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A02679	The excommunication published by the L. archbishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming aliàs Barnwell friar of the Order of S. Francis, against the inhabitants of the diocesse of Dublin, for hearing the masses of Peter Caddell D. of Divinity, and Paul Harris priests, is proved not onely injust, but of no validity, and consequently binding to no obedience. In which treatise is also discovered that impious plot and policy of the aforesaid archbishop and his friars in supplanting the pastors and priests of the clergy, thereby to bring all into the hands of the friars, of whose disorders and foule abuses (especially in this kingdome) something is noted. The second edition, enlarged. By me Paul Harris priest.	Harris, Paul, 1573-1635?; Caddell, Peter. aut; Fleming, Thomas, 1593-1666. aut	1633 (1633)	STC 12810; ESTC S116899	71,181	112

under his own hand which I am ready to impart to any who make doubt of the truth thereof O S. Peter S. Paul yea O S. Francis How base and contemptible is that holy office of Parish Priests in thy Friars eyes at this day who now beare themselves as the only Masters in Israel and would be accounted the sole pillars of Gods Church So much then for the first office of a Pastour in the dispensation of the Word and Sacraments together with some digressions I confesse in which how defective our Ordinary hath beene in part is declared Let us now consider of the second which is in chasing away the Wolfes which come to kill to destroy represented unto him in his pastorall staffe given him in his consecration with words declaring that thereby his office is to governe to defend his flock from the jawes of all ravenous beasts who seeke to prey upon the same Now let us consider how well our Ordinary hath used this his baculum pastorale this his sheep-heards staffe or whether to any better purpose then he hath done his Bible before given him And for proofe heereof good Reader thou art to understand that upon the 29. of April being the feast of S. Peter Martyr and S. Catheri● of Sienna in the yeare of our Lord 1631. a certaine Franciscan Friar by name Thomas Babe did in the Cookes-street of Dublin in a publick audience publish this doctrine That forsomuch as a certain Spanish Nun called Luissa of the Order of S. Clara had a Revelation That whosoever should fast upon the next Saturday after they heard of her death should never dye in mortall sin or of any evill death The aforesaid Fr. Babe perswaded the people then present to under-take so holy a pe●ance upon which very many both in the citty countrey as they did believe his doctrine so did they keep very carefully the same Fast among which our Ordinary Th● Flemming aliàs Barnwell to give example did the like Neither was that doctrine only then but sundry other times also taught by that false Apostle in divers other places of this City Diocesse Another Friar also of the discalced Carmelites by name Iohn Plonket as well in publick assemblies as also in private conferences hath endeavoured to perswade the people this damnable doctrin That whosoever shall take the Sc●pulare of the Carmelites weare it upon his body saying such prayers as thereunto belongeth they should never dye out of the estate of grace the favor of God but at the furthest the next Saturday after their deaths they should be admitted into the Ioyes of Heaven These I doubt not to call hellish doctrines broached by these false teachers in these later dayes to draw us from our salvation in Christ from the merites of his bitter death passion destroying ● utterly subverting our holy faith received from the mouth of our Saviour his Apostles continued in all ages from those times till these our dayes in the Catholicke Church For remedy whereof in zeale of Gods honour the preservation of our holy faith to prevent the danger of soules so abused complaint was made unto the Ordinary as our chiefe Pastor of this Diocesse of Dublin for to see correction had thereof as may appeare by a Petition made by two Priests in their names presented unto the aforesaid Tho. Flemming aliàs Barnwell by two worthy Citizens the coppy whereof is as followeth The Petition of D. Peter Cadell and Paul Harris Priests To the R. H●n Tho. Flemming aliàs Barnwell Archbishop of Dublin H●mbly complaineth unto your Hon. your Petitioners of divers most false damnable doctrins lately taught published by Friars as by Friar Babe Cordilier and Friar Iohn Pl●nket Carmelite to the great scandall of the Church destruction of many soules beseeching your Hon. as chief Pastor of this Diocesse to call the aforesaid Friars before you as also us your Petitioners whereby you may underst●●d what in the premisses may be witnessed against them And so your Petitioners shall pray March 27. 