OF LVTHERS ahbominable life and pesliferons doctrina. CHAP. 1

TO Beginne first at their patriarch Luther you must vnderstand that he was a Monke and prossed Frier of the order of S. Augusti­ne, Ingendred (as Lindanus writteth) by a Deuill called Incubus transformed in the shape of a man.

[Page]This forelorne man did breath his 3. Religous vewes made to God pouertie chstitie and obedience for the disotdai­ned loue he bare to honours, riches and volpties of this word.

He confesseth that Sathan did teach him that the Messe was but Idolatrie & Eull of it selfe for thus he writteth in his booke Intitituled de Missa priuata et vn­ctione Sacerdotum tom 7. vvitimberg anno 1558. saying: contigit me semel sub ne­diam noctoni subito Expergefieri Ibi Sathan me­cum coepit huiusmodi disputationem, audi Inquit Luthere Doctor perdocte, nosti enim te quindecim annis Celebrasse Missas priuatas horrenda essent Idolatria, quid si [...]bi non adfuisset Corpus & Sanguis Christi sed tantum Panem et vinum ado­rasses et alis adhoerandum proposuisses: Cui Ego Respondi sum vnctus Sacerdos accepi vnctio­nem et consecrationem ab Episcopo.

That is to say: it hapned me once about midnight to be suddenly awakned out of my sleepe, there Sathan begoud this disputation with me, heare me (said he) most learned Doctour Luther, thou knoewest thou hast al most daylie Celebrated Masses these 15 yeeree by pass? what yf such priuie Masses were horible Idolatrie? what yf the Bodie & [Page] Blood of Christ were not reallie there, but only that thou didest adore bread and wine, & offer the same to by adored by others? whome to I did answere, that I was a Priest, and that I hade reciued vnction & consecration from a Bishope.

after these words Luther reharseth the arruments which Sathat did bring in to disprooue the Masse, and that the Prot­starts peruse to day for the same effect. this is the cause wherefore I can not Esteeme but good of the Masse seeing that Sathan (which euery where doth procure the damenation of man) did disprooue the same.

Now good Reader thou mayest easily surmise how this woefull Prophete of the Protestants was send by Sathan to disturbe and vexe the Church of God with his heresies and not from Iesus Christ to refrome the same.lib. de seruo ar­bitrio. Tom. 2. Luther fighceth against his o [...]ven consciēce

He confesseth that he did withstand and resist his conseience the space of ten yeeres to giue assent to his erroneous doctrine which he did learne from Sath­an and did persuad his Bretheren of VVitemberge to doe the same in abolis­hing the Masse.

Beholde this foresworne Monke enne­Ennemie [Page] to truth condem̄eth as S. paul sayeth by his proper Iudgment and light of his owen conscience.

VVhat edification, may you receiue by his Example, but to learne from him to with stond our owen consciennce when wee haue any Euill tourne to doe.

He confesseth that he was mooued with hatred and Enuy to depairt from the Romaine Church, because the pro­mulgation of the Indulgences was not graunted to the Religious order of S. Augustine.

he confesseth that he was citizen of the Romaine Church and after his dep­airting thence he sheweth not to what Church he did retire, but graūtetd that he was that time him selfe alone.In prnfat Tom. 1. Thus Luther was in no Church at all.

He confesseth that he was mooued to Excogitate new Errours against the doctrine of the Romaine Church for the great hatred he bare against the Pope of Rome.

in cōment in cap. 30. gsnes pag. 455He teacheth in his cōmentaies vpon the 50. of Genesis that yf the wyfe re­fuse to come the hand maid shalbe wel­come a fine Example of Edifitation to all such as are prone to abuse weemen by [Page] their wedded wiues.his infid­elitie Tom. 6. cōment in cap. 7. Genes. pag. 105

Luther graunteth that yf he hade bene in the time of the Potriarch Noe that he wold not haue beleeued God threatning the destruction of the world by the gen­erall flood,

Luther confesseth that he did hate God in his heart, beholding the seuiritie of his Iustice in the punition of sinners.praefat. Tom. 2. his hatr­ed agai­nst God

Luther confesseth in his dispate at Lipsia against Doctour Eckius before [...]he Duke of Saxonie that his purpose was not begune for the reuerence of God [...]or yet should end for his hōnour.

Luther confesseth that he could no more stay him selfe from venus game then he could doe from spittinh,

This apostata Frier againe did rate him [...]elfe so much that he thought no shame [...]o say that a Thousand Cyprians and a Thnusand Augustins were not to be [...]ompared to him in doctrine belonging [...]o Saluation.

To shewe that he did climbe to the [...]ope of pride he thought no shame to [...]y with a braisen front that he wold [...]ot admite the Angells of Heauen to be [...]dges to his doctrine althought he was [...]ached by Sathan (according to his [Page] owen confession) to abrogate the Masse

Thus good Reader thou mayest easily surmie whether this new Gospeller was rulled with the humble Spirit of Christ or by the the proud Spirit of Sathan.

Luther writteth againe that good works make no man good nor Euil wo­rkes make no man Euill, and that no sinne how great so euer it be can cond­emne the man but only Infidelitie.

Luther writtetg againe: let vs take heede to keepe our selues from sinne, but much more from good workes. be­holde the councell of this new Euange­list to be altogether Sathanicall.

As concerning his auditours he con­fesseth that they are more auaritious, vnmercifull, luxurius, stubborne vn­Godly, and much more worse since the time that the light of the Gospell was reuealled vnto them, then men were in the time of Pope rie. Musculus lib. de Prophetia Christi: and smidelinus con­clhis. 4. de Planetis Errantibus affirmed the same.

Lastly he affirmeeth with Caluin that all the workes of Iust men are but deedly sinnes▪ so according to Luthers & Cal­uins doctrine and Theologie it is all a [Page] like to be faithfull and deceitfull, to giue Almes to a poore man and spoile hem of his goods, to sleepe with his owen wife or his nigbours, for so much that all the workes of lust men are but deadly sinnes, [...]nd their faith so Effectuall in Christ [...]hat it shall blotte all thir sinnes away ( [...]s they say) with the twinckling of on [...]ye.

when Luther did Endeuour him selfe [...]o driue away an vncleane spirit out of [...] possessed person, the Deuill terrified [...]im in such a fashion that he was cons­ [...]rained to take the flight him selfe, and [...]ue his owen life from the daunger of [...]at Deuill. Staphilus his Disciple as he [...]we this miracle did wrote the apolog 2

And to confirme this pestiferous doc­ [...]ine disordained life, and leud maners [...]readfull death did come to him (after [...]e was well whitled and drunke of the [...]pper before) so suddenly in lying in [...]s bedde, to charge him to compeare [...]efore the fearefull Iudgment of God [...] make account of his works, that he [...]de not time & space to cry for meicy [...]r his sinnes, as sundrie Autors worthie [...]credence wrote of his finall end.

So yf Sathon hade come out of hell in [Page] the shape of a man to preach in a pulpit as Ministers doe what greater shewe o [...] reason could he haue sette doune to giu [...] the raines of licentius libertie to th [...] vnruilled nature of man to deliueur th [...] selues to all kind of vncleannesse, Ig [...] nominie, malicc wickednesse Enu [...] mischiefe murther contētion, trecheri [...] murmuring, backbitting, pride, dissen [...]tion, dissobediencc, crudelitie, and i [...] other sinnes of like kind, and since pe [...]suade sillie soules that their only faith i [...] Christ shall deface & put away all the [...] fromer and suchlike other sinnes in th [...] moment of an houre.

This is the Edification which Eue [...] one may learne as much from the doc [...]rine of Luther as from his former life.

Thus much of Luther Patriarch to [...] Protestants.

OF CALVINS ABHOMI [...]ABLE LIFE AND PEST [...] FEROVS DOCTRINE. VVhat Edification and Instruction Each [...] may receiue from the vvholesome doctrin [...] and morall life of Caluin Paterne of Perfection to the Puritans. CHAP. 2

[Page] BEFore all things you must vnderstand that Caluin was Borne in a Towne of France in the Prouince of Picardie [...]alled Noyon in the yeere of God. 1599.

He was a great blasphemer of the Name of God in his youth▪

Being a student and promoted to a Cure and Chappell he was surprised in [...]he abhominable sinne of Sodomie, wherefore he was marked on the sho­ [...]lder with an Brunt yron in the forme [...]n Floure delyce.

Caluin being so defamed as much for his bougrie as for peinition thereof by [...]n brunt yron, he become sacriegious [...]n falling his benifice, and after went to Geneua Changing his Name from Cauing to Caluin to the end that his Infamous life should not be knowen by the title of his proper name.

So soone as he did arriue in Geneua Incotinenent he strred vp a great sedit­ion betwen the Ministers and Citizens of the Towne.

For his sedition he was Cast in banih­ment and by his secreete Craft receued in the Towne of Geneua againe.

Of 4. thousand franks which he did receue form the Queene of Nauarre and [Page] two thousand Crownes from Monsieur Dauid de Haynault, with much more from sundrie others to distibute to the poore he did Iudas like, keepe the gra­aest part for his owen cōmoditie and Impairt the rest to his owen frinds, and corrupt some of Coūcell to assist his Ent­erpryse against all such as did oppone them selues to his croftie desings and Malitious attempts, & when the poore Necessitous did Murmure against his vngodly dealing, he caused them be cas [...] in banishment, as libertins and vngodly Christians.

Caluin likewise gaue councell to one called Nicolas deferre banquerupt to buy with 3. Tphousand pounds he had [...] in his hands Innobile goods in th [...] Name of his wife and Daughters, an [...] so him selfe being dispossessed of all substance his creditors should find n [...] way to constraine him to pay the [...] whome to he was detfull.

Thus to receiue their cōmunion worthily it is not needefull to restore ou [...] Nighbeors goods but to defraude hi [...] yf wee may (according to Caluins councell) for our owen cōmoditie.

Caluin gaue not this councell fo [...] nought for this banquerupt did ackno [...]cknowledg [Page] hes beneuolence in this behalfe with an somme of money, and Married one of his daughters with Cal­ [...]ins Brother.

VVhen Caluins friends offred them [...]elues to bring a young prouincell whi­ [...]h hade taken from him the the value [...]f 4. thousand franks after he hade ser­ [...]ed Caluin a long time, Caluin wold [...]ote, Condiscend the they should paine [...]hem selues in that matter, which made manie suspect that he feared, the young mans accusation yf he hade beene brou­ght againe to haue abused him in the sinne of Sodomie according to his olde custome.

Caluins pride and ambition was so great [...]hat he wold suffer no companion at all, Therefore the Church of Berne Nigh to Geneua, did call him by contumelie and [...]ockrie, the Pope of Geneua.

Caluins pride and ambition was so great that he thought no shame to say openly in his preachings that he was a [...]aophete, that he was Endued with the [...]pirit of God, that he was send by the Lord, that he could not Erre or stray [...]rom the truth, and yf Incace (saide he [...] I speake any thing astray it is thou o [Page] Lord that deceiueth me, and maketh me to Erre for the sinnes of the people

There neuer was a holy Doctour of the Church of God that did boast and brage of such perfections & prerogatiue [...] of Grace as this shamelesse Sodomite & malitious hypocrite doth.

VVhen a Citizen of Geneua hade saide to his friend that they Esteemed more of Caluin then by good Reason they should doe, he could neuer be con­tented with that citizen called Peter Amy vntill the time he should be cast in Prison, and thereafter come shirte alone with a Light Taper or Torch in his hand and cry him mercy before the whole world with such amend honorable.

VVhen some of his frends did aeprotch him to haue pulled done the Image of our Lord our Ladie and holy Saincts in Heauen, and suffer his owen Image to be sette vp in publique places of the Towne, and to be hanged about the necks of sundry Inhabitants of Towne, he answered without any courtessie say­ing: let all such as mislike such things burst for malice.

VVhen he went out of Geneua to visie the Church of Beane, he did Ryde [Page] vpon a Gailziart Steede accompained with 25. or 30. horsemen well Armed with their Pistolets like Capitaains of warre, and not like a Prophete or one of Christs Apostles.

VVhen Caluin did persuade sillie poore man for a litle some of siluer to faine him selfe to be dead, and sine to arise at his praiers before all the people when he did praie God. cry vpon the sillie poore man for to arise at his praiere & to confirme the truth of his Euangell, the siillie abused man was found dead in deede, and so Caluin to confirme his Religion did kill a quicke man when the holy saincts of the Romaine Church to confirme the Catholique Romaine Religion by manie other miarcles did often times restore by their holy prayers the life agains to such as were truly de­pairted out of this world.

Caluin also stirred vp with pride and ambition and vains Gloire that he could neur to his contentment be sufficiently honnored vntill the time he did writ letteres and frame sundrie workes whe­rein he dmit nothing that might aduace & extoll his dwen honour and sette these works out to the whole world in the Ne­mes of others to hide in this behalfe his [Page] rused tre cherie and deeite.

Caluin was so proud in his owen con­ceite that he did not only preferre him selfe to all the heretiques of his time. but also to the ancient Fatheres as acco­unting nothing of their authoritie, he wold bring in his owen sentence with a maiesticall authoritie against the holy Doctours saying Augustine sayeth this Hierome sayeth that. Sed Ego Vero, as yf he hade beene the Messias disputing against the Iewes.

Cap. 13.All such as did professe this new Re­lihion could doe Caluin no greater pleasour to purchasse his friendshipe, then to call him often times to dinner and supper,Cap. 14. where all kind of daintie meats were in aboundance, which forme of life made many poore Indigent to murmure against his gluttonie of their carnall Gospeller.

cap. 14.His Siluer Flagons with finest wines, his bread compounded with fine floure, rose watter Sugare Cannell & Annlseeds were euerie where carried about with him to serue for his dainti mouth.

Since the begining of the world it was neuer hard or seene that anie of the Pro­phets send from God, or Apostles from [Page] Christ did feede so daintily as Monsieur Caluin did great Prophete of the souri­tans, and Cherist him selfe as he did in the promulgation of his sensuall Gospell for he did deuore and swallowe doune more sugred confits of Portugall and Spaine both drie and mole then manie poore sillie soules could find morsells of bread for the conseruation of this their mortall life.

Of Caluins sodomie wee haue made mention before. as concerning his Im­puidicitie there was a great murmure & slaunder of sundrie Dames and Damo­sells which did haunt familiarly with him with out any companie except a litle Infant leding in their hands,cap. 15. and some times he take lodging with the fairest Damosell when her husband wes away, and the hand maid benished away, be­cause she said that the print of tow pers­ons was left in the bedde after, the vpr­ising from him of her Mistresse.

Caluin gaue concell to Madame Iolland de Breed to lit her husband pine away in his disease witholding from him such things as were necssarie for his conuale­scens, with promise to Marie her after his death, which counsoull made the [Page] noble Dame to despite him and retired her selfe and her husband out of the Towne of Geneua.

Because that no man in the Towne of Genenua did oppose him selfe to Caluins vngodly practises but the Gouernour of the Towne called Amy Perin, he did Imagine sundrie strategems & treasona­ble attempts against the Gouernour, Either to beraue him of his life or than at the least to cast him in Banishment, whi­ch lastly he did obtane persuading falsly the Gentle men of Frence (which were retired to Geneua for Religious cause) that the Gouernour hade cōspired their death, who with the concurrance of Ca­luin and his faction constrained the that Gouernour to saue his life from their daūger, retiring him selfe to Berne adiaent to the lands of Geneua, in this seditione coused by him he made sundrie young men to lose ther liues against the lawfull order of Iustice

NOVV LET VS CONSIDED vvhat Instruction and Edification vvee may receiue from the life and doctrine of Zuin­glius Prish Prienst of Zuricke to vvne in the Heluetian countrie of Tinurie. CHAP. III.

AS concerning Zuinglius Paris [...] Priest of Zuricke Meitrpolita [...] Towne of the Heluetian Countrie o [...] Tignrie, he did Exchange his meek [...] Priestly dignitie with the fieirce offic [...] of an Souldier, and lastly was Killed in warre.

He writteth him selfe (as Luthe [...] doth) to haue learned his doctrine from a Spirit in the Night, but he did no [...] Know (sayeth he) whether this Spiri [...] was blacke or white which did teach him Berangarius herisie Entombed long before, that Christs Bodie was not real­lie in the Sacraament.

This Luinolius Patriarch to all th [...] Puritans writteth blasphemously tha [...] God is author of sinne, for these be hi [...] words: Numen Ipsum est author est Eu [...] quod in nobis est Iniustu [...]a. God him selfe i [...] author of that thing which is Iniquiti [...] and Iniustice in vs.

[Page]He wiritteth likewise, that God enforc­ [...]h men to homicide adulterie, and to [...] other naughtie, deeds which be wro­ [...]gh in this world.

Behold here good Reader the edific­ [...]ion & Instruction which all vngodly [...]en may learne from Zuinglius and [...]aluin, Prince of all Puaitans to Excuse [...]eir sinnes, when they cōmit thift, ho­ [...]icide, Adulterie or any other naughtie [...]ede saying that they can not withsta­ [...]d the will of God, which Enforceth [...]em to doe all Euill deeds,

[...]HE Abhominable life and blaspemous doc­trine of Theodore Beza. CHAP. IIII.

THEODORE BEZA Borne in vezile Towne of France, being Student as forelorne sōne, was wholly [...]nt to lead a licertious and riotous life [...] the Towne of Parish and Orleance [...]apinn veerely 700 crownes of the be­ [...]fice of the Catholique Church, which [...]wothily he did spend in this fashion [...]entioned before.

You shall not find since the memorie [...] man, a more vncleane, lasciuious and [Page] shamlesse peete than he was, which hath transgr­esed the bounds & limits of all honestie, as muc [...] in his naughtie words as in abhominable deeds, for that could not afford him contentmet to abuse his bodie with other mans wyfe calle by proper Name was called Claudiae, and in the abhominable sinne of Sodomie with abeutiful [...] young man calld Audebert, Vnlesse hade proc­laiued his Execrable sinnes vnto the whole world in his booke of Epigrames.

Thus his Epigrame may be Englished.

Here good Reeder you may see how Beza [...]isporteth him selfe in proclaiming his owen [...]bhōinable deeds to the whole world as an forel­ [...]ane man without all feare of God in his consci­ [...]nce and worldly shame before the Eyes of men.

So soone as Bezas booke of Epigrams com to [...]he light he was sūmoned to compeare before the [...]ords of Session at Parish and to Interprete his [...]pigrame compounded by him in the praise of [...]andida the Taylers wyfe & Andebert his fellowe [...]odomite.

Beza knowing that the due punition of such [...]nne was nothing lesse then his life, he sette his [...]enifice for the space of fiue yeers to one secre­ [...]ly, and to ane other sold it out at the ground, [...]d so tooke the flight to Geneua, where he was [...]ade Caluins Diseciple and successour▪

The Taylers wyfe by him called canedida [...]uld not content him being Minster in Geneua. [...]lesse he co [...]rupted a virg in seruin him in the [...]use called Claudia whome to after she conce­ [...]ed he gaue a poyoned drinke to kill the Child [...] the womans Belly. so this Euangelist did make [Page] domie and account to cōmith homicide, sodomie and perpetuall adulerie.

The yeere of God 1560 Caluin and Beza with an other called ottaman conspired amongst them selues with their assistance to Massacre the King of France called Frances, the Quneene his Mot­her Queene Marie his wife daughter to Iame the 5 King of Scotland, the King of Franc [...] Brother, the Lords then remaining in Court an [...] the good Magistrats. These be the fruits of thei [...] carnall Gospell.

As concerning Bezas doctrine he maketh Go [...] author of sinne, as Caluin did teach before hi [...] for thus writteth: oportuit Ergo. & It behoued Go [...] to open vp and disclose that only way to him sel [...] which is the ordaine the fall of Adam and again [...] Querenda est vitn orig [...] wee must research the origin [...]all of sinne in the voluntarie motion of Instrum [...]nts whereby God hath Iust y decreede that wor [...] which men doe vniustly; but thou wilst say, th [...] could not resist the will of God, I graunt it is tr [...] (said Beza) their will could no otherwise doe.

Thus yf the will of man be constrained to d [...] al naughtie deeds wrought in this world, as Be [...] teacheth vs the man may purge him selfe of [...] sinnes cōmitted by him and lay the charge vp [...] God which constraineth him to worke the sam [...] for as S. Austgstine sayeth: no man sinneth in th [...] which he is constrainetu to doe by necssitie oth [...] wise [Page] Beasts, fooles madman and Infants without Iudgment or Reason, should be guiltie of sinne in the behalfe, be hold now Reader the good Edification which thou may'st reape from Bezaes abhominable life & blasphemous doctrine against the goodnesse of God in making him the chiefe cause and author of sinne.

OF Bucerus an Domincan Frier. CHAP. V.

Bucerus wus a foresworne Monke Dominican frier Master to Ihon Caluin Infected with Luth­ers heresie, since with Zuinglius pestierous docr­ine, which affirmeth with Caluin that Baptisme is not necessarie to Saluation, and that Christs Bodie is not reallie in the Sacrament.

Lastly he recanted these Errours and become a Lutheran agine, he Expyred his furthast braith in England, and at the houre of his death he affirmed that Christ was not the true Messias, but that wee should abide an other,

OF Carolrstdms Priest CHAP. VI.

CArolastadius Priest and Archdeacon of VVitemberge (who was the first of Ecclesiasticall dignitie in our time which Ioyned hem­selfe to a Sacrilegious wyfe by the persuasion of Luther) was banished out of all the Iurisdiction of Saxonie and thus contemnead both by Catho­liques & Lutherans for his vnGodly Imperhectiōs [Page] he was the first renuer of Berengarius hersie in our time Luther in Colloquns Mensalibus, fol. 367. and Erasmus Alberus Lutheran writ that he was taught and possessed with a Deuiill,

OF oecelampadius monke CHAP. VII.

OEcolampadius a foresworne Monke did Sacrilegiously against his 3. Vowes of pou­ertie, Chastitie, and obedience Ioyne him selfe to a wife and lanstly for punition of his Sacriledge was found dead in his Bedde and as Luther sayeth he was killed by Sathans firie darts others affirme that he was put to death by his Sacrilegius wyfe others ascertaine that he did kill him selfe with his owen hande.

SIR IHON kNOX life, the false Apostle of Scol­land Extracted out of M. Nicoll Burns disputation and approoued by other Oculare vatnessis vvhich vvere liuing in his teme. CHAP. VIII.

SIR Ihon Knox a renegat Priest of the Towne of Hadintowne in Scotland was Incensed with the burning lust of the flesh, as the Prophete Daniell did foretell, 12.37. that all feare of God and honnour of the world sette asside did thinke no shame at all to polute his Fathers bedde, in cōmitting horrible Incest with his owen Mother [Page] in lawein an cordnekill who being Excōmuni­cated by his owen Bihope for such an horrible crime, did in despight by his Bishope and censure vsed against him, foresaike at once his Priestly dignitie and fanction with the Catholeque Re­ [...]igion and so be come an heretique.

Thus as S. Paul sayet. 1. Tim. 110 hauing ban­ished away good conscience from him selfe did make shipe wrake of his faith, which loose of conscience and corruption of life is alwise the be­gining of heresie.

After that he did foresaike the mekenesse of Pristhood, he become a cruell actour and conspi­ratour of the Cardinall Beatons deatd which was cruellie Murthered by our heretiques first plāters of this carnall Gospell in Scotland, when the Castell of S. Androwes was taken from our here­tiques which did hold the same by force Against the Queenes Maiestie, Knox with the rest of the heretiques conspiratours of the said Cardinalls death, were also taken by the frincemen, and condemned as Slaues vnto the Galleyes.

Knex at the last by some quyet conuoy being sette at libertie from Galley Slauene went vnto England where he did lerne the artie of Necrom­ancie for better aduanceēnt of his carnall Gospell

The Earle of Murray in the meane seaon ceing in England, Knox did enter in conference with him at S. Pauls Church in London, where he did [Page] persuade the said Earle that God hade chosen him to be King of Scotland to Roote out Idolatrie, Establish the light of their Gospell and that he as a new Iosias should mantaine and defend sir Ihon Knox the new Helias against all Catholique Pas­tours which he calletd the Priests of Baal, and liekwise the Queens Maiestie which he Nickna­med Iesabeli.

VVhich things to performe and atchiue he sette out his booke Intituled, the blast of the Trompet against the Regiment of weemen atte­mpting therely to spoile the Queenes Maiestie with all ther pesteritie of their Regall Diademe and heriatle of the the Kingdome of Scotland & so at one time did Endeuoure him selfe to Plant a false Renigion for atrue and to Install an vnla­wfull King for an lawfull Princesse in the Realme of Scotland.

This was the Sound Intention & whole drifte of this false Prophete with the rest of his seditious Ministers to ouerthrowe the Spirituall and tem­porall Estate in the Realme of Seotland at one time.

This forelorne Priest retourning from Englnnd to Scotland againe did persuade a Married woman with her daughter to foresaike her hasba­nd to follow him, and thus shamefullie, Sacrilegi­ously, and Incestuously, seale and proper fruits or their Carnall Gopell.

[Page]After the death of that adulteresse he being an old decreeped Priest at the pits brinke he did ryde upon a prettie Guelded horse with his Silken [...]carfe adorned with an Golden Ring & Pretious Stones, as yf he hade beene a young Springall and wanton youth: an Euident Signe of an meere worlding full of bold presumption & Diabolicall pride

He did also wooe an Gentle woman of the house of Ochiltrie to Marrie in this princly forme, and Enchant her so by his Deuillish Arte of necrom­ancie that he did appeare to this young Gentle­woman not in his owen shape, an olde decreeped Priest, but as a young Strypling most beutifull to beholde & site to fight courgiosly in Venus fiield and so did Incense such an disordained loue in hir heart towards him selfe, that she could nowise [...]iue or take repose without his accursed Societie.

All the world beholding her to be a beutifull, braue and pleasant Damosell, and Knox to be but an olde decreeped priest of an base and obscure condition and of Ignoble blood, they could not Ascribe the cause of that vehement affection. which she did beare to such decreeped Priest but his Dueillish Arte of Sorcerie or Necromancie. whereby he did bewitch the young Gentle woman in such fashon that she could not behold the shame and disgrace, which she did Incurre, when she did linke her selfe in Marriage with such a renegate [Page] Priest and Ignoble person as Knox was in verie deede.

The progresse of his life did shewe these things to be most true when an young wōan in the Lord Ochiltries house almost did loose hir life for feare when she did Espy thraugh an clift or bore in the doore Sathan in shape of a blacke men in quyet conference speaking with Knox, which was the blacke Doctour and Master of Schoole whome froe he did learne his lesson, as much in Sorcerie & Necromancie as in the Preaching of his carnal Gospell.

A Gentle woman worthie to be beleeued in thi [...] behalfe did see Knox face toure in his necke duri­ng the time of his Preaching in S. Gils Church a [...] Edinbrugh as truly She did relate vnto me.

