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A68865	Catalogus Protestantium: or, the Protestants kalender Containing a suruiew of the Protestants religion long before Luthers dayes, euen to the time of the Apostles, and in the primitiue Church. By George Web D. of Diuinity, and preacher of the Word of God at the Bathe.	Webbe, George, 1581-1642.	1624 (1624)	STC 25161; ESTC S119580	57,841	126

from the Truth our Faith and Religion hath euer kept it selfe vnspotted The true cause why during the former ouer-clouding times of Poperie the Exercises of our Religion haue beene neyther so frequent nor so publike as now it is eyther in place or persons was the persecution of Poperie and the generall corruption of the Papacie which as a Leprosie infected and as a Myst obscured the Times so that sometimes not the true beleeuers themselues such I meane as are come to our knowledge were void of error in euery point though they firmely held the foundation And if it pleased God in processe of time to giue more libertie to the persons and more puritie to the Doctrine why are wee vnthankfull and why should any enuie if the Truth hath growne more ripe in our Age And if there be any yet among vs I would to God there were not too many such who stand as Newters and lookers on not regarding any Religion nor caring to ioyne themselues to either side vntill they see the sequell and issue whether the Protestant or Popish Church is likeliest to be most praeualent To such I say as Elias said to the people of Israel How long halt yee betweene two opinions 1. King 18.21 If the Lord be God follow him But if Baall then follow him Let them consider and call to minde whither of the two Religions sauour more of grace and of the spirit of God whether doth attribute most to God whether hath beene most fauoured by God Let them consider the damnable positions the horrible combustions and hellish proiects of Poperie and the sauing counsels peaceable prosperity and heauenly blessings which haue accompanied ours let them as the Apostle counselleth proue all things 1. Thess 5.21 and hold fast what is good If they doubt whether of them carrieth greatest shew of either veritie or Antiquitie I say vnto them as it was said to St. Augustine at the time of his conuersion Tolle lege Take vp this booke and reade or rather as the Lord speaketh by his Prophet Ieremie stand in the waies and see Ierem. 6.16 Aske for the old paths where is the good way and walke therein and yee shall finde rest for your soules Lastly to the true members and vnseduced Protestants of our Church I say with the Apostle to the Corinthians Brethren you see your calling 1 Cor. 1.26.27 28. albeit not many wise men after the flesh not many mighty not many noble are called But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise and weake things to confound the mightie c. yet some noble some learned some Worthies haue embraced the same Religion together with vs and that in all ages and times of the world What would wee haue what can wee desire more we haue Verity and Antiquitie for vs we haue the Patriarkes the Prophets and Apostles on our side we haue the company of innumerable Martyres who haue scaled the Truth thereof with their blood we haue the fellowship of many Churches in diuers Nations Being therefore Compassed about with so great a clouds of Wanesses Heb. 12.1 let vs follow the footsteps of those who haue walked before vs in this way of righteousnesse and runne with patience the race that is set before vs. What though Papists raue and rage and plot and seeke by all meanes to bring our Religion into disgrace yea If it were possible to cut of the name of Israel Psal 83.4 that it might be no more in remembrance Psal 82.12 Yet these aduersaries of the Lord shall be found lyers but the true Church of God shall endure for euer Consider what great things God hath done for vs and how mightily alwaies he hath defended and approued our Religion how miraculously did he preserue it manger all the furie of the Lyon and the wilde Boare of the Deuill and Antichrist euen in the time of their greatest persecutions how wonderfully hath he from time to time detected and defeated all plots and proiects conspiracies and trecheries of the enemies what strange deliuerances hath he giuen vnto vs By this wee may know that God fauoureth vs because our enemies preuaile not against vs. Psal 4● 11 Psal 46.11 The God of Iacob is with vs the God of Hoasts is our refuge he hath giuen vnto vs a Dauid a man after his owne heart to rule ouer vs a Iehosophat whose heart is set to seeke the Lord a Iosias whose chiefest studie is to build vp Gods house and whose chiefest Title is to be the Defender of the Faith he hath taken away our feares by the happie returne of our most hopefull Prince redoubled our ioyes in his forward zeale for the furthering of true Religion he hath blessed vs with an Honourable assemblie of States in the high Court of Parliament and vnited their hearts and mindes to seeke the promotion of his glory and the publike welfare of the Common-weale he hath stirred vp the hearts of all faithfull Subiects within this Iland to pray and cry Grace Zech. 4.7 Grace to that Parliamentarie assembly What now remaineth but that as the Apostle counselleth Wee stand fast in that libertie wherewith Christ hath made vs free Gal. 5.1 and as our Sauiour doth admonish vs that wee be faithfull to the death Reuel 2. ●0 constantly professing and religiously perseuering in that Religion which we haue learned out of the Scriptures and which hath beene practised so long agone in all Ages by so many Patriarkes Prophets Apostles Bishops Confessors and holy Martyrs That so wee may glorifie God and stop the mouth of the aduersarie and both by life and doctrine confound Poperie till that misterie of Iniquitie bee fully reuealed whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and destroy with the brightnesse of his comming which we beseech the Lord to hasten Euen so Come Lord Iesus come quickly Amen FJNIS

