of (c) The edition of S. Austines workes vsually followed in this treatise is that which is in folio printed Lugduni An. 1586. S. Austines workes the booke the chapter and very part of the chapter where it is capable of partition in which S. Austines alledged sayinges are extant to be found I haue yet further added a general (d) See hereafter c. 19. preuention to such other his more obscure sayinges as are by our aduersaries vulgarly obiected and haue also in more ful and euident explication of his religion yet further explained the same frō the like answearable consenting doctrine of the other auncient Fathers that liued next (e) See hereafter c. 20. sect 13. before his age in (f) See hereafter c. 20. his age and (g) See herafter c. 2. sec 13. after his age from al whom it is incredible that he should dissent him selfe saying of the Fathers (h) Tom. 7. l. 1. contra Iulian. Pelag. c. 5. prope fin and see c. 7. ante med l. 2. versus finem what they beleeue I beleeue what they hold I hold what they teach I teach what they preach I preach c. And lastly I haue made most of al this concerning both S. Austine and the foresaid other Fathers euident not from my owne priuate inforcing or applying of their produced sayinges but from the frequent abounding confession of our learned and vnderstanding aduersaries them selues of whom I must yet say as did (i) Tom. 7. ad Donatistas post collationem c. 34. fin S. Austine in like case of the Donatistes we must rather for this thanke God then them for that in our behalfe they should publish and lay open al those thinges either by word or reading it was the truth that enforced them not charity that inuited them Now as concerning your alledged writers whom I thus produce as confessing for vs and against both you and them selues they are not vnlearned vulgar or of meane esteeme but men eminent and of cheife ranke in your Churches as namely and cheifly for forraine authors the Century writers of Magdeburge Luther Suinglius Caluin Beza Bucer Bullinger Melancthon Musculus Zanchius Peter Martir c. And for domesticke writers Iewel Humfrey Whitguift Bilson Whitaker Willet Fulke Perkins Brightman Carthwright c. Now of what account haith euer beene the argument thus taken from the learned aduersaries confessing against them selues is in it selfe most cleare and haith beene by (k) See Protest Apol. p. 671. And D. Morton in his Apeale ep dedic others largely confirmed from Protestant writers wherefore against the hereafter ensuing further force thereof you can haue no other remedy then as did (l) Theodoret. hist Tripart l. 6. c. 17. Iulian the Apostata in the like case to forbid bar vs Catholickes for the time to come from the reading of your Protestant authors for me to haue alledged the particular sayinges of S. Austin and the other auncient fathers without improbable vrging the aduantage resulting from the wordes and circumstance of the place would haue beene though perhaps not ouer difficult yet to some tedious stil subiect to question and reply whereas to alledge them in the very same confessed sense wherein they are by your owne learned brethren vnderstoode and for such therupon by them selues reiected as making directly against both you and them is that which as to the point of S. Austines now controuerted religion geueth end to al question or further doubt thereof enableth me your humble aduersary bouldly to prouoke your grauer iudgements vnto the consideration of this treatise following Now as touching S. Austines writinges alledged in this ensuing treatise most of them are vndoubted knowen and confessed as being specially named cyted by S. Austin him selfe in his cōfessed bookes of Retractations And as for those other few alledged bookes that are by some affirmed not to be S. Austines as namely the bookes entituled Hipognosticon de Ecclesiasticis dogmatibus de visitatione infirmorum Quaestiones veteris et noui Testamenti de verbis Apostoli de vera et falsa paenitensia c. Besides that these are by (m) In iustitut printed 1602. in the Alphaberical table vnder the word Augustinus most of these bookes are ranked and alledged as in the Catalogue of S. Austines owne bookes Caluin and the (n) Cent. 5. c. 10. col 1127. 1128. 