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Author: Broughton, Richard.
Title: A booke intituled, The English Protestants recantation, in mattersof religion wherein is demonstratiuely proued, by the writings of the principall, and best learned English Protestant bishops, and doctors, and rules of their religion, published allowed, or subscribed vnto, bythem, since the comminge of our King Iames into England, that not onely all generall grownds of diuinitie, are against the[m], but in euery particular cheife question, betweene Catholicks & them, they are in errour, by their owne iudgments : diuided accordingly, into two parts, whereof the first entreateth of those generall grounds, the other of such particular controuersies, whereby will also manifestely appeare the vanitie of D. Morton Protest. Bishop of Chester his boke called Appeale, or, Ansuueare to the Catholicke authour of thebooke entituled, The Protestants apologie.
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Print source: A booke intituled, The English Protestants recantation, in mattersof religion wherein is demonstratiuely proued, by the writings of the principall, and best learned English Protestant bishops, and doctors, and rules of their religion, published allowed, or subscribed vnto, bythem, since the comminge of our King Iames into England, that not onely all generall grownds of diuinitie, are against the[m], but in euery particular cheife question, betweene Catholicks & them, they are in errour, by their owne iudgments : diuided accordingly, into two parts, whereof the first entreateth of those generall grounds, the other of such particular controuersies, whereby will also manifestely appeare the vanitie of D. Morton Protest. Bishop of Chester his boke called Appeale, or, Ansuueare to the Catholicke authour of thebooke entituled, The Protestants apologie.
Broughton, Richard.
[Douai: P. Auroi], 1617.
Subject terms:
Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659. -- Catholike appeale for Protestants.
Catholic Church -- Apologetic works.
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TO ALL HIS WELBE∣LOVED CONTRYMEN, ENGLISH PROTESTANTS, especially persecutors of the Romane catholicke Religion.
THE ENGLISH PROTESTANST RECANTATION: IN MATTERS OF Religion: THE FIRST PART.
CHAPTER I. PROVEINGE BY ENGLISH Protestant writers, since the begynninge of his Maiesties Raigne in England, that the true Church of Christ is of Infal∣lible Iudgment: The Protestants not so: and so not the true Church.
CHAPTER II. WHEREIN DEMONSTRA∣tion is made by these English Protestant Doctors themselues, writing, or allowed as before, synce the begynninge of Kinge IAMES, his Raigne, in England, that the Romane Church is the true Church of Christ.
CHAPTER III. WHEREIN IS PROVED BY these Protestants, that the Pope of Rome euer was, and now lawfully is, and ought so to be esteemed the supreame pastor, and heade on earth, of the whole Church of Christ: of his sentence and Authoritie.
CHAPTER IIII. WHEREIN BY THESE Protestants is proued, that all Bookes of scripture, receaued for such by the Church of Rome, ar canonicall: That the Prote∣stants also haue either no scriptures at all, or vncertaine and doubtfull: and no true Canon of them.
CHAPTER V. OF THE INTEGRITIE, AND excellencie, of the Latine vulgare trans∣lation of scriptures, vsed in the Romane Church: and Protestants false, corrupt, and erroneous Translations in their owne Iudgment and Censure.
CHAPTER VI. PROVETH BY THESE PRO∣testants, that the true and Iuridicall ex∣position of scriptures is against them, and for the doctrine of the Romane Church.
CHAPTER VII. WHEREIN BY THESE PRO∣testants is proued, that vnwritten tra∣ditions lawfully proued, are the word of God, equally as the holy scriptures: That many such are: and all confirme the do∣ctrine of the Church of Rome: and con∣demne Protestants Religion.
CHAPTER VIII. WHERE THE HIGHEST, supreame, Iudiciall, definitiue authori∣tie, of generall Councells, is both proued to be such, by these Protestants: To binde all Christians in matters of Religion, to approue the doctrine of the Church of Rome, and condemne protestancie.
CHAPTER IX. WHEREIN IS PROVED BY these Protestants, That the authoritie of the primatiue Fathers, is to be receaued, and followed in matters of Religion: And how it wholly proueth, the present do∣ctrine of the Church of Rome: vtterly condemninge all Protestant Religion.
THE SECOND PART OF ENGLISH PROTESTANTS RECANTATION IN MATTERS OF RELIGION.
CHAPTER I. WHEREIN BY THE PRESENT English Protestant writers, is proued against Protestants, and their doctrine, That the predestination of particular men, cannot without particular Reuela∣tion, be certaynely knowne: much lesse as a matter of faith.
CHAPTER II. PROVETH BY THE SAME Protestants of England: That onely faith (much lesse the assureing faith of Prote∣stants, neither doth, nor can Iustifie.
CHAPTER III. WHEREIN BY THESE PRE∣sent English Protestant writers, the Ca∣tholicke doctrine of Iustification by inhe∣rent grace, and Iustice, is proued against the same Protestants, and their opinion.
CHAPTER IIII. WHEREIN THE CATHOLICK doctrine of the efficacie and validitie of good workes, done in grace, their meritt and reward is proued by these English Protestants.
CHAPTER V. WHEREIN IS PROVED BY these English Protestants, that the com∣maundements of God are possible to be kept by grace: may, and ought so to be kept.
CHAPTER VI. WHEREIN THE CATHOLICKE doctrine of free will in man, is proued by these English Protestant writers.
CHAPTER VII. WHEREIN THE CATHOLICKE doctrine, of the distinction betweene pre∣cepts, and cownsayls, and how they binde, is proued by these English Protestant writers.
CHAPTER VIII. WHEREIN THE CATHOLICKE doctrine, of the distinction betweene mortall and veniall syns is proued by these Protestant writers.
CHAPTER IX. WHERE THE DOCTRINE OF the Romane Church concerninge the vse and reuerence of holy Imadges, is proued by these English Protestant writers.
CHAPTER X. WHEREIN THE CATHOLICKE doctrine of prayer, and honor to Saincts and Angells, is proued true: by these English Protestants writers.
CHAPTER XI. WHEREIN IS PROVED BY these English Protestant writers, that the Ceremonies of the Romane Church, so much heretofore impugned by them, are now contrariwise in their Iudgment, adiudged holy, auncient, reuerent, de∣cent &c.
CHAPTER XII. Of Indulgences.
CHAPTER XIII. Of the publicke Seruice of the churche in La∣tine, or greeke: and not in the vulgare Tonges.
CHAPTER XIIII. CONCERNINGE REVERENCE of holy Relicks.
CHAPTER XV. Of the reall presence of Christ, and transsub∣stantiation, in the blessed Sacrament, of the Altare.
CHAPTER XVI. Of the holy Sacrifice, of Christs blessed bodie, & blood; cōmonly called the Masse, daily offered in the Church.
CHAPTER XVII. OF THE SINGLE, AND CHASTE life, of Preists, and vowes of chastitie.
CHAPTER XVIII. OF PVRGATORIE, AND PRAYER for the deade.
CHAPTER XIX. TEACHEING HOW THERE be 7. Sacramentes in number, by these Protestants, accordinge to the doctrine of the Romane Church.
CHAPTER XX. PROVING BY THESE PRO∣testants, the Catholicke doctrine, of an Indeleble Character, in the Sacra∣ments of Baptisme, Confirmation, and Orders.
CHAPTER XXI. PROVING BY THESE PROTE∣stants, that the Sacraments of the Ghospell giue grace, and, as the schooles speake, ex opere operato: by the vvorke vvrought.
The faultes escaped in printing, are thus to be corrected.
APPROBATIO.