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A61683	A letter sent to a friend containing some reflections upon a late book intituled, The Roman church vindicated, and M.S. convicted of a false witnesse against her Wherein is declar'd, that the Pope may excommunicate and depose Kings according to the judgement of their greatest doctors, decrees and practices of several Popes, and Canons of their most approved councils; and the author convicted of most notorious falsities, &c. By J.S. B.D.	Stopford, Joshua, 1636-1675.	1675 (1675)	Wing S5743; ESTC R222081	29,048	37

Bishops and other prudent men gave a definitive Sentence that the King should be deposed And for the execution of that Sentence the Pope writ to the most Potent King of the French Philip that for the remission of his sins he should take that labour upon him Honorius 3. and Gregory 9. excommunicated and depos'd Frederick 2. Emperor of Germany and raised several Rebellions against him Platina in vit Honor. Greg. Matth. Paris in Henrici 3. Angl. vita Innocent 4. excommunicated and depos d the same Emperor Platina in vit Innocent Bellar. lib 5. c. 8. And the same Pope excommunicated and deprived Conrade Emperor of Germany Matth. Paris p. 825. Urban 4. prevailed with Charles Duke of Anjou to invade Sicilie and deprive Manfred the King Onuphrius Annotat. in Platin. p 214. Gregory 10. promoted the Rebellion of Michael Palaeologus against Baldwin 2. Emperor of Constantinople and gave him the Empire Bozius de Jure status lib. 3. cap. p. 287 Martin 4. deposed Peter King of Arragon and absolv'd his Subjects from their Allegiance to him K. James his Works p. 397. Becanus Controv Angl. p. 107. Boniface 8. subjected Philip of France and his Kingdom to the Emperor Albert. Azorius Tom. 2. p. 1663. And Platina gives this Character of him That he studied to give terror rather than Religion unto Emperors Kings Princes and Nations and labour'd to give and take away Kingdomes according to his pleasure In vit Bonif. John 22 or 23. excommunicated Lewis 5. Emperor of Germany and depriv'd him Platina And Benedict 12. did the same Platina in vit Joh. Benedict And the like was done by Clement 6. Platina Azorius Tom. p. 1610. And he excommunicated all the Bishops that adhered to him and fixed Bulls on all the Churches doors to raise Rebellion against h●m Julius 2. excommunicated Lewis 12. of France and gave his Kingdome to the first Conqueror De Serres p. 560. He excommunicated the V●netians and gave their Dominions to any that would take them He excommunicated the Duke of Ferrara and invaded his Country by Arms. De Serres And he excommunicated the King of Navar and gave his Kingdom to the King of Arragon who thereupon invades and takes it Azorius Tom. 2. p. 1670. Guicciardin lib. 11. p. 444. Onuphrius in ejus vita 'T is thought he was the death of two hundred thousand Christians in seven years time Pius 5. issued out a Sentence Declaratory against Q. Elizabeth of England wherein her Subjects are declar'd absolv'd from the Oath of Allegiance and every thing due unto her and those that adhered to Her are involv'd in the Anathema Sanders de Schismate Anglican● lib. 3. p. 815. de Visib Monarch lib. 7. p. 706. Hereupon a Rebellion was design●d Sanders ibid. Felton who fixed this Declaratory Sentence of the Pope upon the Bishop of Londons Gates and suffer'd for it is accounted a glorious Martyr Sanders de Visib Monarch p. 710. And so is the Earl of Northumberland who hereupon rais'd a Rebellion and was executed for it at York Sanders de Schism Angl. p. 310. Sixtus 5. excommunicated Henry 3. of France and all his Adherents Cicarella in vita Sixti Boucher p. 403. This Pope excommunicated the King of Navarre and absolv'd his Subjects from their Allegiance Cicarella ibid. And Gregory 14. sent great Summes of Money into France to pomote the Rebellion of the Leaguers Cicarella in vit Greg. Paul 5. excommunicated the Duke and Senate of Venice and depriv'd them of their Priviledges Bzovius in vit Pauli Paul 3. issued out a thundering Bull against our Henry 8. in which he deprives him of his dominions Onuphrius in ejus vita To this Catalogue of excommunicated and deposed Princes we might add Sanctius King of Portugal who left his Kingdom by the Command of Innocent 4. Greg. Tholosanus de Repub. Lib. 26. cap. 4. Ladislaus King of Hungary deposed by Alexander 5. ibid. Ferdinand deprived of the Kingdom of Naples by Innocent 8. ibid. Georg. Pogebracius King of Bohemia deposed by Paul 2. ibid. Desiderius King of Lombardy excommunicated by Pope Adrian Becanus Controv. Angl. p. 107. Rogerius King of Sicily excommunicated by Innocent 2. ibid. Here Sir you have above forty Emperors Kings and Princes excommunicated and depos'd by