approued and practised in tâ— Church of Christ in and by those so genâ—rally receiued and professed Ritualls anâ— Doctrinalls of Religion And therefoâ— those pure Protestanâ—s which call Cathâ—likes vsually in respect of their Doctrinâ— Papists and their holy Religion Papistriâ— Papisme Romanisme or the like confesâ— plainly that Saint Augustine from Saiâ— Gregorie bâ—ought hither Masses Altars Vesments Chalices Relickes Massing Priests prayer Saincts for the Deade and to be briefe Româ—nisme Papistrie all which they terme no Io. Bal. l. de Scripto Brit. cen tur c. 2. de Act. Poatif Rom. in Gregor Franc. Godwin conuers of Britan. Dâ—â—â—â—l Poweâ—l in Giralâ— Cambr. in our Catholikes Superstitionâ— And nâ— only Saint Augustine thus taught and deliâ—red but Qâ—â—â—ne Bâ—â—tha the French Ladiâ— and her Bisho◠〈◊〉 Lethardus did tâ— same and King Eâ—helbert with his Couâ—trie waâ— conuerted to that Religion Conuâ—sus â—xoris Berthae â—ersuasione â—thelbertus Rex Râ—manismum cum a liunâ—â—â—s supâ—rstitionibus suscepâ— King â—thelbert being conuerted by the peâ—suasion hiâ— wife he imbraced Romanisme with all it 's Supâ—stitionâ— 15. So we haue not only S. Augustine our â—postle with his Assistants but S. Gregorie â—e Church of Rome Italie and all Subiects that See Apostolike our King Queene â—d all here agreeing then with vs in this Roâ—anisme Papisme and Papistâ—ie for which â—e are now persecuted And this our Conâ—rsion S. Asaph in vit Sâ— KeÌ„tegerni Câ—pgrau in eod D. Bal. l. de Scriptor centur 1. in Kenâ—igernâ— to the truâ— Apostolike Religion of â—hrist which is the same Catholikes now â—osesse as both Catholikes and Protestants knowledge was miraculously prooued ad â—retold by the words of God his prophetiâ—ll holy Bishop S. Keâ—egerne long before in â—e declination of the Britans that God â—ould giue Britanie ouer to Forraine Naâ—ns which knewe not God and Chriâ—nae legis Religio vsque ad praefinitum tempus â—sipabâ—â—ur Sed in pristinum staâ—um unò meâ—em miserante Deo in fine repâ—rabitur the Region of the Christian Lawe vnto a determinate â—â—â—me shall be dissipated but in the â—nâ— by God his mercie it shall be restored to it's former yeâ—â—â—tter state THE III. CHAPTER The like proued of all other persons aâ— parts of England as also the Brâ—cans that their Religion was thâ— same with the Apostles and thâ— which our now Persecuted Cathâ—likes Professe and maintaine 1. NOw let vs come to the Conuersioâ— of the other parts of England nâ— conuerted by S. Augustine or his Missioâ— from Rome but by others our old Britisâ— or Scotish Bishops and Priests in some partâ— before by many writers and in the farâ— greatest aâ—â—er And because amongst otherâ— the Religious of our old British Order haâ— influeÌ„ce therein 〈◊〉 I lately spake of MoÌ„ckâ— sent into England by Saint Gregorie and â— their labours and Religion here I will neâ— ioyne these vnto them Their Antiquitie â— haue deliuered before from S. Ioseph of Aâ—ramathia which buried Christ arriuinâ— here in the yeare of his Natiuitie 63. 2. To take better knowledge of their heauenly life and conuersation on earth I wiâ— set downe their Rule as with some alteratioÌ„â— â—s is vsuall in such holy Orders it was apâ—roued and deliuered to our Monckes by S. â—auid Metropolitane Archbishop in Britaâ—ie that most learned Religious holy Preâ—te The Rule of our old British Monckes Manuscipt antiq in vitâ— S. Dauidis Io. Capgra Câ—tal in â—â—d liuing vntill with in 50. yeares of S. Auâ—ustines comming hither Dauid constructo in â—alle Rosinta Monasterio talem caenobialis praepositi â—gorem decreuit vt Monachorum quisque quotidiano â—sudaÌ„s operi manuum labore suam in commune transâ—eret vitam dicens Qui enim non laborat ait Aâ—stolus non manducet nesciens enim quod secura quies â—itiorum fomes mater esset Monachorum humeâ—s duris fatigationibus subiugauit nam qui sub otij â—iete tempora mentesque submittunt instabilem spiriâ—m libidinisque stimulos sine quiete parturiunt Posâ—siones enim Iniquorum respuebant dona reprobabaÌ„t â—uitias detestabantur boum nulla ad arandum curaâ—â—isque sibi fratribus diuitiae quisque bos Nulâ—n praeter necessarium inter eos habebatur colloquium â—d quisque aut orando aut Deo placiâ—a cogitando inâ—nctum opus peragebat Peracto autem Râ—rali opere â— Monasterij Claustra reuertentes aut legendo aut â—ibendo aut orando totam ad vesperum peragebaÌ„t â—em In vespere verò audito Nolae pulsu dimissis â—x operibus Ecclesiam petebant visis in caelo â—llis ad mensam conuenientes citra saturitatem comeâ—bant nimia enim satietas quamuis solius panis â—uriam generat Pane autem oleribus sale conditis â—sti sitim lacte aquâ mixto restringebant Peractâ â—nâ quasi per tres horas vigilijs orationibus genuâ—ctionibus insistebant Quamdiu in Ecclesia orationiâ—s vacabant nullus oscitare nullus sternutationem facere vel salâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 Hiâ—ita gestis sopoâ—◠〈…〉 〈…〉 expergâ—faâ—li 〈…〉 Cogitationes 〈…〉 etiaâ— vel ad naturae 〈…〉 induebantur 〈…〉 desiderans 〈…〉 priuâ— decem diebus 〈…〉 nâ—â—non veâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 Si auâ—em benè 〈…〉 perstarâ— diem acceptus priuâ—◠〈…〉 constructus seruâ—eâ—a◠〈…〉 desudans fractusque mulâ—â—s 〈…〉 fraâ—rum merebatur inire 〈…〉 â—nem cupientibus eorum nihâ—◠〈…〉 â—â—lu◠è naâ—â—ragio â—uadentes recepti eraâ—â—◠〈…〉 se extollendi non haberent S. autem Dauiâ—â—ost â—tinas frigidam petebae aquam in qua diuâ—â—â—s manâ— carnis ardorem domabat Orphanorum â—â—pilloruâ— Viduaâ—uÌ„ Egentium Peregrinorum multitudineÌ„ pasâ—â— bat In English epitomated They haâ— not Ridâ— or proprietie Receiued nothing of the wiâ—â—â— they lâ—ued by their labour They had not cattell â—â—â—hing bâ— themselues to â—ill their ground no speach â—â—â—pt necesarie at their worke but with praier and meditaâ—â— they performed it They did not eate till â—â—ght â—â— their diet then was bread â—erbs and â—alâ— thâ— drinke water and miâ—â—e mixed together After thâ— resection they persistâ—d three howers in watching aâ— praier vppon their knees then sleeping vntill â—â— croweing â—f the Cocke they arose to their praiers vnâ—â—â—ay light Ending their corporall labour they retuâ—â— their Monasteries and spenâ— all the 〈◊〉 â—â—till the eâ—ning Annaâ—â—â—â—cl 9. 〈◊〉 Gâ—â—w 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 in â— â—â—auid in 〈…〉 Niâ—â—◠〈…〉 Io. Ba◠〈◊〉 â—â—nâ— 1. in Kentigâ—â—n â—â—â—grau â—n â—od God W. catal in S. 〈◊〉 Kâ—â—egâ—r M 〈◊〉 antiq Britâ—â— prima 〈◊〉 Eâ—â—lesiastâ— Seâ—â—â— either in reading writin◠〈…〉 â—rres appeared in the 〈…〉 their â—ll they went to the Church And 〈…〉 â—et of bodie This was part of the 〈…〉 our â—ritish Monclâ—eâ— approued by thâ— greatest â—relate here who receiued iâ— all â—â—â—â—ches â—scipline by tâ—e Roman Authoritie 3. Their Bisâ—ops and 〈…〉 â—steritie in conuersation Tâ—◠〈…〉 â— S. Dauid 〈…〉 â—neu about 〈…〉 The 〈…〉 others 〈…〉 iâ— the 〈…〉 by diuers 〈…〉 Monâ—◠〈…〉 in his Moâ—â—â— 3000. Disciâ—â—e S. VVandiâ—ocus and Goâ—â—ogillus about 〈◊〉 vnder them â— â—entigern and
oldâ—esse of the Record is not remeÌ„bred Quis isâ—e Rex fuit scedulae veâ—ustas negat scire he was their Beâ—efactour and gaue them or confirmed to â—hem Inswitrin Terram quae appellatur Inswitrin â—d Ecclesiam veâ—ustam concessit ad petitionem Morâ—ret â—iusdem loci Abbatis The land which is called â—nswitrin he granted to the old Church by the pâ—tiâ—ioÌ„ of Morgret Abbot of that place and their Bishop Manuto wrote and coÌ„firmed it Ego Manuto Episâ—opus hanc chartam scripsi I Bishop Manute wrote tâ—iâ—â—aper 14. Besides this Bishop England had then â—t Saint Augustines coÌ„ming diuers Bishops â—ere ordered or sent by the Popes authoriâ—ie Saint Asaph in the west S. Iuo in Hunâ—ingtonsyhre S. Lethard in Kent and others not vnprobably in other places besides ouâ— British Bishops in VVales and those of Scotâ—and And to remember but the names of our first Bishops in England after S. Augustines comming besides Kent and London where â—he and his Associats were Bishops all which vndoubtedly by all writers Catholike and Protestant old or new Monasticall or others either were of our British old Order or ioyned with them that were at that time here 15. VVe haue in the North Saint Aidanâ— Finan Colman Tuda Eata Cuthbert Foâ— Yorke S. Paulinus the first by Marianus waâ— ex Francia and staied but onely 6. yeares after him S. Cedda S. Wilfride Bosa Sainâ— Iohn called of Beuerlaie brought vp in Sainâ— Hilda her old Monasterie At winchester wâ— had S. Birinus spoakeÌ„ of before who restored in that Monasterie our old MoÌ„ckes and ioyâ—ned with the Northumbers Agilbertus â— Frenchman who preached long in Ireland ioyned â—lso with the Northumbers VVinâ— also a Frenchman and Eleutherius remembred before In Liâ—hfeild we had Diuma oâ— Dwyna a Scot hauing all Middle England for his Dioces so had sixe or seuen of his Successours all such vntill the yeare 678. Cellacâ—â— Scot Trumhere Ianuman Cedda winfride Saxulf I passe ouer all the old Sees iâ— wales knowne and confessed by all to haue had none but such Bishops 16. Such also was the ordinarie aÌ„d vniuersall pietie and sanctitie of our old holy Priestâ— and Preachers of that time before any later Order was receiued euen of the laie people conuerted and taught by them as the learned Saint Bede then liuing much be waileth the great change and alteration saying In tantum Beda l. 3. Hist â—ccles Angl. cap. 5. auâ—â—m vita illâ—us Aidani à nostri temporis segnitia distâ—bat vt omnes qui cum eo incedebant siue aettonsi â—â—ue laici meditari debeâ—ent id est aut legendiâ— Scripturis aut Psalmis discendis S. Aidan his lifâ— â—as so farre different from the slouthfulnesse of our â—e that all those which went with him wheather â—onckes or Laickes were to meditate that is they â—ere to bestowe their time either in reading Scripture â— learning the Psalmes And in an other place â—â—aieth thus of Bishop Colman who dispuâ—d with Saint VVilfrid and of his Predeâ—ssours Bed histâ— ecclesiast l. 3. ca. 26. Quantae autem parsimoniae â—uiusque contiâ—tiae fueriâ— ipse cum praedecessoribus suis testabatur â—am ipse locu quem regebaâ— Of how great abstinenâ— and continencie he was with his Predecessours the â—ce it selfe which he ruled did witnesse where â—en they went away very few howses besides the â—urch remained and these howses onely without â—ch ciuill conuersation could not continue They had