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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16785	An apologie and true declaration of the institution and endeuours of the tvvo English colleges, the one in Rome, the other novv resident in Rhemes against certaine sinister informations giuen vp against the same.	Allen, William, 1532-1594.	1581 (1581)	STC 369; ESTC S122355	72,955	248

tast it that our pouerty here is Paradise to the good folkes that haue so loÌ„g lacked such spiritual consolation and been tied from the truth lamenting their frendes miseries at home vvith these vvordes of S. Augustine and the like O custom of sinne o cecitie of hart the coÌ„panion and punishment of sinne You once auerted vs from the consideration of so manifest things but you did hurt vs when we had no feeling Now you torment vs feeling in our familiars that haue not yet the sense therof them selues But giue eare and attention to your saluation most deere frendes whose wittes and capacitie we wel know and to you we promise that if you esteeme of vs your frendes as men of any conscience reason or common sense these things be much more certaine then those vvhich we there at home seemed to learne or rather by force were compelled to beleeue And againe vvith the vvordes of the same holy Doctor to Honoratus his deceiued frende If you thinke your selues sufficieÌ„tly tossed and troubled and wil haue an end of these trauailes folow the way of the Catholike discipline which descended from Christ him self by the Apostles euen vnto vs and from hence shal descend to the posteritie â§ Of Priests and Iesuites and for what cause they be sent into England CHAP. VI. THE last and most odious informatioÌ„ giuen vp not aginst vs onely but his Holinesse is that Priests and Iesuites be by his and his delegates special direction sent into the Realme out of the Seminaries not onely to deale vvith the Subiects in matters of religion and conscience but to vvithdravv them from their obedieÌ„ce and to moue them to attempt somevvhat against the state Vvherof that her Ma. tie and honorable Counsellers haue good care it is most laudable and agreable to their lottes and high callings but to haue feare and doubt that such holy peaceable and svveete endeuours of most orderly and humble persons should tend further then to the good of the peoples soules that cometh of the Aduersaries vntrue suggestion against vvhich our simple sincere and true declaration grounded on most certaine knovvledge of the vvriter hereof and vpon autheÌ„tical recordes vvhich he hath in his hand to shevv vvhen neede shal require for full iustification of his ovvne and his brethrens actions and attempts herein shal vve trust preuail vvith al men of equitie and indifferencie Therfore vve protest that neither the R. Fathers of the Societie of the holy name of Iesus vvhom the people call Iesuites an expresse clause being in the instructions of their mission into England that they deale not in matters of state vvhich is to be shevved signed vvith their late Generals hand of vvorthy memorie neither the Priests either of the Seminaries or others haue any commission direction instruction or insinuation from his Holinesse or any other their Superior either in Religion or of the Colleges to moue seditioÌ„ or to deale against the state or temporal gouernemeÌ„t but onely by their Priesthod and the functions therof to do such dueties as be requisite for Christian mens soules vvhich consist in preaching teaching catechizing ministring the Sacraments and the like Neither doth the Pope coÌ„ferre or coÌ„municate any exterior iurisdictioÌ„ to Iesuite or Priest either in the Realme or to be sent thither but onely giueth authoritie or iurisdictioÌ„ in foro conscientie in Court of conscieÌ„ce to absolue the penitent people from their sinnes of vvhat sort so euer not schisme and heresie excepted Vvhich povver of absoluing from sinne can not proceede by the lavv of God or nature froÌ„ the Queene but must needes depend of the holy order of Priesthod and must be holden in Capite so to speake in this kind of him to vvhom Christ gaue the first and most absolute povver to bind and loose in al the earth vvithout exceptioÌ„ of either England or Ireland and vvithout dependance of either King or Queene in the vvorld and in vvhom he founded the Church and the Priesthod of the same and of vvhom al Prestly and Spiritual function after a sort is holden though neither our Priests sent into England haue or other alvvaies neede to haue expresse vvritings or comission special from him to execute these holy actes of their order Neither do vve suppose that any Priest sent froÌ„ either of the Colleges or froÌ„ the Societie hath any such special Bull froÌ„ his Holinesse not so much as to absolue though they may do it aÌ„d ought to do it by their order and by due authoritie taken of their Superiors and holden of the Pope as the supreme Povver spiritual in the vvorld But vvhether they execute those spiritual offices by a special Commission vvritten or vnvvritten or no this is certaine that no such Commission or any act executed by the same conteineth or implieth directly or indirectly any commaundement or condition that the parties absolued should forsake their obedience in Temporal causes to the Queene as the matter seemeth to be mistaken both in the Proclamation of Ianuarie and in the second chapter of the actes of Parliament holden the 13. yere of her Ma. ties reigne In vvhich though there be diuers pretended lavves such as neuer Christian coÌ„monvvealth before hath made the dangers and transgressions vvherof it is hard for any Catholike man to escape liue he neuer so orderly and obediently except he vvould to obey man forsake God yet if vnder the name Forraine iurisdiction there abolished the interiour povver of the tribunal of God and coÌ„science be implied also vvhich kind perchance in the TeÌ„poral lavv is not properly termed Iurisdiction but if that be implied also it is a thing in the face of God and his Church more intolerable and most disagreable to the Scriptures made to dravv matters of mere religion and conscience to cases treasonable as they novv speake and the dueties done to God to be vnduetifulnes and disobedience to the Prince Vvhich is no nevves to Gods Church and people against vvhom al the persecutioÌ„s that haue been raised in vvhat age so euer vvere so coloured The case of Christes ovvne death and of his Apostles as before of his Prophets and aftervvard of al his Martyrs almost vvas for pretended treasons seditions disturbances disobedieÌ„ces and vnduetifulnes to the Emperours Kings and States temporal of the vvorld though in deede they committed nothing agaiÌ„st the state or right of any Price or Countrie but suffered for mere religioÌ„ vvhich is not repugnaÌ„t to any lavvful earthly Politie Therfore vvhat statutes so euer they make so to dravv our actions tending directly and onely to the aduancement of true religion in peaceable and Priestly sort vve protest before God vvho shal discerne our cause that they do vs the greatest vvrong and violence that can be and that to make such things treasons or punishable as treasons vvhich haue no affinitie in nature and condition by the lavv of God or Nations Christian or Heathen to the crime of Laesa

Church as it is his spiritual and mystical Commonvvealth but are called by the Prophete her foster fathers as Queenes be also named her nources because it belongeth to the earthly povver that God hath giuen them to defend the lavves of the Church to cause them to be executed and to punish rebelles and transgressors of the same The Church then liue she among the Heathens liue she vvith the Christians must haue and hold that forme of regiment and Commonvvealth vvhich Christ immediatly instituted and vvas not chosen made or created by the peoples ordinance and consent vvhich is the origine of al other humane states and formes of Politie the holy Ghost perpetually assisting protecting and propagating the said spiritual regiment in al degrees and functions as in Apostles Bishops Priests and the rest to the end of the vvorld And to these the Apostle said Attend to your self and to your whole flocke ouer which the holy Ghost hath put you to rule the Church Of these he said to vs Obey your Rulers and be subiect to them for they watch as being to giue accoumpt for your soules This regiment is not the right of any earthly crovvne Prince or State they al if they be Christians ovving subiection to the Pastors of their soules and vnto the Church of Christ The Church neuer yelded it nor can yeld it vnto them It is not agreable to them by nature as vve see in the Heathen it can not be chalenged by their Christianitie by vvhich them selues are bound to obey the Church and may not commaund it no earthly Commonvvealth can giue or conferre it to their Prince because they can not giue that vvhich they haue not by any natural facultie The Prince therfore neither taking it of the people nor hauing it by birth or othervvise can not communicate it to Parliament and consequently can not possibly make lavves heare or determine by him self Parliament or any other Court in such sort subiected vnto him of the Churches regiment And strange it is specially in that first assembly of the States hovv they could attempt to bring the Churches spiritual and proper regimeÌ„t into consultation iudicial cognition and deliberation before the Prince or them selues vvere found