could suggest, different from the command of his superior.

4. And lastly, it is all the reason in the world, that they should give such absolute obedience to their superiors, were their principles true (which are indeed evidently erroneous and impious), for they say, as is before observed and proved, that every superior is "a VICEGERENT and VICAR OF CHRIST; "that his inferiors are to look upon him as such, and obey his commands as the com(4) "Ad superi- mands of JESUS CHRIST.

oris VOCEM PERINDE, ac si a

The premises considered, I think we have CHRISTO DOMINO E- very much (too much) reason to believe, that GREDERETUR, quam while there are Jesuits in England, superiors promptissimisimus, (such as the Pope, their general, provincial, Dicto Summario &c.) to command and inferiors to obey, it is imConstitut., sec. 34, possible our gracious king, or his Protestant sub

re quavis relicta.".

page 18.

jects, should be safe, unless they repent and renounce their impious principles and bloody practices, (which is impossible whilst they believe those true and these just), or the good God of heaven and earth do, as hitherto in great mercy he has, by a powerful Providence discover and defeat their conspiracies. For as it is notoriously known to this and other nations, that during the times of Queen Elizabeth, King James, Charles the Martyr, and our gracious sovereign now happily restored, they have impiously designed and endeavoured, by open war, by poison and pistol, Gunpowder Plots, and horrid conspiracies, to destroy our princes and our religion; so we have little reason to doubt but while there are such persons possessed with a belief of such principles, they will continue to design, and, when they have ability and opportunity, execute such damnable and, to Protestant princes and people, destructive conspiracies. I would not wrong the meanest Jesuit (were he in danger) to save my life; nor will I conceal their principles, dangerous to our country and religion, though, what I do not fear, I lose it. For this were basely to betray my religion and my country too; things which are, and, to all good men, ever should, and will, be more valuable than a thousand lives.

Give me leave, therefore, courteous reader, to add, not what I, but what the Jesuits say of themselves and Society. And here,

1. Father Campian (who though hanged at Tyburn for high treason, yet at Rome is reputed a famous martyr) tells us,* "That ALL THE JESUITS in the world have long since entered into Covenant ANY WAY TO DESTROY all heretical KINGS; nor do they despair of doing it effectually so long as any one Jesuit remains in the world."

And Father Creswel (if Hospinian cite him right, for in this place and time I have not the book about me), in his Philopater, tells us, "that ALL CATHOLICS are to be so instructed, that when they have an opportunity to kill heretics, they should not suffer any impediment to hinder them." So that if you say, in facinus jurasse putes, that the Jesuits are entered into a covenant to kill and destroy all heretical kings, you wrong them not, for you say no more than they themselves in print and publicly confess.

2. And this we may the rather believe, because (according to their belief and principles) if they do this, if they murder a thousand heretics (kings or subjects) it is no mortal sin in them. For they sayt (and by that motive seduce many young novices into their Society), that they cannot commit any mortal sin. For Ignatius, their founder, by his prayers obtained that privilege

"Jesuitas omnes in universo terrarum orbe, fœdus, ad reges hereticos quovis modo tollendos, jam pridem iniisse. Quod (iniquit) ad Societatem nostrum attinet, velim scias, omnes nos, qui sumus de Societate Jesu, per totum terrarum orbem longe lateque diffusi, sanctum fœdus iniisse, vestras machinas facile superaturos, neque unquam desperaturos, quamdiu vel unus quispiam e nobis supererit."-Ita Campianus Jesuita, in Epist. ad Consiliarios Reginæ Angliæ, Treveris Excusa Ann. 1583, page 22. And Hospinian, who cites it in his Historia Jesuitica, page 264 (it should be 246), adds what Creswel the Jesuit says in his Philopater (I take it upon his word, for I have not my books about me)-"Ita informandos quoscunque Catholicos, ut oblata cadis occasione, nullo impedimento se dimo veri patiantur." They must kill kings (if heretics) when they have opportunity.

"Vulgo certe hoc Jesuitæ faciunt, ut cum in Societatem pueros alliciunt, in hoc meliorem Societatis suæ, quam aliorum Ordinum conditionem esse prædicent, quod Ignatius a Deo precibus obtinuerit, ut per 100 annos inde ab eo die, quo regulam

confirmed that So

for them, that for an 100 years, beginning from the confirmation of his Order, none of his Society should commit any mortal sin; and their great St. Xaverius procured the continuance of that privilege for 200 years longer. So that, by this account, since the year of our Lord 1540 (when (5)The Bull of Pope the Jesuits Order was confirmed) to the year Paul III. which 1840, the Jesuits neither have nor can commit ciety, is dated 1 Cal. any mortal sin, if it be true that they have such a Oct., 1540. In mag- privilege, which they publicly affirm not only to no Bullario Romano, the common people, but to Cardinal Francisco Lugduni, 1655, tom. 1, page 740. Boromæo, as a learned author tells me, and he no (6) "Quo minus Hugenot or Lutheran, but a zealous Spanish and autem apud pueros Romish Catholic. How great encouragement et adolescentes re- this may give them to kill all heretics (it being rum imperitos, eos talia quis jactare ad- so much for the Catholic cause and their temporal miretur, IPSO FRI- interest, and no mortal sin), it will highly concern all Protestant princes and their good subjects tarunt TALI SE PRI- seriously and timely to consider.

