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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01567	A declaration made by the Archbishop of Collen, vpon the deede of his mariage, sent to the states of his archbishoprike VVith the letter of Pope Gregorie the. 13 against the celebration of the same mariage, and the Bishops aunswer therevnto. According to the coppie imprinted at Collen. 1583.	Gebhard, Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop and Elector of Cologne, 1547-1601.; Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.; Gregory XIII, Pope, 1502-1585.	1583 (1583)	STC 11693; ESTC S102953	12,394	38

â§ A declaration made by the Archbishop of Collen vpon the deede of his mariage sent to the States of his Archbishoprike VVith the letter of Pope Gregorie the .13 against the celebration of the same mariage and the Bishops aunswer therevnto According to the coppie Imprinted at Collen 1583. LONDON Printed by Iohn VVoolfe 1583. Â¶ To the right reuerend Father in God Iohn Bishoppe of London Thomas Delone wisheth increase of grace and continuall happinesse both of body and soule IT is not vnknowne to the learned nor of the wise forgotten right reuerend Father in what miserable seruitude intollerable tormentes heauines of heart and griefe of conscience the godlie hath from time to time continued vnder the tyranny of superstitious Popes and Prelates of Rome whose intollerable pride is of the Lord detested and of all christian people abhorred through whose hipocrisie the world hath been so long deceaued many thousand soules drawne froÌ„ the truth to the abhominable seruice of idolatry forsaking the lawes and coÌ„mauÌ„dements of God to followe the vanities traditions of men Neuerthelesse they are not ashamed most impudently to challenge to themselues the name and title of Catholiques and the seruants of Christ yet treadeth his word vnder feete despising his holy ordinances and institutions and as it were in despite of his glory follow the works of their owne imaginations But after the world had of long time beene blinded by the notable dissimulation of this deceauing church the Lord of his mercy and loue sending the light of his holy worde for the reliefe of his afflicted flocke plainly discouered their hipocrisie and their filthines to all flesh Wherby it is come to passe that many worthy personages lately liuing in darknes and ignorance is now turned to the trueth with most earnest repentance of their former life And among the rest through the great mercy and grace of God this worthy Prince bishop of Collen Ghebbard whose hart being opened and his eyes cleared hath most effectually showne the fruites of his vnfained repentance and hauing made declaration therof throughout his dominions and iurisdictions hath abolished the abhominable masse and in steed thereof planted the euerlasting glorious Gospel of Christ to the great comfort of many grieued and wounded coÌ„sciences Which when the Pope perceiued knew with great flattery and adulation he sought to withdraw him froÌ„ this most godly christian enterprise charging him with the othe he made to the church Apostolique with his duty towards God which he both by scripture but specially by their owne lawes counsell decrees doth manifestly defend by the fame approue that he hath done nothing against his othe or duty in any respect and the rather dooth he reproue them by their owne aucthoritie for as much as the same is the greatest confutation that maye be against them And because the same was done by a worthy person of noble race and parentage and a bishop by office calling I thought none more meete for the patron of such a specialty theÌ„ your Lordship vnto whome I owe all duty reuerence who for the good will borne to your Lordshippe hath dedicated vnto you this simple translation faithfully iustlie done according to the coppy Trusting you will accept the same according to the worthines therof and be a defence against all that shall seeme to mislike of the matter and in so doing you shall binde me for euer at your coÌ„maund vnto whome I wish continuall prosperity in this present life in the world to come ioyes euerlasting Your Lordships most humble at commaund Thomas Deloney Â¶ A Christian declaration touching the Religion which the right reuerend Prince the Lord Ghebbard chosen and confirmed Archbishop of Collen Elector of the Empire and Chancelor for the Prouince of Italie Duke of Westphalie and Enghern and proclaimed throughout his dominions the 17. daye of Ianuarie 1583. WE Ghebbard by the grace of God elected and confirmed Archbishop of Collen Chancellor for the prouince of Italie Elector of the Empire Duke of Westphalie Enghern c. to y e Estates Earles Gentlemen Citizens subiects of our Archbishoprike ingenerall and to euerie one particular and to all other vnder our obedience Know you by this present all aboue named and euerie of you as we neuer had nothing more in minde since it pleased God to call vs to the estate office of this our Archbishoppe by a lawfull election which yet we also haue then the safegard and defence of this Archbishop sea and electorshippe committed vnto vs by God and likewise of Germanie one part of vs principally in that which coÌ„cerneth the glorie of God and