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A19428	Father Cotton a Iesuite, the Kings confessour, his two and thirtie demands, to the ministers of France with the answeres added at the end of euerie demand. Also threescore and foure demands proposed to Father Cotton, by way of counter-change. By Peter Moulin, minister of the word of God in the church of Paris. Printed according to the French copie, printed in Paris. Also a new late chalenge, by a learned diuine, to all Papists, in 24. other Popish articles.; Trente-deux demandes proposées par le P. Cotton. English	Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; Coton, Pierre, 1564-1626.; Barnes, John, fl. 1600-1621.	1614 (1614)	STC 5857; ESTC S116356	39,158	65

that he hath all power in heauen and in earth as also doth the Booke of sacred Ceremonies lib. 1. Sect. 7. cap. 6. 41 Whether the Pope and Church of Rome can at this day make any Articles of faith If they can where is the authoritie that God hath giuen them If they cannot wherefore did Leo the tenth in the Bull Exurge Domine ioyned to the last Councell of Lateran insert this among the Heresies of Luther That he said that the Pope and Church of Rome can make no Articles of faith 42 Whether the second Councell of Nice spake well in saying that Images were equiualent with the Gospell and that we must worship them Also that we may paint Angels because they be corporall that a Temple without Images is nought worth and that of all Heresies it is the greatest to be an enemie to Images 43 Whether the sixe and seauen Councels condemning Pope Honorius of Heresie and the Councell of Constance condemning Pope Iohn the 23. for denying heauen and Hel and teaching that the soules are mortall did beleeue that the Pope cannot erre in faith It skilleth not whether these Councels were well or ill enformed onely wee demaund whether they did beleeue that the Pope cannot erre in faith as they teach at this day 44 1. When the Pope began to weare three Crownes 2. To preach no more 3. To be called God vpon earth and the Diuine Maiestie 4. And King and Prince of all the earth 5. To dispence with oathes and vowes made vnto God 6. To permit marriages within the degrees prohibited by the word of God as of the first with the second degree 7. Not to drinke the Wine out of the Challice but to sucke it out with a Reed 8. To be adored 9. To put whom hee list into the ranke of Saints appointing them their feasts c. 45 Whether the Popes Excommunications cast out against a whole estate for pecuniary matters and ciuill pretensions are of any force and whether they that die in such estate during their Excommunication be for euer damned Also what is the meaning of those words spoken to Saint Peter kill and eate and whether the same be also spoken to the Pope 46 For how much were the voyces of the Cardinals bought in the election of a new Pope in the first age after Iesus Christ Also whether a Prince that hath spent three or foure hundred thousand Crownes to procure a fauourable Pope may presume that all this corruption and these mercenary suffrages were guided by the Spirit of God or whether a Pope thus purchased cannot erre in faith 47 To what a rate are the taxes of absolutions and dispensations of the Chancerie and Penitentiarie of Rome now raised For we haue the Taxe printed at Paris by authority of the Court in the yeere 1520. when all this Marchandise was farre better cheape for hee that had laine with his Mother or with his Gossip paid for his Letters of Absolution fiue grosses He that had slaine his Father or Mother seauen grosses and he that had falsified the Apostolical Letters eighteene grosses And a Priest that had cut off his owne priuities seauenteene grosses But now they pay all in Duccats of the Chamber And the dispensations for the neerest degrees in marriage are not granted but to people of calling and such as are of abilitie as the same Taxe doth set it downe fol. 23. 48 Whether is it greater offence in a Priest to be married or to commit whoredome secretly and which of the two should we most mislike 49 Vpon what sinnes doth the Priest impose greatest penance vpon the blaspheamer of God or vpon him that miscalleth the Pope vpon the Adulterer or vpon him that eateth flesh vpon Good-Friday And what is the reason that euery Bishop may absolue sinnes committed against the Law of God but trespasses committed against the Papall Sea as hindering such as goe to Rome for Pardons or intrusion into a benefice are matters past the Bishops reach and reserued to his Holinesse Hath the Popes authoritie now gotten the vpper hand of the Law of God 50 VVhereof grew the Custome practised euen to this time vpon the day of the Popes Coronation to make him sit on a hollow Chayre called the Chayre of Easement and vvhen ceased the custome of handling his Holinesse priuities vpon that day 51 Whether the Pope did well in establishing the publicke Stewes at Rome