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B11964	A copy of a letter, vvritten by M. Doctor Carier beyond seas, to some particular friends in England. VVhereunto are added certaine collections found in his closet, made by him (as is thought) of the miserable ends of such as haue impugned the Catholike Church. To which also is annexed a briefe exhortation to perseuere constantly in the said Catholike Church, what opposition soeuer may occurre, and the danger of liuing out of the same; and lastly, a few examples of the admirable prosperity, of such as haue defended the Catholike Church	Carier, Benjamin, 1566-1614.	1615 (1615)	STC 4621; ESTC S118628	25,589	43

of Monkes and religious persons was killed with lightning and fire from heauen MAVRITIVS the Emperour who persecuted S. Gregory the Great was slaine of a common souldier his wife and all his children before put to death in his owne sight and so cried Iustus es Domine rectum iudicium tuum Thou art just O Lord and righteous is thy judgement Blondus lib. 3. Decad. 1. CONSTANS the Nephew of Heraclius banished Pope Martine for which he was hated of all his subiects saith Zonoras and so leauing Constantinople liued in Cicely and there was killed in the Bathe of his owne people about him Paul Diac. lib. 18. MICHAEL Emperour the sonne of Theophilus which behaued himselfe proudly against Pope Nicholas the first and most iniuriously deposed Ignatius the Patriarch of Constantinople when he went drunke to bed one night standing at his bed side was slaine of his owne domesticals Zonor Annal. tom 3. in Constante Michaele CONSTANTINVS PROGNATVS the son of Leo Isauricus a most cruell persecutor of the Catholike Clergie was stricken with fire from heauen and so died blaspheming Sigeb ad Ann. 778. These wonderfull and notable judgements of God Almightie happened to the greatest Princes in the East which persecuted Christ Iesus in his Vicars c. And there haue beene no lesse renowned in the West PERSECVTORS IN THE WEST CHVRCH HENRY the fourth the first of the Westerne Emperours which opposed himselfe against the Church after many iniuries offered thereunto being excommunicate by Gregory the 7. was depriued of his Empire by his owne sonne and at last forsaken of all died in great calamitie in exile out of the limits of the Empire Nauclerus vol. 3. gener 37. FREDERICVS BARBAROSSA which for many years persecuted the Church of God very rebellious and proud against the See Apostolike when he was bathing himselfe in a riuer for his pleasure in Cilicia was drowned of a sodaine and so ended Naucl. gen 40. OTHO the fourth after exceeding great iniuries done to the Church throughout all Italy being assaulted in warre and put to flight by Philip the French King in low Germany a little after died a priuate man in Saxony Staplet in prompt mor. in dom pass text 4. FREDERICVS the second a most cruell persecutor not onely of the See Apostolique but of all the Clergie throughout the whole Empire excommunicated by Innocent the fourth was slaine of his bastard sonne Manfrede in Apulia as some write poysoned as others report hanged and all his race following the steps of their wicked father came to the like miserable end His eldest sonne Conradus for like cause excommunicated by Innocent the forth was killed by the same Manfrede in Apulia And the same Manfrede entring vpon the Kingdomes of Apulia and Sicilia being himselfe a cruell enemie of the Church excommunicated by Alexander the fourth was vanquished and put to flight by Charles brother to the King of France whom Vrbane the fourth declared King of Sicilia and Apulia CONRADINVS sonne to the said Conrade vanquished by the said Charles was put to death And Eutius the other son of Frederick the second after many warres made against the Church being taken of the Bononians was committed to perpetuall imprisonment and so all the race and stock of the sacrilegious Emperour great in number and power in short time extinct left to posteritie an example of their wicked rebellions against God and his Church LEWES the fourth Emperour twice excommunicate by the See Apostolike in whose defence against the immunities and priuiledges of the Church of Rome those Poets and Rhetoritians for this cause infamous Petrarcha Dante 's Marsilius and Io. Occhamus Schoole-man write so many things God almightie judgeing this cause when he was a hunting taken sodainly with a palsey of all his members falling from his horse died sodainly Memorable it is which Nicephorus writeth of Narcissus Bishop of Hierusalem Three maleuolous persons falsely accused this holy Bishop wishing euill to themselues