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A07803	A direct answer vnto the scandalous exceptions, which Theophilus Higgons hath lately obiected against D. Morton In the which there is principally discussed, two of the most notorious obiections vsed by the Romanists, viz. 1. M. Luthers conference with the diuell, and 2. The sence of the article of Christ his descension into hell.	Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.	1609 (1609)	STC 18181; ESTC S103393	25,429	38

I shall presently returne him I doubt not a satisfiable answer The fourth Interrogatorie Whether whatsoeuer the Diuell speaketh be therefore to be iudged diuellish because it proceedeth from the Diuell This was determined from the confessions of their owne Iesuits viz. that although the Diuell be the Father of lies yet doth he tell some truth Which is proued by Scripture where he is noted to haue cried out saying vnto Christ What haue I to do with thee Iesus thou sonne of the Almightie and therein to haue confessed two Articles of Christian faith euen the humanitie and diuinitie of Christ The fift Interrogatorie Whether Satan in his Conference obiected any Argument against priuate Masse which is not a certaine confessed truth The points were these First that the Sacrament of the Eucharist is to be administred in both kinds bread and wine Next that it is no Coommunion wherein onely the Priest doth communicate Lastly that the action of the Sacrifice of the true Masse is the Annunciation of Christs death Which were partly proued by the confessions of our Aduersaries to accord with Christs institution and might also be as easily confirmed by the consent of the best antiquitie But what said Luther to all this He sheweth that the Diuell is the most subtle lier euen then when he speaketh truth as for example in striking the heart of Iudas with that direfull thought I haue betraied the innocent bloud this saith Luther Iudas could not denie for it was too true a truth but the lie of the Diuell was this Therefore must thou O Iudas despaire of the grace of God Therefore brother Papist saith Luther the Diuell doth not lie when he accuseth a man for he bringeth with him two inconuincible witnesses euen Gods law mans conscience The truth of which Assertion euerie conscience of man will readily confesse Now followeth The last Interrogatorie Whether Luther in that conflict did conquer the Diuels temptation or no This needed none other answer then Luthers owne Application So saith he I cannot denie but that I haue sinned meaning in celebrating priuate Masse contrarie vnto Christs holy institution but the diuell doth herein lie in tempting me to despaire with Cain I confessed indeed euē before the Diuell that I had sinned with Iudas but I turne my selfe vnto Christ with Peter I call vpon Christ I beleeue in Christ who hath condemned all horrible damnation and blotted out my sinne with his bloud whereof I doubt not for to this end I haue receiued the Sacraments his seales of grace Which combat with the Diuell I shewed how semblable it was vnto S. Bernards case of whom we reade that in the fierce conflict which he had with the Diuell tempting him to despaire I confesse saith he that I am vnworthie neither can I by my merits obtaine the kingdome of heauen but Christ my Lord doth possesse it by a double right the one is by inheritance from the Father the other by the merit of his owne passion he is contented with the one and the other doth he impart vnto me This being my discourse whereby their ordinarie slander against Luther was sponged out none neede to maruell why M. Higgons forbare to handle this controuersie and choose rather to scratch me by the face by an imputation of voluntarie knowne M. Higgons wanted not his Inkehorne resolued determinate malice But I come to The Iustification of my selfe That which belonged vnto me to proue was that the Diuel doth sometime exhort vnto good although with a wicked intent which as our Aduersaries will easily grant may be confirmed by his commendation of chastitie and by innumerable other examples But because the Obiection made against Luther was concerning the Masse therefore did I endeuour to giue instance in the like example happened vpon that sentence out of Del'rio the Iesuit which I my selfe afterwards did discerne and in print in the end of my second part of Apology did plainely acknowledge to haue bene much mistaken acquainting my Reader therewith and therefore repaired that breach with another example out of the same Author in this manner I will shew you saith the Iesuite Del'rio an example worthie your memorie wherein notwithstanding this is to be maruelled that