An apologie for Iohn Wickliffe shewing his conformitie with the now Church of England; with answere to such slaunderous obiections, as haue beene lately vrged against him by Father Parsons, the apologists, and others. Collected chiefly out of diuerse works of his in written hand, by Gods especiall providence remaining in the publike library at Oxford, of the honorable foundation of Sr. Thomas Bodley Knight: by Thomas James keeper of the same.

AN APOLOGIE FOR IOHN VVickliffe, shewing his conformity with the now church of Eng∣land both in Doctrine & Discipline.

TO proceed thē according vnto the first part of our general diuisiō, J doubt not, but it wil easily be acknowledged of al hands, that the greatest Controuersies betweene the Papists and vs, maie be re¦duced into these fewe heads.

They concerne.

• 1 The Scripture.
• 2 Traditions.
• 3 The Pope.
• 4 The Church.
• 5 Iustification.
• 6 Merits.
• 7 The blessed Sacrament of the Lords supper.

For the rest which concerne the other Sacraments, or other pointes of doctrine, that are collateral, they shalbe handled with the principal questions; or else in the second place apart by themselues, according to our former diuision.

The I. Chap. Of the Scripture.

THe questions to be moued about the Scripture are no lesse infinite, then the Scripture it selfe: but the greatest points controuersed betweene vs and the Papists, resteth in these 4. About the num∣ber, Sufficiencie, Interpretation, or Communication of the Scripture, or bookes Canonical.

Sect. 1.

* 1.1TO the 1. point Io. VVickliffe fully agreeing with the 6. Article of the Church of England, and S. Hierōs doctrine, maketh but f 1.2 22. books Canonical, excluding the rest which are as he rightly tearmeth them bookes Apocrypha, so called as he writeth; g 1.3 not because they are to be discredited of falshood: but because the Church militant should not beleeue them explicatè, as if they were authenticall, & h 1.4 he thinketh it to sa••or of folly & vaine curiositie, for a man to striue about the truth or proper passions of these bookes Apocrypha, where there are so manie books besides; which are verie sensibly and plainly authentical. Now if you happen to a••ke VVick∣liffe how he knoweth these bookes to be losse authen∣tical

then the former,* 1.5 he wil informe & shew you that the best meanes of discerning books Canonical from the Apocrypha bookes are. 1. i 1.6To looke into the newe Testament, and to see what books of the old Te∣stament are therein cited & authenticated by the holy Ghost. 2. If that wil not serue, for k 1.7 the Church of God discreetly examining any booke, to consider whether the like doctrine be deliuered by the Holy Ghost elsewhere in the Scripture. And what else doth the Church of Eng∣land answere? So that VVickliffe is wholly for vs in the first point.

Sect. 2.

TO the 2 point the Church of England differing from the Church of Rome professeth that Holy Scripture containeth althings necessarie to Sal∣uation, and that what soeuer is not read therin,* 1.8 nor may be proued thereby, is not to be required of anie man that it should be beleeued as an Article of the faith, or bee thought requisite or necessarie to Saluation.

To this Article also l 1.9 Io. VVickliffe most willingly subscribeth, in that most excellent booke of his De ve∣ritate Scripturae: affirming positiuely, that m 1.10 Gods will is plainly reuealed in two Testaments, which he calleth else where Christs law, or the saith of the Church; that Christs law sufficeth by it selfe to ••rule Christs Church;

that a n 1.11 Christian man wel vnderstanding it may thence gather sufficient knowledge during his pilgrimage here vpon earth: that wheras o 1.12 all truth is contained in holy Scripture, that what disputation soeuer is not original∣ly thence to be deduced, is to be accounted prophane. A∣gaine, that p 1.13 we owght to admit of no science, no con∣clusion, that is not approued by the Scripture, q 1.14 no lawe vnless it be ether subordinate vnto this law or r 1.15 helpe to bring vs vnto this law: No Court s 1.16 citra Calum besides the Court of heauen: no parson, not the Popes holines, which t 1.17 if he should dispense (as some faine that hee maie) with holy Scripture, he shal not any longer be ac∣counted a Christian; yea, he is so resolued vpon the cer∣taintie and sufficiencie of the Scripture, that he telleth vs elsewhere, that u 1.18 thowgh we had an hundred Popes, and al the Friars in the world were turned into Cardi∣nals: yet should we trow more the law of the Gospel, thē we should trow al this multitude. And this was not a bare opinion of his, which might grow vppon dislike, discontent, or be vtte••ed by waie of contradiction: but a ••etled and constant persuasiō out of the word of God & therefore uu 1.19 he magnifieth and extolleth this heavē∣lie Logike and Grammar aboue all the Logiks and Gram∣mars of the world willeth x 1.20 true sonnes in no wise to goe about to infringe this will and Testament of there hea∣venly father; and perswadeth al y 1.21 true subiects to per∣forme

al due obedience and subiectiō thereunto, whe∣ther they be of the Laitie, or of the Clergie, saying: that all men ought to defend it vnto the death:* 1.22 Secular men by power and strength, Clergie men by reasons and arguments. Professing of him that holdeth the contra∣rie opinion, z 1.23that he cannot be a Christian, that a 1.24 hee is flatly the Diuels champion and finallie that b 1.25 he speakes not as a Divine, but as a Divell. I coulde inlarge this point with infinite quotations, so earnest is he euerie where in his writings, to establish this doctrine, which is the ground of al our Protestant opinions. And the reason of this his earnestnes, & impious zeale was this: he saw the grosse ignorance of those times, wherein few sermons were preached, & those for the most part out of c 1.26 Chronicles and fables, leasings and traditions d 1.27 prophaned with much scurrilitie and emptines, by e 1.28 lay∣ing aside Gods law and Christs Gospel. Yea so farre were they from preaching the word of God, that they went about to f 1.29 burne the Gospel in English, & to consume with fire or g 1.30 sword, with banishmēts or imprisonmēts, the true and godly Professours thereof: despiting & re∣viling the Scripture by the name of g 1.31 Blasphemous, false, flexible or changeable vnto anie sense that a man would haue it, and lastly that h 1.32 it was neuer well since Lords and Ladies tooke regarde to the Gospell and leften

there ancestors manners. When these absurd, infamous blasphemous, Romish or rather Diuelish opinions be∣gan to be broached and bo••stred vp by Antichrist and his deerest Minions, the Moonks & Friars; maruel wee at his positions, doctrine, constancy and resolution, for the auctoritie and maiestie of the Scripture, or that he was as we finde him in this 2. and most materiall point of al, a sound Protestant?

Sect. 3.

* 1.33THe 3. point wherein we differ, is about the inter∣pretation of this Holy and sacred Scripture. The Papists, as they make the Pope alone indge of al con∣trouersies: so they make him sole interpreter of all dark and obscure places of holie writ. Other men as the an∣cient Doctors and writers maie write, cōment, vnfold a••d explane the darke sentences therein cōtained, but there writings are humane, there iudgements not al∣waies certaine, and solide, finallie they want that vner∣ting kay, which the Pope hath, to search, trie, examine and determine the truth thereof. Heare we therefore what is VVickliffes opinion, concerning the interpre∣tation of the Scripture. He affirmeth euerie where in his writings, that the l 1.34 true literal sense and sentence of the Scripture, which the Holie Ghost doth principally intend, is that which we are chieflie to regards that it is nothing for a māto cite Scripture, vnlesse it be * perti∣nēt to the meaning of the Auctor; which being of it self hard to be found out, (because a carnall man doth not easilie conceiue the things of God) therefore by Gods

providence, whichk 1.35 neuer faileth his Church in things necessarie to Salvation, some are illuminated & enligh∣tened from aboue, for the finding out of the true and Ca∣tholike sense of the Scripture, which illumination & ir∣radiation of theirs (as he cals it) is much confirmed and warranted vnto vs, by their holy lines and cōuersations, and to continue it in the mother Church, is the dutie and function of Diuines. Who neuerthelesse, because they are men, and maie easily erre, by making false Postilles or b••nging vntrue glosses, therefore he willeth them to obserue certaine meanes, and prescribeth them cer∣taine bounds and limits, quos vltra citrag, nequit consi stere rectum. within the which they are to containe thē selues. And first for the meanes of expounding and ex¦plaining of holie Scripture, they are in his iudgment and accountl 1.36 fiue.

• 1 m 1.37 To looke that the books of Scripture be not corrup∣ted, for the Editions.
• 2 n 1.38To haue the knowledge of the Scripture logick, that is the Phrase, & manner of speaking vsual in the Bible.
• 3 o 1.39 A continual collation and comparing of Scrip∣ture, with Scripture, is required,
• 4 p 1.40 A vertuous and deuout disposition in the Student.
• 5 q 1.41An inward instruction and information of the chiefe Master Christ Jesus.

These are the best meanes, which he could find for the explanation of doubtful places in Scripture, the fourth whereof being somwhat obscure, he expound∣eth thus. The virtuous disposition of a scholler or stu∣dent

in Diuinitie, consisteth in these 3. points. 1.r 1.42 in an humble acceptation of the ••auctoritie•• of the Scripture 2. r 1.43 in a conformation of himselfe and his reason there∣vnto. 3.* 1.44 In admitting the testification of the holy Do∣ctors. What could be said more plaine for vs, concer∣ning the two former points, as for the latter, obser∣uing the bounds & limits which VVickliffe prescribes there can be nothing more consonant and agreeable, with the Protestant doctrine here in England at this day professed. For first of al he proues that the best, In∣terpreters doe somtimes t 1.45 varie: the cause of which vari∣etie springeth, ether from Gods vniuersal goodnesse, g••uing guifts vnto mēdiuersely according to his good wil and pleasure: or else from mans wickednes & pride, which is hereby iustly punished.. Secondly for the * 1.46 ho∣ly Doctors and Fathers of the Church (whom we are to reuerence & esteeme in the next un 1.47 place to the Scri∣pture) we are to vnderstand, that x 1.48 there testimonies & auctorities, being ••o Topick places in Diuinitie, other then hum••ne prosies, not inducing beleef per locum a fide are to be all eadged in this manner only: whereas y 1.49 they speak somthings assertiue, by waie of assertiō; somthings recitatiue, or interrogatiue, b•• waie of narration or in∣terrogation; and somthings by waie of iest or merriment Ironice: we are to admit or accept of no proofs, no au∣ctorities,

but such as are definitiuely vttred by waie of assertion, or asseueration. Wherein also in his iudg∣ment, we are warilie to heed and attend this Caueat, that because they speak somthings z 1.50 opinādo by think∣ing them to be so, somthings ratione probando, by pro∣uing them to be so, by humane reasons & arguments thirdly and lastly vt sententiam Dei praeconizando, by citing Scripture for the farther proofe of them: wee must note, that in this last sence only, there words are chieflie to be regarded: because this is his final resolu∣tion and conclusion of al; that a 1.51 no man liuing is to bee credited, per locū ab auctoritate, for his auctorities sake, nisi in quantum praconizat verbum Domini, vnlesse he vrge Scripture for the maintenance of his opinion. And thus, we see VVickl••ffe in this third point also, an abso∣lute Conformitan vnto our Church.

Sect. 4.

THe 4. point determinable is,* 1.52 whether it be behoue∣ful and necessarie, that the Scripture should be trā∣slated & communicated in English, to edifie the sim∣ple people. Wherein it shal suffice out of S. b 1.53 Gregory, to note his earnestnes in this point, in writing against c 1.54 this wicked sin, which would that the Gospell slept, d 1.55 & did let it to be preached. e 1.56 The truth of God (saith he) stā∣deth not in one language, mor̄e thē other. f 1.57 Christ taught the Pater noster in a language vnderstood, and therfore

g 1.58 why maie not men write in English the Gospell, and o∣ther things? For h 1.59 Clarks should ioy that the people knew Gods law, and certainely i 1.60 this Heresie and Blasphemie should men cast out from there harts, for it springeth vp of the Fiend, & k 1.61 who is cursed of God but he that letteth this meane. And this moued this worthie instrumēt & chosen vessel of Gods glorie, to carrie his name before the Gentiles, to translate the whole l 1.62 Bible, to com∣ment vpon some part•• therof, & chiefly those parts of Holy Scripture, which are most in vse; as the m 1.63 Psalmes of David, the Te Deū, Nunc dimittis, the Magnificat, and other Hymnes now read and retained to this day, in the vsage and Liturgie of the Church of England. And so we see, that in this point as wel as in the three former, nothing letteth vs to pronounce him to be an absolute Protestant.

The 2. Chapt. Of Traditions.

THe next questiō followeth about Traditions, wher∣in although he hath sufficiently manifested his iudg¦ment of them positiuely; by teaching vs that n 1.64 we haue a compleat & ••ure knowledge of things necessarie to sal∣vation out of the faith of the Scripture; yet exclusiuelie,

By remouing the contrarie opinion, he farther manife∣steth his detestatiō of al Popish or humane traditions, such as are contrarie to the word of God, which are of diuerse natures and conditions; some inuented o 1.65 pro questu, for gaine; some profastu, of pride; a thirde sorte p 1.66 mixed, partly humane and partly divine, partly good, and partly bad, (the which came in with the q 1.67 Canon Lawe:) you must obserue, that hee doth not blame, or reprehend al rites and Ceremonies in the Church: (for some are lawful, some expedient••) but willeth vs to obserue these few precepts only, in the obseruation, or establishing of them.

• 1 That our rites and Ceremonies, be surely r 1.68 foun∣ded and grounded on the word of God.
• 2 s 1.69 That the chiefe Prelates of the Church, doe not surcharge or lade them with too many Ceremonies.
• 3 t 1.70 That we admit of none, but such as are meanes facilitating the observation of Christs law.

Lastly, that in obseruing them, we prefer not u 1.71 anie Caesar' before our Saviour', or any Pope before Christ, which is Supreame head of the Church, and chiefest Pre∣late of our religion: and hence it was, that hee reiected there popish superstitions & traditions, of salt, x 1.72 spit∣tle, chreame, oile and ••uch like: y 1.73 there 5. Sacraments,

and 5. Orders, and the like, which were z 1.74 plus pecuniae lucratiuae, established more for mony, then for religiō, & rather propriae adinuentiones commanded by men, then commended by God. Such as he blameth euerie where in his writings,a 1.75 wishing that no Rite or Ceremo∣nie might be received in the Church, but such as are con∣firmed by God. Which opinion of his, I am sure, wilbe receiued for currant amongst al the true professors of the Gospel, throughout al Protestant Churches.

The 3. Chapt. Of the Pope.

THis controuersie about the Supremacie, or Prima∣cie of the Pope, being the verie soule and life of Po∣perie, may be resolued into sundrie questions. 1. It maie be questioned, whether the Pope bee supreme Iudge here vpon earth, in al causes, & ouer al persons. 2. Admit he were so, whether he may intermedle with the Temporal affaires of Kings and Princes. Thirdly supposing that also, whether he be of that temper and making, that he cannot erre in his finall Conclusions. Fourthly and lastly, whether he be Antichrist or no.

Sect. 1.

Touching the 1. point, it cannot be denied but that Iohn VVickliffe supposing the Donation of Constā∣tine (which afterwards proued but a counterfeit) did for a while hold, that the Pope was to bee consulted in

the greatest points of Religion, and that he had b 1.76 plenā & solam potestatem, plenarie and ful power of himselfe, and c 1.77 that he did incurre peccatū paganitatis, the crime of Paganisme, which did not obay his mandats. But what of all this? Was VVickliffe a Papist? No, verely. For first his plenarie power, was built vpon a rotten d 1.78 foundati∣on, which afterwards fel to the ground of it selfe. 2. It was giuen him only, e 1.79 ad aedificandum Ecclesiam, for to edifie, not to destroy or demolish the Church. 3. It was so limited, that he could doe nothing f 1.80 contra Deum, or contrarationem against the Law of God, or against the law of reason. Lastly, if his lawes g 1.81 did obviare Christi legibus, an h 1.82 Inferiour might, and in conscience ought, not only to disobey him, but to reprooue, correct, and contradict him; as i 1.83 Paule did withstande Peter vnto the face: and wil our Papists grant this? Farthermore, he grants the Pope no greater auctoritie or superiority o∣ver his fellow-brethren,k 1.84 then Peter and Apollo had, o∣ver there new Converts: whom he excludeth and debar∣reth flatly from any such Soveraintie, taking away all ho∣nour from them, and giving it vnto Christ Iesu, to whō all knowledge, all loue, all duty, from al Christians is to be ascribed, so far: that no Creature is to be acknowledged, loued, or honored, but Christ, or in respect of Christ. l 1.85 Ne∣ther

is it possible (as he thinketh) for any Catholike, to be so vnadvised or inconsiderate, as to follow the Popes fiat, Let it be done, when he that spake, and it was done, shall say no. Because this verse can be true of no earthly man, but of our blessed Saviour Christ Iesus:

Sic volo, sic iubeo, sit pro ratione voluntas. This is my will this I commande, My will for reason good shall stand.

Finally, to conclude this point, he was m 1.86 condēned as an heretike, for denying the Popes Supremacy, and therfore cannot verie wel be accounted of the Romish Church.

Sect. 2.

* 1.87NOw we come to the 2. question, where we con∣sider his civile dominion, or right in Temporall estates: which question VVickliffe doth n 1.88 euerie where determine against the Pope, for the king, & his regalty, and that of set purpose in an especiall Treatise of his o 1.89 De Civili Dominio▪ strengthning his opiniō ve∣rie plainly out of the p 1.90 Fūdamētal laws of this lād, with great iudgement and knowledge, of the common law, which I speake in fide aliena, being not able to iudge of that which is beyond my profession: but I do verily be∣leeue

it to bee so, becauseth he seemeth vnto me, to vrge the verie same reasons, lawes, and arguments, which that thrise. q 1.91 Reverend and learned Iudge, doth faithfully mention, in his fift booke of Reports, against the truth of which doctrine, no Parson, nor Parsons, I suppose, shal euer be able to preuaile; raile they may, and brag they do, which are the two ordinary meanes of late daies found out, to answere al obiections; as that vpstart Goliah, or Rabsache of Rome, Iames Gretser, which is newlie come forth to reuile the whole host of Protestant writers, hath abundantly testified, & decla∣red in his late [] voluminous book, written in a suppo∣sed defence of Bellarmine: but to giue the Divell his right, hee hath farre exceeded, not only his Equals Je∣suits, but surpassed all other writers whatsoeuer, in this supereminent art of railing, or scolding rather: so that to vse r 1.92 his M. Bellarmines words; if a man should take

out al his braggings▪ scoffings, reproches, raylings, reuil∣ings and lewd speeches vttered against the cheifest wri¦ters of our age, ex maximo volumine, minimus libellus efficeretur, it would proue not only a poore booke but a lewd and lying booke. In this booke hee hath taken vpon himself such libertie of giueing euerie man the lie that he cannot keepe from putting a lie vpon his Master Cardinal Bellarmiue, where he writeth thus speaking of the Jesuits, s 1.93 non est nostrum, reddere malū promal••, it is not the manner of the Iesuits, to render euil for euill. Though I cannot saie of him as t 1.94 Arias Mon∣tanus doth of his Erostratus, that nostrum pro alijs, but nostrum cum alijs nomenproscindendum suscepit; that he hath traduced me for others; yet because he hath traduced my name with others, I thought good to mē. tion him only at this present, because I intend ere long be, to u 1.95 salute him in his owne language, & to send him to schoole vnto the Jesuits, 'to learne better manners, then being but a young Jesuit in comparison, not only to abuse al Lutherans, Calvinists, and Protestants; but to write professedly and purposely, I may say, maliti∣ouslie and spitefully, against the most aged, and uu 1.96 iu∣dicious Jesuit at this day in al Christendome: but lea∣ving

him vnto his Superiours to be punished for a no∣table wrangler, & VVickliffe in this point a sound Pro∣testant, we are now by Gods grace come to examine the most material point of al others.