1129. Centuristes acknowledged to be S. Austines proper workes and are the vndoubted writinges if not of S. Austine at the least yet of some other auncient Fathers that liued in or neare his time they be also in this treatise purposly forbonre as being but very seldome or sparingly alledged or if at al alledged yet commonly not without some other saying annexed thereto taken from S. Austines owne vndoubted writinges or from some other auncient Father of his age But yet to speake somwhat in profe of these bookes and first concerning Hipognosticon the same being professedly written contra Pelagianos et Celestianos against whom likewise S. Austin wrote argueth the booke to be written by him or some other father of those times In which respect M. (o) In Problem p. 29. Perkins seuereth it from the spuria scripta Augustini and placeth it vnder the other title of Dubij tractatus And it is yet further alledged almost 500. yeares since by Peter (p) Lib. 4. dist 21. Lambard vnder S. Austines name and is by D. (q) Defence of the reformed Catholicke p. 91. Abbot for such acknowledged and vrged Concerning the booke de Ecclesiasticis dogmatibus it is cyted 800. yeares since vnder the name of Genadius who liued in S. Austines age by Walfridus (r) De rebus Eccles c. 20. Strabo by (s) Lib. 1. de corp et sang Dom. c. 22. Algerus and by (t) In Symacho fin Platina Concerning the booke de visitatione infirmorum it is likewise by M. (u) In Problem p. 30. Perkins seuered from the spuria scripta Augustini and by him placed vnder the title of Tractatus dubij being so reputed the worke of some auncient Father As touching Quaestiones veteris et noui Testamenti it is alledged vnder Austines name almost 500. yeares since by (x) Caus 32. quaest 2. parag Moyses tradidit Gratian and Peter (y) Lib. 4. dist 31. 32. Lombard In so much as M. (z) 2. part of his answeare p. 19. 4. Hutton professeth to thinke the author of this booke somwhat auncienter then Austin And as for the booke de vera et falsa paenitentia it is alledged vnder S. Austines name almost 500. yeares since frequētly by (a) Lib. 4. dist 15. 17. 19. 20. Peter Lombard and for such acknowledged and vrged by D. (b) 2. part of his defence p. 289. Abbot Lastly as concerning the booke de verbis Apostols it is alledged vnder S. Austines name by Peter (c) Lib. 2. dist 30. l. 4. dist 21. Lombard about 900. yeares since
ad Bellar ad 2. controuers c. 1. p. 145. sec p. 249. Danaeus answearing thereto confesseth that Austin l. 2. c. 29. de pec mer. et remis denyeth Christ to haue taken childrens infirmities and ignorance which to be false with leaue of so great a man I haue showed before saith he But yet with S. Austin agreeth S. (m) Lib. 8. ep 42. Gregory who condemneth this opinion as nouel in the Heretickes who were thereupon tearmed Agnoitae And with both S. Austin and S. Gregory agree also (n) Lib. 10. demonst Euang. c. vlt. Eusebius S. (o) Lib. 5. de fide c 8. Ambrose and S. p Hierome Concerning Christes descending into hel after his death (p) In c. 11. Isaiae denyed by D. (q) In his limbâ— mastix Fulke in Willets sinopsis p. 605. 606. Willet D. Fulke M. (r) In his booke that Christ descended not into hel Carâ—il and many others S. Austin to the contrary expresly teacheth that Christ was (s) Tom. 2. ep 57. ad Dardanum solut 1. quaest post init in hel according to his soule but in the graue according to his flesh And further demaundeth (t) Tom. 2. epist 99. ad Euodium post init tom 10. serm 137. de tempore who but an infidel wil deny Christ to haue beene in hel To which purpose and sense he is so vnderstood and alledged by D. (u) Suruey of Christs sufferings p. 626. 598. 599. Aretius loc com p. 53. Bilson and other Protestant writers Concerning the possibility of our Sauiours body to be without circumscriptioÌ„ Protestants in their translations of his bookes (x) l. 22. c. 8. p. 888. de ciuitate Dei directly against the Caluinistes (y) Fulke against the Rhemish Test in Ioan. 20. 19. sec 2. opinion do alledge S. Austin as reprouing those that wil not beleeue that Iesus Christ was borne without interruption of the virginal partes nor passed into his Apostles when the doares were shut Of which last point him selfe affirmeth that (z) Tom. 2. ep 3. ad volus paulo ante med Christ brought his body through the doares that were shut Saying further also hereof If reason here be expected it were not miraculous if example it were not siâ—gular In so much that wheras Iouinian then obiected this scruple of our B. Ladies virginity as our aduersaries do now obiect the scruple of like incircumscription in the sacrament to be against the truth of his humane and natural body S. Austin for him selfe and vs answeareth and confuteth Iouinian herein saying (a) Tom. 7. contra Iul. Pelag. l. 1. c. 2. post med This also did Iouinian in the name and sinne of the Manichees denying the virginity of holy Mary which was while she conceiued to haue remained when she brought forth as though we beleeued with the Manichees Christ to be a phantasie if we affirmed him to be borne his mothers virginity not corrupted but c. The Catholickes haue despised this sharpest argument which Iouinian produced and they neither beleeue holy Mary by bringing forth to haue bene corrupted nor our Lord to haue bene a phantasy but that she remained a virgin after the birth and of her notwithstanding the true body of Christ to haue bene borne And that Iouinians denyal of our Ladies virginity consisted in this very point it is confessed by (b) De Haeresibus c. 82. fol. 233. and see the Centurists cent 4. c. 5. col 381. Danaeus yea this doctrine is so clearely S. Austines that the Protestant Rungius