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A34571 Roman-Catholick principles in reference to God and the King explained in a letter to a friend and now made publick to shew the connexion between the said principles and the late Popish plot. Corker, James Maurus, 1636-1715.; M. B. 1680 (1680) Wing C6303; ESTC R29274 12,033 24

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and Man They should nevertheless upon the very brink of Eternity Wittingly and Willingly cast Themselves Head-long into an Assured Damnation and this at a Time when they might have saved both Bodies and Souls by meerly Discharging a good Conscience in acknowledging the Truth and becoming Honest Men. This I say is Inhumane and contradictory to all Sense and Reason to believe Now therefore I am come to what you so often and so earnestly press me to viz to satisfy the World and clear my Self my Fellow-sufferers and my Religion from the Imputation laid upon Us on pretence of such Principles by a True and Candid Explanation of my Belief and Judgement in the Main Points of Faith and Loyalty Controverted between Catholicks and Protestants as they severally Relate to God and the King PARAGRAPH I. Of the CATHOLICK FAITH and CHURCH in General 1. THE Fruition of God and Remission of Sin is not attainable by Man otherwise then in and by the Merits of Jesus Christ who gratis Purchased It for Us. 2. These Merits of Christ are not applyed to Us otherwise than by a Right Faith in Christ 3. This Faith is but One Entire and Conformable to its Object being Divine Revelations to all which Faith gives an undoubted Assent 4. These Revelations contain many Mystcries transcending the Natural Reach of Humane Wit or Industry Wherefore 5. It became the Divine Wisdom and Goodness to provide Man of some Way or Means whereby he might Arrive to the Knowledge of these Mysteries Means Visible and Apparent to all Means proportionable to the Capacities of all Means Sure and Certain to all 6. This Way or Means is not the Reading of Scripture Interpreted according to the Private Reason or Spirit of every Disjunctive Person or Nation in Particular But 7. It is an Attention and Submission to the Doctrine of the Catholick or Vniversal Church established by Christ for the Instruction of all Spread for that end throughout all Nations and visibly continued in the Succession of Pastors and People throughout all Ages From which Church Guided in Truth and secured from Error in Matters of Faith by the promised Assistance of the Holy Ghost every one may and ought to Learn both the Right Sense of the Scripture and all other Christian Mysteries and Duties respectively necessary to Salvation 8. This Church thus Spread thus Guided thus visibly Continued in One Vniform Faith and Subordination of Government is that Self-same which is termed the Roman Catholick Church the Qualifications above-mentioned viz. Vnity Indeficiency Visibility Succession and Vniversality being applicable to no other Church or Assembly whatsoever 9. From the Testimony and Authority of This Church it is that We Receive and Believe the Scriptures to be Gods Word And as She can assuredly tell Us This or That Book is Gods Word so can she with the like Assurance tell us also the True Sense and Meaning of it in Controverted Points of Faith The same Spirit that Writ the Scripture Enlightning Her to Understand both It and all Matters Necessary to Salvation From These Grounds it Follows 10. All and only Divine Revelations deliver'd by God unto the CHURCH and proposed by Her to be Believ'd as such are and ought to be esteem'd Articles of Faith and the contrary Opinions Heresie And 11. As an Obstinate Separation from the Vnity of the Church in known declared Matters of Faith is Formal Heresie So a wilful Separation from the Visible Vnity of the same Church in Matters of Subordination and Government is Formal Schism 12. The Church proposeth unto Us Matters of Faith First and chiefly By the Holy Scripture in Points plain and Intelligible in it Secondly By Definitions of General Councils in Points not sufficiently Explained in Scripture Thirdly By Apostolical Traditions deriv'd from Christ and his Apostles to all Succeding Ages Fourthly By her Practice Worship and Ceremonies Confirming her Doctrine PARAGRAPH II. Of Spiritual and Temporal Authority 1. GEneral Councils which are the Church of God Representative have no Commission from Christ to Frame New Matters of Faith these being sole Divine Revelations but only to Explain and Assertain unto Us what anciently was and is Received and Retained as of Faith in the Church upon arising Debates and Controversies about them The Definitions of which General Councils in Matters of Faith only and proposed as such Oblige under pain of Heresie all the Faithful to a Submission of Judgement But 2. It is no Article of Faith to believe That General Councils cannot Err either in Matters of Fact or Discipline alterable by Circumstances of Time and Place or in Matters of Speculation or Civil Policy depending on meer Humane Judgement or Testimony Neither of these being Divine Revelations deposited in the Catholick Church in regard to which alone she hath the promised Assistance of the Holy Ghost Hence it is deduced 3 If a General Council much less a Papal Consistory should underta●● 〈◊〉 depose a King and absolve his Subjects from their Allegiance no Catholick as Catholick is bound to submit to such a Decree Hence also it followeth 4. The Subjects of the King of England lawfully may without the least breach of any Catholick Principle Renounce even upon Oath the Teaching Mantaining or Practising the Doctrine of deposing Kings Excommunicated for Heresie by any Authority whatsoever as Repugnant to the fundamental Laws of the Nation Injurious to Sovereign Power Destructive to the Peace and Government and by consequence in His Majesties Subjects Impious and Damnable Yet not properly Heretical taking the Word Heretical in that connatural genuine sense it is usually understood in the Catholick Church on account of which and other Expressions no wise appertaining to Loyalty it is that Cathoclicks of tender consciences refuse the Oath commonly call'd the Oath of Allegiance 5. Catholicks believe That the Bishop of Rome is the Successor of S. Peter Vicar of Jesus Christ upon Earth and Head of the whole Catholick Church which Church is therefore fitly stiled Roman Catholick being an universal Body united under one visible Head Nevertheless 6. It is no matter of Faith to believe That the Pope is in himself Infallible separated from a General Council even in Expounding the Faith By consequence Papal Definitions or Decrees though ex Cathedra as they term them take exclusively from a General Council or Vniversal Acceptance of the Church oblige none under Pain of Heresy to an interior Assent 7. Nor do Catholicks as Catholicks believe that the Pope hath any direct or indirect Authority over the Temporal Power and Jurisdiction of Princes Hence if the Pope should pretend to Absolve or Dispence with His Majesties Subjects from their Allegiance upon account