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A02617	The Iesuites banner Displaying their original and successe: their vow and othe: their hypocrisie and superstition: their doctrine and positions: with a confutation of a late pamphlet secretly imprinted and entituled: A briefe censure vpon two bookes written in answeare to M. Campions offer of disputation. &c. Compiled by Meredith Hanmer M. of Arte, and student in diuinity.	Hanmer, Meredith, 1543-1604.	1581 (1581)	STC 12746; ESTC S103736	58,079	96

the commaundemente of God by your tradition H●e applyeth vnto them the complaint of olde made by the Propet Esay In vaine they worshippe me teaching for doctrines mens preceptes The shéepe of Christ will follow him A stranger they will not follow for they are commaunded the contrary Ye shall put nothing vnto the worde which I commaund you neyther shall ye take ought there from Againe Take heede that yee doe as the Lord your God hath commanded you turne not aside to the right hand nor to the left Again ye shall not doe after al the things that ye doe heere this day that is euery man what seemeth him good in his owne eyes Put nothing saieth Solomon vnto his wordes least hee reproue thee and thou be found a lyer A mans will or couenaunt saith S. Paule when it is confirmed no man doth abrogate it or adde any thing thereto Much lesse may the will of God be abrogated or adde any thing thereto The co●●●ation is terrible in the end of the Reuelation where Iohn saieth I proteste vnto euery man that heareth the wordes of the prophecie of this booke if any man shal adde vnto these thinges GOD shall adde vnto him the plagues that are written in this booke and if any man shall diminish of the wordes of the booke of this prophecie God shall take away his parte out of the booke of lyfe and out of the holy citie and from those things which are written in this booke Who then dareth offer straunge fire before the Lord with Nadab and Abihu which the Lorde hath not commaunded I dare not saieth S. Paule speake of any thing which Christ hath not commaunded I dare not saith Saint Paule speake of any thing which Christ hath not wrought by me Ha protesteth vnto the Galathians that hée preached not the doctrine of man neither the Gospell of Jesus Christ after the manner of man that is as it may be gathered by mingling the same with traditions To be short the holy Ghost hath commaunded vs to lay aside traditions with the leauen of the Pharises God hath threatned plagues to light vpon them that adde or diminish his word the Apostles and Saintes of God durst not presume to doe it the word of God is perfect and néedeth no péeceing the Authour is omnipotent and his word mightie in operation then is the Romish opinion to be reiected and the trueth as it appeareth in the premisses in humility of spirit to be embraced 3. The Iesuites doctrine ALl and euery the thinges contayned in holy scripture are so wrapped in obscurities that the best learned can gather thence no certeine knowledge wherefore for the preseruation of religion they must altogether and that in the whole forbidde the laitie the reading of Gods word Censur Colon. That this is the generall opinion of that societie I reporte mée to Andradius the Iesuite who saieth The Iesuites of Colen doeth shew that the holy scripture containeth so many and so great difficulties that it may euidently appeare not to be the wisest way to admit al sorts to the reading therof Orthod expli● Lib. 2. pag. 12. His owne iudgement is this Many places of the holy scripture written in the vulgar tongue are no lesse obscure vnto vs then the Hebrew vnto the ignoraunt in the same Pag. 128. Againe Many hauing tyred themselues through continual laboures in the studie of holy scripture coulde neuer attaine vnto certaine misteries of the holy Ghost the which are liuely seene to be painted out in the life of holy men pag. 58. His discourse tendeth to perswade men that by the working of miracles visions and reuelations there is more good done then by the reading of the worde where in mine opinion hée shaketh handes with the Anabaptists who wilbe fedde from aboue by the spirite as they say and not by direction of the written word Againe least any doe denie the latter parte of the former opinion to bée Jesuiticall hée saieth The Iesuites of Colen doe forbid the vnlearned laitie the reading of holy scripture I doe confesse it pag. 125. They nouzell vp in ignoraunce this sorte of people and defende with Cardinall Caietan that if an ignoraunt man bée an Heretike and haue learned that opinion of such as hée thought to bée catholike hée is not to be charged with heresie for the fayth of the church doeth saue him pag. 149. Caietan 2 a. 2 a. quast 2. artic 3. 