Sect. 3.

IF it be doubted whether the Pope maie erre, or no: according vnto VVickliffes doctrine,* 1.97 it is shewed o∣penly and plainly, thoroughout all his works, where he proueth that the Pope is, x 1.98 natura peccabilis, of that nature that he may erre. y 1.99 That one, that men callen Pope, may erre: not only in manner and z 1.100 conuersation of life, but also in doctrine and a 1.101 Articles of the Creed. b 1.102 He may sin, c 1.103 and no man in the world lightlier or grie∣vouslier, and de facto erraverunt in deed they haue ••rred and been infected with foule heresies. Yea he thinketh it to be d 1.104 likely, that all the Bishops of Rome, for 300. yeares and more before his time, were fullie hereticks: & therefore I nothing doubt, but he shalbe accounted of them an Arch hereticke, of vs (as the truth is) a sound Catholike, and an Arch Protestant.

Sect. 4.

* 1.105THe l••st point controuersed is, whether the Pope be Antichrist. Which point he proueth verie largely, by comparing his doctrine & manners, with Christs, in sundrie places of his works: but chiefly in his * 1.106 Booke of the 7. deadly sinnes; telling vs, that for∣asmuch as thorough his Decrees, * 1.107 Gods Hests, by his maundements Christs commandements, by his De∣cretals Paules Epistles, by his e 1.108 Canon law, the Cano∣nical Scripture was vilified, nullified, vtterly defased and debased (a fault for which he is bolde to taxe him, in sundrie passages of his works) he pronoūceth of him absolutely, that he is f 1.109 potissimus Antichristus, that verie Antichrist.

The 4. Chap. Of the Church.

NOw it remaineth, that we see his iudgement cō∣cerning the Church, marking how farre his o∣pinions do concurre with ours. Here we wil en∣quire his definitiue sentence in these questions follow∣ing. 1. Whether the Church of Rome be the Catho∣like Church. 2. Whether it hath the priviledge of not erring. 3. Whether the Church be visible, or not. Fourthly and lastly, whether the wicked, be true mē∣bers of the Church.

Sect. 1.

THe 1. question is thus determined by him,* 1.110 g 1.111 he ac∣knowledged the Romane Church to bee his mother Church, and he professeth that he will to his power defend all the Priviledges thereof. Here VVickliffe may seeme to depart from vs for a time, (and so in words he doth:) but in the ende or vpshot of all you shal see him come backe againe vnto vs, and fight vnder our Stan∣dard. He cals the Romane Church his mother Church he might do so, for those worthy beginnings which she made in open profession of the Gospel, in S. Pauls daies and this is apparent, by those true priuiledges, which hee se••teth downe, as belonging vnto the Romane Church, which to omit al other stand chiefly h 1.112 in con∣forming her selfe vnto Christ and his lawes: so that the neerer shee came vnto him, the greater priviledges shee had. But it is not hereby to be so much as imagined, that the Church of Rome was endowed with any such priuiledges, as they dreame of; as if Peter had therfore chosen this place aboue all other to rule in, and Christ had giuen him that priuiledge and his Successours not to erre in it: hee that hath this opinion of VVickliffe de∣ceiueth himselfe: for he giueth an Absit, to that opiniō. i 1.113 God forbid that the Church, or that any man shoulde thinke, that the faith of other members of the Church, doth depend vpon this Peter, that Iohn, or that Gregory. k 1.114 Yea it may so happen, that our Lord the Pope may be ig∣norant

of the Laws, of the Scripture, & that the Church of England, may be far better and quicker sighted in fin∣ding out the Catholike truth then al this Romane Church of Pope and Cardinals, being all thrust together. So that the issue, or vltima resolutio, the Conclusiō, is like that of the Apostles,* 1.115 to follow this Church, I say, aboue all others, in as much as it follows Christ, & no otherwise, which Conclusion, if it should be granted by vs, it will neither greatly steed them, nor hurt vs.

Sect. 2.

THe 2. question is almost answered by the first: fier•• potest, the Church of Rome may erre, l 1.116 if it keepe not her first faith, which is called by him, m 1.117 fides Eccle∣siae, or m 1.118 fides Scripturae, the faith of the Church, or the faith of the Scripture; or if you will needes haue it so, Peters ••aith, which is so certainly groūded on the true rocke Christ Jesus, that ¶ 1.119 though the raine fall and the flouds come, & the winds blow, & beat vpon this Church, yet it fals not, for it is founded (as I haue said) on a rocke, and the ¶ 1.120 rocke is Christ, against whom ¶ 1.121 Hell-gates could not heretofore prevaile. But because this doubt may herehence arise; if the Church of Rome, and the Church of England, and so other particular Churches may erre, as you say, then true faith may be vtterly ex∣tinguished here on earth, and so we may easily a••••oile that doubt in the Gospel; when the Sonne of man com∣meth. shall he finde faith vpon earth? Therefore, to pre∣vent this obiectiō, he setteth this down, for a maxime. o 1.122 Nec esse est in tota matre Ecclesia esse fidem Catholicā.

Jt cannot otherwise be; God hath hitherto providently and wil mercifully so prouide, that true faith shalbe en∣tirely professed in his Church, in some one place or o∣ther, and the true professors thereof shalbe preserued, though it be miraculously, as Elias, and as our Iohn VVickliffe was, to continue the preaching of the Gos∣pel, and to shew forth the sauing health thereof vnto all nations, to see the Sacraments duly and rightly ad∣ministred, which are the only true notes of VVickliffes Church.

Sect. 3.

BY that which hath beene spoken,* 1.123 not only the secōd question, but also the third doubt concerning the vi∣sibilitie of the Church, like ¶ 1.124 Dagon before the Arke, fals downe to the ground, and VVickliffe remaines in this point, as in al the former, a resolued true, Catho∣tholike, English Protestant.

Sect. 4.

FOurthly where the p 1.125 Church of Rome takes the members o Hfarl an ot, and giues them to Christ, coupling Christ and Antichrist togither, by affir∣ming the wicked to be true members of the Church, hee denies the assertion most flatlie and peremptorilie informing vs, that there are but two Churches; q 1.126 Christs Church, and the malignant Church; r 1.127 two Captaines, or

Chieftaines, Christ, and the Devill or Beliall, s 1.128 betwixt whom there is no communitie. And therefore, I con∣clude this point with VVickliffes words: these wicked miscreants & vngodlie men t 1.129 a••e in the holy Church but not of the holy Church, and in the Church by body, not by thought, by name, not by deed, in nomber, not by merit.

The 5. Chapt. Of Iustification.

THe fift maine controuersie concernes iustification: wherein VVickliffe according to his vsuall manner, accordeth fully with the Church of Englād; 'teaching vs, that u 1.130 faith in our Lord Iesus Christ is sufficient for saluation, uu 1.131 and that without that faith, it is vnpossible for any man to please God: that x 1.132 the merit of Christ, is able by it selfe, to redeeme all mankinde from Hell; that y 1.133 this sufficiencie is to be vnderstood, without any other cause concurring, perswading men therefore to trust wholy to Christ, to rely altogether vpon his sufferings, z 1.134 not to seeke to be iustified but ex sua iustitia, by his iu∣stice; that a 1.135 by participation of his righteousnes, all men are righteous; that b 1.136 the works of Infidels, licet de propin∣quo faciat bona de genere, though they doe good workes,

which are good for there kinde; yet they are not to be ac∣coūtedrighteous mē. And thus it may appeare, that VVic¦kliffe did fully vnderstand the point of c 1.137 Justification, or else he would neuer haue relied so much vpon Gods mercie, and so little, vpon merits, as in truth he did, as is declared vnto you in the words following.

The 6. Chapt. Of Merites.

THE doctrine of merits, that you may know that VVickliffe was nether d 1.138 Pelagian, nor Papist, is plentifullie in al his bookes refuted, but chiefly in his Commentaries vpon the Psalmes. Where hee beateth downe these prowde Pharisees, e 1.139 which saie, that God did not al for thē, but thinketh, that there ¶ 1.140 merites help∣eth. f 1.141 Heale vs Lord for nought; that is, no merit of ours; but for thy mercie. g 1.142 Lorde not to our merits, but to thy mercie, giue thy ioy. h 1.143 Giue vs grace, to' knowe, that all thy gifts beeth of thy goodnes: i 1.144 our flesh though it seeme holy; yet it is not holy. VVe all k 1.145 are originallie sinners, as Adā, and in Adam, his leaprosie cleauing faster to vs, then

Naamans did to Gehezay. 'For according to his teach∣ing, wee all are sinners, not only from k 1.146 our mothers wombes, but l 1.147 in our mothers wombes▪ so that we cā∣not so much as thinke a m 1.148 good thought vnlesse Iesu the Angell of great councel send it, performe a n 1.149 good work, vnlesse it be properly his good worke; o 1.150 his mercy comes before vs, that we receiue grace, and followeth vs helping and keeping vs in grace. So then, it is not good for vs to trust in our merits, in our vertues, in our righteousnes: but to conclude this point, good- p 1.151 it is, —only to trust in God, as the Church of England teacheth.

The 7. Chapt. Of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper.

THis is the seauenth and last maine question, concer∣ning which wee haue VVickliffes confession, both in q 1.152 Latin and in r 1.153 English. For he was not ashamed to yeeld an account of his faith, ¶ 1.154 omni poscenti, to anie man that would demand it: so farre was he from retra∣cting his former opinion as some shamefully write: but without any ground in the world, for this there conie∣cture. For s 1.155 he sent his opinion touching his beliefe of the Sacrament, and all other points wherein he dissen∣ted frō their Apostata Church into al Christendome,

to be censured by the learned Diuines, according vnto t 1.156 Scripture and Fathers; whereas on the contrary, the Friars u 1.157 durst not put out there faithes vnto the people. His opinion of the Sacrament, was the same with the Church of England; uu 1.158 that the body of Christ was real∣ly and truely in the Sacrament, in his kind, that is, sacra∣mentalitèr: and figuralitèr, by way of Sacrament, and fi∣guratiuely; y 1.159 so Iohn Baptist figuratiuely was Helias, & not person••lly; and as y 1.160 Christ was together God and man so the z 1.161 consecrated host (for so he calleth it) was at the same time Christs very body, and very bread: not by waie of Consubstantiatiō, as the Lutherans teach, for it was Christes body in figure, and true bread in nature; or vvhich is all one, true breade naturallie, and Christs body figuratiuely. Moreouer, hee affirmed * 1.162 con∣stantly, without wauering, that this true Catholike & Apostolical doctrine, f 1.163 lasted in the Church, for a 1000. yeares, till Sathanas was vnbound; and g 1.164 the people blin∣ded by Friars, with the Heresie of accidents without sub∣iects; which opinion they durst not maintaine; wheras h 1.165 VVickliffe, and the third part of the Cleargie that de∣fended the contrary, were readie to defende it, on paine of loosing of their liues, cum non fu••rit materia martyrij

plus laudanda;* 1.166 there being no better cause of martyr∣dome. For i 1.167 he could speake it boldlie, beeing certaine of the truth thereof, that al the Friars of this land, or other Blasphemers, could not disproue that faith which he told: and thus, it appeareth, that VVickliffe was wholly for vs and our Church, in the 7. principall pointes of con∣trouersie, containing 16. questions in the whole, strōg∣ly maintained and defended by him, against the Pa∣pists of his time.

Of other questions, wherein also VVickliffe holdeth with vs, against them; which are collateral, or accidental to the former, after a more briefe manner.

HAuing sounded these 7. greater controuersies, as it were so many * 1.168 Trūpets, see how the wals of this spirituall Hiericho doe fall flat vnto the ground as they did, in the time of Iosua Iudge of Israel; and as he spake vnto the Jewes, so I say vnto al good & perfect Christians:* 1.169 Cursed be the mā before the Lord, that riseth vp and buildeth this Citty Hiericho.

The 8. Chapt.

FAther Parsons that worthy Jesuit in his k 1.170 booke of the three conversiōs, or rather as he hath made thē, perversions of England, woulde faine make vs to beleeue; that the points wherin VVickliffe agreeth with the Papists, against vs, are many, and farre more thē the former, wherein he ioineth with the Protestants against

them. And our Apologists say, that l 1.171 after his revolte, hee retained stil sundry Catholike points. I knowe not how ••ur Apologists wilbe able to iustifie their saying, sure I am, it wil pinch on the Parsons side.

Sect. 1. Of the Nomber of the Sacraments.

FOr the nomber of the Sacraments, he held that there were but two. True it was,* 1.172 that some time after his Conuersion, when he began to see and know the truth, being not fully instructed in all points at the fi••st (for his conuersion was wrought by degrees the elder he grew the more he loathed, and detested there abhominable heresies) he names 7. Sacraments: but. posteriores cogitationes sunt sapientiores his after opinions, were better thē his former, els why did their m 1.173 Church condemne him for an Hereticke in this point.

Sect. 2. Of holie Orders.

n 1.174TOuching holy orders, he held that there were but two; viz: of o 1.175 Deacons and Priests, so doe we.

Sect. 3. Of the Chrisme in B••ptisme.

* 1.176He held against the Chrisme in Baptisme, saying; that Christ contented himselfe with pure water, so doe we.

Sect. 4. Of the Sacrament of extreme Vnction.

p 1.177HE held, that corporal Vnction, or the last anoin∣ting, or anealing, was no Sacrament, so do we.

Sect. 5. Of Popish Confirmation.

q 1.178HE held that Popish Confirmation, with oile & vaile, and I know not what fooleries, was a Re∣lique of the Diuels, but r 1.179 such Confirmatiō as was agreeable with reason he allowed.

Sect. 6. Of Images.

HE preached against the f 1.180 pretiosity, speciosity, and miraculositie, and sundry other sophistications a∣bout images, being of opinion, that it were better to banish them t 1.181 cleane out their of Churches, alleadging that noted saying of Epiphanius: and where as the Pa∣pists say, they commit no Idolatry, u 1.182 for they worship not the Image, but that, which the Image represents: first he shewes, that the Idolatrous heathen men were wont to make this apologie for themselues; but how∣soeuer they dissembled the matter, sure he was, that uu 1.183 betweene there gazing vpō the Image & thinking vp∣on that, that was thereby represented, it was an easie matter for some kinde of Idolatrie to creepe in. And of the same opinion are we.

Sect. 7. Of the Distinction of sinnes.

HE holdes the Distinction of sinnes thus; x 1.184 some sinnes are called little sinnes, in comparison of greater, and y 1.185 venial, because Gods sonne forgiues them, so doe we.

Sect. 8. Of Auricular Confession.

HE heldz 1.186 vocal Confession to a Priest, not to be necessa∣rie ina 1.187 case a man a were truly contrite and sorrow∣ful for his sinne, with ful b 1.188 purpose of amendment: vn∣lesse the party offending, do finde himselfe verie much grieued, in which case he counselleth him, to repaire c 1.189 vnto a Priest that hath cunning and good living; & so farre this doctrine is iustly ratified, by the Canons of our Church and pittie it is, that it is not oftner vsed.

Sect. 9. Of Satisfaction.

HE wrote against their, ¶ 1.190 new found penance, and penall Satisfactions; assuring vs, that a man might not doe sufficient penance for one deadly sin, so do we.

Sect. 10. Of Pardons and Indulgences.

SHar••ly he inveied against their b 1.191 vaine sellers, or distributers of Pardons and Indulgences, and other Ghostly deeds; shewing that this treasure, c 1.192 was not in earthly mans power to deale; but d 1.193 wholie in Christes disposition; and that the e 1.194 parting of this blisse, was pro∣per to God only: and the••efore f 1.195we should not trust to the

Pope, but to God; g 1.196 not to beleeue his Buls, but the h 1.197 Bul of everlasting pardon, which is our Lord Iesu Christ, so do we.

Sect. 11. Of Fasting.

FOr fasting, he held as we do; that i 1.198 abstinence with prudence was needeful, that is, (as he expoundeth himselfe) k 1.199 measureable fasting, both of bodie and soule; of the body from meates, of the l 1.200 soule from sins, was requisite; but neuerthelesse he held absolutelie, a∣gainst there m 1.201 foole-fasting, that is, fasting from flesh, to glut themselues with fish; or n 1.202 excesse of fasting, that is, to goe about to fast more then mans nature would permit, by seeking too much to euen Christ or o 1.203 Elias, by so doing.

Sect. 12. Of Vowes.

HE speake against there forced vowes, of Chasti••e, Pouerty, and Obedience: shewing, how there Cha∣stity was turned * 1.204 into Lecherie, and sin against kinde; there q 1.205 Pouertie into riches; there "Obedience, into disobedience, and flat rebellion against Christ, and his Lawes.

Sect. 13. Of Priests Mariage.

TOuching Matrimonie, thus stood the case in his time, the Priests were vnmarried: but neuerthe∣lesse, he held that the r 1.206 Bishops and Priests of both the Primitiue and East-Churches were married, & that he saw no cause, why the Priestes of the Latin Church f 1.207 should be forbidden marriage; that the forbidding of it, caused many t 1.208 to liue lust full life and easie, and fall in∣to sin against kind••; that who so forbids it, u 1.209 is enemie of God, Saints in Heaven, and al mankinde: because uu 1.210 true chastitie, is as wel to be found in wedlock, as otherwise; and this is our verie tenet.

Sect. 14. Of Divorces.

1 1.211HE held against vnlawfull divorces, so doe we.

Sect. 15. Of Dispensations.

HE helde likewise against y 1.212 false and vnnatural z 1.213 dis∣pensations for mariage, in case of neerenes of bloud.

Sect. 16. Of Acquivocation.

HE held against damnable a 1.214 Aequiuocatiō and lying, & that the Pope nor no man else could absolue thē from lying, or wilful periurie, or breach of their b 1.215 oaths of allegeance.

Sect. 17. Of the kings Supremacie.

HE held that the Kings Maiestie, hath power within his Realmes,--to whom the Chiefe gouernment of all Estates of this Realme, c 1.216 whether they be Ecclesia∣stical, or Ciuil, in al causes doth appertaine, and is not, nor ought to be subiect to any forraine Jurisdictiō, ac∣cording to the 37. Article of Religion; not intending hereby, (as slaunderous Jesuits doe giue out) to giue the Prince, the ministring of Gods word or Sacramēts, or to make and establish what Religion he list, as if we Englishmen d 1.217 had prostituted (so the lewd Jesuit spea∣keth) both our souls, and bodies vnto the King.

Sect. 18. Of Christian mens goods.

AGaine, he held the riches and goods of Christiās not to be common, as touching the right, title, and possession (as the Anabaptists now, & a cer∣taine e 1.218 Bald Priest in his time did hold) notwithstan∣ding, by f 1.219 a ¶ 1.220 Christian charitie, they were to be made cō∣mon, as he teacheth.

