anâ—â—â—e â—â—râ—ll'd amongst the Roman Martyrs on Earth And this horrid fact was highly commended by the Pope in a full Consistory at Rome How did Pope †Baron tom 10. p. 4â—â— Adrian 2. extoll and magnify Basilius for murthering Michael Emperour of Constantinople Party was confirm'd in his resolutions to kill oâ—r Q Elizabeth by a Letter from Cardinal Câ—â—â—o in which we have these expressions His Holynesse granteth unto you his blessing Plenary Indulgence and remission of all your sins according to your desire And how was Barriere encouraged to murther Henry 4. of France with these words that he should gain by that Act both great glory and Paradise I could instance in many others but these are sufficient Thus you see what trayterous positions and destructive of all Government are laid down and defended by our Romanists Our King James therefore had good reason to say that none of those that truly know and * Speech in Parliment 1605. believe the whole grounds and School Conclusions of their doctrines can either prove good Christians or good Subjects We have heard what treascâ—able Doctrines are delivered and defended by our Adversaries of Rome and that their practices have been conformable to them all Hystories declare How many treasons have the Popes of Rome Committed Commanded and Commended †Morneys Myst Iniquit who ciâ—â—s severall Hystâ—riâ—â—s Pope Gregory 4. and his Bishops promoted the Rebellion of the three Sons of Ludovicus Pius and Gregory 7. raised a rebellion Henry 4. Emperour of Germany * Gold astâ— Imperii Rom Mon p 561. Boniface 8. stirr'd up the people of France to rebell against Philip 4. sirnamed le Bell. When Henry Bullenbrook Duke of Hereford and Lancaster landed in Yorkshire most †Stow p. 320. of the Bishops flocked to him traiterously owning him for their Soveraign and Thomas Arundell Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Preached against Richard 2. then King and produced a Bull from Rome promising remission of sins to all those who should aid the said Henry against King Richard who was afterwards murder'd in Pontefract Castle How were the Irish encouraged to rebell by Pope Gregory 13. his Breve promising to grant them as plenary a pardon of all their sins as was formerly given to those who fought against the Turks and was not the Spanish Invasion * Cambden p. 128 c. promoted by the Pope and our English Romanists And that our late Warres here in England were raised and fostered by the arts of the Court of Rome is more than probable †Vindication of Prot Relig p 58 c. The Roman Priest and Confessor is known saith Dr. De Moulin who when he saw the fatal stroke given to our late gracious King flourished with his sword and said Now the greatest Enemy we have in the world is gone When the Newes of that horrible execution came to Roan saith the same Author a Protestant Gentleman of Good Credit was present in a great Company of Jesuited Persons where after great expressions of joy the gravest of the company to whom all gave ear spake much after this sort The King of A notorious ye England at his Marriage had promised the re-establishing of the Catholick Religion and when he delayed to fulfil his promise we summoned him from time to time to performe it We came so farre as to tell him that if he would not do it we should be forced to take those courses which would bring him to his destruction We have given him lawful warning and when no warning would serve we have kept our word to him since he would not keep his word to us That grave Rabbies sentence agreeth with this certain intelligence which shall be justifyed whensoever Authority shall require it That the year before the Kings death a select number of Jesuits were sent from their whole party in England first to Paris to consult with the Faculty of Sorâ—en to whom they put this Question in writing That being the State of England was in likely posture to change Government whether it was lawful for the Catholicks to work that change for the advancing and securing of the Catholick cause in England by making away the King whom there was no likelyhood to turn from his hâ—resy Which was answered affirmatively After this the same persons went to Rome where the same Question being propounded and debated it was concluded by the Pope and his Council that it was both lawful and expedient for the Catholicks to promote that alteration of State And what followed is known to all the world Much more to this purpose you may read in the following pages Time would fail me should I recount all the Treasons which the Pope and his Agents have been the Authors and fâ—menters of And yet these men who make rebellion an Article of their faith have the impudencâ— to speak and write of their Loyalty to temporal Kings and Princes Out â—â—gliâ—h Romanists drew up a supplication to King Jâ—â—es and 〈◊〉 Parliament in which they doe not a little vaunt and brag of the Loyalty of their Religion in these words The Catholick Subject is if any other the