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RECORDS AND ORIGINALS. 445

Sanctus in ipsis etiam infantibus est efficax, et cos mundat

suo qnodam modo.

Probamus igitur sententiam Ecclesiae : quae damnat Pe-

lagianos, qui negabant infantibus esse peccatum orlginis.

Damnamus et Anabaptistas, qui negant infantes baptizandos

esse.
De adultis vero docemus, quod ita consequuntur, per

baptismum, remissionem peccatorum et gratiam, si bapti-

zandi attulerint panitentiam veram, confessionem articulo-

rum fidei, et credant ver^ ipsis ibi donari remissionem pec-

catorum, et justificationem propter Christum. Sicut Petrus

ait in Actis, Pcenitentiam agite ; et haptizetur unusquisque

vestnivi in nomine Jesu Christi in remissionem peccatorum,

et accipietis donum Sp. Sancti.
V. De Pwnitcntia. 303
T>c poenifcntia docemus, quod lapsis post baptismum ne-

cessaria sit poenitentia : et quod lapsi, qui in hac vita non

agunt veram pcenitentiam certo damnentur. Contra autem,

quod lapsi, quandocunque vere convertinitur, et agunt vere

pcenitentiam, certo consequantur remissionem peccatorum.
Ut autem, quae sit vera poenitentia melius cognoscatur,

docemus earn esse serium animi dolorem pro peccato, et

odium peccati, una cum firma fiducia divinae misericordiae,

et remissionis peccatorum propter Christum, ac certo pro-

posito vitam in melius commutandi, et deinceps non pec-

candi.
Habet enim vera poenitentia, per legem, agnitionem pec-

cati, contritionem, et veros terrores conscientiae ; dum pec-

cator sentit Deum irasci peccato, et aeterna damnatione se

dignum judicat ; nee posse ullis, vel virtutibus, vcl operibus

suis, gratiam et remissionem peccatorum promereri.

Porro autem, ut peccator hiis conscientiae terroribus per-

culsus, consolationem et remissionem peccatorum consequa-

tur, necessum est, ut se totum ad Deum convertat, et certa

fiducia remissionem peccatorum a Deo postulet ; credatque

quod Deus sibi velit esse propitius, et peccata condonare

propter Christum.

Et quamvis solus Christus sit hostia, satisfactio, et unica

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propltiatio pro peccatis, tamen scire oportet, quod Deus a

poenitentibus necessario requirat fructus dignos poenitentiae,

hoc est, vitae novitatem, et carnis mortificationem, et perpe-

tuum studium bene operandi. Juxta illud Rom. 6. Sicut ex-

hihuistis memhra vestra servire immunditice et iniquifati,

ad iniquitatem ; ita nunc exhibete membra vestra servire

justitice in sanctijicationem. Item Ephes. 4. Renovamini

spiritu mentis vestrcB, &c.

De coJifessione vero, et absohdione privata, docemus, quod

retinendae sunt in Ecclesia propter absolutionem, et multa

alia commoda. Quanquam in confessione non sit neces-

saria omnium delictorum enumeratio. Est enim impossibi-

lis, juxta Psal. Delicta quis intelligit?
Aliter et prolixius. De Poenitentia.
Clementissimus ac summe misericors Deus, cujus apud

Prophetam vox est, Nolo mortem impii^ sed ut impius con-

vertattcr a via sua, et vivat, ut misericordiam suam peccatori-

bus impertiret, saluberrime instituit poenitentiam. Quae cum

sit velut aditus quidam et janua ad thronum gratiae Dei per

Jesum Christum, Dominum nostrum, tantam ejus tum utili-

tatem tum necessitatem esse dicimus, ut omries qui in mor-

taha crimina prolapsi sunt, nisi poenitentiam egerint, aeter-

num supplicium luituri sint. Contra vero, qui hoc salutari

poenitentiae pharmaco uti voluerint, gratiam et remissionem

peccatorum indubie consequentur.
Quum autem peccare a nobis est, resurgere vero a pecca-

tis munus est divinum, valde expedit ut sciamus Sanctum

304 Spiritum hujus, de qua loquimur, poenitentiae authorem esse,

et perfectorem ; eamque in peccatore, qui Spiritus motibus

obsequitur, hoc modo efficere et operari.
Primum, Peccator per Spiritum Sanctum, et verbum,

peccata sua agnoscit, et veros conscientiae terrores habet,

dum iram Dei contra peccata timet. Adhaec, dolet ac in-

gemiscit propter ofFensum Deum, et ilh peccata sua supplex

confitetur, tanto prioris vitas odio, ut secum firmiter statuat,

ad earn postea nunquam reverti. Ad hunc modum peccator

contritus et territus peccatorum suorum consideratione, ejus-

dem Spiritus beneficio erigitur, et certo credit, quod Deus

RECORDS AND ORIGINALS. 447

sibi velit esse propitius, et peccata condonarc, non merito et

dignitate pcenitentiae, aut suorum operum, sed ex gratuita

misericordia, propter Christum, qui solus est hostia, satis-

factio, et unica propitiatio pro peccatis nostris.

