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A44805	The rock of ages exalted above Rome's imagined rock on which her church is builded she proved not to be the onely Church of Christ, her corrupt doctrines reproved not to be apostolick, but contrary to the true Church of Christ in the apostles dayes : also divers arguments answered which may convince the papists that they are not the true church wherein a book is also answered called A catechism against all sectaries, newly published by C.M. in the year 1661 / by Francis Howgil.	Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.	1662 (1662)	Wing H3178; ESTC R30346	44,740	118

you more than the Nations beside And so your Church hath neither this Mark nor Sign of Holinesse Fourthly As for your Church being Catholick and Universal you want this sign also If it be One Universal comprehends all Nations like as all the World in comparison were your Church What is Germany France England Scotland and Ireland nothing What is all the Turks Dominions of your Faith And thou saist In Asia Affrica and America all is coming to an end There is that risen and arising in America which must spread over the Nations the breath of the Lord bloweth which will daily dry up the Waters which is the Seat of your Church which you so much boast of And what have you converted all the Indians nay have you not hardened their hearts against the Name of Christ because of your cruelty and unholy conversation among them So that the Name of Christ and Christian is become as odious unto them as Mahomet is unto you And so you are without this Sign as that you are the true Church Lastly That your Church is Apostolick if this be the Mark of the true Church then you are without this also for you neither Apostolick in Doctrine nor Practice your weapons are carnal theirs spiritual their Head was Christ the Light of the World your Head is visible and carnal which darkens the World they turned people from darkness to light and to the Word of Faith in their hearts and to know Christ in them to justifie them But one of your Rabbies told us lately you had no such Doctrine in the Church of Rome as Christ in you The Apostles turn'd them to the Annointing and to the Spirit to be taught by it and to be led by it into all truth and to worship in it and you turn them to Images Pictures Crucifixes Beads and Altars and so keep people in outward things which feed the sensual and corrupt part Lastly they said bodily exercise profiteth little and most of your Worship stands in observing of days meats drinks washings sprinklings Altars Tapers lighting and bearing Candles bowing creeping to the Cross turning wheeling this way and that way in all time and parts of your Worship so that there is no time left for the heart to be exercised towards God And so you are not Apostolical and so are without this true sign of being the true Church of God But I shall descend to particular things which is asserted and seems to be proved but very weakly But we can expect no Wine but such as is in the Bottle It is asserted by this Author That the Pope is the Head of the true Church in which salvation is onely to be expected And his proof he brings is this Christ hath so ordained it in saying to Peter Matth. 16. 18 19. Upon this Rock will I build my Church and Christ hath given power to him and his Successors to be a Head to rule and govern the Church and as there is an Emperor to be Head of the Empire and a King of the Kingdom so Peter and his Successors are the Head of the Church and have the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven to bind and to loose and to remit and retain sinnes The Apostolick Church hath this Doctrine That Christ was given to be the Head of the Body which is the Church which is spiritual though in the World yet not of the World and the Father hath committed all power in Heaven and Earth to the Son and hath ordained him to be a Leader a Teacher and a feeder of his Flock and to be his salvation to the ends of the Earth and his glory he will not give to another But it seems the Church of Rome hath soared so high in their conceits and imaginations that they judge all this Power to be given unto the Pope Peter's Successor as they say Now we do not read of Two Heads to the One Body which is the true Church Eph. 4. 4. 15. And so this is a contrary Doctrine then that of the primitive Church and Christ who is the Head of the Body he said Lo I am with you to the end of the world And so it is the meer arrogancy and pride of the Pope to be called the Head of the Church and an intrenching Christ's Power and Prerogative and that ever Peter was called the Head of the Church we do not read and that of the 16. of Matthew is but a poor proof to prove Peter to be the Head of the Church for Christ spoke unto his Disciples ver 15. and asked them Whom say ye that I am Peter as one amongst the rest said Thou art Christ the Son of the living God and Christ said Upon this Rock will I build my Church viz. Upon him which was revealed unto Peter by the Father the Son of God which was the Rock which the Fathers eat of and drank of Christ the Rock of ages and another Foundation can none lay said the Apostle then that which is laid already Christ the Rock and Corner-stone and not Peter for Christ is unchangeable and abideth for ever and so was not Peter though Peter and the rest of the Apostles received power from Christ yet in the 22. and 23. verses of the same Chapter he was gone out of the savour and discerning and Christ said unto him Get thee behind me Satan for thou savourest not the things of God and what though it could be proved that Peter was at Rome a Pastor an Elder or a Biship who fed the Flock and did feed the Flock and so might be reckon'd as an Elder and worthy of Honor in respect of his labour and diligence in the work of Christ is the Promise so entailed to Rome or to any place that the next that succeeds in that place must needs receive the same honor when he doth not the same work which is worthy of honor neither is in the same power but this I am sure of though the Church of Rome lay claim unto Peters Bishoprick as they say yet they have not done his work And secondly If Peter was at Rome and a Pastor yet he was not a Lord for Christ reproved that when they strove which should be the greatest and said unto them The Gentiles exercise Lordship one over another but it shall not be so among you and though Peter and the rest of the Apostles who were in the power of God had that which did open into the Kingdom of God and shut out that which did defile yet this we are sure of he sold no Pardons nor Indulgences for gain and filthy lucre as many have done whom you call Peter's Successors and Christ's Vicar and Universal Bishop and visible Head but it 's manifest how the Pope became visible Head and Universal Bishop not because of any work or labour in the Doctrine of Christ or the Work of the Gospel but by means of the Roman Emperor for while the Christians were under persecution and suffering there

