exhort the Reader to the perusing of the foresaid Booke Animaduersion CLXI GRammaticall and literall construction of the words of Scripture is euer houlden the best and securest euen in the iudgment of our learned Aduersaries for thus D. Whitaker writes of this point Qui (58) Whitak de sacra scriptura coÌ„tra Bellarm controu 1. q. 4 pa. 381. potest Grammaticum sensum Scripturae vbique assequi is optimè proculdubio Scripturas explanabit atque interpretabitur And Melancthon accordeth thereunto saying (59) Melancth l. 1. Epist. Iusto Ionae pag. 455. Multas magnat res antea inuolutas Syntaxis profert expouit The syntax doth explayne many things afore inuolued with difficulties Lastly to omit others (60) Zanchius de sacra scriptura p. 388. Zanchius the great Protestant much relyeth vpon the Grammaticall and Literall sense of the Scripture Now this principle and ground being granted as in reason it ought to be how great is our Aduantage herein against our Aduersaries who reiecting the Grammaticall and literall Sense of the passages of Scripture by vs insisted vpon do euer seeke to interpret them figuratiuely or allegorically For Example we rest in the Grammaticall sense and construction of that passage This is (61) Mat. 16. my body c. This is my bloud c. In like sort for the Primacy of Peter we vrge the literall sense of that passage Thou (62) Mat. 16. art Peter and vpon this Rock I will build my Church and the Gates of Hell shall not preuaile against it Also for remission of Sinnes by man Whose sinnes (63) Ioan. 20. you shall forgiue they are forgiuen them and whose sinnes you shall retayne they are retayned And more touching works Do you not see that (64) Luc. 3. man is iustifyed by Works and not by fayth only Finally to omit infinit other testimonies that perspicuous place for remitting of Originall sinne by Baptisme Except a man (65) Ioan. 3. be borne againe of Water and the spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdome of Heauen In all which places we do vrge the Grammaticall playne and literall sense whereas our Aduersaries seeke to expound all the said diuine Authorities by figures and Tropes Add hereto that the Protestants in their vrging of Scripture against vs do for the most part alledge it not in its literall or immediat Grammaticall sense but in some secondary sense seconded by Inferences and deductions at most but probable though often absurd and false Animaduersion CLXII THe prayses giuen to S. Austin by the Protestants are most great For first Luther thus speaketh of him Since (66) Luther in tom 7. wittenb fol. 405. the Apostles tymes the Church neuer had a better Doctour then S. Austin And againe After the (67) Luth loc com class p. 45. sacred Scriptures there is no Doctour in the Church who is to be compared to Austin D. Fyeld thus extolleth him Austin the (68) Of the Church l. 3 fol. 170. greatest of all the Fathers and worthiest Deuine the Church of God euer had since the Apostles times D. Couell Austin (69) D. Couell in his answere to Iohn Burges p. 3. was a man far beyond all that euer went before him or shall in likâ—lyhood follow after him both for Diuine and humane learning M. Forrester a Protestant styleth Austin That (70) â—orrester in Monas Tessagraphica c 〈◊〉 proaemio par 3. Monarch of the Fathers S. Austin Gomarus another Protestant thus celebrateth S. Austin (71) Gomarus in his spec verae Ecclesia p. 96. Austin of all the Fathers is houlden most pure in thâ— opinion of all Finally Caluin thus writeth Austin (72) Calu. Instâ—â— l. 3 cap. 3. sect 10. only is sufficient to shew the iudgment of the ancient Church Now in this next place let vs take a view of what Religion S. Austin was I meanâ— whether a Papist as we are termed or a Protestant and this euen from the writingâ— and Confessions of the Protestants themselues And first in proofe that Gods foreknowledge doth not necessitate or restrayne the 〈◊〉 in her actions contrary to the Iudgâ—ent of most Protestants Saint Austin is so â—â—ll therein that Polanus (73) Pol. in his Symphonia c. 2. p. 114. the Proteâ—â—ant alledgeth seueral authorities out of Austin in defence thereof 2. Touching the induration of Pharoes hart â—y God S. Austin teacheth that this was â—nly through Permission and not through â—y Positiue actuall working of God and â—â—erefore this Father is reprehended by Calâ—â—s saying (74) Caluin Inst. l. 2. c. 4. sect 3. Austin was not free from that â—â—erstition where he sayth that Induration â—iâ—â—ration pertaine not to the working of God â—â—to his foreknowledg â— S. Austin is so expresse and euident that Gods Commandements are not impossible that â—elancthon forbeareth not to confesse and â—prehend to vse his owne words Imagiâ—â—tionem (75) Melancthon l. 1. Ep. p. 290. Augustini de impletione legis 4. S. Austin taught that Christ from his â—atiuity was free from Ignorance This is â—â—nfessed by Danaeus the great Protestant 〈◊〉 these words (76) Danaeus respons ad Bellarm. ad 2. Controu c. 1. p. 145. Austin l. 2. c. 29. de pec 〈◊〉 denyeth Christ to haue taken Childrens inâ—â—nities and ignorance which to be false with â—â—ue of so great a man J haue shewed before 5. That Christ after his Death descended inâ— Hell Doctour (77) Bilson in his Suruey of Christs suffering pag. 616. 