Roman-Catholick Church cannot endure division the soul must not be divided it must cleave altogether to the true Mother-Church Christ's spouse the house and temple of God the pillar and foundation of Truth it must believe all the Seven Sacraments all articles of faith believe all tenents and revealed mysteries propounded as means for salvation with S. Paul we captivate our understandings to the obedience of her true and un-errable faith but the false Mother will have the soul divided in two she is for division and for halfs seeking to bring into the house of God an anarchy of the children of Belial a division a destrustion of union and of Monarchical heavenly Government diuidatur infans the protestants say they have faith but will have no works of fasting watching praying pennance nor mortification c. they beleeve that their laick Minister doth abolish original sin in baptism but will not beleeve that Christ left power to true and lawful priests to absolve from actual mortal sins they will have the Lords Supper but will not believe Christ's words Hâ—c est corpus â—â—cum the reality of his body in a most miraculous manner in the Eucharist they will follow Scripture but only what is pleasing to them and what is contradictory to flesh and unbridled appetites they do reject and deny these words per solam fidem by bare faith you are saved are welcome to them but good works maceration of the body and austerity of life they cannot endure erescite multiplicabini pleases them serviti venâ—ri libidini c. but other words of Scripture they will not liâ—ten to as fides sine operibus est mortua poenitentiam agite sic luceat lux vestra ut videat opera vestra bona Regnum coelorum vim patitur violenti râ—piunt illud castigo corpus mâ—um ad implco in carne mea ea quae desunt passioni Christi these places of Scripture they will not follow Is not this to divide the childe dividatur infans they are altogether for division and confusion they have Churches but without lawful priests altars without sacrifice and religion every religion either true or false in all ages had always a sacrifice as a protestative signe of acknowledgement of divine excellency and supreme majesty In the Law of nature from the very beginning we finde sacrifice begun by Abel which after continued by the Patriarchs Noe Abraham Isaac Jacob In the written Law so many sacrifices according to Leviticus and if we look upon Idolaters the Gentiles we shall finde them given to many different sacrifices so as a sacrifice is inseparable from the law according to S. Paul Heb. 7. saying Translato Sacerdotio necesse est ut leg is translatio fiat S. Paul said that Priesthood being removed or translated the law of necessity must be removed if priesthood be abolish'd the law likewise must be for to every law or religion sacrifice and priesthood is connatural intrinsecal and inseparable being correlatives for priesthood is in order to sacrifice establish'd and the law is ordained in order to sacrifice and priesthood delivering precepts and ceremonies relating to priesthood translato sacerdotio c. dividatur infans the protestants they have our temples but alâ—s bare walls no priests no sacrifice consequently no law or religion therefore qui sine lege vivâ—nt sine lege peribunt they have sheep without pastors pastors without mission function order consecration character or true commission Christians without grace by hand imposition prophets without miracles faith without works and charity without effects behold Sall excellent peeces forsooth of a reformed Church to which you adhere you see all is but division and subdivision you separated your self from the Catholick Church which acknowledgeth a visible head an universal Pastor Vice gerent of Christ on earth established by the express words of Jesus Christ in S. Matth. 16.17 18 19. averred by all the holy Fathers confessed by the continuation of a lawfull succession in the revolution of so many ages without any interruption and Sall must blindely divorce and separate himself from it withstanding the force of Gods spirit what will Sall be able to alledge in his defence at the dreadful Judgement that expects him ah he will say that he thought the protestant was the true and lawfull Church Miserable wretch seest thou not that the memory of all ages the consent of all Nations the very ancient stones of temples bespeak thy damnation what miracles hast thou seen or ever heard of wrought to this day among protestants what Angel hath spoken to thee to remove to them what sanctity and holinesse of life hast thou noted in the authours of this sect or in their deluded proselites wert thou Andrew so bereav'd of humane understanding as not to see palpably that a pretended Religion which begun by breach of promises made to God by the sacriledges and impurities of Apostates by a general revolt against God against King against divine and humane laws by the liberty filth and ordure of the carrion the flesh by the dissolution of good manners by bloud tyranny and furies could take its source from the holy Ghost didst thou not set