whereinto the Prelates repayre openly and with all liberty 52 Where remayned the soules of the Fathers of the old Testament from Christs Resurrection vntill his Ascension 53 And sith the Church of Rome placeth the Infants Limbe vnder the earth where shall it be when the earth shall haue no more being 54 VVhether wee must keepe faith giuen to Heretikes 55 Whether it be well done to say Our Father which art in Heauen before the Image of a Saint as now adayes they doe and the Catechisme of the Tridentine Councell doth allow it 56 Againe in that there were diuers Popes at one time and that the strongest bare it away how can they proue that the strongest was the most lawfull for if he were not so then their succession must haue beene often interrupted and those that followed were the Successors of vsurping Popes being chosen by Cardinals created by the Pope that went before vvho being no lawfull Pope had no iust authoritie to create Cardinals 57 Sith Iesus Christ speaking of the time that shall goe before the Iudgements saith that then there shall be no Faith vpon earth we demand whether then the Church of Rome shall be pure in the Faith and shall not erre in any point but shall yeeld a visible lustre 57 Againe sith the Pope may whether by Iurisdiction as some doe hold or in manner of suffrage fetch soules out of Purgatorie why doth he not fetch them all out wherefore doth hee permit Infants to linger many hundred yeeres in a burning fire though hee be able to pull them out 58 Whether it be to be found in the Word of God that the Bishop may absolue some certaine sinnes which the Priest cannot absolue and whether there be any sinnes which the Pope onely may absolue and are tearmed Cases reserued also when this custome began 59 Wee also demaund vpon what authoritie the Church of Rome is founded and how we may be assured that there is one Church in the world and that the Church of Rome is this true Church For the proofe hereof the Doctors of the Romish Church cannot produce any testimonie out of the holy Scripture For in as much as they say that it is the Church that giueth authoritie to the Scripture it appeareth that this Church cannot be founded vpon the Scripture and that the Scripture cannot conferre any authoritie vnto it The foundation and support of a house cannot be founded vpon the house 60 Whether it standeth with the Holinesse of him that tearmeth himselfe the Vicar

Councell within 600. yeeres after Christ which called the Sacrament their Lord and their God I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him an approued Father or Councell which speaking hereof cals it panem Domini not panem Dominum the bread of the Lord not Bread his Lord. 14 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 600. yeeres after Christ which held it lawfull for a Christian at Communion time to stand by and looke on though he partaked not thereof I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him out of approued Fathers or Councels within that time that slanders by were required to depart or else to draw neare and communicate 15 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ which taught that a man may dine of a fasting day I yeeld to popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him out of approued Fathers Councels that the constant practise of the Church was to fast till night 16 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ vvhich taught that a Minister or Priest as they call him sinnes more grieuously if he marry then if he play the fornicator abroad or if he keep a whore at home I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him out of an approued Father or Councell within that time that it was held much worse for a Minister or Priest to play the whoremaster then to marry 17 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ vvhich was of opinion that a man who had vowed chastitie was not guiltie of breaking his vow by whoring but onely by marrying I yeeld to popery If on the contrarie he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him out of an approued Father or Councell that by whoring Votaries were guiltie of breaking their vow of chastitie as well as if they marryed 18 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeers after Christ which taught that a notorious offender might be absolued from his fault before some penance was inioyned and performed by him I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him out of approued Fathers or Councels within that time that before absolution they alwaies inioyned some penance and ordinarily saw it performed 19 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ which held it vnseemely for men and women to sing Psalmes together in their publike assemblies I yeeld to popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him an approued Father or Councell vvithin that compasse of time which approued of such singing 20 