able to destroâ—e all Obedience Religion and dutie eyther to God or man for the first defining to those of their Religion and declaring that The visible Church of Christ is a Congregation of faitâ—full men in the wâ—ich the pure worde of God is preached and the Sacraments be duly ministred according to Christs ordinance in all those things that of necessitie are requisite to the same And making the Patriarchall Churches of IerusaleÌ„ Alexandria Antioche and Rome the chiefest commaunding Churches by which all others must be ruled and gouerned and yet it is concluded of them all that they Hauâ— erred in matters of faith They take all true faith and Religion which of all things must be most certaine out of the world For no man will or can be of a Religion which is assuredly vntrue nor worship him for God which will so deceâ—â—e vs. And to no purpose to finde truthe but to confirme Infidelitie it is said in the 20. Article The Church hath power and authoritie in Controuersies of faith the Church is a witnesse and keeper of holy writ For if the highest Iudge witnesse and keeper of holy writ and hauing authoritie in Controuersies of faith being to be obeyed of all may thus erre all men should thereby be bound to such error and eternally to be damned No man would be a Christian with such condition No man is likely so to be a true subiect for the certaintie of Religion which causeth certaintie of obedience and dutie to Princes being takeÌ„ away the other will faile 4. This they confirme in their 21. Article Of the authoritie of generall Councels making them though they represent the whole and vniuerâ—all Church to haue no more power or certainetie And if we should followe the Parâ—aments of our Countrie much vnequall to â—he whole Churches Iudgment we should â—inde that they haue often and most inexcuâ—ably erred by their owne Iudgements and confessions And So the Conclusion may be â—uch as Athests and prophaine contemners of Religion and all dutie to God Princes and â—thers in authoritie vse aÌ„d practise Their 22. Article intituled Of Purgatorie denying the â—octrine of the Roman Church concerning â—urgatorie Pardons Images Relicks and â—nuocation of Saints must needs occasiâ—n â—ore neglect of good life and dutie then the Catholike doctrine For first the deniall of Purgatorie and punishment for sinne there after death if it be ioyned with the Protestant doctrine before of sinnes forgiuen by faith and ministeriall absolution from all guilt or paine thereby denying any teÌ„porall paine to be inflicted for or due for sinne ouerthroweth all penalties penance or punishment any Consistorie ciuill or Ecclesiasticall should inflict for any offence For where none is due or to be done in iustice it may not be inflicted And this is more theÌ„ any Pardons or IndulgeÌ„ce the Pope himselfe doth giue or may vse euery pretended beleeuer or Minister taketh more authoritie vpon him herein No vse of holy Images or Reliks vsed by Catholikes can be offensiue in any CoÌ„mon-wealth but it rather teacheth honour and dutie which the Protestant opinioÌ„ doth not He that will haue or vse respect doe honour or reuereÌ„ce to the representing signe or part of any will rather doe it to him they represent then he that denieth it And for honour to Saints he that will not honour them in heaueÌ„ and glorie will sooner be vnmindefull of their dutie to persons which are to be honoured on earth with terreane honour then he that honoureth and praieth vnto Saints in glorie 5. The next Articles 23. and 24. haue litle belonging to this purpose Their 25. Article of Sacraments saying they be Certaine sure witnesses and effectuall signes of grace and Gods good will towards vs by which he dotâ— worke inuisibly in vs. Of seauen Sacraments they onely retaine two and the first of theÌ„ is Baptisme which they minister to infants They leaue here the whole life of man and all states without grace for their callings They barre the married froÌ„ the grace of wedlock or matrimonie Ecclesiasticall persons from all grace in Orders all that liue from the grace of Confirmation offendors from grace by penance Those that are sicke from the grace of Extreame vnction And for the Lords supper as they terme their Communion holding that it doth condemne and hurt those that be in sinne and neuer ministring vnto any but such as be of yeares subiect to many sinnes not taking theÌ„ away by any other Sacrament or meanes this cannot giue grace but rather damnation to the receiuers being in their owne Iudgment vnworthie Receiuers and receiuing to their damnation as they thus declare in their 29. Article The wicked allthough they doe carnally and visibly presse with their teeth the Sacrament of the bodie and blood of Christ yet in no wise are they partakers of Christ but rather to their condemnation doe eate and drinke the signe or Sacrament of so great a thing When Catholikes doe not communicate but after their sinnes be forgiuen in the Sacrament of Penance Confession and absolution of all sinnes So that by this Article Protestants haue no meanes to take away any but Originall sinne in Inâ—anâ—s none for any actuall sinne but without all grace are left alone to all vndutifulnesse disobedience and other sinnes from which Catholikes are by grace giuen in Sacraments preserued and made free and abled to performe their dutie to God and their Princes 6. The 26. Article hath nothing belonging to this question neither the 27. Article following of Baptisme hath any thing needing examine in this matter Their 28. of the Supper of the Lord denying Transsubstantiation and the Reall presence of Christ in the Eucharist and consequently the reuerence and honour due therevnto will not breede more honour to Princes on earth they not hauing more title theÌ„ Christ and by him of honour And they hauing before declared that the Sacraments be effectuall signes of grace and here giuing all prerogatiue to Imagined faith saying The meane whereby the bodie of Christ is receiued and eaten in the supper is faith they attribute nothing to any signe or Sacramentall thing and that Imaginatiue faith is a false faith For except as Catholiks hold Christ be truely present there by the omnipotent promise word and worke of God it is vnpossible faith should be a meane to receiue Christs bodie there True faith is onely of true and not of false things And so againe these men leaue to themselues no Sacrament to giue them grace in all their course of life after Baptisme when they are infants and so must needs be disabled to serue God or their Prince as they should and all men are bound to doe 7. The 29. Article confirmeth this as I haue deliuered before And their 30. Article of both kindes by their doctrine attributing all to their Imagined confuted false faith confirmeth it also And their assertion there That the Cupe by Christs commandment ought to be ministred to all Christian men Is
great if euery one that is persecuted for Iustice shall haue his reward in heauen what will their honour be which haue suffered so much and so long time for that cause Your Protestant Aduersaries and Persecutours themselues taking the altitude of your miseries and suffrings for this greatest iustice haue found their eleuation to be raised to the hight of all former Persecutours who were Pagans professed enimies to Christ and all Christians They which professe Christ and Christianitie may not be such Great was the persecution of Nero and yet Britonie felt it not but was then a Refuge Aâ—yle and as a Sanctuarie to receiue and defend the persecuted Bitter was Dioclesiaus PersecutioÌ„ here in Britonie but as our Gildas telleth vs it was but Nâ—uâ—nnis of nine yeares onely at which time the Scots â—â—cts Saxons Gormundians Aâ—ricans and Dâ—nes â—ll Pagans persecuted the Christiâ—s here But neuer any bearing the name of Christ before â—hese dayes persecuted the Catholike Chriâ—tians of this Kingdome All those Pagans â—ersecuted Christians as enimies to their old Gods and Religion and for not ioyning â—ith them in Idolatrie deeming Christian â—eligion newe and erroneous Our ProtestaÌ„t Persecutours persecute vs for defending the old Religion of Christ which cannot be vntrue and for not imbracing their newe which in the Schoole of Christ cannot be true 13. All the Pagans that euer persecuted here distroied not â—o many Churches and Chappels as King Henrie the eight and his daughter Elizabeth nor tooke from the Church the halfe of that which they did Halse such a Fine and Ransome as the Catholikes paid to them aboue the third part of England in Religious Church-lands possessed by the Clergie here Sixhundred yeares since besides other for fitures would haue stopped the Pagans Persecution The Saxons greatest Persecution next to Dioclesians soone slacked and releÌ„ted no soon â—r had the Saxons driueÌ„ Theonus and Thadiocus Archbishops of LoÌ„don and Yorke with other Bishops Priests and Religious from â—heir Sees and Residences in the yeare of Christ 586. But King Ethelbert of Kent ruling vnto Húber by meanes of his blessed ChristiaÌ„ Queenâ— Bertha and her holy Bishop S. Lethard gauâ— ease and peace to Christians here before S. Augustines and his Associates comming hither and they were receiued by Ethelberâ— not yet a Christian with honours and noâ— indignities All they were strangers and forrainers to the persecuted Our Persecutourâ— be of the same Nation blood and kinred and stiled Christians with them whom thus they persecute for Christs true Religion If King S. Ethelbert Queene S. Bertha and Bishop S. Lethard were now liuing Catholikes would not be persecuted THE II. CHAPTER That the Religion of our English Catholikes as well from the Saxons as Britons is the same with their first Apostles and deduced from them and first of the Saxons conuerted by S. Augustine and his Roman Mission NOw because our Protestants and Persecutours before haue deliuered it For greate glorie to our Nation to deriue our spirituall degree from so noble a Father as S. Peter We will â—riue and deduce from him a continuall â—d neuer interrupted Succession both of â—iscopall and Priestlie function and doâ—ine also in euery point now questioned by â—r Persecutours froÌ„ that so noble a Father â— these Protestant times And to begge more â—ce and fauour from these our enimies in â—s cause they themselues shall briefly make â—s deduction â— And first concerning Bishops and Massing Priests sent hither or consecrated here by S. Peter's or his Roman Successours Iuâ—â—â—diction such as they now so greuiously dâ—◠〈◊〉 â—hey confesse publickly that they had â—o 〈◊〉 but so consecrated as the Roman Church did from the begining and stilâ— doth consecrate vnâ—ill their neâ—â— booke oâ— pretended Consecration maâ—â— by King Edward thâ— Sâ—â—th â— child hiâ—â—â—thoritie brought in thei◠〈…〉 aâ—d they acknowledge 〈…〉 consecraâ—e◠〈…〉 Priesâ—◠〈…〉 and doe 〈…〉 â—â—stifie 〈…〉 Engl. Proteâ—â— in Rogers Booke of articles Annal. Burton an 140. Caiuâ—â—â—tiq 〈…〉 Annâ—l 〈…〉 â—n Mansâ—◠〈…〉 1. 