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A06697	A profitable dialogue for a peruerted papist. Or a little labour of a lay men tending to the profit of a peruerted Papist: namely, by laying open vnto him his ovvne errour, in beleeuing that the Church of Rome cannot erre. Composed in dialogue maner, as it were betweene a simple lay man, and certayne graue diuines, and published onely for the benefit of the lay Papist. VVritten by R.M. gent. and student in Diuinity.	R. M., student in divinity.	1609 (1609)	STC 17149; ESTC S103258	25,816	46

Christ can not haue condēned members c. Who then can poynt to those that can not erre Although both good and euill i In his booke of the vnity of the Church chap. 18. may giue and receyue the Sacrament of Baptisme yet not any are spiritually regenerated built together in the body and members of Christ but the good Doubtlesse in the good is that Church by whom it is sayd k Canti Cap. ● 2. Like a Lilly among the thornes so is my Loue among the daughters c. For it is in those that build vpon the Rocke that is those which heare the words of Christ and doe them for it was sayd to Peter l Mat. 16. 18. conf●ssing Christ the Sonne of God And vpon this Rocke I will build my Church It is not then in th●se which build vpon sand that is those which heare the words of Christ and do them not for he sayth m Mat. 7. 24. He that heareth my words and doeth the same I will liken him to a wise man which builds his hous● vpon a rocke And in the same place a little a●t●r he sayth He which heareth my words and doeth them not I will liken him to a foolish man which builds his house vpon sand c. Those then that are incorporated by the ioyning of charity dwelling vpon the Rocke and standing together bright as a Lilly among thornes they shall verily poss●sse the kingdome of God But those which buyld vpon ●and or are accounted as thornes who can doubt that they shall not possesse the Kingdome of GOD Truely the Sacrament of Bapti●me profits not such c. They shal not possesse the kingdome of God and therefore they are no● on the Rocke and because they are not on the Rock without all doubt they are not to bee accounted in the Church because vpon this Rocke sayth he I will build my Church c. Lay. To those that are not wilfully obstinate in erronious opinions thou hast sayd inough for this matter most reuerend Father for here thou dost most plainly declare vnto vs who they are of whome the true Church the Spouse of Christ cōsisteth euen those that heare the words of Christ and do them they onely build vpō the Rock against which hel gates cannot preuavl● for as thou dost most truely affirme whosoeuer builds not vpon that Rock without al doubt they are not to be accounted in the true Church because vpon the same Rocke that Church is built But what is thy opinion touching Peter and Peters successours in Peters chayre which in the new Law as some say is answerable to the chayre of Moses If they heare the words of Christ and do them not shall they yet notwithstanding be obeyed as men that cannot erre Aug. My sonne n In his 〈◊〉 Sermon vpon S. Mat. This name that he should be called Peter was giuen him of our Lord because by that figure he might signifie the Church for Christ is the Rocke Peter the Christian people for that Rocke is a principall name Therefore he is Peter from the Rocke not the Rocke from Peter euen as Christ is not called from a Christian but a Christian from Christ Thou art therefore Peter sayth he and vpon this Rocke which thou hast confessed vpon this Rocke which thou hast acknowledged saying Thou art Christ the Sonne of the liuing God I will build my Church that is vpon my selfe the Sonne of the liuing God I will buyld my Church vpon mee I will buyld thee not mee vpon thee for men willing to be built vpon men say I verily am of Paul but I belong to Apollos but I am of Cephas which is Peter But others which would not build vpon Peter but vpon the Rocke say But I am of Christ c. 1 Cor. 1. 12. Many in the Church follow after earthly businesses o In his 46. Treatis vpon S. Iohn yet they preach Christ and by them the voice of Christ is heard but the sheep follow not the hirelings but the voyce of the Shepherd by meanes of the hirelings Note the Lord himselfe doth declare vnto you what hirelings are p Mat. 23. 2 3. The Scribes and the Pharises sayth he sit in the chayre of Moses what they say do but what they do that do not What other thing sayd he but By hirelings heare the voice of the Shepherd for fitting in Moses chayre they teach the Law of God therefore God teacheth by them But if they teach their owne neyther heare nor do what they say for truely such seeke their owne not those things which are of Iesus Christ c. Lay. It séemes then by thy iudgement that we must not build vpon men of what calling or place soeuer vnlesse what they teach be agréeable to the Law of God and herein indéed thou doost follow the good counsell and aduice of blessed Paul who sayth plainely touching the visible Church q Gala. 1. 8. Though that we or an Angell frō heauen preach vnto you otherwise then that which we haue preached vnto you let him be accursed c. And thereby proues inuincibly that no doctrine is to be receyued in the Church although constituted by the Church contrary and besides that pure doctrine taught from the beginning And the same thing doth S. Iohn proue also r 1. Iohn ● 24. ● 1. and therefore our aduersaries of Rome would gladly proue some of their owne doctrines to be the traditions of the Church receyued first from the Apostles themselues and vainely they boast as a great matter against vs that we are not able directly to shew the time when the Church of Rome fell into any Error nor by whom shée was first brought into errour But all this is but vaine cauelling for the deuill hath not so little craft in him as to change good to euill suddenly for then the euil could hardly take place but by little and little which craft by a great nūber is little or nothing perceyued at the first he brings much euill into the Church By continuance of time the often droppes of water haue made a hole in the hardest stone but none could tell the time directly when that hole was made It is sufficient to proue the Church of Rome to teach now contrary to the doctrine taught in the same Church aboue a thousand yeres since which thing is easie to be proued by the helpe of thée and other ancient witnesses They séeme also to make good and lawfull their owne Doctrines and Traditions besides the Scriptures by that place in the Gospell where our Sauiour sayth to his Disciples s Iohn 16. 12 13. I haue yet many things to say to you but ye can not beare them now howbeit when he is come which is the Spirit of Truth he shall lead you into all trueth c. But what sayest thou ancient Augustine to this delusion of theirs Aug. My sonne t In his 97. Treatis vpon S. Iohn

