
.
is
the
true
and
proper
body
of
Christ
.
truly
and
properly
the
blood
of
Christ
.
That
d
d
Hilar.
8.
de
Trinit.
in
nobis
carnalibus
manentem
per
ca●nem
Chri●tum
habemus
.
Christ
i●
in
vs
by
his
flesh
?
That
the
Eucharist
is
not
bread
,
wine
,
a
figure
,
but
the
body
and
blood
of
Christ
?
body
of
Christ
is
not
onely
rec●a●ed
by
faith
and
Charitie
,
but
euen
with
the
mouth
?
That
Christ
is
adored
in
the
Euchariste
?
That
his
body
being
in
the
Eucharist
,
is
also
in
many
other
places
?
the
opinion
of
the
corporall
presence
,
that
we
see
him
,
we
touch
him
,
powered
out
,
giuen
,
broken
,
powered
out
this
may
be
seene
in
the
Encharist
,
but
vpon
the
crosse
it
cannot
to
be
broken
,
to
be
putt
for
be
sacrificed
(
a
priore
is
a
Priest
for
euer
he
is
a
preist
for
euer
.
Preist
according
to
the
order
of
Melchisedech
,
euery
Bishope
chosen
out
of
men
,
is
ordayned
by
men
,
in
the
things
which
belong
to
God
,
that
he
should
offer
gistes
and
sacrifices
for
sinnes
.
Euery
Bishope
is
ordayned
to
offer
gistes
The
Apostle
doth
define
what
a
preist
is
:
a
preist
it
not
without
a
sacrifice
.
The
Apostle
,
doth
define
what
is
a
preist
.
It
is
common
to
Christ
,
and
to
him
who
is
constituted
by
men
,
to
offer
giftes
and
sacrifices
.
The
Bishopes
of
the
old
law
,
were
ordayned
to
offer
gistes
and
hostes
&
,
whence
it
followes
that
it
was
necessarie
that
our
sauiour
I.C.
had
som
thing
to
offer
vp
for
vs
.
It
belongs
to
a
Bishope
,
to
offer
vp
the
giftes
of
all
men
.
A
Preist
,
is
no
Preist
without
an
hoste
:
It
was
therfor
necessarie
that
he
should
have
,
what
to
offer
This
first
sentence
is
worthy
of
remarke
,
which
teacheth
,
that
no
Preist
is
ordayned
but
to
offer
gastes
.
Preisthoode
,
is
an
office
,
and
an
authoritie
to
appeare
in
the
presence
of
God
to
obtayne
grace
and
fauour
,
to
appease
his
anger
,
by
offering
vp
a
sacryfice
which
is
acceptable
vnto
him
.
Christ
is
yet
Preist
not
that
he
himselfe
offers
any
thing
,
but
he
is
called
the
head
of
them
that
offer
.
Albeit
I.
C.
is
not
now
seene
to
offer
,
yet
he
is
offered
in
earth
,
when
the
body
of
Christ
is
offered
,
yea
we
accnowledg
that
he
himselfe
offers
,
whose
word
sanctifies
the
facrifice
which
is
offered
.
We
affirme
,
that
Christ
,
being
eternall
and
immortall
,
is
alwaystruly
a
Preist
:
for
we
beleeue
that
euen
to
this
present
he
doth
dayly
offer
vp
himself
for
vs
by
the
hands
of
his
Ministers
.
Nor
would
he
,
haue
affirmed
,
by
reason
of
that
oblation
and
hoste
which
he
once
onely
offered
,
that
Christ
was
a
preist
for
euer
but
he
had
an
eye
to
the
sacrificers
which
now
are
,
by
whose
meanes
I.
C.
doth
both
sacryfice
and
is
sacry
ficed
,
haeuing
taught
them
in
his
misticall
supper
the
manner
of
such
a
sacrifice
.
but
that
he
doth
continually
offer
sacryfice
for
the
people
.
eternall
preist
true
,
a
most
true
,
a
greatest
,
a
externall
,
and
singular
suerisice
the
light
and
sunne
of
the
world
,
when
the
Deacon
saw
the
Preist
extend
his
hands
,
and
touch
the
sanctified
breade
to
make
the
holy
Eleuation
,
he
saith
,
let
vs
attend
.