Hoec fiducia niisericordiae Dei propter Christum peccato-

ris conscientiam pavore hberat, terrores expelht, et aninuim

totum hue inflectit, ut jam nihil magis cupiat, quam juxta

Dei voluntatem vivere, et postea nunquam peccare. Nam

vitae novitatem, sive fructus dignos poenitentiag ad totius pce-

nitentiae perfectionem necessario requirit Deus.

Atque hujus quidem pcenitentiae initium, progressum et

finem scriptura nobis aperte commonstrat. Ps. 37. Non

est pax ossihus meis a Jac'ie peccatorum meorum. 1 Jo. 2.

Filioli, hcBc sa-ibo vobis, nee peccetis : quod siquis peccave-

rit, advocatum habemus apud Detim^ Jesum Christum jus-

tum. Et ipse est propitiatio pro peccatis nostris. Et ad

Rom. 6. Siciit exhibtiistis membra vestra servire immun-

diti(B et iniquitati, ad iniquitatem ; ita nunc exhibete mem-

bra vestra servire Justitice, in sanctificationcm.
Porro quoniam Christiani populi pars maxima carnalis est,

nee quae sit vera pcenitentia novit, nee quomodo sit agenda

intelligit, nee unde sit speranda peccatorum remissio cog-

noscit: ut in hiis omnibus melius instituatur et doceatur,

valde utilem ac summe necessariam esse dicimus confessio-

nem, quae auricularis dicitur, et privatim fit ministris Ec-

clesiae.
Quae sane confessio modis omnibus in Ecclesia retinenda

est, et magnifacienda, cum propter hominum imperitorum

institutionem in verbo Dei, et alia commoda non parva, de

quibus mox dicemus, tum praecipue propter absolutionis

beneficium, hoc est, remissionem peccatorum, quae in hac

confessione confitentibus offertur et exhibetur per absolu-

tionem, et potestatem clavium ; juxta illud Christi, Johan.

20. Quorum rcmiseritis peccata, &c. Cui absolution! certo

oportet credere. Est enim vox Evangelii, qua minister per

verbum, non suo sed Christi nomine et authoritate remis-

sionem peccatorum confitcnti annuntiat et offert. Cui voci

Evangelii per ministrum sonanti dum confitens recta fide

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credit et assentitui", illico conscientia ejus fit certa de remis-

sione peccatorum, et jam certo secum statuit, Deum sibi pro-

pitium ac misericordem esse.
Quae una profecto res Christianos omnes magnopere de-

beat permovere, ut cojifessionem, in qua per absolutionem

gratiae et remissionis peccatorum certitudo concipitur et con-

firmatur, modis omnibus et anient et amplectantur.

Et in hac privata absolutione sacerdos potestatem liabet
absolvendi confitentem ab omnibus peccatis etiam illis, quae
305 solita sunt vocari casus reservati. Ita tamen, ut ille priva-
tim absolutus nihilominus pro manifestis criminibus, si in
jus vocetur, publicis judiciis subjaceat.
Accedunt hue et alia confessionis arcanae commoda: qvio-

rum unum est, quod indocti ac imperiti homines nusquam

rectius aut melius quam in confessione de doctrina Christi-

ana institui possint. Nam cum animos attentos ac dociles in

confessione afferunt, diligenter ad ea, quae a sacerdote di-

cuntur, animum advertunt.

Quocirca et fides eorum explorari potest, et quid pecca-

tum sit, et quae sunt peccatorum inter se discrimina et varie-

tates, doceri poterunt. Multi enim, propterea quod hoc

ignorent, in conscientiis saepe graviter anguntur, illic trepi-

dantes timore, ubi timor non est : Qui (ut Servator ait) cu-

licem excolantes, camelum deg-lutmnt, in minimis levissimis-

que peccatis valde anxii, de maximis et gravissimis non per-

inde dolent.

