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

M. PARSONS his Warn-woord, against Sir Francis Hastings his Wast-woord, con∣cerning, Dominus Deus Papa.

SIr Francis Hastings saith that the Canonists say roundly * 1.1 in the Glosse, Dominus noster Deus Papa, Our Lord God the Pope: but if it were so, why doth not Sir Francis either roundly or squarely quote vs the text? Sure it is, that I cannot

finde it, though I haue much sought for it; and hard it is to be∣leeue that any such text may be found. But yet here to helpe out S. F. with some part of his credit, and for very compassion I will adde a coniecture of a friend of his, how he might chance to haue beene deceiued about Dominus Deus noster Papa, if he cite it vpon his owne reading, for that perhaps he might find it written thus, D. noster D. Papa, both D. D. signifying a double Domi∣nus, which some cauilling Heretike espying, & iudging it inconue∣nient to repeat Dominus twice, would needs inforce the second D. to be set for Deus. This my coniecture is confirmed some∣what by the similitude of a like fond chance, whereof I haue heard as happened in the Subscription of an English letter, writ∣ten from certaine Marriners to the Lord Admirall in these words: To the right honourable, our good L. the L. Admirall, which second L. a simple fellow interpreted to sig∣nifie the Lady Admirall, saying that the first L. signifying the Lord himselfe, the second L. must needs signifie also his Lady. If I misse in this coniecture or comparison, S. F. is cause thereof, that cited not the text, thereby to cleare all matters, and to de∣liuer both vs of this doubt, and himselfe of new suspicion of imposture.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Warn-woord, Enc. 1. cap. 2. Pag. 30. num. 10.