before thy eyes the desolations of thy poor countrey the robbing and prophaning of Churches Gods houses and the ruine and impoverishings of thousands of brave ancient Families to take thence and from no other their source and origin Oh but you will say I found that this sect had the Scripture of its side ah lamentable illusion to whom Sall did the Scripture send thee if not to the priests and lawful Pastors what said the Scripture but that thou oughtest to keep the traditions thou oughtest to obey the Church and Prelats thou oughtest not to trust thine own judgement thou oughtest to captivate thy understanding in matters of faith and that it is better to beleeve with a holy simplicity then as you do and question with a proud peremptory and vain curiosity could'st thou be ignorant that the devils and all damn'd hereticks had taken the same pretext of Scripture only to colour their ignorance malice and apostasie and that with passages which had a fairer shew and appearance then those now of thy deluded deluding Ministers and yet all that followed them are miserably damn'd and so are you vile varlet unlesse you sound a timely retreat freely confessing you have erred as man and protest you will not persevere in apostasie mischief and rebellion from the Church the womb of your beginning and bosome of your repose Open thine eyes poor beguiled Andrew at least to the wonderful and heavy judgements of God which thou hast so long shut to thy duty consider that the last verdict and sentence of thy unhappy sect is already written in heaven and that it must soon yield and fall to nothing as other blinde heresies have done what can hinder you Sall from returning to the bosom of the Roman-Catholick Church which ceaseth not to
very Emperor Constantinus did publickly preach avouch and by publick edicts did cry down and caused all to be demolish'd whaâ— accursed Osius with his consorts did impiously maintain see Baron anno 357. When the Seraphical S. Francis in the beginning of his holy Order was troubled that some of his children fell off from theiâ— vocation and fearing that his Order should fall and decay hear'd these words from Christ why are you troubled Francis for scandal given by the fall of some of your Children know that when one shall turn to their vomit that I shall raise another or more in his place S. Bonavent in vita S. Francis Much more the Church of Christ is to stand without interruption Secondly because it 's no wonder that among so many holy good and vertuous Christians in the whole Church there should be one or some reprobates there is not that Community in which may not be found one scabby sheep or other was not Cham a reprobate in the house of Noe was not Ismael one in the house of Abraham in the house of Isaac Esan in the house of Christ Judas what wonder therefore can it be that in the Church so diffused and extended from west to East from North to South there be found some reprobates runagates and Apostates this â—ur B. Saviour did often foretell will the â—a want Merchants ships to sail because â—â—me ships are cast away will not men â—â—erefore not marry women because some â—re found to be strumpets Thirdly because â—ose that fals from the true Church do not â—ll for any real doubt in their faith but â—ther through their depraved life and corâ—upt behaviour and for to get more liberty â—nd freedome of sinning and you may reade â—1 Joan. 2. ex nobis prodierunt sed non erant â—x nobis nam si fuissent ex nobis permansissent â—tique nobiscum but now their exorbitant â—arriage their pride their incorrigibility â—nd refractoriness their negligence being weary of a spiritual religious life their aversion from penance and Mortification uncupiscentia carnis oculorum superbia viâ—e in effect manifest now that they were â—ot of ours and because they were not they went away becoming Apostates what moved Origen to become an heretick as Vincent Lyrin c. 23. contra haeres writes â—ut his pride presumption of his learning â—magining foolishly that he was wiser then all the world what caused Jovinianus to fall but that he could not endure the rigour of obedience and monastical life he was too delicate see S. Hier. lib. 1. contra Jovinian therefore because such were chaff or stubble no pure clean wheat noâ— wonder that they were huried away by the winde of temptation hence S. Peter Act. 1 â— said praevaricatus est Judas ut abiret in locumâ— suam what was his place which he expected and was inclined to was it to hang himself or rather hell to which as to his last period or term he directed his paths and way God therefore is rather to be glorified and praised that he is accustomed to purifie and purge his Church from such perverse putrified members sic pereant peccatores so as in no way the fall of Priests to become accursed Apostats can derogate any thing from the Soveraignty and truth of our faith but rather doth conduce very much to the manifestation and confirmation of the sanctity purity and permanency of the same you may observe how the sea casts up on the shore dead carcases even so our Roman