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A43256	The touch-stone of the reformed gospel wherein the principal heads and tenents of the Protestant doctrine (objected against Catholicks) are briefly refuted. By the express texts of the Protestants own Bible, set forth and approved by the Church of England. With the ancient fathers judgements thereon, in confirmation of the Catholick doctrine.	Heigham, John, fl. 1639.; Kellison, Matthew, attributed name.	1676 (1676)	Wing H1370E; ESTC R216621	50,365	158

Apostles are ●hese The first Simon who is called Peter All the Evangelists do put Pe●er in the first place and wicked Judas in the last And wherefore this but because the one was first in dignity and worthiest of the rest and contrari wise the other last and unworthiest of all his fellows Again why as Peter is called First are not the rest called Second Third c. But to shew thereby that they did not therefore call Peter first because he occurred first to be named but because he was th● First both in dignity and authority whom therefore they all number First and call the First Mat. 16.18 And I say also un●●thee that thou art Peter and upon th● reck I will build my Church and th● gates of hell shall not prevail agains● it Words clearly insinuating S. Peter Supremacy in the Church of God fo● according to the Greek and Syria● text as our Doctors note these words Thou art Peter sound thus Thou ar● a Rock and upon this Rock I will build my Church So that to say that Peter is the rock of the Church is as much as to call him chief or head of the Church Neither without special mystery did our Lord impose upon him this new name the name Peter a Rock o● Stone being one of the most excellent names of Jesus Christ who is many times in holy Scripture termed by the name of a Rock or Stone as Psal 117.22 Isai 28.6 Dan. 24. Mat. 21.42 Rom. 9.33 So that this Sovereign absolute Pastor of the Church did communicate this new name unto his Vicat to represent the more lively the supreme authority which he would give him over his flock And note that Christ saith not I have built or I do build but I will build the Church being built upon himself from his Incarnation and so as these words reserred to Christ as our Reformers use to do do not well agree to the building of the Church upon Christ as head thereof for the time to come but most fitly agree to S. Peter as Head thereof for the time to come Matth. 16.19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of Heaven c. By these words also no less than by the former is clearly signified S. Peters Supremacy For none hath the government or commandement of the keys of any Town or City but the Prince Governour or Magistrates of the same And that sovereign Power signified by the Keyes is likewise proved by that of our Saviour Christ I have the keys of hell and of death Apoc. 1.18 As also by the key of David which openeth and no man shutteth shutteth and no man openeth Now add to this that hath been said the correspondency of the words of ou● Saviour to S. Peter with the words of S. Peter again to him and how clear will this doctrine appear For when our Lord asked his disciples Matth. 16.15 Whom say ye that I am he demanded not how they called his name which was Jesus for that they knew full well before but what his quality office and dignity was And S. Peter answering Thou art Christ the Son of the living God Jesus told him not his Name which was Simon but gave him another name and such an one as likewise signified the office quality and dignity that he bestowed upon him saying Thou art Cephas or Petrus that is to say Rock or Peter Therefore he ordained him Head c 1 Cor. 3.4 22. For while one saith I am of Paul I am of Apollo I of Cephas I of Christ c. See how from those he would have esteemed lesser he ascends to those whom he would have esteemed greater and placeth Peter next to Christ Luke 22.31 32. And the Lord said Simon Simon c. When thou art con●erted strengthen we read confirm thy b●ethren Now what other things is it for Peter to strengthen or confirm his brethren but to practise and exercise his greatnesse over them For he that doth strengthen or confirm others is the greater and they who are strengthened or confirmed are made thereby inferior to him who doth strengthen or confirm them Luke 22.26 He that is greatest amongst you let him be as the yonger and he that is the chief as he that doth serve Where the words He that is greatest is chief