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A10318	A directorie teaching the way to the truth in a briefe and plaine discourse against the heresies of this time Whereunto is added, a short treatise against adiaphorists, neuters, and such as say they may be saued in any sect or religion, and would make of many diuers sects one Church.	Radford, John, 1561-1630.	1605 (1605)	STC 20602; ESTC S115540	239,684	640

opinion be properly termed Heretikes Now lett vs see to which Church this marke Catholike is proper and agreeth and you shall find it to belong to no other but only to that church which Heretikes call the Popish or papistical church but she it is which they so scornefully miscall which is in deed the true Catholike church For our church and true Catholike faith and religion which they terme Papistry is common to all countries wheresoeuer heretikes be but yet Protestants or to speake more plainly heretikes be not in euery place where catholikes be as ●or example heretikes as Lutherans Caluinists or Protestants Puritans Anabaptists and the like sectaries deuided from the Catholike church be here openly in England Scotland Ireland Denmarke Switzerland Iseland partlie in Bohemeland yea in some corners of France Polony Hungary and in some prouinces free states rebells to their lawfull Princes in the inferior and higher Germany For in very few places else in all Europe saue these by me reckoned shall you find any hereticall estate To omitt then that all these countries many hundred years togither before they euer hard of these new heresies were al catholike yet at this day be they neuer so heretical you shall finde amongst thē some opē church of the catholiks such as stick not to profes their faith with losse of liberty goods liues as here in England though Gods church be opressed by heretiks with taxes impri sonments death more then any christians be in the world yea worse thā vnder that open professed enimie of Christ the Turke who permiteth Christians to liue with liberty of cōsciēce to haue their churches Masse opēly wheras you see how Catholiks here for their faith lose al their goods two partes of their lands cannot enioy that quietly neither but pilledwith euery apparitor purseuant cast in prison restrained of their liberty and susteining the like notable iniu stices disgraces knowne vnto you already to long to speake yet notwithstanding be they neuer so sore opressed beggered or consumed yet they liue after their death new arise in their places so that you wante not at euerye assises and sessions in euery shiere towne in England Catholikes that there be openly called vpon and ready to professe their faith besides many hundreds that lye this day in prison as in Yorke Hull Norwitch Wisbitch where be aboue thirty priests together most learned and reuerend men whereof some haue beene prisoners thirty yeares and aboue an hundred Priests or there-abouts haue beene within the same time hanged drawen quartered for the same cause though it is giuē out to the people it is for treason wherof they be most innocent as may appear by their milde death where they euer pray for conuersion of the Queene and Realme for recouery only whereof to the Catholike Faith Religion they be trained vp in virtue and learning in other countries and sent hither backe againe besides many lay men and weomen yong and olde of all degrees most noble personages and of interiour sort and condition haue and doe suffer to the open testimony of the world imprisonment and death for the Catholike cause So that you see here for example in England though neuer so poore and persecuted yet by Gods gratious mercy and prouidence be Catholikes and an open professant Catholike congregation The like might be saied of Scotland Ireland Germany and other countries that looke wheresoeuer heretikes be yet Catholikes be amongst them openly I say knowne to the world But yet the church of Christ is in farre more large noble worthy countries wher no heretike dare openly shew his head no nor at all or rarely be found as in the greatest countries of Europe the corpes of Christendome as in those most noble Countries In france god he blessed though the state publike be Catholicke yet both publikly and priuatly I graunt heretikes chiefly Italy Spaine Sicily and for the most part in the chiefe and famous cities of Fraunce Portugall and the like prouinces Kingdomes and dominions adioyning by North and South of those Countries where God be blessed the Catholike faith and Church hath free liberty vse for preaching Sacraments and ceremonies but very few heretikes or none to account in respect in the most of those mighty Regions that dare opēly avouch their absurd monstrous heresies which they deceaue the simple souls with al here in Englād other obscure corners of the world like lurking theeus that be ashamed to shew their faces before men In somuch that at the last generall councel of Christendome holden at Trent where the most of all the learned Bishopps and Doctors of Chistendome were gathered together to dispute and appease controuersies in religion the heretikes of this country and of all others in the world