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A08206	The plea of the innocent wherein is auerred; that the ministers & people falslie termed puritanes, are iniuriouslie slaundered for enemies or troublers of the state. Published for the common good of the Church and common wealth of this realme of England as a countermure against all sycophantising papsts, statising priestes, neutralising atheistes, and satanising scorners of all godlinesse, trueth and honestie. Written: by Iosias Nichols, a faithfull minister of the Ghospell of Christ: and an humble seruant, of the English Church.	Nichols, Josias, 1555?-1639.	1602 (1602)	STC 18541; ESTC S101326	105,186	267

yet is it aboue all other vsually hitt in our teeth Namelie they say we are like Papistes enemies to the Church and sometime they say we are worse and it pleaseth the packing Priest to make vs factious and vnderminers of States and Magistrates as the Iesuites comparing vs with them in fiue twentie lies in one place which although in the conscience of all honest men knowing vs and of the reuerend Fathers them selues it be most manifestly false yet because of the present state of things I will bestow a little time in the opening of the same And this I will doe by Gods grace by three arguments Firste by a simple comparison betweene vs al Papists Secondly by the affection vvhich is in them and vs. And thirdly by the likely effects If vve should both haue fauour toleration alike And this I will handle in three seuerall chapters as briefly as I can Not so much for the defēce of our innocencie vvhich by that vvhich is alreadie vvritten is sufficiētly maintained and approued but for the common good of the vvhole Church and namely of our reuerende Fathers and deare brethren which stand so earnestly for conformitie For I can not but thinke that this calumniation hath his first deuise from some glosing Papistes takeing aduantage by our to hott and eager persuite of each other to prepare a vvay by pulling downe raysing the one side vtterly to turne ouer to destroy the vvhole Church of God which I hope and am perswaded our mercifull God vvill neuersuffer him to doe Cap. 7. Wherein is proued that the Ministers seeking reformation falsly called Puritanes are not in any sorte to be compared to Papists in euill much lesse to be equalized with traiterous seminarie priests or Iesuites 1. By their contradictorie doctrine 2. By their contrarie actes and doings ONe part of the sufferinges of our blessed Sauiour Iesus Christ was this that hee was counted with the the transgressors Esai 53.12 therefore as Saint Marke saieth He was crucified betweene two theeues Wee are not then to think it strange to be matched Mare 15.27.28 with Anabaptists Donatistes Papists rebels and I can not tell what For the seruant is not greater then the Maister Ioh. 15.20 And I hope that if wee suffer with him in righteousnes we shall reioyce with him in glorie Let vs then examine this calumniation If we be like or worse then Papistes in euill to the Church of England it is eyther in our doctrine or in our doeings First I will prooue not in our doctrine We hold all the doctrine of faith with the Church of England the Papistes deny it that by two arguments the former is this we hold beleeue and teache all the articles of the Christian faith according to the holy Scriptures euen as the Church of Englande doth a thing so apparant as the Sun at noon daies And the Papistes are heerein directly contrarie to the faith and doctrine of the Church of Englande to the word of God approouing the same Therefore if sound doctrine and faith be the chief mark to know a good man and that the doctrine and faith of England be good true and that the doctrine of the papists be nought wicked and abhominable then are vve vvho follovv the good and true doctrine of the Church of England not to be compared to the Papistes in euill vvho are deadly enemies to the same Secondlie that part of doctrine vvherein we seem to differ from the reuerend Fathers of our Church being such as is before declared as agreeth to the principall Canon of our Church in generall in particulars vvith the vsage of the Apostles and vvith the lawes iniunctions Canons and apologeticall vvritinges of our Church against all vvhich the Papistes most constantly doe warre cauill therefore in this also vve be not to be compared vnto them My latter argument touching our doctrine We holde the Queenes supremacie the Papistes deny it is concerning the ciuill Magistrate We the Ministers a foresaid desiring the abolishing of all Popish remnants doe hold beleeue confesse that all obedience is to bee performed to the ciuill Magistrate although they vvere