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A42559	Status ecclesiæ gallicanæ, or, The ecclesiastical history of France from the first plantation of Christianity there, unto this time, describing the most notable church-matters : the several councils holden in France, with their principal canons : the most famous men, and most learned writers, and the books they have written, with many eminent French popes, cardinals, prelates, pastours, and lawyers : a description of their universities with their founders : an impartial account of the state of the Reformed chuches in France and the civil wars there for religion : with an exact succession of the French Kings / by the authour of the late history of the church of Great Britain.	Geaves, William.	1676 (1676)	Wing G442; ESTC R7931	417,076	474

against Luther and others defend him Luther proceedeth and writeth against other corruptions of the Church of Rome and many are enlightned by him Charles V. being Emperour calleth a Dyet at Wormes and thither is Luther summoned Anno 1521. who stoutly defendeth his Doctrine and many Priests began to preach and even in Wormes after they had seen the constancy of Luther they receive the preachers of the Gospel and because they could not have the liberty of the Churches they set up a portable pulpit and heard the preachers in many places of the Town until the year 1525. The Gospel was preached in Saxony and embraced there as also at Halberstat Hamburgh Pomerania Liveland and many other places Charles Duke of Savoy was desirous of truth and purity Luther understanding it by Annemund Coot a French Knight writes unto him a confession of Faith to confirm him in the zeal of piety In the closure he saith Well! Illustrious Prince stir up that spark which hath begun to kindle in thee and let fire come from the house of Savoy as from the house of Joseph and let all France be kindled by thee yea let that Holy fire burn and encrease that at last France may be truly called for the Gospel's sake the most Christian Kingdom In the year 1523. the Gospel began to be openly preached in France at Gratianople in the Daulphinatè by Peter Sebevilla Zuinglius by writing encouraged him to lift up his voice like a Trumpet and sound forth the Gospel in France At the same time in Melda about ten miles from Paris was Bishop William Brissonnet he was a Lover of Truth and Light he passeth by the Monks and sought learned Men to teach the Gospel So from Paris he calleth Jacobus Faber William Farel Arnold and G●rard Red who did most fervently instruct the people in the truth But the Bishop's courage was soon abated by terrible menaces of the Sorbonnists nevertheless the word of God was planted in the hearts of many and by the wondrous counsel of God from the persecution of that one Church many Churches through France were planted for both the Teachers and hearers were spread abroad After Martin Luther had opened the way in Germany John Calvin born at Noyon in Piccardy a Man of a great wit marvellously eloquent and generally Learned departing from the Faith then generally held proposed in his Books which he published in Print and in his Sermons which he preached in divers places in France one hundred twenty eight axiomes so he called them disagreeing from the Roman Church The French Wits curious by Nature and desirous of Novelties began at first rather for pastime than through choice to read his writings and frequent his Sermons But as Davila a Papist observeth in his History of the civil Wars of France as in all business of the World it useth often to fall out that things beginning in jest end in earnest so these opinions sowed in God's Church Davila Hist of the Civil Wars of France lib. 1. so crept up saith he that they were greedily embraced and firmly believed by a great number of people and persons of all qualities insomuch that Calvin came to be reverenced of many in a short time and believed for a new miraculous Interpreter of Scripture and saith my Authour as it were a certain infallible Teacher of the true Faith The foundation of this Doctrine was in the City of Geneva scituate upon the Lake Antiently called Lacus Lemanus upon the confines of Savoy which having rejected the Government of the Duke and Bishop to whom formerly it paid obedience under the name of Terra Franca under pretext of liberty of conscience reduced it self into the form of a Common-wealth From thence books coming out daily in print and men furnished with Wit and eloquence insinuating themselves into the Neighbour Provinces who secretly sowed the seeds of this new Doctrine in progress of time all the Cities and