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A09104	A little treatise concerning trial of spirits: taken for the most part our of the works of the R.F. Robert Parsons, of the Societie of Iesus. Whereunto is added a comparison of a true Roman Catholike with a Protestant, wherby may bee discouered the difference of their spirits. With an appendix taken out of a later writer	Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.	1620 (1620)	STC 19410; ESTC S119802	23,165	70

Councell or any one thereof or of their adherents of whatsoeuer condition or state or dignitie they be shal in any point or cause violate which neuerthelesse wee beseech God forbid the forme and manner of the aboue written assecuration and Safe Conduct and that sufficient amendment be not presently made yea and such as in the judgements of those of the Cōfession of Augusta shall rightly be approued and well liked of let them account and it shall be lawful for them to account the Councell it selfe to haue incurred al the penalties which either of the Law of the Law of God and man or custome the violators of such Safe-conducts can incurre this without all excuse or any gain-saying in this behalfe The extenting of the former Safe-conduct vnto all other Nations THe same most sacred Synod being most lawfully gathered together in the holy Ghost the said Legates delatere so called of the Sea Apostolike presiding doth grant the publike fidelity or Safe-conduct vnder the same forme and with the same words wherwith it is granted vnto the Germans vnto all and euery one who doe not participate with vs in matters belonging to Faith of whatsoeuer Kingdom Nation Prouince Citie or place where is publikely freely preached or taught or beleeued contrary vnto that which the holy Church of Rome doth teach A SPEECH OF CARDInall BARONIVS placed in the beginning of the second Tome of his Annals I thinke it fitte to adioyne in this place a Speech of that worthily renowned and learned Cardinal Baronius directed vnto all Heretikes shewing how assured the faithfull children of Gods Church are and euer haue been concerning the vndoubted truth of their holy Catholike and Apostolike Roman Religion how prompt and ready they haue euer been to admitte of any indifferent triall of the same The Speech or Admonition he entituleth thus An Appendix or Addition vnto the Reader who is out of the catholike church AT nec te dispiscimus c. We contemne not thee I speake to the Reader much auerted from the Catholike Faith nor set vpon thee with rebukes prouoke thee with reproaches loade thee with contumelies because we are not moued with any perturbation of mind against the persons when we reprehend mens errours wee deale most kindly with thee to the end thou mayest vnderstand that the Truth it selfe rather then the Patron thereof fighteth against thee yea we will bee most liberall to thee so farre forth as that we will not feare with all lenitie and submission of minde to allow thy selfe perusing diligently these our workes and desiring to finde forth the truth as a just arbitrator We hauing a confidence in the goodnesse of our cause will yeeld so much vnto thee as not to disdaine to vndergoe thy judgement concerning the truth of those things we speake of prouided that thy reason as it were equally ballanced be placed betweene but aboue both parties that is supposing thee to be of a sound and sincere judgement voyd of all perturbation wanting particular affections and so inclining to neither partie If thou bee ready to shew thy selfe such a judge I appeale from thy selfe when at other times thou haddest thy minde troubled vnto thine owne selfe now examining things more exactly with the cleared eye of thy vnderstanding the which power of mans soule is most vigorous if being vnchained and free it bee suffered freely to discourse This consideration enforced our Auncestors relying vpon the truth of their doctrine when they had occasion to deale with most obstinate Heretikes refusing and contemning the Church her judgement to condescend so much vnto them as to permit their cause to the arbitrement of Heathens and demand their sentence in the same These being Iudges the Iews after much contention ouercame the Samaritans In like manner Origen choosing by consent of his aduersaries a Gentile for Vmpire ouerthrew fiue most peruerse Heretikes and conuerted him who sate as Vmpire in their dispute Likewise the holy Mesopotanian Bishop Archelaus confuted the most impious Arch-heretike Manes by the arbitrement of Gentiles chosen to decide by common consent of both disputants There are many other like examples by which it appears the professors of the truth to haue refused no mans judgement or sentence no not so much as of those who seeme to be condemned by our Lord himselfe saying Hee that beleeueth not is alreadie iudged All these we seeme to ouer go in our maner of free dealing with thee because wee seeke no other arbitrator then thy selfe if thou follow the rules of reason most certainly assuring our selues that thou wilt giue sentence for and agree with vs if thy reason of it owne nature most affecting equitie do willingly heare the truth One thing wee expect as the sole reward for our labours that is to see thee at length so condemned by thy selfe judging most justly as that thou mayest be quitte of thy errours God grant we may once joyfully meete thee rectified in judgement embrace and kisse thee as our brother sucking the brests of our Mother at this present although it be vnlawful for vs because of the prohibition of the Apostle we speake it not without a most hearty sorrow to salute thee or to say so much as all haile vnto thee notwithstanding there is none that will forbid vs to beg of almightie God by earnest prayer thy saluation which wee most earnestly desire By this it appeareth how much the Catholike Spirit loueth light wisheth to haue a full and free triall of the truth Contrariwise the Protestants Spirit sheweth it selfe to hate light first in that ordinarily their professors write confusedly of Controuersies seldome setting downe sincerely and clearely the state of the question but often peruerting it making that seeme to be the question which is not also ordinarily wronging the Catholike sentence in making it seeme to say what it sayeth not also vsually concealing or not fully vrging the arguments of Scriptures Fathers Councels Reasons brought by Catholikes in their publike writings Their owne sentence and opinion also they set downe so darkely and obscurely as that often times they scarse vnderstand themselues and much lesse is it vnderstood by others what they hold or would say The arguments also which they bring for confirmation of their opinion as likewise their answers to our objections are so light and vnsound yea sometimes so farre fetched and ill framed as it is wonder that men of witte and learning can suffer such stuffe to passe from them I omit to speake of their falsification and corruption of Scriptures and Fathers where of a taste may be taken by that which is set downe in M. Walsingham his Search into matters of Religion I omit also their flying the judgement of ancient Fathers and Councels and their retiring themselues into the mist of their owne priuat fantasies couered with the spacious titles of onely Scripture and Gods Spirit That which chiefly sheweth Protestants Spirit to loue darknes is that by

