not vpon any qualities actions or workes of man which be mutable but vpon God his aeternall and immutable Decree and purpose then which determination of his approued and applauded by all there present nothing can be more full and punctuall to our present Conclusion Moreouer hee likewise brands Arminianisme with the name of HERESIE Arminians with the stile of Atheisticall sestaries and PESTILENT HERETICKES who dare take vpon them that licentious libertie to fetch againe from hell the ancient haeresies long since condemned or else to inuent new of their owne braine contrary to the beliefe of the true Catholicke Church a stigmaticall Impresse which our Arminians shall neuer be able to claw off againe in his Declaration against Vorstius London 1612. page 15. 19. 22. neere the middest of his peaceable Raigne And as if all this were not sufficient in a priuate Conference with two learned Diuines not long before his death now published by his speciall command hee christened our Arminiâ—ans with the name of new Pelagians being thus as you see a professed enemie to them and their Opinions both in the beginning middle and end of his most peaceable Raigne as his speciall care in conuenting the famous Synod of Dort and his approbation of all their dogmaticall Resolutions super-added to these three former euidences will at large declare As this our learned King and King of learning thus constantly displayed himselfe against Arminianisme in generall this our Arminian Error in particular so all our learned Writers of his age as men doe commonly conforme their iudgements to their Princes Tenents did worthâ—ly suffragate to his and these our Anti-Arminian Conclusions witnesseâ— our famous Doctor Reinolds who alone was a well furnisht Librarie full of all faculties of all studies of all learning whose memorie whose reading were neere to a miracle as one well obserues in his Thesis 4. in Schola Theologica tractata Nouember 2. 1579. sect 23. to 27. and Apologia Thesium sect 12. to 23. Londini 1602. being the first yeere of King lames his Raigne witnesse learned and scolasticall Doctor Field of the Church Booke 1 cap. 3. 4. 7. 8. 10. Booke 3. Appendix cap. 14. Edit 2. Oxford 1628. p. 33. Master Thomas Draxe in his Worlds Resurrection London 1609. pag. 2. 3. 23. 78. Master Trendall his Arke against the Dragons flood London 1608. page 4. 6. Master Thomas Rogers Chaplein to Archbishop Bancroft in his Analysis on the 39. Articles intituled The faith doctrine and religion professed and protected in the Realme of England and Dominions of the same perused and by the lawfull Authoritie of the Church of England allowed to be publicke Proposition 1. 2. 3. 4. on Article 17. Master Turnball Sermon 1. on Iude 1. 2. Godly and painefull Master Samuel Heiron in his Spirituall Sonneship 1. part of his workes London 1620. page 365. to 372. Learned Doctor Iohn White in his Way to the true Church London 1610 Digression 40. sect 49. page 270. in his Defence of the way cap. 25. sect 10. to the end London 1624. page 128. to 138. Sermon at Pauls Crosse March 20. 1615. sect 8. Learned Doctor Robert Abbot Bishop of Salisbury and Regius Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Oxford in his Diuinitie Lecture in the Vniuersitie Schooles Oxoniae Iuly 10. 1613. sect 1. 2. 3. 4. in his other three Lectures 1614. and 1615. London 1618. Animaduersio in Thompsoni Diatribam cap. 5. Master Brightman on the Reuelation cap. 3. ve 8. cap. 17. ver 8. cap. 21. 27. Master Richard Stocke in his Doctrine and vse of Repentance London 1610. page 167. to 172. Learned Doctor Benefield late Lady Margarets Professor in the Vniuersitie of Oxford De Sanctorum perseuerantia lib. 2. cap. 18. 20. Francofurti 1618. page 260. 261. Learned Doctor Crackenthorpe in his Sermon of Praedestination preached at Saint Maries in Oxford London 1620. Master Thomas Wilson in his Exposition vpon the Romanes cap. 9. ver 11. 12. to 29. and cap. 11. ver 5. 6. 7. 8. Edition 2. London 1627. page 348. 380. 444. to 460. Doctor Iohn Boyes late Deane of Canterburie in his Exposition of the Epistle on Innocents day and on Psalme 104. on Whitsunday Euening in his workes London 1622. page 613. 614. 625. 941. Master Samuel Crooke in his Guide Edition 4. London 1625. section 4. 9. and 17. Learned Doctor Ames in his Coronis ad collationem Hagiensem Lugduni Batauorum 1618. Articulus 1. and 2. Eminent and renowned Doctor Prideaux in his Lecture 1. Iuly 6. in the Vniuersity Schooles at Oxford where hee then was and now is Regius Professor of Diuinity Learned Sir Christopher Sybthorpe in his Friendly Aduertisement to the Catholickes of Ireland Dublin 1623. cap. 7. 8. page 153. to 214. Master Adams in his Churches Glorie on Hebr. 12. 23. page 65. to 90. Master Elnathan Parre in his Grounds of Diuinitie Edit 4. London 1622. page 281. to 309. Master Robert Yarrow in his Soueraigne comfort for a troubled conscience London 1619 cap. 38. 29. page 352. c. Godly and learned Master Paul Bayne in his Commentarie on Ephesians 1. London 1618. page 64. to 256. Doctor Griffith Williams in his Delights of the Saints London 1622. page 7. to 70. Master Iohn Downame in his Summe of sacred Diuinitie lib. 2. cap. 1. page 283. to 310. cap. 6. page 399. Master Humphery Sydenham in his Iacob and Esau or Election and Reprobation preached at Pauls Crosse March 4. 1622. London 1627. Master Iohn Frewen in his Grounds of Religion London 1621. Quaest. 13. page 278. 279. 280. Learned Doctor Francis White now Bishop of Norwitch in his Orthodox London 1624. page 105. 108. and in his Conference with Fisher page 49. to 55. Godly and painefull Master Byfield in his Treatise of the Prâ—mises cap. 13. page 386. 387. and in his Exposition on the Collossians cap. 3. ver 12. page 75. Doctor Sclater Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1609. on Hebr. 6. 4. 5. Exposition on I. Epistle of the Thessalonians cap. 1. ver 5. page 39. 40. cap. 5. ver 9. 10. page 438. to 455. ver 24. page 556. 557. Exposition on Epistle 2. cap. 1. ver 10. p. 53. 54. Adde we as a Corrollarie and Conclusion to all these the Resolution of our eminent Dort Diuines to wit Doctor Carlton late Bishop of Chichester Doctor Dauenat now Bshop of Salisbury Doctor Goade Doctor Ward Lady Margarets Professor in Cambridge Doctor Belcankwell Deane of Rochester which concurres with this our Position in terminis condemning the contrary as crronious and haereticall as the English Synod of Dort approued of by King Iames Article 1. and 2. throughout Doctor Wards Suffragium Brittanorum London 1627. Articulus 1. and 2. together with the Synod it selfe Printed in folio Article 1. 2. Theologorum magnae Brittanniae Sententia doe at large declare Thus hath this our present Position beene constantly maintained as the vndoubted truth and doctrine of our Church by all the fore-quoted
of Cambridge section 6. where our 17. Article is likewise quoted for to warrant it Our learned godly Martyrs in the Regiment of King Henry the VIII haue suffraged to this Tenent witnesse Master VVilliam Tyndalls Parable of the Wicked Mammon page 80. Col. 2. Answere to Master Moores fourth Booke cap. 10. page 329. Master Iohn Frith A Mirrour to know thy selfe page 84. and learned Doctor Barnes That Freewill of her owne strenth can doe nothing else but sin page 270. 271. 274. 276. to 283. where this point is largely handled Our learned Diuinitie Professors in King Edwards dayes are full and copious in this point witnesse Peter Martyr in his Comment in Epist. ad Romanos cap. 9. Tiguri 1559. page 697. 718. and Locorum communiuns Classis 3. cap. 1. sect 15. 28. to 32. 36. being Lectures read in the Uniuersitie of Oxford by King Edwards appointment and earnestly desired by diuers of the Vniuersitie for the presse as himselfe records in his Epistle Dedicatorie together with Master Martin Bucer in his Commentarie on the selfesame Chapter ver 11 to 24. Whence eminent Doctor VVhitakers in his Cygnea Cantio pa. 15. informes vs That Peter Martyr and Martin Bucer of honourable memorie did professe this Doctrine of absolute and irrespâ—ctiue Reprobation in both our famous Vniuersities and that our Church which was most abundantly watered with the fountaines of these two eminent Diuines in the dayes of King Edward the VI â—â—d alwayes hold it since the restitution of the Ghospell to her This then was the receiued Doctrine of our Church in King Edwards dayes as our 17. Article which was then composed together with our Homelies forequoted will euince there being no approued Writer of our Church now extant that did oppugne it in that age and should we begin to doubt it now If any obiect that Master Iohn Bradford in his Summe of the Doctrine of Praedestination and Reprobation affirmes that our owne wilfulnesse sinne and contemning of Christ are the cause of Reprobation therefore this doctrine was not then so generally receiued I answere First that Master Bradfords explanation of himselfe in the subsequent liâ—es will take off this obiection For he informes vs that he speakes only of the second cause of Reprobation that is of the execution not of the Decree of Reprobation which is onely sinne not of the first cause of it the thing we haue now in quaestion which we cannot comprehend it being the vnsearchable will of God which we should not search into further then God doth giue vs leaue in his VVord Secondly that Master Bradford speakes this onely to silence Reprobates and damned men aduising them to looke first vpon their owne sinnes which bring damnation and Gods hatred on them not vpon Gods secret Decree of Reprobation which as it doth not impose a necessitie of sining vpon men so it neuer brings daâ—â—ation on them but for sinne M. Bradford then speaking only of the actuall execution of Reprobation not of the Decree it selfe of the secondary cause of it not of the first which is onely the vnsearcheable will of God makes wholy for our present Tenent not against it The selfe-same answere may be giuen to that of Bishop Hooper in his Epistle to the Christian Reader praefixed before his Declaration of the Commandements where he writes thus The cause of reiection or damnation is sinne in man which will neither receiue the promise of the Gospell c. Where reiection is put for the execution of Reprobation or actuall damnation as this disiunctiue or explanatorie coniunction or the cause of reiection or damnation and this marginall note The cause of damnation in man annexed to it due infalliblie demonstrate of which euery man doth readily acknowledge sinne to be the onely cause not for the Decree of Reprobation which hath no other primarie moouing or impulsiue cause but Gods meere will and pleasure these writers then make wholy for vs not against vs if rightly vnderstood This was the constant Tenent and resolution of our eminent Diuines in Queene Elizabeths dayes witnesse Iohn Veron his Fruitfull Treatise of Praedestination and the Apologie for the same where it is largely proued all obiections and cauils against it being there fully answered witnesse Master Iohn Fox his Martiriologe page 1506. line 50. Master Thomas Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philosophy cap. 7. Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull cap. 1. 3. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Master Iohn North-brooke his Poore mans Garden cap. 1. Master Arthur Gurney his Fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion fol. 38. to 42. Master Anwicke his Meditations of Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome cap. 6. 7. Learned Doctor Fulke and Master Cartwright Answere to the Rhemish Testament Notes on Rom. 9. sect 2. 3. 5. Master Edward Deering on the Hebrewes Lecture 9. Reuerend and godly Bishop Babington Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1590. part 1. and learned Matthew Hutton Arch-Bishop of Yorke De Electione Reprobatione Commentatio together with Arch-Bishop Whitguift and all those learned Praelates Doctors and Diuines who composed the Assertions of Lambheth and Barrets Recantation Iudicious and solid Doctor VVhitakers in his Cygnea Cantio page 3. to 18. Master VVilliam Perkins his Treatise of the Order of causes of Election and Reprobation cap. 7. 50. 51. Tom. 1. page 16. 95. 114. his Exposition on the Creedâ— p. 277. to 299. and Treatise of Predestination Tom. 2. page 608. to 641. his Exposition on the Epistle of Iude ver 4. Tom. 3. page 516. 517. and Master Iohn Hills Life euerlasting lib. 5. p. 599. to 612. where this our praesent Assertion is punctually maintained Of learned King Iames himselfe Meditation on the Lords Prayer and Conference at Hamptâ—n Court page 30. 43. Of Doctor Robert Abbot late Bishop of Salisbury and Diuinity Professor in Oxford Oratio quarta De Veritate gratiae Christi October 1615. sect 6. Of Doctor Iohn VVhites Way to the Church Digression 41. sect 44. 45. 49. and Defence of the way cap. 25. sect 10. to the end where this point is learnedly handled Of Doctor Francis VVhite now Bishop of Norwitch in his Orthodox cap. 8. paragraph 1. 2. Of Doctor Crackenthorpe in his Sermon of Praedestination Of Doctor VVillet in his Commentary on Romans 8. Controuersie 16. cap. 9. Controuersie 7. 9. 10. 11. and Synosis Papismi page 881. 882. 913. 920. Of Doctor Field Of the Church-Booke 1. cap. 4. Of Doctor Ames Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem Articulus 1. and 2. Of Doctor Benefield De Perseuerantia Sanctorum lib. 2. cap. 18. 20. Of Doctor Prideaux De Absolut Decreto Lectura 1. Of Master Thomas VVilson Exposition on Romans cap. 9. v. 11. 12. to 27. and cap. 11. ver 7. Of Master Thomas Rogers Analysis on the 17. Article Proposition 4. and 5. Of master Samuel Crooke in his Guide â—ect 4. and 9 Of Master Elnathan Parre Groâ—â—ds of Diuiniâ—â— page 211. to 309. Of Master Paule â—ayne Commentarie
on Ephesians 1. page 20. 118. Of Master Thomas Dâ—axe in hiâ— Worlds Resurrection page 3. 78. Of Master Downame in his Summe of Diuinitie Booke 〈◊〉 cap. 1. page 283. to 311. Of Master Christopher Sybthorpâ— his Friendly Admonition to the praetended Catholikes of Ireland cap. 7. 8. where this point is excellently handled Of Doctor Griffith VVillams his delights of the Saints page 7. 8. 9. 92. 93. Of Master Humfrey Sydenham in his Iacob and Esau or Election and Reprobationâ— preached at Pauls Crosse and of our eminent Dort Diuines Synod of Dort Article 1. and 2. in the dayes of our late King Iames. Of Doctor William Sclater his Exposition vpon the first Epistle to the Thessalonians cap. 5. ver 9. 10. page 447. 448. on Epistle 2. cap. 1. ver 11. page 68. 69. cap. 2. ver 13. page 183. Of Master Henry Scudder in his Christians daily Walke cap. 15. sect 3. page 432. to 438. Of Doctor Iohn Bastwicke Elenchus Religionis Papisticae cap. 9. page 194. to 198. Of Reuerend Bishop Carlton Examination of Master Mountagues Appeale cap. 2. 3. Of Master Henry Burton his Plea to an Appeale page 46. to 65. and his Truth triumphing ouer Trent cap. 17. Of Bishop Dauenate Expositio in Epist. Pauli ad Coloss. page 171. Of Master Francis Rouse his Doctrine of King Iames. p. 1. to 20 Of Doctor Ward in his Concio ad Clerum page 37. 38. Of Master Iohn Yates Ihis ad Caesarem cap. 1. 2. 7. In the Raigne of our now Soueraigne King Charles All these I say doe fully suffragate to this our third Anti-Arminian Conclusion not one authorized or approued writer of our Church that euer I could meete with so much as once oppugning or contradicting any of them therefore wee may embrace it as the vndoubted truth and doctrine of our Church Hee that desires to see more of this point let him reflect vpon all the Bookes and Authors fore-quoted in the first and second praecedent Positions which will plentifully instruct and satisfie him in it For the fourth of the recited Anti-Arminian dogmaticall Propositions against Vniuersall and sufficient grace or in plaine tearines against naturall Free-will it selfe for this praeâ—ented grace in truth and substance is no other since grace is proper and peculiar vnto some and nature onely alike indifferent common vnto all men as this vniuersall grace is It is directly iustified and backed by our 9. 10. 13. 17. Articles by the expresse words of the 7. 8. and 9. Articles of Lambheth by the 15. 25. 26. and 32. Articles of Ireland by our Common Prayer Booke passages here recited p. 18. 19. 20. Position 2. which are full and punctuall to this purpose by our fore-registred Homelies and Cathechismes figures 4 By the Synod of Dort Article 3. 4. Adde wee to these Master William Tyndal Prologue on Numbers page 16. Prologue on the Romans p. 41. Parable of the wicked Mammon page 65. 70. 74. 90. The Obedience of a Christian man page 162. An Answere to Master Moores third Booke page 306. Answere to his fourth Booke cap. 2. page 321. cap. 10. page 328. 329. 337. A Pathway into the holy Scriptures page 380. 381. 382. 384. Exposition on the first Epistle of Iohn cap. 2. page 401. cap. 4. page 416. 417. Master Iohn Prith A Mirror to know thy selfe page 83. 84. 45. Doctor Barnes That Free-will of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne page 266. to 280. Master Iohn Harrison Yet a cause at the Romish Fox fol. 61. 62. 63. In King Henry the VIII his Raigne Stephen Garret The summe of the Scripture cap. 7. Printed 1547. Peter Martyr Loci Communes Classis 3. cap. 1. sect 29. 38. to 48. Commentarius in Romanos 5. p. 323. 328. 329. 330. in cap. 9. page 720. to 730. in cap. 11. page 797. 965. 966. Martin Bâ—â—er Commentarie vpon Iohn 5. ver 44. On Rom. 5. the latter end of the Chapter and on Rom. 9. Master Hugh Latimer Bishop of Worcester Sermon 3. on the Lords Prayer fol. 134. b. Master Iohn Bradford Treatise of Election and Free-will Bishop Hooper a Martyr Epistle to the Reader before his Declaration of the tenne Commandements which place makes wholy for vs if rightly vnderstood Master Beacon his sicke mans salue page 290. Master Richard Caundish his Image of Nature and Grace cap. 1. 5. 8. 10. where this point is largely handled Master Nowels Catechisme on the Creed part 1. Master Iohn Veron his Fruitfull Treatise of Praedestination fol. 66. to 85. 110. 111. 112. his Apologie for the same fol. 25. to the end Master Thomas Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philosophie cap. 7. 8. Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull Epistle to the Reader and cap. 1. 3. Master Edward Deering on the Hebrewes Lecture 10. 14. Master Robert Hutton his Summe of Diuinitie of Free-will Master Iohn North-brooke his Poore mans Garden cap. 1. 4. 5. 6. Doctor Sparkes against Albines cap. 17. page 165. and his Comfortable Treatise for a troubled Conscience the 4. first leaues Bartimeus Andreas Sermon 2. on the Canticles page 64. to 70. Master Iohn Daniel his Excellent comfort to all Christians cap. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. Master Iohn Anwicke his Meditations vpon Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. Master Arthur Gurney his fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion fol. 13. to 45. Learned Doctor William Whitakers Aduersus Vniuersalis Gratia assertores praelectio habitae Februarij 27. Anno Domini 1594. câ—ram honoratissimis Comitibus Essexio Salopiensi Rutlandiensi illustrissimis Baronibus DD. Montioy Burrowes Compton Sheafield Riche ornatissimis Equitibus Guil. Bowes Carolus Candish Robertus Sydney Georgio Sauil multos generosos on 2. Tim. 2. 4. Hardouicâ— per Thysium 1613. Reuetend Bishop Babingtons Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1591. on Iohn 6. 37. part 1. Doctor Fulke and Master Cartwright Answere to the Rhemish Testament Notes on 1. Tim. 2. sect 3. on Rom. 7. sect 7. 8. on Rom. 9. sect 3. 7. and sundrie other places Doctor Fulkes Defence of the English Translations against Martin cap. 10. Mathew Hutton Arch-Bishop of Yorke De Electione Reprobatione Commentatio Doctor Some Tractatus de Tribus Quaestionibus Quaest. 1. 2. Master Greenham his 14. Sermon page 355. Godly Instructions cap. 50. sect 16. page 757. Master William Burton his Dauids Euidence Sermon 4. on Psal. 4. 12. London 1596. page 83. to 88. Master Iohn Smith his Doctrine of generall prayer for all men Master William Perkins Of the Order of causes of saluation and damnation cap. 54. Tom. 1. page 107. 112. An Exposition on the Creed page 293. to 299. Of Gods Free grace and mans Free-will page 728. to 743. Babylon the praesent Church of Rome point 1. page 558. to 561. Commentarie on Galathians 3. Tom. 2. page 249. 250. cap. 5. page 327. 338. A Treatise of Praedestination page 621. to 642. Exposition of Christs Sermon on the Mount Tom. 3.