glory pag 7. strength and perpetuity of the Kingdome because he principally seeketh Heaven in this world and will not for the world be diverted cannot be treacherous or disloyal or undutifull to your Highnesse but in every service and distresse occurring valiant resolute and most faithfull And all these fair words were to the same King and Parliament whose destruction they intended and had at that time contrived O unparrallel Hypocrisie And Philanax Anglicus a late Pamphleter tells us that the Romanists are pag 104. to fight onely with prayers Arms against Princes have no warrant Who is Judge if the King transgresseth the Conditions of his Kingdom onely God Navar Cunerus and all the Catholick Doctors that ever I have seen * Surely then he never saw Aquinas Saurez Lessius c agree perfectly in this same sentence And so much concerning their trayterous Doctrines and rebellious practices by which the Pope and his Agents have endeavoured to propogate their Religion Let us now take a survey of their bloody cruelties And here I must lead you into Golgotha a field very ample and large like that to which God brought the Prophet Ezekiel 37. We may boldly affirme that the ten persecutions of the Emperours of Rome never put to death so many nor with that cruelty as the power of the Bishop of Rome Instruments of cruelty are in their habitations To speak of the Murthers Massacres and cruelties of the Papists is so large a field that entering into it I know not where to begin nor where to end I could shew you a Sea of blood flowing from the See of Rome like to that which Ezekiel speakes of 47 chapt 3 4 5. which was at the first to the Ancles then to the knees then to the Loynes deeper and deeper I could entertain you with a
third Method which the Pope and his Factors have used to propogate their Doctrines vizt their horrid Treasons and bloody Cruelties The Romish Doctors lay down these propolitions as undenyable Maximes 1. That the Pope hath power and authority to depose Kings and to dispose of their Kingdomes For this they urge 1 Jer 10. I have this day set thee over the Nations and over the Kingdomes to root out and to pull down and to destroys and to throw down to build and to plant which say they was prophetically spoken of the Pope And thus Pope Pius 5. in his Bull against Queen Elizabeth expounds it * Epist ad Micbael Imp Const Baron Tom 10 p 560. Nicolus 1. proveth his Papal power because it was said to Peter Kill and eat and because to him alone was granted that power to draw a Net full of fishes to Land And †Extravag Tit 8 p 853. Boniface the 8. proveth his Soveraignity because it is written that in the beginning God creaeed Heaven and Earth But how weak and ridiculous soever their proofs are yet this doctrine is un animously received and zealously defended by them I could here produce a cloud of witnesses Salmeron Molina Seulckenius Coquam Lessius c. These wâ—th many others tell us that the Pope hath power to punish Kings by deposing them and giving their Kingdomes to others That this is the opinion of all Divines both Ancient and Modern of all Catholick Lawyers of Occumenical Councels and Popes That in this there is no disagreement amongsi them That he cannot be held a Catholick no nor Christian that is against it That Christ had not been careful enough of the Church and salvation of souls if he had not left the Pope a power over Kings c. And that this is the judgment of our English Romanists is most evident from their numerous Pamphlets to which I might adde the Answers of several Seminary Priests when Prisoners in the Tower unto certain Articles ministred unto them in the Year 158â— Nay they teach that not only the Pope but the people also may depose their Kings And here let two of their great Doctors speak for the rest viz Bellarmine and Estius The first saith * Bellar de Concil lib 2 c 19. p 139 That if the King turn Tyrant the people may depose him and choose another And he gives this reason for it †Bellar de â—â—icis lib â—3 c 6. It is the Consent of the people that constitutes Kings or other Rulerâ— over them and therefore if cause be given they may turn the Kingdome into an Aristocracy Democracy c. And * â—â— 4. lib Sâ—â—teâ—t lib 2. p 444. Estius speaks to the same purpose The Nobles and people by the Authority residing in them may defend themselves from Tyranny and not only choose themselves a lawful Prince but also cause being given may dethrone him again And they mention several cases in which it is lawful to depose Kings As †â—evardentius mentions 12. Con in Est p. 90 1. If they be Prodigal of the publick Revenues 2. If violatoâ—s of the Publick faith 3. If they be he guilty of Sacriledge 4. If they be Tyrants 5. If they be negligent or insufficient or effeminate 6. If they be Hereticks In these and many other cases say their great Doctors and some of their Councels the Pope and people may deprive King and Princes of all Rule and government 2. That the Pope can absolve Subjects from their