Councell of Trent to all Protestants both of Germany and other places the tenor of which is as followeth Salvus conductus concessus Germanica Nationi In the generall Congregation the fourth day of March MDLXII Sacro sancta oecumenica generalic Tridentina Synodus c. THe most Sacred oecumenicall and generall Councell of Trent most lawfully gathered together in the holy Ghost the Legates of the holy Sea Apostolike president in the same doth make knowne vnto all men that it doth graunt vnto all and euery one Priests Electors Princes Dukes Marquesses Counts Barons Nobles Knights Commons and to all other whatsoeuer of whatsoeuer state and condition or qualitie they bee of the Prouince and Nation of Germany to all Cities and other places thereof and to all other Ecclesiastical and Secular persons especially those of the Confession of Augusta who shall come or any who together with them shall come or be sent or whosoeuer haue hitherto come vnto this Generall Councell of Tr●nt by what name soeuer they bee called or may be called by the tenour of these presents doth grant by publike promise a most full true security which is called A safe Conduct freely to come vnto the Citie of Trent and there to remaine stay abide propose speake treate examine together with the Councell and discourse of what businesse soeuer and freely to offer vp and publish whatsoeuer it shall please them and whatsoeuer Articles as well in writing as by word of mouth and to declare maintaine confirme and proue the same by the holy Scriptures and by the words and sentences of holy Fathers and by reasons and if need require euen to answere vnto the objections of the Generall Councel and to dispute with those who shall be appointed by the Councell or peaceably to conferre without any impediment all approbrious speeches reuilings and contumelies wholly laid aside and in particular that the matters in controuersie shall be handled in the foresaid Councell according to the holy Scriptures and traditions of the Apostles approued Councels the consent of the Catholike Church and the Authoritie of the holy Fathers adding this moreouer that it doth yeeld and absolutely grant that they shall not be punished vnder the pretext of Religion or of any offences committed or to be committed against the same so as by reason of their presence none shall in any case need to cease from performing the diuine seruice either in journey or in going abiding or returning from any place noe not in the Citie of Trent it selfe that these businesses being finished or not finished whensoeuer they shal please or by commādment consent of their Superiors they shal desire or any one of thē shal desire to returne to their owne dwellings presently without any let hinderance or delay their goods their honour likewise and persons preserued they may freely and securely returne at their pleasure as often as they will with the knowledge notwithstanding of such as shall bee appointed by the Councell to the end that prouision may bee made in due time for their securitie without fraud or deceit Moreouer the holy Councell will that in this publike promise and Safe-Conduct bee included and contained and to be held for included all clauses whatsoeuer which shall bee necessarie and conuenient for their full effectuall and sufficient securitie in their going staying and returning expressing this moreouer for their greater securitie and for the good of peace and agreement that if any of them either in jorney comming vnto Trent or whilest they abide there or in returning thēce should doe or commit which God forbid any enormous crime whereby the benefit of this publike fidelity and assecuration might bee annullated or made voide that it is the Councels will and it doth grant that such as are found to haue committed such offence be presently punished by those of the Confession of Augusta themselues only and not by any other with such condigne penaltie and sufficient satisfaction as may bee well liked of and approued by some part of the Councel the forme conditions and manner of their assecuration or securitie remaining still vnuiolated In like manner also the Councels pleasure is that if one or more of the Councell shall either in their jorney or abiding or returning doe or commit which God forbid any enormous crime whereby the benefite of this publike fidelity and assecuration might be violated or in any sort broken they who are taken in such offence are to bee punished by the Councell it selfe alone and not by any other with such condigne penaltie sufficient amendment as may rightly be well liked of by the Lords of Germany of the Confession of Augusta being at the same time heere present the forme conditions and manner of their assecuration or securitie remaining still vnuiolated It is moreouer the will of the Councell that it may be lawfull for the Embassadors all and euery one to goe abroad out of the Citie of Trent so often as they shall thinke fit or needfull to take the ayre and to returne into the same as also freely to appoint or send their messenger or messengers as also to receiue messengers or any messenger sent as often as they shall think expedient so that some one or more of such as are deputed and appointed by the Councell doe accompany them who may prouide for their securitie Which Safe-Conduct and securitie ought to stand and continue from the time and during the time that it shall happen they be receiued into the care of the protection of the Councel and Officers thereof and be brought vnto Trent and all the time of their abode there and againe when they shall haue had sufficient audience then after the space of twentie dayes when they shall require it or the Councell after such audience had shall giue order vnto them to depart they shall bee conducted from Trent vntill they be God willing restored vnto that secure place where euery one shal choose vnto himselfe and this without all fraud and deceit All which the Councell doth promise and with assured fidelitie doth professe shall bee inuiolately obserued and kept for and in the name of euery faithfull Christian all Princes whatsoeuer as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall and all other Ecclesiasticall and Secular persons of what degree or condition soeuer they be of or by what name soeuer they be called Moreouer without all fraud and deceit it doth truely and faithfully promise that the Councel will neither openly nor couertly seek any occasion or in any sort vse or permit any to vse any authoritie power right ordinance or priuiledge of the Lawes or Canons or of any Councel whatsoeuer especially of Constance and Seenes in what forme of words soeuer expressed vnto any prejudice of this publike fidelitie and ful assecuration publike and free audience graunted vnto them by the Councell all which authority power c. it doth abrogate in this behalfe and for this time And if the Holy