satisfaction Augustine in his ninth tome in his second Treatise upon the first Epistle of John Sins are forgiven you by his name and not by the name of any Man or of any thing of Man Cyprian in effect also saith the same in his Sermon of washing the Feet in the last Section Thirteenthly Against Pilgrimages NOt that we have been at Jerusalem Hierome in his Epistle to Paulinus about the Institution of a Monk tom 1. fol. 103. but that we have lived well at Jerusalem is to be praised that City is to be wished for not which hath killed the Prophets and poured forth the Blood of Christ but which the violence of a River maketh glad which being Scituated upon a Mountain cannot be hid which an Apostle proclaimeth to be the Mother of the Saints and in which there is gladness that it self hath a freedom with the Saints I do not in saying this reprove my self of inconstancy or condemn what I do or that I may seem to have left both mine and my Country after the Example of Abraham in vain but I dare not confine the Omnipotency of God in a strait corner and keep it in a little place of the Earth which containeth not Heaven for each one of the Believers are not profited by the diversities of places but by the merit of Faith And the true Adorers neither at Jerusalem nor on Mount Gazarim do Adore the Father for God is a Spirit and his Adorers ought to Adore him in Spirit and in Truth the Spirit Breatheth where it listeth The Earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof After that the whole World was watered with Celestial dew and made dry by the fall of the Jew many coming both from the East and the West sate down in the Bosome of Abraham It is to be noted that God ceased in Judea and his great Name in Israel but into every Nation went forth the sound of the Apostles and their words unto the Ends of the Earth Our Saviour speaking to his Disciples when he was in the Temple Said arise let us go hence and to the Jews your house shall be left to you desolate if Heaven and Earth shall pass away verily all things which are Earthly shall pass away Therefore both the Cross and the place of Resurrection are profitable to those which bear their Cross and rise dayly with Christ and shew themselves worthy for such a Habitation But they which say the Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord let them hear from the Apostle you are the Temple of the Lord and the Holy Ghost inhabiteth in you Both at Jerusalem and at Britain the Celestial Court is equally open for the Kingdom of God is within you Examine Anthony and all the Monks of Egypt of Mesopotamia of Pontus of Capadocia and of Armenia and they have not seen Jerusalem and it is manifest to them that without this City is the Gate of Paradise Blessed Hilarion when Palestina was and he lived in Palestina one only day saw Jerusalem that he might seem neither to contemn the Holy Place for its neerness nor again inclose the Lord in a Place Towards what place Hierome in the same place a little afterward canst thou say that these things were reiterated from a long beginning surely thou dost not think that any thing of thy Faith is wanting because thou hast not seen Jerusalem neither do we therefore esteem our selves the better that enjoy the Habitation of this place but whether here or elsewhere thou hast an equal reward by our Lord for thy works Claudius Taurinensis a Bishop of the Church against Theodemirus Abbot concerning Pilgrimage for Religion sake to the City of Rome in his fifth Tomb of Orthodox writing referred to Jonah Bishop of Aurelianensis in the third Book of the Worship of Images pag. 1570. Saith plainly also the like 14ly Against Sacrifice HE did not say Chrysostom upon the first ch of John Homil. 17. of the words of John the Baptist behold the Lamb of God he which taketh away the Sins of the World which shall take away or hath took away but which taketh away the Sins of the World that he may be understood dayly to take away the same for not only when he Suffered did he take away our Sins but from that time hitherto he taketh them away he is not always Crucified for he offered for our Sins one Sacrifice but always by that one he Purgeth us He hath indeed by his Death that one true Sacrifice offered for us Augustine in his third Tomb and fourth Book of the trinity ch 13. purged abolished and extinguished whatsoever there was of faults wherewith Principalities and Powers did detain us by the Law for to pay Punishments and by his Resurrection unto a new life hath called us that are predestinated hath justisied us that are called and hath glorified us that are justified Augustine also in his Enchiridium to Laurentius chap. 62. Plainly saith the like 15ly Against St. Peter's being the Head of the Apostles and the Pope's being the Head of the Church THis truly which was Peter Cyprian the Martyr in his Book of the Unity of the Church S. 3. and the other Apostles were endowed with an Equal consort both of Honor and Power Christ after his Resurrection gave to all his Apostles an equal Power In the same a â—ittle before Whosoever hath desired Primacy on Earth Chrysostome in his forty third Homily of imperfect works upon the twenty