598. 599. Bilson produceth teâ—â—monies out of S. Austin in proofe thereof 6. That Christ penetrated the Dores when 〈◊〉 came to his disciples so as his body at â—ut tyme was without all circumscription (78) RuÌ„gius in disput 11 ex Epist. ad Cor. 1. fol. 83. Rungius the Protestant affirmeth it to be the doctrine of S. Austin 7. That the Blessed Virgin Mary was assumpted vp into Heauen according to the iudgment of Austin is confessed by the Centurists who professing to set downe a Catalogue of Bookes written by S. Austin do number and place among his other Bookes (79) Centur 5. c. 10. col 1122. one booke thus entituled De Assumptione Viâ—ginis Mariae l. 1. 8. In like sort the Centurists do alledge confesse out of S. Austin touching the Blessed Virgin being free from Originall sinne in this manner As (80) Centur 5. c. 4. col 499. touching Originall sinne forasmuch as concerneth Mary Austin writeth Excepting the holy Virgin Mary of whom in honour of our Lord when we treat of sinnes J will haue no question at all c. This therefore Virgin Mary excepted c. Thus much do the Centurists alledge out of S. Austin 9. That Austin taught that the Blessed Virgin vowed Chastity is confessed by D. Fulke who most scornfully chargeth S. Austin therein with a Non (81) Fulk against the Rhemish Testament in Luc c 1. sequitur saying although S. Austin gathered she vowed
peeces of siluer 3. Touching the Variety of Creatures we are to conceaue that though the Multitude of things created doth argue a multiplicious perfection of one God notwithstanding the Variety of things which appeareth in this multiplication is far more admirable and sooner leadeth man to the knowledge of God Seing to vary formes almost after an infinite manner which God hath done in the Creation of things is a most diuine worke and most worthy of admiration I do omit the kynds and species of things which are most various and diuers How great a disparity is there in the Jndiuidua of hearbs plants flowers fruites Are not the formes colours smels sapours or tasts of them diuersifyed almost after an infinite maner And is not the like to be obserued in liuing Creatures To speake only of Men In a huge Multitude of Men there cannot be two found altogether like The which poynt is in like manner obseruable in Starrs and Angels for we reade (3) 1. Cor. 15. Stella à stella differt in claritate And S. Thomas (4) 1. Part. quaest 50. act 4. affirmeth that the Angels though they exceed all corporall things in number do diffâ—r among themselues not only Indiuiaua Numero but also forma specifica Here next followeth to speake of the vertue and efficacy which God hath implanted in all things created that thereby we may better ascend to vnderstand the infinite vertue of the Creatour seing there is nothing created which hath not an admirable vertue or power or efficacy A peece of earth or stone falling downe from a great height with what a force doth it descend The water which gently and mildly slydeth vpon the superficies of the earth when it swelleth in flouds or torrents ouerthroweth all things in its way as houses wals of Cittyes and the like The Wynds which at other tymes most sweetly breathe do cast great ships vpon the Rockes and pull vp by the rootes Old huge Oakes In lyke sort the fyre doth instantly increase into so great a flame as that it euen deuoureth houses and woods in a moment of tyme. To descend to Hearbs How various are their vertues Touching stones and particularly the Loadstone what admirable vertue is discouered therein To conclude touching liuing Creatures we see some of them to be most strong as Lyons Beares Buls c. Others though most litle yet most witty as Aunts spiders Bees Apes and the like I here omit the power of the Angels the vertue of the Sunne and Stars and rest in the wit of Men by the which so many Arts are inuented as that we haue some Reason to doubt wheâ—her Nature doth surmount Art or Art Nature It remayneth that in this place we take into our consideration