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A09881	A consideration of the papists reasons of state and religion, for toleration of poperie in England intimated in their supplication vnto the Kings Maiestie, [and] the states of the present Parliament.	Powel, Gabriel, 1576-1611.; Colleton, John, 1548-1635. Supplication to the Kings most excellent Majestie. aut	1604 (1604)	STC 20144; ESTC S105148	106,538	134

their sinnes our religion abhorreth detesteth as a prophanation of the whole Gospell especially of the satisfaction of Christ 5 Prescript fasting daies set times of abstinence the Papistes borrowed of Montanus the Heretike as we haue declared before But a religious fast that is when a man wanting some blessing or seeing some eminent calamity abstaineth not from flesh for a season but also from al delights sustenance that therby he may make a more diligent search into his owne sinnes and offer most humble praiers vnto God c. our religiō teacheth we practise 6 Vowes made vnto GOD of things honest lawful possible our religion teacheth ought to be performed But Popish vowes of Pilgrimages of offring to Idols of perpetual single life of Mōkerie our religion accōpteth not honest nor lawful but made vnto the Devill and exsecrable 7 One vniforme stint of faith cōtained only in the holy Scriptures we teach but the cōtradictions dissentiōs of the Papists are innumerable as we have proved before 8 Mortificatiō that is that part of sanct●ficatiō wherby the power of sinne is crucified in the faithfull Rom. 6.2.3.4 Galat. 5.24 we religiously teach But Popish externall maceratings we condemne II. To the Consequence The Argument is rather thus to be concluded Popish religiō teacheth auricular cōfession to a Priest perverteth the doctrine of repentance restitution satisfaction fasting vowes the sufficiency of the Scriptures and mortification Ergo. Popish religion is the. Apostolicall religion of Antichrist Reason of Religion 21 21. REASON OF RELIGION A Religion for whose desence the Title of Defender of the Faith vvas first given to the Kings of our Nation the Title of Most Christian to the kings of France of Most Catholike to the kings of Spaine the still retaining of which Titles doth a I marvel how the Suppliants are not ashamed to deduce a consequēce the falschood wherof is notoriously evident argue the allowance of her iurisdiction And there is b No one of the ancient Fathers did ever expound that place of the Popish Church no one of the ancient Fathers who doth not vnderstand these words of the Prophet to be only meant of this Church The Natiō and Kingdome that will not serue thee shall perish Esa 6.12 Resolution of the 21. Reason Popish Religion is that for whose defence the King of England was called Defender of the faith the K. of France Most Christian and the K. of Spaine Most Catholique Ergo Poperie is true Religion and to be tolerated ANSWERE 1 WHat coherence is there between the Antecedēt and the Consequence When the Pope gaue vnto the King of England the title Defēder of the faith as Caiphas prophecied against him selfe so the Pope prophecied his own destructiō For even that King which hee so first called King Henry VIII of famous memory was the first King in all Europe that cut his combe Defended the faith indeed which all his noble Successours haue with singular constancy hitherto continued GOD bee praised excepting only Queene Marie whose raigne was but fiue yeares Reason of Religion 22 22. REASON OF RELIGION A Religion into whose society and profession whosoeuer truely entreth by and by liveth in a Stil they speak by contraries as appeareth in the Answere more awe of God and feare of sinne changeth his former life to the better and of the other side whosoever leav●th ou● and departeth from he● fellowsh●p communion beginneth incontment to lead a worse li●e then whiles he liued her childe frequented her Sacraments Of both which there be store of examples and of the latter too many verifying what is said and not vnknowne to thousands yea the case is so fain liar as it is now growne into a Proverb with many b A new coyned Proverb which is to be vnderstood contrarywise That the Protestant Religion is good to liue in but the Papist religion good to die in Resolution of the 22. Reason Popish Religion is that into whose profession whosoever truely entereth by and by liveth in more awe of God and feare of sinne and changeth his former life to better Ergo Popish Religion is true and to be tolerated ANSWERE 1 THe Antecedent is most false For Popish Religion is the Policie of Satan yea the very chaines and fetters of the Divell to detaine men as slaues in the misery thraledome of sinne And that the Christian Reader may know that I do not vse any hyperbolicall speeches herein I beseech him in the bowels of our Saviour IESVS CHRIST seriously to waygh these things that follow 2 What could be fitter for Satan for the continuance and enlargement of his Kingdome then the Popish doctrin of the Popes supremacie over al of his fulnesse of power of receiving both the Scriptures and their exposition from him of obeying that he cōmanded of not iudging him though hee carryed ten