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A defence of Catholikes persecuted in England invincibly prouing their holy religion to be that which is the only true religion of Christ; and that they in professing it, are become most faithfull, dutifull, and loyall subiects, to God, their King and country. And therefore are rather to be honoured and respected, then persecuted or molested. Composed by an ould studient in diuinitie.
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Broughton, Richard.
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STC 4833; ESTC S107625
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of rendring such duties â—nto our King and haue what they could persuaded the Recusants as the refusing Protestants were therin termed to performe such â—onds true offices and obligations of louing subiects Anâ— although our Catholikes hauâ—â—â—ne sondry waieâ— greuiously persecuted for their Religion yet as the world knoweth they haue most dutifully much aboue others honoured our king supplied his wants with free and lardge Donations and Contribuâ—ions when their persecuting Protestants in great number and of great quaâ—itie made deâ—iall No man except maliciously and chridishly very falsely imagining slaunders and â—ntruthes against theÌ„ may surmise that these â—en can be vnmindefull of the dutie and obeâ—ience of true Subiects to their Soueraigne 6. If there be any either in Court or Countrie bearing the name Catholike gaining not looâ—ng rather honoured then â—isgraced preferred then persecuted giâ—en to libertie and disorders such as this â—rotestant time can easily bestowe and â—are and spirituall discipline may not be â—llowed to keâ—pe such in dutie oâ— leaue the â—ame Catholike Catholike Relâ—gâ—on doth â—ot and cannot answeare or make accompâ—â—or such Commonly they be men risen oâ—â—ell reared vp by fall of Religion and Reliâ—ious howses which complaine most against Catholikes who finde proâ—ects of seaâ—e â—â—aâ—ing to loose that they so easily gâ—t Bâ—t 〈◊〉 there is no danger towards them by English Catholikes for many or most oâ—â—hem that be landed meÌ„ haue also such land They be not Catholikes which euer defend â—ld and vnâ—uersall Right which aâ—e to be seaâ—ed in Innouations Nouelists and louers of â—ingularities are the most dangerous in such respects Catholikes of England of all subiects thereof euer were and now be most obseruant of and keeping their Protestant Princes lawes seldome is or can a Catholike be charged with the breach of any excepâ— concerning matters of Religion where iâ— breaketh the lawe of God and his holy Catholike Apostolike Church To keepe thâ— lawe of the king of all kings and his kingedome must not be termed or thought a breacâ— and violating of the lawes of any priuatâ— earthly king or kingedome all which muâ— subiect themselues to that omnipotent king and his gouernment And to make all sure 〈◊〉 Catholikes defence in this cause we wiâ— briefely examine all Articles now questioneâ— betweene ProtestaÌ„ts of England and theÌ„ anâ— prooue in many of these Articâ—es as they aâ— enacted by ProtestaÌ„ts that the Catholike doctrine is farre more agreable and profitabâ— for publike peace vnitie obedience anâ— concord in a good ciuill Monarchicall anâ— Râ—gall gouernment then that which Protestants hold and practise and would forâ—â— Catholikes vnto and not any one Article â—â— Catholike Religion repugnant vnto or preâ—udicing the Rule and gouernment of a moâ— worthie king in a noble Nation THE VIII CHAPTER That euerie Article of Catholike Religion is more agreable with the best temporall gouernment then those of the Protestants and that a Catholike keeping his Religion as he is bouÌ„d to God so he cannot be vndutifull to his temporall Prince and Countrie THe first fiue Articles of their Religion they consisting onely of â—9 â—ade by a few Protestants in fâ—â—werth or â—fth yeare of Queene Elizabeth the old age â— this Religion doe containe nothing conâ—ouersed betweene them and vs but were â—ade against new Sectaries so soone risen vp â—mong them The Sixth and next Article inâ—tuled Of the sufficientie of the holy Scripture for â—luation Denieth the vse and necessities of â—raditions not written in Scripture and deâ—eth many bookes of holy Scripture to be â—ch and some of them as the booke of wiseâ—ome and of Iesus the sonne of Sirach conâ—sting most of morall precepts and coÌ„mandments as all men knowe are most needfulâ— in all kingedomes for ciuill regimeÌ„t So thaâ— whatsoeuer of this nature is coÌ„tained in thesâ— two morrall bookes and tenne others whicâ— they likewise reiect or in holy Apostolikâ— Traditions are wanting in these men and thâ— Catholiks embracing both â—hose bookes anâ— Tradiâ—ioÌ„s exceede them in all temporall obedience and dutie in this respect 2. After this vntill we come to their nintâ— Article stiled Of originall or birth siane they finde no difference in this