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Protestancy condemned by the expresse verdict and sentence of Protestants
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Knott, Edward, 1582-1656.
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sweetness of glory gotten upon the Edition of his Epigrams and with hope of preferment did least he should be overcome by those youthful desires promise himself in marriage but yet secretly one or two of his godly friends made privy thereto Faius de vita obitu Bezae fol. 11. initio Nam voluptatum illecebris ambitiosula gloriae dulcedine quam ex Epigrammatum suorum editione erat adeptus honorumque amplissimorum spe irretitus aliquandiu detinebatur c. ac primùm nè à juvenilibus illis desideriis superaretur uxorem sibi despondit sed clam conscio uno altero ex piis amicis And that continuing with the party in this state a long time together at last saith Faius ibidem pag. 12. fine betaking himself into voluntary exile he with his foresaid Spouse came to Geneva and there first openly in the Church celebrated the marriage according to the solemn rite of Christians Seque in voluntarium exilium cum sua conjuge recipit Genevam Anno 1548. ibi primùm palà m in Ecclesia solemni inter Christianos ritu matrimonium celebravit If Beza did not at first marry her and yet as is confessed accompany with her for the overcoming of his youthful desires then is he upon the matter guilty of the accusation and if he did then marry her though but secretly and did also afterwards as is here confessed marry her over again openly in the Church at Geneva how is he then free from Sacrilege And how this may be thought but to colour the matter of his foresaid accusation or as some perhaps will urge rather to agree with every circumstance thereof we will not determine but refer to indifferency of judgement as also we commend to like judgement what sign of mortification beseeming Beza's pretended [h] See this in Brereley tract 2. cap. 2. sect 6. fine in the margent at f extraordinary vocation was by him shewed when after [i] Antony Faius de vita obitu Bezae pag. 54. ante med saith Anno 1588. mense Aprili è vivis excessit Claud a de Nossa Bezae conjux cum qua conjunctissime vixerat annos quadringinta the death of his said wife called indeed Claudia though in the foresaid Epigrams veiled under the name of Candida himself being then sole without Children [k] Antony Faius ubi supra pag. 74. ante med saith of Beza Liberos nullos unquam habuit and at the time of her said death [l] Antony Faius ubi supra pag. 8. fine affirming Beza to be born 24. Junii Anno 1519. which compared to her foresaid death in April 1588. it followeth by computation that he was then aged 69. years wanting but one Month. aged threescore nine years he yet afterwards in more than ordinary hast even within the compass but of some few [m] It appeareth by Antony Faius ubi supra pag. 96. fine 67. initio that Beza dyed 13. Octo. 160â— aged 86. years 3. Months And it appeareth further pag. 74. ante med that his second wife had been then marryed to him during the space of 17. years which number of 17. years being deducted from the foresaid years of 1588. in which his first Wife as before dyed And this perhaps was the cause why Antony Faius being câ—rious in setting down precisâ—ly the very year and certain time of Beza 's other proceedings as nom ly of his Birth pag. 8. his death pag 66. his first marriage at Geneva pag. 12. the death of his first Wife and many other like forbeareth yet to observe this course in like setting down the certain time of his second marriage though yet nevertheless the observant Reader may otherwise collect the same from him in that upon his foresaid mention of Beza 's first wives death set down pag. 54. he doth say pag. 55. that Beza made his second marriage aliquanto post tempore a small time after and the same there set down as in order precedent to Beza 's actions of anno 1589. mentioned pag. 56. initio Months [n] Antony Faius ibidem pag. 55. paulo post medium marryed not without great note thereof both at home and abroad Katherine the young Widow of Franciscus Taruffus As likewise forbearing his confessed [o] See his insolencie noted by Master Bancroft now sithence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury in his Survey of the pretended holy Disciplin pag. 54. initio insolency [o] Master Bancroft ibidem pride [q] Ibidem