THE I. VNTRVTH.

THAT my first entrance of account, may giue to all equal and indifferent Readers, some proportion to make conie­cture, how large and great a number of wicked and malitious Vntruthes, are contayned in so little and shorte a trea­tise: As I will beginne my reckoning at [Page 4]the Title, and beginning it selfe of this Association: So for euery worde which it conteyneth, being only six (besides the particles, & adiections of our language) I will assigne a seuerall falsehood. And the first six Vntruthes, for the first six wordes. For although the common de­cree of Philosophers teacheth vs, that Verety and falsity, truth and falschoode, consist not in particular dictions, and first apprehension, but in Composition or Diuision, and in Iudgment: Yet because that first Title is so copious, that it may easely bee resolued into sixe seuerall Compositions, Propositions, and Iudgments, which it vertually con­ceyneth: that is, that they be Motyues; that the Motyues be Humble: that they be for Associa­tion: that the association is to maintayne Religion: that the purpose of the Pamphletor is Religion: that their Religion is establshed: All which asser­tions as they be plainly intended in that glorious Position, and six in number, I challenge them to bee so many slande­rous and impious Vntruthes and forge­ries.

And concerning the greate humilitie either of Puritanes in generall, or of this [Page 5] Associator in particuler, affirmed in the first worde (Humble) I appeale for sen­tence to the Iudicials of al trials; Popes, Councels, generall, prouinciall, confir­med, not confirmed, all holy Fathers, and Doctors of the Church of God, all Arguments diuine and humane, natu­rall, and miraculous, which their proud and arrogant spirit in the basest Puri­tane hath condemned: I craue censure of all Emperours, Kings, Princes, their lawes, decrees, and Parlaments, which euery of them as repugnant to their ho­ly Ghost, haue censured and reiected: whether this is humility the foundation of piety, because hee pleadeth it in this first place: or pride and arrogancie the mother of all Irreligion, rebellion to God and man, and other monstrous of­fences which they haue brought into the worlde, by that most ambitious, pre­sumptuous, and blasphemous doctrine: that euery Puritane is directed, and infallibly assisted of the spirit, and may controle at their pleasure, all Popes, Princes, Councels, Parlaments, and Consistories of al times and places. Which hath caused the [Page 6]Puritanes of England, so often by their Admonitions, Challenges, Pamphlets, Inuectiues, Iabels, and rayling slaunders, to reprehend Queene, Councell, Parlament, Clergy, and whatsoeuer is of estimation in this kingdome. And is the motyue which at this present mooueth this humble Asso­ciator, to direct them all, and presume, that his only deuises are worthy to sway the Scepter.

THE II. VNTRVTH, CONCER­ning the second worde: Motyues.

MOtyues are so tearmed a mouendo, of moouing: and motyues of the mind take their denominatiō, because they mooue and perswade the vnderstanding, and will of man to yeeld consent vnto, and assect such thinges as they convince, the one to allowe, and the other to embrace: for as in naturall and corporall motion, from whence this tearme is deriued, the leuity & grauity of bodies are the cause which mooue them, the first to ascend, and the second to a lower Center. So [Page 7]in the motions of the reasonable powers of mans soule, that reason and argumēt which conquereth humane vnderstan­ding, to giue consent to that sentence which it conuinceth, and that approo­ued bonity and goodnesse which win­neth the will to affect the good which is proposed, are iustely named, the mo­tyues which mooue those reasonable fa­culties. And as in ordinary and naturall affaires, ordinary and naturall reasons are sufficient, and allowed for motyues: So in supernaturall and diuine thinges exceeding the naturall wit and capacity of humane Iudgement, supernaturall and miraculous Arguments are produ­ced. For which cause Catholickes the knowne patrons and desendors of chri­stianity against all, both externall, and internall aduersaries, produce not only the authorities of so many and muinci­ble testimonies of holy Scriptures tradi­tions from Christ, and his Apostles, de­crees of Popes, sentences of so many ge­nerall, and generally approoued Coun­cels, and assemblies of the best learned Doctors and Professors of the worlde, [Page 8]togither with the absurdities of all other Professions: But to confirme diuine bu­sines with the infallible reasons of God, and to mooue men to embrace that, to which by naturall reason they can ney­ther ascend or assent; They produce so many and manifest miraculous operati­ons, works, and wonders; so many pro­pheticall predictions, and fore-tellinges of future contingent euents, to establish those misteries wrought of God to that purpose; which no created power of it selse to any end, or by the power and as­sistance God can bring to effect to rati­fie any errour or superstitious false­hoode.

Nowe let vs examine the Motyues of this Moouer by these proportions, and trie whether they bee worthy to bee the first mooueable or no. If we consider what it is, which he laboureth to remooue, it is that Catholicke and vniuersall Reli­gion of Christ, which hath mooued the whole worlde to approoue it by such ir­resistable motyues as haue conuerted it. They which should be mooued to this, and to bee drawne onely by his motion, [Page 9]are our prudent and gratious Princesse, her wise and Honourable Councell, the reste of the Nobility, the Protestant Clergy, & whatsoeuer is reputed great, and of the highest iudgment in our Na­tion. Hee which would mooue them, is endued with that Puritane spirit, which is in continuall moouing, and ne­uer findeth his place of rest, and vvho for his dissolute and deformed motion, shrowdeth himselfe vnder the title of an erring Planet, not daring to diselose his name. He citeth not one example or authority for his purpose. Those which he alleasdgeth for Motyues, be none at all; as her Maiestie her selfe, Councell, Nobles, Burgesses, Bishoppes, and the whole consent of Commons, which are to be mooued by his Instince, had giuen sentence in open Parlament immediatly before. And the meanes which he pre­scribeth, either in the same, or more for­cible manner, had bene practised many yeares togither, as will be euident here­after, and no man but such a spirituall fellowe can beignorant: And yet they coulde not preuaile to that motion. [Page 10]Therefore no Motyues.

THE III. VNTRVTH, ABOVT THE third worde, (for Association.)

THE name Association is deduced frō Socius, a fellowe or Companion, and be­ing a noune of Action and doing, must needes fignifie to make fellowes, and companions. In which, and al such com­binations there must of necessity bee as well a kinde of equality (otherwise no fellowship but a subordination) as al­so similitude, likenesse, and agreement, as is euident in all coniunctious. For if two or more differing thinges bee ioy­ned and vnited together, this agreeing matter must of necessitye be such, that the thinges to be reconciled doe con­sent therein. Those which bee of one kinred agree in bloude; The domesti­calles of one familye in cohabitation. Those which bee of the same Religion (which is the Associators case) to haue the same Sacrisice, Priesthoode, Sacra­ments and other Rites and Ceremonies [Page 11]belonging vnto Reuerence. If we con­sider the quallitie which is required to Association, I trust it wil not be an humble Motiue, for such people to be fellowes with Prynces, and theyr owne Soue­raigne: Some wright that the Earles of England be termed Comites, because by curtesie of our Kinges they haue both beene so named, and in some sorte so vsed; But that Title was neuer giuen to inferiour Nobles. Then it maye not be yeelded to such vnable spirits: except (which is the marke they shoote at, and which priuatlie they beleeue) all things must be in communitie, and no Superious Spirituall or Temporall may be allowed. How the second cause of vnion betweene the protestants of En­gland and the Puritanes thereof in Re­ligion, can bee deuised, differing in 32. pointes as their admonition witnesseth, I cannot conceaue. For this Puritane Motor maketh no submision that they wil refor me to the Parlament doctrine. Then either there can bee no Association or else the Queene and Parlament must reuoke their lawes and onely maintaine [Page 12]Puritanisme, which is the second pricke of their leuell as appeareth by his owne vvordes, of which I will speake more heareafter

THE IIII. VNTRVTH. IN THE fourth worde to maintayne.

THE worde To maintaine as it suppo seth the beinge of the thing to bee maintained, soe it must yeelde sufficient causes of preseruation and maintenance to the same. Towchinge the first Philo­sophers doe call Duration a continuance of beeing because at least in prioritie of nature it supposeth the existence and being of that, whereof it is a duration or continuance. In the seconde Respect that whiche maintaineth an other, must be more Noble and Potent, then that which is maintayned and stronger then those assailing enemies which striue to ouerthrow it. The Master maintayneth his seruāt, the Soueraigne his subiect, & in naturall causes, the more general and powerable doth maintayne & preserue [Page 13]the weaker. The Sun among the Pla­nets is called an vniuersall cause, in re­garde ir preserueth and giueth mainte­nance to these inferiour thinges. And all creatures are maintayned by GOD, without whose maintenance and assi­stance, all thinges would be annihilate. In the first sence, Puritanisme and Associa­tion with the Professors thereof, cannot giue duration to Religion. For that which this Pamphletor laboureth to e­stablish, was neither by any kinde of Pri­ority, or Simultity, which I can finde now is authorized in England; but of this I will make challenge in the worde Esta­blish. In the other meaning to speake of maintenance, I thinke all Protestants are very farre from giuing credit, that Puritanes seeke to maintaine their Reli­gion. And that they are destroyers and not maintayners thereof, Parliam. 5. Parlia. 23. Eli. Synod. Lond 1562 l. art. hath bin often concluded in the highest Court of Par­lament, the booke of Articles it selfe, by the whole Protestants Clergy of En­gland, with a double Subscription. And touching any motyue that may mooue this high conceit of their proceedinges, [Page 14]that diuinity which I haue learned tea­cheth me this for most founde and cer­taine doctrine, that as there is nothing so vndoutedly true, as the articles of true Religion, which is taught and re­uealed of God: which as he is infinitely wise and good, so he can neither be de­ceaued in himselfe, or giue cause of er­ror vnto others, so that which maintay­neth this trueth and certaintye, must needes be most true and infallible, (eue­rye thinge beeing maintayned by such meanes by which it consisteth.) Then the lying spirit of Puritanes by which euery basest fellowe is to prescribe Reli­gion to the vninersall worlde, and no doctrine can be maintained without that mans allowance, cannot be a mainte­mance but destruction to true Reue­rence: as to giue a shorte example in a briefe difcourse, Epip. Haer. Aug. Haer. Bern. later. Catal. Haer. Vlenb. l. 22. Caus. Rain. Cal. turais. there haue beene by morall iudgement, 700. sectes of Here­tickes, which haue pleaded this kinde of maintenance. Therefore it is oddes 699. to one, that Puritanes will destroy and not maintaine Religion.

THE V. VNTRVTH, IN THE fift worde: (Religion.)