6. Harrison descript of Brit. waâ— oâ—r Archbishop 〈…〉 moreouer that this our 〈…〉 was seâ—lâ—d by this greaâ—est Aâ—ostâ—â— in â—he 〈◊〉 yâ—are of Nero and 67. 〈…〉 â— Peter returned againe to 〈…〉 dâ—uers of thâ—se our Bishops and 〈…〉 Nation as S. Manâ—uetus S. 〈◊〉 S. Maâ—cellus or Marcellinus the renoâ—ned Priests and Preachers of Cambridge â—n and afteâ— the yeare 140. S. Marcellus being and liuinâ— Bishop after King Lucius and Britonie waâ— conuerted when three Archbisbops anâ—â—â—ventie eight Bishops were here placed anâ— all Ecclesiasticall thinges established anâ— confirmed by Papall power in this Kingdome â— To make this Succession without aâ— question they deliuer vnto vs the names aâ— â—me Episcopall Acts of our Archbishops Hollinâ—h Hist of England Stowâ—s Hist. Godwin conuers of Britan. Cataâ— of Bishops in London Yorke and S. Dauids â—f LondoÌ„ Yorke and Caerlegion In London â—e chiefe Metropolitan See S. Theanus S. luanus Cadar Obinus Conanus Pallaâ—us Stephanus I'tutus Theodwynus or â—edwynus Thedredus Hillarius Guiteliâ—s Restitutus Fastidius Vodinus Theoâ—s Others adde S. Augulus Ternokinus â—d Gormcelinus They confesse that Theoâ—s the last Archbishop of London with full â—risdiction continued in his Archiepiscopall â—e notwithstanding the Pagon Saxons inuaâ—n and persecutioÌ„ vntill the yeare of Christ â—â— which was but 10. yeares before S. Auguâ—â—â— coming hither So they testifie of Thaâ—â—us Matth. West an 586. Archbishop of Yorke the same yeâ—â—e â—auing his See and with the Archbishop of 〈◊〉 and many of their Clergie flying into â—alâ—â— and Cornewall to the Christian Bisâ—ps Priests and people there They reâ—pt in thâ— Archbâ—â—â—op See of Yorke Theoâ—sius Sampsoâ—â—â— Taurinus â—eruanâ—s Sampsonâ—◠〈◊〉 and the â—enamed Thadiocu◠〈…〉 â—egion they â— downe Tremonus S. 〈◊〉 S Daâ—id â—iud Conanc Theliaus Eâ—bâ—dus wholiâ—d in S. Augustins time and after him imâ—ediatly succeeding in Archiepiscopall digâ—tie fourty or more vntill the time of Berâ—rd who in the yeare 1115. lost that honour â—om that See by Papall order as all Antiâ—aries Catholikes and Protestants agree 4. These men also deliuer vnto vs a Catalogue of learned holy writers in euery agâ— and in the age whâ— S. Augustine came hitheâ— they recount vnto vs the most noble Sainâ— and Doctours Dubritius Iltutâ—s Congelluâ— Dauid Gildas Kentigeâ—nâ—s Brendant Asaphus and others whâ—ly â—nd absolutâ— agreeing with the Church of â—ome They â—â— downe our Vniuâ—rsiâ—ies 〈…〉 aâ— among others 〈…〉 from all eâ—ror Our 〈…〉 in the greâ—â—ouncelâ—s 〈…〉 â—he same faiâ— with tâ—e whole 〈…〉 they had mâ— entercourâ—e 〈◊〉 â—â—â—municaâ—â—on next to tâ— Popes of 〈…〉 the moâ—â— Catholike aâ— renowâ—â—d 〈…〉 Churcâ— of Christ â— Athanaâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 S. Martine and maâ— more and bâ—th â—â—â—se Tertulâ—â—an S. Chryâ—stome with 〈◊〉 did highly commeÌ„d thâ— our 〈…〉 true Religion 5. Anâ— becaâ—â—â— some Proâ—estants to mu◠〈…〉 libertie cannot well eâ—dure 〈…〉 â—â—ckes and Religious sâ— king wâ—a◠〈…〉 can â—o disgrace suâ— as oâ—her◠〈◊〉 â—â—nowned Clergie especialâ— the 〈◊〉 of S. Benedicts Order
in the heauens and â—hatsoeuer yee shall loose on earth shal be loosed in â—e heauens God hath subiected to the hands of the â—riests the Regall head theaâ—hing vs that this Prince greater theÌ„ that The thronâ— power authoritie â—nd dignitie of Priests is aboue Regall this â—leth onely in things temporall the Priest â— heauenly The king of heauen hath giuen his power to his Priests and hath subiected â—e Regall head to thâ— hands of the Priests â—eclaring vnto vs that this is a greater Prince â—en he Neither hath he giueÌ„ such power vnto â—ngels or Archangels as to Priâ—sts Saâ—erdotibâ—â—â—â—um est vt potestatem habâ—ant quam Deus neque Chrysâ—st lib. 3. de Sacerdotio â—ngelis neque Archangelâ—s datam esse voluit Neque â—im ad illos dictum est Quaeâ—unque alligaueritis in â—rrâ erunt alligata in coelo Et quaecunque solueretiâ—â— terrâ erunt soluta in â—oelâ— It is giuen to Priests â—at they shall haue power which God would haue â—uen neither to Angells nor Arâ—hangeâ—â—s For it is not â—ed to them Whatsoeuer you â—hall bind vpon earth â—all be bound also in heauen and whatsoeuer you shall â—ose on earth shall be loosed in heauen The power â—f binding which is in Princes is onely ouer â—odies that of Priests ouer soules and extenâ—eth to heauen Habent terrestres Principes vinâ—li potestatem verum corpâ—rum solum Id autem quod Chrysoâ—â— ibideâ— â—â—o Sacordotum vinculum ipsam eâ—iam animam conâ—ngitatque ad coelos vsque peruadit Terreane Princes â—lso haue the power of fetters but of the bodie onely â—ut that which I saie the bonds of Priests toucheth the â—ule it selfe and passeth vnto the heauens This is the doctrine deliuered by Christ so expâ—â—nded both by the Grâ—â—ke and â—â—â—ine Church in Britaniâ— and all places with all persons all good Emperours Kinges and Princeâ— of England and which the whole Christian worlde haâ—e euer profâ—ssed and declared 17. And the world will witnesse euery where against persecuting England that the Cathâ—likâ— Pâ—iest and Clergie thereof be as leâ—â—ned â—â—ly religious and as saâ—â— fâ—â—m exception and eueâ— haue bene since they were persecuted â—â—mber for number as any â—â—â—giâ—â—â— all Châ—â—stian reâ—owned Naâ—ions And of all Engâ—â—â—h people they haâ—e most â—oâ—oâ—red â—nâ—â—east 〈…〉 offended their Pâ—inces or 〈…〉 Câ—â—â—crie Most of them be and 〈…〉 of noble or 〈◊〉 familiâ—â— and alâ—â—â—bred â—â— and discended that thâ—y haâ—e 〈◊〉 at home and abroad without 〈…〉 or huâ—e They 〈◊〉 left 〈…〉 places i◠〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 Englâ—â—d 〈…〉 and all They 〈…〉 Bâ—shoprâ—cks 〈◊〉 or 〈…〉 but leaue 〈◊〉 to thâ—â—â—r 〈…〉 any 〈◊〉 Tribâ—â—es or 〈…〉 From their Aduersaâ—ies The Catholikeâ— of â—nglan◠〈◊〉 these â—o 〈…〉 more the Protestants doe 〈…〉 or many 〈◊〉 Presentations and 〈◊〉 which beâ—oâ—ged 〈◊〉 their â—o â—â—ll into the lapse for the Protestant Bishops to bestowe as thâ—y will Ouâ— Catholikâ— Priests haue no wiues or children to trouble the CoÌ„mon â—ealth withâ—ll Pariâ—heâ—â—nd pâ—aces of birth be not postered or charged with any â—uâ—h nâ—r Schoâ—â—erships or Felâ—owships in Vnâ—uersitieâ— which are not orâ—ained for Ministerâ— childrenâ— Tenanâ—s are â—ot put out of their liuings nor the Church Riâ—ches and liuings horded vp beggars made â—ut not releeued for any 〈◊〉 of Priests â—r Priests fauourers All that be of their acâ—uintance in Religion are instructed in dutie â—o God and Prince and be most true and â—utifull Subiectâ— to â—heir king â—n all occasioÌ„s â—hâ—se caÌ„not be the 〈◊〉 of a bad Religion 18. Their Religion vnder preâ—enâ—e whereâ—f they are presecuted they haue ofâ—eÌ„ in pubâ—shed bookes proued in euery point and â—rticle to be onely true and now doe coÌ„â—â— it â—â—t to pâ—eâ—se which will so demonstrate 〈◊〉 euery Article of thâ— Pâ—â—seâ—utours Reâ—ion euen by the Apostleâ— and Apoâ—olike men and Fathers of that age in â—hich they liued holy Scripturs and Proâ—stants themselueâ— and they haue often â—ade most earnest and huÌ„bâ—e petitions lateâ— pâ—blished in print to the Parlament 〈◊〉 publickly euen with vnequall condiâ—ons to themselues and their causâ—â—â— dispute â—d mâ—intainâ— all and euery part of the doâ—ine they hold and 〈◊〉 against the best â—arned Protestant Bishops or 〈◊〉 their Persecutours And yet if meÌ„ would or should speake doe and proceede consequently as they which takâ—â—pon them to be teachers instructours and Reformers in Religion of all men in all times and places ought and without vtterly disabling themselues therein are bound A Prieste or Bishop that saieth Maâ—se absolueth penitents or reconciâ—eth men to the Catholike faith by power authoritie or Iurisdiction from Rome is no more guiltie of so â—ermed treason by the ParlameÌ„t Protestant Acts and lawes then all other Ecclesiasticall ParlameÌ„t an 〈◊〉 Elizab. Statute 2. Parlam 1. Iacob Parlam â— Carâ—li personâ— dâ—acons or others inferiours Religious of what name title or degree soeuer as SubdeacoÌ„s Acolythists Exorcists or others wanting all such power as is euident by that oâ— Queene Elizabeth receiued and prosecuteâ— by king Iames aÌ„d king Charles Priests therefore are not or should not be so prosecuteâ— for their Priestlie functions God forbyd any English minded man or louer of Englanâ— should thinke or wish it a thing so penall anâ— capitall for any InhabitaÌ„t of England or English man to be borne abid or remaine in hiâ— beloued natiue Countrie of England thougâ— he weâ—e a meaner and more vnworthie maâ— then any meanest Priest of England is 19. The Protestants thus deriue our Clergâ—â— Succession Thâ— first Parlament of Qâ— Câ—mbd Annal pag 36. â—â—izabeth being ended the Oath of thâ— Queens supreamacie was proposed to the Catholike Bishops and Ecclesiasticall Persons many as refused to sweare were depriued their benefices dignities and Bishopriks â— Rulers of Churches 50. Prebendaries 5. â—isters of Colledges 12 Archdeacons 12. â—anes and 14. Bishops all that then â—emaiâ— except one Anthonie Bishop of Landaffe â— calamitie of his See and â—ome commitâ—ed prison in the Tower Fleete Marshallea â— kings Bench. How reuerend and learned â—n those of our Clergie then weâ—e and they â—ch immediately ioyned with the and coÌ„tiâ—d a SuccessioÌ„ of renowned Clergie Priests â— memorable bookes and writings of very â—y of them in defence of Catholike Reliâ—n ther honour therby registred among â— must worthie writers and their glorie in whole Church of Christ are warrant to posteritie I am an vnworthie witnesse â— many older and of more frequeÌ„t conuersaâ— with Priests then I can better testifie that â—hin 25 yeares of the Reigne of Queene Eâ—beth when so many from our Seminaries â— come hither that at one time there were â— of them Prisoners in the Marshallea and â—y of them put to death There were then â—y of Queene Maries Priests depriued and â—secuted by Queene Elizabeth still liuing â— labouring here in this holy cauâ—e and â—st of them were very learned as they were â— which were sent from our Seminaries to â—plie their number and ioyne with them as â—ers published bookes from them their
