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A briefe discouerie of Doctor Allens seditious drifts contriued in a pamphlet written by him, concerning the yeelding vp of the towne of Deuenter, (in Ouerrissel) vnto the king of Spain, by Sir William Stanley. The contentes whereof are particularly set downe in the page following.
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Ergo he hath no authoritie from God d If any place of Scripture had warranted the Pope to depose Princes it is likely D. Allen would haue alledged it but he alledgeth none e Exod. 22. 28. Ecclesiastes 10. 20. f God forbiddeth all men to speake euil of Princes so much as in thought Ergo much more to hurt them in deed and to depriue them of their kingdomes and liues too which the Pope seeketh to doe and D Allen mainteineth may lawfully be done What God commandeth in one place of Scripture he doth not countermand in another neither are the Scriptures coÌ„trarie one to another Luke 1. Dan. 2. 20. cap. 4. 14. 22. God not the Pope putteth downe and setteth vp Kings The ancient Fathers and Doctors of the Church confirme the supreme authoritie of Princes next immediatly vnder God Tertul. ad Scapulam Idem in Apologetico Optat. contra Parmenian lib. 3. Chrysostom ad populum Antioch hom 2. Greg. epist lib. 3. cap. 100. cap. 103. The Pope must necessarily presume himselfe to be God els can he not be aboue Princes The Pope must either acknowledge himselfe to be no man and not to bee at all or els must he necessarily be inferior to Princes * The Pope whatsoeuer he be Ecclesiasticall or temporall person must needes be subiect to the power of Princes The power to set vp and put downe Princes peculiar to God alone D. Allen more deuoted to the Pope then to God A notable impiety added to sacrilege What D. Allen cannot proue directly by sentence of Scripture he endeuoureth indirectly to induce by example Athalia Ahab Iesabell An argumeÌ„t sauouring more of malice then of substance D. Allens cankred mind D. Allens argument drawne from the example of Athalia The consequent denyed The reason why The Demonstration shewing the difference betweene both the persons and cases The Queenes Maiestie knowne to be a lawfull prince no vsurper D. Allens Antecedent also false 2. Kings 11. Ioash was restored not by Ioiada alone but by the whole Nobility and State Athalia deposed and slaine by the Nobles and State not by Ioiada alone nor by his authority Ahab and Iesabell Ahab himself was neuer deposed 1. King 22. Neither priest nor prophet but Iehu king of Israell deposed and smote the whole house of Ahab 2. Kings 9. 2. Kings 9. 6. The house of Ahab and Iesabell deposed and slaine by the authority and expresse commandement of God not of a priest or prophet D. Allens example of k. Saul deposed Saul not deposed by Samuel 1. Sam. 16. Saule deposed by God himselfe to the great griefe of Samuel D. Allens argumeÌ„t ouerthrowne vnlesse he will conclude that the Popes authority is equall to Gods This example further prosecuted against D. Allen. 1 Though Saul were deposed by God himselfe yet neither did Samuell encourage the people to reuolte from him neither did Dauid the annnointed king secke to put him out of the kingdome neither did the people disobey him so long as he liued which was many yeares after 2 Dauid when he might haue slaine Saule would not nay he thought it sinne to haue done it and calleth him the Lords annointed after his deposition a 1. Sam. 26. Aug. contradit Petihan lib. 2. cap. 48. 3 Dauid caused him that brought newes of Saules death to be forthwith slaine 2. Sam. 1. Marke how direct this example is against D. Allen a Howsoeuer D. Allen inteÌ„deth Saul to haue been deposed by Samuel yet the learneder Diuines take the sentence of God pronouÌ„ced by Samuel touching his reiecting of Saul not to extend to the present deposing of Saul himselfe No example in the whole scripture more directly against D. Allens doctrine and purpose then this The Conclusion As much conscience in D. Allens holie thiefe whom hee mentioneth in his Pamphlet as in himselfe Matth. 22. D. Allen prefixeth before his Pamphlet the sentence of Christ which notwithstanding in the same Pamphlet he doth wholy courtermand in his doctrine The Pope and his followers will be both parties iudges and executioners of their owne doome in their owne cause Princes whether they be Heretikes Turkes or Heathens yet is there subiection due vnto them Rom. 13. The Pope claimeth his authoritie from Christ as his Vicar The greatest Prince liuing subiect to the admonition and reproofe of the meanest Minister but not to his correction Matth. 