REligion is that due worship, which man oweth and is to render to God his Creator, and chiefe omnipotent Be­nefactor; for so many fauours wherewith he hath enriched him. And which man is to receaue hereafter by his insinite & ir­recompensible bounty. This worship, as it is the Reuerence of God, in whose vn­searchable will & pleasure it is, by what homage and offices hee will be honou­red; so the institution thereof, muste needes proceede from him, and Reue­lation of it to man. In which regard, it is an impossibilitie that any Article or Questiō of duty by that incrrable pow­er so ordeyned, and proposed, shoulde either be vntrue, variable, vnconstanr, or vncertaine, as this (so by themselues called) Religion of Puritanes, which so daily altereth, Aug. Her. Epiph. Her. Bern. Later. Catal. Her. Casp. vlen. l. 22. caus. &c. as the wanering spirit of euery Professor thereof, floweth and eb­eth vp and downe. And 700. to one as is recited, by actuall experience it is vntrue, so many seuerall and opposed [Page 16]sects by that soundation grounding so many diuers and contrary professions in diuine reuereuce. Of which by neces­sary consequence al but one must needs be false, and by no probability that can be true.

Secondly seeing this holy worshippe is that obligation and bond whereby (as the name it selfe, Religion, teacheth vs) man is bounde and religed vnto God, for so many gistes and graces where­with hee is adorned, and aduanced a­boue other creatures: the office and exe cution of this reuerence must bee such that it religeth and binde all faculties and powers of man to persorm that du­tie. Then if wee compare puritane pro­fession which catholicke worshipp it ca­rieth no semblance of Religion. for all ar­ticles of that holy Reuerence be affirm a tiue and teaching one point of deuotion or other, as the affirmation of so many sacred misteries of priesthoode, Sacri­sice, Inherent grace, seauen Sacramēts, with their supernaturall effects, prayer, Inuocation of Saints, prayer for the de­parted, and other meanes to keepe man [Page 17]still bounde and religed vnto GOD. And if by frailty or otherwise he chance to breake those bandes of Religation, Penance, Contrition, griefe and affli­ctin of minde and body, to relige and binde him againe. If we resemble this Puritane doctrine to the protestancie of England, it likewise is a Negation of all Religion, denying such affirmatiue par­ticles as they had left. Admonit: Parl. 1.2. I. W. a­gainst the Admonit. For nowe the Parlament must haue no sentence, the Communion booke is fooleries, and damnable, al the Courts, and Consisto­ries of Protestants, are become dennes of theeues and serpents. The names of Arch-bishops, Bishops, Arch-deanes, Deanes, and such, be Dyabolicall. No signe of the Crosse, or memory of mans Redemption may be vsed: Assoc pag. 39. and whatso­euer religeth a man to God, must not be remembred vnder their curse, for super­stition. If we put these people into bal­lance with the idolatrous Gentiles, Turkes, Iewes, and Brachmans, it is e­uident by al writers, that although those Infidels doe erre in true Religion, yet they maintayne forged Priesthoods, Sa­crifices, [Page 18]and other tokens of Reuerence, to keepe in seare of a diuine Maiesty: all which thinges be wanting in this Puri­tane, hauing no one positiue or affir­matiue opinion, concerning worshippe. And so for Religion and binding of men to God, haue brought in a plaine priuation of those duties, irreligion, and a freedome to all liberty and vndutiful­nesse, both to God and man.

THE VI. VNTRVTH, IN THE sixt worde: (established.)

IT is euident by the whole discourse of this Religious Associator, (and so hee rearmeth himselfe in diuers places) that he is a Puritane, and laboureth to settle that same profession as he bewrayeth in plaine tearmes. Pag. 19 And yet who knoweth not, but Puritanes be condemned, at the least (as before) in 32. questions, by that Religion which is setled in England, Admonit Purit. Com. B Parl. 5. et 13. Elizab. as their owne Admonition, the Commu­nion booke, and Parlaments themselues are witnesse against them. Therefore [Page 19]this Innouator seeketh not to associate to maintayne any Religion setled, but to settle his own vnsetled sect.

THE VII. VNTRVTH.

THE seauenth foule and flattering Vntruth, is two leaues longe; as though Puritanes were the most loyall, louing, and obedient subiects, which her Majestie hath: and in respect of them, neither Councell, Nobility, Bishops, or any other, were dutifully carefull of her preseruation. But Sr, because you pretend you selfe so dutifull a Subiect to our Soueraigue, and regardfull of re­uerence to the English Protestant Cler­gy, and that Religion which they pro­fesse, you will giue me licence to vtter in a fewe wordes, the true allegeance and loue, which your reformed Seignorie and eldership beareth vnto them: For ex­cept this affection be knowne to bee ex­cellent in your Society, you will not bee worthy to be admitted to such exemp­ted fauour with our Queene and her [Page 20]Bishops to whome you write. Then I will condemne you by your owne sen­tences, to be vndutifull to her Maiesty our Queeene, moste malitious to her Clergy, and deuoted Aduersaries to their Religion; for whose maintenance you counterfeite desire of Assoctations. And to exemplifie, what forreigne Re­ligion is so gratious in your eies, as that of Geneua, Admonit. parl. in fin. Repl. Admon. Parl. tract. 20. and other Churches there a­bouts, which you call (for that reason) resormed? your Admonition to the Parlament approoueth the Presbitery of Scotland, and the French Puritanes so farre, that you propose them for exam­ple of imitation to England: your owne writings I hope you will not deny: And if you forsake Caluin, and Beza, your Fa­thers and dearest friends, you are discre­dited for euer. Then to begin with them first, which I named last, let the Reader iudge, vvhether our Soueraigne, her Arch-bishops, Bishops, with the rest of the Parlament Ministery, and their Re­ligion so contrary vnto Puritanes, liue in security, & be honoured by this peo­ple. Concerning Princes which be not [Page 21]of Caluins purity, he vseth these wordes. Caluin. in Da. c. 6. v. 22.25. &c. They spoile themselues of all authority, yea they are vnworthy to bee accounted in the number of men, and therefore we must rather spit vpon their heades, then obey them. And touching the English Communion booke, which is the rule of Parlament Religion, hee cal­leth it fooleries. Stat. 1. E­liz. Surn. of hol. disc. Beza epist. ded. nou. test. an. 1564. et e­pist. ad E­piscop. E­bor. Beza euen in his Epistle to her Maiestie of England, defendeth Re­bellion against Princes of a different Religion, and honoureth such as bee slaine in such quarrels, with the glory of Martyrs. And in his Epistle to a Pro­testant Bishop of England, condemneth the exercise of their Religion. The re­formed Churches of France holde the same sentence, both concerning King, and worship in their 39. Article. Congreg. artic. 39. Articul. Puri. Scon Two of the chiefest Articles of the Scottish Puritanes be these. 1. Bishops, and Arch­bishops, haue no authority, their very names and titles, be Antichristian and Diabolicall: 2. It is heresie for any Prince, to call himselfe heade of the Church. But he may be excommunicate and deposed of his ministers. And to come to En­glish Puritanes, and the Consistory of your Eldership and reformed Scignorie, the chie­fest [Page 22]Patron thereof T. C. is knowne to be an ancient and mortall enemy to the present Arch-bishoppe of Canterbury, and is farre from allowing the Titles, names, dignities, and authority of him, or any Bishop, Deane, high Commissi­onor, or other by her Maiesties procee­dings, that as the same Arch-bishoppe hath gathered to my handes, T. C. in repl. to the ans. of the Admonit. I. whitgift prefat. to the ans. to the Reply of T. C. T. C. in Repl. in fin Confes. c. 18. T. C. repl. pag. 5. T. C. pag. 144. he wil not allowe him the dignity of a Doctor, but Ironice and scoffingly (after your man­ner) calleth him M. Doctor 370. times at the least, in one litle book. And telleth vs that the equality of Ministers, is con­sirmed by the sentence of the Puritanes of Heluctia, Tygurine, Berne, Geneua, Polmia, Hungary, and Scotland, with others. And although you to slatter the Protestant Arch-bishops, and Bishops of England, woulde bring your disagreement from thē toceremonies, yet he desendeth, that the doctrine of the English Protestants is such, that Puritanes are bound to de­ny it, with losse of as many liues, as they haue haires on their heades. And for reuerence and duty to our Soueraigne, denounceth by his Euangelicall preemi­nence, [Page 23]against all Protestant Princes, which will not be Puritanes, and em­brace their Presbitery, that (to vse his own wordes) They must submit their Scepters, and throwe downe their Crownes before the Church (of their Eldership) and licke the dust of their feete.

The highest cathedrated sentence of your Admonition, written in all your names rayleth at the Protestants, affir­ming your contentions to be but Cere­monies. But I will alleadge the wordes of that holy worke, both for your confu­sion in this, and all other your wicked practises in this Association: These they be. Lordy Lordes, Arch-bishops, Bishoppes, Prefat. Ad­mon. Parl. Admonit. tra. 2.3. &c: Suffraganes, Deanes, Doctors, Arch-deacons, Chauncellors, and the rest of that prowde genera­tion, whose Kingdome must downe: Titles, li­uings, and offices of Metrapolitane, Arch-bishop, Lordes grace, Lordshippe, Suffrragane, Deane, Arch-deacon, were denised by Antichrist, and are plainely in Christs worde forbidden, and are vtterly with speede to be remooued. Prefat. Ad­monit. supp. But in a few wordes to say what we meane: either must wee haue a right ministerte of God, and a right gouern­ment of his Church, according to the Scriptures [Page 24]set vp (both which we lacke) or else there can bee no right Religion, nor yet for contempt thereof, can Gods plagues be from vs any while deserred. Wee in England, are so farre from hauing a Churche rightly reformed, according to the prescript of Gods word, that as yet we are not come to the outward face of the same. Admonit. tract 10. Tract, 11. In the booke of Common prayer, a great number of thinges contrary to the worde of God are conteyned. Except they yeeld, not onely Gods instice shall be powred forth, but also Gods Church in this Realme, shall neuer bee builded. The way therefore to auoide these inconueniences, and to reforme these deformities is this: to remooue Aduousons, Patronages, Impropriations, & Bi­shops authority. You must plucke downe without hope of restitution, the Court of Faculties, remooue Homilies, Articles, Con. Lon. anno 1562. Parl 5 Eli. Booke of articles &c. Tract. 17. admonit. (this is the Book where the summe of Englishe Protestant do­ctrine is allowed) Iniunctiōs (the Queenes spirituall laws) a prescript order of scruice (the Communion booke) take away the Lord­ship, the loytering, the pompe, the idlenesse, and liuings of Bishops, &c. In steede of Chauncellors, Arch-deacons, Officials, Commissaries, Proctors, Doctors, Admonit. tract. 18. Sumners, Church-wardens, and such like; you haue to place in euery congregation, a lawfull and godly Seignorie. The Lord Bishops, [Page 25]their Suffraganes, Arch-deacons, Chauncellors, Officials, Proctors, Doctors, Sumners, Tract. 18. sup. and such rauening Rablers take vpon them, which is most horrible, the rule of Gods Church. The Arch­bishops Court, is the filthy Quauemire and poyso­ned Plashe of all the abbominations, that doe in­fect the whole Realme. Neither is the Contro­uersie betweene them and vs, as they would beare the worlde in hand, as for a Cap, a Typpet, Addit. Ad­monit. Admonit. Parl. Tract. 20. or a Surplesse, but for greater matters, concerning a true Ministery, and Regiment of the Church, ac­cording to the worde. To these three ioyntly, that is, the Ministers, Seniors, & Deacons, is the whole Regiment of the Church to be cōmitted. Hither­to be the wordes of that holy Puritane sentence. And that it may be manifest, what their loyalty and loue is to our So­ueraigne, her Bishops, and their procee­dings both in temporall and Religious affaires; making no exception at all, Tract. 23 ei­ther of Queene, councell, Bishoppe, or whatsoeuer (except poore ignoraunt soules) they bestowe their holy blessing vpon all, which will not allowe of their Admonition, and holy Eldershippe, in these tearmes following: God confound them, that his peace may be vpon Israell, & his saumg health [Page 26]vpon this Natiō. Now let the Reader iudge whether these men seeke Associations to preserue her Maiesty, her State, and Reli­gion or no, or whether they intende so great loue and duety to the Protestant Bishops, as is glosed in this Pamphlet, or that no kinde of Subiect is so carefull as they, to preserue the honour and qui­et of our Kingdome.