The Obedience of a Christian man page 130. 131. Prologue to the Exposition vpon the 5. 6. and 7. of Mathew page 185. Col. 1. An Answer to sir Thomas Moores Dialogue page 257. 292. An Answere to Master Moores 3. booke page 307. Answere to his 4. booke cap. 11. page 333. A Pathway into the holy Scriptures page 380. 382. Exposition on the first Epistle of Iohn cap. 2. page 394. 401. A Treatise vpon Signes and Sacraments page 443. Master Iohn Friths Answere vnto Rastals Dialogue page 10. 14. 22. An Answere vnto sir Thomas Moore page 48. 49. Answere to Rastals 3. chapter page 71. A Declaration of Baptisme page 93. The mind of Saint Paul on the 10. chapter of the 1. of the Corinthians page 161. Doctor Barnos What the Church is page 243. to 247. That Free-will of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne page 278. in the dayes of King Henry the VIII Master Hugh Latimer Bishop of Worcester in his Sermons fol. 125. 126. 164. 165. 178. 208. 215. 224. 270. 288. 295. 297. b. a pertinent and full place 299. 308. 323. 326. 327. Stephen Garret The Summe of the holy Scripture cap. 7. Peter Matyr Locorum Communium Classis 3. cap. 1. sect 44. 45. 46. 47. Commentar in Romanos cap. 5. page 266. to 274. 328. 329. cap. 9. page 708. 726. to 730. cap. 11. page 866. Master Martin Bucer Comment on Rom. 5. and 11. and on Iohn 10. page 17. Bishop Hooper Epistle to the Reader before this Declaration on the 10. Cōmandements a place which some doe wrest to the contrary conclusion but let all Episcopall mistakers of this godly Bishop reade his Declaration on the 8. Commandement fol. 75. 76. and then they must either disclaime this Author or subscribe to our Conclusion Master Thomas Beacon his Sicke mans salue page 235. to 259. 273. 274. to 279. 413. 414. 425. 426. Iohn Carelesse Martyr a deare friend of Bishop Latimers Booke of Marryrs page 1742. Col. 2. number 50. Master Iohn Fox his first Sermon at Pauls Crosse fol. 12. Master Richard Caundish his Image of Nature and grace cap. 7. 8. 10. Reuerend Deane Nowels Cathechisme on the Creed part 1. 2. 3. Master Iohn Veron his Treatise of Praedestination fol. 60. to 112. and his Apologie for the same fol. 25. to the end Master Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philophie Epistle Dedicatorie and lib. 1. cap. 7. 8. Master Iames Price his Fanne of the faithfull cap. 1. to 10. where this point is largely debated Master Edward Deering Lecture 9. and 27. on the Hebrewes Master Robert Hutton his Summe of Diuinitie of the Church and of life euerlasting Master Thomas Sparkes his Comfortable Treatise for a troubled Conscience the 4. first leaues Master Iohn Daniel his Excellent Comfort against Calamitie cap. 5. 6. 7. 8. Doctor Fulke and Master Cartwright Notes on the Rhemish Testament on 1. Tim. 2. 4. sect 3. 4. on cap. 3. sect 10. and in the places fore-quoted in the former Conclusion Master Iohn Anwicke Meditation on Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. Master William Burton in his Sermon of of the Churches loue Master Arthur Gurney his Fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion page 40. 45. Godly Bishop Babington An Exposition of the Catholicke Faith page 232. 239. Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1591. on Iohn 6. 37. D. Whitakers Aduersus Gratiam vniuersalem Lectura 1594. and Cygnea Cantio page 14. Doctor Robert Some Tractatus De tribus Quaest. Quae. 1. Master William Perkins Of the Order of causes of saluation and damnation cap. 54. Tom. 1. page 108. to 112. An Exposition on the Creed page 293. to 299. A declaration of spirituall Disertions page 415. Commentary on Galathians 3. 8. 22. Tom. 2. page 249. 250. A Treatise of Praedestination page 621. to 642. with all the places quoted in the former point of vniuersall and sufficient grace where this point is largely handled Master Iohn Hills Life euerlasting lib. 4. Quaest. 3. 4. 5. of the Grace of God p. 347. to 352. Quaest. 3. 4. 5. of the loue God page 365. to 382. Master Greenham in his Treatise of Blessednesse page 207. his 14. Sermon page 355. his 17. Sermon page 377. Doctor Reinolds Apologia Thesium sect 12. to 23. Doctor Willet in his Excellent Treatise De gratia vniuersali in his Synopsis Papismi page 881. to 918. Commentarie on Rom. 5. Quaest. 38. 39. and Controuersie 26. Doctor Abbot Bishop of Salisbury in his seuerall Lectures De veritate gratiae Christi page 15. to 82. Master Draxe his Worlds Resurrection page 110. 111. Master Brightman on Apocalipse 1. 5. and cap. 5. 9. 10. Doctor Iohn Whites Way to the true Church sect 3. Number 3. page 6. Number 6. Page 50. 51. Defence of the Way cap. 25. sect 1. to the end Sermon at Pauls Crosse sect 8. Doctor Francis White Bishop of Norwitch his Orthodox cap. 8. Paragraph 2. Doctor Field of the Church Booke 1. cap. 4. Master Samuel Hieron Abridgement of the Gospell page 100. to 110. 121. 123. 124. Doctor Doue Bishop of Peter-burrow in his Sermon on 1. Tim. 2. 4. where he discusseth this point largely and confutes Huberus Master Thomas Rogers Analysis on Article 17. Proposition 4. 5. 9. Master Stokes Doctrine of Repentance page 167. to 173. Master Yarrow Soueraigne Comfort for a troubled conscience cap. 36. Doctor Crakentborpe Sermon of Praedestination page 14. to 20. Master Elton on Rom. 8. 30. and on Colossians 1. page 87. 88. Doctor Ames Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem Articulus 2. Master Wilson Exposition on Romans 5. ver 18. 19. on Rom. 6. ver 3. 4. on cap. 9. ver 29. 33. Doctor Iohn Boyes Postils on Christmas day page 800. Exposition on the Creed page 23. 24. 25. Postil on the fourth Sunday in Lent page 268. 269. 270. On Innocents day page 614. to 618. Master Bifields Exposition on the Coloss. cap. 1. ver 6. page 55. ver 12. page 98. 99. ver 14. page 108. 109. Master Samuel Crooke in his Guide sect 4. 9. 10. 12. 18. 19. Doctor Prideaux Lectura 3. De gratia vniuersali Oxoniae in Comitijs Iulij 11. 1618. Doctor Benefield De Sanctorum perseuenantia lib 2. cap. 18. 20. Master Sweeper in his Sermon on Prouerbs 12. 16. 1622. Master Humphrey Sidenham in his Iacob and Esau. Master Iohn Downames Summe of Diuinitie lib. 2. cap. 1. 2. 6. Master Elnathan Parre Grounds of Diuinitie page 275. to 280. Sir Christopher Sibthorpe his Friendly admonition to the Catholickes of Ireland cap. 7. 8. Doctor Thomas Taylors Praeface to the Reader in his Treatise on Psal. 32. Master Paul Baines Commentarie on Ephesians 1. page 114. 115. Doctor Griffith Willams his Delights of the Saints page 30. to 42. to whom I might adde all our Dort Diuines in the Raigne of our learned King Iames. Reuerēd Bishop Carltons Examination of Master Mountagues Appeale cap. 3. 4. 9. Learned Doctor Dauenate Bishop
their accomplishment The wheeles in a clocke the spheeres in heauen the water and the mill haue contrary motions yet they concur and sweetly accord in the same effect without any contrariety The strings of an Instrument voyces in a Quire haue different sounds yet they make vp one pleasant and harmonious consort the stones in a building the roomes in an house the members of a haeterogenious body are discrepant and various in themselues yet they all accord meete in one intiretie So the secret and reuealed will of God if wee sunder or disioine them may seeme to iarre and contradict themselues but if wee consider the one as subordinate to the other and so linke them both together we shall find them sweetly clasping and kissing each the other without the least dissent the one of them effecting and fulfilling the designes and purposes of the other without any clash or iarre which answers those Arminian cauâ—ls to the full which say we set Gods wills at variance by our doctrines And thus much for our fist Conclusion The sixt of our praecedent Anti-Arminian Tenents ' touching the totall and finall resistance of Gods grace in the Elect in the very Act of their Conuersion is fully ratified and confirmed by our 10. and 17. Articles by the 8. Article of Lambheth by the 13. 14. 15. 16. 32. and 33. Articles of Ireland by the Booke of Common prayer Position 1. and 2. by the Homelies the Chatechisme of Edward the 6. with the Questions and Answers of Praedestination Figures 6 and the Synod of Dort Article 3. 4. The particular and punctuall witnesses of this truth now follow to wit Master William Tindall Prologue on the Romans page 48. Col. 2. 8. 0. Col. 2. Preface to the obedience of a Christian man page 99. An Answer to Master Moores Dialogue page 259. 260. 266. A path-way into the holy Scriptures page 382. Prologue to the Exposition of the first Epistle of Saint Iohn page 389. An Exposition on the 6. of Iohn page 460. Master Iohn Frith A Declaration of Baptisme page 90. Doctor Barnes That Freewill of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne page 283. 274. 276. Master Robert Legat in his Chatechisme betweene Man and Wife what the holy Catholicke Church is and betweene truth and the vnlearned man Wesel 1545. in the dayes of King Henry the 8. Learned Peter Martyr Commentary in Romans cap. 5. page 327. 328. cap. 9. p. 690. 694. 728. 729. 732. 733. Master Martyn Bucer Commentary on Math. 23. 37. on Iohn 6. 37. 44. on Romans 8. 30. and on cap. 4. 5. 6. Master Iohn Bradford his Doctrine of Praedestination Master Thomas Beacon his Sicke mans salue page 426. in King Edwards Raigne Master Iohn Veron his Treatise of Praedestination and Apologie for the same Master Thomas Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philosophie cap. 7. 8. Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull cap. 12. Master Edward Deering on the Heb. Lect. 9. 10. 14. Master Anthony Anderson Sermon of sure comfort p. 23. to 27. Master Thomas Sparkes Comfortable Treatise for a troubled conscience the 4. first leaues Bartimeus Andreas Sermon 2. on the Canticles p. 64. to 70. Master Iohn Daniel his excellent comfort to all Christians cap. 4. 5. 7. Master Iohn Anwicke Meditations on Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. Master William Burton Sermon of the Churches loue Master Arthur Gurney his fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion page 45. Bishop Babington Exposition on the Lords prayer Petition 6. page 194. 195. Sermon at Pauls Crosse on Iohn 6. 