vntrue by their owne Parlaments testifying that in the very Primatiue Church and allwaies it was often ministred in one kinde onely Then no commandment of Christ contrary ca be brought to condemne all Churches times and places for such practise 8. Their 31. Article of the one oblation of Christ finished vpon the crosse denyâ—ng against the whole Church of Christ in all ages and places and thereby depriuing God of all externall sacrifice contrary to scripture and all authoritie will not by the Rule of proportion giue more or so much honour vnto earthlie kings then Catâ—oliks doe giuing this tribute and Sacrifice to the king of heauen and all that is belonging or was euer giuen to their terrene Princes 9. Their 32. Articâ—e of the Marriage of Priests hath married this kingedome to many miseries it did not feele or know before The posteritie proceeded by such lawe or allowaÌ„ce hath brought vs to number hundreds of thousands more then Britanie or England if it had remained Catholike should haue euer seene Many thousands of these are left vnprouided for and not a few are turned or wrested out of their possessions to furnish these Ministers children many of whom also haue fallen to such extreame wants that many of them haue taken desperate courses which the Catholike practise and Religion would haue preuented 10. Their 33. Article Of excommunicate persons how they are to be auoided Differeth not froÌ„ Cathoâ—ikes but that Protestants commit the businesse of excommunication and absolution to such as Catholikes hold haue no power therein when both Catholikes and Protestants confesse that men assigned to such offices by Catholikes haue true lawfull and vndoubted authoritie 11. Their 34 Article Of Traditions of the Church is wholy Ceremonious by their owne expositioÌ„ and no man caÌ„ be so singular in this or any such matter but to thinke any particular Church or kingedome the more it agreeth with the vniuersall or most florishing Christian kingedomes to be more honourable and secure thereby then such as fall into Nouelties and singularities 12. Their 35. Article of homelies is nothing to this purpose And their 36. Article intituled Of Consecration of Biâ—hops and Ministers To whom they commit spirituall Businesse preaching ministring Sacraments and to excommunicate absolue and whatsoeuer in like kinde they take vpon them to practise is quite ouerthrowne by themselues before in their 22. Article where they saie that Order as they vse it Is no Sacrament or effectuall signe of grace and hath noâ— any visible signe or ceremonie ordained of God Then not receiuing or hauing grace or such spirituall power it cannot coÌ„ferre aÌ„d giue it vnto others or so exercise it especially in so many things as is required from truely and lawfully consecrated persons such as they acknowledg the Bishopâ— and Priests of the Roman Church to be 13. Their 37. Article intituled of the ciuill Magistrate doth giue to teÌ„porall Princes supreamacie euen in spirituall things and denieth all Iurisdiction to the Pope of Rome in thiâ— Realme in such affaires Of this sufficient is said before And euery equall minded man may easily see whether the temporall state of England was not more honourable noble powerfull and secure when the Popes Iurisdiction in spirituall thinges ruled here then now it is and euer since it hath beene and yet the Ritches and wealth which fell to our kings and Princes hands and commauÌ„de at such chang were as infinite and so great that king Henrie 8 to haue licence or assent to suruâ—y them to make vse thereby promised to speake in Protestant witnesses words He would create anâ— maintaine 40. Earles 60. Barons Edw. howe 's historicall pref in Henr. â— three thousand knights and fourtie thousand souldiers with skilfull Captaines and competent maintenance for tâ—em all for euer ouâ— of the auntieÌ„t Church reuenewes Neither should the people be any more charged with loane Subfidies and Fifteenes Since wâ—iâ—h time there â—auâ— bâ—ene more statuts lawes subfidies and Fifteenes then in fiue hundred yeares before Thus in the publicke Protestant Historie in the yeare 1614. dedicated to our king now the Prince Charles Since we haue heard and tasted in EnglaÌ„d more matters of this nature And yet if we should make but Robin-hoods penâ—worthes and estimate of what hath beene taken away from holy constant Catholikes for proâ—â—ssing their true and Apostolike Religâ—â—n in the Reigne oâ— Queene Elizabeth king Iames and king Charles euen since he married a Queene prosessing for herselfe Catholike Religion It will amount to more then would haue deliuered a farâ—e meaner king and kingedome then ours of England haue beenâ— accoÌ„pted from such complaintes of feares wants needs dislikes and variaâ—â—â—â— tâ—erein if God had well approued of such proceedingâ— and such means of proceeding against his Catholike SeruaÌ„ts our kings most faithfull 〈◊〉 14. And the spirituall Supreamacie assumed by oâ—r Princes king Henry 8. king Edward 6 and Queene Elizabeth confirmed againe in this Article had wrought so good effects in so short time within 4. yeares of Q. Elizabeths obtaining the Crowne that Protestants in such order or rather disorder and number denied teÌ„porall power in Princes here to put any Rebell or whatsoeuer most greeuious offender