Oathes of Allegiance and their Obedience due to their respective Princes * Aquin 2â— Quaest 1â— Art 2. Their Angelical Doctor tells us that when any Prince is declared excommunicate for Apostacy his Subjects are ipso facto freed from his government and their oath of fealty And Franciscus Suarez affirms that the Pope can absolve Subjects from their Oaths of †Deseas Fidei Cath lib 3. cap 23. n 21. lib â— c 2. â— 7. cap 5. â—2 3 Allegiance that to affirme the contrary is to act against the custome of the Church the use and approbation of General Councels the Consent of Catholick Doctors and against reason and is plainly Hereticall And what was the judgement of Cardinal Perron is clear from his speech to the third Estate of France for which several Bishops highly commended him and the Pope gave him thanks in which he saith that subjects may be absolved from their Oaths of Allegiance made to their Kings That all parties of the Catholick Church did hold it and so did the French Church ever since divinity was taught in Schools till the coming of Calvin Against this Speech our Learned King James writ his Remonstrance for the Right of Kings and the Independency of their Crowns 3. That Kings excommunicated and depos'd may be lawfully kill'd by their own Subjects because then they cease to be Kings Lessius * 〈…〉 Câ—th lib 6. cap 4. â— 18. 14. tells us that the people Parliament or any other having â—e Jâ—stit 〈◊〉 2. cap 〈◊〉 4 〈◊〉 12. â—e Jâ—stit lib. 5. Quaest 1. Art 3. Authority may depose a tyrannical Prince and declare him an Enemy whereby any thing may be attempted against his person because he then ceaseth to be a King Dominicus Soto saith that when once a decree is gâ—ne out against a King then any one may be the Executioner And Suarez affirms no lesse then three times in one Paragraph that Kings may be murther'd by their own Subjects and he gives this weighty reason When a King is deposed he is no lawful King and therefore may be be kill'd by any private man And that this is not the private Opinion of Suarez but unanimously received by all Romanists is clear from the high censures of approbation in the beginning of his Book Alphoâ—so a Castello Branco Bishop of Conimbria declare that he hath read it exactly over and fâ—â—dâ— all things in it agreeable to the holy Scriptures Apostolical Tradition General Councels and Papal decrees Ferâ—ando Mâ—rtin Mascaâ—â—gnus Bishop of Sylvis saith that he hath also read it over and findâ— nothing in it but what is Orthodox And Mâ—rte Alphâ—â—sâ— a Mello Bishop of Lamego saith also that he hath read it over and thinks it worthy to be published for the publick good of Christendome Nor is this all but to passe over the Inquisition and others who allow it the same priviledges the University of Câ—mplut after a serious view and consideration of it declare that there is nothing in it contrary to the Roman Catholick â—ith that every thing iâ— worthy of praise and commendation Nay this King-killing is not only lawful * 〈◊〉 lib 96. p 454. c. but highly commended and rewarded with eternal glory They encouraged Fryar Climent to murther Henry 3. †An t Colyâ—et p 403 c. of France with these promises That he shall be well recompenced for the fact if he dye he shall surely fly to heaven as a Saint
from their Plots and Conspiracies especially that of this day I know the Anniversarie remembâ—ance of this eminent Deliverance troubles our Adversaries of Rome they love not to hear of their impious designes when not crowned with successe Some Romanists would gladly have the world believe it to be a mâ—er cheat onely a Trick of Salisbury then Secretary of State and for proofe they very gravely tell us this Storie That one lurking under the Council-Table and upon what jealousy came he there conceal'd by the long Carpet heard much of the Contrivance A Talâ— so ridiculous that to endeavour its confutation would argue one more impertinent than the Tale-teller If this were a Cheat and known so to be would noâ— Father Parsons and others have vapoured wâ—th â—t all the world over Would they have concealed such a thing that would have cleared up their innocency and cast so much filth and dirt upon us No man who haâ—h seen their Writings can imagine that they were such Friends to us and such Enemies to their own Câ—use and Credit That there really was such a Plot cannot be deny'd till all Hystories be purged And that it was approved and promoted not only by a few inconsiderable persons as others suggest is not lesse evident Sir William Stanley Sir Edmund Bainham Father Parsons Rector of the English Colledge in Rome William Bâ—ldwin the Legâ—er Jesuite in Flanders Arhur Crefwell Legier for their cause in Spain Hugh Owen with many others beyond the Seas were acquainted with this bloody design and highly commended it Nay some of these solicited the King of Spain to have an Armie in readynesse at the water-side to waft over into England when notice should be given of that fatal blow In May 1605. the