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A69038	The theatre of Catolique and Protestant religion diuided into twelue bookes. Wherein the zealous Catholike may plainelie see, the manifest truth, perspicuitie, euident foundations and demonstrations of the Catholique religion; together with the motiues and causes, why he should perseuer therin. ... Written by I.C. student in diuinitie.	I. C., student in divinity.; Copinger, John, b. 1571 or 2, attributed name.; Colleton, John, 1548-1635, attributed name.	1620 (1620)	STC 4284; ESTC S115632	314,600	666

the lesse feelinge hath he to preuenent the dangerous ruyne and dismall lott of the same and a man once being ingulfed in the filthie puddle of beastlie concupiscence which euer doth insult ouer the spiritt the lesse feeling hath he of godes inspiration and the lesse swaie beareth the interior man which in carnall and beastlie people is altogether restrained from his operation by their insatiable and inextingible appetites of their fleshlie inclination and disposition to these vilde and corruptible thinges 2. When the greatest and mightiest Monarches and Potentates of this world are in this case especially if they be wantonlie trained vpp in voluptuousnes and enticed with lasciuous and wanton exercises they forgett and forgoe all spirituall motions to make themselues as it were dull and insensible to all celestiall influence and illustrations forgetfull of God obliuious of his comaundementes negligent of their charge carlesse and vnprouident of the end and marke for the which they are exalted and aduaunced to the regall scepter which is the peace and tranquillitie of the comon wealth But they not respectinge either comon good or the peaceable estate of their kingdomes abusing their powerfull force and dignitie with wanton lusts and other execrable vices and wickednes of whome it is spoken by the holy ghoast Psal 134. Gaudium hipocritae instar puncti their ioye and allacritie shall quickly be ended and they likewise eyther themselues or their posteritie shal be plunged an perplexed with the vsual troubles continuall calamities and fatall reuolutions which commonly are incident vnto such princes of whome it is said Virum iniustum mala capient in interitu The euils and mischeefe of an vniust and wicked man shall intrappe and compasse him euen vnto his destruction and vtter decaye They may for a smale tyme raigne ouer wicked natiōs for whose dreadfull and abhominable trespasses and wickednes God suffreth or rather stirreth vpp Tyrants to vexe punish and ouercharg their miserable subiects with grieuous and intollerable oppressions tyrannicall extortions impositions and irreparable callamities who euer maketh choice of wicked officers and ministers which frame and conforme themselues to please their wicked humors and are skilful architects to putt in execution their detestable plottes and purposes staues of their bellies enemies of Christs crosse captiues and seruants of the diuill whose chiefest reward and promotion for performing their dreadfull and bloudie tragedies is the gouernment of such prouinces and citties to whome they haue comitted them 3. And although Ferdinande King of Castile and Arragon father to the good Queene Katherin of England was as vertuous and iust a prince as liued in all Europe in his daies yet whē he was dienge he gaue a mournefull sigh and said he had rather ther all the kingdomes in the worlde that he were a poore lay brother in some religious order seruing in a monasterie then said he my cōscience shoulde be disburdened of the heauie and dreadfull terror of my dangerous accomptes for the heauie burden of soe manny kingdomes states Prouinces for the which I miserable wretch must aunswere being scarse able to satisfie or yelde accompt for my owne secrett and peculiar offenses much lesse for the gouernmente of all those regions committed by God to my charge and ouersight Zonarus tomo 3. After that the Empire Anno 800. was translated by Leo the 3. Pope into the West and Charles the great King of Fraunce being made Emperor some of the Emperors that succeeded him forsaking the Empire became religious as Lotharius who beinge fifteene yeares Emperor and liued a most vertuous Christian remembringe the speech that his father Lodouicke vsed in the time of his death of the vanitie of the worlde and of the miserable estate of such as are the slaues therof became a Mounck anno 865. 