praier diligence c. Al which though endeauored by vs with al possible care are yet as being actions on our part most clearly not infallible but humane and subiect to (m) Lubbeâ—tus de princip Christian dog l. 6. c. 13. p. 442. Whitaker de Eccles controuer 2. q. 4. p. 221. error And such as the same notwithstanding Luther and many other his followers haue euen according to our aduersaries censures no lesse confessedly then greeuously (n) Whitguift in defence p. penult Bridges in def of the gouernment p. 559. Hospin hist sacram part 2. fol. 14. 44. 55. 49. 57. erred and therin persisted (o) Luther de caen a Domini tom 2. Germ. fol. 174. euenconcerning such pointes of doctrine as they from their owne careful obseruation of these foresaid meanes held for most certaine vndoubted cleare And the like might be exemplifyed in the (p) In their Apol. p. 103. Broumstes (q) Hooker Eccles pol. in pref sec 8. p. 38. Anabaptistes (r) Carrh wright in his second reply part 1. p. 18. 509. Puritanes (s) Caluin Tract theol p. 533. c. Libertines and (t) Colloq Ratisbone Lutheranes whoal of them in like manner haue no lesse carefully conferred and seriously pretended the Scriptures in defence of their so many different errors which each of them seuerally apprehended for vndoubted true and yet the same notwithstanding al of theÌ„ confessedly erred Vpon due consideratioÌ„ therefore had of these premises so necessarily inferring our owne incertanty al foresaid pretence of Scripture to the contrary notwithstanding and like further obseruation that the cheife question of the Canonical Scriptures theÌ„ selues is determined to vs not by Scripture it selfe as haith (*) See here before at e. f. beene shewed nor (u) Whitaker aduersus Stap. l. 2. c. 6. p. 370. l. 2. c. 6. p. 357. by priuate testimony of the spirit but according to the learnedst (x) The author of the treatise of the Scriptures and the Church c. 16. fol. 75. Whitaker cont Staplet l. 2. c. 4. p. 298. 300. Chemnit in examen part 1. p. 69. Lubbertus de princip Christian dog l. 1. c. 4. p. 18. Protestants by iudgement of the Church which confessedly (y) Fulke his answeare to a count Cath. p. 5. Iewel in def of the apol part 2. p. 242. Witaker contra Stap. l. 1. c. 5. p. 69. had the assistance of the holy Ghost in her infallible discerning to vs which bookes of Scripture were sacred and which not wherby also is further argued or rather conuinced her no lesse needful assistance of the same spirit in her like discerning to vs the sense (z) Chemnit in ex am part 1. p. 74. Sarâ—â—ia in defen tract cont Bezam p. 8. of the said Scripture for what auaileth it vs to be made certaine of the bookes and left incertaine of the sense What reason can our aduersaries allegde wherby to acknowledge the Churches priuiledge in the one deny it where it is no lesse needful in the other It cannot therfore I hope in these times of so great doubt question seeme either vnfitting or vnsafe that for our owne more certaine instruction in the doctrine of the Primitiue Church which both parties acknowledge for the true Church we should make humble recourse vnto the receiued and renowmed writinges of S. Austin a principal member of the said church who liuing so long before these our times and being in such respect indifferent to our late since vprisen controuersies is by our learned aduersaries professedly reuerenced as the vndoubted (a) See hereafter c. 1. h. c. best witnes since the Apostles times of Apostolicke doctrine Neither can the perswasion which is oftentimes setled and growen strong in vs by education afford any infallible certanty to your greatest Maiesty or your learned diuines whereby to secure your selues from error as might be made plaine without al further needful discourse by example not onely of sundry auncient Kinges and (b) See the Protest Apol. tract 2. c. 3. sec 6. parag 2. p. 513. at s Emperours who brought vp in Arianisme did thereupon imbrace and by their lawes establish the error therof as a truth most consonant to the Scriptures but also of diuerse moderne Lutheran Princes as of Denmarke Saxony Brunswicke c. who vpon their like education in Lutheranisme do professe as not to be questioned their monster of (c) See Whitguifâ— in his defence of the answeare p. penult Bridges in his def of the gouernement l. 7. p. 559. Hospin in hist Sacram fol. 14. 