Sect. 19. Of Oathes.

AGaine hee helde against g 1.221 the perilous custome of swearing, against fallacious, blasphemous & h 1.222Ac∣guivocall Oathes; not against swearing: the con∣trarie is most euident throughout al his bookes, and as cleere as the Sunshine in a faire Sommers day, & this is an Article of our Religion.

Sect. 20. Of Excommunications.

For Excommunications he held the same with our l 1.223 Church; that the partie excōmunicated, being deliuered vp once vnto Sathan, by the Church, ought to be taken of the whole multitude of faithfull, as an Heathen and Publican, vntil he were openly re∣conciled by Penance, and receiued into the Church, and this made him write, against the abuses of Excom∣munication: viz: that those greater k 1.224 Excommunicati∣ons were thundred forth too often, too suddainly, vpō no dew information, and for no good end.

Sect. 21. Of the Discipline of the Church.

HE held a reuerend opinion of the bookes l 1.225 Apocry∣pha. For the governmēt of the Church by Archbi∣shops, Bishops, Archdeacons and Officials, he was (to my seeming) a plaine conformitan. There were noe doubt of it, some Reuerend, learned, and vncorrupt Prelats in his time: and therefore he obserued this rule in all his sharpe Treatises against the Cleargie: parcere personis, dicere de vitijs, to note the abuses in general, without ¶ 1.226 naming anie man in particular to his dis∣grace. & for Rites and m 1.227 Ceremonies, such as were lau∣dable and approueable by the Church, he himselfe ob∣serued, and wished others so to do▪ Lastly, though Hee were soule and bodie, for n 1.228 preaching and teaching the people, yet he held it a matter of no necessitie, but of indifferēcie, for the Priest to preach vnto the Lay-peo∣ple by weekes, or months, or otherwise in their discre∣tions; so the people were wel taught: likewise he was not so seuere and sharpe an inueier against Non-Resi∣dents, as to allow them no time of absence, or recrea∣tion, by inculcating and thundering in there eares Christs pasce, pasce, pasce, feed, feed, feed: for he shew∣eth, that a man may be absent vpon occasion, from his liuing, either at the o 1.229 Vniuersities, or elsewhere, for the encrease of his knowledge,p 1.230 deputing a sufficient man

in his place, and liuing wheresoeuer, a godly, and ver∣tuous life: and for q 1.231 continual feeding, he shewes the difference betweene corporal food and spiritual food, the one a man of a strong bodie and complexion can∣not wel want twise a day, the other a man may want manie daies and weekes; yet hee thinketh it not conve∣nient that they should so do, if it might be otherwise. Finally, he was not for hedge Priests, such as our Fami∣lists, which refuse the Church, as prophane, and chuse the open fields, or there houses, for their disordered cō. venticles and meetings: he loued preaching & r 1.232 pray∣ing well, and stood firme for the Liturgy of a reformed Church, but yet he thought the f 1.233 Church, to be the fit∣test place for Gods seruice, for manie reasons which he recounteth: so that as he was no superstitious Pa∣pist, so he was no fond Novellist, but an indifferent, so∣ber, discreet, learned and iudicious Protestant.

Sect. 22. Of Implicite faith.

HE held that euerie good & perfect Christiā should beleeue not onlie implicitè, by relying on the Church; butt 1.234 secundam fidem formatā explicitè in par∣ticulari plus, vel minus, secundum quod obligantur plus Deo, ex donis suis & opportunitate temporis so doe we.

Sect. 23. Of the certainety of salvation.

THat au 1.235 vertuous and godly man should be certaine of his saluation, though hee neede not to sweare it.

Sect. 24.25: Of Purgatory and Praier to Saintes.

LAstly, for Purgatorie and praier to Saints, & for the dead. It cannot be denied, but that in some places of his works, he speaketh of theuu 1.236 dreadful paines of Purgatorie, and x 1.237 praying for the dead, and y 1.238 vnto Saints: but it seemeth that either hee was not z 1.239 fully grounded in this opinion, whereat some of the graue Doctors of the Church haue stumbled; or ra∣ther, that howsoeuer he had maintained it, yet vpon better aduise he changed his opinion: which I gather by these two Circumstances. First he writes a 1.240 that all the sayings of Purgatorie, were spokē, by way of commi∣nation, as it were so many religious lies to scarre the people from comming thither. Secondly, he diuides the Church into 3. parts: The b 1.241 highest beth the Angels of heavē, the 2. beth Saints, c 1.242 dormientes, or pausantes, sleeping or resting in Purgatorie, the third is folke, that shalbe saved, here fighting in earth: of these three (saith he) and of none other, is made holy Church: and surely by this diuision, Popish Purgatorie is thrust cleane out of Dores. For there is little rest, and lesse sleeping there, if we beleeue them that haue come from thence, and told vs so. And by this reason, if the fier of Purgatorie be cleane put out, the smoke of it, that is praiers for the

dead, must needs, in a verie short time vanish awaie. And as for praiers vnto Saints, most true it is, that in these Popular works of his, he mentioneth a praier, of d 1.243 S. Cycily, vnto Saints and himselfe praied to the bles∣sed Virgin Marie but I am e 1.244 perswaded, that he retra∣cted these opiniōs in his latter & more learned works. If ever it be Gods pleasure, that his works which were cut and mangled, and scattered worse then Absyrtus limbes were in the Poet, may be brought forth and set togither againe, that we may haue the whole bodie of his learned & religious works, & be able to distinguish of the time, and order wherein he writ: then I say we should receaue due satisfaction in this point, sure I am that f 1.245 Fryar VValden, maks him to speake verie irreve∣rently against Saints, & g 1.246 VValsinghā the Monke saies, it was the death of him: though I beleeue neither of both for the circūstance of there Relations, yet for the substance of the speech, it may be true, that he was not so earnest for praier to Saints, as formerly he had been. Thus having run ouer allmost all the noted cōtrover∣sies, either in Doctrine or Discipline, by cōparing thē with the Articles of Religion, & Canōs of our church,

and shewed his vniformitie, and conformitie with vs, almost in al points fully cōcurring (h 1.247 some few excep∣ted••) for which, considering the times wherein, and the persons with whō, he liued, he may easily obtaine par∣don of any indifferent reader. We come now, by Gods grace, vnto the third and last part of our first generall Division, to answere such obiections, as either Father Parsons, or the Apologists haue made, in the same or∣der as they are propoūded by them, and first I beginne with Father Parsons; His obiections are in nomber. 6.

The 9. Chapt.

The 1. Obiection of Father Parsons.

IF a Bishop or Priest, should giue holy orders, or cō∣secrate the Sacrament of the Altar, or minister Bap∣tisme, whiles he is in mortal sinne,* 1.248 it were nothing a∣vaileable.

The Answere.

IF it vvere not for reuerence vnto Father Parsons yeares and learning, which are to be honoured in a mans professed enemie, (though it be contrarie to their rules) I should surely thinke, that this were an er∣rant lie, sophistically and malitiouslie inforced, not ari∣sing naturally out of his wordes. For his wordes are plaine, admonishing Priests of their sacred functions, and holy liues he writeth thus: i 1.249 V••lesse the Christian

Priest be vnited vnto Christ by grace, Christ cannot be his Sauiour, nee sine fa••sit ate dicit verba Sacramentalia, nether can he speake the Sacrament all words without ly∣••ng, licet prosint capacibus though the worthy receiuer be hereby nothing hindered frō grace. Then which words, what can be said more plaine? Here is there Sophistry; VVickliffe after his vsuall manner, noting the foule a∣buses of the Church, & Church men, k 1.250inueies against notorious and scandalous offenders, whether Bishops or Priests; as notable l 1.251 adulterers, or Fornicators, and guilty of any such crimes, as wherehence offence and scādale might grow vnto the Church of God; wishing that such, continuing m 1.252 such, and hauing n 1.253 thrise beene warned thereof, by order & due forme of Law, might be remoued, and better put in the place: because they were o 1.254 percussores fratrum, that living so in open sin did consecrate, or minister, willing the people, not to par∣take with their sins, lest they should bee p 1.255 partakers of there punishments; and in some such case, it might be, that God might abhor the peoples Sacrifices, for the wicked Priests sakes, as he threatned the Jews he wold do, and this is a very dangerous opinion, is it not?

The 2. Obiection.

* 1.256It is against Scripture, for any Ecclesiasticall Mini∣sters, to haue any temporal possessions at all.

The Answere.

THis accusation is without all peraduc̄tu••es false. For what were the landes and goods of Bishops, Cathedrall Churches, or otherwise belonging to Religious houses, which were giuen, Deo q 1.257 & Eccle∣siae, were they not r 1.258 Temporal, Possessions? And yet are rightfully held, according to VVickliffs tenure, by Ec∣clesiasticall Ministers; and long might they and peace∣ably enioy them for him, in as ample manner as euer they did, so long as they did see thē well imployed, ac∣cording vnto the will and purpose of the Donours, wil∣ling nothing contratie to Gods wordes. I speake of Bi∣shops lands, or lands of Cathedrall Churches▪ For as for the lands belonging to so r 1.259 many Chauntries, Col∣ledges, Abbayes, Friaries, Priories, Monasteries, and other Religious Houses, he was absolutely of opinion, that it were great pietie, for Religious kings to dispos∣sesse them wholly of them, •• and giue them gentifaci∣enti iustitiam, to good and godly vses,•• and •• woulde to

God, this had beene in K. Henry the eighths minde, when he pulled downe the Monasteries, either to haue turned them into Colledges, & nurseries for learning and religion, into Hospitals, Almeshouses, Spittels, & such like religious Maisons de Dieu, or which, though I mention last, yet considering the state of the Church and the Policie of our aduersaries, I should thinke fit with the first to be recōmended vnto a Religious king, and vertuous Nobilitie, to the maintenance of a Col∣ledge of writers, Collators, Comparers, and in briefe such a Colledge, as might in short time, with good or∣ders, be able to match & perhaps overtop, al that rab∣ble of Jesuited Colledges thoroughout Christēdome. Because I haue euer beene of VVicliffes minde, in this point, that s 1.260 those which are employed in cōmon affaires of the Church should haue publike maintenance & allow∣ance. But the children of this world, are wiser then we, Vt iugulent homines, surgunt de nocte Latrones, vt te••p∣sum serues,* 1.261 non expergiscere? If the Diuel be so readie to sow tares in our bookes, shal not we bee as readie to purge them out of our writings? should not we, be as diligent, to restore, as they are to take away, from the the workes of the ancient Fathers? I speake this, to a∣waken my selfe and others, that we may stirre vp these godly motions in the hearts of the people, if by anie meanes it may be brought to passe. Of the Cleargies promptnes & zeale to set forwarde so publike and pro∣fitable a busines, which the necessities of the times, & importunitie of our aduersaries doe in a manner •• call for at our hands, I doubt not; but alas, they that should u 1.262 helpe others, are scarcely able to mainetaine them∣selues

and the outwarde state and face of the Church (which vnlesse it bee maintained with some Maiestie, and reuerence of the people will soone decay, and be disfigured) is so cleane changed, vt non cognoscas ean∣dem esse: yet well fare the Papists for mainetaining the outward discipline of their Church, though corrupted with much impietie and blasphemie. They know, that it fareth not with vs, as it did with the Christiās, in the Primitiue Church: we of the Cleargie want the gifte of miracles, to draw the people vnto vs, and the people haue not the gift of charitie, to draw vs vnto them: but this shalbe my comfort, non simale nunc, & olim sic erit.

The 3. Obiection.

NO Prelate, ought to excommunicate anie person,* 1.263 except he knowe him first to be excommunicated by God.

The answere.

HEre I suppose the u 1.264 •• Venetians, wil step forth, & and iustifie VVickliffes assertions: for (if I be not deceaued) they write the very same words. who knowes not, that excommunications as wel as other Ecclesiasticall ordinances, maie be x 1.265 abused by inferi∣our

officers; as Archdeacons, Officials, Chauncellors, and Commissaries, yea and sometimes by Superiours, as Bishops, Archbishops, or the Popes holynes. Some there are, and euer wilbe, that will corrupt the integri∣tie of the Church Discipline; with a varice, by y 1.266 praying not only vpon the flesh of there vnderlings, but even by breaking and crushing the bones, by the thunder of there Excommunications: some by rashnes, proceeding, sine z 1.267 debito examine, without due examination: some of a 1.268 pride, to be feared of the people; whereas the greater Excommunication (for of such I speake) should begin in Gods name, and end in his feare.

The 4. Obiection.

* 1.269SO long as a man is in deadly sin, he is nether Bishop, nor Prelate.

The Answere.

STill our aduersaries plaie the notable Sophisters, First wee wil see the occasion ministred vnto him. of speaking these or the like words, then wee wil consider the manner of speaking of them, & lastly con∣sider the words themselues, and the consequence or il∣lation. The occasion giuen vnto him, of inueying so sharply and eagerly against the manifest and manifold abuses of the wicked Prelates of the Church, was this. He liued in a very corrupt time, when the tares had so far ouer-growne the good corne, that he stood doubt∣full where to begin his reformation: whether with the

head, or with the taile, with the inferiour sort of Cler∣gie men, or with the Superiours: but he resolued with himselfe in the end, that it was best to begin with the Prelats and Heads of the Church, whom he saw as al ••he world besides, positos in maligno altogether for the most part, set vpon wickednes, admonishing them e∣very where of their duties, which they had so cleane forgotten, that whereas the Holy Ghost had made thē overseers ouer the flocke, they did as it were so manie woolues, or mastie curs, woorie them, or els fleese thē, nothing caring for to feed them, by leading them into the pleasant pastures of Gods word; yea, as it maie ap∣peare by his writings) they did altogither b 1.270 refuse to preach vnto them, c 1.271 persecuting & prosecuting the true Preachers of Gods word, and they did not only offende them selues, but incouraged others of the inferior sort, to do the like, by their wicked examples: d 1.272 giving Holy orders, vnto men of vnholy life, & vnable for their skill and knowledge to governe the people, committed to their charge, in peace and godlines; bestowing their benefices for e 1.273 carnal respects, not for mens worthines, or me∣rits, defrauding the poore of their almes. Whē he saw (•• saie) this Canker or spiritual Gangrene, fretting and festring the soundest parts of the Church, what could he do lesse then he did? to exhort them, to t••ke avvaie these scandals, our of church, to reforme these abuses. His words of exhortation (which is the 2. point, that we are to obserue) are these, mistaken by the aduersa∣rie, for they are no other, then such as are frequent in the works of the Holy Fathers; that f 1.274 it is not the name, but the life that makes a Bishop; that g 1.275 if a man haue the

name of a Prelat, and do not answere the reason thereof in sinceritie of doctrine, and integritie of life; but liue scandalously and in mortal sin, that he is but a nomine∣tenus Sacerdos a Bishop or Priest in'name, not in truth; but that hereby wee should inferre a contempt of the Cleargy in general, and condemne al Bishops & Pre∣lats, is not the meaning (I am sure) of Iohn VVickliffe, if his h 1.276writings may be credited against their false surmi∣ses, and improbable coniectures: Reformation is that which he sought, which God (evermore blessed be his name) did afterwardes so establish in this kingdome, that the like againe, is not to bee shewed for discipline and doctrine, throughout all the reformed Churches in Christendome; by taking awaie, not the things thē∣selues (i 1.277 for that were to cut downe al the vines, for some few dro••ken men sakes) or as the wise man spea∣keth, to wring the nose of the Church too hard, till the bloud come againe; but by taking away the abuses from the things▪ or from the persons, which is the happiest kinde of Reformation.

The 5. obiection.

* 1.278TEmporal Lords maie according to their owne wils and discretions, take awaie the goods from a∣ny Church me••, whensoeuer they offend.

The answere.

VVHo saith so Father Parsons? Wicklyff, no, if you meane that the King, and the 3. estates of this land, should take awaie the lands of Religious houses, so generally offending, by miscon∣uerting them to the maintenance of their vnnecessa∣rie orders, and wicked liues; J graunt the proposition to be true, and k 1.279 according vnto his meaning, vrged in more then in one, or two places. The Colleges of Moonks, were the Colleges that hee speakes against, and the Vniuersities of Friers the Vniuersities which he impugned. For otherwise hee himselfe passed tho∣rough out all degrees in this famous Vniuersitie, not without manifest and open proofe of his learning, and reward of his industrie: (for hee was both l 1.280 Scholler, Fellow, and Master in diuerse Colledges, here in Ox∣ford. Now as for the p••blike revenues of Bishops, and the lands of Cathedral Churches; he thought it might stand with equitie, reason and lawe, Common, Ciuile, and Canon, that wheras Christian Princes and Tem∣poral Lords, were the Donours of those large possessi∣ons, which they did giue and assigne to such Bishop∣ricks, or such Cathedral Churches, for the honour of God, the saluation of there own soules; and the reliefe of the poorer sorte, especially of the Cleargie, they should haue m 1.281 some interest in them to see them well bestowed. And who knows not, that the king receiues vnto him selfe an n 1.282 Homage in the one, and a right of Visitation in the other; if they offend o 1.283 notoriously and

scandalouslie, and afterp 1.284 lawful admonition wil not re∣dresse the abuses of their lands, or reforme the wick∣ednes of their manners, the King may by his Regaltie (as he proueth verie strongly) punish the offendors, & take away theirq 1.285 Temporalties, by his Archbishops, or other Ministers, r 1.286 and this is all that can be saide a∣gainst VVickliffe, in this point, all which (as you see) is nothing, s 1.287 but that which is most reasonable, iust and conformeable vnto the ^f Lawes and c••stomes of this land.

The 6. Obiection.

* 1.288TYthes are meere almes, and may be detained by the Parishioners, and bestowed where they wil at their pleasures.

The Answere.