acknowledgeth the same in these wordes (c) In disput 11. ex ep ad Cor. 2. fol. 83. Thes 30. as Austin concerning the entrance of Christ through the doares shut with reuerence said let vs graunt that God can do some thing which we confesse we cannot finde out Let waight and manner cease for a time c. S. Austin teacheth that the blessed Virgin Mary was freed from original sinne that her body was assumpted into heauen And that shee vowed chastity He also teacheth the different degrees of Angels and Archangels SECTION 4. COncernong our B. Lady the mother of Christ the (d) â—ent 5. c. 4. col 499. Centuristes vnder their title of the Doctors errors do confesse and alledge of S. Austin (e) Ibidem col 4â—9 thus as touching original sinne for as much as concerneth Mary Austin writeth excepting the holy Virgin Mary of whom in honour of our Lord when we treate of sinnes I wil haue no question at al c. This therefore Virgin Mary excepted c. The same (f) Cent. 5. c. 10. col 1122. Centurists professing to set dowen a Catalogue of the bookes written by S. Austin vnder the title (g) Col. 1124. de libris quos Episcopus scripsit do number and place among his other bookes saying (h) Col. 1127. de assumptione Virginis Maria. lib. 1. And this her assumption was so aunciently generally receiued that the Emperour Mauritius aboue 1000. yeares since celebrated a festiual day thereof as (i) Lib. 17. c. 28. Nicephorus relateth and (k) Cent. 6. c. 6. col 342. Danaeus in prim part alt parte p. 1528. Protestants acknowledge Yea there is extant in S. Hieromes workes a notable sermon De festo assumptionis Mariae written by him or as others thinke by Sophronius his equal Further mention also hereof is to be seene in S. Gregory in Antiphonario et Sacramentario and in Andreas Cretensis auncient to S. Gregory in his special oration of this feast extant in Surius In so much as the Protestant Dresserus reproueth euen S. Damasus saying (l) De festis diebus p. 148. Damasus ordained the feast of the Ascention of Mary in the yeare of Christ 364. for an vngodly vse that therein honour might be geuen vnto her prayers offered c. Therfore this feast is deseruedly reiected saith this Protestant with whom agreeth M. Perkins in like sort reiecting Missale Ambrosij onely because (m) In problem p. 21. mentionem facit festi Assumptionis it mencioneth the feast of the Assumption And (n) De tradit Apost part 1. l. 5. col 434. Hamelmannus alledgeth further testimonies hereof from Nicephorus Dionisius and Iunenalis an auncient Bishop of Hierusalem The Centuristes affirme that (o) Cent. 7. c. 6. col 163. Isidore mencioneth the Assumption of Mary And according to (p) Examen part 4. p. 159. Chemnitius the Councel of Moguntia c. 36. about the yeare of our Lord 800. numbreth these feasts c. The Assumption of Mary c. And that S. Dionisius his writinges which confessedly record her Assumption were auntient to S. Austin it is confessed by many Protestant (q) Fulke against Rhem. Test in 2. Thes 2. sec 19. in 1. Cor. 11. sec 22. Bridges in his defence p. 917. Ormerod in his picture of a Puritan fol. G. 3. The Centuristes cent 4. c. 10. col 1129. writers S. Austin
word came by a boy that she was deade c. he comming home fynding al in teares laid her garment vpon her and she presently reuiued He likewise relateth (d) Ibidem and p. 889. a miracle wrought saith he amnngst vs so famous that I thinke none of Hippo but saw it or knew it The substance of this his report concerneth partly Paladia a deuout woman and greatly diseased who repared for her health to the monument of S. Stephen and descending (e) Ibidem and p. 890. from the steps wherupon she stood she went to pray to the holy martyr these last wordes are purposly left out in the English translation and hauing touched the grate she therupon fel-downe as it were a sleepe and rose vp againe sound c. then rose such an exultation both of men and women c. their ioy was so loudly expressed that it was able to strike the strongest eare with stupour This he reporteth as of a thing done in his owne presence He besides reporteth (f) Aug. tom 4. de cura pro mort c. 16. prope init the aparition made to the Citizens of Nola by holy Faelix when it was oppugned by the Barbarians And though the (g) Cent. 5. c. 13. col 1482. Centuristes reiect such apparitions of the disceased they do yet report (h) Cent. 5. c. 13. col 1482. 1486. 1487. 