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A00522	An oration of Ihon Fabritius Montanus VVherby he teacheth that Christian men cannot resorte to the Councel of Trent, without committing an haynous offence. Englyshed by L.A.	Fabricius, Joannes, Montanus, 1527-1566.; L. A., fl. 1562.	1562 (1562)	STC 10657; ESTC S111789	17,616	68

¶ AN Oration of Ihon Fabritius Montanus VVherby he teacheth that Christian men cannot resorte to the Councel of Trent without committing an haynous offence Englyshed by L. A. ☜ ⸫ ☞ ¶ Newelye set forth and allowed accordynge to the order appoynted in the Quenes Maiestyes Iniunctions I C ¶ The Preface of the Translatour to the Reader IOHN Fabritius Montanus a man as it appeareth both lerned and zelous at what time this last generall Counsell was solemly proclamed and publyshed to be holden at Trent by thaucthoritie of the Pope seing such large placardes and priuileges of safeconduicte for al nations to resorte thither so formally by him sent abroad in euery quarter and fearing lest emongest the people of God some such as were simple might thereby easelye be entrapped and vnder the glorious name of their priuileges fall into their enemies handes thoughte it good yea to be his duetie also beynge him selfe a ministre of the Churche of God not onelye to publyshe to the christian worlde that if they should ioine them selues with thys denne of theefes and Sinagoge of Sathan where Antichryst himself ●…etteth as Iudge it should not be onelye perillous for theyr owne persons but also contumeliouse to the maiestie of God hurteful to theyr neyghbours yea and iniuriouse to Gods truth The whych thyng truly in my opinion he hath so fully so eloquently so compendiouslye and so sufficientelye done in this shorte oracion that this onelye maye wel suffice to harnesse anye man agayne the subtil perswasions of oure aduersaryes and to strengthen otherwyse the weake consciēces of Gods people who thoughte it theyr bounden duetye to be presente at suche assemblyes there to dyspute of matters of Religion or at the leaste wyse to propone or make protestacion of theyr saith This oracion althoughe it were by Iohn Fabritius Montanus published in Latin to al that vnderstode that tonge in due tyme before the councell was fullye assembled so that thereby some fruit and commoditie was or myght haue been taken thereof yet I thou ghte it not altogether vnprofitable nowe also to translate the same into our Englishe tong to thend that such as are vnlearned and ignoraunt in thother may sée the censure and iudgement of this learned man in this behalfe especially seing euen thunlearned of our aduersaries do so much at thys daye crye out for generall Councels for the stablishment of religion and geue so muche credyte and aucihoritie to them as to the most holy worde of God Take this gentle reader for the fyrste fruictes of my labour vntyl suche tyme as God by hys heauenly dewe shall multyply and increase the same ¶ An Oration of Ihon Fabritius Montanus whereby he teacheth that Christien men can not resort to the Councell of Trent without committing an haynous offence HAuinge alwaies wythdrawen my mynde from trouble some consultations in this so great a broyle both of mindes and studies I thought it good to be in quiet and at rest vntill such time as I might frely both in truth and conscience do the saine especyally because I knewe well enough that men both of excellent wit and learninge haue he therto pleaded defended this oure common cause mightelye and with suche greate force as was sufficient and able to breake the fearcenes of our aduersaries But this notwithstandyng their malapart and leude bragges haue at the length vanquished and broken of thys my longe sylence They are now assembled at Trent wherevnto they do call verye arrogantly by a cercayne wryting publickely to that ende set forth at Venyse all and euery of vs whiche do professe the Gospell of Chryst whiche thing truelye is not at all to be meruailed at seing they according to their aucthoritie which to themselues they do chaleng and vsurpe do imperiously tryumph both ouer Kynges and Monarches But yet they handle this their cause so craftely subtilly that vnlesse their put poses be preuented it is a great halsard to be feared lest there w t thei begile such as be simple Now therfore the time requireth that good men shoulde arme them selfes and ioyne their powers and force together In thys armye or expedicion if I were assigned only to go with the cariage truely I woulde willingly take it vpon me But forsomuch as we are set vpon and assalted of our enemies by