THat Tythes are meeret 1.289 almes, hee holdeth euerie where, it was his errour: but that they may be detai∣ned by the Parishioners, and bestowed where they wil at their pleasures, is ••o vnt••ue, as nothing in the worlde can be more. That Tythes are meere almes, I say, it was his errour. He trusted too much vnto the Commō Lawyers, whose iudgment hee seemes to follow in ma∣ny

things verie commendably, as namely in * 1.290 defense of the Kings Ecclesiastical and Temporal power & Re∣galty. They hold(u 1.291 if I be not deceiued)x 1.292 that Tythes were not due vnto any particular Church, before the Councel of Lateran; but that men might bestowe thē, where they would, & so VVickliffe following them, said that within few yeares before his time, men paide their Tythes & Offerings at their own free will, to good mē & able, to great worship of God, to profit & fairenes of Holy Church fighting on earth. but, (with reuerēce be it spo∣kē vnto that honorable Professiō, & vnder reformatiō, of my opinion, if J thinke a misse) I am of the same o∣pini••n, that Master z 1.293 Charlton a country man of ours and a 1.294 Hospinian a learned German doth out of Anti∣quitie maintaine, as most consonant vnto the Analo∣gie and proportion of Scripture; to wit••that•• Tithes, that is to saie the Tenth part, is, was, and euer more shalbe due, vnto the Priests and Ministers of the Gos∣pel, ante legem, in lege & post legem, before in, and since the law, as the fitest ordinarie meanes, for the mainte∣nance of the Clergie; else parishes being so vnequally diuided at the first, and Impropriation•• foūded in Po∣perie, and continued in Protestancie, growing so fast vppon vs, if the Minister should haue noe more, but a tenth part (which is his ordinarie maintenance) the b 1.295 minister maie reach vnto them, the bread of life, & meane while starue himselfe, for wāt of materialbread

But to returne vnto Iohn VVickliffe, & to examine his opinion more strictly about Tythes or Almes, call thē by what name you please, for my particular I account them duties, and liuelode, and as the Common Lawe cals them the Ministers free-hold; to the great confusi∣on of Parsons, and al that wrangling Sect, I doubt not, but to demonstrate this point very cleerely vnto you, that VVickliffe was as earnest, for the maintenance of the Cleargie, and as bitter an inveigher against al c 1.296 Si∣moniacal Lay-Patrons, or Temporall Lords detaining the right of the Church as anie of them: d 1.297 that hee tels thē in expresse wordes, that it is in Salutem anim••, it is as much as their soule is worth to paye their Tithes duly and truely, vnto the Parson; and that in case the people, standing, (as they doe to this day, in many pla∣ces, too ill affected vnto the Ministery) should either at their pleasure, or vpon displeasure••, with d••aw there e 1.298 temporal almes, he may with draw his spiritual alms from them. But perhaps you will replie & say, Tythes are indeede to be paide vnto good Ministers and prea∣chers, but what shal we pay them vnto one, that wee know to be a lewd companion, a verie varlet, an open drunkard, adulterer or Fornicator, or a murderer of mens soules, aswel as of their bodies? Yes verily, in VVickl••ffes iudgement, f 1.299 vnlesse the fact be very noto∣rious indeed, such g 1.300 as the people know per iudic••um ope∣rationis, by their liues and manners (h 1.301 for it is not for them otherwise to iudge their Minister) they haue not

iudicium Iurisdictionis; and although they may iudge their liues, yet they ma••e not in any sort take away the Tythes quite and clea••e from the Church; but i 1.302 seque∣ster thē, as it were for the next Incumbent in this wise. The partie delinquent is either so vitious a man of life or doctrine, as that there is no hope of his amendmēt; or els hee hath cōmitted some such fact, as wilful mur∣der, or Treason, whereby he is ip so facto depriuable in Law; or finallie he is one that seemes to bee corrigible: the two former are to be remoued or degraded the mi∣nisterie, the later sort of offenders, are thus to bee pro∣ceeded against: k 1.303 cōplaint must be made vnto the Or∣dinarie, (after he hath been l 1.304 three times charitably in∣formed, and admonished of his fault by the Parishio∣ners, and m 1.305 there followes no amendment) if the Ordi∣narie refuse to punish, or winke at his offences, so scan∣dalous vnto the Church of God, the n 1.306 Bishoppe of the Diocesse, must be informed thereof: or if he refuse to giue satisfactiō vnto the Parishioners, the Archbishop must be interested in the cause; and if o 1.307 neither Ordi∣narie, Bishop, nor Archbishop will right them, then maie the p 1.308 king by his royall auctoritie, either in per∣son, or by his Temporal Officers and Ministers, heare

q 1.309 & determine the offence (though the offence be of that nature, that it properly belong vnto their conu∣sance, by r 1.310 punishing the offender either in bodie or goods. But as VVickliffe saith, the s 1.311 mildest course is by taking awaie the tithes from him, not frō the Church, (for that were against his owne rule) becauset 1.312 Decimae praed••ales non debent subtrahi, cum ad Ecclesiam perti∣neant, in cuius damnum, factum praepositi nō redundat, lest many good Ministers should be punished for one lewd Clergie mans fault. And this the u 1.313 King may doe, ashe proueth very stronglie, out of all the uu 1.314 lawes that are, and by the example of the wisest king that euer rained. Now because there cā be no smoke, without some fire, I wil in a word or two informe you of the groūd of this their accusation, & how they were misled, or VVick∣liffe mistaken in this point, and so dismisse our aged Fa∣ther Parsons with his threefolde, or rather manifold peruersions. VVickliffe in all his bookes and treatises,

doth euerie where commend a kind of x 1.315 Evangelicall pouertie, perswading Cleargie men to renounce the vaine pompe, and glorie of the world, and to lead (if it were possible) an Apostolical or Evangelical life, to be cōtent or y 1.316 paide if we han lif elode & to be hiled with, that is, with food and raiment, this estate to Priest (in those daies vnmarried) he z 1.317 commēdeth as the better; yet he approued wel enough of vsing the things of this world, and he himselfe enioied Tythes, went a 1.318 well ap∣parelled, and kept a good table, of that which was his owne. For I read not of anie great gifts that he had gi∣uen him, of anie man Temporal, Lord, State or Poten∣tate. Perhaps being so wel acquainted with the Com∣mon Lawyers, he was the likelier to keepe his own. So that to conclude this point, he did not b 1.319 actually debar Ministers from hauing, but from ouer much affecting the things of this world, which were to be renounced per cogitationem & affectum, in minde and affection: and so forsooth for vrging this doctrine and taxing there a∣buses, he was c 1.320 thought to bee a sore enemie to all the Cleargie, and a sharpe inuaier against Tithes. And thus much shall suffice for an answere vnto all indiffe∣rent

Parsons, concerning Father Parsons lewd and fri∣volous obiections: it remaineth that we proceede to discusse and examine our Apologists reasons, vvhich may seeme to some men more forcible, because there proofes are fetched from our own writers for the most part: for that which is alleadged as out of VVickliffes works, I do shrewdly suspect to be verbatim taken out of VValdē, d 1.321 which is as true in his reports of VVickliffe as Niceph••rus Callistus is in his Ecclesiasticall stories, both of them professe great sinceritie in words, & yet in deed haue neither truth nor honestie in their words.

The 1. Obiection of the Apologists.

* 1.322HE seemed to contemne all Temporal goods, for the loue of eternal riches, adioined himselfe to the Beg∣ging Fryars, approuing their pouertie, and extolling their perfection.

The Answere.

HE did not only seeme, but in effect as farre forth, a•• became a sanctified and regenerate man, did e 1.323 cō∣temne all Temporall goods, and that for the only loue of eternal riches. This is a grieuous imputation, or ra∣ther commendation, if you consider the duty of f 1.324 eve∣rie good Christian, and the holy profession which he makes in Baptisme. For saie, VVickliffe perswaded al o∣ther men to be as himselfe was, that did neither g 1.325 set,

nor settle his affections vpō 'the world, which preached against Couetousnes because he had heard S. Paul call it Idolatrie; against an inordinate and preposterous af∣fection of the temporal things of this life, because the Fathers and Scripture are against it, & what of al this? How many Sermons, Epistles, 'and Postels of Jesuites and Friars are extant, which doe commend the same doctrine vnto vs••, with exquisite and emphaticall per∣swasions, allusions, and amplifications. So that hither∣to we see, there is no harme done. That which follows out of Stow the old, that he adioined himselfe to the Begging Fryars, is taken out of Walsinghā which was Stowes Auctour, and VVickliffes too great enemie to be beleeued. Master Stow, not to defraud him of his iust praise, was a paineful Citizen, by trade a Taylour, by his industrie a Chronicler, so well minded to the publike good, that for fault of better writers, he tooke vpō him at the first to record such things as happened in that Metropolis and chiefe Cittie, and being some∣what encouraged in his labour, hee tooke vpon him to deduce the Historie of the whole Island, from the first beginning, and to contract al our stories into one smal volume. But here his learning failed him: for being not able h 1.326 to vnderstand his Auctors, how should he iudge them? And not iudging them, how could he write or cite anie thing out of them, iudicioussie, pertinentlie, and as became an Historian? I spare to speake, what I know, concerning his books; his reuerend old age, and incredible zeale to the common good, shalbe to me in∣steed of so many garments, to couer his historicall im∣perfections. But to come to the point, thus our Apolo∣gists

do reason; Master Stow out of his trāslated Wal∣singhā saies that VVickliffe was of the order of the Beg∣ging Friars, and Walsinghā was a Lyar, ergo Answere Cuius contrarium verum est, we wil beleeue Walsing∣ham an other time for this tricke. For he was so far frō euer being of that order, that neuer was East more di∣stant from West, or blacke opposite to white, then he was to their disordered orders. If you please not to be∣leeue me, take your eies in your hands, and read these two i 1.327 Treatises, and then saie who is the Lyar.

2. Obiection.

* 1.328HE held that Ecclesiasticall Ministers should begge.

The Answere.

ANswere as before Cuius contrarium verum est, he held that Ministers should not beg. Sith k 1.329 beg∣ging is damned by God, both in the Old and in the New Testament. Read againe the l 1.330 5. Chapter of his booke, against the orders of Friars.

The 3. Obiection.

HE condemned lawful oathes, savouring therin saith Osiander of Anabaptisme.

The Answere.

I now see it verified of Lutherans and Protestants, & of all other writers, m 1.331 which Vopiscus obserued of Historians, nullum non Historicorum mentitum, that the best historians by trusting other writers or repor∣tets, may deliuer an n 1.332 vntruth now and then. Os••ander was a good Historian, but hee neuer read VVickliffes works; or if he had seene some of them, he saw not all. For in his Latin Exposition vpon the o 1.333 third commande∣ment, and his p 1.334 booke of the Truth of the Scripture, he doth plainly shew the contrary••, condemning only al Equiuocall, amphibological, q 1.335 mixt, & wandring pro∣positions, whether with oath, or without oath, willing men not for a r 1.336 world of world••, or for the s 1.337 saluation of infinite soules to lie, that is to equiuocate (as he inter∣preteth it) much lesse to sweare an vntruth, that is to fortweare. His treatise againstt 1.338 Equivocatiō, is a most profound, learned, and iudicious worke; and worthy to be put in print, if it were an entire discourse of it selfe, where u 1.339 Parsons may see, that hee hath not so much as a smal starting hole left, to put his head in vnsought or vnstopt.

The 4. Obiection.

HE taught, that all things come to passe by absolute necessitie.

The Answere.

I hope our Apologists neede not to bee sent backe a∣gaine to schoole, or to their Schoolemen, to learne this distinction, that al things that shall be, bee in re∣spect of God and his decree necessarie, though in re∣spect of vs they be not so, from whom the knowledge of Gods will, in this behalfe, is purposely hidden, be∣cause we should not disesteeme or neglect praier, and other ordinarie meanes for our Saluation. He telleth vs, that Gods promises and threatnings are x 1.340 conditio∣nall, & that as God hath appointed the end, so he hath appointed the meanes of our Saluation but notwith∣standing this necessitie, these are his very words,y 1.341 quā∣vis omnia futura de necessitate eveniāt; Deus tamē vult quod bona servis suis eveniant, per medium guo oratur.

The 5. Obiection.

HE defended humaine merits, as the damnable Pelagian held them, in so much that Melanch∣thon saith accordingly of him. Verily he did not vnderstand, nor hold the iustice of faith.

The Answere.

THis obiection is taken for the former part out of VValden, for the later out of Melāchthō, though I haue cleerely ^z demonstrated the negatiue out of his owne words: yet because the later part of the ob∣iection hath more edge in it then ordinarie, because he seemed to haue read some of VVickliffes works, for an∣swer to him, I say, that ether he read some of his works which he made when hee was buta 1.342 newly conuerted, which might peraduenture sauour of follie, or of a bad spirit; or els that hee was cosened by some spurious and bastard Treatises, which were broached in his name, and laid to his charge, an imputation,b 1.343 not proper to VVickliffe alone but common to him with many of the ancient Fathers and Doctors of the Church.

The 6. Obiection.

HEe taught a seditious doctrine,* 1.344 and mother of all re∣bellion, teaching that there is no ciuill Magistrate, while he is in mortall sinne, and that the people may at there pleasure correct Princes, when they doe offend.

The Answere.

IF VVickliffe doe teach any such doctrine, he is vtter∣ly to be condemned by our Church, and to be refor∣med in that point: but if they belie not his words, he admonisheth the king & all other inferiour officers & Magistrates, as he did Bishops earst while, that he bea∣reth not the sworde in vaine, or hath his office for nought, but to doe thec 1.345 office of a king, wel and truly, to see his Lawes executed, and iusticed 1.346 sincerely ad∣ministred; and if he happen to be defectiue in his duty, by suffering the sword of iustice to rust in the scabbard, and his people to perish for want of gouernment; then he telleth him, that he is not properly and truly a king, that ise 1.347 in effect and operation, which words are spokē by way of exhortation: but so farre was he, fromf 1.348 mu∣tinie himselfe, or perswading others to rebellion, that I dare bee bolde to speake it, that neuer any man of his ranke, for the times wherein he liued, did more stoutly and valiantlyg 1.349 maintaine the kings Supremacie, in all causes, as wel as ouer al parsons Ecclesiastical and ci∣uil, against al vsurped Primacie, and forraine Iurisdict∣ions, and his maine reason was this, (to omit al others) elseh 1.350 he should not be King ouer al England, but regulus

parua partis a pettie gouernour of some small parts of the Realme. And as touching hisi 1.351 rebellious followers, & mutinousk 1.352 Libellers (if euer there were any such as the Apologists recite out of Stowes Walsingham) I trust it is not imagined or looked for, that he should be bet∣ter attended on thē Christ was, which had followers of al sorts; sōe which followed him for bread; some to see the miracles that he did, some to take him in his words and so it might fare with VVickliffe and his schollers. But (if I be not deceiued) the matter of rebellion & se∣dition is wholly mistaken, and wrongfully imputed to l 1.353 Iohn VVickliffe, out of whose works (I speake of as ma∣ny, as haue yet come vnto my hands) though you rack them to the worst there is not so much as the least sus∣pition to be drawne of words tending to disloialty: but I read inm 1.354 Fraissard of one Iohn Ball, one of Bals Priests for ought that I know, who drew multitudes of people after him, & was the chiefe cause of that great rebellion of the Commons, vnder the cōduct of VVat

Tyler; and Iacke Straw, which n 1.355 taught this doctrine to condemne al Laws, despise the Cleargie, and to rebell against there Soveraigne, because there was an equa¦litie of al men, and communion of al things, which is pure Anabaptisme, or Diabolisme rather; and because he liued about the time of VVickliffe, therefore this foule and monstrous heresie is by a malitious kinde of o 1.356 mistaking, laid to VVickliffes charge, which was as p 1.357 far from preaching anie such doctrine, as they •• are frō any truth, sincerity or ingenuity, that affirme it, as hath beene obserued by one very iudicious in collecting the Antiquities of our Land.

The 7. Obiection.

* 1.358He was more giuen to scoffing, and prating, then be∣came a sober Diuine.

The Answere.

This fault was obiected vnto him in his life time, whervnto heshapeth this modest& most Christiā answere.q 1.359 God is my witnesse, that I principally intende

his glory, and the weale of the Church, by seeking to honor the Scripture, and obserue Christs Law: & if it hath, or shall so happen at any time, that with this good intent of mine, there creepe in, any sinister intent of vaine glorie, covetousnes of the world, or desire of revenge, I am sorry for it, & will hereafter by Gods grace amende that fault. What could be spoken more ingenuouslie, soberly or Christianly? But were it true, that they saie, yet were it not as true, that Clodius accusat machos, Catilina Ce∣thegum? they werer 1.360 guilty of the same, or worse crimes, for did he nots 1.361 note the Diuines of his time, for giving themselues to much tot 1.362 railing and scolding, more me∣vetricum ••orsethen Cot-queanes, &u 1.363 to such brawlings of words as doe ingēder nothing but strife, not tending to edification, or if it x 1.364 were it was but to edifie men to Hell?

The 8. Obiection.

IT appeareth by Master Foxe, that VVickliffe was an v∣suall dissembler of his faith,* 1.365 and that to preuent dan∣ger of trouble, he did vsually practize the same.

The Answere.

HE was so farre resolued in the cause of Religion, that hee was readie toy 1.366 die almost for euerie Article of Religion, that he maintained against them, and so con∣stant and professed an enemie to al disfēblets & Equi∣vocators, that therefore he professeth of himself, that he treated that point more largely, because he took•• himselfe to be wronged in the highest degree, to haue thisz 1.367 imputatiō laid vnto him, as to be calleda 1.368 Magi∣ster Aequivocorū Aequivocatorum & Aequiuocorū Aequivocātiū. And he did not only thinke himself hap∣py (if it should so haue pleased God tob 1.369 die for religi∣ō) but he perswaded others to the like martyrdōe, shew∣ing, that in the cause of faith, there is no dissimulatiō to be allowed. Finallie, the words I cōfesse are in Fox, but not Foxes. For he had them from Lyarc 1.370 Walsingham, he is but the reporter, & you might haue had his iudg∣ment of al such writers, that he thought they did him d 1.371 much wrong, by such imputations, as would easilie haue appeared, if his works were at this day extant (as thankes be to God many of them are, and more may happen to be discouered in good time) to conuince his

coniectures) to be more then probably true, and there assertions to be more then coniecturatiuely false.

The 9. Obiection.

HE invaied against the Church, for that he had been depriued by the Archbishop of Canterburie,* 1.372 from a certaine benefice.

The Answere.

WHere was that benefice? say in Oxford, and because hee was depriued of that benefice, hee wrote against the Church: by the like reason, because he was preferred to an other benefice ia Lecester-shire, where he died, therefore hee shoulde not haue inuaied against the Church, the argument is Topical. But our Apologists haue not framed their ac∣cusation aright, they shal doe wel to mende their bill, and to say, that he inuaied against the Church, because he was depriued ofa 1.373 his benefice, against Colleges be∣cause himself could not get to beb 1.374 head of a Colledge, againstc 1.375 Bishops because he could not get the Bishop∣ricke of VVorcester: Here are three crimes obiected a∣gainst one man, and verily I thinke one as true as the other: for though he euer helde a reuerend opiuion of Bishops & Prelats, as there was reason why he should, touching only thed 1.376 faultes of the diseased Cleargie,

which were then as sicke as euer Rome was, neither a∣ble any longer to endure the maladie, nor the remedy•• yet I would gladly haue the proofe of these things con∣firmed vnto me, by anie Auctor, saue a Moonke or a Friar, and then it maie be I shal beleeue it; though if e∣ver a Religious Clarks Protestatiō, were to be credited, hee protesteth that hee did, as neere as euer hee could, both write, and speake and do al thingsc 1.377 ad honorē Dei & vtilitatem Ecclesiae, for the glory of God and the bene∣fit of his Church, which wordes hee oft repeateth, spea∣king them as became a professed Diuine withf 1.378 single∣nes of hart, and simplicity of minde, far from al damna∣ble hypocrisie and dissimulation.

The 10. & 11. Obiections.

MOst blasphemously, he affirmed that euerie Crea∣ture was God, & againe that ••od could not choose, but obey the Diuel.

The Answere.

