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A04323	A supplication to the Kings most excellent Maiestie wherein, seuerall reasons of state and religion are briefely touched: not vnworthie to be read, and pondered by the lords, knights, and burgeses of the present Parliament, and other of all estates. Prostrated at his Highnes feete by true affected subiects.	Colleton, John, 1548-1635.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)	1604 (1604)	STC 14432; ESTC S107663	42,852	54

of the Prophet is verified Thy friendes ô God Psal 138. 17. are very much honoured of mee Likewise that saying of Ecclesiasticus fulfilled Nations shall declare his wisedome and the Ca. 39. 14. Church speake forth his praise and also the rites of friendship and true loue obserued which is to loue our friends friend for our friendes sake and incomparably more the Saintes of God for their and our loue towards God 17. A religion whose refuse and reuolted priestes are deemed lawefull and sufficiently ordered to preach the worde of God to minister Sacraments and to exercise all spirituall iurisdiction in the protestant and Puritane Congregation A proofe which seemeth vnanswerable that our Church is the true Church for were her doctrine false she teaching in many pointes as she doth it must needes followe that shee is the synagogue if not the arch-synagogue of Sathan and consequently ●e hath nor can possibly haue God and the diuell being so contrary authoritie to initiate and make lawfull and compleate Ministers for exercising spirituall faculties in the true Church Neither is the Protestant Minister or Bishop comming to our Catholike fraternitie as many come of the first sorte reputed other then for meere lay men without orders 18. A religion to whose antiquitie and veritie of most parte of her doctrine controuersed the fashion of euery Church Chappell and Chancell the recordes of euery Hospitall Colledge and Abbey decayed yea euery auncient sepulchre church-window and graue-stone do bring and giue apparant euidence as thinges all wearing her badges and contestifying her elder childrens faith deuotion and pietie 19. A religion whose groundes and foundation are so rockie and sure and the proofes and testimonies alike infinite ample aboundant and vnanswerable as the Protestant himselfe assayled by the Puritane and other sects knowes not how to defend positions encountred but by flying to the strengths and impregnable arguments of the catholike Romane church and her doctors 20. A religion that teacheth not a Mat. 7. 13. the broade and large but the narrow and straite way such as holy writte affirmeth the way to heauen to be as annuall b Ioh. 20. 23. confession to a Priest c Psal 6. 7. Matth. 32. and 11. 21. Mar. 1. 15. Luk. 13. 3. 2. Cor. 12. 21. Act. 1. 38. and 26. 20. pennance d Leuit. 5. 16. Luk. 19. 8. restitution e Ezech. 8. 30. Ioel. 2. 12. Matth. 3 8. Luk. 3. 8. 1. Cor. 11. 32. satisfaction prescript fasting dayes set times of abstinence f Leui. 23. 21. Psal 75. 12. Eccles 5. 3. 1. Tim. 5. 12. performance of vowes g Ephes 4 5. one vniforme stinte of faith h Rom. 8. 13. Colos 3. 5. mortification of the old man and the like Iniunctions neyther obserued nor imposed by other Religions but rather libertie in their stead and yet all of them directly and plainely prescribed in holy Scripture except onely the appointment of prescript time for confession fasting and abstinence a power and prerogatiue left to the wisedome and ordering of the Catholike Church of whose Prelats our Sauior himself saith i Luke 10. 16. He that heareth you heareth me and he that despiseth you despiseth me Which authoritie also was giuen to the Bishops of the olde Lawe and of consequence more to the chiefe Prelates of the new Law He that Deut. 17. 12. shall waxe proude refusing to obey the commandement of the Priest shall die by the decree of the Iudge 21. A religion for whose defence the Title of Defender of the Faith was first giuen to the Kinges of our Nation the Title of Most Christian to the kings of Fraunce of Most Catholike to the kings of Spayne the still retayning of which Titles doth argue the allowance of her iurisdiction And there is no one of the auncient Fathers who doth not vnderstand these wordes of the Prophet to be onely meant of this Church The Nation and Kingdome that will not serue thee shall Esa 60. 12. perish 22. A religion into whose societie and profession whosoeuer truely entreth by and by liueth in more awe of God and feare of sinne and changeth his former life to the better and of the other side whosoeuer leapeth out and departeth from her fellowship and communion beginneth incontinent to leade a worse life then whiles he liued her childe and frequented her Sacramentes Of both which there bee store of examples and of the latter too many verifying what is sayd and not vnknowne to thousands yea the case is so familiar as it is now growen into a Prouerbe with many That the Protestant religion is good to liue in but the Papist religion good to die in 23. A religion which now hath and had in all ages the most famous men for wit learning reading iudgement vertue and true pietie qualities of all other likeliest to discerne and abandon error to her Teachers and Doctors and euer enioyed the like store of such lights as our Oppositors had neuer reason to compare with or if they do the extant monuments in schoole positiue mysticall diuinitie and in all other literature will quickly shewe the inequalitie and disproportion of the comparison 24. A Religion whose publike and Church seruice is executed with that maiestie honorable grauitie and reuerence and the seuerall parts and ceremonies thereof so aptly and admirablie composed and