â—onie nothing but cattell If they receiued any moâ— of the riche presently they gaue it to the poore All care of those Doctours then was to serue God and not worlde All their desire was for the soule and noâ—â—bellie wherevpon in that time the habite of Reliâ— was in greate reuerence so that wheresoeuer â—â—st or Moncke did come he was ioyfully receiued â—ll as the Seruant of God And if any trauailing â—eir iornie did meete him a Priest bending â—selues they reioyced to be signed with his hande â—ssed by his mouth They gaue diligent eare to his â—rtatioÌ„s VpoÌ„ the sondayes they flocâ—ed to the Church â—onasteries to be instructed in the word of God If Priest chanced to come into a villadge the Inhaâ—ts presently came together and desired to receiue â—ord of life from him For there was no other cause â—riests or Ecclesiasticall men to goe to villadges but to speake briefely to â—uer soules And they were so 〈◊〉 from all infection of couetousnesse that they would nâ— except compelled by the riche men of the world â—â—ceiue lands or possessions to build Monasteâ—ies Whiâ— custome was genâ—rally obserued in the Churcâ—es of tâ—â—ingdome of Northumberland sometime afâ—erwardâ— Thus of Saint Aidan their first Apâ—stâ—e anâ— of his Disâ—iples and people by him conueâ—ced and although he kept Easter otherwiâ— then those did which came from Rome yâ— he was and worthily beloued of all euen â— the Archbishop of Canterburie Honoriâ— for his workes of faith pietie and charitiâ— and during his life that difference was patieâ—tly endured And this was not an errour câ—mon to all Scots but to some of theÌ„ for Roâ— and others impugned it And wheÌ„ it was roâ—ted out it was not done by MoÌ„ckes or otheâ— Bed l. 3. 4. 5. Guliel Malmesb. Matth. Westm Floren. â—â—igâ—rn from Rome but as Saint â—ede and otheâ— prooue either by the Poâ—es admonitioÌ„ as â— Ireland by Bishop Agilbertus and Saiâ— Wilfride in Northumberland and in othâ— place by Saint Egbertus Adamnanus aâ— others of their old owne Order and profâ—sion 17. In this I haue the longer insisted â—â— onely for the glorie and honour of those oâ— Fathers in Christ not iustly to be takâ— from them to be giuen vnto others and tâ— it is the honor of our English Priests aâ— Catholiks to be heires successours aâ— children to such Antecessours and parentâ— Religion But because it is the most common Dauid Pâ—wâ—ll â—â— annoâ—aâ— in l. 2. â—â—raldi CaÌ„bren de 〈◊〉 Cambr. Io. Bal. in Act. Râ—man poâ—â—ific l. 2 â—â— Gâ—egor 1. Francis Godwin conuers of Bâ—iâ— p. 4â— Fulk answ 〈◊〉 cont Cain p 4 Middlâ—to papist pag. 202. Foxe Aâ—â— and Meâ— pag. 463. edit an 1576. Io. Gâ—sâ— lin Hâ—â—â—or eâ—clesiast Matth. parker Antiquiâ— Brit. pag. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. receiued allowed and approued opinion and confession of our English Protestants and those their best learned in their estimatioÌ„ to write in their owne very words At the comming of Augustine there florished with â—he Britans the preaching of the truth sincere doâ—trine liuelie faith and the pure worship â—f God â—uch as from the Apostles themselues was by Gods coÌ„â—aundement deliuered to the Churches The Britans â—efore Augustines comming continued in the â—aith of â—hrist euen from the Apostles time After the Britans â—mbraced the saith of Christ they neuer forsooke iâ— neiâ—er when Augustine came into the Iland So many â—nd so great a number of the old names of Priests â—oncks Abbots Prelates Bishops Churches Abâ—eyes and Sees which haue beene in euery age doth â—fficieÌ„tly
then â—se where The kings theÌ„selues were not spaâ—d for offeÌ„ding therein but were excoÌ„muniâ—ted and deposed as in the case of king Vorgerne who by S. German the Popes Legate â—th the aduise of the British Clergie was â—communicated and by the whole kingeâ—me after deposed as British â—nd Saxon â—atholike and Protestant Antiquaries thus â—liuer vnto vs. And our Protestants most â—thorised among them coÌ„munion Booke in the title of Matrimonie and publicke solemnizing thereof attribute sufficient vntâ— it against this Article to receiue it as a Sâ—crament 17. Concerning Extreme Vnction there iâ— yet extant a short written Relation Ab authâ—re antiquissime by a most auntient Author â— our Protestant Antiquaries acknowledge wherein concerning this Sacrament S. Iamâ— the Apostle is expounded as Catholiks doâ— and is proued that the BritaÌ„s so professed aâ— practised it Whereby we are assured thâ— the old true beleeuing Britans receiued a the seuen Sacraments as Catholiks now doâ— And yet if after so great losse and hauocâ— made of their Antiquities we had prouâ— they had vsed fower or three this had coâ—demned these Protestants admitting one two for such 18. That it was receiued and vsed alâ— with these true Catholike Britans to reâ—eruâ— and some times to receiue also the Blessed Sâ—crament Gâ—ld â— dâ—â—xcid conquest Britan. Manuscr Antiqu. Câ—â—grau in vit S. 〈◊〉 Conâ— Turonen 2. can 3. of the â—ltar in one onely kinde aÌ„d not in bâ—â— we haue ample testimonie Saint Gildas vpâ— such vsed reseruation there of vpon their hâ—ly Altars calleth the Altar the Seate of â— hâ—auenly sacrifice Sedes coelestis Sacrificij Not oâ—ly therevpon offered but as seated permâ—nent and preserued An old British Antiquâ—tie deliuereth it was the vse here for such â— were daungerously sicke To receiue Extreâ— vnction and communicate thus in one kinde So is in Ireland So in little Britanie receiuing Gregor Turonen l 1. de gloria mariyr c. 86. l. 1. de vit Patr. c 3. Conc. Nican 1. can 3. 63. Arahic Conc. Areâ—laâ—â—n â—e faith from hence and our Britans and it as so decreed there in the secoÌ„d Councell of â—urs in the yeare 570. Vt Corpus Domini sub cruâ—titulo componatur That the bodie of our Lord should placed vnder the title of the Crosse Gregorius Tuâ—ensis recordeth it to be an old Custome those parts And more ouer relateth how holy Bishop S. Gallus there did communiâ—e many people in one kinde onely This stome is remembred and approued in the â—t Nicen Councell which the Britans reâ—ied and that of Arles to which their â—hbishop of London Restitutus for Britaâ— subscribed And our Protestants by puâ—k statute and Parliament haue declared â— in the Primatiue Church Communion â— vsed sometimes in both kindes and â—etimes in one onely Therefore there was expresse commaund of Christ euen by â—e men against one kinde otherwise it â—ld not haue so beene vsed nor could king â—ard the 6. Q. Elizabeth king Iames and Protest ParlameÌ„t an 1. Edw. 6. An. 1. Eliz. An. 1. Iacâ— Parl. 1. Caroli â— Charles so determine and decree it in â—lick Parlaments â—â— Their libertine wanton doctrine For â—iage of Priests is sufficiently confured by Britans before no example to be giuen â—ng them of any one such married man among so many thousands in so many â—asteries Colledges and other places in â— Regiment here in which not any one such as lawfull and allowed Marriage is â— be found The Nicen Councell here then â—ceiued and whereat our king and Emperoâ— with others of this Nation were present doâ— disalowe it Paphnutius himselfe there callâ— Concil Nicaen can 3. it the old tradition of the Church Veterâ— Ecclesiae Traditionem That Priests might aâ— marrie Vt quiâ—unque in Sacerdotum Ordinem leâ— Sozâ—m hist. aeccl l. 1. cap. vlt. 22. gâ—rentur si coniuges nondum essent nè ducerent vxoâ— That whosoeuer should be chosen vnto the Ordeâ— Priests if they were not yet married they should marrie Which is the case of Protestants if thâ— Concil Arelaten â— can 2. had true Priests Like hath the Councell Arles to which our Britans subscribed Aâ—mi aliquem ad Sacerdotia non posse in vinculo coâ—gij constitutum nisi fuerit promissa conueâ—sio Nâ— which are married can be assumed to Priesthood lesse they promisse continancie 20. The rest of their Articles neede â— this Examine little differing from Catâ—likes or to smale purpose Therefore the â— of Catholieks in England concerning Râ—gion being thus holy and warrantable wâ— God and men they which be the Teachâ— and Preachers of such sacred rights â— keepers of others to performe them sucâ— our renowned Bishop and Priests be shoâ— not be persecuted but honoured and reueâ—ced of all But because the malice of Perseâ— tours hath procceeded so farre against thâ— which haue so well deserued and ought be better respected I must take leaue of thâ— Enimies to giue our holy Bishop and Priests â—me parte of their due and honour belonâ—g to their sacred Orders Functions and â—râ—ons THE V. CHAPTER â—at the Consecration Iurisdiction and misâ—ion of our Catholike Bishop teaching the same Apostolicall Doctrine in all things with the Catholike Church is most lawfull holie orderlie and honourable in that his sacred callâ—ng is most worthie and necessarie and therfore he vnwâ—rthiâ—ly Persecuted SO honourable and emineÌ„t is the name and Office of sacred Bishops that noâ—â—ly the holy Apostles in holy Scripturs Apostolick Fathers are so named but â—ist himselfe by the greatest Apostle is stiâ— Bishop of our soules Episcopus animarum 1. Pet. â— â—aruÌ„ And that sacred Order is so necessarie â—e Church euery one in particular to rule gouerne it to confer holy Priesthood and other Orders to minister Sacrament Preach Preserue and continue it and dâ— other their most needfull offices therein thâ— if we will beleeue the holy Scripturs the â—postolick Fathers of the Apostles age â— continuall Tradition and doctrinall practâ— of the true Catholick Church from theâ— euen by Protestants confessions and the teâ—monies of themselues against themselues tâ— now persecute an holy and learned Bishop â— being a Bishop and receiuing Episcoâ— Order and power whence all our Bishâ— hitherto haue and must deriue it it is wâ— out question that as no other degree or â—nitie whatsoeuer is so eminent in spirit affaires So none in such matters and necâ—ties is so behofull and needfull None so mâ— to be honoured reuereÌ„ced and desired â— in the greatest Persecutions 2. In holy Scripturs the flock of Câ— and gouernment of his Church is commiâ— vnto theÌ„ whâ—n it is saied vnto them Attâ— Act. 20. vobis vniuerso gregi in quo vos spiritus sanctâ— suit Episcopos regere Ecclesiam Dei quam acqâ— sanguine suo Take heede to your selues and to the â— flocke wherein the holy ghost hath placed you Biâ— to rule the Church of God which he hath purâ— with his owne bloud Where it is saied Fiâ—eâ—mo 1. Tim.
