Purgatorie Popes painted fire and is not in the scriptures as also no one point of poperie is therefore all sinfull And for Purgatorie it was deuised of the heathen Atheists long before the daies of any Pope within the compasse of those 1864 yeres wherin we sayd that Abraham and his posteritie were separate from the Gentiles which space the Apostle calleth the Times-past wherein God suffered the Gentiles to walke in their own waies Act. 14 16. And â—herein after a sort the Lord hid himâ—lfe from them as Isai speaketh 45 15 as â—ntrariwise the same Prophet foretold â—at the Lord would discouer his holy â—me in the sight of all the Gentiles that 〈◊〉 the ends of the world might see the salâ—ation of God 52 10. Of those Heathen I â—ay and in that time a kind of Purgatorie â—as inuented by their vaine Poets and â—hilosophers who were the diuines of â—he Heathen as in the writings of Platâ— â—nd Virgil it appeareth from whom these â—orthy marchants for faile of scripture â—aue cosoningly gathered the dead coles â—f their Purgatory blown vp the same â—o vehemently with the boistrous belows â—f their own hot burning breath that they â—aue made it nothing lesse if not much more terrible for the time then hell it self A diuelish deuise meerly forged of these merchants wherby as also by their masse they made merchandise of mens soules as Peter and Iohn foretold vs. Yet is there a double Purgatorie or purgation of Christians in this life The one is whereby we are cleansed from all our sinnes by the blood of Iesus christ Heb. 1 3. 1 Ioh. 1 7â— Reuel 1 5 which vvas also signified vndâ— the law by that blood offered Leuit. 17 11 vvhich see how the Apostle interpreteth 1 Hebr. 10 1 c. For almost al thingâ— vvere by the law purged vvith blood anâ— vvithout shedding of blood is no remission Heb. 9 22. This our first purgation is figured also by baptisme where our washing in the vvater or new birth Tit. 3. 5 betokeneth our putting on of Christ Gal. 3 27. vvhich in the Reuelation is called the vvhite raiment Reuel 3 vers 4. 18 and is named of S. Paul the new man vvhich after God is created in righteousnesse and true holinesse Eph 4 24 which is to mortifie the deedes of the body by the spirit Rom. 8 13 and to put off the sinfull body of the flesh Col. 2 11 that is to crucifie our old man that the body of sin might be destroied that henceforth vve should not serue sin Rom. 6 6 for they that are Christs haue crucified the flesh vvith the affections and lusts Gal. 5 24. read Col. 3 5 and Tit. 2 vers 11. 12 c. Our other purgation is by the fire of afflictions and persecutions Dan. 12 10 which all that will liue godly in Christ Iesus must indure Psal 34 19. Phil. 1 29. 〈◊〉 Tim. 4 10. 2 Tim. 3 12. 1 Pet. 1 ver 6. 7 that the triall of our fayth being much more precious then gold that perisheth though it be tried by fire might be souÌ„d vnto our praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Iesus Christ whom wee haue not seene and yet loue him in whom now though we see him not yet do we beleeue and reioice vvith ioy vnspeakeable and glorious receauing the end of our faith euen the saluation of our soules 1 Pet. 1. ver 7 8 9 for if we be without the corrections whereof all the faithful are partakers then are we bastards and not sonnes Hebr. 12 8. And here wee may see that Bildad argued very absurdly against Iob in reasoning thus If thou wert righteous God would not afflict thee but he afflicteth thee therefore art thou vnrighteous Iob 8. ver 6. 20. Wherefore Iob confuteth this absurditie in the next chapter vers 21. 22. These afflictions of the faithfull were most liuely represented by the beasts diuided in the middest in the couenant that God made with Abraham where the foules fell vpon the carkases â— the Lorde went betweene those diuideâ— peeces of the beastes with a smoking fornace and firebrand Gen. 15. verse 10. 11. 17. to teach Abraham that his posterity shuld suffer many and diuerse afflictions to be rent and torne in peeces tried with fire fagot as the lord there in a word plainly expresseth verse 13. Exod. 2 11. Heb. 〈◊〉 verse 36. 