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. X.

First, Bellarmine against Caietane.

* 1.1CAietane holds, that he that would be helpt in Purgatorie by suffrages, must haue beene not onely in the state of grace, but deuoted to the keyes of the Church, and studious, and carefull to helpe others, while hee was aliue by his suffrages. But this opinion of Ca∣ietane, though it be profitable and godly, yet it is not true, and confuted by euery one. Bellarmine, l. 1. cap. 14. pag. 90.

Secondly, Bellarmine against Praepositinus.

* 1.2THe opinion of one Praepositinus, of the common helpe which suffrages giue to the deceased: See confuted by Bellarm. l. 1. c. 14. pag. 90.

Thirdly, Bellarmine with S. Thomas against himselfe, and Durandus.

* 1.3WHereas Bellarmine in his 4. booke de Christo, chap. 16. had said: It is probable, that Christs soule went downe to all the places of hell: and had confuted S. Thomas his answere of his descending in effect and vertue: for so (saith he) we might with Du∣randus

say, that Christ did descend to no place other∣wise then in effect: Now vpon better consideration he saith, he holds Thomas his opinion, and some o∣ther Schoolemen rather to be followed. Bellarm. Recognitions, pag. 11.

Fourthly, Bellarmine against himselfe and Pighius.

I Approue not, that I said with Albertus Pighius,* 1.4 that Saint Paul appealed to Caesar as to his lawfull prince: The first answere therefore is to be stood in, that S. Paul appealed to him de Facto not de Iure, as the supreame Iudge of Iudea, not as his superior. Bellarm. Recognition, pag. 17.

Fiftly, Bellarmine against some not named.

WHereas we said,* 1.5 that the opinion of those which teach, that infallibility of iudgment is not in the pope, but in the generall Councell, is not altogether hereticall, but erroneous and neare to he∣resie: Now it seemes to vs so erroneous, that it may iustly by the Churches iudgement be condemned as hereticall. Bellarm. Recognition, pag. 19.

Sixtly, Durand. against S. Thomas and Bellarm.

I Doe not like that I said, Infidell princes cannot by the Church be depriued of the Dominion,* 1.6

they haue ouer the faithfull, except they goe about to turne their subiects from the faith of Christ: for though Durandus, whom I followed (vpon 2. Sent. dist. 44, q. 3,) doe probably dispute this against Saint Thomas, yet the authority of Saint Thomas ought iustly rather to preuaile. Bellarm. recognition, p. 44.

Seuenthly, S^t. Thomas, Dominicus a Soto, Nauar. opposed by some new Writers.

* 1.7I Wrote, that ciuill power in Kings and Princes is not immediately from God, but mediately from the councell and consent of men: And because this is the common opinion, I did not striue to proue it: But now since of late some haue written, that the ci∣uill power of Kings is no lesse immediately from God then the power of the pope: I hold it necessary to adde somewhat of this point: and first I bring forth the author of this opinion, Saint Thomas 2.2. q. 10. art. 10. Dominicus a Soto, of the Canonists Nauar∣rus, &c. Bellarm. recognition, p. 57.

Eightly, Suarez against Bellarmine.

* 1.8HOw Franciscus Suarez reprehends Bellarmine concerning Rupertus his errour of Impanation, See Bellarmine recognition p. 80.

Ninthly, some namelesse Papists against Bellarmine.

THE exceptions taken by Catholikes against Bellarmine,* 1.9 for saying that the conuersion of the bread is adductiue not productiue, and his defence, See Recognition, pag. 81.

Tenthly, Fr. Suarez against Bellarmine and Iohn of Louan.

FRanciscus Suarez,* 1.10 disp. 41. de Euchar▪ reprooues Bellarmine and Io. of Louan for teaching that Christ gaue the Sacrament in the forme of bread, in the time of his legall supper, and the wine when Supper was ended, after many other businesses and actions: How Bellarmine cleares himselfe, See Re∣cognition pag. 84.

First, Bellarmine against Gropperus.

I Cyted the Enchiridion of Iohn Gropperus which he is said to haue written vnder the name of the Councell of Colen:* 1.11 but though Gropperus himselfe were a Catholicke, yet in that booke there are no small errours, as we haue shewed: and therefore it is not without cause put into the number of bookes pro∣hibited.

An. Dom. 1596. Bellarm. Recognition pag. 87.

Secondly, Bellarmine against Abulensis, Adrian, Caietane, &c.

* 1.12WE said, that many Authors held, that suffici∣ent helpe is not giuen at all times to rise from sinne, but onely in respect of time and place: as Abulensis, Adrianus, Caietan. But we are to note, that these Authors doe not onely say that which we say, but somewhat also which we say not: That vnto some men for the greatnesse or multitude of their sinnes, God in his certaine Decree denies helpe in the rest of their life. So Abulensis quaest. 12. vpon 4. Exod. Adrian quaest. 3. de paenitentia. Caietanus Ienta∣culo. 8. q. 1. which three Doctors seeme to be borne out by three holy Fathers: Saint Anselme in Com∣ment. vpon 12. Matt. Saint Isidor. lib. 2. de summo bono. Saint Austen. For me, as I dare not reproue so great Authors, so I hold it an holy course, thus to thinke of God in his goodnesse, that there is no men, which while they liue, are not in time and place visited by the regard of his diuine grace. Bellar. Recognit. p. 105.

Thirdly, Popish Doctors disagreeing.

* 1.13BEcause while I writ this, there is great contro∣uersie amongst our writers about the Kingdome

of Christ, I thought good to explaine my selfe further: I hold therefore that heede is to be taken of godly men, least they so vphold Christs tempo∣rall Kingdome, that they denie his pouertie. That his Kingdome therefore was not temporall but spirituall, besides the auncient, is well taught by two accurate Interpreters, Cornelius Iansenius, and Ada∣mus Sasbout, &c. Bellarm. Recognit. pag. 25.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Requiritur ex sententia Caie∣tani &c.
• * 1.2

  Praepositinus quidam &c.
• * 1.3

  Remelius consi∣derata &c.
• * 1.4

  Non probo quod &c.
• * 1.5

  Vbi dicimus senten••iam &c.
• * 1.6

  Non approbo quod dixi. &c.
• * 1.7

  Docuimus hoc loco, &c.
• * 1.8

  Reprehendit vtrum{que} &c.
• * 1.9

  Dixi conuersio∣nem &c.
• * 1.10

  Videtur repre∣hendere Io. de Louan & me.
• * 1.11

  Posui inter li∣bros Catholicos &c.
• * 1.12

  Allegantur mul∣ti authores &c.
• * 1.13

  Quia dum haec recognoscer••m &c.