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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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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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London :: Printed [by W. Stansby at Eliot's Court Press] for Iohn Bill,
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 April 27, 2025.

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That their position, concerning Deposing a Pope, is but a cunning delusion.

§. III.

12 r 1.1 Bellarmine doth consider two capacities in the Pope, the first is in respect of his Temporall Princedome; the other in respect of his Spirituall Pastourship and Popedome. Concerning his Temporall state, * 1.2 The Pope as other Princes (saith Bellarmine) may ackno wledge no superiour in Tempo∣rall matters: but in examining the Spirituall Iurisdiction, We say (saith he, answering in the name of the rest) that the Pope can not be iudged vpon earth by any Prince Christian, whe∣ther he be Temporall or Ecclesiasticall, no nor yet by all assem∣bled together in a generall Councell: meaning, that he can not be deposed s 1.3 coàctiuely. Be it that this is spoken in respect of matter of fact, and not offaith, yet when (supposing that a Pope may be an heretike) we shall demand how a Pope may be deposed, what will our Aduersaries answer? For either must the Pope relinquish his Popedome, together with his Temporall Princedome voluntarily, or els by violence: but not voluntarily, because t 1.4 Obstinacie (that iron sinew) being

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a propertie of heresie, the Pope will not voluntarily remoue, * 1.5 especially, out of so rich a Chaire. Neither may he be re∣moued violently and by coactiue force; For what Romish Author will iustifie violence in deposing a Pope by any ex∣ample? and yet diuers u 1.6 Popes haue been heretikes, yea euen as Popes.

13 From these premises our Christian Reader may vn∣derstand, first the trueth of my former assertion, to wit, that the Romish Doctors beleeue that The Pope, as Pope, can not be an heretike. Secondly, the vanity of M. Parsons his ob∣iection, that being heretikes they may be deposed, seeing that they must not beleeue that any Pope can be a pertinacious heretike. Thirdly, the necessitie of my consequence, vz. They that holde that the Pope can not be an heretike, must grant that he can not be deposed for heresie. And lastly, the dispari∣tie betweene the state of Kings and Popes, issuing from the former considerations, because thus Kings shall (by this do∣ctrine) be deposed for heresie, but Popes may not. And what a 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and gulfe of difference do they furthermore make betweene these two states, whilest as they iustifie the examples of diuers Popes, in deposing of many Emperours not for heresie, but for other causes, and yet denie that the Pope may be deposed, x 1.7 Although he should do any thing pre∣iudiciall to the vniuersall state of the Church, as their Carerius taught: or y 1.8 Although (as their Iesuite Azorius spake) hee should neglect Ecclesiasticall Canons, and peruert the lawes of Kings: or z 1.9 Although (as it is in Gratian) he should carie in∣finite multitude of soules headlong with him into hell. And now wee see the height of Papall prerogatiue, and therein the depth of Antichristian tyrannie.

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