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A09881	A consideration of the papists reasons of state and religion, for toleration of poperie in England intimated in their supplication vnto the Kings Maiestie, [and] the states of the present Parliament.	Powel, Gabriel, 1576-1611.; Colleton, John, 1548-1635. Supplication to the Kings most excellent Majestie. aut	1604 (1604)	STC 20144; ESTC S105148	106,538	134

O Lord open the eies of these Men. The Auctors Teares and humble Petition vnto Almightie GOD. ALAS alas deare GOD Be there yet any left that pleade for Baal Hast thou not taught vs revealed vnto vs the impietie and iniquitie the infidelitie and irreligion of the Profession now vrged Haue not we after diligent inquirie deprehended it to be Idolatrie Blasphemie and Prophanation of thy name as appeareth by the worship of Idols of bread wood stone by their iustifications through their owne workes and so many other by meanes besides that only sweete Sacrifice of thy Sonne and by their false worship which is not a Service prescribed by thy worde but a meere devise of vnpure carnall profane and divellish wits Have not we founde the doctrine and practise of it as a Sea of Sin to be the cause of all disloyaltie dishonestie and wicked conversation amongst men as appeareth in that Antichristian Supremacie whereby the Man of Sinne in the divellish pride of his harte and seate challengeth vnto himselfe fulnes of power and soveraignety of iurisdiction to doe what pleaseth him in heaven in earth and in hell to dispense with what he list What greater encouragement can there be to sinne then that a man may be sure for a little money to haue a sealed pardon not onely for any wickednes cōmitted but also for al he shal cōmitte during his life many hundred yeeres after So absurdly wicked is their doctrine practise If by going on pilgrimage saying so many times over his beads fasting so many daies giving so much vnto Monkes Friers or maintaining so many Masses a man may satisfie for his sinnes and appease thy wrath ô GOD against the same who will be restrained from any wickednes or be carefull for amending his life But no marveile though so infinite a power of the Pope be so great a cause of sinne seeing the auctoritie of absolution which every Popish Priest hath is so fruitful in this kind to the incouragement and increase of wickednes we haue but too many woefull examples of such who absolved their disciples before hand to poyson and to murder the sacred persons of our Kings and Princes thine Anoynted If every Priest hath such a power to absolve from sinne what wickednes is there which these Absolvers will not dispense with and what security for an● Prince or State where such Priests and Absolvers may be enduted What shall I speake of the dishonestie and vncleanes of their secrete Confessions of their Stewes of their orders of Monkes and Friers vnlawfull vowes and single life which are causes of hypocrisies adulteries fornications and a thousand abominations of vncleannes What shal I speake of their Sāctuaries priviledged places exemptions immunities appeales and protections which must needes by impunity provoke men vnto all wickednesse It is as cleare as the Sunne both through thy Iust●ce ô most righteous GOD who canst not but from heauen reveile thy wrath vpon so great vngodlines the very nature practise of Popish Religion that it must needes be an enemie to all good policie whose end is to represse sinne and starke poison certaine ruine of all kingdomes States where it is established How long ô Lord how long wilt thou endure these Lovers of Babylon How long wilt thou suffer them to profane thy name to defile thy sanctuarie and to seduce thy Children We thy poore Servants in the Vniversities may write til our strength faileth vs preach yea cry out till we haue lost our voices and mourne till our hartes breake in defence of thy eternall truth against Popish Antichristianisme Yet vntill the Ministrie of thy Word be established in every part of our Land the bitter rootes therof wil never be cleane pulled vp Thou knowest ô GOD that some of the Ambassadours of thy Sonne are sufficiently provided for and we see and feele to our great griefe that our Ministrie in many yea in most places