The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The answere.

I say first, that they all say indeed, that y^e penitentes confessed [ 1] sins done after baptisme: but no one of the three affirmeth, (as the obiection saith,) that they confessed all their sinnes com∣mitted

after baptisme; the generall signe (all) cannot be found annexed thereunto. I say secondly, that true it is, that they con∣fessed [ 2] their sins particularly; that is to say, sins the which they did confesse, were confessed distinctly; for otherwise the peni∣tents could not haue receiued instructiōs according to the con∣tentment of their minds. I say thirdly, that it is one thing to confes sins particularly, another thing to confes them totally. [ 3] For they confesse particularly,* 1.1 that confesse their sins distinct∣ly, although they conceale many a one: but they onely confesse totally, that confesse all, both great and smal without excepti∣tion. And therefore said Socrates significantly, that they confes∣sed sinnes done after baptisme, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in part, but he said not, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 wholy, or in all.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Note this against the papists▪