As the Arrians did not skare with the Doctrin [...] of Arrians when he did shute his Entralls in th [...] Iacks with the loose of his life publickly: Euens [...] the puritans are not affrayed at the doctrine o [...] Knox which was damnad by God with such [...] Monstrous prodige as the doctrine of Arrius wa [...] in ages long before.

Lastlly when he at the houre of death did assu [...] his Bretheren that the olde Religion should ari [...] againe, they saide that he did but dotte and ra [...] in such speaches as a man be straught in mind [...] Answerred to them saying: to the end you ma [...] beleeue such things to be true as I haue foreto [...] [Page] you, goe you Incontinently out of the house where I doe lye and when you retourne in againe [...]ou shall find my words to be confirmed with a [...]rodigous signe after they hade performed his will [...]n this behalfe as he hade desired them to doe, Entring in the house againe where they did [...]eaue him giuing vp the Ghost, they did find all [...]he lights Extinguished and Knox him selfe lying [...]old dead on the floore and his face tourned in [...]is Necke. This is the prodidgious end which [...]his forelorne Priest did make most worthie of his deserts.

The young man which did serue him vnto his [...]itter end, did, relate all these things to a Gentle man of Estate worthie of credence which did [...]eherse these thinga as most true vnto his frinds as [...]hey are tecited abue.

OF M. Ihon Craige a foresvvorne Dominican frier Minister to his Maiestie. CHAP. IX

Maister Ihon Craige apostata Frier Minister to King Iames the sixt of Scotland, minded to retu­ [...]rne to his Monastrie (being at time in Italie) or laike of Moyen, after he did foresaike the same [...]onfesseth that the Deuill in the shape of a blacke [...]ogge meete him passing through Italie with a Pursefull of Gold hanging at his Necke which he [Page] take from Sathan. So by the helpe of Sathan he did continue in his apostussie and heresie of our New Gospel to his liues end. Nicol Burne in his disputation against the the Ministers of Scotland cap. 34. pag. 175. for good angells did neuer aeare in the shape of Doggs or Basts, as the Deuills haue done seuerall times as wee Read in the liues of holy Saincts. but in the shape of men Genes. 18 2.19.5. Iosue 5.13.

OF vellax one of the first Preachours of this nevve Gospel in Scotland. CHAP. X.

This willox was a Necromancer (as Nico [...] Burne reporteth) whose sonne did reais [...] the Deuill Doctour to the Ministers of Scotland in Arthurs seate not farrie frō Edinbrugh, where first they did Preach their Gospell. Burne i [...] his disputation against the Ministers of Scotland CHAP. 21.

OF Paul Mephen an other of the first Cospellers of Scotlan [...] CHAP. XI.

This Paul Mephen was a man more like crue [...] Souldier, a man of warre armed with h [...] Pistles (as the Ministers of France weree) the then like one of the simple Aposthes of Christ, man whole consecrated to venus Game & feedin [...] of his belly God, & nowisi adorned with Chasti [...] and sobrietie, which are the cheefe ornaments [...] the true Desciples of Christ Burne Ibide [...] Chap. 22. fol. 102.

OF M. Iames Lavvsonne CHAP. XII.

MAsteer Iames Lousonne Menister of Edin­brugh being banished for conspiracie aga­inst the Kings Maiestie did make his finall end in dispaire, Incalling Sathan for his helpe, with fore­saiking of God.

OF Deane Adaam, heriote. CHAP. XIII.

DEane Adame heriote Chanon and Renegate Priest, fominh at the mouth did fall doune in the streete where he did walke, that he hade not so much time guen to him by God as to cry for mercy and grace for remession of his sinnes,

OF Reader in the Church of Edinbrugh called Drūmond CHAP. XIIII.

AN Reeder in the Church of Edinbrugh cal­led Drūmond Alias Doctour Handie being sette vp in the Chocks (for punition of his rioto­usnesse, and abusing of bodie with weemen,) at the Marcat Crosse of Edinbrugh, he did stobbe & kill him selfe to the deatd before all the people to the Imitation of Iudas, which did hing him selfe after he hade betrayed his Master Christ.

OF Ihon Coynsse Reader in the same Church CHAP. XV.

[Page]IHon Coynesse Reeder in the Church of Edin­brugh in Reading the praiers one day did sud­denly cry out with a loud voece: I am condemned after such desperate words being caried home to his house and admonished, that he did not know well what he hade saide. but to haue recourse to the mercies of God, he answered that he did know very well what he hade saide▪ and that mercies doore wesshute vp from him and he did end this mortall life the Imataion of Iudas.

M. Thomas hebron Minister and Necromancer. CHAP. XVI.

Master Thomas hehron Menister and Necr­omancer in East Lawdian, a litle be fore the houre of his death seated in a Chaire in the Church yarede at his owen dsire was suddenly killed by a horrible Tampst, which made th [...] Church to shake in such fashion that it was neer­eby ouerthrowed to the ground. This was the du [...] rewarde which he did receiue from Sathan hi [...] Mister for hus suruice made in a false Religon.

OF M. Thomas Ramsay Minister of S. Androvves. CHAP. XVII.

MAster Thomas Ramsay Minister of Androwes did suffer that publicke sham [...] in the time of his Preaching before all the peopl [...] that his face did tourne in his necke to the Imitation of Sir Ihon Knox likewise he did openly pro [...]fesse that Knox, their false Apostle was (prim [...] [Page] Genitus Diaboli) & that him selfe was (secundo [...]atus) a litle after he did yeelde vp his furthast [...]reath in dispaire to the Imitation of Iudas pro­ [...]itor to Christ.

OF M. George Hay parsone of Raphen. CAAP. XVIII.

MAster George Hay Person of Raphen be­ing altogether dedicated to his gluttonie [...]nd dronknesse (as the most pairt of Minister, [...]re) which is the dayly seruice of their belly God [...]o confirme this New Religion with a Miracle [...]orrespondent to the same, he did suddtuly giue [...]p the Ghost in discharging his belly vpon the [...]acks to the Imitation of olde heretique arriue, which did deny the diuinitiie of Christ, as the Puritans doe when they make Christ, a the Priest [...]n his diuenitie as will as in humanite for so or must be a God Inferior to his Father & not Equall with him in deitie when he offreth vp hōnour [...]omage seruice and Sacrifice to the Father, and [...]onsequently as a poore creature, because there [...]au not be a true God but one.

OF M. Patrike Lindsay Minister of kelly in Angus. CHAP. XIX.

MAster Patrike Lindsay Minister of Kelly in Anguse at the houre of his death did cry [...]ut with words of desperation that he was perpe­ [...]ualie condāned to hell fire, who being admonc­ [...]shed of the Brethdren that he should desist from [Page] such words of desperation, for so much as these words wold cause great slaunder to the Religion and wold moue the people to like the worse of the same, when they should see the Ministers thereof to die them selues in dispaire, he answered that they were alse surely condamned as he was, and yf he hade knowen before that Sathan should haue hade such power in the world as he did know him to haue at that time amongst the Ministers that he should neuer haue trubled him selfe to haue serued Christ in this new Religon as he did in former times thus he did goe hence in dispiare to the Imitation of Iudas proditnr to Christ for Euen as Iudas did betray Christ deliuiring him with a kesse to the Iewes, so the Protestants and Puritane betray Christ in abolishing his hōonu [...] true worshipe and Relgion, to Establish thei [...] heresies vnder pretnce of true faith in Christ, thi [...] is likewise one of the chiefest causes wherefor [...] calum did loose his life, being ouerwhelmed in the horrible Gulfe of deepe dispaire.

OF M. Dauid Blacke minister of kelly in Aagus. CHAP. XX.

MAstster Daued Blacke Minister of Kell [...] in Angus (after the foresaide Patrek [...] Lindsay drinking at the wine in dundie and hau [...]ing the cupe at his lipps yet before he could ta [...] of the same God did sumond him to compeare before the fearefull Iudgment. heb. 9.27. by dea [...] [Page] which did beraue him so suddenly of this mortall [...]ife, that he did obtaine not so much time & space from God as to cry for mercy and grace with [...]emission of his sinnes. Therefore lette vs not followe the Example of the Ministers which are [...] dicted to the Seruice of their belly God, least Perhaps wee make such an vnhappie end as these [...]aue done which wee haue recited before: but let [...]s praie with the Catholique Romaine Church [...]n hir litanies from suden & vnforeknowen deatd [...]he Lord deliuer vs.

OF the Minister called killoch. CHAP. XXI.

AAster Nicoll Burne in his disputation Chap. 22. writteth that the Minister called Killoch [...]id murther his wife and put hir to death, buthe [...]heweth not whether it was for adulterie, or yet [...]hat she did know anie secreete point of Ne­ [...]romancie in him, which he feared she should [...]isclose. so how euer the matter be there is one [...]hing sure that Sathan hade power ouer him when [...]e persuaded him to Murther his owen wyfe Expresly against the Cōmandement of God.

OF Ihon Baxter Minister of Innernoth. CHAP. XXIII.

IHon Baxter Minister of Innernoth with in the shiredome of aberdine after his preaching in [...]n sunday went to an aile house which was Iames [...]als and there Exchanged his Strumpet which [Page] he did peruse as an harlote before, with an mans wife called willame Rossie by Name which wyfe he did abuse in adulterie vnto her dying day: las­tly he was found killed vnto the death in his owen door, and noman did know him who did kill the Minister, adeath foresuith which was a Iust rewarde for such an adoulterous life: because all their good workes are but deadly sinnes it is an [...] all a like to sleepe with his Nighbours wife as with his owen to Giue almes to the needie, or to spoil [...] a poore man, for all their good workes are bu [...] deadly siinnes as is taught by them.

OF Ihon Patersonne Minister of alfurde. CHAP. XXIII.

IHon Patersōne Minister in Alfurde did Ioyn in Marriage Ihon Tamsōne a man duelling i [...] achintoll, with an woman calle Elizabet [...] Robersonne in one sunday and nixt wednisda [...] the after did disolue the said Marriage contracte [...] before, and Married these tow persons to oth [...] tow tuantie dayes therefter. so that their Ma [...] riage is nothing eles but open adulterie, for Chri [...] sayeth whosoeuer taketh the womad deuorce from her husband, althought the pairtising [...] made for respect of adulterie. yet he which Ioy [...] the him selfe to the woman diuerced cōmitte [...] adulteirie. Mat. 19.9.14 our Ministers thinke [...] shame to Mareris one man to 3. or 4. wifes o [...] after on other all liuing together as the Laird [...] Balquhāe may be a notable Expmple of our day

[Page]So the Marriage of our Newe Gospellers be deuided in 3. kinds according to the practiese of [...]heir Church, that is in Sacriledge Incest, and [...]dulerier in Sacriledge as when Luther, Knox, Craige, and other suchlike foresworne Monkes Priests and Friers Ioyned them selues with anie woman in an Sacrilegiorus bedde against their vowes and promise made to God. 1. Tim. 5.11. Incest as when they Marrie within forebiden de­grees as Sister and Brother Bairnes lying in their owen blood adulterie when an man thiketh the woman which is deuorced from her husband as wee haue shewed aboue mat. 19.9.

OF Dauid Straitone minister of Colstrue. CHAP. XXIIII.

Dauid Straiton Minister of Colstane after he hade beene in anay assemblie in Aberdine coming home by the wae become Madde and in that raging madnesse did loose his life by the way in Kincarne.

This was the fruite he receiued of their sinodoll decrees set out against afficted catholiques to be Spoiled of the Knowleog of God and of him selfe at his finall end when hade most to doe with the

OF Duncane Dauidsonne minister. CHAP. XXV.

MAster Duncane Dauidsone Minister and Persone of the Church of Rethe [...] did loose his life in the like rage, which wos a [...]ust punition [Page] of God, for somuch that he did take in Marriag [...] an othermans wife Called Ianet forbes during the life of her first husband Laird of Auchinhoofe & and Auchinhoofe did take to him selfe a Sister of the Laird Aberzeldies as his wedded wife, but in deede in both the Sides it was manifest adulterie. So that by the Ministers lawes oppen adulterie as will approoued as lawfall Marrirge.

This is the light of their Gospell which can not distingish the ane from the other that thing which is of God, by that then which is of Sathan.

OF Ihon Stroquhane Minister at the Church of Keige CHAP. 26.

Ihon Straquhane did confesse to an Gentle man who did relate the same to me, that Sathan did apeare Visiiblie to him a long time before hi [...] death, and chiefely in his bedde where Sathan did almost strangle him so that la [...]y he did loose this mortall life in a Rage without any knowldge o [...] God or yet him selfe, This is a great curse of Go [...] when a man becometh witlesse at his latter end when he hath most to doe with the same.

OF M. Ihon Messer Minister of Mellicke. CHAP. 27.

M. Ihon Minister of Mellieke for taking o [...] an young childs brotti tooke a litle Child of: 7. yeere olde and drewned him this was th [...] crudslitie he vsed to a witlesse creature likewis [...] he hade a litle blacke dogge that folloed on hi [...] [Page] the space of ane yeere, some tim it wold Roeke the crudle, and when he wold be at his supper it wold sitte at the boord with him he on the on side of the chandler and it on the other, and when he yeede to the watter sayde, called ythen to his pra­yeis, it euer accompined him. also Golden Chainzie being taiken away theifteously, the seme Minister to obtaine the same agane did put an Cocke vnder an Caldron, Inquiring from the Cocke hath this man taiken the Chainzie, he did speare rund about vntill the time the Cocke did crawe when he was Named who did steele the Chainzie.

To shewe that this Cocke was Sathan it is Euident, because that a naturall Cocke hade no wilte nor vnderstanding to Declare where the Chainzie was. Likewise the Laird of Haddoch who was present at this Reuelation of Sathan did Incontinent loose naturall wits and become bes­traught in mind and did a litle after loose this mortall life.

OF M. Thomas Andersone Minister at the Church of Glasse CHAP. XXVIII.

Master Thomas Andersone in an assemblie in Elgine being persued in the Chanrie Chu­rch by some of his Bretherē, as it was presuppōed to make a sacriffice of him to the Deuill he saued him selfe on horsebacke by speede of foote, his [Page] boy being trken by the said Ministers was neuer seene againe, the Lord knoweth what they did with him.

OF M. Androvv or then M. VVilliame Dalachindore. CHAP. XXIX.

THis Master Androw Dalachie Minister of Achindore being persued by some of his Bretheren in the same Chanrie Church of Elgine being bereft of his Cloake sword and his be hing­ing sleaues did eschape him selfe out of theer hands at that time, and for hastinesse to saue him selfe did almost drowne him selfe in the watter of Spey, & after his arriuing home did take bedde & in few dayes thereafter did loose his mortall life.

OF M. Alexander Dovvglas Bishope of Muray. CHAP. XXX.

MAster alexander Dowglas Bishope of Mur­ray Being diseased in his bodie could no [...] obtaine his hetlth vntill the time aprotie young wench was brought to him at his owen desyre to conforte him in his sickoesse. and af [...]er that was found with bairne, he did persuade a friend of his to accept of the Childe as his owen to saue him selfe from that point of dishonnour.

This same Bishope being absent from the Towne of Elgine his owen wyfe and his Brother M. Gaui [...] Dowglas did see Sathan keping the Bishops studie in his absence, who was supponet to be his Doc­tour. [Page] in his presence, as he was to Luther before him.

The said Bishope is full of crafte and deceite which he practised both agains Catholiques and Protestants, his pride is Intollerale as he did chiefly shew when he wold nowise be content with his Brother Gauin vntill the time he did cry him pardon sitti­ng vpon his knees in the Councell house fore a litle dissobedience, which truly weighted in it selfe was no fault at all his malice lich [...]oie, and Gluttonie are Euident to world, which are the proper qualities of a profaine Bishope meete for the protestant Religion.

OF M. Bartholl Robertsonne Mininster of Rynie. CHAP. XXXI.

MAster Barthole Robertsonne Minister of Rynie for the time, made a wifes Testam­ent after she was dead, more for her husbands Cōmoditie, and his owen then Iustice require, in causing his owen man with fained voice to speake be hind the Dead wyfe, as it hade beene the wife her selfe for such distribution of her Goods as the Minister hade Informed his owen man to say. This trecherie was prouen against him, and him selfe depriued. he made no conscienece likewise to abuse Ihon Baxters wife in Elgine by his adul­terie. and when he wes reprooued of that dshones­tie he answered and said that he played but a litle wanton ticke, and gaue her but a Checke by the [Page] way. Beholde the fruits of this new Religion wit­hout anie Conscience before God or shame before man there be tow Reasons wherefore they acco­unt no thing of mortall sinnes? the first is that a man hath no free will and Inherent grace to resist such tentations, but when the tentation cometh they say that they must yeelde vnto the same of necessitie because the Cōmanddments of God are in possible to be kepet, & chiefely this cō ­mandemants, which is concerning the concupis­sance of flesh. The second Reason is as they say, that for the respect of faith which they haue in Christ, neither the sinne of Adulterie, homicide, thifte, or anie other deadly sinne is Imputed to them as deadly sinnes but as veniall and Euen in the meane time that they are Iniust and full of such mortall sinnes in them selues that they are made Iust by the Iustice which is in Christ appre­hended by their faith. This in the doctrine or all Proestants, and puritans, and Cheefly of the Pur­itans see caluin lib. 3. Inst. cap. 2. sect. 2.

VVee may adde the thrid reason which is as they say. that they are not bound in conscince to keepe anie lawe that is Either of God or man, but that they are made free from all Lawes in their consciences by theis faith in Christ and libertie of their Gospell. so you may see how their life and doctrine goe soundly together accordinh to the heresie of the libertins, which haue no Religion Indeede, but an outward shewe of fained Godli­nesse [Page] Euen in their most zealous profession to decrue the world.

Of Makovvly Minister at the Church of kinnimore. CHAP. XXXII.

MAckowly Minister at the Chuch of Kin­nimore, the Cōmunion being Ministrea-Ministreaed to the people, saide to some of his friends, Elders and Officers of the Church that there was a Rosted Gouse in the Ailehouse and Asmuch bread and wine after the Cōmunion as was necessarie to eate and drinke with propertion to the same, so at the Ministers persausion they consumed the Goose with the Cōmunion bread & wine which were resting after the action in the Church.

Now I will aske of them yf they hade faith in Christ when they did eate the rosted Goose with the Cōmunion bread and wine, which did rest after the action as they hade befor? then I say that they eate Christ by the same faith as really with the rosted Goose and Cōmunion briad and wine together as they did before with the Cōmunion bread and wine alone, for somuch as faith Reach­eth it selfe vp to Heauen to receiue Christ there sitting at the reght hand of God the father, and not to the Cōmunion bread and wine to receiue him there with a corporall mouth within the compasse of their Sacrament, according to their doctrine.

Yf they will reply and say that they hade faith [Page] habitually and ot actually in Christ, because the dead Eliments (that is the rosted Goose with the bread and wine) could not stirre vp their faith actually to beleeue in Christ, without the word Ioyned to them to quicken them as the soule doth the Body.

Then I will thus argae aginst them yf the Min­ister in the meane time they did eate the rosted Goose with the bread and wine Ioyned the word to the dead Eliments (that is to the rosted Goose with the bread and wine) to quicken them as the Soule doth the Body, saying Bretheren in the Lord, you must recall to memorie that Christ did shedde his blood vpon the Crosse for remission of your sinnes & sitteth presnnly at the right hand of God and from thence shall come to Iudge the quicke and the dead, who likewse hath created & ordained this rosted Goose with the bread and wine to nurish your Bodies corporally, as the Body of Christ nurisheth your Soules Spiritually eaten by faith. The must confesse that they receiue the Bodie of Christ as truly by actull faith in Eat­ing the rosted Goose with the bread and wine as they did before with the bread and wine alone.

For so much as their faith is als free to goe vp to Heauen to Christ their Spiritually in eating the rosted Goose with the bread and wine, as it was in receiuing the Cōmumion bread and wine alone before, and no more stay made to faith to Exercise her office in their action then in the for­mer [Page] vnlesse they Graunt some vertue to be in the Comunion bread and wine, which maketd them to recerue Christ more Effectually then is in saith it selfe, which thing they will neuer graunt, be­cause that all the Purians affirme that there is no other recciuing of Christ but only by faith in a Spirituall forme without receeuing of him in the Cōmunion bread and wine with corporall mauth.

Thus you see Euidently how there is no differ­ence Indeede betweene theire Cōmunion and a prophaine banquete prepared in a Tauerne or Inne for the corporall Sustentaion of men, or a Iewish Cōmunion, which is without all vertue & grace to cure a sicke Soule, for they agree all in that point of Religion that Sacraments giue no Spirituall vertue or grace to the receiuer, but that all vertue and grace of Iustification and remission of siinnes are only obtained by faith in Iesus Chr­ist, and not by the Sacrament or good workes.

Now to conclude this purpose wee affirme that their faith is as Effectuall and true in Christ when they eate the rosted Goose, as it wee when they reciued the Cōmunion, so wee say that they re­ceiue Christ by the selfe same faith as truly when they eate the rosted Goose Ioyned with the bread (as is recited aboue) conclision that faith receueth Christ as well with the rosted Goose as with the Cōmunion braed. because Christs Bodie is no more within the compasse of the Cōmūion bread [Page] then within the rosted Goose, but only in Heauen where faith gooth vp to receiue him as with they eate Christ in the Cōmunion bread Ioyned with the word, for faith and her office is Euenr wher a like free, therefore the fruit and the Effecr must alwise be a like fore all vertue & grace is obtained by the action of faith, and not by the Cōmunion bread, as is taught by them selues.

OF M. George Nicoslonne Minister of Gairtelv in Straithboguy CHA. XXXIII.

Master George Nicolsōne Minister at the Church of Gairthly after that he did know surelie in an assemblie at Elgne in murray hade concluded amongst them selues to giue him vp in a Sacrifice to Sathan chiefe Doctour of their blacke diuinitie, he was so much affrayed of their conspiracie against him that Iincontinent he tooke the flight from the synodoll assemblie to saue his life from such a tragedie prepared for him, and for the greater hast to runne away he hade almost loosed his lif in passing amasedly and rashly through the watter of Spey, and so soone as he come home to his owen house he went sttra­ightly to bedde wher within a few dayes he gaue vp the Ghest, which fighting in the agoīe of death said vnto his wyfe, yf they Beetheren Chainge not their mainers and forme of life which they peruse, they will lastly make all such an end as the Read [Page] friers did before them This Miserable man by [...]hese words did declaree to vs that the Ministers [...]id hōnour and worship Sathan with Sacrifice & ouershipe hōnour as the Read Friers did before [...]hem, which by the cōmandement of the Pope, with the assistance of Christian Princes were all [...]estroyed in one day, which forme of death (as M. George Nicollsōne did fotetell) should fall [...]pon the Ministers for the like seruice made to [...]athn. see the historie of the Read Friers, other­wise called Templiars in the French tragicall [...]istories of Belfora.

An faithfull womon which did heare these words [...]f M Georges owen wyfe when he did speake of [...]he Ministers at the houre of his death did rehearse [...]hem vnto me as I haue written aboue:

OF M. Ihon knox Minister of Bally in Enzie. CHAP. XXXIIII.

Master Ihon Knox Minister of Belly in En­gzie one Spey syde being consecrated by [...]he Bretheren as a Sacaifice vnto Sathan in an [...]ther assemblie at Elgine in Murray he tooke the [...]ight from the said assemblie to saue him selfe [...]rom such daunyer, and for hast to Eschape most [...]ade drowned him selfe in the watte, of Sp [...]y. [...]athan at that time could obtaine no other thing [...]f him but only did depriue him of an Eye which [...]e could neuer obtaine againe vnto his dying day [...]ese that sawe him spoiled after the fearfull sen­sentence [Page] of the foresaide assemblie against him did relate this historie vnto me.

OF M. Peter BlaeKeburne Bishope of Aberdine. CHAP. XXXV.

Master Peter Blackurne Bishope of aberdin [...] is aceused to be witch and Necromace [...] for four causes.

First for so much that he hath a Clocke so Enchaunted and Charmed by witchcraft that whe [...] so euer any Gentle woman did couer her self with the same, she was Incontinently berefte wit [...] loue of him, wherfore it was cōmonly spoken tha [...] he did purchase to bim selfe the Laird of Caskibens Daughter by his Enchanted Clocke.

Secondly there was a younhe wenche in Buchannochie which is within the Baronie of Gigh [...] who was so bewitched that she hade no power t [...] peruse her Members Armes and Leggs, but wa [...] Impotena in their function, wherefore the wen [...] hes Fathar did carie his dangter to the Bishope [...] Aberdine for the famous bruit he hade to cu [...] such dieases as other witches doe, to the end th [...] by his aide and crafte the maid might recou [...] her health againe, which Indeede she hade confe [...]red with the Bishope and vsed his crafte in suc [...] behallfe? in the meane time she hade a vision whe [...] she sawe viuely one Rauening Beast cast the sik [...]se vpon her, and an other Rauening Beast take [...] of her, that is one Deuill did cast the disease vpo [...] [Page] [...]er and an other Deuill take it of.

Thirdly when the witches of the North were [...]ccused by the Bishope and other Ministers [...]y the cōmission which my Lord Marques of [...]suntly hade obtained from his Maiestie to this [...]ffect, some of the wtiches did answere to the [...]ishope, and said, yf your life were alse wold [...]yed in this behalfs as ours are you wold be [...]und more familiare with Sathan then wee are

Fourthly when an boy called williame Read [...]d spy in the Councell house where the Ministers [...]ere assembled in the Towne of Aberdine Sathan [...] shape of a blacke dogge, M. Peter Blackeburne [...]oderatur for the the time did so Enchaunt this [...]resaide williame Read to end he shuld not reu­ [...]de their secreete confence with Sathan that the [...]y did loose his naturall wits and became a foole, [...]d likewise did neuer ritorne to his netiue coun­ [...]ey thereafter, as you may see in the life of M. [...]lliame Roberrsonne Minster of Tarland in [...]romare more at lenght.

Moreouer his vngodly vsurie is knowen to the [...]orld which taketh 15. Marks for the hundreth [...]erely which is a Iewsh forme of dealing against Christian.

OF M. VVillame Robertsone Minister of Tarland CHAP. XXXVI.

Masters VVilliame Robertsone Minister at the Chuch of Tarland in Cromare went to [...]e presb [...]trie of aberdine with his boy called wil­liamé [Page] Read, which being in the Councel [...] House quyetly, did see Sathan in forme of a bla­cke dogge & retourning home againe did speair [...] at his Master what such an blacke dogge it was▪ his Master vndestanding that he sawe the blacke dogge, Incontinently directed the boy abacke to M. Peter Blackburne Moderataur for the tim wit [...] a Mistiue letter, when M. Peter vnderstood th [...] truth of the mater as is reciteh aboue, he did In­contiently cast such witchraft and sorcerie vpo [...] the boy that he did loose his naturall witts, an [...] euere since did remaine a foole, and did neuer ret [...]ourne to his natiue Countrie.