37. In the law likewise this was prefigured where they were commanded in all their oblations to offer salt Leuit 2 13. which Christ himselfe thus enterpreteth Euerie man shall be salted with fire and euerie sacrisice shal be salted with salt Marke 9 49. This sacrifice is euerie Christian mans bodie which he is bound of dutie and seruice euen by reason Rom. 6 19. to giue vp and offer holie and acceptable vnto God Ro. 12 1. for to this end our sauiour saith to all If any man wil come after me let him denie himselfe and take vp his crosse daily and follow me Luke 9 23. I am loth to be longer in this point yet since we are come thus farre into the field of Christian combats let vs at the least take a suruey of the battell for it may be though we comenow but only to see the host as Dauid did 1 Sam. 17. vers 17. 20. that the Lord will one day call vs forth as he did Dauid to fight against Goliath verse 49 c. For howsoeuer worldlie souldiers are discharged either for infirmities or age yet none are exempted from this christian warfare but all euen from children Mat. 19 14 that feare God must prepare theÌ„selues to this warefare which is not against flesh and bloud but against principalities against powers against worldly gouerners the princes of the darknesse of this world against spiritual wickednesses which are in the hie places Eph. 6 12. The weapons of this warfare are the verie whole armoure of god Eph. 6 11 c. by which Christ our Captaine hath alreadie conquered all the power and kingdome of Sathan for vs Isai 59. vers 16. 17. 18. Wherefore Saint Paule as an Heralt about to crie an Alarme in this great host biddeth vs to be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might Eph. 6 10. And to watch stand fast in the faith to quit vs like men and be strong 1 Cor. 10 13. And he sheweth the meanes how we may so do namelie by continuing in one spirit and in one mind fighting together through the faith of the Gospel Philip. 1 27. S. Iohn also to comfort vs before we haue giuen one stroke telleth vs that we haue alreadie gotten the victorie and ouercome the wicked one that is the Deuil 1 Ioh. 2 13. This might seeme vnto vs a paradox but that we cannot forget our grand captaine Christ the head of his bodie the Church Col. 1 18. who hath spoiled the principalities powers and triumphed ouer theÌ„ in his crosse Col. 2 15. and so cast out the
as S. Peter writeth 2. Pet. 3 7. offreth him this speciall grace purposed in him selfe from euerlasting whereby the Lord both cleared his iustice and shewed his mercie that the seed of the woman should bruse the serpents head Gen. 3 15. Adam beleeued this short sentence and through faith in this promise was saued In the assurance of this promise were all the fathers and faithfull before Noahs flood saued The floud came in the yeare of the world 1656. For notwithstanding the hoâ—ie exercises which the Lord had enioined Adam his ofspring to practise by offrings sacrifices as types patterns of that promised seede Christ the lambe of God which therefore in purpose of God in promise to man and in type of h It is verie like that the skins of those beastes which were slaine for sacrifice at that instant of the promise of redeÌ„ption serued to cloth Adams nakednesse GeÌ„ 3 21 that as their bodies were burnt in sacrifice to prefigure Adams deliuerance from hel-fire so their hides likewise might hide his shame keepe his bodie from cold and continuallie put him in mind of the Lords mercifull couenant And thiâ— meÌ„t the Lord in commaunding the Israelites to weare that blew gard as a memoriall of his lawes in the borders of their garmentes Num. 15 vers 38. 39. but the apparel of christians is the Lord Iesus Christ his â—ertues as faith righteousnesse holinesse of life c. Rom. 13 14. Gal. 3 27. Eph. 4 24. which in the parable are called the wedding garmâ—nt Mat. 22 11. read Reuelat. 3. vers 4. 18 14 5. sacrifice was slaine from the beginning of the world Reu. 13 8. as we plainlie see by Adams sonnes offrings Gen. 4. vers 3. 4. Which were doubtles according to Gods owne appointment â—nd accepted onlie by faith Hebr. 11 4. And were also the faithfull i The first borne in euerie familie till the â—aw was the sacrificer but as the law the Leuites were appointed thervnto Exo. 19 22 24 5. Num. 8. vers 18. 19. whose offrings as is verie like were approued by site sent froÌ„ heauen to consume their sacrifices coÌ„pare these quotations GeÌ„ â— 4. Leu. 9 24. 