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Author: Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.
Title: The vvarn-vvord to Sir Francis Hastinges wast-word conteyning the issue of three former treateses, the Watch-word, the Ward-word and the Wast-word (intituled by Sir Francis, an Apologie or defence of his Watch-word) togeather with certaine admonitions & warnings to thesaid [sic] knight and his followers. Wherunto is adioyned a breif reiection of an insolent, and vaunting minister masked with the letters O.E. who hath taken vpon him to wryte of thesame [sic] argument in supply of the knight. There go also foure seueral tables, one of the chapters, another of the controuersies, the third of the cheif shiftes, and deceits, the fourth of the parricular [sic] matters conteyned in the whole book. By N.D. author of the Ward-word.
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Print source: The vvarn-vvord to Sir Francis Hastinges wast-word conteyning the issue of three former treateses, the Watch-word, the Ward-word and the Wast-word (intituled by Sir Francis, an Apologie or defence of his Watch-word) togeather with certaine admonitions & warnings to thesaid [sic] knight and his followers. Wherunto is adioyned a breif reiection of an insolent, and vaunting minister masked with the letters O.E. who hath taken vpon him to wryte of thesame [sic] argument in supply of the knight. There go also foure seueral tables, one of the chapters, another of the controuersies, the third of the cheif shiftes, and deceits, the fourth of the parricular [sic] matters conteyned in the whole book. By N.D. author of the Ward-word.
Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.
[Antwerp: Printed by A. Conincx] Permissu superiorum, Anno 1602.
Subject terms:
Sutcliffe, Matthew, 1550?-1629. -- Briefe replie to a certaine odious and slanderous libel -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Hastings, Francis, -- Sir, d. 1610. -- Apologie or defence of the Watch-word, against the virulent and seditious Ward-word, published by an English-Spaniard, lurking under the title of N.D. -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.
Catholics -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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THE ENCOVNTERS THAT LYE IN CONTROVERSY BETWENE the VVatch-man and the VVarder, Sir Fracis Hastings, and N. D.
THE EPISTLE TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.
THE FIRST TABLE OF THE PREAMBLES AND CHAPTERS CONTEYNED IN these two Encounters.
THE SECOND TABLE OF THE CHEIF CONTRO∣VERSIES HANDLED IN THESE two Encounters.
AN ANSVVER TO A CERTAYNE VAYNE, AND ARROGANT EPISTLE OF O. E. minister, vnto N. D. author of the Ward-word.
CERTAINE BRIEF NOTES AND OBSERVA∣TIONS VPON SIR F. HAS∣tinges Epistle to the Christian Reader.
OTHER OBSERVA∣TIONS VPON THE PRE∣FACE OF O. E. TO THE REA∣der conteyning a ful answere therunto.
THE FIRST ENCOVNTER ABOVT BLESSINGES AND CVR∣singes brought in by change of Catholike Religion in England.
A BRIEFE SVMMARIE of all, that before hath byn said, or now is to be added about this first Encounter of Bles∣singes and cursinges by change of Catholike Religion. CHAP. 1.
OF THE FIRST charge of flattering the state of England, layd to Sir F. and of his owne contradiction to himselfe therin; about the deuised bles∣sings of his newe Ghospel. CAP. II.
PROCTOR O. E. IS called vp the stage to tel his tale & to help out Sr. F. in this matter of flattering the state, and how he playeth his parte farre worse & more ridiculously then the knight himself. CAP. III.
OF TEN NEVV DE∣uised blessings brought in by Sir F. as pe∣culiar to his Ghospel: wherof the First is Vnion in doctrine termed by him vnity in verity, and how false and vayne this is. CAP. IIII.
THE SAME MATTER is prosecuted, and the disvnion of Prote∣stantes is prooued and declared by diuers other meanes, out of their owne bookes and writings, especially of forraine Protestants Lutherans, Zuinglians and Caluinistes. CAP. V.
THE CONTINVATION of thesame narration about vnity in ve∣rity, among ridged and soft Caluinistes, na∣med Protestants & puritaines in England and Scotland. CAP. VI.
AN ANSVVERE TO three fond obiections, or interrogations of Syr F. with an addition about O. E. who is called vp agayne to the stage to tell his opi∣nion about this first blessing of vnitie in ve∣ritie. CAP. VII.
OF THE SECOND AND third blessings, which are, reading of scrip∣tures and publike seruice in English. CAP. VIII.
THE SECOND PART of the answer about Churche seruice in En∣glish, conteyning some authorityes aleaged for it but much corrupted and abused by the knight. CAP. IX.
OF THE FOVRTH AND fift blessings affirmed to haue byn brought in by Protestantes, which are, aboundance of good woorkes, & freedome from persecu∣tion. CAP. X.
OF THE OTHER FIVE imagined blessings that remayne, to wit, deliuerance from exactions, long peace, po∣wer in forrayne countryes, wealth of the land, and multitude of subiects increased seauenfold. CAP. XI.
A brief addition about O.E.
OF THE CONTRARY effectes to blessings, that is to say of cur∣singes rather and calamities brought in by change of religion, both spiritual and tem∣poral, and how Syr F. and his minister do answer them. CAP. XII.
VVHAT THE CHAM∣pion Minister O.E. sayth to this matter of cursings, and how absurdly he behaueth him-selfe therin. CAP. XIII.