4. Hugo the Emperor after many victories that he had against his enemies became a Mouncke Rachisius kinge of Italie resigninge his kingdome to his Brother Astulpus became religious in the Monasterie of Mount Cassius of the which he was as it is thought Abott anno 741. Pipine kinge also of the Romanes and eldest sonne of Charles the great followed that blessed example who became a mouncke in a monasterie that he builded himselfe at Verona anno 805. In Spaine Bamba very prosperous and fortunate both at home and a broade amoungest his other victorious exploites defeated and discomfited 200. shippes of Moores that were Pyratts tooke also Paule kinge of Fraunce prisoner that came to inuade Spayne at lenght beinge moued by diuine inspiration became a mouncke anno 674. whose blessed example Verenundus kinge of Castile followed Ramiris kinge of Arragon first became a mouncke in his fathers life time who beinge dead without yssue of other Children was compelled to returne to the worlde and marrie and hauinge yssue which was a daughter returned to his monasterie againe 5. But of all kingdomes of the world England was most famous for the number and sanctitie of their religous kinges as Sigibertus kinge of Nothumberland who forsakinge the worlde tooke a religious habitt vpon him Anno 640. Ethelred kinge of the Merceans anno 704. who gouerning his kingdome with great pietie and religion resigned the same ouer to his sonne beinge but a childe and erected a monasterie of which he was made Abott But when the childe came to riper yeares he followed his fathers steppes went to Rome and receaued the habitt of Constantine the first then Pope and spent there the remainder of his dayes with great sanctitie and hollines his name was Chenredus in whose companie went Offa kinge of the East Saxons who in the prime of his youth settinge at naught the vanities of all worldlie prosperitie contemninge his opulent and rich kingdome tooke vpon him a voluntary death which was to betake himselfe to a perpetual silence banishing from his vowed and inuincible chastitie all fleshlie enticementes and prouocations Not longe after him Inas kings of the said Saxons a man of of an incomparable pietie and deuotion made his whole kingdome tributaire to the sea Apostolique went to Rome forsakinge his kingdome and became religious The same Geolfus did vnto whome Venerable Beda dedicated his historie who beinge kinge of Northumberland and considering the dangerous estate of kinges fled vnto a monasterie there to serue God with greater securitie of his saluation and resigned his kingdome to Egebert his Vncle who after that he had raigned 20. yeares followed also his Nephewe to the monasterie and died therin in that religious vocation 6. In Germanie the example of Charlemaine was famous beinge sonne to Charles Martell and beinge kinge of Austria and and Suethland came to Rome in a poore mans attire and vnknowen to any where he receaued holie orders of Zacharias the Pope and afterwards entred the monasterie in mount Zoracte which he himselfe builded but beinge disturbed by the frequēt visitation of those of his frindes retired himselfe to Mount Cassen a place more remote was there receaued with

with the darcknesse of infidelitie were by him reduced vnto the faith of Iesus Christ What should I say of all other nations were not they all conuerted by the Apostles and religious people was not Irelande conuerted by saint Patricke a reguler cannon of S. Augustins order Bishopp of Hippo Thuringian Frisland and Huss conuerted by Bonifacius an English Mouncke who afterwardes beinge Archbishopp of Moguntia was martyred The rest were to prolix to set downe I referr yow to the Chronicles of holly orders only I will content my selfe with the conuersion of America and of the east weast Indies which was brought to passe by religious people 3. The first that euer went thither for that purpose were the fathers of S. Frauncis order for when Christopher Columba was suiter to Ferdinando kinge of Castile and Arragon to send vnto him some shippes to discouer that land and he making great difficultie to be at anny chardges in soe vncertaine an exploite two Franciscan fathers intreated the kinge to further that proiect and when the said Columba returned againe into Spaine some of the Fathers of that order accompanied him in the iourny Anno 1303. A little afterwardes when other partes of the weast Indies were discouered by Vasta Gama anno 1500. there went with him by the procurement and intreatie of Emanuell kinge of Portingall 8. fathers of that family both learned and holie Not longe afterwardes other fathers of saint Dominique saint Augustines order followed them Last of al by the request of Iohn kinge of Portugal F. Francis Zauier of the societie of Iesus went into the East Indies by whose blessed industrie those spatious kingdomes and barbarous nations Domino cooperante sermonem confirmante sequentibus signis Our Lord concurringe withall confirminge their words with signes that followed were conuerted 4. This religious institution is at this daie to be seene in those countries of the east yea amoungest the Barbarians themselues which thorough Gods speciall assistance was neuer extinguished in those places where it once began For when the kinge of Portingalls fleete arriued at the gulfe of Arabia an ould