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A shorte declaration of the lives and doctrinde [sic] of the Protestants and puritans vvher by one of independent iudgment may knovv the holinesse of their religion.
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Griffin, George Augustus, attributed name.
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malitious heretique a trecherous Impostour and cruell killer of mens souls worthie and conformable of his pestiferous doctrine deceitfull hypocrisies and abhominable life Hieronimus Bolsecus phisition of Lyons affirmeth to haue heard with his proper Eares these things of Caluins ouen priuie Seruants which did serue him vnto his latter end Now let vs beholde Edification and Instruction wee may receiue of his blasphemous doctrine which he writteth against Christ our Sauoiour and Redemptour Before all things he maketh God the cause author of all mischeefe hynous Câ—yms sinnefull acts by men coÌ„mitted in this world and lay all the blame and Charge vpon God first author cause of the same according to his doctrine for thus he writteth in his Institutions lib. 1. Inst cap. 18. sect 4. man by the Iust Enforcing of God doth that thing which is not lesoÌ„e to him do Caluin w itteth againe that men doe nothing but that which God hath decreed with him self and appornted to be done by his secreete direction lib. 1. Inst cap. 18. sect 1. Eurthermore he writteth I omit the generall concurrace of God whereby each creature is vpholden and retauneth strainth to effectuat all thiÌ„gs which they doe lib. 2. Inst cap. 4. sect 2 I speake of that only action whereby each misdeede may be ascribed to God to Sathan and to man without amie absurditie or Inconuonrencie Here Genttle Reader thou shalt morke how Caluin aseribeth each misdeede as much to God as he douh to Sathan or to man lib. 1. Inst cap. 18. sect 2. He writteth yet more blasphemously of God saying Sathan is said to deceiun and Inchant the minds of Infidells but whence is that vnlesse the efficacie of Errour deriue from God him â—elfe Marke here good Reader according to Caluins doctrine that God worketh in to the minds of men the Efficacie of error and althought Caluin maketh SaSathan the Instrument yet he maketh God the cheefe cause of this mischeefe and not Sathan and much lesse the will of mortall man Caluin writteth also both blasphemously and without all reuerence or fere of cap 2.17 our Lord thar he did vtter the words of despeartioÌ„ vpoÌ„ the crosser to be much affrayed to be condamned for Euer lib 2. cap. Inst sect 16. Luc. 22.69 Ihon 9.37 Behold the blasphemie which this malitious heretique writteth against Christ our Saucour which was as sure of his owen Saluation as he was sure that he was the natuarall Sonne of God and that he was to come with great Maieiste accompained with his Angells at the letter day to Iudge the quicke and the dead mat 24.30 suc 24.26 Ihon. 18.26 and that his Kingdome was in the other world to come Thus Caluin made the Prince of Patience and Magnanimitie which giueth strainth force and courage to all the Mâ—râ—oirs of the world to faint doubt and dspaire of his owen Saluation in the time of his owen Martiredome VVhat other thing can Caluins breth smell in these and suchlike words but Godisse Infidelitie to make men thinke by such leud reasons that Christ can not be accompted naturell Sonne of God in such a seruile feare cursed desperatioÌ„ Likewise Caluin doth not only take â—way the Fathers Limbe Purgatorie lib. 2. Inst cao 16 sect 3. mat 23.41 lib. 2. Inst crp. 16. sect 10. which lowe places of Eartd he calleth â—aine Imaginations fained deuises and â—uerile fables but also he doth against â—he Expeste word of God take cleane â—way the burnig fire of hell affirming heretically efter his olde custome â—hat the paines of hell are no other thing but a sorrowfull Anguish of the Soule â—nd terrour of the mind whereby Eche â—an doth feele God wrethfull angrie against him as Christ him selfe did Experiment yet in this mortall life whan he was hanging on the Crosse which heresie was long agoe condamned in â—rigmes as witnesseth S. Hierome Epist â—d Auitum Thus Caluins doctrine can not tend to any other scope to make God author of sinne Christ to doubt of his SaluatioÌ„ and dispaire at the houre of death and to take away the burning fire of Hell Prepared for the vngodly but to driue sillie Soules from the true Religion to atheisene and Godlesse Infidelitie NOVV LET VS CONSIDED vvhat Instruction and Edification vvee may receiue from the life and doctrine of Zuinglius Prish Prienst of Zuricke to vvne in the Heluetian countrie of Tinurie CHAP. III. AS concerning Zuinglius Parisâ— Priest