the pulchritude beauty of things created according to those words of the psalmist (5) Psal â—1 Delectasti me Domine in factura And truly as all things are good which God made so also are they all fayre For example the beauty of a springing Garden of an Orchard well cultiuated is great great also is the beauty of the calme Sea of Riuers of a cleare Element or Ayre of the Heauens shyning with innumerable stars as adorned with so many precious gems Great also is the beauty of the formes of seuerall kynds of beasts the flying of Byrds and sporting of fishes What shall a Man say of the pulchritude of the Stars and Moone but especially of the most cleare and most great light of the Sunne which exhilerateth cherisheth the whole world with its Rysing To conclude how great is the beauty forme of Men and Women Many Men otherwyse graue and wyse haue beene euen bewitched with the fayre faces of women according to those words Propter (6) Ecclesiâ—st cap. 9. speciem multerum multi perierunt In like sort many modest women haue descended vnto that madnes as that for the beauty good personage of men they haue endangered their states dignityes reputation children parents life it selfe yea their owne soules for the loue and enioying of such men as they did hould to be fayre of comlines of grace Thus farre of these fiue poynts to wit of the Magnitude Multiplicity variety vertue Beauty of things created the intense and serious consideration whereof may much further Man as aboue is said to the conteÌ„plation of God from whom onely all these do streame and flowe Animaduersion CC. THe Regall psalmist admonisheth vs in these words Quaerite (1) Psal 68. Deum viuet anima vestra True it is that during our peregrination here we are not able to fynd out and perfectly discerne what God is since we read that God (2) 1. Timoth 6. Lucem habitat inaccesâ—ibilem Neuerthelesse the nearest meanes for vs to discerne what God in his owne Essence is may be taken from the contemplation of Mans Soule In regard then hereof I will in this Animaduersion brieffly contract what the learned Cardinall Belarmine hath deliuered of this poynt making the consideration of the Soule of man his (3) Iuâ—â—â— booke â—e ascensione ad DeuÌ„ per sâ—alaâ— rerum Creatarum Eight Degree or scale to arriue in part to the knowledge of God in regard of the great similitude in many poynts which the soule of Man beareth to God And to beginne with these Resemblances First then the Soule of Man is a spirit that is an incorporeall Substance so God is a spirit for we reade (4) Ioan. 4. Spiritus est Deus Yet here is the difference that God is a spirit increated the Creatour The soule of man a spirit also but Created Secondly The soule of Man because it is a simple Spirit is therfore immortall since it hath nothing in it selfe from whence it may receaue its corruption coÌ„trary to the soules of beasts or irrationall Creatures yet the disparity herein also is that the Soule of Man sometymes was not and only through the will pleasure of God arriueth to its essence and being and by the will of the same God may be reduced to nothing though in it selfe it hath not as aboue is said any cause or principle of its Corruption But God himselfe is not only Jmmortall but also sempiternall and therefore with reference to sempiternall Immortality as I may tearme it it was truly said of the Apostle speaking of God Qui solus 5 habet immortalitatem Thirdly The soule of man is endued with the light of Vnderstanding and Reason For it knoweth not onely colours sapours smels sounds Heate Cold and the rest which lye open to the senses of the body But it doth also iudge of the substance of things and of things not onely singular but vniuersall and doth not know things only present but also coÌ„iectureth of things to come and by discourse ascendeth to the Heauens obseruing and demonstrating the particular phaynomena or Apparences of their Motions In like sort she searcheth the effects out of the Causes and from the