1489. other like from the other Fathers of S. Austines age S. Austin reporteth seueral miracles in proofe of the honouring of Saictes reliques SECTION 2. TO this purpose he saith (h) Ibidem and p. 883. The miracle that was done at Millaine when I was there when a blind man obtained his sight might come to the notice of many c. the thing was done many people being witnes that ran to the bodies of the martyrs Protasius and Geruasius who lying hid and altogether vnknowen were found by Ambrose the Bishop by reuelation in his sleepe This miracle S. Austin also recordeth in his booke (i) Lib. 1. c. 13. post med of Retractations And (k) Lib. 9. confes c. 7. elswhere relateth that the bodies of Protasius and Geruasius were miraculously preserued after many yeares vncorrupted and at last reuealed to S. Ambrose He reporteth also that (l) Ibidem and p. 886. when Bishop Proiectus brought the reliques of Stephen the martyr to his tombe many people flocked together amongst whom a blind woman prayed them to lead her to the Bishop that carried the holy reliques the Bishop gaue her certaine flowers which he had in his hand she tooke thē put thē to her eyes and forthwith had her sight restored she went before them reioycing those who were present being astonished He testifyeth also of (m) Ibidem and p. 887. Eucherius a Spanish Preist that dwelt at Calam who was cured of the stone by the same reliques which Possidius brought thither and being afterwardes of another disease laid out so for dead vt ei iam pollices ligarentur that his handes were bound by the help of the said martyr when the garment of the said Preist was carried backe from the shrine and laid vpon his body as he lay he was raised to life The like he mencioneth of a certaine (n) Ibidem and p 887. Voteresse who being sicke and past recouery sent her garment to the same shrine but before it came backe she was dead yet her Parents couered her dead carcase with it which done she presently reuiued Elusinus also saith (o) Ibidem and p. 888. he a captaine seeing his sonne dead tooke him and laid him vpon the shrine c. where after he had prayed a while he found him reuiued S. Austin reporteth some miracles in proofe of the signe of the Crosse And of pilgrimage to the holy land SECTION 3. HE recordeth that In Carthage (p) Ibidem and p. 884. Innocentia a most religious woman c. had a canker in her brest a disease as the Phisitians say incurable c. she turned her selfe onely to God in prayer and was admonished in her sleepe that c what woman who being baptised did first meete her should marke that place with the signe of the Crosse she did so and forthwith was cured This miracle is also reported by the (q) Gent. 5. c. 6. col 661. Centuristes And as concerning the holy Land or Pilgrimage therto S. Austin affirmeth of a certaine man that (r) Ibidem and p 885. had bestowed on him by a frend a litle of the holy earth brought from Ierusalem where Christ being buried rose the third day he hanged it in his Chamber for the better auoydance of euil or wicked illusions from his person now when the house was cleared of that infestation he began to thinke what to do with that earth which for reuerence therto he would not keepe longer in his chamber It happened that I and my fellow Bishop Maximus being neare c. he desired vs that it might be buried some where and there a place to be made for publicke praier c. and it was done accordingly There was there a yong man troubled with the palsy who hearing hereof desired his parents that without delay they would bring him to that holy place whether being brought he prayed and forthwith he went away vpon his owne feete sound S. Austin reporteth certaine miracles in proofe of the sacrifice of Christes body of Altars and of penetration of bodies SECTION 4. HE recordeth that (s) Ibidem and p. 885. one Hesperius who liueth at this day saith he by vs haith a farm◠called Zubedie in the territory of Fussali which he hauing obserued by the harme done to his seruants and cattel that his house was hanted with euil spirits he desired our Preistes in my absence that some one of them would go thither by whose prayers they might depart one went and offered there the sacrifice of Christes body for which the English translation most corruptly saith one went prayed and minstred the Communion praying very earnestly that the vexation might cease and by Gods mercy it forthwith ceased This miracle is confessed by the (t) Cent. 5. c. 6. col 684. Hospinian hist sacram part 1. p. 389. 591. Lauath de spectris part 3. c. 10. p. 254. Centuristes and Hospinian as also by Lauatherus who recyting this story verbatim inferreth therupon that it is cleare that superstition presently began c. As also to pray and sacrifice for soules In proofe of Altars he reporteth how that (u) Ibidem and p. 886. A yong man possessed with a deuil being brought to the memorial of the two martyrs Geruasius and Protasius c. with a terrible noise catched fast hould vpon the Altar whence he durst not once moue or could not but held it as if he had beene bound to it c. then the diuel within him with great howling asked that he might be spared c. and departed out of the man Concerning penetration