euill and infidels as the Scripture teacheth And that no Bishop Rom. 13.1 1. Pet. 2.13 Priest or Minister can depriue a King or discharge the subiects of the oath of allegeance And that our Queene Elizabeth God blesse her is supreame gouernour ouer all persons borne in her dominions whether they bee Ecclesiasticall or ciuill that no forren Potentate as namelye the Pope of Rome hath any iurisdiction vvithin her dominions and countries but is a vvicked vsurper ouer Kings Princes But all Papists if they be true catholikes as they terme themselues namelie all Priests secular Seminarie and Iesuite doe holde cleane contradictorie euen manifest treason and rebellion againste the ciuill power ordained of God Therefore there is no comparison to bee made in regarde of doctrine betweene vs the Papistes And that you may perceaue This slaunder is laid vpon all Protestantes that this concerneth all Protestantes as well as the Ministers falslie called Puritanes doe but consider these words of Bristow Of Catholikes thorowlie discharged of their fealtie yet for common humanity for their accustomed vse Motiue 40. for their cōtinual as it were natural institution the Prince is better obeyed serued thē of Protestants which in hart ar in a maner all Puritanes Note heere that I may vse M. D. Fulks words that Papistes professe them selues to be subiectes Ren●● of curteousie not of duetie of custome not of conscience of naturall institution and not of the law of God O Lord and Sauiour sende her M. few such subiectes seruants The currish obedience of Papistes Now this curteous or rather currish obedience is expounded vvhat it is by that beastly bull of Pius the fifth against our noble Soueraigne vvith the facultie granted to Campion Persons Read D. Fulk Auns to P. Frarin de clam pag. 35. by which the Pope licenseth the Papistes to dissemble their obedience vntill publicke execution of that Bull may be had that is to be priuie traytours till with hope of successe they may be open rebels We are obedient quiet the Papistes seditious and rebellious 2 Now for our doings vvhich it hath bene euer since our troubles vve need not to be ashamed to confes vve referre our selues to all men If vve haue committed any indignitie against her M. person Crowne or Soueraignty or had intelligence vvith anie of her enemies or gone about to drawe away the people frō their obedience or any such like But vve haue done in the knowledge of al men altogether cleane con trarie both by worde and deede in our preaching openly exhortations and example priuately And in our troubles vve haue willingly patiently submitted our selues to the punishmentes which haue bene inflicted vpon vs

together to the disclosing of falshood and hypocrisie and to the aduauncing of Gods glorie so the contention betweene vs being onelie about ceremonies maner of gouernement we are all of one faith one Baptisme one bodie one spirit haue alone Father Lord and be al of one heart against all wickednes superstition idolatrie heresie and we seeke with one Christian desire the aduauncement so the pure religion worship and honour of God We are Ministers of the worde by one order we administer praiers Sacraments by one forme wee preach one faith and substance of doctrine we reioyce both of her Maiesties happie gouernement the freedome of the Gospell and are professed enemies to all her enemies to the enemies of Gods truth and Ghospell In writing against errors and disputing against Papistes we haue bene all one I preaching her M. supremacie confuting Popish primacie and in calling men from sinne disobedience to serue God and her M. we haue beene all one And shall men thinke that this vnhappie diuision shall seuer vs for euer God forbidde This life with out constant vnitie 2 And here me thinks I cannot but murne to think vpō mans frailtie our ignorance self-loue desire to preheminence many times casteth vs headlong into bitter dissention While men are loftie to acknowledge their ouersights therefore labour to keep their estimation by maintayning an errour they cause much disturbance to themselues with little credite among wise faithful men by ouerstrayning them selues to shadowe ouer mens vpright cause they stirre vp much gar-boile confusion in the Church of God And it is not so easilie stayed as it is vnaduisedlie begun Therefore it is verie wiselie said of Solomon The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters therefore ere the contention be medled with leaue of Prou. 17.14 Such doe we read to be the ciuil warre of the primitiue Church about Arius which is well known to haue continued many yeares and to be the death of many a faithfull Christian Of which Socrates