37. part 1. and 2. Mathew Hutton Arch-Bishop of Yorke De Electione Reprobatione Commentatio p. 22. 23. 24. 36. Doctor Fulke and Master Cartwright Notes on Rom. 8. sect 8. Master William Perkins of Gods grace and mans freewill Tom. 1. page 720. c. Commentary on Galathians 1. Tom. 2. p. 178. 179. and on cap. 6. page 374. Master Iohn Hell his Life euerlasting Booke 3. Quaest. 9. p. 273. to 277. in Queene Elizabeths Annals Doctor Reinolds Apologia Thesium sect 13. 14. 15. Doctor Willet Comment on Romans 8. Controuersie 18. and on cap. 9. ver 19. 20. Reuerend Doctor Robert Abbot Bishop of Salisbury De veritate Gratiae Christi Oratio 2. Iulij 8. 1615. sect 2. Learned Doctor Thomas Morton Bishop of Couentry and Litchfield his Protestants Appeale Londini 1610. lib. 2. cap. 10. sect 4. 5. 10. 11. where he proues this to be the Doctrine not onely of Protestants but of the Learnedest Papists Doctor Field of the Church Appendix to the 3. booke cap. 10. of Freewill Doctor Iohn White Way to the Church Digression 41. 42. Defence of the Way cap. 25. sect 21. 22. Master Thomas Rogers Analysis on the 17. Article Proposition 6. 7. Master Heiron The Backward parts of Iehouah Sermon 2. p. 173. Doctor Ames Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem Artic. 3. where this point is well discussed and excellently proued Doctor Priâ—eaux De Conuersionis modo Lectura 4. Master Paul Bayne Commentary on Ephesians 1. 19. p. 352. to 371. where this point is pithily proued Master Elton on Rom. 8. v. 30. Master Thomas Wilson Exposition on Rom. 8. ve 30. on Rom. 9. ver 19. 20. Doctor Crakenthorpe Sermon Predestination Doctor Boyes Postil on Saint Stephens day page 304. on the Epistle on Simon and Iudes day page 767. Sir Christopher Sybthorpe his Friendly admonition to the praetended Catholickes of Ireland cap. 8. Master Samuel Crooke his Guide sect 18. Master Iohn Downame Summe of Diuinity lib. 2. cap. 1. Incomparable and learned Doctor Visher Arch-bishop of Ardmagh Answer to the Iesuites challenge Of Freewill page 464. c. Master Humphsrey Sydenhaâ— in his Iacob and Esau with all our eminent Dort Deuines in the raigne of famous King Iames. Reuerend Bishop Carlton Examination of Master Mountagues Appeale cap. 3. 9. 14. Learned Doctor Dauenate Bishop of Salisbury Expositio in Epist. Pauli ad Colossenses c. 1. ver 12. p. 78. ver 28. p. 182. Doctor Sclater Exposition on the 1. Epistle of the Thessalonians cap. 4. v. 9. p. 300. 301â— cap. 5. v. 9. 10. p. 437. to 454. on Epistle 2. c. 1. ver 13. p. 180. 187. 188. v. 14. p. 199. Doctor Ward Suffragium Brittanorum Artic. 3. 4. and Conciâ— ad Clerum 1625. where this point is solidly proued Doctor Goade and Doctor Featly in their Pelagius Rediuiuus and Doctor Featly his second Parallel of Freewill p. 14. to 21. where this position is featly handled Master Rouse his Doctrine of King Iames. p. 25. to 48. Master Wotton his Dangerous Plot discouered cap. 7. 8. Master Williams Pemble his Vindiciae Gratiae p. 140. to 157. where this controuersie is neatly discided Master Yates his Ibis ad Caesarem part 2. cap. 7. p. 157. to 168. M. Henry Burton his Plea to an Appeale p. 63. to 77. Truth triumphing ouer Trent c. 17. M. Weemse his Portraiture of the image of God in
those of these contradictorie Arminian and Anti-Arminian Assertions which are most consonant to least variant from and best warranted or confirmed by the Articles of England Lambheht and Ireland the Common-Prayer Booke and Homelies of our Church and the Cathechismes and-Recantation fote-recited must needs be the receiued established and professed Doctrine of our English Church 2 Secondly that those and those onely of the here-recorded iarring Positions which were are at first commended and transmitted to our infant Church by our religious and learned Martyrs in the dayes of Henry the VIII who then subscribed them with their hands and Sealed them with their owne blood which were afterward taught and planted in the grouth and reformation of our Church by our learned and eminent Diuinity Professors in the flourishing and religious Raigne of King Edward the VI. which were watered with the fruitfull showers of our blessed Martyrs blood in the fire and fagot-regiment of Queeneâ— Mary through the malice and cruelty of blood-sucking soule-staruing and non-preaching Prelates and haue euer since growne vp and flourished in our spredding Church in the peaceable and happy Raignes of Queene Elizabeth and King Iames of blessed memorie being alwayes publikely constantly vnanimously professedly and vncontrolablie entertained in both our famous Vniuersittes taught in our Diuinitie Schooles iustified in our Academicall Disputes preached in our Pulpits maintained propagated and recorded to posteritie as the vndoubted Doctrine of our Church not by some one or two vnorthodox ambitious time-seruing nouellizing Sycophanticall or romanized Diuines who know no other passage to their owne secure vp-rising but by religions downefall which they enterprise but by the streame current of all our Classicall orthodox eminent approued Writers from the beginning of Reformation to this present must needs be the hereditarie legitimate authorized established and professed Doctrine of the Church of England and the vndoubted truth 3 Thirdly that such of those Tenents now in issue which haue beene constantly oppugned refelled and disclaimed yea positiuely condemnedâ— by all the fore-alledged Articles Common-prayer Booke Homelies Cathechismes Recantation and by all the learned and approued orthodox Authors which our Church hath nourished and produced from her first reformation to this instant cannot bee deemed or adiudged the ancient embraced resolued or vndoubted Doctrine of our English Church These three infallible rules of tryall being thus praemised if I can now but proue that the Articles of England Lambheth and Ireland the Common-prayer Booke and Homelie of our Church the authorized Cathechisme of Edward the VI. the recantation of Barret c. together with our renowned Martyrs Vniuersities Diuinitie Schooles and Professors and the whole succession and series of all our orthodox and approued Writers from the inchoation of reformation to this present haue alwayes constantly professedly and in direct and positiue tearmes maintained iustified and patronized these seuen Anti-Arminian Positions here recorded oppugning reiecting and manifestly condemning the seuen opposite Arminian Tenents as Pelagian Popish erronious and euidently repugnant to the Scriptures and dogmaticall Resolutions of out Church it mâ—st then be forthwith yeelded to me and adiudged foâ— me That these Anti-Arminian not their ad uerse Arminian Assertions are the ancient approued resolued established and professed Doctrine of the Church of England And this by the helpe of God I come now to proue For the first of these Anti-Arminian Positions concerning the aeternity and immutability of Election and Reprobation the vnalterable praecise certaine number both of the Elect the only true Church of Christ and Reprobate in regard of Gods fore-knowledge and Decree and the Election of certaine particular persons not of all beleeuers nor yet generally of all men in the grosse It is directly positiuely and plainely taught confirmed and warranted by the fore-aledged 17. Article of our Church by the Articles of Lambheth Article 1. 3. by the Articles of Ireland Articles 12. 13. 14. 15. by the Booke of Common prayer established by Act of Parliament in our Church Proposition first figure 1. signifying the first of these Anti-Arminian Propositions to which it hath relation by the approued and setled Homelies of our Church figures 1. throughout their seuerall passages here recorded by the Cathechismes of King Edward the VI. figures 1. by Barrets Recantation and the synod of Dort Arti. 1. 2. which are punctuall in it Adde wee to these publicke irrefragable and binding Records the expresse concurrent suffrages of three of our eminent and learned Martyrs whom laborious and studious Master Fox in his Praeface to their workes printed together at London 1563. by Iohn Day which Edition I here follow hath truely stiled the cheife Ring-leaders of the Church of England to wit Master William Tyndale in his Paraeble of the wicked Mommon page 70. 77. 80. In his Answere to Master Moores Dialogue page 250. 257. 268. 290. 292. In his Answere to Master Moores second Booke cap. 3. 4. pa. 293. 294. Answere to his third Booke page 306. 307. Answere to his fourth Booke cap. 10. page 329. and in his Pathway into the holy Scriptures page 380. Master Iohn Frith in his Answere vnto Rastals Dialogue page 10. in his Declaration of Baptisme page 92. 93. and Master Doctor Barnes what the Church is page 248. That Freewill of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne page 227. 278. 279. Who maintained this Assertion in these workes of theirs and confirmed it with their blood in the dayes of Henry the VIII oppugning and condemning the contrary Descend wee vnto Edward the VI. his pious Raigâ—e here wee shall finde that learned Doctor Peter Martyr a man so eminent and famous in his age that hee was chosen and setled Diuinity Pâ—ofessor in the famous Vniuersity of Oxford my much honored Mother both by the King and State who sent for him from beyond the seas to this very purpose abundantly confirming this truth and for all its fellow Positions and copiously refuting the opposite Assertions in his laborious and learned Commentarie on the Romanes cap. 9. being nothing else as himselfe professeth in his Epistle Dedicatorie but the pâ—blicke Lectures which he read in the Vniuersitie of Oxford whiles hee was there Professor Tiguri 1559. pag 682. to 740. and in his Loci Communes Classis 3. cap. 1. sect 10. to 40. Here we may meete with his learned and intire Friend and fellow Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge by the States especiall appointment Master Martin Bucer who concurred in all points of Doctrine with him without the least dissent maintaining this and â—ts associated Positions repugning all the contrary in his Commentarie on Rom. 8. 30. cap. 9. 11. to 23. cap. 11. 2. to 6. Dedicated to our Religious Martyr Archbishop Cranmer and in sundry other of his workes both of them planting this first and all its subsequent Anti-Arminian Conclusions in both our famous Vniuersities who together with the whole Church of England as