thousand yea innumerable Soules togither with him selfe into HEL Dist 40. c. 6. Si Papa of devout ignorance of iudging them heretiks who speake against him of pursuing and persecuting them with fire sword of purgatory of auriculer confession of the immunities exemptiō and priviledges of his Cleargy of the pompe and idlenes of his hierarchie and of all their suttle and serpent-like contrived false worship 3 The practises of Egypt toyling Israel with al base service and villanie of killing their male childrē or of the barbarous tyranny of wasting the west Indies was not nor is not more suttly divellishly devised to detaine those free nations in perpetual bondage slavery then the Popish doctrine was is to establish the kingdome of Antichrist and to detaine the people of God in everlasting servitude and slauerie both of body and soule 4 And as for Christian honestie of life duties towards men the Popish doctrine of Absolutions of Dispensations of Pardons of Satisfactions of Sanctuaries is for the impunity easie discharge of all malefactors a maine cause and mother of al abominations and wickednesse 5 Furthermore their sundrie rules orders of hypocrisy contention idlenes their constrained abstinence from marriage their permissiō defence of the Stewes are causes of all enormities of vncleanes of infinite murders other manifold offences So that the waters of Noahs floud did not so high drowne all the olde world as those flouds of wickednes which by such occasions have risen did and do still overflow al such kingdomes nations as this doctrine of theirs like a sea of sinne might breake into 6 Hence it appeareth evidētly Note that if a man were assured of the salvation of his soule in Popery ther is NO Religion BETTER to live in For There is NO religion vnder heaven which cōtaineth greater licenciousnes in it nor giveth more liberty vnto the flesh then doth POPISH RELIGION Reason of Religion 23 23. REASON OF RELIGION A Religion which now hath and had in al ages the most famous mē for a

by the Turke the Gaules by the French the Britannes by the English the Spaniards by the Goths the Africanes by the Vandals To which may be added the Germans wasted subiected by Attila 〈◊〉 the seigniory of the Hunnes after the Arian heresie had rooted it selfe ●n seuerall quarters and prouinces of their Country The o Ortel●●s in R●gia ex Saxone ●elmoldo Crantzio inhabi●ants also of the citie Iulinum who being conuerted to the Romane faith and falling againe from it were all consumed both citizens and cittie with fire from heaven Touching the Countries in the East after they beganne to dishonour themselues with new doctrines the so fast ranne headlong therein an inseperable property of al heresie because they are vnbounded and lacke a defining binding power that in short while after to witte in the raigne of Herselius the Emperour there were on foote d Niceph. lib. 18.45 Jacobitans Georgiās Theopaschitae Armenians Monophysites Agnoetans Staurablatans Monothelites Severites Aphtar thodecits Phantasiasts Maniches Tetradites Tritheites Arians Nastorians sixteene severall sortes of beleefe but what followed First Chosr●es king of the Persiās sacked Ierusalem and much weakened the Empire Then Heraclius the Emperour turned Monothelite Mahomet that infernall monster being made the Captaine of the Saracens tooke Syria and Aegypt Anno Dom. 635. Mesopotamia Anno. Dom. 639. and afterward all Africa Finallie wee thinke that in the revolution of the fifteene first ages the Nation or kingdome cannot be named which forsaking the Catholike Romane religion or not keeping it whole inviolated was either not e The contrarie appeareth in England and Scotland to insist in no other conquered or miserably torne by civill division and slaughters Resolution of the 30 Reason Popish religion is that from which Countries either departing or mingling other doctrines with it made present wracke of their former felicities falling either into flatte Apostasie or most lamentable bondage or both Ergo. Popery is true religion and to be tolerated ANSWERE 1 GOD doth not punish any nation or people for departing from Papistrie seeing such a departing is not Apostacie from true religion as I haue proved before p. 37. 2 GOD is so farre from punishing any for separating themselues from the communion of Popery that contrariwise whosoever doth not separate himself God threatneth to plague him Apoc. 18.4 Goe out of her my people that yee bee not partakers of her sinnes and that yee receive not of her plagues 3 The Suppliants instāces are of such nations as were before Poperie beganne to raigne who could not therfore be punished for relinquishing Poperie 4 Those nations were indeed punished either for quite falling away from true religion or for not professing it so sincerely as they ought to haue done 5 For our times GOD hath infinitely blessed the professours of our Religion declared his iudgments against Poperie and Papistes I will not speake of Luther who by the mightie protection of GOD bouldly maintained the truth of the Gospell even in the middest amongst his enemies Nor yet of the miraculous preservatiō of Geneva that standeth in the mouth