Scholasticus writeth that in the very beginning it grew so hott Eccles Histor lib. 1. Cap. 6. with such diuision among the Bishoppes and also among the people inveying with such spitefull opprobrius tearmes one against another that it became so haynous shamefull into so lamentable a plight that the Christian Religion was openly derided of all men euen in the publike theaters solemne spectacles And such was the contention of Epiphanius and Iohn Chrysostome both worthy Bishoppes Lib. 6. Cap. 12.13 14. Yea euen in the very infansie of the church that no man shuld stumble at our contention as if it were a new thing when the blessed Apostles by a most excellent and perfite spirite planted the ghospel this humaine fraltie did shew it selfe verie greatlie For what thinke you was the cause of that solemne councill at Hierusalem Act. 15. what was the occasion of the Epist of Paule to the Romanes Corinthians Galathians Philippians Colossians c doe they not bewraye merueilous greate weaknes exceeding great contention some holding of Paul some of Cephas some going to Law and some contending about meate holy dayes some striuing for circumcision and the Lawe of Moyses other denying the resurrection of the bodie others iustification by faith onelie others brought in the worshipping of Angels and other will worshipp and volutarie religion of men in so much that it coste great labour and sweat vnto the Apostles and faithfull Ministers to hold vp the Church to keepe it aliue in the verie birth thereof So great were the waters of contention cōming out of the dragons mouth by the abuse of mans weaknes And this I obserue both in writings disputations of our forefathers of the primitiue ages of the Church also in these latter daies that it is a very rare thing to find any writer thogh he be learned wise sober who in his apologeticall writting can keepe himselfe pure from al gaule bitternes Few writers without bitternes For the vehement desire to defende that he vndertaketh manie times maketh him to sway beyond the mark his penn to breath out filthie smoak and vnsauorie There are manie prettie and wittie thinges which are founde in the studdie of humane learning in these men of great learning haue manie times delight so that when they are in writing of an argument or answer there falleth in some fine ironie or close quib by allusion sometime a bitter sarcasme before they be aware which whē it is red of the aduerse part it raiseth many hott humors vnseemly retaliatiōs which not only hinder the light oftētimes of a good cause but also maketh such a breach as will hardlie bee repaired againe in manie yeares And heere mee seemeth I am taken prisoner and locked vp in a darke and dolesome place to weep mourne to cry and howle for the miserable estate of mankinde thorough sinne How manie stumbling blocks are cast in the way of foolish This contention a plague for Atheists ignorant and peeuish Atheists who refusing the way of truth haue strong delusions of Satan to make them beleeue lyes Yet doth God turne all these contentions too good God turneth it to the good of his elect and his diuine prouidence maketh them profitable to his Church namelie for the elect as it is written There must be heresies euen among you that they which are approued among you 1. Cor. 11.29 may be knowen And this profit hath the Church by the primitiue contentions that in cleare plaine Scripture we se manie things taught as namelie The Christian libertie The doctrine of iustification the rising of the dead and diuers other waightie points which I can not tell if they woulde haue beene otherwise so fully largelie so plainlie written that we may know the loue and power wisdom of our merciful father to ouersway the mightie labours of Sathan which are against the Church to the good of Gods faithfull people Therefore the Apostle is bold to say in the like case I knowe that this shall turne to my saluation And againe We know that all things worke together for the best vnto them that loue God The consideration of this might teach some men to looke vpon themselues and watch ouer their owne corruption to keepe it vnder that they giue no offence other might learne not to stumble at the truth for such a cause which cannot bee altogether auoided And we of our time countrie might vnderstand that we are not by and by seuered into two religions or broken of from being Christian brethren beecause some hote contention hath bene kindled among vs. For then we might say that Friers Monkes Seminarie Priests Iesuites are not Papists yea that Popes Cardinalls and other their great Prelates are no Papistes because those haue stirred vp among themselus most deadlie warre other maner