And
he
also
approching
vnto
the
Table
,
hauing
taken
into
his
hands
,
and
showen
the
quickning
bread
Behold
the
bread
of
life
which
you
see
:
and
that
the
preist
doth
lift
vp
the
heauenly
bread
,
and
make
the
signe
of
the
crosse
thrice
in
the
aire
with
the
venerable
and
quickning
breade
,
it
doth
intimate
&
.
that
by
good
right
it
ought
to
be
retayned
and
obserued
it
is
prohibited
as
impious
it
to
be
a
meere
madnes
,
to
contende
that
that
is
not
to
be
done
,
which
the
Church
is
accustomed
to
doe
through
the
vniuersall
world
.
that
any
may
be
compelled
and
conuinced
by
the
authoritie
of
the
Church
,
and
that
heretikes
are
not
more
forcibly
and
efficatiouly
vrged
by
any
externall
argument
.
shall
eate
or
drinke
Drinke
ye
all
of
this
they
all
dranke
of
it
Drinke
ye
all
of
this
Eate
ye
all
of
this
They
are
not
deade
we
doe
not
tearme
them
deade
,
He
is
not
the
God
of
the
deade
,
but
of
the
liuing
,
The
Saints
are
not
said
to
be
deade
,
but
to
sleepe
,
They
doe
not
exercise
charitie
,
they
haue
no
care
of
vs
:
we
know
that
the
offices
of
Charitie
are
restrayned
to
the
course
of
this
prefent
life
.
the
deade
doe
nether
in
generall
nor
in
particular
make
intercession
for
the
liuing
.
Moyses
his
wisdome
was
hypocrisie
I
will
not
esteeme
the
least
Christian
of
all
,
any
white
inferiour
to
S.
Peter
,
and
all
the
rest
of
the
Saints
in
Heauen
.
She
had
within
her selfe
both
the
feeling
and
assault
of
incredulitie
.
She
was
an
infidele
,
both
in
the
word
and
workes
of
God
reuealed
vnto
her
by
the
Angell
.
She
opposeth
her selfe
,
against
the
words
of
she
Angell
;
she
beleeues
not
.
She
seemes
,
no
lesse
malignantly
to
limite
Gods
power
,
then
Zacharias
.
was
worthy
of
eternall
punishments
.
Marie
,
did
not
onely
seeke
that
honour
which
is
due
vnto
parents
,
but
also
ambitiously
aimed
at
the
honour
of
the
Messias
,
and
demanded
to
be
,
as
it
were
,
à
fellow
in
the
administration
of
that
office
,
which
was
committed
to
Christ
alone
.
She
lost
,
all
confidence
in
God
.
The
sinnes
,
are
nether
of
them
litle
.
Marie
did
greeuously
sinne
,
1.
l.
1.
There
is
no
doubt
but
our
sauiour
meant
to
reprehend
the
importunitie
of
Marie
:
and
indeede
she
erred
,
so
to
interrupt
our
Sauiours
speach
.
Marie
,
did
vehemently
,
dishonestly
,
and
vnciuilly
,
interrupt
Christ
,
by
her
importune
interpellation
she
●●●ated
the
lawes
of
publike
honestie
.
She
disturbed
Iesus
with
her
arrogancie
and
pride
she
did
so
greeuously
offend
by
her
ambition
,
that
Christ
did
publikely
shame
her
with
it
.
ambition
is
blasphemie
They
were
offended
at
Iesus
Christ
,
and
thence
it
appeared
that
their
thoughts
were
vaine
,
and
their
harts
impious
.
If
we
diligently
consider
what
belongs
vnto
Christ
,
find
him
in
words
onely
in
all
heretikes
.
A
Christian
stands
in
neede
of
no
workes
,
no
law
,
to
saluation
.
Good
workes
are
necessarie
to
saluation
.
in
which
point
we
doe
willingly
subscribe
vnto
them
,
that
the
Gospell
requires
no
other
condition
but
faith
?
I
vnderstand
these
workes
not
to
be
necessarie
to
saluation
absolutly
?
we
subscribe
to
them
In
our
Churches
,
these
propositions
are
reiected
by
common
snffrages
;
good
workes
are
necessarie
to
iustification
:
The
proposition
of
good
workes
necessarie
to
saluation
,
is
to
be
hissed
at
ādreiected
out
of
our
Churches
●false
.