point But in thiâ— Article they thus enact There is no condemnation for them that beleeue and are baptized By which allowance and Decree the way to all disobedience fellonies treasons and sinnes whatsoeuer is set open to all Protestants whicâ— saie they beleeue and are baptized and â—â— no Treason Rebellion contempt of gouernment can condemne them Catholikes be oâ— the contrarie profession And this Protestanâ— libertie and disâ—bedience is further warranteâ— and allowed in the next Article but one thâ— immediate next Article after by their glossâ— not at all or litle differing â—roÌ„ Catholiks Foâ— this their eleueÌ„th Article intituled of the Iustification of man Thus declareth That we are iustifie by faith onely is a most wholesome doctrine and very full of comfort But this is not very whole some comfortable or secure for any king kingdome common-wealth that it should giuâ— libertie to all offences not to be puâ—ished bâ— God at all nor by Prince if they can secretly be committed and concealed God forbid any bearing the name of of Catholike should euer hold or followe such doctrine And these Protestants Religion in the next Article of good workes giuing litle or no efficacie vnto them will not hinder them in matter of disobedience to God or Prince So doth their 13. Article wherein they saâ—e that workes such as we commonly call among others obedience to kings and Rulers good works Done without the grace of Christ haue the nature of sinne By which if any man â—all into drunkennesâ—e coÌ„mit Adulterie Fornication Perâ—uâ—â—e or any mortall sinne which depriueth of grace he may or rather must make rebellion commit â—reason or whatsoeuer wickednesse he can otherwise containing and abstaining from such horrible wickednesse such his refrainings from those Impieties haue the nature of sinne 3. The 14. next Article against workes of supererogation bringeth into like desperateâ—esse Their 15. and 16. Articles haue no peâ—uliar difficultie Their 17. next Article is intituled of Predestination and Election And it deliuereth plainely that their doctrine and Religion therein euen aâ— it is receiued among them is so perilous a thing That for curious and carnall persons to haue continually before their eies the sentence of Gods predestination is a most dangerous downesall whereby the diuell doth thrust them into desperation or into rechlesnesse of most vncleane liuing no lesse pevillous then desperation These Articles if wâ— should goe no further are sufficient to diswade any man desiring to be a true subiect to God and his Prince from embracing the Religion of ProtestaÌ„ts But to proceede to the end of them the 18 next Article of obtaining eternall Saluation onely by the name of Christ hath nothing in question The next 19. And the 20. Articles the first intituled Of â—he Church And the other Of the authoritie of the Church Are
of the publick Church Office in latine So doe our Protestants themselues as Foxe and others prouing Foxe Act. and Mon. pag. 1142. Sermo seu homil Antiquit Saxoniâ—â— supr they were in latine before S. Germanus his comming hither And when S. Lupus and Saint German who both had beene MoÌ„ckes â—n the learned Monasterie in the Ireland Lyâ—ine by Marcells in Fraunce as an old Briâ—ish antiquitie with others witnesseth â—rought hither vsed and left here the Church â—etuice Vsed by Saint Marke the Euangelist after â—y S. Gregorie Nazianzen S. Basile S. Anthonie â—aulus Macharius Malchus Cassianus in the Monaâ—erie Lyrinum and after him S. Honoratus Abbaâ—â—here S. Cesaâ—ius S. Porâ—ariâ—s Abhot there by S. â—upus and Germanus both in that Monasterie and â—fter they were made Biâ—hops and in Britanie where â—hey preached and after them S. Wandiloâ—us and S. â—omogillus who had in their Monasterie about 3000. â—onâ—kes After Wandilocus sent to preach by Saint Gomogillus and Saint Columban into the parts of Gallia and the Monasterie Luxouium vsed there the same Ecclesiasticall Office ad the fame of their â—olinesse was spred in the whole world and of their Order many Monasteries both of men and women were founded Where is euident not onely that the latine Church seruice was vsed by our Britans and Scots but our Religious and those of that most learned and noble Monasterie of Lyrinum and others both in France and Italie ioyned together in these daies This British Author liued aÌ„d wrote before the VnioÌ„ of the Christian Saxons and Britanie here Neither our learned CouÌ„triman Alcuinus or Albinus Tutor to Charles the great Emperour most coÌ„uersant in such Antiquities nor Amalarius nor any other Expositour of old Ecclesiasticall seruice and Ceremonies doe finde any other but latine either in Britanie or any place of the latine Church taking that denomination chiefely therevpoÌ„ as the Greeke Church of their Greek Masse and other publick Offices Ecclesiasticall S. Bede also maketh this Bed Hist â—ccl Angl. l. 1. cap. 1. manifest for Britanie where he saith allthough there were diuers Nations and peoples English Britans Scots Picts and Latines yet onely the latine tongue was common to theÌ„ all in Scripture businesse Meditatione Scripturarum caeteris omnibus est facta communis Protest in Doue pag. 23. 