do evidently shew that amongst the twelve one was greater than another and was so accounted even by Christ himself John 21.15.16.17 Jesus said to Simon Peter Simon lovest thou me more than these Feed my Lambs feed my sheep where the Greek hath in the second place for feed govern or rule Hence it follows that either the Apostles were not accounted to be in the flock of Christ or else they were subject to S. Peter as to their head when Christ commanded him to feed or govern not onely his Lambs to wit the lay people but his sheep also that is the Apostles and Pastors themselves for besides Lambs and Sheep there is nothing in the Church of God Again if S. Peter loved our Lord more than all his fellow-Apostles did it follows necessarily that he received more power to feed than all the rest did For it cannot be conceived that he is willed to love more than to feed but he loveth more than others therefore he is willed to feed more than the others and consequently to be head of the others Matth. 12.25 26. Every kingdom divided against it self is brought to des●lation And if Satan can cast out Satan c. Satan therefore hath a Kingdom whereof he is the chief If then there be not onely a visible Head of the Church triumphant in heaven but also a visible head even in hell why not a visible head also on earth See more Psa 18 43. Psa 45.16 we 49. Wark 2.16 Act. 1.13 Luke 1.33 2 Cor. 11.5 ¶ The Holy Fathers doe commonly affirm the same Theophilactus in Luke 22. calls Peter Prince of the Disciples Eusebius in Chron. cals him the First Bishop of Christians S. Cyril of Hier. cat 2. Prince and most excellent of all the Apostles S. Chrysost hom 55. in Matth. Pastor and head of the Church Euthym. in cap. ult John Master of the whole world S. Leo epist 89. Head and chief of the Apostles They also hold XII That a woman may he Head or supreme Governess of the Church in all causes as the late Queen Elizabeth was COntrary to the expresse words of their own Bible 1 Tim. 11.12 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection But I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurpe authority over the man Therefore a woman cannot be Head of the Church 1 Cor. 14.34 Let women hold their peace in the Churches for it is not permitted them to speak but to be subject as all the Law saith Therefor c ¶ I produce no Fathers for disproof of this point for never was any woman so presumptuous in our Fore-Fathers days as to take upon her such

are to be loosed by 〈◊〉 Peter and by the Pastors that suc●eed him in the Church See more Deut. 17.8 Aggeus 2.1 2. Cron. 19.8 Vnto the end 2. ●hes 2.15 ¶ The holy Fathers that affirm the ●●me are S. Gregory NaZ In orat ●●cus●t Tertul. lib. de praescrip adversus har S Cyprian lib. 1. epist 3. S. Aug. lib. 1. cont Crosc cap. 33. and lib. cont Fund cap. 5. Vincent Lyr. in suo commonit And S. Anselm lib. de incar cap. 1. writing to Pope Urban saith thus unto him Vnto n● other is more rightly referred to be corrected whatsoever ariseth in the Church against the Catholick faith c. They affirm III. That the Scriptures are easie to be understood and that therefore non● ought to be restrained from readin● of them COntrary to the express words otheir own Bible 2. Pet. 3 1● Where S. Peter speaking of S. Pau● Epistles saith In which are som● things hard to be understood whi●● they that are unlearned and unstabl●● wrest as they do also the other Scri●tures unto their own destruction B● all unlearned Reformers both rea● and are allowed to read those hard things yea the Book of Apocalyps also yet harder without any restraint to man or woman which yet they understand not therefore they wrest them as also other Scriptures to their own destruction Acts 8.30 And Philip said understandest thou what thou readest And he said How can I except some man should guide me Where first may be noted that this Noble Eunuch freely confessed he could not understand the Scriptures without an interpreter to expound them albeit he was a great and serious student in them and withal a holy and humble man as S. Hierom noteth of him Epist ad Paulin. de stud Script And next that he saith Except some man guide me So as he fled not to his private spirit nor yet to conferring of place with place as our Adversaries do Therefore the Scriptures ●re not easie Luke 24.25 and 27. Christ called ●wo of his Disciples fools and slow of ●eart c. And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself How then are the