is vnprouided contrary to thy commandement and to the iust cause of feare of thy indignation against vs for it if it bee not some way in time relieved But this specially ariseth of the spoile which the children of Babylon in times past haue made by impropriating and annexing the living of so many particular Churches to the maintenance of their Cloysters Abbeyes and dignities by their Antichristian dispensations Whereby they haue left the Ministrie so marveilously vnprouided and so beggerly as that in some places there are to be found many Parishes togither wherof all the livings that now remaine to them are not sufficient for the competent maintenāce of one Man and his familie Which lamentable estate of our Church deterreth many from vndertaking that holy and honorable Function vvho having sufficient giftes seeing the Ministry oppressed with beggery and subiect to other discredit and inconveniences arising thereof bestovve themselues in some other lawfull calling wherein they may bee able to liue in wealth and credit By which meanes the vnsufficient and vnlearned Ministry seized vpon the possessions of the Church to the infinite hinderance of the Gospell to the increase strengthening of Poperie and the losse of thousands of Soules which CHRIST IESVS thy deare Sonne hath bought with his precious blood Alas alas that the poore Parish according vnto thy ordinance giveth the Tithe of al they haue to haue a Man of GOD amongst them who may teach them the righte way to serue and honor thee and to saue their soules alas I say that this Tithe should be taken away and still detained by the greedy Nabals hold-fast Labans of the world and applyed to profane vses leaving the poore spoyled of their goods and the whole parish vnfurnished of one who should be their guide to everlasting life By which devillish covetousnes they make themselues guilty not only of the horrible sin of Sacriledge and of the robbery of the goods of the people but also questionlesse of the destruction of many th usand Sou●es in taking detaining from them the meanes whereby they might be taught vnto salvation Alas that for any cause so many soules of thy People should perish Thou dost not delight in the death of a sinner and thou canst doe whatsoever thou wilt both in heaven and in earth thou mannagest the hearts of Kings commandest the Rulers of the pe●ple Incline I beseech thee the royall hart of our KING ô Lord and of the Peeres and Nobles of this kingdome now assembled togither to take pitty vpon the miserably-distressed Soules of thy children that by thy speciall favour and grace they may finde out some reasonable meanes whereby every Parish may recover their owne againe to the mainetenance of a worthy Minister amongst them Behold ô heauenly FATHER thy CHILDREN in many places of this land cry for bread even for the bread of life and there is no man that breaketh it vnto them the tongues of many cleaue to their roofe for thirst being ready to perish and no man giveth them the water of life to quicken their soules Wee cry vnto thee ô Lord thou art our FATHER harken vnto the teares of thy CHILDREN and graciously grant our request even for thy dearest Sonne IESVS CHRIST his sake who hath shed his most precious hart-blood for our Redemption so shall the saved Soules of thousands praise thee togither with thy Sonne and the Holy Ghost for evermore Revelat. 7.12 Amen Praise and Glorie and VVisedome and Thankes and Honour and Power and Might be vnto OVR GOD for evermore Amen FINIS

not orious heresie that hath infested the Primitiue Church to make vp the whole and intire body of Antichristian Doctrines So that Poperie may be iustly tearmed an Epitome of Heresies 1 The Patriarke and ringleader of all Heretiks was Simon Magus Irenae lib. 3. in Praefat. of whom mention is made in the Acts of the Apostles that he thought it no sinne to buy the gifts of the holy Ghost Act. 8.9.10 c. to whom also is adscribed the vse of exorcismes Irenae lib. 1. cap 30. The Papists in like manner buy and sel spirituall things for mony Baptist Mant. lib. 3. de Calamit temp vse to exorcise not onely intelligent but also brute and senselesse creatures as water oile salt herbs candles c. Dist 21. cap. 1. Cleros 2 The Disciples of Simon Magus