Sauiours hands that you would beare to me both liuing and dead a charitable pitifull Remembrance at the tyme of your chiefest deuotions I meane at the tyme of celebrating that most Dreadfull Sacrifice wherein our Sauiour by the ministery of your selues daily offereth vp his owne sacred body and bloud to his Heauenly Father for the expiating of sinne in Man And with this I giue you all my last farewell shall euer remayne Yours in all Christian and religious Obseruancy N. N. P. A Table of the chiefe Controuersies handled in this Booke A. A Diaphorists in Religion who Animad 60. Adoration of Saints and Angells Anim. 34. Adoration of the holy Eucharist Anim. 166. Albigenses Waldenses what they were Animad 103. 104. Angells how they may be painted Animad 32. Antichrist his first comming assigned by Protestants Animad 35. The Pope cannot be Antichrist Animad 153. The Antinomi Heretickes descend from Luther Animad 148. Articles of Cath. Religion maintayned by Protestants Animad 187. Articles negatiue ought to be proued by Scripture by Protestants Animad 55. Atheisme in many Protestants of England Animad 193. S. Augustine highly extolled by Protestants Animad 162. The Authors vow and Prayer for the King Queene Animad 191. Cath. Authors ordinarily reiected by Protestants Animad 3. 4. 42. B. BEades their vse and antiquity Anim. 83. Blessed Virgin Mary her Virginity An. 47 Her freeing from Originall sinne Anim. 183. Her Assumption into Heauen Animad 183. A Body may be in two places at once Animad 91. C. CAluin an Enemy to the Diuinity of Christ the B. Trinity Anim. 138. Caluins exposition of Hoc est Corpus meum Animad 49. Carolostadius impugned the Masse by persuasion of the Diuell Animad 59. Catholike Religion neuer changed Animad 79. 80. Title of Catholikes and antiquity thereof Animad 175. Catholiks or Protestants whether incline more to vertue Animad 65. Catholiks and Protestants cannot be both saued Animad 176. Ceremonies derided by Protestants and Puritans Animad 63. About the Ceremonies of the Masse Anim. 16. The Churches definition of Protestants Animad 192. Church of Protestants inuisible Animad 1922 Christian Religion plantâ—â— in England when Animad 36. Communion vnder one kind Animad 28.76 Comparison betweene the liues of Catholiks and Protestants Animad 188. Conference of places of Scripture Anim. 54. Councells Generall depressed by Hereticks Animad 50. The Creed whether it contayneth all Articles necessary of Religion Animad 61. D. ABout the Decalogue or Ten Commandements Animad 30 Decrees of Popes fraudulently vrged by Protestants Animad 38. 39. Deity of Christ denyed Also the Immortality of the soule Animad 194. Difference betweene Scriptures and Fathers Animad 40. Difference betweene Protestants themselues about Scripture Animad 48. Difference betwene Preachers of Cathol and Protestant Doctrine Animad 160. Disputation with Protestants how to order Animad 20. 41. Disputing with Protestants by entercourse of letters Animad 73. Doctors and Pastors alwayes to be in the Church Animad 117. E. ELias his Example much vrged by Protestants Animad 151. About the Holy Eucharist Animad 26. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 165. 166. The Eye of a Man wonderfull Animad 196. F. FAbricke of the world Animad 199. The Face of a Man admirable Anim. 197. Ancient Fathers their Authorities reiected ordinarily by Protestants Animad 3. 4. yet loath to break with them Anim. 42. 43. Their aduantages for interpreting of Scripture Animad 41. Their maintayning of Papistry Anim. 66. The doctrine of Freewill Animad 133. 134. 135. 136. G. GEnerall Councells depressed by Hereticks Animad 50. God the Father how he may be painted Animad 31. 32. 33. God the Author of sinne affirmed by Protestants Animad 185. Grace what concurres in working therof Animad 164. Grecians euer emulous of the Church of Rome Animad 119. H. THe Hand of a Man wonderfull Anim 196. All Heresies arising haue byn recorded by the Church of Rome Animad 118. Hereticks first deniall of diuers points of Cath Religion Animad 11. Hereticks called after the Name of their first Author Animad 77. 78. Hereticks condemne Prophets Apostles Fathers c. Animad 140. Their charge of Catholiks with the errors of the Heathens Animad 141. Holy-water and its Antiquity Animad 84. About the Hymne of Aue Maris stella Animad 46. I. THe Iewes deliuered many Articles of Catholike Religion before Christs comming Animad 98. Iewish Ceremonies many still retayned Animad 158. Images how they may be painted Anim. 31. discussed by Philosophy Animad 33. Jmmortality of the Soule denyed and defended Animad 194. About the doctrine of Jndulgences Animad 171. 172. Induration of Pharao his hart Animad 150. Inuention of a false opinion may be perhaps of no Hereticke Animad 15. Jnuisibility of the Protestants Church Animad 104. 139. 180. Iustification and Merit of Workes Anim. 29. Iustification by only Fayth Animad 189. K. OF Kinges and Queenes excommunicated and deposed Animad 191. Knowledge of a Deity what Animad 194. Knowledge of the Soule what Animad 194. L. LIbertines descended from Luther Animad 148. Euill Liues of Popes obiected by Protestants Animad 145. 146. Luthers Exposition of Hoc est Corpus meum Animad 49. Luthers Spirit being a Catholike and being an Hereticke Animad 57. Luthers Change of the Masse by persuasion of the Diuell Animad 58. 