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.

15 In this there is another Uerball Equiuocation, in the word See, for some saw the day of Christs being in the world only by Reuelation, as Abraham, and the Patriarks; as Esay, and the Prophets; as Iob, and all the beleeuers before Christ: And some saw the day of his being in the flesh sensibly, as Peter, and the other Apostles; as Mary our Lords Mother, holy Ioseph, Simeon, and other holy men, and women, yea and as Caiphas, and other vnbeleeuing Iewes. That Abra∣ham is meant to haue Seene the day of Christs birth spiritu∣ally, thorow Reuelation, their Card. f 1.1 Tolet will not deny: but the Iewes that scorned him mistooke this sence, and con∣ceited only a sensuall Seeing with bodily eies.

16 Who now seeth not M. Parsons his fraud, who calleth that a reserued sence, which was (that I may so say) a sence conserued in the outward words themselues, and sufficiently manifest, if the scornefull Iewes, who were now blinded with malice, had not peruerted them into a sensuall Construction.

For what phrase in the old Testament is more familiar and notorious, then to call that Seeing, which is perceiued onely spiritually? for the which cause the Prophets were called * 1.2 Seers. And shall the misconceit of incredulous hearers make the sence of Christ to be mentally reserued? As for M. Parsons his maner of Reseruation, when a man shall say, I keepe no Priest in mine house, meaning; with any intent to bake him in a Pie, or &c. It is so farre of from a Verball Equiuoca∣tion, which may be implyed by the outward words, as that no man without Reuelation from God can comprehend it. But I hasten.

Notes

• f 1.1

  〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 cum locum.
• * 1.2

  1. Reg. 9.