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A89813 The plain mans defence against popery: or, A discourse, shewing the flat opposition of popery to the Scripture. By J.N. chaplain to a person of honour J. N. 1675 (1675) Wing N22; ESTC R9788 31,034 79

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sins the Remission of pain and guilt for the living and the dead This Doctrine is most filthy and injurious to that All sufficient Sacrifice of Christ offered once for ever upon the Cross here again the Popish-Doctrine razeth the foundation of Religion to the very bottom Note A real and outward Sacrifice is against the nature of a Sacrament especially the Supper of the Lord for one end thereof is to keep in memory the Sacrifice of Christ Again in a Sacrament God gives Christ to us whereas in a real Sacrifice God receives from man he gives something to God in the Popish Sacrifice of the Masse the Priest pretends to give Christ to God Note The Masse may well be so called for it 's a Mass and heap of blasphemies and abominations it is like a Beggars Cloak patch't up with many pieces one Pope puts in one patch another another it was not fully patch't up as now it is till twelve hundred years after Christ Note The Masse being Idolatrous it is not lawful to be present at it as appears by 1 Cor. 10.14 Flee from Idolatry these Scriptures forbid going to Masse 2 Cor. 6.16 17.1 Cor. 10.21 Psal 26. 4.1 Joh. 5.21.1 King 19.18.1 Cor. 6. 20. Rev. 21.8 Rev. 13.7 It is not lawful for a man outwardly to accommodate himself to Popish Idolatry though he doth keep his heart to God and in his mind address all Religious worship to God alone Matt. 10.33 Rom. 10.10 The example of Naaman 2 King 5.18 will not excuse our Masse Gospellers for 1. Naaman made open profession by word and deed of Adoring the true God only 2 King 5.17 2. His bowing was only a civil honour to the King his Master who leaned upon him as t is the custom of Princes in state to do when the King bowed Naaman must stoop also to hold up and support the King 50. Q. Is Christ Corporally in the Lords Supper Is there a change of the substance of the Bread Wine into the substance of Christs body and blood or shall Christs body abide in Heaven till the end of the World A. He shall send Jesus Christ whom the Heavens must receive until the times of restitution of all things Act. 3.21 The poor ye have alwayes me ye have not alwayes Mark 14.7 Christ sits at the right hand of God Col. 3.1 This do in remembrance of me 1 Cor. 11.26 They follow the Lamb whethersoever he goes Rev. 14.4 A Spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have Luk. 24.39 Jesus took bread and break it 1 Cor. 11.24 As oft as ye eat this bread and drink this Cup ye do shew the Lords death till he come 1 Cor. 11.26 Note The Popish Doctrine of Transubstantiation viz. The change of the Bread and Wine into the natural body and blood of Christ is repugnant to plain Testimonies of Scripture overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament hath given occasion to most grosse Idolatry and manifold Superstitions doth contain infinite absurdities and contradictions as 1. Then Christ must hold himself in his own hands yea devour and eat up himself and yet sit whole and entire at the Table with his Disciples 2. His body must be in a Thousand places at the same time 3. His whole body must be in every Communicants mouth at once 4. His whole body must be less in quantity than the least limb of his body 5. His body must at the same time be broken and yet not broken 6. His body must at the same time both ascend and descend 7. His body must be subject to corruption and putrefaction c. Note Matth. 26.26 This is my body is to be understood this doth signifie and represent my body Christ is called a Rock 1 Cor. 10.4 A door Joh. 10.9 A Vine John 15.1 Believers are called one bread 1 Cor. 10.4 Can any one be so senseless as to think that Christ was Transubstantiated or turned into a Rock a Door a Vine or the whole Church into Bread Note The Papists have infinite disputes and cannot agree among themselves whether Christs body be made in the Bread or brought into it whether his body under the form of bread be living have all the parts of a man have weight Why it is not perceived whether the Priest make his Maker by blessing the Elements or by saying This is my body c. The ancient Fathers say nothing of Transubstantiation the first determination of it was 1200 years after Christ for the proof of it they alledge this miracle that on a time St. Francis found a Spider in the Communion Cup which he would not cast out but drank up with the Wine afterwards rubbing his thigh where it itched the Spider came whole out of his thigh without harm to either Note John 6. Is not to be understood of any corporal eating of Christ in the Sacrament as Papists falsly pretend but of spiritual eating and drinking by faith whether in the Sacrament or without as is plain John 6.35 John 6.47 51. Q. Are not the Papists guilty of horrible Idolatry in giving Divine worship to the Sacrament In giving the same Religious worship to the bread which the Priest holds in his hands which is due to the true God In adoring a Breaden God A. Thou shalt have no other Gods before me Exod. 20.3 Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only Matth. 4.10 My glory will I not give to another Esa 42.8 Note The Papist adore and give Divine worship to the very Sacrament and require it of all who have Communion with them there they err again in the very foundation for that we should give Religious worship to God alone is the first and principle command of Gods Law and it is the great and chief foundation of the Gospel as our Saviour teaches John 17.3 It was the main crime of the Jews and also of the Heathens to render to the Creature the glory and adoration due to God The N. Testament threatens eternal Damnation to Idolaters 1 Cor. 6.10 Rev. 21.8 Note It will not at all excuse the Papists to say that they worship not the bread but Christ for they suppose the bread to be Christ this argument cannot excuse the Papists from Idolatry for if it doth it will excuse the greatest Heathen Idolater for those Heathens that worshipped the Sun did suppose the Sun to be God they that worshipped Jupiter did suppose him to be God If this will excuse from Idolatry ye shall not find any thing that can be justly called Idolatry Gal. 4.8 52. Q. Should people receive but half the Sacrament the bread but not the cup of the Lord A. He took the Cup and gave it to them saying drink ye all of it Matth. 26.27 He took the Cup and gave it to them and they all drank of it Mark 14.23 Let a man examine himself and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that Cup 1 Cor. 11.28 see 1 Cor. 10.16 Note The Papists are guilty