That
the
onely
necessitie
of
the
presence
of
workes
had
vssered
in
many
discommodities
.
the
good
thiefe
was
saued
without
workes
,
considered
euen
as
it
is
sinne
,
so
farforth
,
as
it
makes
to
the
illustrating
of
Gods
glorie
,
in
this
sense
sinne
,
and
the
euill
of
the
fault
(
malum
culpae
)
is
ordayned
by
God
.
By
Gods
ordonnance
and
becke
,
Adam
fell
;
He
would
haue
man
to
fall
.
It
is
the
opinion
of
our
Doctours
,
that
God
did
infallibly
decree
the
temptation
and
fall
of
man
God
,
did
not
only
predestinate
who
soeuer
he
pleased
to
damnation
,
but
euen
to
the
causes
of
damnation
.
Man
was
blinded
,
by
the
will
and
commandement
of
God
.
Certaine
it
is
that
God
was
the
prime
Authour
of
this
obduration
.
We
resolue
,
the
cause
of
obduration
into
God
.
the
will
of
God
is
the
chiefe
or
remote
,
that
is
,
the
primarie
,
cause
of
obduration
.
Gods
Decree
,
cannot
be
excluded
from
the
causes
of
corruption
.
God
,
doth
inflict
originall
sinne
.
God
,
makes
man
ad
Angells
trāsgressiours
(
genus
doth
incline
and
inforce
the
wills
of
the
wicked
vpon
greeuous
sinns
.
God
,
doth
moue
the
thiefe
to
kill
:
God
incites
,
he
kills
;
but
you
will
say
,
that
he
was
compelled
to
offend
,
and
I
admit
your
inference
,
he
was
compelled
,
The
reprobate
would
be
thought
excusable
in
offending
,
because
they
cannot
auoyd
the
necessitie
of
sinning
,
especially
since
that
depends
vpon
the
ordonnance
and
will
of
God
deny
,
that
that
can
be
à
sufficient
excuse
for
them
,
because
this
disposition
of
God
is
iuste
.
A
Creature
,
doth
necessarily
offend
,
and
that
by
Gods
most
iust
iudgment
.
Our
men
,
doe
rightly
affirme
,
that
mans
fall
was
by
accident
(
by
reason
of
Gods
decree
)
necessarie
,
and
ineuitable
.
God
,
doth
the
workes
of
the
wicked
most
efficaciously
.
Which
are
the
euills
of
paine
(
mala
poenae
)
and
his
iust
iudgments
.
The
efficacie
of
the
errour
,
2.
A
that
credit
is
giuen
to
lyes
proceeds
from
God
.
Now
I
haue
plāly
enough
shewen
,
that
God
is
called
the
Authour
of
all
those
things
,
which
those
Controwlers
,
will
haue
to
happen
by
his
idle
permission
.
God
of
his
owne
accord
abbandons
,
hardens
,
and
damnes
men
.
In
damning
them
,
he
respects
not
merits
;
be
damnes
those
that
haue
not
merited
it
.
He
powres
out
his
wroth
,
and
seueritie
vpon
such
as
haue
not
merited
the
same
.
that
the
soueraigne
degree
of
faith
consistes
in
beleeuing
that
he
is
iust
,
who
by
his
sole
will
make
vs
necessarily
damnable
.
God
,
wills
many
things
,
which
yet
by
his
word
,
he
shewes
not
to
will
,
so
he
willeth
not
the
death
of
sinners
,
to
witt
in
word
,
but
he
wills
it
by
his
inscrutable
will
.
By
his
onely
will
,
and
without
consideration
of
their
owne
merits
,
they
are
predestinated
to
eternall
death
.
Caluine
,
following
the
Apostle
,
makes
Predestination
preceede
the
foresight
of
sinne
.
when
they
haue
nothing
to
say
to
defende
them selues
,
in
point
of
their
diuision
to
make
à
list
of
mens
faults
,
and
following
their
owne
fancie
falsly
to
inlarge
them selues
thervpon
,
to
bring
them
into
hatred
who
teach
the
truth
,
which
they
are
notable
to
find
faultie
,
or
to
obscure
.
The
common
people
haue
right
to
dispose
of
the
scepters
of
kingdomes
at
their
will
and
pleasure
.