44. 55. 49. 57. And part 2. fol. 245. 282. 286. 287. vbiquity and other now dissenting opinions condemning therupon the aduerse doctrines of Caluin and Suinglius for (d) Luther Tom. 2. Wittenberg fol. 503. and tom 7. fol. 382. Fulke against the defence of the censure p. 101. 155. Hospin hist saciam part 2. fol. 183. errors most execrable In like sort the reformed Churches so are they (e) By Hooker in Eccles pol. l. 4. sec 8. p. 101. 183. styled of Transiluania Poland and hungary who being Antitrinitaries and yet otherwise (f) See Gratianus Prosper in his instrumen tum doctrinarum c. onely differing from the Caluinistes in the doctrine of the Trinity the Baptisme of infants haue together with their milke sucked the poyson of Arianisme are vpon this like ground euen to this present so carried away against our receiued doctrine of the blessed Trinity that they forbeare not to compare it to the (g) See Osiander cent 16. l. 2. c. 22. p. 209. three headed Cerberus condemning the same in their sundry (h) Gratianus Prosper Socinus Gentilis Seruetus Blandrata and other new Arians published writinges stored with plentiful alledged testimonies of Scripture for the cheifest brand of al Popish and Antichristian (i) See Osiander cent 16. l. 2. c. 22. p. 209. corruption And as we can not assure our selues but that in case of our like supposed educatioÌ„ in those opinions so once in like manner established with the current and countenance of the state our iudgements no lesse then theirs in like sort might haue beene preoccupated and transported with the same errors so their example affordeth vs iust forwarning not to rest secure vpon the appearing probability of any such like setled perswasion whatsoeuer And so much the lesse if we not onely obserue ingeneral the great reuoult of late made by so many of the learnedst Caluinistes from Caluins former receiued so much applauded (k) See Willet in Rom. c. 9. p. 442. Melancth in Con. Theol. part 2. p. 111. Hemingius de vniuersali gratia Snecanus in method de script p. 124. 430. 441. Castalio in his booke hereof de praedest Fox in Apoc. p. 473. sundry others doctrines concerning Reprobation induration vniuersality of grace (l) So did Caluin Beza and the French Protestantes and our now
obiection our due reuerence therto not withstanding the wicked liues of any Popes (n) Tom. 2. ep 165. ante med although saith he any traitor in those times had crept into that rancke of Bishops which is continued from Peter himselfe to Anastasius who now sitteth in the same chaire it would nothing hurt the Church and innocent Christians for whom our Lord prouiding saith of euil Pastors what they say do ye but what they do do ye not Lastly this wholsome councel he geueth vnto al heretickes (o) Tom. 7. in Psal contra partem Donati versus finem come ye brethren if you wil be ingrafted in the vine it is a greife when we see you cut of so to lye number the Preistes euen from the Sea of Peter and see in that rancke of Fathers who succeedeth another that is the Rocke which the proud gates of hel do not ouercome S. Austin denyeth Ecclesiastical Primacy to Emperours and Kinges SECTION 6. THe Milleuitan Councel wherat S. Austin was presēt (a) In the last Canon of rhe Mileuitan Councel prescribed decreed in the case of cleargy mē that (b) Can. 19. whosoeuer should aske of the Emperour the knowledge or hearing of publicke iudgements should be depriued of his honour Of which Canon (c) Cent. 5. c. 33. p. 152. Osiander saith It is not worthy of commendation And wheras M. Iewel (d) Reply art 4. p. 272. obiecteth the testimony of S. Austin concerning Constantine the great vndertaking the iudgements of Bishops and their causes vpon appeale made to him in that behalfe S. Austin him selfe shal geue him his answeare in these wordes (e) Tom. 2. ep 162. multo post med The Emperour graunted them another iudgement at Arles to wit of other Bishops not because it was needful but yealding to their importunities c. for neither durst the Christian Emperour so receiue their tumultuous and deceiptful complaints that him selfe would iudge of the sentence of Bishops which sate at Rome but as I haue said he graunted other Bishops frō whom they also chose to appeale againe to the Emperour