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A02797	An apologie or defence of the watch-vvord, against the virulent and seditious ward-vvord published by an English-Spaniard, lurking vnder the title of N.D. Devided into eight seuerall resistances according to his so many encounters, written by Sir Francis Hastings Knight	Hastings, Francis, Sir, d. 1610.	1600 (1600)	STC 12928; ESTC S119773	131,190	226

Heauen and not in the Pix was counted heresie and for that cause men were called before your Clergie and branded to the slaughter Our stories are full of examples out of your owne Registers that reading of Scriptures was accounted heresie not to stand vpon many vnder Longland Bishop of Lincolne Agnes Welles was conuented and amongst other things examined whether Thurstan did euer teach her the Epistle of S. Iames or the Epistles of S. Peter and S. Paul in English Thomas Earle was likewise chaeged for hearing the Epistle of S. Same 's read in English Agnes Ashford of Chesham for teaching Iames Norden certaine sentences of Scripture as Teend ye not a candle and put it vnder a bushell but set it on a candlesticke that it may giue light to all in the house such like To Robert Pope Iohn Morden and his wife was obiected that they recited the tenne commandements in English To Iohn Phips was obiected that he was very ripe in the Scriptures Ienkin Butler appeached Iohn Butler his owne brother for reading to him in a certaine booke of the Scripture and perswading him to hearken to the same what should I stand to number vp any more which vnder this one Bishop● for reading them selues or hearing read some part of the Gospels Acts or any the Epistles or Reuelation were called into question of life The like proceeding was vsed by other Bishops and namely by Tunstall then Bishop of London before whom many were conuented for that holy heresy of reading the Scriptures In number of whom one going to be burned for an heretike and seeing the booke of the Reuelation bound to the stake to be burnt with him which happely he had diligently read being thereto moued with that sentence Blessed is he that readeth and they that heare the words of this prophecie spake with a lowde voice these words O blessed Reuelation how well is it with mee that I shall be burnt with thee Infinite such examples might be shewed not onely in our owne countrie but in forraine kingdomes I will alleadge onely one example of a godly Bookeseller of Auignion in France The Bishop of Aix with other Prelates passing through the streets euerie one leading his Minion vpon his arme and buying vp such filthie pictures and rimes as were then to be sold they came where there was a Bookeseller setting out French and Latine Bibles to saile at which sight they being much moued said to the Booke-seller darest thou be so hardie to set out such marchandise to sell here in this Towne Dost thou not know that such bookes are forbidden To whom the Booke-seller answered is not the holy Bible as good as these goodly pictures that ye haue bought for these Gentlewomen Which speech so offended the Bishop of Aix that he brast forth into these words I renounce my part of Paradice if this be not a Lutheran So commaunding him to be apprehended he was by the Prelates attendants most despitefully handled some crying out a Lutheran a Lutheran to the fire with him to the fire with him some beating him with their fistes some pulling him by the beard others by the haire that the poore man was all embrued in blood before he came to the prison The next morning being brought before the Iudges in the presence of the Prelats the selling of bibles in French was laide to his charge he was asked whether he knew not the Bible to be forbidden in all christendome saue onely in Latine To which he answered that he knew the contrarie and that he had sold many Bibles in the French tongue with the Emperors Priuiledge with other words reprouing their forbidding of Gods most holy bookes which he ordained for the instructing of the ignorant and for the reducing againe into the way such as haue gone astray the charitable Prelates cried out haue him to the fire without any more words the Iudge yet paused willing him to acknowledge those Prelates to be true Pastors of the Church which he denying that he could doe with a good conscience sith they reiected the holy bookes of God he was immediatly condemned to be burned and the selfe same day executed and for a signe and token of the