life must be prayed vnto That images not Idoles must be worshipped That a Catholike is not bound to keepe faith truce with an hereticke for so it pleaseth them to cal the professors of Gods word c. which absurd assertions all other their priuate doctrines taught vnder the title of that spirit by the authority of their church they hold and maintaine with no better reason or more sure ground then the Iewes do the Traditions of their c Cabal is the Iâ—wes mysticall doctrin deliuered from one to another by tradition which as they affirme was not coÌ„mitted to writing as was Gods Law but deliuered by Moses to their forefathers by word of mouth Cabal or Mahomet the ceremonies of his d Alcoran is a booke containing the law religioÌ„ of Mahomet with out the knowlege wherof the Turks teach that meÌ„ are but childreÌ„ in vnderstanding concerning religion Alcoran And as it were hard for man to deeme which of these three abominations haue sent mo millions of soules to hell-fire so were it as vneth to say which of the three be more hatefull in Gods sight were it not that the Pope hath greater light to his heauier iudgement at the last day And when our Papists maintaining these and more grosse opinions and crossing the word of God be the true meÌ„bers of Christes Church then shall those Iewes be the children of Abraham who yet bare no resemblance of Abrahams faith and therefore our Lord told them that they were of their father the Deuill Ioh. 8. verse 39. 44. Wherefore we wil end with this fearefull Caueat to them all A Caueat to the Catholikes That the state of a resolute and perfect Papist not repenting his religion but dying so insected and possessed with the poyson of Papistrie is vndoubtedly a ruled case in the holy Scriptures and standeth damnable by their censure as these and such like places of the new TestameÌ„t giue manifest euidence 2 Thes 2 3 c. 1 Tim 4 1 c. 2 Tim. 3 1 c. 2 Pet. 2 1 c. Reu. 13 8. 14. verse 9. 10. 15 2. 20. verse 4. 5. Seeing then their case is so perillous let vs heare once againe the triple testimonie of Gods spirit thus mercifully Ephes 5 7. forewarning vs Be not therfore companions with them Turne away therefore 2 Tim. 3 5. from such And by a voice from heauen Go out of her my people that ye be not Reuel 18 4. partakers in her sinnes and that ye receiue not of her plagues Amen He that hath eares to heare let him heare Pro. 20 12. Ezech. 12 2. Mat. 11 15. A TABLE SHEVVING THE PRINCIPAL THINGS contained in this Treatise wherein the figures declare the page and where you finde a letter after anie figure there in the marginal note vnder the same letter is handled the matter you seeke for A Aarons holy-day 84. a Abaddon 63. and 66. q Abraham borne 7. Called from Vr anno mundi 2079. 19. saw the dayes of Christ 13. by three proofes his faith is specially commended 8. m. In him all the families of the earth are blessed 8. The Lords couenant with him 51. and 52. Adam created the sixt day of the weeke 2. that day also being our Friday is supposed the day of his transgression and redemptioÌ„ 2. b. Adams perfection and royaltie in his innocencie 2. his transgression a most haynous sinne 3. f. huy-and-cry after Adam 4. his examination ibid. his faith in the promised seed Christ 4. his exercises of faith 5 his robes 5. h. his sonnes sacrifices 5 spirituall Adulterie 42 Mahomets Alcoran 86 Angels created when and wherfore 1. a. their desire to see the glorie of the elect 71 The Angels not able to behold Gods ful maiestie 72 Antiehrist sitteth in the temple of God 64. n. his power 79. x. his liuerie 64. o. his wonders 77. s Two speciall notes of him 32. Apollyon 63 Bildads Argument against Iob. 51 Ar-mageddon 66 Asia minor 63. m. the Authoritie of the Scriptures 28. which the Papistes blasphemously miscall and why 60 B Babylon built 61. k. cruelly captiueth and afflicteth Gods Church the Iewes 62. their deliuerance from thence 19 the Babylonians destroy Gods Temple and their reward therefore 61. so do the Romanes 62 Rome is Babylon 62. and 80. a faire beginning of Babylons foyle 66 Caiaphas speaketh like Balams asse 21. u. Barak 67 Baptisme representeth our mortification 45 the Beastes characterie name 63 Christ among wild Beasts 40 Christs Bodie taken from the crosse 21 the