hauing had most humble supplications requests made vnto vs by some of the Estates and Nobles of our dominions ioyned with earnest sute of the most noblest Estates of this great and mightie Empire to haue the Gospell publiquely preached and the Sacramentes administred in all places of our dominions as it is ordained and appointed by the word of God Following the articles and confession of Auspourg and the christian exposition thereof according to the will of God which is that Iesus Christ his sonne should of vs be hearkened vnto and his commaundementes obserued and kept that all Princes and Magistrates of this world might open their gates to the king of glory that thereby we may learne to knowe our duety in the charge to vs committed knowing there is no excuse for vs at the last day when Christ shall come in iudgement what time we must render account of the charge and office wherein he hath placed vs. For if by vs the way of saluation should be stopt toward our subiectes being nothing ignorant thereof God which is a iust and seuere Iudge vnto whose will and commaundement we are all bound to obey that without dissimulation would not sÃ©e it vnreuenged We for these causes vnderstanding the humble peticioÌ„s of our sayd States and subiectes are determined no longer to deferre the graunt of their iust and rightfull request hauing had the aduise of our Lords and counsayle and after great deliberation we haue permitted to our aforesayd subiects vnder the dominion of our Archbishop sea of what state or condition soeuer not only the libertie of their conscience alwayes agrÃ©eing to the word of GOD but also assuraunce by this our present ordinaunce and by vertue therof that they shall not be grieued molested or troubled in their personnes dignities honors or goods by any gouernors Iustices or other inferiour magistrates whatsoeuer For the profession of their faith coÌ„science rule of ReligioÌ„ being according to Gods word the confessioÌ„ of Auspurg Graunting frÃ©ely to al prelats Earles Lords Cities towns w t all other our commons subiects vnder our Archbishop sea Electorship ful libertie to vse publique preaching in all parts of our dominion to exercise the administratioÌ„ of the holy Sacraments as it is ordained by the writings of the

liuing God the fortitude strength of the trueth Then the Romane church which was in the time of S. Paule and certaine yÃ©eres after was of great renoume and estimation for the faith they had in Iesus Christ and at that time taught through the whole world the which faith was her onelie ornament insomuch that the Priests Elders of the same Romane Church plainly coÌ„fessed writing to S. Ciprian in his 7. epistle of his 2. booke in these words That letting the honor praise decay which S. Paule gaue to the Romanes was a great grieuous crime and y t it had bÃ©ene lesse shame neuer to haue had those prayses spoke of or preached abroade then after the publishing thereof to lose the honour of such high commendations Therfore as often as it comes in question to speake of the pure true Apostolique and vniuersall church reason requireth and all wise men giueth counsaile that we ought to discerne betwÃ©ene that which is grouÌ„ded vpon the head corner stone Christ vpon the holy Gospell the honour and name wherof shal endure euerlastingly and that which is y e bastard church going against the trueth worshippeth God in vaine following after the commauÌ„dements traditions of men And therfore y e goldeÌ„ rule of Tertullian hath euer pleased al good and vertuous men saying that the first hath bÃ©en alwayes the truth that which came afterward corrupted and that is it which hindeth mee to the othe which I haue made which othe dooth coÌ„maund that I must acknowledge the sayde Apostolique church which holdes the ancient belÃ©efe of the Romane church agrÃ©eing to the belÃ©efe of Nice and of Constantinople which dooth acknowledge and belÃ©eue one baptisme for remission of sinnes by y e blood of our Lord Iesus Christ which is our onely purgatorie that cleanseth vs of all our sinnes which receaueth no other traditions then this only that are appointed by the Apostles leauing deliuering faithfully that which they receiued from our Lord Iesus Christ. After whose example I am bounde by my othe to take the holy scriptures interpreting and vnderstaÌ„ding the same not after the sence or interpretation of any Bishop or Councell whatsoeuer but after the vnderstanding and exposition of the true Apostolique and holy mother Church that I say which hath followed the steps of the holy Apostles Whervnto the auncient Fathers hath from time to time consented so that without any blemish to the othe which I haue made I am addressed after this rule bound to this fouÌ„dation neither will I receyue or belÃ©eue any thing which is not brought from the same wheresoeuer it was writteÌ„ whether at Rome or at Trent being reasonable to prefer these auncieÌ„t things with new the truth with falsehood the traditioÌ„s of the Apostles with y e coÌ„mauÌ„dements of men For our lawes as it dooth euidently appeare in the 15. distinctioÌ„ of y e third canon doth not alowe these auncient and most renoumed Councelles the like aucthority as they do to the holie Scriptures Apostles which sayth thus The