10. The punishment for disobedience of Gods word and contempt of the Minister is reserued vnto God Peter from whom the Pope claimeth authoritie as his successor was commaÌ„ded by Christ to feede his sheepe but expresly forbidden to vse the sword a Ioh. 21. b Matth. 26. 53. Ioh. 18. 11. Matth. 20. * Christ from whom the Pope deriueth his authoritie neuer tooke vpon him the authothoritie to depose Princes But the Pope doeth 1 Christ not only commanded others to obey but did himselfe also obey Princes The Pope not only refuseth himselfe but also forbiddeth others to obey Princes 2 Christ professed himselfe not to be a king of this world but a subiect to kings and a seruant a Ioh. 18. 36. Matth. 20. â—â— The Pope presâ—â—neth himselfe not to be a subiect to Kings but a superiour and Lord ouer all Kings of this world 3 The Scholler aboue his Maister 4 The Vicars authoritie greater then his from whom he taketh all his authoritie 5 Phe Pope in all points opposite to Christ 6 What is this but Antichrist a D. Allen a wrester peruerter belier of the Scriptures b M. Bilson Warden of Winchester in a booke published Anno. 1586. whereof it seemes D. Allen will take no knowledge All this hath bene directly proued both by expresse authority of Scripture and by arguments drawn from D. AlleÌ„s owne examples D. Allen respecteth the cunning conueiance of his purpose not the sound teaching of the truth An entrance into th'examination of D. Allens perswasions The end of his perswasions already declared To what persons his perswasions are intended Not to Protestants Nor likely by any great reason to Newters or men indifferent He slaunderously reporteth our whole countrey to be fallen into Atheisme Why should men indifferent be lead rather by D. Allens lurking perswasions to a blind and supersticious religion then by our publike and continuall preaching to a cleare and perspicuous religion It resteth that D. Allens persuasions must needes be chiefly or wholly intended to the papists The papists in England not so many as D. Allen presumeth There are none so blind but will see when a man giueth them counsell against themselues The D. of G. and those of the holy league in France though they pretend the patronage of the popish Religion they spare no papist more theÌ„ protestant from the spoile and sword The very quarrell and intent of the D. of G. Some of the greatest and best affected papists hane abandoned that party What danger the English papists runne into if they should but offer to stirre against
were they all but Heathens If Christ himselfe then hath confirmed the authoritie and power euen of Heathen Princes how can the Pope dissolue and take away the authoritie power kingdom yea life too of Christian Princes And yet he claimeth his authoritie from Christ as his Disciple and Vicar here on earth by which title he maketh all Princes subiect vnto his authoritie In truth so is the greatest Prince liuing subiect vnto the meanest Preacher and Minister of God to obey the doctrine and word which hee deliuereth out of the Scriptures and to receiue his instruction exhortation admonition and reproofe yet is hee not though he should reiect his instructions to be therefore deposed from his kingdome or resisted and disobeyed by him And greater authoritie hath not the Pope himselfe ouer anie Prince then the meanest Minister and messenger of God I finde not in all the Scripture that euer Christ gaue vnto his Disciples anie Commission to depose Princes although they should disobey his word but I finde that he gaue them Commission to Preach And whosoeuer shuld not receiue them nor heare their words he bad them that when they should depart out of that house or Citie they should shake the dust of their feete reseruing the punishment of them vnto God As for the superioritie which the Pope challengeth ouer Princes as the Successor of Peter disciple of Christ I finde no such Commission giuen vnto Peter himselfe to authorise him in such sort ouer Princes but I finde that Christ said vnto him three times Feede my sheepe As for the swoord wherby is signified the Ciuil Authoritie Christ expresly forbad Peter to vse it commanding him to put it vp into the sheath To the same effect also spake he not only to Peter but to all the rest of his fellowes the Apostles when there was some contention risen amongst them about superioritie Ye know saith hee that the Lords of the Gentiles haue domination ouer them and they that are great exercise authoritie ouer them But it shall not be so among you But whosoeuer will be great among you let him be your seruant And if the Pope bee