THAT PROTESTANTS not only haue no agreement or vnitie among them-selues in matters of religion, but also are depriued of all sure meanes and certayne rule wherby to attayne therunto. CAP. XIIII.
VVHAT O. E. ANSVVE∣reth to the former chapter about diuision, and vncertainty in religion. CAP. XV.
OF THE ENGLISH rule of beliefe set downe by O. E. And what substāce, or certaintie it hath, & how they doo vse it for excluding Puritanes & other Protostantes, and of diuers shame∣ful shifts of O. E. CAP. XVI.
IT IS FVRTHER shewed by diuers cleare examples, that O. E. and his fellowes do playnly dispayre of all certayne meane or rule to try the truth among them-selues, or with vs. CAP. XVII.
OF THE FRVITES OF vertue and good workes praetended to haue followed by change of religion: as also of eyght temporal inconueniences which may be called curses, or maledictions insued by thesame, and how O.E. behaueth him▪selfe in this controuersye. CAP. XVIII.
THE VVARNING and admonition to Sir F. H. and his frendes, as also to his aduocate & proctor O. E. vpon the first Encounter of blessings. CHAP. XIX.
THE SECOND ENCOVNTER ABOVT FALSHOOD AND LYING OBIECTED TO SYR F. AND OF certayne absurd groundes and principles fayned by him to be in Catholyke doctrine. And how he dis∣chargeth him-self therof.
THE SVMME OF THAT which before was set downe betweene the watchman & the warder. CAP. I.
ABOVT THE GENERAL charge of false dealing, layd to sir Francis in this Encounter, and how euil he auoydeth thesame by committing new falshoodes, & treacheries. CAP. II.
HOVV LONG THE CA∣tholyke Romayn Religion hath florished in England: & of the authoritie of St. Bede & Arnobius abused by Sir F. togither with a comparison examined betwene our learned men, and those of the Protestants: and first of Ihon Husse, bragged of by Syr Francis. CAP. III.
OF THE LEARNING & glorious disputatiōs of Martyn Luther, Symon Grinaeus, Peter Martyr, Beza, and other protestants boasted of by our Kt. CAP. IIII.
OF TVVO NOTABLE vntruthes layd vnto S. F. his charge for a preface by the warder before he come to the foure fayned positions, and how the K•. de∣fendeth himself therin. CAP. V.
THE EXAMINATION of that which O. E. hath written concerning the former poyntes handled in the prece∣dent fiue chapters: and that it is farre more impertinēt & desperate, then that which the Knight him self hath answered. CAP. VI.
THE SECOND PART of this Encounter contayning foure absurd groundes of Catholike religion fayned by Sir frauncis: and first whether ignorance be the mother of deuotion: as also about the controuersy of fides explicita, & impli∣cita. CAP. VII.
THE MINISTER O. E. is called vp, to help out his K. in defence of this first forged position and how he perfor∣meth the same. CAP. VIII.
OF THE SECOND forged principle, that laymen must not med∣le in matters of religion; wherein is hand∣led againe the matter of reading scriptures in English, and why the Catholyke Churche doth forbid some bookes & purge others. CAP. IX.
The calling in of O. E.
ABOVT S. THOMAS of Canterbury whether he were a traytor or no as malitiously he is called by sir Francis and O. E. and what notorious impostures both they and Fox do deuise to disgrace him, against the testimony of all ancient wryters. CAP. X.
OF S. THOMAS HIS myracles, and what may be thought of them, and other such lyke, with the malitious cor∣ruption and falshood vsed by Iohn Fox and S. F. to discredit them. There is handled also the different manner of Canonising sainctes in their and our Churche. CAP. XI.
GORGED are said , or any comming though he co∣maund gainst God, and disloy∣alties against Princes. CAP. XII.
by the subiects? and how falsly the minister doth behaue himself in all these points. CAP. XIII.
HE FOVRTH wherby Catholikes are said se Pardons for their cheefest remedy against all sinnes, wherin the truthe of Catholik doctrine is declared, and the mani∣fold falsifications of our heretikes are de∣tected. CAP. XIIII.
OF TVVO OTHER examples of Pardons abused by Catholyks as Syr Francis alleageth, but both of them false, with a notorious imposture about the poysoning of King Iohn. CAP. XV.
THE SPEECH OF THE warder is defended wher he calleth the way of saluation by only faith, the common Cart way of protestants, the truthe of which doctrin is examined. CAP. XVI.
THE VVARNING AND admonition about this second Encounter, first to Syr Francis Hastings, and then to O. E. his Chaplayn and champion. CAP. XVII.
AN ADDITION BY the publisher of this book; wherin he sheweth first a reason why these two En∣counters are set forth alone: then the diffe∣rence he findeth in the wryters and their wrytings: thirdly how a man may vse this which heer is said to the decision of any Controuersy of our tyme. CAP. XVIII.
THE THIRD TABLE OF CERTAINE NOTORIOVS SHIFTS, SLIEGHTES, DECEITS and impostures vsed by Syr F. and O. E. in their answers and replyes.
Examples of false dealing.
THE FOVRTH TA∣BLE OF THE PRINCI∣PAL PARTICVLAR MAT∣ters conteyned in this book.
part A
part B
part C
part D
part E
part F
part G
part H
part I
part K
part L
part M
part N
part O
part P
part R
part S
part T
part V
part W
THE FIRST TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS OF THE FIRST ENCOVNTER.
THE SECOND TABLE OF THE CHEIF CON∣TROVERSIES HANDLED in this book.