to death and they weÌ„t further affirming that Protestants might not fight in defence of their Countrie though the Prince commaunded it wherevpon they were enforced to declare in this Article in this maner against such Protestant Brethren The lawes of the Realme may punish Christian men with death for heinous and greuious offences Is it lawfull for Christian men at the commaundment oâ— the Magistrate to weare Armes and serue in the warrs And there were among them teaching and holding communitie of goods noâ— theft spoiling or Roberie to be punished no iustice or lawe to be executed or Oath to be taken in Iudgement all Courts and Consistories to cease as is euident by the two last Articles 38. and 39. thus following the former intituled Of Christian mens goods which are not common And thus declaring The Riches and goods of Christians are not common as touching the right Title and possession of the same as certaine Anabâ—ptists Protestants doe beast And the last â—9 Article intituled of a Christian mans Oath And thus enacting and declaring We Iudge thaâ— Christian Religion doth not prohibit but that a man may sweare when the Magistrate requireth in a cause of faith and charitie so it be done according to the Prophets teaching in Iustice Iudgment and truth This suffiâ—â—enâ—â—y witnesseth wâ—at goodly coÌ„mon-wealths-meÌ„ their Protestant Religion euâ—n 〈◊〉 Infancie thereof had brought forth in this kingdome THE IX CHAPTER That true and obedient Catholikes be the truest and most obedient subiects 1. And in conclusion to come to the particulare Sâ—ate and Regalitie oâ— our most honoured King Charles and king Iames before him There neuer were any Protestants in England in their times or before which so truely and ducifully carried themselues towards their Monarchicall true Title Right
great if euery one that is persecuted for Iustice shall haue his reward in heauen what will their honour be which haue suffered so much and so long time for that cause Your Protestant Aduersaries and Persecutours themselues taking the altitude of your miseries and suffrings for this greatest iustice haue found their eleuation to be raised to the hight of all former Persecutours who were Pagans professed enimies to Christ and all Christians They which professe Christ and Christianitie may not be such Great was the persecution of Nero and yet Britonie felt it not but was then a Refuge Aâ—yle and as a Sanctuarie to receiue and defend the persecuted Bitter was Dioclesiaus PersecutioÌ„ here in Britonie but as our Gildas telleth vs it was but Nâ—uâ—nnis of nine yeares onely at which time the Scots â—â—cts Saxons Gormundians Aâ—ricans and Dâ—nes â—ll Pagans persecuted the Christiâ—s here But neuer any bearing the name of Christ before â—hese dayes persecuted the Catholike Chriâ—tians of this Kingdome All those Pagans â—ersecuted Christians as enimies to their old Gods and Religion and for not ioyning â—ith them in Idolatrie deeming Christian â—eligion newe and erroneous Our ProtestaÌ„t Persecutours persecute vs for defending the old Religion of Christ which cannot be vntrue and for not imbracing their newe which in the Schoole of Christ cannot be true 13. All the Pagans that euer persecuted here distroied not â—o many Churches and Chappels as King Henrie the eight and his daughter Elizabeth nor tooke from the Church the halfe of that which they did Halse such a Fine and Ransome as the Catholikes paid to them aboue the third part of England in Religious Church-lands possessed by the Clergie here Sixhundred yeares since besides other for fitures would haue stopped the Pagans Persecution The Saxons greatest Persecution next to Dioclesians soone slacked and releÌ„ted no soon â—r had the Saxons driueÌ„ Theonus and Thadiocus Archbishops of LoÌ„don and Yorke with other Bishops Priests and Religious from â—heir Sees and Residences in the yeare of Christ 586. But King Ethelbert of Kent ruling vnto Húber by meanes of his blessed ChristiaÌ„ Queenâ— Bertha and her holy Bishop S. Lethard gauâ— ease and peace to Christians here before S. Augustines and his Associates comming hither and they were receiued by Ethelberâ— not yet a Christian with honours and noâ— indignities All they were strangers and forrainers to the persecuted Our Persecutourâ— be of the same Nation blood and kinred and stiled Christians with them whom thus they persecute for Christs true Religion If King S. Ethelbert Queene S. Bertha and Bishop S. Lethard were now liuing Catholikes would not be persecuted THE II. CHAPTER That the Religion of our English Catholikes as well from the Saxons as Britons is the same with their first Apostles and deduced from them and first of the Saxons conuerted by S. Augustine and his Roman Mission NOw because our Protestants and Persecutours before haue deliuered it For greate glorie to our Nation to deriue our spirituall degree from so noble a Father as S. Peter We will â—riue and deduce from him a continuall â—d neuer interrupted Succession both of â—iscopall and Priestlie function and doâ—ine also in euery point now questioned by â—r Persecutours froÌ„ that so noble a Father â— these Protestant times And to begge more â—ce and fauour from these our enimies in â—s cause they themselues shall briefly make â—s deduction â— And first concerning Bishops and Massing Priests sent hither or consecrated here by S. Peter's or his Roman Successours Iuâ—â—â—diction such as they now so greuiously dâ—◠〈◊〉 â—hey confesse publickly that they had â—o 〈◊〉 but so consecrated as the Roman Church did from the begining and stilâ— doth consecrate vnâ—ill their neâ—â— booke oâ— pretended Consecration maâ—â— by King Edward thâ— Sâ—â—th â— child hiâ—â—â—thoritie brought in thei◠〈…〉 aâ—d they acknowledge 〈…〉 consecraâ—e◠〈…〉 Priesâ—◠〈…〉 and doe 〈…〉 â—â—stifie 〈…〉 Engl. Proteâ—â— in Rogers Booke of articles Annal. Burton an 140. Caiuâ—â—â—tiq 〈…〉 Annâ—l 〈…〉 â—n Mansâ—◠〈…〉 1. 