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A briefe discouerie of Doctor Allens seditious drifts contriued in a pamphlet written by him, concerning the yeelding vp of the towne of Deuenter, (in Ouerrissel) vnto the king of Spain, by Sir William Stanley. The contentes whereof are particularly set downe in the page following.
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Ergo he hath no authoritie from God d If any place of Scripture had warranted the Pope to depose Princes it is likely D. Allen would haue alledged it but he alledgeth none e Exod. 22. 28. Ecclesiastes 10. 20. f God forbiddeth all men to speake euil of Princes so much as in thought Ergo much more to hurt them in deed and to depriue them of their kingdomes and liues too which the Pope seeketh to doe and D Allen mainteineth may lawfully be done What God commandeth in one place of Scripture he doth not countermand in another neither are the Scriptures coÌ„trarie one to another Luke 1. Dan. 2. 20. cap. 4. 14. 22. God not the Pope putteth downe and setteth vp Kings The ancient Fathers and Doctors of the Church confirme the supreme authoritie of Princes next immediatly vnder God Tertul. ad Scapulam Idem in Apologetico Optat. contra Parmenian lib. 3. Chrysostom ad populum Antioch hom 2. Greg. epist lib. 3. cap. 100. cap. 103. The Pope must necessarily presume himselfe to be God els can he not be aboue Princes The Pope must either acknowledge himselfe to be no man and not to bee at all or els must he necessarily be inferior to Princes * The Pope whatsoeuer he be Ecclesiasticall or temporall person must needes be subiect to the power of Princes The power to set vp and put downe Princes peculiar to God alone D. Allen more deuoted to the Pope then to God A notable impiety added to sacrilege What D. Allen cannot proue directly by sentence of Scripture he endeuoureth indirectly to induce by example Athalia Ahab Iesabell An argumeÌ„t sauouring more of malice then of substance D. Allens cankred mind D. Allens argument drawne from the example of Athalia The consequent denyed The reason why The Demonstration shewing the difference betweene both the persons and cases The Queenes Maiestie knowne to be a lawfull prince no vsurper D. Allens Antecedent also false 2. Kings 11. Ioash was restored not by Ioiada alone but by the whole Nobility and State Athalia deposed and slaine by the Nobles and State not by Ioiada alone nor by his authority Ahab and Iesabell Ahab himself was neuer deposed 1. King 22. Neither priest nor prophet but Iehu king of Israell deposed and smote the whole house of Ahab 2. Kings 9. 2. Kings 9. 6. The house of Ahab and Iesabell deposed and slaine by the authority and expresse commandement of God not of a priest or prophet D. Allens example of k. Saul deposed Saul not deposed by Samuel 1. Sam. 16. Saule deposed by God himselfe to the great griefe of Samuel D. Allens argumeÌ„t ouerthrowne vnlesse he will conclude that the Popes authority is equall to Gods This example further prosecuted against D. Allen. 1 Though Saul were deposed by God himselfe yet neither did Samuell encourage the people to reuolte from him neither did Dauid the annnointed king secke to put him out of the kingdome neither did the people disobey him so long as he liued which was many yeares after 2 Dauid when he might haue slaine Saule would not nay he thought it sinne to haue done it and calleth him the Lords annointed after his deposition a 1. Sam. 26. Aug. contradit Petihan lib. 2. cap. 48. 3 Dauid caused him that brought newes of Saules death to be forthwith slaine 2. Sam. 1. Marke how direct this example is against D. Allen a Howsoeuer D. Allen inteÌ„deth Saul to haue been deposed by Samuel yet the learneder Diuines take the sentence of God pronouÌ„ced by Samuel touching his reiecting of Saul not to extend to the present deposing of Saul himselfe No example in the whole scripture more directly against D. Allens doctrine and purpose then this The Conclusion As much conscience in D. Allens holie thiefe whom hee mentioneth in his Pamphlet as in himselfe Matth. 22. D. Allen prefixeth before his Pamphlet the sentence of Christ which notwithstanding in the same Pamphlet he doth wholy courtermand in his doctrine The Pope and his followers will be both parties iudges and executioners of their owne doome in their owne cause Princes whether they be Heretikes Turkes or Heathens yet is there subiection due vnto them Rom. 13. The Pope claimeth his authoritie from Christ as his Vicar The greatest Prince liuing subiect to the admonition and reproofe of the meanest Minister but not to his correction Matth. 