Sunt porro qui peccatis adeo irretiuntur, ut semet ne-

sciant explicare ; quos doctis piisque consiliis sacerdos facile

liberat, et exolvit. Ad hsec, pusillanimes de venia peccato-

rum desperantes, solatur et erigit: hypocritas, qui peccata

sua non sentiunt, verbo Dei instruit et severiter reprehendit,

conscientias trepidantes confirmat, anxias tranquillat; bre-

viter, rationes et remedia commonstrat, quibus Satanae ten-

tationes vincere, et peccata fugere poterint.

Jam vero philautiae morbum, quo multi in propriis vitiis

cecutiunt, et sibi ipsis nimium indulgent, peccata sualeviora

esse putantes, quam reipsa sunt, haec confessio peccatorum

magnopere corrigit et emendat. Quandoquidem in confes-

RECORDS AND ORIGINALS. 449

sione enormitatem et gravitatem peccatorum multo vcrius ct

altius aspicimus ac contemplamur, quam si tacita duiitaxat

cogitatione nobiscum in animo ea revolveremus.
Accedit hue, quod nusquam melius aut efficacius, quam

in confessione peccatorum, humanag mentis superbia frangi.

tur, et animi humilitas acquiritur, ac retinetur ; dum homo

homini propter Deum se submittit, et pectoris sui arcana

aperit.
Adhaec, pudor retegendi peccata multos mortales, nc in

eadem relabantur, valde retrahit atque cohibet.

Porro, quisquis simpUciter, ct tanquam coram Deo, pec-

cata sua sacerdoti aperit, declarat se Dei timorem habere,

eumque timorem, hac animi submissione, magis etiam con-

servat et auget.

Jam ipsa confessionis meditatio plurimum utihtatis ad-

fert: utpote qua? facit, ut homo seipsum noscat, dum ma-

gnitudinem, copiam et turpitudinem suorum criminum scru-

tatur et considerat. Unde nascitur et detestatio ac odium

peccatorum, et propositum abstinendi ab eisdem.
Quod vero ad enumerationem peccatorum spectat, cense-

mus scrupulosam, et anxiam non esse requirendam, ne la-

queum injiciat hominum conscientiis et nimium timorem,

qui vel dubios reddat, vel fiduciam remissionis auferat. Et

quemadmodum non probamus illam scrupulosam et anxiam,

ita censemus segnem et supinam negligentiam in re tam sa-

lutari magnopere periculosam esse et fugiendam.
Quod siqui sunt, qui banc confessionem vel damnant vel

rejiciunt, hi profecto se in verbo Dei institutionem, et abso-

lutionis beneficium, quod in confessione datur, et alia quae

ante diximus commoda, negligere et contemnere ostendunt:

nee animadvertunt se in orbem Christianum maximam {:>ec-

candi licentiam invehcre, et magnam hominibus in omne sce-

lus ruendi occasionem praeberc.
VI. De Sacramentorum usu. 306
Docemus quod sacramenta, quae per verbum Dei institu-

ta sunt, non tantum sint notae professionis inter Christianos,

sed magis certa quaedam testimonia, et cfficacia signa gratia?
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et bonae voluntatis Dei erga nos. Per quae Deus invisibili-

ter operatur in nobis, et suam gratiam in nos invisibiliter

diffundit, slquidem ea rite susccperinius. Quodque per ea

excitatur et confirniatur fides in liiis, qui eis utuntur.

Porro docemus, quod ita utendum sit sacramentis, ut in

adultis prKetcr veram contritionem, necessario etiam debeat

accedere fides, quae credat presentibus promissionibus, quad

per sacramenta ostenduntur, exhibentur et praestantur. Ne-

que enim in illis verum est, quod quidam dicunt, sacramenta

conferre gratiani ex opere operato sine bono motu utentis.

Nam in ratione utentibus necessarium est, ut fides etiam

utentis accedat, per quam credat illis promissionibus, et ac-

cipiat res promissas, quae per sacramenta conferuntur.
De infantibus vero, cum temerarium sit eos a misericordia

Dei excludere; praesertim cum Christus in Evangelic di-

cat, Sinite parvulos ad me venire : tal'mm est enim i-egmim

coelorum : et alibi. Nisi quis renatus fuerit ex aqua et

Spiritu Sancto, non potest intrare in regnum ccelorum:

cumque perpetua Ecclesiae catholicae consuetudine, jam inde

ab ipsis Apostolorum temporibus receptum sit, infantes

debere baptizari in remissionem peccatorum : dicimus quod

Sp. Sanctus efficax sit in illis, et eos in baptismo mundet,

quemadmodum supra in articulo de Baptismo dictum est.

Number CXIII.

The King's commission to the Convocation ; to examine the

validity of his marriage with the Lady Anne of Cleves.

