A Defence of the LordCobham againjl AlanusCopus. }~~~~~h~f :\:Crh~~-:~~r~~j~~r~~~h~\!~r0~~~~~~~a;~~ ~~;. furt~~h~~~~1 Ca~;r~~o~~i~l~~o;:lf~n~0:d!~!: {~:~~.} plnfo1_1 of Ma!l.er CoptJ whethtt o~ us? doth vindLcate pumlhn::enr wrrc fo confiant in the way of truth, and !f!Or«; 1mpudenc authonty, the P~~ m hts ~a\endar, or _I mofi prmcip:~lly for the fame were perfecuted, and chidly rn mm~ ; or to make the com~nfon more ht, whtthtt IS therefore brought to their death : that part of example more. tmpudenr, the Pope in h~ Cakndar, or clfe Mafltt lxcaufe _I faw it pertain to the profit of the Church' Copt m h1s Dialogt~ts more dolufu. why m1ght l not infert it with other Church fior~ But bridty to make a_n_ end of _this matter wi_rh_ you; in my Book? Let the Church take that which lxlongto ClnDni!i: or to Authonte any Samts, for Man 1t tS pre· «h to th~ Church. Lc:t the world take that which to # ~~1:~~;a~~~ref~~~ ;d~,:~~~ ~~~ tfct ~~P~~~r!f~~ ;~~~k~:ldm~~il~~~~ ~"~!hl ·~ox;:~~~fi; t.:;;d~~~ tors hut ChHfi only, 1t IS bla.fpht.mous. And whatfoever ye call T t3Jtors m the Book of Martyrs ; Firfi, y~ mull thcPopedothor hathclonem\us Calendar, mypurpofe underlland, that I wrote nofuch Book bcaringth~Titl~ in my C:~lcndar, was neithn to deface any old Saint, or to of the Book of Martyrs ; I wrot~ a Book calkd the Sokm1~i'ZC any new. In my ~k of Acts and Mounments A& and M?Jmments of thins~ pilled in the Church, ~ntreatmg of matters paffed m t~ Church, thef~ later five &c. Where m many other matt«S be contained \xtidc hundred years, l did re.gulate out a Calendar, not for any the Martyrs of ~hrifi. But this ~radvemure moveth neaamt.r ~·!11i~~~ \~th~~~~uf:n~~~~;~~~ ~ fu~:r ff~: !~b~~~i~~~ ~~:, d~l~~d ~\:~t ~~~~c I ~~~~~ ~Yn~a~c~:hrm!~ !~ ~:f: ;~l~·e~::dirt;~;haJe ~~~era~dg~~~~~eJ\t~~ b~~~ ~[ ~~:i~:~:t~f :~rttdta;~~~h. ~f~re {h~th~~~i~it•:~~ ~~.~ ' · n~ man to my opmion) as the Pope dorh to his. The day were alfo chiefly brought umo that end? Or why may wr!l co~ne which fhall J udge both them and you. In the I not call chem Holy Saints, whom Chrifi harh fandifitd lloiJ Sllaa ~TlC;tn kafon it fh.1ll be lxfi for you .(Mafier C~t) in my with his ble1fed Blood ? And -._vhat if I lhould, alfo call o£Cbrift. <'.,•coo"· JU~gmcntto.~eep a good Tonguc.m}ourH~d, and to the thief and murdrrer, hangmg on the right lide of ~t~dhl~o qmet your r:ulmg mood. A hard d~mg l t is tO Judg~ before the Lord, by the name of a Holy Saint and Confdfor, nmnc- ~~g~:~ :rGc!ftg~~t:~~sfu~~. fatFt1c ~ t~~~:f~~~~itt: . ;~i~~~ it~itncffing of tlx Lord, what can Mafier CGpt (ay ~o'"~or ~~bcd~1 fa;.Y ~~~.~,fc~~r:;~~;~en~f~~~:r;:~ w;naJ theAfu}~ ~f~~d~~~l !er~~~rt:ta~~ltl~~~h~n~~ ~1~. nlltn 1• mtcmp:ratc .r.nhng can come no good, .ncuh~r to them pcrtamet.h nothmg ~ me, w~ich was as pleafed the Pain-.:!t'lh whom ye r:u l upon; nor to rour felf whKhrailcth; nor tnorPrmta) yet 1f thatbett tha tfo muchbrokethpati- to the Church of God that heareth you rail. For them en.ce, why rather: doth he not expofi ulare in this behalf you cannot hurt, the)' are gone. !o your _fclf though your wrth the guat Sllnt·makcr o~ RGmt, who hath rrdded TIKPJillttr matt.ersbetme,.}'~tlltdchonefiyrtwlllbnng~lxcoumed t~em much morethancver d1d I? Forhedi.d rrdand~loantt. a r:u~~ i and 1f IC be un~crtam, your 1la1e IS dlngerous., d1e rhcm with. thdr own Blood, whcrC:lS I did bm only Tht,Vo~ and 1f rt be fal~e. mofi: Jnlferable : And as to the Church colour them wuh red Lc:tters. And thus for Jtutterof my <oloum~ what gr~lt cdrhcnion can procttd of f1Kh contentious Calendar enough. llltb b!GN; :~~~:~n~.artn:;~~~~~~~f ~ai~~~o~1~!s g~u::: ~ ~roceeding now out o~ the Calendar un~o the Book ~~;~~~~1~~~::~~:~~::~~,·~:~~:~y::J~~~ ~~!?