ambusshes I thinke it good y t we fight aloofe the whyche thinge I woulde the Christian reader to whom I now speake to vnderstand lest any man should sclaunderouslye say y t I did refuse againe y t battaile which euen nowe I semed so hastly to requyre Our enemies haue chosen Trent as a place for theyr am bushes in my opinion truelye not much vnlike to the forkes or Gibettes of Caudis wherinto whē the Romaine hostes had ron hedlong being entrapped by the pollicie of theyr enemies thei made amendes for theyr folye with theyr old accustomed manhod and prowesse Those forkes of Caudis those Dennes I meane of Counciles haue sondrye tymes deceaued and endomagid oure menne It is tyme therefore that wee shoulde at the length awake and wyth wysedome take head of and foresee those wyles whyche once or twyse we haue alreadye felte Yet notwythstandynge in the meane tyme suche as are simple must be taughte why we seynge oure enemyes wyll not encounter wyth vs in playne batcayle oughte not to goo into their campes lest we shoulde seme by forsakynge oure standinge to forsake also the ryghte of oure cause If I therefore shall also take vpon me to teache this thinge what teacher of y e gospell cā accuse or blame me but he muste also accuse and blame himselfe of neglectynge and lettynge passe his owne office and dewety For howe manye soeuer wee bee in nomber we are called euerye one vnto this Councile what meruaile is it then if I thinke that whyche we al and euery one of vs are equal lye carged with to be also common to me aswel as to the rest of the ministers of the church that is to say to wytnesse and declare to the Christyan worlde that there can no iuste and mete causes be founde for vs to go to this Councile but rather that innumerable and great causes may be shewed to esche we and fiye the same For there is none so doltishe who dothe not see that there canne be no iust cause why any mā should hassarde and cast himselfe into open peryll which is ioyned with the damage of the truth the contumely of God the harme of his neighbour In a matter so playne and manifest I neade not longe to stand aboute the profe thereof The holye men of God do knowe that all Chrystian actions are chyefelye to be referred to thonely Glorye of GOD as to a marke from the whiche if they go a wrye it must neades be that both y e truth muste be in hassarde and the healthe of the soule also in daunger and ieopardye But here some may doubt whether our going to Trent if we

mynded to goo thither doo bringe therewith these discomodities or not I therefore haue taken in hande in this present Oration to proue that this iourney whensoeuer we should take it vpō vs whiche God almighty of his clemency defende shalbe not onelye ful of peril and daunger but also contumeliouse and iniuriouse both againste Goddes truth yea God him selfe and also oure neyghboure And as touching the greatnes of the peril truely I would say nothing therof if it were suche a kinde of perill as had in it any profyt or deutie for it is manifest that the holy Martyres of God when nede required haue willingly suffred euen deathe But nowe wher there is a manifest daūger ioyned with a manifest impietie the matter is not like Concerning therefore the perill thereof I wil breefely recite that which shall suffyse And here first of all I haue to speake of the place appoynted for the Counsel for the which the Christian Princes haue long yea that earnestly trauailed but all in vaine that some free Citie of Germanye should be assigned But seinge that they cannenot hetherto be gotten forth of the boundes of Italie noo not to those places which are surely defended with thaucthoritie and faythfull promise both of Themperour and also of all the Princes of Germany who I besech you shall cause vs to go to them which haue shewed so many lamentable examples both of breach of fayth and also of crueltie But some peraduenture will say that thaucthoritie of the princes or of Themperour will cause these felowes to kepe thē selues within their boundes He is deceyued truelye that so thinketh for their is noo lykelyhode that they who hitherto haue made of kinges and Princes a iestinge stocke ▪ wyll nowe do any thing at their request or for their sakes But what saftye or trust can there be reposed in thē who be perswaded that it is no sin at al to kyll vs who also although against their will they shoulde abstaine from doing vs open violence and force yet can easely finde other slightes wherof the Romish Court hath of long time professed her selfe to be a Scolemaistres This much shall suffise concerninge the place Nowe let vs