A discussion of the ansvvere of M. VVilliam Barlovv, D. of Diuinity, to the booke intituled: The iudgment of a Catholike Englishman liuing in banishment for his religion &c. Concerning the apology of the new Oath of allegiance. VVritten by the R. Father, F. Robert Persons of the Society of Iesus. VVhervnto since the said Fathers death, is annexed a generall preface, laying open the insufficiency, rayling, lying, and other misdemeanour of M. Barlow in his writing.

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A discussion of the ansvvere of M. VVilliam Barlovv, D. of Diuinity, to the booke intituled: The iudgment of a Catholike Englishman liuing in banishment for his religion &c. Concerning the apology of the new Oath of allegiance. VVritten by the R. Father, F. Robert Persons of the Society of Iesus. VVhervnto since the said Fathers death, is annexed a generall preface, laying open the insufficiency, rayling, lying, and other misdemeanour of M. Barlow in his writing.

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Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.

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[Saint-Omer :: Printed at the English College press] Permissu superiorum,

M.DC.XII. [1612]

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Barlow, William, d. 1613. -- Answer to a Catholike English-man -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.

Oath of allegiance, 1606 -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS AND PARAGRAPHES CONTEYNED IN THIS BOOKE.
  • part - 1
  • part - 2
  • part - 3
• THE PREFACE TO THE READER. IN VVHICH are laid open some few examples of the singular Ignorance, Lying, and other bad dealings of M. Barlow, in his Answere to the Censure of the Apology.
  • Faultes escaped in the Preface
• OF POINTS CONCERNING THE NEVV OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, Handled in the Kings Apology; before the Popes Breues: AND Discussed in my former Letter:
  • CHAP. I.
    • ABOVT THE TRVE Author of the Apology for the Oath of Allegiance. §. I.
    • OF THE PRETENDED Cause of the new Oath, which is sayd to be the Powder-Treason. §. II.
    • HOW GREAT A PRESSVRE the vrging of the new Oath is to Catholikes that haue a contrary Conscience in Religion. §. III.
    • THE SAME ARGVMENT About the Pressure of the Oath is further discussed. §. IIII.
    • WHAT FREEDOME MAY be sayd to be permitted to English Catholickes for swearing, or not swearing the new Oath. §. V.
    • ABOVT RECOVRSE MADE to the Bishop of Rome for decision, whether the Oath might lawfully be taken by English Catholiks, or no? wherin also the present Pope his person is defended against sundry calumniations. §. VI.
  • WHETHER THE OATH BE ONLY OF CIVILL OBEDIENCE? Or whether there be any clauses in it against Ca∣tholicke Religion? CHAP. II.
    • OF CERTAINE NOTORIOVS Calumniations vsed by M. Barlow against his aduersary, which no wayes can be excused from malice, & witting errour. §. II.
  • THE REASON IS EXAMINED WHETHER GODS PROVIDENCE MIGHT SEEME DEFECTVOVS, if no authority had bene left in the Chri∣stian hurch to restraine and punish euill Kings. AND Whether God be so wary in dealing with Kings, as M. Barlow maketh him. CHAP. III.
  • VVHETHER THE DEVISING AND VRGING OF THIS NEVV OATH VVERE A BLESSING or no, eyther to the Receauers or Vrgers? AND first of the Receiuers: Wherein is hand∣led also of Conscience, and of swea∣ring against Conscience. CHAP. IIII.
    • TOVCHING THE Exhibitours of the Oath, and of Scandall actiue and passiue. Wherein M. Barlowes grosse ignorance is discouered. §. II.
  • THE ANSVVER TO AN OBIECTION. BY OCCASION VVHEROF IT IS SHEVVED, THAT POSSESSION and Prescription are good proofes euer in matters of Doctrine. AND The contrary is fondly affirmed by M. Barlow. CHAP. V.
• THE SECOND PART, About the Breues of Paulus Quintus.
  • CONCERNING M. BARLOVVE His exorbitant flattery in exaggerating Queene Elizabeths Vertues, and Sanctity. CHAP. I.
    • ABOVT QVEENE Elizabeth her Mortifications. And of the nature of that Vertue. §. II.
  • OF QVEENE ELIZABETH HER FELICITIES, and infelicities. CHAP. II.
    • OTHER POINTS concerning Queene Elizabeths Felicities, or Infelicities. §. II.