Provinces of the Kingdom of France were filled with it though so covertly that there appeared openly only some few marks and conjectures of it This began in the time of King Francis the first who though sometimes he made severe resolutions against the preachers and professours of this Doctrine yet notwithstanding being continually busied in Forreign Wars took little notice thereof Peter Viret was an eloquent French Divine whom Calvin desired for his Colleague His French Books are mentioned by Antoine du Verdier in his Bibliotheque William Farel was also a learned Divine of Geneva He hath written De Vray Vsage de la Croix and other Books Upon Calvin Farel and Viret there is this Epigram of Beza Gallica mirata est Calvinum Ecclesia nuper Quo nemo docuit doctiùs Est quoque te nuper mirata Farelle tonantem Quo nemo tonuit fortiùs Et miratur adhuc fundentem mella Viretum Quo nemo fatur dulciùs Scilicet aut tribus his servabere testibus olim Aut interibis Gallia Stephen Pasquier a French Writer and a Papist doth much extol Calvin's piety wit and learning Recherch de la France li. 8. ca. 55. John Clerk was apprehended at Melden in France Anno 1523. for setting up upon the Church-door a certain Bill against the Pope's pardons lately sent thither from Rome in which Bill he named the Pope to be Antichrist For which he was three several days whipped and afterwards had a mark imprinted in his Forehead as a note of infamy His mother being a good Christian-woman though her Husband was an Adversary when she beheld her Son thus grievously scourged and ignominiously deformed in the face did boldly encourage her Son crying with a loud Voice Blessed be Christ and welcome be these prints and marks After this execution and punishment sustained the said John departed that Town and went to Rosie in Brie and from thence to Metz where he was taken for casting down Images and there his hand was first cut off from his right Arm then his Nose with sharp pincers was violently pulled from his Face after that both his Arms and his paps were likewise pluckt and drawn with the same Instrument He quietly endured these Torments in a manner singing the Verses of the 115 Psalm Their Idols be Silver and Gold the work only of Man's hand The rest of his body was committed to the fire and therewith consumed Anno 1525. Doctor John Castellan after he was called to the knowledge of God he b●came a true preacher of his word in France at Barleduc also at Vittery in Partoise at Chalon in Champagne and in the Town of Vike which is the Episcopal Seat of the Bishop of Metz in Lorrain After he had laid some foundation of the Doctrine of the Gospel in Metz in returning from thence he was taken prisoner by the Cardinal of Lorrain's servants and carried to the Castle of Nommenie from thence he was carried to the Town and Castle of Vike always constantly persevering in the same Doctrine He was degraded by

Galliae THe Heads of the Statutes of the Provincial Council of Rhemes Charles Archbishop of Rhemes Cardinal of Lorrain being President Statute 1. Of the Residence of Curates 2. Of the Office of a Curate in choosing and preaching sound Doctrine 3. Of the Office of Curates in the Administration of the Sacraments 4. For what ends spiritual alliance shall be thenceforth contracted by Baptism 5. Of the lawful times of Marriage 6. Of the life and honesty of the Curates 7. Of providing fit Clerks for the supply of Vacant Churches who are to be examined by six Doctors or Licentiates in Divinity or in the Canon-law or other Clerks either Secular or Regular 8. Of promotion to holy Orders 9. Of the first Tonsure No youths are to be admitted to the first Tonsure unless they have received the Sacrament of Confirmation and the rudiments of faith and shall learn to read and write 10. Of restoring the offices of Minor orders by the Churches from a Deacon to a door-keeper 11. Of the distinct collation of the things of the Orders and the qualities of those that are to be ordained 12. That all Clerks be appointed to some certain Church 13. Of the Age and quality of those that are to be promoted to the greater orders None to be admitted to the Order of a Sub-deacon till he be two and twenty years of age none to the Order of a Deacon till three and twenty years of age nor of a Priest till five and twenty years of age 14. Of the Examination of those to be promoted to the greater Orders concerning their persons age education manners faith and doctrine 15. Of the Office of a Sub-deacon and Deacon and Priest about the Church to which they are admitted 16. All Orders are to be conferred Gratis 17. Of the Visitation of Arch-deacons and the office of Rural Deans 18. Of the reparation of Churches and the use of Images These Acts of the Council were perfected after nineteen several Congregations I shall omit the names of those who were either present in this Provincial Council of Rhemes or sent their Procuratours Some Decrees of the Synod concerning Marriages and Ravishers of Women were approved but not published I shall also pass over the procurations of the Archbishop of Rhemes through the Cities Diocess and Province of Rhemes The Constitutions of the Synod of Melum Anno 1579. 