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.

A TABLE OF THE CONTENTS AND PRINCIPALL Matters handled, aswell in the An∣swere, as in the Reioynder.

THE Preface to the Reader.

An Introduction to the Censure, shewing the vanity of the Pictures and Pageants displayed in the first two pages of the Ministers Booke.

CONTENTS OF THE CENSVRE.

• Sect. I. Doctour White his Ignorance of Latin and Grammer, or els wilfull going agaynst the knowne Truth. pag. 9.
  • §. 1. S. Epiphanius words about Images interpreted agaynst Grammer. pag. 10.11. &c.
  • §. 2. His Grammaticall Ignorance, about the wordes Accipite, Manducate, Bibite. pag. 12.13. &c.
  • §. 3. His grosse misprision in translating of Latin. pag. 15.16. &c.
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  • §. 4. About S. Cyprians teaching Transubstanti∣ation, and the word Species. pag. 19.20. &c.
  • §. 5. His abusing the Iesuits words, agaynst English Construction, to an impious sense. pag. 23.24. &c.
• Sect. II. D. White his grosse and incredible Ignorance in Logicke. pag. 30.
  • §. 1. His fond accusation of the Iesuit, as peccant a∣gaynst the forme of syllogisme. pag. 31.
  • §. 2. Foure Arguments by him brought, all foolish, & peccant in forme. pag 37.38 &c.
  • §. 3. His ridiculous Arguments to proue a diuine Ordi∣nance for Lay-men to read the Scripture. pag. 43.44. &c.
• Sect. III. D. White his grosse Ignorance of Theology. pag. 51.
  • §· 1. His teaching that vnto Ministers Religious Adoration is du••. pag. 52.53. &c.
  • §. 2. That that cannot be the true Church which hath wicked Pastours. pag. ••6.57. &c.
  • §. 3. He professeth Infidelity about the Blessed Sacra∣crament. pag. 64.65. &c.
  • §. 4. His grosse Ignorance further discouered about the same. pag. 68.69· &c.
  • §. 5. His extreme Ignorance, about Satisfaction. pag. 72.73. &c.
  • §. 6. His Ignorance about the Holy Crosse, & Water of Iordan. pag. 77.78. &c.
  • §. 7. His Ignorance, About Traditions. pag 83.84. &c.
• Sect. IIII. D. White his Ignorance in holy Scripture. pag. 86.
  • §. 1. He denyeth the Text, & context of Scripture. pag. 87.88. &c.
  • §. 2. He is forced to go agaynst Christs expresse words. pag. 89.90. &c.
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  • §. 3. He is forced to deny the Creed. pag. 92.93. &c.
  • §. 4. In answering Scriptures he contradicteth him∣selfe, & grants the Iesuit the Question. pag. 95.96. &c.
  • §. 5. In lieu of answering, he confirmes the Iesuits Ar∣guments. pag. 98.99. &c.
  • §. 6. He sends the Iesuite to God for an Answere. pag. 101.102. &c.
  • §. 7. His innumerable grosse Impertinencies, in cyphe∣ring & scoring of Scriptures. pag. 104.105. &c.
  • §. 8. He citeth Scriptures that make agaynst him. pag. 108.109. &c.
  • §. 9. Scriptures abused & falsifyed. pag. 112.113. &c.
  • The Text of Matth. 24.24. That euen the Elect shall be deceaued were it possible, by him most grosse∣ly applyed. pag. 116. &c.
  • The Text Act. 17.11. About the Beroeans, abused. pag. 118.119. &c.
  • The Text 1. Ioan. 18. If we say we haue no sinne &c. falsifyed. pag. 120.121. &c.
• Sect. V. His Ignorance, Fraude, & Falshood, in allea∣ging Fathers, and all manner of Authours. pag. 125.
  • §. 1. Seauen Testimonyes of S. Augustine about Scri∣pture & Tradition falsifyed. 127.128. &c.
  • §. 2. Seauen Testimonyes of other Fathers falsifyed. pag. 134.135. &c.
  • §. 3. Foule Calumniation & Falsification of Hosius, Bellarmine, Petrus à Soto, & Bosius. p. 143.144. &c.
  • §. 4. Other Fathers impudently falsifyed, as if they did auerre, what they do most constantly maintayne & proue. pag. 150.151. &c.
  • §. 5. Grosse Imputations, with manifest falshood impu∣ted vnto Cardinall Baronius. pag. 153.154. &c.