THE Rock of Ages Exalted above Rome's imagined Rock On which her CHURCH Is builded She proved not to be the onely Church of Christ her corrupt Doctrines reproved not to be Apostolick but contrary to the true Church of Christ in the Apostles Dayes Also Divers Arguments answered which may convince the Papists that they are not the true Church Wherein a Book is also answered called A Catechism against all Sectaries Newly published by C. M. in the Year 1661. By Francis Howgil a Member of that Church which is coming out of the wilderness LONDON Printed for G. C. at the west end of Pauls 1662. A Table of the principal things contained in this Book COncerning the true Religion what it is and where it is demonstrated Pag. 7 8 9. The Church of Rome proved to be the false Church P. 10 to the 20 and pag. 59. The Pope proved not to be the Head of the true Church and Christ proved to be the Head of the Body which is his Church and the Rock upon which his Church is built P. 20. to 24 Purgatory proved to be an erroneous Doctrine which is held forth by the Papists and their Praying for the dead proved to be another false Doctrine not commanded nor practised by Christ or his Apostles p. 25 to the 28 The Papists Doctrine which saith Christ is really and personally in the Masse and in the Eucharist proved to be Blasphemy and great Idolatry 29 to 36. The Papists Masse and their Ceremonies proved not to be Apostolical P. 36. to the 38 The Papists honoring of Reliques and Images of Saints and praying by Beads proved to be but the inventions and traditions of men and contrary to the doctrine which the Apostolick Church held forth P. 39 to 47 The Doctrine of forbidding certain kind of Meats and forbidding the Scriptures to be read by all answered P. 47. to 56. Concerning Miracles P. 76. Answers to eight Propositions set forth by C. M. in his Catechise aforesaid From P. 78. to the end A Booke entituled The Glory of the true Church discovered as it was in its purity in the Primitive time Written by the same Author The Rock of Ages exalted above Rome's imagined Rock on which her Church is builded c. GReat hath been the Havock and Spoile that the Beast which John saw rise out of the waters made against them in destroying them who received not his Mark in their foreheads and the cry hath been long Who is able to make war with the Beast and great hath the suffering been these many ages of the Children of Light and still is of the Members of the true Church of Christ which is in God which hath proceeded from her who sate as a Queen upon the Waters which are Nations Kindreds Tongues and People which hath been the seat of Mysterie Babylon the Mother of Harlots who hath held out her golden Cup of Fornication ful of Abomination false Doctrine and Error which the Nations have drunk of and the Kings of the Earth have been made drunk with and all have been in instability and have reeled and staggered up and down in the dark in the night of ignorance and have wildered in the Mysts o● Error and lost the true Foundation and are gone from the Rock upon which the true Church is builded which is neither Peter nor his Successor but Christ the true Foundation which abideth sure and all that believ in him and have their minds staid upon him know settlement and establishment in that which the Gates of Hell prevails not against But blessed be the Lord he is come revealed and made manifest who is able to make war with the Beast and his followers and a discerning is given unto his servants that they can distinguish betwixt the Cup of Fornication and the Cup of Blessing and betwixt the Table of the Lord the Table of Devils betwixt the true Church the Lambs Wife Mysterie Babylon the Mother of Harlots betwixt the Heavenly Treasure which is communicable to the Saints in Light who are Members of the true Church and the Merchandize and the corrupt treasure of the Harlot which the Nations Kindreds and Tongues have been forced to buy by reason of the forcing and compelling power of the Beast and so the Nations have been begotten into a strange nature into the cruel nature killing one another about the forms of Worship and shadows and the substance hath been known but to a few neither the Lambs nature which is meek and innocent and the Leaves of the Tree of Life which heals the Nations hath been known but to a few which is the cause of all the Broiles Murthers and Massacres Imprisonments and cruel Torments which the Nations have afflicted one another with who have professed Christianity but have been out of the life and out of the nature of the true Church which Christ is the Head of which is Wife unto the Lamb and herein is the true Church manifest from the false The false Church hath propogated and encreased her number of Members by force and awe and Cain's Weapons and many have been forced into a belief and a feigned kind of Profession rather than by sound Doctrine or answering God's Witness in Peoples hearts and consciences But the true Church who is of the Husband's Nature her weapons have been is and wil be spiritual and yet is mighty through God to beat down strong holds of sin wickedness in people and hath by sound Doctrine and a good example answered God's Witness in people's Consciences without forcing to any thing but recommended themselves to every one's Conscience in the sight of God and would have every one perswaded in their own hearts by the Lord of the truth which they believed and not to take things by tradition and hear-say as the false Church and her Members have done and so have had no assurance of God's Spirit in their hearts for what they did and so doubts have arisen in the mind because whatsoever is not of faith is sin But God is opening the eyes of many and enclining the hearts of many to seek after the assurance of God's blessed Spirit in their hearts for what they do believe And now Reader I shall present thee with a great fardal and bundle of the Whore's Merchandize and of the counterfeit Ware which she hath long deceived the Nations with which hath long laid as mouldy and rusty in this Nation but now new trim'd up and presented again to this Nation as for precious treasure and it is not to be concealed in a narrow corner or put off under hand so that this Merchant of Babylon hath presented it to publick view with a great confidence that people that hath been tossed up and down and have found no rest for their souls at last may come to make a trial of this Merchandize and see what it wil do but lest any should be cheated and deceived with such counterfeit Traffique I could not chuse