knowne want thereof or â—rosse Ignorance in Antiquities and Eccleâ—asticall Veremun â—â— hist Boâ—th Scotor histor in Maximo Holinsh. histor of Scotl. Io. Bal. l. de Scripto rib centur 2. in Coil Sedul Sigeâ—ert 〈◊〉 ibid. affaires haue blinded them with this â—arknesse because long before that time in â—he daies of DioclesiaÌ„ Scotland had Bishops â—nd Saint Amphibolus was Bishop in the I le â—f Man In the time of Maximus Scotland had â—iuerâ— Bishop bannished by him And Hildeâ—ertus and Coilus Sedulius Scots by Naâ—on and renowned Bishops are honoured in â—stories before Saint Palladius came thiâ—er as both these Protestants and sarre â—etter Antiquaries deliuer for vndoubted â—uthes 2. But if we should not onely as we must â—teeme Priests inferiours to Bishops but which we may not nor cannot eâ—eÌ„ to themâ—lues and make them but Deacons yet â—oth diuine and best human authoritie asâ—reth vs that by that calling they are to be â—onoured and not dishonorably persecuâ—d The holy Scripture honoureth theÌ„ with â— much true consecration as our Protestants â—estowe vpon their pretended Bishops publike and solemne prayer and imposition of the Apostles the chiefest Bishops hands Orantes imposuerunt eis manus Praying they imposed Act. â— hands vpon them And declareth them Virâ—â— boni testimonij plenos spiritu sancto Men of good testimonie full of the holy Ghost The Apostolike Fathers commaund all laie persons to bâ— subiect vnto and reuerence them Saint Ignatius 〈◊〉 Epist ad Smyrnensis Epist. ad â—phesios saieth Diaconos reuereamini vt ex Dei praecepto ministrantes Honour yea the Deacons as ministrinâ— by the precept of God And Enitimini charissimi subiecti esse Episcopo Presbyteris Diaconis Qâ— enim his obedit ob die Christo My dearest doe yoâ— best to be subiect to the Bishop and Priests and Deacons for he that obeyeth these obeyeth Christ Anâ— other where Oporter Diaconis mysterioruÌ„ Chrâ—sti â—pist ad Tâ—allian ministris per omnia placere Sunt Ecclesiae Dei admâ—nistratores Ipsi itaque tales sunt vos reueremiâ— illos vt Christum Iesum cuius vicarij sunt Quâ— Diaconi quam Imitatores angelicarum virtuâ—um qâ—â— puâ—um inâ—ulpatum ministerium illi Episcopo exhibent vt Sanctus Stephanus Beato Iacobo Tâ— motheus Linus Paulo Anacletus Clemens Pâ—tro Qui igitur his non obedit sine Deo prorsus â—â—mpurus est Christian contemnit constitutionâ—â— eius imâ—inuit And it is expedient to please Deacon the ministers of the mysteries of Christ in all things They are the Administratours of the Church of Goâ— And tâ—ey are such and you should reuereÌ„ce theÌ„ as Iesâ— Christ whose Vicars they are What are Deacons bâ— the followers of Angelicall vertues who presenteth tâ—â—â—e Bishop a pure and perfect mysterie as S. Secuâ— did to Saint Iames Timothie and Linus to Paule Anacletus and Clement to Peter whosoeuer therfore obeyeth not these is altogether without God and impure and doth contemne Christ and doth distroy his Constitution Saint Polycarp saieth subiecti estote S. Policaâ— epist. ad Philip. Presbyteris Diaconis sicut Deo Câ—risto Be yea subiect vnto the Priests and Deacons as to God and Christ Our Protestants themselues in their publike booke named The forme and manner of making and consecrating Bishops Priests and Deaâ—ons Saie that from the Apostles time they haue â—ene in Christs Church euermore had in reuerent estimation Therefore if the Deacons and Ministers to Priests in the holy Sacrifice of Masse their highest dignitie are thus by all testimonies to be reuerenced honoured and obeyed then the sacred Sacrificing Priests to whom they thus minister and serue may not be dishonoured much lesse persecuted with most barbarous and vnchristian contumeâ—ies disgraces and deaths for that their so eminent Order and dignitie 3. The holy Sripturs testifie that in their Consecration they receiue grace the holy Ghost power to bind and loose to retaine â—nd forgiue sinnes to offer Sacrifice to God â—nd to doe what Christ himselfe did in that â—ind So the holy Fathers expound these Scripturs and teach from thâ—m and our most â—untient renowned British writer thus affirmeth Gâ—laâ—◠〈◊〉 â—xâ—id câ—xq 〈◊〉 Omni sancto Sacerdoti promittitur Quaecunque â—oluer is super terram â—runt soluta in â—oelis quaecunque liganeris super terram erunt ligata in câ—â—â— Verò Sacerdoti dicitur tu â—s Petrus super hane 〈…〉 16 petram aedisicaho Ecclesiam meam It iâ— promised to euery holy Priest Whatsoeuer thou â—haâ—t loose in earth it shall be loosed also in the heauens and whatsoeuer thou shalt binde vpon earth it shall he bound also in the heauens To a true Priest it is saied thou art Peter and vpon this Rocke I will build my Church The Scripture saith to and concerning such pascite qui in vobis est gregem Dei Feede the flocke of God 〈…〉 â— which is among you Qui benè praesunt Praesbyteri displici honore digni habeantur maximè qui laborant iâ— verâ—o doctrinà The Priests that rule well let them be esteemed worthie of double honour especially they that labour in the word and doctrine The Apostles Successours giue them as much Presbyteriâ— Saieth Saint Câ—ement si assiduè in studio docendiâ— verbum Dei laborauerint seponatur dupla etiam Clem. Const Apost lib. 2. c. â— periâ—o in gratiam Apostolorum Christi quorum locum tenent â—â—nquam Consilarij Episcopi Ecclesiae coronâ—â—unt enim Cousilia Senatus Ecclesiae Si de parentiâ—us secundum carnem ait diuina Scriptura Honorâ— patrem matrem vt benè tibi sit Eâ— qui malediciâ— c. 35. patriaut matri morte mortatur quanto magis de patribus spiritualibus verbis Dei moneamur honore charitate eos prosequi vt beneficos ad DeuÌ„ Legatos â— 3â— Quanto anima corpore praestanâ—â—or est tanto est Sacerâ—â—tium regno excellentius Let there be a double portiâ— reserued for the Priests in honour of the Apostles of Christ which shall haue labored in teaching of the word of God diligently Whose places they enioye as Counsellours of the Bishop and the Crownâ— of the Church They are the Councell and Senat of the Church If the holy Scripture saieth of carnall parents honour thy father and thy mother that it may be well with thee And whosoeuer doth curse his father or his mother shall die how much more shall we be admonished by the words of God of our Spirituall fathers to respect â—hem with honour and charitie as beneficiall to vs and Legates to God How much more noble the soule is then the bodie so much more excellent is Priesthood before a Kingdome And Saint Ignatius addeth Ignatius epist. ad Smyâ—â—â— Sacerdotium est omnium bonorum quae in hominibus sunt apex qui aduersus illud furit non hominem ignâ—miniâ afficit sed Deum Christum Iesum
3. si quis Episcopatum desiderat bonum opus dâ—rat Asatthfull saying If a man desire a Bishops â— he desiâ—eth a good worke Si quis domnisuae praeâ—â—â—ciâ— quomode ecclesiae Dei diligentiam habebit If â— â—w not to rule his owne howse how shall he haue â—e of the Church of God where it is saied Oportet â—iscopum sine crimine esse sicut Dei dispensatorem Tit. 1. Biohop must be without crime as the steward of God â—here S. Peter saith to such Pascite qui in vobis â— gâ—egem Domini Feede the flocke of God which is â—ong you Neque vt dominantes in Cleris sâ—d formae 1. Pet. 5. â—i gregâ— Neiâ—â—er as ouerruling the Clergie but exaÌ„â— of the flocke Where S. Paul saieth to S. Titus â—hop Huius reigâ—atia reliqui to Cretae vt ea quae Tit. 1. 〈◊〉 corrâ—gas constituas per â—iuitates presbyteros â— â—go disposui tibi For this cause lest I thee in â—e that thou shouldest reforme the things that are â—ting and shouldest ordaine Priestes by cities as so appointed thee Here they be Rulers Goâ—nourâ— Fathers and so they must needs be â—oured reuerenced and obeyed of theâ—r â—iects and chiâ—dâ—en And as the Scripture â—h expressely commaund temporall obeâ—ce vnto temporal Rulers Aâ—mone illos Tit. 3. â—cipibus Potestatibuâ— subditos esse dicto obedire â—onish them to he subiect to Princes and Potestats â—y at a word So it doth most expresly and â—tly commaund obedience and subiection â—ese our spirituall Rulers Obedite Prae oâ—â—â—estris Heb. 13. subiacâ—te eis ipsi eâ—im peruigilant quasi â—â—m pro animabus vestris reddiâ—uâ—â— Obeye your â—â—s and be subiect to them For they watch as â— to render account for your soules Ignatius Successor to S. Peter at Anâ—h saith Quid aliud est Eâ—iscopus quâ—m is qui Principatu Potestate superior est Episcopi sunâ— Sacerdotes baptizant sacrificant eligunt inanus imponunt Nemo Episcopo honorabilior in Ecclesia Sacerdotium Deo gerenti pro mundi salute Pre byteri Diaconi atque omnis Clerus simul cum populo Militibus atque Principibus sed Caesares obebiant Episcopo Decet obâ—dâ—re Episcopo in nullo illi refragariâ— terribile namque est tali contradicere Episcopo subiect estote velut Domino ipse enim vigilaâ— pro aniâ—abâ— vestris vt qui rationem Deo reddiâ—urus sit Necâ—â—itaque est quicquid facitis Vt sine Episcopo nihil tâ—â—â—eâ—is Quemcunque Paterfamilias miâ—tit ad gul ernaâ—dam familiam â—unc it a accipere debetis vt illum ipsâ— qui mâ—etit Episcopum aspicere oportet vt ipsum Dâ—minum Sine Episcopo nâ—mo quicquam faciat eorun quae ad Ecâ—lesiâ—m spectant Honoâ—a Deum vt omnuâ— authorem Dominum Episcopum verò vt Princips SacerdotuÌ„ Imaginem Deâ— referenteÌ„ Dei quideÌ„ prop Principaâ—um Christi veâ—ò propter Sacerdotium Hoâ—rare oportet Regem neque enim Rege quisquâ— praestantior aut quisquam similis illi in rebus omnilâ— creatis neque Episcopo qui Deo consecratus est â—totius mundi salute quit quam maius in Ecclesia Wâ— else is a Bishop but he that is Superiour to all prinâ—palitie and power Bishops are Priestes they Baptizâ— they offâ—r sacrifice they chose others they impâ— hands None is more honourable then the Bishop the Church excricising Priesthood before Allmight God for the Saluation of the world Priestes Deacâ— and all the Clergie together with the people Souldiâ— and Princes yea and Kings should obey the Bishâ— and not contradict him in any thing Be yea subâ— vnto the Bishop as vnto our Lord for he doth wâ— â—uer your soules as who is to render an account to God Therefore it is necessarie that whatsoeuer you doe that you attempt nothing without the Bishop VVhom so euer the good man of the house doth send to gouerne his familie you ought so to receiue him as if it were himselfe who sendeth him You ought to receiue the bishop as our Lord himselfe VVithout the Bishop let no man doe any thing which appertainetâ— to the Church Honour God as the Authour and Lord of all but the Bishop as the Prince of the Priestes bearing the â—maâ—ge of God of God indeede for his principalitie and of Christ for his Priesthood you ought also to honour the King for neither any is chiefer then the King â—r any licke vnto him in all created things nor is there