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A03334	The first motiue of T.H. Maister of Arts, and lately minister, to suspect the integrity of his religion which was detection of falsehood in D. Humfrey, D. Field, & other learned protestants, touching the question of purgatory, and prayer for the dead. VVith his particular considerations perswading him to embrace the Catholick doctrine in theis, and other points. An appendix intituled, try before you trust. Wherein some notable vntruths of D. Field, and D. Morton are discouered.	Higgons, Theophilus, 1578?-1659.	1609 (1609)	STC 13454; ESTC S104083	165,029	276

vntruths which are sparsed in theis little sentences of D. Field yet I will exhibit the chief onely vnto you at this time reducing the said accusation vnto threc particulars The first noteth the TEMERITY of S. Augustine as though he had bene the Authour of a new fancy The second noteth his IRRESOLVTION as though he had bene vncertayn and dubious in this conceipt The third noteth his FOLLY or want of judgement as though he had runne inconsiderately into an errour in this point to auoyd a worse in some other Concerning each of theis particulars I will offer vnto you the fruicts of my late Protestanticall meditations 5. In the FIRST branch of this accusation I found the dealing of D. Field to be so corrupt and vncapable of defence that thereupon I conceiued an extraordinary detestation of my cause which surely is so euill that our greatest Diuines fall from a good conscience while they employ their art to sustayn it from falling and no doubt but if D. Fields aduantadge against Cardinall Bellarmine worthy of immortall honour were sutable vnto this then his censure were not vnjust which * Pag. 1●7 he deliuereth in theis words here Bellarmine sheweth * Diuide that word for D. Field● owne vse plainely that his impudency is greater then his learning 6. The suggestion of D. Field against S. Augustine in this particular discouered it self vnto me to be vayn and empty for two respects First because our owne writers teach the contrary secondly because the Fathers themselues both Greek and Latin are cleare witnesses against him in this behalf 7. For first I was informed by M. Rogers in his h Pag. 120. See M. Perkins in his problem pag. 185. Catholik doctrine that the Papists are new and renewed Hereticks forasmuch as they consort in the doctrine of Purgatory with the old Montanists who thought that there was a purdging of soules after this life Likewise M. Gabriell Powell patching together a fardell of heresies and laying them vpon the Popes back sayth that i De Antichristo pag. 243. the Pope hath taken Purgatory from Montanus a miserable heretick in the ancient primitiue Church But here I would be instructed by theis gentlemen Catholicks why neither * Haeres 26. c. S. Augustin nor Epiphanius promising to deale * Haeres 48. propè sinem exactly in registring the heresies of Montanus and others nor any Catholick Authours who were carefull to obserue the entrance and progresse of heresy did neuer reprehend this supposed heresy in Montanus nor in Tertullian whose testimony my Brethren haue alleadged but did receiue embrace and deliuer the same really as true legitimate and Apostolicall doctrine Euery thing is not heresy which an heretick doth maintayn but that precisely wherein he dissenteth from the conformable opinion of the Church I proceed 8. The Magdeburgian k Centur. 3. Centuriatours seeme to lament that the seeds of Purgatory are dispersed in the works of Origen but as for Prudentius Lactantius and S. Hierome they accuse them in expresse termes as men wholly imbued with this conceipt 9. I came secondly vnto the Fathers as well of the Greek as of the Latin Church and was furnished by each with singular and abundant proofes some small parcell whereof I will here tender submissiuely vnto your view S. l In Esaiam c. 9. Basill sirnamed the GREAT saith that God doth intimate vnto vs an expurgation according to the sentence of the Apostle m 1. Cor. 3.15 if any mans work burne he shall be safe but as it were by fire Likewise S. n Serm. de defunct Gregory Nyssen an holy Bishopp and most worthy in the judgement of o Cap. 42. Vincent Lirinensis to be the brother of Basill in respect of his faith conuersation integrity and wisedome writeth copiously of this matter and teacheth that the fire of Purgatory shall cleanse the soule and purify hir before she take possession of eternall ioy 10. This noble payr was of some more antiquity then S. Augustine for S. Gregory Nazia●z the * See G. Nazianz. in orat funeb companion of S. Basills labours was the instructour of * S. Hierō in apolog aduersus Ruffin S. Hierome and S. Hierome himself was a venerable old man when S. Augustine was in his flourishing age as the sequele shall more amply declare Now though S. Basill and his brother may be sufficient witnesses in this behalf yet because the p Deut. 19.15 Scripture saith that in the mouth of two or three witnesses euery word shall stand I will adioyne a third to witt q Homil. 