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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09610	An aduertisement written to a secretarie of my L. Treasurers of Ingland, by an Inglishe intelligencer as he passed throughe Germanie towardes Italie Concerninge an other booke newly written in Latin, and published in diuerse languages and countreyes, against her Maiesties late proclamation, for searche and apprehension of seminary priestes, and their receauers, also of a letter vvritten by the L. Treasurer in defence of his gentrie, and nobility, intercepted, published, and answered by the papistes.; Elizabethae, Angliae Reginae, haeresim Calvinianam propugnantis saevissimum in Catholicos sui Regnis edictum. English. Abridgments	Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.; Cresswell, Joseph, 1556-1623, attributed name.; Verstegan, Richard, ca. 1550-1640, attributed name.	1592 (1592)	STC 19885; ESTC S121696	41,247	68

owne fancie and designements for the tyme present to serue his turne And by this occasion this awnswerer declareth how the old fathers and doctours did not vse this name of Ghospell commonly but only for the sacred writings of the fower Euangelists to whome the priuilege of this highe word was peculiarly attributed for that nothing in the said writing could be false or erroneous that the Religions of Christians founded thereon especially against heretiques was vsually called the Catholique faith and doctrine vntill these our dayes when euery man that deuised new opinions or wayes would needes cal it the very ghospell it self so began Luther and after him folowed Oecolampadius and Zwinglius though different from him and after them both Ihon Caluine and about the same tyme the Anabaptistes Trinitaries and new Arrians in Transiluania and synce that in Ingland both protestants puritanes and family of loue of vvhich no one will admit worse name to his sect then the sacred name of the holy Ghospel it self vvhich being but one and a simple truth and these men different and repugnant to them selues can not possibly be posiessed by them all though all pretend it and therefore saith this awnswerer as in a cittie where one onely pretious stone is knowen to be yf a man should fynd the streets ful of diuers cryers that sweare and protest euery one of them to haue this iewell to himself alone it vvere able to make a wise man thincke rather that none of them had it then that all could haue it euen so saith he in this case of pretending the Ghospell Moreouer he sheweth that of all these sects which at this day professe the name of Gospell abroad in the world no one eyther within or without the realme will confesse that the Religion generally held in Ingland at this day is the pure Ghospell exept perhaps some at home that dare not say the contrary or esteeme little of any Religion for abroade he sheweth first out of Luther himself how he condemned to hell the heresy of Zwinglius Caluin now held in Inglād which VVestphalus Illiricus and all other Lutherans haue followed synce as appeareth by their brokes yet in printe the decrees are extant of the Earles of Mansfild in the yeare 1559. and of the Lutheran cities of VVittenberg Hamberg and others the yeare 1560. and of al the reste of Saxonie the yeare 1562. which condemned the Religiō of Caluin now held in Ingland for damnable heresie The like did the Zwinglians as appeareth by the doings and writings of Andreas Zebedaeus and loannes Angelus Zwinglian Ministers against Caluin himself being yet aliue when they accused him to the Magistrates of Berna in Zuicerlād for an Archiheretique by the publique decree of the same citty and Magistrate yet extāt published in the yeare 1555. Is commaunded that Caluius institutions such other bookes of his as in the assertions impugned by these Ministers were found should be burned and prohibited as hereticall for euer At home also the determination of King Henry the eighte and his parlament for his six Articles against this Religion the difference of the communiō booke in King Edwardes tyme from this that now is the exclamation of Caluin and Beza against the supremacie of a woman or lay Prince whereof dependeth the hart of Inglishe Religion lastly the multitude of erors heresies abominatiōs gathered out of late by the puritans now defended by M. Cecil in their late bookes against the protestants whome M. Cecil also muste needs admit all these things saith this awnswerer do wel shew what ground or certaintie there is in M. Cecils Ghospell and how little it oughte to moue a discreete man his often repeating of the same This therefore passed ouer he commeth to handle the secōd remedy appoynted in the proclamatiō which is of the forces and preparations of her Maiestie hy sea and land to withstand this imaginarie inuasion wherevnto M. cecil exhortethal good subiectes to geue assistāce with their handes purses and aduises of which three things this awnswerer saith that he nothing doubteth but that M. Cecil wil easely admitt the former two to wit that men do assiste with their handes and purses for that in the firste which is to fight or put handes to woorke M. Cecil hath no skill nor wil to entermeddle himself but only to set men on whiles he and his do looke vpon them In the second of their purses seing he is Treasurer it serueth for his purpose to pull them on as many waies as he can deuise and perhaps it was the greatest motiue of all this tragedie to fill his coffers by this deuise but for the third which is to assiste with their aduises it is spoken onely for courtesies sake for in matters of moste weighte in gouernemēte state M. Cecil admitteth few but himself and his owne peculier instruments and in this I reporte me saith this awnswerer to the reste of her Maiesties priuie Councell how truely I speake in this behalf After this saith this awnswerer that notwithstanding M. Cecils great bragg of forces whereof the poore people of the Realme do beare the burdē yet yf all things be indifferently and wisely considered it may be saide of M. Cecil as it was of Moab by the Prophet VVe haue beard of the pride and arrogancy of Moab his pride land his arrogancie and his wrath is greater then his strength which this man applieth to M. Cecils arrogancie exceeding foolish and furious wrath in breaking so openly and arrogantly with all the old Allies of the crowne of Ingland in prouoking so many and so potent Princes abroad to reuenge their iniuries in attempting so great and dangerous changes and innouations and exasperatiōs at home as muste needs at lengh bring al the whole howse about his owne eares and other mens to and can not possibly endure by all which and many other things that he alleageth this defendant wil needes haue mēbeleue that my L. Treasurer is vnaduised not only wanteth conscience and Religion but also wisedome circumspection in the greatest of his doings and that in very truth laying Godes cause aside whereof his care is least he is also for ciuil gouernement a very insufficient man Thirdly and lastly he commeth to the forme of inquisition appointed in the proclamation for the finding out of the Seminarie priests and punishement as vvel of them as of all such as shall receaue harbour or comforte them about vvhich poynt after this awnswerer hath shewed that this forme of search punishement is more rigorous cruell considering all circumstances then euer vvas any search in former tymes of any old persecutours or tyrants he sheweth himself to wonder more at the impudencie and follie of M. Cecil in setting downe this saide forme of Inquisitiō then at any thinge touched in this awnswere before And for his impudency he alleageth these vvordes of the proclamation vvherein it is