The answere vnto the nine points of controuersy, proposed by our late soueraygne (of famous memory) vnto M. Fisher of the Society of Iesus And the reioynder vnto the reply of D. Francis VVhite minister. With the picture of the sayd minister, or censure of his writings prefixed.

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The answere vnto the nine points of controuersy, proposed by our late soueraygne (of famous memory) vnto M. Fisher of the Society of Iesus And the reioynder vnto the reply of D. Francis VVhite minister. With the picture of the sayd minister, or censure of his writings prefixed.

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Fisher, John, 1569-1641.

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[Saint-Omer :: English College Press] Permissu superiorum,

M.DC.XXVI. [1626]

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White, Francis, 1564?-1638. -- Replie to Jesuit Fishers answere to certain questions propounded by King James.

Catholic Church -- Apologetic works.

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Contents

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• title page
• TO THE MOST HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE CHARLES KING OF Great Brittayne, France, and Ireland &c.
• THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
• A TABLE OF THE CONTENTS AND PRINCIPALL Matters handled, aswell in the An∣swere, as in the Reioynder.
• Faultes escaped in the printing.
  • In the Picture, and Censure.
  • In the Answere, and Reioynder.
• THE TRVE PICTVRE OF D· VVHITE MINISTER. Or, the Censure of his Reply vnto M. Fisher.
  • Ignorance of Latin, and Grammer; or els wilfull going agaynst knowne Truth. SECTION I.
    • The first Example. §. 1.
    • The second Example. §. 2.
    • The third Example. §. 3.
    • The fourth Example. §. 4.
    • A fifth Example of Ignorance, ioyned with extreme Insolency. §. 5.
  • Grosse and incredible Ignorance in Logicke. SECT. II.
    • The first Example. §. 1.
    • The second Example. §. 2.
    • The third Example. §. 3.
  • Grosse Ignorance of Theology. SECTION III.
    • The first, That vnto Ministers Religious Adoration is due. §. 1.
    • The second Errour. That that cannot be the true Church which hath wicked Visible Pastours. §. 2.
    • The third Errour. You profsse Infidelity about the Blessed Sacrament. §. 3.
    • A fourth Example of your Ignorance in Theology. §. 4.
    • A fifth Example, About Satisfaction. §. 5.
    • Your Ignorance about the holy Crosse, and the Water of Iordan. §. 6.
    • A seauenth Example, about Traditions. §. 7.
  • Ignorance in Scripture. SECT. IV.
    • You deny the Text, and Context of Scripture. §. 1.
    • ou are forced to goe agaynst Christs expresse word. §. 2.
    • You are forced to deny the Creed. §. 3.
    • In answering Scriptures, you contradict your selfe, and grant the Iesuit the Question. §. 4.
    • In lieu of answering, you confirme the Iesuits Arguments. §. 5.
    • You send the Iesuite to God for an Answere. §. 6.
    • Your innumerable grosse Impertinencyes in cyphering, and scoring of Scriptures. §. 7.
    • You cite & cypher Scriptures that make agaynst you. §. 8.
    • Scriptures abused, and falsifyed. §. 9.
  • Ignorance, Fraud, and Falshood in alleadging Fathers, and all manner of Authours. SECT. V.
    • Seauen Testimonies of S. Augustine, about Scrip∣ture and Tradition, falsifyed. §. 1.
    • Seauen Testimonies of other Fathers falsifyed. §. 2.
    • Foule Calumniation, & Falsification of Hosius, Bellar∣mine, Petrus à Soto, and Bosius. §. 3.
    • Other Fathers impudently falsifyed, as if they did denye, what they do most constantly mantayne, and proue. §. 4.
    • Grosse Imputations, with manifest Falshood imputed vnto Card. Baronius. §. 5.
  • THE CONCLVSION.
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• His Maiestyes Note deliuered vnto M. Fisher.
• THE PREFACE.
• That the Romaine Church is the onely true Church.
• A SHORT TREATISE CONCERNING THE RESOLVTION OF FAITH, For the more full cleering of the ensuing Controuersies, about Tradition, Scripture, & the Church.
  • part - 1
    • The Protestant Resolution of Fayth declared. §. 1.
    • The former Resolution confuted by six Arguments. §. 2.
      • The first Argument.
      • The second Argument.
      • The third Argument.
      • The fourth Argument.
      • The fifth Argument.
      • The sixt Argument.
    • Concerning the light of Scripture. §. 3.
      • The first Argument.
      • The second Argument.
      • The third Argument.
      • The fourth Argument.
      • The fifth Argument.
      • The sixt Argument.
      • The seauenth Argument.
  • THE SECOND PART. About the Catholike Resolution of Fayth.
    • The first Principle prooued. §. 1.
    • The second Principle demonstrated. §. 2.
    • The third Principle demonstrated. §. 3.
    • How the Churches Tradition is proued infallible, independently of Scripture. §. 4.
    • he difference between Propheticall, and ordinary Diuine Illumination, by which Protestants Cauills are answered. §. 5.
    • The Fourth Principle proued. §. 6.
• THE FIRST GROVND.
  • That a Christian resolution of Fayth is buil∣ded vpon perpetuall Tradition, deriued by succession from the Apostles. §. 1.
    • The first Argument.
    • The second Argument.
    • The third Argument.
    • The fourth Argument.
  • Concerning the sufficiency, and clarity of Scripture. §. 2.
