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.

7. Let it be so, yet so to mistake it, that when that De∣cree was principally made to forbid Appeales vnto Rome, he should expound it to forbid Appeales, excepting onely vnto * 1.1 Rome. If M. Parsons should chance to finde such a mistaking in any Protestant, O what an hue and crie would he make?

8. Neyther was this the errour of Gratian alone, for Bellarmine (speaking not of your olde, but of your new Ro∣mish Writers) saith that d 1.2 Aliqui respondent cum Gratiano, &c. Some there be (saith he) who answere (the obiection of Caluine) together with Gratian, &c. Wherefore you may put downe this in your Reckoning, as a point confessed by Bel∣larmine, that Some amongst you haue no other shift, in answe∣ring, but so to expound a Canon of a Councell, as if it allow∣ed that, which principally, purposely, and plainely it did for∣bid: then the which there cannot bee a greater apparance of 〈◊〉〈◊〉

9. Now that the Reckoning is made vp, we may recount the gaines which M. Parsons hath gotten, by his defense of Gratian. First he hath falsly put Gratian vpon mee, in stead of Bellarmine, with an intent to proue me a falsifier. Secondly, to the same end he presenteth a new Edition of Gratian, not∣withstanding that he knew that the sentence stood, as I deli∣uered * 1.3 it, in the auncient Copies of Gratian. Thirdly, after all his plea he would cleare his Clyent Gratian from faithlesnes, in expounding a Canon of a Councell flatly contrary to the purpose of the Councell it selfe. Fourthly, hee findeth now Some other of their new Romanists intangled in the same falshood with Gratian. Fiftly, by labouring to free Gratian from one vntruth, he hath occasioned me to * 1.4 reueale the ma∣nifold guilt of Gratian in his false inscriptions, false allegations, and false Additions in such abundance, that (as their Arch-bi∣shoppe hath confessed) they cannot be declared in a day. And thus Mast. Parsons (I confesse) hath euery way gained in fal∣sities.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Gratians grosse crrour.
• d 1.2

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• * 1.3

  Mr. Parsons is thriee guilty of falshood.
• * 1.4

  See aboue, c. 1. Sect. 5.