of rendring such duties â—nto our King and haue what they could persuaded the Recusants as the refusing Protestants were therin termed to performe such â—onds true offices and obligations of louing subiects Anâ— although our Catholikes hauâ—â—â—ne sondry waieâ— greuiously persecuted for their Religion yet as the world knoweth they haue most dutifully much aboue others honoured our king supplied his wants with free and lardge Donations and Contribuâ—ions when their persecuting Protestants in great number and of great quaâ—itie made deâ—iall No man except maliciously and chridishly very falsely imagining slaunders and â—ntruthes against theÌ„ may surmise that these â—en can be vnmindefull of the dutie and obeâ—ience of true Subiects to their Soueraigne 6. If there be any either in Court or Countrie bearing the name Catholike gaining not looâ—ng rather honoured then â—isgraced preferred then persecuted giâ—en to libertie and disorders such as this â—rotestant time can easily bestowe and â—are and spirituall discipline may not be â—llowed to keâ—pe such in dutie oâ— leaue the â—ame Catholike Catholike Relâ—gâ—on doth â—ot and cannot answeare or make accompâ—â—or such Commonly they be men risen oâ—â—ell reared vp by fall of Religion and Reliâ—ious howses which complaine most against Catholikes who finde proâ—ects of seaâ—e â—â—aâ—ing to loose that they so easily gâ—t Bâ—t 〈◊〉 there is no danger towards them by English Catholikes for many or most oâ—â—hem that be landed meÌ„ haue also such land They be not Catholikes which euer defend â—ld and vnâ—uersall Right which aâ—e to be seaâ—ed in Innouations Nouelists and louers of â—ingularities are the most dangerous in such respects Catholikes of England of all subiects thereof euer were and now be most obseruant of and keeping their Protestant Princes lawes seldome is or can a Catholike be charged with the breach of any excepâ— concerning matters of Religion where iâ— breaketh the lawe of God and his holy Catholike Apostolike Church To keepe thâ— lawe of the king of all kings and his kingedome must not be termed or thought a breacâ— and violating of the lawes of any priuatâ— earthly king or kingedome all which muâ— subiect themselues to that omnipotent king and his gouernment And to make all sure 〈◊〉 Catholikes defence in this cause we wiâ— briefely examine all Articles now questioneâ— betweene ProtestaÌ„ts of England and theÌ„ anâ— prooue in many of these Articâ—es as they aâ— enacted by ProtestaÌ„ts that the Catholike doctrine is farre more agreable and profitabâ— for publike peace vnitie obedience anâ— concord in a good ciuill Monarchicall anâ— Râ—gall gouernment then that which Protestants hold and practise and would forâ—â— Catholikes vnto and not any one Article â—â— Catholike Religion repugnant vnto or preâ—udicing the Rule and gouernment of a moâ— worthie king in a noble Nation THE VIII CHAPTER That euerie Article of Catholike Religion is more agreable with the best temporall gouernment then those of the Protestants and that a Catholike keeping his Religion as he is bouÌ„d to God so he cannot be vndutifull to his temporall Prince and Countrie THe first fiue Articles of their Religion they consisting onely of â—9 â—ade by a few Protestants in fâ—â—werth or â—fth yeare of Queene Elizabeth the old age â— this Religion doe containe nothing conâ—ouersed betweene them and vs but were â—ade against new Sectaries so soone risen vp â—mong them The Sixth and next Article inâ—tuled Of the sufficientie of the holy Scripture for â—luation Denieth the vse and necessities of â—raditions not written in Scripture and deâ—eth many bookes of holy Scripture to be â—ch and some of them as the booke of wiseâ—ome and of Iesus the sonne of Sirach conâ—sting most of morall precepts and coÌ„mandments as all men knowe are most needfulâ— in all kingedomes for ciuill regimeÌ„t So thaâ— whatsoeuer of this nature is coÌ„tained in thesâ— two morrall bookes and tenne others whicâ— they likewise reiect or in holy Apostolikâ— Traditions are wanting in these men and thâ— Catholiks embracing both â—hose bookes anâ— Tradiâ—ioÌ„s exceede them in all temporall obedience and dutie in this respect 2. After this vntill we come to their nintâ— Article stiled Of originall or birth siane they finde no difference in this point But in thiâ— Article they thus enact There is no condemnation for them that beleeue and are baptized By which allowance and Decree the way to all disobedience fellonies treasons and sinnes whatsoeuer is set open to all Protestants whicâ— saie they beleeue and are baptized and â—â— no Treason Rebellion contempt of gouernment can condemne them Catholikes be oâ— the contrarie profession And this Protestanâ— libertie and disâ—bedience is further warranteâ— and allowed in the next Article but one thâ— immediate next Article after by their glossâ— not at all or litle differing â—roÌ„ Catholiks Foâ— this their eleueÌ„th Article intituled of the Iustification of man Thus declareth That we are iustifie by faith onely is a most wholesome doctrine and very full of comfort But this is not very whole some comfortable or secure for any king kingdome common-wealth that it should giuâ— libertie to all offences not to be puâ—ished bâ— God at all nor by Prince if they can secretly be committed and concealed God forbid any bearing the name of of Catholike should euer hold or followe such doctrine And these Protestants Religion in the next Article of good workes giuing litle or no efficacie vnto them will not hinder them in matter of disobedience to God or Prince So doth their 13. Article wherein they saâ—e that workes such as we commonly call among others obedience to kings and Rulers good works Done without the grace of Christ haue the nature of sinne By which if any man â—all into drunkennesâ—e coÌ„mit Adulterie Fornication Perâ—uâ—â—e or any mortall sinne which depriueth of grace he may or rather must make rebellion commit â—reason or whatsoeuer wickednesse he can otherwise containing and abstaining from such horrible wickednesse such his refrainings from those Impieties haue the nature of sinne 3. The 14. next Article against workes of supererogation bringeth into like desperateâ—esse Their 15. and 16. Articles haue no peâ—uliar difficultie Their 17. next Article is intituled of Predestination and Election And it deliuereth plainely that their doctrine and Religion therein euen aâ— it is receiued among them is so perilous a thing That for curious and carnall persons to haue continually before their eies the sentence of Gods predestination is a most dangerous downesall whereby the diuell doth thrust them into desperation or into rechlesnesse of most vncleane liuing no lesse pevillous then desperation These Articles if wâ— should goe no further are sufficient to diswade any man desiring to be a true subiect to God and his Prince from embracing the Religion of ProtestaÌ„ts But to proceede to the end of them the 18 next Article of obtaining eternall Saluation onely by the name of Christ hath nothing in question The next 19. And the 20. Articles the first intituled Of â—he Church And the other Of the authoritie of the Church Are
A DEFENCE OF CATHOLIKES PERSECVTED IN ENGLAND Inuincibly prouing their holy Religion to be that which is the only true Religion of Christ and that they in professing it are become most faithfull dutifull and loyall Subiects to God their King and Country And therefore are rather to be honoured and respected then persecuted or molested Composed by an ould studienâ— in Diuinitie Let none of you suffer as a murderer or a theefe or a railer or a coueter of other mens things But if as a Christian let him not be ashamed but let him glorifie God in this name 1. Pet. 4. Printed at Doway by GERARD PINCHON at the signe of Coleyn 1610. A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS CONTAINED IN THIS BOOKE Chapter I.  BY way of a Preface to the persecuted Catholikes and by them to their Persecutours of the Innocencie perfection and honour of them and their spirituall Pastours renowned Priests pag. 1. Chap. II.  That the Religion of our English Catholikes as well from the Saxons as Britans is the same with their first Apostles and deduced from them and first of the Saxons conuerted by Saint Augustine and his Roman Mission pag. 15. Chap. III.  The like proued of all other person and parts of England as also the Brâ—tans that their Religion was tâ— same with the Apostles and thâ— which our now Perseâ—uted Catâ—likes Profâ—sse and maintaine pag. 30. Chap. IIII.  The Religion of the Apostles of our primatiue Christian Britans of the first Christiaâ— Sâ—xons and of our now persecuted Catholikes pâ—oueâ— to be one and the same in euâ—ry Article against Protestants anâ—â—eâ—â—eâ—utours pag. 50. Chap. V.  That the Consecration Iurisdiction and mission of our Cathoâ—iâ—e Bishop teaching the same Apostolicall Doctrine in all thingâ— with the Catholike Church is most lawfull â—oliâ— orderlie and honourable in that his sacred calling is most worthie and necessâ—rie and therfore he vnworthily Persecuted pag. 69. Chap. VI.  That our English Priests who teach all things with the Apostolicall Religion are truely consecrated worthie men and are to be honoured and not persecuted pag. 102. Chap. VII  That theÌ„ Catholikes of England taught and directed by such guides in Religion as our Priests be are not to be persecuted but protected defended and imployed as true and faithfull subiects in all things pag. 146. Chap. VIII  That euerie Article of Catholike Religion is more agreable with the best temporall gouernmeÌ„t then those of the Protestants and that a Catholike keeping his Religion as he is bound to God so he cannot be vndutifull to his temporall Prince and Countrie pag. 157. Chap. IX  That true and obedient Catholikes be the truest and most obedient subiects pag. 170. APPROBATIO Viso tâ—stâ—moâ—io câ—iusdam virâ—docti mihique de fide docâ—râ—nâ probè coâ—â—iâ—i quo testatur â—uÌ„c libruâ— cui Tâ—â—ulus est A Defâ—nce of Cathelikes perseâ—utâ—â— in England nihil continere fidei vel bonis moâ—ibus adueâ—sâ—m quin poâ—ius â—ulta quae aâ— Catholicorum Aâ—gâ—oruâ— consolationem â—â—cianâ— â—iâ—num censâ— quem ego 〈◊〉 â—â—eo approâ—â—reâ—â—atâ—m 〈…〉 â—artâ—j Aâ—no 1630. GEOâ—GIVS COâ—Vâ—Nâ—RIVS S Theol. Doctâ— Regius 〈…〉 Pâ—â—fâ—ssor Coâ—legâ—â—ae 〈…〉 poâ—â—tus 〈…〉 Caâ—celâ—aâ—ius libâ—â—um Cenâ—or THE FIRST CHAPTER By way of a Preface to the persecuted Catholikes and by them to their Persecutours of the Innocencie perfection and honour of them and their spirituall Pastours renowned Priests 1. RENOWNED Catholikes of Engâ—and moâ—â— renoâ—ned Catâ—oâ—â—kes 〈◊〉 perseâ—uâ—ed â—or your 〈◊〉 â—eligiâ—â— giue leaue to one yoâ—r old humble â—nd vnworthie seruaâ—t â—n Châ—ist Associate â—nd Partaker now with you and youâ— renowâ—ed Predecessours a long time fâ—oÌ„ his youth â—o old age in prisâ—n peâ—â—â—cution 〈◊〉 â—nd tribulatioÌ„ for the most holy Caâ—â—olike â—aith and Religion to remember hiâ— loue â—nd duâ—ie to you as also the bounâ—en dutie â—nd office of vs all as true seruants to our Master Christ in so noble and iust a cause with the honour reward and recompence which is his ordinarie paie to all his faithfull seruants in such his affaires farre more eminent and excellent thâ— any Potentate Prince or Persecutour on earth can either take away or giue vnto vs or any of them or we in this world inioy 2. Let me beginne with you as Saint Cyprian that glorious Byshop and Martyr did with the constant Martyrs and Confessours of his Countrie and time Quibus