1 King 18 38. 1 Chr. 21 26. 2 Chr. 7 1 Hebr. 11 4. practises of all the ten fathers before the floud as we may well perceiue by this that the Lord reuealed to them what beasts fowls were clean what vncleane Gen. 7 2. and 8 20. As likewise after the floud and before the law the example of Noah Genes 8 20. Melchi-zedek Genes 14 18. Abraham Gen. 12 vers 7. 8. 13 18. Isaak Gen. 26 25. Iaacob Gen. 31 54. and of Iob Iob 1 5. 42. vers 8. 9. witnesseth And notwithstanding also those reuerent statelie sagies the ten k Before Noahs floud they liued with bread salets rootes frutes and all increase of the earth c. Gen. 1. 29. milke butter c. of the flockes or heards Gene. 4 2. not hauing commandement to touch the life of anie creature for meat but at the floud the Lord so weakned the state of mans bodie in shortning his daies that maÌ„ stood in neede of fish and flesh also to susteine life for before the floud the eating neither of fish nor of flesh was permitted Gen. 9 3. long-liued fathers before Noahs floud set downe in their order by Moses Gen. 5 3. c. Who were all graue prophets preachers to proclaime Gods mercies to faithfull penitents and to denounce his iudgements against the stubburne sinners of that age yet they conuersing with Cains posteritie whose companie by Cains far banishment the Lord would haue had his to auoide Gen. 4 14. were now become most profane and wicked corrupting the true religion and worship of God in so much that at this time of the floud there was but onelie Noah the tenth father of that age whom the Lord found faithfull vppon the whole earth Gen. 6 9. 7 1. And although the Lord had warned them sixe score yeares before of that vniuersall diluge and destruction and that they both heard the continuall admonitions vehement preachings of these three excellent fathers Methushelah Lamech and Noah all the time l The floud came the 17. day of the 2. moneth Gen. 7. 11. which is our October as comparing Ex. 12 2. with 23 16. you may plainlie perceiue and in the moneth before died Methushelah 5. years after the death of Lamech Noah his 3. sonnes Sem Ham Iapheth with their 4. wiues Gen. 6. vers 10. 18. were those 8. persons saued froÌ„ the floud in the Arke 1. Pet. 3 20. by whoÌ„ see how the earth is replenished with inhabitants Gen. 10. of the caution in Gods decree 800. years after counting from the confusion of tongues GeÌ„ 11 8. for the children of Israel to succeede Hams posteritie the cursed Cananites Deut. 32 8. Noah Sem. almost of that long â—pace of repentance and also saw Noahs diligence in preparing the Ark by Gods commandement Genes 6. vers 13. 14. against that dreadfull day yet so wicked â—nd desperate they were that they toke no notice thereof though it stood vppon â—he destruction both of their bodies and â—oules for they knew nothing of it as â—ur Sauiour testifieth till the floud came swept them all away Mat. 24 39. Some â—ew yeares after the floud this promise was renewed for Noah as a Prophet told â—ore distinctlie of what familie this seede â—hould come saying Blessed be the Lord God of Sem Genes 9 26. noting thereby â—wo things vnto vs both that this blesâ—ng should come of the linage of Sem his â—econd sonne and also that the rest of the â—orld as heathen idolaters should be â—uered from Sems familie for a time â—hich came to passe in the tenth generaâ—on after at Abrahams calling from VR â—f Chaldea Moses recordeth Sems geneâ—tion to abraham Gen. 11 10. c. Abraâ—am was borne in the yeare of the world 2008 and two yeares after the death of Abraham Noah which was 352 yeares after the floud when now all the families of the earth sauing Melchi-zedek who by all likelihod was that old Sem Gen. 11. versâ— 10. 11. 14 18 c. were fallen to idolatrie and atheisme euen Terah the father of Abraham Iosh 24. verse 2. 14. But wheÌ„ Abraham was 70. yeares old the Lord m By three proofs especiallie the scriptures coÌ„mend Abrahams faith vnto vs 1. by his willingnesse in forsaking his fathers house kinred and countrie to follow Gods calling he wist not whither Gen. 12 1. Act. 7. 3 Gal. 3. vers 6 17. Hebr. 11 8. 2. by his assured hope in Gods promise to obteine a sonne when in reason ther was no hope Rom. 4 19 c. 3. by the readie offring vp of his son Isaak in hoÌ„ he had receiued the promises Heb. 11 17. c. In him therefore we see a worthie pattern of our faith Gal. 3
