be coÌ„tained in Scrâ—tures or to be professed which Catholiâ— doctrines against these Protestants in thâ— Articles of Religion they themselues acnowledge 〈◊〉 â—al l. 2 〈◊〉 RomaÌ„ 〈…〉 to be contained in the old Masseâ— the Britans the Papisticall Masse Missae Pâ—sâ—ica as some of them terme it before S. â—lestins time 3. And to speake in order of euery paâ—cuâ—ar in their Articles that is now questned Antiquit. â—last Gulielm Mâ—lâ—â— l. de antiq coeâ—â—b Glast Io. Capgrâ—u Catalog in â— Iosepâ— Arimath omitting the rest Their Article intitulâ— of the Iustification of man asscribing Iustificatâ—â— to faith onely is vtterly condemned by â— Penitentiall an Order as I haue recited frâ— the Britans their so many Monasteries in â— ages by the liues of our first Religious Sâ— Ioseph of Arimathaea and his fellowes liuâ— Eremits all their life in watchings fastinâ— and praiers so performing their deuout â— â—es to God and the blessed virgin In vigilijs â—iunijs orâ—tionibus vacantes Deâ— Beatae Virâ—â—â— deuota exhibentes obsequia So did their â—ucâ—essours after them and all British Religious â— other places So kings and Princes Bishops â—d greatest learned men all which by our â—â—oâ—estanâ—s truely beleiued and had true â—ith though they vndertooke such penall ad â—tisfactorie courseâ— of life And there great â—arned Doctour Priest Historian and Reliâ—ous man in that Penitentiall Oâ—dâ—r Saint Gild. Prolog in lib. â—â— exciâ— câ—nquâ—â—t 〈◊〉 â—ildas wrote Sciebam misericordiam Domini sed â— iudicium timebam Laudaham gratiam sed reddiâ—nem vnicuique secundum opera sua verebar I did â—owe tâ—e mâ—rcie of our Lord but yet I did â—eare his â—dgment I praysed his grace but I did dread his reâ—ard acâ—ording to euery ones worckes which conâ—mneth our Protestants pretended assuring â—stiâ—ying faith 4. Their Article stiled Of workes of supereâ—gation teaching such workâ—s cannot be tauâ—ht â—thout arrogancie is confuted by those Britans â— that is â—aid as an arrogant saying â—or if â—e Britans or any other peopâ—â— had beene â—ounde to such workes of Perfection such â—haritie Chastitie Obedience voluntarie â—ouertie to so many Religious Foundations â— they performed and the like they that â—e not so must needs be damned because â— grossely they breake God Commaundeâ—ent among which Protestants recount â—ese and whatsoeuer man is able to doe in this life in this their Article 5. The Britans did not hold with thesâ— Protestants in their Article intituled of thâ— Church That the Church of Rome had erred in maâ—ters of faith otherwise they would not as before haue so diligently and dutifully followed and obeyed it in all ages and if thâ— Church of Rome had then erred the Britanâ— still following the doctrine thereof â—ad alsâ— erred â—n such thinges which our Protestanâ— haue before generally denied And the â—â—preme head of the Protestants Church â— England King Iames in open Parlameâ— K. Iames speache in â—is 1. Parlam pronounced of the Church of Rome It wâ— a Rule to all both in doctrine and Ceremonies whâ— it was in her florishing and best estate wâ—â—ch 〈◊〉 he acknowledgeth to haue beene 〈…〉 in that time And being it is proued to be suâ— in such estate still it must be a Rule as thâ— it was 6. Concerning their Article Of the Authâ—ritie ProtestaÌ„t in their Theater of great Brit. l. 6. with others of generall Councells our Britans who trâ—uailed so farre vnto such Councells subscrâ—bed vnto them in many Articles contrary â— these of Protestants and euer had them â— great reuerence as our Protestants coâ—fesse and attributed more to them then theâ— men doe 7. Their Article stiled Of Purgatorie fighteth against the Catholike doctrine of Puâ—gatorie Pardons Indulgences Relicks â—mages and Inuocation of Saincts In aâ— â—ich by our Britans they are condemned â—d first in Purgatorie and praying for the dead Antiquit. Glâ—ston Manuscr tabulâ—â— fix Guliâ—â—â—â— Malmâ—â—b l. de anâ—â—q 〈◊〉 glâ—st Câ—â—pgrâ—â— in S Pâ—tricio Chart. Arth. an 531. apud Caâ—um l. 1. de anâ—â—quit â—aâ—â—ab Acadâ—m pag. 69. 