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Cambden affirmes Holland to be a fruitful Prouince of Heretikes. Elizabetha p. 300.

In Hungary and Boheme (saith our late Soueraigne) there are infinit diuersities of Sects, agreeing in nothing but in their vnion against the Pope. K. Iames his workes. p. 371.

The conference at Hampton Court testifyeth, that King Iames professed that he could neuer yet see a Bible wel translated into English, but the worst of al his Maiesty thought Geneua to be; to which he affirm'd that there were some notes annexed very partial, vntrue, seditious, and sauouring too much of dangerous and trayterous conceits. p. 46. 49.

Since the time that they of Geneua deposed their Bishop, their Liege-Lord and Prince, (as M. Sutcliff confesseth in his answ. to cal. petit. p. 194.) it hath been a Principle (sayth M. Bancroft) as I suppose with some of the chief Ministers of Geueua, that if Kings and Princes refused to reforme religion, the inferiour Magistrates, or people, by direction of the Ministry, might lawfully, and ought (if need required) euen by force of armes to reforme it themselues. Dang. pos. p. 9. See further M. Bancrofts in his Suruay p. 48. Where he affirmes that they maintained in their books desperate points of deposing Princes, and of putting them to death in diuers cases of resistance against reformation.

They of Geneua (sayth M. Sutcliff) deposed their Bishop, which was also their Liege-Lord & Prince, from his temporal right &c. albeit he was by right of succession the temporal Lord and owner of that Citty and territory, Calum. petit. p. 194. See the Suruay p. 11. 12. Dang. posit. 22.

The Puritans of Scotland (sayth M. Bancroft) were published in a proclamation by his Maiesty to be vnnatural subiects, seditious persons, troublesome & vnquiet spirits, members of Sathan, enemies to the King and the Common-wealth of their natiue country &c. Dang. posit. 22.

I protest before the great God (sayth his late Maiesty) since I am heer vpon my testament, it is no place for me to lye in, that you shal neuer find with any Highland or Border-theeues, greater ingratitude, and more lyes, and vile periuries, then with these phanatike spirits. King Iames his workes pag. 161.

See this sufficiently proued by M. Bancroft in his Dang. posit. throughout the 3. 4. 5. and 6. Chapters of the 1, booke.

When we feast (saith M. Ormerod) they (Puritans) wil fast; and when we fast, they wil feast. See further diuers answerable examples hereof in Ormer. his pict. p. 20. 21.

Ib. pag. 75.

To proue their deuices they haue offered great violence to the holy Scriptures, expounding them contrary both to ancient Fathers and histories, and common reason &c. M. Sutcl. answ. Calum. petit. p. 141.

See before at 7.

The purity (of Puritans) neither consists in life nor doctrine (for none therein can be lesse pure, vnlesse it be in bare cōceit) but in outward shewes, false semblance, vaine protestations of reformation, gogling of eyes, & painted hypocrisie. M. Sutcl. answ. Calum. pet. p. 90.

Al these attributes and more are giuen them by M. Sutclif. in his answ. Calum. petit. in Epist. Dedic. and p. 10. 13. 24. 33. 52. 54. 55. 56. 62. 69. 72. 73. 89. 93. 99. 10.

Least any man should thinke (saith D. Couel) our contentions with Puritans were in smaller points, & difference not great, each side hath charged one the other with heresies, if not infidelities, nay euen with such as quite ouerthow the principal foundation of our Christian faith. Iust and temperate def. art. 11. p. 67.

The Puritans haue ioyned with the Pharisees, Aerians, Apostolikes, Pepuzians, Petrobuzians, Florinians, Cerinthians, Nazerens, Bigardins, Ebionites, Catobabdites, Enthusiasts, Donatists. Ormero[illeg.] discou. of Purit. papisme. p. 9.

Archbishops and Bishops are vnlawful, vnnatural, false and bastardly Gouernours of the Church, and the Ordinances of the Diuel; pettie Popes, pettie Antichrists &c. Bishops callings are meere Antichristian &c. Danger posit. p. 59. with much more there to the same effect.

Their prescript forme of seruice is ful of corruption &c. Ib. 55.

The Communion-book is an imperfect book, culled and picked out of that Popish dunghil, the Portuisse and Masse-book; and many of the contents therein be such as are against the word of God. Ibid.

The Sacraments are by the Church of England wickedly mangled and prophaned. Ibid. p. 56.

Their garments & ceremonies are Antichristian pompes, rites, lawes, and traditions. Ibid.

The Ministers are neither proued, elected, called, nor ordained according to Gods word. Ibid. p. 60.

The most part of our Priests are either Popish Priests, or Monks, or Friars, or Ale-hāters, or Boyes & lads, drunkards and dolts; they wil weare a fool's hood for liuings sake &c. Ibid. p. 61.