1632. To which Petition no answer was ever yet given neither doe we expect that any ever will be given but rather we feare that this canker hath also possessed the head And the rather for that we understand that these errours doe more more spread themselves thorough the bowels of this Kingdome and by name that there is another Carmelite called Patrick Donavan native of the County of Corke who persevers to teach the aforesaid errors and blasphemyes among the people to the great scandall of all good Christians And forsomuch as we can not find that any Friars do oppose themselves either by word or writing to these aforesaid pernicious doctrines but only the Priests of the Clergy Therfore it may well be inferred that all the Regulars of this Kingdome are infected with the same leprosie therefore in time if it be not already past time to be separated from the rest of the body The dayes were when Celestius a man of this Country birth brought in Pelagianisme and ●clipsed with that foule cloud of heresie the glory of the Church then in this Kingdome After him againe arose another false Prophet and native of this Countrey called Iohannes Scotus about the yeare of our Lord 850. who introduced the Sacramentary herefie both of them Monkes whose wicked doctrines had the serpent beene crushed in the egg had never come to that growth or greatnesse which afterwards they did Where then say you was the pastorall staffe of the Prelate Mary say I where now it is farre from the backe of the Wolfe but peradventure layde upon the loynes of the Sheep as at this day we see it under this our Archbishop in whose ten yeares government for so long hath he possessed the Miter both errour in doctrine dissolu●enesse of life hath more prevailed in all estates but especially among the Friars of his owne Order then in the dayes of many of his predecessours O what Legends might be made of the unhappy lives of his Friars in this kingdome of Ireland within the compasse of these ten yeares If either Christianity Charity or Civility would allow there of I will onely in generall which is lawfull with Cardinall Bellarmine conclude this Chapter In his Gemitus Columbae lib. 2. cap. 6. Multiplicari coepernnt regulares sine numero multi non à De● vocati ad statum perfectionis sed alijs rationibus adducti monasteria repleverunt impletum est illud Isaiae non● Multiplicasti gentem non magnificasti laetitiam Inde nata sunt scandala gravia multiplicia omnibus nota quae materiam uberem prebent columb●e gemendi plangendi relaxationem ne dicam corruptionem Ordinum religiosorum Regulars have begu● to be multiplyed without number many of them not called by God unto the estate of perfection but enduced by other motives have replenished Monasteryes And that of Isay 9. is fulfilled

what is it to forbeare the Masses of two Priests say they when as with such ease they may supply that want among the Friars So that upon the least scruple in the world he wist well that would be obeyed And so by this one commaund he serves himselfe of two notable purposes For first he deprives the Priests of their accustomed maintenance And by the same hee brings what they should have unto his beloved Friars For it is the custome which he well knew both of the Citty countrey in these parts that where the good people heare Masse that there one time or other they leave some small almes or offering according to their devotion Heere I confesse was a great deale of policy but where was the Religion Now happily if any of more understanding judgment then the common sort did looke into this practise condemning in their minde these their proceedings so sinister unjust so in compassion of the innocent Priests did make lesse account of the Ordinaryes censure Then had he his Regular● br●chium the strong assistance of his Eryars to do him service to negotiat with the people to accommodat that busine● For the citizens can well witnesse with us how like so many Bees our Friars did swarme about them applying them somtimes with the honey somtimes with the sting as best might serve their turne In Confession perswading such as repaire unto them never giving them absolution till they have promised not any more to frequent the Masses of the two Priests Others who are slow in comming unto the Friar the Friar comes unto them he visites them in their houses he tells them how such a good friend of theirs remembers their love unto them he brings them a letter or a token from such a Friar of their kinred or acquaintance and wishes them to be advised by him He protesteth how well he loves them how much S. Francis