whom Irenaeus termeth the fore-runners of Antichrist Iren. lib. 1. ca. 8. prostrated themselues before images and worshipped thē with odoriferous perfumes incense and offerings Euseb Hist Eccl. lib. 2. cap. 12. Ederus in Babyl pag. 5. which thing is notoriously knowne to be practised by the Papistes 3 Againe the Simonians bragged much of their vnwritten verities whē they were reproved by the Scriptures they accused them as if they were not right nor of auctoritie that they were diversely spoken and so to bee interpreted and that by them the truth could not be foūd out by those that are ignorant of tradition Iren. lib. 1. c. 1. lib. 3. cap. 2 which also is written of other Heretikes as the Sethians Epiphan Haeres 39. the Archontikes Epiphan Haeres 40. the Severians Epiphan Haeres 45. the Encratites Epiph. Haeres 47. and the Bardesanistes Epiph. Haeres 56. Also Artemon Euseb Hist Eccl. li. 5. cap. 28. Basilides Valentinus the Marcionistes Clem. Alexand. lib. 7. Strom. pag. 353. the Carpocratianes Iren. lib. 1. c. 24. Ptolemaeus Epiph. Haeres 33. Arrius Athanas Orat. 2. contra Arrianos p. 124. Secrat lib. 1. Hist Eccl. cap. 6. Eutyches Concil Chalcedon Act. 1. vaunted that their doctrine was very auncient receaved by tradition from the Apostles and continued vnto that day by not-interrupted Succession These shiftes also the Papistes have embraced For seeing that they cannot stand by the Scriptures they flee vnto Traditions and vnwritten verities and accuse the Scriptures of vncertainty insufficiency want of auctority c. iust as the olde Heretiques did 4 The Papistes have learned Extreame Vnction of the Valentinians Irenae lib. 1. cap. 18. and of the Heracleonites Aug. lib. de Haeres cap. 16. Epiph. Haeres 36. their Orders and quiets of Angells of the Archontikes Epiph. Haeres 40. the worshipping of Angels of the Angelists and Caians Aug. de Haeres cap. 39. the vse and worshipping of Images of the Carpocratians Iren. lib. 1. cap. 24. Epiph. Haeres 27. Aug. de Haeres cap. 7. the worshipping and adoration of the Virgin Mary of the Collitidians Epiph. Haeres 79. The veneration and worshippe of the crosse of the Armenians Niceph lib 18. cap. 45. the Baptisme of women of Marcion Epiph. Haeres 42. the insufficiency of the Scriptures the lawes of fasting Purgatorie Limbus Patrum of Montanus Epiph. Haeres 48. Appollonius apud Euseb lib. 5. Hist Eccl. cap. 17.18 Tertull. lib. 4. de Anima in fi lib. de Coron Milit. lib. adversus Praxaeam Reliques of the Sampseaans Epiph. Haeres 53. voluntary poverty and single life of Priestes of the Apostoliques Aug. de Haeres cap. 40. Epiph. Haeres 61. 5 With the Ebionites the Papistes will not be iustified by faith only Euseb Hist Eccl. lib. 3 cap. 24 but also by their owne workes and inherent righteousnes as the Catharistes or Puntanes haue taught them Isodor Etymolog lib. 8. cap. 4. de Haeres 6 The Pelagians held that Adams sione was not propagated into the Posterity but only in respect of the guilte that Children are borne without originall sin that concupiscence was in man before the fall that man may satisfie the law of GOD in this life that man after the fall retaineth stil his free-wil that the Gētiles by nature could fulfill the Law that God did not command vs things impossible Aug. de Haeres cap. 88. Epist 89.90.92.94 de gratia lib. arbit 1. lib. 5 cap. 5. 9. alibi passim Hieron Epist ad Ctesiphont libr. contra Pelagian editis The Papistes hould all these pointes 7 The Novatians doubted of the remission of their sinnes Ambros lib. 1. de Paeniten cap. 2. lib. 2. cap. 5. So do the Papists The Cerinthians and Nazareans observe the Mosaicall ceremonies Aug. de Haeres cap. 8. 