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A32964
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Reasons of a challenge sent to the universities of England, in matters of religion by Edmund Campion ; faithfully translated into English.
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Campion, Edmund, Saint, 1540-1581.
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1687
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Wing C407; ESTC R12917
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cloud their Robberies with when they did Rob the Churches and Dissipate the Patrimony of Christ And again Constantine the Great that terrour of Hereticks what Church did he quiet That which Pope Sylvester presided over when he Christen'd him with our Baptism With what sign was he Victorious with the sign of the Cross What Mother was he Glorious in Hellen To what Fathers did he apply himself To the Nicene Of what sort To Sylvester to Mark to Julius to Athanasius to Nicolas Whose Prayers did he commend himself to Anthonys What Seat did he desire in the Synod The lowest Much more Prince-like was he in that Seat than if he had ambitiously desired an honour not becoming him To tell of all things would be long but of these two the one being prejudicial to us the other advantageous 't is not amiss to conjecture of things by their similitudes for as theirs was a turbulent Epitasis so ours was a Divine Catastrophe Let us view the affairs of the Turks Mahomet and Sergius the Apostate Monk lye howling in Hell loaded with their own and their posteritys wickedness This monstrous and many headed Beast the Saracens Turks this furious Erinnys I say by Luther and Luthers means to whom the progress of the Turks seem'd grateful and who was congratulated in this Emergency had totally depopulated Europe unless they had been suppressed by our Files by our Princes and People and with no less diligence had demolish'd Altars and Crosses than Calvin himself Therefore they were our Enemies insomuch as by our industry they were repulsed to the saving of the Christians Throats Let us behold Hereticks Bellows and Fuel for Hell fire Up starts Simon Magus What did he He took from Man the liberty of free will he boasted of Justification by Faith only Next Novatianus What was he An Adversary to Pope Cornelius he spoke against Pennance and Extream Vnction Then Manes the Persian who taught That Baptism did not avail any thing to Salvation Next Aerius the Arrian who condemned Prayers for the Dead and placed Priests and Bishops in the same Sphere was Sirnamed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Lucian was Vigilantius follows who would not have the Saints Pray'd to And Jovinianus who rank'd Virginity and Marriage in the same Predicament Then a whole Ring Macedonius Pelagius Nestorius Eutiches Monothelitae Iconomachi c. to which Posterity add Luther and Calvin What are they All alike all revolted from our Church and by her were Condemned and Excommunicated Let us leave Hell and survey the Earth Wheresoever I turn my self Patriarchs Apostles Bishops of all Nations Princes Kings Caesars Antiquity Light of Reason all Voted for us Witness the Succession of Popes at Rome whose Bishops as St. Austin says always flourish'd as Supream Witnesses the other Apostolical Sees where his name hath been divulg'd built by the Apostles themselves and their hearers Witnesses the Pastors of all Nations who every where agreed in our Religion Ignatius and Chrysostome at Antioch Peter Alexander Athanasius Theophilus at Alexandria Macarius and Cyril at Jerusalem Proclus at Constantinople Gregory and Basil in Cappadocia Thaumaturgus in Pontus Polycarp at Smyrna Justin at Athens Dionysius at Corinth Gregory at Nyssa Methodius at Tyre Ephreemus in Syria Cyprian Optatus Augustin in Africa Epiphanius in Cyprus Andreas at Crete Ambrose Paulinus Gaudentius Prosper Faustus Vigilius in Italy Ireneus Martinus Hillary Eucherius Gregory Salvianus in France Vincentius Orosius Hildephonse Leander Isidore in Spain in Britain Fugatius Damian Justus Mellitus Beda Lastly lest I should seem ambitious in Names whatsoever either works or fragments of theirs remain who have Preach'd the Gospel in the most remote parts of the World all those do exhibit to us one Faith which to day we Catholicks do profess O Christ What occasion shall I afford unto thee to disinherit me if I should prefer so few and those obscure wicked and unlearned men before so many lights of the Church Witnesses also Princes Kings Caesars and their noble Subjects whose Piety hath settled them in this our Catholick Church The Theodosius's in the East the Charles's in the West the Edwards in England the Lewes's in France the Hermingilds in Spain the Henrys in Saxony the Wenceslaus of Bohemia Leopolds of Austria the Stephens of Hungary Josaphats of India What Princes and Governours can I mention who have propagated our Church by their good Example by their Arms by their Laws by their Trouble and Cost For so Isaias foretold That Kings should be thy Nursing Fathers and Queens thy Nursing Mothers Hear ye Protestant Princes to you so great a Prophet sings he teaches you your Lesson I tell you one Heaven cannot contain Calvin and the foremention'd Princes therefore joyn your selves to them worthy of your Ancestors worthy of your Praises worthy of your Fortune This thing only do I indeavour for you and I will indeavour it as far as 't is in my power to whom as an Enemy to your Crowns you have so often threatned Martyrdom Welcome good Cross. That day that day will come which will clearly demonstrate to you who are your friends the Jesuits or the Lutherans Further Witnesses are all the Coasts and Climates of the world to whom the Evangelical Trumpet hath Sounded since Christs Birth Are these small things to take away all pretence for Idols to imply a Kingdom of God on Earth Luther Preaches Christ we Catholicks Preach Christ. Is Christ divided No Either his Christ is false or ours What then I say he is their Christ who is an Enemy to Baal ours who by his means banishes Jupiter Mercury Diana Phaebus Erebus out of the minds of men My time fails me I must presently draw the Curtain only take a view of some things near home viz. Of the Irish from St. Patrick the Scots from Pelagius the English from St. Augustin Roman Devota's Roman Missioners either they embraced no Religion or certainly ours viz. the Catholick The thing is plain I acquiesce Witnesses are the Universities witnesses are the Records witnesses the Inauguration of Caesars and the Ceremonies and Coronation of Kings Witnesses are the Orders of Knighthood and Chivalry Witnesses the Windows Moneys and City Gates That no Religion but ours was ever establish'd from the beginning VVhich things revolving and considering I had to do with men in a desperate and damnable state I was animated I do not deny and inflam'd to a Combat in which unless the Saints are driven from Heaven and proud Lucifer recovers his Empire I shall never be overthrown How much better is Chark than I who hath so bitterly rail'd at me If I had rather intrust this sinful Soul to the safe way to the sure way than expose it to the Quick-sands and Rocks of Calvin The Conclusion YE have of me now most flourishing Academicks the context of my work perform'd at leisure in my Journey I had a mind to clear my self of arrogance and satisfie you of