6. Harrison descript of Brit. waâ— oâ—r Archbishop 〈…〉 moreouer that this our 〈…〉 was seâ—lâ—d by this greaâ—est Aâ—ostâ—â— in â—he 〈◊〉 yâ—are of Nero and 67. 〈…〉 â— Peter returned againe to 〈…〉 dâ—uers of thâ—se our Bishops and 〈…〉 Nation as S. Manâ—uetus S. 〈◊〉 S. Maâ—cellus or Marcellinus the renoâ—ned Priests and Preachers of Cambridge â—n and afteâ— the yeare 140. S. Marcellus being and liuinâ— Bishop after King Lucius and Britonie waâ— conuerted when three Archbisbops anâ—â—â—ventie eight Bishops were here placed anâ— all Ecclesiasticall thinges established anâ— confirmed by Papall power in this Kingdome â— To make this Succession without aâ— question they deliuer vnto vs the names aâ— â—me Episcopall Acts of our Archbishops Hollinâ—h Hist of England Stowâ—s Hist. Godwin conuers of Britan. Cataâ— of Bishops in London Yorke and S. Dauids â—f LondoÌ„ Yorke and Caerlegion In London â—e chiefe Metropolitan See S. Theanus S. luanus Cadar Obinus Conanus Pallaâ—us Stephanus I'tutus Theodwynus or â—edwynus Thedredus Hillarius Guiteliâ—s Restitutus Fastidius Vodinus Theoâ—s Others adde S. Augulus Ternokinus â—d Gormcelinus They confesse that Theoâ—s the last Archbishop of London with full â—risdiction continued in his Archiepiscopall â—e notwithstanding the Pagon Saxons inuaâ—n and persecutioÌ„ vntill the yeare of Christ â—â— which was but 10. yeares before S. Auguâ—â—â— coming hither So they testifie of Thaâ—â—us Matth. West an 586. Archbishop of Yorke the same yeâ—â—e â—auing his See and with the Archbishop of 〈◊〉 and many of their Clergie flying into â—alâ—â— and Cornewall to the Christian Bisâ—ps Priests and people there They reâ—pt in thâ— Archbâ—â—â—op See of Yorke Theoâ—sius Sampsoâ—â—â— Taurinus â—eruanâ—s Sampsonâ—◠〈◊〉 and the â—enamed Thadiocu◠〈…〉 â—egion they â— downe Tremonus S. 〈◊〉 S Daâ—id â—iud Conanc Theliaus Eâ—bâ—dus wholiâ—d in S. Augustins time and after him imâ—ediatly succeeding in Archiepiscopall digâ—tie fourty or more vntill the time of Berâ—rd who in the yeare 1115. lost that honour â—om that See by Papall order as all Antiâ—aries Catholikes and Protestants agree 4. These men also deliuer vnto vs a Catalogue of learned holy writers in euery agâ— and in the age whâ— S. Augustine came hitheâ— they recount vnto vs the most noble Sainâ— and Doctours Dubritius Iltutâ—s Congelluâ— Dauid Gildas Kentigeâ—nâ—s Brendant Asaphus and others whâ—ly â—nd absolutâ— agreeing with the Church of â—ome They â—â— downe our Vniuâ—rsiâ—ies 〈…〉 aâ— among others 〈…〉 from all eâ—ror Our 〈…〉 in the greâ—â—ouncelâ—s 〈…〉 â—he same faiâ— with tâ—e whole 〈…〉 they had mâ— entercourâ—e 〈◊〉 â—â—â—municaâ—â—on next to tâ— Popes of 〈…〉 the moâ—â— Catholike aâ— renowâ—â—d 〈…〉 Churcâ— of Christ â— Athanaâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 S. Martine and maâ— more and bâ—th â—â—â—se Tertulâ—â—an S. Chryâ—stome with 〈◊〉 did highly commeÌ„d thâ— our 〈…〉 true Religion 5. Anâ— becaâ—â—â— some Proâ—estants to mu◠〈…〉 libertie cannot well eâ—dure 〈…〉 â—â—ckes and Religious sâ— king wâ—a◠〈…〉 can â—o disgrace suâ— as oâ—her◠〈◊〉 â—â—nowned Clergie especialâ— the 〈◊〉 of S. Benedicts Order
North neither was it in his â—wer so to doe vntill he was Bishop there â—ich was not vntill the yeare of Christ 670. there about by all Authours which was â—ge after S. Benedict Biscops being Abbot â—th in Northumberland and Canterburie â—d whereas some Monckes now would haue Aigulphus a Benedictine Moncke first to â—ie persuaded the Monckes of Lyrinum to Maâ—â—h VVestm â—â—râ—n Floâ—ent VVigorn chron Sigâ—bert aâ—â—â— â—eiue S. Benedict's Rule this cannot be for Aigulphus was a Moncke of FloriacuÌ„ Moâ—sterie which was not builded many yeares â—er this time and so it is not certaine but â—th the Monckes of Canterburie and those Northumberland vnder this holy Abbot Benedict Biscope hitherto were Lyrinian and not Benedictine Monckes and yet as before they were of the most Religious anâ— learned Monckes and Apostolike men in thâ— Christian world as the rest of our Britisâ— Moâ—ckes euen by Protestants confession â— also were 11. â—nd this is the glorie of this our Eâ—glish Nation to haue had generally both iâ— Kent where S. Augustine was and in all othâ— parâ—s câ—nuerted to Christ such renowneâ— Fathers and Protogenitours in him For sucâ— were the Monckes of S. Gregories Monastâ—rie Io. Diacâ—n in vita S. Gregorij l. 2. c. 11. in Rome from which S. Augustine arâ— his fellowes learned and holy Disciples â— the most learned and holy Pope S. Gregoriâ— were sent as our Protestants them selues acâ—nowledge that euer was And so learne were the Monckes of this his Monasterieâ— aboue other Italian Monckes in that timâ— that besides the