3. de Epiph. Euseb Emissenus more ancient then them both who affirmeth that such as haue committed things worthy of temporall punishment shall passe through fire and shall there pay the vttermost farthing c. 11. The Latin Fathers conspire with the Greeks herein For S. Hierome who was well striken in yeares when S. Augustine was in his strength whence it is Vid. epist Aug. 11. 14. that he taketh vp this prouerb against him A wearied oxe treadeth sure and vseth this complement vnto him Farewell deare friend my sonne in yeares my father in dignity sayeth without all ambiguity that some soules shall be afflicted with temporall payn after this life But I will referr this point vnto the next section where S. Hieromes name must be deliuered from D. Fields vnjust calumniation 12. I come therefore vnto a payr of excellent men with whose verdicts I will here rest content The first is r In Psal 37. Ruffinus auerring that Purgatory fire is more grieuous then any punishment inflicted in this life The second is S. Ambrose witnessing that some soules shall suffer temporall payn by fire and endure a penall expurgation therein In Psal 118. Serm. 20. ● In psal 36. v. 14. c. See S. Aug. Confess The first was little inferiour in his age vnto S. Hierome the second was the Father of S. Augustines faith for he begate him with the word of truth 13. Theis things being thus premised and duly waighed judge now with me courteous Readers whether there be any colour of truth in the first part of D. Fields accusation deuised against S. Augustine viz. No man euer thought of Purgatory TILL Augustine ranne into it c. And so much for this 14. In the SECOND branch of his accusation I saw that the learned Doctour doth earnestly seek after some delusions to intangle his vnrespectiue and incompetent Reader therein For though he pretendeth that as S. Augustine was the man who before all others did runne into this opinion so likewise it was with a perplexed and vncertayn mind yet many euidences did occurre vnto me in his workes which clearely dismaske the vanity of this vnreasonable suggestion 15. Out of a great number I selected two and they are sufficient to eneruate the disguised shifts of all Protestants in this behalf The FIRST ſ De verb. Apost Ser.

CHRISTIANS how damnably so euer erring in the faith should in the end be saued but thought it most reasonable that all RIGHT belieuing Christians should find mercy what so euer their wickednesse were This fourth opinion was so generall in Augustines time that very fearfully he opposed himself against it and not daring wholly to impugne that which he found to haue so GREAT AND REVEREND AVTHOVRS he qualified it what he could and so doubtfully broached that opinion which gaue occasion to the Papists of their heresy touching Purgatory c. 4. Here the Doctour sorting his termes wisely for his owne aduantadge * ad Literā K. quoteth S. Hierome as though the reuerence which S. Augustine yealded vnto his person made him fearefull to impugne his errour But what ouerture is there of S. Hieromes errour in this point Behold two places alleadged by the Doctour out of his workes FIRST f Hierom. in Esaiam cap. 66. As we belieue that the torments of the Diuells and of all deniers of God and of all the wicked who haue sayed in their heart there is no God shall be eternall so we think that in respect of the sinners and vngodly * Et tamen Christiancrum sayth S. Hierome whose workes shall be tried in the f●re the sentence of the iudge is moderate and mixed with mercy SECOND g S. Hierome contra Pelag. l. 1. He writeth that Christians being preuented in sinne SALVANDOS POST POENAS are to be saued after paynes 5. Now consider I pray you with what art D. Field seeketh to obtayn his purpose For intending to dazle the vnderstanding of his Readers he adioyneth this sentence immediately vnto the former as Iacob followed Esau in the birth Genes 25.26 and held his brother by the heele which signified that he would in time supplant him viz. Augustine saieth in his Manuell to Laurentius chap. 67. that such as think that vngodly men and sinners POST POENAS SALVANDOS seeme in his opinion to be deceiued by humane beneuolence Hence a credulous and ignorant Reader must necessarily conceiue euen for the similitude of theis words post poenas saluandos that the opinion of S. Hierome is here particularly aymed at and reprooued by S. Augustine and for this end D. Field hath craftily conuaighed those words into S. Augustine howbeit they are not found at all in the designed * Euchirid ad Laur. c. 67. place as you may perceiue by that exact and faithfull translation of S. Augustines sentence which you shall find in the * §. 