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 100. yerees after Christ vvhich ●aught that men might vow to goe on pilgrimage especially to Ierusalem vvithout their Wiues consent and goe according to their vow I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he vvill promise to become Protestant if I can shevv him that such vowes are flat contrarie to the Scripture 21 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 500. yeeres after Christ which writeth that the Pope by his command called all or any of the first foure generall Councels I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he will promise to turne Protestant if I can shew him out of approued Fathers or Councels within that time that the Emperours called all those foure by vertue of their authoritie 22 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 500. yeeres after Christ which writes that the Bishop of Rome was president in all those foure generall Councels eyther in his owne person or by his deputies I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him out of approued Fathers or Councels within that time that other Bishops sate as presidents in some of those foure and in other generall Councels following and that in their owne right 23 If any Papist can shew me out of any approued Father or Councell within 600. yeeres after Christ that the Pope was not subiect vnto the Emperour I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him out of approued Fathers or Councels within that time that the Pope was subiect vnto the Emperour and that the Christians acknowledged none but God himselfe to be aboue the Emperour 24 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ which appropriated the name Pope to the Bishop of Rome onely I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him out of approued Fathers or Councels that all Bishops generally and some Elders in ancient time were called Popes FINIS Mounsieur de la Forse Concil Trid. Sess 7. c. 11. Innocent 3. lib. 2. de Mist Missae cap. 58. Efficit super ea Crueis signaculum vt per crucis virtutem omnes conatus Diabolica malignitatis effugiat ne contra Sacerdotem vel Sacrificium aliquo modo praeualeat Rom. 4. Rom. 4. Rom. 3. Bellarmin lib 2 De Amiss Gratia cap. 18. §. dicet Non peccat Magistratus si meretricibus certam locum vrbis incolendum attribuat quamnis certo sciat eo loco ipsas non bene vsuras Potest enim permittere minus malum vt maiora impediantur Bellarmine in his fourth Booke of Christ Cap. 11. Also the Catechisme of the last Councell of Trent in the Article of the descention into Hell Pag. 63. Iames 5.16 Non elegit Deus homines quia vidit se eligendum ab eis ipsoque boni operis fructum allaturos in bono perseueraturos sed elegit vt faciat bene operantes in bono perseuerantes 2 Chron. 6.30 Quorum meritis precibusque rogamus Lib. 1. Indulgen cap. 4. in the end of the Chapter a Hac ratione c. Apostoli praeceperant secundas adire nuptias propter incontinentiam hominum Nam secundam quidem accipere secundum praeceptum Apostoli licitum est secundum autem rationem veritatis verè fornicatio est c. * For the places oft-times appointed to the Protestants for exercise of their religion are some miles distant from their habitation Cir. Offic. 3. Omnibus viris statuae ad eas Thus Cerei Ouid. Ep. Medeae Ardet vt ad magnos pinaea taeda deos Cereos non clara luce accendimus vt tu frustra calumniaris sed vt tenebras noctis hoc solatio temperemus V. Hier. ad Euag Cyprian lib. 1. Epist 3. Hier. aduersus

of Iesus Christ to suffer the Iewes at Rome which beleeue that Iesus Christ was a seducer and deceiuer and there to permit them the free exercise of their Religion and yet to condemne to the fire those that say there is no other Mediator but Iesus Christ neyther any other propitiatorie Sacrifice but his death 61 Also sith in the Church of Rome there are many reliques euidently false and ridiculous As at Saint Iohn Lateran in Rome the fore-skinne of Iesus Christ At Court-Chiuernie neere Bloys the breath of Ioseph At Burgos in Spaine the hayre and nayles of a wodden Crucifixe c. Wee demand what marke they can giue vs whereby to discerne the true from the false and what mooued these our Masters thus to abuse the poore people 62 Whether wee may beleeue the Monkes which make their vaunts to doe more then God commaundeth considering that God will be serued with all our heart and all our strength is there any man that can do more then that which he doth with all his strength 63 Againe in as much as the Pope permitteth no man to preach without his vocation from him eyther mediately or immediately Wee would gladly know whether for the reprouing of the Popes abuses it be requisite to be authorized by the Pope himselfe also whether we may hope that euer the Pope will giue any man charge to reproue him 64 How doth this opinion of the Church of Rome that Infidels and Heathen doe worke meritorie deeds which they tearme merits of