A replie to Iesuit Fishers answere to certain questions propou[n]ded by his most gratious Matie: King Iames By Francis White D: of Div· deane of Carlile, chaplaine to his Matie. Hereunto is annexed, a conference of the right: R:B: of St Dauids wth the same Iesuit*

ANSWER.

First, euerie thing is not meritorious to which a recompence [ C] is promised, for there is recompence aboue merit, proceeding of meere bountie and grace.

Secondly, the example of the Niniuites prooueth not, that Fasting is satisfactorie for corporall punishments; but onely, that it being iomed with true repentance, is a meanes to impe∣trate of God (when this standeth with his purpose) preuenti∣on, release, or mitigation of temporall calamities. Besides, this action of the Niniuites appertaines not to sacramentall Satisfaction: And that Fasting is not condignly satisfacto∣rie [ D] a 1.1, appeareth, because no fasting is able infallibly to pre∣uent or remooue temporall plagues, 2. Sam. 12.22. But if Fa∣sting were satisfactorie in condignitie, then it were iniust with God to inflict or continue temporall plagues, after Satisfaction made by Fasting.

S. Cyprian in the place obiected, speaketh of satisfaction for sinne it selfe b 1.2, and not for the temporall paine. And by Satis∣faction, he vnderstandeth deprecant Satisfaction, not compen∣sant c 1.3. But to argue from appeasing Gods anger, by way of deprecation, to condigne Satisfaction, is most rude and incon∣sequent. [ E]

Notes

• a 1.1

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 in Ad∣dit. 3. p. Tho. q. 20. ar. 3. dif. 2. Simpli∣citèr est dicendū, quod ista satisfa∣ctio est condigna & infallibilis. Suar. in 3. p. Tho. to. 4. disp. 48. sect. 3. Bell. d. Indulg. li. 2. c. 9.
• b 1.2

  Cyprian. d. Laps. sect. 28. Iu∣stis operibus in∣cumbere, quibus peccata purgātur. Eleemosynis fre∣quentèr insistere, quibus à morte 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉.
• c 1.3

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Nec Dominum grauiter offensum, longa & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 paenitentia deprece∣tur. Ib. sect. 24. Iejunijs, fletibus, planctibus, Dominum deprecari, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ad Dominum 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 criminis, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 doloribus exprimentes; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 deprecemur.