glorious exchange of our Bodies 71 C The Iewes Cabal 86 Caiaphas prophecieth and blasphemeth with one voyce 21. u. Abraham â—alled out of Chaldea 8. and 19 Catholikes obstinate and why 77. their filthy cage Rome 61. their charter 79. a fearfull caueat to them 87. the whole course of nature Cursed 4. g. natures desire 71 Christ the blessed seede 5. his natiuitie 14. his baptisme 37. his priuate life 36 his two natures 11. q. how we obtaine his righteousnesse 24. his skarlet robe 64. o. he is our king high priest and Prophet 34. he onely heareth our prayers 24. the yeare of his passion foretold 20. his ascension 14. his second comming 69. q. his manifestation to the world like to the appearance of the Sunnes arising 16 Christ crucified from the beginning of the world 5. visibly replenished with the holy Ghost 40. he is the onely perfection of Christians 24. and 40 c. Christians apparell 5. h. why they should reioyce 74. their assured hope of eternal life ibid. their inheritance not in their owne keeping 69. as was Adams 3. how they should examine them selues 69. r. three notable deliuerances of Gods Church and all at one time of the yeare 19 why the present Church of Rome is no church of Christ 83 D The Day by the Iewes account 20 a Day for a yeare 20 Babylons great Day 66 how Dauid saw Christ crucified 13 Deaths entrance and power by sinne 2. d all Dead in Adam 2. d. and 47 Deboras song 67 Deuillish spirits 66 Antichristian Doctrine carnall 78 E Eating of flesh fish when first permitted 6. k Gods Church deliuered from Egypt 19 Rome called Egypt and why 62 Elias slayeth Baals Prophets 67 the Iewes generall Error that Elias should come againe 22 our spirituall Enemies 47. conquered by Christ 15. r. 53. and 54. the time of the Iewes euening prayer and oblation 20. and 21 F Moses bright Face 71. and 72 by Faith in Christ were all the Patriarkes saued 4 the ten Fathers before the flood 6 two kindes of Feare 45. c the First borne were sacrificers before the law 5 â— Flesh permitted to be eaten 6. k Noahs Flood what yere 5. month day 7. k G Gabriels ministerie in the message of Christs humanitie 20 the Gentiles gathered into the sheep-fold of the Iewes 9. o Gideon 55 God alloweth nothing but what himself commaundeth 76 the true marke of the
c. are in all the iust ministers of Gods word alway shal be Mat. 18. verse 17. 18. 1 Cor. 5 4 c. 2 Cor. 2. verse 7. 15. and 10 4. 1. Tim. 5. verse 20. 24. Iud. vers 22. 23. Yea though their priuiledge were good as we see it counterfet and common yet must it either be personal or locall or mixt of both If it be personal it perished with Peter if locall what place shall euer be of so great priuiledge prerogatiues as was mount Sion Ierusalem what special couenants Sions prerogatiues what excellent promises had she God hath layd his foundations among the holy mountaines the Lord loued the gates of Sion aboue all the habitations of Iacob Of Sion it shall be said many are borne in her and the Most-high shall stablish her c. Psal 87 1 c. For the Lord hath chosen Sion and loued to dwell in it saying This is my rest for euer here will I dwell for I haue a delight therein c. Psal 132 13 c. And the Iewes were not a litle proud hereof Ier. 7 3 c. but Gods promises to Ierusalem were conditionall if thy sonnes keepe my couenant c. Psa 132 12. for else it should be serued as Shilo was Ierem. 7 14. Ierusalem should be counted as Sodome Ezech. 16. verse 48. 53. Reade 2 King 23 27. and Sion for their sake should be plowed as a field and Ierusalem become as heaps Micah 3 12. And touching local worship our Sauiour hath taught vs in his communication to the woman of Samaria that the true worshippers of God should looke for none Ioh. 4. verse 20. 21. 23. for men may and must pray in euery place listing vp pure hands without wrath and * Mat. 21. verse 21 22. Iames 1 6. doubting 1 Tim. 2 8. 1 Cor. 1 2. To come then to their Church how is their church the Church of Christ seeing they reiect the word of God as they do Our Sauiour reasoneth thus against the Iewes He that is of God heareth Gods wordes ye therefore heare them not because ye are not of God Ioh. 8 47. If all men be bound to allow this reason as vpon pain of damnation they are howe is the Church of a This is meant of their visible out ward Church for else there are among them many no doubt who fearing God and embracing his word abhorre the Beast detest his religiō as were in that corrupt time of Ahab 1 king 19 ver 10. 