Catholick Religion vomits up and casts out permissive incorrigible and reprobate dead members it 's most certain that none departs from our Religion to the Protestant revolted Squadron to the end that he may give himself more to prayer retirements fasting mortification purity of life and conversation no such matter none falls for to forsake and contemn the honors ease comforts and pleasures of the world neither for to shun the snares and allurement â—f women nor that he may the more abdiâ—ate and renounce his own will and reâ—gne the same to the will of his superior â—ut rather for the contraty they run from 〈◊〉 that they may enjoy more liberty and â—â—eedom for to follow and pursue their â—icked way and customs 〈◊〉 whereas the Protestants sect received none from us but â—eer libertines reprobate refractory ignorant and weak effeminate ouâ—â—casts neither ever yet any of such infernal Imps has â—een listed in the catalogue of Saints quia â—â—ni ante macellum stanti non adjicitur nisi â—â—o faeda mutilis even so God in his diâ—ine providence throw none into the devils â—aws which is heresy but only such as are willful reprobats and scandalous livers â—herefore S. Paul Acts 20. gives us warâ—ing saying ego scio quoniam post discessioâ—em meam intrabunt lupi rapaces in vos non â—â—rcentes gregi c. propter quod vigilate meâ—oria retinentes c. Sweet Andrew how â—ame you to be enchanted from the truth of â—he revealed principles of the ancient and â—oul-saving faith of Christ and become an â—eretick which is the sink of all abominaâ—ion the most horrid and blackest sin that ever was committed even the Heathen Philosophers by the only rays of pure Naâ—â—res light did abhor sin in somuch that Aristot 3. Eth. said melius est mori quam faeere aliquid contra bonum virtutis and Senecâ— said Si scirem ' Deum ignosciturum tamenâ— pâ—â—care nollem ob pâ—ccati tâ—rpitudinem Did not the great S. Anselm say that if of one side he saw sin and on the other the flames of hell and if he were to choose he would rather throw himself into infernal flames then commit a hainous sin against God his Master Redeemer and glorifier and sanctifier O rare expression these great Philosophers seriously considering the base vile and abominable nature and malfce of sin they could not endure the same and without all question the nature and malice of heresie surpasseth the execration and malice of all imaginable sins whatsoever for first it draws after it two main punishments and just judgements excecation and induration on man it blindes and excecates the understanding involving it into main darknesse of sundry errours and withall it indurates and infatuates the will by wofull pertinacy whereas faith being the gift of God which hereticks contemn and willfully reject by their obstinate pertinacy believing some points in Scripture that are pleasing to them others that displeases they will not believe vainly imagining it to suffice to believe in Christ and that he died for our sins though they should believe no more whence they assure themselves that any man of any Sect believing in Christ may be in his belief saved whereas they all have one God and head Christ O false and deluded doctrine Did not S. Thomas deny the article of the resurrection Did not Christ Jesus require from him and all the faithful to believe that article as necessary for salvation who doubts it therefore the same reason
that never heard a word oâ— Christs Religion neither have had any kindâ— of impulses for to inquire and embrace thâ— same such shall not be damned for infidelâ—ty if none such sins they have committed either they will be illuminated by Godâ— that they come to the knowledge of saving faith or if they die in their natural innocenâ—cy they shall incurr only the poena damnâ— not of sense in the other world If a proteâ—stant living and dying so if he die in thâ— estate of innocency he shall enter into heaveâ— because baptized in Christ O Andrew râ—turn to your bleeding Mother she is youâ— true Mother while you remain abroaâ— with the harlot you can have no quietness no comfort no grace no ease no refresâ—ment no food but husks being destitute 〈◊〉 the help of the Sacraments which are the heavenly conduits through such divine grace is conveyed to Drooping souls you are destitute of the true Word of God of the prayers of the Church the Congregation of faithful Christians you are destitute of good and laudable examples you are destitute of a dread sacrifice destitute of faith destitute of Religion you have lost all devotion all Mortification and even the fear of a living God consider your lamentable state you are become one of a Sect where there is no Guide Rule or Judge or authority which God hath appointed for your direction and to teach and continue true faith in the world the Guide Rule Judge and Authority which Roman Catholicks follow is such and the same in effect is which the first Christians follow'd in the time of the Apostles and in every respect able and sufficient to execute its function and indeed the only means imaginable not only to teach and