OF Ihon Durie Minister of Manrosse CHAP. XXXVII.

IHON Durie a foresworne Monke being i [...] Edinbrugh for sundrie of his owen affaires h [...] wife went vp vnto his Studie where when she sa [...] Sathan like a blache man lying on a lowe Bedde i [...] the Studdie, she was so perturbed with such a feare and tentation of Sathan that she did stric [...] her selfe with a sharpe knyfe in at the shou [...] Ribbs so that all the Neghbours did dispaire [...] her life, which Neuerthelesse she did not loose [...] that time Ihon Durie being retorned home [...] Excuse the matter said that the peapll should [...] Interprese that fact of his wifes in an Euill pai [...] because that God did ptrmite his most holy Se [...]uants to be tempted with Sathan. it is true th [...] God permitteth Sathan to tempt and Exercise [...] [Page] holy Seruantts as it is written of S. Anthon, S. Hylarion, and manie others, but not to be ouer­ [...]herowen with Sathans tentations, as Ihon Duties wife was which was a manifest taken that Ihon Durie was a Necroamancer and familair with [...]athan, to haue him so familiarly laidvp vpon [...]is law beedde in his Studdie, and that Sathan [...]ade power oner his wife, when at his persuasion [...]nd tentation she did Endeuore to kill her selfe, as [...]hese who did see this Miserable woman in this [...]light did relate vnto me.

OF M. Thomas Meluine Minister at kindrimie CHAP. XXXVIII.

Master Thomas Meluine Minister at the Church of Kindrimie being in his Chalmer [...]t conference with Sathan his wife perceiuing the [...]me was surprised with such a horrible feare that [...]he Incontinetly become madde and bestraught [...] mind, which thing being truly knowen to him, [...]or excesse of feare that his wife should reueale his [...]creete conference with Sathan, he likewise be­ [...]ōmadde. him selfe & bestraught in mind. This [...]as the Iust hire which he did receiue for his [...]ruice made to Sathan.

OF M. Robert Cornuell Minister at Linlothgo CHAP. XXXIX.

Master Robert cornuell Minister at Linlith­go being in his Studie his Eldest Doughter [...]ome to seeke a booke from him. to goe to the [...]choole, and because she saw a blacke dogge lying [...]pon boord conferring with her Father, which [Page] leapt of the boord at her entring in the Studdie & did hide him selfe from her sight, her Father bete her for temeritie & rashnesse to come so suddenly vpon him as she did by his Ezpectation. This you may behold how the Deuill is Doctour to the Ministers in teaching them their blacke diuinitie condemned by the Aneient Fathers long agoe.

OF M. Iames Spading Minister and seruant to M. Thomas Straquhane Personne of kincare. CHAP. XL.

M. IAMES Spading coming an sunday to the Church of Lumphanan and pasting ouer the wette [...] of Die in the Coble of Kincarne the Deuill apeared vnto him accompaining him the space of tow myles, caused him retire back to the Persons house, and at his backe cōming wold haue kessed the Persons wife, being refused of his desire kissed an wench in the house, and Inconti­naently therefter he became madde and raging be his mind, bestroode an Oxe of the Persones whi­ch he ranne to the death so that the Minister i [...] his rage and the Oxe did both die at once. Th [...] was the due rewarde which he obtained for h [...] obedience to Saahan.

OF M. Arthour Fithie Minister of Interkillevve CHAP. XLI.

VVHEN Certen witches. 1605. yeer [...] were accused and burined at Brighe [...] they affirmed amongst other things that [...] [Page] Arthour Fithie Minister of Inner Kissowe assistd with them when they consulted with Sathan, and Exercise their crafte.

Thus you see how the proper fruits of the Min­isters is to be Necromancers or witches to lerne their lesson by conference with Sathan.

Moreouer when some Ministers and Genth men were drinking in Tauerne Sathan came in to them in the forme of a blacke dogge, this same Minister Fithie tooke an shoulder of Mutton out of the plaite before the Gentle men and did cast the same in the blacke dogges mouth which suddenly went away with it, therefore a Gentleman did say vnto the Minister Fithie what was in your mind to cast the rosted Flesh which was ordained for vs in the Deuills mouth, might you not haue giuen him rawe Flesh, seing that there is fire innough in Hell to rost the same behold here how Sathan is not only familiar with ther Ministers in their priuie Studies, but [...]lso in open In̄s before the whole world.

OF M. Androvv Ogstoun Minister of the Church of Canesby in Cathinesse. CHAP. XLII.

Master Androw Ogstoun Minister of the Church of Canesby in Cathnesse dothe [...]eruse so much a booke of Necromancie made by M. Michel [...]scotte that yeere of God. 1608. [...]e is aecused to be an open Necaomancer, that is [...] say a man which Consulteth with Sathan, to [Page] Learne from this hellish Doctour the knowlege of such thing as he thinketh Expedient or prof­itable to his office or condion of his Estate

Of M. Dauid Coluine Minister of Fersoch CAHP. XLIII.

MAster Dauid Coluine Minister at the Chu­rch of Fersoch in Cathnesse, being so well whitled and drouke at night that he could not learne his Preaching for the Sunday following he was constrained to ryse out of his bedde long be­fore day in winters Night to Studie vpon hie text and Glosa thereof, in the mean time of his reading and Studiing vpon his books, come in a blacke dogge to helpe him, which when a young man o [...] twelfe yeeres olde his bed followe did espye, h [...] was so amased at the sight of the blacke dogg [...] that he beeome as it were benumed of his senses and almost without all moouing and feeling Neuerthelesse with such power as he hade h [...] made a litle signe with his hand (because he could not speake) to the Minister to helpe him out o [...] such a staite as he hade presently, whereof the lik [...] he neuer felt before, the Minister did nothing bu [...] mocke and laugh at the sillie Boy, in his grea [...] anguish and distresse, who seing the Minister Ie [...]ting at him he hade recourse to God praying i [...] his heart God helpe me Christ helpe me and a litl [...] after his prayer made to God the blacke dogg [...] went away, and the Boy be good to reprotch th [...] [Page] Minister of his vncharitable deed that he wold not helpe him in such a straite, the Minister answ­ered and said I beheld you to see what you wold doe, the boy said againe you shall see what I shall doe, so saying did Inuest him selfe in his apparell and went away from the Minister, so that he wold neuer be bedfollswe to him ageine.

This boy which did suffer this Iniure from the Minister did declare to me this historie of him selfe, after that he become a Catholique, and how this Minister thereafter was passessed with a Deuill that men were constrained to bind him hand and feete to saue themselus from his furious Rage.

OF M. Iames Read Minister at the Church of Banchory on Dye syde. CHAP. XLIIII

IHON Cheyne seruant to M. Ihon Cheyne Laird of Petphichie, being suspected to haue taken away thift'ously a Golden Chaine from the Laird of Petfichie, to purge him selfe of such a slaunder went to Iames Read Minister at the Church of Banchory on Dye syde for the famous reporte of his great skill of secreete things by the Arte of his Necrmancie, how soone the Minister [...]ade receiued Eight Marks of Scots money for his reward in this behalfe, he conuoyed Ihon Cheye within a Barne or corne house with a Catte to make a Sacrifice vnto Sathan and so sone the Minister hade made round circle with ceten Inuocations of Sathan the Earth beganne to tre­tremble [Page] and Sathan a litle after did apeare in the forme of a blacke Moure with curled locks, the Minister Incontinent thereafter his arising out of the Earth did cast the Catte to him in a Sacrfice, since did aske Sathan where the Golden Chaine was, who did answere him with a low grosse voice as yf he hade beene spaking out of darke denne or hollow caue vnder the Earth, that the Golden Chaine was in such a place where it was found in deede, Ihon Cheyne being put foorth of barne the Minister was much troubled to send Sathan doune againe to his former place, Ihon Cheyne was so affrayed at the sight of this Euill Spirit a [...] that time that he appeared neuer to be will Satled in his naturall witts, but to hau a souage and vild [...] countenance and behaueour.

OF M. VVilliame Pape Minister of Dornoch in Sutherland. CHAP. XLV.

MAster williame Pape Minister of Dornoeh in Sutherland ryding home from the To­wne of Taine to his owen house in Dornoch, was so assailzred by the way by a multiude of Rauens, that they did not only scratch his Body with their Clawes and Nailles, but also did rent and tears his apparell with their bills and becks, his wife asking him after his ariuing in the house, wha [...] should be the cause of his disarryment and trouble he andwered, that it was a multitude of Rauen [Page] which did rent his garmints and scratch hodie with their bills their furious rage in stricking and [...]eaking at him with such an Extraordinare power [...]hat with great difficultie he hade saued him selfe from the dint of their Clawes and becke? which thing so soone his wife hade related to their Nig­ [...]boues they did all suspect that such a multi­tude of Rauens was a companie of Deuills, for so much that such a skirmish or bickring of Raurns against a reasonable man was neuer hard or seene hard or seene before, and for confirmation of this truth after such conflict he was so vexed & beaten in his owen house by the same Rauens that he was constrained to leaue it, and goe loge in an other of his friende, which things shewe euidently that his trouble and vexation was caused by a companie of Deuils which hade power ouer him, and not by a companie of good Andells.

OF M. Androvv Andersone Minister of Loth Sutherland. CHAP. XLI.

MAster Androw Andersōne Minister of Loth in Stuherland being in the morning Studi­ing on his books in his priue Chalmer, in come ōne of his Schollers called Huchon Aikin to gette a kenning of his lessone, and there he saw beside the Minister a litle beacke whelpe as it hade beene new whelped, which after the sight thereof did with such speede retourne to the doore that he [Page] did breach his head and Incontinent thereafter didly bedde sicke the space of fourteene dayes with continuall ratdring of his meate by vomite, the Minister euer still Intysing the boy not to disclose the cause of his corporall disease. Thise was the yeere of God 1610. in the moneth of Deember.

OF M. Robert Bruce Minister first of Edinbrugh and since at Innernesse CHAP. XVII.

MAster Rober Bruce Minister of Innernesse the yeere of God 1608. was so vexed trou­bled persued with Sathan in forme a blecke dogge and some time in the shape of a colte or sole, that could not know by what way he should soue him selfe from his daunger, and beholding that his Spirituall Armours of Preaching and Prayers could Auaile him nothing in this fearefull assault of this potent Ennemie, he hade accoutse to cor­porall Armour and force of mortall man, Neue­theelessee siixe men in Armes mour watched this miserable Minister nighuly, yet could not Emp­etch this blacke dogge to oppen the doore Euerie night wher M. Robert Bruee did abide, so that it is likly that this frind ehall passesse him as he heath done others or he leaue him at the last.

And the Ministers to collour this matter as much as they could to shewe that this come not o [...] M. R Bruce for their deseruing as yf their naug­naughtie [Page] liues and hereticall doctrine were accep­ [...]able to God, but by M. R. Abercromies and M. Ihon Hamiltouens Sorceries and Enchantments which did hound this hellish dogge vpon M. Rober Bruce, to vexe & torment him according to their desire. But this fond Inuention of theirs is no thing else but a malitious detrction and for­ged lye. First because M. Robert Abercromie at that tim was out of this Cōuntrey in a Colledge of the Iesuits built in the Towne of Brownsberge in the Kingdome of pole. Secondly Catholique Priests are accustomed by the power of God giuen to them to cast Deuills out of possessed persons, but not to send the Deuill to vixe any man as the falsly alleadge. Thridly yf the Ministers haue the true Religion and the true assistance of God (as they falsly challenge to them selues) why doe they not chaste away the Deuill by the vertue of God for approbation of their new Gospell as Catholi­que Priests doe for confirmation of the Catholi­que Religion. But seing they haue noe power ouer Sathan, as Catholiqe Priests haue, they must cōufesse that they are but heretiques & the bound slaues of Sathan, and no true Chaistians.

This blacke dogge at the last (as the euent did shew) did transform him selfe in a familiare spirit, which M. Robeart Bruce did call his God, for M. Robert and his familiare spirit were seene confer­ring familiarely in his Church about twell howres [Page] at euen or midnight with great lightes in his Church, which theis familiare spirit of M. Robe­rts did furnish, for M. Robeat being but him selfe alon talking with this spirit did take no candles to his Chich for to cause such light in his Church as was seene M. Robert after long conference with this familiare spirit said to his friends and nigh­bours that it was God that came to teach him such heads of Religion as he should preach publickly to the people.

But the Godly Reader may coniecture what a familiare spirit this was that came to teach M. Robert about midnight by the histories of Luther Zuinglius the first Pillars of this New Religion which they reherse of them selues, as M. Robert doth presently of him selfe.

For Luther thus writteth of him selfe in his Booke of priuie Masses. Contigit mihi semel sub mediam noctem subito experge fiernet ibi Satan mecum cepit eiusmodi disputationem audi (Inquit) Luthere Doctor perdocte, nosti enim te quindecim annos celebrasse Missas priuatas pene quotidie. Quid si tales Missae priuatae essent horrenda Idolo­latria. Quid si ibi non affuisset corpus et sanguis Christi, sed tantum panem et Vinum adorasses, et aliis adorandum propo­suisses, Cui ego Respondi, sum Vnctus Sacerdos, accepi Vnctionem, et Consecrationem ab Episcopo.

That is to say. it hapned me once bout midnigt to be suddenly awakned out of my sleep. There Sathan begaud this disputation with me heare me (sayeth he most Learned Doctor, Luther, Thou [Page] knowest that thou hast almost dayly celebrated priuie Masses thise 15 yeares agoe what yf such priuie Masses were hoarible Idolatrie what yf the Bodie and blood of Christ were not realie there, But only that thou didest adore bread and wine, & offere the same to be adored by others. whome to I answered, that I was a Priest, and that I had receuued vnction, and consecration from A Bishope.

After these words Luther rehearseth all the arqumets which Sathan did bring fourth to pro­oue that the Masse was Idolatrie, which argumēts of Sathans the Protestants (as yet) peruse to day against Catholique Romains to prooue after the Imitation of Sathan that the Masse is no thing els but plaine Idolatrie. And as Sathan did first call the Masse Idolatrie, so the Protestants and puri­tans as his disciples call the Masse Idolatrie as M. Roberte Bruce doth also but wee Catholique Romains esteeme the Masse to be the much more holy, and diuine seruice of God, that Sathan doth abhorre the same, as he doth all other holy things Profitable to mans saluation as the cheefe author of all Idolatrie, and heresie to purchase the dam­naoion of mans presently as he did In ages all be­fore wee will let the Protestants followe after Sat­han In this behalfe as they doe in manie other things, considering that no friendlie admonition can moue them to acknowelege their fault, and [Page] Correcte the same for their owen saluation.

Zuinglus the patriach of the Puritans writeth the historie of him selfe, in his booke intituled the helpe or soccour of the Eucharist. saying that a spirit came in the night and did teach him that Christ bodie was not with in the Euchoist or holy Sacrement really, but only tyepically or figurati­uely, as the thing signified as in the figne. he writteth also that he did not knowe whether this spirit which did teach him his lesson, was blacke or white.

Considering now that M. Robert Bruce doth followe the doctrine of Luther and Zuinglius in calling the Masse Idolattrie as Sathan and Luther did before him, and in denying Christ Bodie and Blood to be realy within the compasse of the holy Sacrment as Zuingliue familiare spirit did teach him, what should wee surmise of M. Rob­berts familiara spirii, but to he of that same kind that Luthere and Zuinglius spirits were before night Doctours of dark [...]sse, and of the black Gospell, which leadeth sillie soules to euident perpition.

when M. Robert vanteth of him selfe that he sawe the Triuitie and Preache the same publlckly to the people, wee should beliue S. Ihon the Euangelist rether then a fauce glorioons lying heretique. for S. Ihon thus wreteth▪ deū nemo vidit vnquau. No man hath scene God at any tyme. this [Page] he speaketh of mortall men Liuing in this world.

when it is writen that Moises did speake face for face with God as the frind with his frind, it is not to be vnderstood that he sawe God or yet spake with God personally at that time. therefore [...]t is said that he speake with God face, for face because the Angel of God speake to him as an Embassadour in the person of God for the Lawe was giuen to Moyses by the Ministerie of Angeals [...]a S. Luke writteth in acts of the Apostles. And S. Poul the like to the Falatiens. bal. 3.19. And whan Moyses defyred to see the face of God, his diuine essence or God in his glorie, God did answer to Moyses, or reather the angell of God as his Embas­sadowr in his person. Non Poteris videre Iaciem merm. [...]on enim vedebit me homo et vevet.

That is: thou canst not see my face. for no mortall man may see me and liue, that is abiding [...]n this mortall life, he can not see me. than holly M. R. Bruce did the Trunnite in this mortall life [...]nd yf M. Robert will say that he wes Rauished vp [...]o the third Heauē, as S· Paul was, because he hath [...]o scriptur for proefe of the Rauissing, wee will [...]eliue him no mor than wee doe a lying heretique.

OF M. Ihon Chalmer Minister of keith CHAP. XLVIII.

MAster Ihon Chalmer Minister of Keith being a student in Aberine did declare a [...]earefull vision which he did see to an other Stud­Student [Page] called M. Georg Spence, which is now Minister at the Church of S. Trule, the yeere of God 1611. which vision was that he did see a certen broad band going about from his Necke on syde to the ochester hole on the other on the which band was written. This is thy Condemna­tion. After this time he was made Master Regent, and since Subprencidall in the Colledge of old Aberdine, and lastly Minister of Keith, at which time he was so tempted with Sathan te beraue him of his life, that he could nowise resist the vehem­enciee of Sathans tentations, thereafter declar­ring his misterie to M George Chalmor his Brot­her M. George did conuoy him from Keih to Aberdine and the did desire the Brethern to praie God for M. Ihon, but beholding that all their praiers were in vaine his frinds did conuoy hom [...] from Aberdine to Cullen (where his good Father did remaie to see yf there he migh be fredde from Sathans tenations by his good Fathers praiers, but as ti was reporteth Sathan did vexe him there more thtn before, and taken out of his bedde from his wife did so trouble him in his Chalmer that he could gette no rest at all, nor his wife thereafte [...] wold neuer consent to bedde with him againe▪ Lastly he did retire to the Church a Kinth againe, and after he hade married tow perones, with great vexation of Sathan in his Pulpite, he desired his hostage to haue his dinner in reddinesse within [...] [Page] A letle time. and in the mean season he wold goe [...]nto his Chalmer to performe some quyet busines­ [...]e he hade to doe, hes host beholding that he did [...]emeinne to long in his Chalmer from cōmining [...]o his dinner, he did knocke at the doore to desire M. Ihon to come and take his refection: but the good man of the house considring that M. Ihon [...]id make no answer at all, he and some of his Ni­ghbours did breach vp the Doore of the Chalmer wherin M. Ihon did remaine, which thing being [...]one at their first entrisse they did see the Floore [...]uer runne with blood, and M. Ihon Chalmer [...]ing ouer a Chist on his brest his head hanging [...]owne and the blood gushing out at his throate. which was cutted with his owen hand by the [...]ersuasion of Sathan? These men considering the [...]iserable spertackle of their Pastour did suddenly [...]ke him vp and sowe the cotted Srinnes of his [...]roate together, the gushing of his blood being [...] stayed, thay did aske at him why he wold not [...]en the doore, who answered and said, that [...]than wold not premit him to doe the same vntill [...]e time he did cutte his owen throate with the [...]harpest knyfe he hede, and that Sathan was so [...]eat a Philopher, that he did find out more Rea­ [...]s that he should cutte his throat then M. [...]on could find for the sauetie of his life.

Likewise an honorable Gentlman worthie of [...]edence with a great multitud of Inhabitants of [Page] the Towne did thts speake vnto bim.

M. Ihon wee that are all assisting hire haue taken a great occasion of slaunder at such a cruell fact as you haue vsed in putting violent hands in­to your selfe considering that you which professe your selfe to be a Spirituall Pastour and Guider o [...] mens souls to Heauen, take the contrarie way to your selfe to doe aginst the Cōmandement of God by persuasion of Satdan, therefore wee will desir [...] you for the loue of God to tell vs the troth whet­her your calling to Preach the word of God and administer the Sacraments be lawfull or no, and take no feare to tell vs the troth in this behalfe because your life is loosed in this world withou [...] any hope of Releefe.

M. Ihon answered and said, allace our calling is neiiher lawfull nor good nor any wise appro­oued by God, Then the Gentlman replyed & said M. Ihon why did you abuse the people to lea [...] their soules to Euident damnation out of the tru [...] way of Saluation. M. Ihon answered and sai [...] allace Sir the disordained loue of the world di [...] mooue me so to doe.

The Ministes hiaring that M. Ihon hade denye & his Religiō in this fashion before the Gentlma [...] his Parishoners they were much scandalzed i [...] this fact, and therefore to repaire the honno [...] which they did loose by the denyell of their Reli [...]ion▪ who wos one of the most learned men amo­ [...]ongst [Page] them all, incontinently they did bring [...]e artickles of their Faith vnto him and caused M. Ihon to Sweare and subscribe them against [...]s conscience saying vnto him what is this you [...]e doing will you shame vs your Bretheren and [...]e whole Religion professed in this Countrie.

He confesseth likewise that all his Preaching [...]as for pride, vaine Gloire, hypocrisie, and out [...]ting of him selfe, and not for the Gloirie of [...]hrist and Saluation of mens souls, as the M. [...]Valter Smyth reporteth.

He likewise confesseth that he often times did [...]ōmite bougrie and the sinne of Soeomie, and [...]hen he did confesse such things his Bretheren [...]id nipe him to stay him from confessing of his [...]nnes, saying quyely will you shame vs all, M. [...]on did answere to them saying: This is my case [...]ow but it wilbe yours nixe as you shall feele by [...]xperieace herafter.

VVhen. 14. or. 15. Ministers were standing [...] ths Chalmer and Sathan in the midest of them, [...]. Ihon did request all his Bretheren to chaste [...]way Sathan out of his sight, whose presence did [...]uch affray him, but Sathan for none of their [...]quests and prayers wold goe away▪ because they [...]de no power to cōmand him.

Lastly Sathan did kindle such an fire wiehin [...]s bowells that he did request Earnestly the As­ [...]tantes to cutte a slite in his side & to powre in a [Page] Barroll of cold watter to quench that in fernable sire, which did torment him.

VVhen George Dowglas Minister of Cullen, and M. Pattike Dargue Minister of Fordyce did come to conforte M. Ihon Chalmer in his An­guish and distresse, Sathan did so trouble and to [...]ament them, that they appeared to manie to be [...]alfe truly possesed and vexed with Sathan as M. Ihon was before, neuer thelesse with lapps of time their feare and great trouble did some wha [...] decay.

Conclusion of this purpose. First good Reade [...] you shall vnderstand and marke sundrie things i [...] M. Ihon Chalmers former life.

First that he was one of the most lea [...]ned Schol­lers amongst them all, & so konwgainst his owe [...] coscience.

Secondly that he was a proud vaine gloriou [...] man, an hypocrite, and bougrare.

Thridly that he and the Ministers hau no [...] power to chasse away the Deuill som them selue [...] and that none of them hath power to helpe o [...] other.

Fourthly that he did cutte his owen throate, a [...] Iudas did hing him selfe at Sathans Instigatio [...] And not withstaning all these abhominable sin [...] and codditions, the Ministers doe openly prea [...] in their Pulpits, without all shame, that he is o [...] of Gods Elect, but you must vnderstand him [...] [Page] [...]e such an Elect as Iudas was before him.

Lastly to hide their Slauerie and subiection to Sathan their vsuall custome is to say, that Sathan [...]s accustomed to tempt the most Godlie men that [...]re and therfore no man should be scandal [...]zed with such at tentation as it befell M. Ihon Chal­mer. But in that behalfe they shawe their great malice to deceiue Ignorant people whan they make no distnction betweene a Godly Christian, which ouerthroweth Satban in his tentation, and [...]n vngodly Minister, which is ouerthrowen to [...]he dead by Sathans tentetons, for Sathan did [...]empt Christ Iob, S. Paul, S. Anthon, S. Bernard [...]nd many other Godly men, which did tread Sathan and his tentations vnder their feete: But [...]ontrariwise Sathan doth tread vngodly Minis­ [...]ers vnder his feete by his dayly tentations as is Euidently prooued throgh all the discourse of [...]ur booke.

OF Maister Ihon Straetoun. Minister of Forese CHAP. XLIX.

M. Allexand douglasse & M. Ihon Streatoun contending on against on othere for the [...]ishoprie of Mourray, M. Allexander Douglasse [...]t the last by moyen of friends did preuaile against M. Ihon Streatoun, who seeing him selfe disapo­ [...]nted of his Intent. being loftie minded, was seased with such a deep displeasure▪ and sadnesse of [...]eart, that lastlie he did fall in a deadly disease & [Page] disbaire of this mortall life. he considering him selfe in such a disperat plight, and no remaide to be found for the sauetie of his life, then he did declaire openly that secret which long agoe was lurking in his sorofull mind, and confesse openly that all things, which he did preach to the pople, were but decefull liee, and strong delusions, whi­ch forme of lyfe he did peruse against his conscie­nce for loue of riches and preeminence in the eye [...] of mortall men as M. Ihon Chalmer which did cute his owen throt did cōnfesse before him at the howr of death, his wife likewise a bold chidding scould, who with her bitier taunts, did ofen tyme [...] wex and torment him his continuall song therfor [...] wos, woe be to me that is thus troubled by an [...] euill wife and an false Religion. his consienc [...] did of strongly cheche him at that tyme for hi [...] leing hipocrisie in tymes bypast, that he did disp­aire of Gods mercie for pre [...]hing of his heresies and deceauing of Ignoront souls, when friend exhorted him to crye for mercie frome God abou [...] he answered and said that God hade no mercie to giue him.

VVhen the Minister of Nairne called Ross [...] came to see his Brother, and to confort him in hi [...] anguise and distresse, so soone as he sawe M. Iho [...] in such a disperat plight, he was surprised wit [...] such a horeible feare that his face did touren dir [...]ectly to his shoulder, not all together in his neck [...] [Page] as Sir Ihon Knox face did when he was preaching in S. Geels Church of Edinburgh, a Noble Baron whose name of sete purpose I conceill, said when he sawe the Ministers face of Nairne so tourned eway from his right seate, that it was the most ougly feareull sight that euer he did see or behold with his eyes, when M. Robert Bruce did com to confort M. Ihon in his miserie, his wife said to him Sir you knowe not who is here come to visie you. who is that saietd M. Ihon? his wife answered & said, it is M. Robert Bruce your good friend. M. Ihon answered and said, he is the first begot­ten of the Diuill away with him.