70. Manuscri antiq de primo statu Laâ—dauen ecclâ—siae â—he old Antiquities of Glastenburie teach â—at Masse and Praiers were there dayly offeâ—d for the Christians buried there Matthew â— westminster and others witnesse that our â—oto martyr S. Alban praied for the dâ—ad â—mmending them to God King Arthur â—th the coÌ„sent of all the Bishops and Nobles Britanie and with licence of the Pope by â— Charter of Immunitie to the Schollers of â—mbridge reserued praier for the souâ—es of â— the kings of Britanie his Auncestours Proâ—edio animarum antecessorum meorum Britanniae â—um So did King Mauricus to the old â—urch of Landaffe in S. Dubritius time to â—ie for his soule the soules of all the kings Britanie and all faithfull soules departed â— this dayly was to be done Oratione quoâ—iâ—â ecclesiastico seruitio pro anima illius aniâ—us â—arentum suorum Regum Prinâ—ipum Briâ—iae omnium fidelium defunctorum In dayly â—er and Church seruice for his soule and the soules â—is parents Kings and Princes of Britanie and of â—he faithfull dead The Britans in London â—nded a Church to such purpose to conâ—ue for euer In qua pro ipso Rege fideâ—ibus Carâ—â—oe Naucarbâ—nen â—ist de vit S. Gildae man anâ—iâ— â—nctis obsequia aeternaliter celebrarentur diuina In â—â—b diuine seruice should be allwaâ—se celebrated for â— the King and the faithfull which are dead â—nt Gildas praied dayly for the soule of his other deceased Orabat pro spiriâ—u fraterno quotidiè So too many to be recited 8. Concerning Pardons or Indulgences S. and Antiquit. Glâ—st Chare S. Pariti Guliâ—lm Malmesb. l. Antiq. â—oenâ—b Glâ—st Gapgrau in S. Patricâ—o Io. Leland in Artha Antiquiâ— Gâ—â—st Tabul Fix Pope Eleutherius by the mediatio of our Apostles Saint Damianus and Phaganus graunted DeceÌ„ annos Indulgentiae tenne yeares IndulgeÌ„ce for all Piâ—grimâ— to Glastâ—burie and 30. yeareâ— Indulgence to Bishops Pilgrims And Sainâ— Celestine Pope graunted 12. yeares IndulgeÌ„â— to it And Saint Patricke an hundred daiâ— Indulgence S. Patricius dedit centum dies Indugentiae 9. Touching holy Images from the firâ— entrance of Christians heere they were heâ—vied with due reuerence Saint Ioseph and hâ— holy companâ—e brought hither vsed here anâ— after their deatheâ—â— left here the Imageâ— of tâ— Crosse and others Figuraâ— nostrae Râ—demptioâ—â— aliasque figuras manifestas And these and sucâ— holy signes â—ere â—uch certaâ—ne signes of Chrâ—stians that when Saint Damianus and Phâ—ganus Britan Antiquus Manuscript Antiq Capgrau in vit S. Albâ—n Iaâ—ob GeÌ„nuen in â—od Probus in vit S. Patricij Capgrau in â—od â— came hither they certainely knew â— them that Christians had dwelled here bâ—fore Quibus bene cognouerunt quod Christiani prilocum Inhabitauerunâ— Saint Amphibalus and â— Alban vsed the Image off the Crucifixe wiâ— such reuerence as if Christ crucified hâ— beene present Quasi pendentem Dominum Iesâ— in Cruce
able to destroâ—e all Obedience Religion and dutie eyther to God or man for the first defining to those of their Religion and declaring that The visible Church of Christ is a Congregation of faitâ—full men in the wâ—ich the pure worde of God is preached and the Sacraments be duly ministred according to Christs ordinance in all those things that of necessitie are requisite to the same And making the Patriarchall Churches of IerusaleÌ„ Alexandria Antioche and Rome the chiefest commaunding Churches by which all others must be ruled and gouerned and yet it is concluded of them all that they Hauâ— erred in matters of faith They take all true faith and Religion which of all things must be most certaine out of the world For no man will or can be of a Religion which is assuredly vntrue nor worship him for God which will so deceâ—â—e vs. And to no purpose to finde truthe but to confirme Infidelitie it is said in the 20. Article The Church hath power and authoritie in Controuersies of faith the Church is a witnesse and keeper of holy writ For if the highest Iudge witnesse and keeper of holy writ and hauing authoritie in Controuersies of faith being to be obeyed of all may thus erre all men should thereby be bound to such error and eternally to be damned No man would be a Christian with such condition No man is likely so to be a true subiect for the certaintie of Religion which causeth certaintie of obedience and dutie to Princes being takeÌ„ away the other will faile 4. This they confirme in their 21. Article Of the authoritie of generall Councels making them though they represent the whole and vniuerâ—all Church to haue no more power or certainetie And if we should followe the Parâ—aments of our Countrie much vnequall to â—he whole Churches Iudgment we should â—inde that they haue often and most inexcuâ—ably erred by their owne Iudgements and confessions And So the Conclusion may be â—uch as Athests and prophaine contemners of Religion and all dutie to God Princes and â—thers in authoritie vse aÌ„d practise Their 22. Article intituled Of Purgatorie denying the â—octrine of the Roman Church concerning â—urgatorie Pardons Images Relicks and â—nuocation of Saints must needs occasiâ—n â—ore neglect of good life and dutie then the Catholike doctrine For first the deniall of