if they dealt falsely The first that he would be burnt The second that he should die of the falling euill or some other detestable disease The third wished his eyes out of his head But Gods diuine reuenge not sleeping the first with al his house kinsfolkes and substance was burnt by one sparke that fell from a candle The second was taken with a most grieuous disease which entred vpon his whole body The third forthwith confesseth the deceitfull dealing and fraudulent proceeding ceased not to weepe and shed teares vntill he perceiued with his teares to lose the strength and sight of his eyes These torments of few may be examples for all THE VNHAPPY ENDS OF ARCH-HERETICKES ALthough God almighty punisheth and scourgeth his seruants and children yet alwayes at last he casteth the rod into the fire Deut. 32. Laudate Gentes populum eius quia sanguinem seruorum suorum vlciscetur vindictam retribuet in hostes eorum You Gentiles praise his people because he will reuenge the bloud of his seruants and will repay vengeance vpon their enemies This thing is manifest by that which is aboue-written And it may further appeare by the vnhappy and miserable ends of Apostataes and Arch-heretiques As first of SIMON MAGVS when he began to flie he was throwne downe by the prayers of Saint Peter brake his legges and a little after died with great ignominy Hegesip lib. 3. cap. 2. de excid Hierosol Arnob. lib. 2. contra Gentes MANICHAEVS was flayed aliue by the King of Persians not for his Heresie or his faith and religion but for that taking in hand to cure the Kings sonne he killed him Epiphan haeres 66. MONTANVS THEODORVS and their prophetesses hanged themselues Euseb lib. 5. hist cap. 16. Certaine Donatistes when they did cast the blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist to the dogs were of the same dogs torne in peeces Optat. lib. 2. contra Parmenianum ARIVS when hee was going to the Church with great pompe was sodainly troubled with ache in his belly and so forced to diuert a priuy or house of office and there together with his excrements auoided both his entrailes and his life Witnesse S. Athanasius Orat. 1. contra Arianos Ruffin lib. 10. histor cap. 13. IVLIAN the Apostata was slaine from heauen miraculously he was neuer buried but as saith S. Gregory Nazianzen in his Oration made in praise of S. Athanasius neere the end the earth of it selfe opened and swallowed him vp VALFNS the Arian which succeeded Iulian in persecuting Catholikes was burned aliue by the Gothes which also were Arians Ruffin lib. 2. hist cap. 13. NESTORIVS perished most miserably his tongue being eaten and consumed with wormes Euag. lib. 1. hist c. 7. ANASTATIVS the Emperour a fauourer of the E●tichian Heretikes was killed with lightning as write Cedronus and Paul the Deacon in his life LEO ICONOMACHVS that is Image-breaker burned sacred Images in the open market place of Constantinople Presently after which fact the pestilence consumed three hundred thousand

worthy to be noted that such as diuided themselues by any Schisme in the old Law were most seuerely punished as for example Chore Dathan and Abiron and their complices to the number of foureteene thousand and seuen hundreth men besides many others that perished in the sedition before These rebelled against Moses their lawfull Superiour IEROBOAM who vpon a diuellish policie drew the people from the true worship and seruice of God to Idolatry and Schisme God almightie so punished him as he left not one of his seed to pisse against a wall 3. King 14. So as wee may plainly see there is no wisdome no prudence no counsell against God These Politicks take a wrong course to aduance and continue their states and families for Nisi Dominus aedificauerit domum c. Vnlesse our Lord build the house they labour in vaine that build it Psal 126. for these Houses Kingdomes and States that are founded by such Machieuellian policies neuer continue long as appeareth most euidently Psal 16. Noli ●mulari in malignantibus neque Zelaueris facientes iniquitatem c. Reade the whole Psalme wherein it is said the impious and wicked enemies of God shall wither away as grasse vanish as smoke their seed and very reliques shall perish though for a while they flourish neuer so much and be neuer so highly exalted encreased and multiplied in the world yet shall they come in short time to confusion and destruction As God almighty dealt with IEROBOAM Author of that notorious Schisme and diuision so likewise did hee to Baaza Zamri and Achab Kings of Israel for that saith the third booke of Kings they walked in the wayes of Ieroboam that is because they