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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2 With a good will, Maister Parsons, but first I would trie whether I did single out the Weakest accusations, and such as were not so vehemently pressed. A briefe Recapitulation would make a cleare Reckoning for the accusations which you then vrged, although falsly, yet fiercely thus. In the first, This is (said you) a malicious lie of a lost conscience. In the * 1.1 second, thus: Is not this persidious dealing, and open treachery? In the third, He hath no conscience at all in cousening. In the rest we heare of nothing but of Egregious abusing of testimonies: of Many frauds in one quotation: of Many false trickes of a craftie Minister, of Rare singularity, and the like scarse euer obserued in corrupting a text of Scripture: of a manifest lie and cousenage: and of Where is his syncerity in Christ Iesus: of foolish treachery. In the eleuenth; How can the malicious lying Minister expect to be trusted hereafter. In the next, Consider how falsly and calumniously this Make-bate doth reason. In the thirteenth, Can any thing be morefraudu∣lently alleaged. In the last, It is a fraud and impudency, or ra∣ther impudent impietie; will euer any Reader credit him here∣after? These and other such like Emblemes and flowers of M. Parsons his Rheterique may giue our Reader a sent and sense of his extream Vehemency, which is strong & ranck, & Proue that I singled not out his weakest Obiections, as hee

falsly pretendeth, and as scquel of this discourse will make more manifest.

Notes

• * 1.1

  M. Parsons beginneth this second part of his Reckoning with a lauish falshood.