our learned Doctor Whitakers heretofore and our iudicious Doctor Ward of late haue ioyntly testified haue euer since from the very first restitution of the Gospell to this praesent euen constantly embraced and defended them as the vndoubted truth and Doctrine of our Church Here we may meete with the constant and godly Martyr Master Hugh Latimer Bishop of Worcester who so admired Peter Martyrs worth and labours that he openly requested King Edward the VI. to giue him a thousand pounds insteed of his hundred markes by the yeere concurring with him and vs in this our Anti-Arminian Conclusion in his Sermons London 1584. fol. 311. 312. 325. 326. 327. Here learned and pious Master Thomas Beacon Diuinity Professor in the Vniuersitie in his Sicke Mans salue London 1680. page 271. to 275. 424. to 430. Here godly and learned Cranmer Arch-Bishop of Canterburie in our fore-mentioned Homelies which were most of them penned and composed by him Here Master Iohn Bradford in his Defence of Praedestination in his Treatise of Praedestination and Freewill and in his Briefe summe of the doctrine of Praedestination and Election Printed by Rowland Hall 1562. being the selfe-same yeere wherein our Articles were coÌ„posed together with Stephen Garret in his Summe of the holy Scripture London 1547. cap. 4. 6. and 7. doe fully iumpe with vs in this Conclusion which most of them confirmed with their blood Descend we lower to Queene Elizabeths Raigne here we shall not onely meete with our 17. Article composed by Peter Martyr and Martin Bucer their Schollers as Doctor Whitakers informes vs and therefore more likely to concurre with vs in all things as their Tutors did but likewise with learned Iohn Veron his Bookes dedicated to Queene Elizabeth about the beginning of her Raigne intituled A sruâ—full Treatise of Praedestination with An Apologie or defence of the doctrine of Praedestination Printed by Iohn Tisdale London where all our seuerall Anti-Arminian points are largely learnedly and punctually discussed and defended with Reuerend Master Nowell his authorized Cathechisme Creed third part The holy Catholike Church The Communion of Saints and the Forgiuenesse of sinnes with the quaestions and answers vpon it with laborious and charitable Master Iohn Fox in his renowned Booke of Martyrs Edition 7. London 1596. page 1505. 1506. With Robert Hutton in his Summe of Diuinitie London 1565. cap of Praedestination and of the Church with Iohn Daniel his Excellent Comfort to all Christians against all kinde of Calamities London 1576. cap. 27. of Praedestination and of glorification thereby with Master Thomas Palfryman one of her Maiesties Chapell in his Treatise of heauenly Philosophie London 1578. lib. 1. cap. 7. of the Free Election of God c. page 74 to 103. With Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull London 1578. Epistle to the Reader cap. 1. That Election is not generall but particular and seuerall cap. 2. That the Elect were elected before the foundation of the world and cannot finally perish cap. 3. and 4. that the Kingdome of heauen is not prepared generally for all That Christ profitteth not the Reprobate and vnbeleeuing for which his Kingdome is not praeparedâ— all punctuall to our purpose with Master Edward Dering Lecture 9. on the Hebrewes 2. ver 9. Lecture 10. on ver 13. and Lecture 27. Master Iohn Northbrooke in his Poore mans Garden cap. 1. of Praedestination and Reprobation with Master Sparke in his Comfortable Treatise for a troubled Conscience London 1580. Master Keilway in his Sermon of Sure Comfort London 1581. page 23. to 27. With Master Gurney in his Fruitfull Treatise betweene Reason and Religion London 1581. page 38. to 47. With Master Iohn Anwicke his Meditations vpon Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome London 1587. cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. With Bartimeus Andreas Sermon 2. on Canticles 5. London 1595 page 64. 65. 66. With Master Iohn Smith in the Doctrine of Prayer in generall for all men London 1595. page 79. to 91. Learned and ready Doctor Fulke together with Master Cartwright Notes on the Rhemish Testament on Acts 27. sect 3. on Rom. 8. sect 8. and 9. sect 2. 3. 4. 5. on Math. 3. sect 7. cap. 13. sect 3. cap. 22. sect 2. and on Iohn 15. sect 3. Learned Master Doctor William Whitakers De Ecclesia Controuersia 2. Quaest. 1. and Cygnea Cantio Cantabrigiae Octobris 9. 1595. page 6. to 20. Reuerend and learned Doctor Matthew Hutton Archbishop of Yorke and formerly Professor of Diuinitie in Cambridge De Electione Reprobatione Commentatio Hardrouici 1613. To whom I might adde Doctor Whitgift Arch-Bishop of Canterbury with the rest of our Diuines who composed the Articles of Lambheth and Barrets Recantation formerly mentioned Robertus Somus De Tribus Quaestionibus Quaest. 1. and 3. Doctor Esteius Oratio De certitudine salutis Hardrouici per Thysium 1613. Doctor Chaderton De iustificationis fider perseuerantia non inâ—erscisa Doctor Willet De Praedestinatione Quaest. 1. 2. Synopsis Papismâ— page 904. to 922. Commentary on Rom. 8. Controuersie 16. to 21. cap. 9. Contr. 7. to 12. cap. 11. contr 1. 2. 3. Master Greenham Graue Councell and godly obseruations in his workes London 1612. page 36. 45. 122. Treatlse of Blessednesse page 207. his 14. Sermon page 255. Godly Instructions cap. 53. page 764. A Letter consolatorie page 878. 879. Master William Perkins his Order of causes of Saluation and Damnation in his workes London 1612. Tom. 1. page 76. to 114. An Exposition on the Creed page 276. to 297. Of Gods Free grace and mans Free-will page 723. A Treatise of Praedestination Tom. 2. page 606. to 641. An Exposition on Iude Tom. 3. page 316. Master Iohn Hill in his Life euerlasting Cambridge 1601. Booke 5. page 522. to 653. Where all our Arminians Tenents are in terminis confuted Reuerend Bishop Babington in his Sermon at Pauls Crosse on Iohn 6. 37. the 2. Sunday on Michaelmas Terme 1590. part 1. and 3. All these religious eminent authorized and learned wriâ—ers of our Church haue vnanimously successiuely and vninterruptedly yea most of them professedly and in terminis maintained and iustified this our first Anti-Arminian Thesis with all its following Conclusions as the orthodox truth and vndoubted doctrine of our Church oppugning and copiously refelling its contrary Arminian Tenent as Popish Romish and Pelagian during the whole Raigne of Queene Elizabeth not one authorized writer of our Church so much as once dissenting from them for ought that I can finde and shall wee now begin to quaestion whether it be the doctrine of our Church or no Descend we lower to king Iames his Raigne And here with whom may we more fitly begin then with this our learned King himselfe who in the first yeere of his Raigne in the praesence of sundry Nobles Praelates and Deanes in the Conference at Hampton Court pag. 30. and 43. makes mention both of aeternall Praedestination and Reprobation expresly aucrring That Praedestination and Elâ—ction depend
Authors from the beginning of Reformation to the present Raigne of our gracious King Charles not one approued Author of our Church to my knowledge so much as once oppugning it How this Assertion hath beene iustified as the receiued Doctrine of out Church since his Maiesties happy Raigne the Examination of Master Montagues Appeale by Reuerend Bishop Carlton cap. 3. 4. with the ioint Attestation of him and all our fore-named Dort Diuines thereto annexed vnder all their hands page 26. Doctor Ward his Sâ—ffragium Brittanorum Concio ad Clerum London 1627. Bishop Dauenate his Expositio Epistolae Pauli ad Collossenses Cantabrigiae 1627. page 117. 118. 119. 171. 173. 390. 391. Doctor Goade and Doctor Daniel Featly in their Pelagius Rediuiuus parallel 1. sect 3. 5. Parallel 2. sect cap. 2. 1. Doctor Featly in his 2. Parallel London 1626. page 1. to 20. Master Henry Burton in his Plen to an Appeale page 39. to 60. and in his Truth triumphing ouer Trent London 1629. cap. 17. Master Yates in his Ibicad Caesarem cap. 8. 9. 10. Master Wotton in his Dangerous Plot Discouered cap. 20. Master Francis Rouse in his Doctrine of King Iames. page 1. to 25. And my owne Perpetuitie of a Regenerate mans estate Edit 2. page 6. to 23. can abundantly testifie since therefore this first Anti-Arminian Position hath beene alwayes thus constantly vnanimously and vncontrolably maintained by all those seuerall Martyrs Praelates Doctors and approued Writers in all the successiue Raignes of these 6. English Monarches from the beginning of Reformation to this present oppugning its opposite Arminian Thesis as erronious and repugnant to the receiued Doctrine of our English Church we may safely embrace it yeaestablish it as the vndoubted Doctrine of the Church of England For the second of these Anti-Arminian Positions touching the freenesse of Gods Election and its in-dependancy on faith or will or workes or perseuerance or endeauors or any other condition or praeuious disposition in the persons elected it is vndoubtedly and manifestly warranted by the expresse words of our 13. and 17. Articles Of the 2. Article of Lambheth of the 14. Article of Ireland of our Common-prayer Booke and Homelies of the fore-cited Cathechisme and Quaestions figures which haue all relation to it of the Synod of Dort Article 1. and of Barrets Recantation in the Latine coppie section 6. where our 17. Article is verbatim recited To these I shall adde the concurrent plenary and copious attestation of Master William Tyndall Martyr in his Parable of the wicked Mammon page 70. 75. 78. 80. 88. 90. in his Answere to Master Moores Dialogue p. 259. Answere to his 2. Booke cap. 3. page 293. Answere to his 4. Booke cap. 10. page 329. cap. 11. page 331. 332. 337 in his Pathway into the holy Scriptures page 380. and in his Exposition on the first Epistle of Iohn cap. 3. page 410. 412. cap. 4. page 416. 417. 419. Of Master Iohn Frith Martyr in his Mirrour to know thy selfe page 84. 85. in his Declaration of Baptisme page 92. 93. Of Doctor Barnes a learned Martyr in his Treatise What the Church is page 246. and that Free-will of her owne strength can doe nothing but sinne page 274. 