1. COncerning the profession of the Catholick faith 2. Of the diligence to be used by Pastors against Hereticks 3. Of the punishing of rash swearers 4. Of Magical Arts in general and of divinations prohibited by Law 5. Of the Visitation of Churches 6. Of the Celebration of Festivals 7. Of the Sacraments in general 8. Of the Sacraments in special 9. Of Confirmation 10. Of the holy Sacrament of the Eucharist 11. Of the things pertaining to the Celebration of the Mass 12. Of Penance 13. Of fasting 14. Of Extream Unction 15. Of Matrimony 16. Of the Sacrament of Order And first of the life and honesty of the Clergy in general Of the causes of the reproaches cast upon the Clergy 17. Of promotion to Holy Orders 18. Rules given to Bishops to walk by 19. Of Canonists 20. Of Parish-priests 21. Of Residency 22. Of the reformation of Regulars The Laws of a Seminary Colledge which is to be instituted in every Diocess according to the Decree of the Council of Trent Sess 23. c. 23. Chap. 1. OF those that are to be admitted and those that are to be discharged 2. Of those things which respect piety 3. Of the things which pertain to obedience 4. Of the things which pertain to modesty 5. Of the things which respect studies 6. Of those who shall have the charge of the spiritual affairs of a Seminary and things pertaining to learning as also of temporal things 7. Of Hospitals for sick folks Of a Procurator appointed for pious causes whom some call a Procurator of Souls 8. Of the trimming and adorning of Churches 9. Of the funerals and burials of Catholicks 10. Of the preservation of Church-goods 11. Of the things that pertain to outward jurisdiction Now concerning the Correction of publick Crimes 1. Of Whores Bawds and Panders 2. Of Concubinaries 3. Of Usuries Here they pray and beseech all Princes and Magistrates that they would use their utmost endeavours to remedy these evils 12. Of the office of foraneous Vicars and Arch-presbyters 13. Of a Diocesan Synod and of Synodal witnesses 14. Of School-masters 15. Of the restraining of immoderate charges 16. Of the Sealings of Notaries The Canons and Decrees of the Provincial Council of Cambray Anno 1565. Chap. 1. OF the suspected and prohibited books of Hereticks 2. Of Divinity-lectures in Chapters and Monasteries 3. Of Schools and of the books to be taught in them and the manner of teaching youths 4. Of a Seminary and of the age of youths to be admitted into a Seminary 5. Of Doctrine and preaching the Word Of God 6. Of Worship Ceremonies and Divine Service 7. Of Ecclesiastical Ministeries 8. Of the life and honesty of the Clergy 9. Of the Examination of Bishops and of the Examination of Pastours 10. Of the Residency of Bishops and Curates 11. Of the residency of Pastors and their Office 12. Of a Visitation 13. Of Ecclesiastical power and jurisdiction 14. Of Matrimony 15. Of Purgatory and suffrages for the dead 16. Of the Monasteries of Men and Women 17. Of the Saints of their Veneration Worship and Invocation 18. Of Images of the Images of Christ and the Saints to be used in Temples none of which are to be admitted without the consent and judgement of the Bishop 19. Of Indulgences none are to be offered that are new and unknown and such only as are approved by the Ordinary The Decrees of the Provincial Synod of Roven Anno 1581. 1. THat profession might be made of the faith of the one holy Catholick and Apostolick Church we excommunicate and anathematize according to the Lateran Council said they all heresie exalting it self against the Orthodox and Catholick Church and all who do assert and believe otherwise than the Catholick Apostolick and Roman Church doth believe and teach 2. They set down a form of Profession of faith I N. do with firm faith believe and profess all and every thing which is contained in the symbol of faith which the holy Roman Church useth c. Concluding thus And I most firmly believe and embrace the Apostolick and Ecclesiastical Traditions and the rest of the observations and constitutions of the same Church Item I admit the holy Scripture according to that sence which our holy Mother the Church hath held and holdeth whose right it is to judge of the true sence and interpretation of the holy Scriptures neither will I ever receive and interpret it but according to the unanimous consent of the Fathers I also profess that there are seven sacraments of the new Law instituted by Jesus Christ our Lord viz. Baptism Confirmation the Eucharist

