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.

7 I durst almost sweare that M. Parsons is not perswa∣ded * 1.1 that I either would, or did falsifie in this place, for the English being this: Azor answering, (concerning the place infe∣cted with the plague) said, &c. which thus spoken, by the way of parenthesis, could not be false, because, as the case was propounded, the place was called infected, vz. accord∣ing to the opinion of the Demander: and it was also called not infected, in the iudgement of the speaker, and therefore by either of them might haue been indifferently vsed, espe∣cially

by the way of pareuthesis. And that I would not so far transgtesse, the Margent may beare me witnesse, where∣in Azorius owne expresse words are set downe.

8 But such and so great good will M. Parsons doth beare me, that he had rather produce me for a falsificator, than acknowledge the trueth of the thing, or (if it had been * 1.2 an errour) to iudge it an escape of the pen, or of the print. Therefore am I vrged to present him with a number of con∣fessed escapes of Bellarmine, which abound in his sentences, euen by omissions of that kinde, against which Maister Parsons now doth so lauishly inueigh. As for example, d 1.3 In whom there are two persons (saith Bellarmine) in stead of NON. &c. that is, There are not two persons. And e 1.4 To haue doub∣ted, in stead of, NOT doubted. f 1.5 To signifie Continencie, in stead of, NOT to signifie Continency. And g 1.6 Twice, for, NOT Twice. And h 1.7 The wall, in stead of, NOT the wall. And, i 1.8 It shall bee perpetuall, in stead of, It shall NOT be perpetuall. And, k 1.9 Let it be reiected, in stead of, Let it NOT bee reiected. And l 1.10 They might haue obeied, in stead of, They might NOT haue obeied. And, m 1.11 If our heart shall condemne vs, in stead of, If it shall NOT condemne vs: And (not to labour vpon trifles) many such like erroneous omissions of the Negatiue NON. Which seene, I doubt not but M. Parsons will now play Ployden, and grant that such errors may accidentally happen without falsifying and iugling.

Notes

• * 1.1

  His extreme captiousnes.
• * 1.2

  Escapes in Bellarmines books, wher∣in the parti∣cle NON is wanting.
• d 1.3

  Bellar. Recog. lastly printed. pag. 127.
• e 1.4

  Pag. 144.
• f 1.5

  Pag. 153.
• g 1.6

  Pag. 159.
• h 1.7

  Pag. 162.
• i 1.8

  Pag. 178.
• k 1.9

  Pag. 185.
• l 1.10

  Pag. 186.
• m 1.11

  Pag. 188.