cause of his condemnation he carried to the place of his execution two Bibles hanged about his necke and so exhorting the people to read the Scriptures he was for this cause onely cruelly put to death Who then can doubt but that the Romish Clergie are the true heires and successors of those cruell Tyrants Antiochus Dioclesian Maximinus c. Who like them haue burned in the fire not only the Scriptures of God but also the bodies of them that read therein and that to them it may be applied that which is written in the Machabees The bookes of the law which they found they burnt in the fire and cut in peeces Whosoeuer had a booke of the Testament found by him or who soeuer consented vnto the law the kings commandement the Bishops may we say was they should put him to death by their authoritie I had thought this gentleman had runne himselfe out of breath in charging me with lies and fictions but now follow foure more saith he but I say his loude quadruple lye shall cleare and discharge me of all The first is that I say Ignorance was held by them to be the Mother of Deuotion a strange accusation and grieuous slaunder no doubt to charge those men with nourishing the people in ignorance whom all the world knoweth to haue vsed strange meanes to bring them to knowledge For what meant they by the costly setting vp of many faire and well guilded Images in Churches Was it not that they might be laye mens bookes and by reading on them they might attaine knowledge What Pius the fift goodman was he not most carefull the people might be edified when as it is written in his high commendation in a procession he was not carried on mens shoulders as Popes vsed to be but he went on foote to the great edifying of the people Now if the Pope will vouchsafe to goe on foote to the end to edifie the people thereby how can it be thought he would haue them bread in ignorance But Sir if you will not forceablie writhe and wrest my proposition to extend it to ignorance absolutely but vnderstand it as it is euident to be meant of the ignorance of the Scriptures yourselfe I hope will free me from any fiction herein and will acknowledge that Doctor Fulke doth iustly charge your Rhemists who setting forth the new Testament in English if that which is pestered with so many obscure words may be called an English translation and yet excusing themselues for being of that erronious opinion that the Scriptures should be alwaies in our mother tongue or that they ought or were ordeyned by God to be read indifferently of all That Doctor Fulke I say doth iustly charge them that they are afraide

learning is not verie great or their cause is bad Iohn Hus. Martin Luthers offer to dispute at Wormes He goeth to the same end to Augusta Simon Grinaeus at Spire Colloquie of Poissy Particular absurdities of Poperie Heresie with the Papists to reade the Scriptures in vulgar tongue● An obiection answered D. Rayn de Idol eccl Ro. lib. 1. cap. 1. The Sorbonists oth For reading of the Scriptures in vulgar tongues men were called before the Bi●shops Act. Mon. ex Regist. Lin. Act. mon. ae● testim D. Outredi Ibidem pa. 863. A godly Booke seller in France 1. Mach. 1. Ignorance with Papists the mother of Deuotion Doctor Fulke Scripture forbidden to be read Iohn 5. Coloss. 3. Chrisost. in epist. ad Coloss. ●om 9. Fides implicita Ignorance a fruitfull Mother for the Papists Act. Monu pag. 139. Deuotion separated from knowledge in many of the Popish Cleargie 1. Tim. 4. D. Rayn de Eccl. Rom. lib. 2. cap. 5. 1 Conscientia 2 Scientia 3 Entia Publike praier or deuotion in an vnknowne tongue Hossius de sacro vernacule legendo Art 3. pa. 75. See the 27. article betwixt B. Iewel and Harding How the Papists allow lay men to meddle with matters of Religion To meddle with Scriptures is to examine by Scriptures the doctrine taught Act. 17. 1. Iohn 4. Chrysost. in 2. Cor. hom 13. Papists forbid Lay men thus to meddle with Scriptures and why Paraleip Abb. vrsperg pa. 448 In lex Expurg cu● vt si Ber. c About Thomas Becket The ground of Beckets quarrels with his King Becket goeth inta France against the kings will Beckets words to the Earle of Leicester The King and Nobles adiudge Beckets a traitor The controuersie between Becket and the King put into the French Kings hands The Kings officer Proud Beckets refusall The letter of the Empresse Two Cardinals censures of Becket About Beckets sainting Ex. Auentino Disputation about Becket at Paris Argument of miracles Popish miracles threefold 1 Onely in shew Act. Mon. pag. 733. Ex Pencero Munst. Ca●ione aliis 2 Wrought by Sathan 2. Thess. 