Let vs now see whether this be true or no. Philosophers and Diuines teach, that to loue is velle alicui bonum, to wishe good to the beloued, then by how much more good is wished, by so much the loue is greater: & lesse, when lesse good is desired, and where no good but euil is wished, Pa. 1 lin. 4. it is hatred. This Pamphletor himselfe acknowledgeth in the fourth line of his worke, that 3. things in due­ty are to be exhibited by the Subiects to the Magistrates, that is, Honor, Obedience, and De­fence. Then who hath performed these duties to our Soueraigne? none but Puti­taine call honour is temporal or spiritu­all, the first is most dutifully yeelded of all, both Protestants and Catholicks; of spirituall honour the Catholicks make [Page 27]distinction and are disliked chiefly for that opinion. But this Puritane friend absolutely denyeth the secōd, and spea­keth doubtfully of the first. As for spiri­tual honor, the case is euident in al their assertions. And towching the terrene honour of a Princesse, Goodm. li. demonstr. Regim. mu­her. was not Goodman in the time of Q. Mary a Geneuean Puri­tane, and yet he tearmed the temporall regency of a woman Monstrosum Regimen, A Monstrous Regiment. And this was the doctrine of his consorts, and practises of their Disciples. Stowe hist. in Q. Mary Groft. &c. For who were they which laboured so much to depose not onely that Catholicke Queene but our present Soueraigne. No man will say that they were Catholickes, therfore I say and prooue that they were Geneuean Puritanes (our English Parlament Pro­testancie then not being established or knowne, but diuers yeares after in these dayes.) Iacob Rex Scot. in li. Regin. ad fil. Are not the Ministers of Scot­land, Puritanes? then aske the King himself (if the booke of Regiment pub­lished in his name did come from him) how full of honour, obedience, and de­fence this people is in that country, he [Page 28]complaineth of them aboue all others in desect of these duties. Petr. frar. or. cont. se­ctar Staphil. a­polog. fixe to. 2. Mon. test. tr. ordin. Burg in remonst. sup. edict. Reg Gal. pare. 2. De­fens. Reg. & Relig. Were not Cal­uin, Beza, Spiphanius Othomanus, the Swizer­land & French Hugonites Puritaines? yes, and be so accounted in England. And yet what Councels & Consistories did they keepe to depose Kings & Princes? what base and tyranicall Vsurpers did they erect? what lawfull Magistrate in Fraunce was not deputed by them to death. Who haue more turbulently be­haued them selues in these times then this deceitfull and lying Sect. What Li­bels, Admonitions, threatnings & cha­lendges hath this people made againste Queene, and all kinde of magistrates, especiallie the Protestant Bishops and ministerie, with whom they would now in words be associated? Demande an hundred sooleries of Martin Marpre­late, this Writer and his companions. This is the honor and obedience, they vse, and defence whiche I feare they would exercise, if it came to tryall. Let them examine Catholiks by theyr owne Rule of rendring dutie, of honor, obedi­ence, and defence: They were Catho­lickes [Page 29]which first crowned her with ho­nor, they were Catholiks which obeyed her, when they were powerable to be disobedient. Then by all presumption Catholickes will euer defend her. And I trust with our prudent Princesse and Councell, the malitious inuentions & falsehoods of Puritans to aduance them selues, nor the lewde slander of any A­postata, to excuse his impietye will be admitted, against the consciences of so many Religious Priests and Iesuites, re­nouned in al parts of the christiā world, protesting (euen with daylie dangers, and death it selfe) theyr Innocencie in these affaires.

THE VIII. VNTRVTH.

THIS Pamphletor affirmeth that the estate of our Soueraigne is dan­gerouslye impeached with the Perill of her Person, by the indeuour of Papists, to bring in the Superiority & Suprema­cie of a Forraigne Prelat &c. I meruaile where this man learned his consequen­ces. [Page 30]Is the Superioritie and Supremacy of Pope, or any forraigne Prelate, on­ly exercised in spirituall and ecclesiasti­call causes, dangerous to the Tempo­rall estate of any Ciuill Ruler, or Ma­gistrate? or perilous to their Person? Be not those Regiments diuers and di­stinct, euen in the iudgement of Puri­tanes themselues? then the one is not perilous to the other. How many hun­dreds of yeares, were they thus deui­ded among the Israelites without con­fusion. or perill one to another? That Nation came to moste calamities, Li. 1. Mach Li. 2. Mach. Iosephlib. antiq. & bell. Gene­br. Cronol. Bellon Tox to. 1.2. bill. turrie. Petr. Mass. lib 1.2.3. hist. indie: when these Regiments were vnited togither, about the time of the Machabees, and after: In the Turkishe Regiment the Caliphes Rule in Religious causes, and yet without perill to the Imperiall State. Among the Indian Pagans the Brach­mans ouer-rule their Princes in like ca­ses, yet without preiudice to their Per­sons, or Temporall dignities. Among the ancient Gentiles, the Flēmens and Archflēmens had that charge: & yet no Temporall Regency endangered. And now in Italy, Spame, France, Polonia, [Page 31]the Empire, and so manye Catholicke Countries, the Romaine Iurisdiction ru­leth in spirituall affaires: And yet what State of these countries? What Person of those Princes is by that in peril? And in Englād when that Superiority reign­ed in it so many hundred yeares, and in the daies of almost 200. Fox tom. 1. Mon in Catal. Reg. Stowe hist. Kinges of this Nation, which of their estates or persons vvas endangered by that Regiment? then it is not the doctrine of Catholickes in this point, any plot or practise by thē which palyeth at hazard with the per­sons of Princes, or draweth kingdomes to ruine: But it is the presumptuous, & factious opinions of Puritanes, vvhose priuat spirit in euery meane and vnlear­ned man, doth not only condemne the sentence of Queene and Parlament, and her Superiority, by that title in spirituall busines, but may by their Profession, & doth by open Pamphlets, & Inuectiues, controle all Princes, and Magistrates, both in Ecclefiasticall and Temporall causes: and dispose of Kingdomes, cun­treis, and Cities, at their high will and pleasure as they did at Geneua, Collin, [Page 32]in France, and other places as I haue re­cited before.

THE IX. VNTRVTH.

BVt if we will beleeue this Puritane, her Maresties Person shall still re­maine in peril, except his coufaile be ad­mitted for her deliuery: by which shee shal be enfranchised from such dangers. His presernatine and Antidote (to vse his phrase) followeth in these words. It would be enacted, that all Gentlemen, Magistrates, and Possessioners within this Realme, shall take the oath of Assmiation, for the defence and perpetua­tion, of Religion now publickely professed within this Realme. And the oath of Supremacy be mi­mstred with like addition, to all men generally within this Realine, from the age of sixteene yeares vpwardes, twice euery yeare, by the Mayors, and Couernours of Cities, Townes, and Corporati­ons, and by Stewards and other Officers in Man­nors and Lordshippes in their Cuntreis, and their Leetes, and Law-daies. And if they refuse to enter into such league or oath. that eucry such per­son, shall be holden and reputed as suspected, and [Page 33]shall be thereby disabled to beare any office, or au­thority in Common wealth, and shall also be bound to his good behauiour, sequestred from all his ar­onour and weapons, and (if hee bee possessed of lands within this Realme) shall yearly pay vnto your Maieflie, the fourth part thereof. &c. This is the sentence of this Solon: In vvhich, how many vntruthes and fooleries there be, it is not an easie account. But be­cause I deale in liberality with this Do­ctor, I will put thē togither in one. First then I conclude by this high Authority, that Puritanes bee most wicked, lying, and dangerous members in this King­dome, and moste worthy by their owne iudgment, to incurre these penalties, which they practise against Catholickes. For if this inuention were put in exe­cution, Catholickes shoulde become so impious (as Puritanes be) to make no account of oathes. This stratagemme coulde take no effecte, but the Queene would be more endangered both in re­gard of the perils pretended more vn­knowne, and the offendors coulde not be distinguished, friends coulde not bee decyphered from enemies. But by this [Page 34]mans confession, all Puritanes be mani­fest aduersaries to her Maiestie in this matter; for they both deny the Religion now publickly professed in the Realme, as also her Maiesties Supremacy in most vncharitable tearmes. Then when Pu­ritanes (as this man assureth) will take these oathes, both concerning the Reli­gion established in England, and her su­preame Ecclesiastical power, which they so much condemne, they be condemned to be the most impious, irreligious, and disloyall people, vtterly vnworthy any office, credit, or confidence in common wealth: but by their owne lawe to bee bounde to these disablements, penalties, and payments, which they inuent for Catholickes, whose fidelities, wordes, & oathes, may be admitted for security of the greatest perill, as these men acknow­ledge by this Inuention.

THE X. VNTRVTH.

