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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14265	An ansvvere or admonition to those of the Church of Rome, touching the iubile, proclaimed by the bull, made and set foorth by Pope Clement the eyght, for the yeare of our Lord. 1600. Translated out of French; Aviso a los de la iglesia romana, sobre la indiccion de jubiléo, por la bulla del papa Clemente octavo. English	Valera, Cipriano de, 1532?-1625.	1600 (1600)	STC 24578.5; ESTC S116178	21,562	32

peice of sealed paper or parchment Is it not in the sincere Preaching of the word of God the ryght administration of the holy Sacramentes Where doth the Pope this It should be a wonder to heare him Preach So it is neuerthelesse that in that sort the Apostles did dispence the Treasors of the grace mercy of God as wee may read in the booke of theyr Actes and in theyr Epistles But behold I pray you a right iest pure mockery to say that the gates of the most auncient Churches of Rome are opened with solemne ceremonies and that the faithfull are purged from the spots of sin to the end that the soules redeemed by the bloud of Iesus Christ by the Diuine vertues of the Sacramentes should be absolued and deliuered from the yoake of Iron and the tyranny of the deuill c. Is it possible in more manifest termes to mocke with God and to expose and bring in reproach the precious bloud of his most deare Sonne then in speaking in this manner From whence hath the Pope drawn this goodly yea rather damnable deuotion but onely from the pit of Hell The auncient Iubile was established among the Iewes by the expresse commandement of God Where will the Pope find that Iesus Christ hath or dained this which is the inuention of Boniface the eight and that first they must giue a blow with a small hammer wher with hauing stricken then with great blowes of leauers and staues open the gates of his Basiliskes to obaine all the benefits whereof hee speaketh This manner of action is not to bee found in any place of the holy Scriptures neither yet in the bookes of the most pure and first Doctors But that it hath bin reuealed to his predicessors if it were it was by the spirit of Sathan that transsigureth himselfe into an Angell of light that he might induce the simple people to commit two euils the one to sorsake God which is the spring of waters that continually without ceasing run into life eternall Ier. 2 the other to dig broken cesternes and such as holde no water But touching the true spirituall Iubile the Apostles declared it euery where and in all places as occasion serued according to their charge As S. Peter first in Jerusalem that all the house of Israell sayth he may know that this Iesus whom you haue crucified was by God made our Lord Christ Therfore be you repentant be you euery man baptised in the name of Iesus Christ Act. 2. to the remission of sins And in the Chap. following repent you saith he conuert to the end your sins may be defaced And in the 10. God cōmanded vs to preach vnto the people to witnes that Iesus is ordained of God to be iudge both of the quick the dead also al the Prophets beare him witnes that all those that beleeue in him shal receiue remission of their sins Now faith cōmeth not by going a long iourny ouer the mountains vnto Rome or els where but by hearing the word of God which is the word of faith Which S Pa. also saith that he Preacheth that is that if we confesse the Lord Iesus with our lips beleeue with our harts that God raised him frō the dead wee shal be saued Harken to that which S. Paul saith in the Act. 13 Brethren I would haue you know that the remission of sins by this Iesus is announced vnto you that euery one of you by this man is absolued of all the things wherof by the law of Moses you could not be absolued Now this was not at Rome that he spake this but at Antiochia in Pesidia Hee sent them not to Rome where according to Onuphrius allegation Saint Peter as then was resident but assured them if they there beleeued of the remission and intyre absolution of the paine and culpe of theyr sinnes For conclusion we wil ad that which S. Paul saith to Agrippa whereof the Pope hath inferred certaine words in his Bull. That Iesus Christ had appeared vnto him Act. 26. to establish him a minister and witnes as well of the thinges that he had seene as of the thinges that he would shewe vnto him deliuering him from the people of the Iewes and the Gentils to whome he sent him to the end saith Iesus Christ that thou maist open their eyes and that they might conuert from darkenes to light and from the power of Sathan to God to the end that they receyue remission of sinnes and part in the inheritaunce among the sanctified by the faith that is in me Wherupon saith S. Paul I was not disobedient to the celestiall vision But first I declared to them that are in Damas and in Jerusalem throughout all Iudea after that to the Gentils that they should repent and conuert vnto God doing workes worthy of those that repent Doth it not many sestly appeare by all these passages that it is not at Rome nor in the Baselisques that we must seeke these great benefits which the Pope promiseth vs by his Bull but in all places where the word of God is Preached and at all times such as by true faith doe receiue them are partakers of those benefits Wherefore what pretence soeuer Clement the eyght taketh as touching the actions of his predecessors whom he termeth Soueraigne Bishops and of the consent of the Cardinals it cannot be by Gods authority which neuer commaunded it much lesse by the Apostles who neuer practised the like but taught the contrary that he hath published his Iubile but rather by the authority of Sathan the father of lyes who by subtiltie and accustomed mallice hath in such fort prophaned this authority to remit and retayne sinnes as God hath giuen it to his church in the persons of true and faithfull pastors in causing it to be attributed vnto such as haue not any vocation in the Church if it be well considered neyther in matter nor forme and that make trassique and Marchandize of the grace mercy yea and of the iustice of God And which is more make certaine Stirrops to lengthen or shorten them as their accursed ambition auarice fauours and wicked wils leadeth them If therefore poore Romaine Catholiques you will be well assured to participate and haue part of the Treasors which Iesus Christ hath brought and dayly presenteth vnto vs and by consequent haue peace in your consciences It is not in any sort necessary that you should so much trauell your bodies to goe to Rome there to stay 15. daies or a month to goe visit the Basiliskes and Temples euery day during that time to haue a signe of the hand of a mortall man which you terme the signe of the Crosse and a blessing supposing by this meanes to haue full intyre remission of all your sinnes as well mortall as veniall The holy Ghost she weth you a way much more assured and a great deale shorter Rom. 10. when by his