third Chapter of Matthew shall find confusion in Heaven neither shall he be accounted amongst the Servants of Christ that treats of Primacy Wheresoever a Bishop shall be whether at Rome or at Eugubium or at Constantinople or at Regium or at Alexandria or at Tanis Hierome in his Epistle to Evagrins he is both of the same merit and of the same Priesthood The power of Riches and humility of Poverty or loftiness or inferiority maketh not a Bishop but they are all the Successors of the Apostles None of the Patriarchs ever used universal in his denomination Pelagius the second Bishop of Rome in his Epistle to all the Bishops unlawfully called together by John of Constantinople for if any one Patriarch be said to be universal the name of the rest of the Patriarchs is diminished But bet his far from us let the faithful of whatsoever kind be far from the mind that any one should snatch or covet to himself this from whence it may seem that the honor of their Brothers by how little or small a part soever is diminished Wherefore your charity no Man ever nameth in his Epistles universal lest he diminish to himself a debt seeing he bestoweth upon another a honor being not due Let that name of Blasphemy be far from the hearts of Christians Gregory the Great in his fourth Book of Epistles from the Register Epist 32. which is to Mauricius Augustus in which the
the true Religion chap. 55. if they have lived Godâ—ily they have no such property as to seek such honors but they will worship him by whose illumination their deserts are Praised by us that we be their Fellow-servants therefore they are to be honored for imitations sake not for Religions sake but if they have lived all wheresoever they are they are not so to be honored Augustine also in his first Tomb in his Book of the Manners of the Catholick Church chap. 30. Cyril of Alexandria in his second Book of Treasure in his first chapter against Eunomius Ambros in his first Book of Faith to Gratianus Augustus chap. 7. and many others do say the like Fifthly Against the Adoration of Images IT pleaseth The Councel of Eliber celebrated in the time of Constantine the great Can. 36. Tertullian in his Book of the Crown of a Warrier c. 10. that Pictures ought not to be in the Church nor that any thing should be Painted upon the Walls least the same should be Worshipped and Adored John the less hath said keep you from Idols not now from Idolatry as from a duty but from Idols that is from the very Effigies of them for it is an unworthy thing that there should be an Image of the Living God an Image of an Idol and dead thing there may be It is not to be doubted Lactantius in his second Book of Divine Institutions c. 19. but there is no Religion where there is an Image for if Religion be of Divine things there is nothing Divine unless in Celestial things Images therefore want Religion because that nothing Celestial can be in that thing which is made of the Earth which truly may appear to a Wise-man by the very name for whatsoever is feigned must needs be false neither may that ever receive the name of a true thing which feigneth the truth like a Drone and for imitation but if there be any imitation it is not chiefly a serious thing but is as it were a Play and a Jest Religion is not in Images but in Images is the least of Religion The true one therefore is to be preferred before the false and we must tread under foot Earthly things that we may follow Heavenly Take heed to your selves that you observe the Traditions which you have received Epiphanius Cyprius as he is Cited by Gregory Neocaesariensi in the sixt action of the second Nicen Councel that you do not decline either to the right hand or to the left for the doing of which bear away these things Be you mindful my beloved Children that you do not carry Images into the Church nor set them in the Burial places of the Saints but perpetually carry about you God in your Hearts Moreover do not suffer them in your common house for it is not a Christian right to he held suspended by the Eyes but by the Cogitation of the Mind God forbiddeth an Idol as well to be made as to be worshipped and by how much it goeth before that it may be that which may be worshipped Tertullian in his Book of Idolatry ch 4. by so much it is before that it may not be if it be not lawful to be worshipped For this cause the Divine Law Proclaimeth the very matter to wit of Idolatry to be rooted out you shall not make saith the same an Idol adjoyning neither the likeness of them which are in Heaven and which are in Earth and which are in the Sea and strictly forbiddeth the Servants of God the Arts of this sort throughout the whole world Enoch also had gone before foretelling this that all the Elements and every Sense of the World which are contained in Heaven which are contained in the Sea and which are contained in the Earth should be turned Devils unto Idolatry and that the Spirits of Desert Angels should be Consecrated for God against the Lord. Every thing therefore that a humane worshippeth besides him who is the Maker and Creator of all things is an error their Images are Idols and the Consecration of Images is Idolatry