continued the Schisme and did not reduce the Israelites to the true worship and seruice of God You shal find that of all those God almighty left not one to pisse against a wall for this is the phrase of Scripture in that place These are dreadfull examples of Gods seuere justice against the Authors fauourers and maintainers of Schisme against God his Church and Kingdome To these might be added a great many more which euery where occurre in the old Testament Reade Psalme 82. where you shall see a great number of Kings and Princes which sought to destroy Gods people to come to miserable ends These seeking to ouerthrow Gods Kingdome doe nothing lesse but they incurre his heauy wrath and indignation to their owne vtter ruine confusion and extirpation Of all this before written wee may gather that God almightie hath a singular prouidence ouer his Church and Kingdome he neither slumbreth nor sleepeth which keepeth Israel Psal 120. Tyrants persecutors and foolish people may oppose themselues against it seeke to extinguish it but all in vaine Qui haebitat in coelis irridebit eos Dominus subsannabit eos He that dwelleth in the heauen will laugh them to scorne c. Psal 2. God almightie doth gratiously protect his Church and though he suffer it to be mightily impugned yet faciet cum tentatione prouentum hee will make with temptation issue The Catholike Church and Kingdome of our Sauiour Christ hath by this meanes beene maruailously encreased and propagated as all Ecclesiasticall writers perspicuously testifie as contrariwise the enemies thereof haue most miserably perished and come to confusion CERTAINE MEMORABLE EXAMPLES OF GODS SEVERE REVENGE AGAINST such as were rebellious and iniurious to Priests of the olde Law 1 OF CHORE DATHAN and ABIRON we haue spoken before how themselues and al that belonged vnto them was swallowed vp of the earth Numb 16. 2 MARIA the sister of MOSES for murmuring against him was punished with a leprosie Num. 12. 3 SAVL because he obeyed not Samuel the Prophet lost his Kingdome 1. King 31. 4 ACHAB for contemning the Prophet Micheas and cast him into prison was slaine in warre 3. King 22. and Ioram the sonne of Achab and all his progeny were slaine by Iehu That I may reuenge saith the Prophet vnto Iehu the bloud of my seruants the Prophets and the bloud of all the seruants of our Lord from the hand of Iesabel 4. King 9. IOAS who slew Zachary the Priest and Prophet in the porch of the house of God was punished most grieuously Paralip 24. For the yeare following the Syrians came into Iudea and Ierusalem and slew all the Princes of the people and sent all the prey vnto the King of Syria into Damasco and whereas there came but a small number of the Syrians yet God deliuered an infinite multitude into their hands and Ioas they punished with all ignominy and reproch and left him in great sicknes and misery And his owne seruants rose vp against him to reuenge the bloud of the sonne of Ioiad● the Priest and they slew him in his bed AMASIAS King of Iuda because hee contemned the Prophet of God c. was deliuered into the hands of Ioas King of Israel being spoiled of all he had and afterwards slaine of his owne seruants 2. Paralip 25. O●IAS his son because he vsurped Priestly function and authority was stricken with a leprosie 2. Paral. 26. And that which Christ spake in the Gospell the bloud of all the Prophets from the bloud of Abel the Iust vnto the bloud of Zacharie the Prophet shall be required at your hands Luk. 11. hath terribly expressed this reuenge of almightie God for the dispersion of the Iewes throughout all the whole world vntill this day is nothing else but the just reuenge of almightie God for the bloud of Christ and all the Prophets EXAMPLES OF GODS SEVERE PVNISHMENTS AGAINST SVCH AS CONtemne Bishops and Priests BY many example precedent as also by these ensuing collected out of Histories Ecclesiasticall and prophane it may appeare how Emperours Kings and Princes which would not be obedient children to Gods Church but persecuted the same haue come to miserable ends CONSTANTIVS fauouring the Arians after hee had banished Liberius Pope Athanasius also Bishop of Alexandria and many other Catholike Bishops and had arrogated and taken to himselfe to heare and know all causes Ecclesiasticall as at large sheweth Saint Athanasius ep ad Sol. v. ag whilest he persecuted Iulian c. ended his life in an obscure place and in great torment of conscience As at large describeth Ammian Marcellin l. 22. hist VALENS who banished the Catholikes into obscure places and vsed all rigour and seueritie against them was punished with like measure himselfe with his Princes in the warre against the Gothes flying into an old house was with all his Princes burned and the house ouer their heads Ammian Marcel l. 31. This Emperour cast the holy religious man Isacius into prison as Achab did Micheas the Prophet VALENTINIAN the yonger who many wayes vexed Saint Ambrose to make him yeeld a Church vnto the Heretikes and threatned to exile him was hanged by his owne seruants ignominiously shortly after ANASTATIVS the Emperour excommunicated of Pope Gelasius was an extreame persecutor as well of Bishops as

