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~ -------------------------------------------- \ 6oo The Cfublifhers Poflfcript. I tbcn they ch:11lcnge our doChinc of Noucltic: A the moft of the Anicks of the Crccdc, and ', :md we hauc prooucd (they not improouing) Petitions ofthe Lords Pr:1ycr, hauc dHFct cd& l 1 that theirs is ofno auncicm, and not ne~ ere Afquarcd in points not dlCmia!l: or that fo m~ny j .AntijuiJ/imi poHolio.H 'luthoritic: I hope this cannot fCcmc 1 ze:1.lous Martyrs, many of them of very pro·- \ v!ri/Ji?m•,:,.,. l ~ circumfhncc between vs· for there can be but \found knowledge fl1ould giuc their liucs ~nd · ~;~;;.";,jk~)IJ. one uuth, :md th:u is mofi :lUncicnr. , moll innocent blood, for macters offhadO\v(as j 3. Agaitlc, can it feeme fo finall a mo:ltc in is pretended) rather then of fubfbncc: for thus l the eye of any m:m ·<:Jf fig!n, that the facrilc:gi. to itnp(:ach the Jahoursofthc former,or the !Uf- .OU'i Synod of Tl"cltt tcachcth,(curling the con· fcrin~s ofthe la~ter,w~ould fcal"fc be leerne any tr:lric mi:1dcd) that on their Romifu Altars but Cithcr a Paptfr)er tome ij,cciall fauouritc of {il.crificcs propitiatorie lt"f~ daily, p~-"operly, ~tP.d theirs. trudJ ojJ~red for the finncs of the qui eke and Thirdly,to fuch as arc of minde dt:~t a b:rmthc dead? fcdng that this doClrinc vttcrly de- · Icffc mediation may bemade ; me thinks it no I rog:ncth from, yea and abrogateth that moll other but the feeding ofafancie: bclldesth2t, Hclt.1.~pd". ' p~rJ(ff ::md oncly once for all offered, ·whereby his not harder m make them prcferuc, and vet thcir finncs arc cxpiatcd}that nt:~ll fee the Lord neither "\'ithout preiudice. ln which point; as i11 the holy of holies. B I would not feeme too rigorous Qr autlere, wcl 'N~G~~ . ..-.~ 4· Further let any indifferent nnd lingle eye ' kno"\'ing how fweete is the namc,and ycr more ~~~p'!f;,: behold, and confider '-Nhethr:r thofi: be but triple:1fant is pe2ce it fclfe; fo would I chooft an nu"'''!.'Hn· tu Eut.R~m. fling differences which our rcucrcnd R(ignolds I honourable warrc, befor.e a di!honourablc ':r;;:,:~~~;~. ltklac. ~1atl~ worthily _di~pmcd,b~th againll Beilarmine peace; afree 2nd iufl diffcntion·, before a bafe \ ffmz<;·,.Muft. ltl h1s bookes 1nutulcd, The ldol~urie oftheRoand f1auifh agreement, fucha'i theirs would be: m.Ma~h.S.:. m4ne ChJJrch; asalfoagainfiHttrt,both in the ForNah,t/b the A-mmonite tr>ill mak! no conClllf(ilTI"iol. foq:u,c4p.,. }}t!ltu-.d,epo>f. tif.RDHI.l.S• c .• ,.s. Srapktc11 flichch:at thcl:'<'pcs ruprem;acfe ~~~~~~~fld damn;ation, Sees.,ndt'", ~:;omlu!ions. two principal ~udlions concerning Peters and I cordwith la6efo Gi/eJtd, vnlrj[e (tf(~f·mait foffa the Popes fuprcmacic': (by which their doctrine ht5 right rye to hepulledour, th.~t fo hema7bring they would mal~c Kings and Princes but vaf- ~ fome Jbame vpOn lfnul. And fidl: it fc·cmc:dl to fals and fcodataries vmo the Pope; to whont me a matter harder to be brought about;then I they a[,ribc ablolute power to cxconu11Uniout of my lhallow reach can expeel eucr;w fee cate Kings; to d1fcharf!e their fubie&s fi·om effcded: both in r{'gard ofour fc:lucs, as ;1l{o of their ob~diencc, and al!egeance: to difp{'nfc I them: for if the truth be wi.th vs ( as \)·e :arC with their oathcs . of loyaltic ~ and faithfuU I1 bound to confcffc, both in rcfj>rC\ of it fdfe,& fub1eCbon; and dtfpofe of thctl' Ctowncs ;~;t the 1 law whereby it is cflablifhed) b rlittt our a Aniclncr his pleafurc: which nq -sood filbicCl: (much I tNrningJ 6ar:'<!mufi not 1'tprooHt Vs; bur hauing 1 ~:;~~;.rec Jelfe Chrilli.an)can fay is a ttiuiall poinr, or l c: found th.c old way \\'Care to \"-alk.c i~ ir, (w·irh.. . . 