* 1.379THese obiections are taken from Bellarmine & some other Jesuits, & it was wonder they did escape both our Apologists and Father Parsons; but belike they did not thinke them to bee true, els doubtles they woulde haue vrged them: For answere wherevnto, it seemeth vnto mee, that the former obiection doth assoile the latter, for holding that euerie Creature was God, be∣like he distinguished the tearme God, into God abso∣lutely

spoken, and God cum signo, or adiectione g 1.380 with a signe or addition, & so in truth he doth; & in this sence it might bee true, that such a made God, might of its owne nature, being (as all reasonable Creatures are) sin••ul, should obay the Diuel: but I wil not play the So∣phister. He had a more deepe, profound, Theologicall or h 1.381 Me••aphysicalspeculatiō about this matter, which was plainly de••iuered in his booke de Ideis, which book is not yet come vnto my hands, and therfore I cannot answere the obiection, otherwise then he doth himself, by i 1.382 referring you vnto that k 1.383 learned book of his. The doctrine I am perswaded in his vnderstanding is found & true, though not fit to be vttered before the people, and though I do rather admire then conceiue it, & do therefore choose rather wholy•• to omit it•• for a season, then vnperfectly to deliuer it: yet I cannot omit to giue him this ••estimony, that about the nature, persons, & properties of God, about the matter of Predestinatiō, Prescience, or Prouidence, he is most religiously & pi∣ouslie affected, quo magis miror & therfore I cānot but wonder, that he should run into so l 1.384 monstrous & soule absurdities. But to leaue this, and to answere that alike monstrous, but more blasphemous obiectiō, that God must needes obey the Divell, which scarce any Diuel of Hel would dare to vtter, I know not whence they haue taken this obiection, which hath no colour nor ground in the world in it, vnlesse it be out of these words of his, which I professe are his, and wel they maie be, that be∣cause hee saith, that m 1.385 God is a great king aboue all his Creatures, that n 1.386 all Creatures are made by God to serue him, that the o 1.387 Devil is clepid Gods Angel, for hee maie

doe nothing but at Gods suffering, that he serueth God in tormenting of sinfullmen; that * 1.388 Christ is Victor of the Divell, & q 1.389 helpeth vs against the ••iend: thence belike our Jesuits r 1.390 infer, that God must needs obay the Di∣vel. A good wit I confesse, may go far, and such haue our Jesuits, or els they greatly belie one another, but I doubt whether euer they shalbe able to infer so foule and irreligious a Conclusion: out of so faire and religi∣ous premises.

The Conclusion.

THus hauing shewed and proued vnto you, that this same Iohn VVickliffe, a man so much spoken against by al sorts of men is so innocent and free from al there foule heresies and monstrons absurdities, that he hath rather declared himselfe, to be a Cōformitan vnto the doctrine, and discipline of the Church of England: or rather, that the Church of Englād at this day, sincere∣lie professing the Gospel, doth teach & preach no new Doctrin, as our Apologists would haue you to beleeue; but thē very same doctrine, which was many hundred yeares ago retained and maintained here in England, by sundrie learned Diuines, and embraced gladly by al a 1.391 of al sorts, Noblemen, Gentlemen, Cleargie men,

Lay men, men, and women: which though it were then challenged for a new doctrine, as was somtimes Christ & his Apostles; yet both it was the very same doctrine, which was from the beginning, and shalbe vnto the end of the world, as he himselfe sometimes b 1.392 prophe∣cied, & the Popish doctrine to bee convicted of plaine nouelty, and newnes, by almost the very same reasons and arguments which our Protestant writers do now inforce against them, and therfore no maruell, though the Papists now a daies, notwithstanding there pretē∣ced and vsurped notes of Antiquitie, Vniuersality and Iknow not what els, do begin to thinke vpon a course, how either to abolish all ancient written books out of o ur Libraries, or els to banish al ancient truth out of their books, by their new inuēted Purgatory of books, which I may be bold to speake it, hath done farre more paine to Christendome within these 40. or 50. yeares, then their fire of Purgatorie hath done since the time of its first being: a verie lewd and damned course, and which if it should not please God, and that speedely to stirre vp the harts of Godly Princes, Religious Clarks, and rich Seculars to emploie some learned and paine∣ful students, in discouerie the misteries of this their dā∣nable art of corrupting al manner of good writers, ei∣ther profane, or diuine, vnder colour of correcting thē•• in processe of time, the Jesuits sole Actors of al lewde parts, by printing and reprinting the Fathers workes, so oft as they are like to doe, in goodly paper, faire let∣ters, and glorious annotations, whereby they haue be∣witched the whole world, wil in al likelihoods, by their, more thē Syrenical enchantments, Circean sorceries

and Diabolical charmes, make al writers both new and old to speake whollie for them; and when they haue so filed and framed them vnto their purposes, and made them speake nothing, but the language of Ashdad, thē be assured, ••ura, ••eriura, secretū prodere noli, that they wil sweare, and forsweare their Index Expurgatoriusses, deny there Colledge of Censors, and make the world beleeue, there was neuer any such thing, for feare least they should rise vp in iudgement against them, to con∣vince them of so many wilful forgeries, treacheries, & foule corruptions, by waie of addition, detraction, op∣position; and that you may know them to bee cunning Arithmetitians, by their so often v••ed Rule of falshood. But my hope and trust is in the good grace of the Al∣mightie, that the learned & iudicious Cleargie of this land, which are most interested in this business, will a∣midst their sondry and waighty affaires of the Church, in that there Reuerend assembly in Convocation, take some speedy course, against this damned crew, and ex∣ecrable Colledge of Censors, for preuenting of farther mischiefes, which are likely to ensue. There is no coun∣try in al Christendome, where the Gospell is sincerelie professed, which hath the like opportunity of effecting this busines; such and so manie are our written copies, commended as God would haue it, by the mouthes of our aduersaries, so great the number of iudicious and paineful students, that would account themselues hap∣py, if they might be imploied in transcribing, or com∣paring the bookes of the ancient writers. In fine God hath put the occasion into our hands, the daies are hi∣therto peaceable, and quiet, and long may they so con∣tinue,

the king Religious and learned, the c 1.393 Nobility & gentrie willing and forward, our enemies audacious & bold, the d 1.394 charges not great, scarce to be spokē of, the time not lōg, within the which it might be e 1.395 fully fini∣shed, the Glorie Gods, the benefit his Church, both which I haue, doe, and wil for euer seeke vnfainedly, ac∣cording vnto my place, dutie, and profession.

Deo soli sit gloria.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The first que∣stiō about the number of the bookes Cano∣nical. Article 6.
• f 1.2

  Satis est pro sua militia ha∣bere 22. libros de veteri Tes∣tamento-Au∣thēticos Wie∣kliff•• de ver. Scrip. Pag. 110.
• g 1.3

  Non quia o∣portet illis discredere tanquam fa sis sed quia non oportet. Ecclesiam militantem illis li∣bris credere explicatè tanquam authenticis. ld lb.
• h 1.4

  Stultum et vanum circa veritatem aut passiones Scripturae Apocryphae nimis contendere cum habemus plenè Scripturas sensibilitèr nobis authenticas, ld. lb.
• * 1.5

  The differen∣ces betwixt the books Ca∣nonical & A∣pocrypha.
• i 1.6

  Aucto••izatio corum in No∣uo, testamento Wickleff. de Ve••r. Scrip. pag 95. & pag. 109
• k 1.7

  Credo, quod Ecclesia discre tè examinan•• quemcun{que} li∣brum, quoad totam suam sententiam, dicià Spiritu Sancto in alia Scriptura, lo. pag. 96.
• * 1.8

  The 2. questiō about the suf∣ficiency of the Scripture. The 6 Article of Religion.
• l 1.9

  Diuersorium Lollardorum. Nih••il inquiūt praeter Scrip∣turas Sacras accipimus: quicquid istis apponitut aut subtrahitur est blaphemum Walden. To. 3. Pag. 3.
• m 1.10

  Lex Dei patula in d••s obus Testamentis. VVicklis. in exp••sit Dec••l. Pag. 5. ••criptura ergo est lex Christi — & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 des Ecclesiae. ld. de verit, Script. Pag. 15. Lib de 7. Peccat Mo••••libus Pag. 40.
• n 1.11

  Scriptura se∣cūdū sensū suū sacrum, suffi∣cit pro quadā scientia neces¦saria viatori. De Ver. Scrip. pag. 66.
• o 1.12

  ••ū in Scrip∣tura S. sit om∣nis veritas, pa tet quod om∣nis disputatio — quae iin Scri∣ptura Sacra non habet o∣riginē est pro∣phana lb. p 39
• p 1.13

  Non oportet admittere sci∣entiam vel cō clusionem quae nō habet Te∣stimonium ex Scriptura. lb. pag. 66
• q 1.14

  Nisi in ordi∣ne ad hāc Le∣gem lb. p. 485.
• r 1.15

  Nisi de quan∣to promouet ad hanc Le∣gēld lb. p. 50.
• s 1.16

  lb. pag 11.
• t 1.17

  Ex Augusti∣no, contrarius Scripturae etiam Dominus Papa, quem aliqui fingunt dispensare contra illam, non est vt sit Christianus lb pag. 128.
• u 1.18

  Lib. de biasphemia pag. 42.
• uu 1.19

  Log••••cos & Grammaticos oportet submittere ••e ad di••cendum in Scriptura, tam nouam G••ammati∣cam, quam Logicam. De verit. Script pag. 7.
• x 1.20

  Finus non debet infringere testamentum Patris lb pag. 72.
• y 1.21

  omne genus humanum debet stare pro de••ensione veritati Scriptu¦rae ex integro, vs{que} ad mortem. lb. pag. 161.
• * 1.22

  Saecularis vio∣lentia, Cleri∣cus ratio ne lb pag. 161.
• z 1.23

  Non est vt sit Christianus. lib. de verit. Script, p. 128.
• a 1.24

  Quicun{que} nō vere fundaue rit, vel vitam suam, vel sen∣tentiā in Scri∣ptura S; sed ad versatur sibi, & suis profes∣soribus, hic ob liquat vt pugil Diaboli, at{que} haereticus. lb. pag. 189.
• b 1.25

  Non est vox Theologi sed Docmonologi lb. pag. 327.
• c 1.26

  Lib. de 7. pee cat mort. p. 22 lb. pag. 22. lb. pag. 3. de verit. Script. pag. 332.
• d 1.27

  Expos. Deca∣logi pag. 69.
• e 1.28

  Lib. de 7. peccat mort. pag. 10. lb. pag. 22.
• f 1.29

  Contra Fratres mendi••. p. 52
• g 1.30

  They pursue true men for preaching the truth. Lib. de 7 peccat. mort. pag. 102. Like the Byshops of the Temple letten men to preach lb. pag. 19. letten the Gospel & Pistles to be preached, and pursue the true tellers thereof. Lib. Miscell. pag. 34.
• g 1.31

  Opinio haere tica quod Scriptura S. sit haeretica et blasphema. Lib. de ver Scrip pag. 196. Multiplicati qui dixer••it Scripturam secundum magnem partem suam esse falsissimā. Ibid. pag. 130.
• h 1.32

  Lib. contra Fra••res. mendic. pag. 44.
• * 1.33

  The 3. questiō of the Inter∣pretation of the Scripture.
• l 1.34

  sensus litera∣lis Scripturae sensus quem Spiritus S. in didit. De verit Script pag. 27 Omnia neces∣saria in Scrip∣tura continē∣tur in sēsu hi∣storico vel lite rali, Wickliff. ex relat. Gu. Wodeford in lib. ML.

  Nulla conclu∣sio authentica tur ex Scrip∣tura Sacra, nisi in quantū al∣legatur ad sē∣sum Auctoris Ib. pag. 201.
• k 1.35

  Ordinauit Deus commu∣nem Scripturā sensibilem, ad cuius sensum Catholicum capiendū de∣us, non po••est deficere; quo∣niam semper quosdam irra∣diat, ad quam irradiationē confert sanct∣itas vitae et cō∣tinuare istam irradiationem in matre Ec∣clesia est The∣ologotum of∣ficium, quos o∣porter stare in suis limitibus, vnde non li∣cet Theologis fingere alien•••• praeter fidem Script, Catho¦licae lb p. 205.
• l 1.36

  Quintuplex medium dispo nens ad suae veritat is noti∣tiam.
• m 1.37

  Codicum Scripturae correctio.
• n 1.38

  Logicae Scripturae in∣structīo.
• o 1.39

  Partium Scripturae iugis collatio.
• p 1.40

  Sui deuoti student is virtuosa dispositio
• q 1.41

  Ptimi Magistri interna instructio. De verit. Script. pag. 75.
• r 1.42

  Primo in au∣ctoritatis Scri¦pturae humili•• acceptatione••
• r 1.43

  20. In sui & rationis con∣formatione.
• * 1.44

  30. in SS. Do∣ctorum testifi∣catione. De Verit▪ Script. pag. 78
• t 1.45

  Causa vari••¦••tatis inter∣pretum, vt cognoscomus vniuer••alo doi donū—in pae∣nam superbie Ib. pag. 8••. The diuersi••y of opinions as S. Aug. saith may standwel enowgh with the vnitie of faith, so long•• as their opini¦ons doe varie, but not con∣trarie one a∣nother, that they are di∣uerse but not aduerse.
• * 1.46

  Theologi debēt completius cognosce••e Doctores, prop••er videnda completa eorum originalia & radices rationum quas eliciunt ex Scriptura De Verit. Script. pag. 456.
• un 1.47

  Non oportet plus credere homini quam mādato quod docet: ex hoc principio, prop∣ter quod est vnum quod{que} ••ipsum est magis. De, Ver., Script. pag. 205.
• x 1.48

  A••legando. alios extra auctores, Scripturae, non allegamus eos vt auctores dantes probationem per locum a ••ide; sed per locum I opicum à Testimonio humano; vt tale Testimonium viz. ar∣guendo ad hominem, allegando sibitestem quem ipse acceptat ta••quam authenticum, vt arguendo contra infideles, allegamus eis proprios auctores▪ De Verit. Script. pag. 107.
• y 1.49

  lb. pag. 108.
• z 1.50

  Ib. pag. 108.
• a 1.51

  Nulli creden dum est p er locum &c. lb. 109. Homini credi¦tur non vt sibi, ••ed vt promul∣ganti divinam sententiam. De Ver. Scrip. pag. 205, Non debet credi creaturae, nisi de quanto Ioquitur confōrmiter ad Scripturam De Verit. Scrip pag. 206. Non sunt de capitulo eorum, de quibus sequitur, Ipsi sic aslerunt ig••tur verum. lb. pag. 151.
• * 1.52

  The 4. questiō whether the Scripture should be trā∣slated into the vulgar tonge.
• b 1.53

  Lib de verit. Scrip. p. 331.
• c 1.54

  Lib. Miscel pag. 24.
• d 1.55

  lb pag. 34.
• e 1.56

  lb. pag. 24.
• f 1.57

  lb. pag. 25.
• g 1.58

  lb. pag. 24.
• h 1.59

  lb. pag. 26.
• i 1.60

  lb. pag. 24.
• k 1.61

  lb pag. 24.
• l 1.62

  extant in his Maiesties Li∣brarie at White-hall.
• m 1.63

  Extant in the publike li¦brarie verie faierly bound of the guift of M. Doct. Bond the wor∣thie president of Magd. Col. in Oxford, a true favou∣rer & furthe∣rer of al good learning.
• n 1.64

  Habemus—completam notitiam ne∣cessariorū ad salutem ex fide Scripturae. De Veritate Scrip. pag. 108. Though there be not a particular decision of al questions that maie be moued in Diuinity touching doctrine or discipline; yet, sententia dati iudicij est inuenibilis in Scriptura-vnde'pateat quomodo esset in ca∣sibus particularibus indicandum. In Expos. Decal. pag 6. Status, statu••a, et. ritus a diecti se∣cundum traditiones humanas, omnes inseparabiliter peccant, cum difficultant legem Dei, & impediunt cursum Sermonis sui. Art. 41. Oxon. condemnatus Regist, Acad.
• o 1.65

  De verit ate script p. 487.
• p 1.66

  Traditiones humanae com mixtae cum ve ritate Eu an∣gelica lb. pag 330.
• q 1.67

  Tempore Christi coepit calumnia•• tem¦pore Maho∣meti am plius dissipata est et a tempore editionis De∣cretalium de∣creuit honor et ponderatio Legis Scrip∣turae continuè quae videtur—esse via praepa¦ratoria Anti∣christo. lb p. 207.
• r 1.68

  Obseruantie—fundabiles in Scriptura. lb. 529. Sunt Deo & Ecclesia sua o dibiles nisi de quanto sundātur in Script. p. lb. 411.
• s 1.69

  Cauendum est Principibus Eccle∣siae, ne onerent ••ubditos rituum multitudine ••b. 529.
• t 1.70

  Videtur probabile, qu••d nuliae con∣stitutionez Pra positorum Ecclesiae sunt licitae, vel ā populo obligare admittendae, nisi de quanto sunt media facilitantia ad obse••uantiam Legi•• Christ•• Expos•• Decal. pag 18.
• u 1.71

  Conquirimus non manda••a saluatoris led Caesaris non pra••cepta Capitis Ecclesiae qui est Chris••us, sed Temporalis Pontificis De Verit Scrip. Pag 68.2. Our Lord Iesu Christ, very God and very man, is head and P••elat of this Religion. In supplicat. ad Parl. pag. 1
• x 1.72

  Artic. 43. in syn. Const•• damnatus.
• y 1.73

  Artic Var. damnat.
• z 1.74

  Propriae ad∣inuētiones plus pecuniae lucratiuae. De Verit. script. pag. 333. om∣nes sonant—ad lucrum Ec¦clesiae lb.
• a 1.75

  Optarē quod omnes ritus nostri forent à Deo confir¦mati De Ver. Scrip. p. 581.
• b 1.76

  De Verit. Scrip. p. 122.
• c 1.77

  Peccatum paganitatis incurrit, quis∣quis dum ••e Christia∣num a••••e∣rit sed i. Apo∣stolicae ob edi re; contemnit De Verit. Scr. pag 426.
• d 1.78

  Tempore Constantini translatio•• Sa∣cerdotij. nec fuit decretum quod•• Episcop: illius Ecclesiae haberet neces¦sario primatū in alios, vt hic supponitur De Ver. Scrip. pag. 565.
• e 1.79

  Habet plenā & solam pote∣statem ad ae•• dificandum Ecclesiam. De Ver. Scrip. pag. 122.
• f 1.80

  lb. pag. 455.
• g 1.81

  Certum est ex fide Scripturae quod quicun{que} Secula∣ris vel Clericus maxime obuiat Christi legibus, hic est potissimus Antichristus De Verit. Scrip. pag. 590.
• h 1.82

  Oportet inferiorem nomine tenus Superiorem ••uum corrippete lb. p. 524.
• i 1.83

  lb. pag. 524.
• k 1.84

  Pe••••••s ipse & Apollo exclusi à Dominatu suorum conuer••••rum: imo ipsos esse quasi nihil & abiectos seruos D ••esu cui omnis scientia, omnis amor vel honor Christiani debet attribui; cum nullum creatum debet sciri amarivel honorari▪ nisi Chri∣stus, vel in habitu diuino ad ipsum De Verit Script. pag. 494.
• l 1.85

  Nec credo quenquā Ca∣tholicum ad ••antum desipere quod credat quod vbi Christi•• vicatius sc••ibit Fiat & ipse qui dixit & facta sunt non approbat ad quiritur ius aliquod impetranti cum de isto solo verificatur hoc metricum-sic volo sic iubeo, sit pro ratione voluntas. in Expos. Decal. p. ••.
• m 1.86

  Quod Papa sit summus Pontifex est ridiculum, & Christus nee in Petro ne•• in alio talem approbauit dignitatem Art. 17. dam∣nat. in Syn. Const.
• * 1.87