    • OF QVEENE Elizabeths Sicknes and Death, and other things belonging thereunto. §. III.
  • OF THE FLATTERY AND SYCOPHANCY VSED BY DIVERS MINISTERS TO HIS MAIESTY OF ENGLAND, To the hurt and preiudice of Catholicke men, and their cause. CHAP. III.
  • ABOVT TOLERATION OR LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE demaunded by humble petition at his Ma∣iesties handes by Catholikes, whether it were height of pryde or not: AS Also concerning the contention betweene Prote∣stants and Puritans. CHAP. IIII.
  • CONCERNING ERRORS, ABSVRDITIES, IGNORANCES AND FALSITIES, Vttered by M. Barlow in the rest of his Answere. CHAP. V.
    • VVHETHER TOBY DID well or no, in breaking the commaundement of the King of Ninie, concerning the burying of the dead Iewes. And how M. Barlow answereth vnto the authori∣ties of the Fathers: and ouerthroweth the Kings Supremacy. §. II.
    • OF ANOTHER EXAMPLE Or Istance out of S. Gregory the Great, about the obeying and publishing a Law of the Emperour Mauritius, that he misliked: which M. Barlow calleth Ecclesiasticall. §. III.
  • VVHETHER COVNCELS HAVE SVBMITTED THEMSELVES VNTO CHRISTIAN EMPERORS in Spiituall affayres: and namely that of Arles to Charles the Great? CHAP. VI.
  • VVHETHER THE POPE IN HIS BREVE DID FORBID TEMPORALL OBEDIENCE to his Maiesty of England? AND Whether the said Pope hath Power to make new Articles of faith? CHAP. VII.
    • OF CERTAINE OTHER Fraudulent, and vntrue dealings of M. Barlow, vnto the end of this Paragraph: with a notorious abuse in alleadging S. Thomas of Aquine his Authority. §. II.
• THE THIRD PART concerning Card. Bellarmine his Letter.
  • OF THE OCCASION OF THE LETTER written by Cardinall Bellarmine vnto M. George Blackewell Archpriest. AND VVhether he mistooke the state of the question. ALSO Of the change of Supreme Head, into Supreme Gouernour. CHAP. I.
    • WHETHER THE DENYING Of taking this New Oath doe include the deniall of all the particuler clauses contayned therin? §. II.
  • VVHETHER THE FOVRTH COVNCELL OF TOLEDO Did prescribe any such set forme of Oath to be exhibited to the Subiects, as is affirmed in the Apology? CHAP. II.
    • CARDINALL BELLARMINE is cleered from a false imputation: and a controuersie about certaine words & clauses in the Oath is discussed. § II.
  • VVHETHER PRINCES HAVE IVST CAVSE TO FEARE MVRTHERING by the commandement of Popes. And in discus∣sing of the particuler example produced by the Apologer, concerning the fame, great fraud and malice is discouered in M. Barlowes falsifying of Authors &c. CHAP. III.
    • ABOVT THE DEATH OF HENRY the third King of France: whether it may be an example of the Popes allowance of such murters? As also about the late Queene of England. §. II.
  • OF CERTAINE CONTRADICTIONS OBIECTED TO Cardinall Bellarmine: AND what confidence may be placed in a mans owne good workes. CHAP. IIII.
    • OF THREE OTHER Contradictions imputed vnto Cardinall Bellarmine, but proued to be no Contradictions at all. §. II.
  • OF THE CONTENTIONS OF SVNDRY OTHER EMPEROVRS, KINGS, AND PRINCES with Popes of their times, in temporall affaires: obie∣cted as arguments against the security of ac∣knowledging the Popes Superiority. VVHERIN many fraudes and forgeries are discouered in M. Bar∣low, particulerly concerning Fredericke the se∣cond, and his contentions with Popes. CHAP. V.
    • M. BARLOVVS MORE sure and stronger proofes are discouered to be lyes: with other things concerning Fredericke the second, and Innocentius the fourth. §. II.
    • OF THE EMPEROVR Fredericke the first, whose picture was said to haue bene sent to the Soldan by Pope Alexander the third. And of the charge of Alexander the sixt, tou∣ching the death of Zizimus or Gemen, M. Barlows innocent Turke. §. III.
  • AN EXAMINATION OF CERTANE ENTENCES, AND AVTHORTIES of ancient Fathers, alleadged by Cardinall Bellarmine in his Letter to M. Blackwell, and impugned by M. Barlow. CHAP. VI.
• Faultes escaped in the Printing.
• A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPALL MATTERS HANDLED IN THIS BOOKE.
  • 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 - Q
  • part - R
  • part - S
  • part - T
  • part - V
  • part - W
  • part - X
  • part - Z