Bad
Princes
,
according
to
the
Law
of
God
,
ought
to
be
deposed
;
and
in
case
the
Magistrates
neglect
to
doe
their
dutie
,
the
people
hath
also
as
free
libertie
to
doe
it
as
though
ther
were
no
Magistrate
at
all
;
and
in
those
circunstances
of
tyme
,
God
enlargeth
them
with
leaue
to
vse
the
sword
,
of
obedience
Kings
haue
right
to
raigne
from
the
people
;
who
vpon
accasion
can
also
reuoke
it
.
The
People
may
,
as
they
shall
please
,
punish
their
Princes
which
offend
.
that
if
Magistrates
transgresse
the
law
of
God
,
and
oblige
others
to
doe
the
like
,
they
fall
from
the
dignitie
,
and
obedience
which
otherwise
is
due
vnto
them
,
and
ought
no
more
to
be
reputed
Magistrates
:
but
are
to
be
accused
,
examined
,
and
condemned
.
The
people
,
haue
power
to
iudge
of
the
life
of
kings
.
It
were
to
be
wished
,
that
rewards
were
appointed
for
such
as
kill
tyrants
,
as
we
are
wont
to
doe
to
those
that
kill
woolues
.
The
kings
of
the
earth
doe
depriue
themselues
of
power
when
they
make
head
against
the
king
of
heauen
.
Yea
they
are
vnworthy
to
be
numbred
amongst
men
,
and
therfore
we
are
rather
to
spitt
in
their
faces
then
to
obey
them
.
an
excellent
man
the
restorer
of
the
Gospell
in
scotland
:
If
Princes
gouerne
tyrannically
against
God
and
his
truth
,
his
subiects
are
absolued
from
their
oath
of
fidelitie
.
No
man
is
a
temporall
Lord
,
none
a
Prelate
,
none
Bishope
,
when
he
is
in
mortall
sinne
.
It
is
lawfull
to
depose
Princes
,
when
they
do
disloyally
transgresse
the
rule
of
Iesus
Christ
,
aduance
the
wicked
,
oppresse
the
innocent
,
and
defend
the
idle
sacryficers
,
the
companions
of
Iesus
Christ
you
are
called
into
the
societie
of
his
sonne
let
our
societie
be
with
the
Father
and
his
sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
we
are
Companions
of
his
priesthoode
.
that
we
are
partakers
of
the
diuine
nature
Paule
was
Christs
companion
;
that
Christ
promised
the
thiefe
that
he
would
make
him
his
fellow-partner
of
eternall
life
:
that
we
are
all
fellowes
to
the
sonne
of
God
,
that
the
Instit.
c.
Elect
are
taken
into
the
fallow
shipe
of
Christ
,
yea
of
God
too
.
ibid.
c.
Through
Iesus
Christ
we
are
made
equall
and
brothers
to
him
,
make
an
oath
of
blind
obedience
,
and
that
without
all
exception
.
perfect
obedience
knowes
no
lawes
no
limines
,
but
is
carried
with
a
full
will
into
the
depth
of
charitie
;
to
all
that
is
commanded
.
be
confident
that
all
that
thy
Superiour
commands
thee
is
wholsome
for
thee
not
vpon
thee
to
iudge
the
commands
.
of
thy
betters
.
That
true
obedience
doth
nether
examine
the
intention
of
Superiours
,
nor
discerne
their
commands
,
because
he
that
hath
submitted
all
the
iudgement
of
his
whole
life
to
one
greater
then
himselfe
,
hath
no
fairer
way
then
to
execute
what
he
is
commanded
;
and
he
that
hath
learnt
perfect
obedience
,
knowes
not
how
to
iudge
.
obedience
to
a
Generall
who
is
alwayes
subiect
to
the
king
of
Spayne
.
it
pleased
God
to
awake
the
world
which
was
buried
in
the
dreame
of
humane
traditions
,
Striuing
onely
to
find
out
tergiuersations
,
and
friuolous
excuses
,
therby
to
escape
through
ambiguitie
of
words
.