~fi~~;~J~"i:~·~~~h:J;,!f.~·::~~~ fi~~i~ (1v1fdom would) whom you call T r.utors. And if ye can which to the Sco~ of Sir Rogtr Afltm, and Sir John OJJ~ tpiaft k1la. fopmvedlf:m (as yehavenotyet) rhenlrtyour!rtn.eus, cajflt do apprrtam. Andaftertoot~uparriculars, asiu or Cruobulm, tdl me, why Joth not ti lls flagrant zeal orderof ID}' Book do follow. And hrfi, where J1e layeth of yours as hot as Purgatory burn our, and flame as wdl againfi~e whole hca.ps, andCanloads, J cannot tdl how agamfi your own Traitors, lll.ving fo many in your own many he;; and falfitJ(S ; I hne bricRy ant\ver Mafier ~~,c~.~~.~~ Ca~:~~f ~~~~~~:~~c;1c:~lick zeal in you, that hat~l ~o~r~~~~ 0~1~1E~~~:~l~ ~~~~~:;{~~~a ~:~\~{afi~Y~~~ rc"'d<d. fet y~r gentle bre~ on fuch a pdti~1g ~hafe, why then rs de.limtron ~->f S. Auffmt ~ whatfOtVtt thmg 15 pronounced not tlu~ your Cathohck 7eal equally mdrfferent? Why take wrth the mtent to dttetve another ; then I protefi to ye on fo fell ou the one tide againfi Si r Jobn 0/J,ajJit, Sir }:ou. Maftcr Copt, and to all the world, there is never a Roger A#q,t, M. Br(I'Wn,. &c. A ma1..wou\d think >:ou he m all. my Book. What the intent and cufiom is of ~~~ }~'~;:~~,£~~;:;~:;/li<;:.che(Vh~t d~:r~~~ (~~~ ~1;·ilfra;.~sal~~~ ~a~;~~~e~d~~c~0: ~~e: ~~n~ ~~~t,CJ;~t~~~~z~is/ j t~~~:;, :1 tk;~~~\~uu~r~ ~~:J J~~f~: !n~a~a~~y~h~J:a~;:~~:f~~~:i~~~·~:& judgment fhall not become me, which go about to cor· the Church of .God, whom I wuh all my hearr do«- red: the fame in }'Ou. But this I exhort you to beware n-rence, and wtth fear obf.y. And therefore among di· (Mafier Cope) that by your own fruits and doings evident, v~rs cauf~, that have with_drawn my mind from ~he f>a.. ye d~ not bcwt3y this zeal in you to be NotJ ftcundum ptfts f3d:ron, almofl: ~here IS. none greater than dus, bt- /<{~:7:::0' 1.~~:~~::.3 ~I ~sr~f.~t~tljud~:}~:'~~ei,~~ C:~!sl l~~in~~:~~~~t~ ~~~~:~ t~e;i~i~:~. ~fo ~~l~mr;f! uve your judge to whom ye !la~ or fall. My counfd pretenfed hypocnfi~ and dr~mulation, fo IJttlc r~gardmg is that you do 1101 fo zeal the Brfhop of Romt, that for the Church of .Chn~ in rhe1 r inward hearts, w!.uch they ~:~;t;:~:!~~;,iA: ~i.z.~:rz;,?t~:::~~:~ ~ ::~7:~~~~5;~!;~ :~;.:~~::~~~:~:~;:i~t:~~ Bt:caufe that Dttts ip[t ultionum pominus. tmny times ofJ di.JS the Son of God, that whlt rmworthy and ~fcal ~~:!br~~~~~b~:::;,:;:~~i c~~:~~~ i~~~. 1 ~:vriT~~ ~~~~fi~ tha~d.ta~;b;~o :h~~!aJf:(S~1~~~~v~~~fi~bfu~ n:bukes of thy rebukers ftll upon. me. And feldom forgerrcs they mveut to delude 1t, they care not. I fprak: haveJfeenanyfiKhblafphenlOOSrallersagainfl:theend notofall. or ptmirhmem of Gods Saints and Servants, without great Some ther~ be of that Sed: UJ.tfained in confcience, ~~~t~1~d'mt~ ~~~e;~a~~~ ~~~~~~~.~~.~~~e1~~ficr Co~) ~~fd Ji:~~: r~~~~=~K:n~e<~~~. drf~~edfu:J1lt~~n~::~ that thdC mcu had bem Tiaitors, whtch ye 3re not have bem and bt the chtef gmdcs and lt'3ders of the PJ- oble to prove; \Vtll, they hJd their punifhmem there- pifts Chu.rch, that little true care and (i~all zeal hath fore, the v,orld CJLl go no funhcr, and wh:lt would you appear~ tu th~m tewar~ th~ Church of ~hnll,nat muc~ have mQle? who if they repented, why rmy they tlOt u:gardutg what «lmtptlOn mcreafed thrrtm) fo that rh~1r Commoday
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