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A rejoynder to the reply published by the Iesuites vnder the name of William Malone. The first part. Wherein the generall answer to the challenge is cleared from all the Iesuites cavills
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Synge, George, 1594-1653.
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A REIOYNDER TO THE REPLY PVBLISHED BY THE IESVITES VNDER THE NAME OF WILLIAM MALONE The First Part. Wherein the Generall Answer to the Challenge is cleared from all the IESUITES Cavills MATTH XXIII 9. 10. Call no man your FATHER upon the earth for one is your FATHER which is in Heaven Neither be yee called Masters for one is your Master even CHRIST II. TIMOTH III. 8. 9. As Iannes and Iambres withstood Moses so doe these also resist the Truth men of corrupt mindes reprobate concerning the Faith But they shall proceede no further for their folly shal be manifest unto all DUBLIN Printed by the Societie of Stationers Printers to the Kings most excellent Majestie 1632. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE HENRY LO VISCOVNT FALKLAND ONE OF THE LORDS OF HIS MAIESTIES MOST HONOURABLE PRIVIE COUNCELL Right Honourable my singular good Lord IT was Tertullian's observation of Heretickes Nostra suffodiunt ut sua aedificent a Tertull de praescript aâ— vers haeret cap. 42. Your Lordship is well informed by experience that the Romish Clergie who disdain the stile of Hereticks are like Vnderminers like Builders For what kinde of Vndermining is left unpractised to make way ut sua aedificent that they may build up their Babell and advance their ROMAN See The Scripture the Rule of Faith they undermine by their Vnde scis allowing it neither authority nor Command but because their Cheife Pastour declares it expounds it The Church they undermine by assuming her Name defiling her Doctrine Councels by denying their lawfulnesse unlesse called and approved by Rome Bishops Preists by making them Delegates to his supposed Holyness rejecting their Commission received from CHRIST Neither cease they here but Princes and States they undermine also sometime by raising open VVarre sometime by Bosome-conspiracies Powder-plots other secret attempts Nor doe these Vnderminers looke alway like Faux in the Vault but they will appeare somtimes as it were Angels of Light Princes shall have Thousands of their Pennes b Iesuite Fisher in his Epistle to the King but I thinke rather Pen-knives They wil be strongly tyed and united to his Majesties Crowne the more familiaritie they have with him by whom Kings do raigne the more awfull will they be found unto his Holy annointed c The Iesuite in his Epistle Dedicatory and all this as the Divell to our Saviour ut sua aedificent that Princes may fall downe and worship their Beast We may goe further None escape them They undermine Populum Primates Populi by subverting their Estates Proselyting their Children and yet the keeping backe of these Vnderminers from his Majesties presence is censured by Mr Malone our Iesuite to be the fruite of waspish emulation d In his Epistle Dedicatory as if these things might be done and yet they remaine faithfull to their Prince his State and Dignitie But their Allegiance may well be discerned by their Obedience For besides their immediate addresse to Rome their acknowledging a PROTECTOVR e In a letter of LVD CAR. LVDVISIVS S. R. E. VICECANCELLARIVS superscribed thus Rev. P Pâ—i .. Praefectâ— p. P. Carâ— Excalceaterum in Regâ— Hibernia Dated Rome 10. Kal. Iâ—â—ii 1631. which is in my hands and concerneth the quarrels of the Regulars and Seculars in the points censured by the Doctors of Sâ—â—bon â—5 â—an 1631. Vt rei veritas innotesâ—at scriptum est ad quosdam illius Regni Praelatos â qu. bus expectatur informatio Interim vâ—sum est sacrae Congreg ni ut nos ex munere PROTECTORIS quo fungimur admoneamus rogemus V. 〈◊〉 ne ex dolore aut vindicta illatae ut praetenditur calumniae quid quam agat erga tumultus authores ne majâ—res â—xcitentur turbae sed offensiones injurias suas â—uorumque reâ—ittat sâ—crâ— Congreg 〈◊〉 quae plenè satisfaciet justâ censurâ corripiet ac poenâ afficiet â—â—â—â—mniae dum constire it Architectos there and abusing his Majesties Subjects by pressing their Consciences to yeeld subjection against his sacred Commaunds to none but from thence There is dayly resisting of his ROYAL Commaunds in matters that are not absolutely Spirituall For there being Publication of His Maiesties ROYALL pleasure for the changing of the Popish Calendar which ever since the times of Rebellion was observed in the Province of Vlster Did they obey This it may be they will glory in But for what other then Politick respects How was the Titular Primate advised by his Councell learned Was he not pressed to disobey Was it not reputed inconvenient to alter the same Did he not censure the receiving of the Kings command against this their disobedient practise to be no otherwise then to obey men more then GOD That if obedience should be yeelded herein their Adversaries so he stiles his sacred Majestie Councell wil be encouraged to publish more severe edicts against them sic paulatim serpet Cancer f In a letter written partly in Irish partly in Latine to the Titular Primate superscribed To his much esteemed assured loving frâ—ind Mr William Bitagh these in haste wheresoever These are the points for which it were inconvenient to alter the time heere praesâ—rtim hoc anno 〈◊〉 quod videamur obsdire hominibuâ— magis quam Deo recipiendo TEMPORALIVM Potestatum mandata contra râ—ceptam Ecclesiasticam lgem idque 〈◊〉 â—dium religionis nostrae undâ— ADVERSARII animentur ad alia magis nociva praecepta canâ—ra nos â—denda dum â—iderent nos minoribus praeceptis â—â—â—emperare sic paulatim serpet Cancer c. Doe they apprehend his Majestie Councell for Adversaries Who can then esteeme theÌ„ for Friends Shall a rebellious intrusion bee esteemed the Oracle of GOD and checke the Regall Power as proceeding from Men and yet Subjection not violated but their Obedience must remaine firme Much more in this kinde may be presented to your Lordship if it were not superfluous but by this it may appeare how that notwithstanding their pretences Princes are relished or distasted by them in ordine ad spiritualia as they countenance or exalt their Popish Faction For to omit other things the Iesuit his contemptuous reproaching of the learned defence of his Majesties supreame power made in the Castle-Chamber in the time of your Lordships Government here doth declare how inviously they heare of his Maiesties eminent and glorious Prerogatives But the more they declare themselves enemies to our Faith her Defender the more I doubt not but all sacredly affected will arme themselves to resist them in these their contrivings secret imaginations I doe not come with this Dedication to move your Lordship hereunto for it hath beene your VVorke who is or hath beene more Faithfull amongst all the Servants of my Lord the KING * 1. Sam. 2â— And for your pious affection to the true Religion I could speake more then I suppose your modesty would be willing to heare so that I doubt not but