ego vos laudibus praedicâ—m fortissimi Martyres c. O most valiant Cyprian â—pisâ—â—l ad 〈◊〉 Confâ—â—sor â—â—â—pist 6. Martyrs with what praises may I blase you forth with what criâ—s of voce may I adorne the fortitude of youâ— heart and perseuerance of faith you haue endured euen to the consuâ—mation of glorie in your examinatioÌ„s most hard torments You haue not giuen place to punishments but they haue rather yealded to you Crownes haue ministred an end to those griefes to which torments gaue no â—nd And presently after he addeth The multitude of those which were present hath seene the heauenlie fight of God the spirituall waâ—re of Christ his seâ—uants to haue stoode with a free voice an vncorrupted minde a diuine force naked truely of wordlie weapons but armed with the shield of faith 3. Let me speake vnto you and of you especially chiefe Prelate and Pastours Priests and persecuted Clergie of England and of your late Predecessours on earth and now happie in heauen as Saint Iohn Chrisostome thus performed to the two most glorious Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paule Quasnam Chrysâ—st seâ—â— de SS Apostolis Petr. â—aul â—p Metaphrâ—st in Breuiadie 6. Iulij vobis referemus gâ—atias qui tantum pro nobis laboraâ—tis memenituâ— Petre obstupesco recordor tui Paule excedens mente lachrymis opprimor c. What â—hankes shall we giue vnto you who haue laboured so much for vs ô Peter I remember thee and am astoniâ—ed O Paule I call the to mind and with excesse tâ—ereâ—f ame oppressed with teares For what shall I speake or what shall I vtter when I behold youâ— afflictions I â—annot tell How many prisons haue you sanctified what chaines haue you adorned what â—orments haue â—ou sustained what curses or reproaches haue you sufâ—ered how haue you borne Christ how with your preaâ—hing haue you ioyed Churches blessed are the instruâ—ents of your tongue your members are sprinckled with â—lood for the Church You haue imitated and followed Christ in all things 4. I doe not I dare not compare my selfe â—o those great lightes Bishops and Rulers in â—he Church of Christ or such as be vnder our â—upreame Paâ—â—our of that highest Order to â—home I owe all dutie and respect yet as an â—ld student in holy â—eâ—â—ing hauing read â—uch and written not a little for the defence â—f you and the cause of God without any â—ust controll neuer adhearing vnto or reaâ—hing suspected or vnsouÌ„d doctrine of sweareâ—ing churchinge châ—pâ—â—â—ge sword â—â—â—â—ing â—r such like stuffe may now more bouldâ—y â—rite and wish I
North neither was it in his â—wer so to doe vntill he was Bishop there â—ich was not vntill the yeare of Christ 670. there about by all Authours which was â—ge after S. Benedict Biscops being Abbot â—th in Northumberland and Canterburie â—d whereas some Monckes now would haue Aigulphus a Benedictine Moncke first to â—ie persuaded the Monckes of Lyrinum to Maâ—â—h VVestm â—â—râ—n Floâ—ent VVigorn chron Sigâ—bert aâ—â—â— â—eiue S. Benedict's Rule this cannot be for Aigulphus was a Moncke of FloriacuÌ„ Moâ—sterie which was not builded many yeares â—er this time and so it is not certaine but â—th the Monckes of Canterburie and those Northumberland vnder this holy Abbot Benedict Biscope hitherto were Lyrinian and not Benedictine Monckes and yet as before they were of the most Religious anâ— learned Monckes and Apostolike men in thâ— Christian world as the rest of our Britisâ— Moâ—ckes euen by Protestants confession â— also were 11. â—nd this is the glorie of this our Eâ—glish Nation to haue had generally both iâ— Kent where S. Augustine was and in all othâ— parâ—s câ—nuerted to Christ such renowneâ— Fathers and Protogenitours in him For sucâ— were the Monckes of S. Gregories Monastâ—rie Io. Diacâ—n in vita S. Gregorij l. 2. c. 11. in Rome from which S. Augustine arâ— his fellowes learned and holy Disciples â— the most learned and holy Pope S. Gregoriâ— were sent as our Protestants them selues acâ—nowledge that euer was And so learne were the Monckes of this his Monasterieâ— aboue other Italian Monckes in that timâ— that besides the Apostolike men about 4â— in number which S. Gregorie sent into Eâ—gland he made Maximianus his Abbot theâ— Bishop of Siracusas Marimanus a Moncâ— thereof Archbishop of Rauennas and Prâ—bus another of his Monckes of his Monastâ—rie Mariâ— Sâ—â—put l. 2. atate 6. in S. Benedicto Trithemius l. de script Eccles in S. Benedicto he sent to Hierusalem to build a Monsteâ—ie there we haue also warrant from â— Church of God so witnessing in S. Gregâ—ries publike office that S. Augustine and â— Monckes he sent into Briâ—anie about 40. number were learned and holy men Missiâ— Britanniam Doctis Sanctis viris Augustino â— â—lijs Monachis Sending into Britanie learned and holy men Augustine and other Monckes 12. But whether S. Augustine and those who came into England with him to conuert it as they most happily did were indeede Monckes of S. Benedicts Order I will not heare dispute leauing it perchance to some other worke in hand it being all one â—o this my purpose whether S. Augustine â—nd his companie were Benedicton or other Monckes I onely intending now to shew that from our first Conuersion in S. Peters time vnto these times there was a continuall succession of Priests and of the same Religon for which now in EnglaÌ„d we are so persecuâ—ed And that S. Augustine and his companie were most hoâ—y and learned men Docti and Breuiar Romandie 12. Martij in festo S. Gregor Bed Hist. Eccles Angl. l. 2. Matth. VVesâ— in Chron. Fâ—orent VVigâ—r Chroniâ— Gâ—liel Malmesburâ—â—â— dâ—gâ—st Reg. Angl. â—ancti viri that they taught our Predecesâ—ours the same faith we now professe and that â—hey conuerted to the faith of Christ Ethelâ—ert King of Kent and his Kingdome of KeÌ„t â—nd Sebert or Sigebert King of the East Saxons with his Kingdome and preached in many other places oâ— England conuerting in â—hem many to Christian Religion I saie with â—hem and the whole Christian world then Asia Africke and Europe agreeing with S. Gregorie who sent hither these so holy and â—earned men and therefore is rightly by Saint Beade instiled Apostle of England in Religion vsing his masse and honouring him for a Sainct as our Protestants confesse that their doctrine and Religion was true and for this part of the world Italie froÌ„ whence they came France through which they came England or Britanie whether they came Ireland Scotland and Germanie where some of our Britans and English then were acknowledging S. Augustines Religion to be true so prooue vnto vs. So S. Augustine prooued it both by humaine and diuine testimonie So his Opposits and our persecuting Protestants confesse To vse their words The Britans confessed indeede that to be the way of ProtestaÌ„t in Stowes â—â—st righteousnesse which Augustine had preached and sbewed vnto them 13. And he is a simple witted man if he can vnderstand but the Latine tongue that doth not most clearely see and confesse the same if he will but reade the publicke Church seruice Masse and the others which our Protestants confesse S. Gregorie perused and published the Latine and Greeke Church vsing his Masse translated into Greâ—ke as they doe S. Basiles and S. Chrysostomes as also his holy learned workes which he â— Doctour of the Church and as our Protestants stile him The most holy and learned Popâ— that euer was did publish and are now extant Thus he and his Lâ—gates sâ—nt hither into England generally taught the same Doctrine in all points which we Catholikes now professe euen those for which we are so pittifully persecuted Roman Supremacie Saâ—ifice of Maâ—â—e Sacrificing Priesthood such â—piscopall Roman Ordination and whatâ—euer elsse now controuersed by Protestants â— I shall demonstraâ—e against them in euery â—ticle of their Religion when I come to the â—onuersion oâ— tâ—e other Parts of England â— those which were of our old British Orâ—er and Reâ—igâ—on And yet our English Proâ—stants publickly generally and with such â—thoritie protest and testifie that in the first â—0 yeares of Christ within which S. Greâ—rie and his Legates liued and â—aught the â—hurch of Rome was pure and free from erâ—r And if she had or should haue erred in â—is publicke doctrinall practises and orders â—ncerning the whole Church the whole â—hurch which these men denie should also â—ue erred For they constantly thus ackâ—wledge that this most holy and learned â—pe so published and proposed them Greâ—ius Io. Bal. dâ— Roman Ponâ—ifice Art l. 2. in Gregor Magno Robert â—arnes â— de vit â—ontif Rom. in â—od Magdebur hisâ— Ecclesiasc in Greg. Magnuâ— omnium Pontificum Râ—manorum doâ—inâ viâ—â praestantissimus Scholas Cantoâ—um inâ—uit Ambrosiâ— more ecâ—lesiastiâ—as cantiones quaâ—â—aecè dicimus Antiphonas composuit Officiarium â—clesiae fecit Antiphonarium nocturnum diurnum â—poâ—uit Sacrorum normas digessit Missarum ritus â—â—planauit eius Canonem consarâ—inauit Gregorie â— great the most worthiesâ— of all the Bishops of Rome â— doctrine and life instituted Schooles of singerâ— and â—er Ambrose his manner composed Ecclesiasticall â—ges which in Greeke we call Antiphones He made â—e office of the Church be ordered the nightlie and daylie Antiphonarie he digested the Rites of tâ— Church he polished the Ceremonies of the Masse aâ— the Canon thereof he gathered together 14. It will be very hard for the quickeâ— sighted Persecuting Protestant to finde aâ— one of their Articles of Religion which wâ— not condemned and of Catholikes not pâ—blickly
