A godly and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Jude, containing threescore and…A godlie and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Iude, containing threescore and…

Thirdly, their cautelous circumspection, lest by any means the knowledge of our doctrine might perhaps be scattered among them, argueth an utter aversation in them for ever acknowledging it, which appeareth in sundry their practises: 1. In that they bind the consciences of all Catholics, to a perpetual separation from all our Ecclesiastical assemblies in religious public duties; which is the ground of all Recusancy: to which purpose they teach it to be a sin to hear our sermons, for that were a ^fparticipation with blasphemies: and for prayer with us so strait laced are they, as they may not say Amen in public or private, (suppose at their tables) if any Protestant be present. 2. In that they censure most severely all their subjects that travel or traffic into Protestant countries, blasting them with excommunication. 3. In that they have erected in their Cities an Inquisition to examine upon oath any foreigner or stranger, whereby they ransack not only all his carriages, but even his conscience also, lest he should bring any opinion within him; or instrument without him▪ that standeth not with their minds and liking: wherein not only some little escape, but even suspicion it self proveth often capital. 4. In their wariness, lest any of our books, especially of our translations of the Bible should be had, or read among them: whence it is that no books, which pass not the Inquisition, may be sold in Italy: to which purpose also studiously they teach it to be a sin against the first Commandment to read any of their prohibited books, of which they have a large Index very common, and consequently being such a mortal sin, it must necessarily be confessed at time of shrift: yea as men every way foreseeing what way our doctrines might be induced among them, to shut up surely every cranny and entrance, they scarcely suffer to see, or be seen in the light their own greatest Writers, such as Bellarmine, Gr•gory de Valencia, &c. that our positions, allegations, and answers (though answered by themselves) in those books may not be made known; lest perhaps it should befall others of them as it did Pighius, who reading over Calvins Institutions, with purpose of refuting it, was (ere he was aware) won to the defence of the doctrine of justification by free imputation according to the Apostle.

Thirdly, their cautelous circumspection, lest by any meanes the knowledge of our doctrine might perhaps bee scattered among them, argueth an vtter auersation in them for euer acknowledging it, which appeareth in sundry their practises: 1. In that they bind the consciences of all Catholikes, to a perpetuall separation from all our Ecclesiasticall assemblies in religious publike duties; which is the ground of all Recusancie: to which purpose they teach it to bee a sinne to heare our sermons, for that were a