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A74651 The clergie in their colors or, the pride and avarice of the Presbyterian clergie hindering reformation: shewing, how from time to time they have not onely been the fomenters of this first and second war, but also by their horrid fallacies have to this present time deluded the common-vvealth. Discovered in a plain and familiar dialogue betvveen Philalethes and Presbyter.; Pride and avarice of the clergie. Boun, Abraham. 1651 (1651) Wing B3835; Thomason E1416_1; ESTC R209447 53,245 199

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of the Creed are declaimed against both by the Papists and loose Protestants But I never heard any of these men declaim against the corruptions of the times nor confesse their own errors in Symbolizing with Antichrist and receiving of the mark of the Beast to the scandall of the Gospel and prejudice of the Church of God Pr. Alas you know not what the mark of the Beast is I can tell you what it is but I desire to know what you mean by it Ph. I shall declare that to you not as any conjecture of mine own but from the learned and some such as you cannot well refuse their testimonie Learned Naper a Baron of Scotla expounding 13. Rev. 16. saith that the Crosse is the mark of the Beast and amongst divers reasons he gives for such his opinion this is one viz. Because all men are enticed under the colour of the Name of Christ to reverence that Character Bellarmine who knew the use of the Crosse in the Church of Rome saith it is Gods mark mentioned Ezek. 9.4 Bellar not in lit Π in Gram. Ebr. cont de effect Sacram. lib. 2. pag. 221. de Sacram confir li. 2 cap. 13. pag. 371. And he makes it the chiefest mark of the Church of Rome because nothing can be consecrated without it A mark is that by which any thing is known Brightman in Apoc. 13.16 another learned man saith That the mark of the Beast contains summarily all those waies by which men are bounden to the obedience of Antichrist Reverend Paraeus in Apoc. 13.16 agrees with profound Doctor Robert Abbot whose exposition upon the place above named he commendeth and reciteth it thus To the common Character or mark appertaine those things which are practiced by all Antichristians as the observation of Fasts and holy daies instituted by the Pope the worshipping of their breaden God and doing other things not commanded of God And Paraeus upon the next words saith No man may buy receive or sell the holy wares of Masses Indulgencies Absolutions Dispensations Tythes c. but these Spirituall Hucksters marked with this perpetuall character to wit Bishops Priests Monks and the like Merchants of souls citing that place 2 Pet. 2.7 Through covetousnesse shall they with feigned words make merchandize of you And that of Paul 2 Tim. 6.5 They suppose godlinesse is a gain or merchandize What think you now is the marke of the Beast Pr. These things may be the mark of the Beast but what do they concern us Ph. They do most of them belong to you the pretended Clergie of England I mean to the Formalists of this age who have held their Livings and subscribed for pretended necessitie sake Pr. Shew me how that can be the things mentioned before agree to the popish Priests Ph. So do they for the most part agree to you and your fellows little differing in these things from the Papists and our pretended Clergie have received them from the Church of Rome and have practised the same c. Viz. 1. First they have subscribed to and used the sign of the Crosse the chief of all Popish Ceremonies 2. Secondly they have observed Popish Fasts and holy daies and many other superstitions in the worship of God without warrant of the Word 3. Thirdly they have subscribed and conformed to the Book of Common-prayer which makes their holy daies equall to the Lords daie See the beginning of that Book 4. Fourthly in their subscription they made themselves the Prelats and so the Popes vassals and servants and took their licenses to preach from them 5. Fifthly they have dealt in those Wares and Merchandizes Dispensations for non-residence Absolutions Tythes and the bodies and souls of men the proper merchandize of Rome 6. Sixthly they have received the names of such spirituall Merchants as are of the devising of Antichrist as Priests Parsons Vicars Curats although they refuse the names of Monks savouring of too much austeritie of life yet more antient and inoffensive 7. Seventhly and lastly their kneeling in the act of receiving is little better then bread-worship or God under the form of bread Pr. You strain things very far I shall not trouble my self to answer your conjectures onely the last thing by you mentioned is very offensive to me for I hold kneeling in the act of receiving to be the most reverend gesture and practised it upon that ground the rather because injoyned by the Church Ph. I intend not a large discourse about abolished Ceremonies but advise you so far to view them as they concern the matter we spake of which is the mark of the beast of which this is a part 1. For first kneeling was injoyned in reverence to the Sacrament as appears by King Edward's second book of Common-prayer 2. Secondly it was never used or known till after the Lateran Councell anno 1215. where the carnall presence of Christ was decreed The next Pope Honorius the third within seven yeers after decreed kneeling in the act of receiving in regard of that supposed carnall presence of Christ Fox Act mo Dial. between Custom and verity Book 2. pag. 780. Col. 1. 3. Thirdly upon that ground of the carnall presence Bellarmine urgeth kneeling affirming it were dangerous to kneele or worship for its all one if Christ were not corporally present Bellar. contr l. 3. de euch cap. 21. pa. 633. A. cap. pa. 634. Pr. Well notwithstanding what you say I conceive the admitting and submitting to the authority and supremacy of the Bishop of Rome to be the marke of the Beast Ph. If that be so and nothing else be the mark of the beast then have not many of the Popish Congregations of France received the mark of the beast for they allow not of the Popes Supremacy Nor more did the very City of Rome submit untill about 230. yeares since Cal. Just li. ca. 11. Ser. 14. Pr. I have nothing to say to the Congregations of France but these men whom you thus mark with the mark of the Beast are the chief actors in the intended reformation Ph. If these Formalists be the men who must reforme and teach the way to the people I shall never look for reformation I told you they have received the marke of the Beast as his vassalls and slaves and have acted for Antichrist not onely doing wickedly themselves in subscribing to and using popish Ceremonies superstitious and humane inventions in the worship of God having no foundation from the word of God which is the rule of his worship but also many of them have perswaded others therein to transgresse and by their examples have caused many to fall with them into the breach of the second Commandement For these sins they have manifested no repentance nor given any satisfaction to the Congregations to this day for which cause God will never honour them so far as to make them instruments to reforme the Churches My opinion therein is grounded upon that Text of holy Scripture Mat.