18. Rom. 11 ver 3. 4. And good Obadia a chiefe officer in Ahabs Court 1 king 18 〈◊〉 and in S. Paules time they of Neros houshold at Rome Phil. 4 22. Rome a member of the Church of God sith it refuseth to heare his woord as wee see by practise in their a Recusants are to bee compelled to come heare the word of God Lu. 14 23. by these examples Iosh 24 23 c. 2 Chro. 34 33. Ezra 7 26. Ne. 10. ve 1. 28 c. And by these warrants Exod. 22 20. Nom. 9 13. Deut. 13 12 c. 17 2 c. Isa 8 20. Zec. 13 2 c. for like as by their refusing to heare Gods word they shew them selues not to be of God as our Lord testifieth Ioh. 8 47 euē so through the same refusall their prayer and diuine seruice is abhominable in Gods sight as the holy Ghost witnesseth Prou. 28 9. And euen to worship the liuing God otherwise then he prescribeth in his word is all one thing vnto him as to serue Idoles and strange gods onely as we may see Exod. 32. ve 1. 4 c. and 1 king 12 28. and 2 king 17. verse 28. 29. 32 c. where those calfeworshippers in shew of the Calfe pretended the worship of the true God as plainly appeareth by Aarons Holy-day to the Lord Exod. 32 5. and by Ieroboams craftie tendering the peoples farre iourneyes to worship God at Ierusalem 1 king 12 28. Also in Ezech. 43. verse 7. 8. and Zephan 1 5. they mingled their image-worship with Gods seruice And therefore Act. 7. verse 43. 44. Gods Tabernacle is called the Tabernacle of Moloch because the Iewes in the wildernesse worshipped God with Moloch the Idoll of the Ammonites Leuit. 20 2 c. Amos 5 25. for what agreement hath the Temple of God with Idoles 2 Cor. 6 16. And because our Recusants are Idolaters and Image-seruers and therefore can spiritually neither see nor vnderstand as the holy Ghost testifieth Isa 44 18. Psalm 115 8. 2 Thes 2 10 c. they are the more to be constrained and pitied by compulsion 2 Tim. 2. verse 25. 26. Iude verse 23. Recusants in other open contempts Which thing doubtlesse they do because the word is not marked with the marke name and image of their Beast and the number and print of his name Reuel 13. verse 16. 17. and 14 11. which is to be read in Latin to carrie the priuate exposition of their Church to be mingled with the wormwoodish and bitter waters of their Church-traditions c. Reu. 8 10 c. And because also that they take their Church to be aboue Gods word for the holie Scriptures lie vnder the checke forsooth of their Church But the word of God shall iudge them in the last day Ioh. 12 48. dare they then controll their iudge Exo. 22 28. Againe how may their Church ouer rule the holy Scripturs sith it is Gods word that must either approue it the Church of Christ or conuince it the synagogue of Satan Ioh. 7 17. Rom. 6 17. 1 Io. 4 1. 2 Ioh verse 10. And we haue seene in the beginning of this Treatise that the time was and that since mans Creation when there was no Church at all viz. whē Adam and Eue being Satans bondslaues were hid in the bushes and til they heard the word of the promise of redemption they were no members of Gods Church But by faith onely in that word of God they were regenerate into the Church of Christ as Saint Peter speaketh 1 Pet. 1 23 Therefore the doctrine of the Catholikes is most absurd to teach that the Church being begotten by the immortall seed of Gods word may after dare like a malapert impe to controll or infringe the authoritie of that word and to presume to ouer rule it But we sillie soules cannot see that their b The Papists pretend Christs promise for this spirit Ioh. 14 26 but our Lord promiseth that the holy Ghost should suggest onely that which himself had taught reade the place now Christ and his Apostles taught nothing but out of the law and the Prophets Luk. 24 44. Act. 26 22. Therfore their spirit teaching otherwise is a cosoning counterfet priui-prōpt-spirit instructeth their Church of higher and more excellent things then the holy Scriptures auouch among which I trowe are these That their Pope cannot erre That the Virgine Marie and Saints departed this