being sommoned to appeare and hauing free liberty giuen them to say what they could for themselues with sufficient securitie of their saufe conduct to and fro they like men of cancred and guilty consciences knowing the naughtines of their own cause durst not appeare nor shew their faces before the lawfull Iudge graue Senate and councell of Christendome but like subtill foxes in their dens kept thēselus at home so by the consent of all christendome were iustly condemned for obstinate Heretikes Ouer and besides al these coūtries abouenamed where you see by Gods grace the Catholike church is openly persecuted or free and in peace there be other countries in the world neuer heard of but of later yeares which now be of late with wonderfull :: For miracles vid● Osoriū d● Lusitanorū gestis Itē Maffeū maxi●e Epistolas Indicas Iaponicas ver bi gratia The Reu● rende Father Franc. Z●uier his body was found vncorrupte sweet and of an odoriferous sauour some months after his death I omit the report how he raysed a dead mā This holy Zauier first in our age preached Christ in Iaponia The Iaponians though they be as fa●re or rather farther distant from the Ro●anes thē the An●ipodes yet they be not properly Antipodes but in ●ome sort Antiesi or quasi Antiesi for that part of the world which is directly opposit●●o Rome is partly it seemeth Sea partly terra incognita miracles conuerted to Christs faith religion both in the East and West Indians insomuch as about 9. yeares past in the latter end of the time of Gregory the thirteene of blessed memory I my self saw there three young Princes come to Rome that came from the vttermost coasts of the earth out of a Country called Iaponia who bee Antipodes to the Romanes that is their feete contrary to theirs they were 3. yeares in comming and all to visit the bodies of the Apostles S. Peter and S. Paul to acknowledge their dutifull obedience to the Apostolike Sea and to worship Christ his Vicar here on earth they were as worthy receaued with great applause of all Christian states and Princes in Christendome

not to receaue once a yeere that about Easter the most Blessed Sacrament is deadlie Sinne. Likewise all seruile workes and laboures vnlesse a man haue great neede or that thinges stand in danger of loosing be forbidden on one of those daies vnder paine of sinne Those that in all lawfull and honest things of great importance disobay their Parents Masters Kings Princes and lawful Superiours offend deadly But if father or mother master or mistres King or prince or whosoeuer commaund me any vnlawfull thing against Gods law or the law of the holy Catholike Church I may then in no sorte obay them no not to die for it but in that case we may say with Saint Peter when the officers and Iudges would haue had him to haue broken Gods law to haue beene an obedient and good subiecte as heretikes tearme it to his Prince Nay saith S. Peter we must obey Act. 5. 29 God rather than men And yet in all lawfull honest thinges he exhorteth and commaundeth vs to obaye Princes Rulers which we ought to doe otherwise we offende Moreouer those that giue not euery one their due especially in a matter of importance and oppresse their tenants or vniustly wrong their poore neighbours offende deadly Likewise those that vniustly kil by word or deede or consent to death or murther of others or in any sort procure their owne or other mens death vniustlye offend deadly though the lawfull Iudge Magistrate may cause malefactors to be executed if they do it without malice and iustly they doe God good seruice Likewise those that speake and vse craft vniust dealing deceiuing their neighbours in great matters offende deadly So likewise doe alvserers yea though they take but the statute and are bounde vnder paine of deadly sinne to make restitution otherwise the Preist cannot giue them absolution Those likewise be cloaked vserers that sell dearer then the market will giue in ready money for that they forbeare their mony yet if they sustaine any hindraunce by bearing their mony they may iustly take so much as therby they be hindered but no more Here I lament the state of manye merchants petty fogging lawiers for it is very dāgerous As for Simony as buying and selling spirituall benefices and such matter it is now so common amongst the new Bishoppes and ministers that because God taketh not present vengance vpon them but staieth for their amendement they thinke it is almost no sinne but they shall finde it one day most heauy for it is most deadly and if euer God send a good and Catholike time heere in our Countrie they maie chaunce bee called to a reckoning for their honest dealing vnlesse they speedely amende and become friendes as they haue beene enimies to the Church which I beseech God they may to his glorie and their owne Saluation Likewise all fornication and vnlawfull dealing with anie saue onely that lawfull knowledge betweene man and wife is a deadly sinne and that betwixt man wife also ought to bee in honest sort for the auoiding of fornication and for procreation of children otherwise it is sinne Here likewise all dishonest touching of our selues or others and