BVT to manifest farther the folly & falschood of this dreame & deuice. [Page 35]If any coulde be so mad to imagine that so wise a Princesse, Councell, Nobility, Prote­stant Clergy, and Commons (for he de­sireth that his law may be presently ena­cted) would immediatly after the disso­lution of a Parlament, wherein these toyes were reiected, summon the whole kingdome againe to please such people. Yet his intent against Catholicks would not be obtayned. I will not examine the particulers of his fooleries therein, but experience shall pleade against him, for either the same or more grieuous haue beene enacted, and are daily executed against vs; & yet he maketh these com­plaints of perilles by encrease of Ca­tholickes within this kingdome. For first concerning his oathes of the Reltgi­on now established, and her Maiesties Supremacy, are they not tendered to all Magistrates at their admittance? The first Parlament it selfe only excep­teth the Nobles of this Realme, Parl. 1. Eliz & 5. Eliz. to whom this man likewise seemeth to allowe that exemption. And How often haue such oathes and interrogatories beene mini­stred to the Catholickes of this Nation, [Page 36]Gentlemen, and other Possessioners, & not Possessioners, whome this lawe-ma­ker includeth not? Stat. 1. Eliz. c. 1. the Satute of Supre­macy giueth the same authority for mi­nistring the oath of that Superiority in as ample manner as he prescribeth; only he aduiseth it to bee taken twise in the yeare, which limitation imployeth no other vse or end, but to make men disso­lute in swearing, & forswearing as these Puritanes be; for who wil hope for truth in him, vvhich is accustomed to for­sweare, which by all lawes be reiected for witnesses. And this great Politici­an himself, calleth al Parlament persons (which applauded not their deuises) Pa­pistes: and yet most of them had taken the oathes which hee prescribeth. But harken vnto his penalties. The denyers of these oathes, shall only be disabled to beare office, bounde to the good beha­uiour, sequestred from their armour & weapous, Pag. 23. Stat. 1. & 5. Eliz. and pay yearely, the fourth part of their landes to the Queene. How ridiculous is this man? Is it not Premu­mre to deny that oath by lawe already e­nacted? how many Catholickes know­eth [Page 37]this man to be in office in our Nati­on? are not Catholickes bounde both to the good behauiour, and depriued of their Armour and weapons? And con­cerning the last punishment, to pay the fourth part of their lands; they only pos­sesse a third part, and her Maiesty, or rather wicked persecutors enioy the rest and no rent at all is answered vnto her, by such Tenants for those landes. Ther­fore this Puritane abused her, and his prophesie is false.

THE XI. VNTRVTH.

FOR Reuerence to her Maiestie, I passe ouer the holy blessings, which he bestoweth vpon the Romane See, sa­cred Priests, grana Benedicta, Agnus Dei, & hallowed thinges from thence. And be­cause this man is so methodicall in his diuisions, for he which teacheth so wise a Princesse, and Councell, both in diuine, ciuill, and martiall affaires, must needes be an Absolute; Then I will giue him due in all his excellencies. These be the [Page 38]wordes of his first diuision. The power & strength of any people or multitude, is to bee aug­mented by one of these foure waies. 1. By addi­tion, or number. 2. By supplie of Necessaries. 3. By aduantage of place. 4. By order of go­uernement.

S ^r, as I am no computing writer, so I haue bestowed little labour in them which handle such employments: And I thinke your selfe to bee as wise as the Orotor of Greece, which so perempto­rilie entreated such things before Hanni­bal that greatest Captaine in the worlde. But I thinke if you had well committed to memory, the warres and battailes of Abraham, Gedeon, Sampson, Iosue, Dauid, and others recorded in Seriptures, wherein you and yours bee so inspired: or with ordinarily qualited Gentlemen of En­gland, taken but a superficiall Muster of the warres of Alexander with Darius. Of the Christians, against the Moores in Spayne. The Spanyards against the In­fidels in the Indies. Or Henry the fifte and other English Kinges in France. Or beene a little acquainted with Plato and Aristotle which you cite in the beginning [Page 39]of the first page of your Motyues, you would haue beene mooued to adde o­ther members to your diuision, gyuing it as an instruction to so greate a Princesse. But Souldiers shall giue you this Repre­hension. And I will in this point onely call to your remembrance, that you dis­played your Banner to farre, for a Soul­dier of small experience, and which ne­uer kept Centinell before, may easelie discouer, that according to your skill, you labour to possesse your parte of all those meanes, by which you thinke the power and strength of any people, or multitude, (I vse your owne tearmes) is to be augmen­ted. Your first fortification is by addition or number: of this you would easely bee owners, if you might teach Queene and Councell, and haue such stratagems in vse, which none but your holy fraterni­ty doth allowe. Your second embataile­ment is raysed by supplic of Necessaries, of which you woulde also be Masters, if all Armour and weapons were brought in­to your Armouries. Of the third, which is aduantage of place, you would haue ad­uantage enough, if none but of your al­lowance [Page 40]lowance might be admitted to place of Magistracie, or be placed in any office or place of defence. As for the fourth and last order of gouerument, Pag. 41. insr. you triumph al ready, that most men of action and reso­lution be for you, as also that in diuers respects for number you are ten to one. And say in plaine tearmes, Pag. 41. that it is not good in policy, to prouoke the Puritanes in the declyning of her Maiesties age and raigne.

THE XII. VNTRVTH.

THE next diuision, he preferreth to no meaner personage, thē our grati­ous Soueraigne her selfe, in these teames. Let me present vnto your Maiestie, Pag. 11. the whol num­ber of your Subiects, diuided into 4. bands.

• 1. Protestants of Religion.
• 2. Protestants of State.
• 3. Papists of State.
• 4. Papists of Religion.

What Logicke followeth after this diuision, is not to be sounde in Aristotle, but so many Vntruthes bee manisestlie sounde in it, that I might make vp more [Page 41]then my account in this place; but I may not wholy neglect so many and learned lessons in the rest of this Association. But cōcerning this hacking and cutting the Subiects of England into those 4. quar­ters, I muste needes put this Isocrates in minde, that he hath abused King Nicocles in this point. For Religion (especially with those which attribute so much to saith) is principally subiected in the vnderstā ­ding, then according to Plato, and Ari­stotle his own Authors, it taketh specisication from such things, as be taught and beleeued in Religion: and diuersities of Religions must be named and diuided, according to the diuersitie and multipli­city of thinges beleeued: for as facul­ties are distinguished by their actes, so these are diuided and singled by their obiects, and not by the endes to which they be referred, or for which they bee practized; for this is the operation of the will, and not any action of vnderstan­ding. Then according to that which is prooned before, if there be almost 300. kindes of Protestants in other cuntreis, it is meruaile if only two had traficke in­to [Page 42]Englād. Conuoc Lon. 1562. Parl. 5. Eliz. et 13. EliZ. Stow hist. Sinod. Lond. Artic. 1.2.3.4.5.7.26. And to put him out of doubt the approoued booke of Articles, and two Parlaments, and our Protestant histories do tell him, that in England & among English Protestants, there bee Vigilantians, Nestorians, Eutichians, Arrians, Eunomians, Grecians, Henricians, Iouinians, Donatists, Wicklefists, Berengarians, Anabap­tists, Iulians, Aerians, Manichees, Brownists, Barrowists, damned Crue, and I knowe not how many Crues of most wiched Here­sies, & himself remembreth some more. Pag. 40. Therefore his by-membred diuision of necessitie, is lame by many lims. And if such a Tutor of Princes might haue a saculty by himselfe, to renounce all o­ther artes, as his spirit condemneth all o­ther Religions: yet he shall finde many more endes then two of these which bee professors of Reuerence in this Nation. And euery man which professeth not Religion for the loue of God, is not of such dexterity of wit, as this Puritane, and his Associates be, to make it a cloake to practise in State affaires. Pag. 23. Thirdlye, this princely pedagoge teacheth, that her Marestie her selfe, her Councell, [Page 43]Lords, Bishops, Knights, and Burges­ses of Parlament, be Papists, then the seconde member of his chiefe diuision (Protestants of State) is taken away, and he hath giuen himselfe the contradiction.

THE XIII VNTRVTH.

TO shew his cunning in conuersiōs, Pag. 11. 12. he teacheth that Protestants of Reli­gion (which be Puritanes) be first by order of generation, as his wordes im­port, and Papists of Religion last, whose contrary is euident to al the world. Yet let vs allow greater measure to this vn­truth. Next from Protestants of Religi­on, proceed Protestants of state. From these Papists of estate bee rngendered. Lastlye from these is the discent of Pa­pists of Religion. And within siue lines after both forgetting himselfe, and vn­mindfull of the doctrine of his Masters, Plato, and Aristotle, and all reason which deny a regradation in causes, he acknowledgeth that Papists of Religiō, be Parents to al the rest: The fourth, fa­ther [Page 44]to the third, this, to the second, the second, of the first. Which in his for­mer assertion gaue existence to al. This is the ridle of Oedipus. Mater me genuit, ea­dem mox gignitur ex me. But his only intent being to encrease the power of his peo­ple, of which hee considered before, seeketh by all meanes, true, or contrary, to make Puritanisme the first and last: Alpha and Omega of all. As Philosophers teache, that which is first by order of intention, is last by execution. And in this sence his sentence is true, for they wholie intend the setling of theyr Puritane sect, which is their first and chiefest intention: But the setling, and execution thereof, by necessitie must be last: For both Prote­stants and Catholikes must be taken out of theyt waye, before sufficient scope and place be made for the Regiment of theyr spiritte, which as it ouer-turneth all thinges except it may rule the whole world, as the natural propension there­of enclineth, will euer be vnrulie, still seeking Innouations.

