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A64791 The vain insolency of Rome, challenging salvation to her own faction discovered in two letters : the first whereof was written by a priest of the Church of Rome to a gentlewoman of York, that had got out of the snares of the popish superstition : the second sent by the same gentlewoman (instructed by a divine of the Church of England) in answer thereunto. Priest of the Church of Rome.; Gentlewoman of York. 1673 (1673) Wing V18; ESTC R5313 8,557 40

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THE VAIN INSOLENCY OF ROME Challenging SALVATION to her own FACTION Discovered in Two LETTERS The first whereof was written by a Priest of the Church of Rome to a Gentlewoman of York that had got out of the Snares of the Popish Superstition The second sent by the same Gentlewoman instructed by a Divine of the Church of England in answer thereunto The truth endureth and is always strong it liveth and conquereth for evermore 1 Esdras 4. 38. LONDON Printed for Richard Royston Bookseller to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1673. TO THE READER REader by the Letter of the Romish Priest which immediately here followeth thou wilt easily perceive with what craft and artifice the Romish Hucksters endeavour to seduce the people of our Church of England and generally all of the Reformation to the Communion of Rome They tell them that they are out of St. Peters Fold and therefore of necessity in a state of damnation The first greatness of Rome was founded in the eminency of the City and the concessions and indulgence of some of the Emperors But the subtile Popes perceiving that what former Emperors granted others in succeeding times might revoke perverted that Text Mat. 16. 18. Tu es Petrus c. Thou art Peter and upon this Rock c. to the founding of a spiritual Monarchy and the claim of both Swords Temporal as well as Spiritual or at least the Temporal in order to the Spiritual And all Jesuited Papists neither see I how any of them that submit to the third Lateran Council can be otherwise minded hold that Princes excommunicated may be rejected by their own Subjects What good effects this New-Gospel doctrine wrought in the World may appear in the instances of the murther of those two noble Kings Henry the Third and Henry the Fourth of France and in that design of the Fifth of November amongst our selves here in England 'T is strange that all Princes in the World are not alarm'd as learned and perspicacious King James of blessed memory was with these doctrines For whatsoever Allegiance the Romanists pretend to yet it is evident that an instance may fall out wherein they will be forced to renownce their obedience either to their Pope or King Take heed therefore if thou art disengaged from this seduction of coming near to such snares and if thou art as alas too many of late amongst us have been caught in them break them with all speed That fearful instance of the Learned Latomus of which thou wilt read in the Gentlewomans answer to the Priest's Letter here annexed will declare that the greatest sticklers for Rome's interest when they shall most need it will find little peace For that may be said of this spiritual which Solomon spake of the carnal Harlot Prov. 7. 26 27 She hath cast down many wounded yea many strong men have been slain by her Her house is the way to Hell going down to the chambers of Death IMPRIMATUR Tho. Tomkyns Ex Aed Lamb. Martii 6. 1672. The Priests Letter Madam SInce my departure from you I have not forgot your engaging Charity what regret may I well have that contrary to your promise in the long Gallery you have forgot your Soul so pretious to God! Madam return home I labour to get your dear Son Pic. to return home You may come home again no loss Madam like the loss of a Soul I should be glad to suffer death that you would accept of life Some years past I was in hopes the charitable Boxes of Lozanges you did send me would bring you in again to St. Peter's Fold out of which no Salvation Sweet Jesus and his unspotted Mother grant you grace to do well by St. Francis Xaverius his intercession Cordially wished by Madam Your engaged well wishing Friend and Servant The Gentlewomans Answer Sir I Received your Letter and though I cannot despise the zeal of your Charity yet I thank God that through his goodness I can now discern the errour of it I wish and truly I account my self bound thereunto in requital of the care which you profess for my Soul that you were your self in as good a way for Salvation in respect of your communion with the Church of Rome as I am upon the account of my return to my dear Mother the Church of England Since I saw you I have a little better considered the Articles of our Church and in them I perceive nothing commended to my Faith but what is either expresly conteined in the Holy Scriptures or deducible by very good consequence from them But I am very well assured by those that know it that in some Councils lately held by your Church and particularly that of Trent there are divers Canons to which you will expect my consent neither agreeable to the Holy Scriptures nor consonant to the purer ages of the Church and yet your Pope Pius the Fourth curseth all that are not of that Faith and excludeth all from Salvation that believe not according to the Tenour of them Bishop Morton was a Learned man and he took pains to examine the grounds of the peremptory decree of that Pope the Book wherein he did it is called the Grand Imposture of the now Church of Rome I pray peruse it heedfully and candidly and submit to the truths conteined therein As for my promise in the Long Gallery whereof you re-mind me I confess my errour in making it and I am told that it being unlawful in the matter I mean to adhere to your corrupt Church my sin of rash engagement would be heightned by performance whereas it is so far from being any to break it that 't is my obligation so to do David rashly swore to destroy all the Males in Nabals Family but by the good counsel of Abigail rather broke his oath than proceeded to add murder to his passion And truly Sir though you may think it presumption in me to give advice to a person of your calling and gravity yet when I consider that David a great Prophet and a King then anointed despised not the good counsel of a woman but said with all meekness Blessed be thy advise and blessed be thou 1 Sam. 25. 33. I shall not repent that I prompt these intimations unto you but rather earnestly yet humbly request you ay and adjure you in the fear of God to break your engagement to that pestilent Society to which perhaps you are as solemnly under the bond of an Oath for that was I hear Pope Pius his injunction to the Clergy to embrace the Trent Faith engaged as David was to avenge himself St. Augustine I have heard was entangled in the heresies of the Manichees and we are taught in the sacred History that St. Paul once persecuted the faith of Christ Both these came by Gods mercy to the sight of their foul errours and at last defended the Faith which they had opposed Some of your present perswasion and in the same degree of Office have seen