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A14265	An ansvvere or admonition to those of the Church of Rome, touching the iubile, proclaimed by the bull, made and set foorth by Pope Clement the eyght, for the yeare of our Lord. 1600. Translated out of French; Aviso a los de la iglesia romana, sobre la indiccion de jubiléo, por la bulla del papa Clemente octavo. English	Valera, Cipriano de, 1532?-1625.	1600 (1600)	STC 24578.5; ESTC S116178	21,562	32

vessel of election S. Paul hee saith Now the iustice which is by faith that is the remission of sinnes as S. Paul himselfe expoundeth it in the 4. chap. precedent saith thus say not in thy heart who shall goe vp into heauen that is to bring Iesus Christ againe from aboue Or who shall goe downe into hell that is to recall Iesus Christ from the dead But what saith the Scripture the word of God is neere thee in thy mouth and in thy heart It is the word of faith which we Preach for if thou confessest the Lord Iesus with thy mouth and beleeuest with thy heart that God raised him from the dead thou shalt be saued Then to beleeue we must heare this sacred word of God as the said S. Paul sheweth afterward For by the same the remission of al our sins by the precious bloud of Iesus Christ is declared vnto vs in his name authority if we beleeue This word like wise teacheth vs in all places to pray vnto our onely God 1. Tim. 2. in the name of Iesus Christ exhorteth vs all the dayes of our life to walke worthily Luk. 1. and with a good conscience in the vocation whereunto we are called to liue holily and righteously to labour in good workes Ephe. 4. and not to do vnto another but as we would be done vnto our selues Now for a conclusion the holy Father addeth most goodly demonstrations and exhortations First to the Patriarches Primates c. whom he saith are called to haue part of this ioy And what not to feed the troupe of the celestiall pasture which is the Gospell and bring men to Iesus Christ the soueraigne Pastor of our soules But to incite them to goe to Rome there to finde his holines to visit the Basiliskes of the Princes of the earth S. Peter and S. Paul beholde the word which he will haue them teach and the better to incourage them hee calleth them the lights of the world We must not then be abashed if the world be holden in so great darkenes seeing that such lights are darke full of obscurity Also the salt of the earth yea a salt that is not good but hath lost the sauour corrupteth al the meate that is salted therewith For what example of good doe those kinde of people shew Where shall you finde more riots and dissolutions then in the Courts and houses of these Prelates Read what S. Barnard saith touching those of his time who neuerthelesse were not halfe so corrupt as these in our dayes For that the world is dayly worse and worse how doth this holy Father speake to Pope Eugenius that had bin his Desciple and how doth he paint out these kinde of people in their colours Is this fellow saith he a seruant for the Pope nameth himselfe the seruant of seruantes to whome continually out of all places there repaireth Simoniastes Sacrilegiers whore-mongers incestious persons and such like monsters eyther to obtaine or retaine Ecclesiasticall dignityes Also vpon the Canticles Sermon 77. There are very few saith he that seeke not their owne what so euer it cost them They loue presents and cannot likewise loue Iesus Christ for they haue made a league with Mammon Behold how they walk in proude array apparelled in diuers vestures or of diuers colours like a Bride that issueth out of her chamber c. And after in the same Sermon Whom wilt thou finde me among the Prelates that desireth not rather to empty the purses of those that are their subiectes then to extirpe vices Also in the Epistle 152. the insolency of the Clergy whereof the negligence of the Bishops is the principall occasion doth in all places trouble the Church But you will say that the holy Father admonisheth them of their duties according as he doth his owne yea that which tendeth more to practise that which S. Barnard saith touching the emptying of purses then to represse vices whereof proceedeth the olde prouerbe neuer horse nor man got any thing by going to Rome I would gladly demaund if that be the preaching of the word of God if it bee to beget faithful to the Gospel which is to bring them to Iesus Christ to inuite all the world to goe to Rome there to visit the temples of S. Peter S. Paul the which Saints this holy Father the better to set foorth his Marchandize and to make it of great value calleth the Princes of the earth and saith that they declare the word of God throughout all the world These holy persons neuer once dreamed of such impostures and much lesse did they require them Their holy Epistles are sufficient testimonies to the contrary but hee will adorne them with this goodly tytle to the end that we should vnderstand that he as their successor is the Prince of the earth Also we read of Boniface the eyght that at the first Iubile hauing the first day shewed himselfe in his