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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15783	An epistle dedicated to an honourable person in the which are discouered a dozen bad spirits, who from the beginning haue much haunted & grieuously tormented the Protestant congregation, so that euery one may perceaue, if he be not tooto [sic] partiall, and ouermuch carryed away with affection, that such an assembly cannot be the true Church of God.	Wright, William, 1563-1639.	1622 (1622)	STC 26046.5; ESTC S3299	20,837	34

AN EPISTLE DEDICATED TO AN HONOVRABLE PERSON In the which are discouered a dozen bad spirits who from the beginning haue much haunted grieuously tormented the Protestant Congregation so that euery one may perceaue if he be not tooto partiall and ouermuch carryed away with affection that such an Assembly cannot be the true Church of God Imprinted M. DC XXII thing els can ensue but that in lieu of true faith they reap nothing els but some humane opinion or some other phantasticall illusion which is as farre from diuine fayth as truth from falshood and a blacke Diuell from an Angell of light But because no Sect can be supported without some certaine meanes in place of all those infallible grounds which are in vse amongst Catholikes and euer haue beene since the Apostles tyme they haue brought in the spirit of Rayling of Heresy the spirit of Lying and Contradiction and euery ones Priuate a For D. Luther sayth That there be as many sects and Religions among vs as there be men Ther is no Asse in this time so sot●ish and blockish but will haue the dreames o his ownef head and his opinion accepted for the instinct of the holy Ghost and himselfe esteemed as a Prophet Luther ep ad An●werp tom 2 Germ. lenae fol. ●01 The Centurists tearme all the followers of the Confession of Ausburg Ecebolios and likes them to the fish Poul-countrell which changeth often his colour and to the old Pagan God Vertumnus who coul● turn● himselfe into all shapes and tell vs That they now approue the true do●trine and presently after condemne the same now calling that heresy which before they preached as an vnconquered truth Cent. 9. in pra●at Imagination and fancy and by the vse of these they bolster and vphould in some fashion this their new vpstart Congregation which to be so you shal easily perceaue in this my short Epistle And to begin Among all those monsters and bad spirits with the which they haue pestred the world the spirit of Contradiction is most familiar among them seeing they do so excell in it as none indeed if he but looke into their writings can tell whome to trust or belieue For if you will but run ouer these Motiues which this Parson brings forth in his Epistle to moue your Honour to ioyne to his distracted b To Syr Edwyn Sands they to wit the Protestants are like scattered troups ech drawing aduerse way without any meanes to pacify their quarrells In his Relation f. 8. To learned Duditius the Protestant Diuines do coyne a monthly fayth Beza ep theo 1. To Melancthō They know not whome to follow Protest Apol. pag. 509. To learned Maior The simple doubt whether any true Church of God be yet remayning In orat de consus dogma N. E. epist pag. 7. Congregation you shal see nothing affirmed by him which some of his famous brethren will not deny and nothing denyed by him as fals● which another of his owne coate more learned then he will not affirme to be most true Thus then hath our iust God stroken them with the spirit of giddynes and disagreement as while they endeauour to build vp their hereticall Tower of Babell their own labours fall vpon them and crush them down to their vtter ruine and destruction But to the end your Honour may vnderstand we do them no wrong we will make a short suruey and cast the eyes of our consideration ouer some pointes of this Ministers ●arring Epistle in which this Parson first tells you That Giant-like Catholiks fight against Christ and the primitiue Church about Communion in one kind as though it were vnlawfull to offer one kind to the people or that Christ had giuen some Commandement as concerning that point wheras D. Luther c D. Luther They sinne not against Christ who vse one kind seeing Christ hath not commanded to vse it but hath left it to the will of euery one saying As often as you do these you shall do them in memory of me De captiuit Bahyl cap. de Euch. the Patriarch of all the Reformers will tell you a quite contrary tale to that of this petty Ministers to wit that neither the giuing of the Communion vnder one kind by the Priest to the people is vnlawfull nor that there was euer any commandment enacted by Christ for receauing it subvtraque that is vnder both kinds Againe he tells You that Transubstantiation now is a new inuention and was no matter N. E. ep pag. 8. of fayth before the Councell of Lateran which was 1215. yeares after Christ But M. Fox his Reuerend Father will teach your Fox Act. mon. printed 1576. p. 1121. Honour how this Parson lyes lewdly because according to him aboue 100. yeares before this tyme denyall of Transubstantiation began to be accounted Heresy Moreouer he tells you that the adoring of the Sacrament or Christ contayned in it is N. E. ep pag. 8. Kemnit in exam Conc. Tri. par 2. pag. 91. Idolatry But Kemnitius one of the famous Protestants that euer were will informe you of the contrary That none doubteth to adore it but he who with the Sacramentaryes denyeth Christs body to be present Likewise this Parson would haue you belieue that it is not Christs body which is really N. E. ep pag. 3. in the B. Sacrament but a naile to fasten true Christians to the Crosse of Christ But what euer Scripture tould this Parson it was a naile Christ sayth This is my body expresly which is to be giuen for you and this Parson saith it is not Matth. 26. Christs body but a nayle Whom will you rather beleiue Christ who is truth it selfe and cannot deceaue or this minister who is a lyar as we haue seene and commonly doth nothing but deceiue Againe he would delude you with this N. E. in his epist p. 3. his interrogation saying Who doth deny the reall presence as though none denyed it which is such a grosse vntruth as I thinke the Deuill himself is not wont to suggest a grosser For doth not Luther long since conclude against Beza epist Theol. 1. pag. 7. Zuinglius from whom Caluin as Beza confesseth doth not dissent that the Deuill by Zuinglius and his adherents laboureth to sup vp the egg Luth. ser de Euc han fol. 335. and leaue vs the shell that is as he expoundeth himselfe to take from the bread and wine the body and bloud of Christ so that nothing remaine but plaine Bakers bread Neyther would this Parson haue you beleiue that Christ can put his body in more N. E. ep pag. 9. places togeather at once For the which his Reuerend Father D. Luther all the * M. Fox sayth Christ abyding in heauen is no let but that he may be in the Sacrament if he list Act mon. pag. 998. Crāmer also sayth The Controuersy in this matter is not what may be but what is Christ body may be