And seeing the new upstart Church of Rome teacheth in all these, and in innumerable other points clean contrary to that which the Apostles taught the Primitive Romans; let GOD and this Epistle judge betwixt them and us, whether of us both stand• in the true ancient Catholic Faith, which the Apostle taught the old Romans. And whether we have not done well to depart from them, so far as they have departed from the Apostles doctrine: and whether it be not better to return to S. Pauls truth, then still to continue in Romes error. And if this be true; then let ⟨p. 991⟩Jesuits and Seminary Priests take heed and fear, least it be not faith, but faction: not truth, but treason: not religion, but rebellion, beginning at Tiber, and ending at Tyburn, which is the cause of their deaths. And being sent from a troublesome Apostatical See, rather then from a peaceable Apostolical Seat; because they cannot be suffered to persuade Subject, to break their Oaths, and to with-draw their Allegiance from their Sovereign; to raise rebellion; to move invasion; to stab and poison Queens; to kill and murder Kings; to blow up whole States with Gun-powder, they desperately cast away their own bodies to be hanged ⟨p. 992⟩and quartered: and (their souls saved if they belong to GOD) I wish such honour to all his Saints that sends them.1 And I have just cause to fear, that the miracles of Lypsius two Ladies, Bluntstone's Boy, Garnets Straw, and the Maids fiery Apron▪ will not suffice to clear, that these men are not murderers of themselves,2 rather then Martyrs of Christ.
And seeing the new vpstart Church of Rome teacheth in all these, and in innumerable other points cleane contrary to that which the Apostles taught the Primitiue Romanes; let GOD and this Epistle iudge betwixt them and vs, whether of vs both stand• in the true auncient Catholike Faith, which the Apostle taught the old Romanes. And whether wee haue not done well to depart from them, so farre as they haue departed from the Apostles doctrine: and whether it be not better to returne to S. Pauls truth, then still to continue in Romes error. And if this be true; then let ⟨p. 991⟩Iesuites and Seminary Priests take heede and feare, least it be not faith, but faction: not truth, but treason: not religion, but rebellion, beginning at Tyber, and ending at Tyburne, vvhich is the cause of their deaths. And being sent from a troublesome Apostaticall See, rather then from a peaceable Apostolicall Seate; because they cannot be suffered to perswade Subiect, to breake their Oathes, and to with-draw their Alleageance from their Soueraigne; to raise rebellion; to moue inuasion; to stab and poyson Queenes; to kill and murther Kings; to blow vp whole States with Gun-powder, they desperately cast away their owne bodies to be hanged ⟨p. 992⟩and quartered: and (their soules saued if they belong to GOD) I wish such honour to all his Saints that sends them.1 And I haue iust cause to feare, that the miracles of Lypsius two Ladyes, Bluntstones Boy, Garnets Straw, and the Maides fiery Apron▪ will not suffice to cleare, that these men are not murtherers of themselues,2 rather then Martyrs of Christ.
- 1Psal. 149.9.
- 2Ut Alexandri causa tis qui illam scire cuptunt patefiat: Judicatus est Ephesi ab Aemilio Frontino Proconsule, non propter professionis nomen, sed propter perpetrata latrocinia, cum jam esset praenaricator (& proditor.) Euseb. Hist. Eccles. lib. 5. cap. 18.Vt Alexandri causa tis qui illam scire cuptunt patefiat: Iudicatus est Ephesi ab Aemilio Frontino Proconsule, non propter professionis nomen, sed propter perpetrata latrocinia, cum iam esset praenaricator (& proditor.) Euseb. Hist. Eccles. lib. 5. cap. 18.