Purgatorie and punishment for sinne there after death if it be ioyned with the Protestant doctrine before of sinnes forgiuen by faith and ministeriall absolution from all guilt or paine thereby denying any teÌ„porall paine to be inflicted for or due for sinne ouerthroweth all penalties penance or punishment any Consistorie ciuill or Ecclesiasticall should inflict for any offence For where none is due or to be done in iustice it may not be inflicted And this is more theÌ„ any Pardons or IndulgeÌ„ce the Pope himselfe doth giue or may vse euery pretended beleeuer or Minister taketh more authoritie vpon him herein No vse of holy Images or Reliks vsed by Catholikes can be offensiue in any CoÌ„mon-wealth but it rather teacheth honour and dutie which the Protestant opinioÌ„ doth not He that will haue or vse respect doe honour or reuereÌ„ce to the representing signe or part of any will rather doe it to him they represent then he that denieth it And for honour to Saints he that will not honour them in heaueÌ„ and glorie will sooner be vnmindefull of their dutie to persons which are to be honoured on earth with terreane honour then he that honoureth and praieth vnto Saints in glorie 5. The next Articles 23. and 24. haue litle belonging to this purpose Their 25. Article of Sacraments saying they be Certaine sure witnesses and effectuall signes of grace and Gods good will towards vs by which he dotâ— worke inuisibly in vs. Of seauen Sacraments they onely retaine two and the first of theÌ„ is Baptisme which they minister to infants They leaue here the whole life of man and all states without grace for their callings They barre the married froÌ„ the grace of wedlock or matrimonie Ecclesiasticall persons from all grace in Orders all that liue from the grace of Confirmation offendors from grace by penance Those that are sicke from the grace of Extreame vnction And for the Lords supper as they terme their Communion holding that it doth condemne and hurt those that be in sinne and neuer ministring vnto any but such as be of yeares subiect to many sinnes not taking theÌ„ away by any other Sacrament or meanes this cannot giue grace but rather damnation to the receiuers being in their owne Iudgment vnworthie Receiuers and receiuing to their damnation as they thus declare in their 29. Article The wicked allthough they doe carnally and visibly presse with their teeth the Sacrament of the bodie and blood of Christ yet in no wise are they partakers of Christ but rather to their condemnation doe eate and drinke the signe or Sacrament of so great a thing When Catholikes doe not communicate but after their sinnes be forgiuen in the Sacrament of Penance Confession and absolution of all sinnes So that by this Article Protestants haue no meanes to take away any but Originall sinne in Inâ—anâ—s none for any actuall sinne but without all grace are left alone to all vndutifulnesse disobedience and other sinnes from which Catholikes are by grace giuen in Sacraments preserued and made free and abled to performe their dutie to God and their Princes 6. The 26. Article hath nothing belonging to this question neither the 27. Article following of Baptisme hath any thing needing examine in this matter Their 28. of the Supper of the Lord denying Transsubstantiation and the Reall presence of Christ in the Eucharist and consequently the reuerence and honour due therevnto will not breede more honour to Princes on earth they not hauing more title theÌ„ Christ and by him of honour And they hauing before declared that the Sacraments be effectuall signes of grace and here giuing all prerogatiue to Imagined faith saying The meane whereby the bodie of Christ is receiued and eaten in the supper is faith they attribute nothing to any signe or Sacramentall thing and that Imaginatiue faith is a false faith For except as Catholiks hold Christ be truely present there by the omnipotent promise word and worke of God it is vnpossible faith should be a meane to receiue Christs bodie there True faith is onely of true and not of false things And so againe these men leaue to themselues no Sacrament to giue them grace in all their course of life after Baptisme when they are infants and so must needs be disabled to serue God or their Prince as they should and all men are bound to doe 7. The 29. Article confirmeth this as I haue deliuered before And their 30. Article of both kindes by their doctrine attributing all to their Imagined confuted false faith confirmeth it also And their assertion there That the Cupe by Christs commandment ought to be ministred to all Christian men Is
