The Himour oft heMariedC lergi'C, .LJn.lJ. 1 Defcend co the Te!limonyof Gr4li4nl Champion E. calbthispickingofStrawe,, IfpickingofStrawes be boyesj!lay, and argue that theywhichufe.ita;e foiled and have lo!tall, as our Refuter merrily pipeth, let him acknowledge how beggarly the proofes are growne of themanyrdomeoftheir Saintly Jefuill and Prie!lsamong!l us; did they.not !loop to pick !haws, to thrdb out amiracle (when itms)for tran- !l.ringF'ather G•rntl from a Traitor.to aMartyr? yea, and that Chaffe , .the gallery whereof themfe!v<S fmi!e at here, is devoucly tranfportcd beyond the Seas, and en· lhrined for ,a facred relique, and proclaimed by theiriCorllmlnnN.i' for one!ofthe great Wonders ofthe Dead; IUdet •rNfptx•biAr•fpice• vitkrit, ' , It is well thn the greu Compileroftbe CanonLawofRomeisgrownfobafe with C>rholique Pric!ls. Hewimelfes plainly, that fame Bitbops ofRome were the • n;p. ,6· cu.• foos ofPrie!ls, not fpurious, hut begot in lawfull wedlock; m Which was( according ,.,.,,,&,. ro Gr4li4n) every where lawfull to the Clergie,befure theprohibition. C.E. bite!the RI[ ,a p6r. !ipatthis authority, and fir!\ hetdlsut, iristhe PAle•, notG,.Iia,, Butifthisbe A. Chaffe, there is noCorn e. Reader,uy by tbisthergregious impudenceofthis fellow. Turn co the place , thou fha!t finde the words to be none bnt Gr41i4111 : and the notes allowed by publique aurhoriry, opetil)'toconfirm it: Hie ope,.le .jiCflliJGra· tlantH fo in,. f•iffe opinione, &c. Hm Gratian openfJ/ht~~>u, that he w.n ;11 th4t opitlion, IIJ41 htrttofore Prle(/1 oflbt ~·I inChurcbmi$bl bem•ritd. C ••f"'·P·'6~ qu~~ce~~~~c~ft·;~~~~~~;~;~~~~O,h~~~~b:v.':'r~~?,':~~Y ~a~~~~,t:~s~~~ fpurious. It \s his Qefl not to pteffe this,point too far. This idle jealou~e of.his can argue no good. l iouchcd ~at th~cqmin~ncy ofhis Paul"' J2!inlus fotnuclus io my thought) l onely wilb that hisHo!ipelfewould bellow foilje ofthe qffals qfhisNepbewes great Benefices upon thisMatfe-Prie(l, for the rewardofhis fup~rHaous ole· NlJJ ptccdiOflllllo . I .. r ;; ~ . Rt(.r. p.aOJ, My third untruth(and thata grofte one) isr that 1 ["!1 m•nJ Bifoop10j R•m•foU...-ti . "4·'"'' thtir FAt hers i• th• P,onlifc40cbairt :. whereas in thisChaffe of Gr•liAn, he phdesbut oneSJivtriNt Pope, fonof SJh!trius BitbopofRome. And what ifin hisC~affehe findburone, whileslinmyCorn·he~canfindmore? Did I tie my felfe in rhis claufconly toGr~li•llf WasnotPopejohlltheEievemh, or, infomeaccounts,tbe D Tenrh, fon toPope sergiusr? And istbere no Chaire PomifiCJII, but the Roman? Was notTT.eoJorlll Pope, fan toTheotlonu Bifhopo(Jerufalem? Felix the third, fon to Birhop T/4krius I Pope At!ri•• theSecond,fon toBitbop T4YIINII HisPI4#n.can fupply his Gr•tiUJ in thefc. ••f"'·P''66• What have I to doe with hisquarrels about Hofi•,, Ftlix, Agaptlut, Stroe•? They are thtir own;Lct him wringGYAtion by the eare, till I feele: And furely, thepoore Canonill bleeds on all hands. Bell•rmine, BoroniN I' PoffivitJe, and this !lom llel~!e have every one a fnatch ·at him; and he mull be content to go away with this gafh; (We ore not &.. ntltofollow him 11< aiJinfoi/WeiYrittr, 6NI m•J with free libtriJ rtjeil bim.) Yea , how meny doth my Refurermakehimfelfewith hisdefpifed Grati~•? Like aPhili!limhe bath pulled out theeyesofthi• S4mpfM,and now m~kes fportwlth E him · If Dow•J Jikeitwell, it.lhall net be difp!ea(jng to us. Theman(as illa1 he!oves mari~ge) will needsmake amatch betwixthisGr41ianl Pope Sltven, and hisPope J••n: IiiH1mtnl Was ever man fo mad, tomakehimfelfep3flimewirbhisown fh1me? WaSthe'-li!loryofthat monfirous Papeffe, ofour.making? Doenotrhe • sit""'· • whole!lreame oftheirWriters ofChronicles, tbeirown Birhops, Monks,!l.edufes, ""'"'.P"""· Regi!lersrecord it openly to all po!lerity, \Vithouttbe contradttlion o~the next ages, ~':::::.~;:: yea ofany, till this !all? Let them take to themfelvestberefore rh~ fruitfoii.Succef!Or Fnf.Ftw... in the infallibleChaire, fhe is their own, they may difpo(e ofh~ whereth~y li!l_; and ;:;,lfr~"'- fince my Refuter will finde out a matchfor her out oftbeChaireo(exploration, why rhould not we dance at thewedding ? Whydoewenot help him to a piece of anE· pitha!Gmium?
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