Apostolike men about 4â— in number which S. Gregorie sent into Eâ—gland he made Maximianus his Abbot theâ— Bishop of Siracusas Marimanus a Moncâ— thereof Archbishop of Rauennas and Prâ—bus another of his Monckes of his Monastâ—rie Mariâ— Sâ—â—put l. 2. atate 6. in S. Benedicto Trithemius l. de script Eccles in S. Benedicto he sent to Hierusalem to build a Monsteâ—ie there we haue also warrant from â— Church of God so witnessing in S. Gregâ—ries publike office that S. Augustine and â— Monckes he sent into Briâ—anie about 40. number were learned and holy men Missiâ— Britanniam Doctis Sanctis viris Augustino â— â—lijs Monachis Sending into Britanie learned and holy men Augustine and other Monckes 12. But whether S. Augustine and those who came into England with him to conuert it as they most happily did were indeede Monckes of S. Benedicts Order I will not heare dispute leauing it perchance to some other worke in hand it being all one â—o this my purpose whether S. Augustine â—nd his companie were Benedicton or other Monckes I onely intending now to shew that from our first Conuersion in S. Peters time vnto these times there was a continuall succession of Priests and of the same Religon for which now in EnglaÌ„d we are so persecuâ—ed And that S. Augustine and his companie were most hoâ—y and learned men Docti and Breuiar Romandie 12. Martij in festo S. Gregor Bed Hist. Eccles Angl. l. 2. Matth. VVesâ— in Chron. Fâ—orent VVigâ—r Chroniâ— Gâ—liel Malmesburâ—â—â— dâ—gâ—st Reg. Angl. â—ancti viri that they taught our Predecesâ—ours the same faith we now professe and that â—hey conuerted to the faith of Christ Ethelâ—ert King of Kent and his Kingdome of KeÌ„t â—nd Sebert or Sigebert King of the East Saxons with his Kingdome and preached in many other places oâ— England conuerting in â—hem many to Christian Religion I saie with â—hem and the whole Christian world then Asia Africke and Europe agreeing with S. Gregorie who sent hither these so holy and â—earned men and therefore is rightly by Saint Beade instiled Apostle of England in Religion vsing his masse and honouring him for a Sainct as our Protestants confesse that their doctrine and Religion was true and for this part of the world Italie froÌ„ whence they came France through which they came England or Britanie whether they came Ireland Scotland and Germanie where some of our Britans and English then were acknowledging S. Augustines Religion to be true so prooue vnto vs. So S. Augustine prooued it both by humaine and diuine testimonie So his Opposits and our persecuting Protestants confesse To vse their words The Britans confessed indeede that to be the way of ProtestaÌ„t in Stowes â—â—st righteousnesse which Augustine had preached and sbewed vnto them 13. And he is a simple witted man if he can vnderstand but the Latine tongue that doth not most clearely see and confesse the same if he will but reade the publicke Church seruice Masse and the others which our Protestants confesse S. Gregorie perused and published the Latine and Greeke Church vsing his Masse translated into Greâ—ke as they doe S. Basiles and S. Chrysostomes as also his holy learned workes which he â— Doctour of the Church and as our Protestants stile him The most holy and learned Popâ— that euer was did publish and are now extant Thus he and his Lâ—gates sâ—nt hither into England generally taught the same Doctrine in all points which we Catholikes now professe euen those for which we are so pittifully persecuted Roman Supremacie Saâ—ifice of Maâ—â—e Sacrificing Priesthood such â—piscopall Roman Ordination and whatâ—euer elsse now controuersed by Protestants â— I shall demonstraâ—e against them in euery â—ticle of their Religion when I come to the â—onuersion oâ— tâ—e other Parts of England â— those which were of our old British Orâ—er and Reâ—igâ—on And yet our English Proâ—stants publickly generally and with such â—thoritie protest and testifie that in the first â—0 yeares of Christ within which S. Greâ—rie and his Legates liued and â—aught the â—hurch of Rome was pure and free from erâ—r And if she had or should haue erred in â—is publicke doctrinall practises and orders â—ncerning the whole Church the whole â—hurch which these men denie should also â—ue erred For they constantly thus ackâ—wledge that this most holy and learned â—pe so published and proposed them Greâ—ius Io. Bal. dâ— Roman Ponâ—ifice Art l. 2. in Gregor Magno Robert â—arnes â— de vit â—ontif Rom. in â—od Magdebur hisâ— Ecclesiasc in Greg. Magnuâ— omnium Pontificum Râ—manorum doâ—inâ viâ—â praestantissimus Scholas Cantoâ—um inâ—uit Ambrosiâ— more ecâ—lesiastiâ—as cantiones quaâ—â—aecè dicimus Antiphonas composuit Officiarium â—clesiae fecit Antiphonarium nocturnum diurnum â—poâ—uit Sacrorum normas digessit Missarum ritus â—â—planauit eius Canonem consarâ—inauit Gregorie â— great the most worthiesâ— of all the Bishops of Rome â— doctrine and life instituted Schooles of singerâ— and â—er Ambrose his manner composed Ecclesiasticall â—ges which in Greeke we call Antiphones He made â—e office of the Church be ordered the nightlie and daylie Antiphonarie he digested the Rites of tâ— Church he polished the Ceremonies of the Masse aâ— the Canon thereof he gathered together 14. It will be very hard for the quickeâ— sighted Persecuting Protestant to finde aâ— one of their Articles of Religion which wâ— not condemned and of Catholikes not pâ—blickly