whatsoever a worshipper of Images committeth without doubt it shall be deputed to whatsoever Artificer and of whatsoever Idol Lastly the said Enoch precondemneth in Commination both the makers and worshippers of an Idol I swear to you Sinners Tertullian again in the same place that in the day of the Blood of Perdition there is prepared a Penance for you you which serve stones and which make Golden Silver Wooden and Stony Images and Fictils and serve Phantasmes and Devils and infamous Spirits and every error not according to knowledge shall find no help from them Isaiah truly saith be you witnesses if there be a God besides me And there were not then which do counterfeit and carve out every vain thing which they make at their pleasure which cannot profit them And afterward that whole saying detesteth as well against the makers as the worshippers whose clause it is Know you that the heart of them is Ashes and they erre and not one of them can deliver his own Soul When David also saith the like and such are they become which make them but what do I a Man of a mean Memory shew beyond what I can reckon up or what I can recollect of the Scriptures as though a word of the Holy Ghost may not be sufficient or beyond what may be deliberated whether the Lord will Curse and Condemn them in the first place the makers of them the Worshippers of whom he Curseth and Condemneth Justin Martyr in his Dialogue with Tryphon a Jew pag. 251. Clement of Alexandria in his Oration adhortory to the Gentils pag. 25. of the Latin florentine Edition Tertullian in his Scorpiaco against the Gnosticks chap. 2. And many others also say the like 6ly Against the Adoration of Holy Reliques Hierome in the Epistle to Riparius against Vigilantius in his second Tomb folio 119. and following Vigilantius called by Hierome a Holy Priest in his 1st Tomb in the Epistle to Paulinus follo 106. which also Caesar Baronius confesseth Aâ— Eccl. Tomb 5. in the year of our Lord 406. thus writeth as it is quoted by Hierome himself in the second Tomb in his Epistle against vigilantius fol. 123. I do not say that we may not Worship and Adore the Reliques of Martyrs but also that we may not Worship and Adore the Sun and Moon not Angels not Archangels not Cherubim not Seraphim nor any Name which is Named both in this World and the World to come for we may not serve Creatures rather than the Creator which is Blessed in the World What need is there that thou with so much honor not only dost Honor but also Adore that which is I know not what which bearing about in a little Vessel thou Worshippest * in the same Book also What Dust inclosed in Linnen Adoring doest thou Kiss †And afterwards We seem near to the custome of the Gentils
to introduce in the Churches under the pretence of Religion the Sun as yet Shining whole heaps of waxen things to be lighted and wheresoever there is I know not what dust in a little precious Vessel inclosed in Linnen the Kissers thereof do Adore it Men shew great Honor of this sort to the Blessed Martyrs whom they think to be illustrated by the most vile waxen lights and whom the Lamb which is in the midst of the Throne with every ray of his Majesty illustrateth The Councel of Eliber also celebrated in the time of Constantine the Great in its 34 and 35 Cannon saith the like 7ly Against Transubstantiation and by Consequence the Adoration of the Host THe Lord Theodoret in his second Epistle Dialog first when he had taken the Symbal or Sign said not this is my Deity but this is my Body He gave to his Disciples the Image Procopius Gazeus upon the 49 Chapter of the Book of G. Effigies or Tipe of his Body admitting as thou mayest gather not any thing further of raw and bloody Sacrifices Bread being taken and distributed to the Disciples he made it his Body Tertullian in his Fourth Book against Marcione c. 19 saying this is my Body that is the Figure of my Body And it could not have been a Figure unless the Body were of verity for it is an empty thing which is a Phantasme that cannot take a Figure The Priest saith Ambrose in his fourth Book of the Sacraments chap. 5. make this oblation ascribed to us rational and acceptable which is the Figure of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ The Lord admitted Judas to the Banquet in which he commended and delivered to his Disciples the Figure of his Body and Blood Augustine upon the third Psalm Look into the same diligently Ephrem Syrus to them which will search into the nature of the Son of God chap. 4. how taking in his hands the Bread he Blessed it and Brake it for a Figure of his Immaculate Body and the Cup he Blessed and gave to his Disciples for a Figure of his Precious Blood Al 's Charles the Great in his Epistle to Alcuinus of the Reason of Sept. in his Book of Divine Offices Bertramus of the Supper of the Lord Origines against the Marcionits Diolog 3. Chrysostom in his Eighty third Homily upon Matthew and many others say in sense the same Eighthly Against the Adoration of the Altar the Cross and all manner of Creatures whether of Gods Creation or of Mans Invention THE Catholick Church the true Mother of Christians Augustine in the first Tome in his Book