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A60223	The reasons of the conversion of Mr. John Sidway from the Romish to the Protestant religion together with what usage he hath since received in the Church of England : as also a brief account of his travails / humbly communicated to the high court of Parliament.	Sidway, John.	1681 (1681)	Wing S3770A; ESTC R25150	50,639	86

to introduce in the Churches under the pretence of Religion the Sun as yet Shining whole heaps of waxen things to be lighted and wheresoever there is I know not what dust in a little precious Vessel inclosed in Linnen the Kissers thereof do Adore it Men shew great Honor of this sort to the Blessed Martyrs whom they think to be illustrated by the most vile waxen lights and whom the Lamb which is in the midst of the Throne with every ray of his Majesty illustrateth The Councel of Eliber also celebrated in the time of Constantine the Great in its 34 and 35 Cannon saith the like 7ly Against Transubstantiation and by Consequence the Adoration of the Host THe Lord Theodoret in his second Epistle Dialog first when he had taken the Symbal or Sign said not this is my Deity but this is my Body He gave to his Disciples the Image Procopius Gazeus upon the 49 Chapter of the Book of G. Effigies or Tipe of his Body admitting as thou mayest gather not any thing further of raw and bloody Sacrifices Bread being taken and distributed to the Disciples he made it his Body Tertullian in his Fourth Book against Marcione c. 19 saying this is my Body that is the Figure of my Body And it could not have been a Figure unless the Body were of verity for it is an empty thing which is a Phantasme that cannot take a Figure The Priest saith Ambrose in his fourth Book of the Sacraments chap. 5. make this oblation ascribed to us rational and acceptable which is the Figure of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ The Lord admitted Judas to the Banquet in which he commended and delivered to his Disciples the Figure of his Body and Blood Augustine upon the third Psalm Look into the same diligently Ephrem Syrus to them which will search into the nature of the Son of God chap. 4. how taking in his hands the Bread he Blessed it and Brake it for a Figure of his Immaculate Body and the Cup he Blessed and gave to his Disciples for a Figure of his Precious Blood Al 's Charles the Great in his Epistle to Alcuinus of the Reason of Sept. in his Book of Divine Offices Bertramus of the Supper of the Lord Origines against the Marcionits Diolog 3. Chrysostom in his Eighty third Homily upon Matthew and many others say in sense the same Eighthly Against the Adoration of the Altar the Cross and all manner of Creatures whether of Gods Creation or of Mans Invention THE Catholick Church the true Mother of Christians Augustine in the first Tome in his Book of the Manners of the Church Catholick ch 30. doth not only deservedly Preach that God himself whose adoption is a most blessed life is most Purely and most Chastly to be Worshipped but we command that no Creature to be Adored be brought in for us to serve the same and by that uncorrupt and inviolable Eternity to only whom Man is Subject and to only whom the rational Soul in not cohering is miserable Excluding every thing that is made that is obnoxious to change and is Subject to the time The like also affirmeth Epiphanius in his Second Book against Origen Adamurtius in the 64 Heresie pag 231. Ninthly Against Prayer for the Dead READ the Scriptures of our Saviour Chrysostome in his twenty Second Homily to the people of Antioch Hierome in his Commentaries upon the Sixth Chapter of the Epistle to the Galatians on these words every one shall bear his own burthen and learn how we wandering hither and thither can help no body not a Brother redeemeth a Brother from interminable torments not a Friend a Friend not the Parents their Children nor the Children their Parents but why do I speak of miserable men when neither if Noah cometh and Job and Daniel then judging can Pray us out Whilst we are in this present world either by Prayers or Counsels we may be helpful to our neighbour but when we shall come before the Tribunal of Christ not Job not Daniel neither Noah can ask for any one but every one shall bear his own burthen The same in sense saith also Augustine in his Tenth Tome in the thirty Second Sermon of the words of the Apostle Tenthly Against humane merit THe forgiveness of Sins is not the merit of Honesty Hilarie in his Enerration upon the 66. Psalm near the beginning Gregory the great Bishop of Rome in the ninth Book of his Moral Exposition upon Job chap. 11. Bernard in his Treatise of Grace Free will not far from the beginning but the will of a free indulgence from the riches of goodness a gift abounding to pitty Although I should abound for the work of virtue I attain to Life not by merit but by pardon Where therefore saith he are our merits or where is our hope Hear I say not by works of Justice which we have done but according to his mercy he hath saved us Why therefore dost thou resolutely think that thou hast created thy merits and canst be saved by thy own Righteousness which canst not so much as say the Lord Jesus unless in the Holy Ghost hast thou indeed forgotten he which hath said without me you can do nothing and that it is neither of the runner nor of the willer but of God shewing mercy The same also in effect saith Hilary in his Sermon upon the 51. Psalm not far from the end Eleventhly Against Auricular Confession I Do not lead thee upon the Stage of thy associates Chrysostome in his second Homily upon the 50. Psalm I do not compel thee to discover thy Sins to Men rehearse and unfold thy Conscience before God Shew to the Lord the most excellent Physitian thy wounds and ask of him a Medicament Shew them to him who not in the least reproacheth but most graciously cureth What therefore have I to do with Men Augustine in his first tome tenth Book of Confessions chap. 3. that they should hear my Confessions and as if they could heal all my griefs A curious kind of people to know anothers life but slothful to correct their own life Why do they inquire of me to hear what I am who will not that thou my God do hear what they are and from whence know they that although by my self they hear from my self or whether I say true or no seeing that no one knoweth what is done of Men towards Man unless the Spirit of Man which is in himself The same also in effect saith Chrysostome in his 31. Homily upon the Epistle to the Hebrews the which is upon the 12. chap. Pag. 1956. according to the Commelinian Edition Twelfthly Against Humane Satisfaction PEter grieved and wept Ambrose upon the 22. chap. of Luke because he erred as a Man I find not what he said I find that he wept I read of his Tears but I read not of his