westminster saith it was in thâ— yeare 753. by which accompt his Abbots iâ— England must needs be professed in the oâ— British Order 7. Marianus Scotus a Scot by Nationâ— and liuing in a strict discipline a Moncke â— Germanie with in 200. yeares of S. Bonifâ—cius his time though he acknowledgeth hiâ— to be an English man Anglus yet very ofteÌ„â— calleth him Sâ—otus a Sâ—ot in no other respeâ— then for his being of the Scotish Order and iâ— that regard calleth these Monasteries Monastria Sanâ—torum Scotorum Sancti Galli Sancti Bonfacij Monasteries of the â—cotish Saints S. Gallus aâ— S. Bonâ—fâ—ce VVhen it is certaine and he wâ— knew that neither of them was a Scot by Nâ—tion but onely in profession He proueâ— further that euen in his timâ— there weâ— Monckes of the Scotish old Order there whâ— â—ad a peculiar Monasterie in Colen where â—e Abbot with others were Scots Helias Scoâ—s abbas Who professed a strict Religion and â—n the opinion of men giuen to more liberâ—e ouer greaâ—e Discipline Religionem diâ—ictam disciplinamque niâ—â—am and God did miâ—culously approue it This was also the conâ—ition of S. Benedict Biscope Master to Saint â—ede beâ—ng a childe this the condition of â—â—eolfrâ—dus and Easterwinus whâ—m S. Boâ—face constituted Abbots in his absence in â—s Monasâ—eries 8. Waâ—es had seuen Bishops with an â—rchbishop others with their Clergie were â—ed thither out of England and yet diuers â—mained still in other parts with many Chriâ—ians euen Vniuersites as that of Cambridge â—ee then as they saie from all errour and neâ—r Manuscript antiq in vit S. Dauidâ—s Capgrau in cod censured by Saint Gregorie as some were â—heir difference from the Church of Rome â—as not in Questions of faith but others tolâ—rable and tollerated and this had not beene â—ng for in S. Dauidâ— time a litle before all â—greed in all things with Rome Omnes Britanâ—ae Matth. wâ—st in chronic an 794. Stows histor in Mercelâ—â— Ecclesiae modum Regulam Romana authoritate â—ceperunt All the Churcheâ— of Britanie toocke their â—anner and Rule by Roman authoritie 9. The greate Kingedome of Northumâ—erland bounded with Trent and Scotland â—ere thus conuerted The greatest kingedome â—f Mercia which then comprehended 23. â—hyres in 20. tribus Prouinâ—ijs quas Angli Shiras 〈◊〉 â—â—s conuerted by the old renowned Clergie men Bishops Priests anâ— Monckes that were of our old British Ordeâ— they in their Auncestors receiuing Conuersion from such our Britans and theÌ„selueâ— also liuing within the limits and boundes oâ— Britanie or England now for their Iland aâ— Saint Bede and others witnesse belonged to our Countrie Insula Hydesti cuius Monasteriâ— â—ed Eccl. hist. l. 3. cap. 3. in 〈◊〉 penè Septentrionalium Scotorum omniuâ— Pictorum Monâ—sterijs non paruâ— tempore Arcem tenebat regendisque eorum populis praeerat Quae videlâ— ceâ— Insula ad ius quidem Britanniae pertinet non magno ab ea sâ—eâ—o discreta Whose Monasterie in the Ileâ— Hydestine was nâ— small â—imâ— the chiefe house of alâ— the Monasteries Allmost of all the Northeren Scoâ— and of the Abbeys of all the Redâ—hankes and had thâ— soueraintie in ruling of then people VVhich I le iâ— very deede belongeth to the right of Britanie beinâ— seuâ—red from it with a narrâ—w sea Sebert King oâ— the East Angles was conuerted in Burgundieâ— and brought ouer with him who was consecrated after Bishop of his Countrie Sainâ— Felix and he so honoured the Priests of ouâ— old British Order that Saint Furseus onâ— thereof comming hither and with his allowance and donation building a Monasteriâ— of that Order King Sebert himself entered into Monasticall life and was professed â— Monâ—ke therein Regni negotijs cognato suo Egriâ— commendatis in Monasterio à sancto Furseo sibi constructo habitum Monachalem suscepit Committing thâ— affaires of his Kingdome to his Kinsman â—greâ—k he betoocke himselfe to Monasticall habit in a Monasterie â—ounded by S. Furseus 11. Concerning the Kingedome of the East Saxons â—igebert their King ioyned herein with the Northumbers and â—as baptized by Bishop Finan of the Scotish Order ad Bishop of his Countrie Câ—d that was of the same order and consecrated by S. Finan he in all his dominions consecrated Priests and Deacons in all places of Essex but especially at â—thancester and Tilberie For although King Seber's sonne of Sledda was a ChristiaÌ„ before â—et he dying the Countrie vnder his sonnes â—erred and Sigbert deadly enemies to Chriâ—tian profession was till then in Infideliâ—ie 12. To come to the west Saxons although â—hey receiued the faith by Saint Birinus sent â—rom Rome yet at the Baptisme of their King Kinegillus S. Oswald King of NorthuÌ„â—erland was Godfather vnto him and he â—arried King Oswald his daughter and Doâ—auerunt ambo Reges both these Kings gaue him â—orchester sixe miles from Oxford to settle â—here his Episcopall See And in the yeare â—35 He instituted there Canonicâ—s seâ—ulares secuâ—r Canons VVe reade in the Manuscript of the â—ntiquities of winchester that he builded â—gaine the old Monasterie of winchester â—ounded in king Lucius time and did restore â—nto or in it againe holy Monckes which were not long if at all before