Pontificall habits the next day he appeared before an infinite number of people armed from the head to the feete by one of his Cryers caused to be proclaimed I am Caesar But who had giuen him this dignity was it Iesus Christ when he saith the Kings of the earth exercise rule and dominion ouer the people but it shal not be so among you Let vs heare what S. Barnard saith in the 2. booke de consideratione to Pope Eugenius Thou hast no need saith hee of Septer but of a Mantle after the manner of the Prophets The name of a Bishop signifieth an office and not Dominion But if thou challenge these things vnto thy selfe by any extraordinary meanes it is nor by any Apostolicall right It is most true that dominion and rule is forbidden vnto the Apostles Goe thou then and be so bolde to vsurpe or rule the Apostles office or being an Apostle the dominion c. This tytle then doth not in any sort belong vnto the Apostles much lesse to theyr successors It is a false pretence which this holy Father would lay holde vpon But if hee would speake the truth hee should rather deriue these titles from sathan as from his leige Signior and Lord from whom he holdeth authority and rule according to the wordes vsed by Sathan to our Lord Iesus Christ if in falling downe vpon the earth thou wilt worship me I will giue thee all the King dowes of the earth For dyuers Popes haue attained to this dignity which they haue left vnto their successors by hauing done homage vnto Sathan the prince of this world And further where doe wee finde that the Apostles haue obtained this dignity that for because they preached the law of God through all the world therefore their Temples must be visited Did not they teach euery one according to that which they had learned of their Master that all those that beleeue in Iesus Christ shal be saued Iesus christ himselfe Ioh. 5. did not he teach that whosoeuer beleeueth in him is passed

Emperour Claudius whereby it fell out that he was present in Jerusalem at the assembly of the Apostles recited by Saint Luke Act. 15. which is but a meere iest and a notable lye Act. 15.16.17 deuised in his Monkish cap For he can by no meanes shew nor by any approoued Author verifie it besides that that Saint Luke alleageth touching this matter prooueth him a lyer Where he sayth that S. Paul hauing stayed for a time in Antiochia after his returne from Ierusalem went to visit the Churches where he and Barnabas had Preached and hauing past by Siria and Cilicia came to Iconia and from thence went for Phrigia and Galatia and then to Macedonia where he stayed long time Preaching in many places thereof at the last he came to Athens and from thence to Corinthus where he met with Aquilla and Priscila who not long before or lately came thither out of Italy because Claudius had commaunded the Iewes to depart out of Rome Now this word lately sheweth that Onuphrius deceiueth himselfe or else would deceiue other men affirming that S. Peter was driuen out of Rome by Claudius For S. Paul hauing stayed from the time of the Sinode at Ierusalem in Antiohia could not haue made so long a voyage Preaching the Gospell almost in euery place where he past in so short a time And touching the rest if it were so that S. Peter had been at Rome doth it follow that hee was the head of the Church There is but one onely Iesus Christ who is also the true stone of the Fayth whereupon the Church of God is erected and not Saint Peter Which hath been so often prooued by the Authorities and witnesses of the most auncient Doctors that it would be but meere labour lost to reiterate it onely I wil alleadge one witnes taken out of their own Authors which by consequent they cannot reprooue Petra dedit Petro Petrus diadema Rodulpho The stone that is Christ gaue the Diadem to Peter and Peter gaue it to Redulphus Now although this is false as it shall heereafter be prooued so is it notwithstanding that God by a iust iudgement admirable wisedom hath drawne from this lye that the stone gaue Peter the Diadem this true confession that Christ is the stone as also the glose Et Super hanc Petram in the distinction 19. C. ita Dominus sayth I beleeue that the Lord by this indiction hath declared no other thing then only the words which S. Peter answered vnto the Lord when he said thou art the Christ the Son of the lyuing God For the Church is erected vpon this article of the faith Then God hath built his Church vpon himselfe Also behold what is added in the margent Where he saith vpon this stone c. That is the same which thou hast confessed that is to say my selfe for the stone was Christ De consecrat dist 2. C●re vera Vpon which foundation Peter was edified It is then by a false tytle that the Pope saith that he sitteth in S. Peters chayre that he is the Father of those that call themselues Catholiques soueraigne Pastor of the sheepe For without making any long discourse touching the disloyalties disorders couetousnes ambition intollerable tyrannie and pride more then diabolical where with the most part of those that haue mounted vp into this abhominable seate haue bin