pag. 59. post med lewd saying and [r] Ibidem pag. 219. fine 220. initio discrediting himself in being crank with the antient Fathers we commend to all equity of Judgement the many [s] See Master Bancrofts Survey of the pretended holy Disciplin pag. 42. post med where it is said He that shall read Master Calvins and Master Beza 's Epistles and the Commentaries of France with divers other discourses and some of them known Protestants would certainly mervail to understand into what actions they thrust themselves of war of Peace of subjection how far it extendeth of Reformation without staying for the Magistrates of â—eagues of Impositions and what not They write their Letters to this State and that State c. And D. Bolseke in his Book of Beza 's life and the defence of the Censure pag. 88. 89. charge Beza with many odious Conspiracies and with publishing of many seditious Books there named in particular And Master Bancroft in his Survey pag 48. maketh mention of divers Books of deposing Princes Printed at Geneva accusations of those sundry complotted seditions and conspiracies wherewith he is how truly or untruly we will not say charged to have troubled forein Nations together also with those his confessed unworthy [t] Master Barcroft in his Survey c. pag. 127. post med disordered writings wherein he is by our English Protestants said to [u] See this in Brereley tract 3. sect 2. subd 2. at k. arm the Subjects against the Prince and to [x] See ibidem at l. overthrow in effect all the authority of Christian Kings and Magistrates 49. To [y] Brereley in the Preface to the Readâ— sect 13 pag. 21. allege briefly some few particulars of Beza's seditious practises doth not he allow and highly commend the Wars in France for Religion against the Laws and lawful King of that Country saying in his Epistle Dedicatory of his new Testament to the Queen of England in Edition Anno 1564. That the Nobility of France under the noble Prince of Condy laid the foundation of restoring true Christian Religion in France by consecrating most happily their bloud to God in the battail of Dreux Did he not write a seditious Book of this Argument intituled de jure Magistratuum in subditos so known and evident that Master Sutcliff in his answer to a certain Libel supplicatory pag. 75. paulo post med and see pag. 71. paulo post medium saith thereof their Doctrin doth
our Countries [r] Bale in Catalog Scriptorum Illustrium Majoris Britanniae cent 14. pag. 117. saith of Augustine Plebem per interpretes fidem Papisticam docuit Apud Brereley tract 1. sect 1. at e. in the margent foresaid confessed conversion by Austine to our now professed Catholick faith holdeth not the least place as being in like manner greatly then confirmed with undoubted miracles not lately feigned but so credibly testifyed by the faithfull writers of those times that now sithence they are acknowledged for certain and true by learned Protestants themselves To this end doth S. Bede and our Chronicles witnesse how that Austine [Å¿] Bed Hist l. 2. c. 2. ante medium saith Allatus est quidem de genere Anglorum oâ—ulorum luce privatus c. tandem Augustinus justa necessitate compullus flectit genua sua deprecans ut visum caeco quem amiserat restitueret per illuminationem unius hominis corporalem in plâ—â—rimorum cordibus fidelium spiritalis gratiae luccm accenderet nec mora illuminatur câ—cus ac verus summae lucis praeco ab omnibus praedicatur Augustinus Tum Britones confitentur intellexâ—sse se veram esse viam Justâ—tìae quam praedicaret Augustinus And see Holinsheads Chronicle after the last edition vol. 1. l. 5 c. 21. pag. 102. b. line 51. to prove his opinion good wrought a miracle in restoring sight to one that was blind Which kind of Miracle as Hemingius [t] Hemingius in his exposition of the 84. Psalm Englished part 1. c. 6. acknowledgeth for a true Miracle so likewise the Christian Britans present thereat were specially [u] Beda ubi supra and Holinshead ubâ— supra moved therewith In like manner is testifyed by S. Bede and Protestant writers that Austine perswaded the King to his Religion [x] Beda Hist l. 1. c. 26. circa med saith of the King Miraculorum multorum oftensione credens baptizatus est And Holinshead ubi supra pag. 100. b. line 60. and M. Fox in his Acts and Monuments Printed 1576. pag. 117. a. prop finem by divers miracles shewed which were at those times so certainly known that as S. Bede