wherein you haue heard how he detested them c. And as he had yealded to thē to iudge of their cause after the Bishops afterwardes he asked pardon of the holy Prelates Yea S. Austin saith further that (f) Ep. 166. ante med because Constantine durst not iudge of the cause of a Bishop he committed the same to be discussed and ended by Bishops Optatus also who liued with S. Austin alledging Constantines answeare to the Bishops that appealed to him saith (g) Lib. 1. versus finem Constantine with great anger answeared c. you aske of me iudgement in the world when I except the iudgement of Christ And a litle after Donatus thinketh that he may appeale from Bishops to which appeale Constantine thus answeared O outragious bouldnes of fury as in the causes of Gentiles c. Yea this is so cleare in S. Austin that M Carthwright answeareth to M. Whitguifts like obiecting hereof saying (h) 2. Reply part 2. p. 163. Austin saith that the Emperour was driuen by the Donatistes importunity who made no end of appealing vnto him to geue sentence in that matter for the which also he was to craue pardon of the Bishops c. Lastly S. Athanasius reporteth that the Bishop Hosius said to Constantine (i) In ep ad solitariam vitam agentes I beseech thee to cease and remember thou art mortal c. do not entermedle in Ecclesiastical matters nor do thou commaund vs in this kind God haith committed to thee the Empyre to vs those thinges which concerne the Church c. Take heede lest that drawing to thee those thinges which concerne the Church thou be guilty of great crime c. And againe who seeing him in decreeing to make him selfe the prince of Bishops to be president in Ecclesiastical iudgements may not deseruedly say that he is that abhomination of desolation which was foretold by Daniel Concerning the Sacraments CHAPTER 5. S. Austin teacheth that the Sacraments do not only signify but truly confer grace to the worthy receiuer SECTION 1. THough (k) Fulke against Purgat p. 35. Willet in his Sinopsis p. 415. Perkins in his reformed Catholicke p. 294. 298. Iewel in his defence p. 201. Protestants vsually teach that Sacraments do signify grace but not confer it yet S. Austin with vs Catholickes teacheth the contrary saying (l) Tom. 9. in Iohn tract 80. versus finem from whence is that so great vertue of the water that touching the body it washeth the heart but the word working it c. Clensing therefore would not be attributed to the liquid and slippery element if it were not added in the word And he proueth by example of Circumcision the force of Baptisme to children though they want faith saying (m) Tom. 7. l. 4. de Bapt. cont Don. c. 24. post init The Sacrament of it selfe was of great force But this doctrine is so clearly S. Austines that Luther answeareth to Cochlaeus his obiecting of S. Austin in this manner (n) Lib. cont Cochlaeum But if there be any of the Fathers who haue thought the Sacraments to iustify by their owne vertue though it be Austin as Cochlaeus contendeth I nothing care they are the sayinges of men Agreeably to which also writeth Caluin (o) Lib. 4. Instit c. 14. sec vlt. peraduenture those immoderate commendations of the Sacraments which are read in the auncient writers as that of Austin c. haith deceiued those miserable Sophisters And whearas (p) Willet in his sinopsis p. 418. Protestants do further teach that the Sacraments of the old law are equal in force to ours S. Austin with vs to the contrary auoucheth that (q) Tom. 8. in Psal 73. multo ante med There are some sacraments geuing saluation others promising the Sauiour the Sacraments of the new Testament geue saluation the Sacraments of the old Testament promise the Sauiour A saying so pregnant against Protestants that if we beleeue (r) Loc. com p. 299. and see Caluin l. 4. institut c. 14. sec vlt. Musculus it was spoken inconsideratly by Austin Yea saith Caluin (s) Lib. 4. instit c. 15. sec 7. And see Chemnitius examen part 2. p. 38. Let it trouble no man that the auncient Fathers striue to make a difference betweene the one and the other their authority ought not to be such as to shake the infallibility of Scripture c. Neither is that quircke of Austin to be approued that by the Baptisme of Iohn sinnes are forgeuen in hope but by the Baptisme of Christ sinnes are forgeuen indeede S. Austin teacheth that certaine of the Sacraments do imprint a Character or marke in the soule of the receiuer SECTION 2. THough D. (t) Sinopsis p. 419. and vpon the 112. Psal p. 91. Willet with other Protestants vtterly deny al such Character yet
