Three Pillars and Arch-patriarchs of the Popish Synagogues, Title page – To the reader
D. HESKINS, D. SANDERS, AND M. Rastel, accounted (among their faction) three pillers and Archpatriarches of the Popish Synagogue, (vtter enemies to the truth of Christes Gospell, and all that syncerely professe the same) ouerthrowne, and detected of their seuerall blasphemous heresies.
By D. Fulke, Maister of Pembrooke Hall in Cambridge.
Done and directed to the Church of England, and all those which louelove the trueth.
AT LONDON, Printed by Henrie Middleton for George Bishop. ANNO. 1579.
The contentes of the seuerall treatises conteined in this Booke.
1 The Parleament of Christ, auouching the inacted trueth of his presence in the sacrament, restored to his veritie, and deliuered from the impudent and outragious corruptions of Tho. Heskins.
2 That it is lawfull to breake superstitious Images, and vtterly vnlawful to honour them, (with a confirmation of suche true doctrine, as Maister Iewel hath vttered in his reply concerning that matter) against a blasphemous treatise made by Nicholas Sander.
3 The challenge and sound doctrine, conteined in M. Iewels sermon, mainteined and deliuered from the lewde and slaunderous dealing of Rastel, with an answere to his challenge.
¶ A CATALOGVE of all such Popish Bookes either aunswered, or to be aunswered, which hauehave bene written in the English tongue from beyond the seas, or secretly dispersed here in England hauehave come to our hands, since the beginning of the Queenes Maiesties reigne.
1 HArding against the Apology of the English church, answered by M. Iewel, Bishop of Sarum.
2 Harding against M. Iewels challenge, answered by M. Iewel.
3 Hardings reioynder to M. Iewell, aunswered by M. Edwarde Deering.
4 Coles quarrels against M. Iewell, answered by M. Iewell.
5 Rastels returne of vntruthes answered by M. Iewel▪
6 Rastell against M. Iewels challenge, answered by William Fulke.
7 Dorman against M. Iewel answered by M. Nowel.
8 Dormans disproofe of M. Nowels reproofe, aunswered by M. Nowell.
9 The man of Chester aunswered by M. Pilkington Bishop of Duresme.
10 Sanders on the sacrament in part aunswered by M. Nowell.
11 Fecknams Scruples, aunswered by M. Horne B. of Winchester.
12 Fecknams Apologie, aunswered by W. Fulk.
13 Fecknams obiections against M. Goughes sermon, aunswered by maister Gough and maister Lawrence Tomson.
14 Stapletons counterblast, answered by M. Bridges.
15 Marshall his defence of the crosse, answered by M. Caulfehill.
16 Fowlers Psalter, aunswered by M. Sampson.
17 An infamous libell or letter (…) against the teachers of Gods diuine prouidence and predestination, aunswered by Robert Crowley.
18 Allens defēce of Purgatorie, answered by W. Fulk.
19 Heskins parleament repealed by W. Fulk.
20 Ristons challenge, answered by W. Fulk, & Oliuer Carter.
21 Hosius of Gods expresse word translated into English, aunswered by W. Fulk.
22 Sanders rock of ye church, vndermined by W. Fulk.
23 Sanders defence of images answered by W. Fulk.
24 Marshals reply to Caulfhil answered by W. Fulk.
25 Shaclockes Pearle, answered by M. Hartwell.
26 The hatchet of heresies, answered by M. Bartlet.
27 Maister Euans answered by himselfe.
28 A defence of the priuate Masse answered (by con…ecture) by M. Cooper Bishop of Lincolne.
29 Certein assertions tending to mainteine the church of Rome to be the true and catholique church, confuted by Iohn Knewstub.
These Popish treatises ensuing for the most part are in answering, and those which are not (by God assistance as … will serue) shall receiue their seueral replies. If the Papistes know any not here reckoned, let them be brought to light, and they shall be examined.
1 Sanders, vponupon the Lords supper, partly vnanswered.
2 Allens defence of Priests authoritie to remi… sinnes and of the churches meaning concerning indulgences.
3 Stapletons fortresse of the faith.
4 Stapletons returne of vntruthes.
5 Rastels replye.
6 Bristowes Motiues and Demaunds collected out of the same.
7 Vaux his Catechisme.
8 Canisius his Catechisme translated.
9 Frarins oration translated.
¶ THE AVTHOVR to the Reader.
ALTHOVGH there is nothing in these bookes which hauehave beene so long vnanswered, but either it is vnworthy any answere, or else hath ben satisfied sufficiently before in many treatises extant in the English toung already: yet because the aduersaries should not altogether please themselues in their fantasie that they be vnanswerable, nor the simpler sort suspect that there is any thing in them that we need to be afraid of, I thought good to take in hand this short manner of confutation. In which I trust the diligent & indifferent reader wil confesse, that I hauehave omitted much matter whereof I might hauehave taken aduantage, rather then that I hauehave left any argument of importance vnsatisfied. Considering therfore what breuitte I hauehave vsed as was necessarie for me, being but one against so many, I trust the reasonable Readers will looke for no other vertue of writing at my handes, but onelyonly the simple shewing of the trueth, and the plaine confutation of the false reasons of the aduersarie. Which that they may the better see, & with more profit perceiue, I exhort all such as hauehave the Popishe Bookes here confuted, to conferre their argumentes with mine answers. And for them that hauehave not the bookes at hand, I hauehave so set downe the titles of their Chapters, and the cheefe pointes of their treatises collected by themselues, in their ow… tables, that the perusers may vnderstand, I hauehave left no matter of any moment vntouched. In rehearsing of their arguments, I hauehave rather added weight vntounto them, then taken any force from them, in my repetitiō or abridgement of them, so neere as I could by any wit I hauehave, conceiue their order, and resolue their Methode. What I hauehave perfourmed in answering, let the godly and learned Iudge. In the meane time I desire God to graunt that this my labour may be to the glorie of his name, and the profite of his Church, by Iesus Christe our Lord.