The prudentiall ballance of religion wherin the Catholike and protestant religion are weighed together with the weights of prudence, and right reason. The first part, in which the foresaide religions are weighed together with the weights of prudence and right reason accordinge to their first founders in our Englishe nation, S. Austin and Mar. Luther. And the Catholike religion euidently deduced through all our kings and archbishopps of Canterburie from S. Austin to our time, and the valour and vertue of our kings, and the great learninge and sanctitie of our archbishopps, together with diuers saints and miracles which in their times proued the Catholike faith; so sett downe as it may seeme also an abridgement of our ecclesiasticall histories. With a table of the bookes and chapters conteyned in this volume.

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The prudentiall ballance of religion wherin the Catholike and protestant religion are weighed together with the weights of prudence, and right reason. The first part, in which the foresaide religions are weighed together with the weights of prudence and right reason accordinge to their first founders in our Englishe nation, S. Austin and Mar. Luther. And the Catholike religion euidently deduced through all our kings and archbishopps of Canterburie from S. Austin to our time, and the valour and vertue of our kings, and the great learninge and sanctitie of our archbishopps, together with diuers saints and miracles which in their times proued the Catholike faith; so sett downe as it may seeme also an abridgement of our ecclesiasticall histories. With a table of the bookes and chapters conteyned in this volume.

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Smith, Richard, 1566-1655.

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[Saint-Omer] :: Printed vvith licence [by François Bellet],

1609.

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Catholic Church -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.