This is the friendship which is amongst here­tiques and all other vngodly men, when they are in dispaire of Gods mercie, with a certrine pers­uasion of there owen condm̄ation they hate most these who were their greatest friends in this world as a licherous man hateth to the extremitie that strompet at the howre of death which with her luring words and gratious entertenement did hold him continually in deacly sinne, curse and maledectione of God, and so with her decetfull pleasurs lead him pleantly to his eternall damnat­ion. so the greater there friendship hath beene in the world with the offence of God, so the greater shall there hatred be in Hell, because that each on of them with there worldly counsell was cause each one to othere of their owen Damnation.

Hovv the Ministers did consault vvith Sathan in an assemblie at Elgine a Murray. CHAP. L.

M. Alexander Rason Persone of Spynes being in an assemblie with the rest of the Ministers at Elgine his wife called Boniman hau­ing receeued a M [...]ssiue letter directed to the pers­one, she went to the councell house to deliuer the letter vnto him, but the rest of the Ministers wold not permit him to goe out to her, nor yet she to enter vnto him, wherefore she satte daune in the Church vntill the time they should come out of the Councell house, at last when they come foor­td together she saw Sathan amongst them, which sight did stricke such a feare vnto her heart that Incontinently she become, madde & bestraught in mind and within ten dayes did loose her life thus you see how they consult with Sathan to learne their lessone from him both in secreete Studies and publique assemblies.

The Deuilli Preaching in the Church of North Berrique. CHAP. LI.

IT is Euidnt to all notabe men which were liu­ing about Edinbrugh in the dayes of Chancel­ler Maitland how Sathan did Preach to an assem­blie of witches in the Church of Northberique, where the Reader of Tranent was Clarque Register which companie of witches were a litle after execute by publique Iustice.

[Page]VVhen the Euill Spirite did Preach vnto them, his apparell was conforme to the Ministers array­ment when they goe to Preach, First Sathan was Inuestd with a long blacke Gowne standing in the Pulpite in the shape of a Minister and since did beginne his Preaching to the witches as the Min­istsrs are accustomed to doe in theis or such like fashion.

The last time wee did occupie this place (deare Bretheren and sisters) our texte was of such a pairte of our Gospell whereof our G [...]osse was in some measure to your Edification which thing did mooue Chancler Maitland to laugh when so euer he did beholde the Ministers begine his prea­ching as Sathan did, after the declaration of the witches.

Thus each one may see how Sathan did Preach in the Ministere Church in a Mininsters arraym­ent, in a Ministers Puolpite, in a Ministers forme to shewe to all men, what conformitie, anologie and proportion is betweene Sathan and Ministers in the vrtering of their false Gospell.

Manie oculare witnesse there were which haue seene Sanhan preach in the shape of a Minister as is recited aboue but no man can be found which hath seene him celebrate the Massee in the form of a Priest in a Catholique Chruch at one Catholi­que Alter for somuch as Sathan darre not seoffe or Iest, at the holy sacrifice of Masse, which is the [Page] diuine seruice of God as he doth at the Ministers Preaching, which is a delightfull sporte & mock­ing stocke vnto him: but contratiwise, he persua­deth Luther by his sophisticall reasons to abolish the holy Sacrifice of the Masse as contrarie to his attempts, which Sathan wold neuer haue done yf the Masse hade beene Idolatrie, as the Ministers Impiously call it, which Idolatrie is proper seruice to Sathat.

OF the Raging tempests vvhich Sathan stirreth vp in the Aire during the time of Minister Preaching and assembli CHAP. LII.

DOmious Nider Inquisitor of the faith writteth in his book a Intituled de malessais CHAP. 4. that a witchman did confesse before the Iudge accussd in Iustice that when they wold desire anie Tempeest to be stired vp in the Aire they Incalled the Prince of Deuills by expresse words requestīg him to send some of his Inferiours to Execute their desire & to obtaine their demand of Sathan they did kill a blacke foule. and cast it vp in the Aire in a Sacrifice to the Euill spirit, which being done, then the Euell spirit stirreth vp in the Aire some time such Boisterous winds as might pull vp great [...]rese by the Roots, and ouerthrowe the tops of houses, some times such ligheings and fea­refull shotts of thundar that they did kill both men and beasts, some times such stormes of haile [Page] and aboundance of showres that they did distroy [...] great pairt of the suits of the Earth and wracke [...]he world with famine.

VVherefore when all men doe see such Raging tēpsts in the Arre in the time the Minis­ [...]ers doe hold their assemblies wee can conie­ [...]ture no other thing but that such Effects should [...]roceede from the like causes, that is when the Ministers in their assembles Incall Sathan, hōno­ [...]r reuerence, and offer vp some Sacrifice vnto [...]im to the end they learne from him in their [...]ublique conference such things as they desire to know of him both presnt and to come, and in the mean time to confirme their bloodie decrees of [...]hese Impious assemblies sette out aganist persec­ [...]ted Catholiques Sathan giueth a demonstration of his consent by sudden stormds of haile & great [...]lasts of wind, which weast and dostroy away the [...]ruits of the Earth.

All men doe see these thing by dayly Experience when the Mindsters doe holde their assemblies & couentions, for the destucion of Catholques and subuersion of Christs true Religion, which our Godly predicessours did professe before vs.

Hovv the Doctrine of the Ministers is the Doctrine of Sathan because the Deuill doeth teach such things to the uvitches as they doe to their Auditors. CHAP. LIII

THese which were Inquisitors the faith write in their booke Intituled marlleus maleficarā [Page] that when the witches professe them selues to be Sathans seruants, Sathan giueth thm sundrie pre­cepts to be kept agianst the Catholique Religion amongst the which he forebiddeth the witches to make the signe of the Crosse vpon them, but to strampe on the same when they gette occasion.

Secondly he comandeth them to fast on Sun­dayes, and to make their banquets on freddayes.

Thirdly he forebiddeth them to make any Sacramentall confession of the their sinnes and yf Incace they make their confession he comandeth them to conceill their gaert sinnes, & to confesse only some litle fatlts.

Fourthly he forebiddeth them to worshipe or adore the holy Sacrament, but at the time of the Eleuation to wincke with their Eyes and not to looke to it, or then to looke doune and spitte vpon the Earth & like wise to centemne Checke and reprotch it with Iniuries and despight of the holy Sacrament he cōmanded a witch to faine her selfe to take the holy Sacrament, and to keepe it quyetly, and since for to dishōnour the holy Sacrament, he cōmanded to Enclose the same in a potte with a wenemous Toad, which Deuillish Sacriledge being discloed, this Malitious and ab­hōmiinable witch was punished as she deserueth.

After that aman witch of that kind called Sagittaoius hade shote by the cōmandement of Sathan at the Image of Christ, which wis in forme [Page] of a Crucifixe and pearced the same with an Ar­ [...]owe out of the which miraculous Blooe did Issue, [...]his miserable man by the vertue of God was so [...]nmooueably fixed that he could not remoue [...]ut of the place a man passing by did speare at [...]im the cause of his Imobilitie the miserabll wi­ [...]ch shaking his head and his hands in the which [...]e shotte his Arrow, trembleng with all his bodie [...]ould answere nothing, the passinger beholding [...]ouond adout him did at the last spy the Arrowe [...]xed in the Crucifixe with blood flowing frō the [...]me, which after he hade related all things, this miserable wttch was taken by the publique Iustice, [...]nd after confession made of his Sacreegious fact, [...]id loose his life by such a death as deserueth.

This you may clearely see how the doctrine of [...]he Protestants is the doctrine of Sathan, because [...]ch doctrine is taught by them to their auditors [...] Sathan doth teach to the witches, that is the [...]ospising of the holy Crosse the contempt of holy [...]mages, the depight they haue against the wors­ [...]iping and adoring of Christs blessed body in the [...]oly Sacrament, and banqueting vpon fredday, [...]sting vpon sunday, forebidding of auriculare [...]onfession, & yf Incace they make their confes­ [...]n to conceill their great sinnes and to confesse [...]eir small sinnes.

Hovv the Prstestants and Puntans for conclusion of our former discourse are not true Christians, but Infidells Idolaters and vvorshiprs of the Deuill. [Page] CHAP. LIIII

FOr better Intelligence of this matter wee must vnderstand that the greatest sinne that man can cōmite against God, is the sinne of Idolatrie, which when a man giueth the soueraigne hōnour, which is only due vnto God to anie of his Cretu­res as wtitteth S. Thomas. the Reason is because is reason that when anie man Giueth the souerigne hōnour, which is only due to God to anie of his creatures, and chiefly to Sathan which is Ennemie to God, he pulleth the true God of heauen (as farre as lyeth in his power) out of the Soueraigne chaire and Throne of gloirie & placeth the Crea­ture of God, or than Sathan his Ennemie in the Soueraigne Throne of Maiestie, and giueth to a false God the reerence hōnour and worshipe whi­ch is only due to the God of heauen.

Now that our Protestants and Puritans cōmit such an horrible cryme you shall vnderstand by these reasons which Ensue here after.

First when the Protestants and Puritans Incall either tacitly or Expresly, offer Sacrifice vnto him or consult with him, to learne from him Either things present or to come (as wee haue shewen in the liues of Luther, Zuinglius, & mani [...] Ministers of Scotland as much in their priui [...] Chalmers as in their oppen assemblies) they giu [...] by such ritts and cermonies that Soueraigne hōn­our vnto Sathan which is only due to the true God [Page] Heauen because that Sacrifice is an point of Soue­raihne hōnour whether it be offred vp to God by an secrete actioc of the heart or Externall action of the bodie, it is forebidden that such hōnour should be giuen to anie creature that is but only to God alone, Exod. 22.20. this is the Reason wherefore the Catholique Church offerth no Sacrificee at all, nether to the Virgine Marie, Angells and Saintes of heauen but only to God alone, wherefor when the witchs Necromancers, Protestants and Puritans consulters with Sathan offer vp aniewise Sacrifice vnto him, either to [...]earne from him things present or to come, or yet to obtanina anie wordly comoditie by his helpe, [...]hey worshipe him as God & Giue the Soueraigne honour which is only due to God to the condem­ned Deuill of hell.

Secondly when the witches, Neeromances Protestonts and Puritans, Incall Sathan to learne from him such things as they desire to konwe, or [...]raue his helpe in in any worldly matter eithr [...]ōmodios to them selues, or Iniurious to their Nighbours.

This Inuocation of Sathan is an action of false Religion, which is Idolatrie, for so much as by such prayer and Inuocation, they hōnour Sathan submitting them selues vnto his power, protes­ [...]ing likewise by the same Inuocation that they [...]aue neede of his helpe, as of the Prince & author [Page] of such good things as they craue from him. see S. Thomas 2.2. quast. 83 art. 3.

Yf they accuse the Catholiqes of Idolarite for the Inuoction of the Angells and Saincts of Hea­uen▪ much more may wee accuse them of Idolat­rie for the Inuocation of Saincts (which are the true seruants of God) is with an relation to God which is Prince aboue them, therefore it can not be callec Idolatrie, but because the Inuocation of Sathan is without any relation vnto God, there­fore it is true Idolatrie for so much as the Inuoc­ation finisheth in Sathan it selfe, and not in God author of all good things.

For better Intelligence of this matter wee must vnderstand that Inuocation may by made. 3. wa­yes, first absolutly to God as to the author of all good things secondly to the seruants as God with an Relation to their Lord. thridly to Sathan which is Ennemie to God,

VVhen our Inuocation or praieris directed to the seruants of God that is to the Angells and Saincts of Heauen that prayer is their Lord: that is wee desire the holie men yet liuind in this mor­tall life, with the Angells and Saincts of Heauen to concurre with vs in our prayers, to the end that by their concurrance and worthinesse God may be the more mooued to Graunt vs our requ­est, & of this kind of Inuocation wee haue manie Examples in holy Scripture as Genes. 20.7. Num [Page] [...]1.7. Iob. 42 8. Rom. 15, 20. Ephes. 6.19. but [...]hiefly when Dauid Psal. 110.7. sayeth: Leuaui [...]cuulos meos in montes. vnde veniat Auxilium mihi, [...] Auxtlium meum a Domino quifecit caelum et terram. That [...]: I lifte vp mine Eyes to the Montaines from whence helpe might come to me, my helpe is frō God which made Heauen and Eaath the Angells [...]atriarchs, Prophets and Apostles are called by [...]he Spirit of Prophecie Montaines.

Therefore in an other place speaking of the [...]ndation of the Church psal. 86. sayeth fundam­ [...]ta Eius in Montibus santis. the fundamentall [...]tones of the Church are the holy Montaines, [...]atriarchs, Prophets and Apostles, which are [...]mineniet and high aboue all mortall men, in [...]onnour digitre and perfection, as loftie Monta­ [...]es doe transcend in altitude litle hills & hillocks

And in an other place speaking of the Angells [...]nd Pastours whereby God doth gouerne his Church psal 124.2. Montes Incircuitu Eius et Domi­ [...]s in circuitu Populie sui. that is as yf he wold say: [...]nelicall Montaines doe guard the Church of [...]od round about, and notwithstanding him selfe [...] in the circuit of his people, and in another [...]aceth he sayeth psal. 90.11. Augeles suis Manda­ [...] dete vt custodiant te in Omnibus viis tuis. that is the [...]ord hath giuen charge vnto his Angells to keepe [...]e in all they wayes.

You see in all these places how God doth helpe [Page] and keepe his people by the Ministrie of his holy Angells and Sanincts of Heauen. and althought the Prophete did craue helpe from the holy Ang­ells, who did keepe him in all all his wayes by God, ordinance, yet he acknowlegeth that such helpe as he did receiue by the Ministrie of Angells was from God, when he sayeth▪ Auecilium meum [...] Domino qui feeit coelum et terrā. my helpe is from God which hath creted Heauen and Earth.

But whe [...] the Inuoction or prayer is made vnto Sathan (as it done by the witches, Necromacers Protestante and Puritas, in is done by Soueraign [...] honnour giuen vnto him without any relatio [...] made to God, Because that the Inuocation o [...] praier directed vnto Sathan finisheth in him a [...] in the principall author of such good things, a [...] witches, Necrornancers and Ministers doe crau [...] from him in their assemblies.

For the prayer and Inocation made to Satha [...] can not be done with any respect or relation vn [...] God (as when wee offer vp our prayers vnto Go [...]) by the Ministrie of his Angells or Saincts) b [...]cause Sathan is neither friend Seruant or yet Em [...]assadour vnto God to beare anie ambassage be [...]weene God and mortall men as the holy Ange [...] and Saincts are psal. 9.11. Tob. 12.13. hec. 1. [...] Apoc. 8.3, In which places the holy Angells a [...] Sainets are a pointed to rule vs to helpe vs in [...] our affaires, wherefore wee may Iustly craue t [...] [Page] helpe as a meane apointed for our Saluation.

Thridly when the Protestants and Puritans [...]nquire from Sathan the knowlege of future things which are to come and cheefly of man, of such things as depend from the freefly which is not limited or determined to one thing, [...]ut Indifferent to manie things opposite they worshipe Sanhan with soueraigne hōnour as a God for so much as they ascribe to Sathan that [...]iuine prerogatiue to foretell things to come which belongeth only to God by the naturall [...]erfction of his Deite, and to his frinds and ser­ [...]ants only by participation and Reuelation. the [...]fore the prophete Esay sayed. 41.23. Denounce [...]o vs what thing are come, & wee shall know that [...]ou are Gods, but to Inquire the truth of future [...]cidentell things from Sathan, as from the seruant [...]nd frind of God no man can doe the same with­ [...]ut Great Iniurie done to God as is said, because [...]athan is no friend to God, but his Deadly Enne­ [...]ie as it is written, psal. 73.23. Superbia Eorum qui [...] Odernnt ascendit snmper. The pride of these which [...]eate the doth alwise ascend from them vnto God.

Fourthly when they make a couēant with Sathan [...]ither manifest or secreets they foresaike the [...]iecdshipe of God and preferre the prince of dar­ [...]neste vnto the creator of all thing, as the prop­ [...]ete Esay writteth. 28.15. Percussimus faedus cum [...]orte, et cum Inferno fecimus pactum that is quia posuemas [...]endacium spem nostram. that is wee haue made a [...]ouenant with Death and agreement with hell, [Page] becuse wee haue sette our hepe vpon a lye, which is as much to say by a couenant made with Sathan Prince of Hell, wee foresaike the true frendhipe of God, & put our trust and confidence in Sathan, which is the Father of lyes for a man can not serue tow Masters contrarie to othors in all things as God and the Deuill are. Math. 6.24.

Eyftly yf some of the Protestants and puritans will say that they neuer did see Sathan nor ye [...] speake with him, and therefore that such crimes of Infidelitie & Apostasie can not be laid to thei [...] Charge as it may be done to Luther, Zuinglius & other heretiques aboue mentioned.

VVee answere that althought they haue no [...] made a band or couenant with Sathan by word [...] Expresse (as others haue done) yet wee say tha [...] haue a quyet and secrete band made with Sathan when they approoue the open couenant and agre­ment with Zuinglius & Luther made with Satha [...] in points and heads of Religion.

For Luther him selfe confesseth in his book [...] Intituled De Massa priuata et vnction Sacerdotum, tha [...] he did abolishe the Masse at Sathans persusion, & likwise that Sathan gaue him the title of his book [...] wherein he did abolish the Masse, which title i [...] de Abroganda Mista, which band and agreemen [...] betweene Luthea and Sathan▪ the Protestants an [...] Puritans doe all approoue vnto this day, where [...]fore they are als guiltie in this Cryme as Luthe [...] which did abolish the Masse by his couenant mad [...] [Page] with Sathan.

Luther confesseth in manie pairts of his workes, that he did know the Deuill and was so well acq­uainted with him that did eat a measure of salt in his fellowshipe & companie, aganinst that which is written. 1. cor. 10.20. Nolo autem vos socios fieri Demoniorum. I will not that you be companios vnto Deuills, see the like deut. 18.20. where it is fore­biden to consult with Deuills or yet witches or Necomancer or with anie other which foretell things to come by the the spirit of Sathan or to obseure vaine Dreames.

Also the Puritans and Sacramentares can not Excuse them selues to haue no societie or secreete couenat with Sathen when they Approoue the band and agreement which Zuingius made with Sathan Instruction which did teach him in the Night that Chirsts bodie was no otherwise in the Sacrament then Mropically that is by only signe and represntation, and non really substan­tially as the Catholiques beleeue. This is Zuingl­ius owen confession in lib. de subsidion Eucharis­tiae surius in his historie An̄o. 1524. Genebrard lib. 1. Chronogr. ano. eodem. who desyretd to see more of such matters couenants and bonds made with Sathan let him Read S. Thomas. 2.2. quaest. 95. Art. 4. et Malleu. Malleficar. Tom. 1. Part. st. quaest. 2. etz. Tom. 2. pag. 493. et Sequentibus.

Lastly the spirit of God is not contrarie to it selfe as S. Paul wriiteth. 1. car. 14.32. but Luther [Page] Zuinglius with their spirit are contradictorious one to an other in the Misteries of Religion in calling Ech one an other hertiqoee and seuered from the Church of God.

For thus Luther writeeth in defens. verborum caenae pag. 381. Serio censemus zs wee Earnestly desc­erne all Zuinglians Sacrāentaries to be heritiqdues & seuere Seuered from the Church of God, which deny the bodie and blood of Christ to be reciued with a corprall mouth the venerable Eucharist.

Thus you see how Luther calleth Zuinglus with all other Sacramentaes heretiques seuered from the Church of Zuinflius adorneth Luther with such like titles of hōnour Tom. 2. respons. ad confess Luteri fal. 450. thus writting Lutherus sūmus ast blasphemous is Luther is blasphēeus in the highest degre, a shamelesse kailleer a furious man bestra­ught in mind possessed with a Deuill, ablockehe­aded fellowe a foule loathsome swyne Inuading the Glorie omnipotent power, pure vertiie and diuine Essence of God, by manifest furie and Extreame blasphemie, on heretque Incorrihlte, a false Imposture & dceiuer of the world, a great deale worse then Marcion the haretque which did diny that Christ hade a true naturall bodie.

This is the concord which is betweene Luther and Zuinglius, who were taught in the Night by two Spirits, which as you may Easill see were tow Deuills stirring vp these tow pillars of this newe Reiigion to contranous heresies.

THE LV. Chapter shevveth hovv their liues and morall Doctrins teacheth the heresie of the lebertens hovv no man is bound in Conscience to keepe the lavve of God or yet of men (because they) that they are made free from all lavves by their faith in Christ and libertre of their Gospell and conseueutly that sinne is but an false Imagination of man and ech one may doe vvhat he listeth vviehout [...]ffence of God and nothing may Condemne the man but only Infidelitie. CHAP. LV.

NOw behold Protestant what Edification thou mayest find in the liues of Luther, Zuinglius, caluin, Beza, Bucerus, oc co Lampad­ [...], Knox, and others such like which were acco­ [...]ted to be the Pillars and foundatours of this [...]w Church, yf thou wist niligently viwe their [...]me of life thou shast nothing worthie of praise [...] to be Imitated by vs, but contrariwise thou [...]est find manis thing abhominable, and to be [...]asted and abhomrred by all good Christians. [...] it please you to viewe Luthers life you shall fīd [...]each of Vowes made to God abhominable pol­ [...]on in a Sacrilegious bedd betweene an apostata [...]er and Apostatesse Nunne, a Monstrous coni­ [...]ction of tow abhominable persons aganinst the [...]e of God and man and how he could no more [...]raine him selfe from venus Game then he [...]ld doe from spitting, how he did resist his coe­ [...]nce the space of ten yeeres to Embrace his er­errours, [Page] and Giue councell to others to doe th [...] like, how he did abrogate the Masse at Satha [...] persuasion, and so choise the enemie of God an [...] man to be his Master, so that you may know th [...] holynesse of this blacke Gospell by his pestifero [...] Doctrous which did teach him his lessone.

Yf you please to behold his doctrine you sh [...] see how he relsaleth the raines of the concupissā to all abhominable crimes of the world, witho [...] all pricke of conscience feare of God or shame [...] the world.

For this he writteth in his booke Intituled [...] Captiuitate Babilonia cap. baptismo. thou se [...] how riche the Christion man is who willingly [...] not loose his Saluation vnlesse he will not bele [...] forno sinne can condēne him but only Infidelit [...]

Againe in his booke de liberate Christtia [...] writteth that on good workes doe make a go [...] man nor Euill workes an Euill man.

So after this sentenee of Luthea you may [...] what you list, for a man is no better for go [...] workes, nor worse for Euill, according to [...] doctrine.

Againe he writteth in that same booke of C [...]istian libertie, that on Euill works may make man. Euill or worthie of damnation, but [...] Infidelitie.

Ahaine in Sermon, doe nouo Testasten to [...] eth thus:Caueamus a peccat [...] sed multo magis a b [...] Operihus, tantum attendamus dei promissionem et fid [...] [Page] that is to say let vs take heede hrom sinne, but [...]uch more from lawes and good workes, and [...]tend only to the promise of God and to faith.

Againe he writteth in cap. 2. ad Galat. that only [...]ith is necessarie to make vs Iust all other thnihs [...]e fre and Indifferent neither Cōmanded or yet [...]rebiden Ibidem he writteth: yf thy conscience [...]cuse the that thou hast sinned, answere I haue [...]ed then God will punish and condemne thee [...], but the lawe affirmeth the same, but I haue no [...]ing to doe with the lawe, where fore? because I [...] made free from the same by Christian libertie.

Againe in his booke of Christian libertie writ­ [...]h: that Nullo opare. nullolege homini Christiano opus est [...]n pea sidem fit liber ab Omnilege. the Christian man [...]th no neede of any worke or lawes, because he made free from all lawes by faith.

As Luther maketh all men free from all lawes [...] God. and not bound in conscience to keepe the [...]e, to Establish his Iustification by only haith, [...] doth he affirme that no man is dedfull in Con­ [...]ence to keepe the lawes of temporall princes, [...]cause sayetd he that each man is made free from [...] keeping of all lawes by their Christian liberte [...] faith in Christ.

For thus Luther writtetd lib. de cap. tiuii Babi­ [...]ca cap. de Baptismo. hy what Righi doth the Pope [...]rine lawes vpon vs, who gaue him power to [...]ust vs in Captiuitie, the libe [...]tie which si giuen [...]s by Baptisme. Neither the Pope, Bishope or [Page] any other mortall man hath power to bind any Christian with the lawe of a sillabe, vnlesse, it b [...] the mans owen consent.

Thus you see how Luther affirmeth that no Christian man is bound in conscinc to keep [...] the lawe of God, or man that is of Spirituaall an [...] temporall Princes.

Hovv Caluins life and Doctrine carie avvay Inconstant soules to plaine Infidciltie. CHAP. LVI

CAlvin auoucheth the same doctuine wit [...] Luther. for first. lib. 2. Inst. cap. 7. sect. 14 he writitteth thus of the lawe of God, that is th [...] ten Cōmandements Nune Ergo quoueam. Now ther [...]efor because the lawe hath an power towards th [...] faitfull not such an power as may bind their con [...]cience with any accurse (Infra) or to make the [...] affrayed confounding their consciences condem̄ [...] or destroy the aransgessours thereof.

And againe lib. 3. Inst. cap. 19. sut. 2. writ [...]tetd that the lawe hath no power in the conscinc [...] of the faithfull to accuse them before the tribuna [...] Seate of God (Ibidem) sitth the lawe leaueth o [...] man Iust or Righteous before God, either wee a [...] Excludede from all hope of Iustification or tha [...] wee must be made free and loosed from all lawe and so that there is no reguard of good worke thus much concerning the law of God.

As concerning the lawe of man Caluin bib. [...] Inst. 19. sect. 14. writteth thus after long diputi [...] [Page] [...] Christian libertie fam uero cum is no wee there­ [...]e sith faithfull consciences hauing receiued [...]ch prerogutiues of libertie, as wee haue aboue [...]te foorth, wee conclude that they are Exempt [...]m all power of men (Infra) paul declareth [...]at Christ is destroyed vnesse our conscience [...]nd fast in their libertie, which verily they haue [...]st yf they will at the well of man be snared with [...]e bondes of lawes and ordinances.

Melanch then in confess. Augustana and his [...]ologie for the same. the rigorus Lutherans of [...]xonie in confess. Altem bergensi doe Subscribe [...]e same with Luther. and Caluin.

Thus Protestant thou mayest see Euidently [...]w Luther & Caluin with their broad doe sette [...]de the lawe of God & man with all good workes [...] Establish their Iustification by only faith sith [...] man is bound in conscience to keepe the lawe [...] God (according to this doctrne) to what pur­ [...]se should any man paine hime selfe to worke [...]od workes seing that he is not bound in consc­ [...]ce to doe the same, or yet can he hope for any [...]uenly rewarde at Gods hands for such things. [...] Moreouer yf no man be bound in conscience [...] keepe the lawe of God (according to this doc­ [...]ne) no man shalbe boūd in conscience, to wor­ [...]pe honour and serue God, as is cōmanded in [...] first Table.

