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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

sue to haue tolerated is the selfesame Religion and no other to which our country was converted from Paganisme and which bo h b False agains all the Christian Kings of our natiō Edward the 6. a child A. Do. ● 596. by S. Austen the Monke and our Apostle sen● hither by S. Gregory the great Pope of Rome Beda de gestin Anglorum lib. 1. ca. 23. only excepted also al your Highnesse predecessours in the Crowne of sco●Sco●land Englad was converted long before this time ever publikely professed and for the zealous maintenaunce whereof your Maiesties great grandfather Iames the fourth was worthily surnamed Protector Resolution of the 1. Reason Popish Religion is that to which England was converted from Paganisme and which all Christian Kings of England and of Scotland ever publikely professed Ergo Popish Religion is true Religion and consequently to bee tolerated ANSWERE I. To the Antecedent 1 IT was not Popery to which England was converted from Paganisme but true Christian Religion Because Englande vvas converted to the faith of Christ when neither the Pope nor Poperie was yet hatched 2 It was not in the yeere of Christ 596. that our Coūtry was first converted vnto the faith but long before even in the Apostles times as appeareth by the testimonies of Gild as De excid Britan. ca. 6. Origen Hom. 40. in Ezech. Tertullian in Iudaeos Athanasius Apolog. 2. contra Arrianos Theodoretus lib. 9. de curand Grac. affectib Sophronius in Catalog Nicephorus lib. 3. Hist cap. 1. 3 It was not converted by Augustine the Monke false Apostle sent hither by the Pope but either by the Apostle Paule as Theodoretus lib. 9. de curand Grac. affect Sophronius Serm. de ●atal Apost Venantius Fortunatus De Peregr Pauli and Arnoldus Mirmannus In Theatr. de convers Gēt do testifie Or by the Apostle Symon Zelotes as Nicephorus lib. 2. Hist cap. 40. and Dorotheus in Synops do affirme Or else by Ioseph of Arimathea a noble man of Iurie that buried the bodie of Christ as Freculphus Lib. 2. Cap. 4. Iohn Capgraue in Catalog● Sanctor Augl and Polidore Virgil Hist Auglio Lib. 1. do write 4 That religion which Augustine the false Apostle brought from Rome was contrary in many pointes vnto that Christiā doctrine which was professed before in this land as appeareth by the dissention betweene the Britt●●es and this Augustine recorded by Bede and others 5 But if Frier Augustines Religiō vvere not contrary but the very same with that which was heere professed yet was it infinitely different from the Popish doctrine at this day as is manifest by many Atticles of Poperie vvhich were but lately invented as the Popes Supremacie which Pope Gregorie in Frier Augustines time vtterly condemned Transubstantiation manye partes of the Masse c. 6 It is not true that ALL Christian Princes of England and Scotland professed the Popish Religion some of them being dead long before the beginning of Popery others also as King Henrie I King Henrie II King Iohn King Richard II King Edward III King Henrie VIII even in the midst of Popery impugning the Popes almighty power and primacie in this land II To the Consequence 1 As the Antecedent is so is also the Consequence a false Antecedent and a false consequence 2 If the Antecedent were true yet coulde it not inferre such a necessary consequence For Religion is not therefore true because such a Nation or such and such Kings professed the same but because it is conformable vnto the word of God 2. Reason of Religion such as Popish Religion can never be proved to be * ●ite their words and you shall haue your Answere 2. REASON OF RELIGION This appeareth by Mermāmus in sus Theatro thē Magdeburgenses in t is de propagatione Baronis all other Collectors of Antiquitie A religion which by the testimonies of all Antiquity ● was the a An impudent begging of the question primary religion that ever any heathen Nation converted Christian did professe and the wisodome of heaven cōmandeth b Popish ●●el●gi on is none of those bounds neither ●ur is from the b●ginning not to transgresse the ancient boūds which our Fathers appointed but contrarily to abide in that which wee heard from the beginning Resolution of the 2. Reason Popish Religion was the primarie Religion that ever any heathen Nation converted Christian and professe Ergo It is true and therefore to be tolerated ANSWERE 1 BOth the Antecedent and the Consequence are an impudent begging of the question For neither was Popery hatched in time of the primitiue Church neither yet can the Gentiles professing of any thing make it therefore absolutely true 2 But to deale liberally with the Papists let them by inevitable demonstrations which may convince the cōscience prooue the Antecedent vvhich they shall never bee able to doe and wee will graunt them the Consequence Reason of Religion 3 3. REASON OF RELIGION A religion of whose communion and felowship the founders of other religions or the a We are Christians and desire to be so called reformers of our Churches faith if they more desire to be so called were b Wee never were of the communion of the Popish church but by the great mercy of God haue ever k●pt our selues from that wicked one 1. Iob. 5.18 and our Fathers who were once of that communion obei●d the divine commaundement G●t out of her my people c. Apoc. 18 4. once and went out and c This is no good consequence reade the Answere consequently their doctrine newer and lesse auncient then ours and therfore as we beleeue not the good seede Matth 13.24 but the cookle that was sowen af●er And that wee never going out of any d They have lost the faith and yet they smite vs as Ziakva the false Prophet did Micheah ●●ke When went the spirit of the Lord from mee to speake vnto thee 1. King 22.24 knowne Christian society for the whole world cannot tel your Grace out of which church we departed when how and where as did the former the Apostolicall markes of false beleeuers namely To goe out from others 1. oh 2.19 To segregate themselue Iude. v. 19. and To make dissention scandalls contrarie to the doctrine they had learned Rom 16.17 e They spake by contraries cannot belong to vs by any possible application nor by any sleight or devise sh●fted from them Resolution of the 3. Reason Popish Religion was that of whose communion the Protestantes were once and went out a marke of new Doctrine Ergo Poperie is true Religions and consequently to be tolerated ANSWERE I. To the Antecedent 1 NOT every going out departing or separation is a token of new doctrine or a marke of a false beleever but only that going out departing separation which is made from the true Church of Christ 2 We haue separated our selues from the communiō of the Pope of Rome and from