6"1: "-ndin a little to be_ycclded vnto ) as al[o in thofejixe I out turnmg a[lde) that we may m 1t finde·re.fl: · ~;;~:~;~~~~ conclu.fiomannexed, wherein he h2th fub!Tantifor our foulcs. The Lprds counfcll_to his. ~rb. ~M~6.1 ;.(,n ally and learnedly dC't{'ftllincd' that the faith I phC't nmfi be our direCtion io this cafe: Sonneof ;~~;·:p.::: profeifedby the prcfcnt Church ofRomc is not , man, goe not thou to them, hHt /(t them come to the C>tholikc faith. That their Church is fo far I thee: forro loofc our hold of the muh, mi•<h from bceing the Catholike Church, that it is ldfc to l«fc any pan of it, as·in e:x' har.ge ""ilh no found member of the Catholikc Church, fal!hood,wrre not oncly a v. rongfull bcu:aying and eonfequcmly th:lt the reformed Churches I of it fclfe, but a wilful!"' ronging of our (dues of Great Brirtane,Francc, Gcrmany,&c. haue and poHcrities; ''home Cods blc:ffings (or the lawfully, that is, by ,,·arrant of Gods word fcprefenthath made able tohpld it it c-nth:.e; nOt ucrc:d themfelucs therefrom. onely without danger, but Y. it h. cncQt~r,..gc5· Neither may we yeclJ that to be a cirment,powcr,and protcCHon. Bunnorelwpccum(b.miall qudhon difcuffcd betwccnc our JdlC or impoffiblc r;ther in n:Ipctl !O:f1lhc·m learned wbitak!rand Stapl(ton COJ1ccrning the £hall our meeting in the midv~o·ay fc{'me"t_p be, ,Authoritie of the holJ Scr;ptHrtl, v.'hich rhry I to wbomfocuer with iudgrmcnt f11a!I.pcrpend . fo farrc dcbafc and fubordin>rc tothcirchurch: D thcfe foure fubfcqucnrconf,dcrations. !. · fccing through .that great bookc of his ( ncuer.' Fidl, that their faith beeing not c.Apoil.elicS<tlklirYflll. like tO bcanii,.•cred by them) he grauely proocall, their Religion, a G faJfe Religion, th~ir 't'Z,.(.J· 1 '· 'Booke,:.: ued, that the found~ttion ~fPapiflicall.failh ~~ Church a c: f3lfc Church, and thcirwoJfh~p ;t' ii~i;:e;aie· ch:ap.p:as·SI· laid vponman,arrdnotvpon God; and fo it is an falfe worfbip; it \\ill proou_c not 3 matt.C·( of,re\ Procbmari· humane faith, and not diuinc; vnro which their p::~iring (as requiting leffe call and Iabo~:u·:bm on& !pea~ whole (eruicc i• futablc, according to Dtmmof founding their faith, before they can be.rai-'. ~~n~~Pnli· dut his dcfcription inhis Rationale. And Jailfed vntO vs:which how h:uciit isforthem to be1 cD. WJitt• Jy, none but inconfidcrate men would aucrrc brought vmo, who are (o fetlcd in _their lec:~s &1 ~=~Y ~S· either that the moll learnedPro~eflams of Eudrrgg~s for fo many hundrfd year~$_, lhey..~5~.n ; ~~~h~~vs. rope haue fpent their flrength, and beaten their not be 1gnor.:mt,who linow ~how1dtfficult lt 1s, &c;mm•t· braincs only tOr the beating of the ayre in matI for aB/ackpnoore to ch~tngc hh skjnlfe, OY,4 r~~o7-tlo ters·imm:ueriall: or that thole who haue as yet I ptlrdhU· fjots: fOr i<l ha.rd if,jofqr tliofc who ar~! vnc.ontroleabJy publi0'1cd,th:~t thc·Popilh Tea- .a,cr'.ftomedto euill, to be {lr~":''·l1C to good. ·.': : I chcrs.haue reuerfed th~ whole Dcc:tloguc,with I Secondly, t~lat fo long as.the Pope_ho!derh ~ his ----''----------------------------- - ~·,-~-~·,-,.-.~~~----

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