277. 278. 279. Of Master Iohn Harrison in his Yet about at the Romish Fox Zuricke 1543. In the dayes of King Henry the VIII Of learned Peter Martyr once Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Oxford Commentarie on the Romans 8. page 532. 533. 534. c. 9. page 700. to 714. in cap. 11. page 869. and Loci Communes Classis 3. cap. 1. sect 11. and 16. to 27. Of famous Martin Bucer once Diuinitie Reader in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge Commentarie on Romans 9. ver 11. to 27. and on Rom. 11. 4. 5. 6. Of Master Hugh Latimer Martyr Bishop of Worcester in his Sermon on the third Sunday after Epiphanie fol. 312. and on the Sunday called Septuagesima fol. 325. 326. 327. Of a Booke intituled the Summe of holy Scriptures by Stephen Garret as most suppose Printed 1547. in the 2. yeere of King Edward the VI. cap. 6. Of Thomas Beacon a Diuinitie Professor afterward a Martyr in his Sickmans Salue London 1580. page 412. 413. 414. Of learned Master Iohn Hooper Bishop and Martyr in his Declaration of the 10. Commandements Epistle to the Reader written Nouember 5. 1549. London 1588. Of Master Iohn Bradford Martyr in his Briefe Summe of the doctrine of Election and Praedestination a punctuall Treatise to our praesent purpose and in this Letter recorded by Master Iohn Fox in his Booke of Martyrs page 1505. Col. 1. Of Iohn Carelesse and Master Woodman godly Martyrs Master Fox in his Martyriologe London 1596. page 1742. Col. 2. l. 40. 60. and page 1809. 1810. Col. 1. in the dayes of persecuting Queene Mary Of Master Iohn Veron in his Fruitfull Treatise of Praedestination and his Apologie for the same dedicated to Queene Elizabeth Of Master Iohn Fox in his Martyriologe page 1505. 1506. Of Reuerend Deane Nowel in his Cathechisme on the Creed Why we call God Father and of the holy Catholicke Church Of Master Thomas Palfryman Treatise of heauenly Philosophy lib. 1. cap. 7. Of Master Robert Caundish in The Image of Nature and Grace fol. 8. fol. 45. to 57. cap. 9. fol. 100. to 110. Of Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull Epistle to the Reader and cap. 1. 2. 14. Of Master Robert Hutton Summe of Diuinitie Londâ—n 1565. cap. Of Grace and of Praedestination Of godly Master Edward Deering Lecture 9. and 27. on the Hebrewes Of Master Iohn North-brooke The â—â—ore mans Garden cap. 1. and 18. Of Master Arthur Gâ—rney A fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion fol. 39. to 47. Of Master Aâ—wicke his Meditations vpon Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome cap. 6. 7. of incomparable M Hooker Discourse of Iustification sect 29â— Of Master Anthonie Anderson A goldly Seemon of Sure Comfort page 23. to 27. Of Master Thomas Sparkes his Confortable Treatise How a man may be assured in his owne Conscience of his â—lection Of Reuerend Bishop Babington Sermon at Pauls Crosse 1590. part 1. and 3. Of profound and reaâ—â— Doctor Fulke that Hammer of Haer tickes and Châ—mpion of truth Together with Master Thomas Carth wâ—â—ght Notes on Rom. 9. sect 2. 3. 5. and on 2. Peterâ— sect 2. Of Bartim us Andreas Sermon 2. on 〈◊〉 5. page 64. 65. 66. Of learned Doctor Mathew Haâ—â—on 〈◊〉 â—â—shop of Yorke De Electione Repâ—obatione Commentatio to whom I might adde Reuerend Doctor Whitgift Arch-Bishop of Canterburie and all those other learned Praelates Doctors and graue Drâ—ines who composed the Articles of Lambetâ— anâ— Barrets Recantation fore-ciâ—ed O solid Doctor Whitakers whom no man euer 〈…〉 rence or heard without wonder Câ—gnea Cantio page 2 to 18. Of profound Master William Perkins Of the Order and causes of Election and Reprobatiâ—nâ— cap. ◠〈◊〉 51. Tom 1. page 16. 95. to
sent vnto thee how often would I haue gathered c. with verse 34. 35. doe infallibly proue not by the internall regenerating operation of his spirit the onely thing in quaestion which they could not resist Secondly I answer with Saint Augustine and Peter Lumbard That the meaning of these words is not that those whom Christ would gather did resist or disobay his call but that Heirusalems Rulers with the Scribes and Phareses were vtterly vnwilling that Christ should gather those whom he did call The summe and drift of these words is onely this I by ministry would haue gathered Hierusalem and her Sonnes vnto me but you Scribes and Phareses for to them alone not to Hierusalem was this speach directed as the whole series of the chapter from the 2. verse to the end doth irrefragably witnesse would not permit me for you withstood my ministry yea those that I did conuert and call it was against your wills who agreed that of any man did confesse that I was Christ he should be thrust out of the Synagouge This is the whole scope and substance of the place which concludes but this against vs. The Scribes and Phareses did resist Christs ministry in hindering him from preaching to the people Or Christ did conuert men against the Phareses wils therefore the Elect may finally totally resist the inward working power of the Spirit in the very Act of their conuersion a grosse Non-sequitur which hurts not this conclusion All whom Christ effectually called when he was on earth as Andrew Peter Mathew Luke and the rest of his Disciples did readily leaue all to follow him without the least resistance or delay therefore all who are thus inwardly called by his grace and spirit doe so now For the seuenth of these our Anti-Arminian conclusions touching the totall and finall perseuerance of the Saints and that true sauing faith and grace are proper yea peculiar to the Elect alone and not communicable vnto Reprobates It is euidently warrented and proued by our 17. Article figure 7 by the 5. Article of Lambheth and the 12. 13. 15. 33. and 38. Articles of Ireland which are expresse and punctuall in it by the common prayer Book the Homelies and the Chatechismes fore-recorded figures 7 by Barrets Recantation section 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. and by the Synod of Dorts Resolution Article 5. Adde we to these by way of Testimony the copious vnanimous and concurrent attestation of Master William Tyndall Prologue on the Epistle to the Romansâ— page 42. Parable of the wicked Mammon page 69. 70. 74. 75. 78. Praeface to the Obedience of a Christian man p. 99. In the Treatise it selfe p. 169. An Answer to Sir Thomas Moores Dialogue page 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. 266. Answer to Master Moores 2. Booke cap. 3. 4. page 293 294. Answer to his 3. Booke page 307. Answer to his 4. Booke cap. 10. page 329. cap. 11. p. 330. 331. 334. to 338. A Pathway into the holy Scripture page 384. An Exposition on the first Epistle of Iohn cap. 2. p. 402. c. 3. page 410. 412. cap. 5. page 423. An Exposition on the 6. of Iohn page 460 462. Of Master Iohn Frith Martyr An Answer to my Lord of Rochester page 55. An Answer to Rastals 3. chapter page 71. 72. 73. A Myrrour to know thy selfe page 84. Of Doctor Barnes That Faith onely iustifieth before God page 235. 242. Of Master Robert Legate his Catechisme betweene the Husband and Wife what the Catholicke Church is And betweene the vnlearned man and truth in the raigne of Henry the 8. Of Peter Martyr Commentary in Rom. 5. p. 233. 234. in cap. 8. page 533. to 558. Locorum Commu Classis 3. cap. 3. sect 46. 47. Of Martin Bucer Commentary on Mat. 7. ver 13. cap. 16. ver 18. cap. 24. ver 24. in Iohannem cap. 4. 14. cap. 6. ver 30. to 64. cap. 10. ver 27. 28. cap. 14. 16. 17. In Romanos 8. c. 30. to the end Of Bishop Latimer in his Sermons fol. 141. 142. 180. 226. 258. 312. 326. 327. 328. Of Master Iohn Bradford his defence of Praedestination where this point is pithily and particularly discussed and his Letter in the booke of Martyrs page 1505. Col. 1. Of Iohn Carelesse Martyr Ibid. p. 1742. Of Master Thomas Beacon the Sicke mans salue p. 271. 272. 273. 274. 424. 425. 426. 427. Of Stephen Garret The summe of the holy Scriptures printed 1547. cap. 4. 7. 8. 13. in the dayes of King Edward the 6. Of Reuerend Master Nowel in his authorized Catechisme on the 3. petition of the Creed the holy Catholicke Church the Communion of Saints the forgiuenesse of sinnes Of Master Iohn Fox his Booke of Martyrs London 1597. p. 1506. Col. 1. l. 74. 80. In his sermon at Pauls Crosse printed Cum priuilegio London 1570. fol. 19. 20. Of Master Iohn Veron in his Fruitfull Treatise of Praedestination fol. 40. to 63. 79. 106. to 110. Where this our conclusion is largely proued Of Master Iohn Daniell his Excellent comfort to all Christians cap. 3. 4. 5. 6. 27. Of Master Thomas Palfryman in his Treatise of heauenly Philosophie lib. 1. cap. 7. 8. Of Master Edward Deering in his 7. 10. 14. 16. 18. 24. and 27. Lectures on the Hebrues Of Master Iames Price his Fanne of the Faithfull cap. 1. 2. 3. 4. Of Learned Doctor Fulke and Master Cartwright Notes on the Rhemish Testament Notes on Luke 8. sect 1. on Romans 11. sect 2. on 1. Tim. 1. sect 2. on Apocalipse 2. sect â—2 Of Learned and Godly Bishop Babington Exposition on the 12. Article of the Creed Life euerlasting page 259. 260. in his works at large In his profitable Exposition on the Lords prayer page 127. 128. 194. to 203. 222. with his Sermon at Pauls Crosse. 1591. part 1. and 3. p. 273. c. Of Solid Doctor Whitakers Responsio ad 8. Rationes Campiani De Paradoxis lib. 18. De Ecclesia Controuersia 2. Quaest. 3. cap. 2. p. 146. and Gygnea Cantio p. 17. to 25. Of Doctor Sparkes Answer to Iohn De Albines Discourse against Haeresies cap. 34. page 281. to 285. and in his comfortable Treatise for a troubled Conscience London 1580. of Master Robert Keilway Sermon of sure Comfort 1580. page 22. to 27. and 46. to 85. Of Master Iohn Vdall his Peters Fall London 1589. Sermon 2. Of Master Arthur Gurney his Fruitfull Dialogue betweene Reason and Religion fol. 45. 46. 47. Of Master Iohn Anwicke Meditations vpon Gods Monarchie and the Deuils Kingdome cap. 6. 7. 10. 11. Bartimeus Andreas Sermon 2. on Canticles 5. page 64. to 70. Of Master Iohn Northbrooke his poore mans spirituall Garden cap. 1. and 18. Of Learned Mathew Hutton Arch-Bishop of Yorke De Electione Reprobatione Commentatio page 41. 42. 43. Of Doctor Esteius De Certudine salutis perseuer antiae Sanctorum non interrupta Oratio Cantabrigiae habita page 45. to 64. Of Doctor Robert Some