59. Luther no perfect and entyre Protestant Animad 101. Luthers doctrine why applauded Anim. 144. M. B. V. Mary her Conception immaculate Animad 44. The little respect Protestants giue vnto vnto her Animad 45. Lesse giuen to her by Puritans Anim. 47. About her Hymne of Aue Maris Stella Animad 46. Markes of the Protestants Church Anim. 13. Marriage of Priests vrged by Protestants Animad 154. Masse and the Antiquity therof Anim. 159. Merit of Workes Animad 29. Miracles depressed by Protestants Animad 70. N. NEcessity of the visibility of the Roman Church Animad 137. Neutralls in Religion what they hould Animad 60. Notes of the Church Animad 108. 142. P. PErsecution of Catholikes vnder Q. Elizabeth Anima 9. Practice in Controuersies much commended Animad 86. Prayer to Saints Animad 81. Prayer in a strange tongue Animad 169. Prayer needlesse and fruitlesse with Protestants Animad 186. Protestants their sleight in answering Cath. Bookes Animad 131. Protestants whether there were any before Luther Animad 109. 110. Protestants sooner become Atheists then do Catholikes Animad 109. What required to a perfect Protestant Animad 102. Protestants would seeme to agree with the Ancient Fathers Animad 67. Protestants voyde of all reall Fayth Anim. 182. Protestants and Iewes iumpe in many things Animad 5. Protestants agree which ancient condemned Hereticks Animad 6. Their false alleaging of Scriptures Animad 52. Protestants opposite one to another in their writings Animad 17. 18. 19. Protestants charged with a vicious Circle in their disputes Animad 21. Their flying to the Priuate Spirit Animad 22. 100. Their little respect to the B. V. Mary Animad 45. 46. Protestants maintayne diuers Articles of the Cath. Fayth Animad 187. Protestants charge Cath. Religion with teaching disobedience to Princes Anim. 191. Protestants Rebellion in France Holland Germany c. Animad 191. Protestants definition of their Church Animad 192. Protestants many of them Atheistes Animad 193. Protestants Inuectiues one against another Animad 62. â—rotestants charged with Ancient Heresies by Catholiks Animad 64. â—rotestants pretend their Writings and Memory to haue byn extinguished by the Popes Animad 68. â—rotestants borrow from the Church of Rome Animad 94. All Protestants or their Forefathers sometyme Catholikes Animad 88. They cannot agree about their owne doctrines Animad 97. Protestancy when it was in its full height Animad 177. Puritans their dishonour of the B. V. Mary Animad 47. Purgatory defended Animad 149. R. THe Reall-Presence discussed Animad 89. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 155. 156. 163. Reall-Presence maintayned by Protestants against Puritans Animad 7. Their Arguments also against the Reall-Presence Animad 8. Doctrine of Recusancy taught both by Catholiks and Protestants Animad 178. About the Doctrine of Reprobation Anim. 184. 190. Roman Religion neuer changed Animad 10. Roman Religion only capable of Saluation Animad 121. S. SAints to be prayed vnto lawfull Animad 27. Saluation certayne in the Cath. Roman Religion Animad 71. Scripture how to be interpreted Animad 25. 37. 152. Difficult to be vnderstood Animad 167. Why written by the Apostles Anim. 170. About the Signe of the Crosse Animad 82. Soule of Man immortall Animad 194. The similitude it beareth to God Anim. 200 Spirits be an inuisible substance Anim. 198. T. TRaditions vnwritten impugned by Protestants Animad 181. Traditions knowne by certayne Rules Animad 168. Translations of the Scriptures by ProtestaÌ„ts corrupted Animad 173. 174. The doctrine of Transubstantiation Anim. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. Truth how it may be deliuered in negatiue words Anim. 96. V. THe Vbiquity of God Animad 93. The Virginity of our B. Lady Anim. 47. Her freedome from Originall sinne Anim. 183. Visibility of the Roman Church proued by the Jnuisibility of the Protestant Church Animad 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 180. Visibility of the Protestants Church maintayned by them Animad 12. Vniuersality a strong Argument for Cath. Religion Animad 157. The Voyce of a Man admirable Anim. 197. W. WAldenses Albigenses what they were 〈◊〉 Animad 103. 104. The taking of a second Wife often an abusâ— in Protestants Animad 179. Word of God written Animad 1. 2. 3. Words of Christ in the last Supper how to bâ— taken Animad 23. 24. The Worldes existence from Eternity impugned Animad 195. The fabricke of the World Animad 199. Z. ZWinglius his impugning the Masse by persuasion of the Diuell Animad 5â— FINIS