adorned and inriched or rather spotted and defiled seeing the hystories of their liues are filled therewith What duety of a Father or Pastor I beseech you doe they shew Is it in setting Iesus Christ and al his benefits to sale Is it in sucking the substance of Kingdomes by theyr pardons and indulgences And further by meanes of the Annates and such like diabolicall inuentions and all to draw money into their purses Haue we any one example of the Apostles which in any thing doth resemble these things Sueto in Tiberio The Emperor Tiberius although an Infidel and a tyrant did neuerthelesse say that it is the ducty of a good Pastor to sheare the sheep but not to flea them If wee looke into the trafique and pollicies of the Citty of Rome we shal find it to be but a right fleaing how much wors I omit That which this holy father addeth is no truer then the rest that went before for how is it possible for saith to shine where it is not Will you say that there is the fayth where mans traditions and inuentions are preferred before the expresse commandements of God This onely example shall suffice God often times sayth and that in most plaine and cuident wordes Thou shalt not make any Image nor the likenesse thereof neyther shalt thou worshippe them The Pope saith thou shalt erect Images and the likenesse of God and of his Saints and shalt worship them with the same worship that belongeth vnto the thinges which they represent Can there bee any faith there where the simple people are taught to haue recourse vnto creatures to inuoke and call vpon them and to make vowes and seruices to them that belong to God alone Likewise can there bee faith where men teach that we must doubt the promises of God there where the soueraigne Bishop with his supporters openly boldly and shamelesly maintaine that the holy Scriptures although diuinely inspired and profitable Doctrine to reprehend correct and reprooue that the man of God may bee perfect and instructed in all good workes are neuerthelesse imperfect and vncertaine and that wee must haue recourse vnto traditions which they terme the vnwritten word Where he saith that this truth hath neuer bin changed by any course of times That shal be found to be most vntrue by such as will but conferre the Doctrine which the holy Prophets and Apostles haue left vs in writing with their inuentions and traditions for that the one resembleth the other as much as light and darknesse and truth and vntruth But beholde a most sufficient witnes of the vnion that the celebration of this Iubile where the name of God is outragiously blasphemed the bloud of the Sonne of God villanously abused and troden vnder foote and his death and passion exposed for a mockery and pastime This notwithstanding this holy Father the better to couer his subtilty and mallice full of deceipt will ground his Iubile vpon that which is Prophesied of our Lord Iesus Christ in Esay 61. As our Lord himselfe expoundeth it in Luk. 4. But beholde vnaduisedly not thinking thereof he discouereth his deceipts and impostures being cleane contrary to that he saith hee will doe following our Sauiour Christ It is said in Luke 4. that Iesus Christ according to his manner being entred into the Sinagogue of Nazareth vpon a Saboath day stood vp to read and that the booke of the Prophet Esay was layd before him hauing opened it he turned to the parcell of Scripture where it is witten the Spirit of God is vpon me because he hath annointed me He hath sent me to the

peice of sealed paper or parchment Is it not in the sincere Preaching of the word of God the ryght administration of the holy Sacramentes Where doth the Pope this It should be a wonder to heare him Preach So it is neuerthelesse that in that sort the Apostles did dispence the Treasors of the grace mercy of God as wee may read in the booke of theyr Actes and in theyr Epistles But behold I pray you a right iest pure mockery to say that the gates of the most auncient Churches of Rome are opened with solemne ceremonies and that the faithfull are purged from the spots of sin to the end that the soules redeemed by the bloud of Iesus Christ by the Diuine vertues of the Sacramentes should be absolued and deliuered from the yoake of Iron and the tyranny of the deuill c. Is it possible in more manifest termes to mocke with God and to expose and bring in reproach the precious bloud of his most deare Sonne then in speaking in this manner From whence hath the Pope drawn this goodly yea rather damnable deuotion but onely from the pit of Hell The auncient Iubile was established among the Iewes by the expresse commandement of God Where will the Pope find that Iesus Christ hath or dained this which is the inuention of Boniface the eight and that first they must giue a blow with a small hammer wher with hauing stricken then with great blowes of leauers and staues open the gates of his Basiliskes to obaine all the benefits whereof hee speaketh This manner of action is not to bee found in any place of the holy Scriptures neither yet in the bookes of the most pure and first Doctors But that