Protestantism -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• EPISTLE TO THE MOST Noble and renovvned ENGLISH NATION my most deere Countrimen.
• TO THE READER.
• A CATALOGVE Of the cheife Catholike vvriters Vpon whose testimonies the Authour relieth for what he writeth of Saint Austin.
• A CATHALOGVE Of the cheefe Protestāt vvriters On whose testimonies the Authour relieth for what he writeth of S. Austin and Luther.
• THE BOOKES AND Chapters conteyned in this first parte of the prudentiall Ballance of Religion.
• THE FIRST BOOKE OR SCALE, IN VVHICH The qualities of S. Austin, and of his Doctrine are set dovvne.
  • THE FIRST CHAPTER. VVhat Religion was in this Land, before the comminge of S. Austin.
  • CHAP. II. That S. Austin was the first Prea∣cher of the Christian Faith to our English Nation.
  • CHAP. III. That S. Austin and his fellowes prea∣ching tooke great effect in ou English Nation.
  • CHAP. IIII. That Saint Austin was a great Clerk and excellent Diuine.
  • CHAP. V. That Saint Austin was a great Saint, and holy man.
  • CHAP. VI. Certain slanders imposed vpon Saint Austin, disprooued.
  • CHAP. VII. That S. Austin was mooued with holy motiues to come to preach to our Nation.
  • CHAPT. VIII. That Saint Austin was lawfully sent hither to preach, prooued by di∣uers authorities and confession of Protestants.
  • CHAP. IX. That Saint Austin was lawfully sent hither to preach, prooued by reason.
  • CHAP. X. That S. Austin was rightly ordered to administer the Sacraments, and preach the word of God.
  • CHAP. XI. That the Faith which Saint Austin preached to our English Ancestors, was the vniuersall Faith of Christendome at that tyme.
  • CHAP. XII. That the doctrine vvhich Austin taught vvas the true vvay to saluation. Proued by the open confession of his Aduersaries, and other things affirmed by them.
  • CHAP. XIII. That the Doctrine which S. Austin preached he sealed and con∣firmed by true mi∣racles.
  • CHAP. XIIII. That S. Austin was a Roman Ca∣tholick, proued by his Maister S. Gregorie.
  • CHAP. XV. That Saint Austin and his fellowes were Roman Catholicks, proued by their own deedes and Doctrine.
  • CHAP. XVI. That Saint Austin was a Roman Catholick, prooued by the con∣fession of learned Pro∣testants.
  • CHAP. XVII. That S. Austin was a Roman Ca∣tholick, proued by the Doctrine and faith of the Engilsh Church which he founded.
  • CHAP. XVIII. That all the Archbishops of Canter∣burie from S. Austin to our tyme were Roman Catholicks, proued by generall reasons.
  • CHAP. XIX. That euery one of the Archbishops of Canterburie from S. Austin, to the time of the Conquest of England were Roman Catholicks, proued in particuler.
    • S. LAVRENCE II.
    • S. Mellit Archbishop. III.
    • S. Iustus Archbishop. IIII.
    • S. Honorius Archbishop. V.
    • Deusdedit Archbishop VI.
    • S. Theodore Archbishop. VII.
    • Brithwald Archbishop. VIII.
    • Tacwin Archbishop. IX.
    • Nothelm Archbishop X.
    • Cutbert Archbishop XI.
    • Bregwin Archbishop XII.
    • Lambert Archbishop XIII.
    • Ethelard Archbishop XIIII.
    • VVulfred Archbishop XV.
    • Theologild Archbishop. XVI.
    • Celnoth Archbishop. XVII.
    • Athelard Archbishop. XVIII.
    • Plegmund Archbishop XIX.
    • Althelin Archbishop XX.
    • VVolfhelm Archbishop. XXI.
    • S. Odo Archbishop XXII.
    • S. Dunstan Archbishop. XXIII.
    • Ethelgar Archbishop. XXIIII.
    • Syricius Archbishop. XXV.
    • Alfricus Archbishop. XXVI.
    • S. Elpheg Archbishop. XXVII.
    • Liuing Archbishop. XXVIII.
    • Agelnoth Archbishop. XXIX.
    • Eadsin Archbishop XXX.
    • Robert Archbishop. XXXI.
    • Stigand Archbishop XXXII.
    • CHAP. XX. That all the Archbishops of Can∣terb from the time of the Conquest vnto our tyme were Roman Catholicks.
    • S. Anselm Archbishop. XXXIIII.
    • Rodolph Archbishop. XXXV.
    • VVilliam Corbel Archbishop XXXVI.
    • Theobald Archbishop XXXVII.
    • S. Thomas Archbishop. XXXVIII.
    • Richard Archbishop XXXIX.
    • Baldwin Archbishop XL.
    • Reginald Fiz Iocelin Archb. XLI.
    • Hubert VValter Archb. XLII.
    • Stephen Langton Archbishop XLIII.
    • Richard Magnus. Archbishop. XLIIII.
    • S. Edmund Archbishop. XLV.
    • Boniface Archbishop. XLVI.
    • Robert Kilwarby Archbishop. XLVII.
    • Iohn Peckam Archbishop. XLVIII.
    • Robert VVinchilsey Archb. XLIX.
    • VValter Reinolds Archbishop L.
    • Simon Mepham Archbishop LI.
    • Iohn Stratford Archbishop. LII.
    • Iohn Vfford Archbishop LIII.
    • Thomas Bradwardin Archbishop. LIIII.
    • Simon Islip Archbishop. LV.
    • Simon Langhorn Archbishop LVI.
    • VVilliam VVitlesley Archbishop. LVII.
    • Simon Sulburie Archbishop. LVIII.
    • VVilliam Courtney Archb. LIX.
    • Thomas Arundel Archbishop. LX.
    • Henrie Chichley Archbishop. LXI.
    • Iohn Stafford Archbishop LXII.
    • Iohn Kemp Archbishop. LXIII.