c. are in all the iust ministers of Gods word alway shal be Mat. 18. verse 17. 18. 1 Cor. 5 4 c. 2 Cor. 2. verse 7. 15. and 10 4. 1. Tim. 5. verse 20. 24. Iud. vers 22. 23. Yea though their priuiledge were good as we see it counterfet and common yet must it either be personal or locall or mixt of both If it be personal it perished with Peter if locall what place shall euer be of so great priuiledge prerogatiues as was mount Sion Ierusalem what special couenants Sions prerogatiues what excellent promises had she God hath layd his foundations among the holy mountaines the Lord loued the gates of Sion aboue all the habitations of Iacob Of Sion it shall be said many are borne in her and the Most-high shall stablish her c. Psal 87 1 c. For the Lord hath chosen Sion and loued to dwell in it saying This is my rest for euer here will I dwell for I haue a delight therein c. Psal 132 13 c. And the Iewes were not a litle proud hereof Ier. 7 3 c. but Gods promises to Ierusalem were conditionall if thy sonnes keepe my couenant c. Psa 132 12. for else it should be serued as Shilo was Ierem. 7 14. Ierusalem should be counted as Sodome Ezech. 16. verse 48. 53. Reade 2 King 23 27. and Sion for their sake should be plowed as a field and Ierusalem become as heaps Micah 3 12. And touching local worship our Sauiour hath taught vs in his communication to the woman of Samaria that the true worshippers of God should looke for none Ioh. 4. verse 20. 21. 23. for men may and must pray in euery place listing vp pure hands without wrath and * Mat. 21. verse 21 22. Iames 1 6. doubting 1 Tim. 2 8. 1 Cor. 1 2. To come then to their Church how is their church the Church of Christ seeing they reiect the word of God as they do Our Sauiour reasoneth thus against the Iewes He that is of God heareth Gods wordes ye therefore heare them not because ye are not of God Ioh. 8 47. If all men be bound to allow this reason as vpon pain of damnation they are howe is the Church of a This is meant of their visible out ward Church for else there are among them many no doubt who fearing God and embracing his word abhorre the Beast detest his religiō as were in that corrupt time of Ahab 1 king 19 ver 10. 18. Rom. 11 ver 3. 4. And good Obadia a chiefe officer in Ahabs Court 1 king 18 〈◊〉 and in S. Paules time they of Neros houshold at Rome Phil. 4 22. Rome a member of the Church of God sith it refuseth to heare his woord as wee see by practise in their a Recusants are to bee compelled to come heare the word of God Lu. 14 23. by these examples Iosh 24 23 c. 2 Chro. 34 33. Ezra 7 26. Ne. 10. ve 1. 28 c. And by these warrants Exod. 22 20. Nom. 9 13. Deut. 13 12 c. 17 2 c. Isa 8 20. Zec. 13 2 c. for like as by their refusing to heare Gods word they shew them selues not to be of God as our Lord testifieth Ioh. 8 47 euē so through the same refusall their prayer and diuine seruice is abhominable in Gods sight as the holy Ghost witnesseth Prou. 28 9. And euen to worship the liuing God otherwise then he prescribeth in his word is all one thing vnto him as to serue Idoles and strange gods onely as we may see Exod. 32. ve 1. 4 c. and 1 king 12 28. and 2 king 17. verse 28. 29. 32 c. where those calfeworshippers in shew of the Calfe pretended the worship of the true God as plainly appeareth by Aarons Holy-day to the Lord Exod. 32 5. and by Ieroboams craftie tendering the peoples farre iourneyes to worship God at Ierusalem 1 king 12 28. Also in Ezech. 43. verse 7. 8. and Zephan 1 5. they mingled their image-worship with Gods seruice And therefore Act. 7. verse 43. 44. Gods Tabernacle is called the Tabernacle of Moloch because the Iewes in the wildernesse worshipped God with Moloch the Idoll of the Ammonites Leuit. 20 2 c. Amos 5 25. for what agreement hath the Temple of God with Idoles 2 Cor. 6 16. And because our Recusants are Idolaters and Image-seruers and therefore can spiritually neither see nor vnderstand as the holy Ghost testifieth Isa 44 18. Psalm 115 8. 2 Thes 2 10 c. they are the more to be constrained and pitied by compulsion 2 Tim. 2. verse 25. 26. Iude verse 23. Recusants in other open contempts Which thing doubtlesse they do because the word is not marked with the marke name and image of their Beast and the number and print of his name Reuel 13. verse 16. 