CONTENTS OF THE ANSVVERE, AND REIOYNDER.

• THE Preface to King Iames. pag. 3.
• That the Roman Church is the only true Church. p. 3.
• A short Treatise concerning the Resolution of Fayth, for the more full cleering of the ensuing Controuersies a∣bout Tradition, Scripture, & the Church. pag. 15.
  • §. 1. The Protestant Resolution of Fayth declared. pag. 15.16. &c.
  • §. 2. The former Resolution confuted by six Argu∣ments. pag. 16.17.18. &c.
  • §. 3. Concerning the light of Scripture. pag. 21.22. &c.
• ¶ The second Part of this Treatise, About the Catho∣licke Resolution of Fayth. pag. 30.
  • §. 1. The first Principle proued. pag. 30.31. &c.
  • §. 2. The seeond Principle demonstrated. pag. 32.33. &c.
  • §. 3. The third Principle proued. pag. 36.37. &c.
  • §. 4. How the Churches Tradition is proued infallible independently of Scripture. pag. 38.39. &c.
  • §. 5. The difference betweene Propheticall, and ordinary diuine Illumination, by which Protestants Cauills are ans∣wered. pag. 41.42. &c.
  • §. 6. The fourth Principle proued. pag. 44.45. &c.
• THE FIRST GROVND.
  • §. 1. That a Christian Resolution of Fayth is built vpon perpetuall Tradition, deriued by succession from the A∣postles. pag. 50.51. &c.
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  • §. 2. Concerning the Sufficiency and Clarity of Scrip∣ture. pag. 61.62. &c.
    • ¶ How Catholikes grant the same sufficiency to be in Scripture as Protestants do, and the true state of the Que∣stion about the sufficiency of Scripture, and of Tradition. pag. 63.64. &c.
• THE SECOND GROVND.
  • §. 3. That there is a Visible Church always in the world, to whose Traditions men are to cleaue. That this Church is One, Vniuersall, Apostolicall, Holy. pag. 70.71. &c.
  • §. 4. The Properties of the Church proued by Matth. 28.20. pag. 82.83. &c.
  • §. 5. That the Roman is the One, Holy, Catholike, A∣postolicall Church, from, & by which we are to receaue the Tradition of Christian Doctrine. pag. 85.86. &c.
    • ¶ That the Protestant Church was not before Luther. pag. 85.86. &c.
    • ¶ That the Grecians were not Protestants in Essence. pag. 87.
    • ¶ That the Waldenses were not Protestants for Es∣sence and kind. pag. 88.
    • ¶ That Protestants not being able to cleere themselues to be the Visible Church by Tradition, do vaynely appeale vnto Scripture for their Doctrine. pag. 89.90. &c.
  • §. 6. The Conclusion of this Matter, shewing that Protestants erre fundamentally. pag. 108.109. &c.
• THE NINE POINTS.
  • I. Point, About vvorship of Images. pag. 123.

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    • §. 1. Worship of Images consequent out of the Prin∣ciples of Nature and Christianity. pag. 125.126. &c.
    • §. 2. That this Worshippe was euer since the Apostles in the Church, without beginning. pag. 142.143. &c.
    • §. 3. The places of Exodus & Deut. with no probabi∣lity vrged agaynst the Worship of Images by Protestants that make them. pag. 154.155. &c.
    • §. 4. Inconueniences which may come by occasion of I∣mages easily preuented and their vtilities very great. pag. 158.159.
  • THE SECOND AND THIRD POINT.
    • II. Praying, & offering Oblations to the B. Virgin Mary.
    • III. VVorshipping & Inuocation of Saints & Angells. pag. 172.
      • §. 1. An Eleauen Demonstrations that the Ancient Christian Church did euer hould Inuocation of Saints, as a matter of Fayth & Religion. pag. 173.174. &c.
      • §. 2. Inuocation of Saints not to be disliked because not expressed in Scripture. pag. 194.
      • §. 3. Knowledge of Prayers made to them communi∣cable, & communicated vnto Saints. pag. 196.197. &c.
      • §. 4. The Worship in spirit & Truth with outward pro∣stration of body, due vnto Saints. pag. 206.207. &c.
      • §. 5. Praying to Saints not iniurious to Gods mercy, but rather a commendation thereof. pag. 211.212. &c.
      • §. 6. Inuocation of Saints, not an iniury, but an honor to Christ the only Mediatour. pag. 215.216. &c.
      • §. 7. How it is lawfull to appropriate the obtayning of

