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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15418	Limbo-mastix: that is, A canuise of Limbus Patrum shewing by euident places of Scripture, inuincible reasons, and pregnant testimonies of some ancient writers, that Christ descended not in soule to Hell, to deliuer the Fathers from thence. Containing also a briefe replie to so much of a pamphlet lately published, intituled, An answere to certaine obiections against the descension &c. as lookes that way, and is personally directed against some writers of our Church.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1604 (1604)	STC 25692; ESTC S120030	49,797	70

LIMBO-MASTIX That is A Canuise of Limbus Patrum shewing by euident places of Scripture inuincible reasons and pregnant testimonies of some ancient writers that Christ descended not in soule to Hell to deliuer the Fathers from thence Containing also a briefe replie to so much of a Pamphlet lately published intituled An answere to certaine obiections against the descension c. as lookes that way and is personally directed against some writers of our Church PHILIP 3. 15. Let vs as many as be perfect be thus minded and if ye be otherwise minded God shall reueale euen the same vnto you Augustin de Trinitat lib. 1. c. 3. Siquid erraueris Deus tibi reuelabit siue per occultas inspirationes admonitiones siue per manifesta eloquia siue per fraternas sermocinationes If thou hast any where erred God shall reueale it vnto thee either by secret inspiration and admonition or by manifest Scripture or brotherly conference LONDON Printed for Thomas Man 1604. TO THE MOST HONORABLE SENATE OF THE LORDS SPIRITVALL AND Temporal Knights Burgesses assembled in the high Court of Parliament grace mercie and peace from the Lord Iesus RIght Honourable Lords and ye right Worshipfull Knights and Gentlemen I feared at the first to present this short treatise to your view remembring what sometime I had read in Hierom I am afraide least in doing my dutie I bee thought to be ambitious while I pretend to write should intend to seeke great mens fauour But the Apostles words did more imbolden mee than the others could draw mee back We cannot but speak the things that we haue seene and heard So neither could I containe my selfe hearing of that honourable resolution which is in you all to further the cause of the Church of Christ and true religion but to reioyce in this common ioy and among other welwillers of Sion to testifie our inward ioy and outward thankfulnes to God and you all for the same It is written that the Israelites gathering themselues together against the children of iniquitie the men of Gibeah assembled before the Lord as one man Such a Christian consent hath well appeared in this sacred assemblie to promote Gods glorie and his truth The saying was wont to be The greater part hath ouercome the better but the contrarie is now wel seene and that rule which Plinius Cecilius was wont to prescribe vnto his schoole that hee had worst spoken which had the greatest applause beginneth now to faile in this great Consistorie where the best motions we doubt not but shall haue the greatest applause I know not whereunto better to liken this Christian harmonie than vnto the Seraphims that cried one to another Holy holy holy Lord of hosts and to that heauenly song wherein both the vpper ranke of those foure glorious creatures and the nether order of the foure and twentie Elders consented to giue glorie and honour vnto God that I may say truly in his words That in this reuerent assemblie wee haue a patterne of the heauenlie companie Now we see performed that worthie saying of his excellent Maiestie A godly King findeth as his heart wisheth godly estates concurring with him For as God hath endued his princely hart with a liuely feeling and inward touch of true religion as hee saith It was fit that hee which was superiour in power should not be inferiour in deuotion So your Honours are wee trust those godly states which will be readie to concurre with his Maiestie in establishing of godly lawes Among the rest of the Parliaments in this land one was called the good Parliament another the Parliament that wrought wonders But wee doe all hope that this honourable Session shall rather deserue to be so called That Parliament was of all other the most glorious which in the beginning of worthie Queene Elizabeths raigne restored religion how can this be inferiour which endeuoureth to establish and make better both Church and religion One saith well It is one thing to seeke what thou hast lost another to keepe that thou hast This Church may count her self more happie in holding and encreasing that she hath than when shee was forced to recouer that which she had lost Well may we now say vnto this noble companie as the Prophet to and of Sion Glorious things are spoken of thee O Citie of God We cannot but reioyce to heare of your Honors Christian consultation for the propagating of the Gospell in planting euery where of good pastors that the people may be brought from the darknesse of their ignorance to the light of knowledge that they be no longer children in vnderstanding 1. Cor. 14. 20 and as babes and sucklings in religion Ambrose herein thus pleasantly alludeth vpon these words Woe to them that giue sucke Lot vs make haste to weane our little ones when Isaak was weaned Abraham made a feast the child not weaned was in the night by the drowsie mother ouerlaid Your Honors then do right well to prouide good nurses to weane the people from their ignorance that they be no longer ouerlaid with drowsie and negligent pastors and that such bee not excluded from nursing which haue store of milke in the breasts and seeke in peace and a good conscience to nourish the people of God But because the nurse cannot giue milke that is not first fed her selfe most prudent and christian is that other care to prouide for the maintenance of good pastors which as wee hope will be by our Reuerent Fathers in their graue Synode deuised so we trust it shall by your Honourable fauours be furthered for the Apostle saith The mouth of the oxe is not to be musled And Origene well agreeth Nisi dederit oleum populus extinguetur lucerna in templo If the people minister not oyle the lampe goeth out in the temple Now among other graue matters of deliberation if it were not too great boldnes giue me leaue I beseech you to interpose my petition Saint Paul saith in a case not much vnlike Set vp them which are least esteemed in the Church and I trust you will not despise my simple motion euen the least of the seruants of Christ. Valerius saith well to this point We know the noise of geese is contemned according to the saying a goose among Swannes yet by the chattring of geese the citie of Rome was saued from burning May it therefore please you to heare a foole speak vnto wise men That whereas men haue of late daies taken vnto themselues great libertie in Sermons Lectures writings to set abroach strange vncouth doctrines exorbitant from the current doctrine among Protestants it might please this honourable Court that one vniformitie of doctrine may be taught and held and seeing there are many vnsound doctrines which because they are omitted are not opposite to the articles of religion established that either it might seem pleasing to his Maiestie and you