or S. Dominick is beholding unto them for their great charity almes for their parts they pray continually for their happines prosperity both in this life in the next If they prevaile as commonly they doe they have their intent If they happen upon others that are of a better head-piece have a litle more steele in their beards will not so easily be drawne with their sweet words If he be a Merchant they tell him plainly he will loose his custome neither they nor any of their friends will buy ought hereafter in his shop and this they will not stick openly to declare unto their Iourney-men App●entices The like they do unto the Trades-men Cooks Taylours Shoe-makers Nay they will threaten the very Tavernes that they shall have no sale of their Wine their Beere if they will adhere unto those two Priests I write nothing but what is well known through all the streets of Dublin Nay they will be as good as their words for all our friends who wish us well or gives us a meales meat or a lodging in their house fares this day the worse for us are partakers with us of this Friarly persecution And brother against brother the husband against the wife the children against the parents one neighbour against another to the great disturbance disquiet not only of the Church but even of the Commonwealth And what doe we in the mean time neither perswade nor disswade such as come unto us are welcome and such as leave us God speed them well As for the Friars I confesse if any of them durst debate the matter with us we know what we have to say unto them But they rather apply themselves to worke upon other subjects who are more easie to be deceived by them so the great scandall of the Church and perdition of soules Well to conclude this point All had bin well had our Friars observed that wholsome exhortation of the Apostle made an application therof unto themselves A●divi●●● enim inter vos quosdam ambulare inqxietè c. We have heard some to walk among you unquietly busie bodies working nothing but such we beseech in our Lord Iesus Christ that labouring in silence they eat their own bread 2 Thess 3. I say all had bin in peace quietnes with us had the Friars and our Franciscan Archbishop observed the lawes Canons of the Church according to his place had bin ready to minister Iustice unto such as wanted it and so many times sought for it at his hands For want of which Iustice neither Church nor Common-wealth can long subsist much lesse flourish Iustice the cement of all humane societies Iustice the basis foundation of all governments Iustice the Queen of all morall vertues Iustice which gives to every man his own Iustice which as Cassiodorus saith knowes neither father nor mother but only the truth It accepteth no person it imitateth God Iustice Iustice cryes the Priest Peace hold thy tongue sayes the Friar The one still laying on the other still crying out as having more reason to cry for his beating then the other to beat him for his crying But never will the Musick be sweet betwixt them till it be set to Davids Harpe Misericordia veritas obviaverunt sibi Iustitia pax osculata sunt Psal 84. Mercy truth have met one another Iustice and peace have kissed each other Which that it may the God of Mercy and Truth the God of Iustice and Peace grant unto us CAP. IX The latter part of the Censure answered AS the first part of the Archbishops censure consisteth in the excommunication of the Laity for hearing the Masses of the above-named Priests So the second is in taking away from them all power jurisdiction of hearing Confessions or ministring or doing any act or acts of the Pastorall function within the Diocesse of Dablin as also annulling and making voyde all Absolutions hence forward by them to bee given So the Censure To which I answer out of S. Thomas 2. 2. q. 104. 5. That the Inferiour cannot limit the power of his Superiour Not the Captaine of the Proconsull nor the Proconsull of the Generall And it is a Rule of the Canon Quòd par in par●m non habet imperium min i●s in superiorem An equall hath no commaund over his equall and much lesse over his superiour And it hath the consent of all Doctors Forsomuch then say the Priests that they have received their power jurisdiction in the premisses not from their Ordinary but from the See Apostolicke the fame power by the Archbishop acknowledged admitted for good authenticall and so many yeares practised in his Diocesse he can not restrayne their missionary power till by the law authority of the Church they be deprived thereof And with this answere the Archbishop may content himselfe and desist further to encroach upon his superiours jurisdiction to whom he hath as strict an obligation of obedience as the