9. p. 208. of the house haunted with spirits and cleared by the Preist saying Masse in it To conclude therefore this passage concerning the miracles most of them done in Affrica at the memorial of S. Stephâ—n reported by S. Austin in his foresaid booke de ciu Dei it is yet further to be obserued that the same are also acknowledged and recorded by Euodius of whom thus writeth S. Austin at (m) Lib. 22 de ciu Dei c. 8. and after the engl trans p. 888. Vzaly neare Vtica haue many miracles bâ—ne wrought by power of the said martyr Stephen where Bishop Euodius erected his memorial long before this of ours The same Euodius did accordingly publish a special treatise in 2. bookes de miraculis Protomartyris Stephani extant in S. Austins workes Tom. 10. Also Sigebert Gâ—mblacensis 500. yeares since in l. de illust (n) Cap. 15. Eccles script maketh mention of this Euodius and of his treatise of S. Stephans miracles and the Century writers say from (o) Cent. 5. c. 10. col 1137. Trithemius there is a booke of Euodius extant of the miracles done in Affricke by the reâ—iques of S. Stephen of which miracles mencion is also made by S. (p) Tom. 10. de diuers ser 51. Austin elswhere by (q) In script Eccles in Luciano c. 46. in Auito c. 47. in Orosio c. 39. Bede l. Rerract in act Apost c. 5. 8. et in l. de tempor ratione Nicep hist l. 14. c. 9. Genadius Bede and Nicephorus A truth so cleare that Hospinian confesseth that (r) De Templis p. 301. Austin telleth many true miracles done by the signe of the Crosse the deuil put to flight de ciu Dei l. 22. c. 8. Yea he further saith (s) Pag. 138. hither b long those other true miracles which other Fathers mention as also Austin de ciu Dei l. 22. c. 8. And wheras Duraeus obiecteth these foresaid miracles D. Whitaker denyeth not but confesseth saying (t) Reply to Duraeus p. 886. I do not thinke these miracles vaine and therfore not forged which are affirmed to haue bene done at the monuments of the martyrs Moreouer our aduersaries them selues haue in such like respect not forborne to translate and publish in english S. Austines foresaid booke of miracles In further confirmation of al which I might yet ad sundry other miracles mencioned by S. Austin in sundry (u) Tom. 1. l. 1. Retract c. 13. post med tom 7. de vnit Eccles c. 19. ante med Tom. 1. l. 9. confes c. 7. Tom. 9. in Ioan. tract 120. circ med other of his writinges as also by (x) Orat. in mamant Naz. orat in Cipri Chrisost l. contra Gentiles Amb. ser de S. Geruas et Protas Hier. cont Vigilan ep ad Eustochium and in vita Hilarion Sulpt in vita Martini and see Cent. 5. c. 13. from col 1478. til 1493. cent 4. c. 13. froÌ„ col 1433. til col 1456. S. Basil S. Gregory Nazianzen S. Chrisostome S. Ambrose S. Hierome Sulpitius and the Century writers against al which if any yet vnsatisfyed shal oppose his owne bare vnwarranted denyal we leaue that man as much more worthy of contempt then further reply And thus much breifly concerning such miracles collected from S. Austin as do clearly conuince what religion it was whether Catholicke or Protestant which was by him professed and by miracles thus confirmed Concerning such sayinges of S. Austin as are vsually obiected by our aduersaries against his former Catholicke doctrines confessed for such by Protestantes and confirmed by miracles CHAPTER 19. Such places are answeared as are vrged against the Canonical Scriptures against Traditions and the authority of Councels SECTION 1. AGainst the booke of Machabees M. Moulin obiecteth that S. Austin saith (a) Defence p. 152. The booke of Machabees is receiued not vnprofitably of the Church if men read it soberly M. Moulin in the same place geueth the answeare him selfe which in substance is that S. Austin said this as in respect of Razes killing himselfe whose example the Donatistes of indiscret zeale followed in reguard wherof S. Austin required this sobriety explaning further there and elswhere (b) Tom. 2. ep 61. post med which Moulin omitteth that The Scripture of the Machabees haith touching Razes death tould how it was done but not commended it as though it were to be done And in the booke of Iudges (c) Cap. 16.30 is reported the like of Sampson whom yet the Apostle (d) Hebrewes 11.32 and Aug. de ciu Dei l. 1. c. 21. commendeth Wheras M. Carthwright (e) In Hookers Eccles pol. l. 2. sec 7. p. 118. 119. obiecteth against vnwritten traditions certaine obscure sayinges of S. Austin and other Fathers M. Hooker forbeareth not in our so cleare a case by his special explication and answeare to explaine and cleare them to our handes D. Fulke (e) In Hookers Eccles pol. l. 2. sec 7. p. 118. 