3. The Catholikes doctrine ALl and euerie the thinges contained in holy scripture are so vnfolded and opened by the comming of Iesus christ that the simplest christian may finde there sure and certein knowledge for the edifying of his soule and therfore for the preseruation of religion and enlarging of Gods kingdome the laitie must not be barred from reading the same if our Gospell be hidde saieth S. Paule it is hidde to them that are lost in whome the GOD of this world hath blinded the eies of the infidelles that the light of the glorious gospell of Christ which is the image of GOD shoulde not shine vnto them Againe It is the power of God to saluation to euery one that beleeueth To them that perish it is foolishnes but vnto vs that are saued it is the power of God In another place Seeing then that we haue such trust we vse great boldnes of speech And not as Moses which put a vaile vpon his face that the children of Israel should not looke vnto the ende of that which shoulde be abolished Therfore their mindes are hardened for vntill this day remaineth the same couering vntaken away in the reading of the olde Testament which vayle in Christ is put away But nowe in Christ Iesus ye which once were farre off are made neere by the blood of Christ For he is our peace which hath made of both one and hath broken the stop of the partition wall S. Danle had to deale with wauerer● and scrupulous people and such as depended vpon treditions and the woorkes of the law and were loth to admit the light burthen and caste yoke of Christ where hee writeth The righteousnes which commeth by fayth speaketh on this wise say not in thine hearte who shall ascend into heauen that is to bring Christ from aboue or who shall descend into the deepe that is to bring Christ again from the dead but what sayth it the word is neer thee euen in thy mouth and in thine heart this is the woord of faith which we preach We haue saith S. Peter a most sure woord of the Prophets to the which yee doe well that ye take heede as vnto a light that shineth in a darke place Wisedome standeth in the streeses to receiue all those that will embrace her Christ would haue all them that are loden to come vnto him here the yong man is to learne his way héere is milke for the yongling and sound meat for the strong Into such as the

Romish Jesuites are it is sayde Woebe vnto you for ye haue taken away the key of knowledge yee entred not in your selues and them that came in ye forbad As much to say ye haue taken away the woord of God yee neither opened it your selues neither suffered others to reade it God commaunded Moses saying Thou shalt reade this law before all Israell that they may heare it Gather the people together men women and children and thy straunger that is within thy gates that they may heare and that they may learne As the Lord had commaunded Moses his seruant so did Moses commaund Iosua so did Iosua he left nothing vndone of all that the Lorde had commaunded Moses Among other thinges appertaining to the king it is sayde The king shall write him this law repeated in a boke by the priestes of the Leuites And it shall be with him and he shall read therein all the dayes of his life that he may learne how to feare the Lord his God The nobles of Thessalonica being Lay men are commended for their readinesse in receiuing the faith they turned their bookes and searched the scriptures to see whether the things were so a● y ● Apostles preached The Quéene of Candac Chamberlain being a Laie man read the Prophet Esay in his Charriot ●●● the word of Christ saith S. Paule to the Collo s●a●●● dwelt in you plenteously in all wisedome teaching and admonishing your owne selues in Psalmes and hymnes and spirituall songes Unlesse they reade and learne how shall they be able as it is commaunded to teach their sonnes and nephewes I would not haue by this my discourse any abuse surmised neither libertie graunted with vnwashed handes to handle the misteries of the great God but with al godly ●eare and reuerence to reade his woord In respecte of all generallie it is easie too bee vnderstoode though some haue lesse capacitie fewer talents then some other there is for euerie man to apply vnto that measure of faith which he hath giuen him therfore none to be barred from the reading of the same 4. The Iesuites doctrine WHatsoeuer repugneth the lawe of GOD is not sinne Censur Co●on Andrad Orthodox explic Lib. 3. pag. 1●4 Againe Whatsoeuer passeth the boundes of Gods lawe no man doubteth but that it is euil yet all that is not sinne Pag. 138. 