  The 2. questiō whether the Pope may in∣termedle with the Temporal affaiers of Princes.
• n 1.88

  In ciuili do∣minio non pos¦sunt esse duo dominantes aequo, oportet quod vnus sit capitalis Dominus & alter subdominans-Re∣gem, nostrum nolumus. in hac parte sibi ••ubijcere cum donans quicquid ad manum mor tuam sibi reseruat capital e dominium Wickliff de Ciu. Dom. p 67.
• o 1.89

  Extant in the pub∣like Librarie.
• p 1.90

  The contrary opiniō (a•• he saieth) videtur impugnare iura & consuetudi∣nes Regni de Ciuili Dominio pag. 66. Tenendo quod iura Angliae in hac parte sunt nul∣lo modo Iuri contraria lb. I knowe the particular and approued custome of euerie na∣••ion is the most vsual binding & assured Law. my L. Cook in his 5. l. of Reports in praes:
• q 1.91

  My L. Cook Chiefe Iustice of the Com∣mon pleas in his 5. booke of Reports. Wickliffe maintaineth it as an old Custome, the which our King, Lords & Prelats beene sworen to sus∣taine & main∣taine-as per∣taining to the Kings Regalty and of Com∣mon Law. In supplicat. por recta ad Parli∣am. pag 9. The kinglie head of this politique bo∣dy, is instituted and furnished with p'enarie and entire power, prerogatiue, and iurisdi∣ction, to render iustice and right, to euerie part and member of this bodie, of what estate degree, or calling soeuer, in al causes, Ecclesiastical, or Temporal, otherwise hee should not be head of the whole bodie. My L•• Cook. in his 5. book. of Reports pag. 9. The verie same reason is vrged by Wickliffe, in sundrie places: else he were not King of al England but of a little part thereof In supplicat. ad•• Parliam. pag. 10. Non haberet plenae pacis. custodiam. De Verit. Script. pag. 453. Non ••oret' Rex totius Angliae sed Regulus paruae partis. De Verit. Script. pag. 424. []The Title of his book is this: Controuersiarū Rob. Bel larmini Defensio Auctore Iac. Gretsero Soc. Iesu S, S. Theol. Doct. et in Academia Ingol∣stadiensi Professore. Ingol. Anno. 1607. in fol.
• r 1.92

  Similes sunt-authori discipui omnes e∣quorum libris, si iactationes, mendacia, scōmata, maledicta, conuitia tollerentur ex max∣imis voluminibus vix libelli perexigui effici possent Bell cont. 4. To 1. pag 328. in 8^o. iust¦ly to be retorted vpon the Iesuits. He railes against D. Rainolds, D. Whitaker, D. Mo••ton. Iunius, Polanus, Hunnius, Lubbert, &c al which he doth befoole, & depresse, both lewdly and foolishly: as because D. Rainolds was sicke of the•• gout, therefore forsooth, nihil ••oli∣dum nihil ne••uosum ab isto sperandum, his head was not sound enough to deliuer anie solide matter against them, and that he did forbeare to inuaie more sharply against him Ne sorte exasparatis articulorum doloribus acrius discrutietur, & ad rabi••̄ vel despera∣tionem adigatur. The paine of the gout and of reading his books withal, might driue him into despaire. Gretser. defens, Bell. pag. 1058, & 1070.
• s 1.93

  Bellarmine the Iesuits the meekest men aliue.
• t 1.94

  Vide Praefa∣tionem ante Biblia Interli∣nearia.
• u 1.95

  In two books of his, the one in quarto de Iu••e & ••m odo libros prohi∣bendi, abolen∣di & expurgā di••the other in folio writte in defense of the 1 part. of of Bellarmins Controuersie he hath gone about to re∣uerse two Po∣sitiōs of mine: the 1. That the workes of the ••Anciēt Fathers are verie much corrupted by the Papists: the 2. that their Bibles authorized are diuerse, cōtrarious, & cōtradictorious, the one vnto the other, Both these God wil∣ling shalbe proued m••st cleerely in my Apologie. God opē the ••ies of our hetherto blin∣ded and hoodwinct Papists, that they maie see, and seeing maie knowe, and knoweinge maie abhorre their soule corruptions and open contradictions.
• uu 1.96

  Ant Posseuine woū∣ded thorowgh my sides, For my Collation of Cyprian which Grerser cheifly impugneth i•• translated verbatim into Possevins Apparatus, Changing the word Protestant into Catholike, and by affirming the booke that was printed at Geneua, to be printed at Pa∣ris, that men might thinke it was his worke: sic nos non nobis mellificamus apes, hereby you maie note his exceeding great iudgment; and yet he taketh vpon him to be, Censor censorum, and Criticus Criticorum.
• * 1.97

  The 3 questiō whether the Pope may err.
• x 1.98

  Papa est pec cabilis. sicur caput Eccle∣siae. De Verit. Script. pag. 456. est naturae peccabilis, ha∣bens supra se capitalē Do∣minum in. Ex∣pos Decal. pag 123.
• y 1.99

  De blasphē pag. 40.
• z 1.100

  Non dubiū quin error posset in ••le∣ctione contingere, & magis in conuersatione sequenti De Ver, Script. pag. 457.
• a 1.101

  Hee maie erre—in seeding of his Churches or Articles of the faith. De blasp pag. 40. Multi papae deprau••ti haeretica dep••auitate, De. Ver. Scrip. pag. 181. hodie inualescit opinio Legistarum dicentium, quod si quis sit Papa, est impeccabilis, & per con••equens si quid arbitratur, vel ordinat, tune est iustum, ••um Epistolae suae vel parificantur vei superant au¦ctoritatem Scripturae. lb. pag. 47. Non habet a Deo Chartas talis officij lb pag. 92. Vtinā talis Antichristus non destruat Regna Borealia, occidentalia, or••entalia, s••cut infecit A∣f••am, Ap••iricā, & Europam. lb. pag 589.
• b 1.102

  Lib. De 7. Pecc, Mort. pag. 16.
• c 1.103

  De blasphem. pag. 40.
• d 1.104

  De blasphem pag. 55.
• * 1.105

  The 4. questiō whether the Pope be Anti¦christ.
• * 1.106

  Lib. de 7. Pe••∣cati•• Mortal. pag. 16.
• * 1.107

  Contra Frat. Mend. pag. 26
• e 1.108

  Nihil est Ca∣nonicū quod Regula 1. non approbat De Ver. Script. pag. 457.
• f 1.109

  De verit. ser. pag. 590.
• * 1.110

  The 1. questiō whether the Church of Rome be the Catholike Church?
• g 1.111

  Protestor publicè, quod amando, & ve∣nerando Ro∣manam Ec∣clesiam, ma∣trem meam, desidero & procuro defē∣sionem o••••isi Privilegiorū suorum. De ve rit scr••pt. Pag 196.
• h 1.112

  Scio quidem ex fide Scrip∣turae tanquam infrāgibiliter verum, quod omne ••uum privilegist est ex Deo, & de quanto secuta fuerit Ch••istū cōfor••nius, de tanto amplio∣ribus privile∣gijs insignitur, De verit. Scr. Pag. 196.
• i 1.113

  Absi•• Eccle∣siam credere, quod fides cuiuscun{que} alieni membri Ecclesiae depēdeat ab isto Petro Iohanne vel Gregorio. De verit scr. Pag. 92.
• k 1.114

  Fie••i potestquod Dominus Papa fo••et igna••us Legis Scripturae, & quod Ecclesia Anglicana foret lōgè praestā••ior in iudicio veritatis Catho∣l••••ae, quam tota ista Romana Ecclesia collecta de istis Papa & Cardina••ibus. lb, P. 182.
• * 1.115

  1. Cor. Chap. 11. vers. 1.
• l 1.116

  Necesse estS. matrem Eccle¦siam per The. ologos regu∣lari: oportete nim quod re∣guletur secun¦dum vitam Christi, & Scri¦pturae Sacrae sed hoc prop∣ter euitandas haereses De Ver. Script. pag. 510.
• m 1.117

  De Ver. Scr. pag 72.
• m 1.118

  lb pag. 108.
• ¶ 1.119

  Math, Chap 24. v. 24, 25.
• ¶ 1.120

  Math. Chap 16. v. 18.
• ¶ 1.121

  1 Cor. 10.4. Luc. 18.8.
• o 1.122

  De Verit. Script p. 105.
• * 1.123

  The 3. questiō about the visi∣bilitie of the Church.
• ¶ 1.124

  1. Sam. 5.3
• p 1.125

  Contra Fra∣tres mendicā∣tes. Cap. 39. pag. 54. They ••eachen that tho men that shalbe damned bee members of holy Church, & thus they weddē Christ and the diuel together Ib.
• q 1.126

  Ecclesia Christi & Ecclesia malignantium, De Ver. Scr. p. 490.
• r 1.127

  Duo capita Christus & Diabolus lb.
• s 1.128

  There is no cōmining, ne consent to Christ and to Belial. Contra F••atr. Mend. pag. 54.
• t 1.129

  Comment in Psal. pag. 2. in Praef.
• u 1.130

  Decreuerunt Apostoli suffi∣cere ad salua∣tionem Chri∣stianismi••fidē Domini Iesu Christi De Ver. Scr. pag. 494.
• uu 1.131

  Est—fides—summe vtilis quia sine illa fide impossibi∣le est fidelem alterius Testa menti placere Deo -cum in∣cludit in se di∣uinitatem hu∣manitatis sal∣uationem tam causalitèr quam efficientèr quam finalitèr De Ver. Scríp, pag. 496.
• x 1.132

  Meri∣••um Christi per se sufficit omnem hominem redimere ā Gehenna. Ib. pag. 552.
• y 1.133

  D•• per se sufficientia intelligitur sine alia causa concurrente. Ib. pag. 553.
• z 1.134

  Omnes sequentes Chri∣stum Iustificati ex sua Iustitia, tanquam ••ua generatio saluabuntur De Ver. Scrip. pag. 550.
• a 1.135

  In genere iustorum est dare vnum iustum, cuius participatione cuncta alia erunt iusta in Expos. Decal. pag. 1.
• b 1.136

  Infideles non viuunt vi•• tuosè; licet de propinquo faciant bona de genere. De Ver. Scrip. pag. 468.
• c 1.137

  Walden To. 3. pag. 24. chargeth him with Pelagia∣nisme in the highest de∣gree how tru∣ly let the rea∣der iudge by comparing Wickliff with Walden; truth with falshood. Wicleuistae destruunt liberum Ar∣bitrium Ib. To. 1. pag. 68.
• d 1.138

  Ecce si non sit inter Wic∣kliffe & Pela∣gium germa∣na societas? Walden To. 3 pag. 14. Pelagianitae & Wilclevistae gratiam Dei tacent vel ab∣negant, & in meritis homi∣num omnino confidunt Ib. pag 25. Ib. Wickliffe diuinae gratiae nihil tribuendum docet. Ib. Walden must needs be very true in al the rest that is so notoriously false in this.
• e 1.139

  Comment. in Psalm. pag. 474.
• ¶ 1.140

  Wickliff. dixisset non, sic, sed propter memetipsum Deus, & propter opera me∣ritoria mea me audi Walden To. 3. pag. 28. very like vnto himselfe
• f 1.141

  Ib. pag. 182.
• g 1.142

  Ib. pag. 368.
• h 1.143

  Ib. pag. 368.
• i 1.144

  Ib. pag. 126.
• k 1.145

  Omnes homines originaliter peccatores sunt quodāmo do Adam. De Ver. Scr. pag. 489. Tota natura humana inimica Deo. In Expos. Decal. pag. 77. Concupiscentia peccatum mortale. Ib. pag. 144.
• k 1.146

  Infans' ex peccato ori∣ginali est hae∣reticus quia à numero fideli∣um diuisus ex caeca electio ne priorum parentum a qua contrahit maculam ori∣ginalem. De Ver. Scr pag. 607.
• l 1.147

  Infantes pec∣cant in matris vtero. in Expos. Decal pag. 77.
• m 1.148

  Comment. in Psal pag. 109.
• n 1.149

  Ib. pag. 423.
• o 1.150

  Ib. pag 79.
• p 1.151

  Comment. in Psal pag. 374.
• q 1.152

  Haec est con∣fessio Mag. Io. Wickliff. de Sacramento Altaris in Fe∣sto Sanctorū. Gordiani, & Epimachi. Oxon. Anno Domini. 1381: extant Ibidem.
• r 1.153

  Wickliffes beleue of the Sacrament in English in the Publike Librar••e. This was published after that Concili∣um Terrae motus at Londō.
• ¶ 1.154

  1, Pet. 3.15.
• s 1.155

  Wickl: de Verit Scr. pag. 183. Non sum suspectus de formidi∣ne istarum conclusionum, cum transmisi eas per magnam partem Angliae, & Chr••stianis∣mi—vnde quia volui materiam communicatan•• Clericis & Laicis, col••êgi & communica∣ui 33. conclusi••nes illius materiae in lingua duplici. lb.
• t 1.156

  Sentential mea est Catho¦lica, Reip. di∣rectiua, a fide Scripturae se∣cundū postil∣lationes San∣ctorū, concor∣diter eliquata pag. 187.
• u 1.157

  De blasph∣pag. 38 Friars re••usen to de∣liuer their o∣piniō of the Host. De blasp. pag. 51.
• uu 1.158

  Confess. de Sacramento Euchar p. 58. Isle panis est bene, v••••è, & real••ter spiri∣tualiter, virtu∣aliter, & Sacra mētaliter cor pus Christi Ib.
• y 1.159

  Sicut Io. Bap tista figura••i∣ter fuit Helias & non per••o∣naliter. A••t. 4. in Syn. Const. damna••.
• y 1.160

  Sicut Christus est simul Deus, & homo: sic hostia consecrata est si••ul corpus Ch••ist•• & verus panis, qui•• est co••pus Domini ad minimum in figura, & ve∣rus panis in natura; vel quod idem sonat, est verus Panis naturaliter, & co••pus Christi fi∣guraliter. Art 49. Oxon damnatus.
• z 1.161

  Posuit panem in corpus & vinum in ••anguinem my¦stica consecratione conuerti••on rea••iter ita intelligenda sunt verba Wicklefi ex sent. Will. Woodford vide Lib. Ms. pag. 107.
• * 1.162

  Vae generationi adulterae quae plus credit Te∣stimonio Innocentijvel Ray mundi, quam sen••u•• Euangelij-, c••e••o quod finaliter veritas vincet eos in Confes•• de sacramento altaris p. 59.
• f 1.163

  De blasphem. pag 4••.
• g 1.164

  De blasphem. pag. 37.
• h 1.165

  I'am certaine for the third part of the Clergie that defends this sentence. that they wil defend it on paine of loosing their liues. Confess. de Sacram. Anglice pag. 64.
• * 1.166

  Art. Oxon: damnat. 52.
• i 1.167

  De blasph. pag. 63.
• * 1.168

  Ios. Chapt. 6. v 20.
• * 1.169

  Ib. v. 26.
• k 1.170

  Part. 2. c. 9. p. 489. Then belike Friar Walden wil proue a notable liar, whichmaketh Wickliffe to hold almost al the opiniōs that wee doe thowgh hee charg him be∣sides with ma∣ny vntruths.
• l 1.171

  Tract. 2. Cap 2. Sect. 4. pag. 108.
• * 1.172

  I note the same of Wick¦liffe, which M. Wottō ob∣serues of Lu∣ther, that hau∣ing beene a lōg time kept in thedarknes of Poperie, he could not by & by discern the truth in al points Wott. pag. 29.
• m 1.173

  Art 45.46. 47.48. Damn∣per Oxon & Syn. Const.
• n 1.174

  Videtut SS. Doctoribus quod super∣fluit in sacramento ordinis ponere plures quam duos gradus, scilicet Diaconos, vel Leui∣tas, & Presbyteros, siue Episcopos, cum nec dignitas ministerij
• o 1.175

  Nec auctoritas facit eui∣dentiam, quod in statu Cleri debent isti••••es gradus; scilicet Clericus 1. tonsurae. Acolytus & Subdiaconus approbari, ••mo irrationabile & infundabile videtur, quod Ecclesia militās s•• cum istis tribus Ordinibus onerata. Artic. 55. Oxon. damnat•• vide Walden To. 2. p. 200
• * 1.176

  Articul. 43. in Synodo Cōst. damnat.
• p 1.177

  Si corpora∣lis vnctio fo∣ret Sacramē∣tum vt modo fingitur: Christus & sui Apostoli eius promulgationem non tacuissent. Art. 58. Oxon. damnat. vide Wald. To. 2. pag. 268.
• q 1.178

  Quantum adoleum quo Episcopi vn∣gunt pueros, & poplum lineum quod complexum est capiti, Videtur quod sit ritus leuis, infundabilis ex Scriptura, & quod ista confirmatio introducta super Apostolos, blasphem, in Deum. Artic. 8. In Synod. Const. dā∣nat.
• r 1.179

  Walden, To. 3. pag. 105.
• f 1.180

  Praedicandū est cōtra pre∣tiositatē spe∣ciositatem. & a¦lias sophistica¦tiones quibus illudimus peregrinos potius prop∣ter pecunias exhauriendas quam propter religionem Christiin pro∣prijs agendā In Expos. De∣cal pag. 48. Diabolus act∣ione infideli∣tatis illud it plures, putantes quando{que} esse miraculum, vbi est purê deceptio. lb. pag. 48.
• t 1.181

  And accord∣ing to his doctrine not long after Will, Neuil, Lewys Clifford, Io. Clanwow, Ric. Styry, Tho. Latymer. and Ioh. Montagu turned out the Images out of a certaine Chappel. Wals pag. 3••8.
• u 1.182

  Adorò illam nomine Sancti: Si•• dixerunt infideles In Expos Decal. pag. 48.
• uu 1.183

  In mora imaginandi latet venenum Idololatriae lb pag. 48.
• x 1.184

  Lib Miscel. pag. 182.
• y 1.185

  Lib de 7. peccat Mor••. pag. 1. Wald. To. 2. p. 254.
• z 1.186

  Confessio vocalis facta Sacerdoti, in∣troducta per Innocentium non est tā necessaria Artic. 9. con deninat. in Synodo Cōst
• a 1.187

  Si h••mo fuerit debite contritus, omnis confessio exterior est sibi superflua & inutilis. Arti••. 9. Lond damnat.
• b 1.188

  Two manners of perfit Penance, Shrift and amendment. Com. in Psal. pag. 129. Shrift that is hallowing in our harts, lb. pag. 367. Shrift, that is forsaking of sinne. lb. pag. 363. ¶Graue & infundabile est, Presbyterum audire Confessiones, Populi modo quo Latini vtuntur, Wickliffe. 3 Ser. Dom. in monte. Wald. pag. 223.
• c 1.189

  Lib. Miscell. pag. 247.
• ¶ 1.190

  Papa mo∣dernus erube seere debet de ist a moder na penitentia sine fundatione posita, cūm non licet mortalibus & Apostolis difficultare legem Dei, vltra hoe quod ip••emet limitauit. Artic. Oxon. damn. 47. Though a man liue neuer so long he might not. &c. Lib. Miscell. pag. 163.
• b 1.191

