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An answer to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Jesuit in confidence whereof…An ansvvere to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Iesuit in confidence wherof…
An answer to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Jesuit in confidence whereof he offered disputation to the ministers of the Church of England, in the controversy of faith. Whereunto is added in brief marginal notes, the sum of the defence of those reasons by John Duræus the Scot, being a priest and a Jesuit, with a reply unto it. Written first in the Latin tongue by the reverend and faithful servant of Christ and his Church, William Whitakers, Doctor in Divinity, and the Kings Professor and public reader of Divinity in the University of Cambridge. And now faithfully translated for the benefit of the unlearned (at the appointment and desire of some in authority) into the English tongue; by Richard Stock, preacher in London. ...An ansvvere to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Iesuit in confidence wherof he offered disputation to the ministers of the Church of England, in the controuersie of faith. Whereunto is added in briefe marginall notes, the summe of the defence of those reasons by Iohn Duræus the Scot, being a priest and a Iesuit, with a reply vnto it. Written first in the Latine tongue by the reuerend and faithfull seruant of Christ and his Church, William Whitakers, Doctor in Diuinitie, and the Kings Professor and publike reader of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. And now faithfully translated for the benefit of the vnlearned (at the appointment and desire of some in authoritie) into the English tongue; by Richard Stocke, preacher in London. ...
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Cuthbert Burby and Edmund Weaver, 1606London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Cuthbert Burby and Edmund Weauer, 1606
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It is true indeed that some few have bin punished who jump with you in opinion and Religion; but they died not for religion, but were by open judgment of law convicted of Treason. There was ⟨p. 7⟩of late executed one Everard a Priest, sent from the College at Rhemes into England. Who though he was in danger to the Laws many ways, yet might have had his life, but that impudently at the bar he uttered things shameful, vile, and intolerable; For he boasted himself both to be the subject and Vassal of the Pope, even in England, and affirmed that the Pope was no less the head of the Church of England, then of the Church of Rome. Avouching further that he was verily persuaded, that the Pope did not err when he termed Queen Elizabeth an Heretic, and the Patron of Heretics, and denounced her no lawful Queen. Everard was for this confession convicted and condemned, who afterwards (as if this had not been enough) in prison professed plainly and directly in the presence and hearing of Sixteen men of credit; That it was no sin against God to commit treason against his Prince. Yet for all this he suffered no new and unusual punishment, but the same that all Traitors suffer among us in the like case. But who are you and what is your religion, that you so boldly object cruelty unto us? Hear me this one thing, Campian, and deny it if you can. It is not long since moe of our brethren were condemned by you at one Session, executed in one day, consumed in one fire, then you can recount to me have yet bin put to death for the Popes cause at any time, or by any kind of death, in the whole happy reign of Queen Elizabeth. Do but call to mind, Campian, the rare cruelty, the exquisite tortures, the frequent Martyrdom of former times: and if there be in you any spark of humanity, ⟨p. 8⟩you cannot choose but confess that your side hath been extreme cruel, and we sufficiently provoked to severity against you, and to have repaid you with the like. For what times I pray you can afford us such and so many butcheries of men, as was to be seen when you were Lords over us, and which are yet fresh in memory? Tell us what sex or age you spared, and did not bloodily execute all without difference and distinction of learned or unlearned, male or female, old or young, Children, Virgins, Married, Clergy and Laity, Bishops, Archbishops escaped not your hands?
It is true indeed that some few haue bin punished who iumpe with you in opinion and Religion; but they died not for religion, but were by open iudgment of law conuicted of Treason. There was