Our
Churches
were
falsly
accused
of
abolishing
Masse
;
for
we
doe
yet
retayne
Masse
,
and
celebrate
it
with
greatest
reuerence
.
the
Articles
,
at
Asbroug
ambiguous
and
easie
to
be
turned
?
he
say
,
that
the
Articles
made
at
Asbroug
were
to
be
changed
,
and
to
be
suted
to
occasions
,
They
framed
ambiguous
and
guilefull
formes
of
Transsubstantiation
,
He
indeuoured
to
setle
a
certaine
concorde
in
an
ambiguous
kind
of
speach
,
in
the
affaires
of
the
Gospell
to
vse
colours
and
clockes
.
a
sower
of
words
Thou
complainst
that
by
meanes
of
our
Gospell
all
the
world
is
in
tumult
,
I
answere
,
thankes
be
to
God
,
it
was
my
wish
that
so
it
should
be
:
and
woe
be
to
me
,
if
so
it
were
not
.
I
haue
not
onely
euer
since
my
birth
bene
vexed
continually
with
Puritanes
,
but
I
was
euen
almost
stifled
by
them
in
my
mothers
wombe
,
before
I
had
yet
seene
the
world
.
I
would
rather
trust
my selfe
in
the
hands
of
the
robbers
of
the
wilde
mountaines
,
or
to
borderers
,
then
to
that
sort
of
men
.
That
your
brethren
will
not
haue
it
so
,
they
themselues
shall
speake
:
Princes
,
are
present
in
synods
,
not
to
rule
,
but
to
serue
:
not
to
inact
lawes
,
but
to
propose
those
to
be
kept
by
themselues
,
and
the
people
,
which
according
vnto
the
word
of
God
,
are
explicated
by
the
mouth
of
the
Minister
.
The
Prince
,
nether
doth
,
nor
can
by
vertue
of
his
charge
,
iudge
of
the
meaning
of
faith
.
We
say
,
that
Ecclesiasticall
differences
are
to
be
decided
by
the
Minister
in
vertue
of
the
diuine
law
.
I
answere
,
that
Martine
doth
ascribe
the
iudgement
of
points
of
doctrine
to
the
Church
;
he
doth
not
grant
it
to
the
Emperour
:
and
who
will
deny
that
this
iudgment
appertaynes
to
●ishopes
.
it
belongs
not
to
kings
and
Princes
,
to
confirme
euen
true
doctrine
,
but
they
are
to
be
subiect
to
,
and
obseruant
of
it
,
It
is
not
lawfull
for
me
,
who
am
of
the
ranke
of
the
people
,
It
belongs
me
not
to
iudge
of
the
differences
which
rise
amongst
Bishops
.
It
is
no
way
lawfull
for
you
to
medle
with
Ecclesiasticall
causes
;
to
sound
and
examine
them
belongs
to
Patriarkes
,
Bishopes
,
priests
,
who
haue
the
gouerment
and
keyes
of
the
Church
;
It
appertaynes
not
to
vs
who
are
to
be
fedd
,
to
be
sanctified
to
be
bound
,
vnbound
.
we
know
that
our
most
pious
Lords
doe
not
meddle
in
the
affaires
of
preists
.
Was
it
euer
heard
from
the
creation
of
the
world
that
the
iudgment
of
the
Church
had
authoritie
from
the
Emperour
?
Many
Councells
haue
bene
celebrated
;
the
Church
hath
often
past
her
iudgment
;
but
nether
would
the
Fathers
persuade
the
Prince
to
any
such
thing
,
nor
did
the
Prince
shew
himselfe
curious
in
causes
of
the
Clergie
,
who
is
he
that
seeing
him
take
vpon
him
to
be
Prince
of
Bishops
,
to
decree
and
preside
in
Ecclesiasticall
iudgments
,
that
will
not
say
with
iust
reason
,
that
he
is
the
desolation
of
abomination
foretold
by
the
Prophet
Daniel
?
If
we
ether
reflect
vpon
the
order
of
Scripture
,
or
tymes
by-past
,
who
will
deny
but
that
in
points
of
faith
,
in
points
of
Faith
,
I
say
,
the
Bishopes
were
accustomed
to
iudge
of
Emperours
,
not
they
of
Bishops
?
With
the
helpe
of
God
,
tyme
will
ripen
thee
,
and
then
you
wilt
iudge
what
kind
of
Bishope
he
is
who
will
subiect
Priestly
right
to
laymen
:
if
a
conference
be
to
be
had
of
faith
,
it
belongs
to
the
Preists
,
as
it
happened
vnder
Constantine
Prince
of
sacred
memorie
.