119. obiecteth against the authority of Councels that S. Austin teacheth that (f) Answeare to a counterf Cath. p. 89. And Aug. tom 7. de Bapt. cont Don. l. 2. c. 3. post med general Councels themselues may be often amended the former by the later when by some experience of thinges that is opened which before was shut and that knowen which before was vnknowen But his meaning here is onely concerning matters of fact or at most but concerning such pointes of faith as were by former Councels not erroneously determined but onely left vndefyned and afterwardes resolued vpon by later Councels for S. Austins wordes of Amendment argue him not to speake of faith seeing faith or heresy is not properly said to be amended but of matters of fact which are subiect to amendment A truth yet more euident in that this amendment is here said to come to passe by the experience of thinges vnto which experience not doctrine of faith but matters of fact be properly subiâ—ct M. Iewel obiecteth (g) Reply art 4. p. 272. the testimony of S. Austin concerning Constantine the great vndertaking the iudgement of Bishops and their cause vpon appeale made to him in that behalfe but M. (h) 2. Reply part 2. p. 163. Carthwright answeareth hereto in our behalfe that Austin saith that the Emperour was driuen by the Donatistes importunity who made no end of appealing vnto him to geue sentence in that matter for the which also he was to craue pardon of the Bishops To which purpose also S. Austin and Optatus haue (i) See before c. chapter 4. sec 6. formerly made their seueral answeares Such places are answeared as are obiected from S. Austin against Baptisme by women in case of necessity And against the real presence SECTION 2. MAister Carthwright obiecteth against Baptisme by women the 4. (k) Can. 100. Carthage Councel saying (l) In Whitguiftes def tract 9. c. 5. p. 523. Let not a woman presume to Baptise But his answeare is geuen him by
our Catholicke faith but of their Protestant religion Speake now here ingeniously can you beleeue them Neither doth D. Morton his euasion any thing helpe him alledging the example of the water miraculously vanishing away from the font at such time as a dissembling Iew came hipocritically vnto a Nouatian Bishop for to be Baptised for here was no miracle wrought at the instance of the nocatian or by his agency or ministery or in any sort colourable to confirme Nouationisme but rather to the contrary for this perfideous Iew as (s) Hist lib. 7. c. 17. Socrates reporteth and the (t) Cent. 5. c. 13. col 1483. Ceturistes confesse hauing beene before baptised after the Catholicke manner by Atticus a Catholicke Bishop of Constantinople and comming now againe vnder pretence therby of begging money to be a new baptised of Paulus the nouatian Bishop God him selfe as vnwilling to haue his Catholicke baptisme formerly receiued to be so scornfully and sacrilegiously prophaned did immediatly of him selfe without al agency therin of the Nouatian miraculously hinder the said Iew from being againe baptised by the heretical Bishop A thing so far from confirming Nouationisme as it argueth rather directly the contrary And no lesse if not more disparity or rather impertinency is obserueable in D. Mortons like further obiecting of Balaam and Cayphas not working miracles but prophecying of Christ against their owne wickednes wherto but further ad concerning al these examples aswel that no one of them came to passe as did our foresaid other miracles vpon occasion or in behalfe of commending or publishing to the heathen people or others any doctrine then before there vnknowen or not receiued as also that Cayphas his obiected (u) Ioan. 11.49.50 Prophecying was but for once the Apostles then doing many (x) Math. 10.1 great miracles As likewise was (y) Numer 24.17 Balaams Prophecying for once euen in the time of Moyses whose many stupendious miracles neede no recytal And so in like manner that which is obiected to concerne the Nouatian was but for once and the fift Century when as the Church of God was most (z) Cent. 5. c. 13. from col 1478. til 1494. glorious in miracles wheras in the other foresaid examples of vndoubted miracles confessedly wrought by S. Austin in our conuersion and by our Catholicke Preistes in their late coÌ„uersions in this age of sundry heathen nations the Protestant Church was confessedly destitute of al like answearable example in that kind as is confessed by D. Fulke saying (a) Against Rhem. test in Apoc. 13. sect 3. fol. 478. It is knowen that Câ—luin and the rest whom the Papistes cal Arch-heretickes do w rke no miracles with whom agreeth D. Sutliue in these wordes (b) Examination of Kellisons suruey p. 8. neither do we practise miracles nor do we teach that the doctrine of truth is to be confirmed with miracles And of Luther inparticular his owne Prot. neighboures say (c) Diuines of the Count Palatine in their Admonitio Christiana de libro concordiae c. 6. p. 203. we haue not heard of any miracle that he did And thus much in proofe that the ages next succeeding S. Austin agreed with him in our Catholicke Roman faith But now to come to the age precedent to S. Austin that the same Catholicke faith was then also vniuersally professed and Protestancy not so much as knowen to haue beene then in being to omit much other proofe wherof this short intended treatise is not capable that learned and so excellent a man (d) Deut. vpon the reuelat p. 262. M. Napier in his treatise dedicated to the Kinges maiesty and for the supposed worth therof reprinted in London Anno. 1594. and now againe sithence reprinted in London by M. Norton Anno. 1611. cum priuilegio Regiae maiestatis Besides the further (e) In the Preface to the Christian Reader imprinting therof diuerse times in the French and Ducth tongues and yet further promised (f) Ibidem publishing the same shrotly in Latin to the publicke vtility of the whol Church this so learned and esteemed Protestant writer auocheth that betweene the yeare of Christ 300. (g) Vpon the reuelat printed Anno. 1594. p. 68. and after the later edition p. 90. 