holy church of Rome after the writinges of the old and new Testament which we receiue for certaine rules doth not forbid but that we may receiue the Councell of Nice of Constantinople Ephesus and of Chalcedonae Thus haue I hytherto shewed what was the band and foundation of y t othe which I lent vpoÌ„ the which I protest that by the grace of God I will not starte nor turne from the true faith in Iesus Christe nor seperate my selfe from the holy and Apostolique church to the which I do owe all reuerence as I wil doo all my life in remembrance of that which I did vowe in baptisme to God and promised to the Church For the rest it is out of doubt betwÃ©ene all good and learned men that whatsoeuer we haue promised or sworne if it be wrong contrarie to our first faith receyued in baptisme that it bindeth vs not at all this I saye is to be seene by the rule of the right cannon Lawe that is to say that an oth taken against good and godlie workes bindeth not and following the right cannon the othes that are made against good dÃ©eds drawes vs vnto sinne Wherevpon the Maister of Sentences hath wiselie sayd in the 39. Distinction after Saint Hierome that an othe hath three proper companiens veritie iudgement and iustice and if any of these lacke it is not a true othe but a false othe But GratiaÌ„ giueth these aduertisemeÌ„ts vpoÌ„ the dÃ©ede of an oth Euil promises saith he breakes faith chaunge therfore the the ordinaunce of euill and dishonest thinges and do not that which thou hast vnwiselie promised for that promise is against God which is accomplished with wickednesse In the seuenth cannon of our lawe we haue a rule giuen which we ought straitlie to obserue not onely for the regard of othes but in all the actions of our life that is to say that if by the sutteltie of our craftie enimie we are falling into any faulte we must sÃ©eke to escape it by that meanes which we sÃ©e is least hurtfull and daungerous thus you sÃ©e that the olde and auncient Fathers hath generally concluded that all vndiscrete and vnlawfull othes ought not to be obserued and kept and that it is more tollerable for to breake an othe then to perseuere in the sinne of fornication The same is also learned by the aucthority of S. Augustine that if faith be not obserued to the intent to returne to the right waye it cannot be called y e violating of faith for as much that the same is not true faith which is requisite to commit sinne It is easie to shew by many learned men and also by the holie scriptures and by the auncient Doctors that partly the slacknes and slouthfulnes and partly by the couetousnes and malice of many Popes sundrie things hath crept in y e Romane church as Platinus though otherwise greatly affectionated to y e Roman seat certifieth that those things do not agree to the Apostolique catholique church but they are notably iniurious against Iesus Christ which is established for to be the redÃ©emer of peace by the faith in his blood also most idolatrous which whosoeuer should followe of a trueth should sinne greeuouslie against God and yet as Arnobius sayeth in his seuenth booke against the Gentiles that we ought to forgiue liberally and frÃ©ely though it were against the Church and against our owne conscience For these thinges then I am not drawne through any cause by you as many other great woorthy personages hath taken occasioÌ„ to withdraw themselues not from the catholique church but froÌ„ the corruption abuses which turneth vpside downe the foundation thereof I wil not for this time enter into long disputation but I would rather come to the crime wherein I fell my selfe by you most accused I sÃ©e I sÃ©e or at the least I fÃ©ele a certaine smell that cannot be lesse then a sinnefull thing the

of our Apostolique coÌ„firmation by reason whereof we are persuaded that there is none which ought to beare greater reuerence to the holie seate of Rome nor that ought to be a greater obseruer of the ecclesiasticall discipline then you hoping that we should haue had great helpe through your constancie fidelitie But it doth greatly displease vs and merueilously grieue vs that our hope therein is not onely weakned and made lesse but also vtterly lost And further we vnderstand from day to day by the letters of many and the report of diuerse such thinges of you so vnworthy the dignitie degrÃ©e wherein you are that without great shame we are not able to expresse it And although verilie we haue oftentimes refused to belÃ©eue such vnworthy reportes yet the daylie clamor hath constrained vs greatlie to doubte thereof being afraid of your fall which now we wil no loÌ„ger dissemble wherfore we doo admonishe you that you would haue a regard and a foresight to your honour and saluation while it is time and if possible you haue gone any further then reason required spÃ©edilie withdraw your selfe that those things which heretofore hath bÃ©en declared of you may be proued false which is our onlie desire that you will openly manifest your mind ful intent inwardlie coÌ„ceiued in your hart to y e end that your good name princelie parentage the ecclesiasticall order be not by your means for euer stained w t ignominius reproch by y e aduersaries of our honor Againe consider your duty towards God which hath raised