Romanists having made an Insurrection in Wales Father Garnet writ a letter to the Pope that a command might come from his Holynesse or from Aquavica General of the Jesuits to prevent all commotions of the Catholicks here in England that we might be lull'd asleep by their dissembled quietnesse and conformity This request was granted though his other viz to have it injoyn'd upon Censures was deny'd least it might be an impediment to that grand design Peruse the Relation of the whole proceedings against those barbarous Traitors where you will find all this and much more confessed by them Again that the Pope was privie to this â— Andrews Respons ad Apol Bellarm c. 5. p. 11â— Plot and approved of it is clear from the voluntary Confession of a Jesuite who affirm'd that three Bulls were sent from Rome upon this occasion and should have been published in three of the chiefest places of England had their design succeeded but that failing they were supprest That the remembrance of this great deliverance may more affect us let us consider it with all its adjuncts and circumstances We say that in Morals the Circumstance is more then the substance So many times in deliverances the adjuncts may be more than the matter The cutting of a Stone may be more precious than the stone it selfe and the stamp and workmanship of more value than the Metal I cannot say so here but doubtlesse these two Adjuncts viz freenesse and fulnesse doe adde much to the glory of it 1. Observe how freely we were delivered from the bloody complotments of our Roman Adversaries Many signal deliverances hath God wrought for his Church in former Ages but was there ever any so free as this God delivered his Church from the barbarous conspiracy of Haman but what prayers and teares and fastings did it cost Esther and Mordecai and the Jewes ere they could obtain it 4 Esth 16. But this deliverance came not upon the wings of our prayers but Gods free mercy we were ignorant of our danger and therefore could not make Deliverance the Subject of our prayers Masses were said in Rome for the good successe of the Catholick Design but no prayers were made in England for our deliverance from it and yet delivered In a word we were delivered before we sought deliverance 2. Observe how fully we were delivered The Plot was laid for a full destruction to cut off the King Queen and their hopeful Issue our honourable Nobility our reverend Clergies our grave and learned Judges the flower of our Gentry yea the Protestant Religion No Countrie nor Age ever brought forth such a Monster of Treason saith Thuanus speaking of the Powder-Plot Histor lib 135. p. 1215. No stroke so mortal as that of a Thunder-bolt no hatred so cruel as that which fetcheth its pretences from Heaven The losse of a particular person is oft-times but like the putting out of a Candle which brings onely darknesse to a roome but the ruine of a State is like the Eclipse of the Sunne which brings a detriment to the whole Hemisphere And observe how fully God defeated their bloody design there was not the least hurt done This deliverance was like that of the three Children in the fiery furnace 3 Dan 27 There was not so much as an hair of their head singed neither were their â—oats changed nor the smell of fire had passed on them Or like that of Jerusalem from the fury of Senâ—cherib who coming up against that City full of pride and rage intended nothing lesse than the utter ruine and destruction of it but faith God he shall not shoot an arrow there Even thus were we delivered O let us be for ever thankful for this free and full this eminent and glorious deliverance not only verbally but really with our lips and in our lives It is observable that the Israelites gracious deliverance out of Egypt is made the Preface to the ten Commandments Holynesse of life is the life of thankfulnesse How apt we are to fail in the performance of this duty is too evident both from sacred Writ and daily experience How did Gods own people abuse signal and transcendent mercies not only by entertaining low and mean thoughts of them but even by sinning against the Author of them Can there be a greater wickednesse than for a Pensioner of the Court who receives an ample Stipend from the King to lay it out in buying poison to destroy him or in raising rebellion to dethrone him And what is it that such men doe lesse who abuse the mercies of God to the service of their lusts and turn them as Israel did the Jewels of the Egyptians which God had given them into a cursed Idol before which bow'd and worshipped Such a foul sin it is that it were to be wished that no example could ever be produced of it or that it had been confin'd to the generations that are long since past that Jesurun had been the last that waxed fat and kicked 32 Deut. 15. or that the Prophet had made the last complaint that Gods Corne and Wine and Oyle and Silver and Gold were employ'd in the Service of Baal His 2. 8. But alas it s a sin that lives to this day a