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A10823	A blovv for the pope, or, A discourse had in S. Giles Church, in Elgen of Murray at a conference with certaine papists, plainely prouing that Peter was neuer head of the Church : with a short register of all the attempts and murthers vpon kings and princes in our time by the persuasion of the Iesuits.	Robertson, Bartholomew, fl. 1620.	1615 (1615)	STC 21096.5; ESTC S3099	24,053	74

A BLOVV FOR THE POPE Or A Discourse had in S. GILES Church in Elgen of Murray at a Conference with certaine Papists plainely prouing That PETER was neuer Head of the Church With a short Register of all the Attempts and Murthers vpon Kings and Princes in our time by the persuasion of the Iesuits REVEL 14. 8. And there followed another Angell saying It is fallen It is fallen Babylon the great Citie for shee made all Nations to drinke of the wine of the wrath of her fornication Hieronymus Heretici conuicti ad contentiones prosiliunt August de Ciuit lib. 14. cap. 20. Non Theologi sed Cynici mores conuitiari allatrare LONDON Printed by G. Eld for Roger Iackson neere the Conduit in Fleetstreet 1615. To the Right Honorable Lord IAMES Lord HAYES Maister of his Maiesties great Wardrobe THe Spirit speaketh euidently That in the Later dayes some shall depart from the Faith and shall giue heede vnto Spirits of Error and Doctrines of Deuils And surely that Prophesie if at any time is truly accomplished in these our daies on whom the ends of the World are come For Blindnesse and Error is so vniuersally spread like palpable darkenesse ouer the hearts almost of all that vnlesse the Lord had reserued vnto vs euen a small Remnant wee should haue beene as Sodome and should haue beene like vnto Gomorrha The sinnes of the People and negligence with ignorance of Pastors are the cause hereof for the hand of the Lord is not shortened that it cannot saue but our Sinnes haue diuided betwixt him and vs and hath made him hide his face that he should not heare The iniquities of the People haue commonly their beginnings from their Teachers Therefore Christ when hee was to cure the disease of sinfull Ierusalem entreth first into the Church there to purge the impietie of the Priests which polluted with Couetousnesse c. the Sanctuarie of the Lord Like vnto a good Physitian who searcheth the Maladie from the roote For this cause are they styled Salt Watchmen Light Trumpetters Physitians Souldiers and that they in time and out of time bee able to Teach Exhort Rebuke Improue with all Patience and Doctrine for who conuerts a sinner from the error of his life saues him from Death and couers the multitude of Sinnes The Church is a Building and Preachers Builders as the Church of Ierusalem was reared by the People with the Sword in the one Hand and Trowell in the other so must they with wholesome and sound Doctrine teach and resist the Gainesayers and if euer there was need now it is when out of that bottomlesse Pit there are risen swarms of Locusts ouer-couering the face of the Earth making the People drunke with the Wine of their Fornication and Idolatrie who haue taught the world with the sonnes of Elie to take raw flesh and sow Tares among the Wheat Now I say it is time to be powerfull in deede and word before God and the whole People for he that will doe and say shall be called great in the Kingdome of Heauen Ecclesia est Ciuitas saith one propter Populi collectionem sponsa prepter dilectionem Ouis propter mansuetudinem Ciuitas est vigilate ad concordiam Ouis est intendite pastui sponsa studere ornatui Pastors are Woers in Christs place beseeching the World to be reconciled vnto God Wee haue therefore to pray to the Lord of the Haruest That he would thrust out faithfull Labourers into his Haruest in this great Desolation and time of Corruption when Antichrist hath setled his Throne in so manie hearts whome the Lord shall in the end confound with the breath of his Nosthrils Wee must not be partakers of others sinnes in betraying the Truth with silence but Foxes being driuen away let the Bed of the Church be watched by 70. of Salomons Worthies Of the which as I am not fit to be named one of the meanest so haue I put in my Mite for lacke of a Talent and snrowd me vnder your Lordships wings against all Rabzechez Rayling as Salomon with Nathans Conuoy and helpe the Shunamite by Elisha his offer were shadowed as with Ionas Gourd so doe I induced by your Lordships rare and singular vertues cast my selfe vnder the Mantle of Protection Kings haue waded in this Matter Of his Maiestie God willing there will be more apt occasion to speake hereafter But it is memorable in the most mightie Edward the sixt of good memorie to whome on the day of Coronation when three Swords were presented signes of the Kingdomes of England France and Ireland craued the fourth to be brought which was after enquirie the Booke of the holy Scripture the Sword of the Spirit Which did also notwithstanding his tender yeares for he died at sixteene yeares of age compile amongst other Treatises a Comedie of this Babylonicall Whore Accept Right Honorable this first of these Heads belonging to this matter and so I humbly and heartily commend your Lordship to the grace of God which is able to build your L. further and giue you an Inheritance among them which are sanctified by the Bloud of Iesus Christ in whose mercie I commit your Lordship Ianuar. 26. Anno 1615. Your Honors in all humble dutie BARTHOL ROBERTSON Minister of Gods Word Simonis Rosarij Antithesis 15. Christi Antichristi Anno 1558. ECce tibi Lector vani ludibria Papae a Pedibus Reges quem iuvat esse suis. Qui tribuendus erat Christe praesumit honorem iactitat sancti se caput esse gregis Dic mihi quaeso Biceps fietne Ecclesia monstrū impie qua quaeso talia fronte refers Vah nequit esse Biceps diuina Ecclesia Christus qui caput est vnum Papa quid ergo Lupus Huic caput est Christus sancti quoque Pastor ouilis atque suo teneras numine pascit oues Attamen ille suis immensum territat Orbem Legibus Populi subiicit Arte Duces THE FIRST ARTICLE That Peter was neuer Head of the Church THe vniuersall Church as it is the Citie and Spouse of the liuing God so one part there of Triumphant is the Companie of the Blessed ones in Heauen who had runne their Race here kept the Faith and got the end thereof euen the Saluation of their Soules The other part is the Societie of Mankind knowne to God renewed in the Spirit of their Mind purified by Faith waiting the comming of the Lord Iesus to their Immortalitie Of this secundarie part it is controuerted betwixt Vs and the Enemies of the Truth who should be the Head thereof Whether solely and onely Iesus Christ her Husband who neyther can admit nor will allow of Spirituall Fornication imparting Vitall and Heauenly Life Light Sence and Motion thereto Or whether there bee another Head besides Christ so that the Church Monster-like hath