convey true faith unto the world but also to reconcile all differences arising in matters of faith as also to evince condemn all hereticks schismaticks so establish that union that becoms the Church of God which Christ Jesus our all-wise Legislator hath setled in the world and this Guide and Judge which Catholick do follow is infallible and hath sufficient credentials from heaven to prove her self to be so consequently that we are all obliged to captivate our understanding to the obedience of Faith Adhortatio Paranetica ad Sacrilegum Apostatam Cassellensem Salve Andrea me tantisper accipe A roaring Lion by Christs most heavenly call From Saul became a Gospel preaching Paul Thou Sall from Priest and preaching childe of Paul Beguil'd art turn'd to be a black curs'd Saul Your proud wâ—ll shak'd off the yoke of Faith Pursuing â—an n'â— lies illusions and deceit Lord what 's caitiff flesh when left to it self Faith needs must wreck when mâ—n is his own shelf How vain is humane confidence how frail Only Faiths true ways can our souls avail Vae impio in malum retributio manuum ejus fiet ei Isa 3. Who cannot Sir but stand amazed and startle at your dismal fall from the true ancient Church of Christ you a professor of Divinâ—ty though of no solid intensive learning a Religious priest of a Society most renown'd for learning sanctity piety vertue and blessings you a preacher of the word and pennance you who cleav'd so fast to the Rock Christ now to be so easily and so suddenly by the sâ—ubtil wiles cunning crafty slight and sophistry of crafty seducers hurried away to a Religion false tracherous and destructive of salvation and metamorphosed into the likeness of a loathsome and deformed villain and now in your old age become like a childe against that wholsome advice of S. Paul 1 Cor. 14. nolite pueri effici sensibus children commonly never regards precious things carts coaches and wheels made of earth delights them more then the rich brave painted coaches of Kings of great State and magnificence for these little ones are only led by their sences as you shall see a childe break to peices books of high esteem and value throw away precious gems and most noble Jewells and take up a black coal kiss it and eat it c. such a little childe you Andrew Sall is become of late when you made choise of darkness for light black coals of heresie apostasie liberty illusions falshood and sordid ways and such as please your wretched blinde sences and shamefully condemn most solid most precious and most soveraign things as true un-erring faith Religion glorious vertues Sanctity grace mortification purity of life and conversation devotion sasting prayers contemplation and sweet retirement all which are leading to eternal glory O stark blindness hinc lacrimae this wretched exchange sure must proceed from very gross ignorance pride and carelesness for the mind of man being the lowest among rational natures addicted to senses and carnal actions apprehends nothing perfectly beside sensible external temporal things as honour riches voluptuousness pleasures contentments c. and cannot apprehend spiritual and heavenly things viz. the beauty of vertue the pleasures and sweet enjoyments of eternal happiness the beatifical vision and fruition of Gods most glorious face the onely source of ful content and never-ending felicity I say these things they apprehend but very weakly and even in a confus'd and languishing manner whereas the affection of the will still follows strongly the apprehension as when a man doth taste of the deluding sweetness of terrestriall happiness he vainly imagines the same to be far greater then really it is even so when one tastes a little of the roughness difficulty and loathsome bitterness of vertue doth likewise fondly imagine the same to be more craggy intollerable and loathsome then truly it is and so falls back and desists from going forward in the quest happy pursuit of solid vertue O Andrew non erit tibi amplius infans dierum senex qui non impleat dies suos quoniam puer centum annorum morietur Isa 65. that is to say if any old man be found of childish behaviour and becoming a puer centum annorum and yet would prove a childe in his senses in a vicious life and conversation that man shall not persevere in the Militant to pass to the Triumphant Church but shall be precipitated into everlasting darkness and flames oh Andrea haec te horrenda terreant how come you in your old age to be so enchanted and so miserably to revolt from a true antiently revealed Faith how come you to fly wretchedly from Religion piety pennance and austerity of life c. but because you doted you proved puer centum annorum becoming a scandalous Apostate a vile protestant and a pittifull object of scorn to boys and lackeys so as you may say with King David 2 Reg. vivit Dominus quoniam filius mortis est qui hoc fâ—cit The antient Philosophers were accustomed to compare weak effeminate men who easily would part with some most precious thing for a bubble or trifle to a fish call'd polype which cleaves so fast to a rock that it will be sooner