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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25620	An Answer to the reflections on the five Jesuits speeches, or, General rules of Christian charity together with the speech of Henry IV, King of France, in behalf of the Jesuits.	Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610.	1679 (1679)	Wing A3441; ESTC R276	9,690	4

should not France with reason expect the same Is that Kingdom more fortunate and flourishing then this Spain is loved by the Spaniards and why should the French hate their Native Soil 14. But as you are wont to say these men seek to be admitted into Provinces and Kingdoms what way soever they can Pray you is this an offence 'T is the custome of all that follow the instinct of nature I my self by what means I could sought to get my Crown Howsoever we cannot admire the Fathers constant patience whereby they go through so great and hard matters and bear so many and so heavy Crosses 15. Neither do I Esteem them the worse for that they be so observant of their Rules and Constitutions This is that whereby the Society doth increase flourish and better it self every day more and more For this reason I thought not good to change any of their Constitutions or Rules though I have made some change in others which was not approved of all But that 's no matter 16. The Fathers of the Society hath many back friends among some that seem Holy and Religious persons who speak ill of them This no wise man will wonder at Our Age is not come to that sanctity that Ignorance should cease to hate Learning or corruption of manners leave to envy integrity of life It was so in times past and so 't is still These moaths always gnawing on Learned works No prosperity so circumspect that can escape the tooth of malice hatred and envy always attended the highest things I observed when it was consulted about the recalling of the Jesuits into France that two sorts of men did specially oppose themselves Hereticks and loose living Church-men The one was moved thereunto by their bad faith the other by their bad life But I am so far from being hereby moved to alter my intended purpose that I am more confirmed in my resolution 17. The Fathers of the Society speak and think honourably of the Pope so they should and so do I I joyn with them since I am certain that in averring and defending the Popes Authority they differ not from other Catholick Divines 18. Neither did their Doctrine ever give occasion to Clergy-men to deny me Tribute Now is there any to be found whom these Fathers Words or Books animated to Killing of Kings Whatsoever some have patcht together to bring them to discredit is all a Fiction and meer Fable Thirty years and more are passed since the Fathers began to instruct the Youth of France both in Vertue and Learning Of these some have gone through with all their studies in their Schools Others have broke off and applyed themselves to Phisick or Law Tell me whether any of these ever learnt of their Masters to lay hands upon Kings and to kill them I tell you the Fathers are so clear that they are content to appeal even to their enemies judgement There are some Pulpit-men among the Hereticks who were trained up in the Fathers Schools Ask these men their judgment concerning the Jesuits Lives and Doctrine But whose cause is so good as to desire to be tryed by Enemies Yet I am sure in their case this has been done The Ministers have been asked their judgments of the Jesuits And they have given no other answer but That the Jesuites Lives cannot be Reprehended and for their Doctrine that it is in too clear a Sun for to be questioned Surely few can be found that will dare to stand to their Enemies judgment their security of Conscience must needs be great that fears not any Adversaries Verdict 19. The Confession of Barriere who attempted against my person doth not infringe that which I have said For so far was any Jesuit from that fact which you nevertheless affirm that one of these Fathers of good credit advised me of it in time and another of them dehorted and deterred Barriere from his Attempt proposing to him Goods heavy Judgments due to such Malefactors 20. As for Catel all imaginable torments were not able to wrest the least word against Varadius or any one Father of the Society If this be not so why spared you the guilty Why let you them go when you had them fast why punished you them not according to your Laws and Court 21. But to grant you that that never was suppose some one of the Society had attempted against my person Will you condemn all the Apostles for one Judas shall the punishment light on my head for whatsoever any of Souldiers shall trespass in Military License I acknowledge the hand of God whose will it was to have me pressed and humbled at that time the same hand raised me and set me safe again Gods goodness and providence be thanked I have learnt to forget and forgive injuries for Gods sake as I willingly do for that King who is greater than my self And now I will be so far from remembring injuries done unto me or revenging the same that I will dayly offer up prayers for my enemies All of us have need of Gods mercy which is no ways better to be obtained then by promptly and readily pardoning those who have offended Vs NOw it is plain by this Discourse that this great and wise Prince had well consider'd what he spoke of and had he found their Doctrine to be such as is pretended he would have been too nearly concern'd to have become their Advocate and Protector As for the pretended horrid Ceremony for Consecrating a Person and Dagger design'd for a Royal Massacre I will only speak of it in the Authors own words that it is an Invention of Men worse than Devils a Lie indeed of so impudent a nature that it is enough to amaze Heaven it self to see how Devils Incarnate can out-do in malice the Spirits of everlasting Darkness Let any impartial eye observe the Countries our Author sums up to banish the Jesuits and besides that he will find false causes assigned in most it not all the examples He does in his last overthrow all that he has said for if Ferdinando King of Sweden was Expelled his Kingdom for endeavouring the Re-admission of the Jesuits then it is as plain that he did not believe they held Tenents destructive to Kings as it is that these did who destroyed him as much as in them lay by Expelling him his Kingdom for defending the Jesuits Thus malice makes men blind But above all who can believe him when he says Father Harcourt's Letter about Sir Edmondberry Godfrey's Murther written three Hours after it was done is so publickly to be seen when any man that reads the Tryal may perceive it could not be produced and if it were found since and so publick as he pretends no doubt our Author would have as well recited it as refer●d to it for doing so would have been worth all he hath said As to their Prayers for the Judges and Accusers in my Judgment they were more likely to proceed from Charity than Malice let