approued and practised in tâ— Church of Christ in and by those so genâ—rally receiued and professed Ritualls anâ— Doctrinalls of Religion And therefoâ— those pure Protestanâ—s which call Cathâ—likes vsually in respect of their Doctrinâ— Papists and their holy Religion Papistriâ— Papisme Romanisme or the like confesâ— plainly that Saint Augustine from Saiâ— Gregorie bâ—ought hither Masses Altars Vesments Chalices Relickes Massing Priests prayer Saincts for the Deade and to be briefe Româ—nisme Papistrie all which they terme no Io. Bal. l. de Scripto Brit. cen tur c. 2. de Act. Poatif Rom. in Gregor Franc. Godwin conuers of Britan. Dâ—â—â—â—l Poweâ—l in Giralâ— Cambr. in our Catholikes Superstitionâ— And nâ— only Saint Augustine thus taught and deliâ—red but Qâ—â—â—ne Bâ—â—tha the French Ladiâ— and her Bisho◠〈◊〉 Lethardus did tâ— same and King Eâ—helbert with his Couâ—trie waâ— conuerted to that Religion Conuâ—sus â—xoris Berthae â—ersuasione â—thelbertus Rex Râ—manismum cum a liunâ—â—â—s supâ—rstitionibus suscepâ— King â—thelbert being conuerted by the peâ—suasion hiâ— wife he imbraced Romanisme with all it 's Supâ—stitionâ— 15. So we haue not only S. Augustine our â—postle with his Assistants but S. Gregorie â—e Church of Rome Italie and all Subiects that See Apostolike our King Queene â—d all here agreeing then with vs in this Roâ—anisme Papisme and Papistâ—ie for which â—e are now persecuted And this our Conâ—rsion S. Asaph in vit Sâ— KeÌ„tegerni Câ—pgrau in eod D. Bal. l. de Scriptor centur 1. in Kenâ—igernâ— to the truâ— Apostolike Religion of â—hrist which is the same Catholikes now â—osesse as both Catholikes and Protestants knowledge was miraculously prooued ad â—retold by the words of God his prophetiâ—ll holy Bishop S. Keâ—egerne long before in â—e declination of the Britans that God â—ould giue Britanie ouer to Forraine Naâ—ns which knewe not God and Chriâ—nae legis Religio vsque ad praefinitum tempus â—sipabâ—â—ur Sed in pristinum staâ—um unò meâ—em miserante Deo in fine repâ—rabitur the Region of the Christian Lawe vnto a determinate â—â—â—me shall be dissipated but in the â—nâ— by God his mercie it shall be restored to it's former yeâ—â—â—tter state THE III. CHAPTER The like proued of all other persons aâ— parts of England as also the Brâ—cans that their Religion was thâ— same with the Apostles and thâ— which our now Persecuted Cathâ—likes Professe and maintaine 1. NOw let vs come to the Conuersioâ— of the other parts of England nâ— conuerted by S. Augustine or his Missioâ— from Rome but by others our old Britisâ— or Scotish Bishops and Priests in some partâ— before by many writers and in the farâ— greatest aâ—â—er And because amongst otherâ— the Religious of our old British Order haâ— influeÌ„ce therein 〈◊〉 I lately spake of MoÌ„ckâ— sent into England by Saint Gregorie and â— their labours and Religion here I will neâ— ioyne these vnto them Their Antiquitie â— haue deliuered before from S. Ioseph of Aâ—ramathia which buried Christ arriuinâ— here in the yeare of his Natiuitie 63. 2. To take better knowledge of their heauenly life and conuersation on earth I wiâ— set downe their Rule as with some alteratioÌ„â— â—s is vsuall in such holy Orders it was apâ—roued and deliuered to our Monckes by S. â—auid Metropolitane Archbishop in Britaâ—ie that most learned Religious holy Preâ—te The Rule of our old British Monckes Manuscipt antiq in vitâ— S. Dauidis Io. Capgra Câ—tal in â—â—d liuing vntill with in 50. yeares of S. Auâ—ustines comming hither Dauid constructo in â—alle Rosinta Monasterio talem caenobialis praepositi â—gorem decreuit vt Monachorum quisque quotidiano â—sudaÌ„s operi manuum labore suam in commune transâ—eret vitam dicens Qui enim non laborat ait Aâ—stolus non manducet nesciens enim quod secura quies â—itiorum fomes mater esset Monachorum humeâ—s duris fatigationibus subiugauit nam qui sub otij â—iete tempora mentesque submittunt instabilem spiriâ—m libidinisque stimulos sine quiete parturiunt Posâ—siones enim Iniquorum respuebant dona reprobabaÌ„t â—uitias detestabantur boum nulla ad arandum curaâ—â—isque sibi fratribus diuitiae quisque bos Nulâ—n praeter necessarium inter eos habebatur colloquium â—d quisque aut orando aut Deo placiâ—a cogitando inâ—nctum opus peragebat Peracto autem Râ—rali opere â— Monasterij Claustra reuertentes aut legendo aut â—ibendo aut orando totam ad vesperum peragebaÌ„t â—em In vespere verò audito Nolae pulsu dimissis â—x operibus Ecclesiam petebant visis in caelo â—llis ad mensam conuenientes citra saturitatem comeâ—bant nimia enim satietas quamuis solius panis â—uriam generat Pane autem oleribus sale conditis â—sti sitim lacte aquâ mixto restringebant Peractâ â—nâ quasi per tres horas vigilijs orationibus genuâ—ctionibus insistebant Quamdiu in Ecclesia orationiâ—s vacabant nullus oscitare nullus sternutationem facere vel salâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 Hiâ—ita gestis sopoâ—◠〈…〉 〈…〉 expergâ—faâ—li 〈…〉 Cogitationes 〈…〉 etiaâ— vel ad naturae 〈…〉 induebantur 〈…〉 desiderans 〈…〉 priuâ— decem diebus 〈…〉 nâ—â—non veâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 Si auâ—em benè 〈…〉 perstarâ— diem acceptus priuâ—◠〈…〉 constructus seruâ—eâ—a◠〈…〉 desudans fractusque mulâ—â—s 〈…〉 fraâ—rum merebatur inire 〈…〉 â—nem cupientibus eorum nihâ—◠〈…〉 â—â—lu◠è naâ—â—ragio â—uadentes recepti eraâ—â—◠〈…〉 se extollendi non haberent S. autem Dauiâ—â—ost â—tinas frigidam petebae aquam in qua diuâ—â—â—s manâ— carnis ardorem domabat Orphanorum â—â—pilloruâ— Viduaâ—uÌ„ Egentium Peregrinorum multitudineÌ„ pasâ—â— bat In English epitomated They haâ— not Ridâ— or proprietie Receiued nothing of the wiâ—â—â— they lâ—ued by their labour They had not cattell â—â—â—hing bâ— themselues to â—ill their ground no speach â—â—â—pt necesarie at their worke but with praier and meditaâ—â— they performed it They did not eate till â—â—ght â—â— their diet then was bread â—erbs and â—alâ— thâ— drinke water and miâ—â—e mixed together After thâ— resection they persistâ—d three howers in watching aâ— praier vppon their knees then sleeping vntill â—â— croweing â—f the Cocke they arose to their praiers vnâ—â—â—ay light Ending their corporall labour they retuâ—â— their Monasteries and spenâ— all the 〈◊〉 â—â—till the eâ—ning Annaâ—â—â—â—cl 9. 〈◊〉 Gâ—â—w 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 in â— â—â—auid in 〈…〉 Niâ—â—◠〈…〉 Io. Ba◠〈◊〉 â—â—nâ— 1. in Kentigâ—â—n â—â—â—grau â—n â—od God W. catal in S. 〈◊〉 Kâ—â—egâ—r M 〈◊〉 antiq Britâ—â— prima 〈◊〉 Eâ—â—lesiastâ— Seâ—â—â— either in reading writin◠〈…〉 â—rres appeared in the 〈…〉 their â—ll they went to the Church And 〈…〉 â—et of bodie This was part of the 〈…〉 our â—ritish Monclâ—eâ— approued by thâ— greatest â—relate here who receiued iâ— all â—â—â—â—ches â—scipline by tâ—e Roman Authoritie 3. Their Bisâ—ops and 〈…〉 â—steritie in conuersation Tâ—◠〈…〉 â— S. Dauid 〈…〉 â—neu about 〈…〉 The 〈…〉 others 〈…〉 iâ— the 〈…〉 by diuers 〈…〉 Monâ—◠〈…〉 in his Moâ—â—â— 3000. Disciâ—â—e S. VVandiâ—ocus and Goâ—â—ogillus about 〈◊〉 vnder them â— â—entigern and
cernereÌ„t VVhat honour our Emperâ—â— Constantine the great Saint Helena and oâ— other Britans then vsed to such signes â— man can be ignorant off nor of the deuotiâ— of S. Patrick vnto them He neuer passed â— â—he Crosse but he praied there and signed himselfe 100. times in the day and night with that holy signe King Conual euer had it Hector Boet. Scot Histor. l. 9. Holinsh. Hist. Scoâ—â— Buchan l. 5. c. 47. Gul. mal Henr. hunting Bed de locis sanctis cap. 5. Hect. Boet. l. 10. Hist. Scotor Holinsh Hist. Scot. pag. 134. c. of lawes Girald Cambren de script Camb. c. 18. Io. Damascen Orat. 2. de dormitione Deiparae Bonifac. Papa Epist Th. Wal-Singham in Edouardo 1. â—orne before him King Arthur vsed the Image of the blessed Virgin with great reueâ—ence Our Britans went long Pilgrimages â—ea euen to Hierusalem there to reuerence â—he holy Relicks and the cloath supposed to â—e made by â—he blessed Virgin containing â—he Images of Christ and his 12. Apostles Saint â—â—de and others more auntient so relating This was here so pubâ—ike that it was thus by â—awe decreed Aras â—empla Diuorum statuas Oâ—atoria Sacâ—lla Saâ—â—â—dotes omnesque sacrae familiae â—iros ex animo venerantor Lett all the Altars â—hurcheâ— statues of Saints Oratories Chapells Priests â—nd all men appertaâ—ning to the Church be reuerenced â—om the heart 10. Concerning holy Relicks the learned â—ritish Bâ—shop saieth of his CouÌ„trie old Chriâ—ian Britans that they gaue more reuerence â—nto such then any other Nation Sanctorum â—eliquijs longè â—agis quam vlâ—â—m gentem honoreÌ„ deâ—rre videmuâ—â—â— Iosâ—ph of â—rimathae a brought â—oly Relicks with him hâ—â—â—er and vsed them â—ith reuerence during thâ—ir liues and Saint â—oseph being presenâ— witâ— the Apostles at the â—eath of the blessed Vâ—â—gin worshipping her â—cred bodie as Saint Iohn Damascen witnesâ—th by so great warrant vsed and left such â—euerence here The holy Relicks of S. Peter â— Saint Bonifacius writeth were occasion or motiue of the Scots Conuersion All our Histories are full how in all PersecutioÌ„s by Pagans one of the greatest cares of our Christian Britans was to preserue their holy Relicks Churches were founded and dedicated to our Martyrs in all places and their Relicks were there preserued with great veneration Our greatest Apostolike men as Saint Germanus and his holy companie went on Pilgrimage vnto them No noble person in the world shewed more reuerence vnto such then our most noble couÌ„trie womâ— Empresse and Queene S. Helena by all Antiquities Veremund Hect. Boet. Scot. hist The reuerence which was giuen to the Relicks of Saint Andrew the Apostle in the yeare 360. which were brought from Patras in Achaia by King Heiâ—gustus his Nobles and others with geneflexions or more and greatest reuerences doe not giue place to any now vsed by Catholikes It was a thinge vsuall in those daies for our Christian Britans to goe on Pilgrimage to Rome and Hierusalem to render such reuereâ—â—â— there Saint Dauid S. Paternus S. Teliaâ—us and others our most renowned ad learned did so All places in Britanie where such Relicks were preserued as Glastenburie 〈…〉 London CaerlegioÌ„ winchester and others were thus frequented and visited 11. For Inuocation of Saints it was the Religion of our Britans from their first faith in Christ Saint Ioseph and his companie praieâ— vnto the blessed Virgin and by her were coÌ„forted Antiquiâ—â— glaston tabulis fix Gultel malm l. Antiquit. Coenâ—b glaston Io. Capgrau in Iosepho with her help in all their needs Virgiâ—is Dei genetricis auxilio in necessitatibus suis refocilâ—â—bantur Saint Phaganus and Damianus builâ—ed a Chapell by Glastenburie in honour of Saint Michael the ArchaÌ„gell to be honoured â—here Oratorium aedificauerunt in honore S. Mihaclis Archangeli quatenus ibi ab hominibus habeâ—â— honorem qui homines in perpetues honores iubente â—eo est introducturus They builded an Oratorie in â—onour of S. Michaell the Archangell to the end he â—ight there be honoured by men who by God his apâ—intment is to lead men vnto perpetuall hoâ—ours So in our first generall Conuersion all Churches were founded vnto God and his Antiquit Anonym Britan. Scripror in vit S. Amphibali Iacob Gennuen Io. Capgrau in eod Matth. Westm an 520. Holinsh. Engl hist pag. 103. Gildas l. de exciâ— Conq. Brit. c. 2â— â—aints Vni Deo eiusque Sanctis Saint Amphibaâ—s that conucrted S. Alban after his martyrâ—ome goeing himselfe to be martyred prated â—to him and his praier was heard and miâ—culously proued to be holy good and â—aunted The examples of our Emperour â—d Empresse Constantine and Saint Helena â—e very many and honourable in this kinde â—ith auntient approued writers S. German â—ur Apostle praied to our Saints here and asâ—ribed great effects vnto it So King Arthur â—o speake in Protestants words He commitâ—d himselfe and his whole armie to the Tuition of â—rist and his Mother the Virgin In the publick â—asse they vsed there was publicke memorie â—d Inuocation of all Saints And in their puâ—icke Oathes as S. Gildas witnesseth they solemnly called the blessed Virgin and all Saints to witnesse So the kings themselues at their Inthroning 12. Their Article intituled Of ministring in the Congregation and whatsoeuer concerning Bishops Priests and Clergie men