[...]ikewise no man shall offend God when he lyeth [...]th his Nighbours wyfe when he taketh away his [Page] Nighbours goods when he bee [...]ayetd his Mas [...] when he foreswearete him selfe for anie world cōmoditie, when he stayeth his Nighbour to fa [...]ssie his wre [...]td or cōmitet, any other cryme agai [...] the lawe of God or man, because he is not bou [...] in conscience to keepe such lawes and worke go [...] workes as wee haue shewen aboue, according [...] the doctrine of Luther and Caluin, but all [...] shalbe free to doe what they please by Christ▪ libertie without the controll in of any lawe [...]it [...] diuine or humaine, ar yet of any conscience.

Thus thou seest that these Newe Gospellers [...] open the Gatte of mischeefe, release the vaines [...] concupissance to all horrible crimes by the liber [...] of their Gospell,

Besides these things this dotrine of our her [...]ques taketh cleane away all sinnes, because t [...] sinne is no thing Else but a transgression, su [...]ing or declyning from the lawe (as the Gre [...] worde Vom, Impor [...]eth) 1 Ihon. 3 [...] there is no lawe which bindeth the consciences men, there is no transgression of the lawe, th [...] is consequently no sinne at all, as S. Paul wit [...]seth. Rom. 4.15. which is the very herisie of [...] libertins▪ Children Engendred in the smoke [...] Luthers and Caluins heresies abaue mentione [...]

So thou mayest Euidently see how the Doctr [...] of the Protestants and Puritans doth lead [...] soules vnawares to the enter of atheisme & [...] of Infidelitie.

[Page]VVhen M. welsche in the second pairt of his [...]ly obiceth to vs that manie popes did lead an [...]godly life, wee answere and confesse that in the [...]urch of God there be white and chaffe, mat. 3. [...] good and badde fishes. Mat. 13.48. some [...]edde with the wedding Garniemt others not [...]edde with the same Mat. 22.12. some the­ [...]e goats Mat. 25.32. foolish Virgins, some wise [...]th. 25.2. some Veshells of honnour some of [...]tumelie. 2. Tim. 2.20. some Reprobate Mat. [...] 14. augast. Tract 45. in Ibhannem, at lib. cont. cres­ [...]um cresconium cap. 34. and amonigst the rest a [...]ditor Inddas amongst the Apostles Mat. 26. [...] wherefore as the faithfull Apostles should not [...]onemned for the Prodition of Iudas: Right [...]he holy Apostles & docours, the holy Martires [...] virgins of the Catholique Romaine Church [...]uld not be condemned for the leud leues of [...]ers.

Albeit some of the Popes in their owen proper [...]sons haue ouerseene them seules in their dutie, [...]ther mortall men doe, yet they haue not com­ [...]ted such crymes as welsche affirme them lyn­ [...] to haue done.

And because it belongeth not to my purpose at [...] time, to Examine seurallt all welsches forged [...] & Malitious detractions in this behalfe I will [...] sette doune tow Examples for all the rest, [...]reby the Indiffernt Reader may by the Euid­ [...] lyes sette doune in these two Examples by [Page] welsche coniectuae his forged lyes and malitio [...] detractions in the rest of the Popes liues detract [...] by him malitiously.

As concering the first Example it is of Pop [...] (Iane) which welsche alleadgeth to hau decei [...] fully cropen in the Apostaicall seate and likew [...] in her Papall dignitie to haue conceiued a [...] borne an Childe.

To knewe this to be a forged lye and Euide [...]able, let the Reader Read Cardinall Bellarmi [...] lib. 3. deponti; Kom. cap 24 where he prooue [...] this triuth as I ascerten it to be,

The. 2. Example is of Pope Grehorie the▪ [...] where welsche bringeth in a false Schismatiq [...] called Benn [...] to accuse the holy Pope Malieus [...] (as the Iewes brought in a falle witnesse to accu [...] Christ our Sauiour) and to see the light of th [...] purpose Read Cardianall Bellarmine lib. 4. [...] Pontif· Rom. cap: 7. and you shall find all thin [...] in this behalfe as I ascetaine them to be & welsc [...] liewise a malitiouse detractour and forger of ly [...] But wee haue that aduatage of the Protestants Puritans that the Doctrine and liues of the h [...] Pastours and Doctours, Martires and Virgins the Catholique Romaine Church were cōfirm [...] by diuine Miracles which is the Infallible testi [...] onie of God, and their festuall dayes celebrat [...] yeerely for the same respect by the Catholiq [...] Romaine Church for a testimonie of the Reli [...]ous ho [...]o [...]s due to their holiness, as to the faith [...] [Page] Instruments of the holy Ghost true seruants and friends of God.

But when our Protestants & Puritas wold haue confirmed their false doctrine by false Miracles (and thus to make as much as lay in their powere, God an false God, and false witnesse) God did tourne their attempt to their owen shame and reprotch, when Luther did Endeuour him selfe to cast the Deuill out of a possessed persone, the Deuill did chasse him away. Staphil. apolog. 2. Genebrard lib. 2. Chonogr. anon. 1545.

VVhen Caluin did attempt fainedly to raise a man from death to life for confirmation of his false doctrine he did kill a quicke men by his hypocrisie according to the Iust Iudgment of God, Bolsecus in vita Caluine.

Likewise knox the chiefe minister of Scotland Preaching in S. Gills Church in Edinbrughe did suffer such a publique sham before the people that his face did tourne in his Necke as such that did see that Monstrous sight did aelate the hame vnto my selfe.

Thus as Erasmus sayeth since time they did be­ginne their new Religion they could nuer cure an lame Horse of his disease.

And concerning their liues yea the patriarchs prophets and Pillars of this now Religion, which haue them seluer out for the to reformers of the world, and as faithfull guids to Heauen, were of such abhominable & detastable liues that no man shalbe able to find out more malitious treasons, [Page] Cruell seditiions horrible slaughter of Church men, perturbations of Realmes, such pactise of Necromancie and forcerie, adulterie, simonie, & spoling of Church men, and Catholique Rōaines of their goods and Guere then was done by Lut­her, Zuīngllsus Caluin, Beza, Knox King Henry the Eight in England and by suchlike others whi­ch did defend them in their Malitious deeds, as you may see in the historie of Surius. Genebrard. lib. 2. Chronogr. Bolsccus in vita Caluene et Bazae, Stephilus in his Apologie, Doctor sanderus in sellise mate Anglicano, stanislcans, Rescus polonus. lib 2. de atheismis et phalarismis Euangelicorum, M. Nicol Burne in his Dispution Against the Ministers of scotland, and others which haue written the histories of our dayes.

For not their abhominable libes aboue mentioned but also the spirit of contradiction which is amo­ngst them silues in grunds of Saluation, doe Eui­dently shewe vnto vs that they are send from Sathan, author of all discord and dissention, and not from God which is only cheefe Prince of peace and concord in doctrine of Saluation, but also the conseruer of the same in his Church by the perpetuall assistance of the holy spirit Ihon▪ 14 16, [...] 12▪ and continuall succession of Pastours & Doctours, which keepi the flocks of Christs she­epefolde in vnitie of faith from circumuention of Erruaur as S. Paul writteth Ephes. 4.2▪ yf it please the thou mayest see the these things plenti­fully [Page] prooued in our booke Intitled the hunting of the Foxe,

Besides these things they haue not only made men free, as much from obsruaton of the lawe of God, as of the lawe of man by the pretended libe­rtie of their gosepll & Iustificatiō by ōly faith, but also they Endeuoure them selues (as much as lyeth in their power) to aboliish and disanull the lawe of nature or light of Reason, which is called cons­cience, that thus by degree & degree descending more and more to Hellish Pitte profound, they may carie away the soules of men more craftelie [...]hy the hellish lure of crrnall libertie, from the true seruice of God, and open the broad gatte & large way to all delidght of sinne ane mischiefe whi­ch leadeth to perdition, as Christ did forewarne vs in his Eungell.

For better Intelligence of this purpose wee must declare the qualities and condititos as much of a sound as of a wounded conscience to the end wee may know how a good men of a good treasure dotd bring out good things and how an Euill man out of an Euill treasare doth bring out euill things

The wise man sayeth that the conscience is a light which shewth vs the way of life where wee shouuld goe & liewise the way of perdition, from which with all diligence wee shoud declion, be­cause, and all the lawes of the world are but streāes which flowe from the fountarn of Reasn, and [...]eemes which deiue from the light of conscience, [Page] which is the Eye of the soule yf wee make our seules free from the obseruatin of all lawes, wee must also foresaine to followe the light of vpright Reason, which is the mistresse, and Queene of all ciuill lawes approoued amongst the sonnes of men

The ten morall Cōmandements of God are not­hing els but a declaration of the lawe of nature which is the light of Reason when the Prophete Dauid p [...]ie [...]teth to himselfe who shewe vs good & Euill he answereth againe that the light of Gods countenace (that is a pr [...]hticip [...]ti [...] of Gods Eter­nall wisdome) is printed and Engraphed in our vnderstāding, which light sheweth vs these good things, which are to be done, and what Euill things are to be Eschne [...].

Because as Gicero sayeth Magna est vis conse­ienciae in wramque partem▪ great is the force of [...]ons [...] in [...]ith the [...], that is both in good and Euill, wee must shewe what actions the conscience of man (which is the lawe of nature) hath both in good and Euill.

The first is, it sheweth vs the good that we [...] should doe. psal. 4.7. Rom, 12.15.

Secondly when we doe will it defendeth v [...] against [...] [...]tion of Euill willars 1. cor. 4, [...] 3.4

Thirdly it is a constant witnesse of our sidelitie Rom. 9.1.

Fourtly it rewardeth vs with Ioy and con [...]e [...] ment after wee haue done well prouerb. 11.5.

[Page]Fyftly it Engndreth much hope and confidence [...]n God 1. Ihon. 3 21.

But in all Euill things hath contrarie actins.

First it sheweth the good things which wee [...]hould doe and likewise Euill thinge from which [...]ce should decline, and binnetd vs by her power [...]nd authoritie to doe good, and decline from Euill. psal. 4.7. Rom. 2.15.

Secondly when the man doth against her lawe [...]nd direction she accuseth him of dissobedience Eccles. 7.23. Rom 6.16.

Thridly she condemneth him of guilte cryme [...]ap. 17.11 tit. 3.10.

Fourtdly she punisheth him for his misdeed like [...]gnawing worme without any rest. Esay. 51.8.

Fyftly she bringeth Euill men to dispaire of [...]reat crymes as it is menifest in Caine. Genes. 3· [...]3. and Iudas. mat. 27.8.

Thus you see how conscience is a pedagogue & [...]hole master, which God did gue to teach vs our [...]utie. hold vs in awe, and trresie vs faom the del­ [...]ght of sinne, eun then wben Secrecie promiseth [...]ecuritie to defend and reioyce vs whn wee doe [...]ell, and to accuse and condemne vs when wee [...]e Euill.

VVherefore yf men and wee men be persuaded [...] their consciences that no man hath freewill in [...]e Inward action of the soule to eschue sinne and [...]ake Election of vertue, but that all humaine [...]tsions are designed and destinated to an end by [Page] Gods Secreote direction or that the coōmandem­ents of God are Impossible and farre beyond th [...] reach of mans power, or that all Christians are made free from the obseruaition of all lawes, i [...] much diuine as haumaine, as all Protestants and Puritans teach by the libertie of their Gospell.

Then when soeuer a Gentlewoman is tempte [...] with the the lust of flesh, a man with reunge, [...] seruat with couetosnesse of his Masters goods, [...] Merchant with deceite in buying & selling a fals [...] witnesse with periūie, lawe to Iudge wrangous [...] [...] she for bryberie, they shal haue no more scruple i [...] conscince to cōmitehomicide, thifte, adulterie periurie, treason, with all such horrible crime [...] when they may Eschue the penalities of Prinies [...] rullers then Beasts haue to drinke watter, and ea [...] their meate when they are vrged by hungare an [...] thrist.

You see now how the doctrine of our Prote [...]tants and Puritans is altogether fauourable for t [...] aduancement of sinne and vice, with the abolis [...]ing and destruction of vertue, likewise how [...] leadeth away sillie soules from the true seruice [...] God to the center of atheisme & gulfe of Infidel [...]

Hovv the Iustification of Protestants by only faith stand [...] vvith all Deadly sinnes of the vvorld, except only Incredulitie. CHAP. LVII.

LVther libe de captiuit. Babilonicae cap. [...] Baptismo thus writteth: thou seest how ri [...] [Page] [...]he man Christian is that Euen willingly he can [...]ot loose his saluation how great soeuer his sinne [...]e vnlesse he will not beleeue for no sinne can con­ [...]emne him but only Incredulitie.

Here you see that their saith in Christ wherebe [...]hey are Iustified standeth with all the sinnes that [...]an can comite in this world as homicide, thife, [...]duluerie peoiurie saeriledger treason, deceit, [...]ioleie oppressioo, scisme, hypocrisie, detraction [...]f their Nighbours good same, dissobedience of [...]hildren to their parents, of subicts to their Prin­ [...]es, of seruants to their Masters pride, Enuy, des [...]ight, Malice, couetousnes of their Nighours go­ [...]ds, seruants or other things suchlike, so that [...]he cōmtting of such sinnes can not condemne [...]he Baptised christian which beleeueth in Christ, [...]ut only Infidelitie.

VVherefore it is that these sinnes can not [...]ondemne them, because (say they) that the Ius­ [...]ce of Christ, which they apprehend by faith [...]ydeth all these sinnes, so that God will not Imp­ [...]te them to such as comite them.

Caluin subscribeth with Luther this same doct­ [...]ine. lib. 3. Inst. cap. 14 sect. 12. thus writting: [...]ur corruption & vncleanesse being couered with [...]he puritie of Christ are not Imputed to vs, but [...]eing so luied and hidde they shall not come to [...]he Iudgment of God to aecuse vs.

Caluin sheweth by this opinion, as Luther did [...]efore him, that their sin̄es being hidde & couered [Page] by the Iustce and puritie of Christ apprehended by their faith shall ont appeare in the Iudgment of God to accuse or condemne them likewise he teacheth that the abhominable filth & vncleanesse of sinne (which maketh the man reseauble vnto Sathan) doth still remaine within their soules, & only hidde by the Externall Iustice of Christ, a [...] yf you wold couer an blacke Ethiopian with a white garment External [...]y, you see than what a malitious spouse full of corrupt stinch, the Protestant soule is to Christ, the beutifull some of th [...] liuing God, which is an abhominable thing to b [...] hard.

Caluin in anitidoto concile Triden tmisess. 6 can 18. writteth: that some seede of the true liuely faith remaineth still amongst great deadly sinnes

Yf their true liuely faith abideth amongst grea [...] deadly sinnes, then they may doe what they list because their faith will Iustfie them in the midde [...] of their great deadly sinnes by the apprehensio [...] of Christs Iustice which hid then sinnes that the [...] come not to the Iudgmen of God for to accu [...] them. Is not that a pleasane libertie they take t [...] selues to cōmite all sinnes without scruple of con [...]cience or any other repe [...]hension.

Caluin algane lib 3. Inst. cap. 2. sect. 3. sayeth beholding that Christ doth Iustifie vs not by ap [...]probation of our proper Innocencie but by Imp [...]utation of Christs Iustice wee are Esteemed to b [...] Iust in Christ, who are Iniust in our selues.

[Page]You see sinne and Iniquitie doc still remaine [...]n the Protestants soules, Euen when they are [...]ustied by the Imputatioa of Christs Iustice whi­ [...]h they aprehend by faith, so you may behold [...]hat all kind of sinne, Impietie, Malce, hypocrisie [...]nd Iuistice may stand with their Iustification by [...]nly faith in Christ, a faith foresuith very meete [...]o Nurish theeues adulteaers, homieids, Trayte­ [...]rs, hypocrits, falsefiers of their faith, becuse they [...]ōmite all these sinnes wi [...]h many others without reprehen sinne in the Iudgment o God or good, consciences according to the former Doctrines of Luther and Caluin.

Hovv Iustification by only faith doth contemne all good vvorkes vvithout all ferre of God to cōmite Euill vvorkes, vvhich are pleasant to the sinner. CHAP. LVIII.

FOr probation of this point Luther. lib. de libert. Christiano thus writteth: good workes make not the man good, nor Euill workes the man Euill. so according to Luthers doctring good workes and Euill are both Indifferent, because they can neather make the man good or Euill, helpe or harme him therefore the man needeth neuer to paine him selfe to doe anie good workes, or likewise feare to doe any Euill workes, because they can not make him worse then he is, but to doe anie thing which liketh him beest, whether it be good or Euill, for it is his only faith Christ which maketh him Iust and acceprable vnto God [Page] or Euill, for it is his only faith in Christ which maketh him Iust and acceptable vnto God & not his good workes, for as his good workes con not helpe him, so his Euill workes cannot hinder his faith to Iust [...]fie him, wherefore a man may doe what he listeth without hurt of his Iustification by only faith, this is the libertie of their carnall Gospell.

Caluin taketh Luther by the hand in this mat­ter. lib. 3. Inst. cap. 19. sect. 2 thus writting for sith the lawe leaueth no man Iust or righteous, aither wee are Excluded from all hope of Iustific­ation or wee must be made free and loosed from the lawe, and so that there be no regarde at all of God workes.

Thus you see to Estabish his Iustificaton by only faith, he affirmeth that no man should haue reg­airde of good workes, but to haue recourse only to his faith, which Iustifieth him by the apprehe­nsion of Christs Iustice without Regaird of good workee.

Luther againe in sermone de nouo Testamēo [...] siue de missa thus writteth: caeuamus a peccate sed dmulto magis a legilus, et operthus, bonis tantum att [...]edamu Dei promissionem et fidem; That is let vs tak [...] heede the keepe our selues from sinne, but much more from the lawes and good workes let vs only haue the Eye of faith and our mind fixed vpon the promise of God. so Luther will haue the man to haue no regaird of good or Euill workes, but only [Page] to considder the prom [...]se of God by his faith▪

Luther againe in sermone eodem, sie deus dilexit mundum, this writeth: because the way is straite which leadeth to heauen thou must be made slen­der and then, yf thou woldest enter thereby (and [...] litle aftre) yf thou wilt come charged with sacks full of good workes thou must lay them doune oth­tw [...]see thou canst not enter in at the stratite way.

Luthers Disciples in Colloquio Altembergnsin affirme that wee should praie to prseuere in faith to the end without all good workes.

Caluin lib. 3. Inst. cap. 19 sect. 2.4 7. wrtteth that where there is any assurance of Iustification there should be no regaird of lawes or good wor­kes, and that all externall workes are Indifferent to their Iustification, for they can neither helpe or Impaire the same so you see how their Iustifitatian by faith destroyeth all good workes as not [...]eedefull to the same.

Hovv the faith of the Protestants is an abhominable faith and sinkefull of all mischiefe, corrupt fountain' vvhence manie vennmous springs runne out a naughtie ore bearing fruits full of poyson and abhominateon. CHAP. LVIIII.

THis assertion of ours is manifest by their owen Doctrine before all things you must [...]nderstand that there is no thing so odious and abhominable before the Eyes of God as sinne is, [...]or sinne was cause that God did expell the [...]ebellious Angells out of Heauen, sinne was cause [Page] to banish Adam with his Posteritie out of parad­ice, sinne is the cause of all the pouertie, siceksse, trouble and miserie, when by men are wexed, tossed and tormoilled in this mortall life▪ besides these things it is cause of damnation of manie millions of soules▪ so that the most perrillons and dangerous thing which is in this world, is that thing whence doth proccede because that sinnes is cause of all mischiefe which doth fall vpon man▪

Now to shewe that these Iustising faith is that naughtie tre, as wee haue recited aboue & Deadly sinnes the venemous frits thereof it is thus pro­oued by their owen doctriae.

Luther Patriarch to all the heretiques of of ou [...] age in Assert [...] omuium aat [...] suor. art. 51.32 cō [...]afterrmerh boldly that omrria opera Insto­ruim sunt peceata mortalia▪ that is all the worke [...] of Iust men are but deadly sinnes.

So all the workes which Issue or spring out from their Iust men Iustified by their Iustifiing faith an [...] no bette a fruits then poysoned deadly sinnes so that when the best and Iustest Preestant that i [...] amongst them Goeth to the Church to heate th [...] Preaching to praie God to Reuerence and obe [...] his Minister to receue the cōmuion to thank [...] God there after for the same giue almes to th [...] poore are the Church o [...] by the way syde dotd [...] other thing but worke deadly sinnes wherefore [...] were better to him to sitte Idly at home then t [...] prine him selfe to worke deadly sinns.

[Page]As concerning Caluins opinion in this matter [...]he is altogether with Luther. lib. 3 Inst. cap. 12. [...]ect. 4. thus writting: but they that shall Earnestly as it were in the sight of God Enquire of the true [...]ule of reghteousnesse, shall certenly find that all [...]he workes of men, yf they be Iudged by their [...]wen worthinesse are no thing els but vncleānesse & filthinesse, that which amongst cōmon people [...]s accounted righteousnesse is before God meere wickednesse, that which is Iudged puritie is vncl­ [...]annesse, that which is reckned Glorie is but [...]hame.

You se here according to Caluins doctrine that, which is Esteemed by men righteousnesse is before God meere wickednesse, so that all their praiere, [...]reachings to men & receiuing of the cōmunion, which appeare before men to be the seruicee of God, and righteous workes of religion, are noth­ [...]g else but meere wickednesse which is the pesti­ [...]rous fruits of their Iustifiinh fatth.

Caluin againe lib. 3. Inst. cap 14 sect, 9. writ­ [...]th in this fashion▪ thus wee haue shewen that [...]ere cometh not so much as one good worke out [...]holy men, which yf it be Iudged in it selfe des­ [...]ueth not a Iust rewarde of shame▪ so the best [...]orkes of Religion and best fruits of their Iustis­ [...]ng faith deserueth no rewarde but shame and [...]protch. therefore they they should not find [...]lt with Citholiques which reprotch the acts of [...] their Religion and fruits of their Iustifiing faith [Page] as worthie open shame and reprotch.

Caluin. againe in Antidots concili. Ttident. Sess. 6. thus writteth: they are not so much to be reprotched who said all good workes yf they be Iudged by exact rigour to the extremitie are rather worthie of Eternall damnation then any rewarde of life.

So you see how the best workes of their Relig­ion are more worthie of Eternall damnation then anie rewarde of life, yf so be what difference put they betweene the sinne of Lucifer, wherefore h [...] was condmned Eternally, and their good workes which deserued Eternall damnation with Sathan wee are constrained to say that faith, which yeeldeth such damnable fruits must be an vnhappie faith, which bringeth to man rather Eternal damnation by her naughtie fruits then and rewarde of life.

Caluin againe lib. 3. Inst. cap. 5. Sect. 19. thi [...] writteth. let this stand as a sone foundation vn [...] vs, which can not be shaken by an [...]e Engine, th [...] the mind of man is so alienate and astringed fro [...] the Iustice of God that it can not conceiue Ente [...]prise or desire any thing but that, which is Impi [...]us warsted, or crooked. The heart of man is Infected and desiled with the poyson of sinne th [...] it can breth out no other thing but a corru [...] stinch. and althought men some time apeare [...] outward shewe to doe some good workes, Neu [...]thelesse the mind is full of hypocrisie, and fa [...] [Page] obliquitie and also wrapped and Intangled with frowardnesse and malitiousnesss of nature.

Beholee here good Reaeer the true descnption of a Protestant sette doune by Ihon Caluin their chiefe Doctour, which is althought the Protes­tant apeare some time in outward shewe to doe some gōod workes, Neuerthelesse his mind is full of hypocrisie and false obliquitie, & also wrapped and Intangled with malitiousnesse of neture, his heart likewis so defiled with the poyson of sinne that he can breath nut no other but corrupt stinch

Then when the Minister or protestant apereth to men outwardly to doe some good workes in preaching his new Gospell to his audetours, or in giuing the cōmunion to anie man, and in the meane time (as Caluin affirmeth) his mind is full of hipocrisie false obliquitie and wrapped in Malice, wherefor should wee giue eare to his Pre­ [...]cding or beleeue him, beholding that with such [...]eceitfull hypocrisie and malititious mind, he can [...]reath out no other thing but corrupt stinch. of [...]eresie.

Therefore wee can say no thing more Iustly to [...]he Minister then that which Christ said to an Euill seruant: I Iudge the by the words of thyne [...]wne mouth o naughtie seruant. because the Minister or Protestant doth confesse his owen [...]alece and hypocrisie where with his mind is in­ [...]ected, euen when he appeareth outwardly before [...]en to doe some Good workes, according to [Page] the doctrine of Caluin, which cōmandeth all Ministers and Protestants to hold this vndobted truth as a sure foundation of Religion, which can not be shaken by the Engine of man.

You see here most truly how their Iustifiing faith is but an abhominable sinke of all Mischeefe, which can breathout no other thing but corrupt stinch of heresie philipe Melanchthon Luthers faithfull achates confirmeth this doctrine of Lut­er and Caluins whin he writteth in locir ano 1501. Tit. de peceat. saying: Stfolsoreth therfore that all the workes of men as much worthie of praise as you please are nothing Cztse but sinnes as wortbie of death otherwise deadly sinnes.

So wee will conclude wi [...]h that sentce of Christ, which sayeth; the good tre is knowen by the good fruits and the Euill tree by the Fruits Mat. 7.17. considering than that all the fruits and workes of their Iustifiing faith, are but fill [...]nesse, vnclānesse false obliquitie, deadly sinnes and malitiousnesse of mind which can braith out no other thing but corrupt stinch, you may easily Gather that such a Iustifiing faith is no thing else but an abhominable sincke of all mischiefe a corrupt so untaine full of poysoned springs, a naughtie tree whose ven­emous fruits doe Euidently shewe the pestilence of the soule from whenec they doe deriue.

Hovv the protestants haue no true Reltgion of God but of Sathan: because that all the fruits and good vvorkes of their Iustofiing faith are nohting else but deadly sinnes [Page] as vvee haue prooued in the former Chpter (according to their ovvne docrinte) in vvhich consisteth the seruice of Sathano & not the seruice of the true God of heauen CHAP. LX.

BEcause God is the Creator collator and con­seruatour of all good things, soueraigne Monarch of heauen & Earth soueraigne hōnour, [...]eruice and obedience is Iustly due to his heauenly Maiestie therefore he cōmandeth vs to adore and [...]ruice and obedince. Deut. 6.1.13. Mat. 4.10. [...] Tit. 1.17. heb. 5.9. so Religion is a vertue whe­ [...]by wee serue God, according to the rules sette [...]oune by him in the olde and New Testament.

That this seruice consieth in good workes ac­ [...]table vnto God, & not in deadlly sinnes which [...]e hated by God it is thus prooued by many [...]xamples of Godly men let doune in the holy [...]ripture.

