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A10046	The defence of truth against a booke falsely called The triumph of truth sent over from Arras A.D. 1609. By Humfrey Leech late minister Which booke in all particulars is answered, and the adioining motiues of his revolt confuted: by Daniell Price, of Exeter Colledge in Oxford, chaplaine in ordinary to the most high and mighty, the Prince of Wales.	Price, Daniel, 1581-1631.; Leech, Humphrey, 1571-1629. Triumph of truth.	1610 (1610)	STC 20292; ESTC S115193	202,996	384

capitall danger wishing M. Vicechancellor to question me vpon the point of the kings Supremacy for surely said he you shall finde him vnsound therein ANSVVER The reverend faithfull and laborious Doctor must possesse his soule in patience and receiue his part of your improbable and vncharitable interpretations as wel as others His vnderstanding inlightened with the beames of diuine truth suffer not as you slander him to be overthrowne in his rule of faith his memorable free-will offrings in Sabaoth exercises to turne many to righteousnes his worthy performance of all Vniuersity exercises his indefatigable studies so greate that a place of the most publike charge did sue to him to draw him from his chosen retirednesse his zeale paine faith doctrine manner of living though hee hold his minde vnfainedly below his place yet these testifie to the world his worth to be farre aboue his state The reason that he proposed the point of supremacy to you was this in the course of the proceedings and speeches with you he observed that you had forsaken the reformed congregations of the church the scriptures the infallible rule of faith and therfore seeing your fidelity to God was so changed it was fit time to obserue how you were affected to the Kings Maiesty seeing the Apostle ioineth them togither Feare God honor the King you having neglected the first the second was to be feared The question of the supremacy in this kinde was the only Touchstone the Shibboleh to try an Ephramit Iud. 12.6 for in every true subiect there ought not to be more loue in his hart thē liberty in his tongue to professe the crowne and dignitie and supremacy of that loadstone and gracious loadstar of hearts the kings most royall Maiesty This being not only an ancient Canon and a point confessed by Bishops in this our land in the raigne of the most ancient kings who resisted the vsurpation of that man of blood the Pope but as in the beginning of many Princes raignes so revived in the inauguratiō of our most peaceable most wise most religious Salomon Canons and Constitutiōs made 1603. Canon 1. When in the Convocation helde by all the Beaw-peeres of learning the Bishops and Clergy it was commaunded that all Ecclesiasticall persons of what degree soever should maintaine no obedience or subiection to be due to any forraigne power but that the Kings power within his Realmes of England Scotland and Ireland and all other his Dominions Coūtries is the highest power vnder God to whom all men as well inhabitants as borne within the same doe by Gods lawes owe most loyalty and obedience afore and aboue all other Powers and Potentates in earth If you giue not God what is due to God no marvaile you gaue not Cesar what is due to Cesar A disease in the head is the head of diseases and rebelliō against the head doth manifest the infectious state of the whole body of your beliefe And therfore it wisely was questioned concerning the supremacy It was a question guided by a religious intention and grounded vpon wise observation Mr LEECH But M. Vicechancellours thoughts carried him so far away at that present that he gaue no care vnto this impertinent bloudy question but prosecuting the vindictiue designement formerly concluded vpon betwixt D. Aglionbee and himselfe who held a secret cōference together he resumed his old accusations of false erroneous scandalous and Popish doctrine for delivering and reinforcing whereof I deserued the seuerity of Iustice ANSVVER His vigilancy was not absent Had he beene set on vengeance as you shamefully accuse nowe had beene the time to be avenged but now you see notwithstanding al your reproaches and slanders of passion the worthy Vicechancellour limited his power by his wil and this was a noble revenge that he might hurt and did not There was no such conference between Doctor Aglionbee and him as you report But he did truely and worthily ingeminate and often repeate those tearmes of erroneous scandalous and Popish doctrine Mr LEECH Perceiving now their resolution to punish me without farther examination of my cause or respect of my iust defence I finally proposed vnto them these two demands First that they would proceede against me iuridically by way of Articles so I should know precisely what was the error and falshood of my Doctrine and they should receiue my answer made in forme of law For this hath ever beene the custome of proceeding in this Vniversity and in God his Church ANSVVER It was time when you held right neither in point of Scripture of faith of the Church or of the point in controversie reiected their censure neglected their iudgement and able to vphold your selfe by no means but negatiues And therefore never continue this obstinate accusatiō that they did not examine your cause or respect your defence The cause was offred by disputation to be discussed by Lecture it was already confuted defence you were able to make none but what you brought in a schedule transcribed out of Coccius Your first demand was senselesse Was it not a Iuridicall proceeding to be called according to our Vniuersity statute in that behalfe which is this that for scandalous preaching the Vicechancellour require the assistance of the Doctor of the chaire whose incomparable indefatigable paines hindering him he desired to be spared at that time by the present approach of the Act. D. Holland Vpon the absence of the Reuerend Father of the chaire some other Doctors of Divinity are to be called and there were fiue more in Iuridicall manner appointed here you were convented and censured by the most absolute forme of Law Mr LEECH Herevnto M. Vicechancellour replyed What Articles you shall haue articles time enough meane while I say that all meaning my Sermon is false scandalous Popish erroneous c. ANSVVER Articles were not promised you you accused your selfe and delivered your Articles in your sermō no mention no promise no expectation of any at this your conventing You prevaricat by prescriptiō and custome The old Monke almost blasphemously applied Sicut erat in principio but I may say truly beginning middle ending every Page Section Paragraph haue matter faulty in faith or false in fact And among the rest this Article is to bee preferred against you for speaking of Articles here where there was no such request obtained by you nor expectation of any by promise from him It was iustified and ever will bee till you recant that your doctrine was false in opinion scandalous for the occasion Popish for tradition and erroneous for hereticall innovation Mr LEECH My Second demaund therevpon was that he and his associats would condescend vnto this small request to wit I will here set downe this affirmatiue proposition Sunt Evangelica Consilia and subscribe vnto it in your presence May it please you also to set downe the negatiue Nō sunt Evangelica Consilia and subscribe your severall names therevnto and signifie therewithall