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The Romanists designs detected, and the Jesuits subtill practices discovered and laid open collected from their own authors and other approved testimonies / by Anthony Egan, B.D.
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Egan, Anthony, B.D.
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Wing E251; ESTC R3340
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guilty if false he may punish that is cast out the Accusers The sum of Campanella's Counsel for the promoting of the Spanish interest in England in Queen Elizabeths days was 1. Above all to breed dissentious and discords among our selves 2. To have Seminaries in Flanders that for the changing of our Religion may first sow the seeds of division in points of natural Sciences 3. By suborned Forreiners to promise great matters to the great ones here 4. To promise to King James the help of Spain so he would set up Popery or at least not hinder the Indian Fleet. 5. At the same time to perswade the chief Parliament men to turn England into the form of a Common-wealth by telling them that the Scots will be cruell when they come to Rule them c. 6. To perswade Queen Elizabeth that King James would revenge his Mothers Blood c. 7. To exasperate the minds of the Bishops against King James by perswading them that he was in heart a Papist and would bring in Popery and by these means the seeds of an inexplicable War will be sown between England and Scotland so that no party will have leisure to disturb the Spaniard or if King James prevail he will be a friend to Spain or if the Island be divided or the Kingdom made Elective we shall neither have mind nor power to enlarge our Dominions or if the Island be turned into the form of a Commonwealth it may keep continual War with Scotland and will manage all its affairs so slowly as that they can little hurt the Spaniard 8. The Catholicks here also are to be awaked and stirred up that the Spaniards may take the first opportunity to enter upon England under pretence of helping them 9. The Irish are perswaded to Rebellion these with the hiring of the Dutch to defend the Spanish Plate Fleets and fall out with us that we may not hinder it are the sum of this Friers design against England Their Method to win particular Persons you may find in Costerus Pref. Encheirid Thoma a Jesu de Convers Gent. L. 8. Par. 2. Sect. 2. p. 544. 545. Possevinus Lorichius c. 1. BE sure to keep the Respondents part and not the Opponents It 's not so easie to prove as to wrangle against proofs 2. Follow them with certain Questions which the vulgar are not verst in as Qu. 1. Where was your Church before Luther or where hath it been visible in all ages Qu. 2. How prove you that you have a true Scripture that is the word of God among you Qu. 3 What express word of God do the Catholicks contradict Q. 4. How prove you that you have a truly called Ministry that is to be heard and believed by the people Qu. 5. By what warrant did you separate from the Catholick Church and condemn all your own Fore-fathers and all the Christian world Qu. 6. If you will separate from the Catholick Church What reason have you to follow this Sect rather than any one of all the rest Qu. 7. What one man can you name from the beginning that was in all things of Luthers or Calvins Opinions Qu. 8. Do you not see that God doth not bless the labours of your Ministers but people are as bad as they were before what the better are you for hearing them Many more such silly questions they train up their deceivers to propound and prosecute which a knowing man discerneth easily to be transparent cheats but the ignorant may be gravelled by them The abominable Treachery and villany of the Gunpowder-Plot undertaken under pretence of maintaining and restoring the Roman Religion engaged the then Governours to consult the preservation of themselves and the Kingdom And considering the furious zeal and wicked principles of some men in affirming the lawfullness of deposing and killing Heretical Kings That the Pope had power to deprive temporal Princes absolve subjects from their obedience and such like villanous positions with the many wicked practices then fresh in memory against the Crown and life of Queen Elizabeth and King James it was thought fit to draw up a solemn Oath whereby every one should abjure such treasonable Doctrines and swear for the future to behave themselves as became good subjects But so far were they from intending to be good Subjects that fancying Robert Cecil Earl of Salisbury and Secretary of State to be the chief promoter of this Oath against them and considering that if they could deter him from prosecuting it the King and others would trouble their thoughts the less about the matter and so the Parliamentary proposals would fall of themselves a threatning Letter was sent to the said Earl of Salisbury a Copy whereof I have here inserted that all good men may see that they will not stick at Murther or any other villany to uphold their Religion My Lord WHereas the late unapprovable and most wicked design for destroying of his Majesty the Prince and Nobility with many other of worth and quality attempted through the undertaking spirits of some more fiery and turbulent then zealous and dispassionate Catholicks hath made the general state of our Catholick cause so scandalous in the eyes of such whose corrupted judgements are not able to fan away and sever the fault of the Professor from the profession it self as that who now is found to be of that Religion is perswaded at least in mind to allow though God knoweth as much abhorring as any Puritan whatsoever the said former most inhumane and Barbarous Project And whereas some of his Majesties Council but especially your Lordship as being known to be as the Philosopher termeth it a primus mortor in such uncharitable proceedings are determined as it is feared by taking advantage of so soul a scandal to root out all the memory of the Catholick Religion either by sudden Banishment Massacre Imprisonment or some such unsupportable vexations and pressures and perhaps by decreeing in this next