The vvarn-vvord to Sir Francis Hastinges wast-word conteyning the issue of three former treateses, the Watch-word, the Ward-word and the Wast-word (intituled by Sir Francis, an Apologie or defence of his Watch-word) togeather with certaine admonitions & warnings to thesaid [sic] knight and his followers. Wherunto is adioyned a breif reiection of an insolent, and vaunting minister masked with the letters O.E. who hath taken vpon him to wryte of thesame [sic] argument in supply of the knight. There go also foure seueral tables, one of the chapters, another of the controuersies, the third of the cheif shiftes, and deceits, the fourth of the parricular [sic] matters conteyned in the whole book. By N.D. author of the Ward-word.

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The vvarn-vvord to Sir Francis Hastinges wast-word conteyning the issue of three former treateses, the Watch-word, the Ward-word and the Wast-word (intituled by Sir Francis, an Apologie or defence of his Watch-word) togeather with certaine admonitions & warnings to thesaid [sic] knight and his followers. Wherunto is adioyned a breif reiection of an insolent, and vaunting minister masked with the letters O.E. who hath taken vpon him to wryte of thesame [sic] argument in supply of the knight. There go also foure seueral tables, one of the chapters, another of the controuersies, the third of the cheif shiftes, and deceits, the fourth of the parricular [sic] matters conteyned in the whole book. By N.D. author of the Ward-word.
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Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.
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[Antwerp :: Printed by A. Conincx] Permissu superiorum,
Anno 1602.
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Sutcliffe, Matthew, 1550?-1629. -- Briefe replie to a certaine odious and slanderous libel -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Hastings, Francis, -- Sir, d. 1610. -- Apologie or defence of the Watch-word, against the virulent and seditious Ward-word, published by an English-Spaniard, lurking under the title of N.D. -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.
Catholics -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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"The vvarn-vvord to Sir Francis Hastinges wast-word conteyning the issue of three former treateses, the Watch-word, the Ward-word and the Wast-word (intituled by Sir Francis, an Apologie or defence of his Watch-word) togeather with certaine admonitions & warnings to thesaid [sic] knight and his followers. Wherunto is adioyned a breif reiection of an insolent, and vaunting minister masked with the letters O.E. who hath taken vpon him to wryte of thesame [sic] argument in supply of the knight. There go also foure seueral tables, one of the chapters, another of the controuersies, the third of the cheif shiftes, and deceits, the fourth of the parricular [sic] matters conteyned in the whole book. By N.D. author of the Ward-word." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09112.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.

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THE SECOND TABLE OF THE CHEIF CON∣TROVERSIES HANDLED in this book. (Book 2)

The first Encounter.
  • WHo are properlie Catholikes, and who [ 1] heretikes by the old lawes of Catholike Chri∣stian Emperors? and whether the lawes made against heretikes by those Emperors, do touch Protestants or Papists at this day. Encount. 1. cap. 2. num. 2. and an∣it. vpon the Epistle of O. E. to the reader.
  • How Catholikes & heretikes may be easelie, & eui∣dentlie [ 2] tryed by the old rule of faith among the Fathers. Encount. 1. cap. 15.
  • VVhether the Englis Parlament rule set downe by [ 3] O.E. be sufficient to discerne Cathol. frō heretikes or one sect of heretykes from another. Enc. 1. cap. 16. and 17.
  • VVhether Canonists do cal the Pope God, or no? and [ 4]

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  • how false Sir F. and his Chaplayne O. E. are found in this point. Enc. 1. cap. 2. & 3.
  • [ 5] VVhether there be any certaine rule of faith to try matters in controuersie, and what that rule is. Enc. 1. cap. 15.
  • [ 6] VVhether Protestants haue vnion among them, or any meane to make vnion, or to fynd out certaintie in matters of faith. Enc. 1. cap. 4. num. 10. Item cap. 5.6.14.15.16.17.
  • [ 7] VVhether Lutherans, and Caluinists may any way be said to be brethren, or of one Churche? Encount. 1. cap. 3.4. & 5.
  • [ 8] VVhether English Protestants & Puritans do agree i Iesus Christ crucified, as Sir F saith, or may be ac∣compted true brethren, and of one Churche? Enc. 1. cap. 6. & cap. 10. num. 8. & .cap. 12.••••m.6.
  • [ 9] VVhether libertie for all vnlearned to read scrip∣tures in English without difference, or restraint be a blessing or a curse to the people. Encount. 1. cap. 8. and Enc. 2.
  • [ 10] VVhether publike seruice in English be a hurt or benefit to all sorts of people. Enc. 1. cap. 8. nu. 7. & cap. 9. at large.
  • [ 11] VVhether aboundance of good workes be a peculiar blessing of Protestants. Encount. 1. cap. 10. num. 2.3.4.5. & cap. 17. & 18.
  • [ 12] VVhether it be a special grace, and blessed nature of Protestāts to persecute no mā for religion. Enc. 1. c. 10.
  • [ 13] VVhether fredome from exactions, long peace, great power in other countreys, great wealth of the land, and more aboundant multiplying of children, then before, be special benefits, and benedictions brought into England by change of religion? Enc. 1. cap. 1.
  • ...

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  • VVhether the sacrifice of the Masse be a new inuen∣tion [ 14] or no, and whether the number of 7. Sacraments were not agreed on before the late councel of Trent, as O.E. affirmeth. Enc. 1. cap. 13. num. 7.8.9.10.11.12. &c.
  • How farre Catholike men do depend of the Pope for [ 15] the certaintie of their religion? Encount. 1. cap. 16. num. 17.18.19.
  • VVhether there be any one new or old heresie can be [ 16] proued to be in the doctryne of Papists at this day, and how many there be properly, and formally held by Pro∣testants. Encount. 1. cap. 16. num.20.
  • How contemptuouslie the protestants do speak not [ 17] only of the old Fathers, but also of their owne wryters, when they make against them. Enc. 1. cap. 17.
  • VVhat manner of tryal Robertson the Anabaptist [ 18] would haue by staying the Sunne for proof of his reli∣gion against Caluinists. Enc. 1. cap. 17. num. 17.
  • VVhether temporal blessings entred into England, [ 19] & other countreys round about with the new ghospel, and change of the old Religion? Encount. 1. cap. 12. & 13.14. & 18.
  • How many and how great inconueniences in mat∣ter [ 20] of state, and otherwise haue insued in England by change of religion, since K. Henry the 8. his departure from the vnion of the Roman Churche. Encount. 1. ap. 17. & 18.
FINIS.

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