any in the Church of God greater then the Biâ—hop who is conjecrated to God for the health of the whole world 4. S. Clement Successour to S. Peter at Rome saieth from S. Peters mouth Omnes Principes terrae â—unctos homines Episcopis obedire capita sua ubmittere eorumque adiutores existere praeâ—iâ—iebat Peâ—rus Apostolus Omneâ— qui eis contraâ—eniant ita damnatos inâ—amâ—s vsque ad satisfactionem monstrabat nisi conuerterentur à liminibus Ecclesiae alienes esse praecipiebat O Episcope saith he stude mundicie operum excellere cognoscâ—nâ— locum ac dignitatem tuam tanquam locum Dei obtinens eò quòd praees omnibus Dominis Saccrdotibus Regibus Principibus Patriâ—us Filijs Magistris atque Subditis simul omnibuâ— Iudica ô Episcope cum potestate tanquam Deus Episcopus est mediaâ—or inter Deum vos Is pietatis magister est is post Deum Pater vester â—s princeps dux vester is Rex vester Dynasta denique is terrenus Deus post Deum cui à vobis honor debetur Episcopus Dei dignitate ornatus est quaâ—enus Clero prâ—eâ—â— omni populo imperat Peter the Apostle commanded all Princes of the earth and all men to obeye the Bishops and to submit their heads vnto them and to be their helpers All those which should speake against â—hem he did declare them so to be infamous an damned vnâ—ill they had made satisfaction And vnlesse they would be conuerted he commanded that they shoulâ— not pâ—rticipate of the Chuâ—ch O Bishop saieth he studie to excell in the puritie of thy workes considering thy place and dignitie as possessing God his place in that thou goest bâ—fore all Lords Priests Kings Princes Fathers Soones Maisters and also all subiects O Bishop iuâ—ge wiâ—h all power as God The Bishop is mediatour betweene God and you He is the maister of pietie he after God is your Father he is your Prince and Captaine he is your King and Ruler and lastly after God he is your terrene God wâ—om you ougâ—t to honour and reuerence The Bishop is adorned with the dignitie of God as he is chiefe of the Clergie and ruleth all people 5. The like haue S. Dionysius the Areopagite S. Anacletus and others our English Protestantâ— so confessing So they teach with holy Scriptures there is no other inferior Order of Priesthood Deacons or others to preach or minister any Sacrament or doe any spirituall thing in the Church but by consecration
from Bishops Neque laico permiâ—uâ—ous facere opus aliquod Sacerdotale vt sacrificium aut Baptismum aut impositionem man us aut benedictionem siue paruam siue magnam Nemo enim sibi sumit honorem sed qui vocatur a Domine huiusmodi namque gratia per impositionem manuum Episcopi datur Neque Presbyteris potestatem damus ordinandi Diaconos aut Lectores aut Ministros sed Episcopis tantum Hic enim est Ecclesiasticus ordo Cum à Deo consequenâ—iam rerum didicerimus Episcopis quidem assignauimus aâ—tribuimus quae ad principatum Sacerdotij pertinâ—nt Presbyteris vero quae ad Sacerdotium Deinde Diaconis quae ad ministrandum vtriusque vt puâ—è castè fiant quae ad Religionem pertinent Neque enim sas est Diacono sacrificium offerre aut baptizare aut benedictionem fiue paruam siue magnam facere neque Presbytero ordinationem ClericoruÌ„facere Ostensum est Anâ—istitum Ordinem perficientem esse perfectionis authorem Non licet sine Episcopo baptizâ—â—e neque dothen celebrare Neither doe we permit â—he Laeâ—ie to doe any Priestly functiâ—n as to offer Sacrifice baptize impose hands or to giue any Benediction either litle or great For no man taketh this honour to himselfe but â—e who is called by God Because this grace is giuen by the imposition of the Bishops hands Neither doe we giue vnto Priestes the power of ordaining Deacons or Lectours or Ministers but onely to Bishops This is the order of the Church When we did lerne the sequell of things from God indeede what appertained to the principalitie of Pâ—iestes we assigned and gaue it to Bishops and to Priestes what belonged to Priestehoode afterward to Deacons what appertained to the assistance of both that these things which concerned Religion might be performed chastly and cleanely Neither is it lawfull for a Deacon to offer Sacrifice or to baptize or to make any Benediction either litle or great neither for Priestes to ordaine Clergie-men It is declared the Order of the Bishops is the perfecting Order and authour of perfection It is not lawfull without a Bishop to baptize nor to offer Sacrifice nor to saie Masse 6. Wherevppon the English Protestants in their most publicke and authorised proceedings thus acknowledge It is euident vnto all men diligently reading holy Scripturs and auntient authors that from the Apostles time there hath beene these orders of ministers in Christ Church Bishops Priests and DeacoÌ„s which offices were euermore had in such reuerent estimation that no man might presume to execute any of them except he were first by publike praier and imposition of hands approued and admitted therevnto And these orders should be continued and reuerently vsed and esteemed in this Church of England And in this both their booke intituled Of Consecration of Archbishops Bishops Priests as their Articles of Religion and coÌ„mon practise doe onely allowe and commit such thinges to them whome they call and apprehend to be Bishops saying Allmightie God giuer of all good things by his holy spirit hath appointed them in the Church Episcopall Order is of diuine Ordination and by law diuine Christ acted it by the hands of the Apostles It is an ordinance Apostolicall He hath enacted it for succeding posteritie and so it is a Canon or Constitution of the whole Trinitie Wherevpon the Protestant PuritaÌ„s conclude If prelacie be de Iure diuino by the lawe of God it receiueth both breath and life from the Religion of Rome And this they offer Publikly to defend and the Parlament Protestants so grauÌ„te claiming that Ministrie they haue by ordination from Rome Wherevpon these Puritans with generall assent haue thus concluded They cannot see how possibly by the Rules of Diuinitie the separation of our Chuâ—ches from the Church of Rome and from the Pope head thereof can be iustified They protest to all the worlde that the Pope and the Church of Rome and in theÌ„ God and Christ Iesus himselfe haue had great wronge and Indignitie offered vnto them and that the Protestant Churches are scismaticall in forsaking the vnitie and communion with them If the English Protestant opinion he maintained That Bishops Iurisdiction is de Iure diuino by the lawe of God his Magestie and all the Nobilite ought to be Subâ—ect to Excommunication 7. Which neither king Nobles or vnnoble no meanest Protestants of England can â—oubt feare or pretend against the Bishop of Chalcedon he neither hauing or claiming the â—easte spirituall power or Iurisdiction ouer â—ny one great or little highe or lowest Protestant in EnglaÌ„d His Episcopall both Order â—nd Iurisdiction which as he construeth beâ—ongeth vnto it extending onely to Cathoâ—iks of this kingedome to keepe them in good order and loyall dutie both to God and â—heir king as good Catholik Bishops doe â—nd are bounde to doe Which must needs be an helpe and no hurt or offence to any Common-wealth Bishops learned louing and knowing their dutie and hauing charge whereof they must render a seuere accompt to God attended with watchfull and reuengfull eyes vpon them for loue will not or feare dare not concurre vnto or suffer vnder them disobedieÌ„ce to heauenly or earthly Prince They which cannot endure spirituall dutie are in most daunger of lapse into temporall disobedience hauing reiected spirituall power keeping them in awe and dutie to temporall VVhich perhaps caused Constantine our wise king and Emperour to saie vpon experience as he did of staggerers in Religion and faithfulnesse to God No doubt but both the Pope of Rome and Rich of Chalcedon know their offices sufficiently without any admonishments They are not ignorant who said and how it concerned them Non possumus aliquid aduersus veritatem sed pro veritate VVe cannot any thing against 2. Cor. 13. the truth but for the truth and potestatem quam Dominus dedit mihi in aedificationâ—m non destructionem The power which our Lord hath giuen me vnto edification and not vnto destruction 8. There is great difference in hauing and exercising power from Rome The first should not feare them which would feare without cause of feare neither secret and prudent exercise in necessitie to redesse or preuent euills Greater meetings and assemblies be often made by some in and of as great daunger and to lesse purpose then would serue priuately to examine witnesses or so to giue a sentence where the litigants be and ought to be secret To doe many vsuall and necessarie actâ— of Religion be as daungerous and require as great and greater assemblies A publike setled Consistoâ—ie in any place or â—laces to be set vp could not but with â—onde â—maginations be thought vpon were the Iudg â—ad not vbi reclinet caput suum Probate of puâ—like wills administrations Tithes Conâ—racts Marriages Diuorces Alimonie Basâ—erdie and publike slanders among ProtestaÌ„ts â—aue publike Protestant Courts and all or â—any mixt with our temporall lawes Many â—f the remembred instances as Tithes and â—asterdies concerning inheriting