VVhen Abell did offer vp Sacrifice vnto God [...]e Sripture sayeth that God did approoue the [...]crifice of Abell as acceptable vnto him, and did [...]spise the Sacrifice of Caine as vngratefull vnto [...]m, It is Euident that God doth not approoue [...]eadly sinnes, but doth reprooue and punish men [...] the same, as it is manifest in the fall of the [...]gells, fall of Adam destruction of the whole [...]ld by, the deludge consumptiō of the Townes Home & Gomer by the bolts of fire send downe [...]m heauen. so it is supperflous to bring in In­ [...]erable passages of the holy Scripture for [Page] probation of this purpose.

Likewise the Sacrifice offred vp to God by no [...] after the generall deludg was so pleasant before the Eyes of God that the Scripture sayeth, tha [...] God was repliinisheed and Reioyced with the Sweete sauour and odriserous smelling of the sam [...] and likewise that God Incontinently did promise neuer to curese the earth againe. as he did by the generall deludge for the sinnes of men who wil [...] say that God did delightin deadly sinne and wa [...] replinished with the sweeie Sauour & odoriferou [...] smelling of the same, beholing that he hattet [...] sinne as a thing abhominable and detestable vnto him.

VVhen Abraham did offer vp his sonne Isaa [...] vnto God as God did cōmand hime his obedience in this respect was so acceptable seruice to Go [...] that he did say to him: I shall blesse the & multi [...]plie thy seede as the starres of the heauen and th [...] Sands in the Sea shore, & in thy Seede all nation of the Earth shalbe blessed, because thou dide [...] obey my voice.

You see here how the Seruice of God consiste [...] in good workes acceptble vnto God and not i [...] deadly siinnes This Sacrfice of Abraham was [...] acceptable and gratefull to God, as S. Iames wri [...]teth 2.21. that he was Iustified before God in off [...]ing the same, it is ceren that deadly sinne can n [...] Iustifie a man, but rather make him Impious, a [...] curst, Iust, and abhominable before God as t [...] [Page] Scripture witnesseth.

[...]obe likewise was so perfect before God in offring [...]is Sacrifice keeping his Innocencie in his mind and heart that God said him selfe to Sathan, doost [...]hou not considder my seruant Iob, that there is [...]ot the like of him vpon the Eartd, simple rig­ [...]teous sercing God and keeping his Innocencie and Integritie. and againe the Scripture sayeth: [...]n his great tribulatron in all these things [...]ob did not sinne nor speake any fuolish word be­ [...]ore God.

You see here how the seruice of God consisteth [...] good workes acceptabe to God, as the Sacrifice of Iob was, and not in deadly sinnes which is the [...]eruice of Sathan.

VVhen S. Ihon Baptist Praached the word of God to the Iewes. Mat. 3 2. & Bapsttist thē in the flood of Iordan Marc. 1.4 did weare a garment made of Camells haire, vilde hony to his re­fection, leae an austeere life in the wildernesse, all the acts and workes of the holy mon were so acc­eptable seruice to God that Christ (as a faithfull [...]winesse) of his holynesse and Godly life) did affirme that there was no man borne amongst the sonnes of men greater or moro excellent then S. Ihon Baptitist. Mat. 2.2.

Yf his acts and workes were no otherthing but deadly sinnes, Christ wold not haue cōmended him so, but rather reprotched him as he did the Iewes for their vngodly liues.

[Page]VVhen S. Peter did glorifie Christ and confesse him openly to be the sonne of the liuing God [...] Mat. 16. that confession of faith was so grateful [...] seruics to Christ that he gaue the Keyes of the Kingdome of Heauen after his resurrection when he made him ordinare Pastour of his Sheepefold [...] as a man worthie of that office.

VVhen Marie Madalen anoilled Christs feet [...] as it is written Mat. 26.7. that seruis was so acceptable vnto him that he cōmended her for the same, ascertaining that she hade done a good worke vnto him, it is most certen that Chris [...] wold not haue cōmended a deadly sinne as a good worke accaptable vnto him; Therefore good workes wher in consisseth the seruice of God ca [...] not be deadly sinnes, nar yet Infected with deadly sinnes, as almes deeds giuen by hypocrisie.

Lastly S Paul speaking of the holy fathers o [...] the olde Testament sayeth that they ouer come Kingdomes, wrought, Iustice, obtained the pro­mises, stopped the mouths of Lyons.

Here the Seripture testfieth that the holy fath­ers of the Olde Testament, wrought Iustice obt­aine the promises, stopped the mouths of Lyons it is certen that the holy Scripture wold not cal [...] deadly sinnes the works of Iustice, not yet God wold not giue these things, which he prmised to reward deadly sinnes. works acceptable vnto him by Miracles in stopping the mouths of Lyons and ouerthrowing of these cruell beasts by sampson [...] [Page] Dauid and Daniell the Prophet.

what shall I say the time wold faile me yf I wold [...]ringout all the Examples of good workes where­ [...]n consisteeh the seruice of God set doune in the [...]oly Scripture then fore wee shall content our [...]elues as this time of these Exampler recited abaue by vs.

As Sathan is Enemie to God in all things so is he [...]ontrarie vnto him in this point, & as God wilbe [...]erued with good workes acceptable vnto him, so [...]athan wilbe serued with Euill wokes and deadly [...]innes, which are gratefull vnto him. This ts the [...]ause where fore he stirreth vp the hearts of men [...]o deadly sinnes and when they obey him in this [...]espet they are called the seruants of Sathan which [...]ath dominion ouer their soules and ringeth in [...]heir hearteby deadly sinne.

So as the seruice and Religion of God doth [...]onsist in good workes accptable vnto him Right­ [...]o the seruice and Religion of Sathan doth consist [...]n Euill workes and deadly sinnes which are gra­tefull vnto him, and because all the best workes of [...]he Protestants are but meere wickednesse and [...]eadly sinnes before God, all their seruice and Religion must be the seruice of the Deuill, & not [...]he seruice of God, therefore S. Ihon in his caōicall Epistle sayeth 3.8. he that sinneth is of the Deuill. Christ likewise Ihon. 8.44. you are of your father [...]he Deuill and the desires of your fether you doe.

Here you see that these which cōmite sinne and [Page] the deseres of Sathan are accounted by Christ and his Apostlss to be the seruants of the Deuill, and sonnes of Sathan & consequently all their seruice and Religion is the seruice and Religion of the Deuill from the which I praie God to preserue & and defend vs Amen.

Hovv the Protestants doe much Iniurie to Christ vvhen they take avvay the fruits of Christs passion to Estabsish their Iustificaetion by only forth. CHAP. LXI.

CHRIST did come in this world and did suffer death vpon the crosse first to deliuer vs from the Slauerie of sinne Ihon, 8 36. from the power of the Deuill colless. 1.1 ae. from gilt of Ete­rnall dāmation. Rom. 8.1. these thrie things are vnseparable one from an other, for man by sinne maketh him selfe Enuemie to God obeying Sathan 1. Ihon. 3.8. and worthie of Eternall damnation [...] mat. 25.

Secondly Christ did arise agine from death for our Iustification, and the Apostle writteth: tha [...] thus by his mercy he might purchasse vs grace i [...] this world to cure the disases of our souls. Iuc. 1 [...] 30. and so make vs to Arise from deadly sinne t [...]n̄ewnesse of life according to the example of h [...] resurrection.

VVherefore as he that ariseth from deadly sinn [...] by the grace of God to newnesse of life is partake of Christ passion, so he that abideth still in deadly sinnes as the protestants doe, are nowise par [...]participant [Page] of Christs passion, because in deede by their doctrine, they deny the cheefe fruits of the same, which is to deliuer vs from the slauerie of sinne. Tyrrānie of Sathan, & gilt of Eternall dam­nation as is aboue recited.

Now that the Protestant abide still in deadly sinne, and cnnsequently in the power of Sathan. and gilt of Eternall damnation (for the rewarde of sinne is Death. Rom. 6.23) it is thus prooued by their owen doctrine.

Luther speaking of Baptisme in tssert art. 2. thus writteth: I know (sayeth Luther) what they will obiect to me that is, all such as are said will prooue that no sinne is left in vs after Baptisme but only a defect or Infirmitie (Infra) but I can nowise assent to them which call it an defect, and paine of sinne and not the culpe of sinne it selfe (Infra) in the meane time the fauour of God reciueth and holdeth vs vp in not Imputing to the death, the rest of sinne which is in vs althought it be truely sinne and may be Imputed to vs.

Thus you see that the sinnes of man (after Baptisme) abide still in them according to Luther doctrine, and nowise taken away by the grace and meritr of Christs passion, according to that sentence of S. Ihon. 1.29. Behold the lambe of God which taketh away the sinnes of the world, but only hide them in not Imputinh the sinnes of men vnto them, as yf God should winke at their sinns and not behold or punish them.

[Page]Philipe Melanchthon princ to the Lutherans confessionisti in locis cōmuni. Tit. de peccato originaly Embraceth this doctrine with his Master Luther.

Petrus Martyre in comet in cap. 5. ad Rom. writteth: wherefore yf it wilbe asked of vs yf it be sinne which remineth in the regederared after Baptisme? wee answere that it is sinne. see Cardin­all Bellarmine lib. 5. de Amissione gratiae. cap. 5.

Philipe Melanehtoon in Apoloogir art. 2. con­fess. August. thus writteth lyingly of S. Augustin saying: Austine sayet: thas sinne in Baptisme is renitted, not that it is not, but that it is Imputed to man. This is an Euident lye which Melancht­hon Fathereth vpon S. Augustine as Luther his Master did before him. see Bellarmine bib. 1. de Baptismo cap. 13.

Caluin. lib. 4. Inst. cap. 15. sect. i2. thus witteth Baptisme Indeede promiseth vs that our phaois prowned with the mortificat [...]on of sinne, yet not so that it is no more no may romane trouble vs (Infra) let no man flatter himselfe in his owen Euill, when he heareth that sinne alway duelleth in vs.

Caluin agine lib. 3. Inst. cap. 14. sect. 12. writ­teth: our filthinesse & vncleannesse being couered with the puritie of Christ are not Imputed vnto vs but are hidden, as yf they were buried that they come not to the the Iudgment of of God to accuse or condemne vs.

[Page]Remarke that the sinnes are not taken away out of the Protestants soule, but only hidde by an Externall Clocke of Christs puritie. so deadly sinnes abide perpetuall in their soules, and conse­quently they remaine in the Tirranie of Sathan, gilt of Eternall damnetion.

Caluin angaine in antidoto Concil. Trident. sess. 5. writteth: sinne remaineth truly in vs and is not Extinguished by Baptisme Incontinenly but becausc the abligation of paine is taken away, the sinne is accounted nothing by not Imputation of the same.

Here Caluin opposeth him selfe to the vniuersall Councell of Trent which teacheth vs that sinne is taken away by the Sacrament of Baptisme, accor­ding to the sentence of S. Ihon Baptist Ihon. 1.26. beholde the Lambe of God which taketh away [...]he sinnes of the world. but Luther & Caluin will [...]ot grant, that sinne is taken away out of the Protestats soules by the grace merit of Christ, but only hidde & couered by Christs Externall Iustice.

Caluin againe lib. 3. Inst. cap, 3. sect. 10 writ­eth thus against S. Augustine and all the Ancietn [...]athers, of the habite of concupissance and her [...]nuolutarie acts, but wee esteeme that to be sinne [...]hen a men is tiokled by his concupissance against [...]he lawe of God yea the concupissance it selfe which Engnder such desires wee affirme it to be [...]ne.

Caluin in these words against the doctrine the [Page] whole antiquitie affirmeth that not only the ac [...] concupissance is sinne, whether the will of man consent or resist vnto the same but also the natu­rall habite it selfe is vnseparable from the soule o [...] man during the the time of this mortall life.

Now good Reader you see how sinne neuer taken away out of the Protestants soule, by the grace and merits of Christs passion, but only hide and couered by an Externall Clocke, according to their owen doctrine.

As it is dishonour to the Chirurgiane which ca [...] not cure the wonds of a mans bodis with his salue but only hide them: so the Protestants dishōnour Christs passion as not Effectuall to cur the disese [...] the soule, and take away sinne, hellish Inferna [...] sting cleane out of the same, but only to hide the wounds of our soule with an Externall salue which can noe cure them.

So you see how they deny the efficacie of Christ passion, meries and grace, as Insufficent to tak [...] away the Infernall darte of sinne whereby the Soule of man is deadly wounded, but let the same remaine still within the soule of man without an [...] cure or sauctie from the same.

This is the Miserable Estate of the Protestan [...] soule to be continually wounded to the death wit [...] the darti of deadly sinne, which is hells Inferna [...] sting, and neuer to taken away out of their sou [...] by any vertue merite or grace of Christs passio [...] but only doth still remaine within that miserab [...] [Page] [...]oule wiehout remeede during the time of this mortall life.

As Christ is much: dishenoured by the Doctrine of the Protestants, which say that the Infernall [...]ing is neuer taken out of the wouoded soule by [...]he grace and merits of Christs passion, but only [...]ffirme all with one consent (is wee haue reciteh [...]boue) that the Protestants soules is so Infected [...]ith the pestilent poyson of deadly siinne that no [...]race of Christ can cure the soule and free her [...]rom the same.

So Christ is much hōnoured by the doctrine of [...]he Catholique Church teocheth vs this Christ [...]he true samaritan did power in oyle of holy grace [...] the wounded soule to cure the same, after the [...]an cōming downe from Hierusalem to Iericho [...]as Robbed of his Spirituall Garment & deepely wounded by Insernall Theeues, which depairted [...]om him leauing him halfe dead, as it is written [...]uangell of S. luke. 10 30.

So the protestant wold haue the sillie soule to [...]emaine still halfe dead as it was wounded by Sat­ [...]an, and neuer to be cured with the grace of Chr­ [...]t againe, the true phisition of the soule, which is [...]eat dishōnour to Christ, and his grace, & great [...]eat hurt (I say) to the Protestants soule, but not [...] the soule of a true catholique and Godly Chris­ [...]an, which is cured by the Inherent grace of Chr­ [...]t, from the pestslent poyson of deadly sinne and [...]nsed from the power of Sathan.

[Page]Thus the Protestaants make Sathan more powe­rfull to hurt the soule by malice, then Christ by grace to cure and heale the same, which is a great blasphemie aginst omnipotent power of God, & an Euidentlye against the holy scripture when S. Paule sayeth Rom. 5.20 where sinne did abound, grace did more abound then sinne, than must ye­elde place to grace, as darkness to the light, for sinne and grace can no more stand together, then light, and darknesse, life and death & because the Protestants affirme, sinne to be vnseparable from their soules (as they giue Example of the concu­pissance recited aboue) they must haue continu­ally in their soule spirituall death and darknesse which diriuie from deadly sinnes and want spirit­uall life and light which flow from the Inherent grace of Iustification, as the beames of light doe flow from the sunne.

For as the souse liueth by the grace of Iustificat­ion Rom. 8.10 so it dieth by deadly sinne Rom. 1.15. and as sinne fillethe soule full of darknesse Ihon. 3.19 so the grace of Iustifiction bringeth spirituall light to the same Ephes, 5.8. so the Pro­testants soule is continually possessed wtih deadly sinne and is also spiritually dead and full of spiri­tuall darknesse▪ that is the miserable Estate other vnhappie soules

An other probation hovv the protestants deny the vertue and Efficacie of Christs bassion to Estahlesh their Iusti­fication. by only faith. [Page] CHAP. LXII.

S. Paul writteth. heb. 13.12. Iesus suffered with­out the gate that he might, sanctifie the people with his owen blood, and likewise eleanse his Church from all spotte of sinne by the the lauer of regeneration Ephes. 5.26. that thus his Chosen Children may be sanctified tauth & not by a vaine Imputation of Externall sanctification as Christ did praie his Father for the same, and was heard of his Father for his reuerence. Hebr. 5.7.

Thefore yf the the Chosen Childoen of God were only sanctified by an Externall veale of Iustce & not in truth and Effect by Inherent Iustice and sanctifiction in the soule in cureng it from the Pestilnt poyson of deadly sinne really and Indeede [...]hen the cheefe fruits of Christ passion should be [...]aktn away by the doctrine of the Protestants, be­cause cheife fruits of Christs passiō in this morttll [...]ife ar to take away the sinnes of the world Ihon 1. [...]4. deliuer the soules of men from captluitie of Sathan collossen. [...].13. cure the wounds of the [...]oule cōtracted by the fall of Adam by the oyle of [...]nherent grace luc. 10.34 reconcile men to God [...]y grace, which were Enemies to him by sinne. Rom. 5.10. Cleanse his Church and sanctifie it [...]rom all spote of sinne and lastty deliuer it from [...]em the gilt of Eiernall damnaio. Rom.

So yf deadly sinne remaineth still within the [...]oule of man (as the Protestants will hau to doe) and his Malrce and Impietie being only couered [Page] with an Externall veale of Iustice he shall by such deadly sinne, be sonne & slaue to Sathan as Christ sayeth Ihon. 8.44. and likewise abide still in the eurse and malediction of God psal. 118. and gilt of Eternall damnaton. Math. 25.41. and conse­quently with out any partciption of the fruits of Christs passion, or then wee must say (as they teach in deede) that the passion of Christ was not Effectuall and suffioient to deleuer the man Indeede from such miseries as are recited aboue but only to couer them with an Externall veale o [...] Iustice and sanctified in truth and Indeede.

So as the couering of a blacke Ethiopian with [...] white garment taketh not away the blacknesse o [...] the Ethiopian to Make her white Indeede: so the Externall veale of Christs Iustice taketh not away the hypocrisie, Impietie Iniustice which are realli [...] Inherent in the Protestans soules to sanctifie an [...] Iustifie the soules in truth and Indeede but only by an Externall shewe and Apparance.

Therefore as the Ethiopian, not with standing the white Garment remaineh still afilhie stinching blacke Ethiopian in truth and Indeede so the Pro [...]testats soule, not withstanding the Extecnall vea [...] of Christs Iustice biddeth still full of by pocrisi [...] Iniquitie and whollie Infeeted with the pestie [...] poyson of deadly sinne in truth and Indeed.

So the Paotestaants sanctfication & Iustifieatio [...] by only faith. is not that sanctification and Iusti [...]ication which Christ did obtaine by his praier fr [...] [Page] Father to sanctific his Chosen Children Ihon 17.17. whose praier was hard for his reuerne heb. 5.7. but a false Imagination and vaine Imputation of an Externall veale of Iustice, which neither can Iustifie not sanctifie them in truth and Indeede, as the grace of Christ Inherent in the soule doth sanctifie and Iustifie his Chosen Children in truth and Indeede Ihon. 17.17.

Likewise yf there by no grace at all to cure the soule of man woundeds by the Infernall dart of deadly sinne then the Miserable soule must ly still in that woefull Estate with that Infernall sting still in the soule without any hope to be resueued from the seme or his wounde to be cured in this mortall life. beholde the miserable Estate of the Protestants soule,

But Luther in assertion onmium artic suorm art, 2. Caluin lib. 4. Inst. cap. 15. sect. 12. answera: althought deadly sinne remane still within their soules (as the concupissance which is vnseparable from the same) Neuertelesse God, for the respect of their faith in Christ, will not Impute their sin̄es vnto them, or punish them for their misdeeds how great so euer they be because (sayeth Luther) where faith is, no sinne can hurt the man in sermone sic deus dietit mundum.

VVee answere, first guinh and not grating such a manifest vntruth that although God wold winke [...]t their sinnes against the rule of his Eternall Ius­tice, & behold the Protestāts in perpetall adulterie [Page] with the Deuill cōmtting continually deadly sinne with him, as S. Ihon sayeth 3.8. who sinneth is of the Deuill will and desires. Ihon. 8.44. and not to punish and correct such a villan, strumpet and adulterous sppouse, because she beleeueth in Christ, then they shall make Christ not a taker away the sinnes of the world, but a furtherer and mantainer of sinne (which should be a Medicine to cur wounded soule from the pestient poyson of sinne) a veale to coucr their Malice, a elocke to hide their Impietie and Iniustice, and a shielde to saue them from all punition of theer misdeeds, & detestable crymes cōmitted against God and their Nighbour. is not that a pleasant Religion for the flesh, an Rnauish libertie they take to them selues to doe all things what they list, since make the pas­sion of Christ a Bucklare & sheelde to defen them from all punition desrued for their malitious crymes and mesdeeds

As that man is truly accounted to be man mise­rable Estate, which by the persuasion of his Enne­mie stricketh him self in the bodie with an sharpe dagger, and so leauing it sticking in the wound albeit his Prince punish him not or such a fault [...] Right so the Protestants soule is truely Iudged to be in a woefull plihht, which by the tentation of Sathan wounded him selfe in the soule by the Inf­ernall darte of deedly sinne without any remeed [...] to drawe the same out of the wounded soule agine albeit God wold wincke at his offencs, and no [...] [Page] punish him for such a deadly sinne, to kill him selfe euen to the spirituall death of the soule agai [...]nst the cōmademēte of God & leaue the Infermall darte of deadly sinne sticking in the soule,

For the Protestants graunt the them selues that albeit God take away the paine and punition of sinne, for their faith (as they alleadge in Christ) which paine and punition is both Iust and holy & of God▪ althought it be Dolorous to such as suffer the same, Neuerthelesse they confesse that the pes­tilent poyson of deadly sinne it selfe, that hellish sting and Infernall darte doe neuer depart out of their Miserable wounded soule during the time of this mortall life.

VVhrefore you may Easily see their woefull & vnhappie Estate to beare continully about with them the pestilent poyson and Infernall sting of deadly sinne in their wounded soule, with their counterfooted Iustifiing faith, which can not help them to cure these deadly wounds of their soule but they must alwise abide in that woefull plight during the dayes of this mortall life with­out any remeede at all..

This discourse is most true in the Protestants According to their owen doctrine, which are deceiued by a false beleefe and counterfooted faith in Christ and not truly redeemed by his pretious blood, nor yet partakers of his passion so long as that pestiient poyson and Infernall sting of deadly sinne shall make residence in their wounded soule, [Page] But the the truth is not as they say in Godly cat­holeques, but altogether contrarie to their doct­rine, for so mucst as the cōming of Chiest in this world and chiefe fruits of his passion, were not to suffer that pestlient poyson and Infrnall darte of deadly sinne to remaine within the wounded soule of man and only to hide that Infernall sting with the Miserable wounds of the souse by an Exter­nall salue and reale of Iustice, but for many other fruits and Tffects which Ensue hereafter.

The first fruit and Effect of Christs passion is to toke away the pestiilent poyson of deadly sinne out of the mans soule. Mat. 1.22. and Marie shall bring foori a sonne and thou shall call his Name Iesus for he shall saue his peple from their sinnes▪ Ihon. 1.29 behold the Lambe of God which tak­eth away the sinne of the world Tit. 2.14. who gaue him selfe for vs that he might redeeme vs frō all Iniquite and purge vs.

You see by these authorities of the holy Scrip­ture that one of the chiefe fruits and Ewects o [...] Christs passion was to saue vs from our siinns Redeeme vs from our Inequiuies, take away the sinns of the world, and purge cleane from them, not that Infernall darte remaine within the wou­nded soule to their liues end, as the Protestants say

The second fruit and Effect of Christ passion i [...] to cure the wounds of soule by the holy oyle o [...] Inherent grace. luc. 10.34, the Charitie of God is powred in our hearts by the holy Ghost which [Page] is giuen vs heb. 13.12. Therfore Iesus that he might Sanctifie hes people with his owen blood suffered without the gate Ihon 17.17. & for their saikes I Sanetifie my selfe that they also may be Sanctified in truth Ephes. 5.16. Christ gaue him selfe for his Church that he might Sanctifie it and Cleanse it by the lauer of regeneration in the word You may see how the wounds of the soule are cured by the oyle of Inherent grace powred in the same and so purified from sinne and Sanctified in truth.

The thrid Effect and fruits of Christs passion is to reconcile vs vnto God by grace who were made Enemies to him by sinne. Rom. 5.10. for yf wee were sinners when wee were reconoiled vnto God by the death of his sonne, much more being reco­ncilled wee shalbe saue by his life.

Fourthly faith hope and Charitie with all vertue giuen to vs are the fruits and Effeets of Christs passion with the holy Sacraments.

These are the fruits and Effects of Christe pas­sion, first to saue vs and take away sinne out of our soule and Redeeme vs from our Iniquitie se­condly to cure the wounds of our hurt soule by the holy oyle of Inherent grace powred in our soules. Thridly to reconale vs with God by grace who were made his Ennemies by sinne, Fourthly that so taking away the pestilent poyson of deadly sinne by the merite of Christs passion and curing the viaulent vlcers of our wounded soules by the [Page] holy oyle of Inherent grace the Church of God might be Sanctifiied in truth & cleansed from all spot of deadly sinne in deede, and so to be made with out blame in the sight of God.

Now you may Eascly beholde, what great Ini­urety they doe to Christ when thy affirme Iesus Christ the only begotten sonne of God for all the paines and troubles he ded suffer the space of three and thertie yeeres for all his great humitie and obedience to his Father, for his most Dolorous death passion, he could neuer obtaine so much grace and fauors from his Father, as to make our soules free from deadly sinne, & to cure the wou­nds thereof with the oyle of Inherent grace, and so to make vs the friends of God and Sanctifie vs in truth.

They deny all the fruits of Christs passion by vs recited aboue to Establsh their Iustication by only faith which is a false faith altogether against the word of God, as wee haue prooued in our former discourse by the authoritie of the holy Scripture.

Hovv the Protestants make Christ one of ihe most deformed Monsters of vvorld to Estahlishe their Iustfication by only fatth, CHAP. LXIII

FOR better Intelligence of this mattir wee must before all things declaire our purpose by a Smiltude like vnto the same.

Yf you wold Imagine a man which haue [Page] beutifull head well fashioned Euery where whose [...]curling licks were like glistring threeds of Gold his Eyes like two bright shining Starres most ple­ [...]alant to beholde his cheeks adorned with beuti­full collours, whit and Read well proportioned like Roses and lillies mixed together his lep most pleasantly framed of crimson collour, his teeth well sette in ordour round about like beutifull pearls in his cheeke bones, the breath of his mouth sweete and odoriferouis, like the sweet smelling sauour of cōnall and odorifeoouis flowres, his [...]eeke pleasantly shapen, & whinte like geancing Ioyrie, and since a blacke stinching bodie to be Ioyned to this beutifull head full of virulent vlcers Pestiferous byles, the Members, leggs, and armes thereof full loothsome Scabbes and venemous [...]oiches, from whence doth flow a filthie matter, with a corrupt stinch defilling the aire round a­bout, wold you not thinke such a man to be one of the most deformed Coeatures that can be Ima­gined in this world.

