An ansvvere to a Romish rime lately printed, and entituled, A proper new ballad wherein are contayned Catholike questions to the Protestant, the which ballad was put foorth without date or day, name of authour or printer, libell-like scattered and sent abroad, to withdraw the simple from the fayth of Christ, vnto the doctrine of Antichrist the pope of Rome / written by that Protestant Catholike, I.R.

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An ansvvere to a Romish rime lately printed, and entituled, A proper new ballad wherein are contayned Catholike questions to the Protestant, the which ballad was put foorth without date or day, name of authour or printer, libell-like scattered and sent abroad, to withdraw the simple from the fayth of Christ, vnto the doctrine of Antichrist the pope of Rome / written by that Protestant Catholike, I.R.
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Rhodes, John, fl. 1606.
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Imprinted at London :: By Simon Stafford dwelling in Hosier Lane, neere Smithfield,
1602.
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Anti-Catholicism -- England -- Poetry.
Ballads, English.
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"An ansvvere to a Romish rime lately printed, and entituled, A proper new ballad wherein are contayned Catholike questions to the Protestant, the which ballad was put foorth without date or day, name of authour or printer, libell-like scattered and sent abroad, to withdraw the simple from the fayth of Christ, vnto the doctrine of Antichrist the pope of Rome / written by that Protestant Catholike, I.R." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10684.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.

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2 The Papists complaynt.

[ 2] MAny and sundry sects appeare, * 1.1now in the world both farre and neere: The Protestant, the Puritan, the Caluanist, and Zwinglian, the Brownist, and the family of loue, and many mo that I can proue: Besides the Romane faith truely, which Protestants call, Papistry. All these are Christs true Church, they say: but now on which shall my soule stay?
The Protestants answere.
* 1.2STrange sects there are, and so will be, the Church to trye in eche degree: But for the most of them you name, they are not worthy of that blame. The Brownist, he is punished: the Familists from vs are fled: If we were rid of Papists too, * 1.3both kingdomes should haue lesse to doo. And you that will of sects complayne, shew which by Law we doe maintayne.

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The Papists further complaynt.
ALL these with Rome in very deede, [ 3] rehearse all Articles of the Creede: And euery one of them still saith, theirs is the true Catholike faith. But how should I amongst all these, know truth from falshood, God to please? This is the thing that still I seeke, to know the true Church Catholike, The fellowship and company of holy men in vnity.
The Protestants answere.
IF these with Rome, and thousands moe, receyue our Creede, and yet will goe So many hundred steppes a wry, as Willet dooth in you descry,* 1.4 They are not worthy once to beare the name of Christians any where. Returne agayne therefore, I say, to Christ, and to Gods word alway. Then shall you see, that Unity is nothing without Uerity.

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