The peace of Rome Proclaimed to all the world, by her famous Cardinall Bellarmine, and the no lesse famous casuist Nauarre. Whereof the one acknowledgeth, and numbers vp aboue three hundred differences of opinion, maintained in the popish church. The other confesses neere threescore differences amongst their owne doctors in one onely point of their religion. Gathered faithfully out of their writings in their own words, and diuided into foure bookes, and those into seuerall decads. Whereto is prefixed a serious disswasiue from poperie. By I.H.

DECAD. III.

First, Martinus Polonus confuted by Bellarmine.

THE confutation of Martinus Polonus which liued An. 1250. in that storie of Pope Ioane,* 1.1 deliuered from him by Sige∣bertus, Marianus Scotus, Platina and o∣thers. See Bellarm. l. 3. de Pontif. c. 24. pag. 464.465, &c.

Secondly, Bellarmine against Valla.

THe sixteenth is Pope Celestinus,* 1.2 whom Laurenti∣us Valla affirmes, to haue been infected with the heresie of Nestorius; in his declamation against the Donation of Constantine. But Valla lyes falsly. Bel∣larm. l. 4. de Pont. c. 10. p. 512.

Thirdly, Darandus and Adrian against Pope Gre∣gorie and Bellarmine.

SAint Gregorie the first is by Durandus,* 1.3 in 4. Di. 7. q. 4. accused of error, for that he permitted vnto presbi∣ters to conferre the Sacrament of confirmation; which is onely by right proper to Bishops: By rea∣son of which place of Gregorie, Adrian in quest, of confirmation, art. vlt. affirmeth, that the Pope may erre in defining points of Faith, but in truth, not S. Gregorie erreth herein, but Durandus and Adrian. Bel∣larm. l. 4. de Pont. c. 10. p. 517.

Fourthly, Gratian, Gerson, Panormitan answered by Bellarmine.

GRatians speech (36. quaest. 2. can. vlt) that Hieromes authority being defenced by Scripture, crossed a whole generall Councell; and Panormitans, and Ger∣sons,* 1.4 that one priuate mans opinion, if he be furnish∣ed with better authorities from Scripture, is to bee preferred to the opinion of the Pope: and that any one learned man may, and ought in some cases to re∣sist a whole Councell. See confuted, and qualified by Bellar. l. 1. de Concil. cap. 16. p. 72.

Fiftly, Pighius, Turrecremata, Caietane, other Popish Do∣ctors against Bellarmine in fiue seuerall opinions.

IN this question,* 1.5 whether in case of heresie the Pope may be iudged and deposed, there are fiue different

opinions. The first of Albertus Pighius, 4. booke of Eccles. Hierarchy, ch. 8. who holds that the Pope can not be an Hereticke, and therefore can in no case be deposed: which is a probable opinion, but not cer∣taine, and is contrary to the common opinion. The second of Io. de Turrecremata, 4. B. part 2. c. 20. that the Pope, in that he fals into an heresie, though inward and secret, is without the Church and deposed of God; and therefore that he may be iudged, that is declared to be deposed (de facto) if hee yet refuse to yeelde. But this opinion I cannot allow. The third is in another extreame, that the Pope neyther for secret nor manifest heresie is, or can be deposed: This Io. Turrecremata in the place forecited confuteth; and indeed it is an opinion very improbable. The fourth is Caietanes in his Tract of the authority of the Pope and the Councel, ch. 20. and 21. That a Pope which is manifestly hereticall, is not (ipso facto) deposed, but may and ought to be deposed by the Church: which opinion in my iudgement cannot be defended. Here therefore Bellarmine defends these positions against Caietane.

1 That euery manifest hereticke is ipso facto depo∣sed, out of Tit. 3.

2 That a manifest hereticke cannot be the Pope.

3 That an hereticke loosing faith, and retaining the Character still, is yet without the Chuch.

4 That the Pope cannot be deposed for igno∣rance or wickednes.

5 That the Pope may not bee deposed by the Church.

The fift opinion is true, that the Pope being a manifest hereticke, ceases of himselfe to be Pope and head of the Church: as of himselfe he ceases to be a Christian and member of the Church; and there∣fore that he may be iudged and punished by the Church. Bellarmine 2. b. of 3. Gener. Contro. chap. 30. pag. 317.