lavvful iudges in such cases no statute then that stood in force graunting them any such povver nor no such thing any vvay lavvful othervvise then by the false presupposition of the Princes Ecclestastical supremacie vvhich yet vvas not by lavves nor in truth by nature could be agnised before the determination therof in Parliament Vvhich hauing no legal meanes to deliberate of the matter could much lesse giue sentence for it But such knottes vvheÌ„ they caÌ„ not be loosed theÌ„ they are bold to breake theÌ„ as they did an other like insoluble in the next Parliament about creating their Bishops Vvhich being deficient in the foundation can hardly be amended In truth the Prince or Court of Parliament hath no more lavvful meanes to giue order to the Church and Clergie in these things then they haue to make lavves for the hierarchies of Angels in heauen To bring in these nouelties many a hard shift is sought God knovveth and of al absurdities this paradoxe of the Supremacie passeth the Lutherans flatly controvvling it in general and Caluin him self vvith al the PuritaÌ„s at the least much misliking and reprehending the first graunt therof to King Harrie for it is al one to be head of the Church and to be cheefe Gouernour in causes Ecclesiastical And it may be thought that it is for some such quidditie that their B. of Canterburie hath been restrained The truth is novv after they haue flattered the Prince there vvith sufficiently for the establishing of their religion they vvould gladly haue the spiritual souerainty theÌ„ selues the better to establish other nevv deuises of their ovvne vvherein if they might do as they list square should haue been round long since and of al daies in the yere sunday vvere like to be fasting day But hovv so euer such giue or deny the same to the Prince it is plaine against al reason and nature and that much more in a vvoman then a man vvhich is not capable therof by her sexe It giueth povver to the Queene to conferre that to others as to the Priests and Bishops to preach minister SacrameÌ„ts haue cure of soules and such like vvhich she neither hath nor can haue nor do her self It giueth her that may neither preach nor speake in publike of matters of religion to do that vvhich is much more euen to prescribe by her self or her deputes or lavves authorised onely by her to the preachers vvhat to preach vvhich vvay to vvorship and serue God hovv and in vvhat forme to minister the Sacraments to punish and depriue teach and correct them and generally to prescribe and appoint vvhich vvay she vvil be gouerned in soul It maketh the body aboue the soul the temporal regiment aboue the spiritual the earthly Kingdom aboue Christes body mystical It maketh the sheepe aboue the Pastor It giueth her povver to commaund them vvhom and vvherein she is bound to obey It giueth povver to the subiect to be iudge of the Iudges yea and of God him self as S. CypriaÌ„ speaketh It maketh her free froÌ„ Ecclesiastical discipline froÌ„ vvhich no true child of gods familie is exeÌ„pted It derogateth froÌ„ Christes Priesthod vvhich both in his ovvne person and in the Church is aboue his Kingly dignitie It deuideth vvhich is a matter of much importance the state of the Catholike Church and the holy communion or societie of al Christian men in the same into as many partes not communicant one vvith an other nor holding one of an other as there be vvordly Kingdoms differing by customs lavves and maners ech from other vvhich is of most pernicious sequele and against the very natiue qualitie of the most perfect coniunction societie vnitie and entercourse of the vvhole Church and euery Prouince and person therof together It openeth the gappe to al kind of diuisions schismes sectes and disorders It maketh al Christian Bishops Priests and vvhat other so euer borne out of the Realme forainers and vsurpers in al iurisdiction Ecclesiastical tovvards vs and that there can be no iurisdiction ouer English mens soules but proceding and depending of her soueraine right therein Vvhich is directly against Christes expresse commaundement and commission giuen to Peter first and then to al the Apostles of preaching baptizing remitting retaining binding and loosing ouer al the vvorld vvithout difference of temporal state or dependance of any mortal Prince therein It keepeth the Realme from obedieÌ„ce to general Councels vvhich haue been or shal be gathered in forraine Countries It taketh avvay al coÌ„uenient meanes of gathering holding or executing any such Councels and their decrees as appeared by refusing to come to the late Councel of Trent notvvithstanding the Popes Messengers and letters of other great Princes vvhich

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