The golden ballance of tryall VVherein the reader shall plainly and briefely behold, as in a glasse of crystall; aswell by what rule all controuersies in religion, are to be examined, as also who is, and of right ought to be the vpright iudge in that behalfe. Whereunto is also annexed a counterblast against a masked companion, terming himself E.O. but supposed to be Robert Parsons the trayterous Iesuite.

Title

The golden ballance of tryall VVherein the reader shall plainly and briefely behold, as in a glasse of crystall; aswell by what rule all controuersies in religion, are to be examined, as also who is, and of right ought to be the vpright iudge in that behalfe. Whereunto is also annexed a counterblast against a masked companion, terming himself E.O. but supposed to be Robert Parsons the trayterous Iesuite.

Author

Bell, Thomas, fl. 1593-1610.

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London :: Imprinted by Iohn Windet, for Richard Bankworth, dwelling in Paules Churchyeard, at the signe of the Sunne,

1603.

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Subject terms

Woodward, Philip, ca. 1557-1610. -- Detection, of divers notable untruthes, contradictions, corruptions, and falsifications -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.

Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.

Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.

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"The golden ballance of tryall VVherein the reader shall plainly and briefely behold, as in a glasse of crystall; aswell by what rule all controuersies in religion, are to be examined, as also who is, and of right ought to be the vpright iudge in that behalfe. Whereunto is also annexed a counterblast against a masked companion, terming himself E.O. but supposed to be Robert Parsons the trayterous Iesuite." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07845.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 27, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• CAP. I. Of the Vncertainety of Iudgements, of all Bishoppes se∣uerally in themselues.
• CAP. II. Of the uncertainety of iudgement of many Bishops, e∣uen when they employ their wits and learning to teach one and the selfe same doctrine.
• CAP. III. Of the vncertainety of the Popes Iudgement, whose faith say the Papistes, can not faile.
  • The First Section. Of the manners, liues, and conuersation, of the late Bishops of Rome.
  • Sect. II. Of the Schismes and conflictes which haue beene a∣mong the Popes, or Bishops of Rome.
  • Sect. 3. Of the priuiledges falsely supposed, to be granted from hea∣uen to the Bishops of Rome.
  • Sect. IIII. Of the Popes priuate errors.
  • Sect. V. Of the Popes publique errours, in his generall and defini∣tiue Decrees and constitutions.
• CAP. IIII. Contayning the aunswere to sundrie obiections, by which the Papistes labour to proue, that the Popes faith can not faile.
  • The First obiection.
  • The Aunswere.
  • The second Obiection.
  • The Aunswere.
  • The third Obiection.
  • The Answere.
  • The Replie.
  • The Answere.
  • The fourth Obiection.
  • The Aunswere.
  • The fift Obiection.
  • The Aunswere.
• CAP. V. Shewing that Prouinciall Councels may erre.
• CAP. 6. Shewing that generall Councels may erre.
• CAP. VII. Shewing that the holy Scripture, is the sole and onely infallible rule of truth.
• CAP. VIII. Shewing who is the right Iudge, of the holy Scrip∣ture and word of God.
  • The first Paragraffe.
  • The Second Paragraffe.
  • The third Paragraph.
  • The fourth Paragraph.
  • An Obiection.
  • The Aunswere.
• title page
• To the right worshipfull my ap∣proued good friend, Maister John Bennet Doctor of the Ciuill law, and one of her Maiesties Councell in the North partes of England.
• CAP. I. Of the manner of Iesuiticall Proceeding, in all their se∣ditious and scandalous libels.
• CAP. II. Of the resolution and determination, of the masked Companion, E. O.
• CAP. III. Of the notorious lies of E. O.
• CAP. IIII. Of the finding out of the endes of the Gordian knot.
  • The wordes of the Iesuite Garnets letter, sent to the rest of his fellowes.
  • The Iesuite.
  • The Answere.
  • The Iesuite.
  • The aunswere.
  • The Iesuite.
  • The Answere.
  • The Iesuite.
  • The Answere.
  • The Iesuite.
  • The Answere.
  • The Iesuite.
  • The answere.