85. and 316. the Antichristian and Papistical raigne began raigning vniuersally and without any debatable contradiction 1260. yeares next ensuing the first 300. yeares after Christ And the same not as D. Morton would (h) Appeale p. 72. euade in reguard of some one or other onely point of Popery so to vse their phrase but so generally in reguard of the whole that saith M. (i) Vpon reuelat p. 161. Napier from the yeare of Christ 316. God haith withdrawen his visible Church from the outward assemblies to the hearts of particular godly men during the space of 1260. yeares (k) Ibid. p. 191. Gods true Church most certainly abyding so long latent inuisible (l) Ibid. p. 161. 156. 237. 23. 188. the Pope (m) Ib. p. 145. his Cleargie duringal tbat time posessing the outward visible Church of Christians (n) Ibid. p. 239. neuer suffering for the space of 1000. yeares after Siluester the first any to be seene vouchable or visible of the true Church c. Thus far M. Napier To whom assenteth M. Brochard affirming that (o) Vpon the reuelat fol. 110. The Pope fel from Christ in the time of Siluester and that (p) Ibidem the Church was trodden dowen and oppressed by the Papacy euen from Siluesters time to these times during (q) Ib. fo 123. the said 1260. yeares with these agreeth M. (r) In Apoc. in his Synopsis before the booke fol. a. 1. parag 11. Brightman teaching that The Church was latent from the time of Constantine for 1260. yeares and that (s) In Apoc. in c. 17. p. 462. euer since the time of Constantine the great Rome haith beene the whore of Babilon and the Roman Bishop haith beene the beast and Antichrist foretould in the Apocalips wherto M. Leigh addeth that (t) Britannies great deliuery fol. B. 2. The Popes euer since the first 300. yeares haue beene Diuels We may yet further ad hereto in behalfe of the like yet further acknowledged antiquity of our Catholicke religion that M. Napier further auoucheth (u) Vpon the reuel in c. 16. p. 191. that during euen the second and third ages next after Christ the true temple of God and light of the Gospel was obscured by the Roman Antichrist himselfe That also in the booke so (x) In ep theol ep 46 p. 232. gratful to Beza and penned by Caelius secundius Curio a Caluinist is affirmed and houlden for good (y) De amplitudine regni Dei lib. 1. p. 43. 45. 47. that The world continued in great darknes blindnes ignorance almost from the Apostles age to these very times in which aboue al expectation the Lord began to manifest
Waldo Wicliue Husse Luther Caluin and other damned Heretickes whose very inconstancy and ciuil dissentions amongst them selues may serue vs for a strongest argument that their singular doctrines first proceeding from the spirit of error and ignorance were after mantained by the spirit of pride and obstinacy shortly wil be ended by the spirit of discord and contradiction God saue the KING THE CONTENTES of the preface to the kinges Maiesty THat the sacred Scriptures alone are not sufficient to determine controuersies p. 5. That controuersies in Religion are to be decyded by the Church p. 9. That long education in any profession or Religion is not sufficient security for the truth therof p. 10. That Protestants haue reuoulted from their former professed doctrines And of their great inconstancy and incertanty therein p. 12. The contentes of the Preface to the learned aduersaries Certaine writinges of S. Austin charged by Protestants for counterfeate are defended and other their euasions preuented p. 25. Chapter 1. The Author beginneth his booke to his Catholicke frend p. 1. Chapter 2. CoÌ„cerning God the humanity of Christ the B. Virgin Mary and the holy Angels Section 1. S. Austin teacheth that the sonne of God is God of God and not of him selfe p. 8. Section 2. S. Austin teacheth that God doth not reprobate any to sinne or damnation or commaund any thing impossible p. 10. Section 3. S. Austin teacheth that Christ suffered not according to his diuine nature nor according to the same was Preist or offered sacrifice or was mediator and that from his natiuity he was free from ignorance and after his death descended into hel and that his body by Gods omnipotency may be without circumscription p. 16. Section 4. S. Austin teacheth that the B. Virgin Mary was freed from original sinne That her body was assumpted into heauen and that she vowed chastity He also teacheth the different degrees of Angels and Archangels