9. So do the Papistes The Manichees minister the Eucharist in one kind Leo serm 4. de quadrag So doe the Papistes Marcus made his followers beleive that in the Eucharist the wine was turned into blood Epiph. Haeres 34. So do the Papists theirs 8 The Manichees condemned marriage in their elect that is their Priests Aug. Epist 74. So do the Papistes in theirs The Eucratites bragged of their continency yet were notable whoremasters Epiph. Haeres 47 pag. 180. Such are the Papistes 9 The Don●tistes tied the Church to one certaine place termed thēselues only Catholikes Aug. de Haeres c. 69. varijs in loeis praeterea Cassian in Psal 60. So doe the Papistes The Mirabiliarians vnder pretense of miracles devulged their errours Niceph. lib. 8. Hist Eccl. cap. 35. lib. 14. cap. 45. So doe the Papistes 10 The Marcosiās baptised in an vnknown tongue Epiph. Haeres 34. Irenae lib. 1. cap. 18. So do the Papistes The Messalians restrained the force of Baptisme to former sinnes Theodoret. divin decr cap. de Baptismo So doe the Papistes The Talians abstained from marriage as a state of life impure and vnperfect Aug. Epist 47. So doe the Papistes 11 The Meletians vse small belles in celebrating their misteries Theodoret. Heretic fabular lib. 4. So doe the Papistes The lacobines and Armenians pictured God the Father and God the holy Ghost Niceph. lib. 18. Hist Eccl. cap. 52. So doe the Papists The Nudipedals or bare-footed brethrē vsed ever to go bare-footed Aug. de Haeres cap. 68. So do the Papistes in their Pilgrimages many Friers at all times 12 Peter Gnapheus was condēned because he caused the invocation of Saints to bee mingled amongst the publike praiers of the Church Niceph. Hist Eccl. lib. 15. cap. 28. The Papistes doe the same The Priscilianites disioyned married folkes for religion sake Aug. de Haeres ca. 70. also they boast of their revelations Epiph. Haeres 49. The Papistes doe both 13 The Helcesaits make Christ in heaven to differ from Christ in earth Theodoret. Haeretic fab lib. 2. So do the Papistes who say that Christ in heaven is visible and palpable and in earth invisible impalpable The Eutichians affirmed that Christ had a body without shape dimēsions or circumscription Leo de ieium 7. mens ser 6. the Papistes say the same of Christ in the

seizeth vpon heaven and placeth therein such as haue committed fornication with her And therefore it is the religion of Antichrist Thy friends ô God are very much honoured of me Likewise that saying of Ecclesiasticus fulfilled * Nations shall declare his wisdome the church speake forth his praise and also the rites of friendship true loue observed which is to loue our friends frind for our friends sake and incomparably more the Saints of God for their and our loue towards God a Psalm 138.17 * Cap. 39.14 Resolution of the 16. Reason Popish religion only hath canonized her Professours for Saints after death and celebrateth their annuall memories Ergo. What Popish religion is Antichristianisme ANSWERE 1 I grant the whole 2 Blasphemous wretches Is it not inough more then inough that miserable Papistes with intolerable boldnes arrogate vnto themselves the name of Catholiks al the prerogatiues priviledges of Christs Church in earth but with sacrilegious impiety they will needs lay violent hands and seize vpon heavē the throne of GOD the kingdome of the SAINTS blasphemously challenge the same for their Professours who it is most certaine are cast downe head-long into the pitte of hell 3 Iudge not Christian Reader that I pronoūce this sentence vnadvisedly rashly or vncharitably * Note well Never any Man DYING a PAPISTE enioyed heaven or escaped hel I have the word of GOD for my warrant herein which must iudge both thee and me Read Apocalyps 14. vers 9.10 11. the Text is pregnāt plaine This point I haue handled at large in my booke De Ecclesia Antichristi 4 Holy Sainte LVTHER saith Papa mule●s in sanctorum Catalogum refert qui taima detrusi sunt tartara loannē Hussū damnatum Satanae tradidit quem coeli beatum esse incolam nemo dubit averit nisi qui Christum veracem esse negaverit Absit ô Papa me tibi Sanctū indicari te Satanae Sanctum esse faecilè patior Luth. in Colloq de Ioanne Huss Reason of Religion 17 17. REASON OF RELIGION A religion whose refuse and revolted Priestes are deemed lawful and a Manifest vntruth ●ufficiēt●y ordered to preach the word of God to minister Sacraments to exercise all spirituall iurisdiction in the Protestant Pu●●ane Congregation A proofe which seemeth vnanswerable that b They argue ex non concessis our Church is the true Church for were her doctrine false she teaching in many points as shee doth it must needes follow that she is c This we grant the synagogue if not the arch-synagogue of Sathā consequētly he hath not can possibly haue God the divell being so contrary d Popish Priests are