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.

21 I am sory that I haue beene so long in your debt, and therefore now vpon the second sight of your Reckoning I hope to make all strait by an answer which will be, I doubt, lesse acceptable vnto you, in giuing you to vnderstand that you are, M. Parsons, in this Reckoning, a most vnconsci∣onable person, in imputing vnto me matter of falshood heere∣in. For the doctrine which I f 1.1 there sought to refell, was the opinion of your Iesuit g 1.2 Salmeron. If a Catholike King (saith Salmeron) shall fall to be an Heretike, or an Apostate, reason willeth that among Catholike people he be remooued from the gouernment of the Common-wealth: but why? Because the power was first in the people, then in the King, and is deriued from * 1.3 the King to the people. This reason I confuted by the testimo∣nies out of your owne Doctors, the first was Royard, who said, that the people had not any power to remooue the yoak: the second testimony was out of Cunerus, which standeth thus: h 1.4 Some say that the authority of Princes dependeth vpon the courtesie of the people, as thinking, that they, who gaue con∣sent to choose a King, haue power likewise to depose him. But (proouing this from Scriptures) wheresoeuer a King is establi∣shed by the consent of the Kingdome, this ordinance is of God, and the people must obey. Which flatly contradicteth the former Conclusion of Salmeron. And further than this I did not med∣dle with the opinion of Cunerus. Therefore in this charge you haue plaied either the Equiuocator, or the flat (aposio∣pesis;) or both.

22 Furthermore, to satisfie your expectation to the full, if I had stepped a degree further in alleaging Cunerus, your owne Barckley would euen out of Cunerus haue iustified my Conclusion: for he (vnder standing, by people, i 1.5 All them who are associated together vnder one ciuill law, in one common∣wealth, of what kinde, age, wisdome, dignity, soeuer they be) doth prooue out of Cuncerus, k 1.6 That the King hath not his au∣thority onely from the consent and couenant made betweene the

people and the King, but from the ordinance of God: and that he * 1.7 that resisteth this authority, doth violate the constitution of God. And (out of his 7. Chapter) That the Scripture euery where witnesseth, that albeit Kings doe sinne, yet may they not be resi∣sted with armes, or violence, but are to be iudged of him, who is greater than all Kings, which is that wisdome and truth, which crieth, Heare, ô Kings, and vnderstand. &c. Which he illu∣strateth by an example of Ioas, an idolatrous King of Iudah, who most cruelly put the Prophet Zachary to death, and was slaine by the hands of his owne seruants in his bed-chamber: who after that fact were iustly slaine by Amaziah the King and next Successor vnto Ioas in the Kingdome of Iudah. It will therefore stand M. Parsons vpon (if he affect truth) to compare this of Barckley and their Cunerus together and trie how he can reconcile either Barckley with Cunerus or else Cunerus with himselfe. M. Parsons his next passage is vnto our Countri∣man Sayer.

Notes

• f 1.1

  Full Satisfact. part. 1. pag. 29.
• g 1.2

  Sa meron in epi. Pauli in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 disp. 12. §. I am de.
• * 1.3

  M. Parsons is vnconsciona∣bly iniutious.
• h 1.4

  Cunerus lib. de offic. Prnic. 6. 5
• i 1.5

  Barcl. lib. 5. contrà Monar∣cho. c. 12. p. 385.
• k 1.6

  Lib. 3 c. 12.
• * 1.7

  Obserue a necessary do∣ctrine, and forcible e∣nough to con∣fouud the re∣belleously af∣fected.