of the adversaries who wante neither power nor malice against it Nor of Rochell besieged for the Gospelles sake by all the power of France for seven whole monethes togither and yet by the power of GOD persisted invincible 6 Onely I will speake one worde of this Kingdome of England and for our late blessed Soveraigne Who as shee hath stoutly maintained the cause of Iesus Christ so hath GOD performed vnto her kingdome his promises made vnto his children in Iesus Christ Search all Histories turne al Chronicles sacred or prophane ecclesiastical or civil yet shal yee never finde a Womā-Prince a Mayden or Virgin Queen yea you shall not finde any Prince at all whose preservatiō hath bin so mighty whose glorie so great whose government so long so prosperous so happie All this hath bin the more admirable and is the more to be considered by how much the more and oftener shee hath bin cursed with bell booke and candle by him that arrogateth to himselfe Fulues of power and auctority in heaven in earth in hell But GOD hath turned his curses into blessings yea the more he cursed her Maiestie and the Land the more GOD hath blessed both 7 If the Land should not continue still in the zealous profession of the Gospell but should mingle heresies with truth and admitte the practise of Popery which is the Suppliants motion and petition Doubtlesse God would cease from being our GOD he would with draw his blessings frō vs yea he would be avenged vpon such a faithlesse backsliding people Reason of Religion 31 31. REASON OF RELIGION A Religion whose professant company or congregation hath bin evermore since the first planting thereof very visible and perspicuous as the severall resemblances parables and figuratiue speeches vsed in holy Scripture do clearely testisie that the true a Most false the Scriptures following are miserably applyed Church and Spouse of Christ should ever be comparing her to a a Psal 18.5 tabernacle placed in the Sunne to a b Esa 2.2 mountaine prepared in the toppe of moūtaines to a c Matth. 5.15 Citie situated on a hill to a d Math. 3.12 Luk. 3.17 Floore to a e Math. 13.47 Nette a f Ioh. 10.16 Spheepe-folde a g Luk. 14.16 great Supper a h Matth. 21.33 Luk. 20.9 Vineyard c. and her doctrine to a i Matth. 5.15 Candle put vpon a candlesticke shining to al that are in the house that is b An absurd glosse in the world as k Tract 2. in epist Joan. S. Augustine vnderstandeth the place things that are all most visible and obvious to weakest sense and therfore do proue that the true Church ought to be alwaies visible and apparant to the view of others Neither is the word Church to be foūd throughout the whole body of holy Scripture to signifie other then a c But we read in the Scriptures that the woman fied into the wildernes c. Apoc. 12.14 visible knowne multitude and the reason is plaine why it must so signifie because it were otherwise impossible for any one to ioyne himselfe to the true Church persevere therein obey the head and be subiect to the Prelates therof which all are bound to doe by the expresse word of God law of nature vnder heauiest curse censure of damnation if the Church were or could be invisible or not remonstrable For vnto things hidden invisible there can be no repaire no adherence nor homage of duty or tribute of obedience defrayed Nay to deny the perpetuall visibility and d Who denieth this Ephes 5.26 Ephes 1.23 dyration of the Church were in great part to e They fight without en adversarie for no man denieth but that Christ hath had and shall haue his church alwaies though not alwaies visible evacuate Christes passion and plainely to

all faithfull Catholikes in Englād in Saxonie are to be excused who doe not exempt themselues from the power of their Superiours nor wage warre against them for commōly they have not wealth strength inough to warre against their Princes they are in great danger So saith Dominicus Bannes in 2.2 Tho. q. 12. a. 2. col 479. A. B.C. edit Lugdun 1588. Martinus Ledesmius in 2.4 Tho. q. 15 a. 5. fol. 120. col 4. is of the same iudgment 7 FINALLY their Canonists decree ratifie the same Conclusions Gregorie VII saith We keeping the statuts of our holy predecessours by our Apostolicall auctoritie do absolve frō their oath alleageance such as are so boūd vnto them that be excommunicated we forbid them by all meanes that they observe no faithfulnes nor obedience vnto them vntill such come to make satisfaction Caus 15. q. 6. c. Nos Sanctorū Iac. Simancha writeth For the Kings heresie not onely the KING himselfe is deprived of his kingdome but also HIS * Note still SONNES cānot succeed after him Iac. Sim. lib. de Catholic Institut Tom. 11. tract Illustr in vtraquex Iuris facultate Iurisconsultorū part 2. tit 9. f. 132. nu 259. The same Position houldeth Ioannes Lupus Deture Navarra par 1. § 7. Also Antonius Corsetus saith A Christiā King becomming an Heretike looseth his Kingdom which is given vnto * Good again a Catholike possessour Cors de Pot. Reg par 5. nu 6. See Bald. in l. 1. in 13. Col. in repe C. de emāci libe Notat in C. 1. de praescr 8 Note I beseech you in the bowels of our Saviour Christ Iesus marke I say you illustrious