thâ— Iohn 21. these Saint Peter answered Yea Lord. Theâ— our Sauiour repâ—ied twice Pasce agnos meoâ— Feede my lambes And at S. Peters third answeâ— to the same demand he added pâ—sce oues meâ— feede my sheepe And to his Apostles he said Bonus Pastor animam suam dat pro ouibus suis à goâ— Iohn 10. Pastor giueth his life for his sheepe And Maioreâ— hac dilectionem nemo habet quam vt animaâ— Iohn 15. suam ponat quis pro amicis suis Greater loue thâ— this no man â—ath that a man yeald his life for hâ— friends 9. This Pastorall office and dignitie was euer accompted so perfect and excellent that in all times euen out of danger it was esteemed among the best Religious a perfection and honour for any with them to be preferred to Episcopall or such pastorall charge of soules Therefore the highest Consistorie to wit the Court of Rome hath most iustly and publickly declared the renowned Priests of England to be Ordinis Apostolici Of the most perfect and excellent Apostolicke order And as theire Order is the same with the Apostles so they doe deduce their neuer yet interrupted Frane Godw. Pref. to the Catal. of Bish. conuers of Brit. pa. 6. succâ—sâ—ion therein euen from the highest and chiefest Apostle Saint Peter himselfe from whom so to deriue it to speake in publicke Protestant words VVe should accompt it a great glorie to our Nation to deriue the pedegree of our spirituall linage froÌ„ so noble and excellent a father as S. Peter For both Greeke Latine AuncieÌ„t Later Catholike an Protestant writers assure Sim. Metaphr in SS Petr. Paul Antiquit-Graec ib apud Surin Sanct. Petr. Theater of Brit. l. 6. Camden in Brit. Nicâ—phor apud â—â—â— vs that S. Peter came hither into Britonie Simon Petrus qui fundamenâ—um esse Ecclesâ—ae desinitus est tanquam pâ—obaâ—issimus discipulus c. Simon Peter who like a most approued disciple was declared to be the fâ—undation of the Church as more powerfull then all the rest was commanded to illuminate the obscurer parts of the world in the west and he could entirely fulfull the command He came into Britonie in which place after he had staid long drawne many people to the faith erected Churches and ordained Bishops Priests and Deacons in the twelfth yeare of the Emperour Nero he returned to Rome againe The best Protestant Antiquaries doe hold this for so vnquestionable a truth in Histories that they crie out against any that should doubt thereof Quid ni crederemus why should Cambdâ—n supra we not beleeuâ— 10. Some saie that Saint Philip the Apostle and others would haue it the great Apostle Saint Peter sent S. Ioseph and his Religious companie of Glastenburie hither But S. Peter being alredy proued to be here before their comming and after it might well allowe and approue of their comming and being here but I see not how he did send them hither And as our best Antiquities deliuer they all died without leauing any Successours here vntill Pope Elutherius and King Lucius time But for our Succession of our holy Catholike Clergie Priests it was neuer yet interrupted but continued from S. Peter here vnto this day notwithstanding any howsoeuer outragious tempest of Persecution of whatsoeuer enimies of Christian truth Infidels or Heretikes in great number and constancie by all writers none denying or making doubt thereof And our Protestat Antiquaries themselues doe generally confesse and particularly recompt many Bishops Priests and other Clergie men to haue continued here in euery age both in the Britons and Saxons time without any interruption at all Toâ— tantaque Presbyterorum Monachorum Praesulum Episcoporum Ecclesiarum Caenâ—biorum Math. Parker Antiquit. Brit. pag. 7. 8. Iohn Gosâ—â— hist. â—ccles Iohn Ball de scrip Centur. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Godwin Catal. of Bish. in all Sees Sediumque vetusta nomina quae quouis saeculo extiteruÌ„t So many old names of Priests Monckes Prelats Bishops Churches Monasteries Episcopall Sees which in euery age were extant And vnder the Saxons and English both of Bishops and Priests with their Succession of Bishops vntill the first Parliament of Queene Elizabeth 11. Neither doe our Protestants as latly in publicke Parliament make their Religiâ— to which they would violently enforce you any older then that dare almost 80. years old neither can they except leaping backward ouer Queene Maries Raigne they would patch 4. yeares of youÌ„ge King Edwards youÌ„ger Religion vnto it shewe any Edict Decree Statute Parliament or any publicke proposall or command euen by temporall power for any Religion vse or profession therein to which they would pull and driue you but froÌ„ such younge times and Tutors in Religion That