2. Math. 24. Deut. 13. 3 Falsely deuised Beckets miracles Act. Mon. pa. 204. Miracles not rare amongst the Papists D. Rain ex breuiario Rom. ex vita Th● ●ius operi Romae editis prefixa D. Rain ex seuerin● Large talke betweene Hiacinthus and an image of Alablaster The Pope will be obeyed commanding either disloyaltie or blasphemie Blasphemy by the Pope commanded Portiforium ad vsum Sarum in festo S. Tho. Caen●uar Disloyaltie by the Pope commaunded About Pardons and Indulgences Indulgences grounded neither vpon Scripture nor vpon ancient Fathers Councels condemne the abuses of the Popes pardons Ex Chemnicio de Indulgentijs The complain● of the Germaine Princes Tecelius Pardous for sinnes to be committed Parry Caines spirit Absolution Simon a Monke Iacobus Clemens The conclusion Iustification by faith Esay 30. Iob. 1. This bloudie mate falsely chargeth me with bloud-thirstines ● Sam. 18. Aug. in Psal. 37 Her Maiesties marueilous deliuerance in Queene Maries time Her Maiesties deliuerance and Dauids compared Her Maiestie vniustly troubled in Queen Maries daies A ridiculous argument Causes concurring to her Maiesties preseruation M. Hales Oration The fretting of the Papists against her Maiestie now being Queene Hester 6. About annointing Psal. 150. Luke 2. About D. Storie Psal. 5. 59. Stories words The interpretatiō of them Stories iudgement Martyrium Ioan Stor Angl. pro ecc Rom. primat The Bull of Pius Quintus Master Iuel Bullenger Whether any man may depose Kings Dan. 2. and 4. Luke 1. 1. King 14. 1. King 19. Prou. 8. August in Psalm 47. 1 2 Rom. 13. Valentinian Theodosius Sigebert in Anno 1088. Aug. contraliterai Petil. lib. ● ca. 92. Psal 140. Iere. 10. Iudges 5. Traterous practises of some Papists Fond amplifications of punishments inflicted on papists A vaine colour Protestants not to be compared with Papists in rebellion 2 King 11. Lib. conform in initio About the two Earles insurrection Francis Throgmorton and Charles Paget About the late Earle of Northumberland and the Earle of Arundel The substance of the Encounterers conclusion Bishop Gardiner and Cardinall Allen compared Bishop Gardiner A short view of Gardiners milde nature Gardiners hard dealing with Marbeck Heresie for lay men to meddle with the Scripture Gardiners argument to proue an heretike Doctor Tailor Gardiners milde Rhetorike Master Philpot Boner vnwilling to meddle with Master Philpot Boners speech concerning Gardiners being dead Gardiners ioy for Bishop Ridley master Latimers death with God his suddaine stroke vpon him Gardiners desire of reuenge against the Duches of Suffolke Boners description of Gardiner About Gardiners seeking Queene Elizabeths life A weake Apologie The misterie of his tale of a misterious bracelet Gardiner confesseth the wrong imprisonment of Ladie Elizabeth D. Weston Gardiner vnwilling to haue the Ladie Elizabeth cleered The bringing in of the Spaniard Gardiners booke de vera obedientia with Boners proface Gardiners Sermon in Queene Maries time vpon Rom. 13. The A.B.C. to the Pope and his Clergie in Hen. 4. time Gardiner put out of King Henries Will. King Henrie the eyght not minded to reconcile himselfe to the Pope as Gardiner saith but quite contrarie About King Henries diuorce from his first wife with Gard. iudgement of it Cardinall Allen. Allens iudgement of Pius Quintus Bull. Parsons and Campions faculties Saunders Rebellion in Ireland A similitude alleadged for Allens defence examined 1 The Pope no way our father 2 Your elder brethren yeeld not due reuerence to the Queene their mother 3 Your yonger brethren are the elders agents against the Queene Paines practise against her Maiestie Heskets treason Treason against the Queene made a point of the popish faith and religion Allen perswadeth it to be honorable to kill the Queene Parrey resolued by Allens booke to kill the Queene The grouud of this Encounter The Pope will not disclaime his title of vsurped Supremacie The Pope will be no Protestant but may be an heretike Marcellinus Honorius Liberius Stephanus Iohan. 22. The Iesuites The Sorbonists iudgement of the Iesuites Iesuites practises Parrie hartened by Iulio Palmio a Iesuite Yorke and Williams set on by Holte a Iesuite Patricke Cullen Sauage perswaded by D. Guifford Posseuine Wal-poole France iudged the Iesuites The chiefe vow of Iesuits Sacriledge to vow simple obedience to man The scope of their vow The conclusion Te rayling of N.D. Iames. 