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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14265	An ansvvere or admonition to those of the Church of Rome, touching the iubile, proclaimed by the bull, made and set foorth by Pope Clement the eyght, for the yeare of our Lord. 1600. Translated out of French; Aviso a los de la iglesia romana, sobre la indiccion de jubiléo, por la bulla del papa Clemente octavo. English	Valera, Cipriano de, 1532?-1625.	1600 (1600)	STC 24578.5; ESTC S116178	21,562	32

peice of sealed paper or parchment Is it not in the sincere Preaching of the word of God the ryght administration of the holy Sacramentes Where doth the Pope this It should be a wonder to heare him Preach So it is neuerthelesse that in that sort the Apostles did dispence the Treasors of the grace mercy of God as wee may read in the booke of theyr Actes and in theyr Epistles But behold I pray you a right iest pure mockery to say that the gates of the most auncient Churches of Rome are opened with solemne ceremonies and that the faithfull are purged from the spots of sin to the end that the soules redeemed by the bloud of Iesus Christ by the Diuine vertues of the Sacramentes should be absolued and deliuered from the yoake of Iron and the tyranny of the deuill c. Is it possible in more manifest termes to mocke with God and to expose and bring in reproach the precious bloud of his most deare Sonne then in speaking in this manner From whence hath the Pope drawn this goodly yea rather damnable deuotion but onely from the pit of Hell The auncient Iubile was established among the Iewes by the expresse commandement of God Where will the Pope find that Iesus Christ hath or dained this which is the inuention of Boniface the eight and that first they must giue a blow with a small hammer wher with hauing stricken then with great blowes of leauers and staues open the gates of his Basiliskes to obaine all the benefits whereof hee speaketh This manner of action is not to bee found in any place of the holy Scriptures neither yet in the bookes of the most pure and first Doctors But that it hath bin reuealed to his predicessors if it were it was by the spirit of Sathan that transsigureth himselfe into an Angell of light that he might induce the simple people to commit two euils the one to sorsake God which is the spring of waters that continually without ceasing run into life eternall Ier. 2 the other to dig broken cesternes and such as holde no water But touching the true spirituall Iubile the Apostles declared it euery where and in all places as occasion serued according to their charge As S. Peter first in Jerusalem that all the house of Israell sayth he may know that this Iesus whom you haue crucified was by God made our Lord Christ Therfore be you repentant be you euery man baptised in the name of Iesus Christ Act. 2. to the remission of sins And in the Chap. following repent you saith he conuert to the end your sins may be defaced And in the 10. God cōmanded vs to preach vnto the people to witnes that Iesus is ordained of God to be iudge both of the quick the dead also al the Prophets beare him witnes that all those that beleeue in him shal receiue remission of their sins Now faith cōmeth not by going a long iourny ouer the mountains vnto Rome or els where but by hearing the word of God which is the word of faith Which S Pa. also saith that he Preacheth that is that if we confesse the Lord Iesus with our lips beleeue with our harts that God raised him frō the dead wee shal be saued Harken to that which S. Paul saith in the Act. 13 Brethren I would haue you know that the remission of sins by this Iesus is announced vnto you that euery one of you by this man is absolued of all the things wherof by the law of Moses you could not be absolued Now this was not at Rome that he spake this but at Antiochia in Pesidia Hee sent them not to Rome where according to Onuphrius allegation Saint Peter as then was resident but assured them if they there beleeued of the remission and intyre absolution of the paine and culpe of theyr sinnes For conclusion we wil ad that which S. Paul saith to Agrippa whereof the Pope hath inferred certaine words in his Bull. That Iesus Christ had appeared vnto him Act. 26. to establish him a minister and witnes as well of the thinges that he had seene as of the thinges that he would shewe vnto him deliuering him from the people of the Iewes and the Gentils to whome he sent him to the end saith Iesus Christ that thou maist open their eyes and that they might conuert from darkenes to light and from the power of Sathan to God to the end that they receyue remission of sinnes and part in the inheritaunce among the sanctified by the faith that is in me Wherupon saith S. Paul I was not disobedient to the celestiall vision But first I declared to them that are in Damas and in Jerusalem throughout all Iudea after that to the Gentils that they should repent and conuert vnto God doing workes worthy of those that repent Doth it not many sestly appeare by all these passages that it is not at Rome nor in the Baselisques that we must seeke these great benefits which the Pope promiseth vs by his Bull but in all places where the word of God is Preached and at all times such as by true faith doe receiue them are partakers of those benefits Wherefore what pretence soeuer Clement the eyght taketh as touching the actions of his predecessors whom he termeth Soueraigne Bishops and of the consent of the Cardinals it cannot be by Gods authority which neuer commaunded it much lesse by the Apostles who neuer practised the like but taught the contrary that he hath published his Iubile but rather by the authority of Sathan the father of lyes who by subtiltie and accustomed mallice hath in such fort prophaned this authority to remit and retayne sinnes as God hath giuen it to his church in the persons of true and faithfull pastors in causing it to be attributed vnto such as haue not any vocation in the Church if it be well considered neyther in matter nor forme and that make trassique and Marchandize of the grace mercy yea and of the iustice of God And which is more make certaine Stirrops to lengthen or shorten them as their accursed ambition auarice fauours and wicked wils leadeth them If therefore poore Romaine Catholiques you will be well assured to participate and haue part of the Treasors which Iesus Christ hath brought and dayly presenteth vnto vs and by consequent haue peace in your consciences It is not in any sort necessary that you should so much trauell your bodies to goe to Rome there to stay 15. daies or a month to goe visit the Basiliskes and Temples euery day during that time to haue a signe of the hand of a mortall man which you terme the signe of the Crosse and a blessing supposing by this meanes to haue full intyre remission of all your sinnes as well mortall as veniall The holy Ghost she weth you a way much more assured and a great deale shorter Rom. 10. when by his

