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It is neither cleere in it selfe, nor yet confessed by Prote∣stants, that the Doctrines of the Roman Church, which Pro∣testants refuse, haue been vniuersally receiued for 1000 yeres [ E] at least, &c. The article of the Popes Supremacie, and of Purga∣torie, Adoration of Images, forbidding married Priests to liue with their wiues, were euer opposed and reiected by the Greek Church. The Doctrine of the Trident Councell concerning
the Canon of the holy Scriptures a 1.1 and the preheminence of [ A] the vulgar Translation, before the Hebrew and Greeke Text, was not vniuersally 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for a thousand yeeres. The tem∣poral authoritie of the Pope, the merit of Condignitie, publicke seruice in an vnknowne language, Iubilees, and Popes pardons, Communion in one kind, Transubstantiation, Blessing or bap∣tising of Bells b 1.2, &c. were not generally receiued in the Church vniuersall, for a thousand yeeres at least: And a great number of Beleeuers, which in this West part of the world, haue al∣wayes denied and resisted these Articles; and among other op∣ponents, there were a people, called Waldenses, Leonistae, pauperes [ B] de Lugduno, &c. many in number, and largely diffused through diuers Countries, who denied the foresaid Popish Articles, and whose Doctrine, in the most points, was consonant to that which reformed Churches doe now professe. Reinerius, c 1.3 an Inquisitour of the Church of Rome, liuing about the yeere one thousand two hundred fiftie foure, in a Booke Printed at Ingolstade, writeth in this manner of the Waldenses, which hee calleth Leonists: Among all Sects, which are or haue formerly beene, none is more pernicious to the Church than that of the Leonists. First, because it continued longer than any other, for some say it hath [ C] lasted euer since Pope Siluester, others say euer since the Apostles. Se∣condly, because no Sect is more generall than this, for there is scarce any countrey, in which it is not found. Thirdly, whereas other Sects de∣terre men with their horrible blasphemies, this Sect of the Leonists ma∣keth a great shew of godlinesse, because they liue righteously before men, and beleeue all things rightly touching God, and concerning all other Articles of the Ceed: onely they blaspheme the Romane Church and Clergie, in which thing the Laitie is forward to giue credit vnto them.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 praef. in Math. q. 19. Nos 〈◊〉〈◊〉, quare potius 〈◊〉〈◊〉 effet, Marco & 〈◊〉〈◊〉; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & 〈◊〉〈◊〉, quam libro 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & 〈◊〉〈◊〉, qui non 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in Canone, cum non appareat ali∣qua ratio maior de hoc quam de illo: sed solum sequimur Ecclesiam, quia ip∣sa posuit libros 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in Canone: librum autē Iudith & To∣biae extra Canonē. (& postea:) Ec∣clesia vniuersalis, &c. Hoc conformi∣ter & vniformit 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉.
〈◊〉〈◊〉. Rom. l. 2. Printed at 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 1520. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 debet 〈◊〉〈◊〉 antequam 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in campani∣li: paranda sunt ideo vas aquae be∣nedicendae, asperso∣rium vas cum sale, lintea munda, oleū sanctum, sanctum Chrysma, Thymia∣ma, thus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Thuribulum cum igne: Pontifex & Diaconus, &c. sint in suis vestimentis, precibus peractis pontifex lauat campanam cum dicta aqua & cum pol∣lice [ D] dextra manus facit crucem supra campanam ab extra cum oleo infirmorum & intus cum Chrysmate, & pro∣fert interim haec verba; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & consecretur (Domine) signum istud in nomine Patris & Filij & Spiritus sancti. In honorem sancti talis, pax tibi, &c.
Reiner. cont. Haeret. c. 4. Inter omnes sectas quae adhuc sunt vel fuerunt, non fuisse 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Ecclesiae, quam 〈◊〉〈◊〉, idque tribus de causis. Prima est 〈◊〉〈◊〉 est diu∣turnior, aliqui enim dicunt quod durauerit à temporibus Syluestri, aliqui à tempore Apostolorum. Se 〈◊〉〈◊〉, quia generalior, fere enim nulla est terra in qua haec secta non sit. Tertia, quia cum omnes aliae sectae immanitate blasphemiarum in Deum, audientibus horrorem inducant, haec scilicet Leonistarum, magnam habet speciem pietatis, eo quod coram hominibus iuste viuant, & benè omnia de Deo 〈◊〉〈◊〉, & omnes Articulos quī in sym∣bolo continentur, solum modo Romanam Ecclesiam blasphemant, & Clerum, cui multitudo Laicorum fa cilis est ad credendum. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Hist. Franc. l. 1. p. 7. Edit. an. 1581. A Waldensibus & eorum in Aquitania ac vicina regione successoribus qui ab Albio, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in septimania vrbe primaria Albigenses dicti sunt. Hi inuitis Principibus Christianis omnibus, Cirea annum 1100. & temporibus subsequentibus, doctrinam suam ab ea quam hodie pro∣testantes amplectuntur 〈◊〉〈◊〉 differentem, non per Galliam 〈◊〉〈◊〉 totam, sed etiam per omnes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Europae 〈◊〉〈◊〉 diffeminarunt. Nam Galli, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Angli, Scoti, Itali, Germani, Bohemi, Saxones, Poloni, Lithuani, & gentes [ E] aliae, cam ad hunc diem pertinaciter defenderunt.