120. l. 3. c. 32. p. 673. Dauid George dying at Basil some yeares after his death his heresy was laid open wherefore the senate of Basil commaunded that his dead carcase should be taken out of the graue and should be burned by the executioner or hangman S. Austin likewise acknowledgeth the seueral orders or degrees of Deacons Subdeacons Acolites Exorcistes c. for these are not only al (l) Can. 4.5.6.7 named in the fourth Carthage Councel but also the very ceremonies yet questionable and appertaining to these times are there apointed as namely to the (m) Can. 5. Subdeacon the Patten Chalice Cruet ful of water towel for the Preistes handes to the (n) Can. 6. Acolite a waxen candle that he may know him selfe appointed to lighten the Church lightes and (o) Can. 7. see Aug. Tom. 5. de ciuit Dei l. 10. c. 22. initio englished p. 389. for the Exorcist a booke of Exorcismes In so much as Osiander recyting the seueral Canons hereof condemneth theÌ„ for (p) Cent. 5. l. 1. c. 1. p. 4. 5. trifling and superstitious And wheras Protestants pretend Exorcisme to be a miraculous guift peculiar to the Churches beginning times S. Austin to the contrary placeth it among the other foresaid Ecclesiastical Orders decreeing yet further also to the contrary that (q) Concil 4. Carth. can 90. The Exorcistes do dayly impose handes vpon those who are possessed for which he with that Canon is reproued by Osiander saying (r) Cent. 4. l. 1. c. 1. p. 17. It haith neither commaund nor promise in the Scripture S. Austin also teacheth to the dislik of our aduersaries that who so married a widdow or had him selfe bene twise married should not be afterwardes made Preist for thus he writeth (s) Tom. 6. de bono coniug c. 18. prope init And see Tom. 3. de Eccles dog c. 92. Concilâ— 4. Carthag can 69. Dispensatorem Ecclesia non licet ordinari c. It is not lawful for a minister of the Church to be ordained vnles he be the husband of one wife which they vnderstood more subtilly who thinke that neither is he to be ordained who being a Catechumen or a Pagan haith had an other wife for here is treated of the Sacrament not of sinne seeing in Baptisme al sinnes are forgeuen c. And As the woman though a Catechumen if she be defloured cannot after Baptisme be consecrated amongst the virgins of God so it seemeth not absurd that he who haith had more wines then one haith not committed any sinne but haith lost a certaine rule of the Sacrament not necessary for the merit of good life but for the seale of Ecclesiastical ordination This saying is so recyted confessed and reprehended by (t) De Poligamia 213. 214. Beza And where the like is decreed of Bigamie being a let to Preisthood by the 4. Carthage Councel Osiander condemneth the said Councel for (u) Cent. 5. l. 1. c. 1. p. 14. superstitious herein Lastly he teacheth that Preistes may not marry and so in the 2. Councel of Carthage it was thus decreed (x) Can. 2. It haith pleased vs to decree that the sacred Bishops Preistes of God c. should be continent in al c. that so what the Apostles haue taught and antiquity it selfe haith obserued we keepe by al the Bishops it was said it pleased vs al that Bishops Preistes and Deacons or such as handle the Sacraments kepers of chastity shal coÌ„taine them selues euen from their wiues And the same is decreed in the third (y) Can. 17. 25. Carthage Councel and for such acknowledged by (z) Cent. 4. l. 4. c. 24. p. 526. Osiander As also by the 5. Carthage Councel where the African Fathers renew the decree therof (a) Can. 3. secundum propria statuta according to their owne former decrees In so much as (b) In ep ad Romanos p. 365. Melancthon specially reprehendeth this first Councel and Osiander auoucheth that (c) Cent. 5. l. 1. c. 33. p. 156. And see Aug. Tom. 6. de adulterinis coniug l. 2. c. 20. circa med Tom. 10. ad frattes in Eremo ser 37. Possidonius in vita August c. 26. It plainly fighteth with the doctrine of Paul Concerning the Sacrament of Matrimonie taught by S. Austin And that the innocent party vpon Adultery may not marry another