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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44121	Doctor Holden's letter to a friend of his upon the occasion of Mr Blacklow's submitting writings to the See of Rome: together. With a copie of the said Mr Blacklow's submission.	Holden, Henry, 1596-1662.; White, Thomas, 1593-1676. aut	1657 (1657)	Wing H2377; ESTC R215277	2,123	5

DOCTOR HOLDEN'S LETTE● TO A FRIEND OF HIS Vpon the occasion of Mr Blacklow's submitting Writings to the See of Rome together With a copie of the said Mr Blacklow's submission SIR Having beene Mr Blacklow's schollar ne●… fourty years agoe when I was a youg student Having ●… over all his works with great attention And having had ●…ny severall conferences with him by means of our f●…quent conversation in matters of all sortes of learning I●… particularly of Divinity I am confident I know as much his Grounds Principles as any one whosoever I can the ●… fore assure you to satisfy your demande in this point ●… I have ever clearely found his doctrine to bee throughly ●… lide ●…ound substantiall I confesse that omitting vo●…minous citations of skeptike phansies endeavoring to i●…cite Divins to seek for reall science to shew how connat●…rall true Divinity is to the better portion of man hee vseth ●…●…vers expressions manners of speach not common in o●… schooles hee hath severall exotick peculiar opinion ●… which be it spoken with due respect though in oppositi●… to so great a schollar so learned a man are much differe●… from my sentiments But I never saw nor ever heard as yet ●… any one of his tenets inconsistent with the essentiall perse●… integrity of our Catholick faith no nor censured in the ●…●…y any authority whatsoever As wee signifyed of late Dr Labourne in our common letter of mediation for pea●… betwixt him Mr Blacklow Yet having heard that divers ●… our nation some through ignorance others through a wea●…r frailty have laboured to brand his reputation partly for ●…ints of doctrine which they understand not partly for dis●…edience to the See of Rome I was glad to see an Authen●…k testimonie vnder his owne hand which I have ever know●… to bee in his hart●… of his submitting his writings to the See ●…postolicke Which my respect love to his person my ●…esire to quenche a scandal so unworthily throwne upon one ●…ose piety learning may doe so much good to God's ●…hurch hath made mee think fit to publish in print Whe●…of becaus you seeme to bee in a wavering doubtfullnesse ●… the truth of these aspersions I here send you a copie You ●…now the greatest part of his Adversarys I meane of those ●…hose Profession it is to judge of such things for the laitie in ●…atters of doctrine belonging to Religion ought to bee hea●…rs learners not teachers or judges are brought up in ●…ur privat seminarys thence easily conceive what ever they ●…eare either opposit to or unmentioned in their Maister 's ●…ictats to bee erroneous Whereas if they knew the latitude ●…f our most learned men's singular sometimes new inven●…ed or renewed opinions dayly mantained problemati●…ally disputed in our publick schooles without the least sus●…icion of their integrity in Catholike beleefe they would ●…ot if no way blinded with Passion so slightly shoote their ●…ensuring bolts at randome especially against a brother ●…uch a brother If this his candid ingenuous submission ●…oe reduce undeceive such as have erred in their jud●…ments to his prejudice either through mis information from others or misunderstanding in them selves I shall bee glad ●…o have published it If not I shall not bee sory to have endea●…ored it hoping it will at least prevaile with you to whom I am ●…s ever SIR In nomine Domini Amen I Vnderwritten declare to whom it shall concerne that upon a motion of peace made by some worthy friends to really acte what is desired doe sincerely professe that I hold it necessary that all Catholikes should in hart in all humility obedience submitte their Divinity writings to the holy Church See Apostolick And as this hath ever beene my opinion so being now required by the said friends I doe humbly sincerely professe it to all it shall concerne by this my present writing or instrument And this to reach to all my books either passed or to come Protesting never to recede from this resolution as far as God shall give mee grace And this not only before men but also before God as I hope expect good from him May 18. 1657. THOMAS WHITE Whereas I vnderwritten have heretofore given a submission of my writings to the holy Church See Apostolik to satisfye such as might doubt of my obedience to the Pope And that not withstanding I gave it as full ample as possibly I could according as my true intention then was now is ever hath beene ever shall bee God willing I heare that some have misunderstood it have conceived that I intended only by those words Holy Church See Apostolik the Catholick Church Pope conjointly but not to the See of Rome S. Peter's successour the Pope separat from a Generall Council As also that I only declared my opinion but professed no actuall submission of my writings I therefore doe now ingenuosly freely declare professe that it is my opinion judgement all Catholikes ought in hart in all humility obedience submitte their Divinity writings not only to the Holy Church in common in a Generall Council where the Pope may bee in person or by his Deputys but also to the particular See of Rome S. Peter's successour the Pope even out of a Generall Council which as I have always done in my hart so doe I now likewise actually willingly 〈◊〉 all my writings to the particular See o●… Rome S. Peter's successour the Pope even out of a Generall Council And this according as my opinion beleefe hath ever taught mee Ratifying confirming to this effect all the contents of my former submission In witnesse whereof I have set hereunto my hand this 2. Iuly 1657. THOMAS WHITE