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The examinations of Faithful Commin Dominican Fryar, as Sir James Ware had them from the late Lord Primate Usher, being one of the memorials of the Lord Cecil.
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Ware, Robert.
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1679
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THE EXAMINATIONS OF Faithful Commin DOMINICAN FRYAR AS Sir James Ware had them from the late Lord PRIMATE VSHER Being One of the MEMORIALS of the LORD CECIL Published by ROB. WARE Esq Printed in the Year M.DC.LXXIX To the Reader THe Impostors that dayly appear in the Mode of precise or Nonconformist Preachers The Demonstrance of a Nonconformist will not seem strange to those that shall consider the Story here presented collected by my Dear Father out of Primate Ushers Manuscripts and how the grand Enemies of the Reformed Religion comprised under the Name of Protestancy do not care in what way they attack it so that they can but destroy or disgrace it Therefore all good Protestants have need to take warning that they admit of no Novel Teachers A Caution to the Church of England The Advantages that Rome gets by Protestants not being united and conformable or such as pretend to New Lights amongst them It is a double Advantage that the Pope and the Devil gets by such Instruments that under the Name of any Sect of Religion that are contrary to the Church of Rome can not only debauch the People they communicate with into the most horrid acts of Impiety but cover their own Guilt and cast the shame of them upon others as was too palpable in that unparallelled Villany in Destroying His late Majesty by Popish Emissaries in Presbyterian and Independent Guises and then leaving the Obloquy upon both The Antiquity of this Example Romes Malice to the Church of England even from its first Rise set forth in this Faithfull Commin may inform all good people that the Malice and Designs of Rome against Truth that began to shine in the days of that Defender of the Faith Queen Elizabeth are near as old as the Reformation it self And yet the Growth and Progress it hath made since shews it will never dye whilst that Apostate Church hath Wealth or Power to support it Which God of his mercy put a speedy end to that we may once again enjoy our Liberties without fear to the Rejoycing of all well meaning people Your Humble Servant R. WARE The EXAMINATION OF FAITHFVLL COMMIN the Dominican Fryer who pretended to be a Godly Preacher Anno. 1567. FAithfull Commin of the Order of Saint Dominick Anno 1567. to all Peoples Imaginations supposed to be a Strict Protestant against the Church of Rome was brought before Her GRACE our Dread Sovereign Queen Elizabeth of England France and Ireland Queen and Her Majesties most Honourable Council on Munday the fifth of April being accused for sowing of Sedition amongst Her Majesties Faithful Subjects by the Testimony of John Clerkson Chapline to his Grace Mathew Parker Arch-bishop of Ganterbury as also by the Testimonies of Nicholas Draper and Mary Dean all being Sworn upon the Holy Evangelists That the said Faithfull was an Impostor Notwithstanding he Preached against Pope Pius Quintus the Pope of Rome The Arch-bishops Questions Faithfull Commin what Profession art thou off Answer Of Christs Order Q. What Order is that A. A Preacher of the Holy Gospel Q. What Gospel is that you call the Holy Gospel A. The Gospel of Jesus Christ Q. Under whose power do you Own to hold that Holy Gospel A. Under Christ and his Saints Q. Do you acknowledg any other power save Christ to be on Earth A. Yes I do Q What power is that A. The Holy Catholique Church Q. Do you not acknowledg a Defender of the Holy Catholique Faith A. God is the only Defender thereof The Aâ—ch-bishop to Her Majestie Your Gracious Majestie may perceive that this Man either hath been Instructed what to say or otherwise he must be by his answers a man of Craft The Queen I suppose so my Lord. Then Faithfull Commin being commanded to withdraw Her Grace and the whole Councell Consulted what to do and how to proceed further in this matter caused the said John Clerkson to come in before the Board The Queen What is your name Jo. Clerkson May it please Your Grace my name is John Clerkson The Queen Were you acquainted with Faithfull Commin Jo. Clerkson I was The Queen How long Jo. Clerkson Within this year and more The Queen What have you say against Faithful Commin that he is suspected to be an Impostor Jo. Clerkson Three things The Queen What be they Jo Clerk Thrâ—â— things First let him prove his Ordination since he fell from the Dominican Order Secondly why he never cometh to the Prayers of the now Estâ—blished Church of England but â—â—arteth up and Preacheth to the people not coming into the Church till the Prayers be finished Thirdly let him prove that he ever Received the Sacrament according to the Church of England from any of our Orthodox Clergy-men Her Grace and the Councell considering of these three things sent out for the said Faithful Commin to come in The Arch-Bishop Quest Were you ever Ordained An. Yes I was Ordained Quest By whom An. By the Cardinal meaning Poole Qu. Had you not other Certificate since under any of the Bishops hands since the Reformation An. Not any Qu. Wherefore would you dare to Preach having not got a Licence or Permission under some of Our Bishops hands How shall We be Certified that you are not of the Romish Church An. There are several have heard my Prayers and my Sermons and can testifie that I have spoken against Rome and her Pope as much as any of the Clergy have done since they have fallen from her I wonder therefore why I should be suspected An. B. By your answer I perceive Mr. Commin you would have any one Preach so that he sprake but against the Pope in his Sermons An. Not every one save he whose Function it is and he who hath the spirit Quest What spirit is this you mean An. The spirit of Grace and Truth Quest But is this spirit that is in you either the spirit of Grace or Truth that doth not comply with the Orders of the Church lately purged and Cleansed from Sâ—ism and Idolatry Ans Therefore I enâ—eavour to make it purer as far as God permits me Quest How do you endeavour to make the Church purer when you neither Commune with Her Sacrament or in Prayer Ans Yes I endeavour it when I pray to God That He would open the Eyes of Men to see their Errors feveral have joyned with me when I have prayed amongst them and I have both given and taken the Body of Christ to those of tender consciences who have assemblae with me together in the fear of the Lord. Q. By your words you have then a Congregation that follows you A. I have Q. Of what Parish and in what Dioscess A. Neither of any certain Paâ—ish or in any certain Dioscess Q. Where then I pray A. Even in the wide World amongst the Flock of Christ scatter'd over the whole Earth Q. Your Dioscess is very large Mr. Commin Faithfull Commin being commanded to withdraw the