  Li. Mis. p. 28.
• c 1.192

  Li. Mis. p. 26.
• d 1.193

  De Thesau∣ris Ecclesiae dispositio Christi De Ver. Scr. p. 471
• e 1.194

  De blas. p. 51
• f 1.195

  lb. pag. 53.
• g 1.196

  Fatuum est credere In∣dulgentijs Pa¦pae & Episco∣porū. Art. 42. Lond. Cond.
• h 1.197

  Lib Com. in Psal. p. 173.
• i 1.198

  Li. de 7. Pece Mort pag. 28.
• k 1.199

  Lib. Miscell. pag. 247.
• l 1.200

  Debemus ie∣iunare a pec∣cato Lib de Ver. Scrip. p. 8
• m 1.201

  Foole-fast∣ing is glutto∣nie Lib de 7. Peccat, Mort. pag. 28.
• n 1.202

  lb. p. 29.
• o 1.203

  In operibus humanitatis debemus sequi Christum faciendo operibus suis proportiona∣lia--debemus ie iuna••e a peccato 40. diebus et iuxta possibilitatem naturae, a superfluo corporali cibo. De Verit. Scr. pag. 8.
• * 1.204

  Lib. Miscelli: 64 lb. p. 63,
• q 1.205

  Friars studi∣en to be rich Vita Sacerd. pag 59. They robb men by beging. Touch a great Cup of Gold or Syluer, but not a peny or farthing Reg. S. Franc. pag. 76. The King•• garment for goodnes not better then theirs. lb p 77. haue chambers for Dukes or Earles--with lewels--and mikel hid treasure lb. 77 They magnifie more o∣bedience to sinful men then to Christ. Reg. S. Franc, pag. 77.
• r 1.206

  In Primitiua Ecclesia ordi∣nati sunt con∣iugati Epis∣copi. De Ver. Ser. pag. 370. Orietales Sa∣cerdotes vxo∣rati. lb p. 406, et in Expos. Decal. p. 116. Oftendit quo modo Sacer∣dotes possint effe vxorati. De Ver. Scrip. pag 407. & lb. Miscell. pag. 63.
• f 1.207

  lb. pag. 63.
• t 1.208

  Lib. Miscell. pag. 63.
• u 1.209

  lb. p. 63.
• uu 1.210

  lb. pag. 65.
• 1 1.211

  Lib. Miscell. pag. 54. Quo ad diuortium divulgandum cautelae innumerabiles adinuentae. In Expos. Decal. pag. 117.
• y 1.212

  Eiusmodi dis, pensationes creditur Ec∣clesiam nimium perturbare De Ver. Scrip. pag. 399.
• z 1.213

  Dispensations for marriages in case of neerenes of bloud gainful. Lib. de 7. Pecc. Mort. pag. 33.
• a 1.214

  Vide Capitu lum 15. de Ve rit. Scrip. vbi rem prolixe tractat.
• b 1.215

  lb. p. 207.
• c 1.216

  Aliternon haberent Re∣ges in Regnis ••uis plenae pa∣cis custodiam De Ver. Scrip. pag. 453. 37. Article of Religion.
• d 1.217

  Iac. Gretse∣rus. Angli & corpora & a∣nimas suas Capiti suo Sae∣culari prosti∣tuerunt in de∣fē••. Bel p. 1261
• e 1.218

  Io. Balle. see Froissard.
• f 1.219

  Omnes homi¦nes debent charitatiue habereomnia in communi De Vet. Scrip. pag. 449.
• ¶ 1.220

  See the 38. Article of Re¦ligion
• g 1.221

  Lib. Miscell. p. 124.
• h 1.222

  lb p. 125. & De Ver. Scrip p. 252, 253, & 284. In Expos in Decal pag. 63 The 39. Artic of Religion.
• l 1.223

  De Ver. Ser. pag. 614 Art. 33. of Rel
• k 1.224

  Scribit con∣tra leuiter ex communican tes De Verit. Scr. pag. 368. Contra ex∣communica ti. ones iniustas In Expos. Dec pag. 124. dā∣nantes alios fine debito ex amine, De Ver. Scrìp. pag. 612. Excommunicatio non inuenta propter decimas., lb. pag. 437 ad ter∣tendum homines Laicos In Expos. Decal. pag 123.
• l 1.225

  Quos decre∣u••t Ecclesia nec damnare nec explicite canonizare cum satis sit pro sua mili∣tia habere 22. Libros de vet Testamento. De Ver. Scrip pag. 110.

  He writesa∣gainst those that wil not honor their Prelats Lib. Miscell. p. 260 shewes howe we should ho¦nour them In Expos. De∣cal. pag. 93.
• ¶ 1.226

  He names not any one of his aduersa. ties, Monk or Friarthrough out al these books that I haue seene of his.
• m 1.227

  That which he blamed was that plus appretiabantur Tradi••. quam Scripturam sacrā De Ver. Scrip. p. 96. That they did Traditiones Lucrationes preponderare legi dei. lb. pag. 359. pe
• n 1.228

  Shewing that to preach Gods word is highest Seruice Lib. de 7. Pecc, Mor••. pag. 19. quod praedicatio sit praecipuum opus Episcopi Lib. De Ver. Scrip. p, 331. Maior quam Eucharistia, lb. 345. Necessario in Archi•••• iscopo & Episcopo lb. 347. Au∣dacter assero quod non sit Episcopus nisi praedicet aliquo tempore lb. 392. lo, 21. 15. 16.
• o 1.229

  Licet Rectoriad tempis collige••e semen fidei in scholis Theologi•• is extra parochiā De Ver. s••r. pag. 437.
• p 1.230

  Pascat eos continue in sancta sacerdotal•• conuersatione in sub. fritu••i••donca preparatione & opportuna pro horis. congruis absentiae rectificatione Ib.
• q 1.231

  Cum-pastus spiritualis nō debet este tā continuus, sed maioris effica ciae ac perma∣nentiae quam pastus corpo∣reus, sufficit quod horis congruis in anno pascat subditos lb.
• r 1.232

  Necesse, & v∣tile est orare. In Expos. De∣calogi. est spi∣ritualis Tyri∣aca contra Diabolum lb. 8••. oftendit locum, tem∣pus, & formā orandi lb.
• f 1.233

  Orandum est in Templis--non ex dedicatione Ecclesiae ibi oratio facta Deo acceptior sed ex merito obedientiae prae••eptis Ecclesiae & ex elongatione a curis Seculi ••b. 79.
• t 1.234

  De Ver. Ser. pag. 111.
• u 1.235

  De Ver. Ser. pag. 176. It. de blas. p. 55.
• uu 1.236

  Illi sunt in statu pae nae a∣cerbissimae, quo nequeūt se i••vare. In Expos. Decal. pag. 102.
• x 1.237

  De redden∣do pro corpo rali eleemosy na spirituale suffragium. De Ver. Scrip pag. 447.
• y 1.238

  Lib••. Diuers. Trat. pag. 121 It•••• confess.•• Euchar. Angl. edita.
• z 1.239

  If they bee dead parents I pray not for them. Lib. Di∣uer. Trac. p. 3. For now is time of mer∣cy and time of grace lb. 325 Eche mā shalbe deem∣ed of God; such as hee founden is in the ending of his life. lb. p. 459.
• a 1.240

  Onnia dicta de Purgatorio, dicuntur solumm odo comminatorie tanquam pia menda∣cia De Ver. Scrip. pag. 267.
• b 1.241

  Expos. in te Deum pag. 478.
• c 1.242

  De Vent. Scrip pag. 479 Be∣ati in purgatorio, velut in vmbra pau. In Expos. Decal. p. 128. Sabbathum prefigurat qui∣etem dormientium in purgatorio. De Verit. Scrip. pag. 479.
• d 1.243

  Diuers. Trac pag 207. It in confessio ne de Eucharist. Anglice edita
• e 1.244

  This perswa¦sion of mine is farther in∣creased by these words of Wald. To, •• pag. 204. Hostis omniū Sancto••um Wickliffe suf∣fragia viuorū despiciens, au su nimio de∣bacchatur in Sanctos, eos orare prohi∣bens, festiuita tes corum et honores quos libet interdi∣cens. But he, is ordinarilie so falle a repor∣ter of his words that I knowe not how hee may be wel credited when hee speaketh the truth.
• f 1.245

  Quis rogo faceret scurtam mediatotem suum, vt Regis paratioris & Clementioris collequio potiretur? ••anctiigitur in, Coelo licet non s•••••• scurrae, sed incorporati Christo per gratiam Saluatoris tamen minus se habet in comparatione ad illum, quam scurra ad Regem terrenum. Hec Wickliffe, c. 30, Tertij Trial. Wald. To. 3. p, 213.
• g 1.246

  Die S. Tho∣mae Can••uariensis Archiepiscopi lo de Wickliffe dum in S Thomam (vt dicitur) eodem die in sua predicatione quam dicere preparauerat actiones & blasphemias vellet euo∣mere, ••epente iudicio dei percusius ••ensit paralysim omnia m••mbra••sua generaliter in vasiss••. Os nempe quod contra Deum & lanctos eius locurum fuerat, a loco••suo mise∣rabiliter distortum, horrendum cerne••tibus spectaculum exhibebat, lingua effecta mu∣ta, confitendi vel restandi copiam denegabat. Wals. pag. 338.
• h 1.247

  Which in Waldens iudg mēt are stour∣ly maintained by Wickliffe as hath been before prou∣ed.
• * 1.248

  Pag. 487.
• i 1.249

  Nisi Christia, nus fuerit Christo vni tus per gratiā n••n habet Christum sal∣uato••em, nee sine falsitate dicit verba Sacramenta∣lia licet prosint capacibus: oportet enim Sacerdotem conficientem, ••sse membrum Christi & vt Sancti loquuntur quodammodo ipsum Christum, De Ver. Ser. pag. 138.
• k 1.250

  Accusantes p••eudo —. Sa∣cerdotes sta∣tim censen∣tur hostes Ec∣clesi•• De Ver Scrip. p. 460.
• l 1.251

  Priests Sin••∣en much in a∣voutry Lib de 7. Peccat. 33. Praelati male viuentes ••ūt Haeresiar••h••e vel Archi••hae∣retici. De Ver Scrip. p. 602. & 605. Pecca∣ta Cleri causa ruinae regni. Ib. 473. Vehe∣menter Eccle: siam. Christi destruit me••i∣ores esse Lai∣cos quā Cle∣ricos. Ib pag. 423.
• m 1.252

  For Recto∣res Ecclesiae non sunt sta∣tim iudicandi lb. pag. 430.
• n 1.253

  Proposito quod sit form cator, vel alio notorio crimine irretitus De Verit. Scr. 413.
• o 1.254

  De Verit. Scr. pag. 368.
• p 1.255

  ••f they did anie manner of waies seeme to countenāce or conceale the saults of so notorious offenders in the Clergie.
• * 1.256

  Parsons in his 3. C••uers. pag. 488.
• q 1.257

  Regum & Regno••um est rimari ra∣di••itus vtrū eleemosynae quas contule∣runt pauperi∣bus secundum formam legis diuinae Legis Ecclesiae sint expensae. De Verit. Script▪ pag. 466. Interest Regū & aliorum∣rectificare e∣leemosynas progenitorū suorū lb. 466. Da••, Ecclesia talem legem fi••ijs vel Nepotibus, ac honestioribus propinquis eius qui construxit vel do∣tauit Ecclesiam lb. pag. 455.
• r 1.258

  The law of the Realme beholdeth the thing that is giuen and pretended, that is i•• the thing, that is giuen, be of lands or goods, the determi∣nation thereof, of right belongeth in this Realme to the Kings lawes, whether it be in spiritual men or temporal, to the Church or to other, De fundamentis Legum Angliae l. 1. c. 32. It. The goods of spiritual men be Temporal in what manner soeuer they come to them, & must be ordered after the Temporal law, as the goods of ••ēporal•• men must be lb.
• r 1.259

  Non credo, quod grandis constructio Monasteriorum, & a dificiorum, velcumu∣latio Temporalium, vnigeneri, alio nobiliori depauperato fortifi•• at Rempublicam; sed infirmat- Quia (si non fallor) omnis tales dotationes generis Clericorum, omnes tales impe••ta••••nes Caenobiorum-fiūt ex turpi luc••o & questu illicito, Reipublicae infectio. lb. alias dixi, quod minus malum fore t Vt ex propriata forent omnia temporalia qui∣bus Ecclesia Anglicana est dotata, vt exeis darentur stipendia Lai••is l••teratis, necessari•• is ad officium Regis & Secula••ium dominorum. De Verit. Scrip. pag 465.
• s 1.260

  Si quis labo∣rat in negoti∣js communi∣bus. S Matris Ecclesiae, viuat de communi stipendio. De Verit, Scrip. pag. 436.
• * 1.261

  Horatius •• Cur Patres Londini haud edidistis? Pos∣seuinus in Ap∣pend. ad Ap∣paratum.
• u 1.262

  The liuings of Byshops, & other Cler¦gie men, are so greatly im∣paired or pa∣red rather, by I knowe not whose de¦fault.
• * 1.263

  Parsonsin his 3. Conuers. p. 488. Part. 2.
• u 1.264

  Read the answere of the. Venetiās against Paul the 5. his ex∣cōmunicatiō
• x 1.265

  Patet quia saepe excommunicantur multiimprouide Wickliffe referēt Tho. Wals. pag. 302. He spake∣chiefly against those excommunications which were thundred forth ad impediendum homines audire verbum Dei. lb pag. 303.
• y 1.266

  ••lli tanquam pontifices, Scribae & Pha risaei ne dum carnes sed os∣sa comedunt; non arida ir∣rigant verbo dei; sed secare & frangere sa tagunt medul losa. In Expos Decal. p, 130.
• z 1.267

  De Ver Scr. pag. 612.
• a 1.268

  Ad terrendū homines Lai∣cos In Expos. Decal. p. 123.
• * 1.269

  Parsons in his 3. Conners. pag. 488.
• b 1.270

  They held that a Byshop needed notto preach see Lib. de Verit. Scr••pt p. 331.
• c 1.271

  They pur∣sue t••ue men for preaching Christs Gos∣pel. Lib. Misc. pag. 35.
• d 1.272

  De Verit. Scrip. p. 351 & in Expos. Decal p. 34.
• e 1.273

  Ab ista sen∣tentia nimis coecatur: Ec∣clesia, & Prae∣la••i confere∣tes beneficia. De Verit. Scr. pag.
• f 1.274

  Nomen non facit Episcopū sed vita. De Verit. Scr. pag. 443.
• g 1.275

  Quicun{que} nomine tenus Sacerdos, vel Episcopus qui non compen∣sat illi nomi∣n••ipsius no∣minis rationē non est ve••e Episcopus, vel Sacerdos. De Verit Script. pag. 443.
• h 1.276

  He writeth against them that wil not honour their Prelats. Lib. Mi••cel p. 260.
• i 1.277

  Abusus non tollit rei v••um
• * 1.278

  Parsons in his 3. Conuers. part 2. p. 488.
• k 1.279

  Hi traditores populi, militāt cum hoste hu∣mani generis & proditoriè i n vestimè tis ovium tra•• dunt exercitui Diaboli pop. Christianum: ideo tota cō∣munitas in surgeret con∣tra illos. In Expos. Decal. pag. 79.
• l 1.280

  Scholler and fellow in Mer¦ton Colledge¦Master of Balliol Coll. Vide Registrū sociorū Coll. Merton & Chartā quan∣dā Coll. Ball.
• m 1.281

  Interest Re∣gum & aliorū rect ficare e∣leemo`ynas p ogenitorū suo••um De Ve••it. Script. pag 466.
• n 1.282

  For the chiefe Lord∣ship in this land of al Tē poraltiesboth of Secular mē and Religious pertaine to the King of his general goue••ning. In Suppl. porrecta Parl pag. 10.
• o 1.283

  Triplex monitio debet praecedere, & post obstinatu••, nō occupa∣bit primatum. De Ver. Scrip. pag. 431.
• p 1.284

  In defectu spiritualis praepositi quodindubie nō obu••at vlli legi.tb^t 461.
• q 1.285

  Men of the Church had. free licē to trespasse if the King might not be reaue their temporalties when they sinneden greeuously-when lawful cause exciteth in Supplic∣ad parl. pag. to.
• r 1.286

  This Iurisdiction is vnited to this imperial Crowne, and which lawful∣ly had beene, or might be exercised within the Realme. My L. Cook in his 5. booke of Reports pag. 8.
• s 1.287

  By the old custome of this Realme, al men great and smal, shal receaue Iustice in the Kings Court, and this custome is confirmed by the Statut of Marleb. c. 1. De Fundam. legum Angliae. l. 1. c. 7.
• * 1.288

  Parsons in his 3. Conuers. pag. 488.
• t 1.289

  Tithes giu••n by Title of spiritual alms Lib. de 7. pec. Mort. pag. 25. De Verit. Scr p124, 196, 413
• * 1.290

  See before
• u 1.291

  See M. Car∣letons booke of Tithes.
• x 1.292

  These opini¦ons of theirs I finde in the booke de fūd legum Angliae That in the new law the paying of the tenth part is by a law, that is made by the Church•• That Tithes are due by the law of nature —that spiritu∣al men which minister vnto the people spiritual things ought for their mi∣nistration to haue by the law of reason a competent liuing of thē they minister vnto lb. p. 165
• z 1.293

  In Lib. de decimis.
• a 1.294

  Hospinianus in Lib. de origine bonorum Ecclesiasticorum. Cap. 3. pag 123. Etsi leuiticum Sacerdotium abolitum sit, & sacra legalia cessarint, manet tamen ministerium Euangelij, quod absq•• ministris ordinarijs non poterit consistere.
• b 1.295

  At Strat∣ford of the Auen the Minister (as I am informed) payeth wel nigh as much, if not more then he receaueth by reason of a Chauntrie annexed vnto the Church.
• c 1.296

  Scribit con∣tra auferen∣tes predia Ec∣clesijssiue Reges, siue a∣lios; excipiū∣tur tamen pie auferentes a malis. De Ver Scrip p. 445.
• d 1.297

  Ad Parochi∣anos pertinet in salu••em a∣nimae Deci∣mas ac oblati∣ones idoneo ministrare. De Vet. Scrip. pag 435.
• e 1.298

  Oportet Sa∣cerdot••s Chri sti subtrahere verbum Dei ab indisposi∣tis 2. si popu∣lus fuerit sic obstinatus & inobediens S. matriEccle siae quod pro∣hibeat vel nō ministret vitae necessaria suo Euangelistae. De. Ver. Scr. pag. 435.
• f 1.299

  Proposito qnod sit fornicator vel alio noto••io crimine irretitus. De Ver. Scrip. p. 413.
• g 1.300

  lb. pag. 420.
• h 1.301

  Laici non debent iudicare de vita vel opere praelatorum & hoc praelato∣rum est. lb. pag. 420.
• i 1.302

  It is lawful to parishioners to withhold their Tithes for open for. nication of their Curate and turne thē into better vse. In suppl. ad parl. p. 14. His meaning is this as hee in∣terprete••h him self in the same place; that if the Priest be reproued of God for his sinnes (that is for great and open sinnes) he should be put out of his office, & the Sacrifices shoulden not be youen to him, but taken fro him, as God commandeth fro the high Priests Hely, & a nother true man walking in Gods waies, as did Samuel, should be ordained to receaue••such Sacrifi∣ces. lb p. 12.
• k 1.303