Saint Augustines comming driuen thence for we are assured that in the time of Constantine kinsmaÌ„ to king Arthur killing the sonne of Mordred Gildus l. de excid â—ritan Matth. â—â—estm Chronic. an 586. before the Altar of that Monasterie they were there and without doubt in king Careticus his time in the yeare â—â—6 when and not before Bishops Priests and Moncks fled into wales So the Moncks placed there could be no others but such as had beene Bed hâ—sto Eccles lib. 4. cap. 13 Manuscrâ—pâ— antiq â—â— vit S. VVilfridi Capgrau â—n catal in â—od driuen from thence before who still in themselues or succession of that order continued in those parts as in the Scotish and British Order in the Monasteries of Bosenham wheâ—e Dicul a Scot was Abbot in Redford vnder Abbot Kinebertus at Malmesburie vnder Meildulphus a Scotish Moncke Natione Scoto eruditione phylosopho professione Monacho By nation a Scot in lerning a Pâ—ylosopher in profession a Moncke VVho was so famous there that he gaue the old name Maildulfesburch to that Guliel Malmesb. Lâ—ntherius Saxoniae Episcop in chart â—â— 675. place where and vnder whom in the same discâ—pline S. Aldelme after Abbot there was brought vp A primo aeuo infantiae from his childâ—ood Bishop Eleutherius in his graunt to that house dated 675. proueth there were many Abbots and Abbies in these places in that time 13. VVilliam of Malmesburie with the Antiquities of Glastâ—â—burie assureth vs that in our â—enowned Abbey of Glastenburie after Saint Augustines comming and during his â—eing here in the yeare 601. we had our old Moncks in quiet and peace their Abbot was â—alled Morgret the Bishop vnder whom they â—hen liued Manuto Manuto Episcopus and their King Rex Domnoniae whose name by the
these Westerne parts that both Catholik and Protestant Antiquaries thus deliuer vnto vs â—raediâ—abat ad flumen vsque â—ordensâ— ad mare Sâ—oâ—um vbi Caledonios Athalos Horestos ac vicinaâ—m Ion. Baâ—â—â— descript Briten in 〈◊〉 Albaniae regionum Inâ—olas docendo monendo â—r ando ad veritatis obseruationeÌ„â—nstigauit Ex dâ—sâ—ults suis quosdam ad Orchades Insulas ad Norweâ—â— Islandiam misit vt â—orum instructioniâ—us fiâ—i quo que lumen recipeâ—ent Nam in Elguensi Collegio â—centos sexaginta quinque literatos viros ad id â—mper paraâ—os habebat praetâ—r reliquos alijs exercitijs â—ditos He preached aâ— farre as to the riuer of Forde â— the Scotish sea where he stiâ—ed vp the Caledoâ—ns Athaliâ—ns Hoâ—ests and the Inhabitaâ—ts of â— neighboring kâ—ngdoms to Aâ—bion vnto the obseruaâ—n of â—â—ueâ—h by teaching admonishing and 〈◊〉 ing â— sent some 〈…〉 disciples to the Iles of Orâ—i ades to â— waye and â—sland that 〈…〉 instruâ—â—ions they 〈…〉 receiue the light of â—aith For in â—he Collâ—dge â—â—â—gue he â—ad 365. learned â—â—n alwaise readie for â— purpose besides others imploted in other exerâ—â— Saint Asaph his scholler a Bishop of â—â—tanie who as Protestants saiâ— from Roâ—n power Auâ—hâ—â—itatem â—nctâ—nem acceâ—it â— tooke authoritâ— and 〈◊〉 Sucâ—ceded hâ—m â— that great charge and gouernment of at Apostolike Colledge in VVales This S. â—ntegern being by all accounts a Bishop â—0 yeares and disciple to S. â—â—â—uanus conâ—â—aâ—ed Bishop by S. Paâ—â—ad itâ—s who was senâ— ther from S. Celestine Pope in or about the are 431. must needâ— be liuing with Saint â—aph at or a litle before Saint Augustinâ—â—mâ—ning And as our Protestants saâ—e Saâ—â—â—aph ioyned with Saint Augustine So Saint Asaph writer of his maister S. Kentegerns liâ— proueth that S. Kentegern was at Rome whâ— S. Gregorie was Pope and submitted hiâ—selfe to him in all things and was approueâ— by him also in his Apostolike proceedings 16. In this time in the yeare 596. Saiâ— Augustine was sent Legate hither by the saâ— holy and learned Pope S. Gregorie who bâ— his supreame Pastorall power gaue him spâ—rituall authoritie ouer all Bishops and otheâ— here in these his owne words vnto him Bâ— tanniarum omnes Episcopos tuae Fraternitati commiâ—mus Beda l. 1. Eccles hist gentis Angl. c. 27. vt indocti doceantur infirmi persuasione reborâ—tur peruersi authoritate corrigantur We commit â— the Bishops of Britanie to your Fraternitie that the â— learned may be taught the weake by persuasioÌ„ strengâ—â—ned the wicked corrected by authoritie By this Papâ— power and authoritie all things were ordeâ— in the Church of EnglaÌ„d in S. Augustins tiâ— and all his Successours by the same autâ—ritie were setled in that Archiepiscopall Sâ— which he translated after 400. yeares froâ— London to CaÌ„terburie All those Bishops vâ— to the first Protestant Bishop called Mathâ— Parker who was made by Q. Elizabeth bâ— will and manner receiued Consecratioâ— Pall power and Iurisdiction from the See Rome and they swore obedience vnto it their owne Parker Godwin Ioceline aâ— others in the liues of them and those Yorke together with all Registers Recorâ— Annals and Antiquities doe prooue partiâ—â—arly In generall for this place it sufficeth in these Protestants publikely approued confessions to write it in their owne words Archbishop Parker being the 70. Archbishop after Augustine yet of all that number he was the onely man and the first of all which receiued Consecration without the Popes Bulls 17. They assure vs that vntill the 23. of King Henry the eight a