Roman Bishops and yet this Country-Gentleman hath the confidence to tell us p. 45. That the Popes are few that can be justly taxed with this over-reach of due limits 3. I will now in the last place produce their most approved Councils for the further confirmation of this truth If Practice may be admitted to speak in this Point which with our Romanists is none of the weakest Arguments we shall find that Princes may be lawfully deposed and that confirm'd by the Grandeur of such Meetings Gregory 7. in a Synod at Rome in which Arch-bishops Bishops Abbats and an infinite number of the Clergy were present solemnly excommunicated and deposed Henry 4. Emperor of Germany Baronius an 1080. Sect. 16. And this Decree or Sentence was confirm'd by Gregorie's Successors in several Councils By Victor 3. in a Council at Beneventum Leo Ostiensis in Chronico Cassinensi lib. 3. c. 7● By Urban 2. in a Synod at the same place an 1091. Bertoldus Constantiensis In another Synod at Placentia before an innumerable Multitude an 1095. And the same year in another at Claremont Matth. Paris ad an 1095. p. 22. By Paschal 2. in a general Council at Rome an 1102. Abbas Vrspergensis By Gelasius 2. in a Council at Cologne Idem an 1118. By Callistus 2. in a Council at Rhemes in which 400. Fathers were assembled Abbas Vrsperg Sugerius in Vita Ludovici Reg. Francon Rogerius in Annal. Angl. All which we have attested by their great Bellarmin contra Barclaium p. 108 Alexander 3. in a Synod at Claremont excommunicated Frederick 1. Emperor of Germany Platina in vit Alex. And Vrban 2. did the like to Philip of France in a Council held at the same place Spondanus p. 969. And Innocent 4. in a Council held at Lyons excommunicated Frederick 2. Emperor of Germany and absolv'd his Subjects from all Homage and Fealty due unto him And further declar'd That if they for the future own'd him for their Emperor or any other assisted him they were ipso facto involved in the same Curse Sexti Decret lib. 2. Tit. 14. cap. 2. I will pass by other Instances of this nature and proceed to the Decrees of their General Councils which justify such severe proceedings against Kings and Princes Gregory 7. in a Council at Rome with the consent of those Fathers made this Decree That it was in the Pope's power to depose Emperors and absolve Subjects from Obedience to their Princes Baronius an 1076. Sect. 31. In the Lateran Council under Alexander 3. we find it decreed That the Subjects of Princes favouring Hereticks are absolv'd from their duty of Homage and Fealty so long as those Princes Continue in such impiety cap. 27. And in the next Lateran

Council unde● Innocent 3. we have this most Loyal Constitution cap 3. That if a Temporal Lord being commanded and warned by the Church should neglect to purge his Dominions of Heresy he should first be excommunicated by the Metropolitan and the other Bishops of his Province and if within a year he refuse to give satisfaction let the Pope be informed of it that he may declare his Vassals free from their Allegiance and expose his Dominions to be seized on by Catholicks who having thrust out the Hereticks might thence forward possess it without any Contradiction and keep it in the true Faith Yet let not this be prejudicial to the Principal Lord on condition that he no way hinder this proceeding And then they add That the same Law is to be observed against those who have no principal Lords From these words Becanus inferres three things and indeed they are expresly contained in them 1. That all Kings and Princes whether Supream or Subordinate are oblig'd by Oath to use their utmost endeavours for the Extirpation of those Hereticks which are condemned by the Church and particularly those that deny Transubstantiation which Doctrine was here first determined 2. That if being admonished by the Church they neglect to do it they are to be excommunicated by the Metropolitan and o●h●r Bishops of the Province 3. That if they obey not within a year they are to be deprived of their Kingdomes and Countries and their Subjects absolv'd from their Allegiance by the Pope And therefore saith he all that acknowledge the Authority of this Lateran Council ought to confess That Kings and Princes may not only be excommunicated but deposed by the Pope But this Council is received by all Catholicks and there 's good reason for it 1. Because it was General 2. Because 't was approved by the Pope and received with the common Consent of the whole World 3. Because 't was the greatest and most famous Council For besides the Pope there were present in it two Patriarchs in person and two by their Legats seventy Archbishops four hundred Bishops eight hundred Abbats and Priors besides the Legats of Emperors