name Stephen Paletz Stanislaus de Znoymar Concil Constan which in that tongue doth so signifie Hierome of Prage a meere Sophister both of them Arch heretickes Cochleus lib. 2. Histor Hussit p. 88. Dico igitur Iohannem Husse neque sanctum neque beatum habendum sed impium potius c. turbulent and pernitious persons ambitiously desiring vaine glorie maintainers of damnable and detestable opinions Cochleus thus writeth of them I say therefore that Iohn Husse is neither to bee accounted holy nor blessed but rather wicked and eternally wretched insomuch that at the day of Iudgement it shall be more easie not only with the Infidell Pagans Turkes Tartarians and Iewes but also with the most sinfull Sodomites and the abominable Persians yea also with most impious Cain killer of his owne brother with Thyestes killer of his owne mother and the Lestrigones and other Anthropaphagi which deuoure mans flesh yea more easie with those infamous murtherers of Infants Pharaoh and Herod then it shall be with him c. Duraverba A rash and harsh sentence yet Michael the Archangell when he contended with the Deuill Iude 9.10 disputing about the Body of Moses durst not bring against him a railing accusation but said The Lord rebuke thee But these speake euill of things they know not They condemne these two worthy Diuines for Heretikes their doctrine for heresie and burne them damne them to hell raile against their memorie before they proue either them or their doctrine Hereticall Aenaeas Siluius Antoninus Laziardus True indeed it is that Aeneas Siluius knowne afterwards by the name of Pope Pius the 2. and Antoninu● and Laziardus doe falsly father many erronious Articles vpon them which they neuer maintained Recognitio ciuitatis Vniuers Prag August 30. 1414. neither came it into their heart to maintaine as both themselues doe professe and the Citie of Prage witnesse with them And in the Councell of Constance besides many false accusations suggested against them and their doctrine their true opinions were consured as haereticall But how were they proued so to be how were they confuted did not he plead his cause before the whole Councell did hee not promise to reuoke his opinions if by the word of God it might be proued that he had erred did they goe about by the Scriptures and not rather by clamours outrages and reproaches to answer him I appeale to the Acts of the Councell Nay more heare the testimonie of one who was deputed Inquisitor to enquire into the doctrine of Iohn Husse by the Sea of Rome and that is the Bishop of Nazareth Inquisitor of heresie in the Citie and Diocesse of Prage who by his Letters written doth cleere him from any hereticall position The coppie of whose Letter is to this effect WEE Nicholas by the grace of God Martyrolog p. 549. Bishop of Nazareth and Inquisitor specially deputed by the Apostolike Seat for heresies both of the Citie and Diocesse of Prage by these presents make it knowne to all men that wee haue often communed and talked with that honourable man Master Iohn Husse Bachelor of Diuinitie of the famous Vniuersitie of Prage and haue had diuers and sundry Conferences with him both of the Scriptures and diuers other matters And in all his sayings doings and behauiour wee haue proued and found him to be a faithfull and a catholicke man finding no manner of euill sinister or by any meanes erronious doings in him to this present we doe witnesse and protest moreouer how the said Iohn Husse of late in the Cathedrall Church of Prage c. hath set vp his Letters written both in the Latine and Bohemian tongue containing sententially in effect that hee the aforesaid Iohn Husse would appeare before the reuerend Father Conrade Arch-Bishop of Prage and all the Prelates and Clergie of the Kingdome of Boheme c. and there be ready to satisfie euery man that shall require him to shew a reason of his faith and hope that he holdeth and to see and heare all and euery one which could proue any obstinacie of error or heresie lawfully against him vnder paine to receiue the like punishment also that he would be at the Councell of Constance now at hand there before all the Prelates and holy Fathers to declare and shew forth his innocencie After the which Letters as is aforesaid by the said Master Iohn Husse openly set vp There did no man appeare before vs which would accuse the said Iohn Husse of any error or heresie whatsoeuer For euident witnesse of all which thinges wee haue commanded these present Letters to bee made and confirmed the same with the setting to of our Seale Dated in Prague 30. of August Anno Dom. 1414. As for that aspersion of Ambition or vaine glory Ioh. Huss de Sacerd. Monachor abhominat pag. 84. Nam ista scribens fateor quod nihil aliud me in illi● vrget nisi dilectio Domini Iesu crucifixi c. which the Pope-Catholikes would fasten vpon this holy man let vs heare his owne Apologie In writing these thinges saith hee I confesse that nothing else hath moued mee hereunto but onely the loue of our Lord IESVS Crucified whose prints and stripes according to the measure of my weaknesse and vilenesse I couet to beare in my selfe beseeching him so to assist mee with his Grace that I may neuer seeke to glory in my selfe or in any thing else but onely in his Crosse and in the inestimable ignominie of his Passion which hee suffered for mee And therefore I write and speake these thinges which I doubt not but will like all such as vnfainedly loue the Lord IESVS CHRIST and contrariwise will dislike not a little all such as bee of Antichrist Also againe I confesse before the most mercifull Lord IESVS CHRIST Crucified that these thinges which I doe now write and those which I haue written before neither I could haue written nor knew how nor durst so to haue written vnlesse hee by his inward vnction had so commaunded mee Neither yet doe I write these thinges as of authoritie to get mee a name for as Saint Augustine and Hierome doe say that is onely to bee giuen to the Scriptures and writings of the Apostles Euangelists and Prophets which doe abound in the fulnesse of the Spirit of IESVS and whatsoeuer is there said is full of veritie and wholsome vtilitie As concerning the life and conuersation both of Iohn Husse and Hierome of Prague which the Papists labour to traduce let vs heare the testimonie not of Plebians but of the Nobles of Morauia not a few but 54. of them written to the Councell of Constance in their defence The Copie of it beginneth thus Extat Marty vol. p. 386. 387. TO the right Reuerend Fathers and Lords in Christ the Lords Cardinals Patriarchs Primates Arch-bishops Bishops Embassadours Doctors Masters and to the whole Councell of Constance We the Nobles Lords Knights Esquires of