it hath bin reuealed to his predicessors if it were it was by the spirit of Sathan that transsigureth himselfe into an Angell of light that he might induce the simple people to commit two euils the one to sorsake God which is the spring of waters that continually without ceasing run into life eternall Ier. 2 the other to dig broken cesternes and such as holde no water But touching the true spirituall Iubile the Apostles declared it euery where and in all places as occasion serued according to their charge As S. Peter first in Jerusalem that all the house of Israell sayth he may know that this Iesus whom you haue crucified was by God made our Lord Christ Therfore be you repentant be you euery man baptised in the name of Iesus Christ Act. 2. to the remission of sins And in the Chap. following repent you saith he conuert to the end your sins may be defaced And in the 10. God cōmanded vs to preach vnto the people to witnes that Iesus is ordained of God to be iudge both of the quick the dead also al the Prophets beare him witnes that all those that beleeue in him shal receiue remission of their sins Now faith cōmeth not by going a long iourny ouer the mountains vnto Rome or els where but by hearing the word of God which is the word of faith Which S Pa. also saith that he Preacheth that is that if we confesse the Lord Iesus with our lips beleeue with our harts that God raised him frō the dead wee shal be saued Harken to that which S. Paul saith in the Act. 13 Brethren I would haue you know that the remission of sins by this Iesus is announced vnto you that euery one of you by this man is absolued of all the things wherof by the law of Moses you could not be absolued Now this was not at Rome that he spake this but at Antiochia in Pesidia Hee sent them not to Rome where according to Onuphrius allegation Saint Peter as then was resident but assured them if they there beleeued of the remission and intyre absolution of the paine and culpe of theyr sinnes For conclusion we wil ad that which S. Paul saith to Agrippa whereof the Pope hath inferred certaine words in his Bull. That Iesus Christ had appeared vnto him Act. 26. to establish him a minister and witnes as well of the thinges that he had seene as of the thinges that he would shewe vnto him deliuering him from the people of the Iewes and the Gentils to whome he sent him to the end saith Iesus Christ that thou maist open their eyes and that they might conuert from darkenes to light and from the power of Sathan to God to the end that they receyue remission of sinnes and part in the inheritaunce among the sanctified by the faith that is in me Wherupon saith S. Paul I was not disobedient to the celestiall vision But first I declared to them that are in Damas and in Jerusalem throughout all Iudea after that to the Gentils that they should repent and conuert vnto God doing workes worthy of those that repent Doth it not many sestly appeare by all these passages that it is not at Rome nor in the Baselisques that we must seeke these great benefits which the Pope promiseth vs by his Bull but in all places where the word of God is Preached and at all times such as by true faith doe receiue them are partakers of those benefits Wherefore what pretence soeuer Clement the eyght taketh as touching the actions of his predecessors whom he termeth Soueraigne Bishops and of the consent of the Cardinals it cannot be by Gods authority which neuer commaunded it much lesse by the Apostles who neuer practised the like but taught the contrary that he hath published his Iubile but rather by the authority of Sathan the father of lyes who by subtiltie and accustomed mallice hath in such fort prophaned this authority to remit and retayne sinnes as God hath giuen it to his church in the persons of true and faithfull pastors in causing it to be attributed vnto such as haue not any vocation in the Church if it be well considered neyther in matter nor forme and that make trassique and Marchandize of the grace mercy yea and of the iustice of God And which is more make certaine Stirrops to lengthen or shorten them as their accursed ambition auarice fauours and wicked wils leadeth them If therefore poore Romaine Catholiques you will be well assured to participate and haue part of the Treasors which Iesus Christ hath brought and dayly presenteth vnto vs and by consequent haue peace in your consciences It is not in any sort necessary that you should so much trauell your bodies to goe to Rome there to stay 15. daies or a month to goe visit the Basiliskes and Temples euery day during that time to haue a signe of the hand of a mortall man which you terme the signe of the Crosse and a blessing supposing by this meanes to haue full intyre remission of all your sinnes as well mortall as veniall The holy Ghost she weth you a way much more assured and a great deale shorter Rom. 10. when by his