Tractatus de tribus Quaestionibus Quaestio 3. p. 85. to 93. Of Doctor Chaderton De Iustificationis coram Deo fidei iustificantis Perseuerantia non intercisa page 94. to 112. to whom I might adde those seuerall Bishops Doctors and Deuines which composed Barrets Recantation and the Articles of Lambheth which conclude in terminis for vs. Of Godly and experimentall Master Greenham Graue Counsels and Aphorismes Addition 2. and 3. in his workes at large London 1612. p. 46. 51. 63. sect 24. p. 68. His first Sermon Quench not the Spirit p. 246. to 250. His 14. Sermon p. 341. Exposition on Psal. 119. page 382. 495. 496. Godly Instructions cap. 32. page 694. cap. 53. page 764. A Letter against hardnesse of heart p. 864. A Letter consolatorie p. 876. Of Edwin Arch-Bishop of Yorke Sermon on Luke 1. page 74. 75. sect 14. Of Solid and Scholasticall Master William Perkins Exposition on the Creed Tom. 1. of his workes p. 254. 282. 283. Treatise of Disertions p. 417. Reformed Catholicke point 3. page 562. 563. c. Of Gods Free Grace and mans Free Will page 738. 739. A Treatise of Praedestination Tom. 2. page 636. 637. 638. Exposition on Iude verse 1. Tom. 3. page 487. 488. Of incomparable Hooker Discourse of Iustification sect 26. Sermon of the Perpetuity and certainty of faith in the Elect. Sermon 1. on Iude. sect 10. to 15. Of Master William Burton in his Dauids Euidence 1596. Sermon 5. p. 102. to 115. Of Master Iohn Hill in his Life euerlasting lib. 5. cap. 2. Quaest. 4. 5. 6. cap. 3. Quaest 21. and of Reuerend Master Phillips Sermon on Romans 8. ver 15. 16. in the raigne of blessed Queene Elizabeth Of Learned King Iames of happy memory in his Declaration against Vorstius page 15. 18. 19. 26. 35. where he stiles the Arminian Assertion of the Apostasie of the Saints a wicked Doctrine a blasphemous Haeresie directly contrary to the Doctrine of the Church of England and Bertius his Booke of the Apostasie of the Saints a blasphemous Booke the very Title whereof were enough to make it worthy the fire branding Bertius with the name of an Haretique and Atheisticall sectorie Of eminent learned and renowned Doctor Reinolds Thesis 4. sect 23. 24. Defensio Thesium sect 17. 20. Censura Librorum Apochryph Praelectio 207. and conference at Hampton Court page 41. 42. 43. Of Reuerend and learned Doctor Robert Abbot late Bishop of Salisbury once Regius Professor of Diuinity in Oxford in his Answer to Bishop part 1. cap. 12. part 2. cap. 3. De perseâ—erantia Sanctorum Lectura 1. read publickely in the Diuinity Schooles of Oxford Iuly 10. 1613. in the Act time and Animaduersio in Thompsoni Diatribam Of profound Doctor Field of the Church booke 1. cap. 3. 6. 7. 8. Answer to Theophylus Higgons 1. part cap. 3. 2. part sect 2. page 832. 833. 834. Of iudicious Doctor Bulckley in his Apologie for the Religion established in the Church of England London 1608. page 62. 64. 196. Of Acute Doctor William Sclater in his Sermon preached at Pauls Crosse September 17. 1609. on Hebr. 6. 3. 4. 5. 6. London 1610. and in his Exposition on the 1. Epistle of the Thessalonians cap. 1. ver 4. page 30. ver 5. page 39. 40. 44. cap. 3. ver 13. page 251. c. 5. ver 9. 10. p. 436. to 455. ver 19. p. 596. ver 20. p. 535. 536. v. 24. p. 524. 571. Exposition on Epistle 2. cap. 1. ver 3. p. 7. v. 10. p. 53. 54. v. 11. p. 66. to 71. c. 2. v. 13. p. 178. to 190. c 3. v. 3. p. 229. to 234. Of Laborious and learned Doctor Willet Commentary on Romans 5. Controuersie 3. on cap. 6. Controu 7. on cap. 8. Con. 17. 19. on cap 9. Cont. 16. on c. 11. Con. 21. and Synopsis Papismi page 64. 65. 448. 923. 924. 925. Of Godly Master Richard Rogers in his 7. Treatises Treatise 2. cap. 20. Treatise 6. cap. 2. 3. 4. 5. Of Master Thomas Rogers Analysis on the 17. Article Proposition 3. Of Master Francis Trigge true Catholicke cap. 5. London 1602. p. 150. to 187. Of Master Wotton Triall of the Rhomish Clergies title of the Church London 1608. page 212. and in his Dangerous Plot discouered London 1626. cap. 11. 12. page 37. to 81. Of Master Iohn Trâ—ndall His Arke Against the Dragons flood London 1608. page 4. 5. 22. Of Master Stocke in his Doctrine of Repentance London 1610. p. 167. 168. 169. 170. Of Master Brightman on the Reuelation cap. 3. v. 5. 11. 12. cap. 13. 8. cap. 17. 8. c. 20. 6. 15. and cap. 22. 11. Of Godly M. Heiron in his Abridgment of the Ghospell Sermon 1. in his workes at large London 1620. part 1. page 102. 109. The worth of the water of Life p. 205. 206. The spirituall Sonship page 308. 365. to 374. A caueat and comfort for beleeuers page 623. to 627. and Penance for sinne part 2. p. 64. 65. Of Learned and Solid Doctor Iohn White in his way to the true Church Digression 42. 43. and his Defence of the way cap. 16. sect 4. Of Master Thomas Wilson Sermon of Perseuerance 1608. In his Exposition on Romans 8. v. 30. c. 5. v. 2. c. 11. v. 29. Of Master Wilcocks Exposition on Psal. 1. 3. on Psal. 37. 23. 24. on Psal. 125. Of Master Draxe his Worlds resurrection p. 42. 56. 57. 66. 67. 77. 78. Of Acute Doctor Ames Coronis ad Collationem Hagiensem Article 5. Of Learned Doctor Crakenthorpe Sermon of Praedestination London 1620. p. 26. 30. 31. 32. and Defensio Ecclesiae Anglicanae contra Archiepiscopum Spalatensem cap. 78. Master Richard Web in his Sermon intituled The Lot and partion of the Righteous London 1616. Master Paul Bayne in his triall of a Christians Estate on Heb. 10. 39. London 1618. and in his Commentary on Ephesians 1. p. 109. 110. 302. 306. 307. 393. 402. 403. Master William Cowper his â—ight way to Eternall glory on Rom. 8. p. 342. 355. 356. 362. 363. 370. and in his Glorification of a Christian p. 448. 449. 455. 456. 457. Master William Harrison in his Sermon of Deaths aduantage little regarded London 1602. p. 14. 15. Master Nathaniel Byfield Discourse of the Promises cap. 13. and Exposition on Colossians 1. p. 93. 144. 145. Master Randall in his Sermons on Romans 8. Master Elton his Sermons on Rom. 8. 30. intituled the Triumph of a Christian. Master Elnathan Parre his Grounds of Diuinity Edit 3. page 220. D. Iohn Bayes late Deane of Caunterbury in his workes London 1622. p. 189. 483. 768. 928. Master Bradshaw Commentary on 2. Thess. 3. 3. 4. 5. Sir Iohn Haywood in his Dauids Teares on Psal. 32. v. 4. sect 12. 15. 16. Of Learned Doctor Benefield De Perseuerantia Sanctorum Libri 2. Of Master Robert Yarrow A Soueraigne Comfort for a troubled Conscience cap. 38. to the end of the Booke p. 352. to 439. Of Doctor Thomas Taylor in his Parable of
will either euade or else withdraw and retract his euidence when he comes to triall as he is a principal in the present controuersie so no competent Iudge or Witnesse so he hath beene 4. seuerall times impeached by the high Court of Parliament for giuing false testimony in the points in Issue besides his testimony is wauering dubious and repugnant to it selfe and it hath beene counterpleaded by diuers of our Church and generally disclaimed by most as false and spurious Therefore it doth but weaken yea betray their cause and strengthen oures The last of these being transported beyond himselfe with metaphisicall Contemplations to his owne infamy and his renowned Mothers shame I meane the famous Vniuersity of Oxford who grieues for his defection from whose duggs he neuer suckt his poysonous Doctrines as his euidence is intricate and obscure beyond the reach or discouery of ordinary capacities so it hath beene blanched and blasted by a Parliament examination excepted against by the Conuocation house answered by some disanowed by most of our Diuines his single testimony therefore especially in his owne particular case where he cannot be both a party and a witnesse too makes nothing for their title to our Church These are the only euidences and Authors to my knowledge that our Arminian Tenents can produce to interest them in our Church and these all circumstances being well confidered make flat against them since our Chuch hath vtterly disauowed and distasted them reiecting yea condemning these their writings as diametrally opposite to her established Doctrines If any Arminian can produce any other English Writers whom our Church approues to patronize these errors I shall be willing to be informed of them for my owne part I neuer met with any but with these I confesse that some would wrest Bishop Hooper to the contrary in the point of Reprobation and vniuersall redemption but in truth he is for vs not against vs in these very points if rightly apprehended howeuer he is euidently for vs in the rest But admit he were not yet he is but one his singular opinion therefore will not preiudice vs since we haue an whole Century of better more punctuall witnesses for to backe vs. Thirdly our Church hath beene so farre from reputing these her established and receiued Doctrines that she hath conuented censured such as oppugners of her Doctrine and disturbers of her peace who haue hitherto published or patronized them in their Bookes or Sermons witnesse the solemne Conuiction and Recantation of Barret Baro and others in the yeere 1595. they being the first that broached them in our Church witnesse the Recantation of Master Sympson in Cambridge in King Iames his latter time and the late conuention of one Brookes in Oxford for broaching these Arminian Tenents witnesse the proceedings in Parliament against Master Mountagues and Iacksons Arminian Bookes which are generally distasted throughout the Kingdome and can any then be so shamelesly audacious as now for to auerre them to be the vndoubted established or receiued Doctrines of our Church Fourthly the whole Armie streame and torrent of the fore-recited learned Authors of our Church both of ancient moderne and present times haue alwayes constantly professedly oppugned them as directly opposit to the established receiued Doctrines of the Church of England as stigmatical damnable old-condeÌ„ned Errors first hatched by Pelagius theÌ„ nursed by his Followers fomented by Demi-Pelagians reuiued propagated by Popish Schoolemen and since that abetted by Pseudo-Lutherans Socinians Anabaptists and Arminians sects branded and condemned in our Church and can we then bee so stupendiously so damnably absurd as