THE XIIII. VNTRVTH,

AFter he hath ended his Diuisions, in such learned manner as I haue declared; he giueth censure of the pro­pertyes of the parts diuided. His defi­nitiue sentence is this. The first (Puritanes) are constant and faithfull vnto your Highnes. The second, (Protestants) wauerenge: The third, Pag. 23. (Papists) of estate: (For such he chargeth the Lordes, Bishoppes, and others, of the last Parlament) perilous. The fourth, (Papists of Religion) Pernitious. Than the which nothinge can be more corrupt. I thinke this man should meane, that Papists of Reli­gion, be pernitious in respect of a tem­porall Regiment, for which he so much in words contendeth: Otherwise a false Religion (If we should graunt our most holye Catholike Reuerence to be such) being vsed of those professors, only for cause of Religion, (as his distinction is) cannot be offensive or perilous to anye Ciuill Regiment against which it teach­eth no repugnant thinge. Secondlye, he desineth the inconuenience of these [Page 46]Papists of Religion, that (to vse his wordes) they bee in Darknes, False-hoode, Error, and Superstition. Then seeing this member (of his diuision, Pag. 11. 12. 13. by his owne graunt) hath no reference to busines of estate, they cannot be ofensiue or per­nitious, to that which they haue no re­lation. But if hee coulde disburthen themselues (which will bee an heauye loade to doe,) if he will charge any of this guiltienes, the second and thirde Protestants of estate, and Papists of estate, which often he confoundeth, because he al­lotteth them to State affaires, must en­ter into combat against him: Which they will easilye performe, being such by his owne acknowledgment, as bee neareste to her Maiesties Person, Pag. 23. by Office, by Parlament, by Councell. And those which haue not intermedling in such matters, by the voice of so great an enemy, may not bee condemned as pernitious Aduersaries. That mouth which denounceth them innocent in the first, cannot be admitted for Accuser in the second. Where no cause is prece­dent or concommitant, no effecte can [Page 47]be or followe, except an effect can bee caused without a cause. Thirdly, we are enfranchised by an other sentence of this Censurer, for as he highly commen­deth Protestants of Religion, or Puritanes, as constant and saithfull to our Queene, Pag. 11. so he confesseth that these be engendred of Protestants of estate, these of Papists of estate, which be ofspring to Papists of Re­ligion. Then if there is any constancy or faithfulnesse in the first, (Puritanes) as it must be doubled in the second Prote­stants of estate, tripled in the third, so it must by that rule of proportion, be som­times as constant and faithfull, in Papists of Religion: and by no meanes (if this mans gradation be true) can be lesse in them, then in the other which proceede from them. My reason is (which this man may reade in his Authors Plato and Aristotle.) there be two kinde of causes, the one vniuocall, the other equiuocall: the first although it is not that which is now in question, yet it must needes con­teine so much vertue as the effect which it produceth: otherwise some vertue in that which is caused should bee effected [Page 48]without cause, which is a deceasance in nature. Of this sort be all inferiour na­turall agents as men, beastes, fowles, fi­shes, &c. which produce the like in their kinde. The second (of which condition this Pamphletors discent and progeny is to be esteemed) is called Equiuocall which euer contayneth more vertue and ability, then that which is effected; in which sence the Sunne, Heauens, and God himselfe, are termed such equiuo­call and vniuersall or generall causes; because their power so much excelleth the faculties of their particuler effects: and are able to bring forth many and not only one, or few operations. Fourth­ly, by an other free charter of this Gen­tleman, Papists of Religion are freed from al suspect to bee pernitious, or any wayes dangerous in this busines: because they want all those helpes by which he affir­meth Power and strength of any people is to bee augmented. Pag. 10. 1. addition or number. 2. supply of Necessaries. 3. aduantage of place. 4. order of gouernment. All which, be wanting in that people, as is before demonstra­ted, and Puritanes be possessed of them [Page 49]all. And touching his addition, & num­ber, which hee nameth for the chiefest supplie, himself acknowledgeth, that in the beginning of her Maiesties raigne, Pag. 40. when we were many and mighty, we were so farre from contriuing against her, that we honoured her with her greatest dig­nity and Diademe it selfe. Then there can be no daunger hereafter. For seing our doctrine is one, there is no such pe­rill of diuersity in dealings in that case. And to auoide vs from all ielousie, for suture and present times, he maketh this threatning calculation, Pag. 41. howe in diuers respects, Puritanes are ten times more, and mightier then Protestants. Howe farre this sorte exceedeth all kindes of Papists, there is no doubt. And yet it pleaseth this man to acknowledge this sentence. Pag. 15. It is not vnprobahle, that of the Pa­pists in this Land, the fourth part are not Papists of Religion. Then it cannot be truly said, that such people be pernitious, or peri­lous in this Common wealth: which be­sides all their positions agreeable to an honourable and ciuill Regiment, their orderly, dutifull, & quiet conditions in [Page 50] Saxonye, Denmarke, some cantons of Swit­zerland, Greece, Hungary, Turkic, Persia, and other places where they liue vnder Prin ces, enemies to their Religion, will be an eternall euidence. When contrariewise these Puritanes & Protestants of Religion, So constant and faithfull to her Maiestye, (if this mans word be Gospell:) Mart Mar Prel. not only be their priuate seditious Libels without ende in England, but factious Admonitions by their generall acclamation to our Prince, and Parlament, by publickly defended po­siitions, that the lawes of Princes doe not binde in conscience, Andrew. Will. Sinop. c. lawes. Calu. inst. Foxe. to 2. sup. obed. Tind. art. 18. Claud. de Sanct. lib. 5. accad egl. that eucrie man is Lord of other mens goods, the children of faith, (which bee onely Puritanes in their opinion) are vnder no lawe, all humane lawes must be taken away, the nature of the Gospell is to raise wars, among Chri­stians, there is no Magistrate, no Superiour: and whose practise in action hath euer beene answerable to this doctrine, manifeste by all monuments of theyr proceedings, or rather to be reprooued for such per­nitious and perilous people.

THE XV. VNTRVTH,

BVT to shewe how high a pitch of impiety he can mount, to make a malitious stoope vpon men in misery, he vttereth this most foule and vntrue sen­tence. The Papists of Religion at this present, Pag. 25. stand furnished 1. with credit and authority, 2. wealth and ability, 3 weapons and furni­ture: So that they may drawe followers by the one, wage them by the other, and arme them by the third. Whould any man thinke, that so holy, wise, and well affected friend, as this man woulde see me to her Maiesty, durst present so monstrous and palpable an vntruth, to the viewe of of so prudent a Priucesse, but that I haue alleadged his owne wordes. For the first of credit & authority, I thinke it a difficult thing, for this Puritane to find one Cathohcke in England, which hath any authority at all. Let him name any Presedent of Wales, or the North, Warden of Ports, Gouernour of Ilandes, Captaine of Ca­stle, Lieuetenant of Tower, Lieuete­nant, Deputy-Lieuetenant, Sheriffe. [Page 52]Iustice of peace, or poore Constable, or Tythingman, which is a Papist of Reli­gion. I thinke it will be a dissicult thing for him, to sinde in our whole kingdome tenne of the meanest authority which I haue named. Of the chiefest no man can be singled sorth. What the wealth and ability of them can be, except God doth miraculouslie blesse them (then let not Puritanes repine at his benediction) who can imagine, if he see the due pay­ments of 260. poundes yearely paide to her Maicsties Checker by the chiefest, and by other the two partes of their Re­uenewes moste truely answered, their goods seaxed; and besides these, so ma­ny extraordinary oppressions by Puri­tanes in authority. As for weapons, and surniture, to arme so many as would sight against so many thousands of Puri­tanes of action, Pag. 41. and resolution, of London and good Towner, most Lords, Gentlemen, and Cap­taines, which be for them, is a thing so ri­diculouslie vntrue, that none or sewe Catholickes be possessed of any at all. Doth he not remember when they were dispoyled of them. And to this day are [Page 53]scarcely (where such Muster Masters liue) admitted to haue vse of their owne to serue her Maiesty. And at the time of the comming of the Earle of Essex out of Ireland, when somewhat more was in hand then Catholickes imagined, were they not generally in the West cuntries so dispoiled by puritane Iustices of their ordinary Armes, & weapons, that they were in danger to be spoyled of the ba­sest Robbers for want of sufficient de­fence against them. but if these three thinges be those that bee so perilous in people apt for Innouations, let him look into Puritanes, and howe many thou­fands he may finde furnished with those complements. Pag. 41. His owne sentence (Lon­don and good Townes, most Lordes, Gentlemen, and Captames of action and resolution) will be sufficient censure against him.

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AT the last, this Associator commeth to issue, and somewhat vnmasketh himselfe, to giue testimony to his spirit, to dispose of the Crowne, make his Queene a Pupill, expell Catholickes, roote out Protestantes, wholly to ad­uance his Puritane Gospell, & to bring the Scepter and Regality of this King­dome, Pag. 18. to the sacred disposition of their spirit. His wordes are these. The migh­tiest in succession (as your Maiestie knoweth) are they (speaking in the plurall number) whose alliance, kindred, and confederacies, are for the most part with Papists: Who is igno­rant this to be a notorious Vntruth, ex­cept hee will aduance any Title from Spaine, and then his plurall number wil except against him: otherwise if al those which be next in succession, must be e­steemed as Papists, and worthy of disin­heritance from all Title of a Kingdome, by the supreame sentence of their spirit, because they be not Puritanes, either a Puritane whether hee hath any Title [Page 55]or no must raigne. Or (which is more probably to be coniectured) where these desires should be effected of depriuing true Titlers from their inheritance, and Puritanisme shall haue superiority, En­gland shall haue no King, Queene, or Regent at all. And if her Maiesty should attend to such treacherous, and tyran­nicall suggestions as this spirit enspireth, and their purpose of planting their im­piety be performed, shee were like to be rewarded, with the same payment of their common doctrine which I cited before, that the children of faith are vnder no lawe. That there is no Magistrate, no Superiour among Christians. All humane lawes must bee taken away. Eueryman is Lorde of other mens goods, and the like must bee put in pra­ctise. The presbitery which they would haue planted in Scotland to the depo­sing of their King. Kinge of Scots in his Booke of Reg. to Henry his Sonne. Suru. of holy disciple. The practise of Ge­neua and such places, for a fewe Mini­sters and yearly elected Artizans to go­uerne, and the Flemmish fashion must be erected. And none but Puritanes and their vile deuises haue allowance, which this seditious libeller doth plainly [Page 56]insinuate in the nexte page following: Pag. 19. where he giueth this for a lawe to our gratious Queene, to vse both Puritanes and Protestants, for the planting of his platforme of Resormation; and that be­ing effected her Maiestie muste (to vse his owne wordes) by scuere discipline migh­tely encrease the first (Puritanes) daylie to demi­nish the second and third (Protestants and Papists) and to propulse the relapses of either. So that the affections of these fellowes (as them­selues giue sentence) tende to the ouer­throwe of Protestant, as well as Papist, And the number of the one, equally as of the other must be diminished and pro­pulsed. So that whatsoeuer they are, Queene, Councell, Nobility, Lawes, Parlament, Authority, or any procee­ding, not resined by the spirit of Puri­tanes, must be thus diminished and o­uerthrowne. This (as I saide besore) was their first intention, and nowe is their finall end.