MSS. Henricus Octavus Dei gratia, AnglicE et FrancicE Rex,
D. G. H. Fidei Defensor, Dns. HibernicB, ac in terris immediate
Eq. Aur. t/ '
sub Christo supremum Caput EcclesifB Anglicancc, Ar-

chiepis. Cant, et Eboracen. ac cceteris regni nostri An-

glice Epis. Decanis, Archidiaconis, et universo Clero,

salutem :

EGERUNT apud nos regni nostri proceres et populus,

ut, cum nuper quaedam emerserunt, qufe, ut illi putant, ad

nas regnique nostri successionem pertineant, inter quae prffi-

RECORDS AND ORIGINALS. 451

cipua est causa et conditio matrimonii, quod cum illustri et

nobili foemina Dna. Anna Clevensi, propter externam qui-

dem conjugii speciem perplexum, alioqui etiam multis ac

variis modis ambiguum vident: nos ad hujusmodi matri-307

monii dlsquisitioncm ita procedere dionarcmur, ut opini-

oncm vestram, qui in Ecclesia nostra Anglicana scientiam

verbi Dei et doctrinani profiteniini, exquiramus, vobisque

discutiendi auctoritatem ita demandemus, ut si animis ves-

tris fuerit persuasum, matrimonium cum praef'ata Dna. mi-

nime consistere aut coliaerere debere, nos ad matrimonium

contraliendum cum alia liberos esse, vestro prinumi ac

reliqua? deinde Ecclesias suffragio, pronuncietur et con-

firmetur.
Nos autem qui vestrum, in reliquis Ecclesiae hujus An-

glicanae negotiis gravioribus, quae ecclesiasticam oecono-

miam et religionem spectent, judicium amplecti solemus, ad

veritatis explicandte testimonium omnino necessarium rati

sumus, causae hujusmodi matrimonialis seriem et circum-

stantias vobis exponi et communicari curare : ut quod vos

per Dei leges licere decreveritis, id demum totius Ecclesia;

nostrae aucthoritate innixi, licite facere et exequi publice

audeanuis. Vos itaque convocari et synodum universalem

nostra aucthoritate convenire volentes, vobis, conjunctim et

divisim, committimus atque mandamus, ut inspecta hujus

ncgotii veritate ac solum Deum prse oculos habentes, quod

verum, quod justum, quod honestum, quod sanctum est, id

nobis de commimi consilio, scripto autentico, renuncietis;

et communi consensu licere definiatis. Nempe hoc unum a

vobis nostro more postulamus, ut tanquam fida et proba Ec-

clesia? membra causa huic ecclesiastical, qua? maxima est, in

justitia et veritate adesse velitis, et cam maturissime, juxta

connnissionem vobis in hac parte factam, absolvere et expe-

dirc. In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri feci-

mus patentes. Teste meipso apud Westmonasterium, sexto

die Julii anno re^ni nostri trecesimo sccundo. Anno ismo.

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Number CXIV.

The Depositions of divers of the noblemen, and others, be-

Jhre the Convocation; concerning the King's marriage

with the Lady Anne of Clevcs.

I. The Depositions of the right honorable Thomas Axodely,

Lord Chancellor, TJiomas ArchbussJwp of Canterbury,

Thomas Duke (yf Norfolk, Charles Duke of Suffolk, Wil-

liam Earl of Southampton, and Cuthbert Bishop of Dur-

ham, aljoyntly togethers, are these:
MSS. Cot- AFTER the Quene was brought to Grenewich, at her

first arryval, the Kings Grace, willing to be adcertayned

whether such promises as were made for the clearing of the

spousalls or mariage betwixt her and the Duke of Loraigne,

his eldest son, were performed, deferred the despousing of

the Quene two dayes : and the said evenyng entred commu-

nication by his counsaill with theym that were her conduc-

308 ters, to know what they had brought in that mattier, which

were the chieff about her. Who answered, that they had

brought nothing at al in writing, albeit at Wyndesore the

contrary was promysed, that the said spousalls should be

clerely put out of doubt: and therupon instructions were

sent to Doctor Wotton, then resident in Cleves, to sollicite

the clearing therof ; as he brought forth before the said

ambassadors avouched that he had don. But that not-

withstanding nothing they had brought, nor could shew,

but only by words made a light mattier of it, saying, It was

don in their minority, and had never after taken any effect.