3. An outward ciuill conuersation Ciuill honesty to be found amongst Infidels Turkes True faith not without good workes Dissimulation taught by Papistes 1 2 3 Dissimulation of some Papists manifested The threefold accusation examined 2 The hurt Recusants do Forcing to do against Conscience Moderate punishment for Religion lawfull Comparison tweene our punishment of Recusants those of former times The Papistes hands deepe in this transgression 2 The hurt Recusants would doe Barbarous railing against Henrie Earle of Huntingdō 3 Dissimulation in sundrie Papists Cardinall Allen inciteth to Rebellion Dispensation of Gregorie 13 to Parsons and Campion 3 All Recusants not charged with dissimulatiō or rebellious mindes ●●e Papists 〈◊〉 ●at the 〈◊〉 de 〈…〉 1 2 3 4 5 6 The truth of my position iustified Rebellion cunningly broached Abraham and Lot Ieremie Iere 9. Ieroboam Iehu Athanasius Obedience in temporall Princes This is N.D. his spirituall conceite as you may reade in his booke pag. 83. The translation of S. Peters words freed frō corruption The Popes Crowne may not be touched Archprelate How Christ and his Apostles were Priests and Archprelates 1 Christ gaue no Superiority to Peter Luke 22. 2 Peter neuer challenged anie such Act. 15. 3 The Apostles acknowledge no superioritie in Peter The Popes spirituall supremacie without good warrant The Popes temporall Supremacie His temporall Supremacie neuer acknowledged The Popes intollerable pride The Pope a bloudie monster The Popes bloudie humour against the Queene What iudgement is to be had of this Encounterer Whether the Pope be Antichrist How farre England standeth beholding to Rome 1 2 Elutherius acknowledge the Kings Gods Vicar in his owne kingdome 3 1. Thes. 1. The cause of libertie of speech vsed against Spaine The Encounterers iniurious rayling Of the Spanish Nation Not all Spaniards charged Experiments of the Spaniards pride crueltie c. N.D. maliciously slaundereth his natiue countrie No cause to except against our free speech of Spaniards The person of the discouerer considered The Taxes Papists the only contemners of princes Reuel 52. About Lopus His sute to the Lords The conclusion

ciuill or forraine vndertaken for Religion is honorable All which things considered I appeale to any good natured Papist who hath in him any sparke of loyaltie in his heart to his Prince loue to his natiue countrie whether this Cardinall not only by secret practises seeking to stir rebellion against her Maiesty but by publike writing earnestly perswading the same yea animating encouraging her Subiects to lay violent hands vpon her sacred person were not indeed a cardinall and arch-traitor and for this his Proctor I answere him and conclude almost with the very words wherwith himself shutteth vp this his Encounter let all men iudge of this mans treacherie Resistance to the fift Encounter concerning the Iesuites THe sundrie occurrents in his last Encounter about Bishop Gardiner and Cardinall Allen did draw from mee moe lines then either at the first entrie I purposed or these two worthie Prelates were worthie of Now for the ground and foundation of his long and tedious prattle in this fift Encounter he saith he will set downe my accusation in mine own words which are these that ensue I doe not heare that the Popes holines is so purged from ambition or so reconciled to Religion as he meaneth not to continue his clayme for the Supremacie or will cease to settle the dregs of his poysonfull and superstitious doctrine amongst vs. I cannot perceiue that the thirst of Parsons and his Pew-fellowes is yet quenched for seeking the bloud of our deare Soueraigne and in her the destruction of vs all the cause remaining still for which heretofore they haue sought it c. And here first like a right Hicke-scorner as in deed scorning and rayling are the flowers wherewith hee doth garnish all his speech hee noteth the fond and ridiculous manner of my fantasticall writing as it is his pleasure to censure it and because his note if it were not worth noting men would thinke it worth nothing therefore hee also painteth his margent therewith that ye might not faile to remember it in these words Sir Francis ridiculous Festus called Paul a madde man who yet spake the words of truth and sobernes the madnes was in Festus himselfe euen so gentle Sir I doubt not but to sober men I shall appeare to