    • Thomas Bourchier Archbishop. LXIIII.
    • Iohn Morton Archbishop. LXV.
    • Henrie Dean Archbishop. LXVI.
    • VVilliam VVarham Archbishop LXVI.
    • Thomas Cranmer Archbishop LXVIII.
    • Reginald Poole Archb. LXIX.
    • Epilog.
  • CHAP. XXI. That all our Christian English kings to king Henrie 8. time were Ro∣man Catholicks proued by general reasons.
  • CHAP. XXII. Certayne obiections of Ministers that our auncient Kings were not Romane Catholiques disproued.
  • CHAP. XXIII. That all the Christian Kings of England from their first Christia∣nitie to the time of the Monar∣chie of Englād, were Roman Catholicks, prooued in particuler.
    • King Kynegilsus first Christian King of the west Saxons or west Countrie.
    • King Senwalch the 2. Christian King.
    • Queene Sexburga. III.
    • King Escuin 4. Christian King.
    • King Kentwin 5. Christian Prince.
    • King Cedwalla VI.
    • King Ina. VII.
    • King Ethelard. VIII.
    • King Cuthred IX.
    • King Sigibert. X.
    • King Kinulph. XI.
    • King Bithricus XII.
  • CHAP. XXIIII. That all the Kings of England from the Monarchy to the Conquest vvere Roman Ca∣tholicks, proued in parti∣culer.
    • King Egbert XIII.
    • King Ethelwolph XIIII.
    • King Ethelbald. XV.
    • King Ethelbert XVI.
    • King Ethelred XVII.
    • King Alfred the great. XVIII.
    • King Edward the elder. XIX.
    • King Athelstan. XX.
    • King Ewmund XXI.
    • King Edred. XII.
    • King Edwin. XXIII.
    • King Edgar. XXIIII.
    • S. Edward Martyr XXV.
    • King Egelred. XXVI.
    • King Edmund Ironside XXVII.
    • King Canut. XXVIII.
    • King Herold. XXIX.
    • King Hardy Canut. XXX.
    • King S. Edward Confessor. XXXI.
    • King Herold. XXXII.
  • CHAP. XXV. That the Kings of England from the Conquest to King Edward 3. time, were Roman Ca∣tholicks proued in particuler.
    • King VVillam Rufus XXXIIII.
    • King Henrie I. XXXV.
    • King Stephan XXXVI.
    • King Henrie II. XXXVII.
    • King Richard Coeur de Lion. XXXVIII.
    • King Iohn. XXXIX.
    • King Henrie the III. XL.
    • King Edward I. XLI.
    • King Edward. 2. XLII.
  • CHAP. XXVI. That the Kings of England from Edvvard 3. to Henry 8. vvere all Roman Catholick proued in particuler.
    • King. Edward. 3. XLIII.
    • King Richard. 2. XLIIII.
    • Henrie 4. XLV.
    • King Henrie 5. XLVI.
    • King Henry. 6. XLVII.
    • King Edward 4. XLVIII.
    • King Edward. 5. XLVIIII.
    • King Richard. 3. L.
    • King Henrie 7. LI.
    • King Henrie 8. LII.
    • Queene Marie LIII.
    • Epilogue.
• THE SECOND BOOKE OR SCALE, VVHERIN The qualities of Luther and of his Doctrine are set dovvne.
  • THE FIRST CHAPTER. That Luther was the first Author of the Protestant Religion.
  • CHAP. II. That VVicklefe and his fol∣lowers were no Prote∣stants.
  • CHAP. III. That the ancient Britons were neuer Protestants.
  • CHAP. IIII. VVhen, where, wherfore, and how Luther began to preach Protestancie.
  • CHAP. V. By what means Protestantisme spred so far.
  • CHAP. VI. VVhen, by whome, wherfore, and how Protestancie began first in England.
  • CHAP. VII. That Luther was ignorant or meanly learned,
  • CHAP. VIII. That Luther was a naughtie and vicious man.
  • CHAP. IX. That Luther was moued by humane and naughtie motiues to preach Protestantisme.
  • CHAP. X. That Luther was neuer sent or cal∣led to preach Protestantisme.
  • CHAP. XI. That Luther was neuer ordered to preach the Protestants word, or administer their sacraments.
  • CHAP. XII. That Luthers doctrine was contra∣rie to the vniuersall faith of Christendom in his time.
  • CHAP. XIII. That Luthers doctrine was neuer confessed by Catholicks to be suf∣ficient to saluation.
  • CHAP. XIIII. That Luther neuer confirmed his doctrine by miracles.
  • CHAP. XV. That Luther hath had no succession and continuance of his doctrine here in England.
• THE THIRD BOOKE, IN VVHICH S. Austin and Luther, and their doctrins are weighed together ac∣cording to their qualities.
  • Set dovvne and proued in the tvvo former bookes. PREFACE.
  • CHAP. I. S. Austin and Luther weighed accor∣ding to their learning.
  • CHAP. II. S. Austin and Luther weighed accor∣ding to their vertue or vice.
  • CHAP. III. S. Austin & Luther weighed accor∣ding to their motiues of preaching.
  • CHAP. IIII. S. Austin and Luther weighed ac∣cording to their mission or sen∣ding to preach.
  • CAAP. V. S. Austin and Luther weighed accor∣ding to their orders of preaching & administring the Sacraments.
  • CHAP. VI. S. Austin and Luther weighed ac∣cording to the vniuersalitie or singularitie of their doctrine.
  • CHAP. VII. S. Austin and Luther. weighed ac∣cording to their aduersaries alowance of their Doctrine
  • CHAP. VIII. S. Austin and Luther weighed ac∣cording to their Miracles.
  • CHAP. IX. S. Austin and Luther weighed accor∣ding to the Succession or conti∣nuance of their doctrine.
  • Epilog.