shall be handled hereafter in the particular defence and honour beloÌ„ging to Bishops and Priests where our Auntient Britans shall with others be made Iudges and Condemners of Protestants and witnesses for Catholiks in this question in the meane time I haue said sufficiently before 13. Their Article superscribed Of speaking in the Congregation in such a tongue as the people vnderstand not Which was made against the publike Sacrifice and Seruice of the Church iâ— the latine tongue is plainely condemned by our Christian Britans their Apostle Bishopâ— and Priests from the beginning of their Conuerssion For neither â—aint Ioseph nor anâ— of his companie nor Saint Damianus Phaganus Germanus Lupus Seuerus PalIadius our Apostles or any such other noâ— Britans did vnderstand the British languagâ— to vse it themselues or translate the publicâ— seruice into it for the vse of others Yet alâ— doe and must needs confesse such publicâ— ProtestaÌ„t in Franc. Godwin coâ—uers of Brit. cap. 3. pag. 36. meÌ„ vsed publick Church seruice which muâ— needs be that of the latine Church the latiâ— seruice therof Our Protestants themseluâ— acknowledge they were vttery ignorant of tâ— British language and that they preached by Interpreters And as it was proued and iustified by the renowned Abbot D. Fecknam publickly in the first Parlament of Queene Elizabeth The auntient Historiographer D. Gildas witnesseth in the Prologue and begâ—nning of his booke of the Britan histories that Damianus and Fugatius Phaganus sent hither from Pope Elutherius brought hither thâ— seruice Church bookes of their Religion in the latine tongue And though the Protestants haue suppressed this historie or Prologue thereof yet they graunt vnto vs that Gildas citeth diuers passages
from Bishops Neque laico permiâ—uâ—ous facere opus aliquod Sacerdotale vt sacrificium aut Baptismum aut impositionem man us aut benedictionem siue paruam siue magnam Nemo enim sibi sumit honorem sed qui vocatur a Domine huiusmodi namque gratia per impositionem manuum Episcopi datur Neque Presbyteris potestatem damus ordinandi Diaconos aut Lectores aut Ministros sed Episcopis tantum Hic enim est Ecclesiasticus ordo Cum à Deo consequenâ—iam rerum didicerimus Episcopis quidem assignauimus aâ—tribuimus quae ad principatum Sacerdotij pertinâ—nt Presbyteris vero quae ad Sacerdotium Deinde Diaconis quae ad ministrandum vtriusque vt puâ—è castè fiant quae ad Religionem pertinent Neque enim sas est Diacono sacrificium offerre aut baptizare aut benedictionem fiue paruam siue magnam facere neque Presbytero ordinationem ClericoruÌ„facere Ostensum est Anâ—istitum Ordinem perficientem esse perfectionis authorem Non licet sine Episcopo baptizâ—â—e neque dothen celebrare Neither doe we permit â—he Laeâ—ie to doe any Priestly functiâ—n as to offer Sacrifice baptize impose hands or to giue any Benediction either litle or great For no man taketh this honour to himselfe but â—e who is called by God Because this grace is giuen by the imposition of the Bishops hands Neither doe we giue vnto Priestes the power of ordaining Deacons or Lectours or Ministers but onely to Bishops This is the order of the Church When we did lerne the sequell of things from God indeede what appertained to the principalitie of Pâ—iestes we assigned and gaue it to Bishops and to Priestes what belonged to Priestehoode afterward to Deacons what appertained to the assistance of both that these things which concerned Religion might be performed chastly and cleanely Neither is it lawfull for a Deacon to offer Sacrifice or to baptize or to make any Benediction either litle or great neither for Priestes to ordaine Clergie-men It is declared the Order of the Bishops is the perfecting Order and authour of perfection It is not lawfull without a Bishop to baptize nor to offer Sacrifice nor to saie Masse 6. Wherevppon the English Protestants in their most publicke and authorised proceedings thus acknowledge It is euident vnto all men diligently reading holy Scripturs and auntient authors that from the Apostles time there hath beene these orders of ministers in Christ Church Bishops Priests and DeacoÌ„s which offices were euermore had in such reuerent estimation that no man might presume to execute any of them except he were first by publike praier and imposition of hands approued and admitted therevnto And these orders should be continued and reuerently vsed and esteemed in this Church of England And in this both their booke intituled Of Consecration of Archbishops Bishops Priests as their Articles of Religion and coÌ„mon practise doe onely allowe and commit such thinges to them whome they call and apprehend to be Bishops saying Allmightie God giuer of all good things by his holy spirit hath appointed them in the Church Episcopall Order is of diuine Ordination and by law diuine Christ acted it by the hands of the Apostles It is an ordinance Apostolicall He hath enacted it for succeding posteritie and so it is a Canon or Constitution of the whole Trinitie Wherevpon the Protestant PuritaÌ„s conclude If prelacie be de Iure diuino by the lawe of God it receiueth both breath and life from the Religion of Rome And this they offer Publikly to defend and the Parlament Protestants so grauÌ„te claiming that Ministrie they haue by ordination from Rome Wherevpon these Puritans with generall assent haue thus concluded They cannot see how possibly by the Rules of Diuinitie the separation of our Chuâ—ches from the Church of Rome and from the Pope head thereof can be iustified They protest to all the worlde that the Pope and the Church of Rome and in theÌ„ God and Christ Iesus himselfe haue had great wronge and Indignitie offered vnto them and that the Protestant Churches are scismaticall in forsaking the vnitie and communion with them If the English Protestant opinion he maintained That Bishops Iurisdiction is de Iure diuino by the lawe of God his Magestie and all the Nobilite ought to be Subâ—ect to Excommunication 7. Which neither king Nobles or vnnoble no meanest Protestants of England can â—oubt feare or pretend against the Bishop of Chalcedon he neither hauing or claiming the â—easte spirituall power or Iurisdiction ouer â—ny one great or little highe or lowest Protestant in EnglaÌ„d His Episcopall both Order â—nd Iurisdiction which as he construeth beâ—ongeth vnto it extending onely to Cathoâ—iks of this kingedome to keepe them in good order and loyall dutie both to God and â—heir king as good Catholik Bishops doe â—nd are bounde to doe Which must needs be an helpe and no hurt or offence to any Common-wealth Bishops learned louing and knowing their dutie and hauing charge whereof they must render a seuere accompt to God attended with watchfull and reuengfull eyes vpon them for loue will not or feare dare not concurre vnto or suffer vnder them disobedieÌ„ce to heauenly or earthly Prince They which cannot endure spirituall dutie are in most daunger of lapse into temporall disobedience hauing reiected spirituall power keeping them in awe and dutie to temporall VVhich perhaps caused Constantine our wise king and Emperour to saie vpon experience as he did of staggerers in Religion and faithfulnesse to God No doubt but both the Pope of Rome and Rich of Chalcedon know their offices sufficiently without any admonishments They are not ignorant who said and how it concerned them Non possumus aliquid aduersus veritatem sed pro veritate VVe cannot any thing against 2. Cor. 13. the truth but for the truth and potestatem quam Dominus dedit mihi in aedificationâ—m non destructionem The power which our Lord hath giuen me vnto edification and not vnto destruction 8. There is great difference in hauing and exercising power from Rome The first should not feare them which would feare without cause of feare neither secret and prudent exercise in necessitie to redesse or preuent euills Greater meetings and assemblies be often made by some in and of as great daunger and to lesse purpose then would serue priuately to examine witnesses or so to giue a sentence where the litigants be and ought to be secret To doe many vsuall and necessarie actâ— of Religion be as daungerous and require as great and greater assemblies A publike setled Consistoâ—ie in any place or â—laces to be set vp could not but with â—onde â—maginations be thought vpon were the Iudg â—ad not vbi reclinet caput suum Probate of puâ—like wills administrations Tithes Conâ—racts Marriages Diuorces Alimonie Basâ—erdie and publike slanders among ProtestaÌ„ts â—aue publike Protestant Courts and all or â—any mixt with our temporall lawes Many â—f the remembred instances as Tithes and â—asterdies concerning inheriting
Euchâ—rist to be â—e flesh oâ— our Sauiour Iesus Christ which sufferâ—d for â—r sinnes whome the faâ—heâ— thrâ—ugh hâ— goodnessâ—â—aised â—aine Where we â—â—nde 〈…〉 of â—hrists Incarnation and â—â—uing a true bodiâ—â—d blood to haue impâ—gâ—ed this most holy â—acrifice and such Sâ—â—â—ifiâ—ng Priests for â—e words and insâ—ituâ—ion of Christ were so â—aine in ordaining â—his most sacred obâ—ation â— his bodie and bâ—ood vnder the formes of â—ead and wine and a perpetuall Priesthood â— performe it that except by deniall of a true â—die to Christ there was no way laâ—ed open â— impugne it And therefore that most holy â—d learned Apostolike man largely there â—nfuteth those imaginarie Hereticks proâ—ing Christ had a true bodie to offer to suâ—fer in to redeeme the world and the holy Eucharist was the same 5. S. Martiall hath deliuered this plainely before saying that the Priests doe offeâ— vpoÌ„ the Altar the same bodie of Christ which the Iewes crucified And Christ so commaunded Saint Anacletus was made such a Massinâ— Prieste by S. Peter and as Protestants confesse he declared how both Priests aÌ„d Bishopâ— â—arnes Magdeâ—urgenses iâ— Anacl were to offer this most blessed Sacrifice Anacletus sacrificaturus ministros vestihus sacris indutâ— ceâ— testes custodes sibi adâ—ibere ordinauit Episcopâ— vero vt plures ministros sibi in sacris facieÌ„dis adiuÌ„gaâ— Anacletus being to offer Sacrifice appointed that Mâ—nisters adorned with sacred vestements as witnessâ— and keepers should be admitted vnto him And that Bishop in offering sacrifices should adde vnto himselâ— many assistants And of Saint Alexander Popâ— liuing and learning his diuinitie in this Apostolike age they acknowledge In missâ— priâ— â—dem in â—lexand quam patereâ—ur vsque ad haec verâ—â— hoc est corpâ— tâ—eum addiâ—it ad memoriam passioniâ— Christi inculâ—aâ—dam In Eucharistiae Sacrificio aquam vino admisce voluit pâ—ccata Sacrificio de Eucharistia lâ—quens dâ—leri â—it ideo passionemin missâ recitandam instituâ— Rationem effectus huius sacrificij hoc est quod peccatâ— expâ—et adiâ—cit diceÌ„s quia corpore sanguine Christâ— in Sacrificijs nihil maius est In the Masse the day before he should suffer vnto these words this is my bodâ— he added to inculâ—at the memorie of