10. The punishment for disobedience of Gods word and contempt of the Minister is reserued vnto God Peter from whom the Pope claimeth authoritie as his successor was commaÌ„ded by Christ to feede his sheepe but expresly forbidden to vse the sword a Ioh. 21. b Matth. 26. 53. Ioh. 18. 11. Matth. 20. * Christ from whom the Pope deriueth his authoritie neuer tooke vpon him the authothoritie to depose Princes But the Pope doeth 1 Christ not only commanded others to obey but did himselfe also obey Princes The Pope not only refuseth himselfe but also forbiddeth others to obey Princes 2 Christ professed himselfe not to be a king of this world but a subiect to kings and a seruant a Ioh. 18. 36. Matth. 20. â—â— The Pope presâ—â—neth himselfe not to be a subiect to Kings but a superiour and Lord ouer all Kings of this world 3 The Scholler aboue his Maister 4 The Vicars authoritie greater then his from whom he taketh all his authoritie 5 Phe Pope in all points opposite to Christ 6 What is this but Antichrist a D. Allen a wrester peruerter belier of the Scriptures b M. Bilson Warden of Winchester in a booke published Anno. 1586. whereof it seemes D. Allen will take no knowledge All this hath bene directly proued both by expresse authority of Scripture and by arguments drawn from D. AlleÌ„s owne examples D. Allen respecteth the cunning conueiance of his purpose not the sound teaching of the truth An entrance into th'examination of D. Allens perswasions The end of his perswasions already declared To what persons his perswasions are intended Not to Protestants Nor likely by any great reason to Newters or men indifferent He slaunderously reporteth our whole countrey to be fallen into Atheisme Why should men indifferent be lead rather by D. Allens lurking perswasions to a blind and supersticious religion then by our publike and continuall preaching to a cleare and perspicuous religion It resteth that D. Allens persuasions must needes be chiefly or wholly intended to the papists The papists in England not so many as D. Allen presumeth There are none so blind but will see when a man giueth them counsell against themselues The D. of G. and those of the holy league in France though they pretend the patronage of the popish Religion they spare no papist more theÌ„ protestant from the spoile and sword The very quarrell and intent of the D. of G. Some of the greatest and best affected papists hane abandoned that party What danger the English papists runne into if they should but offer to stirre against
so much nor giuen so great trust vnto mens traditions you might with Gods grace and assistance haue found out a sounder Religion But then should you haue fallen from the precepts of your Popish teachers But yet should you haue followed the commaundement of Christ who biddeth you Search the Scriptures What fault find you with our Religion Wee teach nothing but what we learne out of the Scriptures we hold constantly the doctrine of our Sauiour Christ and of the holie Apostles in all pointes vnchanged and by them we offer our selues to bee tried and our Religion And do you condemne the Scriptures the doctrine of Christ and his Apostles If you do the whole world will condemne you if you do not how can you then condemne our Religion Compare it with your owne and if you bee not ouer partiall senselesse or shamelesse be iudges your selues whether of the two is the sounder We ground our Religion wholy on the word of God you more vpon the traditions of men we recommend vnto all men the knowledge of the Scriptures for the direction of their life and assurance of their saluation your teachers restrayne from you the knowledge of the Scriptures deliuering you their owne traditions both for your instruction of life and assurance of your saluation we commend vnto subiects obedience and fidelitie to their Princes they commaund subiects disobedience and rebellion against their Princes Denie anie part hereof if you can examine your owne consciences if this be not all true and then iudge your selues by the true cognisance of Religion whether of the two is the true Religion We flie not to armes to mainteine our Religion for the truth is able to vphold it selfe and hath God for her protector Your Religion had neede to be aduaunced by armes els must it soone decaie hauing neither God nor the Truth nor reason to mainteine it And will you then take armes against your Prince for defense of this Religion No no if you doe you deceiue your selues you take armes against both your Prince and Religion and in defense of mens traditions and tromperies vnder pretense of Religion you seeke to ouerthrow the true Religion wherein you rebell