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

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Title: 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
Author: Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.
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An Inquiry by a logicall Racke.

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Whereas the Canon of killing of Heretickes is men∣tioned among the Popes Decretals, authorized by Pope Gre∣gory the ninth in my Preamble, I demaunded of M. Parsons * 1.1 in this manner: e 1.2 If Romish ones applying this Canon (of niurthering their kindred, &c) against Protestants, when the Pope shall iudicially denounce them Heretickes, whether it may be called a Massacre, or no? I haue now my Mitigator vpon a Logick racke; eyther he must say, that it is no bloo∣dy massacre, but Catholicke iustice: and then what shall his * 1.3 Reader thinke of his Mitigation otherwise then of Iu∣das his lippes in kissing, and yet betraying his Master? and if he hold it an excerable mischiefe, then how shall he iustifie the application of this Canon, when the Pope shall extend it against Protestants? He cannot answere directly, but he must manifest himselfe eyther a Traytor to his Country, or a preuaricator to his cause. f 1.4 Yet consider how zealous P. R. is in authorizing that Canon: to what end can this be, but that Protestants, being in their opinion Hereticks, may haue al the penalties, which are awarded against Hereticks, executed vpon them (as Boucher and others defend before or at least (as P. R. holdeth) after denunciation of sentence? And consequently Protestants may bee by these Romish ones, without exception of sexs or kinred, or friendship, as it was by execution in the cruell Massacre in g 1.5 Fraunce, and by intention in the powder-treason, vtterly consumed at once.

Doe not these demaunds require a plaine, full, and satisfiable account? yet now marke, and maruell at his answere.

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* 1.1

Popes Canon; of killing of Heretiques.

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e 1.2

Pream. p. 107.

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* 1.3

A Dilemma.

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f 1.4

Pream. p. 108.

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g 1.5

See Thuanus hist. lib. 52.

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