What
hath
an
Emperour
more
honorable
then
to
be
stiled
the
sonne
of
the
Church
?
that
Amarias
should
preside
in
things
belonging
vnto
God
,
marrie
in
those
that
apperi
ayne
to
the
office
of
a
king
Zabadias
,
reserued
the
iudgement
of
religion
to
himselfe
alone
;
and
did
not
grant
it
to
any
man
.
a
Petra
we
suffer
nothing
to
passe
which
belongs
to
the
state
of
the
Church
,
vnknowen
to
your
Holines
,
who
is
the
heade
of
all
the
holy
Churches
.
It
is
euident
that
they
are
seperated
from
Iesus
Christ
and
his
Gospell
,
because
we
went
not
out
from
them
,
but
they
from
vs
Caecilianus
,
did
not
seperate
himselfe
from
Maiorinus
your
greatgrand
father
,
but
Maiorinus
from
Caecilianus
,
nor
did
Caecilianus
Sperate
himselfe
from
the
Chaire
of
S.
Peter
,
or
of
S.
Cyprian
,
but
Maior
:
in
the
chaire
in
which
thou
sittest
,
a
chaire
,
which
before
Maiorinus
,
had
no
origine
.
The
Church
was
one
,
till
it
was
diuided
by
those
who
ordayned
Maiorinus
.
We
must
now
see
who
remayned
with
the
whole
vniuers
in
its
beliefe
,
and
in
its
roote
.
who
is
seared
vpon
another
chaire
then
that
which
was
before
.
I
obiect
vnto
thee
the
crime
of
schisme
,
thou
lt
,
deney
it
,
and
I
will
presently
conuince
thee
of
it
,
for
thou
art
not
in
communion
with
all
the
people
,
and
Churches
founded
by
the
Apostles
labour
.
who
forsakes
the
Chaire
of
S.
Peter
,
vpon
which
the
Church
is
built
,
doth
he
conceaue
himselfe
to
be
in
the
Church
?
is
that
,
from
whence
priestly
vnitie
tooke
its
origine
.
Thou
art
not
ignorant
,
that
the
Episcopall
Chaire
was
first
conferred
vpon
S.
Peter
in
the
Citie
of
Rome
,
in
which
one
chaire
all
should
be
so
vnited
,
that
who
soeuer
is
disunited
,
and
setts
vp
an
other
chaire
against
that
,
is
a
Schismatike
and
a
sinner
.
Whence
,
doe
you
then
pretend
to
haue
the
keys
of
the
kingdome
of
Heauen
,
you
that
wage
warre
against
Peters
Chaine
,
in
which
alone
the
vnitie
of
the
Church
is
conserued
?
S.
that
it
is
necessarie
that
all
the
Church
,
that
is
,
all
the
faithfull
through
the
whole
world
,
agree
with
the
Church
of
Rome
,
in
regard
of
her
more
powerfull
principalitie
.
accord
with
the
Catholikes
say
with
the
Romane
Church
Following
no
other
then
Iesus-Christ
for
the
first
head
,
I
ioyne
vnite
my selfe
in
Communion
with
your
Holines
that
is
to
say
,
to
the
Chaire
of
S.
Peter
,
knowing
that
the
Church
is
buillt
vpon
this
Rocke
.
Whosoeuer
eates
the
lambe
out
of
this
house
,
is
profane
.
Iaccnowledge
not
Vitalis
,
I
reiect
Meletius
,
who
is
Paulinus
I
am
ignorant
,
whesoeuer
gathers
not
with
thee
,
disperseth
.
vpon
which
the
Church
is
built
,
and
from
whence
preistly
vnitie
takes
its
origine
.
because
in
this
onely
Chaire
of
S.
Peter
,
the
vnitie
of
the
Church
is
conserued
.
enioyes
the
cheifest
power
Chaire
of
S.
Peter
is
that
upon
which
the
Church
is
built
.
the
succession
of
Preists
which
descended
from
the
Chaire
of
S.
Peter
,
Thou
canst
not
deney
vnto
me
,
but
that
thou
knowest
,
that
S.
Peter
was
the
first
,
vpon
whom
in
Rome
,
the
Episcopall
chaire
was
conferred
,
in
which
onely
Chaire
vnitie
was
to
be
obserued
by
all
.
2.
§.
11.