17. and 14 11. which is to be read in Latin to carrie the priuate exposition of their Church to be mingled with the wormwoodish and bitter waters of their Church-traditions c. Reu. 8 10 c. And because also that they take their Church to be aboue Gods word for the holie Scriptures lie vnder the checke forsooth of their Church But the word of God shall iudge them in the last day Ioh. 12 48. dare they then controll their iudge Exo. 22 28. Againe how may their Church ouer rule the holy Scripturs sith it is Gods word that must either approue it the Church of Christ or conuince it the synagogue of Satan Ioh. 7 17. Rom. 6 17. 1 Io. 4 1. 2 Ioh verse 10. And we haue seene in the beginning of this Treatise that the time was and that since mans Creation when there was no Church at all viz. whē Adam and Eue being Satans bondslaues were hid in the bushes and til they heard the word of the promise of redemption they were no members of Gods Church But by faith onely in that word of God they were regenerate into the Church of Christ as Saint Peter speaketh 1 Pet. 1 23 Therefore the doctrine of the Catholikes is most absurd to teach that the Church being begotten by the immortall seed of Gods word may after dare like a malapert impe to controll or infringe the authoritie of that word and to presume to ouer rule it But we sillie soules cannot see that their b The Papists pretend Christs promise for this spirit Ioh. 14 26 but our Lord promiseth that the holy Ghost should suggest onely that which himself had taught reade the place now Christ and his Apostles taught nothing but out of the law and the Prophets Luk. 24 44. Act. 26 22. Therfore their spirit teaching otherwise is a cosoning counterfet priui-prōpt-spirit instructeth their Church of higher and more excellent things then the holy Scriptures auouch among which I trowe are these That their Pope cannot erre That the Virgine Marie and Saints departed this
life must be prayed vnto That images not Idoles must be worshipped That a Catholike is not bound to keepe faith truce with an hereticke for so it pleaseth them to cal the professors of Gods word c. which absurd assertions all other their priuate doctrines taught vnder the title of that spirit by the authority of their church they hold and maintaine with no better reason or more sure ground then the Iewes do the Traditions of their c Cabal is the Iâ—wes mysticall doctrin deliuered from one to another by tradition which as they affirme was not coÌ„mitted to writing as was Gods Law but deliuered by Moses to their forefathers by word of mouth Cabal or Mahomet the ceremonies of his d Alcoran is a booke containing the law religioÌ„ of Mahomet with out the knowlege wherof the Turks teach that meÌ„ are but childreÌ„ in vnderstanding concerning religion Alcoran And as it were hard for man to deeme which of these three abominations haue sent mo millions of soules to hell-fire so were it as vneth to say which of the three be more hatefull in Gods sight were it not that the Pope hath greater light to his heauier iudgement at the last day And when our Papists maintaining these and more grosse opinions and crossing the word of God be the true meÌ„bers of Christes Church then shall those Iewes be the children of Abraham who yet bare no resemblance of Abrahams faith and therefore our Lord told them that they were of their father the Deuill Ioh. 8. verse 39. 44. Wherefore we wil end with this fearefull Caueat to them all A Caueat to the Catholikes That the state of a resolute and perfect Papist not repenting his religion but dying so insected and possessed with the poyson of Papistrie is vndoubtedly a ruled case in the holy Scriptures and standeth damnable by their censure as these and such like places of the new TestameÌ„t giue manifest euidence 2 Thes 2 3 c. 1 Tim 4 1 c. 2 Tim. 3 1 c. 2 Pet. 2 1 c. Reu. 13 8. 14. verse 9. 10. 15 2. 20. verse 4. 5. Seeing then their case is so perillous let vs heare once againe the triple testimonie of Gods spirit thus mercifully Ephes 5 7. forewarning vs Be not therfore companions with them Turne away therefore 2 Tim. 3 5. from such And by a voice from heauen Go out of her my people that ye be not Reuel 18 4. partakers in her sinnes and that ye receiue not of her plagues Amen He that hath eares to heare let him heare Pro. 20 12. Ezech. 