Truly this is the pleasant forme and shape which they Protestants giue to the sonne of God when they make him head of their Church which is all [...]eoamed and more blacke then an Morian or Ethiopian full of corrupt stinch by the pestilint [...]oyson of deadly sinne, which neuer depairteth [...]ut of their soules, as wee haue proouen aboue by their owen doctring, for they take away all Inhe­rent grace, (which nurgeth the soule from all [Page] deadly sinnee, and maketh it holy beutifull and Iust before God) to Establish the their Iustifica­tion by only faith whereby the apprehend Christs Iustice to hide ther filthinesse, Imundictitie and corrupt stinch of deadly sinnes, which defil [...] thier souls.

In this Monstrous paterne sette doune abou [...] tow things are to be considere, the beutitfullne [...] of the head, and deformite & vncleannesse of the bodie, the beutifullnesse of the head beloneth t [...] Christ the sonne of Gode wheme they alleadge t [...] be the head of their deformed Church. The blacknesse, vncleannesse, and corrupt stinch of th [...] bodie pertuinie to the Church of the Protestan [...] which they alleadge to be the Misticall bodie [...] Christ because S, paul. colloss. 1.18 writteth th [...] Christ is head to the bodie of the Church.

As concerning the beutifullnesse of the hea [...] which is the sonne of God, which they alleadge [...] be head of their Monstrous and poluted Chur [...] ther is no question thereof, because he is more b [...] utifull then all the sonnes of men. psal. 42. full grace and truth Ihon. 1, 14 without all blamish spote of sinne Ihon. 8.46. 1. pet. 2.22. by th [...] also he is the brightnesse of his fathers glo [...] heb. 1.3.

As concerining the Monstroues of frome of th [...] deformed Church it is Easely prooued by th [...] owen doctrine. and beeause they affirme (as [...] haue prooued aboue) that all their good worke [Page] deadly sinnes, and that deadly sinne doth ne [...]er depairt aut of their soules, wee must declare [...]har damnsble fruits & Effects fleow from deadly sinnes, and then you shall see Euidently what a Moustrous thing it is to Ioyne such a pestiferous Church as theirs is, to be a Misticall bodie to Ies­us Chist the beutifull sonne of the liuing God.

Before all things is maketh the man Ennemie to God. plal. 91.10 Thy Enemies o Lord shall pirsh, and all these that wire Imiqiutie shalbe destroyed [...] say. And I shall ease my selfe of my adueresaris [...]nd auinge me of my Enemies.

Secodly dead sinne maketh the man to Incurre [...]he curse and Mulediction of God. psal. 118. [...]1. they are accursed which transgresse the cōma­dement Mat. 25.41. Depairte from me you that [...]re accursed vnto Euerlasting fire for I was hung­ [...]ie and you gaue me nor to eate ca.

Thridly it maketh the man slaue and & naught [...]he Childe of Sathat. Ihon. 8.44. you are of your [...]ather the Deuill and the desires of your Father [...]ou doe 1. Ihon 3.8. who worketh sinne is of the Deull.

Fouruhly deadly sinne as hells Infernall dart [...]oundeth the soule most cruelly luc. 10.30. a [...]erten man full amongst theeues & they Robbeth [...]im of his rayment, & wounded him & depairted [...]auing him galfe dead.

The Deuills are the Theeues which did spoile the [...]ule of Inhererent grace, the spirituall Garment [Page] of the souse of all his merits and good workes and likewise did wound him deepely in the soule with deadly sinne which is hells Infernall darte.

Esay writteth to this purpese. 5. saying. where­fore should you be smitten aty more, for you fall away more and more, the whole head is sicke, & the whole heart is Heaune, from the sole of the foote to the head ther is no thing whole their in▪ but wounds and swelling and sores full of cornip­tion, they haue not beene wrapped and bound vp nor Molified with oyle.

Behold the Infernall wounds of deadly sinne which is hellish dart, & manie sores full of stinc [...] and corruption, Perptually resident in the Protestants, soules which are not bound vp and cure [...] be the holie oyle of Inherent grace but only coue­red with an External veale of Imputiue Iustice

Fyftly deadly sinne maketh the soule more black [...] in the sight of God, then an foule blacke stinching Ethopian or Morian, is in the sight of man lame­ntations of Iermie 4 8. Now their face and visah [...] is blacker then a coale they can not know them in the streets their skine is withered like a stocke

The soule of man by deadly sinne is made a [...] backe as the face of man berayed with Inke and vls dead as a withered brach vpon a tree which beare no fruit at all to the sight of God sixtly deadly sinne maketh the soule full of corrupt stinch in the Noise of God & abominable vnto him. psal 13.1. They are corrupt and abhominable in their [Page] workes plal. 5.11. Their heart Emptie and full of solie, their throat is like an open sepulchere: that is they are full of spirituall stinch, corruptiō and abhomination.

As a good worke ascendeth vp to God with a sweete sauour & odorifrous smelling, as the sacr­ifice of noe did smell sweetly before God, so the worke which is adioynid with deadly sinne is like corruat stinch and abhomination before God, prouerb. 15.8. The Sacrifice of the wicked is abhominable vnto the Lord but the praier of the Iust is acceptable vnto him.

You see here how deadly sinne maketh not only the soule of man, but also his worke is full of cor­rupt stinch and abhominatian before God.

Seuintly deadly sinne Excludeth the soule from Entring in the Kingdome of Heauen. Mat. 7.22. many will say to me in that day haue wee not by thy name done manie Great workes & Miracles and then I will professe to them I neuer knew you depairt from me you that worke Iniqitie.

This was a true faith in Christ wherby they did [...]east out Deuills and worke great Miracles, and preach in the name of Christ, Neuerthelesse be­cause they did worke deadly sinnes, which are workes of Iniquitie their faith in Christ could not saue them but were most Iustly excluded from the Kingdome of Heauen.

S. Paul likewise. 1. cor. 6.9. thus writteth: know you not that the Iuinst shall not possesse the [Page] Kingdom of God, doe not Erre, neither fornieat­ors, nor seruerc of Idolls. nor adulterers, nor the Effeminate, no bugrers, nor Theeues shall possesse the Kingome of God.

These corinthians whome to S. Paul writteth were Christians and beleuers in Christ, yet their faith in Christ, with such sinnes as are recited aboue could not Iustifie and saue them as Luther sayeth in Sermone sic Deus dilevit mundum, where faith is, no sinne can harme the man.

Eightly deadly sinne maketh the foule of man a nest of Infernall corpions. a denne of dragons a Dungeon of Deuills Esay. 13.21. and Beasts shall lodge and make their habiation there, their houses shalbe full of dragons, shall dwell there and the hoaie sayres shall daunce thee a howlets shall cry in their palices, and the sirens in their Temples of pleasours.

The Deulls ar called Beasts because they stirre vp the hearti of men to beastly desires. actions and manerse The Deuill also hath the cōnone Namea of som Beasts, by Reason of some harticulare confortmltie he hath to these Beasts in causing men to sinne.

The Deuill is called a dragon, because he Infec­tech the soule with the pestilent poyson of sinne as the Dragon doth the aire round about him with a venemous qualitie which Issueth out of him.

The Deuill is called and ostriche for so much as theostriche consumeth the hard yron by a natu­naturall [Page] qualitie which is in him so the Eeuill sPoileth the soule of man, by deadly sinne of all grace, merits and good workes before God.

The deuill is calld an how late, be use that as such a foule worketh all her cheefe workes in the Night so the Deuill maketh feeble Inconstant men by his tentations to seeke priuie places, darke corners & lureing holes to performe the Deuills desires in cōmitting deadly sinnes. Therefore Christ sayeth: he that doth Euill hatteth the light that is for feare of reprehnsion.

The Deuill is said to be Satire because he shall accuse vs bettely befote the Iudgment of God of all offences and sindes cōmitted, which are not blotted away by true penitence.

He is called a svrene, because as some writte that such a Monster Marine (which is a women from the wast vp, and an fish from the wast doune) sit­ting on a Rocke in Sea, by her sweete songs did alure passingers to come to her and since did kill them: Right so the Deuill doth allure men by his fweete aentatians to deadly sinnes, that tbus he may kill them by Eternall damnation.

S. Gregorie in the first books of the Kings in cap 7 writteth: that alse manie Deuills aelident in the hearts of men, as therc be silthie & vncleāe desires

Therefore S. luke writteth that seauen Deuills did goe out Marie Magdalen when our Lord Iesue did deliuer her soule from the pestient poyson of deadly sinne 'which Deuills did lodge within her [Page] body, during the time she was defiled with the seauen deadly sinnes

Here you may see that the Protestants are continuallie possessed with Deuills. by an spirituall & Inuisible possession, because that their sinnes do [...] neuer depairte out of their soules, as they writte them selues and where so euer deadly sinnes are there the Deuill doth make his habitation, as it is Euident by these former authorities of the holy Scripture.

Nyntly deadly sinne maketh the man quilti [...] of Eternall damnation. Mat. 25.4i. Depairt from me you cursed to Euerlasting fire, for I was hungred you gaue me not to Eate, I was thristed an [...] you gaue me not to drinke.

Yf such be damned vnto hells fire which gaue not meate and drinke vnto the poorem the ti [...] of necessitie, how much more shall they be dāne [...] vnto hells fire, which cōmite thifte homicide adulterie, sacriledge, periurie, and other such like hynous crymes which are fore bidden by the comma [...]demint of God.

Now to make a collection of all these thing recited aboue which accomdainie deadly sinnes we s [...]ll do [...]clude most truly, that because the Prote [...]tants soules (according to their owen doctrine ars alwise possessed with deadly sinne, thev mu [...] haue also these propper qualities and condition in their soules, which are vnsearable from dead [...] sinne, that is to be Enemie to God to be accurse of God, to be the Naughtie slaue and Child of th [...] [Page] Deuill, to be deepely wounded in the soule by deadly sinne which is hells Infernall darte, to be spoiled of all grace and merits, to haue the soule blacke before the Eyes of God, as an black Ethio­ [...]ian is before men, to be withered like a drie stocke without any sope of grace or deuotion, to [...]e full of corrupt stinch and abhomination before God, to be Excluded from the Kingdome of He­ [...]uen, to be a nest of Deulls and & denne Infernall Dragōs to be compaimons to hellish spiritss and guiltie of Eternall damnation, what thing in this world can be more accurst, miserable, & vnhapie [...]hen the soule of the Protestants which abide per­ [...]etually in deadly sinne, & consequently all these [...]ormer miseries, which are vnsparable frō deadly sinne.

But they will say to me that they will couer all [...]heir Imundicities, vncleanesse, abhominations, [...]urses, corrupt stinches, virulent vlcer, pestiferous [...]oiches, venemous byles. Infernall scabes, cont­ [...]cted by the banne of deadly sinne in their soules with the Iustice of Christ apprehended by their [...]ith, which shall cause God to wirke at all their [...]nnes, & abhominations, and so not purish them [...] Caluin writteth. lib. 3. Inst. cap. 14 sect. 12. [...]ur silthinesse and vneleanesse being cuered with [...]e puritie of Christ are not Inouted vnto vs, but [...]e hiddee, as yf they were buried, that they may [...]ot come to the Iudgment of God.

VVee answee first that they doe great Iniurie Christ the sonne of God, who ar the true phisi­phisition [Page] of the world come to take away the In­fernall darte of deadly sinne out of the soules of men, wounded by Infernall theeues, and to cure their woundes with the oyle of Inherent grace powred in their woundes, as it is written lue 10.33. when they teach tacitly by their doctrine that he could not merite or deserue so much grace at his fathers hande, by his obddience death and pas­siōn as maigt takee away the Infernall darte of deadly sinne out of the Protestants soule, and eure [...] their wounds in truth, with the holy oyle of Inhe­rent grace powred really in their wounded soules [...] but was constrained by the Insufficiencic of his merits, death & passion, to let the Infernall darte of deadly sinne, remaine still within the wound [...] soules of the protstants and couer only their virulāt vlcers, pestifrous boiches, venemous byle [...] and corrupt stinch of their Infernall scabe contracted by the pestilent poyson of deadly sinne with an Exteeranll veale of his owen pure Iustice an [...] let them ly still vnder such a wourded th [...] death luc. 10.34. o miserable estate of Protestant soules to ly halfe dead wounded an continuall pyned by Innumerable soires without any remee [...] at all.

Godly Catholiques are deliuerd frō such miseri [...] because our Loud Iesus by the mirits of his dea [...] and passion hath taken out of their soules the Infernall sting of deadly sinne and cured the wounds with the oyle of Inhrent grace powred their wounded soule luc. 10.34.

[Page]Secondly wee answere that they dod much shame [...]o them seluees when they confesse taeitly that as a black stinching Ethiopian is couered with a white [...]hirte, a corrupt sepulchre and filthie Iackes with white lyme a stinching dunghill with whire snow: [...]ight so the Imundieitie, corrupt stinck, Infernell [...]laewnesse, virulent vlcers, pestiferous byles, and [...]enemous boiches contracted in their soules by deadly sinne. hells banne and Infernall poyson [...]re only couered and hidde by an Externall veale [...]f Iustice, which is as farre distant from their sil­ [...]hie soules as the heauen is from the Earth·

VVherefor such an abhominable Church which [...] full of Imundicties like aofithie Iacks & stlnch­ [...]ig dunghill is no wise worthie or yet deceet to be [...]alled the holy Church and beutifull spouse of our [...]ord Iesus the beutifull spouse of Christ, who [...]ath sanctified his spouse and Church with his [...]eeious blood, heb. 13.12. & Clcansed from that [...]nfernall spotte of deadly sinne and hath made [...]er holie to him selfe without blame. Ephes. 3.12. [...] the end then might be some decent proportion [...]etweene him selfe & his spouse in the honorable and of Marriage, which is made by Iudgment [...]stice faith and Mercie ose. 2.19.

Therefore it must be the holie Catholique Ro­ [...]aine Church whose faith is much cōmended by [...]e holy Apostle Rom. 1, 8. which is the only true [...]ouse of out Lord Iesue Christ, most beutifull [...]fore God, cleansed from the Infernall spote of [...]adly sinne, apoc. 1.5. in her holiest Members [Page] from whence she taketh her Domination as the sōne of God witnesseth when he sayeth cani 4.7 my loue thou arte beutifull and no spotte is in th [...]

S. paul. Rom. 8.3. wrireth to this purpose tha [...] God hath sent his sonne in the similiade of sinnefull flesh, and for sinne condemned sinne that the Iustification of the lawe might be fullefilled in vs.

You see here that the sōne of God did condemn sinne in the flesh (that is in the sacrifice of hi [...] fleshy offred vp to God his father vpon the crosse. that so the Iustificaton of the lawe might be fullfilled in vs. Thus Iesus is not only Iust in himselfe, but the holy Membeas of his Church are all [...] Iust in them selues by the Insluence of grace which thy doe receiue from Christ their head, fo [...] such Iustics and perficetion as the lawe did requir [...] of thm, it was fullfilled in them by that grac [...] which Christ did purchasse for them vpon th [...] Crosse, by his holy death and passion that the [...] might be some decent proprtion betweene th [...] bridgroome and his spouse in the band of Ma [...]riage, the head and the Members by Mistcall vn [...] on o [...] grace, for otherwise yf the holy Member of his Church were not holy and Iust in th [...] selues by the Influence of grace flowing from th [...] head. the holy Scripture could not be true whe [...] it sayeth, that the Iustification of the lawe wa [...] fulffilled not in Christ only, but also in vs althought mor perfectly in the sonne of God then in [...]

The Iustication of the lawe can not be fullfille [...] [Page] in the Protestants which walke after the flesh be­cause all their best worke selues, are deadly sinnes as they confesse them selues, but in Godly Catho­lipues which walke after the spirit, because all their good workes, are workes of Iustice accord­ing to the lawe and acceptable seruice vnto God, as the Prophet Malachias foretolde. 3.5. saying: hey shall offer vp Stcrifice in Iustice and the Sa­trifice of Iuda, shlbe acceptable vnto God.

Tbridly wee answere that they dishonnour them selues when they compare them selues to withered brāches which bring out no other fruits but deadly sinne, which fruits are gratefull to Sathan Ihon. 8.44. for so doing they fullfill his desires, they are also hatefull to God, as the Impious and his Imp­pitie are sap. 14.9. therefore the protestants can not be liuely branches resident in Iesus Christ, which is the trie of life, becouse such boughes as bring not out good fruits pleasant to God are cutte away from Iesus Christ the true trie of life, to be burnee (as fite fuell) in hells fire Eternally, as S· Ihon witnessth. 15, 16. as Christ is glorified when the branches beareth good fruits: so he as dishōnoured when the branches beareth Euill fruits as the Protestants doe.

So Godly Catholiques must be these branches graffed in Christ the trie of life by the Inftuence of he grace, which beare good fruits acceptable vnto God, as the Protestants are withered brāches which are acceptable fruits vnto Sathan. Ihon 8.44. whōe to the fire of hell is preparee, & likewise [Page] to all withered branches which beare no good fruits wcceptable vnto God, as the Paotestants are yf they amend not both in life and Religion.

Fourthly S. Paul writteth Rom. 8 29. that God hath predstinated all his Flect to be made like the Image of sone that he might be the first borne amongst manie brettheren.

As concerning the Protestants which bearie continvallie deadly sinnes in their souses, they are rather conforme to the Image and similitude of Sathan then to the the Image & similitude of God because that as the Inherent grace of God in the soule of a Godly catholique maketh such a catho­lique like vnto Christ, which is full of grace, and truth Ihon. 1.14. so the Infernall spotte of deadly sinne in the Protestants soule cheefe cause and author of sinne, that Christ calleth Satban their father, for so much as the Protestant cōnittinng deadly sinne continallie performeth so doing Sat­hans desires will and gartfull seruice.

whrefore it restaeth that the Godly Catholques, which are Iustified by Inberent grace resident in the soules. should be called the Elected bretheren of Christ, because they are like vnto the Image of Christ by the brightnesse of Inherent grace which is resident in thcir soules, and not the Protestants, which by deadly sinne resident in their soules are made like vnto Sathan, chiefe author of sinne, for which cause Christ calleth him their father Ihon [...].44.

Likewise as a mulitude of blacke Morians or [Page] Ethiopians can not be truly called the bretheren of such a on as most faire and beutifull. so the Protestants whose soules are like be called brethe­ [...]en like vnto the beutifull sonne of God, because they are more resernbland to Sathan by the blacke [...]nfernall spotte of deadly sinne, then to Christ by [...]nie brightnesse or beutifllnesse of Inhercnt grace, [...]s Godly Catholiques are.

As these which are Endued with Inherent grace are parteipant of Christs beutie and gratefull vnto God, so these which are filed with the Infernall spote of participant of his Infernall blackenesse and alse gratefull vnto him as they are odious vnto God. sap. 14.9. Now to conclude this Chapter according to these authoities of the holy Script­ure recited aboue which declare to vs the proper conditions whinh are vnseparable from deadly sinne, yf a spouse which were Enemie to God, sttumpet & harlote to Sathan, deepely wounded in the soule by deadly sinne, hells Infernall dart, spoiled of all Inhereth race mertis & good workes blacke before God, as a foule Morits or Ethiopi­an is be fore man, withred like a drie stocke, with­out all sope of Grace aeuotion, full coreupt stinch and abhomination before God full of corrvption like a Rotten sepulcher or stinching dunghill full of spirituall & virolent vlcers, pestilent boitches, venemous bylles, Inferntll scabbes contracted by deadly sinnes in the soule, excluded from the fel­lowshipe of all holy pirits and citzens of heauen, [...] nest of Deuills denne of Infernall Dragonse a [Page] Partaker of hellish damned spirits guiltie of Eternall damnation yf such a spouse which is disfigu­red and deformed by all these former abhomrn­able qualities & conditions, which followe foote for foote the pestilen poyson of deadly sinnes [...] were Ioyned Either as spotse, ar yet as a mistical [...] bodie to the beutifull sonne of liuing God as head to the same, which is the brightnesse of his father [...] glorie full of grace and truth, wold not that con­iunction of such a moustrous bodie, that noble & beutifull head, appeare to be the most monstrous coniunction that can be Imagined by the Enmin [...] of man there is no man Indued with his natural [...] witts which can deny the same.

Truly deadly sinne which is alwise resident in the soules of Protestants and likewise in all their workes (as is taught by them selues) disgrceth ciffigureth so their mistiall and vnhappie Chrac [...] with such abhominable qualities as ane recit [...] aboue, that it can nowse be called the Imaculaat [...] spouse or Misticall body of Christ, the beutiful [...] sonne of God, wherefore it resteth that the Cath [...]olique Romaine Church, much cōmended by the holy Apstle S. Paul. Rom. 18 should be truly Esteemed the vnspotted spousce of Christ as she is termed by the holy Ghost. cant. 4, 7. Thou a [...] whole beutifull my loue and no spote is in the.

Althought that good & badde fish be in Christs net Mat. 13.47. good corne and Cockle in his fielde (Ibidem) wise and foollish virgns in his Kingdome Mat. 25.1. Sheepe and Goats his [Page] Sheepefold Ibidem. 32 his Church is call holy [...] vnspotted from the Iust and holie, and not from the wicked and vngodly, for there be manie Iust & wisemen in the Church of God, & their workes [...]n hand of God Eccles. 9.1. as the holy Scripture witnesseth in diuers places, as of Abell, Noe, Iob, Zacharias Elisabeth, S. Ihon Baptist, and others [...]uch like Genes. 6. Iob. 2.5. luc 1. luc. 16 7 Ihon, [...]7.12. 1. cor. 6.11. 2. pet. 2.7.

Hovv the Protestants. deny Christ to be Redemptor of the vvorld to Estableshe their Iustification by only faeth. CHAP LXIIII.

FOR so much as the Protestants will Acknew­ledge no graes or Inherent Iustics by the gift of God to be in the soule of a true Christian where by [...]ē may be truly called Iust before God, they haue [...]course to the Iustice of Christ, to the end they [...]eing cloathed Externally by his Iustice apprehe­ [...]ded by their faith, and likewise their malice, [...]mpictie, Iniuffice, hypocrisie, & all other deadly [...]nnee resident in their soules, hidde & buried by [...]he same Iustice they may appeare Iust before God [...]ho are truly Impious and Iniust in them selues.

Luther thetefore in his cōmentarie in the 2. [...]hap. to the Galatians thus writteth: Ergo fide [...]pprehensus Christus Therefore Christ apprehen­ [...]ed by faith, is the Christian Iustics whereby God [...]steemed vs Iust, and giueth vs Euerlasting life,

Caluin lib. 3. Inst. cap. 11. see. 2. thus writteth [...]ontrariwise he shalbe Iustified by faith, who set­ [...]ng a side all workes of Iustice apprehendeth [Page] Christs Iustice by faith, being couered he shall apeare not as a sinner, but ar Iust man in the sight of God.

Caluin againe lib. 3- Inst. cap. 2. sect. 5. Christ doth Iustifie vs not by our proper Innocencie, but by the Imputation of Christs Iustes & Interession that wee may be Esteemed Iust in Christ who are in our selues Iniust.

The rest of Lutherane agree with this doctrine of Luther and Caluins. see bellarmine lib. 2. de Iust. cap. 2.

This doctrine appeareth to make much for Christs glorie in Externall apparance, but when it is sounded to the deepe it shallbe found much Iniurious to Iesus Christ and full of Infidelitie, by menie reasons grounded in the holy Scriptuse, because the Protestants can not defend such doctrine vnlesse they deny Iesus Christ to be the Redemptour of the word.

The first Reason is taken from the these authorities of the holy seripture, where it is written tha [...] Iesus shall saue & Redeeme his people from the sinnes and Iniquities. Mat. 1.21. and Marie sha [...] bring foorth a sonne and thou shall call his Nam [...] Iesus, for he shall saue his people from thir sinne Tit. 2.14. who gaue him selfe for vs that he mig [...] Redame vs from all Iniquitie.

For Christ sayeth verely verely I say vnto y [...] that who so euer cōmitteth sinne he is seruant v [...] to sinne, and the seruant abideth mot in the hou [...] for Euer, but the sonne abideth for euer yf t [...] [Page] sonne therefore shall make you free you shallbe free Indeede Ihon 8.34.

Yf the Protestants cōmitting sinne as Christ sayeth ar ye seruats to Sathhan how are they made free Imdeede, for so long as they abide in sinne, cōmit siine, and are fllaues to sinne they are not faued from sinne & Iniquiitie, nor Christ llk [...]wise can not be called a Redeemes and saueour men from sinne so long as sinne remaineth. in them, & they slaues and seruants to sinne, as a Phisition can not be said to haue cured a man dieased so [...]ond as the disease a bidetd within his bodie.

The seconnd Reason is taken from the victorie of Christ which he hath obtained against Sathan Colloss. 2.13. and he hath spoiled the peralities powers, & hath triumphed thē in this same Crosse

This victorie and triumphe of our Lord Iesus Christ against Sathan can not consist in no other thing but in that wherein Sathan resisteth vnto God, which is no other thing but sinne for as all goods are of God, so all Impietie, malice, Imquitie & Inustice, are cheefely from Sathan, who by his Malitious crafte did deceiue our first parents, & [...]raw them with all their Posteritie by originall sinne from the obedience of God vnto his owen [...]ubiection. 2. cor· 2.3. wherefore our Lord calleth [...]im the the prince of this world Ihon. 12 13 by [...]eason of the soueraigne power & Dominion he [...]btained ouer men in making them to disobey [...]od and serue him by sinne.

VVherefore yf our Lord Iesus hede not taken [Page] away which is the obedince and feruics of Sathan whreby he obtanineth power and Dominion ouer the soules of men, he can nowise be said to haue triumphed ouer Sathan nor spoiled him of the soules which he did possesse by deadly sinne nor God likewis can not be Esteemed to haue deliuer­ed men from the pewer of darknesse & translated them to the Kingdome of his deaire sonne as S. Paul writteth colloss. 1.13. yf deadly sinne abid­eth still in the soules of men, by the which men are detainend captiue in the the power & Domininon of Sathan.

You see then that yf deadly sinne abidoth still in the soules of men, and only couered by an Ex­ternall veale of of Iustics (as the Protestants will haue it to be) that our Lord can not be thought to haue triumphed truly ouer Sathan & spoiled him truly of the Soules, of men, which he did pos­sesse by deadly sinne, because the Externall veal [...] of Iustics, Imagincd by the Protestants taketh no [...] away the Kingdome and dominion of Sathha [...] with his seruics and obedience, which he hath i [...] the soues of men by deadly sinne, so long as deadly sinne (which is the seruice of Sathan) abideth sti [...] in their soules.

As concerning the guilte or deserte of panie whcih followeth the sinner it dependeth from th [...] ordinance of God which maketh his lawe wit [...] such ondition that whosoeuer should transgres [...] his lawe should be worthie of punition.