from death to life and that hee shall not enter into condemnation Did he send vs to Rome or any other place Doth he not say if wee cate his fleshe and drinke his bloud which he had preposed before in these termes if we come to him and if we beleeue in him he dwelleth in vs and wee in him Can there be any charity to expose so many persons to infinite paines trauailes and daungers to put them in great charges to leaue their houses and vocations to goe a long iourney to seeke that which they may haue at home at their own dores if they haue a true faith working by charity But I pray you doth not the holy Father and his supports shew a manifest contradiction in their opinions and by consequent what spirit of error lying speaketh by their mouths and not the spirit of truth They proclaime with hewe and crye that in their Masse the Sacramentall wordes being pronounced the substance of bread is transubstantiated into the body of Christ and the wine into the bloud Now Iesus Christ ordaining the holy Supper would there by assure vs that if wee communicate worthily and examine our owne consciences we communicate his body which was deliuered for vs and his bloud which was shed for the remission of our sins To be short wee are participants of the efficacy vertue of his death and passion If then it be so that Iesus Christ very God and very man is there as they pretend yea in corporall presence Is it not a great folly and indiscretion to goe so far to seeke that which they may haue among themselues Wherefore should Iesus Christ present himselfe there vnto vs and should not haue so much power in his corporall presence as men are made beleeue that the bones sepulchers Temples and Images of S. Peter and S. Paul haue Is it not to make lesse account without comparison of the Master then of the seruaunts Yea is it not a despising of the Lord who is alwaies liuing to adore and worship the putrified carkasses of his seruantes If then it bee true that they are his seruants who will deny it to be a manifest blasphemy Wherefore all these goodly exhortations by the Pope made both to the Prelates and to Kings and Princes are like to Suger and other Spices wherewith he seeketh to sweeten his venomous drinke thereby the easier to impoyson all the world We must not stay nor attend the 100. yeare of the Romaine Iubile to amend our liues correct our vices to dispose our selues to doe good and to be intentiue to the word of God to read the holy Scriptures to exercise charity to giue honor to whome honor belongeth and tribute to those that ought to haue tribute and to pray to God one for an other and namely for Kings Princes and such as are in authority Such holy exercises are necessary for all the faithfull and at all times and seasons And also such as are called to feede the Lords flocke ought not to attend vntil that time to teach and instruct the people committed to their charge Act. 20. but they are alwaies to doe it as S. Paul writeth to the Bishop of Ephes yea in time and out of time according to the instruction by him giuen to his Disciple Timothy For that following their Masters example they must trauel in his Vineyard the 12. houres in the day without staying till euening comes Wherfore you my maisters of the church of Rome if you desire to be participants of saluation harken rather to the voyce of the great Pastor of al Pastors our only Sauiour redeemet Iesus christ Math. 11. who so sweetly inuiteth you vnto his word Come vnto me all you that are laden and I will comfort you Also If any man haue thirst let him come vnto mee and I will refresh him Ioh. 7. Then vnto these false Prophets which make you runne from place to place binding your consciences cause you to doubt of your saluation And the better to empty your purses set before your eyes a fire of purgatory wherein after you haue bin tormented in this world by fastings abstinences pilgrimages and other corporall exercises you must as they make you beleeue passe through and therein remaine to be as it were new boyled and refined before you enter into Paradice But the Sonne of God maketh one selfe same promise vnto all those who by a true faith shall seeke their saluation in him as he did vnto the poore theefe when hee said vnto him this day shalt thou be with me in Paradice that is to say if we commit our soules into his hands he will receiue them and place them in ease and rest attending the moste happy resurrection by meanes whereof he will leade vs all both in body and soule into his Paradice which is the heritage prepared for vs before the foundation of the world This great eternall and vniuersall Iubile whereunto God calleth and summoneth vs euery day hath bin written by the precious bloud and signed by the death and passion of our Lord Iesus Christ the eternall Sonne of the eternall God our great King and onely soueraigne Sanctifier Vnder written by the holy Apostle that Preached and declared it vnto all the world to be indifferently receiued and celebrated in all places where the name of God is called vpon and sealed with two great seales of his Maiesty Baptisme and the holy Supper Ga. 1. Whosoeuer Preacheth any other Gospel let him be accursed 1. Cor. 16. If there be any man that loueth not the Lord Iesus Christ let him be accursed Maranatha FINIS