Christ his passioâ— In the Sacrifice of the Eâ—chaâ—â—st â—e would haue watâ—â—ingled with wine He suâ—ed speaking of the Eâ—châ— â—ist that sinnes by the Sacrifice were abolished therâ—ore he instituded the paession to be saied in the Masse He added further the reason of the effect of this Sacriâ—ice which is because it wipeth away sinnes saying â—ecause in Sacrifices nothing is greater then the bodie â—nd blood of our Saâ—iour 6. Concerning this mattâ—r these Proteâ—ante conâ—esse of Saint Sixtus hiâ— Successour â— the See Apostolike Sacra vasâ—â—e qâ—i prâ—ter â—idâ—â— iâ— Sixâ—â— â—cros ministros attingerâ—â—t prâ—â—cepit Corporâ—â—e â—xâ—lince â—nâ—o fieri iussit vt â—â—â—ctâ—â—e in â—â—mâ—unione Euchariâ—iaeteâ—â—ancretur ordinaâ—it Missaâ—n non nisi in alâ—aâ—â—â—lebranâ—â— esse constituiâ— He commâ—â—nâ—e that 〈◊〉 â—t sacred ministers shâ—uld touch the hoâ—â— vessâ—lls he â—â—râ—ed that the Corporall shoulâ—â—e â—ade of liâ—neâ—â—th He ordained tâ—at SaÌ„ctus â—ould 〈…〉 â— the Communion of the Eucharist He câ—siâ—tâ—â—â—d that â—asse should noâ— to â—â— celâ—brated â—ut on â—he â—â—â—ar Of â—helesphorus his Sucâ—essour they â—aiâ— â—es 〈…〉 Thâ—â—â—sphorâ— missas celebrandaâ— in die â—atilitio Christi sanâ—â—â—â— alijs dieâ—us antâ—â—oâ—â—m dâ—eitertiam Mâ—ssam celeâ—â—â—â—râ—hiâ—uit Gloâ—ia in exâ—â—lâ—s Deâ— iâ— Mâ—ssae caneÌ„â—m praecepit He ordained â—â—ree Massâ—s to â—â— tâ—lâ—braeâ—â—n the daye of Christ his Natâ—uitieâ— hâ— prâ—hâ—bited â—t in other dayes any shoâ—ld saiâ— Massâ— before tâ—reâ—â—â—â—ke he coÌ„mauÌ„ded Gloria in excelsâ—◠〈◊〉 to â—e song in â— Masse Of S Pius Pope thâ—y writeâ— â—aâ—erdâ—tiâ— negligenâ—ius â—idâ—m iâ—â—iâ— Missâ— saâ—rafaciâ—nâ—â—bus pâ—â—â—â— statuâ—â— â—i quis per imprudentiâ— de sangâ—ine Christâ—â—ffundeâ—â—n terram paenitentiam agereâ— dies 40. si super alâ—e dies â—reâ— si super linteum substratum caliâ—i ◠〈◊〉 si super alâ—ud liâ—tâ—um dies 9. Thermâ—s â—ouatâ— â—â—mplo dedicauit Multa verae pietatis opera in agrâ— Christianae Ecclesiae fecisse perhibetur Martyrij gloriam anno Domini 159. in sui sanguinis â—ffâ—sionâ— tum demum adeptus He appointed punishmenâ—s for â—â—iâ—stâ— which should negligently saie Masse that if any â—y imprâ—dence should â—et fall any of the blood of Christ on the ground he should doe penance for 40. dayes if on the Altar â— dayes â—f on the cloth laâ—ed vnâ—er the Chalece â—â—wer daies It on any other cloth nine dayes the whote Bathes of Nouatus he consecrated inâ—o a Church It iâ— saied he did many workes of truâ—â—ietie in the field of the Christian Church and at lasâ— by tâ—e shedding of his blood in the yeare of our Lorâ— 159. â—egained the Crowne of Martyrdâ—me Thereforâ— we nâ—ede not doubt but all these liued somâ— time in the first hundred of yeares Saint Anâ—cetus being immediate Successor to S. Piuâ— as he must â—eedes be consecrated a Massinâ— sacrifiâ—ing Priest not others once imagineâ— to be otherwise consecrated or to giue conâ—â—cration and confirming and vsing the saâ— manner and Order not onely in Orderiâ— Pâ—â—ests and other inferiour Ecclesiâ—sticâ— persons but Bishops Archbishops and Mâ—tropolitans as his Predecessours had dâ—nâ— and so consecrating 17. Priests must of nâ—cessitie persâ—uere in this doctrine and prâ—ctise especially when his immediate Suâ—â—â— for Saint Soter by all testimonies made Dâ—crees about all things concerning holy Massâ— Altars and other necessaries and that Saâ—â—câ—ns habeat secum adiutorem Sacerdotem vt nuâ—â— â—ost ciâ—um potuâ—que siue quâ—dlibet minimum sumptum Missaeâ— facere praesumat vt nullus Presâ—yrerorum Missarum solemnia celebrare praesumat nisi duobus praesâ—ntibuâ— sibique respondentibus ipse tertius â—aâ—eatur quiâ— cum ab â—o dicitur Dominus vobisâ—um orâ—te pro â—e aptissimè conuenit vt ipsius respoâ—â—â—catur salutationi He that sacrifâ—seth â—hall haue with him a â—â—riest for hâ— Coadiutor That none â—hould presume to â—ate Masse after that he â—ad takeÌ„ either meâ—te or drinke â—r any thing else how litle soâ—uer it be That no Pricâ—â—â—hould presume to saie Massâ— solemâ—ely without twoâ—â—ere present to answere him and him selfe to be counâ—ed for the third person because when he saieth Domiâ—us voâ—iscum Our Lord â—e with you and Ordâ—â— pro â—râ— me praye yea for me It is most conâ—enâ—â—â— thaâ—â—â—swere â—e made to his salutation 7. Thus Protestants and oâ—â—â—â—rs acknowâ—edge and yet doâ— write of them and theiâ—â—redecessours that they were holy mâ—n and â—lartyrs and that the Church of Rome waâ—â—â—en in puâ—itie of doctrine and Religion and â—â—t the Priâ—sts theâ— were Sacrificing Massing â—riests the Bishops consâ—crated no others â—e publike Seruice and Sacrifice was Massâ— â— such manner as now â—s vsed And S. Elâ—â—â—erius which â—mmedâ—ately succeeded Saâ—â—â—ter sent such Massing Bishops and Priestâ—â—ther into Britanie to performe the generalâ—â—onuersion thereof there being no other to â— seÌ„t or imploâ—ed
Missaâ—que celebrare tâ—pro viuis quâ— pro deâ—â—eris in nomine Domini And the prayer being endea taking the holy oyle he shall make a Crosse â—â— both the haÌ„ds of the Priests saying Thou shalt vouchsafeÌ„â— Lord to conseâ—â—t and sanctifie these hands by this holy â—yntement and our benediâ—â—ion that whatsoeuer they shall censâ—â—rat may be â—onsecrated and whatsoeuer they shall â—lesse may be blessed and sanctified in â—he name of our Lord Iâ—sus Christ â—â— is finished â—e sâ—all take the patten with the hoste â—nd Chalâ—â—e with the wine and shall giue it 〈…〉 saying â—ake yea power to offer Sacrifice to God â—nd saye masse as well for the liuing aâ—â—r the dead in the name of our Lord. â—his is the most auntient Pontificall which â—tiquitie hath preserued and delâ—â—ered vnto â— vniformely agreeing with the now vsed â—ntificall in the Roman Church which difâ—eth not from but agâ—eath with the most â—ntient Manuscript Copies and Examplare â—tant in the most renowned Labraries And â—erefore our old British Antiquities deliuer Manusâ—â— antiq Capâ—â— in 〈…〉 Histor. 〈…〉 Arthur dipâ— apâ—â— Cam. â— for a receiued Tradition aÌ„d custome here in other places for the Priests thereof acâ—â—ding to their Office and Consecration to â—er Sacrifice both for the liuing aÌ„d the dead â—t consuetudo tam pro viâ—â— quâ—â— defunctis hoâ— Dâ—o immolare And this was so generall a â—â—ued truth and custome in the whole â—â—ch from the Apostles time and Tradition â—â— them that is was and iustly adiudged Heresie the Protestants thus acknowleging â—ngl Protest in Feild â—â—okeâ— of the Church â— 3. ca. 25. pag. â—â—8 Ciuâ—◠〈◊〉 pag 〈…〉 to denie it Aerius condemned the custome of the Church in naming tâ—â— dead at the Altar and â—ffering the Sacrifice of 〈◊〉 â—or them and for this his rashâ— and inconsideraâ—â—â—oldnesse and presumption in condemning tâ—e â—â—â—â—eâ—sall Câ—urch of Câ—rist â—â— was 〈◊〉 â—o â—â—emned So S. Epiphanius S. Augustine Isodorus Damaâ—câ—nus and others demonstrate 10. And for England where holy Priests anâ— Priestâ—ood are so greuously persecuted wâ— thus sucâ—â—ssâ—uely and without any Interruptiâ— deduce it in aâ—â— times and changes to theâ— daies Saint Peter a massing Prieste Bishopâ— and Apostle preaching and consecratiâ—â— Priests and Bishops here could consecrat aâ—â— ordaine no others but such as were to be â— his owne Order So Saint Câ—ement his confeâ—sed massing and Sacriâ—icing Sucessor dircted to seâ—d such into these parts Pope Eleâ—â—herius who by his holy Mission of Prieâ— and Bishops hither conuerted this kingdome being also a Massing Priest and Popâ— could send no other Pâ—â—ests but such And â— Churches and sacrificing Massing Altars eâ—ctâ—d in them all to such vse and end conâ—sed by all wriâ—ers Caâ—holiâ—s and Protestaâ— doe so demonstrate All agree we â—ad qâ—iâ—â—essesse 〈…〉 Religâ—â— and agreemeâ—◠〈◊〉 vntill Dâ—oclâ—lian his Persecution whâ—n â—â—oâ—g others persâ—â—uâ—â—ed the holy Prâ—â—â— Massinâ— Priâ—sts as Saint Gildas before â—â— proued and others 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Electi Sacerdotes trucidati and they which escaped did as often as they could saiâ— Masse in places whether they fled to escape daâ—â—ger as in Scotland whether the Persecution did not come â—t not being vnder the Romans We had many Massing Priests as Saint Amphâ—labus â—odocus Priseus Calanus Ferranus Amâ—ianus Carnoâ—us â—d others who â—â—â—ed thithâ—â—â—ut of our Britanie now England and were maintained by king Crathâ—â—â—â—en to â—aâ—e Masse â—ho founded all things necessarie to such â—urpose Churches Altars Chalâ—â—â— Pâ—â—ens â—adlesticks and all things else Seâ— Crathlintâ—us â—ex sacram Antistitis adem munâ—â—ibus ornauiâ— anâ—â—â—ssiniâ—s Hect. Boeth 〈◊〉 6 Scoâ— Hist fol. 99. â—â— Calicibâ—â—s Patenis Candelabris alâ—â—sque sâ—â—â—libâ—â— ad sacrorum â—vsum commodis ex argenâ—o aurâ—â—e fabrefactis Altarique cupro are claâ—â—â—o â—â—prouenâ—â—s ad caâ—x agris in sacrae aedis vicinâ—â— constituâ—â— But â—â— King Crathline adornâ—d the Sacred house of the Bisâ—p with most ample gifts Chalices Patens Candâ—stikes and such like necessaries made of â—â—lâ—er and â—ld for the vse of the Church with an Altar also eâ—â—ased in Copper and Brâ—se to doe all which he allotteâ—â—yearely rents of the fields neare adioyning to that sâ—â—a house 11. Britanie after this vntill the Pelagian â—â—resiâ— was quiet for Religion and theâ—â—â—pe Caelestine who was so â—arre a Massing â—pe and Priest that although the Masse waâ—â—pisticall before as he Protestants acknowâ—lge yet he added the Introiâ—â— Graduall â—sponsorie Tract and Oâ—â—eâ—torie vnto it strictly commaunding that Priests shoulâ— knowe the Popes â—anoâ— ad â—e sent such Maâ—sing Bishops and Pâ—â—est with them inâ—o theâ—â— kingdomâ—◠〈◊〉 gâ—â—d Sâ—otland and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—â—troâ—um 〈◊〉 responsorium â—raâ—â—◠〈…〉 insâ—ruit atque vt 〈◊〉 codâ—â—e◠〈◊〉 Caâ—ones scirent arâ—â—e prâ—cepâ— Cermanâ—m in 〈◊〉 Palladium in Scottâ—â—â— â— Pâ—â—râ—â—ium cum quodâ—◠〈◊〉 in â—iberniam â—â— Pâ—lagianas â—aerâ—ses 〈◊〉 Eâ—iscopos misiâ— Caelestinâ—â—â—d aâ—de to the 〈◊〉 all â—asse the Introite Câ—aâ—usâ— Respâ—nsoriâ— Traâ—â—â— and Offertorie and be stricâ— câ—mmaunded that the Priests should knowe the Caâ—â—â— of the Bishops He sent Bishops â—ermâ—nus into 〈◊〉 Paâ—â—â—â—ius into â—â—otland and Patricius with one Segeâ— into â—reland that they migâ—t extirpate theÌ„ce the Pâ—gia â—â—erisse All mâ— acknowledge that these wâ—â— Massing Priests and Bishops and that tâ—â— conâ—ecrated Such in great numbers botâ— England Scotland and Ireland Neâ—â—usuing neare or in the time of Saint Patriâ— writeth thus of him Ordinauit Episcopoâ— treâ—â—â— fexagintâ— quinâ—ue aut amplius in quibus spâ—â—itus ◠〈◊〉 â—rat Pâ—â—sbiteros auâ—em vsâ—ue ad trâ—a 〈◊〉 â—inâ—â—it He conseâ—raâ—ed more then 365. Biâ—hops whome waâ— the spâ—â—it of our Lord but Pâ—â—â—sts 〈◊〉 â—cd â—000 And of Theâ—â— diuers weâ—t so â—a as to Ameriâ—a â—d there eâ—ecuâ—ed their Priâ—â—â—e Oâ—der â—n oâ—â—ering the sacred bodie aâ—blâ—â—od of Christ at Mâ—â—se on consecraâ—ed â—â—arâ— in one place of America were lâ—uing 〈◊〉 the time of Saint 〈◊〉 〈…〉 â—is life and trauailes allmost 1000. yeareâ—â—ast 24. Priests which were Saint Patricks â—isciples daily hauing Masâ—e amâ—ng them â—nd others in other pâ—aces Immolaâ—â—nt agnuâ—â—a â—maculaâ—um â—mnes ad communionem venâ—â—bant â—â—entes Hoâ— sacrum corpus Domâ—nâ— Saluatoris sâ—â—â—ite sanguinem voâ—â—s in vitam â—ternamâ— They sacriâ—ed the immaâ—ulate Lawbeâ— and all came to the Comâ—union saying Taâ—e yea this bodie and blood of our â—â—d and Sauiour which will be to you lâ—se euerlaâ—â—g And to manifest vnto all the vndoubted â—uth of Saint Bâ—â—ndans trauaiâ—es and relaâ—n of these things iâ— is set downe in memoâ—ble Antiquities diuers hâ—ndredâ— of â—eares fore the Spaâ—iards or Porâ—ugals enterance to America that there it was thus Propheâ—ally reuealed vnto him Post 〈◊〉 Anneruâ—â—â—â—culâ— dâ—â—larabitur istâ— teâ—râ— vestris Successoâ—â—â—us 〈◊〉 Christianoâ—â—â—n superâ—eneâ—i◠〈◊〉 After â—â— yeares this land shall be discouered â—â— your Suâ—â—urs whâ— Pâ—rsâ—â—â—tion â—hall come 〈◊〉 the Christians 2. That S. German S. Lupus S. Seueâ—â— S. Paladius and all thâ—se which S. Ceâ—â—ne that Massing Popâ— sâ—nt hither into Brâ—â—â—ie were Massing Bishops and Priests as alâ—â—
