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A07557	The princelie progresse of the church militant marching forth by the steps of the flocke to her triumphant bridegrome Christ Iesus. Encountered with an erronius army, turned aside from Iesus to the Ieesitcall [sic] faction, to fight with the lambe, and make warre with the saints. As it appeareth in the ensuing opposition. With an addition demonstrating the abolishing of Antichrist, supreme head of heretickes, and vniuersall maintainer of treason. Written by Thomas Bedle.	Bedle, Thomas.	1610 (1610)	STC 1794; ESTC S113620	73,293	130

of whom Gregory Bishop of Rome hath long foretold saying All things are done which were foreshewed the King of pride is at hand and that which is a vile thing to be spoken an army of Priests is prepared for him Because they that were appointed to be chiefe in humility do serue as souldiers vnder pride arrogancy But of some it may be demanded how they serue as souldiers vnder him First they serue as spyes in Israel vsing to that end much craft in change of rayment but more in their speech Secondly they serue as infernall furies to publish excommunications and Popish Brieues against Kings and Princes that they may incite the subiect to deny obedience and rebel Thirdly they serue where they haue power as Iulian the Cardinall serued vnder the King of pride in Bohemia in burning of townes killing men women and children rauishing deflouring and making a spoyle Fourthly they serue where they want power like blinde Moles vnderminining vnder the earth that they may blow vp the Church of God at an instant through vnmercifull fire Fifthly they serue where they haue authority as the executioners in the Massaker of France in the reigne of Charles the ninth And as the tormentors in the reigne of Queene Mary who spared not the child in the mothers belly This is not Apostolicall but Antichristian Sixthly like them that despise gouernment and vphold the faction called Prasinie they teach that the rebellion of the Laity is no rebellion Eu●gra l. 4. Annot. Pope tyrā Page 74. The Catholikes of England say the Diuines of the Vniuersity of Salamanca namely Iohn de Sequereza Emanuel de Royos Iasper de Mena Peter Osorio may fauour Tirone in his warres and that with great merit and hope of eternall reward as though they warred against the Turkes Againe All Catholickes doe sinne mortally that take part with the English against Tirone an● can neuer be absolued from their sinnes by any Priest vnlesse they repent and leaue the English They are in the same case that helpe the English with any victual or any such like thing Againe the most worthy Prince Hugh a Neale and other Catholickes of Ireland that fight against the Queene are by no construction rebels Moreouer to passe from the army to the King of pride himselfe Pope Pius the fifth sent Rodolphin a gentleman of Florence to moue the Laity to rebellion in the State in Queene Elizabeths reigne and incited Phillip King of Spaine to send Duke Alua into England to assist and strengthen the rebellion Gregory the 13. and Sixtus the 5. did likewise excommunicate the Queene to the end to fill the state with bloud Paulus the fifth in his first Breue as the King of pride thus exhorteth all them that will be of his army Stand saith he your loynes being girt about with verity and hauing on the breast-plate of righteousnesse t●king the shield of faith Be ye strong in the Lord and in the power of his might and let nothing hinder you to doe what to deny the Oath of Allegeance to your King Which cannot be taken without hurting the Catholicke faith and the saluation of your soules Thus contrary to Gods law they make sinne no sinne iniquity no iniquity the rebellion of subiects meritorious and not damnable And hee an Hereticke by the Iesuite Anniball Codretto his censure that holds the contrary Secondly the law causeth terrour like those fiery serpents that stung the children of Israel Exod ●0 Heb. 1● 21 It so terrified Moses at the deliuery of it that hee did feare and quake and so astonished the Israelites through the diuine image of Iustice shining in the same that they said to Moses Talke thou with vs and we will heare but let not God talke with vs lest we dye Nay such was the contradiction betweene sinne and the rule of diuine iustice that they could neither endure to talke with Moses vnlesse he couered his face with a veile This second vse of the law Rom. 9. annot Iam. 4. annot 2 Tim. 2. annot Math. 12. marg Rhem. Popish Priests likewise take away First in teaching that a man may cleanse himselfe from the filth of sinne and so become a vessell of honour in the house of God And that he hath power to make himselfee cleane and purge his owne heart To make himselfe a vessell of saluation To be a good tree to bring forth good fruite So they haue no more cause to be terrified for sinne in whom this power remaineth then a naked man going to bathe himselfe in a riuer hath cause to grieue if he fall in a soft miery or moorish place seeing he may wash it away at his pleasure Secondly to take away the terror of sin Iesuit Catech. lib. 2. pag. 7. Ibid. lib. 2. pag. 124 12● they haue their oath of blindfolded obedience whereby they binde the inferiours to obey the Generall of the order blindfolded For these be the expresse words of their Constitution Wisedome is not saith the Iesuite Ignace for him that must obey but for him that must command Againe there is nothing so contrary to the cōmendation of obedience as to delay or rather arrogancy in examining the reason of our Superiours commandement Therefore their vowe constraines and binds them to beleeue that when the Pope or superiours enioine any thing they are to thinke that God is in their mouthes and that assoone as they command they must obey though it be to murther a Prince To this end they fill the Pulpit with fire with bloud with blasphemies to make their Auditory beleeue that God is a murtherer of Kings and Princes And the more to take away the terrour of sinne therein ●bid li. 1 ●ag 7. The Iesuites when they send any man to execute their designements before he depart they confesse him and imploy one part of his penance to confirme him in that holy enterprise they make him heare Masse with deuotion they minister the blessed sacracment of the Altar vnto him and this done they giue him their blessing for a sure pasport to goe directly to Paradise or rather to hell Le Franc. dis p. 35. 90 Thirdly in stead of the law which worketh terror for sin they haue their chamber of meditations to terrifie men to sin Which chāber is filled with pictures or many diuels in diuers terrible shapes Varades incited Barriers to kill the French Ki●g which the Iesuites vse to affright mens minds to doe some notable seruice for them Namely if a second Varades bring a commandement from his Generall to murther such a King or Prince hee must according to his oath of blindfolded obedience vndertake it otherwise he feares he should bee damned for disobeying his Generall Thirdly the law serueth to leade to Christ who is the brasen serpent that taketh away the sting of conscience that saueth all them that behold him with the eye of saith from the paines and sorrowes of hell He is that better Mediator that