which is true Religion must haue so many hundreds of yeares in age more as then were and now are from Christ and his Apostles daies and other Apostles and Proposers then King Edward and Queene Elizabeth who persecuted and in what they could did suppresse the true old Catholike Apostolike and Christian Religion But in so doing and in whatsoeuer they did or could doe they onely could inuent oâ— giue allowance vnto a newe but not a true Religion Therefore if this onely and nothing else were to be saied vnto you or for you in this cause you are secure you suffer for Iustice you are blessed here and by that title shall so perseuerinâ— be eternally happie in heauen Bishops Priests Monckes Religious and lay Catholikes not so persecuted may perish but perseuering constantly in persecution for Christ's cause they cannot perish Beati qui persecutionem patiuntur propter Matth. 5. Iustitiam Blessed are they that suffer persecution for Iustice As the cause confirmâ—d by Christ himselfe confirmeth Quoniam ipsorum est regnum coelorum Because theirs is the Kingdome of heauen This quoniam because Is more particular vnto you for it is almost proper vnto our Priests and their Predecessours in this holie warre which Christ saied to his Apostles Vos â—estimonâ—um perhibeâ—itis quia ab initio mecum Iohn 15. estis You sâ—all giue testimonie because you are with me from the begining It is theirs and their childrens in Christ Vos autem estis qui permansistis mecum in tentationibus meâ—s You are they that haue Luck 22. remained with me in my temptations It is true of them and all such Catholikes of whom Saint Paul saied to the Romans Fides vestra annuntiatur â—â— Rom. 1. in vniuerso mundo Your faith is renowned in the whole world This of your faith and constancie therin and of your obedience and suffrings Vestra obedientiâ— in omnem locum diuulgata est Your obedience is published into euery place â—d Rom. 16. 12. If Christ will confesse all before his father which is in heauen who doe confesse him before men on eaâ—th this confession of you that haue beene so long Spectaculum Aspectacle 1. Corint 4. to Angels and men will be
westminster saith it was in thâ— yeare 753. by which accompt his Abbots iâ— England must needs be professed in the oâ— British Order 7. Marianus Scotus a Scot by Nationâ— and liuing in a strict discipline a Moncke â— Germanie with in 200. yeares of S. Bonifâ—cius his time though he acknowledgeth hiâ— to be an English man Anglus yet very ofteÌ„â— calleth him Sâ—otus a Sâ—ot in no other respeâ— then for his being of the Scotish Order and iâ— that regard calleth these Monasteries Monastria Sanâ—torum Scotorum Sancti Galli Sancti Bonfacij Monasteries of the â—cotish Saints S. Gallus aâ— S. Bonâ—fâ—ce VVhen it is certaine and he wâ— knew that neither of them was a Scot by Nâ—tion but onely in profession He proueâ— further that euen in his timâ— there weâ— Monckes of the Scotish old Order there whâ— â—ad a peculiar Monasterie in Colen where â—e Abbot with others were Scots Helias Scoâ—s abbas Who professed a strict Religion and â—n the opinion of men giuen to more liberâ—e ouer greaâ—e Discipline Religionem diâ—ictam disciplinamque niâ—â—am and God did miâ—culously approue it This was also the conâ—ition of S. Benedict Biscope Master to Saint â—ede beâ—ng a childe this the condition of â—â—eolfrâ—dus and Easterwinus whâ—m S. Boâ—face constituted Abbots in his absence in â—s Monasâ—eries 8. Waâ—es had seuen Bishops with an â—rchbishop others with their Clergie were â—ed thither out of England and yet diuers â—mained still in other parts with many Chriâ—ians euen Vniuersites as that of Cambridge â—ee then as they saie from all errour and neâ—r Manuscript antiq in vit S. Dauidâ—s Capgrau in cod censured by Saint Gregorie as some were â—heir difference from the Church of Rome â—as not in Questions of faith but others tolâ—rable and tollerated and this had not beene â—ng for in S. Dauidâ— time a litle before all â—greed in all things with Rome Omnes Britanâ—ae Matth. wâ—st in chronic an 794. Stows histor in Mercelâ—â— Ecclesiae modum Regulam Romana authoritate â—ceperunt All the Churcheâ— of Britanie toocke their â—anner and Rule by Roman authoritie 9. The greate Kingedome of Northumâ—erland bounded with Trent and Scotland â—ere thus conuerted The greatest kingedome â—f Mercia which then comprehended 23. â—hyres in 20. tribus Prouinâ—ijs quas Angli Shiras 〈◊〉 â—â—s conuerted by the old renowned Clergie men Bishops Priests anâ— Monckes that were of our old British Ordeâ— they in their Auncestors receiuing Conuersion from such our Britans and theÌ„selueâ— also liuing