die out of this Church without doubt perish euerlastingly If then as I said before Catholikes doe not weigh these things but for feare of temporall losses or discommoditie fall out of this Church God almightie will call vnto him others which are yet seduced and blinded with heresie and sinne These after their calling to so great grace after their soules and hearts are illuminated will take wonderfull comfort in so inexplicable a benefit as this of their vocation and justification These will be feruent and deuout in Gods seruice these wil neuer cease to laude and praise his holy name these will neuer suffer themselues to be seperated from almighty God againe these will contemne life goods friends lands and all for this inestimable Iewell these like to the Primitiue Christians wil neuer be daunted with persecution but will rejoyce in it both in respect of grace Gods greatest treasure they receiue in this life and glory that most ample reward they expect in the next world And therefore to conclude let none be discouraged with feare of persecution or troubles for whatsoeuer thou shalt lose in this life thou shalt receiue it euen heere an hundred fould and also a crowne of glory in the Kingdom of heauen And therfore I say with S. Cyprian Non vereamur occidi quos constat cum occidimur coronari Let vs not feare to be murthered whom when we are murdered certain it is we are crowned We should be so far from being terrified with persecution as we should exceedingly reioyce in it Gaudete exultate saith our Sauiour qu●niam merces v●stra copiosa est in coelis be glad and reioyce for your reward is very great in heauen To suffer persecution willingly and joyfully for Christs cause for the profession of the Catholike faith is our glory and the Apostle saith Absit mihi gloriari nisi in Cruce Domini nostri Iesu Christi God forbid I should glory in any thing but in the Crosse of our Lord Iesus Christ The Crosse is the most precious Iewell of our Sauiour Christ and of this Iewell he alwaies giueth the greatest portions to his dearest friends Let vs therefore amids our greatest crosses and tribulations be of good comfort there is no better signe of our election and predestination then liuing in Gods grace and fauour and keeping our selues in the vnity and obedience of our holy Mother the Catholike Church to be diuers wayes afflicted and persecuted to be robbed and spoiled belied and slandered by the enemies of Gods eternall truth Let vs not suffer for theft for murther for other criminall matters but if it be for Catholike religion for obedience to our lawfull Pastors and spirituall guides which doe watch ouer vs as bound to render an account for our soules according to the Apostle Hebr. 13. 17. Obedite praepositis vestris c. Let vs not be ashamed but esteeme our selues euen blessed in this life as our Sauiour pronounceth of vs. And the more we shall suffer for so glorious a cause so much more happy we shall be for there is no proportion betwixt our present sufferings and the future rewards Non sunt condigne passiones huius temporis ad futuram gloriam The passions of this time are not condigne to the glory to come that shall be reuealed in vs. Rom. 8. 18. Let vs then reioyce in tribulation and nothing doubt but that our mercifull Lord who sends it will likewise send comfort with it 2. Cor. 17. Sicut socij est is passionum sic eritis consolationis in Christo Iesu Domino nostro As you are fellowes of his passions so also shall you be of consolation in Christ Iesus c. And againe Sicut abundant passionis Christi in nobis ita per Christum abundat consolatio nostra As the passions of Christ abound in vs so also by Christ aboundeth our consolation as most excellently writeth the Apostle Saint Paul 2. Cor. 1. 5. To make an end let vs reioyce in tribulation at least esteeme it all joy when we fall into diuers temptations as exhorteth blessed Saint Iames chap. 1. 