Wherewith the Kings Majesty being mervaillouslie discon-

tent, was in mynd to have stayed, and not to have proceded

further to the solemnization of his mariage, onles great

sute had ben made unto hym by these to whom the tra-

duction of the Quene was committed by the Duke her bro-

ther ; who promised of new within a bref time after their

arryval into their country, to send such a discharge of that

mattier as shuld put al out of doubt. Which promises not

only they have not fulfilled, but also sent such a writing for

a discharge not being autentique, that putteth it in mocli

RECORDS AND ORIGINALS. 453

more doubt, cowching the words of that sort, that thespou-

sals by theym spoken of to have ben made long agoo, may

be taken for espousals not only dej'iduro, but also de pr

senti ; which intriketh the mattier moch more, and doth

not clere it, as it was promysed ; as by the instrument ther-

by it wil appere to al that read it. So that neyther the con-

dition by theym promysed, to take that doubt away, is ful-

filled, nor yet, as it may appere, can be fulfilled. For if

better mattier could have ben shewed, better they wold

have sent, after so great stayes made, and so grete promyscs

therof eftsones renewed. So it appereth plainly the Kings

mariage not to be clered, as was promysed, but to rcmayne

more intriked. And the condition of the clering therof,

put alweys therunto by the Kings Majesty, not to be ful-

filled in any wise by them that so promised.
Thomas Awdely, Chancellor. Charles Suffolk.
T. Cantuarien. W. Southampton.
T. Norfolk. Cuthbert Duresme.
II. The Deposition of the Duke of Suffolk, Lord Great

Master.

The said Lord saith. How in the begynnyng of the

treatie of the mariage betwene the Kings Majesty and the

Lady Anne of Cleves, he noted specially that the Kings

Majesty constantly affirmed, how his Highnes wold do no-

thing therin, onely [onless] the pre-contract betwene the

said Lady and the Marques of Loraine were first clered.

Wherupon the Commissioners of the Duke of Saxe and

Cleves toke upon theym, and promised at the repay r of

the said Lady into England, to bring the ful and evy-

dent clering therof; which they did not. And therfor the

Kings Majesty shewed himself not contented to be so

handeled; and was as earnest to have the mattier clered as

bifore. And for that cause the solemnization was differed

from Soneday to Tuesday, to compas the end. Wherin the

Earl of Essex travailled with tlie Kings Highnes apart. 309

And so that mattier passed over. The said Duke saith also,

how, for that he saw, noted, and consitlcrcd in the Kings
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454 APPENDIX OF

Highnes countenance, fashion, and behaviour, he thinketh

his Grace hked not the Quenes person, ne had affection :

but his Highnes, as the said Duke than thought, wold have

been glad, if the solemnization might than to the world

have ben disappointed, without note of breach of his High-

nes behalf.

Charles Suffolk.
III. The Deposition oftlierle of Soutliampton,, Lord Privy

Seal.

The said Erie saith. How at such tyme as the Kings

Majesty appointed hym, being than Admyral, to receve the

Quene at Calise, and conduct her over the seas, he, upon

the first sight of her, considering it was than no tyme to

dyspraise her there, whom so many had by reportes and

paintings so moch extolled, did, by his lettres moch prayse

her, and set her forth, wherewith the Kings Majesty, upon

sight of her person, was not contented. As Sir Anthony

Browne declared to the said Erie at his repair to the Court,

and as the said Erie might perceave by the Kings Highnes

countenance. Wherof the said Erie was very sory; and

specially to se the Kings Majesty so to mislike the person-

age of the Quene. At which tyme therle of Essex calling

the said Erie of Southampton to hym, layd sore to his

charge, that he had so moch praysed the Quene by his let-

ters from Calise, declaring therby his malicious purpose,

how he entended to take occasion to do displeasure to the

said Erie, and to turn al the Kings miscontentment upon

the shulders of the said Erie of Southampton. Unto whom

the said Erie of Southampton answered, that he thought

his prayse to good purpose, if he could have done any good

by it, the mattier being so far passed. And with such and

other hke words passed over the communication with the

said Erie of Essex : and in his own hart was very sory to se

the Kings Highnes so coldly to procede to thexecution of

the solemnization of the mariage according to the treaty

passed. For wheras the mariage should have been upon

the Soneday, it was deferred until Tuesday following : and

RECORDS AND ORIGINALS. 455

much fault found for clearing of the precontract and want

of a commission. Thending of which controversies therle

of Essex, repairing secretly unto the King, did procure.

But what he said to the King, the said Erie of Southamp-

ton cannot tel. The said Erie of Southampton saith also,

how eight days after the solenmization, therle of Essex told

him, how the Qucne was than a maid for the Kings High-

nes, and that the Kings Highnes had no affection to her,

and misliked her body and the disposition therof. The said

Erie saith also, how, a little before Easter last past, the