within the limits and boundes oâ— Britanie or England now for their Iland aâ— Saint Bede and others witnesse belonged to our Countrie Insula Hydesti cuius Monasteriâ— â—ed Eccl. hist. l. 3. cap. 3. in 〈◊〉 penè Septentrionalium Scotorum omniuâ— Pictorum Monâ—sterijs non paruâ— tempore Arcem tenebat regendisque eorum populis praeerat Quae videlâ— ceâ— Insula ad ius quidem Britanniae pertinet non magno ab ea sâ—eâ—o discreta Whose Monasterie in the Ileâ— Hydestine was nâ— small â—imâ— the chiefe house of alâ— the Monasteries Allmost of all the Northeren Scoâ— and of the Abbeys of all the Redâ—hankes and had thâ— soueraintie in ruling of then people VVhich I le iâ— very deede belongeth to the right of Britanie beinâ— seuâ—red from it with a narrâ—w sea Sebert King oâ— the East Angles was conuerted in Burgundieâ— and brought ouer with him who was consecrated after Bishop of his Countrie Sainâ— Felix and he so honoured the Priests of ouâ— old British Order that Saint Furseus onâ— thereof comming hither and with his allowance and donation building a Monasteriâ— of that Order King Sebert himself entered into Monasticall life and was professed â— Monâ—ke therein Regni negotijs cognato suo Egriâ— commendatis in Monasterio à sancto Furseo sibi constructo habitum Monachalem suscepit Committing thâ— affaires of his Kingdome to his Kinsman â—greâ—k he betoocke himselfe to Monasticall habit in a Monasterie â—ounded by S. Furseus 11. Concerning the Kingedome of the East Saxons â—igebert their King ioyned herein with the Northumbers and â—as baptized by Bishop Finan of the Scotish Order ad Bishop of his Countrie Câ—d that was of the same order and consecrated by S. Finan he in all his dominions consecrated Priests and Deacons in all places of Essex but especially at â—thancester and Tilberie For although King Seber's sonne of Sledda was a ChristiaÌ„ before â—et he dying the Countrie vnder his sonnes â—erred and Sigbert deadly enemies to Chriâ—tian profession was till then in Infideliâ—ie 12. To come to the west Saxons although â—hey receiued the faith by Saint Birinus sent â—rom Rome yet at the Baptisme of their King Kinegillus S. Oswald King of NorthuÌ„â—erland was Godfather vnto him and he â—arried King Oswald his daughter and Doâ—auerunt ambo Reges both these Kings gaue him â—orchester sixe miles from Oxford to settle â—here his Episcopall See And in the yeare â—35 He instituted there Canonicâ—s seâ—ulares secuâ—r Canons VVe reade in the Manuscript of the â—ntiquities of winchester that he builded â—gaine the old Monasterie of winchester â—ounded in king Lucius time and did restore â—nto or in it againe holy Monckes which were not long if at all before Saint Augustines comming driuen thence for we are assured that in the time of Constantine kinsmaÌ„ to king Arthur killing the sonne of Mordred Gildus l. de excid â—ritan Matth. â—â—estm Chronic. an 586. before the Altar of that Monasterie they were there and without doubt in king Careticus his time in the yeare â—â—6 when and not before Bishops Priests and Moncks fled into wales So the Moncks placed there could be no others but such as had beene Bed hâ—sto Eccles lib. 4. cap. 13 Manuscrâ—pâ— antiq â—â— vit S. VVilfridi Capgrau â—n catal in â—od driuen from thence before who still in themselues or succession of that order continued in those parts as in the Scotish and British Order in the Monasteries of Bosenham wheâ—e Dicul a Scot was Abbot in Redford vnder Abbot Kinebertus at Malmesburie vnder Meildulphus a Scotish Moncke Natione Scoto eruditione phylosopho professione Monacho By nation a Scot in lerning a Pâ—ylosopher in profession a Moncke VVho was so famous there that he gaue the old name Maildulfesburch to that Guliel Malmesb. Lâ—ntherius Saxoniae Episcop in chart â—â— 675. place where and vnder whom in the same discâ—pline S. Aldelme after Abbot there was brought vp A primo aeuo infantiae from his childâ—ood Bishop Eleutherius in his graunt to that house dated 675. proueth there were many Abbots and Abbies in these places in that time 13. VVilliam of Malmesburie with the Antiquities of Glastâ—â—burie assureth vs that in our â—enowned Abbey of Glastenburie after Saint Augustines comming and during his â—eing here in the yeare 601. we had our old Moncks in quiet and peace their Abbot was â—alled Morgret the Bishop vnder whom they â—hen liued Manuto Manuto Episcopus and their King Rex Domnoniae whose name by the