2. But if wee doe finde in our selues this imperfection that we cannot reioyce in crosses and troubles neither yet haue that high esteeme of it as we ought at least let vs dispose our selues to patience for such as lose patience as out of feare fall away the Angel or rather our Sauiour Christ saith in the Apocalyps Their part shall be in the burning lake Apocal. 31. 8. And that which may most encourage vs is that comfortable assertion of our Sauiour Christ often repeated in the Apocalyps Qui vicerit dabo ei edere Mannae absc●nditum c. He that shall ouercome I will giue him to eate hidden Manna Qui vicerit dabo ei edere de ligno vitae quod est in Paradiso Hee that shall ouercome I will giue him to eate of the tree of life which is in Paradise Happy are they that shall feed of this heauenly bread and that shall eate of this delicate fruite for they shall liue for euer This which hath been said may not only be of great force to confirme the obedient and resolute children of Gods Church but also may auaile much to confound such as liue in Schisme and participate with Heretikes in their execrable seruice and Sacraments contrary to their consciences Whom besides these former points I beseech in the bowels of Iesus Christ to reflect vpon the vncertainty of this life and the vanitie of all earthly things vpon Gods seuere judgements executed vpon rebellious and schismaticall people vpon the foure last things to wit Death Iudgement Heauen and Hell vpon the constancie of innumerable most glorious Martyrs of either sexe c. And they cannot considering these things with serious attention they cannot possibly I say continue longer in Schisme but with all speed reconcile themselues to almightie God and his Church And that this I say may take better effect with them I will conclude with those two excellent sayings of Saint Augustine most worthy to be noted Firmissime tene nullatenus dubites non solum omnes Paganos sed etiam Iud●os Haereticos atque Schism 〈◊〉 qui extra Ecclesiam Catholicam praesentem fini●●●t vitam in ignem aeternum ituro● qui paratus est Diabolo Angelis eius B. August lib. de fide ad Petrum Hould most firmely and in no wise doubt that not only all Pagans but also all Iewes Heretickes and Schismatickes which out of the Catholike Church end this present life shall goe into euerlasting fire which is prepared for the Diuell and his Angels And the other Firmissime tene nullatenus dubites quemlibet haereticum atque schismaticum in nomine Patris Filij Spiritus sancti baptizatum si Ecclesiae Catholicae non fuerit aggregatus quantascunque eleemosynas fecerit etsi pro Christi nomine etiam sanguinem fuderit nullatenus posse saluari Omni enim homini qui Ecclesiae

non tenet vnitatem neque baptismus neque eleemosyna quantumlibet copi●sa neque mors pro Christi nomine suscepta proficere potest ad salutem quamdiu in eo haeretica vel schismatica prauitas perseuerat quae ducit ad mortem Hould most firmely and no waies doubt that euery Heretick and Schismaticke baptised in the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost if he be not joyned to Gods Church how great almes soeuer hee giue and although he shed his bloud for Christs sake can no wayes bee saued for euery man that holdeth not the vnitie of the Church neither baptisme nor almes although neuer so great neither death suffered for Christs cause can profit vnto saluation as long as hereticall lewdnesse perseuereth in him which leadeth vnto death Finally for such as are within the lappe of the Catholike Church I beseech them to square their liues according to the precepts and rules of Catholike religion which induce to holines and perfection of life and I say vnto them with the Apostle Abijciamus opera tenebrarum induamur arma lucis sicut in die honeste ambulemus non in comm●ssationibus ebri●tatibus non in cubilibus impudicitijs non in contentione aemulatione sed induimini Iesum Christum Let vs cast away the workes of darknes and put on the armour of light let vs walke honestly as in the day time not in banquetting and drunkennesse not in champering and immundicities not in contention and emulation but doe you on our Lord Iesus Christ Rom. 13. It is not enough to be in the Catholike Church vnlesse we liue according to the rules of our Catholike religion If we giue our selues to sensuality and voluptuousnesse if we sticke not to commit grieuous and enormious sinnes yea if we endeuour not to liue vertuously godly and vprightly wee cannot hope to be saued for as saith Saint Augustine most excellently Firmissime tene nullatenus dubites non omnes qui intra Ecclesiam Catholicam baptizantur accepturos esse vitam aeternam sed eos qui percepto baptismate recte viuunt id est qui absti●uerunt se à vitijs concupiscentijs carnis Regnum enim coelorum sicut Infideles Haeretic● atque