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      • Graces and Cures vnto Saints. pag. 219.220. &c.
      • §. 8. Cōcerning Oblatiōs made to Saints. p. 223.224. &c.
      • §. 9. The Roman Churches set-formes of Prayer, without cause misliked. pag. 226.227.
  • THE FOVRTH POINT. IIII. The Liturgy, & priuate Pray∣ers for the Ignorant in an vnknovvne Tongue. pag. 130.131.
  • THE FIFTH POINT. V. Repetitions of Pater Nosters, Aues & Creeds, especially affixing a kind of merit to the nūber of thē. p. 241.242. &c.
  • THE SIXT POINT. VI. The doctrine of Transubstantiatiō.
    • ¶ An Addition, prouing the Catholike Reall Presence, according to the litterall Truth of Gods word, agaynst Mi∣nisteriall Metaphors, Figures, & shifts. pag. 248.
      • ¶ §. 1. The Zwinglian and Caluinian Religion about the Sacrament. pag. 248.
      • ¶ §. 2. The Zwinglian & Caluinian Presence confuted. pag. 250.
      • ¶ §. 3. The Ministers Arguments agaynst the litterall sense of Christs word, vayne & idle. pag. 253.254. &c.
        • §. 1. That the Reall Presence of the whole body of Christ vnder the formes of bread belongs to the substance of the Mystery. pag. 260.261. &c.
        • §. 2. Transubstantiation belonges to the substance of Reall Presence. pag. 266.267. &c.
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        • §. 3. Transubstantiation was taught by the Fathers. pag. 271.272. &c.
    • ¶ A Refutation of the Ministers shifts to elude the for∣mer Testimonyes of the Fathers. pag. 276.277. &c.
      • §. 4. The seeming repugnances this Mystery hath with Sense, should inclyne Christians the sooner to belieue it. pag. 290.291.
  • THE SEAVENTH POINT. VII. Communion vnder one kind, & abetting of it by Cōcomitancy. pag. 305.
    • §. 1. The Doctrine of Concomitancy proued. pag. 306.307. &c.
    • §. 2. Communion vnder one kind not agaynst the sub∣stance of the Institution of Christ. pag. 311.312. &c.
    • §. 3. Communion vnder one kind, not agaynst the sub∣stance of the Sacrament. pag. 315.316. &c.
    • §. 4. Communion vnder one kinde, not agaynst Christ his Precept. pag. 319.320. &c.
      • ¶ The place of S. Iohn, Qui manducat hunc panem &c. explicated, with an Answere to the Testimonies of the Fathers. pag. 330.331.
    • §. 5. Communion vnder one kind not agaynst the pra∣ctice of the Primitiue Church. pag. 332.333. &c.
  • THE EIGHT POINT. VIII. VVorkes of Supererogation, specially vvith reference to the treasure of the Church. pag. 334.

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    • §. 1. The Doctrine of Merit declared. pag. ibid. & 335.336. &c.
      • ¶ The Ministers Arguments, or rather Inuectiues a∣gainst this Doctrine of Merit, answered. pa. 347.348. &c.
    • §. 2. Merit of works of Supererogation. p. 348.349. &c.
    • §. 3. The Fathers taught works of Supererogation, and proued them by Scripture. pag. 352.353. &c.
    • §. 4. The Doctrine of Satisfaction. pag. 358.359. &c.
    • §. 5. Workes, with reference vnto the Treasure of the Church. pag. 362.363. &c.
      • ¶ The Ministers rayling Argumēts agaynst the former doctrine, censured. pag. 372.373. &c.
  • THE NINTH POINT. IX. The opiniō of deposing Kings, & giuing avvay their Kingdoms by Papall povver, vvhether directly, or indirectly. pag. 382.
    • ¶ The Ministers fond Cauill, That Iesuits honour not the King, as Soueraygne. pag. 383.384. &c.
    • ¶ His fond proofs of his Slaunder, that Iesuits hold sin∣gular Opinions to the preiudice of Kings. pa. 385.386. &c.
    • ¶ His Fondnes in Cauilling at the Iesuits words, about the Temporall Soueraignity of Popes. pag. 389.390. &c.
    • ¶ His miserable Apology for Protestāts. p. 391.392. &c.
    • ¶ His Cauill agaynst the Iesuits speciall Vow of Obedi∣ence to the Pope. pag. 393. &c.
• THE CONCLVSION.