and Gouernment as generally Catholikâ— euer haue done and will as they are bound by Religion to doe In the time of young king Edward 6. Cranmar and his Protestant Complices by that young kings will did their vttermost to extinguish and ouerthrowe it Queene Mary and her Catholike RegimeÌ„t did nothing against it but reuiued preserued and confirmed it In the ProtestaÌ„t reigne of Q. Elizabeth Statuts were made to auoide or hinder it It was enacted by Protestant Parlament Capitall to acknowledge it Hales an Engâ—ish Protestant companion to the Scotish Knox wrote a booke expressely against the Title of king Iameâ— No Protestant answeared confuted or seemed to disalowe it Onely Catholiks Sir Anthonie Browne a Iudge Doctour Morgaâ— Doctour of Diuinitie and Doctour Smith of the Ciuill lawe confuted it The death of that glorious Catholike Queene Marie Grandmother to king Charles and true Heire of England was long sought and after contriued concluded and executed by Queene Elizabeth and her Protestants Many worthie Catholicks here for her cause loste their liues lands and what they possessed And all geâ—rally for suspition of fauouring her and king Iames his Title and now of king Charles were much persecuted Yet no Persecution could euer force vs from that dutie to lawfull Princes and their Temporall Titles but we euer performed it though with daunger as we haue and doe our dutie to God and the holy Church No Catholike Clergie man aâ— any time impugned it 2. William Bishop of Chaleedon and Richard now his persecured Successor maintained proued and confirmed it So haue all Archpriests Assistants and all in any authoritie among the Clergie either by opinion word or writing And some of vs that yet liue and write I might here catch hold of my owne penne with others haue as expressely plainely and effectuaâ—ly taught and published it as king Charles can desire The Protestant writers of their great publike Theater of greaâ— Britanie haue not giuen so great allowance vnto it The Lord Verulam in his historie of king Henrie 7. hath not asscribed too much a good Catholike writer would haue gâ—uen more vnto it 3. And to puâ— all out of doubt or question in this businesse because Pâ—â—eâ—ts and Catholikes are charged so much for adhearing to Papall poweâ— in this they are assuredly knowne to be the truest Subiects to our king For all Popes actually or virtually in neuer approuing or legittimating Queene Elizabeth haue ratified and confirmed the iust Right of Scotland in thâ—s kingedome and Ireland And nothing can be saide to be more authentically approuâ—d and confirmed by Popes authoritie then Pope Innocentius 8. by his Papall Bull as our Protestants confesse and relate Bulla Innocentij S. in â—â—trim Henrici Regiâ— Ang. 7. Maâ—â—â— Parker Antiquit. Brit. in â—â— Merit it confirmed both the marriadge of king Henry 7. with Elizabeth daughter and heire to king Edward 4. and his most lawfull and Iust 〈◊〉 to the Crowne of England By all Titles and Rights by Right of Inheritance right of warre right of marriage right of ElectioÌ„ and right of Parlament by hiâ— Pontisicall power Paâ—â— ad confirmandum illud legitimum diuinitusque conciliatum ac ad pacem tranquillitatem Anglorum maximè necessarium Matrimoniuâ— suis Bullis opus esse putauit quia quarto cognationis gradu coniuncti nuptias contraxerunt In quibus etiam nè authoritate carere videretur regnum acquisitum RegeÌ„ confirmauit illudque iure hareditario Iure belli iure coniugali Iure elecâ—â—onis Iure Senatus seu Parliamenti Anglicani necnon Iure Pontificio atque suo ad Henritum Regem septimum eiusque Haredes in perpeâ—â—â—â— spectare debere pronuntiauit The Pope thoughâ— iâ— needefull by his Bulls to confirme that godly reconciled Marriage most nâ—â—â—ssarie for the peace and tranquillitie of English men for that they â—ad married in the sowerth degree In which also least it may seeme to want authoritie â—e coâ—firmed the obtained kingdome on the king and declared it to appertaine perpetually to king Henrie the 7. and his heires by â—â—â—editarie right by right of warre by right of Marriage by righâ— of election by right of the Counâ—ell oâ— Engliâ—â— Parlament by Pontificall and his owne right This is so constringent and bindâ—ng an obligation of all English Catholikes attributing so much to Papall powâ—r and Iuâ—iâ—diction as Protestants saie we doe euer to performe all temporall dutie and obedience to our king Charles the vndoubted true lawfull Heâ—re of that so established king Heryâ—â— to him and his heires for euer that no Catholike man allowing of Papall authoritie can euer be iustly suspected of disobedieÌ„ce or vndutifulnesse to our Soueraigne And all the Protestants of â—ngland in their Religion cannot produce such a bonde testimonie or warrant foâ— their like fidelitie 4. Therefore being thus clearely and manifestly