ssuming supreamacie to himselfe euery Bishop in England swore â—uch obedience vnto the Pope Hoc Iuramentum â— singulis Episcopis Papae praestari consueuit Obediens â—ro Beato Petro Sanctaeque Romanae Ecâ—lesiae Domino meo Domino Papae suisque successoribus Papatum Romanum Râ—galia S. Petri adiutor ero ad retinendum defendendum saluo meo ordine contra â—mnem â—ominem This Oath was accustomed to be taken by â—uery Bishop I will be obâ—dient to S. Peter and to the Lord my Lord the Pope and to his Successours I will â—e an helpeâ— to hold and defend the Popedome of Rome â—nd Râ—tâ— of S. Peter against all men In the yeare of Christ 1536. and 23. of King Henry S. they â—are and the Statuts themselues so prooue Leges in Parlamento lataesunt de Rege supremo Ecclesiae Anglicanae Capite declarando de Clero Anglicano Regifulijâ—iendo Ne quid deinceps amplius Papae aut Romanae Cuâ—iae quot unque praetextu ex Anglia pendatur De Episcopis consecrandis alijsque quae Roma anâ—ea geâ—ebantur intra Regnum persierendis De Eccleâ—â—asticorum beneficiorum primitijs atque decimis Principi in perpetuum soluendis His legibus potentia Papalis quae nongentis amplius annis in Angliâ— durauis â—entidiâ— Lawes were enacted in the Parliament of declaring the King to be supreame head of the English Church of subiecting the English Cleâ—gie to the King That nothing heareafter vnder what pretence soâ—uer in England shall depend of the Pope or the Court of Rome Of consâ—crating Bishops and performing other aâ—â—airâ—â— within the kingdome which before were done at Rome Of paying pâ—rpetually to the Prince the fiâ—st fruites of Ecclesiasticall Benefices and Tiâ—hes By these lawes the Papall power which hath bâ—ne in forâ—â— for these nine hundred yeares did fall And this was â—o strang a thing and wonder in the world to see the supremacie of the Pope of Rome thus taken from him by a temporall Prince afâ—er so many hundreds of yeares continuance and a lay man to stile himselfe supreame head of the Church that his very flatterers themselues crye out Habetur Conâ—ilium Londini iâ— quo Eccleâ—ia Angliâ—anâ— formam potestaâ—â—s nullis aâ—te temporibus visum induit Henricus enim Rex caput iâ—sius Ecclâ—siâ— constituitur At London there is holden a Councell in which the English Church haâ—h put on a power which in no times past was seene For King Henry is constituted head of that Church So large testimonie haue we from our greatest Aduâ—rsaries witnessing that the Catholikes of England giue no other power or Iurisdiction to tâ—e Pope of Rome then he had euer without any inteâ—ruption And in this we haue â—he generall assent of all our Kings Princes Bishops and others and all the Christians in the world from the timâ— of Christ vntill long aâ—ter the greater part of King Henrie the eight his reigne No King against it but he whom the Protestant Sir VValter Ralegh sufficiently discribeth his young sonne King Edward the sixth of that name ouerruled by Protestant Protectours and Qâ—eene Elizabeth a woman King Iames wiser then any of them hath leâ—t it thus publickâ—y in open assembly declared by his Regall sentence The kings Resolution is that no Church ought further to seâ—erate heâ—selfe froÌ„ the Church of Rome either in doctrine or Ceremonies then she hath departed from herselfe when she was in her floâ—ishing
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
of rendring such duties â—nto our King and haue what they could persuaded the Recusants as the refusing Protestants were therin termed to performe such â—onds true offices and obligations of louing subiects Anâ— although our Catholikes hauâ—â—â—ne sondry waieâ— greuiously persecuted for their Religion yet as the world knoweth they haue most dutifully much aboue others honoured our king supplied his wants with free and lardge Donations and Contribuâ—ions when their persecuting Protestants in great number and of great quaâ—itie made deâ—iall No man except maliciously and chridishly very falsely imagining slaunders and â—ntruthes against theÌ„ may surmise that these â—en can be vnmindefull of the dutie and obeâ—ience of true Subiects to their Soueraigne 6. If there be any either in Court or Countrie bearing the name Catholike gaining not looâ—ng rather honoured then â—isgraced preferred then persecuted giâ—en to libertie and disorders such as this â—rotestant time can easily bestowe and â—are and spirituall discipline may not be â—llowed to keâ—pe such in dutie oâ— leaue the â—ame Catholike Catholike Relâ—gâ—on doth â—ot and cannot answeare or make accompâ—â—or such Commonly they be men risen oâ—â—ell reared vp by fall of Religion and Reliâ—ious howses which complaine most against Catholikes who finde proâ—ects of seaâ—e â—â—aâ—ing to loose that they so easily gâ—t Bâ—t 〈◊〉 there is no danger towards them by English Catholikes for many or most oâ—â—hem that be landed meÌ„ haue also such land They be not Catholikes which euer defend â—ld and vnâ—uersall Right which aâ—e to be seaâ—ed in Innouations Nouelists and louers of â—ingularities are the most dangerous in such respects Catholikes of England of all subiects thereof euer were and now be most obseruant of and keeping their Protestant Princes lawes seldome is or can a Catholike be charged with the breach of any excepâ— concerning matters