of the Manners of the Church Catholick ch 30. doth not only deservedly Preach that God himself whose adoption is a most blessed life is most Purely and most Chastly to be Worshipped but we command that no Creature to be Adored be brought in for us to serve the same and by that uncorrupt and inviolable Eternity to only whom Man is Subject and to only whom the rational Soul in not cohering is miserable Excluding every thing that is made that is obnoxious to change and is Subject to the time The like also affirmeth Epiphanius in his Second Book against Origen Adamurtius in the 64 Heresie pag 231. Ninthly Against Prayer for the Dead READ the Scriptures of our Saviour Chrysostome in his twenty Second Homily to the people of Antioch Hierome in his Commentaries upon the Sixth Chapter of the Epistle to the Galatians on these words every one shall bear his own burthen and learn how we wandering hither and thither can help no body not a Brother redeemeth a Brother from interminable torments not a Friend a Friend not the Parents their Children nor the Children their Parents but why do I speak of miserable men when neither if Noah cometh and Job and Daniel then judging can Pray us out Whilst we are in this present world either by Prayers or Counsels we may be helpful to our neighbour but when we shall come before the Tribunal of Christ not Job not Daniel neither Noah can ask for any one but every one shall bear his own burthen The same in sense saith also Augustine in his Tenth Tome in the thirty Second Sermon of the words of the Apostle Tenthly Against humane merit THe forgiveness of Sins is not the merit of Honesty Hilarie in his Enerration upon the 66. Psalm near the beginning Gregory the great Bishop of Rome in the ninth Book of his Moral Exposition upon Job chap. 11. Bernard in his Treatise of Grace Free will not far from the beginning but the will of a free indulgence from the riches of goodness a gift abounding to pitty Although I should abound for the work of virtue I attain to Life not by merit but by pardon Where therefore saith he are our merits or where is our hope Hear I say not by works of Justice which we have done but according to his mercy he hath saved us Why therefore dost thou resolutely think that thou hast created thy merits and canst be saved by thy own Righteousness which canst not so much as say the Lord Jesus unless in the Holy Ghost hast thou indeed forgotten he which hath said without me you can do nothing and that it is neither of the runner nor of the willer but of God shewing mercy The same also in effect saith Hilary in his Sermon upon the 51. Psalm not far from the end Eleventhly Against Auricular Confession I Do not lead thee upon the Stage of thy associates Chrysostome in his second Homily upon the 50. Psalm I do not compel thee to discover thy Sins to Men rehearse and unfold thy Conscience before God Shew to the Lord the most excellent Physitian thy wounds and ask of him a Medicament Shew them to him who not in the least reproacheth but most graciously cureth What therefore have I to do with Men Augustine in his first tome tenth Book of Confessions chap. 3. that they should hear my Confessions and as if they could heal all my griefs A curious kind of people to know anothers life but slothful to correct their own life Why do they inquire of me to hear what I am who will not that thou my God do hear what they are and from whence know they that although by my self they hear from my self or whether I say true or no seeing that no one knoweth what is done of Men towards Man unless the Spirit of Man which is in himself The same also in effect saith Chrysostome in his 31. Homily upon the Epistle to the Hebrews the which is upon the 12. chap. Pag. 1956. according to the Commelinian Edition Twelfthly Against Humane Satisfaction PEter grieved and wept Ambrose upon the 22. chap. of Luke because he erred as a Man I find not what he said I find that he wept I read of his Tears but I read not of his
the things of God Hilary in his seventh Book of the Trinity pag. 125. saving only the Word of God It behoveth us to confirm every word or thing by a Testimony of the Holy Scripture Basil the great in his twenty Sixth Principal of Morals chap. 1. both for the certainty and perfection of good and confusion of evil The Scripture Divinely inspired is constituted an Arbitrator for us Basil the great in his Book of Epistles Epist 80. which is to Eustathius the Physitian p. 714. according to the Frobenian Edition Printed in the year 1566. and by whom there shall be found agreeable Edicts in Divine words even to these and no more approacheth a Suffrage of verity Augustine in the Seventh Tome in his Book of the unity of the Church c. 16. plainly also saith the like 21ly That the Scriptures contain whatsoever Doctrine is necessary to Salvation THe Gospel containeth all things both for the present and the future Chrysostome upon the Epistle to Titus Homil. 