The encounter against M. Parsons, by a revievv of his last sober reckoning, and his exceptions vrged in the treatise of his mitigation. Wherein moreouer is inserted: 1. A confession of some Romanists, both concerning the particular falsifications of principall Romanists, as namely, Bellarmine, Suarez, and others: as also concerning the generall fraude of that curch, in corrupting of authors. 2. A confutation of slaunders, which Bellarmine vrged against Protestants. 3. A performance of the challenge, which Mr. Parsons made, for the examining of sixtie Fathers, cited by Coccius for proofe of Purgatorie ... 4. A censure of a late pamphlet, intituled, The patterne of a Protestant, by one once termed the moderate answerer. 5. An handling of his question of mentall equiuocation (after his boldnesse with the L. Cooke) vpon occasion of the most memorable, and feyned Yorkeshire case of equiuocating; and of his raging against D. Kings sermon. Published by authoritie

The Reueiwe.

40. Rather will M. Parsons play small play then sit out: and now the Gamster thinketh that he hath taken a blot; for Maldonate, forsooth was no Casuist. If this be an error, then marke (good Reader) what guides haue mis-led me: First (a Casuist being one who discusseth cases of conscience) the ve∣ry Title of the booke Anno 1605. in the name of Maldonate * 1.1 is this: A briefe Summe, conteyning most difficult Questions of Cases of conscience, necessarie for euery Priest, when he heareth confessions. Which booke was set forth Permissu Superiorum,

that is, By permission of the Superiours. Secondly, in the Epi∣stle Dedicatory the same Maldonate is, by name, commen∣ded by the Collector of these cases (a Friar) in these wordes: When I sought for a man, who had explicated the difficulty of some cases of conscience, I could finde none among the most lear∣ned, who had performed this better then Maldonate: which ar∣gueth that he was to bee esteemed a most singular Casuist. Lastly, your owne Iesuite t 1.2 Ribadineira in his Catalogue of Ie∣suiticall-Authors, An. 1608. expresly recounteth among the workes of Maldonate, the foresaid Summa Casuum Consci∣entiae.

41. Will Mr. Parsons charity giue him leaue to say that your Friar Martin, and the other Superiours who suffred it to passe, and your Iesuite Ribadinèira also were heerein Grosse deceiuers? Then indeede must I confesse, that I haue beene grossely deceiued. But seeing that he knew that Maldonate was thus esteemed of by these Romanists, his charity towards * 1.3 his owne friends might haue a little asswaged his malice a∣gainst me, whilst that he chargeth me by the Grossenesse of o∣ther mens deserts. And we may furthermore obserue what little credite is to be giuen vnto their Romish bookes, which come vnder the name of their Writers, seeing that the books of Iesuites are falsly inscribed. Let vs leaue titles, and examine the truth of the matter it selfe.

Notes

• * 1.1

  M. Parsons dissolute and vast rashnesse and ignorance
• t 1.2

  Tit. Ioh. Mal∣donatus.
• * 1.3

  Obserue the little credite which may be giuen vnto new Romish bookes.