a Diuell did command one to buy a bell and to bestow it vpon a poore Church whereby the faithfull might euery Sonday be called vnto Diuine Seruice By this confession I fortified my former consequence thus If the Masse must be therefore accounted sacred because the Diuel did reprehend it then must it likewise be iudged to be sacrilegioús because the Diuell doth prouide meanes to call men vnto it Hereby manifesting how pitifully our Aduersaries are deluded who will not discerne the Diuels subtilty which is alwaies to speake aut falsum aut ad falsum that is either to teach that which is false or else a truth but with a false intent The thing he deliuereth is often most true and truth as their Iesuite confesseth is originally from the the holy Ghost whosoeuer be the preacher but his conclusion Ergo thou must kil or steale or despaire c. is alwaies the daughter of him who is the father of lies What remaineth but The guilt of my Accuser Tell me now you that professe to speake out of certaine experience and yet confesse that I haue exactly quoted the booke chapter question section of this testimonie whether you euer knew in all your experience any voluntary corrupter especially being compassed about with so many left-eyed Aduersaries to haue directly pointed at the place where his corruption might be certainly found out and then note me for a man voluntarily and resoluedly false Secondly whether any determinately malicious could euer be induced to acknowledge as I did his errour before he were publikely conuicted Thirdly whether he can call the answer resoluedly false in me who could haue confirmed the same conclusion viz. that the Diuell will acknowledge some good both by other and also by the same Author Del'rio in the same story from an example of the same kind I would adde a fourth whether M. Higgons read not that my satisfaction in my Animaduersions so with mine owne heiffer would maliciously plough vpon my backe But I will not gall his conscience God forgiue him his wrong Although this his former precipitancie might moue me to pitie his indiscretion yet the last clause of his sentence deserued a smile when he saith that Except this be a resolued and determinate malice then the infernall serpent did neuer tell a lie saith he for which he or they may not extort some colourable defence Hereby necessarily imagining that there may possibly be a lie which wanteth all colour of defence Which indeed is most true amongst all faithfull Professors of Christ but cannot hold firme in that sect which defendeth an Aequiuocation by a mentall reseruation for say good M. Higgons in your humanitie if I should haue bene so gracelesse as in

thinke that you were vnwilling to do me this disgrace but that I find by your practise how now adhering vnto them who hold it a Catholicisme to brand me with only an imaginarie imputation you haue honoured your noble Author by your imitation of him and yet proceede and challenge beliefe T. H. Beleeue me Sir that I write this out of my certaine experience not prouoked by any personall dislike of the Author himselfe for I may freely say with the Apostle he hath not hurt me at all but moued thereunto by tender compassion of your estate and others lending your credit vnto them who pay you with falshood and build vp their fortunes in the ruine of your soules The Answer I easily beleeue that I haue done you no hurt therefore if I shall be wronged by you the lesse will be my hurt but the greater my iniurie as is this wherein I am charged to build vp my fortunes with the ruine of mens soules Fortunes M. Higgons aduise with S. Augustine concerning the lawfull vse of the word Fortune in Christianitie and further consider whether the Romane Clergie or the ministerie among the Protestants are in regard of worldly interests to requite you with your owne more fortunate and then conferre you with your selfe whether this fortune was not the chiefe motiue to him of whom the Apostle said Demas hath forsaken me As for me I am sure there is nothing so deare vnto me in this life which I shall not willingly lay downe at the Apostles feete neuer entertaining any portion in this profession further then the religion it selfe shall be found iustifiable by the Apostles doctrine But to the matter You professe to speake nothing but vpon certaine experience This I confesse is a wise Mistresse I desire to heare what she will say T. H. CHAP. I. D. Mortons vntruth in his defence of LVTHER and CALVIN §. 