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A09881 A consideration of the papists reasons of state and religion, for toleration of poperie in England intimated in their supplication vnto the Kings Maiestie, [and] the states of the present Parliament. Powel, Gabriel, 1576-1611.; Colleton, John, 1548-1635. Supplication to the Kings most excellent Majestie. aut 1604 (1604) STC 20144; ESTC S105148 106,538 134

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not orious heresie that hath infested the Primitiue Church to make vp the whole and intire body of Antichristian Doctrines So that Poperie may be iustly tearmed an Epitome of Heresies 1 The Patriarke and ringleader of all Heretiks was Simon Magus Irenae lib. 3. in Praefat. of whom mention is made in the Acts of the Apostles that he thought it no sinne to buy the gifts of the holy Ghost Act. 8.9.10 c. to whom also is adscribed the vse of exorcismes Irenae lib. 1. cap 30. The Papists in like manner buy and sel spirituall things for mony Baptist Mant. lib. 3. de Calamit temp vse to exorcise not onely intelligent but also brute and senselesse creatures as water oile salt herbs candles c. Dist 21. cap. 1. Cleros 2 The Disciples of Simon Magus whom Irenaeus termeth the fore-runners of Antichrist Iren. lib. 1. ca. 8. prostrated themselues before images and worshipped thē with odoriferous perfumes incense and offerings Euseb Hist Eccl. lib. 2. cap. 12. Ederus in Babyl pag. 5. which thing is notoriously knowne to be practised by the Papistes 3 Againe the Simonians bragged much of their vnwritten verities whē they were reproved by the Scriptures they accused them as if they were not right nor of auctoritie that they were diversely spoken and so to bee interpreted and that by them the truth could not be foūd out by those that are ignorant of tradition Iren. lib. 1. c. 1. lib. 3. cap. 2 which also is written of other Heretikes as the Sethians Epiphan Haeres 39. the Archontikes Epiphan Haeres 40. the Severians Epiphan Haeres 45. the Encratites Epiph. Haeres 47. and the Bardesanistes Epiph. Haeres 56. Also Artemon Euseb Hist Eccl. li. 5. cap. 28. Basilides Valentinus the Marcionistes Clem. Alexand. lib. 7. Strom. pag. 353. the Carpocratianes Iren. lib. 1. c. 24. Ptolemaeus Epiph. Haeres 33. Arrius Athanas Orat. 2. contra Arrianos p. 124. Secrat lib. 1. Hist Eccl. cap. 6. Eutyches Concil Chalcedon Act. 1. vaunted that their doctrine was very auncient receaved by tradition from the Apostles and continued vnto that day by not-interrupted Succession These shiftes also the Papistes have embraced For seeing that they cannot stand by the Scriptures they flee vnto Traditions and vnwritten verities and accuse the Scriptures of vncertainty insufficiency want of auctority c. iust as the olde Heretiques did 4 The Papistes have learned Extreame Vnction of the Valentinians Irenae lib. 1. cap. 18. and of the Heracleonites Aug. lib. de Haeres cap. 16. Epiph. Haeres 36. their Orders and quiets of Angells of the Archontikes Epiph. Haeres 40. the worshipping of Angels of the Angelists and Caians Aug. de Haeres cap. 39. the vse and worshipping of Images of the Carpocratians Iren. lib. 1. cap. 24. Epiph. Haeres 27. Aug. de Haeres cap. 7. the worshipping and adoration of the Virgin Mary of the Collitidians Epiph. Haeres 79. The veneration and worshippe of the crosse of the Armenians Niceph lib 18. cap. 45. the Baptisme of women of Marcion Epiph. Haeres 42. the insufficiency of the Scriptures the lawes of fasting Purgatorie Limbus Patrum of Montanus Epiph. Haeres 48. Appollonius apud Euseb lib. 5. Hist Eccl. cap. 17.18 Tertull. lib. 4. de Anima in fi lib. de Coron Milit. lib. adversus Praxaeam Reliques of the Sampseaans Epiph. Haeres 53. voluntary poverty and single life of Priestes of the Apostoliques Aug. de Haeres cap. 40. Epiph. Haeres 61. 5 With the Ebionites the Papistes will not be iustified by faith only Euseb Hist Eccl. lib. 3 cap. 24 but also by their owne workes and inherent righteousnes as the Catharistes or Puntanes haue taught them Isodor Etymolog lib. 8. cap. 4. de Haeres 6 The Pelagians held that Adams sione was not propagated into the Posterity but only in respect of the guilte that Children are borne without originall sin that concupiscence was in man before the fall that man may satisfie the law of GOD in this life that man after the fall retaineth stil his free-wil that the Gētiles by nature could fulfill the Law that God did not command vs things impossible Aug. de Haeres cap. 88. Epist 89.90.92.94 de gratia lib. arbit 1. lib. 5 cap. 5. 