write soberlie howsoeuer you iudge me ridiculous and the follie shall rest in your owne bosome And therefore I say againe that I doe not heare nay more then that I doubt I shall neuer heare that the Popes holines is so purged from ambition or so reconciled to true Religion c. or that the thirst of Parsons and his Pew-fellowes is yet quenched for seeking the blood of our deere Soueraigne c. And in the first you giue me a good satisfaction for you assure me that your holy Pope will neuer leaue his claime for Ecclesiasticall Supremacy because when he doth that he must leaue to be Pope In this I easilie beleeue you and for this I will neuer put you to your oath for it is hard for the Pope to cease to vsurpe other mens rights but if you should take a solemne oath vpon your holie Masse booke that your Popes Popedome or Supremacie was ordained by our Sauiour I could not beleeue you Therefore looke not that your bare word shall goe for a currant proofe with mee in this behalfe seeing you haue no one title of the word of God to warrant it it being manifestlie to be proued thereby that he is wholie opposite to Christ both in faith manners and gouernment which long challenge of his and leane proofe of yours is largelie confuted and ouerthrowne by sundrie learned Neither is it like you say that he will be so purged to become a Protestant and I confesse this is rather to be wished then hoped for but if your reason be for that the Pope cannot erre in doctrine or become an heretike such as you mistake Protestants to bee your error is great in the Popes prerogatiue● wherein not onely your owne friends will bee your enemies but the examples of sundrie Popes which fell into heresie will disproue you For Marcellinus fell not onelie into heresie but into Idolatrie for he sacrificed to Idols Honorius held taught the heresie of the Monothelites and was therefore accursed by the sixt generall Councell Honorio haeretico Anathema Cursed be Honorius the heretike Liberius became an Arrian heretike Stephen fell into the error of the Donatists and to be short Iohn the 22. did so notoriouslie erre about the state of the Soules after death that his error was by the Diuines of Paris with sound of Trumpets openlie condemned in the presence of the King himselfe who beleeued rather the Parisien Diuines in that point then the Court of Rome I would they were not so prone to heresie nay authors of heresie but that they would returne from whence they are fallen that is to that truth of Christian Religion which we professe which also many Bishops of Rome for the space of some hundreths of yeares after Christ religiouslie professed But though you thinke the Iesuites much honoured by mee in that I ioyne them as you say in slaunder and calumniation with the Pope himselfe yet you please not to ioyne them in defence with the Popes holines whom for a prerogatiue you will handle by himselfe And in deede I mislike not your method for it were absurd to make the worke equall to the workeman and to ioyne the Creator and the creature together for so a learned man writeth of the sect of the Iesuites that it is Creatura Papae nouissima nequissima The last and worst creature of the Popes making You therefore enter your plea for the Iesuites deferring the Popes cause to the last saue one that hee might bee accompanied with the King of Spaine following in the last whom yet you might if you had followed your Booke of ceremonies haue sent before the Pope to leade his horse by the bridle that the Pope in his pontificalibus might haue come all behinde But your method be at your owne choice for defence of your Iesuites you labour and sweate amaine but it is like Sisyphus toyle Saxum sudans nitendo neque proficit hilum In rouling vp the stone he takes great paine But all for naught it tumbles downe againe Your tedious and irkesome prolixitie I will recompence with all conuenient breuitie You run a long course about the contradictors of the Iesuites which you acknowledge to be not onely those whom you account heretikes but sundrie Pope-Catholikes and to them you applie the saying of the Iewes against the Christians That the sect of the Christians was euery where spoken against with a long idle discourse to the same purpose But Sir all this is besides the purpose and it is apparant that all this while you doe extra chorum saltare If you had first by Scripture proued and strengthned the originall of your Iesuiticall societie together with their