Sixtly, Some namelesse Doctors against Bellarmine.

IT is the opinion of some Catholikes,* 1.6 as Iodocus Clictonaeus reporteth, that Mahumet was that Anti∣christ properly called, because he came about the yeare 666. as Iohn foretold. But this reason of theirs is friuolous, Bellarm. third booke of the Pope, chap. 3. pag. 346.

Seuenthly, Bellarmine against Bb. Iansenius.

I Cannot enough maruell what Bishop Iansenius meant,* 1.7 in that he wrote that although it be the opinion of all the auncient, that Elias shall come, yet that it is not conuinced out of that place in Ecclesi∣asticus, chap. 48.10. for if it be so as Iansenius saith, it followes that Ecclesiasticus both is, and hath written false. Bellarm. in 3. b. c. 6. pag. 357.

Eightly, Dominicus a Soto against Bellarmine.

ONe doubt remaines,* 1.8 whether by the cruell per∣secution of Antichrist, the Christian faith and Religion shall be vtterly extinguished: Dominicus a Soto defends it in 4. booke of sentences, d. 46. q. 1. art. 1. But this opinion in my iudgement cannot be defen∣ded. Bellarmine l. 3 chap. 17. pag. 417.

Ninthly, Gerson, Almaine, Pope Adrian, Hosius, Eckius, &c, Pighius, Thomas Waldensis, in three con∣tradictory opinions.

COncerning the Popes certainety of iudgement,* 1.9 there are foure diuers opinions. The first is, that the Pope as Pope may be an hereticke in himselfe, and may teach others heresie, although he define something euen with a generall Councell: This is the opinion of all the heretickes of this time, Luther, Caluin, &c.

The second that the Pope as Pope may be an he∣reticke, and teach heresie if he define without a gene∣rall Councell, and that it hath so happened. This o∣pinion followes Nilus in his booke against the Pri∣macy of the Pope. Io. Gerson, and Almaine: Alphonsus de Castro, and Pope Adrian the sixt, in the quaest. of confirmation: which opinion is not meerely hereti∣call, but is erroneous and neare to heresie.

The third in an other extreame, That the Pope

cannot by any meanes be an hereticke, nor teach he∣resie, publiquely, though he should alone determine any matter. So holds Albert Pighius B. 4. of Eccles. Hierar. c. 8.

The fourth, That the Pope whether he may be an heretick or no, cannot by any meanes define any he∣reticall point to be beleeued of the whole Church. This, which is the commonest opinion, holds Thomas 22. quaest. 1. art. 10. Tho. Waldensis, l. 2. of the Doctr. of faith, ch. 47. Io. de Turrecremata, Io. Driedo, Caietane, Ho∣sius, Eckius, Io. of Louan, Petrus a Soto, &c. Bellarm. B. 4. of the Pope, ch. 2. pag. 473.

Tenthly, the Sorbonists and some other concealed Do∣ctors against Bellarmine.

THat prayer of Christ for Peters faith, that it might not faile, is expounded:* 1.10

1 By the Parisian Diuines, That the Lord prayed for his vniuersall Church, or for Peter as he bore the figure of the whole Church, which exposition is false.

2 Others that liue at this day teach; That the Lord in this place prayed for the perseuerance of Pe∣ter alone in the grace of God, vntill the end, confu∣ted by foure arguments.

3 The third exposition is true; That the Lord obtained for Peter two priuiledges: One, that hee should neuer loose the true faith, though neuer so much tempted; The other, that he as Pope should

neuer teach any thing against the faith. Bell. b. 4. ch 3. pag. 477.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Quod fabula sit narratio Martini, &c.
• * 1.2

  Decimussextus est Celest.
• * 1.3

  Gregor. 1. in Epist. 26. ad Johan. Carahta∣num.
• * 1.4

  Primo ex Gra∣tiano.
• * 1.5

  Sunt de hac re quinque opini∣ones, &c.
• * 1.6

  Huc referri po∣test opinio quorundam Ca∣tholicorum, vt refert Iodoc. Clict. &c.
• * 1.7

  Quo loco non possum satis, &c.
• * 1.8

  Vnum superest dubium, Anne, &c.
• * 1.9

  Quatuor tan∣tum remanent diuersae, &c.
• * 1.10

  Qui locus tri∣bus modis expo∣ni solet, &c.