An antidote agaynst poperie: most necessarie for all in this back-slyding age. Wherein 1. The trueth is confirmed, by authoritie of scriptures, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of the popish partie. 2. Popish scripturall arguments are answered, by the exposition both of father and of their own doctours / by William Guild.

3. Confession of partie.

FIrst in the generall: It is evident, 〈…〉〈…〉 (sayeth Lyra) that the Chur∣•…•…hes stabilitie consisteth not in •…•…en, eyther in regard of their Ec∣clesiasticall

or secular power an•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 seeing mani•• Princes an•…•… 〈…〉〈…〉, as well as other infe•…•… 〈…〉〈…〉 found to hau•…•… 〈…〉〈…〉 from the Fayt•…•… 〈…〉〈…〉: For it is 〈◊〉〈◊〉•…•…¦fest,* 1.1 〈…〉〈…〉 Castro〈…〉〈…〉 Pope Liber•• 〈…〉〈…〉 of one mynde w•••• 〈…〉〈…〉 Platina) and so ma•••• 〈…〉〈…〉 by them, (sayeth ••••rre••re•••••• •…•… and over-come whole with〈…〉〈…〉 Arrian H••••••si••, as Ierome testifiet•…•… (sayeth Cusanus.) In lyke mann•…•… that Anastasius the second wa•…•… Nostorian, Alfonsus in the f••re-c•…•… place witnesseth; as also Platina•…•… his lyfe; who therefore was p•…•…¦gued by GOD, by a sudden g•…•…¦shing out of his bowels on〈…〉〈…〉 stoole. In lyke manner, as Maldon•…•… the Iesuit,* 1.2 and manie others testifi•…•… Innocent the first held, that th••. E•…•…¦charist was necessarie to Infant•…•… vnto their salvation, as well•…•… Baptisme. Which errour infec•…•… the whole Romane Church vn•…•… him. For this errour (sayeth M•…•… donate) bare sway in the Chu•…•…

•…•…or the space of 600 years. Of the •…•…ore-named Honorius also who was a •…•…onothelite,* 1.3 sayeth their owne Ca∣•…•…us: Howsoever other Popes •…•…ight bee excused from Heresie, •…•…et I see not how Honorius (sayeth •…•…ne) can bee fred from this guilt, whom Psellus, Tharasius, Epipha∣•…•…ius, Beda, Adrian, and Agatho, •…•…both Popes) and the seaventh generall Councell, hath branded •…•…ith the note of Heresie. Celesti∣•…•…us also erred,* 1.4 (sayeth Alfonsus) in •…•…he matter of Matrimonie. Ney∣•…•…her was this errour of Celestinus •…•…uch as ought to bee imputed on∣•…•…ie to negligence. So that wee can •…•…ay, that hee erred onelie as a pri∣•…•…ate person, and not as Pope, •…•…sayeth hee) because this definition of Celestinus was to bee had in the •…•…olde Decretals,* 1.5 which I my selfe both saw and read, (sayeth Alfon∣sus fore-sayde.) And to say, that when the Pope erreth obstinatelie •…•…in the Fayth, that then hee ceas∣seth to bee Pope, and so the Pope can not bee an Hereticke, It is,

(sayeth hee) in a serious matt•…•… but to jest, or mocke.

Notes

• * 1.1

  L•••• co•••• here•••• c. 4. Edit. Paris. 1534. Plat. in vita Liberii Tur. l. 2. de Eccl. c. 103. Cus. conc. l. 2. c. 5.
• * 1.2

  Mald. in Ioh. 6.53. & ••s∣penc. l. 2. de ador. Euch. c. 11.
• * 1.3

  Can. loc. Theol. l. 6. c. 8.
• * 1.4

  Alf. l. 1. cont. her. c. 4. edit. Paris. 1560.
• * 1.5

  C. Lau¦dabilē, & titu∣lo, De conver¦sione fide∣lium. Edit. Paris. 1534.