King Richard took Messana by assault seized on most Forts in the Island Tankred gave to our King what rich conditions soever he demanded to pacifie him Worse discords daily encreased betwixt the Kings of England and France King Richard slighting the King of France his Sister whom he had promised to marry King Philip hasted presently to Ptolemais Richard followed with more leisure and took Cyprus in his way Cursac reigned then in Cyprus who killed the English that landed there But King Richard speedily over-ran the Island bound Cursac with silver fetters The Island he pawned to the Templars for ready money and there took to Wife his beloved Lady Beringaria Daughter to the King of Navarr The City of Ptolemais was taken the Houses which were left with the spoil and Prisoners were equally divided betwixt Philip and Richard Here the English cast down the Ensigns of Leopold Duke of Austria who had fought so long in assaulting this City till his Armour was all over gore-blood save the place covered with his belt But King Richard afterward paid dearly for it King Richard caused seven thousand of his Turkish Prisoners to be put to death and Saladine in revenge put as many of our Captives to death But the French King reserving his Prisoners alive exchanged them to ransom so many Christians Philip the French King Odo Duke of Burgundy Duke Leopold most of the Dutch all the Genoans and Templars side with King Conrade King Richard Henry Count of Champaigne the Hospitallers Venetians and Pisans take part with King Guy But King Conrade's side was much weakned by the departure of the French King About that time Conrade King of Jerusalem was murdered in the Market-place of Tyre Now King Guy exchanged his Kingdom of Jerusalem for the Island of Cyprus which he had redeemed from the Templars to whom he had pawned it Henry of Champaign was chosen King by the procurement of King Richard who after many notable exploits done in Palestine and a peace made with Saladine in his return passing through Germany in a disguise was taken Prisoner in Austria sold and sent by Duke Leopold to Henry the Emperour At last he was ransomed for an hundred and forty thousand marks a sum so vast in that Age that to raise it in England they were forced to sell their Church-plate to their very Chalices After this Money Peter of Blois made an Apostrophe to the Duke or Emperour sending this good prayer Bibe nunc Avaritia Dum puteos argenteos Larga diffundit Anglia Tua tecum pecunia Sit in perditionem And now thou basest Avarice Drink till thy Belly burst Whilst England pours large silver showers To satiate thy Thirst And this we pray Thy Money may And thou be like accurst King Richard after eighteen Months imprisonment returned into England And in Austria the Duke with his Money built the Walls of Vienna But God punished the Dominions of Leopold with fire and water and by famine for the Ears of Wheat turned into Worms A Gangreen seized on the Duke's body who cut off his Leg with his own hand and dyed thereof who by his Will caused some thousand Crowns to be restored again to King Richard Soon after Henry King of Jerusalem as he was walking in his Palace fell down out of a Window and broke his neck Roger Hoveden tells us that near about this time there was in the City of Tholouse a great number of Men and Women whom the Pope's Commissioners viz. Peter Cardinal of St. Chrysogon and the Pope's Legate with the Arch-Bishops of Narbon and Biturium Reginald Bishop of Bathe John Bishop of Pictavia Henry Abbot of Clareval c. did persecute and condemn for Hereticks of whom some were scourged naked some chased away some compelled to abjure Now sprang up the Doctrine and name of them which were then called Pauperes de Lugduno which of one Waldus a chief Senator in Lyons were named Waldenses they were also called Leonistae Insabbatati about the year of our Lord 1170. It happened on a day as divers of the principal men of the City assembled together consulted upon divers matters that one of the company fell down and dyed suddenly the rest of the company looking on This Waldus being terrified at the sight of it was converted and presently reformed his Life He ministred of his Goods large Alms to the Poor he