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 Reuiew.

19. If your Catholickes (M. Parsons) may be vsed as Sub∣iects? Let me entreate you for some few minutes of time, to take vpon you the face of an ingenuous man, and tel vs whe∣ther you thinke them to be vsed as Subiects, or no? It is like∣ly you are of the same minde you were, when you said that

n 1.1 His Maiesties milde and sweete respect towards Catholikes at his first entrance, was soone by arte of their enemies auerted, long before the Conspiracie fell out, for that not onely all the most cruell Statutes and penall lawes made by Q. Elizabeth were re∣nued and confirmed before this, with addition of others, tending to no lesse rigour and acerbity, but also the exaction of the same was put in practise with great seuerity: Nor were mens goods and persons onely afflicted, but the liues also of sundry taken a∣way for cause of Religion, before this Powder-Treason fell out. o 1.2 But to proceed a little further in the narration of some points of heauie persecution, which ensued soone after his Maiesties being in England, much before the Powder-treason was attemp∣ted. So you goe on, reckoning vs your Pressures, which you call p 1.3 Violence intollerable; New angariation; yea an huge Sea of Molestations and Exagitations.

One word more. What, I pray you, do you thinke of the Powder-men, who liued at li∣bertie in great ryote? q 1.4 They were halfe a score young Gen∣tlemen, put in despaire by apprehension of publique persecution, without demerit of the persecuted.

Well then, it is plaine that youacknowledg no Probability of quiet Subiection in your Ca∣tholiques, to wards his Maiestie, further then that they are v∣sed * 1.5 as Subiects: but (say you) they are vexed with intollerable violence, new angariations, and persecutions, without their deme∣rit. You neede say no more, your Reader will easily vnder∣stand your conclusion, which giueth vs a fare-wel vnto all vo∣luntary subiection. Thus we haue vnmasked M. Parsons, that we might see his bare face.

20. I willingly omit, as friuolous, his next descant vpon a r 1.6 Red-rose. and a White: for albeit there is Now no difference of Titles betweene the Red-rose, and the White; yet is there oddes betweene loyall subiection, and treasonable Positions and practises, which end in blood as redde as any Rose.

Notes

• n 1.1

  The letter of a Catholique touching the Oath of Allea∣geance. p. 42.
• o 1.2

  Pag. 43.
• p 1.3

  P. 43. 44 46.
• q 1.4

  Mitig. pag. 50
• * 1.5

  M. Parsons be∣tray eth him∣selfe in the point of Alle∣geance.
• r 1.6

  Rec kon. pa. 87