all vnseemlye lookes all vnhonest speches and vnlawfull desires with a full consent of hart to that fleshly sin of leachery is forbidden vnder paine of deadlye sinne which and manye other secret sinnes not fit heere to bee named are rather in Confession to bee forbidden than heere to be opened But I am affraid England at this day were it but only in such matters is in a miserable state for want of Confession For young folkes alas be not taught what is sinne nor how to auoid it Likewise all drunkards gluttons especially those that breake Lent Fridayes Satterdayes Ember daies and other Eues holy fasting dayes if they be able to fast or haue not some lawfull impediment commonly offende deadly and so doe all pernitious liars to other mens hurt slaunderes backbiters stealers or vniust receauers of other mens goodes these and manye others hidden and open finnes that I cannot stand to reckon be deadlie against Gods holy Lawe and Commaundiments and must bee confessed and that to a lawfull Preist that hath Iurisdiction and authority for it is not the least of those deadlye sinnes by me reckoned with many mo which time serueth me not to reckon but they deserue euerlasting death And because the breach of Gods commaundement procureth death to the soule as the breach of the Princes commandement in capitall matters procureth death of the body therefore they be called deadly Chap. XVIII Declaring what sinne is how griouous in the sight of God and howe seuerely it is and shall be punished for euer ANd that you may the better vnderstand what sinne is so feare God flie it you shall vnderstande that nothing displeaseth God but sinne which is the breaking of his holy lawe and Commaundements For when God saith thou shalt not doe this and then a man breaking his lawe doth contrarye to Gods commaundement he sheweth himselfe a disobedient subiect louing his own wil and preferring it before Gods will and so deserueth death in that he preferreth any creature or trāsitory pleasure before God the Creator Note that this cheif ly I mean by them which sinne of malice for many doe sin only of frailtie who is to mans soule euerlasting life Doth not think you that subiecte iustly deserue death that wisheth in his hart doth what is in him that his soueraigne lawfull Prince were dead Euery one confesseth it Let euerye one examine thēselues whosoeuer cōmitteth any dead ly sin I warrant you secretly lurking in his heart he would wishe there were no god to giue iudgement against him to punish his sinne and so asmuch as lieth in him goeth about to pull God This seemeth true in euery haynous mortall sinne from his throane by committing one deadlye sinne in that hee preferreth the creature before God the Creator so vile a thing is the fonde delight of one sinne which sinne is a priuation to nothing fitt for nothing but for euerlasting fire before him who is so good who be blessed for euer Whereuppon holy S. Chrisostome hath a feaerful but most true saying The Diuell at the last day shall challenge the sinful man arguing with God and saying This man is mine for my will and precepts hath he euer folowed but thy holy wil cōmandements woulde he neuer obay therfore of thy Iustice thou cāst not deny me him That man then that offendeth the Maiesty of God which is euerlasting wishing secretly in his hart ther were no God to punish him that so euermore he might sinne dying in the affection therof deserueth therfore euerlasting death though it be but for one such a deadly sin should no doubt therfore be punished as long as God is God that is for euer because mā of himself could neuer satisfie but that God

members go that way The feete bidds not the hand doe this neither any of the inferior members haue domination ouer the higher but euery one vseth his office and function and is gouerned by the head that is Christs Vicar and cheife Pastor of our soules S. Peters successor whose faith Christ promised should euer holde and neuer faile and therefore when tribute was to be paid for heads of houses our Sauiour bad S. Peter goe to the water and take a fish in whose mouth hee shoulde finde a peece of mony and that he bad Math. 17. 27. him pay for them both for me and theo said Christ marke here for whome this tribute was paid for Heads of houses only not for the rest of Christs disciples but for Cephas only that is S. Peter the rock and head of Gods house vnder Christ tribute was paid Thus you see what vnity peace charity is in Gods Church by reason of one heade vnder Christ the Pope Whereby you see how the citty of Gods Church by this order in what sweete disposition it is as that citty Ierusalem well built and noe maruaile for as we read Saba hearing of 3. Reg. 10 the wisdome and worthines of Salomon comming out of the vttermost coastes of the earth to see him when shee harde his wisedome saw the temple of God which he had built the princely Palace wherin he dwelt the godly order and disposition of his seruants the varietie of dishes the goodly seruice at his tables with great admiration burst out saying Beati serui qui astant coram te audiunt sapientiam tuam Blessed be thy seruants that wait in thy presence and