Christs Disciple hee must learne this lesson of his Maister to be a seruant to his fellows not a Commander of Kings Christ himselfe from whom the Pope deriueth his supreme authoritie as his Vicar on Earth neuer tooke vpon him the authoritie to depriue Princes of their kingdoms nor to discharge the subiects of their dutie obedience but contrariwise confirmed the power of Princes both by his doctrine teaching that Feare Honor Obedience Subiection is due euen to Heathen Princes and also by his owne example yeelding tribute with all duetie and obedience vnto them and submitting himselfe his bodie and life to their authoritie iudgement correctiō And for himself professed that his king dō was not of this world that he came not to be serued but to serue And if Christ acknowledged himselfe not to haue any kingly authoritie in this world but to be a subiect vnto kings to their inferior officers and a seruant how can the Pope deriue vnto himself from Christ not onlie a kingly authoritie but a predominant authoritie ouer all kings Can the scholler bee greater then his Maister will the Vicar take vpon him more authoritie then hee from whom he taketh all his authoritie Nay will he of himselfe presume to giue warrant directly cōtrarie to the commandement of Christ Let euerie man then iudge both what he is that so opposeth him self against Christ what D. Allen is that iustifieth his so doing for iustification thereof pretendeth warrant of Scriptures against God himselfe which how shamefully he hath therin wrested peruerted and belied hath been I hope alreadie sufficiently declared vnto you so far forth as his pamphlet gaue occasion and farther should haue been but that this question is handled at large and all that D. Allen can say therein abundantly confuted by a learned Diuine a man of as great sufficiencie and of more sinceritie then himselfe in the answere to his Defense of English Catholikes Now to come to the matter and to the prosecuting of D. Allens purpose you see that hee hath not onlie failed in the proofe of the Popes authoritie to depose Princes and consequently of his warrant for the subiects reuolt but also his own examples and arguments retorted against himselfe and the contrarie part prooued both by them and by diuers other reasons and authorities of Scriptures out of which Doctor Allen bringeth not so much as one Text in trueth I must confesse because he cannot vnlesse hee should coyne it himselfe to proue directly his prophane assertions So that no man can be so blind but he must needes perceiue and acknowledge that the Pope hath neither power of himselfe nor authority from God to depose Princes from their kingdomes neither can giue to the subiect any commissiō or licence sauing only that licence which he hath himselfe that is that licence qua sumus omnes deteriores so much as to disobey their Souereignes much lesse to reuolte from them to their enimies to lay handes on them to beare armes against them Whereby it cannot but bee most apparant that D. Allen respected wholye herein the subtilty of his drifte not the soundnes of his doctrine and for the obteinment of credit and attainment of his purpose thereby affied him selfe altogither vpon the smoothnes of his perswasions and the affectionate mindes and inclinations of his adherents ANd sithens we haue alreadie discouered the foundation of his perswasions to bee weake false and rotten it shall not be amisse to bestowe a little labour to trie if a small wind will not ouerthrow the building it selfe which I doubt not but we shall find to be patched togither of as rotten stuffe and of as slender substance as the foundation is and to haue nothing in it to withstand the weather but onely the bare outside and colour of religion The ende whereunto this perswasion of disobedience and reuolte from her Maiestie tendeth hath bene alreadie declared namely the furtherance of all trayterous and rebellious designementes that may be by any person or in any wise attempted against her Maiestie and particularly the assistance of the k. of Spaine and the other forreine forces inuasion nowe presently intended and prepared against our countrey Let vs then next see to what persons D. Allen principally purposeth and addresseth his persuasions First for Protestants and such as are of sound Religion as I trust the greatest parte of England by great ods is D. Allen cannot be so madde as to hope that his perswasions can haue any authoritie or worke any effect with them but to confirme them rather in her Maiesties seruice and obedience for the better mayntenaunce of their Religion and defence of themselues