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ANd that these Pretendors of persection in Religion (as this Associator calleth Puritanes) might pretend a perfect and absolute neglect and reiectment of al or­der, Pag. 24. Magistracy, and Regiment, in this Kingdome: After they had so much dis­tasted their sugred mouthes, with the vnpleasing sauors of the State and Go­uernment, as they complained both in their so much dishked Bill of Reforma­tion, and this Author consesseth in his Associotion. They first apealed to Parla­ment, & taking the repulse in that high­est authoritiue Consistorye, besiedge our Soueraygne with suche glosles, as haue beene recited of her danger by Pa­pists, and theyr onely tender care of her happinesse and prseruation. Hopeing perhaps she would for their extraordi­narye loue, rewarde them with those extraordinarye graces of her absolute power, which by vsual meanes shee had omitted, Now in this part of their As­sociation, rather then they will be lefte [Page 58]desolate of all helpes, they will not on­ly appeale from Parlament and Prince, to the Protestant Bishoppes, (a parcell thereof) but vnite them-selues with them in all loue and fraternitye, whome in so manye Rimes, Libelles, and In­uectues, they haue disgraced so many yeares together. And salute them in theyr firste entrance with Tytles of the most Reuerend Arch-bishops, and right Reue­rend Logd Bishops, to whome in all former proceedings, they haue euer and abso­lutely denyed all Reuerence, Pag. 23. Lordeshippe, and the common name of eyther Arche­bishop, or the other. And now plainely acknowledge them to haue power to performe that which Queene and Par­leament had denied. Pag. 24. And yet they still reserue a laste appeale to the higheste courte of all, which is theyr spiritte, to threaten ouer-matchinge multitudes, Pag. 41. and strength, bothe for number, and power; if theyr griefes be not redres­sed. Firste, they complaine that theyr Bill againste Catholickes was not ad­mitted in Parlament. The cause where­os, they would establishe, with a moste [Page 59]vnstable falsehoode, by the Papists packing (to vse their wordes) to make Burgesses for this Parleament. Pag. 23. How true a tale it is? or can by possible coniecture bee: Who but such trusty Prophets can diuine? who be they which be in Parlament? of what estates, places, callings? who, and what authority doth assemble them? is not euery Parlament called by our Queenes authority? is shee a Papist? are the Councell Papists? are the Lordes Pa­pists? Pag. 41. in an other place hee saith they most are for them. Are the Sheriffes of Shires, the Iustices, and others, which make the choise of Knights Papists? no Papist is admitted to those offices. Are not London, and the Townes whence the Burgesses be, as this man saith, Pu­ritanes? are the Protestant Bishops and Clergy, Papists? and yet these bee they, of whome that Parlament consisted, and in whome, of all others, Papists haue the least interest. Therefore if that li­berty of speech, and Alehouse phrase of Packing, were as lawefull for me, as pack­ing, playing, iesting, and wicked ear­nest dealings be vsuall with these men, [Page 60]euen towards Peeres and Princes; wee could neither packe, shuffle, or cut, in that Parlament. Neither was there any motiue to incite vs to such exercises; for first, there was no Bill to bee preferred for our good. And none but Puritanes (of whose counsaile wee are not) did thinke that such measure would be then offered against vs. But most likely it is, that this people, which had so long, as this Pamphlet seemeth, to insinuate by the phrase (long since penned) both deter­mined that vnnaturall Bill, Pag. 23. this Associa­tion, and all mischiefe they coulde ima­gine, to afflicted Catholickes. And if banding to gither for that intent, solli­citing Queene, Nobles, Clergy, and Burgesses, and shuffling themselues in­to the meanest Romes, rather then their voyces should be wanting may be tear­med Packing: the packing was in them, and not in vs. As also the number of their Gospell, noted to be farre greater in that, then any former Parlament will witnesse.

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BVT this man is not ashamed to tearme all that resisted their Bill, to be Papists. These be his wordes. I call them Papists, Pag. 23. which were so carnest against that Bill. For who but Papists, would pronounce that Penalty to be extreame, &c. But their Po­pish and dangerous end, doth manifest them to be Papists. Hitherto be his owne wordes. Which how vntrue they be, that those Lordes, Bishops, Knightes, and Bur­gesses which reiected that Bill (which were the whole Parlament, and all En­gland represented in that maior parte let others censure. Onely I humblie wish such Papists, which be all sorts and estates of people in Englād, Soueraigne, and Subiects, which be not Puritanes, and pretendors of their perfection in Religion, to be­ware of these mens spirit. For although they be not Papists, yet seeing it pleaseth their spirit to condemne them by the names of Papists, Popish, and dangerous: they are not vnlike to taste of the same cup with Papists, if euer these Associators may [Page 62]haue their will. And although those thinges which I now alleadge, be diuers and distinct vntruthes to this I haue ci­ted, yet because in reckoning so small a number of this mans forgeries, I muste ouer-passe many of moment; and these following make for this purpose, that all Protestants, either of the Lay or Clergy condition, Magistrates of what calling soeuer, which be not at the becke of Pu­ritanes, to aduance their pleasures, are in the case of Papistry, and equally ha­ted as Catholike Recusants themselues: this Religious pretendor of perfection, acknowledgeth it to be their sentence, when he breaketh out in these speeches. The Pope can dispence with Papists their beeing Ministers in our Churches, Pag. 30. prouided, they main­taine some one point of Popery or other. With their being Magistrates in our Common wealth, prouided, they vnder hand, hinder proceedings a­gainst Papists. Which two sentences, the first most false, and the second not nee­ding dispensation, being a lawfull act, yet they prooue, how Puritanes esteeme all, both Arch-bishops, Bishops, and o­thers of the Protestant Clergy, as also [Page 63]all Magistrates (no degree excepted) which in any respect oppose themselues to the headlong actions of this people, to be Papists and so to bee punished by their spirit, if euer it be in their power to performe it.

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VVIll anye man beleeue him to tell a truthe, when to glosse their wiched practizes, he both denieth the Earle of Essex to be a Puritane: Pag. 28. and affirmeth that he was ledde by Papists to that disobedient tumult. And yet he blusheth not to say that Doleman in his Epistle, doth cunninglye in sinuate and advise to make him awaie. When there is not anye one worde in that Epistle to that purpose; or to arme him to anye disobedience, except the spirit of Puri­taues doth iudge: If anye affirmeth a Nobleman is in credit with Prince and popular with the people, (as all men knew he was; and is that which Dole­man there speaketh) is a warrante to [Page 64]make such a tumulte as he did. Neither can the Earle be saide to be ledde or ac­companied with Papists, except he will now giue that name a more ample ex­tension then he did before, and make it also comprehensiue of theyr owne ho­le bretheren, and pretendors of perfe­ction in Religion, as is before descri­bed. And whether himself was such, or a Papist. Examine the lamentable and repininge wordes, actions, gestures, and beehauiors of all Puritanes at the time of his desolate ende: Demaunde the Pulpits of Puritanes, which so much deplored him. And let any Puritane if he can, exemplify one man, either a Lea­der, or led in that wickednesse, which by any probability had euer counsaile of I esuite, or Priest to that enterprise. But that these, and all Catholickes, both condemned the facte, and reioyced at her Maiesties deliuery. Which soone after, and euer since, manye of them, especially in the Westerne countries, haue dearely bought at the handes of Puritanes in authority And vpon the very day, and at the very houre (as was [Page 65]supposed) of his death (namely and ge­nerallly in Summerset Shire, where a Prince of these pretendors of perfection raigneth, and of whose pure breath this Pamphlet sauoureth) al houses of Catho lickes were forcibly entred, with great nūbers conducted by Puritane leaders, & without any cōmission shewed, rifled, ransacked, and spoyled, without restitu­tion of such iniuries. And the Catho­licke, and other possessors of those how­ses, both basely vsed, and threatned at home, and in contumelious tearmes & vsage committed to prison.

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NOW this holy pretending Gos­peller, is come to disgorge his poy­son, against the Reuerend, and Sacred Priests of our Nation: and principally, of the most learned, and holy Society of Iesus. Whome he doth not only charge, with disloyall practises against the State of this Kingdome, but (which is moste impudent) inuenteth shameles supposi­tiōs, [Page 66]as though such things had bin both prooued against them by some Priestes of England, and themselues had voutsa­sed the acceptāce of those accusations, Pa. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. by thier silence of not making answere to such crimes. And going forwarde in this blushlesse businesse, laboureth to perswade the Reader, that the Iesuites and some Priests (such as haue appea­led) conuented and agreed togither, to counterfeit a contention betweene thē, to this purpose, that the Iesuites beeing but few in number, and not able by that disparity, to aduance the cause of Pa­pists, as those Priests which bee not of their society, a farre greater multitude will willingly vndergoe the ignominy of all misdeamenors obiected: and set the Priests at freedome, for the intent reci­ted. And that the Pope himselfe hath dispenced in these conspiracies. Which horrible sinnes be such, and so odious in Catholicke Reuerence, to suffer and dis­pence in a voluntary infamy, not onely in particular persons, daily bequeathed to death for their Religion, but of so re­nowmed a fraternity, that no man ex­cept [Page 67]refined and purified with that spi­rit, with which no fraude, falsehood, for­swearing, or treachery can be sinne, will possibly imagine. But to call this per­fect man backe againe to so many vn­perfect vntruthes, which he hath vtte­red in this discourse, I doubt not but since the writing of his Pamphler, hee perceaueth defacto, that those which ac­cused that company of Iesuites, by Quod­libets, and I knowe not what, were not such Priests, and friends to Iesuites, as he excepteth against them: But if I may dilate the worde Puritane, halfe so farre as he extendeth Papist, it will appeare e­uen to his dimme sight, that almost Qui­libet was agent in Quodlibet. And that all Appellants vtterly disclaymed from those bookes. Touching your vntruth, that the Iesuites yeelded to those crimes and accusers, you haue also seene howe foulie you were deceaued. And for re­uerence to her Maiesty, and honoura­ble Councel, I must spare you too much in these points.