and of the Preistes blessing after marriage CHAPTER 12. THat marriage should be a signe of the coniunction of Christ with his Church is so inducing to proue it a Sacrament that therfore such signification therof is deuyed by the Puritans as M. (a) In his 2. part of the answere c. 17. p. 112. p. 147. see the suruey of the booke of common prayer p. 132. Hutton relateth who yet alledgeth against them Chemnitius and the cenfession of Wittenberge assenting to haue marriage called a Sacrament Now S. Austin in this respect writeth (b) Tom. 7. de nupt concupis l. 1. c. 10. initio A certaine Sacrament of marriage is commended to the faithful that are married wherupon the Apostle saith husbandes loue your wiues as Christ loued the Church This doctrine is so cleare in S. Austin the other Fathers that M. Fulke granteth that (c) In Rhem. test in Ephes 5. 32. sec 5. Austin and some other of the auncient Fathers take it that Matrimony is a great mystery of the coniunction of Christ and his Church yea S. Austin expresly tearmeth the marriage of Christians a Sacrament saying (d) Tom. 7. de nupt coÌ„cupis l. 1. c. 17. initio In marriage let the good thinges therof be loued Children Faith Sacrament c. A Sacrament which the husbandes seperated and commiting adulterie do not loose And (e) Tom. 6. de bono coniug c. 24. init The good of marriage c. for as much as concerneth the people of God is in the sanctity of the Sacrament As also (f) Ibidem c. 18. post med In our marriages the sanctity of the Sacrament is of greater worth then the fruictfulnes of the wombe And againe (g) Tom. 4. de fide oper c. 7. prope initium not only the bond of mariage but also the Sacrament is so commended that it is not lawful for a husband to geue his wife to another In these sundry other such sayinges S. Austin distinguishing the marriage of Christians from the marriage of the Gentiles he maketh our marriage a Sacrament not otherwise then in respect of Christ and his Church their other marriage no Sacrament which argueth that he vsed the word Sacrament properly It is likewise the doctrine of S. Austin that in case of diuorse vpon adultery the innocent party may not marrie againe for thus he writeth (h) Tom. 10. in l. 50. homâ—l hom 49. post init By reason of onely fornication it is lawful to dismisse a wife committing adultery but it
our Catholicke faith but of their Protestant religion Speake now here ingeniously can you beleeue them Neither doth D. Morton his euasion any thing helpe him alledging the example of the water miraculously vanishing away from the font at such time as a dissembling Iew came hipocritically vnto a Nouatian Bishop for to be Baptised for here was no miracle wrought at the instance of the nocatian or by his agency or ministery or in any sort colourable to confirme Nouationisme but rather to the contrary for this perfideous Iew as (s) Hist lib. 7. c. 17. Socrates reporteth and the (t) Cent. 5. c. 13. col 1483. Ceturistes confesse hauing beene before baptised after the Catholicke manner by Atticus a Catholicke Bishop of Constantinople and comming now againe vnder pretence therby of begging money to be a new baptised of Paulus the nouatian Bishop God him selfe as vnwilling to haue his Catholicke baptisme formerly receiued to be so scornfully and sacrilegiously prophaned did immediatly of him selfe without al agency therin of the Nouatian miraculously hinder the said Iew from being againe baptised by the heretical Bishop A thing so far from confirming Nouationisme as it argueth rather directly the contrary And no lesse if not more disparity or rather impertinency is obserueable in D. Mortons like further obiecting of Balaam and Cayphas not working miracles but prophecying of Christ against their owne wickednes wherto but further ad concerning al these examples aswel that no one of them came to passe as did our foresaid other miracles vpon occasion or in behalfe of commending or publishing to the heathen people or others any doctrine then before there vnknowen or not receiued as also that Cayphas his obiected (u) Ioan. 11.49.50 Prophecying was but for once the Apostles then doing many (x) Math. 10.1 great miracles As likewise was (y) Numer 24.17 Balaams Prophecying for once euen in the time of Moyses whose many stupendious miracles neede