mounke the Father of 3000. mounckes who saw the signe of the crosse in the vpper part of the mast of their shippes presently thought them to be Christians and made signes vnto them that they would speake with them who when they spoke one with another they did weepe for ioye to see the Christians and they deliuered a booke of praiers as a token which was sent vnto the Pope by the handes of Michaell de Silua theire ambassador for the kingdome of Portingall which booke Lewis de Granada handled and saw Granad● Symb. fid l 4. c. 12. who relateth thus much as I haue sett downe 5. By this you may perceaue that protestantes are greater enemies to religion Christian pietie then all the Heathens Barbarous nations and Turques and all the reprobates in the world are who doe permitt religious persons and monasteries amoungest them as the Arrabians Turckes and Iewes doe yea many monasteries are permitted in Grecia Constantinople Hierusalem Argell and amoungest the Tartarians themselues But when protestancie began first to start vp it made hauocke of all religion and like a most raginge swifte streame destroied ransaked and spoiled all churches monasteries and sacred howles cast downe Alters and prophaned Sanctuaries hanged Christes picture vppon the gallones defloured sacred virgines cast the blessed Eucharist vnto dogges and imbreued their murtheringe handes with the blood of innocent and religious persons against whome they practized their vildest and bloodiest factes extended their greatest furie and rage against whome alsoe they make newe and neuer harde of lawes and decrees with most rigorous execution to punish them to death as traytors and to execute all tormentes vpon them as the vildest malefactors of the worlde 6. Was there euer seene anny heathen contrie cittie towne or villadge conuerted vnto Christ by them Was there any parte of the east or weast restored vnto their former sanctitie and religion by them Nay was there euer seene anny man sanctified in his life or reformed in his manners by them Manny countries of the north haue bin subuerted by them manny florishinge prouinces and wealthie citties ransaked and brought to vtter desolation and turned into ashes by them Such as were religiouslie giuen honestlie disposed temperatt in their diett mortified in then members humors and passions chast and continent in their bodies and mindes when they were catholiques as soone as once they came to be protestants they lett the reines loose to all irreligious misdeamenor intemperate behauior and wanton dissolution and to all kinde of riotousnes Seing therefore that all Catholique religion and religious discipline came from Christe it must followe that Luthers doctrine and his sectes came from the deuill and as it impossible that two repugnant contraieties can proceed from one principle as extreame heate and extreame colde cannot come from one subiect so neither can Catholique religion and Luthers opinion both flowe from one fountaine 7. This will plainly appeare by what ensweth Lib. de Missa Aug. to 6. For Luther himselfe confesseth he had a longe disputation with the diuill at midnight who fiersly impugned catholique priesthoode orders and priuate masse In another place he affirmeth that the diuill passed through his mouth tom 5. Gen. ep ●delect far Kellyson ibid. Replie of Kellison 91. When I am in company saith he he hurteth me not when he findeth me alone then he teacheth me manners Kellyson ibid. I haue saith he one or two diuills of the greatest sorte which I take saith he to be doctors of diuinitie amoungest diuills He confessed also that he had eaten a bushell of salte with him Frequentus proprius mihi condormit quam mea Catherina and that he slept oftener and neerer vnto him then did his Catherine Zuing. in subs Euchar Vnto Zuinglius also appeared a goblin or spiritt white or blacke when he was intoxicated touchinge his opinion against Christs reale presence and suggested vnto him the 12. of Exodus Phase hoc est transitus Domini against the reale presence 8. Contrariwise the catholique religion was founded in all countries with many glorious miracles and the preachers thereof were most holie men not detected with any notorious vice yea were lanternes and lightes of all vertue and sanctitie but the founders of the protestant religion and the pillers thereof of all men were most abhominable in their liues and cōuersation and neuer wrought miracles The founders of catholique religion were moste charitable and humble but the other most proude and cruell The one were the Architects and plotters of all treasons ouer-throwes bloodie imbruments and detestable tragedies in all countries where they begunn but it was neuer known nor read that either S. Patricke that brought the Catholique religion to Irland or Paladius that brought it for Scotland or Damianus or S. Augustine that brought the same to England or