The appeal of iniured innocence, unto the religious learned and ingenuous reader in a controversie betwixt the animadvertor, Dr. Peter Heylyn, and the author, Thomas Fuller.

THE SEVENTH BOOK. Containing the Reign of King Edward the sixth.

Dr. Heylin.

WE are now come unto the Reign of King Edward the sixth, which our Author passeth lightly over, though very full of action and great alterations. And here the first thing which I meet with, is an unnecessary Quaere which he makes about the Injunctions of this King. Amongst which we finde one con∣cerning the religious keeping of the Holy-dayes, in the close whereof it is decla∣red,

That it shall be lawfull for all people in time of Harvest, to labour upon Holy and Festival dayes, and save that thing which God hath sent, and that scrupulosity to abstain from working on those dayes doth grievously offend God. Our Author hereupon makes this Quaere, that is to say, fol. 375.

Whe∣ther in the 24 Inju••ction, labouring in time of Harvest upon Holy-dayes and Festi∣vals, relateth not onely to those of Ecclesiastical Constitution (as dedicated to Saints) or be inclusive of the Lords-day also.]. Were not our Author a great Zelot for the Lords-day-Sabbath, and studious to intitle it to some antiquity, we had not met with such a Quaere. The Law and practise of those times make this plain enough. &c.

Fuller.

It is better to be over doubtfull, than over confident. It had been much for the credit, and nothing against the Conscience of the Animadvertor, if he had made quaeries, where he so positively and falsly hath concluded against me. Now my Quaere is answered: And I believe that the Lords Day was included within the numb••r of holy dayes, and common work permitted thereon.

This maketh me bespeak my own and the Readers (justly suspecting that the Ani∣madvertor will not joyn with us herein on this account) thankfulnesse to God. That the Reformation since the time of King Edward the sixth, hath been progressive, and more perfected in this point amongst the Rest, in securing the Lords-day from servile imployments.

Dr. Heylin.

Our Author proceeds. Fol. 386. In the first year of King Edward the sixth, it was recommended to the care of the most grave Bishops and others (assembled by the King at his Castle at Windsor) and when by them compleated, set forth in Print 1548. with a Proclamation in the Kings name, to give Authority thereunto, being also re∣commended unto every Bishop by especial Letters from the Lords of the Councel to see the same put in execution. And in the next year a penalty was imposed by Act of Parli∣ament on such who should deprave or neglect the use thereof.] Our Author here mi∣stakes himself, and confounds the businesse; making no difference between the whole first Liturgy of King Edward the sixth, and a particular form of Admini∣stration. &c.

Fuller.

I•• the Reader, by perusing this Note of the Animadvertor, can methodize the Confusion charged on me, I shall be right glad thereof. And I wish that the nice distinction of the Liturgie, and the form of Administration may be informative unto him more than it is to me.

The close of this Animadversion, whether this Book brought under a Review, much altered in all the parts and offices of it, be unto the better or unto the worse, Leaves it under a strong suspition of the negative in the Judgement of the Animadvertor.

And now I shall wonder no more at the Animadvertors falling foul on my

Book, who (as he * 1.1 confesseth) am not known unto him by any injurie. Seeing such distance in our judgements, that he conceiveth the Reformation in the Reign of King Edward more perfect than what was afterwards,* 1.2 Let us make us a Captain and return unto Egypt. I have too much advantage in my own hand, and a prin∣ciple in my bosome will not give me leave to make use thereof to the utmost.

Dr. Heylin.

Our Author proceeds. Fol. 404. At last the great Earl of Warwick deserted his Chaplain in open field to shift for himself. Indeed he had higher things in his head, than to attend such trifles.] A man may easily discern a Cat by her Claw, and we may finde as easily by be scratches of our Authors Pen, to what party in the Church he stands most inclined. He had before declared for the Dominicans and Rigid Calvinists in some points of Doctrine, and now declares himself for the Non-Con∣formists in point of Ceremonie. He had not else called the Episcopal Ornaments, particularly the Rochet, Chimere, and Square-cap, by the name of trifles; such trifles as were not worth the contending for, if Resolute Ridley had been pleased to dispense therein. &c.

Fuller.

I say not that they were trifles, but that Iohn Dudley Earl of Warwick (after∣wards) Duke of Northumberland) counted them so, in respect to his high designes to the Crown yea it is more than suspicious, that his ambition esteemed greater matters than Ceremonies, meer trifles, even Religion it self, which he so often changed.

If the Cat hath put in her claw, let her put in her whole foot. I conceive such vestments comparatively trifles, as to things necessary to salvation. And thus I prove it.

I dare wager with the Animadvertor. That take the Clergy of England, as con∣stituted 1640, that three parts of four did not know what a CHIMERE was. Nor is this any diminution to their Learning and Religion; seeing they were not bound to take cognisance thereof. And therefore I beleeve one may safely call it a trifle, without the knowledge of which word, and what was meant thereby, so many flocks of pious and learned Shepheards have gone to Heaven.

As for the Animadvertors additory Note which followeth, concerning the sing∣ing of Psalmes in Churches, I am not concerned therein.

Nor will I here insert his Instances of some fortunate Subjects, who married Queens, seeing I say not alwaies, but often, such matches prove unprosperous.

Dr. Heylin.

Our Author proceeds. Fol. 421. This barren Convocation is intituled the Parent of those Articles of Religion (fourty two in number) which are printed with this Preface, Articuli de quibus in Synodo Londinensi, &c.] Our Author here is guilty of a greater crime than that of Scandalum Magnatum, making King Edward the sixth of pious memory, no better than an impious and leud Impostor. For if the Con∣vocation of this year were barren (as he saith it was) it could neither be the Parent of those Articles, nor of the short Catechism which was printed with them, coun∣tenanced by the Kings Letters Patents prefixt before it, &c.

Fuller.

Here is an high charge indeed. I believe ••hat I am generally believed to have as high a reverence for the Memory of King Edward as the Animadvertor himself.

The Journals of the Convocation in this Kings Reign I have carefully perused, which a••e no better than blanck paper, containing onely the names of the Mem∣bers therein daily meeting, without any matter of moment (yea any matte•• at all) Registred to be performed by them. But I wholy refer my self to what I have written in my Church-History of this hard Subject, making it there as plain as I could, which the Animadvertor hath a mind again to involve and perplex.

Notes

• * 1.1

  In his Intro∣duction.
• * 1.2

  Numb. 14 4.