Congruitie agree with this of Saint Paul Rom. 24. v. 23. That all that is not of faith is sinne Be there in the iudgement of the Church of Rome meritory sinnes Can people destitute of the Spirit of God doe any good worke considering that the Apostle Saint Paul witnesseth that our selues cannot so much as thinke a good thought and that it is God that worketh within vs both the will and the deede at his good pleasure 2 Cor. 3. Phil. 2.13 FINIS A NEW CHALLENGE to all Papists in foure and twentie Popish Articles by a learned Diuine now liuing and ready to iustifie the same if any Papist shall accept the Condition 1 IF any Papist can shew mee any approued Father or Councell before Saint Augustines dayes which testifieth that the Bookes of Tobith Iudith Wisdome Ecclesiasticus the first and second of Maccabees are Canonicall Scripture I yeeld to Poperie If on the contrarie he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him an approued Father or Councell before S. Augustines dayes which testifieth that they are not Canonicall 2 If any Papish can shew mee any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ which testifieth that any Latine translation is to be preferred before or equalled with the Hebrew and the Greeke I yeeld to Poperie if on the contrarie he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him any approued Father or Councell within that time which teacheth that the Hebrew and the Greeke are to be preferred before whatsoeuer Latine translation 3 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ vvhich taught that it was vnlawfull to translate the Bible into the knowne languages of the common people I yeeld to Poperie if on the contrarie hee will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him by approued Fathers or Councels that in the best ages of the Church it was thought profitable and commendable to haue the Scripture so translated 4 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ which held it vnlawfull for the people of God to reade the Scriptures in their Mother tongue I yeeld to Poperie If on the contrarie he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him out of approued Fathers or Councels that in the best ages of the Church they might lawfully haue read them 5 If any Papist can shew mee any approued Father or Councell within 600. yeeres after Christ vvhich teacheth that common prayers ought to be made in a language vnknowne to the common people I yeeld to Popery if on the contrary he will become Protestant if I can shew him by approued Fathers or councels that common prayer should be made in a knowne language 6 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ except Saint Augustine onely which teacheth that there are but three commandements in the former Table seauen in the latter I yeeld to Poperie If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him by Fathers or Councels that there are foure Commaundements in the former Table and sixe in the latter 7 If any Papist can shew mee any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ that it was lawfull to picture God the Father I yeeld to Popery if on the contrary hee will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him approued Fathers or Councels which thought it vnlawfull to picture him 8 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ which taught that Latria might be giuen to Images I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him an approued Father or Councell within that time which taught that Latria should not be giuen to Images 9 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ which speaking of Sacraments named seauen onely and neyther moe or fewer I yeeld to Popery if on the contrarie he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him an approued Father or Councell within that time who names no moe but two to wit Baptisme and the Lords Supper 10 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ vvhich teacheth that women may baptise I yeeld to Poperie if on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him an approued Father or Councell which absolutely forbad women to baptise 11 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ which teacheth that it is vnlawfull for any saue the Minister or Priest who consecrates to drinke of the Sacramentall Cup I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him an approued Father or Councell within that time which held it sacriledge not to drinke of the Cup hauing eaten before of the Bread 12 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or Councell within 1000. yeeres after Christ which forbad Communicants to receiue with their hands the Sacrament of the Lords Supper I yeeld to Popery If on the contrary he will promise to become Protestant if I can shew him out of approued Fathers or Councels that within that time it was vsually deliuered into their hands 13 If any Papist can shew me any approued Father or