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A31347 A Catholick pill to purge popery with a preparatory preface, obviating the growing malignity of popery against Catholick Christianity / by a true son of the Catholick apostolick church. True son of the Catholick apostolick church. 1677 (1677) Wing C1495; ESTC R15262 39,661 102

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suffered c. by which he hath made a full and perfect satisfaction for the sins of his elect and for the whole punishment thereof both ete●●al and temporal The Papists teach that Christ hath satisfied for sins going before baptism but concerning sins following baptism the fault is remitted by the passion of Christ the punishment which of infinite is made finite is to be satisfied for by men themselves either here or in Purgatory that is men themselves must satisfie the justice of God for the temporal punishment of their offences either on earth or in Purgatory There is say they a certain infernal place in the earth called Purgatory in the which as in a prison house the souls which were not fully purged in this life are there cleansed and purged by fire before they can be received into heaven Bell. de Purgat lib. 1. cap. 1. cap. 3. lib. 2. cap. 6. Rhem. on 1 Cor. 3. Sect. 4. They say also that it is an Article of Faith to believe that there is a Purgatory and that he which believes it not is sure to go to hell Bellar. ibid. l. 1. c. 15. But this is so far from being an Article of Faith as that it is a meer fable and contrary to an Article of Faith The blood of Christ is the Purgatory of our sins 1 John 1 7. Afflictions are called the fiery tryal 1 Pet. 1.7 4.12 whereby we are cleansed from our corruption as gold is from the dress by fire No other Purgatory is to be found in Scriptures The Scriptures mention but two sorts of men believers and unbelievers and but two places after this for them heaven for the one and hell for the other Luke 16.25 26. John 3.36 Revel 20.14 15. 21 7 8. They that die in the Lord rest from their labors which cannot be true if any of them go to Purgatory Their works follow them that is the reward of their works Revel 14.13 If any man should have gone to Purgatory then the thief upon the Cross had gone thither who repenting at his end wanted time to make satisfaction for the temporal punishment of his sins but Christ said to him To day shalt thou be with me in Paradise The Doctrine of Purgatory came into the Church out of the Heathen Writers for the Philosophers and Poets were the first that ever wrote of it and Popish Purgatory was unknown to the Fathers many hundred years after Christ Perkins 2. Vol. 568 569. C. If Purgatory be but a fable contrary to an Article of Faith then what is the cause that the Church of Rome so stifly maintain it M. There is great cause why they should so do for it keeps in the fire in the Popes Kitchin for if the fire of Purgatory were not great the fire in the Popes Kitchin would be but small for by this means they have store of Mony for Pardons Masses Diriges and other such like Trumperies DIALOGUE 5. C. Do they teach any thing else contrary to the Creed M. Yes The sixth Article saith that Christ ascended into Heaven c. and the Scriptures say that the Heavens must contain him c. Acts 1.11 3.21 They teach contrary hereunto namely that Christ is corporally present in the Sacrament and that in many places at once The which is contrary to the nature of a true body and contrary to the nature of the Sacrament which is a remembrance of Christ Virgilius against Eutychus lib. 4. saith thus When it that is the flesh of Christ was on earth it was not in Heaven and because it is now in Heaven it is not on Earth This is the Catholick Faith and consession It is an Article of Faith to believe the Catholick Church and faith is the evidence of things not seen Heb. 11.1 Therefore the Catholick Church is always unto the world invisible and not to be espied but by the eyes of Faith because things se●n are not believed The Papists teach that the Catholick Church is and hath been always visible Rhem. on Mat 5. Sect. 3. The Church is said to be Catholick that is universal because it is not tied to any one special place but is spread abroad over the face of the earth They tie it to Rome alone which can be but a particular Church and not Universal In the Church there is a Communion of Saints and these are they that are sanctified by the blood and Spirit of Christ having the perfect holiness of Christ put upon them by imputation of Faith and the quality of imperfect holiness poured into their heart by the spirit of sanctification And such are the Faithful here on earth 1 Cor. 1.2 Psal 16.2 The Papists acknowledge none to be Saints but such as are in heaven They teach that the Pope can canonize Saints whereas to make one a Saint is only the work of God 1 Cor. 11. The Pope hath canonized many that indeed were never true Saints of God but wicked men and rank Traitors to their Princes as Becket with many others This canonizing of Saints was never heard of with the Fathers until the year Eight hundred and eighty and then Adrian took up this authority And Alexander the Third after him confirmed it in his decrees In the Creed we profess to believe the forgiveness of sins that is I believe that God for Christ his sake doth freely forgive the sins of his Elect and my sins also And herein consisteth our justification namely in this free forgiveness of our sins and the imputation of Christs righteousness to us The Papists teach many things contrary to this Article First That men are to make satisfaction for their sins Now satisfaction for sins and forgiveness of sins are contraries If we satisfie in our own person we are not justified freely if we be justified freely as most certainly we are Rom. 3.23 then we make no satisfaction at all If a man can satisfie and pay a debt then he needs no forgiveness but if the debt be forgiven him then it is plain that there is no satisfaction made The satisfaction for our sins was made by Christ and not by us C. Did not the Ancient Fathers teach men to make satisfaction for their sin M. The satisfaction which they maintained was an Ecclesiastical and publick mulct or penalty imposed upon notorious offenders thereby to testifie their repentance and to satisfie the Church whom they had offended Perkins 1. Vol. 577 c. 2. vol 165. 2. D. 166. The efficient cause of our justification is God alone It is God only that forgiveth our sins Esay 43.25 Mark 2.7 Rom. 8.33 They teach that the Pope can forgive sins and we know that he gives pardons not only for the time past but also for the time to come yea they teach that priests have right to remit sins and they alledge these places to prove to it Matth. 16.19 John 10.23 Now we are to note this that as none can forgive a debt but the party to