of Zuricke Meitrpolitaâ— Towne of the Heluetian Countrie oâ— Tignrie he did Exchange his meekâ— Priestly dignitie with the fieirce officâ— of an Souldier and lastly was Killed in warre He writteth him selfe as Lutheâ— doth to haue learned his doctrine from a Spirit in the Night but he did noâ— Know sayeth he whether this Spiriâ— was blacke or white which did teach him Berangarius herisie Entombed long before that Christs Bodie was not reallie in the Sacraament This Luinolius Patriarch to all thâ— Puritans writteth blasphemously thaâ— God is author of sinne for these be hiâ— words Numen Ipsum est author est Euâ— quod in nobis est Iniustuâ—a God him selfe iâ— author of that thing which is Iniquitiâ— and Iniustice in vs. He wiritteth likewise that God enforcâ—h men to homicide adulterie and to 〈◊〉 other naughtie deeds which be wroâ—gh in this world Behold here good Reader the edificâ—ion Instruction which all vngodly â—en may learne from Zuinglius and â—aluin Prince of all Puaitans to Excuse â—eir sinnes when they coÌ„mit thift hoâ—icide Adulterie or any other naughtie â—ede saying that they can not withstaâ—d the will of God which Enforceth â—em to doe all Euill deeds â—HE Abhominable life and blaspemous doctrine of Theodore Beza CHAP. IIII. THEODORE BEZA Borne in vezile Towne of France being Student as forelorne soÌ„ne was wholly â—nt to lead a licertious and riotous life 〈◊〉 the Towne of Parish and Orleance â—apinn veerely 700 crownes of the beâ—fice of the Catholique Church which â—wothily he did spend in this fashion â—entioned before You shall not find since the memorie 〈◊〉 man a more vncleane lasciuious and shamlesse peete than he was which hath transgresed the bounds limits of all honestie as mucâ— in his naughtie words as in abhominable deeds for that could not afford him contentmet to abuse his bodie with other mans wyfe calle by proper Name was called Claudiae and in the abhominable sinne of Sodomie with abeutifulâ— young man calld Audebert Vnlesse hade proclaiued his Execrable sinnes vnto the whole world in his booke of Epigrames THE Epigrame vvhich he dieÌ„ compound in the proise anâ— commenodatioon of condida the Taylers vyfe and Audebert his fellovv-Sodomite ABEST Candida Beza quid moratis Audebertus abest quid hic moraris Tenent parasij tuos amores Habent aurelij tuos lepores Et'tu vezeliis manerepergis Procul Candidula amoribusque Et leporibus audebertuloque Immo vezelij procul valete Et vale pater et valete fratres Namque
with a white â—hirte a corrupt sepulchre and filthie Iackes with white lyme a stinching dunghill with whire snow â—ight so the Imundieitie corrupt stinck Infernell â—laewnesse virulent vlcers pestiferous byles and â—enemous boiches contracted in their soules by deadly sinne hells banne and Infernall poyson â—re only couered and hidde by an Externall veale â—f Iustice which is as farre distant from their silâ—hie soules as the heauen is from the Earth· VVherefor such an abhominable Church which â— full of Imundicties like aofithie Iacks stlnchâ—ig dunghill is no wise worthie or yet deceet to be â—alled the holy Church and beutifull spouse of our â—ord Iesus the beutifull spouse of Christ who â—ath sanctified his spouse and Church with his â—eeious blood heb 13.12 Clcansed from that â—nfernall spotte of deadly sinne and hath made â—er holie to him selfe without blame Ephes 3.12 â— the end then might be some decent proportion â—etweene him selfe his spouse in the honorable and of Marriage which is made by Iudgment â—stice faith and Mercie ose 2.19 Therefore it must be the holie Catholique Roâ—aine Church whose faith is much coÌ„mended by â—e holy Apostle Rom. 1 8. which is the only true â—ouse of out Lord Iesue Christ most beutifull â—fore God cleansed from the Infernall spote of â—adly sinne apoc 1.5 in her holiest Members from whence she taketh her Domination as the soÌ„ne of God witnesseth when he sayeth cani 4.7 my loue thou arte beutifull and no spotte is in thâ— S. paul Rom. 8.3 wrireth to this purpose thaâ— God hath sent his sonne in the similiade of sinnefull flesh and for sinne condemned sinne that the Iustification of the lawe might be fullefilled in vs. You see here that the soÌ„ne of God did condemn sinne in the flesh that is in the sacrifice of hiâ— fleshy offred vp to God his father vpon the crosse that so the Iustificaton of the lawe might be fullfilled in vs. Thus Iesus is not only Iust in himselfe but the holy Membeas of his Church are allâ— Iust in them selues by the Insluence of grace which thy doe receiue from Christ their head foâ— such Iustics and perficetion as the lawe did requirâ— of thm it was fullfilled in them by that gracâ— which Christ did purchasse for them vpon thâ— Crosse by his holy death and passion that theâ— might be some decent proprtion betweene thâ— bridgroome and his spouse in the band of Maâ—riage the head and the Members by Mistcall vnâ— on oâ— grace for otherwise yf the holy Member of his Church were not holy and Iust in thâ— selues by the Influence of grace flowing from thâ— head the holy Scripture could not be true wheâ— it sayeth that the Iustification of the lawe waâ— fulffilled not in Christ only but also in vs althought mor perfectly in the sonne of God then in â— The Iustication of the lawe can not be fullfilleâ— in the Protestants which walke after the flesh because all their best worke selues are deadly sinnes as they confesse them selues but in Godly Catholipues which walke after the spirit because all their good workes are workes of Iustice according to the lawe and acceptable seruice vnto God as the Prophet Malachias foretolde 3.5 saying hey shall offer vp Stcrifice in Iustice and the Satrifice of Iuda shlbe acceptable vnto God Tbridly wee answere that they dishonnour them selues when they compare them selues to withered braÌ„ches which bring out no other fruits but deadly sinne which fruits are gratefull to Sathan Ihon. 8.44 for so doing they fullfill his desires they are also hatefull to God as the Impious and his Imppitie are sap 14.9 therefore the protestants can not be liuely branches resident in Iesus Christ which is the trie of life becouse such boughes as bring not out good fruits pleasant to God are cutte away from Iesus Christ the true trie of life to be burnee as fite fuell in hells fire Eternally as S· Ihon witnessth 15 16. as Christ is glorified when the branches beareth good fruits so he as dishoÌ„noured when the branches beareth Euill fruits as the Protestants doe So Godly Catholiques must be these branches graffed in Christ the trie of life by the Inftuence of he grace which beare good fruits acceptable vnto God as the Protestants are withered braÌ„ches which are acceptable fruits vnto Sathan Ihon 8.44 whoÌ„e to the fire of hell is preparee likewise to all withered branches which beare no good fruits wcceptable vnto God as the Paotestants are yf they amend not both in life and Religion Fourthly S. Paul writteth Rom. 8 29. that God hath predstinated all his Flect to be made like the Image of sone that he might be the first borne amongst manie brettheren As concerning the Protestants which bearie continvallie deadly sinnes in their souses they are rather conforme to the Image and similitude of Sathan then to the the Image similitude of God because that as the Inherent grace of God in the soule of a Godly catholique maketh such a catholique like vnto Christ which is full of grace and truth Ihon. 1.14 so the Infernall spotte of deadly sinne in the Protestants soule cheefe cause and author of sinne that Christ calleth Satban their father for so much as the Protestant coÌ„nittinng deadly sinne continallie performeth so doing Sathans desires will and gartfull seruice whrefore it restaeth that the Godly Catholques which are Iustified by Inberent grace resident in the soules should be called the Elected bretheren of Christ because they are like vnto the Image of Christ by the brightnesse of Inherent grace which is resident in thcir soules and not the Protestants which by deadly sinne resident in their soules are made like vnto Sathan chiefe author of sinne for which cause Christ calleth him their father Ihon â— 44 Likewise as a mulitude of blacke Morians or Ethiopians can not be truly called the bretheren of such a on as most faire and beutifull so the Protestants whose soules are like be called bretheâ—en like vnto the beutifull sonne of God because they are more resernbland to Sathan by the blacke â—nfernall spotte of deadly sinne then to Christ by â—nie brightnesse or beutifllnesse of Inhercnt grace â—s Godly Catholiques are As these which are Endued with Inherent grace are parteipant of Christs beutie and gratefull vnto God so these which are filed with the Infernall spote of participant of his Infernall blackenesse and alse gratefull vnto him as they are odious vnto God sap 14.9 Now to conclude this Chapter according to these authoities of the holy Scripture recited aboue which declare to vs the proper conditions whinh are vnseparable from deadly sinne yf a spouse which were Enemie to God sttumpet harlote to Sathan deepely wounded in the soule by deadly sinne hells Infernall dart spoiled of all Inhereth race mertis good workes blacke before God as a foule Morits or Ethiopian is be fore man withred like a drie stocke without all sope of Grace aeuotion full coreupt stinch and abhomination before God