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A41384	The fundamentals of the Protestant religion asserted by reason as well as Scriptvre written in French by the famous Monsieur de Gombaud ; made English by Sidnet Lodge ; to which is added his Letters to Monsieur de Militiere and other personages of the French-court upon the same subject.	Gombauld, Jean Ogier de, d. 1666.; Lodge, Sidney, b. 1648 or 9.	1682 (1682)	Wing G1024; ESTC R14808	82,659	180

Neighbour Exod. 24. 16. by this is meant those are to be called Hereticks who embrace no other Religion but what is prescrib'd by the Word of God Then when 't is said speaking of the Communion As often as you shall eat of this Bread 1 Cor. 11. 26. The Sence of this is That you shall eat no Bread And when 't is said Tarry one for another 1 Cor. 11. 33. The meaning of this is That Masses shall be said without Communicants And thus of the rest They render the Scripture intricate and difficult only that they may be consulted as Oracles and their Authority absolutely depended on If Philosophy was so necessary for men to discharge their Duty to God the mean and ordinary people of the World could never know any thing of it against that place of Scripture which says That he hath hid these things from the Wise and Prudent and has revealed 'em unto Babes Matth. 11. 25. It is not to be hoped that a well establish'd Couference can either clear or dissipate this Darkness since most men design only the maintaining the first Opinion they have receiv'd or setting a Value and Reputation on their Profession Disputes indeed are dangerous for those who manage 'em ordinarily grow passionate and sharp or ambitious of Conquest at least of not being overcome I have never observ'd those of the Church of Rome to deal with Sincerity their Religion has so little of Religion in it that it scarce ever suffers 'em to act in any thing without consulting their Humane Interest or without having studied all manner of Tricks and Cunning As the Children of this World are in their Generation wiser than the Children of light Luke 16. 8. They are assured of the Victory before the Combat They are certain they shall be countenan'd by those who preside and be applauded by the Voice of the Multitude They are assur'd of him on whose Account the Dispute is made and to have the better by any way whatever unless that of Reason Otherwise they amuse the Standers by and lose the time in repeating long Quotations and will always speak thrice as much at least as their Adversaries They will not dispute with equal Strength or Arms they will be both Party and Judges and pretending a Sovereign Jurisdiction over all things that belong to Religion will not be determined but by themselves they will admit of no Advice or allow any Councils but what are made up of men all obliged to the same Interest They will resolve nothing but after their own Way their own Policy their own Customs or Prejudices which confirm their Errors instead of removing of ' em But if they were well assur'd that Truth was of their side it being certainly the strongest tho' the least known yet ought they to be so charitable to us as to say Assemble the learned'st of your Men together and we on our parts will do the same We 'll receive your Reasons in Writing signed with your hands and we 'll return you ours with the same Freedom But these Hypocrites these self-interessed Men of seared Consciences will not run the Risque of ruining at once both their Religion and their Fortunes 'T is not their design to draw men to their Party by the Power of Truth they know no way to do it but by Corruption by Liberty and fair Promises They make it their business to find out amongst those of the Reform'd Religion and especially the Pastors a Judas who may be prevailed on to sell himself to betray their Master and Brethren But to what purpose these Perswasions or these Compulsions To what end this Dispute or rather this insufferable Wrangling Is it not only to prove to us that those who prostrate themselves before Images are not Idolaters Is it not to perswade us to go every day before the Altar to observe the going forward and backward the Gestures the mysterious Ornaments of a Priest that turns his Back upon us and to oblige the People to say Amen to several repeated Words and murmuring Noise of a Tongue which for the most part they understand not 'T is for this they make so much Disorder in the World 't is for this they promise they threaten and persecute the Saints even to over-come 'em as far as 't is possible for 'em and make the very Stars fall from Heaven 'T is this which does afflict us and this which does often amaze us 'T is this would make us sink under our Fear and Sorrows but on this account the Holy Trinity comes to our Assistance the Holy Ghost does comfort and withal assure us That the Son shall not lose one of those whom the Father has given him Joh. 17. 12. and 18. 9. Moreover Providence and Truth are so gloriously triumphant over their Enemies that they find themselves caught in those Snares they laid for others Whoever shall attentively read the Books of Controversie so refin'd as they are at this Time will perceive that those of the Reform'd Religion do apparently surpass all others and that there are only such who are contentious stupid or harden'd and given up even to a reprobate Sense that receive not from 'em as full Satisfaction as Reason it self can offer To conclude Aristander I am forc'd to tell you that I find not so much as one remaining Spark of the pure Gospel any shadow of true Christianity in all this Roman Hierarchy 'T is a Body labouring under an irrecoverable Leprosie an Hydropick Body puffed up with it's ill Humours 'T is sick of a Lethargy that sleeps the Sleep of Death from which no Voice is strong or loud enough to awaken it On the contrary I am fully satisfy'd with the Profession of the Reformed Churches which instruct me in the Divine Commands without any Mixture of Humane Inventions I find there preached the pure and plain Truth of a Jesus Christ crucified 1 Cor. 2. 2. who brings healing under his Wings Mal. 4. 2. who makes the Deaf to hear and the Blind to see and in a Word even the Dead to rise again Matt. 11. 5. to enjoy the for-ever-blessed Life of the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost who lives and reigns eternally Amen A LETTER to a Lord at Court who would have perswaded him to turn Catholick MY LORD SInce the Care you are pleas'd to have of me in all my Concerns extends it self even to the Salvation of my Soul I humbly beg your Lordships leave to give you my Opinion on this Subject and 't would be an extreme Pleasure to me was it not contrary to yours 'T is not without Astonishment that I have observ'd in the World so many different Religions which are all maintain'd by their Patrons with an equal Positiveness one believing he has as much Reason on his side as the other But 't was yet greater Amazement to me to see that God does so manifestly make himself known to men that will not listen to him and who are so obdurate not