Parliament some more cruell and horrible Laws against Catholicks than already are made In regard of these premises there are some good men who through their earnest desire for the continuing of the Catholick Religion and for saving many souls both of this present and of all future posterity are resolved to prevent so great a mischief though with a full assurance afore hand of the loss of their dearest lives You are therefore hereby to be admonished that at this present there are five which have severally undertaken your death and have vowed the performance thereof by taking already the blessed Sacrament if you continue your daily plotting of so Tragical Stratagems against Recusants It is so ordered that none of these five knoweth who the other four be for the better preventing the discovery of the rest if so any one by attempting and not performing should be apprehended It is also already agreed who shall first attempt it by Shot and so who in order shall follow In accomplishing of it there is expected no other
subvert the Kingdom of England are sufficiently evident from the foregoing Papers I shall only add two Letters more whereby they did not only endeavour but actually promote the late unnatural and Barbarous Rebellion in the Kingdom of Ireland Two Letters written by Pope Urban the 8th for encouragement of the Rebellion in Ireland The first to O-Neale and the second to the Nobility and people of that Kingdom To our Beloved Son Eugenius O-Neale Health and Happiness Beloved Son IT hath ever been our constant custome to lay hold on every opportunity whereby you following the steps of your Progenitors might make known your more than ordinary zeal and studious care of defending the Church But now you have more apparently demonstrated it by resolving to go for Ireland and to be a present succour to the Catholique affairs Wherefore your Letter was exceeding welcome to us wherein you intimate your stedfast purpose desiring to begin the successful management of the seaffairs from the Heavenly assistance and do no less humbly then Religiously crave our Apostolical Benediction we highly commend in you this renowned zeal and constant resolution to defend the true faith against Hereticks and we being long since perswaded of your Piety do expect the proofs of your couragious and lofty spirit in this opportunity which heretofore hath rendred your name so illustrious We do much approve of the determination of those whom you certifie to be excited by your example And we hope that the Highest will be present to your cause and make known to the people your prowess and virtues And that ye may with the greater confidence give the onset to these designs we without intermission intreating the divine clemency to bring to nought adversaries atttempts do freely communicate our Benediction to you and the rest of them who manage the Catholique affairs in that Kingdom And to all and every of them truly penitent making confession and devoutly partaking if opportunely of the holy Communion we do bestow a plenary forgiveness and remission of their sins and in point of death a full and absolute Indulgency Dated at Rome under the Seal of the Fisher Octob. 18. 1642. in the 19th year of our Popedom To all Arch-Bishops Bishops Nobles and People of the Kingdom of Ireland VEnerable Brethren and Beloved Sons The relation which we have heard of the present state of your Kingdom out of that singular affection wherewith we did ever embrace your Nation doth cause our deep sorrow for although you are removed from us by distance of place yet we always bear you in the bosom of Apostolical affection and cannot but tremble at the least danger of our Children notwithstanding in this so great sadness we are refreshed when we mind your magnanimity and resolution evidenced by very many and great tryals which likewise doth suggest to us a strong confidence that in every occasion your wonted height of spirit will eminently appear not only to defend and keep safe the Catholique Religion but also by example you will demonstrate to others with what alacrity and ardour of affection eternal things are to be preferred before mortal heavenly before fading the salvation of the soul before all earthly things whatsoever Acconut it all joy Venerable Brothers and beloved Sons when you fall into divers temptations think not your selves exempted from the condition of those whom Christ the Searcher doth try and prove by the evils of this life There will be a just ground to hope for a plentiful crop of happiness from these seeds of conflicts as also be assured of the aid and assistance of the Omnipotent God if so be ye shall prefer the safety of the Catholique Faith before what respects soever not suffering any thing to be transacted which in the least may prove prejudicial or destructive thereunto Thus much all Catholick Nations do expect from your approved constancy thus much the Church promiseth it self concerning you and thus much our Pastoral care and Paternal Benevolence doth most rightfully require to be performed from our most loving Sons Neither need we go far to fetch examples of this Religious constancy to which we exhort you call to mind by what Masters you have been disciplined in the wayes of virtue Call to mind those famous Champions of the faith who have led you the way enquire of your Predecessors and they will rectifie you that in times of hazard and peril those Counsels and determinations with all possible zeal and resoluteness are to be entred into which may prove a bulwork to the true faith and a refuge to Ecclesiastical men Put on then vigorously by your actions to make good that noble Encomium of your Nation frequently stiled The Island of Saints and those men whom you so much glory to extoll be not unwilling to imitate Truly we do expect from you what is meet to proceed from an eminent Piety to God and a most ardent affection to the Church to whom we willingly impart the Apostolical Benediction beseeching God of his Divine Clemency to vouchsafe to be propitious to your godly endeavours and enterprises Dated at Rome Feb. 1. 1642. 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