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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20953	A letter vnto them of the Romish Church, by Peter du Moulin, minister in the reformed Church at Paris. Together with a true iubile or generall pardon of indulgence by the same author	Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; Goring, Richard.	1621 (1621)	STC 7331; ESTC S118715	19,874	66

works are necessary unto salvation for men goe not to Heaven by the way of hell nor unto the Kingdome of God by serving the divell 2. Our religion teacheth that the predestinated unto salvation are also predestinate to live holily To say I may abandon my self unto evill seeing I am elected it is the language of a reprobate who will be bad because God is good and who makes of the grace of God which is a spurre unto vertue a pillow to sleep upon in all vice 3. Our religion beleeveth that God rewardes good works but with a salary freely given 4. We beleeve that God constraineth not our wills but bendeth them and causeth them to give themselves willingly unto good 5. We esteem it not a thing unjust that God should demand at mans hands that which hee cannot when man doth owe it and when his unablenesse commeth of his owne default fault 6. We honor the Saints as they honoured the Saints that were before them 7. For the understanding of the Scriptures wee content our selves with that which we finde clear in them and leave particular inspirations to frantick persons 8. Wee deny not the omnipotency of God in the Eucharist but rule our selves according to his will wee use the Sacrament of the Communion not to make Iesus Christ but to honor him not to make his body descend unto us but to elevate our hearts to him Wee undertake not to take GOD in this life but content our selves that hee take us at our deaths Wee feare not that God can fall to the ground or be stolne away or gnawn by mice or eaten by his enemies We beleeve not that the Son of God and the divell could enter both together into Iudas nor that Iesus Christ did eat himself seeing it was nothing necessary for our salvation Our religion is a religion which acknowledgeth no other head of the Church but Iesus Christ nor other rule of faith then his Word nor other propitiatory sacrifice then his Death nor other purgatory then his Blood nor other merit than his Obedience It is a religion which would have the people to read the word of God because we fear not to finde our condemnation therein and which speaketh in a knowne tongue for that it is not ashamed of her beleef It is a religion which holdeth fasting to bee in abstinence and not in distinction of meats wee fast for exercise of humility and not in opinion of merit or satisfaction wee borrow not other mens satisfactions but wee beleeve with the Apostle That every one shall bear his owne burden It is a religion which distrusting her owne works beleeveth in Gods promises which preacheth the assurance and not the doubt of her salvation recommendeth an humble assurance and not an arrogant perplexity by which they that set forth their merits make a profession to doubt of their salvation It is a religion wherein men confesse they have often don that which God hath forbidden farre from having done more than hee hath commanded so farre from dooing overmuch as that they faile even of that which is necessary they pretend not to make God a debter by their works of supererogation but confess themselves debters through their disobedience It is a religion which in stead of forming of stones to the likenesse of man endeavoureth to reforme man unto the image of God which in stead of adoring a wooden crosse adoreth the crucified trusteth in his passion and glorieth in his reproach It is a religion which beleeves not that God taketh pleasure to torment the soules of his children in burning fire and to punish them for faults already ready pardoned and for which Iesus Christ hath fully satisfied by punishment which serveth not to amend the sinner but to content the Iustice of God It is a religion which maketh not her praiers by count nor placeth the power of it in the number of the repetition of one the self same praier but in the faith and disposition of the heart It is a religion which holdeth that faith consisteth not in ignorance but in knowledge which equally distributeth holy things to rich and poor not like as in the Romane Church whose dispensations letters of absolution are sold and particular Masses never said for him that hath nothing to give Briefly it is a religion which hath lesse splendour without but more solidness within which will endure narrow sifting which ordaineth few ceremonies but giveth much instruction You wil heer say But these things are new How new seeing Iesus Christ and his Apostles have thus taught Indeed these are new to persons brought up in an inveterate errour and you knowe that healing is alwaies newer than sicknes but wee must alwaies goe up to the spring-head of truth in comparison of which all ould errour is new Never did any man oppose himselfe to any rooted errour settled by long custome who hath not been accused of novelty And this reproach of novelty is very unseemly in their mouthes who hide from the people the true Antiquity which is the holy Scriptures and who to this day maintaine that the Church can make new ordinances touching faith and by the Church understand no other but the Roman who in the very first time after the Apostles cannot shewe one man of their religion who knowe that in all Antiquity there is no mention made of excluding the people from the cup nor of forbidding from the reading of the Scriptures nor of reading the Scriptures unto them in an unknowne tongue which they understand not nor of picturing the Trinity nor of adoring Images nor the Hoste with the adoration of Latria nor of private Masses nor of the Bishop of Romes Court nor of his Indulgences and Church-Treasure nor of his power to depose Kings draw soules out of Purgatory nor of many other new corruptions which they plaister over with the fraudulent title of Apostlique