Shew
vs
the
origin
:
of
your
chaire
that
it
doth
greatly
concerne
them
,
to
haue
assurance
of
their
vocation
.
doth
à
sound
or
intire
Faith
profit
à
mare
,
where
Charitie
is
extinguished
by
the
mortall
wound
of
Schisme
?
It
is
manifest
that
such
are
Antichrists
who
haue
fortaken
the
Charitie
,
and
vnittie
of
the
Catholike
Church
.
Who
can
doubt
but
that
the
fault
is
more
detestable
,
where
the
punishment
is
more
greeuous
.
it
is
à
sacriledge
which
doth
surpasse
all
other
wickednes
.
nothing
doth
so
much
draw
God
almighties
wroth
vpon
vs
,
as
the
diuision
from
his
Church
.
We
beleeue
that
we
are
made
partakers
of
this
iustice
by
onely
faith
.
We
teach
,
that
man
is
iustified
by
faith
in
Iesus-Christ
,
and
not
by
any
good
workes
.
basis
,
forme
,
and
soule
of
Christian
religion
,
and
the
abridgement
of
the
doctrine
of
the
gospell
.
He
taught
that
men
are
not
saued
according
to
their
iust
workes
he
teacheth
that
men
are
not
saued
by
their
good
workes
.
That
we
are
not
saued
by
good
workes
.
They
promisse
to
children
not
baptised
,
à
blessed
and
eternall
life
:
Beleeue
not
,
affirme
not
,
teach
not
,
that
children
preuented
by
death
before
they
were
baptised
,
can
euer
obtayne
remission
of
their
originall
sinne
,
if
you
desire
to
be
Catholike
.
that
they
promisse
à
blessed
and
eternall
life
,
to
children
not
baptised
.
Vnles
à
man
be
borne
againe
of
water
and
the
spirit
he
cannot
enter
,
He
durst
promisse
the
kingdome
of
heauen
to
children
not
baptised
,
did
destroye
the
virginitie
of
Marie
,
saying
that
in
her
Childbrith
she
was
corrupted
.
None
is
receaued
into
the
Church
,
which
is
truly
the
Church
before
the
face
of
God
,
but
he
onely
who
is
the
sonne
of
God
by
the
grace
of
adoption
.
we
affirme
then
,
that
the
true
Church
,
following
the
word
of
God
,
is
the
companie
of
the
faithfull
,
who
vnanimously
follow
the
same
word
,
and
the
pure
religion
depending
therupon
,
and
who
profit
in
the
same
all
the
dayes
of
their
life
.
They
say
,
that
the
dernel
is
mixed
amongst
the
wheate
,
not
in
the
Church
,
but
in
the
world
:
they
say
,
well
conceaue
à
Church
,
in
which
wheate
and
cocle
growe
both
together
.
in
the
true
and
lawfull
Catholike
Church
,
that
they
were
in
the
body
of
Iesus-Chrst
,
wherof
Iesus-Christ
is
the
Sauiour
.
As
though
neuer
heresie
had
bene
condemned
but
by
à
Synode
seeing
verie
few
such
haue
bene
found
,
as
that
it
was
requisite
for
the
condemnation
of
them
to
assemble
à
Councell
,
and
that
there
were
incomparably
more
in
number
,
which
deserued
to
be
reproued
and
condemned
,
in
the
same
place
wher
they
were
hatched
whence
they
might
be
diuulged
through
out
all
the
world
,
to
the
end
they
might
be
shunned
.
that
they
held
what
they
found
in
the
Church
;
that
they
taught
what
they
had
learnt
,
and
left
to
their
children
,
what
they
had
receaued
from
their
Fathers
.
Let
man
know
that
all
his
life
,
and
all
his
actions
is
nothing
els
but
sinne
,
damnable
in
the
iudgement
of
God
.
Those
,
who
shall
make
à
diligent
search
into
the
true
rule
of
Iustice
,
such
as
itis
in
the
iudgment
of
God
,
will
certainly
find
that
all
the
workes
of
men
,
valued
according
to
their
waight
and
worth
,
is
no
other
thing
but
ordure
and
vncleanes
,
and
that
which
is
commonly
tearmed
iustice
,
is
in
the
sight
of
God
verie
iniquitie
.
If
God
,
did
rigorously
sound
the
most
excellent
workes
of
men
,
no
other
thing
could
be
resolued
vpon
,
then
that
they
were
pollutions
of
the
guiftes
of
God
.