DERICO BORROMEO

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3. But as for this privilege from all mortal de Vergas, Ibid, cap. sin, which Cardinal Boromæus did not, nor is it 14. 'Tis true, the possible any, who has not strong delusion to beCardinal did not believe a lie, should believe; yet to the Jesuits who tainly no wise man do believe it, and teach their inferiors, who are will). "Borromeo bound to obey them, to do so too; it must, of non persuaserunt, necessity, be a great encouragement of them to eum sibi alienarunt, commit any crime how great soever, seeing that ut in posterum nec by that privilege, let them do or say what they vellet, quemadmo- will, they are secured from any mortal sin, and dum amicis non for their venial sins (if there were any such), they &c.-Idem ibidem. may put them into Purgatory; but, if their own approved principles be true, they cannot hinder them from heaven and eternal happiness. But, let this be as it will, there is another thing which may give all Protestants just cause to fear, that the Jesuits will be very ready to design and, when and where they are able, execute any villany, by poison, pistol, Gunpowder Plot, or any traitorous

semel fassus est,"

ejus fedes apostolica probavit, nemo sociorum in lethale peccatum incidere queat. Cujus privilegii prorogationem, Xaverium in alios 200 annos a Deo Societati impetrasse, ab hinc triennium Jesuitæ in Alsatia plenis buccis gloriabantur."Alphons. de Vargas Toletanus in Relat. de Stratag. Jesuitarum, car. 14, page 39, edit. 1636; and page 110, 111, edit. 1642.

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and black conspiracy, for the destroying and extripation of all heretics, especially Protestants, and that thing is the exceeding corruption of their manners and personal impieties. For the worst of men will be most willing, without fear or reluctancy, to commit the greatest wickedness. Now, as for the personal wickedness and impieties. of the Jesuits, I neither do nor can say anything upon my own knowledge, being not at all acquainted with their conversation, but I shall produce such witnesses as are without exception, and may challenge and deserve credit; I mean all the Universities of Spain, venerable corporations and bodies of men, and they not heretics, but learned ad regem misso, and zealous Roman Catholics, who, in a book misso, typisque deor remonstance against the Jesuits, printed and scripto, Jesuitas sic given to the King of Spain, give this character mines palam avaros, of the Jesuits:-"That they are men notoriously insatiabiles, æruscatores, regiorum covetous, insatiable, COZENERS, thieves, and stealers catores, vectigalium fures, of the king's revenue, arrogant, ambitious, flat- arrogantes, ambiterers of princes, courtiers, everywhere entang- tiosos, principum ling themselves in secular businesses, fraudulent, cos, et negotiis seliars, corrupters of truth, defamers of virtue, cularibus ubique se enemies of a religious life, lovers of pleasure, im- implicantes, fraudulentos, mendaces, postors under a veil of piety, wolves in sheep's veritatis interverclothing, lovers of novelties, contemners of the sores, infamatores holy doctors, partners with Calvin and Luther, giose hostes, delivirtutis, vitæ reliand suspected of heresy, troublers of the public ciarum amatores, peace, men of diabolical industry, serpents, and impostores pietatis very Cocodæmons, or evil spirits, of whom all in vestimentis ovivelo opertos, lupos should be aware and fly from them."

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This character of the Jesuits is none of mine; cos, sanctorum doctorum contemptores, it is a Spanish history, not my calumny of them. Lutheri et Calvini I do, and shall pray for them, that if they be partiarios, ac de hæresi suspectos, pacis guilty of all or some of this (as I fear they are), publicæ perturbaGod Almighty would be graciously pleased to tores, diabolicæ ingive them true penitence and pardon too. What dustria homines, answer they have given, or can give, to this accu- Cacodæmones, ac ab sation, which has been public and in print above omnibus cavendos forty years, I know not, I have not yet heard of ac fugiendos.”—Alany. In the meantime I shall desire the reader fetanus, De Stratato consider the quality of the witnesses, who gematis Jesuitarum, charge them with so many and enormous crimes. pages 37, 38, edit. 1642; and page 15, 1. They are no Protestants (or any they do or edit. 1636.

phon. de Vargas To

dare call heretics), but Papists. 2. Nor they simple persons, but corporations and bodies of men. 3. Nor they townsmen and mere laics, so that it might be thought they did it out of hatred or envy, according to the gloss in their Canon Law, Laici sunt clericis oppidò infesti; but they are great and learned bodies of men, universities. 4. Nor some few of them, but many-all the universities of a great kingdom. 5. And that a most Catholic kingdom, very zealous for the Pope and Popery; to wit, Spain. 6. Nor is it any private testimony given in some particular court; but public, exhibited to their king in print, and so to the world. 7. Lastly, they witness against persons they had great reason and opportunities to know, living amongst them and having continual conversation with them, and so must needs be testes idonei, most competent witnesses against them. And, therefore, Protestants have very great reason and evidence to believe that the Jesuits are such persons as their own party, by such authentic testimonies, prove them to be.

the

The premises considered—that is, the principles, persons, the encouragements the Jesuits have to seek the ruin and destruction of all Protestants, princes and people-the advice of the universities of Spain will, to all prudent men, seem very reasonable, that persons of such principles-Ab omnibus sunt cavendi et fugiendi, I may add fugandique-should be with all care and caution avoided and banished out of all Protestant countries; it being morally impossible (as sad experience shows) they should enjoy peace and safety long where such restless spirits, encouraged and resolved to endeavour their ruin, do remain.

But besides these (peculiar to the Jesuits) there are more and greater encouragements (common to them and all the Popish party) to design and endeavour the extirpation of all heretics, especially Protestants, who, in their account-and truth-are most dangerous to their erroneous and superstitious novelties, and the ruin of the Protestant religion. For Pope Innocent III., and