to affirme or iudge them the vndoubted the embraced Doctrines of our Church Certainely that which hath no Records no Euidences no authorized Writers of our Church to patronize it all of them to oppugne it that which our Martyrs neuer sealed but cancelled with their blood our first reformers neuer planted but displanted in our Church our Diuinity Professors neuer iustified but condemned in our Vniuersity Schooles that which all our Authors neuer patronized but constantly refelled as a branded Error in their writings that which both our Church and Vniuersities haue neuer constantly affirmed but solemnly enioyned men to recant as expresly contrary to the professed and resolued Doctrine of our Church cannot be the Doctrine of the Church of England But this is the case of all the fore-mentioned Arminian Errors witnesse all the praemises Therefore they cannot bee the professed and resolued Doctrine of the Church of England let Arminians vainely boast and babble to the contrary what they will Lastly that which sundry ancient Councels Fathers and moderne Synods haue positiuely censured and condemned as a pestilent dangerous and grace-destroying Error and not so much as one ancient Orthodox Councell Father or moderne Synod euer ratified as the ancient Catholicke and vndoubted truth can neuer be reputed the professed established and vndoubted Doctrine of the Church of England But sundry ancient Orthodox Councels Fathers and moderne Synods haue positiuely censured and condemned these very Arminian Tenents as a pestilent dangerous and grace-destroying Error and not so much as one ancient Councel Orthodox Father or moderne Synod euer ratified them as the ancient Catholicke vndoubted truth Therefore they can neuer be reputed the professed established and vndoubted Doctrine of the Church of England The affirmatiue part of my Assumption the Councels Fathers and Synods quoted in the margent with sundry others which I haue at large recited in my Perpetuity of a Regenerate mans estate page 213. to 270. to which I shall referre you doe fully warrant For the negatiue part let our Arminians disproue it if they can since I must needs affirme that I know not so much as one ancient Councell or moderne Synod no nor yet one orthodox Father of the Primatiue Church vnlesse Faustus an absolute Semi-Pelagian though in shew a professed Anti-Pelagian may be reputed orthodox when as both Protestants and Papists haue hitherto branded him as vnsound and Haeterodox in his Tenents that did euer yet maintaine or iustify these Semi-Pelagian or Arminian Errors If then they were neuer the receiued or approued Doctrines but the branded Haeresies of the Primitiue Church if they were neuer yet confirmed and setled in any Christian Church by any one nationall or generall Councell whether ancient or moderne though they haue beene censured and condemned by diuers they cannot be the established the vndoubted Doctrines of the Church of England You haue heâ—re good Christian Readers both heard and seene the seuerall Euidences and Witnesses which Anti-Arminianisme and Arminianisme can produce to intitle themselues vnto the Church of England to which they both of late lâ—y claime You haue seene the Articles of England Lambheth and Ireland the Common prayer Booke and Homelies established in our Church The authorized Catechisme of King Edward the 6. The Questions and Answers of Predestination The Synod of Dort The
the Sower London 1623. p. 413 to 452. Of Master Iohn Downam Summe of Diuinity lib. 2. cap. 1. 6. and 7. and his Christian Warfare lib. 2. c. 13. to 22. Of Master Timothy Rogers his Righteous mans euidence for Heauen London 1621. p. 236. 237. 246. Of Caleb Dilechampius Vindictiae Solomonis Cantabrigiae 1622. Of Reuerend Bishop Hall Contemplation Volume 6. lib. 17. Solomons Defection p. 1274. in his workes at large Of Eminent Doctor Prideaux in his Ephesus Backsliding and Lectura 6. De perseuerantia Sanctorum Oxomae 1621. Iulij 7. in Vesperijs Comitiorum Of Master Samuei Crooke in his Guide to true Blessedresse Edit 3. p. 44. 45. 60. 68. 78. Of Master Samuel Smith his Dauids blessed man London 1623. Edit 7. page 222. to 227. and his Chiefe Shepheard p. 96. 97. 98. 486. 487. Of Master Thomas Couper Growing in Grace London 1622. p. 15. 346. to 379. Of Master Iohn Frewen Grounds of Religion London 1621. Quaest. 13. and 23. Of Doctor Griffith Williams in his Delights of the Saints London 1622. page 157. to 186. Of D. Thomas Iackson the raging Tempest stilled p. 319. to 345. Of Doctor William Gouge his whole Armor of God p. 256. 286. Of Master Ezechtel Culuerwell Treatise of Faith p. 489. to 506. Of Master Cleauer Sermon on Iohn 6. v. 26. 27. Doctr. 4. Of Doctor Francis White now Bishop of Norwich Reply to Fisher. page 49. to 55. 80. 82. 84. 87. 102. 167. 168. 200. Of Learned Master Thomas Gaetiker his Gaine of Godlinesse Dauids remembrance the lust mans Ioy and signes of Sincerity Of Doctor Carlton the late Reuerend Bishop of Chichester Doctor Dauenat Bishop of Salesbury Doctor Goade Doctor Balcanquel and Doctor Ward See Suffragium Brittanorum and the Synod of Dort Article 5. to which they haue all subscribed their names in the raigne of our late Soueraigne King Iames. Of Learned Master Richard Bernard his Rheemes against Rome page 303. to the end Of Reuerend Bishop Dauenat Expositio Epistolae Pauliad Collossenses cap. 1. v. 23. p. 144. 145. c. 3. v. 8. p. 364. 365. v. 8. p. 368. c. 4. v. 14. p. 519. Of Master Iohn Rogers Doctrine of Faith p. 319. to 345. Of Master Scudder in his Christians daily walke Edit 2. cap. 15. sect 7. Of Master William Pemble his Vindiciae Gratiae p. 34. 35. 36. Of Master Robert Bolton Generall Directions for the Comfortable walking with God p. 22. 23. 24. Of Master Iohn Barlow Exposition on 2. Tim. 1. p. 135. 278. 279. 367. 368. 369. 374. Of Doctor Ward Concio ad CleruÌ„ suffr Bri. Arti. 5. Of M. William Sparkes his Mistery of godlinesse Oxoniae 1629. c. 2. Of Doctor Thomas Goade Pelagius Rediuiuus Of Acute and learned Doctor Featly 2. Parallel page 21. to 95. Of Master Henry Burton of Christ-Church in Oxford in his Melancholie Edit 3. p. 641. Of Master Samuel Ward in his Balme from Gilead to recouer Conscience p. 56. 78. Of Master Henry Burton of St. Martins in Friday street his Plea to an Appeale p. 6. to 40. and his Truth triumphing ouer Trent cap. 17. Of Master Iohn Weemse his Portraiture of Gods image in man London 1627. c. 16. where this point is pithily handled Of Sir Christopher Sybthorpe his friendly Aduertisement to the Catholickes of Ireland cap. 7. 8. Of Master Francis Rouse in his Doctrine of King Iames. p. 39. to 98. Of Master Yates his Ibis ad Caesarem p. 104. to 157. Of Reuerend Bishop Carlton Examination of Master Mountagues Appeale cap. 5. 6. 7. 8. with the ioynt affections of all our Dort Diuines being men of note and eminency in our Church and of my owne Perpetuity of A Regenerate mans estate to omit the late printed workes of some other moderne Authors formerly quoted All these recited Writers of our Church being one hundred and more in number haue all of them in substance most of them in terminis euen purposely copiously vnanimously constantly and professedly defended the totall and finall perseuerance of the Saints as the vndoubted Doctrine of our Church oppugning and largely reselling the Pelagian Popish and Arminian Haeresie of the Saints Apostacie and of true grace in Reprobates which is peculiar to the Elect alone Neuer was there any one point of Doctrine which our Church embraceth so copiously maintained so abundantly seconded and backed with a constant and vninterrupted streame and series of Authorites and printed Records as this no orthodox member of our Church so much as once impeaching it no spurious or rotten member since Barrets publike Kâ—cantation so much as once oppugning it in any authorized worke Master Mountagues and Doctor lacksons onely excepted which all men generally dislike Therefore we may now without all Quaestion or dispute declare resolue and finally adiudge it to be the ancient established and vndoubted Doctrine of our Church taking all such for Pelagians Papists Arminians yea pestilent Haeretickes atheisticall Sectaries and dangerous Innouators as King Iames hath long since doomed and adiudged them to our hands who haue beene are or shalbâ— so audaciously praesumptuous as either publickely in words or wrighting to oppugne it You haue seene now Christian Readers these 7 Anti-Arminian Positions infallibly irrefragably proued to bee the ancient established professed and resolued Doctrine of the Church of England by the seuerall yet vnanimous Articles of England Lambheth and Ireland by the Common prayer Booke and Homelies authorized in our Church the Catechisme allowed by King Edward the 6. the Quaestions and Answ. of Praedestination bound vp and printed with our ancient Bibles the famous Synod of Dort the Recantation of Barret and by the vnanimous punctuall full and copious testimonie of all the eminent learned godly and renouned Writers Martyrs Pillers and Fathers of our Church from the very infancy of her reformation to this praesent not one of them so much as as once oppugning the truth or orthodoxie of all or any of them and shall wee may mee can we now be so ridiculously absurd so audaciously irreligious as once to question whether they are the receiued Doctrines of our Church or no Doutlesse if the Church of England hath any Truthes or Doctrines in her these must these cannot but be they since I dare boldly auerre because I doubt not but to proue it that no points of Doctrine whatsoeuer no not the points of Iustification by faith alone of Transubstantiation or of the Sacrament in both kinds haue beene more punctually frequently vnanimously and copiously defended then all or most of these who haue all the learned of our Church their open and professed Aduocates If any man now be so strangly obdurated so wilfully blinded with Popish Arminian Errors that he will not yet subscribe vnto these euident and most apparant orthodox conclusions not yet acknowledge them for the ancient the vndoubted Doctrine of the Church of England let him giue me leaue to vouch some other Praecedents and Records which shall force him to confesse it