p. 22. Chapter 3. Concerning the sacred Scriptures Section 1. S. Austin teacheth the sacred Scriptures to be discerned for such by the authority of the Church p. â—26 Section 2. S. Austin teacheth the bookes of Tobie Iudith Hester Machabees c. to be diuine and Canonical Scriptures p. 28. Section 3. S. Austin teacheth that one text of Scripture may haue diuerse true senses p. 33. Section 4. S. Austin teacheth that besides the sacred Scriptures the Traditions of the Church are to be receiued beleeued As also that al heretickes do insist onely vpon the Scriptures p. 35. Chapter 4. Concerning the Church of Christ Section 1. S. Austin teacheth that the Church of Christ is freed from error p. 39. Section 2. S. Austin teacheth that the Church of Christ is Catholicke or vniuersal p. 41. Section 3. S. Austin teacheth that the militant Church must euer continue and that visibly p. 46. Section 4. S. Austin teacheth that the Church was built vpon Peter And that Peter was the head of the whole Church p. 50. Section 5. S. Austin teacheth the Primacy of the Roman Church p. 53. Section 6. S. Austin denyeth Ecclesiastical Primacy to Emperours Kinges p. 57. Chapter 5. Concerning the Sacramentes Section 1. S. Austin teacheth that the Sacraments do not onely signify but truly confer grace to the worthy receiuer p. 60. Section 2. S. Austin teacheth that certaine of the Sacraments do imprint a Character or marke in the soule of the receiuer p. 62. Section 3. S. Austin teacheth that there are seauen Sacramentes p. 64. Section 4. S. Austin teacheth that the Sacraments are to be administred with the signe of the Crosse p. 66. Chapter 6. Concerning Baptisme Section 1. S. Austin teacheth that Baptisme taketh away al sinnes both original and actual p. 68. Section 2. S. Austin teacheth that concupisence remaning after Baptisme is not sinne p. 69. Section 3. S. Austin teacheth that children dying vnbaptised are not saued p. 71. Section 4. S. Austin teacheth sundry Ceremonies of Baptisme now vsed in the Roman Church p. 73. Chapter 7. Concerning the Sacrament of Confirmation p. 76. Chapter 8. Concerning the real presence or Sacrament of the Eucharist Section 1. S. Austin teacheth the real Presence of Christes body and bloud in the Sacrament of the Eucharist p. 81. Section 2. S. Austin teacheth that the very wicked do truly receiue the body of Christ p. 85. Section 3. S. Austin teacheth that great care is to be vsed lest any part of the Sacrament do fal vpon the ground and that it is to be receiued fasting Besides which he also teacheth and alloweth the vse of holy bread now vsed by Catholickes p. 87. Section 4. S. Austin teacheth that the sacrament of the Eucharist is to be adored And other Fathers teach that it is to be inuocated and that Angels are present in time of the sacrifice p. 90. Section 5. S. Austin teacheth that the Eucharist is a true and proper sacrifice and that it is propitiatory euen for the dead and that it was offered vpon Altars consecrated with oyle and the signe of the Crosse p. 104. Chapter 9. Concerning the Sacrament of penance wherin auricular confession to Preistes imposed Penance and dayes of pardon are taught by S. Austin and other Fathers p. 111. Chapter 10. Concerning the Sacrament of Extreme vnction wherein is proued the same to be a Sacrament and vsed in the Primitiue Church p. 122. Chapter 11. Concerning the Sacrament of Orders wherein S. Austin teacheth that they are properly a Sacrament geuen onely by a Bishop who haith authority to excommunicate euen the deade And that Preistes may not marry or be one that was Bigamus p. 125. Chapter 12. Concerning the Sacrament of Matrimony taught by S. Austin and that the innocent party vpon Adultery may not marry an other And of the Preistes blessing after marriage p. 134. Chapter 13. Concerning free wil iustification merit of workes workes of superogation and the difference of mortal and venial sinnes Section 1. S. Austin teacheth that man haith free wil. p. 139. Section 2. S. Austin teacheth that our iustification consisteth not onely in remission of sinnes or not imputation therof but likewise in good workes and that the same once had may be lost p. 145. Section 3. S. Austin teacheth that good workes do merit and that there are workes of supererogation p. 149. Section 4. S. Austin teacheth that mortal and venial sinnes do differ of their owne natures pag. 154. Chapter 14. Concerning praier for the deade Purgatory material fire in hel Limbus Patrum inuocation of Sainctes their worship and Images Section 1. S. Austin teacheth that it is lawful and godly to pray for the dead and that there is a place of Purgatory after this life p. 157. Section 2. S. Austin teacheth local hel and material fire therin as also Limbus Patrum or Christes descending into hel p. 163. Section 3. S. Austin teacheth that Sainctes are to be inuocated and worshiped as also their reliques to be reuerenced p. 163. Section 4. S. Austin teacheth