9. alibi passim Hieron Epist ad Ctesiphont libr. contra Pelagian editis The Papistes hould all these pointes 7 The Novatians doubted of the remission of their sinnes Ambros lib. 1. de Paeniten cap. 2. lib. 2. cap. 5. So do the Papists The Cerinthians and Nazareans observe the Mosaicall ceremonies Aug. de Haeres cap. 8. 9. So do the Papistes The Manichees minister the Eucharist in one kind Leo serm 4. de quadrag So doe the Papistes Marcus made his followers beleive that in the Eucharist the wine was turned into blood Epiph. Haeres 34. So do the Papists theirs 8 The Manichees condemned marriage in their elect that is their Priests Aug. Epist 74. So do the Papistes in theirs The Eucratites bragged of their continency yet were notable whoremasters Epiph. Haeres 47 pag. 180. Such are the Papistes 9 The Don●tistes tied the Church to one certaine place termed thēselues only Catholikes Aug. de Haeres c. 69. varijs in loeis praeterea Cassian in Psal 60. So doe the Papistes The Mirabiliarians vnder pretense of miracles devulged their errours Niceph. lib. 8. Hist Eccl. cap. 35. lib. 14. cap. 45. So doe the Papistes 10 The Marcosiās baptised in an vnknown tongue Epiph. Haeres 34. Irenae lib. 1. cap. 18. So do the Papistes The Messalians restrained the force of Baptisme to former sinnes Theodoret. divin decr cap. de Baptismo So doe the Papistes The Talians abstained from marriage as a state of life impure and vnperfect Aug. Epist 47. So doe the Papistes 11 The Meletians vse small belles in celebrating their misteries Theodoret. Heretic fabular lib. 4. So doe the Papistes The lacobines and Armenians pictured God the Father and God the holy Ghost Niceph. lib. 18. Hist Eccl. cap. 52. So doe the Papists The Nudipedals or bare-footed brethrē vsed ever to go bare-footed Aug. de Haeres cap. 68. So do the Papistes in their Pilgrimages many Friers at all times 12 Peter Gnapheus was condēned because he caused the invocation of Saints to bee mingled amongst the publike praiers of the Church Niceph. Hist Eccl. lib. 15. cap. 28. The Papistes doe the same The Priscilianites disioyned married folkes for religion sake Aug. de Haeres ca. 70. also they boast of their revelations Epiph. Haeres 49. The Papistes doe both 13 The Helcesaits make Christ in heaven to differ from Christ in earth Theodoret. Haeretic fab lib. 2. So do the Papistes who say that Christ in heaven is visible and palpable and in earth invisible impalpable The Eutichians affirmed that Christ had a body without shape dimēsions or circumscription Leo de ieium 7. mens ser 6. the Papistes say the same of Christ in the
from the Scribes and Pharasies and we from the Papists their successours received all the partes of Scripture shee maketh vse of but also learned the c These we haue learned frō the Scriptures forme of Christening Marrying Churching of women Visiting the sicke Burying and sundry other like as their books translated out of ours doe declare And therfore our religion must needs be the d A manifest non sequitur elder Nor can it be told as we can easily tel al other sorts of Religiōs what e The Papistes fell by litle and litle from the purity of the Primitiue Church vntill as length their Church formalcy became the Church of Antichrist former Society we did ever supplant or invade or took from it either our first possession of the Scriptures forme of Sacraments or any other Ecclesiasticall rites or ceremonies Resolution of the 13. Reason Popish Religion hath had for the last thousand yeeres and more the custodie of the sacred Bible c. Ergo Popish Religion is true Religion and to be tolerated ANSWERE I. To the Antecedent 1 By the same reason the Iews also may proue the truth of their Religion for vnto thē as the Apostle saith were of trust committed the Oracles of GOD and it is certaine the Christians received the Scriptures from the Iewes Also Ptolemaeus Philadelphus King of Egypt might confirme his Religion if this Reason were currant Ioseph Antiq. Iudaic. li. 14. cap. 2. Zonar li. 1. Annal. But I answere 2 As the Iewes Ptolemaeus Philadelphus so haue the Papists kept the outward letter of the Scriptures but regarding more their owne fantacies and traditions they lost the sincerity of doctrine as is manifest by examination of the particuler points of their religion by the Scriptures whereof they bragge so much 3 We haue learned the forme of Christening Marrying c. out of the Scriptures Neither if we had learned these of the Papists could they gaine any thing thereby for we doe not condemne al such things as they beleeue or practise but only