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Matth. 16. 18.

So it is necessary that rent and diuided into smal pieces they perish, who haue preferred the swelling pride of their haughty stomach before the most holy hand of Catholike peace and vnity. S. August. con. Parmen. lib. 1. cap. 4.

S. Ireneus, l. 1. c. 21. & sequent.

S. August. tom. 6. de hares. ad Qued-vult-deum, hær. 46.

S. Epiphan. lib. 1. tom. 3. c. hæres.

Id. lib. 2. tom. 1.

Id. hæres. 80. & Theodor. lib. 4. de hær. fab.

Ruffinus lib. 10. hist. cap. 25.

The Lutherans are diuided principally into the Antinomi, Osiandrians, Maiorists, Synergists, Stancarians, Amsdorfians, Flaccians, Substantiarians, Accidentarians, Adiaphorists, Musculans, Pfeffingerians, Vbiquitists. Al which how they dissent and persecute one an other, and many of them not so much as permit their Aduersaries to abide in the same Towne with them, the Histories of Osiander, Maior, Zuinck feldius, Illyricus, Spangenbergius, Stancarus, Heshusius, and others doe sufficiently manifest. For the yet more ful declaration whereof, I referre you to the catalogue of the Lutherans books against Lutherans, in the end of the Protestants Apologie. Vpon due consideration of which their diuisions, Oecolampadius doubts not to tel them, saying: If we reflect vpon your dissentiōs, surely there are almost sound among you seauenty seauen changes, not only in your explanations of scripture, but also in certaine imaginary phantasies. Lib. germ. æquæ resp. ad Luther. præf. and Illyricus sayth, that they dissent amōg themselues like the Sacramentaries & Babylonians, and no otherwise then the Idol-makers in Esay. Illyr. declar. artic. doctr. Christ.

The Sacramentaries are rent into Zuinglians or old Sacramētaries, Caluinists, or the new, or with vs called Puritans, and in France Hugonots; Formalists, Familists, Brownists, Arminians, and infinit more, which (for that they are commonly knowne) I wil for breuity likewise omit. But the dissention of Sacramentaries was such euen in Luthers tyme, that he affirmed of them, That he scarce euer read of any a more deformed heresy, which presently in the beginning was diuided into so many heads, such a number of sects, not one like another, & such variety of disagreeing opinions. Luth. tom. 7. f. 380. & els-where he auoucheth, six or seauen sects of them to haue risen in only two yeares space. t. 6. f. 335. what may we then thinke haue sprong vp in so many yeares since that tyme. See also Hospin. hist. sacr. part. 2. f. 187. and Theol. Mansfild. confes. lat. p. 120.

There are no smal conflicts among vs, and those about no trifles, but of the eminent articles of Christian doctrine, of the Law and Ghospel, Iustification and Good-workes, the Sacraments, and vse of ceremonies, which can by no meanes be composed, concealed, or couered, for they are meer contradictions which brook no concord. Nic. Gallus superint. Ratisb. in thes. & hypothes.

The reformed Churches differ not about the supper of our Lord alone, but they also contend with such heat & feruour of disputation about the Person of Christ our Sauiour, the vnion and distinction of his diuine & humane nature, the vbiquity of his body, his corporal eating, which is performed with the mouth and teeth and is common as wel to the good as bad, his ascension into heauen, and sitting at the right hand of his Father; that many old heresies, damned by our Ancestours, as they were recalled from hel, lift vp their heads againe. Tigur. præfat. apolog. præfix. orthod. consens. an. 1578.

See hereafter. 21.

See before 11.

See hereafter 21.

As touching the publike discord in the Church, thou needst not enquire thereof: but I speake not here of the discord which we must of necessity haue about the doctrine of fayth with the Papists and other heretikes; but of that which is among our selues, who brag that we haue the true light of the Ghospel; for there are cōtentions & variāces amōg vs of Adiaphoraes, of good works, our iustice before God, free-wil, the presence and participation of the body and bloud of Christ in the supper, the humanity of Christ, his ascension, and sitting at the right hand of God, his vbiquity, and other matters; there is neither end or meane of brawling and contending. Nic. Seln. in Psal. 131.

See before 11.

See before 10.

It is the ground-worke, forme, and soule of Christian religion. Geneu. præfat. sytag. confess. See the same more fully proued from the confession of Protestants in the Authour and subst. of Prot. relig by R. S. l. 1. c. 6.

See before, 15.

See before, 10.

Beware, Christian Reader, and especialy al you Ministers take heed of Caluin's books, and chiefly in the article of the Trinity, the incarnation of Christ the Mediatour, about the Sacrament of Baptisme, and predestination; for they containe impious doctrine and Arian blasphemies. Stancarus cont. Calu. N. 4.