traditions as if they came from the Apostles The themselves who thus vaunt of Antiquity are those which use the antient Doctours most coursely censuring and condemning them upon slight occasion who will that the Fathers should be interpreters of the Scriptures in case they themselves alone may be the fathers interpreters and the Iudges of Antiquity who not only condemn every Father personally but also whole Councels where the Fathers speake in common Three universall Coūcels did condemn Honorius Bishop of Rome for Cotton in the preface of his Catholique institution speaks thus of these two universall Councels an heretique but at this day they maintain that those Councels mistook themselves Greece began in the year 388. to rebell against the holy Sea to thwart the Bishop of Rome giving him the Bishop of Constantinople for a Second At the first Councell of Constantinople in the yeare 381. there were a hundred and fiftie Orthodox Bishops and 630. in the Councell of Chalcedon the yeare 450. Neither this great number nor their great Antiquity hindreth our

slaues vnto him by our owne wills did send his sonne Iesus Christ at that tyme which hee had appointed when all wickednesse raigned Rom. 6 and that all the world through sin were his mortall enimies Ephes 3 and that to make vs knowe what great charitie hee bore to vs his enemies that we might bee iustified and made cleane by his bloud Collos 1 and to preserue vs from his great furie Acts. 2. By the which Iesus Christ our true Pastor and Bishop the father of mercy hath opened the inestimable Treasure of grace 1 Cor. 5 and mercie 1 Pet. 1 which is the Treasure of all faithfull Christians vnder Heauen to the end that all those which trust and firmely beleeue that this bloud was spilt for the remission of their sinnes might be saued and deliuered from the snares of the diuell Gal. 1 And so hereafter in steed of sinning wee might doe good works like vnto our Redemers in louing our neighbours yea euen our enemies euen as Iesus Christ hath loued vs Iam. 2 which were his enemies Deut. 1 therefore gaue himselfe vnto death for vs Leuit. 9 and that we should bee helpfull vnto all in all we can Mat. 22 with as free and good a will as hee hath done good vnto vs not hauing respect vnto the rewarde but onelie vnto Iesus Christ And to the end ye should not thinke that these Pardons and Indulgences bee false counterfeit we will hereafter following recite the witnesses which were present when they were granted beeing all credible persons and who were all expressly commanded to beare witnesse therof vnto all in generall The Witnesses of the Premisses FIrst as concerning the ould Testament Moyses witnesseth in his booke of Genesis and other following in divers places That by Iesus Christ of the seed of Abraham Isack Iacob Iuda and Dauid all people shall receiue blessing and saluation Item Esay 19. 2 33. 35. 43. 18. 53 Esaie Ieremie Ioel Michay Malacky doe witnesse That the saluation of Israell and of the elect people of God is in Iesus Christ Ioel. 2 Secondly Mich. ● that in the new Testament Mala. 2 Saint Mathew witnesseth that our great Bishop Iesus Christ saith I am not come to bee serued but to serue and to giue my life for the redemption of manie Item Mat. 9. 20. 26 Behould my bloud which shall bee for the remission of sinnes Item hee said vnto one sicke of the Palsey that he should beleeue in him Mar. 9. 16 and his sinnes were forgiuen him The like vnto the sick woman vnto the Leper vnto the Blind and others Saint Marke witnesseth also that Iesus said vnto the father of the Possessed If thou canst beleeue all things are possible vnto him that beleeueth Item in another place Whosoeuer will beleeue and bee baptised shall bee saued And in manie other places Saint Luke witnesseth saying Blessed bee the Lord God of Israell for hee hath visited redeemed his people Luc. 12. 24 Item Behold I bring you tidings of great ioy vnto all people to wit that this daie is borne the Sauiour which is Christ Ioh. 13. 5 Item it is written So it behoued that Christ should suffer death and rise againe and so enter into his glorie and that men should preach euerie where in his name repentance and forgiuness of sinnes Saint Iohn witnesseth that Saint Iohn Baptist did publicklie approue Iesus Christ saying Behould the Lamb of God which taketh awaie the finnes of the world Item whosoeuer belueeth in Iesus Christ the son of God he hath euerlasting life Item Verclie I saie vnto you whosoeuer heareth my word and beleeueth in him that sent mee hee hath euerlasting life and commeth not in to iudgment 1. Ioh. 2 but passeth for̄ death vnto life Apoc. 1 Item Wee haue an aduocate vnto God the father euen Iesus Christ and he is the propitation for our sinnes who hath loued and washed vs from our sins in his bloud And in manie places of the gospel in the Epistles of Saint Paul he witnesseth in manie texts namely to the Hebrewes Heb. 1. where hee saith Iesus purgeth awaie sinne Actas ● Saint Peter also saying It is Iesus Christ by whome wee haue remission of our sinnes Conclusion of these Pardons OVr holie father God the creatour who euer hath been and shall bee hath confirmed all the graces Iudith 1 pardons and priuiledges of those reuerend Legats aboue mentioned and excommunicateth all hinderers murmurers and gainsayers of those said pardons and indulgences Deut. 18. Hee which shall not heare my great Prophet Gal. 1 shall bee raced out of the booke of life And Saint Paul If we or an Angell from Heauen preach anie other thing then that which wee haue declared and preached let him be accursed And therfore we recōmend vnto you this noble and most certaine pardon Iam. 2. for it is that true pardon which maie be got without gold or siluer by a liuelie faith which kindleth a charitie in all those which attaine vnto it and stirreth them vp to giue almes vnto all in want and render to each one that which appertaineth vnto them Phil. 4 vnto this also tendeth the lawe and the Prophets Giuen in the supreame soueraine Court of Paradise euer since the first beginning of the world FINIS