no lawfull Ministers in the true church auctority to initiate make lawfull compleate Ministers for exercising spirituall faculties in the true Church Neither is the Protestant Minister or Bishop comming to our Catholike fraternity as many come of the first sorte reputed other then for meere e Certainely hee that denieth falleth away fro the faith of Iesus Christ is v●worthie to bee a Minister of his Gospell lay-mē without orders Resolution of the 17. Reason Popish religion is that whose refuse and revolted Priestes are deemed lawfull sufficiently ordeined to preach the vvord of GOD to minister the Sacraments and to exercise all spirituall iurisdiction the Protestant Congregation Ergo. Popish religion is vndoubtedly true religion and consequently to be tolerated ANSWERE I To the Antecedent 1 WE hould Popish Priests accursed because their Priest-hood is not of GOD. But if in obedience to the divine cōmandement Apoc. 18.4 they come out of Babylon forsake Antichrist renoūce their errours ioyne thēselves vnto the true Church of Christ if thē they have sufficient giftes are willing to exercise that function or if otherwise the Church hath neede of their helpe that way they may ought to be received as Ministers of Iesus Christ 2 Neither is it any greasing or shaving which they received in the Popish synagogue that makes them to be Ministers in deede the Popish ordination being nothing else but meere prophanation but they having fit gifts and other necessarie circumstances concurring their being acknowledged to be true Pastours and Ministers by the whole Church the Magistrate and People 3 There is no true Ecclesiastical vocation in the Papacy because they have remaining in their Church no appearance of such things as by the word of GOD are required for the constitution of a lawfull vocation They have no Election no examination of doctrine no approbation of manners nor consent of the Church But let vs examine their owne Canons 4 If they which come vnto their Bishoprikes either by money or by the favour of Princes be not Bishops indeed and have no right of instituting other Bishops or ordaining Priestes as the ancient Canons expresly testifie Can. Apost 29. 30. Cōcil Chalcedon Can. 2. If a Bishop cannot be elected but by a Synode and if the election of him that is otherwise elected be meerely voide no election at all as was decreed in the Councell of Antioch If they who sell or buy their Orders bee no Priestes as the Councel of Basil concluded thē what one Bishop or Priest is there in the Popish Church that hath a lawfull calling 5 Briefly in few wordes Popish PRIESTES Note well are no more the Ministers of the Gospell of Iesus Christ then were the Priestes of Bacchus or any other idolatrous Sacrificer among the heathen Gentiles II To the Consequence 1 The Consequence hath no coherence with the Antecedent for it doth not follow that because Popish Priestes acknowledging their heresie and confessing the Gospell of Iesus Christ being every way fit for the Ministrie by the approbatiō of whō it appertaineth vnto are received as Ministers amongst vs therfore Popery is true religiō seeing they presume to do nothing by that auctoritie whereby they were ordained in Popery but for all their orders take themselues for meere lay-men 2 The Argument is thus rather concluded Popishe Priestes being in themselues execrable if they renounce Antichrist and turne vnto the Lord by the approbation of the church are lawfull Ministers of the Gospell Ergo Popish religion which ordained such Priests is execrable and the religion of Protestants whereof after their conversion they are lawful Ministers is the true religion and faith of Iesus Christ Reason of Religion 18 18. REASON OF RELIGION A Religion to whose antiquity and veritie of most part of her doctrine controversed the fashion of every Church Chappell and Chancell the records of every Hospitall Colledge and Popish Religion is no ancienter then the Abbres Cloisters of Friers and Nunnes Anbey decared yea every ancient sepulched church-window graue-stone do bring giue apparant evidence as thing al wearing her badges and contestoying her elder childrens faith devotion and piety Resolution of the 18. Reason Popish Religion is that to whose antiquity and