you to the dignitie and degrÃ©e of the sea Apostolique which you should cherish with singuler affection and fauour and for the same it is that you ought to spend your blood in all christian profession For by how much the more you are of hie calling and honourable estate by so much the more is your fault greater then any others when you fall from any parte of your duety And by so much the more wil your fault be greater as you were of honour and dignitie in the church of God and in great aucthoritie with the Princes of the Empire Consider then what troubles and dauÌ„gers procÃ©edeth from such new remoouings of thinges and how hÃ©edfull the prudent and godlie man ought to be from hazarding so lightly his honour state dignitie and his soule whereof there hath bÃ©en so many straunge and wonderfull examples in our time which may make vs to be better aduised in our dealings but if we haue possible suffered somewhat to much in former time attribute the same to our affection towards you and to the desire we haue had of your honor and dignitie Neither doo we any thing doubt but that this our fatherly kindnes shall be receaued of you with that effect which it ought to be for many good reasons and iust causes and that you will not forgette to shew due reuerence towardes this holy seate that we maye acknowledge you for our dÃ©ere and beloued sonne as heretofore we haue done which wil be an occasion to vs greatly to reioyce and because we haue not thought it sufficient to send our letters onely we haue sent our reuerend Brother the Archbishop of Treues to take his iourney towardes you to conferre more at large of these our affaires who shall more clÃ©erelye discouer vnto you our will counsayle and intent to whome we are assured that you will giue both faith and credite Giuen at Rome at saint Peters in the yÃ©ere of our Lord 1582. the 17. day of December and in the 11. yÃ©ere of our Pontificalitie Io. Baptista Canobius To Pope Gregorie the .13 Ghebbard Archbishop of Collon Prince and Elector of the Empire sendeth greeting I Haue vnderstood by your letter your fatherlie affection and worthinesse of such a Prelate but in this principally that you will not lightlie giue place to vntrue tales neither faith to the euill reports spread abroad of my actions and dÃ©eds For if it were sufficient to accuse who should be in these corrupted dayes excused wherein the most godliest men are assailed with enuie â— and what is he that can defend himselfe against the conspiracies of euil willers I acknowledge you as a good father exhorting me to perseuere in the faith integrete good discipline and obedience vnto the Chatholique Apostolique and true belÃ©euing Church Giuing me aduertisement of the great and manifold daungers falling on those which are desirous of nouelties which folowing their disordinate lustes and affections are drawne from the company of the Apostolique church Wherefore my duty is to accept of your charitable holie admonitions knowing that which is said by Salomon that he which refuseth discipline hath no regarde of his owne soule but he that harkeneth to correction shall obtaine knowledge I must nÃ©edes confesse that I haue bÃ©ene ouer slacke and negligent in thinges appertaining to the saluatioÌ„ of my soule the rest of my conscience and the duetie I owe to the glorie of God and the dignitie of the Church But your letters hath serued me as a spurre pricking me forward greatly prouoking me y t all dissimulation laid aside all superstition by me reiected I am minded openly to declare euen as you haue admonished me y t which I haue conceaued in my heart considering the faith I owe vnto GOD that hath called me to this his degrÃ©e that which I owe to the church Apostolique to my countrey the publique wealth thereof and also to my selfe knowing the saying of that great and holie man Augustine to be true and worthy to be had in memory that there is none that doth more harme to the flocke of Christ then such as couÌ„terfetteth the lambe in the roome and office of the ministerie the same is cited 83. distinction the second cannon For as much then I am come to the age wherein I am able without the aduice of others to gouern my selfe and by the onely will of our Lord Iesus Christe which hath vouchsaued to call me to the great charge of an Archbishop and as it is a thing proper to the nature of a christian man to inquire and followe after the trueth I am setled in the furtheraunce of this good worke without musing at all on any custome or humaine authority finding by the holie scriptures and amoÌ„g the ecclesiasticall histories y t this which we haue commaunded to be done becoÌ„meth him which is the child of God and which is also required in the office himself hath already established y t is to say Iesus Christ which is y e only way the trueth and the life in whose name as also with the Father and the holie Ghost we are baptised to whome appertaineth y e catholique church hauing redÃ©emed y e same by his precious blood Upon this foundation is the church sustained being also beautified and inriched with most excellent tytles which he hath giuen by S. Paule in the first to Timothy the third chapter calling her the house of y e

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