Many warres about many articles haue been waged, from the first reforming of the Church through Germany, euen to these tymes, and those surely not by common & light-harnisht soldiers, but by Standard-bearers, old expert warriers, compleat-armed Horsmen, & the most renowned Captaines on both sydes, and that sometymes with exceeding great heat. Iezl. de diuturn. belli Euchar. p. 1.

Touching banishment and the many examples thereof see Apol. mod. ad acta 15. Theol. Torgæ, p. 3. 4. 5. Osiand, epit. cent, 16. pag. 803. 860. 609. 735. Crispinus Est. of the Ch. Schluss. catal. hæret. l. 13. and vlt. p. 828. 847. Iezlerus de diut. bell. Euchar. p. 100. p. 697.

See hereafter. XLII. troughout.

See in Hospin. his Sacram. historie the 4. articles of visitation ordained for examination of suspected Caluinists, and a little after, the execution of the same, part. vlt. f. 394.

See exāples of imprisonmēts in Hosp. vbi supra. f. 393.

There was an Edict (sayth Hospinian) proclaymed, wherby not only the reading, but likwise the selling of al Caluinists books was forbidden. Hosp. vbi supra. f. 393. see also, 394. Iezlerus de diut. belli Euchar. p. 79.

See examples hereof in the Lutherans against the Caluinists, in Hospin. vbi supra, fol. 399. a 6. & 354. & Osiand. Epist. cent. 16. p. 608. & Iezl. de bello Euch. p. 79. and againe in the Caluinists against the Lutherans, reported by Schulss in his catal. hæret. l. 13. and vlt. p. 828.

See examples of the Lutherans falling to armes, and assaulting the Caluinists in Hospin. vbi supra. f. 397. and see againe other like examples of the Caluinists against the Lutherans, in Gerard. Gieseken. l. de verit. corp. Christi in cæna, p. 256. see also Osiand. epit. cent. 16. p. 735. [illeg.]03.

See a most barbarous example hereof reported by Hospin. vbi supra. f. 398. in the relation whereof, among others he hath these words: The Lutherans rushing violently in brake the beere and coffin, & handled the dead body of the Caluinist after a most sauage manner, and cast it to the dogs, prouoking them to teare it in peeces; and againe: They rush vpon the dead body &c.

The Papists haue the Pope as a common Father, Aduiser, and Cōductour, to reconcile their iarres, to decide their differences, to draw their religion by consent of Councels vnto vnity &c. whereas on the contrary side Protestants are as seuered or rather scattered troupes, each drawing a diuerse way, without any meanes to pacify their quarrels, no Patriarch, one, or more, to haue a common superintendance or care of their Churches for correspondency and vnity; no ordinary way to assemble a general Councel of their part, the only hope remaining euer to aswage their contentions. Sir Edwin Sandes in his relat. of religion. sect. 47. at fol. 5. 2. 8.

There haue been some Synodes or Colloquies, saith Schlusselberg, had with the Sacramentaries, but without any successe: and then presently after he reckons vp many of such their fruitlesse Synodes. Theol. Caluin. l. 2. art. 15. see also his catal. hæret. l. 15. p. 873. see this more at large in the Protest. Apology, tract. 3. sect. 7. versus fin. marg. at 6.

The Lutherans and Zuinglio-Caluinists haue for the space of 60. yeares and more so vehemently impugned one another, as vnlesse the great day of our Lord doe in the meane time come and end the debate, they seeme more likely to be ouercome by their mutual wounds then the Papists oppression. Schlusselb. proem. l. 1. Theol. Caluin.

Castalio, reflecting vpon the dissensions of Protestants, professed himselfe to rest doubtful, whether that the most cleer truth shined with them or not. Castal. præfat. bibl. Lat. ad Edw. 6. With the same scruple was Duditius likewise troubled, if we may giue credit to Beza, who was also deceiued himself with the like cogitations. Beza epist. 1. Of many others who were moued with the same read A mirrour for Martinists, p. 24. Melanch. consili. theol. part. 1. pag. 249. Georg. Maior. orat. de confus. dogm. Luth. loco comm. class. 5. c. 13. p. 39. Bulling. fundam. firm. part. 1. c. 1. p. 5.

Staphylus reuolted to the Catholiks, saith Dresserus, by reason of the disagreements amongst the Protestant Diuines. Dresserus in millenar. 6. p. 214.

Luther himselfe granteth that Catholikes doe not contend about scripture, but al with one consent giue credit to the Fathers, adhere to the Councels, and submit themselues vnder the obedience of the holy See of Rome, and that these diuisions which are amongst them, are only humane dissentions, about honour, preeminence &c. Tom. 7. f. 380. the like is confessed by Duditius (Beza epist. 1. M. Whitaker de eccles. cont. Bellarm. cont. 2. q. 5. p. 327.) M. Fulk ag. Hesk. Sand. &c. p. 293. and Sir Edwin Sand. as before, 31.

Heretikes by their dissensions confirme our faith. Iust. quæst. 4. ad Orthodox.