c. Controv. Angl. p. 110 The Council of Constance also hath appear'd as zealous for this deposing Doctrine witness her Decree Sess 17. All that shall hinder their great Patron Sigismund from meeting with the King of Arragon whosoever they be though King Prince Duke Earl they are besides Excommunication deprived ipso facto of all their Secular Honour and Dignity And in the Bull of Pope Martin 5. read and approved in the last Session of that Council we find the same Doctrine asserted in these Words All Professors of the Christian and Catholick Faith the Emperor Kings Dukes Princes are required to expel all Hereticks out of their Kingdomes Provinces c. according to the Canon Sicut ait c. that is the third Lateran Council which hath been already mention'd And the Penalty is expressed towards the end of this Bull viz. That all Persons favouring Hereticks though Kings or Queens or Dukes or whatever other worldly Dignity they are possessed of be not only excommunicated but deprived of such their worldly Goods and Dignities What can be more fully exprest and yet our Country Gentleman hath the Confidence or rather the Impudence to tell the World That the Council of Constance hath condemn'd this King-deposing Doctrine I will add but one Council more but that which our Adversaries glorie most in viz that of Trent which hath passed this Decree Sess 25. c. 19. If the Emperor King Duke Prince shall grant in their Dominions a place for Duelling they shal be excommunicated and deprived of the Dominion of the City Castle or place where such a Duel hath been fought if they were held in Fee from the Church And that England is thus held since King John's Grant all Catholicks affirm And thus Sir I have Produced other kind of Proofs for this Position That the Pope in certain Cases may excommunicate and deprive Kings than our Adversary hath or can produce against it 'T is so fully and frequently determin'd by their Popes and Councils that I do not see how any Man can be a sincere Papist much less take Orders in that Church and profess a dis-belief of it And this being so I wish men would consider what little Assurance a Protestant Prince can have of the Loyalty of his Catholick Subjects since by their Religion they lawfully may nay in duty must if an opportunity be presented rise against him fight with him assassinate and murder him when he 's excommunicated by the Pope This Gentleman in the next place endeavours to vindicate his Church from that bloudy Complotment the Gun-powder-Treason telling us 1. That only a few inconsiderable Persons and Male-contents were engaged in it or consenting to it which is most notoriously false 2. That Masses or Prayers were then offered for the good Success of the Cathol●ck design i. e. To obtain his Majesties gracious release from those afflictions they had long groaned under p. 65. A pitieful come off and most groundlesse Suggestion for what afflictions did they then groan under King James hath long ago told the World That whatsoever was her just and merciful Government meaning Q. Elizabeth over the Papists in her time my Government over them since hath so farre exceeded hers in Mercy and Clemency as not only the Papists themselves grew to that height of Pride in confidence of my mildness as they did directly expect and assuredly promise to themselves Liberty of Conscience and equality with other of my Subjects in all things but even a number of the best and faithfullest of my said Subjects were cast in great fear and amazement of my Course and proceedings How many did I honour with Knighthood of known and open Recusants How indifferently did I give Audience and Access to bo●h ●ides bestowing equally all favours and honours on both Professions Apolog. p. 253. Thus you see if we may take the word of a King that Masses were not offer'd to obtain his Majesties gracious release from sore afflictions Besides if this was the design why were not the People acquainted with it what danger could be suppos'd in telling them plainly That Masses must be offered for a release from their afflictions King James in his Monitory Preface to all Christian Monarchs p. 291 informs them That a great number of his Popish Subjects of all Ranks and Sexes both men and Women as well within as without the Kingdome had a confused Notion and an obscure knowledge that some great thing was to be done in that Parliament for the Weal of the Church although for secrecies cause they were not acquainted with the particulars and that certain Forms of Prayer had likewise been set down and used for the good success of that great Work Their Priests usually concluded their Masses and Oblatory Sacrifices with their Prayers for the good success of the Catholick design And these Verses