• THE SECOND GROVND.
  • That there is a visible Church alwaies in the world, to whose Traditions men are to cleaue. That this Church is One, Vni∣uersall, Apostolicall, Holy. §. 3.
  • The Propertyes of the Church, proued by Matth. 28.20. §. 4.
  • That the Romane is the One, Holy, Catholike, A∣postolical Church, from, & by which we are to receyue the Tradition of Christian Doctrine. §. 5.
    • The first Argument.
    • The second Argument.
    • The third Argument.
    • The fourth Argument.
    • The fifth Argument.
  • The Conclusion of this point, shewing that Pro∣testants Erre fundamentally. §. 6.
• AN ANSVVERE TO THE Nyne Points, proposed by your most Excellent Maiesty.
  • THE FIRST POINT. The VVorshippe of Images.
    • Worshippe of Images consequent out of the principles of Nature and Christianity. §. 1.
      • The first Argument.
      • The second Argument.
      • The third Argument.
      • The fourth Argument.
      • The fifth Argument.
      • The sixt Argument.
      • The Seauenth Argument.
      • The eight Argument.
      • The ninth Argument.
    • That this Worship was euer since the Apostles in the Church, without beginning. §. 2.
    • The places of Exodus & Deut. with no proba∣bility vrged against the worship of Ima∣ges by Protestants that make them. §. 3.
    • Inconueniences which may come by occasion of images easily preuented, and their vtili∣tyes very great. §. 4.
  • THE SECOND, AND THIRD POINT.
    • An eleauen Demonstrations, that the Anci∣ent Christian Church did euer hold Inuo∣cation of Saints, as a matter of Fayth, and Religion. § 1.
      • The first Demonstration.
      • The second Demonstration.
      • The third Demonstration.
      • The fourth Demonstration.
      • The fifth Demonstration.
      • The sixt Demonstration.
      • The seauenth Demonstration.
      • The eight Demonstration.
      • The ninth Demonstration.
      • The tenth Demonstration.
      • The eleauenth Demonstration.
    • Inuocation of Saints not to be disliked, because not expressed in Scripture. §. 2.
    • Knowledge of prayers made to them communi∣cable, & communicated vnto Saints. §. 3.
    • The worship in Spirit and Truth, with outward prostration of the body due vnto Saints. §. 3.
    • Praying to Saints not iniurious to Gods mercy, but rather a commendation thereof. §. 4.
    • Inuocation of Saints not an iniury but an honor to Christ the only Mediatour. §. 5.
    • How it is lawfull to appropriate the obtayning of graces, and cures vnto Saints. §. 6.
    • Concerning oblations made vnto Saints. §. 7.
    • The Roman Church set formes of Prayer, with∣out cause misliked. §. 8.
  • THE FOVRTH POINT.
  • THE FIFTH POINT
  • THE SIXTH POINT.
    • An Addition prouing the Catholicke Reall Presence, according to the litterall Truth of Gods Word; agaynst Ministeriall Metaphores, Figures, and Shifts.
    • The Zuinglian and Caluinian Religion about the Sacrament. §. 1.
    • The Zuinglian and Caluinian Presence confuted. §. 2.
    • The Arguments agaynst the litterall sense of Christs Word, vayne and idle. §. 3.
      • His first Argument, pag. 397.
        • ANSWERE.
      • The second Argument, pag. 397.
        • ANSWERE.
      • The third Argument, pag. 397.
        • ANSWERE.
      • The fourth Argument, pag. 397.
        • ANSWERE.
      • The fifth Argument, pag. 398.
        • ANSWERE.
      • The sixt Argument, pag. 398.
        • ANSWERE.
      • The seauenth Argument, pag. 398.
        • ANSWERE.
      • The eight Argument, pag. 413.
        • ANSWERE.
      • The ninth Argument, pag. 401.
        • ANSWERE.
    • That the Reall Presence of the whole Body of Christ, vnder the formes of bread, belonges to the substance of the Mystery. §. 1.
    • Transubstantiation belonges to the substance of Reall Presence. §. 2.
    • Transubstantiation was taught by the Fathers. §. 3.
      • A Refutation of the Ministers Shifts, to elude the former Testimonies of the Fathers, according to the reference of the precedent Numbers.
    • The seeming repugnances this mistery hath with sense, should incline Christians the sooner to belieue it. §. 4.
      • The first Consideration.
      • The second Consideration.
      • The third Consideration.
  • THE SEAVENTH POINT.
    • The doctrine of Concomitancy proued. §. 1.
    • Communion vnder one kind not agaynst the sub∣stance of the Institution of Christ. §. 2.
    • Communion vnder one kind, not agaynst the substance of the Sacrament. §. 3.
    • Communion vnder one kind, not agaynst Christ his Precept. §. 4.
    • Communion vnder one kinde not agaynst the practise of the Primitiue Church. §. 5.
  • THE EIGHT POINT.
    • The Doctrine of Merit declared. §. 1.
    • Merit of workes of Supererogation. §. 2.
    • The Fathers taught works of Supererogation▪ and proued them by Sccipture. §. 3.
    • The doctrine of Satisfaction. §. 4.
    • Worke, with reference vnto the Treasure of the Church. §. 5.
  • THE NINTH POINT
    • The Ministers fond Cauill, That Iesuites honour not the King, as Soueraygne.
    • The Minister his fond proofes of his Slaunder, that Iesuits hold singular Opinions to the preiudice of Kings.
    • The Ministers fondnes in Cauilling at the Iesuits wordes, about the Temporall Soueraignity of Popes.
    • The Ministers miserable Apology for Protestants.
    • The Ministers Cauill agaynst the Iesuits speciall Vow of Obedience to the Pope.
• THE CONCLVSION.