visible congregation which may professe Christ by words and deny him by deeds another Fourthly touching Baptisme the outward Sacrament the washing of the outward man is one thing and the inward grace the clensing of the inward man another Fiftly touching the Eucharist The outward Sacrament also foode for the Body is one thing and the inward matter euerlasting life for the soule another and so foorth in the like Now the faithfull knowing well the differences in these things and that the one may be oftentimes taken without the other will neuer permit the aduersary to passe away vncorrected with any vntrueth therein be it neuer so little because from one error another may ensue but not possible directly an errour to proceede from trueth for Gods word is not both Yea and Nay in one thing but absolutely Yea or Nay as S. Paul testifieth γ 2. Cor. 1. As touching the maner of my collecting hereof I may iustly auouch it from the first authors themselues but admit it were otherwise yet let no man be so vayne as to thinke the trueth to be of lesse force in one place then in another but let him rather learne this wisdome from S. Paul that although Paul or Apollos or whosoeuer plant and water yet it is God onely that giues the blessing of increase * 1. Cor. 3. 6 7. And because God may giue that heauenly blessing to whom he will and without respect of persons γ Ephe. 6. 9. in hope of the same blessing vpon this my little labour rude and harsh in maner and forme though in substance according to trueth I will now require no more of thee courteous Reader but that thou wilt permit it thy fauourable pasport and not to reiect the maner of it more then to respect the matter in it in so doing thou shalt declare thy selfe a most faithfull friend to the simple Trueth and thereby not iustly to offend any whosoeuer Vale. A profitable Dialogue for a peruerted Papist Wherein he may clearely discerne his owne error in beleeuing that the Church of Rome cannot erre The first part briefly treating of the Church Lay man DIuine Augustine forasmuch as thy proper workes are of great fame estimation in the Church of Rome which now in part is fallen from that her first faith and integrity which sometime thou didst know her sincerely to hold for she doth now presumptuously auouch that she can not erre in any substantiall poynt of the Christian faith and by reason of that vaine and presumptuous opinion she is fallen by euill custome into diuers errours by which great controuersies among Christians do arise therefore in the behalfe of many simple Lay people we most earnestly craue of thée Reuerend Father to tell vs directly thy true opinion touching the vayne opinion of them which hold that the same Church cannot erre We certaynely perswade our selues that thy direct answeres herein will greatly preuayle with those our aduersaries for some of them haue written a N. D. Author of the Wardword in his 1. booke of of the ● conuersions of England Chap. 3. as a matter of great moment against Heretiks that Wheresoeuer any doctrine is found in any of the Ancient Fathers which is not contradicted nor noted by any of the rest as singular that doctrine is to be presumed to be no particular opinion of his but rather the generall of all the Church in his dayes for that otherwise it would most certaynly haue bin noted and impugned by others c. Therefore whatsoeuer is spoken by thée learned Aug. not yet contradicted they must thereby graunt it to be the Trueth of the Church in thy flourishing dayes We confesse that the true holy Catholike Church cannot finally erre for hell gates are not able to preuayle against it b Mat. 16. 18. but this holy Catholike Church we vnderstand to consist onely of the Elect as our Créede witnesseth euen the Communion of Saynts which without spot or wrinkle Christ by his precious bloud hath made glorious to himselfe c Ephe. ● 27. for against all other hell gates doe preuayle and that doeth the Euangelist S. Iohn witnesse saying d 1. Iohn ● 19. They went out from vs but they were not of vs for if they had bene of vs they would haue continued with vs But this cōmeth to passe that it might appeare that they are not all of vs c. But it is euident that against whosoeuer hell gates may preuayle they also may erre for it is most true that none can erre more then those that take the ready way to hell supposing they goe to heauen By which we may well hold against the Church of Rome that not all which receyue the outward Sacrament of Baptisme are then made members of that Church which cannot finally erre And by this wée may well proue also that the Bishop of Rome may as much erre as the meanest of vs Laymen Saint Ambrose sayth c Vpon S. Luk● the 6. Booke 9. Chap. that The foundation of the Church is sayth If thou wilt be a Rock sayth he thou shalt be in the Church because the Church is vpon a Rock if thou be in the Church the gates of hell shall not preuayle against thee the gates of hell are the gates of death but the gates of hell cannot be the gates of the Church And what are the gates of death that is to say the gates of hell but euery one of our seuerall sinnes c. And more in an other place f Vpon the 40. Psalm Where Peter the Rock is saith he there is the Church where the Church is there is no death but eternal life and therefore he added And the gates of hell shall not preuayle against it He then that liues and dyes in his sinnes both liues and dyes out of the vnity of that holy Church against which hell gates can not preuayle But for these things speake diuine Augustine Aug. My sonne g Against Cresconius the 2 booke Chap. 21 22. The Apostle Paul doth say h Ephe. ● 2. that the Church is made subiect to Christ The Church therefore ought not to preferre her self before Christ that she should thinke to be able to baptize those which are iudged or condemned by him but not possible of her selfe to baptize them because he alwayes iudgeth truely but the Iudges of the Church as being men are often deceyued Therefore forasmuch as pertayneth to the visible ministery both good and euill baptize But by them he doth inuisibly baptize of whom both the visible baptisme and the inuisible grace is Both good and euill then may sprinkle but to wash the conscience not any can do it but he which is alwayes good * None but God alwaies good And by this also by reason of the euill and polluted conscience the Church is ignorant of such as are condemned by Christ They are not thē in the Body of Christ which is the Church because