ordred for annuall commemoration and representing of our Sauiours incarnation birth life passion buriall resurrection ascension of the comming downe of the Holy Ghost of the mysterie of the Trinitie and of other passages as well of Christ our head as of his members the Saincts as it begetteth feedeth and reneweth singular deuotion in the actors and hearers and is also so comfortable in her Sacraments especiallie so easing and acquieting soules in the Sacrament of Penance as no testimonie or demōstration vnder heauen is or can be of like feeling proofe for the real goodnes and veritie of that Sacrament as is the supernaturall sweetest and diuine consolation tasted therein and in the Sacrament of the Eucharist 25. A Religion whose secular and religious Cleargie liue without wiues free from care of prouiding for children and the later sort no way distracted with the affaires and encumbrances of the world but encloistered passe their whole time in prayer watching fastin in continuall studie of scriptures and in daily exercise and dispute for full and perfect vnderstanding of them Helps that do most further the attaining of truth and such as are not found in the aduerse partie and which in common reason Catholick Diuines being not inferior to other Diuines in wit or other talents shew that our teachers God being no acceptor of persons are more likely to haue vsing fitter meanes for the same the true intelligence and vnderstanding of scripture then are our aduersaries or contradictors 26. A religion of which the foure acknowledged Doctors of holie Church were both professors and stout defenders as their owne works

that is best and most rightly informed To drawe to an ende wee most submissiuely beseech your Maiestie to conceaue no otherwise of vs then of your most dutifull and loyall vassals acknowledging in all politike and ciuill affaires no other Superior then the sacred authoritie of your Highnesse and resting euer most ready to accomplish all your commandements touching the same were our liues neuer so certainely engaged in the execution Onely requesting that in matters of soule and conscience we may haue leaue to distinguish an eternall Lorde from a temporall Lorde and to preferre our obedience to the one before our obedience to the other if obedience to Princes against God may bee tearmed obedience and not rather irreligious pusillanimitie And as wee haue presumed most pretious Soueraigne vpon confidence of your true royall disposition and benignitie to make knowne to your Princely consideration and wisedome our griefes our hopes the fauour and conniuence we desire together with some fewe reasons aswell of state as of religion for shewing the concordaunce that our request hath with the good of state and also the groundes of our perswasion in conscience why the religion we beleeue in is true So do we carrie a most tender regarde of yeelding all satisfaction to your Maiestie and to all other in authoritie yea euen to those who stand most iealously conceited of the true affection and loyaltie of Priestes the Pastours of our soules towardes your Highnesse person Crowne and the weale of the Realme In whose behalfe we doe therefore confidently and most assuredly vndertake that they all shal willingly readily take their corporall oathes for continuing their true alleageance to your Maiesty and the State or in case that be not thought assurance enough they shall giue in sufficient suerties one or moe who shall stand bound life for life for the performance of the said alleageance and of their fidelitie and faithfulnesse in the premisses Yea they most voluntarily offer yet further that if so any of their number bee not able to put in such securitie for their loyall cariages that then they will all ioyne in one supplication to the Pope for recalling such priestes out of the Land whosoeuer they be or how many soeuer We feare to be tedious and therefore we will shut vp all in few words Our harts our soules and both with deepest cries do most humblie and alike instantlie beseech your most excellent Maiestie to take pitie of our afflictions to compassionate our sufferings and to relieue our long indured pressures either by licensing the free vse of our Catholike Religion or if we may not be so happie yet at least by granting a publike Disputation to the end we may be heard our cause tryed and our teachers receiue confutation and the deserued shame of their false doctrine if in case they haue misled vs. A fauour which the aduersaries of our religion haue obtain●d in other Countries and which our Country-oppositors seeme in their bookes to be very desirous of and is also of it selfe of all other meanes the most potent to reunite all parties in one the deceiued being hereby let to see their errors So that by the graunt thereof no doubt your Maiestie shall get eternall praise ouer the Christian world the Protestant religion euerlasting fame if she preuaile the neighbour countries great edification the wauerers and such as are doubtfull in faith a stay and worthie satisfaction as none greater all posteritie a right noble example and president to follow And we your Maiesties loyall subiects must and shall alwayes as our bounden dutie exacteth rest through the deliuery out of the blindnes if so wee liue in blindnes for euer most strictly oblieged to pray incessantly for your Highnesse long life and prosperous raigne ouer all your Dominions with multiplication of immortall renowne in this world and of endles ioyes in the next God saue the King Faults escaped in the Printing 〈◊〉 line 26. for to impugne reade do impugne Page 14. in the Mar 〈…〉 Francis Dominik reade Francis Dominik Page 36. line 27. for 〈…〉 30 reade daily go