made knowne and euident that the Religion of English Catholikes in euery point is most true and holy plensing to God and profitable in temporall Regiment the sacred Orders of our Bishop and Priest so honourable we hope our king and hiâ— Councell hereafter will rather thinke of defending then offending protecting then persecuting K. Charles Declaration to all Subiects An. 1628. them And besides that is here saide his owne Regall declaration published with aduise of his Councell calleth vpon him and them so to doe For there with that aduise hâ— thus publikly protesteth before God and mâ— We â—all God to record before whoÌ„ we standâ— that it â— and allwayes hath bâ—ne our hearts desiâ—e â—o be founâ— worthie of that Title which we accompt the most glorious in all our Crowne Defendor of the saith 5. We must mâ—st humbly remember vnto him the saith whereof he is â—â—ilcâ—â— Defender wherein there is so mâ—ch gloâ—â—eâ— it is thaâ— onely true saith of Caâ—â—oâ—iks as is here proued and no other true faith being but one â— Ephes 4. Vnus Dominus vna sides vnum baptisâ—a One Lord one faith one Baptisme And this faith of Catholiks of Engâ—and is the true Catholike Apostolik faith and saith of the Church of Româ— now and when that Title Defendor of â—â— faith was giuen to king Henry the 8. beforâ— his lapse from the Church of Rome by the Pope there for defending that faith against Luther The Title giuen must be interpreted by the giuer the Pope not the receiuer which could not receiue but what was giuen And this Title was giuen receiued and vsed many yeares before Queene Elizabeth or before her Religion the Religion of English ProtestaÌ„ts now was borne aÌ„d was vsed both by king HeÌ„ry 8. and Queene Mary not of this new Religion wherefore we hope our king calling God to Record will rather defend the faith of his Catholikes and them then to suffer them to be thus persecuted and his Councell which counsailed him in that declaration will so aduise and counsaile him And his Parlament that could not finde their Religion 80. yeares old will not hinder him in so good a deede seeing it is certaine by their owne accompt that the Title Defendor of the faith is about 30. yeares older then their Religion and so he cannot by that Title defend their faith A non ens can haue no defence It can neither be defended or offended FINIS FAVLTS ESCAPED AND CORRECTED Pag. 17. lin 3. Theanus for Theonus l. 15. Thadiacus for Thadiocus p. 21. l. 22. paene for penè p. 27. l. 28. most worthiest for worthiest p. 39. l. 28. were for was p. 42. l. 18. Phylosopho for Philosopho p. 43. l. 20. Huntingtonsyhre for Huntington shyre p. 47. l. 21. did increased for and encreased p. 51. l. 20. these man for these men p. 52. l. 19. Missae Papisticae for Missa Papistica p. 61. l. 19. Ireland for Iland p. 63. l. 6. translated them for translated p. 69. l. 22. euery one for and euery one p. 71. l. 7. formae for forma p. 80. l. 23. iurisdiction for iurisdiction on the Christians p. 91. l. 18. after S. Peter adde and to the holy Roman Church p. 100. l. 25. make no Parenthesis p. 111. l. 8. Omitt Theodoretus p. 120. l. 26. Omitt Thou shalt p. 123. l. 6. Amphilabus for Amphibalus Some other faults of lese moment I haue not put downe here they being easie for the Reader to correct in reading FAVLTS ESCAPED AND CORRECTED Pag. 13. lin 23. at which time for after which time pag. 17. l. 3. Theanus for Theonus l. 15. Thadiacus for Thadiocus p. 21. l. 22. paene for penè p. 23. l. 24. first to haue perswaded for before to haue brought p. 25. l. 5. as they most happely did for as soone after it most happely was p. 27. l. 28. most worthiest for worthiest p. 39. l. 10. S. Bonifacius for S. Benedict Biscop p. 35. l. 28. were for was p. 42. l. 7. yea 386 for yeare 586. p. 42. l. 18. Phylosopho for Philosopho pag. 43. l. 20. Huntingtonsyhre for Huntingtonshyre p. 47. l. 21. did increased for and encreased p. 51. l. 20. these man for these men p. 52. l. 19. Missae Papislicae for Missa Papistica p. 61. l. 19. Ireland for Iland pag. 63. l. 6. translated them for translated pag. 69. l. 22. euery one for and euery one pag. 71. l. 7. formae for forma p. 80. l. 23. iurisdiction for iurisdiction on the Christians p. 91. l. 18. after S. Peter adde and to the hoâ—y Roman Church pag. 100. l. 25. make no Parenthesis p. 111. l. 8. Omit Theodoretus p. 120. l. 26. Omit Thou shalt p. 123. l. 6. Amphilabus for Amphibalus pag. 125. l. 1. allmost 1000 for aboue 1000. p. 150. l. 22. let for left pag. 156. l. 18. many for euery Some other faults of lese moment I haue not put downe here they being easie for the â—eader to correct in reading