  Laici—tenentur Praela••o prodere Clericum taliter criminosum De Verit. Scrip. pag. 428.
• l 1.304

  Rect••tes Ecclesiae non sunt statim iudicandi lb. pag. 430.
• m 1.305

  Deficiente correctione Praelati. ••b. pag. 430.
• n 1.306

  Mandentu•• Episcopo castig andi lb. pag. 453.
• o 1.307

  Nus∣quam foret necesse Laicos Clerum corripere, si praelati plenè corriperent se & suos secū∣dum regulam Scripturae De Verit. Scrip. pag. 456.
• p 1.308

  Ad sustinendum istam legem Eccle∣fiae ordinantur Reges & potentes in Sa••culo, vt deficiente Clero ab eius completione, suppleatur per-brachium saeculare. lb. p. 4••9.
• q 1.309

  Examinatiō of abilitie and not abilitie being not ta∣ken from the ordinarie.-It shalbe iudg∣ed by the Kings Lawe, when a bene¦fice shalbe said void and when not—The King is Patron Para∣mōt of al the benefices within the Realme, & he is bound to see his sub∣iects haue right in that behalfe within the Realme and that in that case from him lieth no appeale. De fundam Legum Angliae 1. c. 36.
• r 1.310

  Reges nedum habcnt capitale domi∣nium super bona Pseudocler. sed & super corpus quia aliter non foret talis eius ho∣mo ligeus lb. pag. 453. Debent punire tales notorios tanquam laicos, vel amplius-aliter non haberent Reges in Regnis suis plenae pacis custodiā lb. pag. 453. els the King should not be able to doe right to his subiects De fundam. leg pag 125.
• s 1.311

  Au••erre a Clerico bo na fortunae est paena mitissima—punire per charitatem, per ablationem temporalium, vel dignitatis officij est puni••e misericor diter citra dignum. De Ver. Scr. pag. 430.
• t 1.312

  ••b pag. 415.
• u 1.313

  The Kings Regaltie askes by old statute, that the King may in many in case take Temporalties fro Clarkscontra Frat mend. pag. 49.
• uu 1.314

  Patet in Sciptura quomodo Do∣mini Temporales habent potestatem ad rectifican dum Sacerdotium-quia sapiens Sa∣lomon cum Sacerdote a Deo constitu••o ad regni sui stabilimentum laudabili••er ita fe∣cit multo magis in Nouo Testamento de Sacerdotibus Caesareis Quo•• Reges & Principes ad cause Regnorum gubernacula ditauerūt—quia principum est curare v•• omnes Sacerdotes sua ••fficia exequantur-secundum Leges Regni, Iuris Ciuilis & Ca∣nonici alias rei De Ver Scrip. pag. 469.
• x 1.315

  Ad hoc va∣dit tota mea ••entētia quā impugnant, vt viz. Cle••ici sint pauperes in facto, v••lin animo, vel v∣trin{que}•• & om∣nino quod ca∣uea•• ab aua∣ritia, & fastu seculi, cum a∣lijs malitijs quae sequūtur De Ver. Scrip pag. 570. Qui perfecte lin∣quunt omnia iudicabunt mundum. lb. pag. 512. De. mundi contē∣ptu & pauper tate Euange∣lica lb. p 196.
• y 1.316

  Cōtra frat. mend. pag.
• z 1.317

  Status pauperiei ••st status perfectissimus viatori InExpos. Decal. pag•• 50. Creuit Eccle sia magis secundum pauperem statum De Verit. Script. pag. 465.
• a 1.318

  De Verit. Scrip. p 192. Inter alia peccata de quibus time••, hoc est vnum prae••puum, quod consumendo in ex∣cessiuo victu & vestitu bona pauperum, deficio, dandum exemplum alijs. lb. Quod aut cō munem vitam viuendo frequenter auide & lau••e manduco dolenter profiteor, cum si il∣lud hypoc••itice simulate volue••e, testarentur contra me socij commensales lb.
• b 1.319

  Amor temporalium remouendus De Ver Scr. p. 462. Omnia mala introduct•• in Ecclesiam per affectionem inordinatam temporalium. ••n Expos. Decal. pag. 150. Omnes homines, de∣bent praecise secundum mensuram illam vti bonis temporalibus secundum quam promo∣uent ad aeterna. De Ver Scrip. pag. 450.
• c 1.320

  Accusantes pseudo Sacerdotes statim censen∣••ur hostes EcclesiaeDe Verit. Scrip. pag. 460.
• d 1.321

  See both their Prefa∣ces and Pro∣testations, & you shal finde thē alike true
• * 1.322

  Apol. Tr. 2. Cap. 2. p. 106.
• e 1.323

  Certus sū si vixero in con∣fessione ••orū vs{que} ad mortē & habeam cō summatā con uersationem correspondē∣tem quod re∣linquam mun dum vel tem∣poralia, per carnis & mū di crucifixio∣nem. De Ver. Scrip. p. 188.
• f 1.324

  Nemo excu∣satur ab hac paupertate De Ver. Scrip. pag. 516.
• g 1.325

  He is most to praise that least setteth by this worlde and perfectliest, loueth heauen. De. Ver. Scrip. pag. 346.
• h 1.326

  M. Io. Stow a paineful wri∣ter, but not so iudicious, for want of the knowledge of the Latine tong, wherof he was vtterly ignorant as himselfe inge∣nuously pro∣fessed vntome and therfore was compel∣ed to haue his latine bookes translated for him, to his ex∣ceeding great cost and char∣ges the grea∣ter was his cōmendations
• i 1.327

  Viz. His com∣plaint to the Parliament, & his Treatise a gainst the or∣ders of the begging F••i∣••rs.
• * 1.328

  Apol Tr. 2. Cap. 2. p. 106.
• k 1.329

  Io. Wickliffe against the or¦ders of Friars Chap 5. p. ••24.
• l 1.330

  Printed wi••h this Apologie
• m 1.331

  Canus ob∣serues this out of Vopiscus.
• n 1.332

  Against their wills It is an other thinge menti••i to lye and mendaciū dicere to re∣port a lye af∣ter another man the first al good men should ob∣hor••e from the secōd, the best cannot be fice
• o 1.333

  It is the 2. c••mmande∣ment in his account.
• p 1.334

  Scribit con∣tra propositi∣onem incom∣pletam & pen dulam, intelli∣gendam cum sensu suo sini∣stro De Verit. Scrip. p. 282.
• q 1.335

  Vagae & per consequens falsae propositiones. ••b. pag. 282.
• r 1.336

  Nemo menti••etur quocun{que} leu•• mendacio▪ pro saluatione vitae propriae, vitae proximi, vel pro saluatione infinitotum mundo••um, vel alicuius boni possibilis. De Ver. Scrip. pag. 242.
• s 1.337

  Non est mentiendum prosaluatione proximi. lb. pag 264.
• t 1.338

  De aequiuocis iuramentis & fallacibus vitandis. lb pag. 284 God teaches to sware by him in need and not by his creatures. Contra Fra••r∣mend. pag. 55.
• u 1.339

  If he be the Auctor of the Treatise tending to mit••ga••••••n de••guised by these Letters P.R. which goe as al his writings doe the cleane contrarie waie.
• x 1.340

  Deus nemini promittit poe∣nam vel pre∣mium, nisi sub conditione tacita, vel ex∣pressa De Ver Scrip. p. 383.
• y 1.341

  In Expos. Decal. pag. 81.
• a 1.342

  Wickliffe wrot n••t two or three hun∣dred volunes at one time, he bettered himselfe by writing, as S. Austine con∣fesseth of him selfe scriben∣do discens f••r bere. And therfore noe maruel if wri∣ting so much because as th•• same Father saith in multi loquio non deest falsilo∣quium, there be somthings that at the first seeme improper and exorbitant whi••h are ••uspiciously set downe in the iudgment of our writers, and are malitiously construed by the aduersarie
• b 1.343

  I could f••ll a huge vo••ume with instances, in this point declaratorie of their old and wonted impostures: but for the present, I wil alleadg only the Treatise de Cardinalibus Christi operibus, imputed to Cyprian, or one of his time, wheras in the publike Librarie at All-soules it is euident that Arnaldus Bonauillacensis writ it who liued Anno Dom. 1160.
• * 1.344

  Apol. Tract, 2. Cap. 2. p. 107.
• c 1.345

  Damna••i sūt de iure poli∣si potestatem datam e••s a Domino non exercent. De Verit. Scrip. pag. 456.
• d 1.346

  Kings are bound to see their Subiects haue right De fundam Legū Anglioe l. c. 36
• e 1.347

  Perdens no∣men officij & ordinis in ef∣fectu. lb. pag. 513.
• f 1.348

  This crime of rebellion and treason, was obiected vnto him in his life time De Ver. Scrip pag. 179. & p. 570. which he answereth very fully lb.
• g 1.349

  His maine argument is out of the common Law of this land, quia a liter non haberent Reges in Regnis suis plenae pacis custodiam.
• h 1.350

  The King should ••ot be able to doe right to his subiects. De fundam legum, Angliae l. c. 36. He writes di∣rectly and plainly against those th at saie Rex Angliae non est Rex totius Angliae sed Regulus paruae partis super residuum vero mortificatum est Papa Dominus -verunta∣men non disputandum (inquiunt) de ista materia, quous{que} ••uerit in effectu potentius sta∣bilita sed tole••••ndae sunt iniuriae Dominorum Secularium, quovs{que} arisent opportuni∣tas temporis. ••b. pag. 424. This he takes to be treason and against this he writes.
• i 1.351

  He noted thē of Treason in many points for giuing our gold to Al••ēs, and ••omtimes our enimies for enabling the Pope to fight with the King, with his owne•• money, di••abling the King by ••eser∣uations, proui∣sions, dispen∣sations, Colla∣tions, & presē∣tations of so many barba∣rous ••ud e'& vnlettered straingers, who neuer saw ne came to see their parishioners. finally by threatning the King, that if they might not haue what they would they would goe out of the land & come againe with bright heads And (as he'saies) looke whether this be treason or no? Contra Frat. mend. Cap. 27. pag. 45. pag 358.
• k 1.352

  He that set the writing vpon the d••re at Paules was one walter Disse a Friar Carmelite: therin he shewed the abhominable liues of Sodo∣mittie treason a••d murders of the Friars; he had preached the same before in London and was readie to iusti••ie his accusation and therfore I see little reason whie it should be caled a Libel. Wa••sg pag. 358.
• l 1.353

  Walsingham recitans opiniones haere••icas lo. Ball do•• uit, inquit, & peruer••a d••gmata pe••fidi lo. Wickl••ffe pag 292. See the Catholike di∣u••ne in his pretended answere to S Ed. Cook pag. 308.
• m 1.354

  Froissard vol. 2 pag. 80 Y estoit vngfol prestre de la Conte de kent, qu•••• appelloit tehan ••alle, & pour les folles parol∣les ••l auo•••• este mys en p••••'on devers l' larceu••••que de Cantorbie p••r ••rois fois lb. esto∣ient bien soixante m••lle, & avoientvng Souuerain Capitaine, qui•• appelloit Watre T••llier: auecques luy estoient & de sa compaignie Iaques Straw, & Iehan Balle, lb. p. 80.
• n 1.355

  Il-preschoit & leur disoit Bonnes gens les choses ne peuuent pas bien aler •• n Angleterre, ne yront iusques a tant, que biens yront tout d•• com∣mun, & quil ne sera ne villa∣ins ne gentil•• hommes, & que nous soio••s tous vniz & que les. Seigneurs ne soient plus grans maistres, que nous &c. lb. Lan ••il trois cens quatre xx & sept. lb.
• o 1.356

  Vide Tho. Walsingham pag 29••.
• p 1.357

  lo Ball seditionem excitat, ad wicklif∣fianorum inuidiam, ex illa secta & proditione prodijsse quidam fingunt, falso equidem & ignoranter-Tunc sparsa Wicklefi doctrina-sed vt in omni nouitate ac mutatione fieriso∣let, at{que} ho••iernis temporibus factitatum est, nūciata luce Euangelij, & libertate Christi∣ana, insana plebs scelerum impunitatem & omnium in Ecclesia at{que} Rep, ordinum per∣••urbationem sperat. Auctor Antiq Britannicarum pag. 2••9.
• * 1.358

  Apol. Tract. 2. Cap. 2. p. 108.
• q 1.359

  Testis sit mi∣hi Deus ego principaliter. intendo ho∣norem Dei & vtilitatem Ecclesiae, ex veneratione Scripturae & ex obseruantia Legis Christi; quod si surrepserit cum ista intentione sinistra intentiovan••e gloriae, questus se∣culi, et zeli vindict••e, ego de h••c d••leo & per dei gratiā praecauebo. De Ver. Scr. p. 145.
• r 1.360

  Proprium est haereticis alios no••are huius criminis cum deficiant argumentis lb. pag. 188.
• s 1.361

  Plus attendit hodiernus dis∣pu••ants vt ad∣quisito ••ubtili∣tatis nomine videatur con∣cludi respon∣denti quam vt ad Dei gloriā et v••ilitatē Ecclesiae Dei gloria de∣claretur non sic ••ancti Do∣ctores De Ver Scrip pag. 15.
• t 1.362

  Ib. pag. 188
• u 1.363

  Verbalis cōtentio est in doctrina Scripturae invtilis In Expos. Decal pag. 17.
• x 1.364

  Contentiones verbo••um non ae dificant nisi in Gehennam Ib. pag. 135.
• * 1.365

  Apol. Tract. 2. Cap. 2. p. 18.
• y 1.366

  Non sum su∣spect••s de for∣midine istarū conclusionum patebit per Dei gratiam quod non ti∣meo responde re sibi & suis complicibus, vel in facie, vel, in scholis De Ver Scrip pag. 183. It quod si de∣us dederit mi∣hi cor docile, perseuerantē constantiam, & ••ha••i••atem ad Christum, ••d eius Eccle∣siam, & ad mē bra Diaboli Ecclesiā Chri∣sti lani antia, & vt p••ra cha ritate ipsos corripiam, quam gloriosa causa foret mihi presentem miseriam finiendi? Ib. pag. 380
• z 1.367

  Vide Walsingham pag. 206.
• a 1.368

  De Ver. Scrip. Cap. 13.
• b 1.369

  Volo in Scriptis dare sententiam ex qua imp••titus sum quam volo vs{que} ad mortem defendere, sicut credo omnes Christi∣anos debere Wals. pag. 206. lb. pag. 518. He was so constant in the defense of the truth which he taught ita vt cano placeret quod iuu••ni complacebat Walden To. 2. pag. 270
• c 1.370

  Hoc eodem modo, idem versipellis I. Wickliffe delusit suos examinatores, viz ponen do inte lectum in suis nesandis propositionibus wals. p. 209. Memo••atus hypocrita. lb. Vide Martyrol. Fox. pag. 433.
• d 1.371

  The said Articles of his are nether in number so many, nor yet in nature so grosse, as those Cardinal enimies of Christ perchance doe giue them out to be: if his books whom they abolished or rather thought they had abolished were remaining to be conferred with those blemishes which hey haue wrasted to the worse, a•• euil wil neuer said the best. lb. pag 424.
• * 1.372

  Apol. Tract. ••. Cap. 2. p. 105.
• a 1.373

  Ex Chron. D. Albani vide Fox pag. 425.
• b 1.374

  Mat. Parke∣rus Arch: lib. Antiquitat. Britann. pag. 258. ex alijs.
• c 1.375

  Creditur Wickliff dixis∣se contra E∣piscopo••, quia vt dixit Rob. Saresburien∣sis Episcopus in Magna Sy∣nodo Cantuar Cleri, Vigor niensis Episco patum non a••∣••ecutus suerat quem optauit. Walden. To. 1. pag 326.
• d 1.376

  The greatest fault which he found with the Clergie, was for admitting or instituting vnsufficient men in liuings, such as were rudes and barbari Transmarini, the number wher of vppon Certificate made was many. Episcopus propter nullum bonum p••ssibile, obedi∣ret etiam papae, preficiendo ineptum Ecclesiae, vel minus idoneum De Ver. Scr. pag. 342.
• c 1.377

  De Verit. Scrip. p. 145. & pag 15.
• f 1.378

  Farre from that vniust imputation of Walden, that he did simplici du∣plicitate and duplici simpli∣citate, animos hominum trā•• formare. To 3 pag. 14.
• * 1.379

  Bellar. in Prae∣fat. Gretser. in defens. pag. 8.
• g 1.380

  Dei acceptio duplex—abso∣lute. Dominus Dominorum; quando con∣trahiturvel specifi••atur, per signum detrah••ns, sig nificat quod∣cun{que} bonum quod quis plus diligit. In. Ex. p of Dec. p. 46.
• h 1.381

  Omnes veri∣tates leges in essentia diui∣na, sicutomnīa sunt Deus. lb. pag. 21. Deus est mandatum quod praecipit lb 4 Omnis res secūdum esse intelligi∣bile est Deus.
• i 1.382

  vt d••ctum est in materia de Ideis lb 21.
• k 1.383

  Materiae de vniuersalibus sūt tā necessa riae quod sine earum notitia nemo fit sapi∣ens lb pag. 29.
• l 1.384

  Asthey charg him with.
• m 1.385

  Com in Psal pag 155.
• n 1.386

  lb. pag. 48.
• o 1.387

  lb pag. 112.
• * 1.388

  Ib. pag. 468.
• q 1.389

  lb. pag. 93.
• r 1.390

  Of this infe∣rence a man maie saie as Walden did somtimes of an illation of Wickliffes si deductio ista scintillam ha∣bet ingenij, quid sit inge∣niū hominis nō noui To. 3. p. 56.
• a 1.391

  Fuerunt eo tēpore & plu∣res alij huius nefandae do∣ctrinae sequa∣ces & discipuli non in qui∣buscun{que} vil∣lis aut Ciuita∣tibus sed in ip∣sa Vniuersitate Oxoniae Wal•• pag. 305 Hee might haue added and in the Vniuersity not the mean∣est but the Chancellour and Proctors and sundry others as appeareth by records. Lon∣gelat{que} per••patrias populum maculando suam predi••ationem dilatauit, ita ut poenema iores prouinciarum corum sequerentur errorem, Wals. pag 281. In fide & fide•• articu∣lis plurimi claudicabant ••b Visus est absorbere ••ordanem & omnes Christianos mergere in Abyssum. lb. pag. 256 Dixit publice et ptaedicauit. Rectoribus Ecclesiarum non valenti∣bus prohibere cum ob fauorem popalarem qui libentissimè cum audiebant, & le peri••u∣lo mallebant exponere, antequa••••vel prohiberetur praedicare. Wals. pag. 304.
• b 1.392

  Si in hoe sim Catholicus sū cerius—quod sententia quā tenco per or∣gana Dei vel ante aduentū Antichrist••, vel postea de∣fendetur, quia super omnia vincit veritas verbi Deivt dicitur 3. ••••∣drae De Ver. Scrip. p. 200.
• c 1.393

  Noble mē & Diuerse gen∣tlemē of good marke, haue offered large summes to the effecting hereof.
• d 1.394

  The charges would not cō•• to 200•• per annum.
• e 1.395

  It may be ful∣ly finished within 4. or 5•• yeares; if this were once done our con trouersies would haue an easier end.