2â— ca. of pâ—â—ier By the studying of Scripturs is made common tâ— all the rest And this is so manifestly true thaâ— our Protestants thus confesse it both of thâ— Latine and Greeke Church Vntill of late throughout the West part of the world publick praiers were in Latine in the East parte in Greeke Their Edw. SaÌ„d Relation of Relig. c. 53. or 54. of the Greeke Church Liâ—urgies be the same that were in the old time namely S. Basils S. Chrysostomes and Saiâ—t Gregories translated without any bending of theÌ„ to that change of languadge which their tongue hath suffered 14. Their Article which reiecteth fiue of â—he Seuen Sacraments Confirmation Peâ—ance Order Matrimonie and Extreme-â—nction is vtterly reiected by those our Primatiue Christian Britans And first for Conâ—rmation Girald Camâ—â—â—n dâ—script Cambr. cap. 18 their learned Bishop and Antiquaâ—ie defining it as Catholikes now doe to be â—n Vnction by a Bishop with holy Crisme by which â—race is giuen doth testifie that from their first â—onuersion all Britans desired and sought it â—ore then any people Episcopalem confirmatioâ—em chrismatis quâ gratia spiritus datur Inunâ—ionem Constant Magn. in priuelâ—g Rom. Ecclâ—s apud Isodor Iunior Tom. 1. Concil Hist Brit. l. 12. c. 18. Conc. l. Niâ—on 1. caÌ„ 55. art 6 Concil Arelaten can 8 prae alia gente totus populus magnoperè petit â—ll the people did more then any other nation greatly â—sire Eâ—iscopall Confirmation and the annointing of â—hrisme wherby the holy Ghoste is giuen Constanâ—ne our great Emperour as he himselfe witâ—esseth receiued this Sacrament of Saint Silâ—ster the Pope and king Cadwallader going â— Rome was there confirmed by Pope Serâ—us Our Britans receiued the first Generall â—ouncell of Nice and were present thereat â—d consented vnto the great Councell of â—les in both which it is sufficieÌ„tly acknowledged for a Sacrameâ— and signe giuing grace ConfereÌ„ce Hampton pag. 10. 11. Communion Booke tit confirmat Articl of Protest Relig. 25. And our Prâ—testantâ— publick authoritie more then in one place acknowledge it was both vsed by the Apostleâ— their tradition and giuing grace by application of an exâ—ernall signe which in this Article they desine tâ— be a Sacrament 15. Concerning the Sacrament of Hâ— Orders I shall speake more plentifully in thâ— defeÌ„ce and honour of Episcopall and Pâ—iest FunctioÌ„ And it is sufficeÌ„tly acknowledgeâ— when euen Protestants confesse there is nâ— teaching Preaching Ministring of SacrameÌ„t giuing and obtaining grace remission â— sinnes and euerlasting happinesse no trâ— Church on earth no comming to heauen oâ—dinarily without them Therefore of a people who ar Christians saie our Britiâ— Antiquaries Protestants thereto consentinâ— Girald Gambren descript Cambr. cap. 18. Dauid Powâ—ll Hâ—ct â—oeth hist Scotor l. 10. p. 208. Raphâ—el Holinsh. Histor of Sâ—ot pag. â— 4. or not denying it our British Christians gaâ— much more honour to such persons froâ— their first faith Ecclesiastiâ—is viris loÌ„gè magis quâ— vllam gâ—nteÌ„ honorem deserentes Yelding farre mâ— honour vnto Ecâ—lesiasticall men then any other coâ—trie And the old lawes of the Scots made iâ— deadly offence to hurt a Priest by word deede There were not of our persecutiâ— Protestants opinion Laedere Christi Sacerdâ—â— dicto sactouè â—xitiale sit Be it a deadly crime to â— a Priest of Christ either in word or deede It is â—â—taine in our Antiquities that the Britans all essentiall things had the same ordinatiâ— â—ith the Church of Rome that they had their â—hiefest consecrating Bishops from thence â—nd in some part of Britanie the custome was Manuser antiq Capgrau in â— Wyrone Episcopo â—hen one was to be chosen Bishop they sent â—im to Rome to be consecrated by the Pope â—here Moris erat apud Incoâ—as Pastorem à se electum Romam mambas Apostolicis ordinandum dirigere â—dinatumque sedem plebem reuisere It waâ— the â—stome amonge the Inhabitants to senâ— tâ—â—ir Pastour â—â— them elected to Rome to be ordained by Apostolicall â—nds and being ordained to returne to his seate and â—ocke 1. For Matrimonie the Sacramentall bond â—ere of was with them so strict and indissoâ—bâ—e Nennius Manuscâ— Histor in Guorthâ—gâ—â—n Rege Matth. Westin an 450. Matth. Parker antiquit Britan. pag. 7. 8. Protest annot in Matth. Westin an 454. Stows hist in Vortigern-Holinsh hist in eod that although before Christianitie â—ere especially in Scotland and towards that â—ountrie the wantonnesse had beene exceeâ—ing and not to be mentioned yet after â—race receiued and giuen by this Sacrament â— was a chaste and holy people and more â—rict Lawes and punishmeÌ„ts for incontineÌ„cie â—ere here prouided and duely executed