purchased a Bible studied the Scriptures instructed himself and his Family with the true knowledge of God's word He admonished all that resorted to him to repentance and amendment of Life He gave out to them that were ready to learn certain rudiments of the Scripture which himself had translated into the French Tongue for he was both Wealthy and Learned The Popish Prelates threatned to excommunicate him but he neglecting their threatnings said God must be obeyed rather than Man At length they drave both Waldus and all his adherents out of the City The Articles of the Waldenses I find in order and number to be these 1. That only the Holy Scripture is to be believed in matters pertaining to Salvation c. 2. All things to be contained in Holy Scripture necessary to Salvation 3. That there is one only Mediator that other Saints are in no wise to be made Mediators or to be invocated 4. They rejected purgatory asserting that all men either by Christ are justified to Life or without Christ be condemned and besides these two neither any third or fourth place to be 5. That all Masses viz. such as be sung for the dead be wicked and are to be abrogate 6. That all Mens Traditions are to be rejected at least not to be reputed as necessary to Salvation c. That constrained Fasts difference of Meats such variety of degrees and orders of Priests Fryars Monks and Nuns superfluous Holy-days so many sundry benedictions and hallowing of Creatures vows peregrinations with all the Rabblement of Rites and Ceremonies to be abolished 7. The supremacy of the Pope usurping above all Churches and especially above all politick Realms and Governments not to be acknowledged neither that any degree is to be received in the Church but only Bishops Priests and Deacons 8. The Communion under both kinds to be necessary to all people according to the Institution of Christ 9. That the Church of Rome is Babylon spoken of in the Revelation and the Pope is Antichrist 10. They reject the Pope's pardons and indulgences 11. They hold the Marriage of Priests and Ecclesiastical persons to be pious and necessary in the Church 12. That such as hear the Word of God and have a right Faith are the true Church of Christ John Arch-Bishop of Lyons excommunicated Waldus and all his followers They were dispersed into divers places of whom many remained long in Bohemia who writing to their King Vladislaus to purge themselves against the slanderous accusations of one Doctor Austin gave up their confession with an Apology for their Christian profession defending with strong and

water as they are distinguished by John Baptist in Matth. 3. And he declares the words of the Institution and the effect of Baptism Jacob Andrews held there is but one Baptism because St. Paul saith one Baptism Beza said there is an outward and an inward washing And he rebuked the Wortembergers because they did not call the blood of Christ the thing signified in Baptism They asked whether Infants have Faith Beza denied and the other affirmed it They questioned whether the Elect being sanctified may lose faith Beza denied They asked what hope may Parents have of their Baptized Children Beza said All should hope well but we are not Prophets to fore-tell that this or that Child shall be a good or bad man Concerning Predestination Those of Wortemberg said God from all eternity not only foresaw the fall of man but hath also foreknown and chosen them that shall be saved and hath appointed them unto salvation that is that they should be saved by Christ for the election was made in Christ The number of them who shall be saved is certain with God So the question is say they whether God hath Predestinated his Elect unto life so that he in his hidden and absolute judgement hath appointed the most part of men unto eternal damnation that he will not have them to repent nor be converted and saved We believe say they that such Decree cannot be shewed by Scripture They reject those Propositions that Reprobation is the most wise purpose of God whereby from all eternity he hath constantly Decreed without all unrighteousness not to shew love on them whom he hath not loved that unjustly condemning them he might declare his wrath against sin and shew his glory The cause of the Decree of Election or Reprobation is his eternal favour toward them who at his pleasure are appointed unto salvation and his eternal hatred of ill ordaining whom he pleaseth unto condemnation But why he hath appointed these men rather than those unto salvation or damnation there is no other impulsive cause but his will c. Beza answered thus What ye deny That the vessels of wrath