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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61807	The necessity of reformation, with respect to the errors and corruptions of the Church of Rome the second part : wherein is shewed, the vanity of the pretended reformation of the Council of Trent, and of R.H.'s vindication of it : in his fifth discourse concerning the guide in controversies.	Stratford, Nicholas, 1633-1707.	1686 (1686)	Wing S5935; ESTC R19714	95,581	126

great Men some of which were employ'd in matters relating to the Council others were themselves parts of it and prime Actors in it As the Diary of Cheregat (h) Soave p. 24. Pope Adrian's Nuntio in Germany The Register of the Letters of Cardinal Monte Pope Paul's prime Legat in Trent (i) P. 114. A great number of Letters that passed to and fro between the Pope and the Legats before they could agree to open the Council (*) P. 118. The Memorials of those who had part in the Disputes about the certainty of Grace † P. 207. Thirty four Votes in that one Article of Residence in that form in which they were delivered and the Conclusions of all the rest * P. 486. The Letters of Charles Visconte Bishop of Vintimille (k) P. 517. Pope Pius his secret Minister in the Council out of which he extracted what he has written in his Three last Books about the famous Dispute of Residence and the grand Question of the Institution of Bishops The publick Monuments in which was Register'd what he relates of the Negotiation of Cardinal Morone with the Emperour * L. 7. p. 705. The Memorials of Cardinal Amulius (l) P. 815. Pallavicino l. 14. c. 14. n. 2. who was so dear to Pius IV. that he call'd him his Vessel of Election (m) Pallav. l. 15. c. 6. n. 7. and chose him Cardinal in spite of all the resistance he was able to make He was highly in favour with Cardinal Castagna who was afterward Pope Vrban VII and with Cardinal Borromeo (n) Life of Father Paul who had particular advice of whatsoever happen'd in the Council under Pius (o) Soav l. 6. p. 517. He most intimately conversed with Camillo Olivo Secretary to the Cardinal of Mantua (p) Life p. 10. Soav l. 6. p. 517 518. who was President of the Council He was admitted by the Republick into the two Secrets of Venice that is the two Chambers in which besides the publick Reasons of State the Fundamental Laws c. the Records of the publick Negotiations of all States are kept ⸫ Life p. 142 143. Amelot Preface In which it may be presumed he had the view as of many other matters relating to the Council so of the Legation of Cardinal Contarini at the Diet of Ratisbon of which he hath given an account in his first Book And that he had seen the Instructions and Letters of the King of France to his Ambassadors his Letters to the Legats and Fathers of the Council the Lettets of Monsieur de Lisle his Ambassador at Rome the Letters of Monsieur de Lansac de Pibrac du Ferrier his Ambassadors at the Council and the Letters of the Cardinal of Lorain no Man will question who will but take the pains to compare his History with them as they are published in the French Memoires of the Council To which if we add That for a long time he gather'd with extream diligence whatsoever he could attain to know concerning this great Affair either by Cost or Friendship not only in Italy but from abroad sparing neither Labour nor Mony we cannot imagine but he was sufficiently furnished with Instructions and Materials for this Work † P. 97. I know Pallavicino represents Father Paul as one who collected his History from those who were either suspected for Hereticks or were really such q Pallav. Apparat. ad Hist c. 4. The falsity of which Accusation is so manifest by what hath been already said that it needs no further Confutation But because it is not so much the want of ability as of sincerity that Father Paul is by his Adversaries charged with Consider 2. That the Arguments of his Sincerity are so bright that he must be either blind or wink hard that can avoid the sight of them For 1. He was a Person exemplary for Piety Modesty Humility Charity Forgiveness of Injuries and all other Virtues both Christian and Moral as Father Fulgentius who most intimately knew him tells us Even in his Youth says he he was never reprehended for speaking an undecent word or doing an unbeseeming act r Life p. 16. Can it then be suppos'd that in his elder age he should publish to the World a Book fraught with malicious Lyes 2. To what purpose can we suppose he should report things otherways than he knew them to be Men are not wont to play the Knave for nought but in hope of some advantage which may accrue to themselves thereby and the Baits by which they are allured are either the lust of the Flesh or the lust of the Eye or the pride of Life To the lust of the Flesh he was so mortified that he drank nothing but Water till he had passed the 30th Year of his Age and then not without much averseness was he prevail'd with by his Physicians in order to his Health to drink Wine and among other things which he repented himself of this was one that he had been perswaded to the use of Wine His Food was so slender that for the most part he eat nothing but Bread and Fruits of Flesh very little till he had passed his 55th Year His Life was the most toilsome and painful that any Religious Man was able to lead ſ See his Life P. 18. 20 156 passim The lust of the Eye had so little power over him That he never had of Money any more than was necessary for a days use though he had daily opportunities of heaping up Riches He yielded his service freely in all causes without receiving any Recognition whatsoever And though many attempted to fix a Gift upon him yet he never received the least Gratuity being always content with this only Reward of having done well t P. 132 133. And for the Pride of Life he so much despised it That he not only not desired but refused to accept many great Honours and Preferments that were offered him and was content to spend his life in a Cell so far from any manner of Pomp and State that he never had any Ornament for his Chamber nor more than one simple Garment to put on In short the manifest truth is that had he sought after worldly Glory or Greatness in any kind his Temptations lay all on the other hand for would he but have humour'd and flatter'd the Pope and his Court he might have easily been advanced to be the chief Minister of State under him u Et si Papae adulari assentarique animum induxisset Ministrorum Pontificiae dominationis facile Princeps It is I know said by some that all this was to get a Name But what can be said with less pretence of Truth or Reason since this was that he studiously declined How many useful Inventions does the World owe to him which he would not own himself to be the Author of How many secrets did he discover which he was pleased others should