mouth the Lord Iesus and beleeue in thy hart that God raised him vp from the dead thou shalt be saued for with the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnesse and with the mouth man confesseth to saluation for the scripture saith whosoeuer beleeueth in him stall not be ashamed â—om 10 9 c. The Iarler at Philippi asking Paul and Silas what he should do to be saued they answered Beleeue in the Lord Iesus and thou shalt be saued Act 16. 20 c. The Scribe demaunding of Christ what he should do to inherit eternall life is sent to the law and word of God to marke what he readeth there Luke 10 25. But here by the occasion of our Lords question how readest thou pawse we a little and aduisedlie let vs consider the force and efficacie of reading the word of God The reading of Gods word and preaching of the same are the two onely and ordinarie meanes whereby through the working of the spirit the Lord conueieth his word into our heartes both which are expressed by one word in Hebrew Karà which signifieth to crie or call to proclaime pronounce or preach to declare or reade Exod. 24 7. Deut. 31 11 c. After which the Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 semeth to be feigned bearing the same sense of proclaiming preaching or pronouncing Isai 58 1. Reuelat. 5 2. As likewise S. Iames taketh preaching and reading the word of God both for one Act. 15 21. â—aÌ„ 1. 25. touching that place How shall they hear without a preacher Rom. 10 14. It is principallie ment of the first publishing the glad tidings of the Gospell aswell by Christ him selfe Isai 9 2. 41 27. and 49 6. and 52 7 c. Mat. 9 35. 17 5. Rom. 15 8. Hebr. 1 2. and 2 3. as by his Apostles first to the Iewes Mat. 10. vers 5. 6 after to the Gentiles in all the world Mat. 28 19. Rom. 16 26. Colos 1 23. Confer Isai 52. vers 7. 8. 9. 10. with Rom. 10. verse 12. 14. 15 for both the Prophet and the Apostle speake of vniting Christes whole church of Iewes Gentiles which could not be called conioined but by preaching the Gospel as Saint Paul testifieth Ephes 2 11 c. and it is blasphemie to derogat from that excellent and effectual ordinance of God the reading of his word that it should not aswel beget faith in the hearers if with an honest and good heart they reade or heare it red keepe the same Luk. 8 15 as confirme and increase faith in them being begotten by the same word 1 Ioh. 1 4 for the word of God in it selfe is equally heard whether it be red Luke 24 45 or preached Act. 16 14. equally edifieth if it be vnderstood Act. 8 30 and withal tempered with faith in them that heare it Hebr. 4 2. And therfore the Apostle earnestlie chargeth the reading his epistles Col. 4 16. 1 Thes 5 27. 2 Thes 2 15. And to that end also was the Gospell written as Saint Iohn affirmeth Ioh. 20 31. read Ephes 3. vers 3 4 This I write not to mainteine vnlearned readers in the church much lesse to make them equall to the preachers of the word for I desire with Saint Paul that they all could preach 1 Cor. 14 5. as their place requireth of them Ioh. 21 15. Acts. 20 28. 1 Cor 12 28. 1 Tim. 3 2. 2 Tim. 2 2. and 4 2. 1 Pet. 5 2. yea rather I wish with Moses that all the Lords people were Prophets Numb 11 29 for I well know and willinglie confesse that the preaching of the word ought to be preferred before the reading of the same because of our dulnesse Isai 28. vers 9 10. Hebr. 5 11 but my writing is onely to this end that we should not neglect as we do so excellent a benefit and blessed ordinance of God as is the reading of his word being so seuerely commaunded and highlie recommended to his church Now let vs go forward The holie Scriptures are z The authority and power of the holie Scriptures able therefore sufficient to make vs wise vnto saluatioÌ„ through the faith which is in Christ Iesus for the whole scripture is giuen by inspiration of God and is profitable to teach and improue to correct and to instruct in righteousnesse that the man of God may be absolute being made perâ—ect vnto all good workes 2 Tim. 3 15 c. when our Lord would controll anie erâ—our he vsuallie obiected Haue yee not â—ed Mat. 12. vers 3. 