no recytal And so in like manner that which is obiected to concerne the Nouatian was but for once and the fift Century when as the Church of God was most (z) Cent. 5. c. 13. from col 1478. til 1494. glorious in miracles wheras in the other foresaid examples of vndoubted miracles confessedly wrought by S. Austin in our conuersion and by our Catholicke Preistes in their late coÌ„uersions in this age of sundry heathen nations the Protestant Church was confessedly destitute of al like answearable example in that kind as is confessed by D. Fulke saying (a) Against Rhem. test in Apoc. 13. sect 3. fol. 478. It is knowen that Câ—luin and the rest whom the Papistes cal Arch-heretickes do w rke no miracles with whom agreeth D. Sutliue in these wordes (b) Examination of Kellisons suruey p. 8. neither do we practise miracles nor do we teach that the doctrine of truth is to be confirmed with miracles And of Luther inparticular his owne Prot. neighboures say (c) Diuines of the Count Palatine in their Admonitio Christiana de libro concordiae c. 6. p. 203. we haue not heard of any miracle that he did And thus much in proofe that the ages next succeeding S. Austin agreed with him in our Catholicke Roman faith But now to come to the age precedent to S. Austin that the same Catholicke faith was then also vniuersally professed and Protestancy not so much as knowen to haue beene then in being to omit much other proofe wherof this short intended treatise is not capable that learned and so excellent a man (d) Deut. vpon the reuelat p. 262. M. Napier in his treatise dedicated to the Kinges maiesty and for the supposed worth therof reprinted in London Anno. 1594. and now againe sithence reprinted in London by M. Norton Anno. 1611. cum priuilegio Regiae maiestatis Besides the further (e) In the Preface to the Christian Reader imprinting therof diuerse times in the French and Ducth tongues and yet further promised (f) Ibidem publishing the same shrotly in Latin to the publicke vtility of the whol Church this so learned and esteemed Protestant writer auocheth that betweene the yeare of Christ 300. (g) Vpon the reuelat printed Anno. 1594. p. 68. and after the later edition p. 90. 85. and 316. the Antichristian and Papistical raigne began raigning vniuersally and without any debatable contradiction 1260. yeares next ensuing the first 300. yeares after Christ And the same not as D. Morton would (h) Appeale p. 72. euade in reguard of some one or other onely point of Popery so to vse their phrase but so generally in reguard of the whole that saith M. (i) Vpon reuelat p. 161. Napier from the yeare of Christ 316. God haith withdrawen his visible Church from the outward assemblies to the hearts of particular godly men during the space of 1260. yeares (k) Ibid. p. 191. Gods true Church most certainly abyding so long latent inuisible (l) Ibid. p. 161. 156. 237. 23. 188. the Pope (m) Ib. p. 145. his Cleargie duringal tbat time posessing the outward visible Church of Christians (n) Ibid. p. 239. neuer suffering for the space of 1000. yeares after Siluester the first any to be seene vouchable or visible of the true Church c. Thus far M. Napier To whom assenteth M. Brochard affirming that (o) Vpon the reuelat fol. 110. The Pope fel from Christ in the time of Siluester and that (p) Ibidem the Church was trodden dowen and oppressed by the Papacy euen from Siluesters time to these times during (q) Ib. fo 123. the said 1260. yeares with these agreeth M. (r) In Apoc. in his Synopsis before the booke fol. a. 1. parag 11. Brightman teaching that The Church was latent from the time of Constantine for 1260. yeares and that (s) In Apoc. in c. 17. p. 462. euer since the time of Constantine the great Rome haith beene the whore of Babilon and the Roman Bishop haith beene the beast and Antichrist foretould in the Apocalips wherto M. Leigh addeth that (t) Britannies great deliuery fol. B. 2. The Popes euer since the first 300. yeares haue beene Diuels We may yet further ad hereto in behalfe of the like yet further acknowledged antiquity of our Catholicke religion that M. Napier further auoucheth (u) Vpon the reuel in c. 16. p. 191. that during euen the second and third ages next after Christ the true temple of God and light of the Gospel was obscured by the Roman Antichrist himselfe That also in the booke so (x) In ep theol ep 46 p. 232. gratful to Beza and penned by Caelius secundius Curio a Caluinist is affirmed and houlden for good (y) De amplitudine regni Dei lib. 1. p. 43. 45. 47. that The world continued in great darknes blindnes ignorance almost from the Apostles age to these very times in which aboue al expectation the Lord began to manifest