1. and in a word hath wrapt therein honor and Piety and Faith and also every thing of Preaching Not all things which God did Cyril of Alexandria in his twelfth Book upon John chap. the last are written but those which are written as well for Manners as Belief are Judged to suffice that by a right faith and Works we may come Shining to the Kingdom of Heaven by Jesus Christ For all the Scripture Cardinal Hugo of St. Charo ia Postilla upon 2. Tim. 3. that is the Holy Scripture which is concerning all things necessary to Salvation and which is all the whole that is Perfect and therefore priviledgeth the Name of Scripture to it self by putting one Name for another The Speech is of the Sacred Letters of the old Testament Cardinal Cajetan upon 2. Tim. 3. which can instruct and teach thee as touching wisdome unto Salvation by Faith for they have the faculty of teaching the Wisdom not of this World but unto Eternal Salvation c. Also being perfect as touching the whole and consisting of all things requisite unto the perfecting of the Man of God Whereas the Lord Jesus hath done many things Augustine in his ninth tome and forty ninth Treatise upon John not all have been written but they are choice ones which were written which seemed to suffice Believers to Salvation Tertullian in his twenty second Chapter against Hermogenes and in his Book of the Flesh of Christ chap. 7. plainly also saith the like 22. That God only ought to be Adored and Invocated ONly God Origen in his eighth Book against Celsus who is the best and greatest is to be Adored and Prayers are to be offered by the only begotten Word of God alone To God alone by Jesus offer Prayers And in the same a little afterward For we have learned to Adore only him Eusebius in his fourth Book of Evangelical preparation chap. 5. who is the God and Creator of all things Neither do we read that any thing is to be Adored besides God Ambrose in his third Book of the holy Ghost chap. 12. for it is written thou shalt Adore the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve But nevertheless thou O Lord art only to be Adored Ambrose in his prayer at the departure of Theodosius Fol. 137. in the letter 6. thou only art to be asked that he Theodosius the Great Emperour may be with his Sons brought in thy presence He truly conserveth verity Cyril of Alexandria in his twelfth Book of Treasure chap. 1. which contrarily not the Creature but the Creator worshippeth and him only Serveth Dionysius Alexandrium as he is reheatsed by Eusebius in his seventh Book of the History of the Church chap. 10. And Augustine in the first tome of his Book of the true Religion chap. 55. plainly also say the like 23. That the Pope is Antichrist WHat is this Arnulph Bishop of Orleans in a Councel Assembled at Rhemes under the King the Head in which Arnulph was appointed Arch-Bishop of Rhemes speaketh thus of the Bishop of Rome This Speech also the Councel never contradicted but then judged according to the opinion of Arnulph of Orleans as it is recited in the tenth Century of the History of Magdeburge Printed at Basil Most Reverend Fathers what is this Man Sitting in a lofty Throne shining with Gold and a Purple Vestment what I say do you believe that this Man is It is no wonder if he be destitute of the Love of God and be proud with the only Wisdome also taken from him for he is Antichrist sitting in the Temple of Cod and shewing himself that he is God I being compelled to Rome have provoked the Roman Bishop Otto Duke of Bavaria in his Speech to the Bishops as it is received by Aventine in his seventh Book of the Annals of Bris pag. 550. and by the Direction of Gregory the Great Pope have defended mine by Armes This Man being dead you had Preached that the Roman Bishop is Antichrist And I have fell from the forsaken Sect of the Chief Priest to the Emperour c. 1. Contra Purgatorium Limbum Infantium AD refrigerium justi vocantur Cyprianus in libro de Mortalitate Sectione undecima ad supplicium rapiuntur injusti datur velocius tutela sidentibus Persidis poena Primum enim locum fides Catholicorum Divina Authoritate regnum credit esse Caelorum unde ut dixi Augustinus Septimo tomo libro quinto Hipognosticôt contra Pelagia nos Pagina nongenâ—essima quinquagefimâ septimâ non Baptizatus excipitur Secundum gehennam ubi omnis Apostata vel à Christi Fide alienus Eterna supplicia experietur Tertium penitus ignoramus imo nec esse in Scripturis Sanctis inveniemus Finge Pelagiane locum ex Officina dogmatis tui Scitote verò quòd cùm anima à corpore evellitur Augustinus tomo nono libro de vanitat seculi capite primo statim aut in Paradiso pro meretis bonis collocatur aut certè pro peccatis in inferni tartara praecipitatur Eligite modò quod vultis hoc jam in vita vestra disponite aut Perpetualiter gaudere cum Sanctis aut sine fine cruciari cum impiis Nemo se decipiat fratres duo enim loca sunt Augustinus tomo decimo de tempore sermone dacente siâ— secundo Augustinus etiam idem in effectu dicit tomo septimo libro primo de peccatorum meritis remissione capite vigesimo octavo Et quinto tomo libro vigesimo primo de civitate Dei capite vigessimo quinto tertius non est ullis qui cum Christo regnare non meruerit cum Diabolo absque dubitatione ulla peribit Secundò Contra invocatio Angelorum Sanctorum demortuorum facientem eos Mediatores Intercessores QUòd non oporteat Ecclesiam Dei relinquere Consilium Laodicenum