And S ^r, Pretendor of Persection, in this place you were deceaued in rashe sen­tence, [Page 68]that there was no difference be­twene the Iesuites and some Priestes. And it is neither sin, nor shame to con­fesse it, being but matter de facto, not any question of Religiō, and such as besides your daily chops and changes, controuersies, and contentions in highest misteries, & matters of Reuerence: the Courtes of lawe, where perfect brethren daily im­pleade one an other, will giue recorde, that at this present, there be many hun­dreds, and in these times, haue beene thousands of greater dissention, then that only one in so many yeares, when no Superiour or Consistory, for the Priests of our Nation, was to determine any contention. Your wisedome hath definitiuely set downe in your Associati­on, that the only reason why Iesuites, & Priests, be so dangerous people in this Nation, is, because they hope for future aduauncements by alterations: And therefore practise enen the death it selfe of our Soueraigne. S ^r, to pleade expe­rience (the Master of fooles) her Maie­sty is the eldest English Princesse, L [...]ew hist. Graft hist. since the Normans entred; shee hath raigned 44. [Page 69]yeares complete. And yet such wise men as you haue daily vsed these acclamatiōs against vs. But the euent hath proued how perilous we are, neuer any prince reigned halfe so longe wher your Gos­pell is admitted. Secondly your selfe may easely vnderstand that in the order of the Iesuits there is a rule, indispensa­ble by any of their society, not to meddle in matters of estate. Thirdly, Sil. v. Irre: Fum. v. irr. Nau. v. irr. sum. Caiet. Panormit. tollet. v ir­egular. &c. the Canons of Catholicke Religion repute it so greate an vnworthinesse, for any Priest to bee guilty of the death of the meanest Sub­iccte, that all such bee ipso facto Irregular, and disabled to execute that sacred fun­ction. Then what will it be esteemed, to be guilty of Princes bloud? And S ^r, to dispute of such ambitious ends, as you woulde prognosticate they haue deter­mined: So vniuersall a man as you de­sire to be reputed, cannot be vnskilfull, how this so much offensiue Society hath made it selfe so farre vncapable of ho­nours and aduauncements, that the whole Christian worlde reporteth for a nouelty when any Cardinall or Bishop, is created from that company: although [Page 70]for all kindes of such deseruings, all Na­tions will witnesse, how worthy they are of greatest dignities. And if you vvill trauaile, at the least with your vnder­standing, into Italy, Spayne, Germany, Polo­nia, Bohemia, the Indies, and other nations where they liue, you shall easely make experiment, and (except you leaue your will behinde wholly possessed with ma­lice) acknowledge, that those Iesuites which be now in England, when they liued in such forraigne Nations, both were sreed from these perils which they passe in their owne countrey, and yet en­ioyed as much as England Catholickes would, or can allowe them. The estate of their countrey, and fellowe brethren left behinde in such condition, will tell you, what exchange frō better to worse, the Iesuites at home haue made. Those Kingdomes nowe Catholicke, giue with security and reputation, so much, as with so many dangers and reproches, any fu­ture time can yeelde them hope, which is nothing, but S. Pauls victus and vestitus, with which they are, and must bee con­tent. Then who can censure them to be [Page 71]so greate fauourites to sorreigners ad­uancements, and carelesse of their owne securities for no greater gaine? Concer­ning other renerende Priestes of this Kingdome, as you thunder not against them with so greate fury, so I truste of many late defences, some will come to your handes, and as they be innocent, so be an armour to saue them harmelesse, and for that reason I may, and for other regardes I must be silent. And you may rest secure, that the Monkes of S. Benc­dicts order, are not yet multiplied to pos­ses your Abbies: Ten or such like num­ber of them, are not likely in haste, to challenge and enjoy, so many hundreds of Monasteries with their reuenewes, as were their dowrie in England. And so small an handfull of other Priests, are not likely to make present entry to so many thousands of Bishoprickes, Dea­neries, and Ecclesiasticali liuings, as the Protestant Clergy is setled in. Many or most of vs, haue willingly disinheri­ted our selues, and embraced wantes; we which haue beene voluntaries in po­uerty so long, cannot by probability, be [Page 72]so sodainely changed to desire riches, with so greate encombers. If England were Catholicke to morrowe, no Preten­dor of perfection euer heard, that in any age, such a generallity of Dualities, or Plurali­ties was grannted, which coulde endowe so litte a number, with so many thou­sand spirituall maintenances. Then S ^r, if you coulde bee but so equally affected to them, which were so many hundred yeares togither, true Titlers, and ow­ners, both of Religion, and religious pos­sessions in this Nation, to let them now, in some poore disgraced and penitentiall manner professe the first, with such de­uotion as they affect: they should easely ioyne to leaue the second, to them which more desire, and lesse deserue it. And I trust no Puritane should complaine of perill to Prince, iniury to himselfe, or dammage to other subiect. Such ser­uing of God (which is all wee seeke) is not so dangerous eiher to Religion esta­blished, or the temporall state of our most beloued countrey, that any banding in Associations be needefull against it. Be­ing neither more or so much as the Pope [Page 73]himselfe alloweth to the Iewes in all his Terrytories, euen in the City of Rome, where he is Resiant. And which the pro­testant Prines of Germany, the Turkish Emperour, Persian, and other absolute Monarches (which cannot be condem­ned regardlesse of their temporall Regi­ments) allowe vnto Iesuites, Priestes, and others both religious, and Catho­lickes of the Lay condition: in vvhich so small a kindnesse, any man of reason, woulde rather presume vpon your fa­uour, then feare your disfriendshippe. And the rather because (S ^r giue mee leaue) in this very Pamphlet, so inue­ctiue against so little curtesie, your selfe doe seeme to free vs of all vnworthines. For if you remember, there be but two bars which you put against it, (Ielousie to concur with forreigne forces) (And Popes Supremacy with reconciliation) and your selfe haue broken both, and seeme to set vs at liberty from such sus­pects. Of the former, thus you doe dis­charge vs, when you take away all hope of aduancements, by such conspirings, (vpon which you ground your wicked [Page 74]and vntrue conceits) your acquittance in this case is set downe in these wordes. Pag. 27. The Admirant of Arragon, spared the Papists no more, then the other in the Borders of Germany. And the Duke of Medina said, that if he had pre­uailed against England with his inuincible Ar­mado, he would haue spared Papists, no more then Protestants, but make way for his Master. Con­cerning the second, our Supercedias from you, Pag. 35. may bee this sentence. Priestes are executed (indeede)for affirming the Popes Su­premacy, and reconciling to the Church of Rome, which are partes of their Priestly function. Then S ^r, if Supremacy in the Pope of Rome, and to re­ceconcile to that Church, be partes of Priestly fun­ction, which is wholly spirituall and dis­tinct from a ciuill state, and temporall affaires: by no lawe or learning, that which appertayneth to that function, & is parte thereof, can bee preiudiciall or dangerous to the second. And your sim­ple distinction following, which you say was made before the late Earle of Hun­tington, (you are well acquainted with that family, watch-wordes, ward-words and their appendices) that Priestes are not executed for these partes, as they are religious, but [Page 75]as they bee dangerous to the State, in ciuill con­sideration: is both ridiculous for my rea­son before, and derogareth to the lawes of England: because you cannot doubt but those articles were maintayned, known, and honured euen in this king­dome, by almost 200. Kinges and their lawes, many hundreds of yeares togi­ther, vntill these daies: & at this present, are so reuerenced in the most florishing Kingdomes of the worlde. And if con­tention be betweene Religions, and ci­uill lawes (except God be inferiour to man) it is no question who muste haue dominion. Temporall thinges be sub­ordinat to spirituall. Religion is the highest rule. But to giue you all con­tentment; Pag. 6. 7. if you only must bee vvise, and your plots approoued; Then to sa­tissie you in your owne devises of secu­rity, which be by oath, and pecuniary punishments: Concerning the laste, I haue made you a reckoning before, how the Catholickes of England which de­fend their Religion, answer yearely, & truly farre greater summes to her Maie­sties vse for that cause, then, you de­mande: [Page 76]If they come not to her purse, you knowe they be not such Recusants which be Receauers and hinder it. And for other Subiects, how no gaine at all, but generall discontent would grow, by tender of such oathes, your owne opini­on so often repeated of Parlament and disguised Papists, ouerthroweth your first position, and woulde prooue the practise to be ridiculous. Touching an oath for the security of our most honou­red Queene, and the temporall estate of this kingdome, a man of such reading as you affect to bee reputed, doth knowe, that a spirituall oath was neuer vsed in any Nation, to secure a ciuill Regiment: Neither by any wit, can you nowe make it a politicke inuention for that purpose. Where the endes be diuers, the meanes must needes be different. But seeing it pleaseth you thus farre to giue confi­dence to the consciences of Catholickes (which is more then we dare assume for you) Then if you remember vvhat is written, Pag. 6. 7. both in domesticall, and for­reigne histories commended, and com­manded in lawes of Princes, to such [Page 77]sntents. Temporall Regiments are, and euer were secured, both in this, and o­ther Nations, by oathes of temporall, and ciuill duty, and obedience. To this, our ancient Statutes, and the particular oathes of priuate offices, as of generall, and common allegeance be testimony, Then S ^r, to secure our Prince, and trie our assections, if you mooue our grati­ous Soueraigne to receaue all Catho­lihkes into her protection, which will take such oath, which is so much as we euer gaue to former Prince, or our lawes require, or her Maiesty (will as I hope) needeth to demande, let all which refuse so louing, and gratious dealings, be as in all former ages, forth of her fa­uour and defence. And whereas your newe engin is, that oathes, shoulde bee chieflie ministred to Gentlemen, Ma­gistrates, and Possessionors, Pag. 6. by which particular you knowe how many be ex­empted, yet to take all danger of your perilous Priests, and Iesuites away, pro­cure, that vpon their acceptance of this, and rheir allegeance sworne, they may be discharged from your Inuectiues, [Page 78]slanders, and other hazardes. And be­cause you change opinions so often, if a­ny newe eonceite of scruple, shall make you newly perplexed, that they will not deale sincerely: Let them be put to se­cure this, with a seconde vvarrant, of known, and sufficient sureties. And I do not doubt, but both Iesuites, & Priests, will as willingly accept, and truely per­forme that oath, and with as great con­tentment to all, finde as ample, and able pledges, as Puritanes can doe, either for their duties to Soueraigne, or debts to Subiects: which we trust, the innocency of our behauiour, and creditte in that cause, with such as wil be taken for grea­ter matters, shall procure; if the danger and disgrace, to giue assurance for such persons, & in such a case, be taken away. And to put a perpetuall barre betweene you, and all future feare of our forreigne Seminaries, and dealings for other Prin­ces, if a man of your direction could, and would procure vnto vs, so much grace with our most gratious Queene, to tol­lerate in this Kingdome, but a fevve Schooles, for the education of Students, [Page 79]and to allowe but the least number of Catholicke Bishops, to sacre the Priests of our Nation, I am out of doubt, you shall see, that we will most willingly re­signe all pensions, stipends, and al­lowances, from strange Princes, al­though out of so many hundreds of reli­gious houses, and thousands of spirituall liuings, our ancient patrimony, your be­neuolence giueth vs nothing at all. And if you haue confidence in your cause, that your Religion is true, let our Col­ledges be in your Vniuersities, whose ancient constitutions we will obserue, & triall will sooner be made, whether Pu­ritanes or Papists defend the better wor shippe: And if you dare not deale in that (as I am secured you will not, which we wil grant to you in Catholicke Schooles, but you neuer durst grant the one, or accept the other) allotte our aboade, to meaner and obscurer places. By this meanes, and such oathes as you maye tender, and security offered, all our tra­ficke, and suspecte of concourse with Spaine, Spanish, or any enemy will bee taken away. And to put you in some [Page 80]hope of indeēpnity by such proceedings, looke into Saxony, and other countries where this is vsed, and you shall per­ceaue a long continued vnity for many yeares past, no suspicion at this present, or danger for times to come. O S ^r, doe you thinke any English Catholicke can beso vnnaturall or foolish (if he hath but common wit, which I hope you will al­lowe to our labours, learning, and tra­uailes) to desire to liue vnder a forraigne Regimēt, if he may liue at home, though in dishonour our daily returning into England to your tortures, from security abroad, is testimony vnto our sincerity. I take the whole court of heauen to wit­nesse, I am, and euer was. farre from wi­shing, and I thinke, there is neither Ie­suite, nor Priest in England which desi­reth it: It was an olde saying, and prayer of my father when I was a childe, that we might speake English still, and shall euer bee the opinion of his sonne. And if your Pu­ritane factions be not greater hazard a­gainst it, then any practise of Papist, I trust we shall enioy it. I haue bin more bolde to acquaint you with these things: [Page 81]first, because a great number of our En­glish Priests, & Iesuites, haue vndertaken those holy functions, by occasion of your Puritane most vnholy dealings and per­secutions against them, euen to their ex­ilement into those Nations. Secondly, (because I loue to answere you with your owne Arguments) in respect you graunt it a thing vniust, Pag. 35. that Priests shoulde bee put to death, or persecuted, for affirming the Popes Supremacy, & recōciling to the Church of Rome, which are parts of their Priestly functi­on: for if this security (which is all you de­mande) were giuen, they coulde not bee dangerous to the State, in ciuill consideration, though wee appeale to your iudgement. Thirdly, because (if wee shoulde graunt all your vntruthes, and slanders againste Priests, and Iesuites, to be the highest ve­rity) yet in your whole Pamphlet, you ne­uer charge any one Priest, or Iesuite in particuler, which is in England, to bee guilty of any such conspiracy, Pag. 33. Proclam. 5. Nouemb. 1562. excepte (perhaps) Doctor Bagshawe (whome with many others the late Proclamation of her Maiesty her selfe excuseth) but you loade the shoulders of such as conuersed in o­ther [Page 82]Nations, Pag. 33. Pag. 27. 30. 33. as the late Cardinall Allen, D. Bristowe, D. Sanders, Father Parsons, and Father Walpoole, to be the Agents in such busines, neither can I, or any man of equal sentence, perceaue how a priuate Priest in Englande, lining vnder such watchfull cies, can carry the least suspicion to con­spire with externe Princes. Or what pri­uate Priest, durst broach such an enter­prise to any Iesuite, Priest, or Catholike in this Kingdome? or who woulde harken vnto him, if hee wereso desperate to at­tempt it? And if you can, name that Ie­suite, or Priest, the Arch-priest, Prouinciall of the Iesuites, or any Priest of their obedience, which haue delt in such conspiracies: why are you silent only in that, and so prodi­gall in all other kindes of accusall. Good Sir, vtter your owne name, and that Iesu­ite or Priest in England, whome you haue most confidence to accuse, set downe the fact and offence, against this present state in ciuil consideratiō, and I doubt not, but he wil acquit himself to your confusion & shame. Therefore if this lawe coulde bee enacted by yoru intercession, our gratious Queene, Councell, and whole State, [Page 83]might sleepe in securitie by your own sen­tence, except the ruffling windes of your Puritane spirit should awake theē. And if you should be yet perplexed, that so small a number of Iesuites, and Priests, liuing in so disgraced conditions, by their lear­ning, and example of regular life, woulde win people from your great multitude of ten Puritanes to one Protestant, and from your pleasant and libertine Religion, to so Austere, and penitentiall profession, with so many dishonours, as Catholicke worship should be in such tearmes. Then Sir you may be secured, by all rules of Re­ligion and reason, that Puritanisme is false, and Catholicke Reuerence most ho­ly. And if the whole state of England it selfe, her Maiestie our successor, shoulde be moued by so many forcible, and vnde­niable true Motyues as this worshippe hath, yet such common wealth men as you neede not to doubt, but Englande then would be as mighty, and able to defende it selfe, against Spaine and all forreigners, as England Puritanes would be. Reckon all hundreds of yeares since the conquest, examine the state of those dayes, before [Page 84]the reuolt of Henry the eight, and see whe­ther I am deceaued or no. Your sect hath offended many, but not defended or ex­alted any kingdome.