had S. Cyprian his learned â—eale and S. Chrysostome his golden mouth or pen to laye downe the worth and due oâ— you all most renowned Teachers Learnes and Sufferers in this cause the cause of Christ For although the most reuerâ—nd Father in God Richard Bishop of Chalcedon and the holy learned reuered Priests of England arâ— not in person those greatest or others among the Apostles yet they all both ouâ— Bishop and Priests in their Episcopall anâ— Priestlie Order Preaching and teaching a they did and deriuing Succession both iâ— doctrine and dignitie fâ—â—m them if we maâ— beleeue the Apostles and Apostolike meâ— Clem. Româ—â— Cost Apost l 2. â—â—5 and witnesses doe supplie theâ—r pâ—ace and aâ—â— so to be obeyed Presbyteri si assiduè in studio decend verbum Dei laborauerint Apostolorum locuâ— tenent Sacerdoâ—es sunt omnes Domini Apostoli qâ— nâ—que agros neque domos haeteaitant hic sed sempeâ— Altarâ— Deo seruiunt If Priests will continually labour in the studie of teaching the word of God the sâ—all inioye the plaâ—e of the Apostles Priests are all tâ—â— Apostles of our Lord who inheriteth here neithâ— feilâ—s nor houses but alwâ—yes they serue God and thâ—â— neighbour Eis qui in Ecclesia sunt Presbyteris obediâ— â—rinaeus l. 4. c. 20. 43. oportet his qui successionem habent ab Apostolis qâ— cum Episcâ—patus successione Charisma certum secunduâ— plaâ—â—tum paâ—ris acceperunt Those Priests which aâ— in the Church ought to be obeyed who haue their Sucession from the Apostles and with the Succession Iustâ—â— Diâ—â— 5. 〈◊〉 Tâ—i 〈◊〉 Bishoprikes haue receaued the certaine gift accordiâ— to the will of the Father Neque vero à quoquam Deâ— hostias accipit nisi à suis Sacerdotibus Neither indeeâ— â—oth God Accept of Sacrifices of any 〈◊〉 of his Priests â—here we see the honour which ought to â—e done to our preaching and Sacrificing â—ishop and Priests â— And the holy Scrâ—â—turs pronounce and â—clare them worâ—â—◠〈…〉 1. 〈◊〉 5. â—nour Qui 〈…〉 habeantur maximè 〈…〉 doâ—â—â The Priests tâ—at 〈◊〉 wâ—ll let them be esteemed â—râ—hie of duble honour â—â—specially they that labour in â— word and doâ—trine â—nd I may auerre that hoâ— conuersatioÌ„ whâ—â—â— you with so many difâ—ulties possesse â—n forsaking all to follow â—rist to teach preach and doe other â—esslie functions to be the Apostolicall life â—d calling Our Protestant persecutours alwhich doe acknowledge you for true and â—full Priests and doe attribute so much to â—aching and most highly dâ—e commend â—r holy Apostolicke predecessours Priests â— Monckes who liued as you doe in the â—e of the Britons before all of the Reliâ—us Protest Thâ—â—tor of great Brit. God Win. Conueâ—s â—f Brit. Orders that came hither in the SaxoÌ„s â—e should not otherwise vse you then â—h honour and respect especially when alâ—es euen from the begining of Christiaâ—e here they finde it so â— In the very first age yea in the Aâ—les time they auoâ—ch that S. Ioseph and Associates our first Religious discontiâ—d their Monasticall life to preach the â—h Abbot Fecknam did alleage out of S. Gildas in the fiâ—st Parliament of Queene Elizabeth that Pope Elutherius in his time sent from their Monasticall life such hither to preach S. German and S. Lupus Religious of Lycinum Monasterie were sent hither into Britonie by S. Celestin before they werâ— Bishops to the same end and purpose Wheâ— our renowned English Apostle S. Gregoriâ— tooke religious Monckes S. Augustine anâ— others out of his owne Monastarie to senâ— them hither to preach to the vnbeleeuinâ— Saxons and hey terrified with the labouâ— and perils of such an Apostolicall life desred rather to returne to their quiet Monastâ—call conuersation he vrged them and seâ— them forward because this Apostolicall liâ— was most perfect and had greatest reward â— heauen Omniinstantia omnique seruore quae iâ— Gregorius Epist ad Monachos in Angl. destinâ—nd Bed hiâ—â—or â—ccle l. 1. c. 23. choastis Deo authore peragite sciences quod laborâ— magnum maior retribution iâ— gloria sequitur With forâ—e and seruour finish that you haue by the moâ—â— of God begun assuring your selues that after your grâ— labour eternall reward shall followe And the Berdictine Monckes in their Trithemius aâ— others doe glorie much and not withoâ— cause of the many Bishops Archbishoâ— Cardinals and Popes of their Order by tâ— title of Apostolicall Mission Our Benectines also of the English Congregation snites Dominicans Franciscans and Carâ—lites with dispenâ—â—tion from his Holines hâ— left the rigour of their Rule and Order â— better to applie themselues here in our countrie for the conuerting of souleâ— as in a vocation of greater merite and higher perfection preferring the Apostolicall preaching life in â—his time and place before the exact and proâ—essed obseruation of their owne particular Orders thereby to notifie vnto vs and all â—hat this Apostolicall priestlie life euer from â—he beginning of Christianitie here or in the â—orld was the most perfect and most excelâ—nt calling and profession pleasing to God â—rofitable to his Church and honourable in â—he professours therof 7. All our old holy Bishops Colledges Monasteries Seminaries or Schooles of learâ—ed Christians such as by our Protestants â—onfession were here extant in euery age â—uouis saeculo extiterunt and longe before Matth. Parker Antiquit. Britun Ion. Iosilin hist Eccles manuscript Gregorie was Pope or that he did or could â—nd any Monckes of what Order soeuer inâ— EnglaÌ„d or any part of Britonie sent most â—oly and learned priests by allowance of the â—e Apostolike to preach in France Gerâ—anie Denmarke Friseland Bauaria Norâ—ay Ireland Greenland and into other â—rts of the world diuers times and in great â—mber as it shall be hereafter more largly â—clared Knowing both by holy Scriptures â—d the testimonie of Christ himselfe that â—is Apostolicall condition a signed by him his dearest Apostles first taught and praâ—ised in himselfe not onely to forsake all externall wordlie thinges as Religious men doe or be bound to doe but â—or a man to denie himselfe the sauing of his health libertie and life daily exposing them to losse and ofteÌ„ loosing them for the loue of Christ truely following him in sauing many soules that were in danger otherwise eternally to perish is the most absolutly perfect calling and profession in the Church of God 8. Monasticall life by abnegation is a State of perfection and a safe way to saue the professers soule but to saue both his owne and many others by a more perfect abnegation must needs be the greatest perfection and following of Christ Si quis vult post me venire abneget Luc. â— semetiâ—sum tollat crucem suam quoâ—idiè sequatur me If any man will come after me let hiâ— denie himselfe and take vp his crosse dayly and follow me And our Sauiour when he demande of Saint Peter his greatest and most louinâ— Apostle Diligis me plus his Loues â—hou me more
very aâ—ciâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—gland and doe endeuour all tâ— can â—â— diâ—inish the glorie of the Children so noble a Father and so doing for disliâ— rather then loue either of them vs or oâ— first Christian Saxons diuers among the doe very forwardly ascribe much to such hat labour And some of their prime Antiâ—uaries as some lately haue published haue â—et downe vnder their hands that there were â—oâ— aunciently and but Egyptian and Beneâ—ictine Monckes in this Kingdome of Britaâ—ie no great glorie but rather diâ—honour to his moâ—t noble and auncieÌ„t Nation in Chriâ—ian Religion A Nation that may iustly â—aime prioritie in that kinde of honour â—efore Egipt or any other Countrie in the â—orld except they caÌ„ proue their Religious â—ore auncient then S. Ioseph and his holy â—mpanie here in the yeare of Christs Natiâ—tie 63. by their owne confession and what â—oÌ„ckes of Egypt they were that came hither â—ey should if they could haue instanced â— To performe which they will haue great â—fficulâ—ie sith that they themselues confesse â—at diâ—ers denie the Egyptian Rule was eâ—r receiued in the West and consequently â—re Minimè credi volunt nonnulli Mo achorum Iohn Selden not spicileg in Eadmerum pag. 200. Egyptientium Instituta in Occidâ—nte vnquam esse â—epta Some will not haue it beleeued that the Inâ—ute of the Eâ—yptian Monckes was euer receiued in west And yet it is certaine by their owne otestant writers that many Monckes and â—nasterie were here in Britanie or in Enâ—nd Quouis saculo In euery age And before â—yp had any Monasteries or Monâ—kes 6. We can and doe recount vnto them â—nckes from Greece and Syria who came â—o Britanie though longe after our first Conuersion and Religious were â—etâ—ed here So from the most â—amous Monasterie of Lyrinum Veremunâ— Hist. Sâ—â—t Hector Boeth Hist Scot. l. 6. Râ—phael â—olâ—enshed â—ist of Scots our Greeke MoÌ„ckes S. Regulus Albatus and his holy companie who brought the Relickes of Saint Andrewe the Apostâ—e into Scotland and were so nobly entertained by King Heirgâ—stus leauing Successouâ—s therâ— who after were vnited to our old Briâ—isâ— Monckes are â—amouâ— to posteritie S. Palladius who was sent Apostle hither by S. Caelestin the Pope as our Protestants writeâ— was also a Grecian Palla lius Graecus And firsâ— Ioan. Bal. l. de â—cript â—rit â—entuâ— 1. Nicolaus Hâ—rlemâ—n Paâ—â—â—â—io Graeco a disciple to S. Iohn Patriarch of Hâ—erusaleâ— that liued a Religious life in Syria especiallâ— about Mount Carmelus Ioannis Hierosolymoruâ— Patriarcha 44. dum adhuâ— Eremi cultor solitaâ—â— Syriae loca Carmelum praecipuè incoleret Nicolao Haâ—lemio teste Discipuluâ— fuit As witnesseth Nicolaâ— Haâ—lem he was tâ—e Disciple of Iohn the 44. Patriarcâ— of Hierusalem whilst he was as yet a louer of the Heâ—mitâ—ge and inhabited the desert places of Syria bâ— especially the Mount Carmelus This may giâ— antiquitie â—ere to our learned Carmelits tâ—king their name thence and as they saie comming from Syria S. Germanus and S. Lupâ—sent Britan. 〈◊〉 Antiq. in mâ—â—uscâ—ipt hither Apostles by the same holy Popâ— were first Monckes of LyrinuÌ„ Monasterie aâ— brought that Church seruice hither And â— Patriâ—ke borre in this our Iland liuiâ— sometimes with our Glastenburie Monckeâ— and Scholler to S. Gâ—â—man was in the saâ—â—anner sent into Ireland These were tâ— Rulers and Directours vnto all our British Scotish and Irish Monckes so much renowâ—ed through the whole world 7. Both English and Scotiâ—h Antiquiâ—ies Vâ—remund Hect. Boeth supra Man Antiq in vita S. Birini Capgâ—â— in eodem witnesse that soone after S. Augustine of â—ippo his death and long before any Monckes of S. Benedicts Order came hither â—he Augustine Monckes Canon-Regulars â—ere seated and setled here who were most â—oly and learned men Non tam eruâ—itionis â—â—am proâ—atissimarum viriutum veâ—aeque pieâ—atiâ—lâ—â— insignes Not so much famous fâ—â— learning aâ— for â—proued vertues and zeale oâ— deuotion S Dauid â—aint Brendanus Saint Columbanuâ— Conâ—ellus and others here wrote Rules of Monckes 8. To exemplifie but in the worthinesse of Sigibert 〈…〉 vir Illustr in S. Câ—sâ—â—â—o Caesar Arâ—lateÌ„sis Homilia 25. ad Monachos Tom. 2. Bâ—â—liotâ—â—â— Patrum â—e Lyrian Monckes who ioyned with ours â— Britonie as S. Caesarius Archbishop of â—rles neare adioyning thereto and before â—bbot there testifieth that Ab Orienâ—e vsque ad â—ccidentem ab omnibus paene locis in quibus Chriâ—iana Religio â—olitur religiosâ—ssima vestra conuersatio â— Christi gloriaem praedicaâ—ur From the East to the â—st in all places almost where Châ—â—stian Reâ—igion is â—aintained thâ—re to Christ his glorie your most Chriâ—ian conuersation was preached And 〈◊〉 saeâ—â—â—sula Lyrinensis quae cum pâ—ruula plana esse viâ—atur innumerabiles tamen monâ—es ad â—aelum misisse â—gnosciâ—ur Haec est quae eximios nuâ—riâ— Monâ—chos â—astanâ—â—ssimos per oâ—nes Prouâ—â—ciaâ— erogat Saâ—erâ—â—es The blessed and hapâ—ie â—â—and of â—â—rinum though it seeme to be little and plainâ— yet it is knowne to hauâ— sent vnto heauen innumerable mountains This is sâ—e which bring th vp most famous Monckes and through all Prouinces sendeth forth most excellenâ— Priests 9. This testimonie of such a witnesse being giuen a little before S. Gregories timâ— who was so learned a Moncke and Father to many such in Rome argueth that his MoÌ„kes and the Monckes of