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A15781	A briefe treatise in which, is made playne, that Catholikes liuing and dying in their profession, may be saued, by the iudgement of the most famous and learned Protestants that euer were. Agaynst a minister [N.E.] who in his epistle exhorteth an honourable person, to forsake her ancient Catholike Roman Religion, & to become one of his new-found-out Protestant congregation.	Wright, William, 1563-1639.	1623 (1623)	STC 26044; ESTC S103083	31,010	52

worthy lodging that he might match the height of Royall Maiesty not only with fortitude and wisedome but with beauty also and comlines of body whome Fortune in the prime flower of his age trayned vp in many warres and most difficult times of the Commonwealth whilst that she disposed him for the British Empire which whē he was established in he so gouerned hauing ouercome the Welch-men and triumphed ouer the Scots that by good right he is esteemed another ornament of Brittany King Stephen sayth Stow was a noble man and passing hardy of passing comely fauour personage in all Princely vertues he excelled as in martiall policy affability gentlenes and bountifull liberality towards all He was very noble in birth sayth Godwin but much more in vertue and all good manners many miracles wr●teth he are said to be wrought at his Tōbe And this may suffice to vnderstand in some manner the holines and sanctity of our auncient Catholike Kings But to proceed concerning other famous Calikes D. Couell writeth thus of Alexander Hales S. D. Couell in defence of Hooker pag. 241. Bonauenture and Saint Thomas all three great defenders of the Roman Church A●d first of Alexander Hales he sayth who made his Summe that excellent worke by commaundement of Pope Innocentius the fourth that he was called the fountaine of life because of that liuely knowledg● that flowed from him he was mayster of Bona●ent ●re a scholler not inferiour to himselfe of whom he was went to say that in Bonauenture he thought Adam sinned not meaning of that illumination which was in him and doubtlesse there was much in him as though he had not been darkened by the fall of Adam and therefore the Church called him the Seraphicall doctour To these Aquinas was not inferior who came so neere vnto Saint Augustine whome in his book agaynst Burges he esteemeth the chiefest doctor that euer was or euer shall be excepting the Apostles c. that some thought he had all his works by hart by a common prouerbe it was spoken that the soule of Saint Augustine dwelt in Aquinas in whome aboue all the rest foure contraryeties were said to excell aboundāce breuity facility security in respect wherof he gayned the tytle to be called Angelicall Then if these men were the Popes Agents and yet so renowned and glorious and their doctrine so secure and excellent why may not we securely follow them in the same stepps of Agency in such busines Now all this being so it is no wonder if our aduersaries are forced to set out magnify and extoll the Luth. in ep cont Anabaptist Tom. 2. Germ. fol 267. Where also he savth that vnder the Papacy there are many godly men great Saints Church of Rome and truely in that manner as they are not affrayde to deliuer their mindes in such tearmes as Catholikes themselues could scarce desire or wish any better For herehence we confesse sayth D Luther that there is vnder the Papacy most of Christian good yea rather all Christian good and that from thence it came to vs Verily we confesse that there is in the Papacy true Scripture true Baptisme the true Sacrament of the Altar the true keyes to remission of sinns the true office of preaching true Catechisme and I say further that there is in the Papacy true Christianity yea rather the true kernell of Christianity M. Caluin agaynst Sadolet We do not deny those to be the Churches of Christ in which Caluin against Sadolet pag. 128. you gouerne And in the 2. to the Thessalonians he confesseth that the papacy is the Temple yea and the Sanctuary of God and else where that the Caluin l. 4. instit c. 2. n. 11. couenant of God hath remayned with them inuiolable Iunius All diuine thinges are in the Popes Church and hitherto it is the Church of God Iunius de Eccles c 17. col 1020. Zanchius The Roman Church is yet the Church of God Plessey Mornay The Roman Church is the Mornay lib. de Eccle. c. 2. 10. spouse of Christ as yet not diuerted from him she is a mother that bringeth forth children to God the name of the Church is no more to be denyed to her then the name of a man as long as he liueth Polan part 1. Thes de Eccles Polanus The Roman Church at this day is yet the Church of Christ Serauia The Church of Rome it yet the Church and see what I will say more she is Serauia in defens lib. de gratia Minist pag. 3. our mother in the which and by which God hath regenerated And agayne The Couenant of God to this day doth remayne in the Latine Church Boyswell I acknowledge the Church of Boys in cōfut Spon pag. 6 2. 283. 822. Rome as yet to be in the Couenant of God yea she is the Church the spouse and the Temple of God the Church of Iesus Christ redeemed by him D. Hooker We acknowledge willingly D. Hooker l. 3. de Politia Eccles p. 128. them to wit the Papists to be of the family of Iesus Christ D. Cou●ll I affirme the members of the Cou●ll in Apol pag. 68. Church of Rome to be members of the true Church of Christ and that those who liue and dye in that Church may be saued And D. Whitaker doth confesse That amongst D. Whitaker contro 4. 9. 5 c. 3. p. 682. the Papists is a ministery and a certaine preaching of the Word which without doubt to some is sufficient to saluation D. White in defence c. 7. p. 356. cap. 41. p. 408. I neuer deemed sayth D. White that to be the visible Church of God in the which our Auncestors held the true fayth and were saued And agayne We confesse that the Church of Rome in all ages hath been the visible Church of God Schluss tom 8. in catal Haeret. pag. 434. Sclusselburg Luther saith that all Christian good is in the Popedome that from thence it came to vs we do not deny Rhegius in cōsider censurae pag. 93. And Iohannes Rhegius Although it be true that the ministery of the Popes was corrupt with many traditions and inuentions of men neuerthelesse it had those thinges which were necessary to saluation to wit the Canonicall bookes the Creed of the Apostles Leonardus Crentremius The Bishop of Crentrem in 1. Cor. 3. Rome doth retaine this same ground of Catholike fayth 1. Corinth 3. the which both I doe acknowledge with the Catholike and Apostolicall Church although in certaine circumstāces there be some diuersity of opinions Zanch. in prefat lib. de natura Dei Zanchius The Church of Rome in despite of Sathan did retayne the principal groūds of fayth Boyswell We acknowledge that the Church Boyswell in Confutatione Sondei p. 79. of Rome is pure in the principall articles of Christian Religion Hooker They hould constantly to wit Papists Hooker lib. 5. de polit pag. 128.