1. How D. Morton diuerteth the scandall of the Diuels dispute with Luther against the Masse I will not handle this controuersie now wherefore I come vnto D. Morton who expediting the same in sixe questions proposeth this in the third place viz. Ought the MASSE to seeme HOLY because the Diuell did reprehend it He answereth no and yeeldeth this reason of his deniall Apud Surium liquet DIABOLVM in specie Angelica apparuisse statim Abbatem vt MISSAM CELEBRARET HORTABATVR Do you see how the infernall serpent doth implicate and wind himselfe He obiecteth the MASSE vnto Luther as a thing execrable and odious vnto God the same Diuell endeuoreth to allure the Abbot vnto it as it were to kisse Gods dearest daughter Therefore the MASSE is no more to be accounted HOLY because Satan seemed to reprehend it then it is to be accounted EXECRABLE because he seemed to allow it And thus the one may componderate with the other the Diuell is alwaies a knaue 4 But do you see how this glorious Doctor doth implicate and wind himselfe Before I go any further I must put you in mind of his protestation viz. I may call God to be witnesse and reuenger against my soule si sciens fallo Againe you may perceiue here that he cannot possibly deriue the cause of his errour vpon the weaknesse of his memorie for he is very exact in his quotation of booke chapter question section and therefore you will see that I had iust cause to charge him with malicious vntruth when you haue examined the Authors discourse which he hath mangled by a rare deprauation For thus writeth his Author Item DIABOLI reuelatio censenda est si suadeat aliqua contra Canones vel constitutiones vel regulas vel alia praecepta maiorum Hoc indicio B. Simeon Monachus Treuerensis eum deprehendit Narratur historia ab Euerwino Abbate In verticem montis Sinai iussu superiorum cùm missus fuisset ibi habitaturus nocturnis horis illi specie Angelicâ Daemon apparuit vt Missam celebret hortatur Ipse nec planè dormiens nec perfectè vigilans contradicit non debere SINE PRESBYTERII ORDINE hoc ministerium implere Contrà inimicus instat se Dei legatum esse Christum hoc velle nec decere sanctum locum ministerio tali diutiùs priuari Renitentem ergo contradicentem adiuncto sibi consortio alterius Daemonis de lectulo educunt ante altare iam vigilantem statuunt albâ induunt de stolâ vtrimque altercantur hostis more presbyteri Simeon more diaconi contendebat sibi imponi debere Tandem Dei famulus ad se reuersus virtute orationis signo Crucis inimicum repellit seque delusum ingemiscit 5 This is the narration of Delrius concerning this matter And now all circumstances duly weighed I dare be bold to say that if D. Morton himselfe or any other in his behalfe can cleare this corruption from the iust imputation of voluntarie knowne resolued determinate malice then the infernall Serpent as he speaketh did neuer tell a lie for which he or they may not likewise extort some colourable defence The Answer relating the whole dispute ALthough you will not handle this Controuersie now yet giue me leaue to report what I haue alreadie handled in that Chapter wherein you insist First were produced the Romish Authors as namely Bellarmine Feu-ardentius Gregory de Valent. Coster and Serarius who all vrgently and violently obiect against Luther that his Religion was receiued from the Diuell And did not the Pharisees vpbraid our Sauiour saying that his vertue of Miracles came from the power of Belzebub Prince of Diuels wherfore this taxation gaue me occasion seriously to enquire into Luthers confession hereof with a purpose that if any such thing should sensibly appeare vnto me then vtterly to abhorre his name and suspect all his doctrine For the manifestation of this matter I examined all circumstances by sixe Interrogatories and supposing the conference had bene personall and not as it may be thought onely imaginarie I thus propounded The first Interrogatorie Whether it be damnable in Luther to conferre with the Didiuell The truth is No because both Christ had a Colloquie with the diuell and many other men in the opinion of our Aduersaries godly haue done the like as their Legends and this Del'rio and other Iesuits do copiously shew The second Interrogatorie Whether Luther did not acknowledge the Diuell to be a lier This was satisfied from Luthers owne speech As though saith he I were ignorant that the Diuell is a lier except you Papists had instructed me So farre was it from him to entertaine the counsell of the Diuell as an Oracle of truth The third Interrogatorie Whether the Masse be therefore to be esteemed as holy because the Diuell did reprehend it I answered No because then may we as well say that the Masse is naught because the Diuell did allow it which I endeuoured to prooue from that testimonie of Del-rio whereupon M. Higgons hath so youthfully insulted and whereunto