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A62858 Le Tombeau des controverses a grave for controversies, between the Romanist & Protestant, lately presented to the King of France / Englished by M.M. M. M. 1673 (1673) Wing T1793; ESTC R15915 30,396 50

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a mighty Assembly whither the French sent Eminent Men but Rome never permitted that any one should propose any thing whereby his Glory or his Interest should be Touched This Conference which you speak of will give something or nothing to that Religion which is not approved of by Rome if it gives any thing it will certainly be disowned by the Pope and perhaps Excommunicated If it denies every thing to the Protestants of France it will be very unuseful to the Kings design who will not without doubt ruine his Kingdom by violence but make a peaceable and voluntary agreement 'T is then most certain that if an Assembly depends upon the Pope and if those who compose that Assembly are pre-admonished or tied to manage the interest of the Pontifical Court suspition or hatred will accompany its Birth stubbornness its Progress and bitterness its End 20. Rather than be hindred by the delayes of Rome and choice of a Deputy for this Conference all France should unite with an unanimous Consent beseech the King that he would inform himself of the differences of the two Religions pitch upon a certain Form since Heaven hath made him to be looked upon by all the World as a Prince who hath a most just Genius a most solid Judgment and Parts not Confused in any thing he undertakes one cannot think that his Majesty can charge his Memory or weary his Eyes with the Mysteries and Wranglings of Controversies but after some Love to and some Practice of the Sacred Books where the Law of God is found so much recommended to Princes by holy People his Majesty may distinguish exactly enough what Religion is most proper to be Allowed and to tie the Soul to God without Violence Confusion and Hypocrisie Hath not the King who is very judicious discerned that the form of Administring justice would defer the proceeding and that introduced Corruption followed by Custome had need to be Corrected hath not these Thoughts made his Majesty be Approved Blessed by all the reasonable disinterested People when he made his Commands to be published and kept which among the common sort are Named Le code Louis The King can very well distinguish whether the Counsel and Advice which they give him does bear the Character of Freedom the Principle of good Meaning and be useful for his Designe When he pleases to bow himself a little from his Majestique Grandeur to converse the easily knows whether he be a man that expresseth himself by a heap of unprofitable and windy Words or whether he useth Neat Clear and apt Expressions he need not study much to understand the Air of an affected Woman who defires to appear fine by fading and ridiculous ornaments by the same Genius his Majesty without trouble understands the comliness of a well-made Woman who appears in her own Colours without Paint or Disguise with the Characters of a generous Vertue This judicious Prince who considereth all that he seeth who weighs every thing that he apprehends and apprehends every thing that comes before him can with ease exactly judg of the Interest Fraud Amusements affected Pomps Artifices Politique Interests industrious Covetousness and the h pocritical Characters of Religion 21. If the King would lessen his Trouble he may Command any one to give him an Account what was demanded in the Council of Trent to reform the Abuses introduced in Religion and particularly his Majesty may please to take notice what the French Embassadors Treated of in former Complaints of Protestations or Demands of which you may see a small Abridgment drawn from the History of the Council which learns us the Negotiations of Amiot Pibrac Ferrier Lansac and of the Cardinal of Lorain who appeared for France At diverse Times and at divers Conclusions of this Synod they Demanded That the Sacrament should be Celebrated with the Cup according to the Order of Jesus Christ and the Ancient Customes of the Church That their might be Abolished many Abuses Introduced by Images Reliques Pilgrimages and other such-like Devotions That they would Reform the Abuses committed by the Mendicant Fryers That they would Permit Ecclesiastiques to Marry That they would receive no Pastors without having a Flock and without being able to Preach the Gospel That Divine Service be read in a Tongue understood by all That they would reduce the Monks to their first institution which obligeth them to work with their Hands and not to meddle with Ecclesiastical Affairs unless they be specially employed by the Bishops That Pastors should be Resident at their Churches That Eclesiastical Donations be employed and distributed according to the just intention of those who gave them for the Poor for Schools and for the preachers of the Gospel That they should not give to Tradition the same Authority as to the Gospel That before the Administration of Sacraments they should expose with Clearness their Establishment their Use and their Force in a vulgar Language understood by the most Ignorant Other Embassadors demanded many other things for their Princes and Nations as the Abolishing of first Fruits the reducing the Papal Authority to that which St. Peter seemed to have taken over the other Apostles Queen Katharine of Medices particularly demanded the Abolition of the Feast of the Sacrament of the Eucharist which appeared to be instituted rather for Pomp than Piety Read the seventh Book of the History of the Council there you will see all these Requests which testify that the King of France other Princes desire to Establish one only Religion in their Nations suppressing the Abuses of that which was in use of which Abuses they have taken a pious and just Account that they might separate the good from the Evil. 22 None can believe that it doth not belong to Kings to judg of Religion since the Embassadours of whom I have already spoken had their Instructions from the Soveraigns to whom they were Servants they proposed the Thoughts and Designs of their Princes who were so far from consenting to the Orders of Rome that they Deliberated Determined and Propounded against them Reason and judicious Piety makes Kings see the multitudes of Abuses 23. What rational Minds can ignore that our true judgment may very easily discern the Thoughts of a thing of which we have no practical Experience since we know some general Principles of it I do not profess Physick yet I know very well that excess of Wine is dangerous for one in a Fever Although I am no Farmer yet I know that a bad Husband-man who never Sows shall never Reap and that he who breaks the Stalk when the Ear is formed doth very ill dispose of his Crop I never was a Servant yet I know that he who will do that which pleaseth himself only being a Servant does not his business and runs the danger of being Chastised or turned away And by the same Consequence those which have not School-Divinity have that of Reason to discern that which hath the