our Saviour excepted keep all the commandements without the least sin A. There is not a just man upon Earth that doth good and sinneth not Eccl. 7.20 Who can say I have made my heart clean Pro. 20.9 If we say we have no sin we deceive our selves 1 John 1.8 In many things we offend all Jam. 3.2 Note we are so far from perfect keeping the Law that we cannot perfectly do any good work as the Church and St. Paul confesses Esa 64.6 Rom. 7.21 Note The Papists have taught the Quakers this arrogant Doctrine of perfection whereas the ancient Fathers affirm that the highest perfection of a Christian in this life is to see his own imperfection Note The grace of God in this life never raiseth man to perfect exact unsinning obedience but it creates in him a sincere obedience to the whole Gospel and quickens him to bewail his frailties and infirmities all the perfection attainable in this life is when the will habitually entertains nothing that is contrary to the love of God Note If a man could perfectly fulfil the law then he need not daily pray as our Saviour hath taught for the pardon of his sins 2. Then after grace received and sanctification he would no more need Christ as a Mediator 3. Then he might be justified and obtain eternal life by the law which is contrary to the Doctrine of St. Paul Note The impossibility of keeping Gods commandments perfectly is not from the nature of his commands but the corruption of mans nature and thus we are to understand the ancient Fathers when they say that God doth not command things impossible 25. Q. May a true believer in this life be certainly assured that he is in the state of grace is this certainty more than a bare conjectural hope is it an infallible assurance grounded upon the promises of God the inward evidence of those graces unto which those promises are made the Testimony of the spirit witnessing that we are the children of God A. Hereby we know that we know him if we keep his commandements 1 John 2.3 We know that we have passed from death unto life because we love the Brethren 1 John 3.14 These things have I written unto you that ye may know that ye have eternal life 1 Joh. 5.13 We desire you to shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope Heb. 6.11 The spirit it self beareth witness with our spirits that we are the Children of God Rom. 8.16 Grieve not the spirit whereby ye are sealed to the day of Redemption Eph. 4.30 God is willing that the Heirs of the promise should have strong Consolation Heb. 6.17.18 Give diligence to make your calling and election sure 2 Pet. 1.10 Note All the ancient creeds agree to this they have this article expresly I believe the forgiveness of sins now the meanning of it as St. Augustine and the Schoolmen observe is this I believe that Remission of sins by Christ is given to me because I believe in him So that it was the judgment of the primitive Church that men should believe the forgiveness of their own sins Note A Papist in saying the Creed believes no more than the Devil himself doth viz. That God gives Remission of sins to his Church and people and so in saying the Lords prayer he believes no more than the Devil doth viz. That God is a Father to some not that he is his Father in Christ Oh! into what a gulph of discomforts doth Popery plunge men their Souls must hang in fears and doubts all their dayes they cannot tell whether they shall be saved or damned it 's a Hell on this side Hell 26. Q. Should we pray to the Apostles and Saints departed the B. Virgin Mary c. Should we give Religious worship to them or to God alone Should we go to God in the mediation of Christ alone or do we need the Saints departed to be mediators and intercessors for us what direction doth the Scripture give A. Call upon me in the day of trouble Psal 50.15 Say our Father which art in Heaven Luke 11.2 Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only Mat. 4.10 My glory I will not give to another Esa 42.8 How shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed Rom. 10.14 Let no man beguile you in a voluntary humility and worshipping of Angels Col. 2.18 There is one mediatour between God and men the man Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2.5 Through him we access unto the Father Eph. 2.18 Do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Col. 3.17 Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name I will do it John 14.3 No man comes to the Father but by me John 14.6 We have an advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous 1 John 2.1 27. Q. Is there any ground for us to believe that the Saints in ●eaven know our particular persons wants necessities desires or doth the Scripture intimate the contrary A. Doubtless thou art our Father though Abraham be ignorant of us and Israel know us not Esa 63.16 Thou sendest man away his Sons come to honour and he knows it not they are brought low but he perceives it not Job 14.21 28. Q. If an Angel should appear to us or if the Apostles were present upon Earth with us or the blessed Virgin would they suffer us to kneel down and give religious worship and adoration to them with such solemnity as the Popish Crue adore and worship Angels and Saints departed and their Images A. I John fell down to worship before the feet of the Angel then saith he see thou do it not for I am thy fellow servant worship God Rev. 22 8 9. Cornelius fell down at Peters feet and worshipped him and Peter said stand up I my self also am a man Act. 10.25 They would have done Sacrifice and Paul and Barnabas run in among the people crying Sirs why do yee these things Act. 14.14 Note The Papists pray as much or more to the Virgin Mary and Saints departed as to God What is spoken of God and to God in the Psalms they apply to the Virgin Mary in a book called our Ladies Psalter they teach that it is lawful to say the Lords prayer to the Virgin Mary and the Saints departed that we say to them our Fathers hallowed be your name and so of all the other Petitions Note We find in the word of God but two kinds of worship a Religious worship due only to God and a civil honour used amongst men the Popish distinction of Religious worship into Dulia and Latria the former to men the latter to God is blasphemous contrary to Scripture directly a new coined device to palliate Idolatry Note The Papists by praying in that manner as they do to the Saints departed do give them the highest Religious worship and adoration that can be and so are guilty of fearful Idolatry Note The Angel Gen. 48 16 must be understood of Christ who is called an Angel Mal.