Lyrinum could noâ— be strangerâ—â—o eaâ—h other S. Gregorie also commanding his Monckes he sent into EnglaÌ„d to goe to the Archbishop of â—râ—eâ— Successour to S. Cesarius so neare Lyrâ—num 〈◊〉 his assistance and they bringing from thencâ— into England Assistants and Interpreter â—nâ— S. Augustine being consecrated after Bishoâ— of EnglaÌ„d by Eâ—heâ—â—us Archbishop of Arles according to S. Gregories directions confirmeth the same the accesse of such hither theiâ— preachingâ— and directions here and our firsâ— English Moncke after S. Augustine comming hither so honouring the Monckes anâ— Monasterie of Lyrinum that they traâ—elleâ— ouer all England and France with them anâ— Saint Benedict Biscope who was brought â—â— with our British Monckes when none other were here being professed in â—yrinum Monâ—sterie showeth how little dâ—ffeâ—ence there waâ— betweene the old Monckes of Britanie thâ— Monckes of Lyrinum and Saint Augustinâ— and his fellow Monckes sent hither bâ— â—ly Saint Gregorie the Pope 10. By all accompts it is most certaine in â—storie that S. Benedict Biscope was proâ—led in Lyrinum went to Rome returned â—o the North part of England where he as Abbot diuers yeares before S. Benedict â— Rule was first giuen or receiued in these â—rtes and was also Abbot at Canterburie â—bey and gaue place to S. Adrian who was â—t hither by the Pope with Saint Theodore â—chbishop there before S. Wilfride the first â—er of S. Benedict's Rule in the North was â—leâ— Archbishop of Yorke to giue it or gaue â—e foresaid Rule to the Monckes as the â—onckes themselues confesse And that he â— not deliuer Saint Benedicts Rule to the â—onckes in the
and best estate Wherfore as â—he Bishop oâ— Chalcedon and Catholiks oâ— England may not depart from the Church of Rome in this question So it will be a great wonder if King Charles and his Councell should thus persecute that which to them and all should be so honourable They may not persecute him for his Episcopall Order for that likewise is prooued the most glorious calling in the Church of Christ All English Parlamentarie Protestants confesse the Bishop of Chalchedon and all consâ—crated as he was by the Roman Order containing all and more then they vse and by most true and lawfull Consecratours to be an vndoubted true and lawfull Bishop And so it must needs be for whether we will follow the present Roman Order euer vsed here since Saint Augustins time before their new deuised forme of so called Consecration made by King Edward the Sixth a child and altered by his Sister Elizabeth Queene a woman or that which the Britans Scots and Irish vsed long before â—t is out of question by all that the Bishop of Chalcedon and euery one such is a true and most vndoubted lawfull Bishop hauing by due and true Consecratours whatsoeuer is contained or prescribed to be done in either of both which the new Protestant forme if they had true Consecâ—atours cometh short and wanteth euen in things essentiall both by all others and their owne iudgment and practise 18. The present Roman Order hath more though Ceremoniall then that of our BritaÌ„s Scots and Irish therefore I exemplifie onely in this and the rather to giue Satisfaction to our Protestants so extolling them for their Apostolik Religion neuer changed or altered as they saie Before S. Kentegern was consecrated Bishop all most 1200. yeares since this was their old vse and maÌ„ner herein as Saint Asaph his Scholler a Bishop and others prooue Mos in Britannia inoleuerat in Consecratione Pontificum tantummodo capita corum sacri Cbrismatis infusione perungere cum inuocatione Sancti Spiritus benedictione manus impositione It was an auntient custome among the Britans that in the Consecration of Bishops they onely annoynted them on their heads with holy Chrisme inuocation of the Holy Ghost Benediction and imposiâ—ion of â—ands This was done by consecrating Bisâ—ops And this was Mos Britonum Scotorum â— Hibernia The Custome of the Britans Scots and in â—eland In those times when Canons of Counâ—ells were not made of this matter or not â—nowne here by reason of great troubles in â—ese parts as our Antiquaries write and yet â—ey were excused as hauing true and essenâ—ally needfull Consecration Insulam enim quasi â—ira orbem positi emergentibus Paganorum infestaâ—onibus Canonum erantignari Ecclesiastica ideo Cenâ—ra ipsis condiscendens excusationem illorum admit tit â—haâ—â—arte Foâ— the inhabitants of the Iland being as were placed out of the world were ignorant of the anons by reason of the Continuall inuasions of the Paâ—ans and therfore the Ecclesiasticall Censure yelding â—nto them in this parte admâ—â—ted their excusation But â—ur Protestants cannot be excused being not â—gnorant but CoÌ„temners of the Canons and â—ot this onely but omitting that which by â—he custome of the Britans Scots and Irish â—he old Roman Order in that time as Alâ—uinus Amalarius and others 800. yeares â—nce terme it in their dayes was vsed then and is now all of them deliuering that â—oly vnction by true Bishops to be necessaâ—ie and essentiall euer naming the man to be â—onsecrated Bishop Bishop elect onely vntill Dienyâ—â—us Aâ—eop l. de Ecclâ—siaâ—t Hâ—erarchia â—hat vnctioÌ„ be ended and then Bishop coÌ„secrated â—piscopus consecratus Our Protestants tâ—eÌ„selues â—ublickly haue written ad warranted that â—aint Denys the Areopagite Vnctionem ponit expressè Doth expresely put vnction Anacletâ— wrote Bishopâ— are to be made by imposition of hanâ— Anacletus Epist 2. §. â— of Bishops and â—oly â—uction by the exampse of the Apostles because all saâ—ctification consisteth in the hoâ— ghoste whose muâ—â—â—ble power is mixed with hoâ— Chrisme and by this Râ—â—e sâ—lemne ordination is to â— celebrated Oâ—â— Protestants a â—o confesâ—e thâ— the holy Fathers both of the Greeke and Lâ—tine Church were thus coâ—ecrated Of Sainâ— Basile Vnâ—â—ionâ— sâ—câ—a adhâ—bâ—ta est â—â—dinatus He wâ— ordained by applying holy â—nnointing Of S. Gâ—â—gorie Nazianzen Me â—ontifiâ—em vngis So of â— Iohn Chrysostome and Saint Seuerus So â— Augustine Viâ—arius Christi Pontifex efficitur iâ— in capite vngitur imitaÌ„do illuÌ„ qui caput est toâ—iuâ— Ecclâ—siae per vnctionis gratiâ— sit ipse caput Ecclâ—siae sibi â—missae The Vicare of Christ is made Bishop aÌ„d therfâ— he is annointed on the head in imitatioÌ„ of him who the head of the whole Church and he by the grace the â—nnointing is made the head of the Chuâ—â— committed vnto him So Saint Gregorie Qui S. Gregor mag in c. 10. l. 1. Regum culmine ponitur Sacramenta susâ—ipit vnctionis quâ— ve ò ipsa vnctio Sacramentum est is qui prâ—mouâ—â—â— benè soris vngiâ—ur sâ—â—ntus virtute Saâ—raâ—eÌ„â—â— robâ—reâ—â— He that is pâ—aâ—ed in the top taâ—eth the Sacraments â— annointing bâ—causâ— the annointing it selfe is a Sacramâ— he that is to be promoted is to be â—nnointed well wiâ—l â—â— if he would be strâ—ngâ—hned within with the â—eâ—tue â— the Sacrament Anâ—â—â— this Tâ—â—e he adiudge the Epiâ—copaâ—l câ—nâ—â—â—â—ation of the Britanâ— Scots aâ—d Iâ—iâ—h â—â— be essentially valiâ—e S Saint Bede Amalâ—â—â—â—s S. Iuo Stephant Eduensis and other auntient writers and Expositours of holy mysteries 19. Concerning the Ceremonie of the Booke of Gospels laied vpon the Consecrated though Alcuinus saieth Non reperitur in Alcuinus lâ—b d◠〈…〉 c. â—â— â—uthoritate veteri neque nouâ sed neque in Romanâ â—raditione It is not found in authoritie either auncient â—â— newe yea not in the Roman tradition And Amaâ—arius Neque vetuâ— authoritas intimat neque Apostolica traditio neque Canoniâ—a authoritas Neither auncient authoritie neither Aposteliâ—all tradition nor Canonicall authoritie doth intimate â—ny such thing Yet we find this Ceremâ—nie to â—aue bene obserued in the time of S. Denis for â—n his booke of the Ecclesiasticall Hieraâ—chie â—e hath these words Pontifex quidem qui ad perfeâ—ionem Dionisiu◠〈…〉 virtutemque pontifice dignam euâ—â—iâ—ur vtâ—oâ—e genu flexo ante altare supra caput habet libros à to traditos manumque pontifiâ—is The Bishop indeede â—hich is eleuated to worthy perfection and vertue of a â—iâ—hop kneling on both knees before the Altar hath â—on his head the bookes giuen from God and the hand â— the Bishop Which Ceremonie is also vsed â—ily in the Catholike Church as is to be â—ene in the Rubâ—iks of the Roman Pontifiâ—ll for after the ring is put on the finger of â—e newe Consecrated Bishop this direction â—â—ntificale â—omanum de Consâ—cratione Elâ—cti â—n Episcâ—â—â—â— giuen Tum Consecrator accipit librum Euangelioâ—â— de spatulis Consecrati Then the Consecratour taâ—h the booke of the
primegeniâ—um qui naturâ solus est sâ—â—us Sacerdos Patris Priesthood is the â—rnament of all things which aâ—e in menâ— whosoeuer doth rage against it he doth not dishonour a man but God and Christ Iesus the first begotten who by nature is the onely hight Priest of â—his father The Apostles Clâ—m const l. 2. c. 2. write by S. Clements penne Si Regeâ— inuadens supplicio dignuâ— iudicatur quamuis â—ilius vel â—micus sit quanto magis qui Sacerdâ—â—â—bus insultat quanto enim Sacerdotium regno est excellentius cum regendarum animarum officio praesit tanto grâ—uioâ— supplicio punitur qui aduersus id alâ—quid â—emerè feâ—erit quà m qui aduersus regnum If he that setteth on a King is iudged worthy of punishment although he be his sonne or his friend how much more should he be blame worthy that insulteth ouer Priests For by how much more Priesthood excelleth a Kingdome when iâ— doth by office gouerne soules by so much more greater punishment is he to be afflicted who shall rashly doe any thing against it thâ—â— he who hath â—â—ended a Kingdome Presbyteri sunt saith Saint Ignatius consess◠〈◊〉 â—pist ad â—â—â—llon quidam coniunctus Apostolorum chorus sine hâ— Ecclesia electa non est nulla sine his Sanctorum congregatio nulla Sanctorum electio Quid Sacerdotium aliud est quà m â—ater caetus consiliaâ—ij assessores Episcopâ— Priests are indeede a certaine Assemblie anâ— vnited quieâ— of the Apostles Without theâ—e the Church â— is not chosen without these ther is no Congregation â— Saincts nor election of saincts what else is Priestehood then an holy assemblie Counsellours and assistant of the Bishop Saint Anacletus Pope liuing in this age and made Priest by Saint Peteâ— Anacletus Ep. 2. saith Iniuria Sacerdotum pertinet ad Christum cuiâ— vice funguntur The iniurie done vnto Priests appertaineth to Christ whose place they supplieth And aâ— Protestants Magdeburgen Rob. Barn iâ— Anacleto saie Anacletus Christo alienos esse iudicaâ—bat qui Sacerdotes in ius vocarent Christi vel Ecclesiâ— Magdebu Robâ—â—â—â—arnos pecunias auserentes homicidas iudicari debere censuiâ— quia inquit priuilegia Ecclesiae Sacerdotum Apostoli Saluatoris iussâ— inuiolata esse debere