The punition of sinne is likewise from the Iusti [...] [Page] of God, which punisheth each sinner according to his misdeeds.

but sinne it selfe is properly from Sathan & such as obey him against the cōmandement of God wherefore Christ triumphed against Sathan must properly consist in taking away deadly sinne it selfe out of the soules of men, wherfore Sathan hath obtained dominnon ouer them, for otherwise Christ can not triumph ouer Sathan, or destroy his Kingdome or dominion, which he hatb obta­ined ouer the soule of men by deadly sinne, vnlesse he take away deadly sinne (wherein consisteth the seruice of Sathan) cleane fourth of the soules of men by the Infusion of his Garce, as the sunne Chaceth away the darkenesse of the night by the cōmunicution of his light dispersed through the Aire.

Thus you see how the Protestants deny flatly victorie ane Triumph of the sonne of God against Sathan, when they affirme that deadly sinne (in the which consisteth the Kinghom and pominion of Sathan) abideth still within the souler of men and only cuered and hidde by an Externall vcul [...] of Iustice Imagined by them.

The thrid Reason (not vnlike to the scond) i [...] that the cōming of the sonne, of God in this word was to destroy sinne, which is the worke of Sathā as S. Ihon writteth. 1. Ihon. 3 8. he that sinneth. is of the Deuill, for this purpose the sonne of God wos manifest that he might disoluee or driue away the workes of the Deuill

[Page]VVherefore yf deadly sinne abidoth still in the soules of true Christans and all their workes like­wise deadly, sinnes worthie of damnation (as is is taughe by the Protestants) then consequently they must confess that the cōming of Christ in the world was to no purpose, and him selfe dispnited of his principall Intent considering that he could neuer by all his merits, & sufforing, difolue deadly sinne, and deirue it clane away out of the soules of true Christians, and make their workes meritori­ous and acceptuaby vnto God.

Thus you see how the Protestants deny they Redemprion of man from sinne & Iniquitie with the destruction of deadly sinnes in the soules of Christians, which are Sathans workes which des­truction of sinne should haue beene the chiefe fruit of Christs passion, consequently they must deny Christ to be Redempton of the world be­cause all men are detairied in captiutie of Sathan by deadly sinne, vnseparable frō the soules of men (as the Protestant write of the concupiance by other deadly sinnes in the which Sathans King­dome & dominion ouer men doe properly consist

The fourth Reason is that the cōming of Iesus Christ in this world was to make the sonnes of Sathan the sonnes of Gode and haires of his King­dome, as S. Paul writteth to Titus his disciple of 4. but when the bountifulluesse and humanitie 3. our saueour God did appeare our by workes of Iustce which wee hade done, but according to his mercies he saued vs by the lauer of Regenerarion [Page] and [...]nnoution of the holy Ghost which he hath powred vpon vs aboundantly through Iesus Christ our saucour, that wee being Iustified by his grace wee should be maide hairs according to hope of life Euerlasting.

S. Paul she weth by these words that the chiefe cause wheoerefore the sonne of God did appeare to vs by his Incarnation & passion, was to saue vs and Iustifie vs from our sinnes and Iniquities and make vs the sonne of God & heirs of Eternall life, by the sacrament of baptisme or louer of Regon­eraton.

VVherefore yf all deadly sinnes and Imqities Remaine still within the soules of men. & all their workes deadly sinnes also (as is taught by the Protestants) they are not saued & Iustified from thei sinnes, and Iniquities by the merits of Christs passion, and consequently they are not made the sonnes of God, and heires of his Kindome by the Sacrament of Baptisme or lauer of Regeneration, and so Christs Incarnation and passion are vnpr­ofitable to them to make them the sonnes of God and heires of his Kinhdome.

For so long as deadly sinne remaineth within the soules of men, & them selues workers of Iniquirie they must be sonnes of Sathan and not of God as Christ him selfe sayeth. Ihon. 8.44. speaking of vngodly men: you are of your father the Deuill & the desires of your father you will doe, againe. 1. Ihon. 3.8. who cōmitteth sinne he is of the Deuill, which things are true in the Protestants [Page] but not in Godly Catholiques.

Thus yf deadly sinne maketh the man sonne to the Deuill, as the holy Scripture auoucheth, is Impossible that he be also sōne to God, & likewise brother to Iesus Christ, who is the first borne a­mongest many bretheren. Rom. 8.29. for sundrie Reasuns.

First because no man (as our Lord sayeth) Mat. 6.24 can serue tow Maisters the one contr­arie to the other (as God & the Deuill are) cons­dering then that deadly siinne maketh the man seruant and sonne to God, seruant and sonne to the Deuill bouh together.

Secondly because such an assertion carith with it selfe an Euident contraction, for as God & the Deuill ate contrurtie on to an other in will and Effection, so their children and seruants must be contraie in all points.

Thridly because deadly sinne maketh the man sonne & seruant to the Deuill. as is prooed aboue, he can not be called the brother of Iesus Christ, vnlesse you style our Lord Iesus with that most horrsble title to be sonne and seruant to Sathan & his bretherene are, which thing is most horrible & blasphēous to be hard, for they can not be called brerherene of Christ as sonnes of God, but only of Sathan by deadly sinne, therefore the most be called (as they are Indeed) the sōnes of the Deuill

Thus you see how the doctrine of Instification by only faith, & deadly sinne abiding in the soule, driueth the Protestants to shamelesse absurdib [...] [Page] and horrible blasphemimies aginst the hōnour of our Lord Iesus Christ.

But they will say that our Lord Iesus Christ couereth their Impietie, Iniustice, Mallce hypoc­nsie and all other deadly sinnes resident in their soules with his Iustice apprehended by their faith as wee haue recited aboue.

wee answere that their assertion in this behalfe is both false and blasphemous, because they make Christ (man) Iniurious vnto God, and kindly friend to Sathan, when they make him to manta­ine and protect with an Externall veale & Impu­tation of his Iustice, the hōnour and seruice done to Sathan, by homicids, Theeeues, adulterers, deceitfull Traitors and other malitious sinners.

Lilkewie they make our Lord by such beleefe in him not to seeke the hōnour and serusce of God, which is the ouerthrowe of Sathan & destauction of deadly sinnes, but to desend and hide Sathan possessing the soules of the protestants be deadly sinne & Sathan are alwise Ioyned together, which stirreth vp togethere. and Endeuonreth him selfe to concurre with them to offend God in all hum­aine actions is not that a God office the ascribe to Christ to couer and hide with the Imputtation of his Iustice apprehended be their faith all horrible Crymes and Misdeeds of cruell Murtherers dec­eifull Traytours, cōmon theeues wilde strumpets, false hypocrits, shamelesse prriinrers, and all bla­sphematours of the name of God.

VVhat greates frindshipe can Christ shewe vn­to [Page] Sathan, then to maintaine and desend him and all his seruants in their crymes and misdeeds, with an Externall veale of his Iustice Imputed to them, & to saue Sathans seruants, that they come not to the Iudgment of God to be accused and to be purished for their sinnes & misdeeds is not that grateful seruice made to Sathan and fortification of his Kinghome against the aduancment of the Kingdome of God, which consisteth in the Expel­ling of Sathan, & all deadly sin̄es out of the soules of men (when Christ did cast seauen Deuills out of Marie magdalen, when he did purge her soule from deadly sinne, as S. luke reporteh in his Eua­ngell. 8.2.) to the end that as Sathan did Raigne and domine in their soules as their Prince & King by deadly sinnes so God should thereafter Raigne in their soules as Lord & Prince by Inherent grace whereby men doe seure & obey him, & so men are translated from the power of Sathan to the King, dome of his deare sonne.

Therefore Christ cnme not in this worldd to hide Sathan & his workes in the soules of men by an Externall veale & Imputation of his Iustice but Rather to Eypell Sathan out of the soules of men, as he sayeth him felfe Ihon. 12.31. now the prince of the world is cast out, and likwise to destroy his workes which are deadly sinnes, as of the Deuill, for this purpose the sonne of God was made mani­fest, that he might dsolue & driue away the work is of the Deuill.

VVherefore yf our Lord Iesus did come in this [Page] world to disolue and driue away the workes of the Deuill out of the soules of men, which truly bele­elue in him, & serue him after his cōmandement, then it must be a graet blasphemie to say (as the Protestants affirme) that Christ did appeare in our humanitie to hide & couer deadly sin̄e Sathans workes in the soules of men by an Externall veale and Inpuerent grace, can no more abide to gether in the soule of man, then death and life, light and darknesse, which are in comparable together.

The fifte Reason is that the sonne of God did suffer death to the end that the Iustification of the lawe might be fullfilled in vs and not in Christ only as the Protestants affirme.

S. Paul thus writteth, Rom 8 3. for (that was Impossible to the lawe in as much as it is weake because of to flesh) God sēding his owen sonne in the similitude of sinnefull flesh, and by sinne con­demned sinne that the Iustification of the lawe might be fullfilled in vs, which walke not after the flesh but after the spirit.

You may see by these words of the apostls that God did send his sonne to condemne sinne by the Sacrifice of his flesh offred vpon the Crosse to the end that the Iustification of the lawe might be fullfilled in vs.

VVherefore yf such Iustice as the lawe of God doth require of vs be not sound in a true Christian by the grace of Christ, then God is disapeinted of his Intent, which send his sonne to offer him selfe in a Sacrifice to purge vs frō our sin̄es & Iniquities, [Page] that the Iustification which the lawe of God did require of vs should be [...]ullfilled in vs by the grace of Christ, and likewise Christs passion should be fruittesse, and vnprofitable vnto vs that could not daserue or merie as much grace at Gods hands as might truly purge vs from our sinnes, adorne our soules, with as much Iustice of Inherent grace as the fullnesse of Gods lawe might require of vs.

To say that God is di [...]apointed of his Intet and Christt passion fruittesse in this respect, are tow open blasphemies, the one against the power of God, the other against the merits of Christs pas­sion? which is the doctrine of the Protestants who affrime that the Iustification of the lawe is only ful­lfilled in Christ by Inherent end actuell Iustice & not in the true Members of his Misticall bodie, which is Expresly against the holy Scripture aboue recited.

As withered branches dishōnour much the tree so doformed & filthie Members disgrace the beu­tifull head: Contrariewise as beuitifuill branches and fruitfull boughs doe much adorne the tree: so beutifull Members in the Misticall bodie of Christ belong to the hon̄or and beuitie of the head as S. Gregorie auocheth & Reason it selfe confirmeth.

Now to conclude this purpose behoiding that deadly sinne abiceth still in the Protestants soules and that all their workes also are deadly sinnes worthie of dammnation, yf they be Iudged acco­rding to their worthinesse in the Iudgment of God as it taught by them selues, it followeth conseque­ntly [Page] that Iesus Christ hath not redeemed them frō their sinnes & Iniquitie that he hath not obtained victorie against Sathan in distroying his workee in them which are deadly sinnes, & Expel­ing Sathā him selfe with deadly sinne out of their soules, & that he hath not obtained by his death & passiō so much grace as might purge their soules of deadly sinne, that the Iustification of the lawe might be fullfilled in vs, wherefore Christ can not be a Redeemer of the Protestants from their sin̄es & Iniquities, not yet from (he captiuitie of Sathā, whose power & dominion ouer them consisteth in deadly sinnes as they teach of the concupissance by manie other deadly sin̄es not likewse they can not be redeemed from the gilte of eternall damnation which vnsparable from deadly sinne as wee haue prooued aboue.

Thus you see how Christ is no Redeemer of the Protestants from the sinnes & Iniquities, Tyrrnie of Sathan & gilte of eternall damnation, accord­ing to former doctrine because the cheefe fruits of mans Ridemption consist in these things recited aboue, which things they deny as much against these holy Scriptures recited aboue, as to their owen confusion and Euident damnation.

It is not so with Godly Catholiques because he hath saued & Redeemed them from their sin̄es & Iniquities, deliuered them from the Tirrarnie of Sathan, which he obtained ouer them by deadly sinne, and translated them in his Kingdome, and likewse hath purchassed as much grace by his death [Page] and passion from God father, as might purifie and cleanse their Soules from all spote of deadly sinne [...] that so the Iustification which the lawe of God did require of them, might be fullfilled in them, like [...]wise being formally Iustified by the grace of Christ Inherent in the their soules they might be made the sonnes of God by adoption and hires of the Kingdome of heauen.

Hovv the Protestants muke God false in his promise to Establish their Iustification by only faith CHAP. LXV.

GOD promised in the olde Tstāent to purifie the hearts of Godly Christians from sinnes & Iniquities & to write his lawe in their hearts, & not in Tables of stone as he did before, when he gaue the lawe so written vnto Moyses, Exod. 31.18. so that the Iustice which the lawe of God did require in the oide Testament as it writuen in the hearts of true Christians by the sprit of grace, wh­ich is to loue God with all their hearts and their Nihhbour as them soule. Rom. 13.2. therfore the Protestants to Establish their Iustification by only faith, and not by the lawe of God written in the hearts of true Christians by the Inherent grace of Christ, are constrained to make God false in his promise, as is prooued by the authoritie of the holie Scripture which Ensue heareafter,

Moyses Deut. 30.6. thus writteth: Lord God shall circumcise thy heart & the heart of thy seede to the end thou loue they Lord thy God with all thy heart with all thy mind.

[Page]VVherefore yf no man can be found that loueth God with all his heart & mind (as the Protestants [...]firme) God must be esteemed false in promise.

The Prophet Ezechiell. 36.27. I shall put my [...]irit in the midest of you and I shall make you [...]a [...]ke and keepe my Iudgments.

VVherefore yf no man con be found which ke­peth the Iudgments of God and walketh in his [...]ōmandements, as the Protestants auouch, they [...]halbe constrained to make God false in his prōise

The prophete Iermie writteth also to this [...]urpose Ierenie. 31.31. behold the dayes shall com sayeth the Lord) & I shall consumare vpon the [...]ouse of Israell, & vpon the house of Iuda a New Tastament, not according to the Testament wh­ [...]h I lefte to their fathers in the day that I tooke [...]eir to bring thē out of the land of Egipt, because [...]hey did not continue in my Testament & I negl­ [...]cted them (sayetd our Lord) but this is my Tes­ [...]ament which I will dispose the house of Israell [...]fter these dayes (sayeth our Lord) giuing my [...]wes in their mind, & in their hearts I shall write [...]hem.

In these sentnce of the holy Scrpture God hath [...]romised their things to be Exactly acconplishid [...]nd performed in th [...] New Testament.

First that he should circumcise & purge them [...]hat beleeue truly in him all spote of deadly sinnes, [...]hat so being purified from their sinnes. they may [...]oue the Lord God with all their heart and mind.

Secondly that he should write his lawes & graffe [Page] them in the hearts of true beleeu [...]s by the grace of Christ, which is powred in the hearts of th [...] faithfull by the holy Ghost which is guen them a the Apostle writteth Rom. 5.5.

Thridly that he should powre his spirite vpo [...] faithfull in such abondance that he should make them to walke in his cōmadements & keepe hi [...] Iudgments.

Now I will aske at the Protestants whether Go [...] hath performed his promise or no? yf they wi [...] say that God hath performed his promise in th [...] behalfe then they must grant that the faitfull a [...] not only Iustified by faith but also by the lawe o [...] God written in their hearts, & mind, as the ho [...] Seripture aboue mentined sheweth most Euiden [...]tlsi in Exprisse words. Deut. 30.6. Iermie. e1.3 & likewise by walking in the cōmandements [...] God, & keeping his Iudgments. Ezechiell. 36.2 [...]

Yf they will say that God hath not performe [...] his promise in this qehalfe, to saue their Iustific [...] tion by only faith then they must make him to [...] false in his promise & consequently to be a lye when they make his word & his deede not to g [...] soundly together qut contraie one to an othh [...] which is a manifest blasphemie▪ for so much God, which is the first, & Eternall truth, can n [...] wise lye mor be false in his promise as the Apos [...] writteth. Tit. 1.2. hepr. 6.18.

But Luther in visitatio. Saxonice Melanch th [...] in locis vltīo edntis titul. de lib. arbirt de pecea [...] Kemnitius in Examen concil. Prident grant [...] [Page] that men may Kep the cōmandements Externally, that is not to kill not cōmite theefte or adulterie, or other such like thīgs which Luther called ciuill Iustice or Iustics of the flesh, but they deny that men may keepe the Interiour acton of the soule from sinne and Imundicities. so that these Morall workes in keeping the cōmandements▪ Externally are Iust before men but Iniust before God, because that the Inwarde action of the soule is not corres­pondent in Iustuce to the outward action of the bodie and in this selfe (accondring to their doct­ine) God hath prforrmed his promise, therefore Calun affirmieth with Luiher, Melanch then and Kemnitius that workes, which amongst the cōm­on people is accouted Righteousnesse is before God mcere wickenesse.

VVee answere that yf it be true as Protestant [...] teach they giue much hōnour to God in the per­forming of his promise, to make an hypocrite for a true Christan, which worketb good workes Externally before men and in the meane season remainetb still vnelane, Impious and Iniust in the Inward action of the soule in the presence of God.

Thuse you see good Reader how their blasphe­mous doctrine of Iustification can not stand with the promise of God, and truth of the holy Scrip­ture, because that Establish their doctrine of Ius­tificrtion they ar constrained to make God a lyer and the holy Scripture false as wee haue prooued [Page] aboue in confronting their doctrine with the pro­mises of God, and Sentence of the holy Scripture.

But it is not so as they sav in Godly Catholiques that worke, which is Iust before men is meere wickednesse befor God, for somuch as the lawe of God written & graffed in their hearts by the grace of Christ powred in their soules, as is prooued aboue maketh the in ward action of the bodie both Iust before God and acceptable vnto him for otherwise the lawe of God can not be saide to be written in their hearts, by the yertue and power of God, vnlesse they be called from ally Iust by that same Iust lawe, which is formally resident, and the Inherent in their soules, and the action [...] also Iust, which deriue from the same.

For as the Moone and Starres are full of bright­nesse by the light which resident in them altho­ught the light which is with in them, begiuen to them by the sunne and the Aire likeise bright by the light which Inssue out of them: Right so the soule is full of Iustice where of the lawe of Iustice is graffed in the power of God and grace of Christ and all the actions of bodie also Iust before God which spring out from that lawe of Iustice giuen by God residedt in the fouse.

Hovv the Protestants abolish and vuull that ordinance of God vvherby vve [...]re cōmanded to praie for grace and Remission of sinnes to Establish their fals, Religion and Iustification by only faith. Chap. LXVI.

[Page]THE Protestants teach all that the grace of Iustifica­tion vvhereby the man is formally Iust, is no gifte of grace reident in the soule of man, but only the Iustce of Christ Appreheoded by their faith (as they alleadge in Christ) as vve haue shevven else vvhere before.

They teach also that the Efficient cause of their Iustific­ation putteth nothing really vvith in the man, but is only an action resident in God vnhereby he accepteth them in his sauoura and friendshipe for the only respect of their faith in Christ,

Thridly they teach that no man is to be Esteemed to be one of the faithfull, but such as beleeue vndoubtedly that theey are receiued in the fauour of God vvith remission of sinnes for their faith in Christ,

Fourthly it is taught by them that they are als certen of their Iustifiication and saluation, as they are certen that Christ is the sonne of God, and that such as vvill not beleeue his ovven Iustification and saluation as he beleoueth Christ to be the sonne of God, not to be Esteemed as a faithfull Christian but an Infidell, and likevvise that faith is the only true Iustifiing faith, vvhereby they beleeue them selues, as certenly to be Iustified (that is to be rec­eiued in the fauour and grace of God vvith remission of their sinne of God.

For probation of this point Martiuus Bucerus a Domi­ean frier (Master to Ihon Caluin, as Caluin vauntetr him selfe) in Colloquio Ratisbonefi vvritteth that his faith makeeth him as certen of his Iustification and saluation as it maketb him cert [...]n that Christ is God or the sonne of God, and that such as beleeue not the one as cerrenly as the other, is not to be Esteemed one of the faithull.

Caluin his Discple lib. 3. Inst cap, 2. seci, 19. thus vvritth to the same purpose Saying vere fidelis non est no mam is to be accoundted truiy faitfull, but such as are truly persu­aded that God is both a mercifull and bounuifull Father vn­to him, and that the benignititie of God and likvvise have [Page] such a confidence in the promises of Gods beneuolence that he may account him selfe most certen of an Infallible Exp­ectation of Saluation.

Kemnit [...]us in Examen, concil. Tridant. Sesse 6. cap. 12. reproteheth the vniuersall councell of Trent, because the said councell teacheth vs that no man can be certen of his Iustification and saluation, vvithout an speciall Reuelation of God, vvhere he holdeth the contrarie, that ech faith­full Christian should hold him selfe certen of his Iustificat­ion and saluation.

Petrus Mattire in his cōment in the 8. to the Romuines doth Auoch the same·

Luther also in assert. Art. 10.2.12. Melanch then his Disciple in Tit· de fide et in Apoleg confess. August. Art. 4. et d 9. doe all affirme this doctrine, of the Certaintie of Iustincation and Saluaton, because the Puritant affirme this doctrine of the certaintie of Iustification and saluation more boldly then the Protestants I haue put the Puritans in Rancke before the Protestants.

Novv considering that these Puritans and Protestanas are alse certen of their Iustification and Saluation by their Iustifiing faith as they are certen that Christ is God or the sonne of God. I vvold a [...]ke at them vvhefore they praie God more for the the Remission of their sinnes, then they doe praie him to send his sonne for the Redemption of the vvorld, beholding also that they beleeue their sinnes to be as truly remitted vnto them, as they beleeue Christ alreadie to be send for the Redemption ef the vvorld.

They haue no more Reason to praie for the Remission of their sinnes (vvhich are alreadie remitted by only faith) then they haue to praie God for the Redemption of the vvorld: because he is alreadie send by God the father for this same respcet.

Therefore as it is a Blasphemie to praie God to send his Sonne for the Redermption of the vvorld, because God the Father hath send him alreadie for the same respect, as [Page] the holy Scripture and Araickles of our faith doe m [...] Euidently declare vnto vs. as so it must be Ablasphemio and point of Infidebie to them to praie God for the rem­ission of their sinne, vvhich they haue alreadie obtained by their faith in Christ, because their sinnes are alreadie remit­t,d by the blood of Christ, as it maketh them certen that God the Father hath send his Sonne for the Redemption of the vvorld.

Thus you see good Reader hovv the Purieans can not praie God for the Remission of sinnes vnlasse they blasp­heme God, according to their ovven doctrine, yf it be true vuhich they affirme by their cōmon doctrine reciteh aboue that their faith maketh them als cerien that their sinnes are remitted, as they are certen that Christ is the Sonne of God, and alreadie send for the Redemption of the vvorld.

Scondly praier is a Godlie vvorke and painefull Action of the bodie, as vvhen the Prophete Dauid said; my [...]hroai [...] is become heare vvhilst I did cray to o Lord all the day long [...]fal. and as vvhen our Lord did vvatch the vvhole night long.

Therefore vvhen any man obtaineth grace and Remis­sion of sinns by humble and puinefull praier as the publicane did luc 10 10 14 they must confesse that a man is Iustified by good vvorkes, and not by only faith yf they vvill say (as they doe in deede) that all such as are Iustified, obtaine grace and Remission of sinnes by only faith in the blood of Iesus Christ, and non by any painefull vvorke of praier, then they must confesse that all praiers offred vp to God for grace and Remission of sinnes are spent in vaine, because that men doe neuer obtaine grace, and Remission of sinnes by pracer offred vp to God, but only by faith in the blood of Christ, so they must likivvise confesse that Christ the [...]onne of God hath cōmanded vs to praie for the Remission of sinnes in vaine, vvhen be teacheth vs to praie in this as hion, for giue vs our trespasses as vvee foregine them [...]at trespasse against vs Mat. 6.12.

[Page] [...]hus you see hovv their faith and Religion can not stand [...]ith the ordinance of God vvhereby vvee are cōmanded to praie for grace and Reuission of sinnes, but either they must say that their Iustifiing faith, is a lying faith, vvhen rhey affirme that men doe obtaine grace and Remission of sinnes by it only, or then that the ordinance of God, vvhe­reby vvee are cōmanded to praie for the Remission of sin̄es, is vaine and to no purpose: because men (as they say do [...] neuer obtaine remission of sinnes by prayer offred vp to God, but by faith only.

vvherefore to say that the ordinance of God vvhereby vve are cōmanded to pray God for grace and Remiss [...]on of sinnes is in vaine and to no purpose, is an open blafphemie against the vvisdome of God, vvho can neither doe or cōm­and any thing in vaine, but all to seme purpose, therefore vvee must say that the only Iustifiing faith of the Protes­tans it a falfe lyiuh faith, and directly against rhe holy Scripture and ordinance of God, vvee are cōmanded to praie for grace and Remission of sinnes vvhich things are obtained from God, not only by true faith in Christ, but also by humble prayer the feare of God penitence and other suchlike vertues, and not by only faith.

Thrtdly to praie God to doe the thing vvhich he hath alreadie done, as yf man vvold praie God to bring him saue and sound not of his mothers vvombe, after he is alreadie borne, is no vvorrhipe of God, but Iesting and Scofflng of his diuine Maister.

So vvhen the Protestant desireth God by his prayer Ius­tifie him▪ remite his sinnes and make him his Childe by ihe grace of adoption, vvhich things God fath in Christ. acco­rding to his ovven doctrin vvhat can such praier be but Iust­ing and Scoffing of God to craue againe from him that thing in his praier, vvhich God hath alreadie giuen to him before for the respect of his faith.

Yf a poore man after that he hath receiued an hundreth Crovvnes from a Prince deliuered to him in his Right [Page] hand, vvold hold out his left hand aganine, and request Prince to giue him that same hundreth Crovvnes in his left hand, vvhich he hade receiued before in his Right hand, vvold not the Prince haue lust occasion to say to such a one? vvhat meaneth your Impudencie to bold out your lefte hand and Craue from me the 100. Crovvnes vvhich I did deleeuer vnto you in your Right hand vvhen you did beleeue me to be a liberall Prince before? so God may Iustly sav vn­to the Protestants vvhen the praier God for grace and Re­mission of sinnes vvhat misbeleefe and Infidelitie is this in you to craue grace and Remssion of sinnes from me in your pra [...]ere: consideing that yeu boue alread obtained these things from me before, for the respect of your faitb in the blood of Christ vvhich vvas shedde for the Remission of your sinnes.

Yf you be Certen that your sinnes are temitued by fyith vvhy Craue you then Remission of them by praier? yf you thinke to obtaine Remission of them by praier then you must b [...]leeue they are not remittaed by only faith in Christ.

So their Iustifioation by only faith and praying for Remission of sinnes can, not stand together.

Considering then that Iustification by only faitf and pra­ying for Remission of sinnes can not stand together, vvee must foresaike the Iustification by only faith, vvhich is the doctrine of Protestants, and Embrace the praying so. Remission of sinnes, vvhich is the ordinance of God and doct­rine of Christ as a true meane to obtaine grace and Rem­ission of sinnes.