and Gouernment as generally Catholikâ— euer haue done and will as they are bound by Religion to doe In the time of young king Edward 6. Cranmar and his Protestant Complices by that young kings will did their vttermost to extinguish and ouerthrowe it Queene Mary and her Catholike RegimeÌ„t did nothing against it but reuiued preserued and confirmed it In the ProtestaÌ„t reigne of Q. Elizabeth Statuts were made to auoide or hinder it It was enacted by Protestant Parlament Capitall to acknowledge it Hales an Engâ—ish Protestant companion to the Scotish Knox wrote a booke expressely against the Title of king Iameâ— No Protestant answeared confuted or seemed to disalowe it Onely Catholiks Sir Anthonie Browne a Iudge Doctour Morgaâ— Doctour of Diuinitie and Doctour Smith of the Ciuill lawe confuted it The death of that glorious Catholike Queene Marie Grandmother to king Charles and true Heire of England was long sought and after contriued concluded and executed by Queene Elizabeth and her Protestants Many worthie Catholicks here for her cause loste their liues lands and what they possessed And all geâ—rally for suspition of fauouring her and king Iames his Title and now of king Charles were much persecuted Yet no Persecution could euer force vs from that dutie to lawfull Princes and their Temporall Titles but we euer performed it though with daunger as we haue and doe our dutie to God and the holy Church No Catholike Clergie man aâ— any time impugned it 2. William Bishop of Chaleedon and Richard now his persecured Successor maintained proued and confirmed it So haue all Archpriests Assistants and all in any authoritie among the Clergie either by opinion word or writing And some of vs that yet liue and write I might here catch hold of my owne penne with others haue as expressely plainely and effectuaâ—ly taught and published it as king Charles can desire The Protestant writers of their great publike Theater of greaâ— Britanie haue not giuen so great allowance vnto it The Lord Verulam in his historie of king Henrie 7. hath not asscribed too much a good Catholike writer would haue gâ—uen more vnto it 3. And to puâ— all out of doubt or question in this businesse because Pâ—â—eâ—ts and Catholikes are charged so much for adhearing to Papall poweâ— in this they are assuredly knowne to be the truest Subiects to our king For all Popes actually or virtually in neuer approuing or legittimating Queene Elizabeth haue ratified and confirmed the iust Right of Scotland in thâ—s kingedome and Ireland And nothing can be saide to be more authentically approuâ—d and confirmed by Popes authoritie then Pope Innocentius 8. by his Papall Bull as our Protestants confesse and relate Bulla Innocentij S. in â—â—trim Henrici Regiâ— Ang. 7. Maâ—â—â— Parker Antiquit. Brit. in â—â— Merit it confirmed both the marriadge of king Henry 7. with Elizabeth daughter and heire to king Edward 4. and his most lawfull and Iust 〈◊〉 to the Crowne of England By all Titles and Rights by Right of Inheritance right of warre right of marriage right of ElectioÌ„ and right of Parlament by hiâ— Pontisicall power Paâ—â— ad confirmandum illud legitimum diuinitusque conciliatum ac ad pacem tranquillitatem Anglorum maximè necessarium Matrimoniuâ— suis Bullis opus esse putauit quia quarto cognationis gradu coniuncti nuptias contraxerunt In quibus etiam nè authoritate carere videretur regnum acquisitum RegeÌ„ confirmauit illudque iure hareditario Iure belli iure coniugali Iure elecâ—â—onis Iure Senatus seu Parliamenti Anglicani necnon Iure Pontificio atque suo ad Henritum Regem septimum eiusque Haredes in perpeâ—â—â—â— spectare debere pronuntiauit The Pope thoughâ— iâ— needefull by his Bulls to confirme that godly reconciled Marriage most nâ—â—â—ssarie for the peace and tranquillitie of English men for that they â—ad married in the sowerth degree In which also least it may seeme to want authoritie â—e coâ—firmed the obtained kingdome on the king and declared it to appertaine perpetually to king Henrie the 7. and his heires by â—â—â—editarie right by right of warre by right of Marriage by righâ— of election by right of the Counâ—ell oâ— Engliâ—â— Parlament by Pontificall and his owne right This is so constringent and bindâ—ng an obligation of all English Catholikes attributing so much to Papall powâ—r and Iuâ—iâ—diction as Protestants saie we doe euer to performe all temporall dutie and obedience to our king Charles the vndoubted true lawfull Heâ—re of that so established king Heryâ—â— to him and his heires for euer that no Catholike man allowing of Papall authoritie can euer be iustly suspected of disobedieÌ„ce or vndutifulnesse to our Soueraigne And all the Protestants of â—ngland in their Religion cannot produce such a bonde testimonie or warrant foâ— their like fidelitie 4. Therefore being thus clearely and manifestly made knowne and euident that the Religion of English Catholikes in euery point is most true and holy plensing to God and profitable in temporall Regiment the sacred Orders of our Bishop and Priest so honourable we hope our king and hiâ— Councell hereafter will rather thinke of defending then offending protecting then persecuting K. Charles Declaration to all Subiects An. 1628. them And besides that is here saide his owne Regall declaration published with aduise of his Councell calleth vpon him and them so to doe For there with that aduise hâ— thus publikly protesteth before God and mâ— We â—all God to record before whoÌ„ we standâ— that it â— and allwayes hath bâ—ne our hearts desiâ—e â—o be founâ— worthie of that Title which we accompt the most glorious in all our Crowne Defendor of the saith 5. We must mâ—st humbly remember vnto him the saith whereof he is â—â—ilcâ—â— Defender wherein there is so mâ—ch gloâ—â—eâ— it is thaâ— onely true saith of Caâ—â—oâ—iks as is here proued and no other true faith being but one â— Ephes 4. Vnus Dominus vna sides vnum baptisâ—a One Lord one faith one Baptisme And this faith of Catholiks of Engâ—and is the true Catholike Apostolik faith and saith of the Church of Româ— now and when that Title Defendor of â—â— faith was giuen to king Henry the 8. beforâ— his lapse from the Church of Rome by the Pope there for defending that faith against Luther The Title giuen must be interpreted by the giuer the Pope not the receiuer which could not receiue but what was giuen And this Title was giuen receiued and vsed many yeares before Queene Elizabeth or before her Religion the Religion of English ProtestaÌ„ts now was borne aÌ„d was vsed both by king HeÌ„ry 8. and Queene Mary not of this new Religion wherefore we hope our king calling God to Record will rather defend the faith of his Catholikes and them then to suffer them to be thus persecuted and his Councell which counsailed him in that declaration will so aduise and counsaile him And his Parlament that could not finde their Religion 80. yeares old will not hinder him in so good a deede seeing it is certaine by their owne accompt that the Title Defendor of the faith is about 30. yeares older then their Religion and so he cannot by that Title defend their faith A non ens can haue no defence It can neither be defended or offended FINIS FAVLTS ESCAPED AND CORRECTED Pag. 17. lin 3. Theanus for Theonus l. 15. Thadiacus for Thadiocus p. 21. l. 22. paene for penè p. 27. l. 28. most worthiest for worthiest p. 39. l. 28. were for was p. 42. l. 18. Phylosopho for Philosopho p. 43. l. 20. Huntingtonsyhre for Huntington shyre p. 47. l. 21. did increased for and encreased p. 51. l. 20. these man for these men p. 52. l. 19. Missae Papisticae for Missa Papistica p. 61. l. 19. Ireland for Iland p. 63. l. 6. translated them for translated p. 69. l. 22. euery one for and euery one p. 71. l. 7. formae for forma p. 80. l. 23. iurisdiction for iurisdiction on the Christians p. 91. l. 18. after S. Peter adde and to the holy Roman Church p. 100. l. 25. make no Parenthesis p. 111. l. 8. Omitt Theodoretus p. 120. l. 26. Omitt Thou shalt p. 123. l. 6. Amphilabus for Amphibalus Some other faults of lese moment I haue not put downe here they being easie for the Reader to correct in reading FAVLTS ESCAPED AND CORRECTED Pag. 13. lin 23. at which time for after which time pag. 17. l. 3. Theanus for Theonus l. 15. Thadiacus for Thadiocus p. 21. l. 22. paene for penè p. 23. l. 24. first to haue perswaded for before to haue brought p. 25. l. 5. as they most happely did for as soone after it most happely was p. 27. l. 28. most worthiest for worthiest p. 39. l. 10. S. Bonifacius for S. Benedict Biscop p. 35. l. 28. were for was p. 42. l. 7. yea 386 for yeare 586. p. 42. l. 18. Phylosopho for Philosopho pag. 43. l. 20. Huntingtonsyhre for Huntingtonshyre p. 47. l. 21. did increased for and encreased p. 51. l. 20. these man for these men p. 52. l. 19. Missae Papislicae for Missa Papistica p. 61. l. 19. Ireland for Iland pag. 63. l. 6. translated them for translated pag. 69. l. 22. euery one for and euery one pag. 71. l. 7. formae for forma p. 80. l. 23. iurisdiction for iurisdiction on the Christians p. 91. l. 18. after S. Peter adde and to the hoâ—y Roman Church pag. 100. l. 25. make no Parenthesis p. 111. l. 8. Omit Theodoretus p. 120. l. 26. Omit Thou shalt p. 123. l. 6. Amphilabus for Amphibalus pag. 125. l. 1. allmost 1000 for aboue 1000. p. 150. l. 22. let for left pag. 156. l. 18. many for euery Some other faults of lese moment I haue not put downe here they being easie for the â—eader to correct in reading