5. and 19 4. and 21 42. â—nd 22 31 c. signifying thereby that the â—acred Scriptures ought to be our onely direction and guide therefore the hoâ—ie Ghost calleth the word of God a lanâ—erne vnto our feet and a light vnto our â—aths Psal 119 105. Prou. 6 23. wherefore Moses exhorting the Israelits to embrace and obserue the law word of God tellâ—eth them that it is not onely their wisedome and vnderstanding in the sight of all people but euen their life also and the â—engthning of their daies in the land and that all the people of the earth shall be afraid of them therefore Deut. 4 6 and 28 10. and 32 47. wherefore the Lord complaineth of the neglect thereof saying I haue written vnto them the great things of my law but they were counted as a strange thing Hos 8 12. But the holie Ghost by the pen of S. Paul hath set downe an inuincible * S. Pauls generall reason for the iust triall of true religion reason to hold vs to the word of God in all pocrisie And he descrieth them by thâ— two most certaine tokens in stead of 〈◊〉 that they should commaund to a And yet both these are coÌ„maunded by the word of God Gen. 1 28. and 9. vers 1. 3. Deut. 12 20. Therefore this is a speciall note of antichrist so to oppose himselfe against God 1 Tim. 4 3. And touching our meats by grace or thankeâ—giuing they are sactified 1 Tim. 4 4. which thing besides that our Lord himselfe vsuallie obserued Mat. 14 19 c was also commaunded in the law Deut 8 10 and practized 1 Sam. 9 13. absteâ— from diuerse meats and forbid mariage mong their votaries 1 Tim. 4 1 c. Aâ— that they should be louers of their owâ— selues couetous boasters proude curâ— speakers disobedieÌ„t to parents vnthanâ—full vnholie without naturall affectioâ— truce-breakers false-accusers intemperâ— fierce despicers of them which are gooâ— traitors headie high-minded louers 〈◊〉 pleasures more the louers of God hauâ— a shew of godlinesse but haue deniâ— the power thereof and he aduiseth Turne away therefore from such 2 Tiâ— 3 2 c. S. Peter writeth likewise thâ— they should teach damnable heresies â—uen denying the Lord that bougâ— them which they do in seeking rightâ—ousnesse by their owne workes anâ— Saints merits by suborning strange iâ— tercessours with Christ or besides Chriâ— by their Masse purgatorie c. by 〈◊〉
or sword much lesse I hope shall the loue of the world wife children friends honour c. remoue vs from this our eternall glorie perswaded that neither death nor life nor Angels nor things present nor things to come nor any creature shall be able to separate vs frō the loue of God which is in Christ Iesus our Lord Rom 8 35 c. To conclude courteous Reader if thou beest affected to the Romish religion as haply thou mightest through the deceiuable shew of these marchants counterfet godlinesse I charge thee before God and his elect Angels that thou dearely tender the saluation of thy soule which Christ hath purchased with his owne blood and that thou settle and ground the certainty of thy saluation vpon the written word of God and not on the vncertaine Traditions of those crafty marchants with full assurance of faith firmely stayed in Gods promises through hope as the sure anker of the soule for so the Scriptures plentifully teach Psal 56 11. Ro 8 38 c. Col. 2 2. Heb. 6 19. and 1◠verse 22. 23. The word of God is the only rule of a Christians life Psal 119 9. There will nothing else sted vs at the last day when we must all appeare before the tribunal seate of Christ 2 Cor. 5 10 but Gods own word promise He wil allow of nothing but that which himself hath cōmanded Deut. 12 32. for all other things be they neuer so glorious in the sight of men the Lord will answer Who required this at your hands Isa 1 12. Ier. 7. vers 22. 23. Seek therfore in the Bible booke of the Lord reade Isa 34 16 for Blessed is he that readeth they that heare the word of God and keepe it Luke 11 28. Reu. 1 3. You know whither Abraham sent the richmās brethren namely to r Albeit the Law of Moses and the Prophetes were red euery sabbath day in the Iewes synagoges yet did they not vnderstand them act 13 27. that because they did not beleeue them Ioh. 5 46. which their vnbeleefe see how S. Paule saith was foreshadowed by Moses vaile 2. Co. 3. 