12 2. Mat. 11 15. A TABLE SHEVVING THE PRINCIPAL THINGS contained in this Treatise wherein the figures declare the page and where you finde a letter after anie figure there in the marginal note vnder the same letter is handled the matter you seeke for A Aarons holy-day 84. a Abaddon 63. and 66. q Abraham borne 7. Called from Vr anno mundi 2079. 19. saw the dayes of Christ 13. by three proofes his faith is specially commended 8. m. In him all the families of the earth are blessed 8. The Lords couenant with him 51. and 52. Adam created the sixt day of the weeke 2. that day also being our Friday is supposed the day of his transgression and redemptioÌ„ 2. b. Adams perfection and royaltie in his innocencie 2. his transgression a most haynous sinne 3. f. huy-and-cry after Adam 4. his examination ibid. his faith in the promised seed Christ 4. his exercises of faith 5 his robes 5. h. his sonnes sacrifices 5 spirituall Adulterie 42 Mahomets Alcoran 86 Angels created when and wherfore 1. a. their desire to see the glorie of the elect 71 The Angels not able to behold Gods ful maiestie 72 Antiehrist sitteth in the temple of God 64. n. his power 79. x. his liuerie 64. o. his wonders 77. s Two speciall notes of him 32. Apollyon 63 Bildads Argument against Iob. 51 Ar-mageddon 66 Asia minor 63. m. the Authoritie of the Scriptures 28. which the Papistes blasphemously miscall and why 60 B Babylon built 61. k. cruelly captiueth and afflicteth Gods Church the Iewes 62. their deliuerance from thence 19 the Babylonians destroy Gods Temple and their reward therefore 61. so do the Romanes 62 Rome is Babylon 62. and 80. a faire beginning of Babylons foyle 66 Caiaphas speaketh like Balams asse 21. u. Barak 67 Baptisme representeth our mortification 45 the Beastes characterie name 63 Christ among wild Beasts 40 Christs Bodie taken from the crosse 21 the glorious exchange of our Bodies 71 C The Iewes Cabal 86 Caiaphas prophecieth and blasphemeth with one voyce 21. u. Abraham â—alled out of Chaldea 8. and 19 Catholikes obstinate and why 77. their filthy cage Rome 61. their charter 79. a fearfull caueat to them 87. the whole course of nature Cursed 4. g. natures desire 71 Christ the blessed seede 5. his natiuitie 14. his baptisme 37. his priuate life 36 his two natures 11. q. how we obtaine his righteousnesse 24. his skarlet robe 64. o. he is our king high priest and Prophet 34. he onely heareth our prayers 24. the yeare of his passion foretold 20. his ascension 14. his second comming 69. q. his manifestation to the world like to the appearance of the Sunnes arising 16 Christ crucified from the beginning of the world 5. visibly replenished with the holy Ghost 40. he is the onely perfection of Christians 24. and 40 c. Christians apparell 5. h. why they should reioyce 74. their assured hope of eternal life ibid. their inheritance not in their owne keeping 69. as was Adams 3. how they should examine them selues 69. r. three notable deliuerances of Gods Church and all at one time of the yeare 19 why the present Church of Rome is no church of Christ 83 D The Day by the Iewes account 20 a Day for a yeare 20 Babylons great Day 66 how Dauid saw Christ crucified 13 Deaths entrance and power by sinne 2. d all Dead in Adam 2. d. and 47 Deboras song 67 Deuillish spirits 66 Antichristian Doctrine carnall 78 E Eating of flesh fish when first permitted 6. k Gods Church deliuered from Egypt 19 Rome called Egypt and why 62 Elias slayeth Baals Prophets 67 the Iewes generall Error that Elias should come againe 22 our spirituall Enemies 47. conquered by Christ 15. r. 53. and 54. the time of the Iewes euening prayer and oblation 20. and 21 F Moses bright Face 71. and 72 by Faith in Christ were all the Patriarkes saued 4 the ten Fathers before the flood 6 two kindes of Feare 45. c the First borne were sacrificers before the law 5 â— Flesh permitted to be eaten 6. k Noahs Flood what yere 5. month day 7. k G Gabriels ministerie in the message of Christs humanitie 20 the Gentiles gathered into the sheep-fold of the Iewes 9. o Gideon 55 God alloweth nothing but what himself commaundeth 76 the true marke of the