Pseudo-Martyr, Table of contents
A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS handled in this Booke.
CHAP. I.
OF Martyrdome and the dignity thereof.
CHAP. II.
That there may be an inordinate and corrupt affectation of Martyrdome.
CHAP. III.
That the Roman Religion doth by many erroneous doctrines mis-encourage and excite men to this vitious affectation of danger: first by inciting secular Magistracy: Secondly by extolling the value of Merites, and of this worke in special, by which the treasure of the Church is so much aduanced: And lastly, by the doctrin of Purgatory, which by this act is said certainly to be escaped.
CHAP. IIII.
That in the Romane Church the Iesuits exceed all others, in their Constitutions and practise, in all those points, which beget or cherish this corrupt desire of false-Martyrdome.
CHAP. V.
That the Missions of the Pope, vnderunder Obedience whereof they pretend that they come into this Kingdome, can be no warrant, since there are laws established to the contrary, to giuegive them, or those which harbor them, the comfort of Martyredome.
CHAP. VI.
A Comparison of the Obedience due to Princes, with the seuerall Obediences required and exhibited in the Romane Church: First, of that blinde Obedience and stupiditie, which Regular men vow to their Superiours: Secondly, of that vsurped Obedience to which they pretend by reason of o…r Baptisme, wherin we are said to hauehave made an implicite surrender of our selues, and all that we hauehave, to the church: and thirdly, of that obedience, which the Iesuits by a fourth Supernumerary vow make to be disposed at the Popes absolute will.
CHAP. VII.
That if the meere execution of the function of Priests in this Kingdome, and of giuing to the Catholiques in this land, spiritual sustentation, did assure their consciences, that to dye for that were martyrdome: yet the refusall of the Oath of Alleageance doth corrupt and vitiate the integrity of the whole act, and dispoile them of their former interest and Title to Martyrdome.
CHAP. VIII.
That there hath beene as yet no fundamental and safe ground giuen, vponupon which those which hauehave the faculties to heare Confessions, should informe their owne Consciences, or instruct their Penitents: that they are bound to aduenture the heauy and capitall penalties of this law, for refusall of this Oath. And that if any man hauehave receiued a scruple against this Oath, which he cannot depose and cast off, the Rules of their own Casuists, as this case stands, incline, and warrant them, to the taking therof.
CHAP. IX.
That the authority which is imagined to be in the Pope, as he is spiritual Prince of the monarchy of the Church, cannot lay this Obligation vponupon their Consciences: First because the Doctrine it selfe is not certaine, nor presented as matter of faith: Secondly because the way by which it is conueyed to them, is suspitious and dangerous, being but by Cardinall Bellarmine, who is various in himselfe, and reproued by other Catholiques of equall dignity, and estimation.
CHAP. X.
That the Canons can giuegive them no warrant, to aduenture these dangers, for this refusall: And that the Reuerend name of Canons, is falsly and cautelously insinuated, and stolne vponupon the whole body of the Canon law, with a breefe Consideration vponupon all the bookes thereof: and a particular suruay, of all those Canons, which are ordinarily cyted by those Authours, which maint…ine this temporall Iurisdiction in the Pope.
CHAP. XI.
That the two Breues of Paulus the fift, cannot giuegive this assurance to this Conscience; First, for the generall infirmities, to which all Rescripts of Popes are obnoxious: And then for certaine insufficiencies in these.
CHAP. XII.
That nothing requir'd in this Oath, violates the Popes spirituall Iurisdiction; And that the clauses of swearing that Doctrine to bee Hereticall, is no vsurping vponupon his spirituall right, either by preiudicating his future definition, or offending any former Decree.
CHAP. XIII.
That all which his Maiesty requires by this Oath, is exhibited to the Kings of Fraunce, And not by vertue of any Indult, or Concordate, but by the inhaerent right of the Crowne.
CHAP. XIIII.
Lastly, That no pretence, eyther of Conuersion at first, Assistance in the Conquest, or Acceptation of any Surrender from any of our Kings, can giuegive the Pope any more right ouer the Kingdome of England, then ouer any other free State whatsoeuer.