13 c. read Heb. 4 2. reade Moses the Prophets that so they might be warned to auoid hel flames Luke 16 27 c. Our Lord told those Pharisies that in vaine they worshipped God teaching for doctrines mens precepts Mat. 15 9. He told those Sadduces also that they were deceiued because they knew not the scriptures Mat. 22 29. Remember Saint Paules warning Let no man deceiue you with vaine words for through such things commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience be not therefore companions with them Ephes 5 6 c. And that fierce wrath of god in punishing the neglect of his word the Apostle declareth to be in sending to the disobedient strong ſ Saint Iohn as it were in a map purtrayeth the verie picture of this foolish worlde made starke mad by the strength of this delusion and he sheweth it vs as he might well do for the great wonders of Antichrist for cā there be anie greater wonder then that the inhabitants of the earth should so generally be 〈◊〉 deceiued Reu. 13 vers 8. 12. 13. 14. delusion to beleeue lyes 2 Thes 2. vers 10. 11. as we see in our obstinate Romish Catholickes whose consciences are so cauterized as the holy Ghost foretold 1 Tim. 4. 2 that neither feare of God obedience to their Prince loue of their countrey perswasion of friends regard of posterity nor care of their owne soules can either disswade them from their damnable opinions or yet reclaime them from their deuillish attemptes But of this their incredible obstinacy our Sauiour hath forewarned vs saying that the time should come that whosoeuer killeth his Disciples professors of his word will thinke that he doth God seruice Ioh. 16 2. Saint Iohn would seeme to yeeld a reason of this their vnreasonable obstinacie they saith he speaking of Antichristian teachers are of the world therefore speake yeares yet the holy Scripturs affirme neither the one nor the other but rather inferre the contrarie Rom. 15 20 c. Gal. 2. verse 1. 2. 8. 9. 2 Tim. 4 16. Yes say they in that salutation The church which is at Babylon saluteth you 1 Pet. 5. 13 S. Peter put Babilon for Rome Yea what wil they not allow so that they might proue that S. Peter was at Rome But briefly for the disproofe of their Charter our Lord hauing asked his disciples whō they thought him to be Mat. 16 15. Peter as he was euer very forward in speech answereth in the name of the rest Thou art the Christ the sonne of the liuing God Wherefore our Sauiour approuing Peters answer confession being built vpon the head corner stone Iesus Christ Act. 4 11. 1 Cor. 3 11 and alluding to his name Peter which signifieth a stone or rocke saith to Peter and in him to the rest for as Peter answered for all for they all beleeued and confessed the same Ioh. 6 69 so all were answered againe in Peter Thou art Peter vpon this rocke meaning like a wise builder a sure foundation of a spirituall building Mat. 7 24. 1 Cor. 10. 4. not as those foolish dawbers Ezech. 13 10 c. vpon the flitting sands Mat 7 26 will I build my Church against which no strength of Sathan shall preuaile By the keyes is meant authoritie and power Isa 22 22. Reu. 3 7. And here marke well the wordes of their pretenced charter Christ saith I wil giue vnto thee the keyes c. he saith not I do giue for notwithstanding this true confession of Peter Peters y Peter was then as vnsit to receiue the keyes as he was vnable at Christs passion to followe Christ in sufferings which thing yet afterward he must do Ioh. 13 36. and 21 19. 2 Pet. 1 14. vnfitnesse then to receiue the keyes was such that within foure verses after in the same Chapter Christes verie next wordes to Peter are these Get thee behind me Sathan Thou art an offence vnto me because thou vnderstādest not the things that are of God but the things that are of men Mat. 16 23. And Peter only of al the Apostles a good space after this denied with an oth that at the instance of a silly gerle that euer he had any acquaintance with Christ Mat. 26 74. we see therfore that thogh they wil haue here their Charter ingrost yet was it thē neither deliuered nor vnder seale but both were don after Christs resurrectiō at the time of sealing deliuering Christ deliuered these keys of binding loosing sinnes aswel to all the other Disciples as to S. Peter Ioh. 20. vers 22. 23. As likewise they haue euer bene in the church of God Iude ver 14. 2 Pet. 2 7. Ier. 1 10. And z There are then no keyes for the pope but that one keye of the bottomlesse pit Reu. 9 1