reporteth it was [y] Beda Hist l. 2. c. 3. fine And see Stowes Annalls dedicated to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Printed 1592. pag. 66. fine written in the Epitaph upon his tomb that he was suffultus à Deo miraculorum operatione And [z] Beda Hist l. 2. c. 1. versus finem saith Quibus verbis Beatus Gregorius declarat quod sanctus Augustinus socii ejus caerestium ostensione signorum Gentem Anglorum ad cognitionem veritatis perducebant and S. Gr gory himself l. 7. Epist 30. indict 1. reporteth hereof to Eulogius Archbishop of Alexandria saying Know then that whereas the English nation c. remained hither to in infidelity I did by the help of your prayers c. send unto that Nation Austine a Monk of my Monastery to preach to them c. and now letters are come to us both of his health and of his work that he hath in hand and surely either he or they which were sent over with him work so many Miracles in that Nation as they may seem therein to imitate the power and Miracles of the Apostles themselves Gregory himself not onely affirmeth those miracles but also by his [a] Holinshead ubi supra pag. 192. a. line 25. letters dated Anno 602. did specially [b] This letter of Gregory is extant in Bede Hist l. 1. c. 31. and mentioned by Holinshead ubi supra pag. 102. a. l. in 10.11 c. write to Austine touching the Miracles shewed by him advising him not to glory therein but rather to consider that God gave him the gift for the weal of those to whom he was sent c. In so much that M. Fox and M. Godwin both of them learned Protestants do accordingly mention and acknowledg [c] M. Fox in his Acts and Monuments Printed 1576. pag. 117. a. prop. finem And M. Godwin in his Catalogue of the Bishops of England pag. 4. fine the Miracles then wrought by Austine through Gods hand As also S. Bede M. Fox and Holinshead do in like manner specially mention the [d] Beda Hist l. â— c 12. post medium and M. Fox in his Acts and Monuments printed 1576. pag. 121. b. post med 122. a. and Holinshead in his great Chronicle the last edition volum 1. pag. 108. b. initio 109. a. line 29.30 c. miraculous conversion of Eawin King of the Northumbers which happened some 26. years after Augustines foresaid comming into England M. Fox not doubting to place the same in his Catalogue of true [e] M. Fox in the Alphabeticall table of his Acts and Monuments printed 1576. at the word Miracle Miracles Hereunto we could likewise adde the undoubted many and great Miracles [f] As concerning the Miracles of Malachias to omit particular mention of them no meaner a witnes than S. Bernard who lived in the same time with him and was to him so familiarly known saith of them in general in his book de vita Malachiae mentioned and acknowledged by the Centurâ—sts Centur 12. col 1633. line 39. In what kind of old Miracles did not Malachias excell he wanted not Prophecie not revelation not the gist of healing and to conclude not raysing of the dead And see further the Centurists cent 12. col 1597. line 43. And no lesse undoubted Miracles are written of S. Bernard by his own Scholar Godfridus and others of that time who wrot his life And the same so certain that Osiander in epâ—tom cent 12. pag. 310. post med dare not rest in deniall of them but saith partim permissione Dei praestigiis Satanicis effecta existimo non quod Sanctum Bernardum Magum fuâ—sse putem sed quod verisimile sit Satanam talia miracula effecisse c. ad confirmationem Idololatriae falsorum cultuum So good a Protestant he maketh S. Bernard Of Malachias his miracles see also the Century-writers cent 12. col 1594. line 30. And see S. Bernards Miracles further hereafter in this Consideration num 4. at p. q. r. c. wrought of later times to omit sundry others by holy Malachias and S. Bernard both of them confessed and known [g] As concerning Malachias his Religion Osiander cent 12. pag. 315. post med saith Malachias Archiepiscopus in Hibernia ab ineunte aetate literis Religioni addictus tandem invitus diu admodum coactus Archiepiscopatum Hiberniae assumpsit S. Bernardo admodum familiaris fuit ejus monachatum admiratus imitatus est superstitiones Pontificias amplexus Romanum Pontificem pro Deo coluit Tribuuntur illi admodum plurima Miracula c. vide ibid. pag. 256. post med And S. Bernard in vita Malachiae affirmeth that Malachias was Legate to the Pope As concerning S. Bernards Religion of whom M. Whitaker in praelect de Ecclesia contra