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 third Conuincement of Mr. PARSONS, from his owne Contradiction.

6. We haue heard Mast. Parsons arguing, that The Priests, Doctors, and principall Iewes of the Synagogue were worldly-wise men, and inferring hereupon, that therefore they may not be thought to haue deuised any fond or Senselesse Answer: notwithstanding the same Mast. Parsons saith, that They did fondly to testifie the same to be certainely true. Which is all one, as if he had said with one breath, it was not possible * 1.1 for these wise men to doe senselesly and fondly, who notwith∣standing did fondly and senselesly: Could he iustly call this a Sober Reckoning, wherein at the first assay he hath so fondly thwarted himselfe?

7. Shall we summe vp this first part of the Reckoning? When we compare Reasons, there are three obiected against his one, which also is such an one, as is contrary to the pur∣pose of the Euangelist: Secondly, when we number authori∣ties, three are produced against none: Thirdly, when we ex∣amine Mast. Parsons his own words, concerning the wisedome and fondnes of the Iewish Priests, we finde his confession to vndermine his former consequence.

8. These three Obseruations will easily prooue, that if according vnto M. Parsons his poesie of his Reckoning, taken out of Dan. 5. 27. (viz. You are weighed in the ballance, and are found to want weight) we be both ballanced; he will be found to be at least three drammes too light, euen in this first point of our Reckoning, and in the most cases following to haue little weight at all.

9. The next g 1.2 point of this Reckoning concerneth M. Par∣sons his falshood, in not acknowledging the Clause of Reserua∣tion to haue beene set downe in Latine: which, for auoyding of tedious repetition, I * 1.3 reserue vnto a more proper place.

Notes

• * 1.1

  P. R. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 himselfe,
• g 1.2

  Preamb. p. 5.
• * 1.3

  See hereafter