Scriptures so easily to be understood of the unlearned when Christs Disciples themselves could not understand them till first they were expounded to them Rev. 5.1 c The Angel speaking of the Book sealed with seven seals wept much because no man in heaven nor in earth was able to open the Book neither to look thereon A strange case to read in Scripture it self that the book of Scripture should be shut with so many seals but much more strange that even in S. John and the Apostles time none could be found neither in heaven nor earth able to open the same nor to look thereon which every Apprentice now adayes without 〈◊〉 difficulty will undertake to do See more 2 Pet. 1.20 Mat. 13.11 and 36. Luke 24..45 1 Cor. 12.10 Luke 8.10 54. Luke 2.50 2 Tim. 3 7. 1 John 4.6 John 5.35 Psal 119 18. and 34. Rev. 5.1 c. ¶ The holy Fathers that affirm the same are S. Iraenus l. 2. Cap. 27. Origen l. cont Cels S. Amb. Epist 44. ad Constant Where he calleth it A sea and depth of prophetical riddles S. Jer. in praefat comment in Ephes 5. And S. Aug. epist 119. cap. 21. saith The things of Scripture that I knew not are many more then those that I know So S. Greg. hom 6. in Ezech. and many other Fathers confess the same of themselves S. Denis Bishop of Corinth cited by Euscbius lib. 7. hist Eccl. 20. saith Of this Book of Scripture this is my opinion that the matter thereof is far more profound then my wit can reach unto They affirm IV. That Apostolical Traditions and ancient Customs of the Church not found in the written word are not to be received nor to oblige us Contrary to the express word of their own Bible 2 Thes 2.15 Therefore Brethren stand fast and hold the Traditions which ye have been taught whether by word or by Epistle Hence it is clear that some Traditions were delivered to the Thessalonians by word of mouth and those of equal authority with what was written if not of more for the holy Ghost doth name them first as they were indeed the first in being yea it is certain that before the new Testament was written the Apostles delivered all by Tradition and word of mouth Therefore Apostolical Traditions are to be received and do oblige us 2 Thes 3.6 N●w I command you brethen in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye with draw your selves from every brother that walketh disorderly and not after the Tradition which he received of us He saith not I councel you but I command you But these men rejecting all Traditions walk disordered therefore they break the Apostles commandment Yea they stand not but are fallen they let go what the word it self doth will them to hold and therefore in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ let all good men withdraw from them 1. Cor. 11.2 Now I praise you bre●hren that you remember me in all ●hings and keep the Traditions as I ●ave delivered them unto you But these ●eject all Traditions therefore needs must S. Paul speak thus unto them Now none of my brethren I dispraise you for that you forget me in all ●hings and keep not the Traditions as 〈◊〉 have delivered them unto you Lastly if nothing at all be to be be●ieved but onely that which is left us written wherein should the Church ●ave exercised herself from Adam to Moses the space of two thousand six ●undred years See more 1 Tim. 6.3.20 2 Tim. ● 13 2 Tim. 2.2 John 20.30 and ●1 25 and 16.12 1 Cor. 11.16.34 〈◊〉 ep John 12.3 ep of S. John 13. Acts 16.4 and 15.28 ¶ The Fathers that affirm the same ●re S. Iraeneus l. 3. c. 4. Origen in cap. ● ad Rom. S. Damas l. 4. c. 17. S. Chrysost in 2 Thes 2. And S. Basil de Spiritu sancto saith some things 〈◊〉 have from Scripture other things fr●● the Apostles both which have 〈◊〉 force unto Godliness S. Chrysostom 4. in 2. Thes faith It is a Traditi●● seek thou no further They affirm V. That a man by his own understandi●● or private spirit may rightly jud●● and interpret Scripture COntrary to the express words their own Bible 1. Cor 12.8 a●● 10. To one is given by the spirit 〈◊〉 word of wisedome to another the wo●●● of knowledge by the same spirit to ●nother the working of miracles to ●nother Prophesie to another discerni●● of spirits to another kinds of tongue● to another the interpretation of tongu●● but all these worketh that one 〈◊〉 the self same spirit dividing to ev●●● man severally as he will Where 〈◊〉 Apostle in express words opposeth 〈◊〉 refelleth this unsavory doctrine tea●●ing that the gift of prophesying or truly to interpret the holy Scripture