iusserunt iâ— Ecclesiasticis negotijs grauiores causas ad Primateâ— lâ—uiores ad Metropolitanum Episcopum referendas secularia negotia apud prophanos iudices agenda esse iussâ—t Omnibus oppressis licere appellare Ecclesiastiâ—uÌ„ foruÌ„â— Anacletus iudged those to be against Câ—rist who would goe to lawe with Priests the Robbers of Christ or the Churches monies he determined they should be condeÌ„ned â—or Murdâ—râ—â— because saieth he the Apostles by the â—â—ecept of our Sauiour â—oÌ„maunded the priuiledges of the â—â—urch and Priests to be kept inuiolated In Ecclesiasticall affaires he willed the greater matters to be referred â— the Primate the lesser vnto the Metropolitan Bisâ—p and worldlie businesses to be ended by prophaine â—udges it is lawefull for all those that are oppressed â— appeale vnto the Ecclesiasticall Court 4. S. Martiall liuing in Christs time and sent â—to France by Saint Clement hath these S. Martiall ep ad Burâ—â— ga â—ords Sacerdotes Dei omnipotentis qui vitam vobis â—buunt in calice viuo pane honorare debetis Quod â—dâ—i per inuidiam immolauerunt putantes se nomen â—s à terra abolere nos causa salutis nostrae in arâ— sanficata proponimus scientes hoc sâ—lo remedio nobis viâ— praestandam mortem effugandans Hoc enim ipse â—minus noster iussit nos agere in sui commemorationeÌ„ â—ought to honour the Priests of Almightie God who â—eâ—h you life in the Chaâ—ice and in the liuing â—ead â—at which the Iewes by â—nuy Sacrifiâ—ed thinking â—by to abolish his name out of the World we in beâ—â— of our owne health do offer vpon the holy Altar â—wing tbat by this onely â—â—â—edie liâ—e shall be giuen vs â— death shall not approâ—ch neare vs and this our â—d commaunded vs to doe in â—â—â—â—iorie of him Proâ—ants auouch that in 〈◊〉 Age Pope Aâ—exâ—er 〈…〉 Alâ—xand for bad that a Clergie man should be â—ught to the common Tâ—â—bâ—nall Cleâ—â—â—uÌ„ ad â—ium tribunal pertraâ—ere proâ—ibuit These are the â—imonies of the Apostles and Apostolike â— of the first age whom all must subscribe â—o and followe in such things and all of â—â— except Saint Ignatius either Popes of â—me or directed by them as Saint Martiall â— so must needes meane and vnderstand â—ests consecrated by Roman Iurisdicâ—ion power and Order And Saint Ignatius Suâ—cessor to Saint Peter and inscribing his Epistle to the Romans Ignatius Ecclesiae sanctificatâ— quae praesidet in loco Regionis Romanorum Ignatius â— the hallowed Church which doth beare rule in the Râ—gion of the Romans And writing of the higheâ— power thereof could not denie the priâ—â— Iurisdiction of that See And they all directâ— speake of Massing Priests and Sacrifice â— Clement setteth downe the whole order â— the Masse and expressely writeth that tâ—â— Priest in masse offereth Sacrificium munâ—um â— incruentum per Christum institutum mysterium â—â— S. Clem. const Apost l. 8. c. 5. Testamenti A pure and vnblooddie Sacrifice institâ—â— by Christ the mysterie of the newe Testament Coâ—tinuall Tradition hath preserued vnto vs â—â— Masses of Saint Peter Saint Iames Saint Mâ—thew Saint Marke and other Apostles aâ— Dionis Arâ—op Eccles Hiâ—r â— 2. 3. Disciples of Christ Our old British antiqâ—ties doe prooue that the old Apostles Roâ—â— Masse was in their time vsed in FraÌ„ce and â—â— brought ouer hither into Britanie Saint Dâ—nis the Areopagite Saint Paules scholler â—sent Apostle into these parts by Saint Peteâ— or Saint ClemeÌ„ts missioÌ„ hath a forme theâ— of setting downe the Alâ—ar oblation concration Sacrifice worship and adoration Christ there present ô diuinum peniâ—ùs sacrâ—â— mysterium obducta tibi significantium opeâ—imenta â—â—orum dignanter apâ—riens nobis palam atque apeâ—râ—â—esce O altogether diuine and sacred mysterie voâ—safe to disceuer to vs the couerings of thy signifiâ— â—â—gnes and shine on vs openly and clearely And he sheweth the Sacrifice to be reuerenced diuinâ—â—unera reuerenter ostendens Saint Ignatius speaketh S. Ignatiâ—â— epist ad â—myrn Ep. â—d Ro. plainely of Priests sacrificing Sacrificium â—ffâ—rre Mâ—ssam celebrere To offer Sacrifice to saie Masse And he assureth vs the Sacrifice is Panis â—â—lâ—stis caro Christi Filij Dei The heauenlie bread â—he flesh of Christ the sonne of God And Theodoreâ—us writing against the Ebeonite Heretiks deâ—ying Christ to haue a true bodie he saieth â—hus as Theodoret relateth Eucharistius obâ—â—tiones non admittunt quâ—d non confiâ—â—antur Euchaâ—stiam Ignaâ— â—pud â—hâ—â—dor in 〈…〉 Dialog 1. â—sse â—arnem Saluaetoris nostrâ— Iâ—su Christi quae â—o peccatis nostris passa est quam Pateâ— suâ benignitaâ— susâ—itauit They doe not adâ—â—t the Euâ—â—rist and â—blaâ—ons because they will not confesse the
Missaâ—que celebrare tâ—pro viuis quâ— pro deâ—â—eris in nomine Domini And the prayer being endea taking the holy oyle he shall make a Crosse â—â— both the haÌ„ds of the Priests saying Thou shalt vouchsafeÌ„â— Lord to conseâ—â—t and sanctifie these hands by this holy â—yntement and our benediâ—â—ion that whatsoeuer they shall censâ—â—rat may be â—onsecrated and whatsoeuer they shall â—lesse may be blessed and sanctified in â—he name of our Lord Iâ—sus Christ â—â— is finished â—e sâ—all take the patten with the hoste â—nd Chalâ—â—e with the wine and shall giue it 〈…〉 saying â—ake yea power to offer Sacrifice to God â—nd saye masse as well for the liuing aâ—â—r the dead in the name of our Lord. â—his is the most auntient Pontificall which â—tiquitie hath preserued and delâ—â—ered vnto â— vniformely agreeing with the now vsed â—ntificall in the Roman Church which difâ—eth not from but agâ—eath with the most â—ntient Manuscript Copies and Examplare â—tant in the most renowned Labraries And â—erefore our old British Antiquities deliuer Manusâ—â— antiq Capâ—â— in 〈…〉 Histor. 〈…〉 Arthur dipâ— apâ—â— Cam. â— for a receiued Tradition aÌ„d custome here in other places for the Priests thereof acâ—â—ding to their Office and Consecration to â—er Sacrifice both for the liuing aÌ„d the dead â—t consuetudo tam pro viâ—â— quâ—â— defunctis hoâ— Dâ—o immolare And this was so generall a â—â—ued truth and custome in the whole â—â—ch from the Apostles time and Tradition â—â— them that is was and iustly adiudged Heresie the Protestants thus acknowleging â—ngl Protest in Feild â—â—okeâ— of the Church â— 3. ca. 25. pag. â—â—8 Ciuâ—◠〈◊〉 pag 〈…〉 to denie it Aerius condemned the custome of the Church in naming tâ—â— dead at the Altar and â—ffering the Sacrifice of 〈◊〉 â—or them and for this his rashâ— and inconsideraâ—â—â—oldnesse and presumption in condemning tâ—e â—â—â—â—eâ—sall Câ—urch of Câ—rist â—â— was 〈◊〉 â—o â—â—emned So S. Epiphanius S. Augustine Isodorus Damaâ—câ—nus and others demonstrate 10. And for England where holy Priests anâ— Priestâ—ood are so greuously persecuted wâ— thus sucâ—â—ssâ—uely and without any Interruptiâ— deduce it in aâ—â— times and changes to theâ— daies Saint Peter a massing Prieste Bishopâ— and Apostle preaching and consecratiâ—â— Priests and Bishops here could consecrat aâ—â— ordaine no others but such as were to be â— his owne Order So Saint Câ—ement his confeâ—sed massing and Sacriâ—icing Sucessor dircted to seâ—d such into these parts Pope Eleâ—â—herius who by his holy Mission of Prieâ— and Bishops hither conuerted this kingdome being also a Massing Priest and Popâ— could send no other Pâ—â—ests but such And â— Churches and sacrificing Massing Altars eâ—ctâ—d in them all to such vse and end conâ—sed by all wriâ—ers Caâ—holiâ—s and Protestaâ— doe so demonstrate All agree we â—ad qâ—iâ—â—essesse 〈…〉 Religâ—â— and agreemeâ—◠〈◊〉 vntill Dâ—oclâ—lian his Persecution whâ—n â—â—oâ—g others persâ—â—uâ—â—ed the holy Prâ—â—â— Massinâ— Priâ—sts as Saint Gildas before â—â— proued and others 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Electi Sacerdotes trucidati and they which escaped did as often as they could saiâ— Masse in places whether they fled to escape daâ—â—ger as in Scotland whether the Persecution did not come â—t not being vnder the Romans We had many Massing Priests as Saint Amphâ—labus â—odocus Priseus Calanus Ferranus Amâ—ianus Carnoâ—us â—d others who â—â—â—ed thithâ—â—â—ut of our Britanie now England and were maintained by king Crathâ—â—â—â—en to â—aâ—e Masse â—ho founded all things necessarie to such â—urpose Churches Altars Chalâ—â—â— Pâ—â—ens â—adlesticks and all things else Seâ— Crathlintâ—us â—ex sacram Antistitis adem munâ—â—ibus ornauiâ— anâ—â—â—ssiniâ—s Hect. Boeth 〈◊〉 6 Scoâ— Hist fol. 99. â—â— Calicibâ—â—s Patenis Candelabris alâ—â—sque sâ—â—â—libâ—â— ad sacrorum â—vsum commodis ex argenâ—o aurâ—â—e fabrefactis Altarique cupro are claâ—â—â—o â—â—prouenâ—â—s ad caâ—x agris in sacrae aedis vicinâ—â— constituâ—â— But â—â— King Crathline adornâ—d the Sacred house of the Bisâ—p with most ample gifts Chalices Patens Candâ—stikes and such like necessaries made of â—â—lâ—er and â—ld for the vse of the Church with an Altar also eâ—â—ased in Copper and Brâ—se to doe all which he allotteâ—â—yearely rents of the fields neare adioyning to that sâ—â—a house 11. Britanie after this vntill the Pelagian â—â—resiâ— was quiet for Religion and theâ—â—â—pe Caelestine who was so â—arre a Massing â—pe and Priest that although the Masse waâ—â—pisticall before as he Protestants acknowâ—lge yet he added the Introiâ—â— Graduall â—sponsorie Tract and Oâ—â—eâ—torie vnto it strictly commaunding that Priests shoulâ— knowe the Popes â—anoâ— ad â—e sent such Maâ—sing Bishops and Pâ—â—est with them inâ—o theâ—â— kingdomâ—◠〈◊〉 gâ—â—d Sâ—otland and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—â—troâ—um 〈◊〉 responsorium â—raâ—â—◠〈…〉 insâ—ruit atque vt 〈◊〉 codâ—â—e◠〈◊〉 Caâ—ones scirent arâ—â—e prâ—cepâ— Cermanâ—m in 〈◊〉 Palladium in Scottâ—â—â— â— Pâ—â—râ—â—ium cum quodâ—◠〈◊〉 in â—iberniam â—â— Pâ—lagianas â—aerâ—ses 〈◊〉 Eâ—iscopos misiâ— Caelestinâ—â—â—d aâ—de to the 〈◊〉 all â—asse the Introite Câ—aâ—usâ— Respâ—nsoriâ— Traâ—â—â— and Offertorie and be stricâ— câ—mmaunded that the Priests should knowe the Caâ—â—â— of the Bishops He sent Bishops â—ermâ—nus into 〈◊〉 Paâ—â—â—â—ius into â—â—otland and Patricius with one Segeâ— into â—reland that they migâ—t extirpate theÌ„ce the Pâ—gia â—â—erisse All mâ— acknowledge that these wâ—â— Massing Priests and Bishops and that tâ—â— conâ—ecrated Such in great numbers botâ— England Scotland and Ireland Neâ—â—usuing neare or in the time of Saint Patriâ— writeth thus of him Ordinauit Episcopoâ— treâ—â—â— fexagintâ— quinâ—ue aut amplius in quibus spâ—â—itus ◠〈◊〉 â—rat Pâ—â—sbiteros auâ—em vsâ—ue ad trâ—a 〈◊〉 â—inâ—â—it He conseâ—raâ—ed more then 365. Biâ—hops whome waâ— the spâ—â—it of our Lord but Pâ—â—â—sts 〈◊〉 â—cd â—000 And of Theâ—â— diuers weâ—t so â—a as to Ameriâ—a â—d there eâ—ecuâ—ed their Priâ—â—â—e Oâ—der â—n oâ—â—ering the sacred bodie aâ—blâ—â—od of Christ at Mâ—â—se on consecraâ—ed â—â—arâ— in one place of America were lâ—uing 〈◊〉 the time of Saint 〈◊〉 〈…〉 â—is life and trauailes allmost 1000. yeareâ—â—ast 24. Priests which were Saint Patricks â—isciples daily hauing Masâ—e amâ—ng them â—nd others in other pâ—aces Immolaâ—â—nt agnuâ—â—a â—maculaâ—um â—mnes ad communionem venâ—â—bant â—â—entes Hoâ— sacrum corpus Domâ—nâ— Saluatoris sâ—â—â—ite sanguinem voâ—â—s in vitam â—ternamâ— They sacriâ—ed the immaâ—ulate Lawbeâ— and all came to the Comâ—union saying Taâ—e yea this bodie and blood of our â—â—d and Sauiour which will be to you lâ—se euerlaâ—â—g And to manifest vnto all the vndoubted â—uth of Saint Bâ—â—ndans trauaiâ—es and relaâ—n of these things iâ— is set downe in memoâ—ble Antiquities diuers hâ—ndredâ— of â—eares fore the Spaâ—iards or Porâ—ugals enterance to America that there it was thus Propheâ—ally reuealed vnto him Post 〈◊〉 Anneruâ—â—â—â—culâ— dâ—â—larabitur istâ— teâ—râ— vestris Successoâ—â—â—us 〈◊〉 Christianoâ—â—â—n superâ—eneâ—i◠〈◊〉 After â—â— yeares this land shall be discouered â—â— your Suâ—â—urs whâ— Pâ—rsâ—â—â—tion â—hall come 〈◊〉 the Christians 2. That S. German S. Lupus S. Seueâ—â— S. Paladius and all thâ—se which S. Ceâ—â—ne that Massing Popâ— sâ—nt hither into Brâ—â—â—ie were Massing Bishops and Priests as alâ—â—