THE XXI. VNTRVTH.

BVT howsoeuer obedient and duti­full Catholickes are, this man procee­deth in his vsuall vaine, and like astone descending, by how much nearer center, so much more violent. And beginneth his Heralds office of defiance, euen to the State it selfe, of which he hath bin hi­therto so kindely carefull. And because he loueth authority and pleadeth for it, of such as be placed therein, and haue cre­dit with her Maiesty (he meaneth some of her priuie Councell) he affirmeth not only that they haue incurred Premunire, Pag. 38. by fauouring, comforting, counselling, or abetting an appeale to Rome, contrary to the Statute of 24. H. 8. c. 22. whereby he calleth their liberties, landes, and goodes into question. But be­cause he will cast at all, euen their liues themselues, chargeth them not onely with [Page 85]Priests and Iesuites, but to haue receaued ahsolu­tiō, indulgence, or dispensatiō by such meanes. Which, what an vntruth it is, I neede not vrter; and howe venimous against such personages, I remit to others censure. And concerning the Protestant Bishops, nowe at last he rewardeth with the offalles of the whore of Babilon. Pag. 40.

THE XXII. AND LAST Vutruth.

AND as the nature of the spirit of these pretendors is to rule, & to go­uerne, to be at defiance with all, peace with none; so nowe he denounceth wars, mustereth his men, calleth his Lordes to­gither, surueyeth his Cities, and Townes, Pag. 40. 41: numbreth his Gentlemen, Captaines, men affaction and resolution, and arrayeth his whole Army in such order & multitudes, ten to one, that if dissembling, and vn­truthes may not be admitted, yet his con­fidence is, that he may preuaile by armes. And telleth in plaine tearmes, that it is not good to prouoke the Puritanes. And why? for­sooth [Page 86]because to vse his wordes. Lon­don and good Townes, Lordes, Gentlemen, and Captaines, (that be of the Religion) incline that way, and be men of action, and resolution. And concerning his Chaplaines, thus he boasteth: Setting by nonrefidents and dumbe dogges, ye shall sinde ten Puritanes, for one for­malist. What the meaning of these men is, requireth no difficulty to decypher. And yet if his wordes were true, I doubt notbut he would dispute in an other man­ner (which their spirit teacheth) and bat­taile with weapons & not with words, as they haue threatned in other Pamphlets, and their holy brethren performed in o­ther place. But for this time, I will put it in the number of his vntruthes. For if so many in authority and credit with her Maresty, & the Maior part of Parlamet, Clergy, and others are this mans Papists, then it cannot be true, that most Lords, Gen­tlemen, and Captaines, and men of action and re­solution, London, and townes out of vvhich those Papist Burgesses were chosen, be for them. And although the affirmation or denyall of them, which speake so vntruly, is not to be regarded; yet if we will either [Page 87]consider their Religion in it selfe, what it teacheth, community of thinges, warres, rebellions, spoyles, and vsurpation of o­thers labours, fewe will be founde (for I doe not speake but some may bee decea­ued) which haue either wit, wealth, ho­nour, credit, authority or estimation, but woulde bee willing to maintayne them, which in this destructine Religion, they cannot performe. Or if we will be mea­sured by experience, wee shall consider, that in these London and good townes (whereof they glory) onely the meanest and most needy, which hope by exhan­ges and innouations to be exalted, and a­mong their clergy, such as want wealth, and benifices (which they cannot get) enuying at others substance, haue embra­ced this Religion. And if they coulde be aduāced, & change their debased estate, Petr. frar. or. cont se­ctar. nou. test. tr ord. Burg in re­monstrat. sup. edict. Reg. Gal. delens. Reg. & Rel. woulde be no more scrupulous to change their pretended perfection, then their bro­thers a Tayler and Cobler at Franckford, which were vnder no lawe before, when they had gotten head constituted Lawes, Courts, and Rulers, as their spirit taught them. And as Caluin, Beza, Othoman, and [Page 88]others, both in Switzerland, and Fraunce, could neither endure riches, or regiment, but kept councels to depose Princes and Rulers: yet when themselues preuayled, could both approoue of riches, and keepe others in subiection to their deuises.

Thus we se, by these sew things where­in I haue exemplisied in so shorte a Pam­phlet, how falsely and corruptly hee hath delt, if the rest of his vntruthes shoulde be measured with like examine: Which for many causes, and not to bee offensiue, I haue omitted. And therefore, when vo­luntarily I passe ouer so many sorgeries, let no man thinke, that I haue allowed for truth, such things as I haue not here con­suted. And concerning the humilitie, Motyues, loyalty, and loue of this Associ­ator to our gratious Princesse, and those Protestant Bishops whome hee taketh in hand to teach, I hope no man will bee so moueable to be carried with the motions of him, which not onely without any mo­tiue at al, would mooue so great a Queene and Kingdome, to go about vtterly to re­mooue a Religiō, which had reigned vnre mooued, in her most holy and renowmed [Page 89]Ancestors and this Nation so many hun­dreds of yeares; and mooued by so cer­taine and vnfallible motiues as I haue re­cited, the whole Christian worlde to ho­nour & defend it: but such as euery man of iudgment (and such as will not be mo­ued with euery blaste of such vnconstant and contemptible men) may suppose they were, by which so many prowde Pagan Emperours and Princes of the earth, so many wise and learned Philosophers, Ma­gicians, and potent enemies were conque­red, to professe so poore and penitentiall life, in regard of those honours and plea­sures they had enioyed. Neither is this the ende and scope of that Associator as I haue described: But to mooue our Soue­raigne, firste to establishe that Religion which she hath allowed, onely vntill such time, as he hopeth the former may bee o­uerthrowne: And then, both that. and the professors thereof, muste bee dimini­shed and taken away, as his owne wordes haue witnessed. And that vncertaine, vnconstant, false, and seditious profession which neuer hath ende, but euer is in de­bate, contention, disobedience, rebellion, [Page 90]and dissentions wickednesse must bee e­rected. When the Vicar of Greenewitch, or Deane of Winsor, or Parson of any place, where the Queene or King shall keepe their Court, may depose them as their spirit pleaseth. Which vnder Pu­ritane correction, to vse this mans phrase is far more dangerous to the State in ciuill consi­deration: Pag. 35: then to maintayne supremacie in the See of Rome. And yet I make a doubt, if your Presbitery may be planted, and the pretended persection in Religion ad­mitted, whether any Queene, King, or Prince, may bee allowed with that sub­mission. For such Regents are incom­patible of those brethren, vpon vvhome no lawe may be imposed. Then Nobles, and Councell, are to cease where both community of thinges must bee, and so many Regalities and Regencies are, as there be Parishes in this Nation, thou­sandes of supremacies, more then can giue maintenance to any vnity or Sub­ordination. As for Protestant Bishops and al such as depend vpon ecclesiastical digni­ties, Pag. 24. you haue alreade enacted in this Pamphlet, as distincte and opposite to [Page 75] Puritanes, viz. such as pretend perfection in Reli­gion. Howe the depending authori­ties of inferiour Magistrates can haue place, where the superiour to which they are subordinate, is taken away, it passeth my inuention. Or howe the priuate wealth wiues, or any proper of Subiects, can be their peculiers, where euery beg­garly, and lasciuious wanton, muste haue his will, as his spiritte leadeth, I finde not in that profession. And yet your owne writinges witnesse, this vvoulde bee platforme of holy Assotiation.