of Religion where iâ— breaketh the lawe of God and his holy Catholike Apostolike Church To keepe thâ— lawe of the king of all kings and his kingedome must not be termed or thought a breacâ— and violating of the lawes of any priuatâ— earthly king or kingedome all which muâ— subiect themselues to that omnipotent king and his gouernment And to make all sure 〈◊〉 Catholikes defence in this cause we wiâ— briefely examine all Articles now questioneâ— betweene ProtestaÌ„ts of England and theÌ„ anâ— prooue in many of these Articâ—es as they aâ— enacted by ProtestaÌ„ts that the Catholike doctrine is farre more agreable and profitabâ— for publike peace vnitie obedience anâ— concord in a good ciuill Monarchicall anâ— Râ—gall gouernment then that which Protestants hold and practise and would forâ—â— Catholikes vnto and not any one Article â—â— Catholike Religion repugnant vnto or preâ—udicing the Rule and gouernment of a moâ— worthie king in a noble Nation THE VIII CHAPTER That euerie Article of Catholike Religion is more agreable with the best temporall gouernment then those of the Protestants and that a Catholike keeping his Religion as he is bouÌ„d to God so he cannot be vndutifull to his temporall Prince and Countrie THe first fiue Articles of their Religion they consisting onely of â—9 â—ade by a few Protestants in fâ—â—werth or â—fth yeare of Queene Elizabeth the old age â— this Religion doe containe nothing conâ—ouersed betweene them and vs but were â—ade against new Sectaries so soone risen vp â—mong them The Sixth and next Article inâ—tuled Of the sufficientie of the holy Scripture for â—luation Denieth the vse and necessities of â—raditions not written in Scripture and deâ—eth many bookes of holy Scripture to be â—ch and some of them as the booke of wiseâ—ome and of Iesus the sonne of Sirach conâ—sting most of morall precepts and coÌ„mandments as all men knowe are most needfulâ— in all kingedomes for ciuill regimeÌ„t So thaâ— whatsoeuer of this nature is coÌ„tained in thesâ— two morrall bookes and tenne others whicâ— they likewise reiect or in holy Apostolikâ— Traditions are wanting in these men and thâ— Catholiks embracing both â—hose bookes anâ— Tradiâ—ioÌ„s exceede them in all temporall obedience and dutie in this respect 2. After this vntill we come to their nintâ— Article stiled Of originall or birth siane they finde no difference in this point But in thiâ— Article they thus enact There is no condemnation for them that beleeue and are baptized By which allowance and Decree the way to all disobedience fellonies treasons and sinnes whatsoeuer is set open to all Protestants whicâ— saie they beleeue and are baptized and â—â— no Treason Rebellion contempt of gouernment can condemne them Catholikes be oâ— the contrarie profession And this Protestanâ— libertie and disâ—bedience is further warranteâ— and allowed in the next Article but one thâ— immediate next Article after by their glossâ— not at all or litle differing â—roÌ„ Catholiks Foâ— this their eleueÌ„th Article intituled of the Iustification of man Thus declareth That we are iustifie by faith onely is a most wholesome doctrine and very full of comfort But this is not very whole some comfortable or secure for any king kingdome common-wealth that it should giuâ— libertie to all offences not to be puâ—ished bâ— God at all nor by Prince if they can secretly be committed and concealed God forbid any bearing the name of of Catholike should euer hold or followe such doctrine And these Protestants Religion in the next Article of good workes giuing litle or no efficacie vnto them will not hinder them in matter of disobedience to God or Prince So doth their 13. Article wherein they saâ—e that workes such as we commonly call among others obedience to kings and Rulers good works Done without the grace of Christ haue the nature of sinne By which if any man â—all into drunkennesâ—e coÌ„mit Adulterie Fornication Perâ—uâ—â—e or any mortall sinne which depriueth of grace he may or rather must make rebellion commit â—reason or whatsoeuer wickednesse he can otherwise containing and abstaining from such horrible wickednesse such his refrainings from those Impieties haue the nature of sinne 3. The 14. next Article against workes of supererogation bringeth into like desperateâ—esse Their 15. and 16. Articles haue no peâ—uliar difficultie Their 17. next Article is intituled of Predestination and Election And it deliuereth plainely that their doctrine and Religion therein euen aâ— it is receiued among them is so perilous a thing That for curious and carnall persons to haue continually before their eies the sentence of Gods predestination is a most dangerous downesall whereby the diuell doth thrust them into desperation or into rechlesnesse of most vncleane liuing no lesse pevillous then desperation These Articles if wâ— should goe no further are sufficient to diswade any man desiring to be a true subiect to God and his Prince from embracing the Religion of ProtestaÌ„ts But to proceede to the end of them the 18 next Article of obtaining eternall Saluation onely by the name of Christ hath nothing in question The next 19. And the 20. Articles the first intituled Of â—he Church And the other Of the authoritie of the Church Are
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