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A41989	Autokatakritoi, or, The Jesuits condemned by their own witness being an account of the Jesuits principles in the matter of equivocation, the Popes power to depose princes, the king-killing doctrine : out of a book entituled An account of the Jesuits life and doctrine, by M.G. (a Jesuit), printed in the year 1661 and found in possession of one of the five Jesuits executed on the 20th of June last past : together with some animadversions on those passages, shewing, that by the account there given of their doctrine in the three points above-mentioned, those Jesuits lately executed, were, in probability, guilty of the treasons for which they suffered, and died equivocating.	M. G. (Martin Grene), 1616-1667.; M. G. (Martin Grene), 1616-1667. Account of the Jesuites life and doctrine.; Hopkins, William, 1647-1700.	1679 (1679)	Wing G1826; ESTC R13202	29,605	24

knows that they would take the Oath of Allegiance were the word HERETICAL abated them they say the Civil Magistrate may declare what is Treason but 't is the Prerogative of the Church to declare what is Heresie Now whosoever upon this score objects against the Oath must acknowledg that the Council of Constance hath not Condemned the King-killing Doctrine nor do the Jesuits say Anathema to it For did the Decree extend to the condemnation of the Doctrine abjured in the Oath of Allegiance they might abjure it as Heretical being condemned by a General Council but so long as they refuse it on this account 't is evident they do not believe the Council ever intended to censure it and certainly it never did So that for ought that our Author or Mr. Gawen hath said it is reasonable still to object these bloody Tenents to the Jesuits who appear to this day to have kept on foot that League for the extirpation of Heretical Princes which F. Campian saith all the Jesuits in the World had entred into in his days near 100 years ago Campianus Ep. ad Considiarias Regi●ae Argliae p. 22. and notwithstanding the many defeats Providence hath given them in their enterprizes yet they despair not of effecting it Infer Seeing then the Jesuits Principles even as represented most plausibly by an Apologist of their own are so dangerous and destructive to Princes especially such as are of the Protestant Religion and since we have so much reason to believe Mr. Gawen and the rest were of the same Principles in the forementioned points with our Author and there have been treasonable practices agreeable to their Principles so legally and fully proved upon them as satisfied the Jury and Bench to Convict and Condemn them I think that person wants both Faith and Charity who will not believe them guilty He little knows what a Jesuit is and is utterly unacquainted with the mystery of Mental Reservations who suspends his judgment till one of them shall confess III. Touching the matter of Equivocation you see what our Authors judgment is he doth not meerly assert that it is lawful to conceal Truth by doubtful Speech p. 100. p. 101. that is Equivocation or Mental Reservation but impudently pretends the consent of all Ages and Parties all Schools and Vniversities none excepted as though it were an uncontroverted point Which were it true would make Equivocation and Mental Reservation a Doctrine more truly Catholick than Transubstantiation or Invocation of Saints which they deny not to be unanimously contradicted by Protestants Our Author saith that when there is a just cause to conceal the Truth then it is lawful say the Divines to use Ambiguous Speech that is Equivocation and Mental Reservation We are now further to enquire what is a just cause to Equivocate and see whether the Jesuits lately Executed had such cause as might in the Judgment of their Casuists make it lawful for them to die thus concealing the Truth Our Author plainly tells us p. 102. When the cause to conceal Truth is just or not depends on the particular circumstance of every occurence for which no rule can be set This you will say is pretty fair he leaves every man to judg for himself when he hath just cause to Equivocate which a Jesuit will never fail to have as oft as this Art may do him service If you please to consult other Casuists of the Society * Quoties id necessarium aut utile est ad salute corporis honorem res familiares tuendas Op. mor. l. 3. c. 6. n. 19. Sanchez will tell you the defence of Life Honour or Goods is a just cause When a Question is * Ibid. num 27. Sed qui praecipuè aequivocatione excoluerint eo video suisse Anglos Ep. ad Fr. Duc. p. 108. asked by any Incompetent Judg. And 't is notorious the Jesuits deny any Lay-man to be the Competent Judg of Ecclesiasticks or if a Competent Judg ask a Question extrajudicially Here is scope enough But perhaps it were more advisable to consult Jesuits of our own Nation for * Casaubon observes that they of all men have taken most pains in cultivating the Art of Equivocation And I may add have always practised it most licentiously Now what hath F. Garnet given under his hand in this matter As oft as there is occasion for necessary defence for avoiding of some injury and damage See Proceedings against the Traytors sheet u. fol. 4. Mitig. c. 7. n. 14. or for obtaining some good of moment without the peril of any man Equivocation is lawful And Father Parsons resolves that Equivocations must sometimes be practised when no other evasion can be found for defence of Innocency Justice SECRECY or the like urgent occasions Let us now enquire whether the Jesuits had not several of these causes to deny what was sworn against them and take it upon their death that they were as innocent as the Child unborn 1. The defence of their own Honour and Reputation which would have been irreparably ruined should they either by an ingenuous Confession or but by silence have owned themselves guilty 2. The Honor of the Society was at stake which would have been utterly lost should a Provincial a Procurator and other principal Fathers have owned themselves guilty of so Hellish a Plot. 3. To avoid those severities which though in truth might justly have been inflicted on Roman Catholicks yet the Jesuits esteem injuries as well as damages Should the dormant Laws be throughly awakened as 't is no doubt but they would should these Jesuits have made a free Confession the Popish Interest would lose ground apace Bzovius de Pontij Rom. cap. 46. p. 621. Pa●sors ●iscus of the Answer of W. B. p. 22 23. 4. 'T is a good of no small moment to purchase themselves the Reputation of Innocents and Martyrs as in opinion of Bzovius and Parsons Campian and Garnet were and all that follow them in the same cause are sure to be reputed And this will much advance the good of the Catholick Cause which would be in danger of losing many well meaning people by their sincere Confession who will be confirmed in the Romish Communion when they see these Jesuits protest their Innocence with their dying breath 5. They had a mighty work upon their hands no less than the Conversion of three Kingdoms and for ought they knew the subduing of a Pestilent Heresie which hath domineered over a great part of this Northern World a long time as Mr. Coleman said See his Letter to F. la Chaise And the same work appears to be still carrying on and I am sure requires secresie for 't is a work of Darkness Now I shall argue as our Author did There being such a design in hand for the good of their Holy Mother the Church and their most Holy Father the Pope whose Interests are no doubt as dear to them as ever was the