come to thē who haue gaged their faith in this matter who wil seme to haue prouided for vs warrented vs by publicke satisfaction or instrumēt Dimmortal god with what howe vaine titles do they bost them selues moste ambiciouslye abroad A small nomber of Byshops yea and amonge them some counterfaicte and disguised and yet al of them beynge the creatures of the Bishop of Rome and suche also as be accused of vs both of forsaking of Religion and also of oppressyng and treadynge vnder fote y e truth dare cal themselues general holy Apostoloque finally chaleng to thēselues al wholy suche thinges whereof it is euidente they haue not one iote But who wyll truste them any whit at all whyche stumble so shamefullye euen in the verye begynnynge of theyr safetye whyche they promyse Do not they the lyke I beseche you as thoughe a certayne rable of moste wycked raskalles whoo were themselues accused to be worthye to lose theyr lyfe and goodes should call Themperoure himselfe and all the esstates of Thempyre to a generall dyet and assemblye promising them a mooste large safe conduicte and appoynte vnto him a daye to aunswere to his playnte If then the title of a generall Councell cannot iustelye be attributed vnto a certen few persons who be accused of corrupte religion thē is it not laweful also for them vnder the name of a general Councell to geue forth any lawefull warrant of safetye Now therefore it is not in question of the forme of the warraūte but whither they haue ryghte or power to make any suche warraunte or not For if some olde craftye foxe shoulde geue forthe pryuilegies were they neuer in so good a form yet forsomuch as he had no power at all to graunte anye suche the forme thereof muste neades bee in daunger wyth the ryghte It fauleth not therefore in consideracion onelye what euerye one promiseth but with what right aucthoritie he promiseth I know well enoughe that they referre all their doinges to the Romyshe Byshoppe as chiefe and heade who is one all accordynge to the commen sayinge Vbi Papa ibi vniuerfalis Synodus Where the Pope is there is also the general Councell but howe falsely and how wickedly this Romishe Byshop dothe vsurpe al these things it is so wel knowen y t there neadeth no profe thereof As for me trulye wyth howe muche the more aucthorytye they fornishe this their Byshoppe and their Counciles so muche the lesse hope and confidence I haue in their promyse For if the Romishe Byshoppe maye do what he liste and he onelye maye by his hyghe power whyche is geuen to him acquyte and sette free Kynges and Emperours from theyr others promisses and covenauntes what shoulde let him not to vse thys his righte in his owne cause and to order and measure the rule of his promyse accordynge to his owne luste And who is hee that knoweth not that the Byshoppes of Rome haue hitherto wyth theyr othes and bulles mocked vs and that Scotfree Moreouer that clause whyche concerneth the penaltye agaynste the breakers of theyr ordynaunces semeth to be verye obscure and full of doubtes and ambiguitie What yf they suche is theyr good wyll towards vs shal complaine then chiefelye that we do hurt them when thei wyllynglye do wrong and Iniurie vs who shall then speake for vs who shal take oure matter in hand who shal defende oure cause in that place whyche is so noy some to oure menne wyth the Byshoppe of Romes Garrisons They beare the name of a generall Councile and of Apostolique men but yf anye man couvince them of a lye doubteles he shall be accused of breakinge and violating the same They catche to thē selues alone y e title of y e Church but yf anye man should take in hand to proue thē the sworne enemies of the Churche or reproue theyr fylthy life and conuersacion he should be foūd faultye of trespasinge agaynst their safeconduicte Ther be many other thinges lyke to theese whyche we cannot kepe in silence w tout doing greate harme and whyche they on the other side cannot heare without great rage and madnesse For how meke and how gentle these fathers be Fraunce witnesseth Englande beareth recorde and this execrable bocherye so latelye executed vppon oure brethren at Vassye sheweth forth a good testimonye These holye Fathers I saye do so thirste for our soule healthe that they do euen therewyth suppe vp oure bloude also This also is not to bee let passe that that forme of promyse whyche was last printed at Brixia by what Inquisitours lycence I cannot tell doth muche vary and dissent from that whych was printed at Venise For in that of Brixia there is a certayne addicion ioyned thereto entituled Extensio ad alias naciones y t is