2. num 18. precedents vnto which I must remitt the courteous Reader because I haue confined myself vnto a certayn quantity which I may not exceed in this discourse For as Procustes extended their leggs which were shorter then his iron bed and contracted them which were longer so many men are tyrants vnto their owne conceipts enlardging or abbreuiating them according to the capacity of their paper I affect not a vanity with the first but I suffer a necessity with the second 6. I proceed As D. Field would inferr out of the two former sentences in S. Hierome that he was intangled with the * See before num 3. fourth errour viz. all right belieuing Christians shall find mercy whatsoeuer their wickednesse were so I might inferr by the same reason NOTA. that he was intangled with the third errour viz. all Christians how damnably so euer erring in the faith shall in the end be saued and if any man will stand so ill affected vnto S. Hierome as D. Field doth he may inforce the one as well as the other out of the aforesaid places 7. But I satisfied my self for two considerations that good S. Hierome a great and reuerend Authour indeed as D. Field confesseth truly howbeit with a purpose to deceiue was guilty neither of the third nor fourth opinion as you see them randged * num 3. before nor to be accused reasonably by any man in this behalf FIRST because some particulars in the aforesaid sentences exempt from this suspition as namely * In the first sentence QVORVM opera whose workes shall be tried in the fire c. which word quorum is not taken explicatiuely to signify all Christians but distinctiuely to note forth vnto vs one certayn * What degree this is you may conceiue by his doctrine which here followeth num 3. degree of Christians who shall suffer a temporall punishment in fire Agayn S. Hierome h Lib. 1. contra Pelag disputing learnedly against the Pelagians speaketh thus in the name of the Catholick Church VVE say that Christians preuented in sinne shall be saued after the infliction of some paynes What we I and a faction onely consenting with me No but that Church which you impugne and which I defend And if S. Hierome had exceeded hir knowen intention he were guilty of notorious treason against the integrity of hir faith 8. SECONDLY because many graue sentences in S. Hieromes works do cleare him wholly from that vniust imputation and * If occasion required it so I had greater reason to vse D. Fields direction in this case then i Pag. 166. he had to vse it in some other viz. Hierome wrote many things that must haue a fauourable construction to make them accord with that which elsewhere he hath deliuered Consider therefore with me the waight and efficacy of theis testimonies k S. Hierom in S. Matth. cap. 26. It is not sufficient vnto saluation to haue faith vnlesse faith be confirmed with good workes Agayn l S. Hierom. in Hos c. 4. VVhen hereticks see men offend against God they say that God seeketh nothing of them but the * Hereticks faith is false but as they think it to be true so S. Hieromes purpose is to shew that true faith without good works auayleth not vnto saluation VERITY OF FAITH For this cause the people are not humbled but they rejoyce in their sinnes and go forward with a stiff neck VVherefore the People and Priest Maister and Schollers are bound vp in the SAME IVDGEMENT 9. I considered farther that S. Augustine refuting this errour which D. Field deriueth vpon S. Hierome as though he were * He nameth none other See before nū 3. one of those great and reuerend Authours for whose sake S. Augustine fearfully opposed it and durst not wholly impugne it c. produceth a very forcible and powerfull reason to expugne it viz. m S. August in Enchirid. ad Laur. c. 67. if men of Catholick and entire faith should be saued in the end notwithstanding their wicked liues and perseuerance therein vnto their last howre then it would follow that faith may saue a man without workes But that is impossible saith he euen by the testimony of S. Iames and of this matter I haue treatised elswhere in a * De fide operibus c. 15. c. booke written by me to this effect Now were it not