Chrisme 128. they haue authority to Excommunicate 128. euen such as are dead 129. C CAluinistes reuoult from Caluin Pref. p. 12. Ceremonies moue to deuotion 198. vsed in administration of the Sacraments 199. Obiections against them answeared 253. 312. Character imprinted by some Sacraments 62. Chrisme hallowed onely by a Bishop 77. Miracles wrought therby 223. Christ is God of God 9. denyed by some Prot. 8. but beleeued by others 10. he suffered not according to his diuine nature 16. Neither as God was Preist or mediator 17. 266. He was freed from ignorance 18. He descended into hel 19. His body may be without circumscription 19. Obiections against this answeared 241. Christian liberty taught by Prot. disliked by the Kinges Maiesty 387. Church of Christ freed from error 39. she is Catholicke or vniuersal 41. and euer visible 46. Built vpon S. Peter 50. Churches were consecrated 207. They were sanctuary 207. Commaundements of God not impossible 15. 142. Commaundements of the first table diuided by S. Austin as Catholickes now do 169. Concupiscence is not sinne without consent 69. Confession of sinnes 113. 278. c. Shamefastnes is not to hinder the same 118. Sinnes in particular are to be told 118. 278. Obiections against confession answeared 279. Confirmation a Sacrament 76. 276. Geuen by impsition of handes 78. 277. Councels of good authority 40. Obiections against them answeared 232. Crosse vsed in administration of the Sacraments 66. 200. 276. worshiped 300. It shal be carried before Christ at the day of iudgement 191. It was vsed in prayer 205. Miracles wrought therby 218. Ciprians sermon de abâ—â—lutione pedum proued to be auncient 66. D DIuorce in case of Adultery doth not warrant the Innocent party to marry againe 136. E EDucation no warrant for the truth of religion Pref. p. 10. England conuerted by Austin to Popery 323. Enoch and Elias yet aliue and to come at the time of Antichrist 190. Eremites and their austere life 185. Eucharist Real presence proued 81. 283. The wicked receiue the body of Christ 85. Great care is vsed that no particle fal vpon the ground 87. 289. It is to be receiued fasting 88. 285. It is adored 90. 97. Inuocated 94. 95. AdoratioÌ„ was not first brought in by Honorius 99. Obiections against Real presence answeared 225. How it was reciued by Infantes 260. Transubstantiation aunciently taught 106. 284. It was receiued chast 284. 89. It was aunciently reserued for the sicke 285. Extreame vnction a Sacrament 123. Aunciently vsed 122. 277. S. Iames his epistle reiected for the same by Prot. 124. F FAstes prescribed 175. 310. Obiections against fasting answeared 311. Fathers by Protestantes made contrary to them selues 256. Fathers obscure sayinges are to be expounded by the common receiued opinion of other Fathers 259. Their speaches vttered in heat of disputation are to be discerned from sayinges dogmatical 262. They are confessed in general for our Catholicke faith 313. They are disclaimed from by Prot. 320. Freewil taught 139. 302. The denyal therof condemned in the Manichees 140. Obiections against it answeared 248. G GOd doth not reprobate any to sinne or damnation 11. Yet Prot. teach the contrary 10. Gods foreknowledge doth not hinder freewil 13. H HEl haith in it material fyre 161. The contrary reproued in Origen 162. And yet taught by some Prot. 162. Holy bread aunciently vsed 89. Houres Canonical aunciently vsed 204. I IMages of Sainctes aunciently vsed 168. Their placing in Churches approued by Lutheranes Caluinistes 172. 299. Obiections against them answeared 244. Incertainty of our predestination 148. Inconstancy of diuerse Prot. in matters of faith Pref. p. 12. 13. 14. Iustification consisteth not onely in remission of sinnes 145. Once had it may be lost 147. Workes do iustify 147. K KIng Iames his deserued commendation Ep. to his Maiesty Kyrieleison aunciently vsed in Masse 208. L LEnt fast obligatory 173. 