vessel of election S. Paul hee saith Now the iustice which is by faith that is the remission of sinnes as S. Paul himselfe expoundeth it in the 4. chap. precedent saith thus say not in thy heart who shall goe vp into heauen that is to bring Iesus Christ againe from aboue Or who shall goe downe into hell that is to recall Iesus Christ from the dead But what saith the Scripture the word of God is neere thee in thy mouth and in thy heart It is the word of faith which we Preach for if thou confessest the Lord Iesus with thy mouth and beleeuest with thy heart that God raised him from the dead thou shalt be saued Then to beleeue we must heare this sacred word of God as the said S. Paul sheweth afterward For by the same the remission of al our sins by the precious bloud of Iesus Christ is declared vnto vs in his name authority if we beleeue This word like wise teacheth vs in all places to pray vnto our onely God 1. Tim. 2. in the name of Iesus Christ exhorteth vs all the dayes of our life to walke worthily Luk. 1. and with a good conscience in the vocation whereunto we are called to liue holily and righteously to labour in good workes Ephe. 4. and not to do vnto another but as we would be done vnto our selues Now for a conclusion the holy Father addeth most goodly demonstrations and exhortations First to the Patriarches Primates c. whom he saith are called to haue part of this ioy And what not to feed the troupe of the celestiall pasture which is the Gospell and bring men to Iesus Christ the soueraigne Pastor of our soules But to incite them to goe to Rome there to finde his holines to visit the Basiliskes of the Princes of the earth S. Peter and S. Paul beholde the word which he will haue them teach and the better to incourage them hee calleth them the lights of the world We must not then be abashed if the world be holden in so great darkenes seeing that such lights are darke full of obscurity Also the salt of the earth yea a salt that is not good but hath lost the sauour corrupteth al the meate that is salted therewith For what example of good doe those kinde of people shew Where shall you finde more riots and dissolutions then in the Courts and houses of these Prelates Read what S. Barnard saith touching those of his time who neuerthelesse were not halfe so corrupt as these in our dayes For that the world is dayly worse and worse how doth this holy Father speake to Pope Eugenius that had bin his Desciple and how doth he paint out these kinde of people in their colours Is this fellow saith he a seruant for the Pope nameth himselfe the seruant of seruantes to whome continually out of all places there repaireth Simoniastes Sacrilegiers whore-mongers incestious persons and such like monsters eyther to obtaine or retaine Ecclesiasticall dignityes Also vpon the Canticles Sermon 77. There are very few saith he that seeke not their owne what so euer it cost them They loue presents and cannot likewise loue Iesus Christ for they haue made a league with Mammon Behold how they walk in proude array apparelled in diuers vestures or of diuers colours like a Bride that issueth out of her chamber c. And after in the same Sermon Whom wilt thou finde me among the Prelates that desireth not rather to empty the purses of those that are their subiectes then to extirpe vices Also in the Epistle 152. the insolency of the Clergy whereof the negligence of the Bishops is the principall occasion doth in all places trouble the Church But you will say that the holy Father admonisheth them of their duties according as he doth his owne yea that which tendeth more to practise that which S. Barnard saith touching the emptying of purses then to represse vices whereof proceedeth the olde prouerbe neuer horse nor man got any thing by going to Rome I would gladly demaund if that be the preaching of the word of God if it bee to beget faithful to the Gospel which is to bring them to Iesus Christ to inuite all the world to goe to Rome there to visit the temples of S. Peter S. Paul the which Saints this holy Father the better to set foorth his Marchandize and to make it of great value calleth the Princes of the earth and saith that they declare the word of God throughout all the world These holy persons neuer once dreamed of such impostures and much lesse did they require them Their holy Epistles are sufficient testimonies to the contrary but hee will adorne them with this goodly tytle to the end that we should vnderstand that he as their successor is the Prince of the earth Also we read of Boniface the eyght that at the first Iubile hauing the first day shewed himselfe in his Pontificall habits the next day he appeared before an infinite number of people armed from the head to the feete by one of his Cryers caused to be proclaimed I am Caesar But who had giuen him this dignity was it Iesus Christ when he saith the Kings of the earth exercise rule and dominion ouer the people but it shal not be so among you Let vs heare what S. Barnard saith in the 2. booke de consideratione to Pope Eugenius Thou hast no need saith hee of Septer but of a Mantle after the manner of the Prophets The name of a Bishop signifieth an office and not Dominion But if thou challenge these things vnto thy selfe by any extraordinary meanes it is nor by any Apostolicall right It is most true that dominion and rule is forbidden vnto the Apostles Goe thou then and be so bolde to vsurpe or rule the Apostles office or being an Apostle the dominion c. This tytle then doth not in any sort belong vnto the Apostles much lesse to theyr successors It is a false pretence which this holy Father would lay holde vpon But if hee would speake the truth hee should rather deriue these titles from sathan as from his leige Signior and Lord from whom he holdeth authority and rule according to the wordes vsed by Sathan to our Lord Iesus Christ if in falling downe vpon the earth thou wilt worship me I will giue thee all the King dowes of the earth For dyuers Popes haue attained to this dignity which they haue left vnto their successors by hauing done homage vnto Sathan the prince of this world And further where doe wee finde that the Apostles haue obtained this dignity that for because they preached the law of God through all the world therefore their Temples must be visited Did not they teach euery one according to that which they had learned of their Master that all those that beleeue in Iesus Christ shal be saued Iesus christ himselfe Ioh. 5. did not he teach that whosoeuer beleeueth in him is passed