those whereof in matters of faith they were the auctors inventours 14. Reason of Religion or borrowed of other heretiques Popish Religion observeth daies times contrary vnto the doctrine of the the Apostle Gal 4.10 worshippeth GOD in vaine teaching for doctrines mens precepts Matt. 15.9 And therfore it is the religion of Antichrist II. To the Consequence As the Scribes and Pharasies and Ptolemaus Philadelphus were not the true Church albeit they had the keeping of the Oracles of God so neither are the Papistes the true Church although they haue had the custody of the Bible 14. REASON OF RELIGION A Religion that ' instituted the feasts the fasting daies and al the goodly ceremonies and solemne observations which are yet vsed though many other pared away and commanded in the Protestant religion as the festivities of Christmas Easter Ascension Whitsontide and the Eues and feasts of the Apostles likewise the fastes of Lent and Ember daies a●stinence on Frydaies Sauirdaies much holesome and very commodious to the Common-weale Semblably the rites and sacred formes kept in Coronations instalments and in all other sorts of solemnities that carry either state decency or veneration with them Resolution of the 14 Reason Popish Religion instituted the feastes and fasting daies and all goodly ceremonies and solemne observations Ergo Poperie is true Religion and therefore to be tolerated ANSWERE I. To the Antecedent 1 IT was not Popery which was the institutour of these ceremonies which we vse For the Papists thēselues confesse they haue receaved them by tradition from the ancient fathers And such indeede as haue bin invented by them we haue abrogated and condemned 2 The Popish fast our abstinence from flesh vpon some daies doe infinitely differ theirs beeing ioyned with the opinion of merits and of divine worship Ours being only a civill and politique constitution not ioined with any opinion of religion II To the Consequence Speaking of those ceremonies whereof the Papistes are auctors and institutors we may iustly argue the plain contrary thus Popish Religion observeth daies and times contrary vnto the doctrine of the Apostle it instituteth set daies of fasting prohibiting certaine meates for religion and conscience sake as the ancient Heretikes were wont to do and neglecting the Scriptures embraceth vaine and wicked traditions contrary vnto the doctrine of our Saviour Matth. 15. Ergo Popish Religion is not Apostolicall but the Apostatied Religion of Antichrist Reason of Religion 15 15. REASON OF RELIGION Popish Religigion being weary of Christes yoke hath reli●● quished his discipline turned againe vnto impotent beggerly rudiments Gal 4.9 yea and invented the Canon law which setteth vp the Pope aboue Iesus Christ therefore it is the religion of Antichrist A Religion that a founded the Ecclesiasticall censures and sorts of discipline as suspension interdiction excommunication irregularity degradation and the like and was also the author of the Canon law studyed through out the vniversall Christian world many points both of her censures lawes and discipline practised by the Protestants themselues Resolution of the 15. Reason Popish Religion founded the Ecclesiasticall Censures sortes of discipline and was the auctor of the Canon Law Ergo Popish Religion is true and consequently to be tolerated ANSWERE MIserable silly base Sophisters Doe the Suppliants thinke these currant arguments in this learned age I answere 1 Ecclesiasticall Censures be ancienter then Popery as is manifest in the monuments of Apostolicall writing in the Gospel the Acts Epistles of the Apostles 2 If Popery were the founder of any Ecclesiasticall censures yet were it not therefore true Religion For may not the rankest Heretiques ordaine some things well but they must needs therefore challendge all other partes of their doctrine for true and sound 3 Popery swarved from the right discipline instituted by Christ and his Apostles invented infinit numbers of base and beggerly ordinances whereby they crucifie mens soules and consciences declare themselues Apostataes and contemners of Apostolique Censures 4 The Canon Lawe the whole scope and end of it being the establishing of the Popes auctority aboue Iesus Christ and aboue al that is called GOD doth most manifestly testifie the Pope to be Antichrist and his Church Antichristian as I haue elsewhere plainely demonstrated Reason of Religion 16 16. REASON OF RELIGION A Religion that only hath canonized her professor for Saints after death and celebrateth their annuall memories wherby their names ever liue in honor and all posterity incited both to glorifie God for his graces bestowed on them and also studiously to imitate their vertues Whereby that asseveration of the Prophet is verified a Popish religiō having out of the Scriptures no other blessings to bestow vpon her professours but that of the Devill vnto Saule 1. Sam 28.18 To morrow shalt thou thy sonnes bee with mee Because shee would bee equall with GOD