310. Wednesday Fryday and Saterday aunciently fasted 174. 311. The denyal of prescribed fastes reproued in Aerius 174. Saboth fastes impugnâ—d 175. Lâ—mbus Patrum or Christes descending into hel 163. 296. M MArriage a Sacrament 134. Married persons by mutual assent may vow perpetual chastity 137. 177. 306. The Preistes benediction after marriage 138. Marriage after the vow of chastity vnlawful 177. 305. Mary the mother of God freed from original sinne 22. Assumpted into heauen 23. Vowed perpetual chastity 24. Masse a proper sacrifice 104. 290. according to the order of Mâ—lchisedech 104. 291. It is the sacrifice of the body and bloud of Christ 105. Of our mediator 106. Of our price or redemption 106. Of Christians 107. It is propiciatory 107. 291. for the deade 108. 292. It is offered vpon Altars 109. Aunciently said in Latine 208. The word Masse auncient 210. Miracles wrought by oblation therof 220. Water mingled with wine in the Chalice 294. Merites of workes 149. Diuerse degrees of merites 150. The denyal thereof reproued in Iouinian 150. Merits of one may helpe another 151. Miracles in proofe of Catholicke Religion 213. 325. Obiections against them answeared 224. c. 251. 327. Prot. worke no miracles 329. Monastical life approued 180. 307. It requireth al thinges in common 180. It is vnder vow 181. The impugning therof is reproued in Petilianus 181. the particular habit of Monkes and Nunnes 182. 307. Their great abstinence 183. 308. S. Austin him selfe was a Monke 183. Monkes obedience to their superior 309. N NVnnes in ancient time 182. 308. their consecration in the Church and their habit 309. Their Monasteries 309. 310. O OBedience of religious persons 309. Obscure places of Scriptures and Fathers are to be explained by plainer 254. Orders a Sacrament 125. Inferior orders 131. 277. Their proper offices 131. P PEnetration of bodies proued by miracles 221. Penance importeth more then repentance of the minde 111. It is imposed by the Church according to our sinnes 111. 120. 281. It is somtimes remitted by Indulgence 120. 282. Penance is a Sacrament 122. S. Peter head of the Church 50. 268. Popes of Rome S. Peters successors 53. 268. Prayer for the dead 157. 295. Prayer to Sainctes 164. 297. Miracles in proofe of prayer to Sainctes 213. Apparitions made by Sainctes 215. Obiections against praying to Sainctes answeared 242. Prayer toward the East 104. Princes Kinges or Emperours not supreame heades of the Church 57. 270. Obiections for them answeared 233. Preistes properly so called 127. Preist the spiritual Iudge 113. He haith power from Gâ—d to remit sinne 115. The denyal therof condemned in the Nouatians 115. Preistâ—s are inferior to Bishopes 126. The denyal therof condemned in the Acrians 1â—6 They may not marry 133. 306. The contrary condemned in Iouinian Vigilantius 307. Purgatory and temporal punishment after this life 160. Obiections against it answeared 246. R REliques of Sainctes to be honoured 166. 246. 299. Miracles wrought by Reliques 216. 219. Rogation dayes aunciently vsed â—04 Roman faith haith continued and beene knowen in al ages 330. S SAcraments confer grace 60. Some of them imprint a character in the soules of the receiuers 62. There are seauen Sacraments 64. Sainctes are to be worshipped 165. Scriptures not able to geue vs certaine knowledge of them selues Pref. p. 5. Al conference therof by priuate men subiect to error Ibidem p. 7. The Canon therof not agreed vpon by Prot. Pref. p. 6. They and their sense are knowen by the Church Ib. p. 9. 26. The bookes of Toby Iudith c. Canonical 28. 266. Obiections against them answeared 30. 231. One text of Scripture may haue diuerse true senses 33. Heretickes insist onely vpon Scripture 37. Sinnes mortal and venial of their owne natures 155. Venial sinnes forgeuen by our Lords prayer and Ceremonies 155. Stewes permitted 194. T TRaditions are to be beleeued 35. 267. Obiections against them answeared 232. V VEssels consecrated 201. Vestiments consecrated 203. Virgins preferred before married persons 150. 177. Vowes of chastity aunciently vsed 305. Vowes made by Monkes Nunnes 181. 305. Obiections against vowes answeared 250. Vsury vnlawful 192. W VVOrkes do iustify 147. Obiections answeared 248. do merit 149. 303. Workes of supererogation 152. FINIS