not onelie against your Prince but against God himselfe who is the authour and defender of this Religion Christ teacheth you not to take armes though ye were persecuted for Religion but to flie and if ye will abide and stand in the Truth he willeth you to suffer like Martyrs not to resist like Rebelles But you haue no such cause giuen you either to resist or to flie for ye are not persecuted but instructed and if yee refuse to come to heare ye are punished for your disorder and disobedience not for Religion for what Religion teacheth you to refuse to heare the word of God preached Christ saith My sheepe heare my voyce whose sheep are you then for you are none of Christes If ye wil be of Christes flock you must renounce that Religion which withdraweth you from the hearing of his voice for till then you cannot be his sheepe Do you call th'execution of Iustice against your Iesuits and Seminaries persecution for Religion You do either ignorantlie mistake it or slaunderouslie misreport it For none was euer executed for Religion but for expresse Treason against her Maiesties person as hath bene sufficientlie declared and published to all men But you will say they did nothing but what Religion moued and bound them in conscience to do I beleeue it and affirme asmuch as you saie this is the fault I warned you of before in your Religion A good Religion ywis that moueth and bindeth men to the committing of Treason against their Christian Rulers Can you confesse so much your selues and yet are ye so blinde that you will not see the impietie of your Religion Yet see your owne daunger how in professing that Religion you condemne your selues of treason If your Religion tie thē necessarily to treason that hold it as in truth it doth for they must either disobey her Maiesty or not obey the Pope how can you acknowledge your selues professors of that Religion and not condēne your selues for traitors to your souereigne Leaue leaue therefore that erroneous and vngodly profession and terme it not by the holie name of Catholike Religion but meere blindnes and Superstition being grounded vpon the vaine inuentions and traditions of men so directly opposite vnto the word of God so contrarie to the doctrine of Christ and his Apostles and so inseparably combined and linked with Treason as you cannot be either true Catholiks Christians or loyall subiects so long as you persist in it Pretend not the quarrell of Religion against your Prince and Religion for assure your selues if you will admit as you ought that onely to be the true Religion which is founded vpon Christ the head Corner stone there is no Religion that alloweth so rebellious an action If you giue any heed vnto outward and Ciuill respects consider with your selues the long peacible and prosperous reigne of your Souereigne the like wherof your forefathers haue not seene nor any age doth record If long peace wealth and prosperity be the outward blessings of God as vndoubtedly they bee whereby hee declareth his speciall fauour vnto that Prince kingdome which feare him worship him syncerely and with whom he is well pleased according to his word and promises in the Scriptures al these maie be to you an assured argument both of the singular fauour of God vnto your Prince and Countrie and of the true sincere Religion professed by them wherewith hee is well pleased But looke yet further into the exceeding fauour of God shewed particularlie vnto her Maiestie I speake not of her rare and singular giftes of wisedome learning vertue and other her excellent and Princely qualities and perfections both of bodie and minde with all other Complements of nature so abundantlie bestowed vpon her as few ages haue euer knowen her equall all which wee must yet acknowledge to bee the speciall graces of God looke I saie into his gracious goodnes towardes her in protecting her from the manifold dangers and mischiefes attempted against her own person I know there is none of you ignorant how often sundrie times her deare life hath bin sought and how neare the bloodie tortors haue been to the verie execution of their deuilish designement some of them more then once or twice in neerest and priuate place with their murderous weapons in their hands euen readie to strike the deadlie and cursed stroake of our calamitie and their owne vtter confusion and damnation had not God preuented it by striking them with a sodeine trembling of heart and astonishment of minde for the preseruation of his annointed seruant and handmaid This you know to haue been attempted not once nor twice nor thrice but oftener then either memorie serueth mee to repeat or horrour of the