personal succession from Andrew the Apostle The Patriarke as Anti●ch sitting now at Damascus from the Apostle Peter and the Patriarke of Alexandria who sitteth now at Alcairum from the Evangelist Marke And yet the Papistes say that these Patriarkes are Heretiques Schismatiques for all their successiō Wherfore should not we iudge the same of them 5 It is not true that all the Popes of Rome helde vnitie with their predecessours Sabinianus was a mortall enemy of Gregorie I. Caranza Sum. Concil pag. 203. And the hoate warres betweene Stephen VI and Pope Formosus I haue laid downe before pag. 63.64 to insist in no more particulars 6 Much lesse is it true that they keepe the faith from the Apostles time for they gave heede vnto Spirites of e●rours and to doctrines of devils 1 Tim. 4.1 as I have often declared already 7 But say the Suppliants if we have corrupted the faith name who when and where it was corrupted This cavill is Answered already pag. 42. 43. VVhat is it not sufficient if I shewe that the Popishe faith is corrupt but I must needes declare what time by whom and where it was corrupted If one should shew vnto the Suppliants a man sicke of a consumption or a seare and rotten tree Wil they deny these to be such except he precisely define vnto them time place manner how they became so and began to consume and rotte Againe the Papists say their Church is like vnto a Ship wee cry out it is quite drowned with corruption errors which soake in by litle and litle through the clefts chinkes that were in the same Dare the Suppliants deny this excepte I tell them at what houre their ship began to cleaue shew thē the first droppe of water that soakt in The corrupting of the Church is not done in a moment of time but errours creepe in by little little which except they bee speedily prevented wil at last quite cōsume destroy the Church 8 Indeede if a sound healthful man should be beheaded at one blow if a tree were presently cut downe or violently puld vp by the rootes if the ship were drowned with one waue so if the Church being sound in every part were vpon the sudden destroyed by some present calamity then were it easie to note the very article of time other circūstances But the case betweene vs and the Papistes is otherwise VVee acknowledge that their Church did for a long time heape vp that masse of errors which at length oppressed almost the whole world And if the Suppliants wil cal for a witnesse hereof I will produce the Apostle Paule who speaking of the general Apostasie which should come saith 2. Thes 2.7 The mysterie of iniquitie doth already worke Reason of Religion 35 REASON OF RELIGION A Religion whose doctrine so generally symboliseth holdeth the like absolute a Begging of the question they consent neither with scriptures Councels nor Fathers consent with all parts of holy Scriprure that were ever received of the Christian worlde with the decrees of all confirmed Oecumenicall Councels with the ioint assertions of all ancient Fathers as shee is not driven like (b) The Lutheran Calvinist * Wee take thē as they be Apocriphall writings The Fathers oid so See pag. 92. reiect Baruch Toby Iudith the booke of Wisdome Ecclesiastic us the Machabees certaine Chapters of Esther the last parte of Daniel And the Lutherans the Epistle of S. James S. Paule to the * The Lutherens are manifestly slandered Hebrewes the Epistle of Saint Iude the second of S. Peter the seconde and thirde of Sains John other religions for defending her positions to reiect either Scripturie Councel or the vniforme opinion of Doctours but taketh the approbation of her doctrin from them all and teacheth all her children out of S. Augustine (c) Epist. 