thrice renowmed Kings whose eies harts GOD hath opened to behold his truth and vnfeignedly to embrace the Gospell of his Sonne this is the king-quelling doctrine of Popety this al their writers teach professing that all their Divines hould so that al true Catholikes beleeve so and calling them Heretiques that doubt of it Behould Popish religion armed to cut your throates And that you haue beene hitherto safely protected it was no through the innocency of Popery or defect of Papists malice hatred against you as Dominicus Bānes acknowled ●●eth poison to stab to murder you through the special blessing and preservation of Almighty GOD who never faileth such as trust in him faithfully call vpon his name 9 But that all men may see the vanitie falshood of this wicked and divellish doctrine of Poperie What can all the Papists in the world or all the Divels in hel say to this that followeth No King by the lawe of Nature or by the law Divine can be deprived of his Kingdome or dominion over his subiects for falling away frō the faith the reason hereof is plaine because Faith is not the foundatiō of dominion but some other politique title having force and strength from the law of Nations as the title of hereditarie Succession of Election of Conquest or iust acquisitiō by lawful warre c. which titles may remaine and stand firme without Faith 10 This I haue argued vpon supposition But our Kings and Princes haue not by the mercies of GOD fallen from the faith they are no heretikes as wee are ready to demonstrate out of the word of GOD against al Papists powers of Satan The Popish Princes are they who fell frō the faith and worship the Beast and therefore their decrees stand in force against themselves not against vs. II To the Consequence If Popish religion did teach nothing against the lawfull auctoritie of Kinges and Princes yet were it not therefore true religion for it might erre in the foundation of faith against other partes of the Scriptures as it is manifest it doth wherefore it is neither true nor to be tolerated in any Christian societie Nor are these ô most gracious Soveraigne the only respectes that thus embolden vs to become humble suiters at your Hignesse foot for toleration of Catholike religion a Yet more reasons but our manifold b Causelesse complaintes daungers vnder-gone our several losses and indignities sustained and the stoore of Catholike blood that hath bin shed for affecting your mothers Rightes and Title and for seeking how to succour her piteous distresses person the worthiest Queene that many ages enioyed living a long imprisoned Confessour and dying a most glorious Martyr serue also to plead and cry to your Maiestie for commiseration of our case grant of the Petition we make And as our true loue zeale and tribute of service did not then dilate and extend it selfe on y towards your Highnes deare mother but in throu●h her reached also to c Sore against the Papists wils your sacred Maiesty so since the time of her happy Crowne of Martyrdome our wishes indevours actions haue ever levelled as much as lay in our power to the most advauncing of your d Proue that Parsons denyeth it Maiesties Title Yea the pressures and afflictions l●aded on vs for this cause were in a s●rt comfortable or not discomfortable vnto vs in h●pe of the relaxation and ease we assuredly expected by your Highnesse actuall arrivall to the Crowne So that now if your excellent Maiestie may not bee mooued to permit the free exercise of the Catholike Religion Oh our hopes fedde on are not only frustrate and our long expectations vaine but our temporall lots by reestablishing of penal laws against vs become more abiect servile desperate and forl●rne then euer before Puritanisme differing from Protestācy in e Mere slanders and impudent calumniations 32 articles of doctrine as their owne bookes and writings doe witnesse looketh vp spreadeth is neither suppressed with penalties nor oppressed with indignities but her professour● receiue grace and holde high auctority in the government only the Catholike Religion whose professours suffred most for your good Mothers sake and euer least offended your Maiestie is despised troden vnder foote maligned punished and must bee alas by all violence f Amen abolished without regard of her venerable antiqu●ty or respect of the large dominions shee other-where hath to her dowery or of the innumerable conquests shee hath made ouer all other Sects frō Christs time hitherto or of the multitude and impregnablenesse of her proofes which her professors are ready yea presse and doe most earnestly long to bring in publike Dispute for testimonie of the doctrine shee teach●th And that which moueth not the least admiration here in is for that neither the inward beleefe of the Catholike Romane faith nor the outward profession or defence thereof in words seeme to bee the transgressions which are so sharpely animadverted but rather the only fault which is punished and neuer sufficiently as some thinke punished in vs is the vndissembled profession of our inwarde faith in refusing to go to the Protestant Church A necessity which vnder guilte of dead y sin breach of our Churches vnity