and Gouernment as generally Catholikâ— euer haue done and will as they are bound by Religion to doe In the time of young king Edward 6. Cranmar and his Protestant Complices by that young kings will did their vttermost to extinguish and ouerthrowe it Queene Mary and her Catholike RegimeÌ„t did nothing against it but reuiued preserued and confirmed it In the ProtestaÌ„t reigne of Q. Elizabeth Statuts were made to auoide or hinder it It was enacted by Protestant Parlament Capitall to acknowledge it Hales an Engâ—ish Protestant companion to the Scotish Knox wrote a booke expressely against the Title of king Iameâ— No Protestant answeared confuted or seemed to disalowe it Onely Catholiks Sir Anthonie Browne a Iudge Doctour Morgaâ— Doctour of Diuinitie and Doctour Smith of the Ciuill lawe confuted it The death of that glorious Catholike Queene Marie Grandmother to king Charles and true Heire of England was long sought and after contriued concluded and executed by Queene Elizabeth and her Protestants Many worthie Catholicks here for her cause loste their liues lands and what they possessed And all geâ—rally for suspition of fauouring her and king Iames his Title and now of king Charles were much persecuted Yet no Persecution could euer force vs from that dutie to lawfull Princes and their Temporall Titles but we euer performed it though with daunger as we haue and doe our dutie to God and the holy Church No Catholike Clergie man aâ— any time impugned it 2. William Bishop of Chaleedon and Richard now his persecured Successor maintained proued and confirmed it So haue all Archpriests Assistants and all in any authoritie among the Clergie either by opinion word or writing And some of vs that yet liue and write I might here catch hold of my owne penne with others haue as expressely plainely and effectuaâ—ly taught and published it as king Charles can desire The Protestant writers of their great publike Theater of greaâ— Britanie haue not giuen so great allowance vnto it The Lord Verulam in his historie of king Henrie 7. hath not asscribed too much a good Catholike writer would haue gâ—uen more vnto it 3. And to puâ— all out of doubt or question in this businesse because Pâ—â—eâ—ts and Catholikes are charged so much for adhearing to Papall poweâ— in this they are assuredly knowne to be the truest Subiects to our king For all Popes actually or virtually in neuer approuing or legittimating Queene Elizabeth haue ratified and confirmed the iust Right of Scotland in thâ—s kingedome and Ireland And nothing can be saide to be more authentically approuâ—d and confirmed by Popes authoritie then Pope Innocentius 8. by his Papall Bull as our Protestants confesse and relate Bulla Innocentij S. in â—â—trim Henrici Regiâ— Ang. 7. Maâ—â—â— Parker Antiquit. Brit. in â—â— Merit it confirmed both the marriadge of king Henry 7. with Elizabeth daughter and heire to king Edward 4. and his most lawfull and Iust 〈◊〉 to the Crowne of England By all Titles and Rights by Right of Inheritance right of warre right of marriage right of ElectioÌ„ and right of Parlament by hiâ— Pontisicall power Paâ—â— ad confirmandum illud legitimum diuinitusque conciliatum ac ad pacem tranquillitatem Anglorum maximè necessarium Matrimoniuâ— suis Bullis opus esse putauit quia quarto cognationis gradu coniuncti nuptias contraxerunt In quibus etiam nè authoritate carere videretur regnum acquisitum RegeÌ„ confirmauit illudque iure hareditario Iure belli iure coniugali Iure elecâ—â—onis Iure Senatus seu Parliamenti Anglicani necnon Iure Pontificio atque suo ad Henritum Regem septimum eiusque Haredes in perpeâ—â—â—â— spectare debere pronuntiauit The Pope thoughâ— iâ— needefull by his Bulls to confirme that godly reconciled Marriage most nâ—â—â—ssarie for the peace and tranquillitie of English men for that they â—ad married in the sowerth degree In which also least it may seeme to want authoritie â—e coâ—firmed the obtained kingdome on the king and declared it to appertaine perpetually to king Henrie the 7. and his heires by â—â—â—editarie right by right of warre by right of Marriage by righâ— of election by right of the Counâ—ell oâ— Engliâ—â— Parlament by Pontificall and his owne right This is so constringent and bindâ—ng an obligation of all English Catholikes attributing so much to Papall powâ—r and Iuâ—iâ—diction as Protestants saie we doe euer to performe all temporall dutie and obedience to our king Charles the vndoubted true lawfull Heâ—re of that so established king Heryâ—â— to him and his heires for euer that no Catholike man allowing of Papall authoritie can euer be iustly suspected of disobedieÌ„ce or vndutifulnesse to our Soueraigne And all the Protestants of â—ngland in their Religion cannot produce such a bonde testimonie or warrant foâ— their like fidelitie 4. Therefore being thus clearely and manifestly made knowne and euident that the Religion of English Catholikes in euery point is most true and holy plensing to God and profitable in temporall Regiment the sacred Orders of our Bishop and Priest so honourable we hope our king and hiâ— Councell hereafter will rather thinke of defending then offending protecting then persecuting K. Charles Declaration to all Subiects An. 1628. them And besides that is here saide his owne Regall declaration published with aduise of his Councell calleth vpon him and them so to doe For there with that aduise hâ— thus publikly protesteth before God and mâ— We â—all God to record before whoÌ„ we standâ— that it â— and allwayes hath bâ—ne our hearts desiâ—e â—o be founâ— worthie of that Title which we accompt the most glorious in all our Crowne Defendor of the saith 5. We must mâ—st humbly remember vnto him the saith whereof he is â—â—ilcâ—â— Defender wherein there is so mâ—ch gloâ—â—eâ— it is thaâ— onely true saith of Caâ—â—oâ—iks as is here proued and no other true faith being but one â— Ephes 4. Vnus Dominus vna sides vnum baptisâ—a One Lord one faith one Baptisme And this faith of Catholiks of Engâ—and is the true Catholike Apostolik faith and saith of the Church of Româ— now and when that Title Defendor of â—â— faith was giuen to king Henry the 8. beforâ— his lapse from the Church of Rome by the Pope there for defending that faith against Luther The Title giuen must be interpreted by the giuer the Pope not the receiuer which could not receiue but what was giuen And this Title was giuen receiued and vsed many yeares before Queene Elizabeth or before her Religion the Religion of English ProtestaÌ„ts now was borne aÌ„d was vsed both by king HeÌ„ry 8. and Queene Mary not of this new Religion wherefore we hope our king calling God to Record will rather defend the faith of his Catholikes and them then to suffer them to be thus persecuted and his Councell which counsailed him in that declaration will so aduise and counsaile him And his Parlament that could not finde their Religion 80. yeares old will not hinder him in so good a deede seeing it is certaine by their owne accompt that the Title Defendor of the faith is about 30. yeares older then their Religion and so he cannot by that Title defend their faith A non ens can haue no defence It can neither be defended or offended FINIS FAVLTS ESCAPED AND CORRECTED Pag. 17. lin 3. Theanus for Theonus l. 15. Thadiacus for Thadiocus p. 21. l. 22. paene for penè p. 27. l. 28. most worthiest for worthiest p. 39. l. 28. were for was p. 42. l. 18. Phylosopho for Philosopho p. 43. l. 20. Huntingtonsyhre for Huntington shyre p. 47. l. 21. did increased for and encreased p. 51. l. 20. these man for these men p. 52. l. 19. Missae Papisticae for Missa Papistica p. 61. l. 19. Ireland for Iland p. 63. l. 6. translated them for translated p. 69. l. 22. euery one for and euery one p. 71. l. 7. formae for forma p. 80. l. 23. iurisdiction for iurisdiction on the Christians p. 91. l. 18. after S. Peter adde and to the holy Roman Church p. 100. l. 25. make no Parenthesis p. 111. l. 8. Omitt Theodoretus p. 120. l. 26. Omitt Thou shalt p. 123. l. 6. Amphilabus for Amphibalus Some other faults of lese moment I haue not put downe here they being easie for the Reader to correct in reading FAVLTS ESCAPED AND CORRECTED Pag. 13. lin 23. at which time for after which time pag. 17. l. 3. Theanus for Theonus l. 15. Thadiacus for Thadiocus p. 21. l. 22. paene for penè p. 23. l. 24. first to haue perswaded for before to haue brought p. 25. l. 5. as they most happely did for as soone after it most happely was p. 27. l. 28. most worthiest for worthiest p. 39. l. 10. S. Bonifacius for S. Benedict Biscop p. 35. l. 28. were for was p. 42. l. 7. yea 386 for yeare 586. p. 42. l. 18. Phylosopho for Philosopho pag. 43. l. 20. Huntingtonsyhre for Huntingtonshyre p. 47. l. 21. did increased for and encreased p. 51. l. 20. these man for these men p. 52. l. 19. Missae Papislicae for Missa Papistica p. 61. l. 19. Ireland for Iland pag. 63. l. 6. translated them for translated pag. 69. l. 22. euery one for and euery one pag. 71. l. 7. formae for forma p. 80. l. 23. iurisdiction for iurisdiction on the Christians p. 91. l. 18. after S. Peter adde and to the hoâ—y Roman Church pag. 100. l. 25. make no Parenthesis p. 111. l. 8. Omit Theodoretus p. 120. l. 26. Omit Thou shalt p. 123. l. 6. Amphilabus for Amphibalus pag. 125. l. 1. allmost 1000 for aboue 1000. p. 150. l. 22. let for left pag. 156. l. 18. many for euery Some other faults of lese moment I haue not put downe here they being easie for the â—eader to correct in reading