118. cap. 5. Disputare contra id quod tota per orbem frequentas ecclesia insolentissimae dementiae est To calthe lawfulnes of that into question which the whole Church frequenteth throughout the worlde is most insolent madnesse Resolution of the 35. Reason Popish religion holdeth absolute consent vvith all partes of bolie Scripture with the decrees of all Occumenicall Councels and with the ioynt assertions of all ancient Fathers Ergo. Poperie is true religion and to be tolerated ANSWERE 1 This Reason is the very same with the 28. Reason going before that is an impudent vaine brag which neither the Suppliants nor all the world shall ever bee able to proue 2 For indeed the grounds of Popish religion● are their owne private interpretations traditions of men without warrant either from the Scriptures or from General Councels or ancient Fathees that are of credite in the Church of God 3 I wil alledge but a few proofes for a tast amongst infinite of others which might be brought I. The Papists differ yea are quite contrary vnto the holy Scriptures The Scriptures teach iustification freely by faith in Christ without works Rom. 3.24.25 Ephes 2.8.9 c. The Papists condemne thē for heretiks that teach so The Scriptures teach that Christes offering himselfe once for all hath made perfect all them that are sanctified Heb. 10.14 The Papistes teach contrariwise that they must be perfected by the iteration of his sacrifice in the Masse The Scriptures teach that Christ ascended into heavē Colos 3.1 Act. 1.9 c. that the heavens must containe him vntill the resurrection of all thinges Acts 3.21 The Papists cōtrarily will haue him as oft as they consecrate to come downe to hide himselfe vnder the formes of bread wine The Scriptures say concerning the Cup in the Sacraments Drinke yee all of this Math. 26.22 The Papistes say that lay men must not drinke thereof The Scriptures forbid the making and worshipping of Images Exod. 20.4 The Papists allow both these The Scriptures preferre the speaking of 5. words in the Church that may be vnderstood before 10000. in a tongue not vnderstoods Cor. 14.19 The Papists thinke iust the contrarie The Scriptures account marriage honorable among all men in all estates the marriage bed vndefiled Heb. 13.4 The Papists condemne it in their Priests as a filthie life The Scriptures teach that God worketh even in the regenerate both to wil to performe even of his owne good pleasure Philip. 2.13 The Papists teach contrary wise in their doctrine of free-wil The Scriptures teach that there is but one GOD but one Mediatour betwixt God Man the man Iesus Christ 1. Tim 2. The Papists set vp a nūber of Mediatours Advocates besides The Scriptures teach that no man can lay any other foundation then that which is alreadie laide Christ Iesus 1. Cor. 3.11 The Papists have laid Peter his successours for the foundation of their Church 4 II They disagree from the sanctions of Oecumenical Councels The Apostles in the I. Synode decreede that the Disciples should not be burdened with
Ceremonies Act 15. The Papistes haue tired even oppressed the Church with that yoke Yea the Pope expressely contemneth all Councels and exempteth himselfe from their auctoritie Dist 17. c. 6. Concilia p. Symmachus Caus 9. q. 3. c. 17. cuncta Decr. Gre. li. 1. t. 9. de Elect. c. 4. Significasts pargr Aiunt In the Mantuan Councell it was decreed that if any man came vnto Ecclesiasticall dignities by Simony he shold be deposed But who is he amongst Popish Bishops or Popes themselves that is free from this sinne In the Councell of Basill it was decreed that the Romish Court shold take no mony for cōfirmatiōs collations dispēsations elections postulatiōs presentatiōs benefices benedictiōs yea not for the pall it selfe But if the Pope had obeyed this sanction his Kitchen had bin quite frozen by this time The Maguntine Councell ordayned that what goodes soever were be queathed vnto the Church of Cleargie by will and testament it should be repayde again vnto the Heires But the swarms of idle Friers could not indure this In the I. Nicene it was ordayned that the Cleargy might marry also that every Metropolitan should have absolute iurisdiction over his owne Bishops to hinder appeales to Rome The Papists teach flat contrary In the Affrican Carthaginian Councell of Hippon it was decreed that no man should be called Prince of Priests head of Priests or by any other such name But the Pope wil none of that Briefly the Papists teach flat contrarie vnto the Melivetan Chalcedon Gangrense to the sixt Synode to the Ancyran Lateran and other Councels as I haue declared at large Lib. 1. de Antichristo Cap. 18. 