as well as the vessels of mercy were ordained from eternity we do affirm not only because there is a like reason of contraries and the very word Election proveth it but also it is declared by the express word of God Rom. 9.11 And this is so far said he from any ground that man can challenge God of unrighteousness that he were not unjust though he had condemned all men seeing we are all by nature the Children of wrath and he is debtor to none We say further that their Condemnation who in the eternal Decree are left in their corruption is not rightly attributed unto this Decree for albeit that which God hath Decreed cannot miss but shall come to pass and so they who perish do not perish without this Decree yet the cause of the execution or of their condemnation is not that Decree of God but their natural corruption and the fruits of it from which it pleased God to exempt them only whom he hath chosen to salvation That there ever was and is a great a number of them that perish the matter it self sheweth and Christ saith Few are chosen few do enter in at the strait gate Lastly that God will not have them to be converted and saved it 's not to be understood as if they were willing and God resisteth their desire but that they will not be converted nor can they will being forsaken of God and left in impenitency He answered also to the Objections Then they came to that question whether Christ died for all men Jacob held the affirmative and Beza the negative Prince Frederick now thought it time to close seeing no hope of agreement Osiand Cent. 16. lib. 4. cap. 23. he exhorted them to give one another the hand of Fraternity and to abstain from bitter writings until God shall give them more cause of Peace Jacob answered seeing they have accused us of gross Errours how can we acknowledge them as Brethren Beza said seeing you refuse to give us the right hand of Fraternity neither acknowledge us as Brethren we do not regard your hand of friendship So the Conference was ended March 29. Anthony Faius one of Beza's assistants in this Conference was a French Divine He hath written these Works In Epist ad Romanos In Priorem ad Timotheum In Ecclesiastem Enchiridion Theologicum De Vita Obitu Theod. Bezae Emblemata Epigrammata Miscel Abraham Faius his Son hath put out a Book entitled Linguae Gallicae Italicae hortulus amoenissimus horarum subcisivarum libri duo Now the King begins a War against the Protestants in Guienne The Castle of Angiers is suddenly taken by the Hugonots without much difficulty Angiers is a City scituate on this side the Loire in a sweet fertil Countrey well peopled famous for the study of the Law and commodiously seated to fall into all the Provinces of Gallia Celtica which largely invirons it on every side But this Castle of Angiers was recovered by the Catholicks before it was relieved and the Prince of Conde not knowing what was done coming to relieve Angiers was defeated The King sets forth divers Armies one under the Duke of Mayenne the Mareschal de Byron marcheth with another Army into Xantonge The King sets forth two other Armies one under the Duke of Joyeuse in Avergne the other under the Duke of Espernon in Provence he himself goes to Lions Then the Protestant Princes of Germany raise a mighty Army to relieve the Hugonots They send an Embassie before unto the King of France which encreaseth the discontents and hasteneth the taking up of Arms. The King seeks to perswade the King of Navarre to turn Catholick and come to Court he sends the Queen-Mother to Treat with him in Poictou about it Those of the League are highly displeased and murmure at it And from that occasion the union of the Parisians is fomented who provide and Arm themselves secretly They plot to surprize Bolougne in Picardy but the business is discovered and the Town is saved The Duke of Guise being up in Arms in Burgundy and Champagne takes Ausonne and Rocnoy and besiegeth Sedan The Queen-Mother returns from the King of Navarre to Paris but without effect The King makes a new Protestation not to Tolerate the Hugonots any longer He unites himself with the Catholick League to oppose the German Army He sends the Duke of Joyeuse into Poictou against the King of Navarre who coming unexpectedly cuts off two Regiments of the Hugonot Infantry The Duke of Guise draws his Army together to advance against the Germans in Lorain The King levieth Swisses and raiseth great Forces for the same purpose The Count of Soissons and the Prince of Conti go over to the King of Navarre's party The Duke of Lorain united with the Duke of Guise opposeth the entry of the Germans into his Countrey