If
workes
be
exactly
examined
,
according
to
the
rigour
of
Gods
law
,
they
will
be
found
pure
sinns
.
some
certaine
infirmitie
of
the
flesh
,
mixed
with
our
workes
,
wherby
they
are
defiled
.
damnable
sinne
,
then
ordures
,
vncleanesse
,
pure
iniquitie
,
pure
sinne
,
pure
pollution
of
the
guiftes
of
God
is
meere
iniquitie
,
pure
sinne
,
and
verie
filth
.
pollution
and
damnable
sinne
in
the
sight
of
God
:
A
Christian
is
so
rich
,
that
he
cannot
perish
,
yea
though
he
would
,
what
sinne
soeuer
he
commit
,
if
he
will
beleeue
onely
.
there
is
no
sinne
that
can
damne
him
,
but
onely
incredulitie
.
The
holy
Ghost
,
perpetually
keepes
his
residence
in
Saints
,
abbeit
,
they
be
somtyme
carried
à
way
,
and
ouerswayed
by
the
waight
of
the
flesh
.
There
remayne
in
man
,
yea
euen
amidst
his
greatest
transgressions
,
certaine
seedes
of
faith
,
that
these
seedes
are
à
parcell
of
the
true
and
liuely
faith
.
That
as
soone
as
the
least
droppe
of
Faith
dothrun
into
our
soule
,
we
begin
to
discouer
the
face
of
God
calme
,
sweet
,
and
propitious
vnto
vs
.
that
one
sparke
of
liuely
faith
,
though
sole
,
yet
is
it
of
such
efficacie
,
that
it
giues
vs
à
true
assurance
of
our
saluation
.
But
I
should
be
damned
,
if
I
taught
any
otherwise
.
That
in
his
addulterie
and
homicide
there
remayned
alwayes
somwhat
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
because
he
was
one
of
the
Elect
When
the
flesh
ouercomes
the
spirit
,
as
in
the
fall
of
Dauid
,
the
holy
Ghost
leaues
to
be
in
the
Saints
.
God
,
is
offended
at
the
Elect
,
but
neuer
hates
them
.
because
the
sinnes
of
the
Elect
are
forgiuen
them
,
and
are
not
imputed
vnto
them
to
death
;
whence
it
is
,
that
in
regard
of
those
that
are
in
Iesus-Christ
,
the
sinns
committed
by
them
cannot
be
said
to
be
mortall
.
So
that
,
all
thinges
are
veniall
to
the
regenerated
who
haue
truly
faith
.
That
to
be
veniall
,
and
to
be
imputed
,
are
contradictories
;
because
for
à
sinne
to
be
veniall
,
is
to
le
remitted
,
and
not
to
be
punished
.
Sinne
is
remitted
as
soone
as
it
is
committed
,
or
rather
before
it
be
committed
,
man
hauing
once
acquired
iustification
,
NEther
Pope
,
nor
Bishope
,
nor
no
other
man
,
haue
power
to
oblige
à
Christian
to
one
Iote
,
saue
onely
by
his
owne
consent
.
I
cry
out
,
with
assurance
to
Christians
,
that
nether
men
nor
Angells
haue
power
to
impose
any
lawes
vpon
them
,
but
so
far
forth
,
as
they
themselues
please
:
for
free
we
are
from
all
law
.
We
determine
,
19.
§.
14.
that
the
conscience
is
exempt
from
all
the
authoritie
of
men
.
Our
consciences
are
not
tyed
by
the
commandements
of
men
,
no
other
law
,
hath
any
thing
to
doe
,
with
consciences
,
Lawes
made
,
whether
by
Magistrates
,
or
by
the
Church
doe
nether
loose
,
nor
saue
soules
.
Iesus-Ch
.
would
haue
vs
to
obeye
the
decrees
of
men
,
with
libertie
of
conscience
.
Consciences
are
obliged
,
by
no
other
but
the
diuine
Law
.
If
thou
desirest
put
à
periode
to
thy
miserie
,
put
thy selfe
into
the
way
of
Catholike
discipline
.
which
by
the
Apostles
descended
vpon
vs
from
Iesus
Christ
,
and
which
shall
be
continued
in
our
posteritie
.
Doe
we
feare
to
betake
our selues
into
the