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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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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Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.
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1610.
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Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610. -- Quiet and sober reckoning with M. Thomas Morton -- Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07805.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 20, 2025.
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SECT. II.
The ninth charge of M. PARSONS his Reckoning.
THere followeth against Dolman a like sleight.
The Reuiew.
5 Dare Dolman yet againe shew his face? d 1.1Which booke M. Parsons made (saith their Priest) and is a seditious booke, most trecherously intitling the Infanta of Spaine to the English crowne. Could M. Parsons so often countenance this Tro∣iane horse except he had meant to play the part of a Sinoni∣call dissembling Mitigator? But to the point.
The summe of M. PARSONS charge.
He alleaged Dolman to say, that the Commonwealth hath* 1.2authority to chuse a King, and to limit him lawes at their pleasure. Which if it were truely alleaged, yet is there not heere any mention of people, or Democratical state, but only of the Com∣mon-wealth, which includeth both the Nobility and people. Se∣condly Dolman speaketh not of chusing a forme of gouernment, * 1.3 be it Democraticall or other, but speaketh (as by his words we see) of a power of a Common-wealth that is deuoide of any cer∣taine gouernment, to chuse them what forme of gouernment they like, with limitations they thinke most expedient.
The Reuiew.
6 Vpon this his conceit he complaineth of Falshoods both in alleaging the words of the Author, which are not in him, and
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also in inferring from them, which the words themselues will not * 1.4 beare. First of the words. Dolman said, The Common-wealth hath power to chuse her gouernment, I said, To change her King. If she can change her Gouernment, may not she alter her Go∣uernour? And Dolman saith in the margent of the same place, that The Common-wealth limiteth the Gouernours authority. And is not a King a Gouernour?
7 Concerning the sense M. Parsons seemeth to perswade vs that Dolman (that is, M. Parsons himselfe) did allow vn∣to * 1.5 a Common-wealth onely a power to chuse a gouernment, and not to depose a Gouernour. Is he not like to bewray his ignorance in reading other mens bookes, who is thus vnskil∣full in his owne? For in his Dolman we read, that e 1.6The Com∣mon-wealth hath authority not onely to put backe a new Inheri∣tor vpon lawfull considerations, but also to dispossesse them that haue beene lawfully put into possession. And againe, f 1.7The Com∣mon-wealth (saith he) may cut off their heads, if they infect the rest. Heere M. Parsons plaieth the nimble Barber, and can teach people to polle the heads of Kings. It is no maruell why his owne fellow exclaimed against this booke, calling it Trecherous, as though he had sentenced the Authour to be woorthy to haue his head shauen for his doctrine. As for the word, Democraticall, which M. Parsons misliketh, I would but aske whether euery Common-wealth were not inclu∣ded, where Common-wealth in general was expressed? After this he returneth vnto Carerius his Paduan Doctor, whom I propounded as affirmmg that g 1.8The high Priest of tho old Te∣stament was Suprema in ciuill causes.