hearing thy wisedome minister at thy table If Salomon then which was but a shadow or figure of Christ the eternall wisedome of his father coulde so dispose his house no meruaile then though Christ the truth and wisedome it selfe in most noble decent and wise order could dispose his holy Church which S. Paul calleth the 1. Tim. 3. house of God the pillar and foundation of the truth this is done especially by the Sacrament of Order for want wherof all discord and confusion is amongst heretikes whose rude company like the proud builders of the tower of Babilon confound one another and lifting their mouthes to heauen to pul God from his throne be deuided into innumerable sects without all order Wherefore the conuenticle of heretiks for her miserable confusiō is properly called in holy Scripture the strumpet of Babilō drinking of the cup of Gods wrath iustly forsaken of him as destitute of his spirit for want of peace vnity and concorde and the Church of the malignant whereof that terrene bloudy Cain was the first builder as Abell that innocent Martir was the first builder of the citty of God Chap. XXXV Wherein is more at large described the Babilonicall confusion of sinne and heresy how God hath blessed this Country of olde for honour and obedience to the Church Priesthood THerefore in heresy this Sinagogue of Satan is such a discord and disorder that it is a very figure of hell vbi nullus ordo c. where as testifieth holy Iob there is no order but euerlasting horr●r dwelleth therein What biting is there of one another neuer agreeing with them selues nor their followers what bitter inuectiues euery one braggeth of the spirit of God euery one would be a teacher an other Paul as it were numquid omnes Apostoli numquid omnes Doctores The Apostle teacheth the Church of Christ that euery one should not take vpon him to haue the office of an Apostle or Doctor but with heretikes it is quite contrary euery one looketh amongst them to be a teacher at least to expound the word euery one thinketh himselfe a Priest though neuer called to that function by any lawfull authoritie they would seme to haue Scripture for thē but falsely wrested Al we Christians in deed in holy Scripture be called genus sacerdotale a priestly stock generation or kindred but what then So we be called al kinges in the scripture or a princely generation As therefore wee bee not all properly kings but in some respect it is that wee bee so called for that we by Gods grace liue well and raigne in Christ well rule our inordinate passions and motions and well gouerne our selues that it is which is a greater matter then for some loosely to gouerne a kingdome So and no otherwise a●l lay Christians be called Priests not for that they bee properly Priestes which none can be but those which by order are lawfully chosen and ordeined but because they offer vpon their harts spirituall sacrifice of prayses prayers thanksgiuing to God which be not properly sacrifice but metaphorically no more be all Christians Priests properly but figuratiuely as we be not al properly Kings but vnproperly and in signification But heretickes like vncleane beastes and vnreasonable creatures out of all order make no distinction of any thing but confounde all therefore no meruaile though amongst them the feete stand where the head shoulde and the head in steede of the feete Euery maide amongst them by Luthers opiniō is a Priest and euery Minister amongst the Puritanes woulde bee heade of the Church euery one may start vp into the Pulpit and say what the spirit moueth him the man controleth his Master woemen men for not preaching the worde sincerely if there be any forme of order at this day in England amongst Protestants as wearing of Surplices Rochets square Caps and keeping Belles and Churches and the like all these ceremonies that beare a laudable shewe they haue and steale from the Catholike Church insomuch that Whitgift their chiefe Superintendent of Canterbury coulde not defende such ceremonies as appeareth by his booke against Puritanes but only by Catholike arguments Wherefore they though vnworthely call him Pope of Lambeth But in deed as heretickes tearme them those bee but Popes ragges in deede The Diuell careth not to leaue amongst heretickes a a fewe ceremonies of Catholickes to deceaue the simple in making a shewe so the Sacraments that is the things them selues wherby men should receaue gods grace be taken away so they take the shell leaue out the kernell take but only our ragges as it were if I might so tearme such laudable ceremonies when they be well vsed in Gods Church and all to cloth with all and couer the vncleane filth and abhomination of their ragged heretical flock which be deuided almost into as many superstitious heresies contray opinions as they be men yet would imitate vs catholikes in their outward ceremonies as apes do mē In so much but that it hath pleased God to leaue some seed of catholiks yet in Englād that kepeth thē in some awe they before this I may iustly thinke had all become Turkes or worse openly denying Christ God and all as many of them alreadye by the relation of some that be of their secrets