The publike Baptisme is ful of childish and superstitious toyes. Ibid. p. 96.

You shal find amongst this Crue of Ministers nothing else but a troup of bloudy soule-murderers, and sacrilegious Church-robbers. Ib. p. 61.

See before, at 15. See also Rogers in his pref. to his art. nu. 31. & 13.

We see by these words of Danæus (sayth Schlusselberg) that the Caluinists account vs Lutherans for damned and excommunicated heretikes. Theol. Calu. lib. 2. art. 1. and in the same place, Caluin [sayth he) in his last admonition against Westphalus keeps no measure in his railing, he proclames al those heretikes, who refuse to reiect Luthers doctrine to obey Caluin.

Some of the Zuinglians (sayth Iezlerus,) haue called the Lutherās, haters of men, flesh-eaters, drinkers of bloud, Thyests, Hāgmen, killers of Christ, breadworshippers, adorers of a breaden God, denyers of the Redemption which Christ performed vpon the altar of the Crosse, Eutychians, Suenk feldians, and lastly ouerthrowers of many articles of the Apostolike faith, de diuturn, belli Euchar. fol. 93. See 92. also where they called also Caphernaites, Localists, &c. But farre more then al this may be found in the writings of Zuinglius, Caluin, & Beza against the Lutherans, in Tossanus. Schutz de serp. antiq. Georg. Hansfeld in via Monstrat. Wegweiser. Alb cont. Carolost. Oecolampad. æqu. respons. charta quædam Zuinglij an. 1527. and in general al Caluinists who haue writ against the Lutherans. For the more easy discouery of some of which Authours, I refer you to the 2. Catalogue in the end of the Protestants Apologie.

We seriously censure the Zuinglians and al Sacramentaries for heretikes, and alienated from the Church of God. Luth. tom. 2. f. 503. & tom. Ien. p. 578.

Luther forgetful of God and diuine Honour, calleth vs a damned Sect, say the Tigurine Diuines in confess. Germ. part. 3.

The Lutherans haue call'd, & to this day stil cal the Zuinglians conuicted heretikes, possessed with diuels, obsessed on euery side, before, behind, aboue, below, within and without with Diuels, Martyrs of Dinels, to be refelled rather with the sword of the ciuil Magistrate then with words, to be restrain'd from holy things, to be wholy rooted out of the Church, shunned by al good men, vnworthy for whom God should be prayd vnto, to be excluded forth of the leagues of Kings and Princes, to be reckoned amongst the Anabaptists, Nestorians, Arians, Turks, and in a word worse then al mortals that euer the earth bore, & damn'd for al eternity. Iezl. de diut. belli. Euchar. f. 93. See before, XXIX. 7. who yet would find more of these freindly Epithets, wherewith the Lutherans set forth their fellow Protestant-Zuinglians, need but repaire to Luthers bookes against the Sacramentaries. Io. Schutz. Serp. antiq. & 50. cause, Riuand. lup. excor. Alber. cont. Carolost. Selneccerus and other Lutherans (a Catalogue whereof is in the end of the Protestants Apologie) and they shal find much more then I haue here expressed; for (to vse Iezlerus his owne words) there is no end at al among them in contending, writing, declaiming, disputing, condemning and excommunicating one another. p. 80. yea euery mart (as the learned Deane of S. Paules M. Dun ingenously confesseth) we se more bookes written by these men against one another, then by them both for Christ. In the first serm. preached by him to King Charles, at S. Iames. 30. Aprill. 1625. p. 15.

You yourselues are they who lead a dissolute and carnal life, who crucifie Christ againe, who blaspheme his spirit, & contemne his grace &c. Menno Sim. fundam cap. de doctrin. Concionat.

I know certainly that they haue not the spirit, mission, and word; and that in their doctrine and actions they seek no lesse then Papists the fauour of men, honour, pride, reuenues, beautiful houses &c. Ibid.

They lead a quiet, idle, slouthful, & merry life, by seducings and flatteries they maintaine themselues with the robberies of Antichrist, and preach no more then an earthly and carnal Magistrate wil permit and heare &c. they by their dissolute and carnal doctrine haue brought dissolute and carnal people to such dishonest manners, and so licentious a life, that among the Turkes and Tartars there are not so vngodly and abominable people to be found. Id. de Christian. fide tit. de fide Luth.

The heresy of the Anabaptists of our age is a variable and monstrous chimera, bred of many heresies &c. Schlusselb. Catal. hæret. epist. Dedicat. l. 12.

Muntzer, Carlostadius, and such like of their sect are meer incarnate Diuels, &c. Luth. Colloq. Germ. fol. 153.

Scarce can there be found any one Anabaptist, which holdeth not some one opinion or other contrary to the rest. Calu. Inst. aduers. Anabapt.