Schismatici non habebunt sic Catholici criminosi possidere non poterunt Hould it most firely and doubt not any waies that not all which are baptised within the Catholike Church shall receiue life euerlasting but they which being baptised liue well that is which haue abstained from vices and desires of the flesh For the Kingdome of heauen as faithlesse Heretikes and Schismatikes shall not haue so sinfull Catholikes cannot possesse God almighty vouchsafe to grant that we which be Catholikes may so order and dispose our liues as may be to the glory of God edification of others and saluation of our owne soules PRAYERS FOR CONVERSION OF HERETIKES AND SCHISMATIKES OMnipotens aeterne Deus erue quaesimus Haereticos atque Schismaticos ab erronibus vniuersis ad sanctam Matrem Ecclesiam Catholicam atque Apostolicam reuocare digneris Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum Filium tuum qui tecum viuit regnat in saecula saeculorum Amen Alia oratio OMnipotens aeterne Deus qui saluas omnes neminem vis periro respice ad animas diabolica fraude deceptas vt omni haeretica prauitate deposita errantium corda recipiscant ad veritatis tuae redeant vnitatem Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum c. Alia oratio DEus qui errata corrigis dispersa congregas congregata conseruas quaesumus super populum Christianum tuae vnionis gratiam clementer infunde vt diuisione rejecta vero Pastori Ecclesiae tuae se vniens tibi digne valeat famulari Per Dominum nostrum c. OF THE TEMPORALL PROSPERITIE AND FELICITIE OF THEM WHICH haue defended the Church WE haue seene to what miserable destruction diuers notorious enemies of God and his Church haue fallen I could haue added hereunto most memorable examples of meaner but yet honorable and worshipfull Families as also of diuers Countries Kingdomes and Peoples which either in respect of their reuolt from the Catholike Church or their opposition against the same haue come to vtter ruine and desolation And is not this that the Prophet Isay or rather God almightie by the Prophet threatneth Isai 60. 12. Gens Regnum quod non seruierit tibi peribit The Nation Kingdom which will not serue thee shall perish that is such Kingdomes and People as will not subject themselues to the yoke of Christ and obedience of his Church shall perish Were not the most flourishing parts of the world for their fall to Arianisme Donatisme Nestorianisme and other condemned heresies for a just punishment of God ouer-runne and brought to desolation by the Sarazens and by infinite barbarous and sauage people Gothes Vandals Hunnes Alanes and others All Histories are full of these matters expressely setting downe the cause of the ouerthrow of so many goodly countries in Asia but especially Africa and in Europe as Italy Spaine France Germany England with other more Were not these goodly parts of the world neere about vs together with al Africa ouerrun and destroyed by the Goths Vandals and other barbarous people for Schisme and Haeresie Were not the Britons in this Iland after they were infect with the Heresie of Pelagius thrust out of their seates most of them destroyed and the remnant driuen into the barrennest parts of the Iland by the Saxons And I should neuer make an end if I should proceed to bring so many instances in this point as are recorded in all sorts of Chronicles and writings extant in the world But now let vs relate some few examples of so many of the temporall prosperitie and happy successe of such Princes as adhered to the Church honored and defended it First those noble victories are well knowne which are recorded in the old Testament as the victories of Abraham Moses Iosua Gedeon Samuel Dauid Ezechias Iosias and the Machabees In the new Testament that is in the Law of Grace Constantine the Great which first of all the Emperours publikely defended the Church almost in like sort vanquished Maxentius as Moses did Pharao for Maxentius was drowned in Tyber as Pharao in the Red-sea Euseb lib. 9. hist cap. 9. Of him speaketh Saint Augustine lib. 5. de Ciuitate Dei cap. 25. Constantine the Emperour not suppliant to Diuels but worshipping the true God receiued so many gifts and blessings from God as none durst presume to wish this one Augustus held possessed and defended the whole Romane Empire In administring and making warre hee was most victorious in vanquishing and repressing Tyrants wonderfull prosperous being of great yeares hee died of sicknesse and old age and left sonnes three Emperours to succeed him Of THEODOSIVS the elder in the same place writeth the same S. August cap. 26. that he had wonderfull successe in all