4. The Catholikes doctrine WHatsoeuer r●pugneth withstandeth or is contrary vnto the law of God is sinne By the lawe sayeth S. Pouls commeth the knowledge of 〈◊〉 Againe sinne is not 〈◊〉 ●● here there is no la●● In an other place I ●●●●● not sinne but by the lawe ● finde then by the lawe that when I would doe good euill i● present with mee Saule is cast away from the Lord from being 〈◊〉 because hée transgressed the commandement of GOD. The man of God for ●ating bread where hée was forbydden was deuoured of a Lyon Ionas was swallowed vp of a ●●he for flying from the face of the Lorde God sendeth plagues and punishmentes for sinne Saule Ionas ●●● the man of GOD were plag●●● then doeth it follow it was for their sin Again their punishmēts were for transgressing rep●gning the lawe and commaundementes of GOD. Ergo the trasgr●ssing and rep●gning of the law and commandements of God ●● 〈◊〉 by induction gathering the perticular trāsgression from one to al the rest wée may generally conclude all whatsoeuer repugneth the law of God is sinne As it is sayde by Samuel vnto Saule Transgression gression is wickednesse and Idolatrie Saint Iohn saieth Whosoeuer committeth sinne transgresseth also the law for sinne is the transgression of the law Saint Iames saieth If ye regarde the persons ye commit sinne and are rebuked of the law as transgress●nr● The Lord spak vnto Moses saying speake vnto the children of Israel when a man or woman shall commit any sinne that men commit and transgresse against the Lorde c. Then they shall confesse their sinne God is wroth with such dealing then must it néedes follow that it is a grie●●● sinne Heare O earth saieth the Lorde Beholde I will cause a plague to come vppon this people euen the fruite of their owne imaginations because they haue not taken heede vnto my words nor to my lawe but cast it out What shiftes soeuer may bée vsed of our aduersaries for the defence of their aforesaide opinion they are not to bée tollerated for so much that it in●erreth a kinde of loosenesse and a retchlesse consideration of the law and commandements of God 5. The Iesuites doctrine THis properly is called sinne which of free wil and wittingly is committed Againe sinne is so voluntarie if will were not it were no sinne Censur Co●on Andrad Orthodox explic Lib. ● 5. The Catholikes doctrine THis is not only called sin and that properly which of free wil and wittingly is committed but also that which through errour ignorance is done followeth the corrupt nature of man I wil not stād vpō y ● blind distinctiō of nature persō but cōsider of sin according vnto 〈◊〉 thereof as the holy Ghost hath deliuered the same vnto vs. Dauid in great humilitie and no losse confidence had in his redeemeer saydee I was borne in iniquitie and an sinne hath my 〈…〉 to ●●●●●ed m●● 〈◊〉 ● Who can vnderstand ●●● faul●●● O clean●e mee from my secret faults remember not the sinnes of my youth neyther call thou to memorie my rebellious ignoraunces In the lawe of Moses it was commaunded that if any 〈◊〉 ought of ignoraunce against the 〈◊〉 ●●● his ordi●●●●● there 〈◊〉 bee ●●●●●● and a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the Priest therewith should make an attoue●●●● Can there bée a greater or to bée tearmed a 〈◊〉 proper ●●●●e then to put the Lord ●●●●● to ●●●●● ●● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●●● ●●●● persecute ●●● in ●●● 〈◊〉 ●●● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 posted with letters 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 of ignorance and vnwittingly O Father for giue them saieth Christ for they knowe not 〈◊〉 they 〈◊〉 The same doeth Peter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 I know my brethren that thorow ignoraunce ye did it as did also your gouernors ●●●nd your lyue● therfore turne that your sinnes may be put away Paule confesseth it of himselfe that hée did it 〈◊〉 and doubteth not of pard●n Wée are all by nature the children of wrath yet will you not confesse that the corruption of nature is voluntary and witting Againe by the offence of one originall sinne it came on all men to condemnation neither yet wil ●● say that the same is voluntarie or witting Wherefore wée cannot denie but that y ● it is properly ●●●●●●●●●● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is ●●●ie●● to wrath deserueth 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 matter for the ●●ry fornace of hell and the worme of conscience to gr●we vpon 6. The Iesuites doctrine COncupiscence or lust which remayneth in the regenerate though it repugne the lawe of God yet is