5 Ill How wel the Papistes cōsent with the Fathers appeareth before pa. 92. is manifest by that the Iesuites will not acknowledge them to be Fathers in that wherin they teach otherwise then the moderne Popish Church doth Patres non censentur Patres cum suum aliquid quod ab Ecclesia non acceperunt vel scribunt vel docent Ioan. Duraeus in Cōfut Respons Whuk Rat. 5. de Patrib pag. 262. edit Ingolst Anno Dom. 1585 in 80. Reason of Religion 36 36. REASON OF RELIGION A Religion which no persecution could any time a Popery was to be destroyed by the Spirite of the Lordes mouth 2. Thes 2.8 vanquish nor the conioyning forces malice machination of Pagan Iewe or other her most powreful enemies nor yet that which is infinitely of far more force to this end the b Here they confesse the lives of their professours to bee wicked which they denied before in the 8. 22. Reas of Relig. wicked liues of seuerall her professors chiefe rulers either haue hitherto or shall to the worlds end as we assuredly beleeve ever be able to extirpate it wholy or so to darken the visiblity or beautie thereof as to make it no where to appeere or not to shine Nay God hath alwaies bin so strōg on her side as the more she was persecuted the more she multiplied An obseruation that long since caused (a) In Triphone Iustinus to resemble c Prove that our Churches persecution to the pruning of Vines which maketh them the more fertile and likewise moved b Cap. vlt. Apologetici Tertullian to call the blood of her Martyrs the seede of Christians one dying and many rising thereof Neither can it be well doubted but that if our religion to speake with c Act. 5.39 wise Gamaliel had bin of men not of God it would haue bin d Stay your time Popery falleth every day more and more and is so ridiculous that it is laughed at and scorned of children dissolved long ere this as all other sectes haue perished in much shorter while agreeably to the saying of the Apostle S. Paule d 2. Tim. 3.9 They shall prosper no farther and to that of S. Peter (e) 2. Pet. 2.3 Their perdition slumbreth not Sith therfore our Church is not only not suncke or obscured by any might or neuer so violent stormes of oppositions but rather as the Arke of Noe the greater the deluge waues the higher and more illustriously shee mounteth it followes that of all others shee must be that very Church against which by the promise of our Saviour f Matth. 16.18 Hell gates that is the power and hatred of man and devill shall not prevaile Resolution of the 36. Reason Popish religiō is that which no persecutiō could any time vāquish Ergo It is true Religion and to be tolerated ANSWERE 1 IT is not Popery but true Christian Religion that is invincible in persecution Matth. 16.18 2 It is not persecution but due punishment for their offences that is executed vpon Papists 3 Popish Religion was indeed to be vanquished consumed by no other meanes but by the Spirite of the Lordes mouth and shall vtterly bee destroyed and abolished by the brightnesse of his comming 2. Thess 2.8 So farre therfore is this reason from making for Papists that it maketh quite against them See my treatise De Antichristo lib. 1. cap. 33. Reason of Religion 37 37. REASON OF RELIGION A Religion some of whose Professours haue had alwaies vpon every need occurring power and grace a Not to castout but to coniure to cast out Divels of the bodies of the possessed the first of all other b That manner of casting out devils hath seased long since Onuplirius de vita Pij quint. signes which our Savior himselfe gaue for having his true beleevers distinguished from others And this gift is so well knowne by continuall execution thereof to reside in the Romane Catholike Church and c Boldly spoken but not proved never found in the companies of any other Professions as there d where there is most need they shift it off by this shift as if it were granted needeth no recitall of particulars Pius Quintus Pope of late memory dispossessed e Jmpudēt lyes tactu stolae data benedictione onely by touch of his stole and by giving his benediction And how frequent these effects not only vpon persons possessed but in driving away Divels also from the places they most infestuously haunted haue bin even newly wrought in both the Indies where no other Religion professing Christ is knowne but the Catholike Romane Religion only Petrus Martyr Gonzalus Ovetanus in their histories of the Indies and Gonzalus Mendoza in his historie of China doe giue most ample testimonie Resolution of the 37. Reason Popish Religion is that whose Professors haue had alwaies power grace to cast out Divels of the bodies of the possessed Ergo Popish Religion is true and to be tolerated ANSWERE 1 IT is most false that the Papists haue power to cast out Divels Their Exercistes haue no warrant nor promise out of the word of God to attempt any such thing and it is most certaine by many memorable examples that they are ridiculous vnto the Divels themselues 2 If at