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A37308	The religion of Mar. Luther, neither Catholick nor Protestant prov'd from his own works with some reflections in answer to the Vindication of Mar. Luther's spirit, printed at the Theater in Oxon ; his vindication being another argument of the schism of the Church of England.	Deane, Thomas, 1651-1735.	1688 (1688)	Wing D499; ESTC R13868	16,941	25

THE RELIGION OF Mar. Luther NEITHER CATHOLICK NOR PROTESTANT Prov'd from his own Works With some REFLECTIONS In ANSWER to the Vindication of Mar. Luther's Spirit Printed at the Theater in Oxon. His Vindication being another Argument of the Schism of the Church of England OXON Printed by Henry Cruttenden One of His Majesty's Printers MDCLXXXVIII The Religion of M. LUTHER neither Catholick nor Protestant Prov'd from his own Writings I. LUTHER's Religion not Catholick in Eight Instances Inst 1. BEgin we first with his impious Doctrine concerning the Blessed Trinity of which he thus speaks The Divinity is threefold as the three Persons are c. And from hence the reason may well be why Luther expunges out of the Litany this Verse Holy Trinity one very God have mercy on us And hereupon he is not afraid to say that the word Trinity is but an Human Invention and sounds coldly And then further adds that his Soul hates the word Homousion or Consubstantial for thus he writes Anima mea odit Homousion optime exigerunt Ariani ne vocem illam prophanam novam regulis fidei statuiliceret My very Soul hates the word Homousion or Consubstantial and the Arians not without reason requir'd that it should not be lawful to put this prophane and new Word among the Rules of Faith. Luther's Blasphemy against the B. Trinity was such and so odious that even Zuinglius did purposely write against Luther about this very point So relates Zuing. of Luth. tom 2. in resp ad confut Luth. fol. 474. Luth. in Ench. praecum ann 1543. Luth. in postil majori Basiliae apud Hervagium in Enarrat Evang. Dom. Trin. Contra Jacobum Latomum tom 2. Wittemb latine edit ann 1551. Zuing. tom 2. in respons ad Confess Luth. Inst 2. Concerning the event of things Luther holds That all things come to pass through a certain Stoical and Fatal necessity for he defending this Heresie thus writes Nullius est in manu c. It is in no man's power to think good or evil but all things as Wickliff's Article condemn'd at Constance did rightly teach proceed from absolute Necesssity And again fate or articulum c. I do confess Wickliff's Article of all things coming to pass by Necessity to have been falsly condemn'd in the Conventicle of Constance In assert damnat per Leonem art 36. Luth. de servo arbitrio c. 32. Inst 3. To the dishonour of Christ's Passion and also to the Merit of his Redemption he teaches that Christ not only suffer'd in Body but likewise his Divinity suffer'd too for thus he writes Cum credo quod sola humana Natura pro me passa est Christus vilis nec magni praetii salvator est c. If I believe that only the Human Nature of Christ suffer'd for me then is Christ a Saviour but of a base and small worth and himself needeth a Saviour And Luther speaking of this point in another place thus reprehends the Zuinglians The Zuinglians did contend against me most pertinaciously that the Divinity of Christ could not suffer A Doctrine so Blasphemous as that it was refuted not only by the Zuinglians in Luther's days but even by Beza too Luth. in Conf. Majore in Coena Domini Vide In Concil part 2. Ep. Theol. c. epist 60. Inst 4. Concerning the Administration of the Word and Sacraments Luther teaches that all men and women also have authority and power to administer These are his own words The first Office of a Priest is to preach the Word c. But this is common to all Next to baptize and this also all may do even women c. The third Office is to Consecrate Bread and Wine But this also is common to all no less than Priests And this I avouch by the Authority of Christ himself saying Do this in remembrance of me Christ speaking to all then present and to come afterwards If that then which is greatest of all is given indifferently to all Men and Women I mean the word and Baptism then that which is less I mean to consecrate the Supper is also given to them Thus Luther Nay Luther proceeded so far herein that as Dr. Covel witnesses in his Defence of Mr. Hooker art 15. p. 101. he was not afraid to affirm that the Sacraments were effectual tho administred by Satan himself With Dr. Cavel agrees the Protestant Hospinian thus writing Lutherus eo usque progreditur c. Luther proceeds so far herein that he maintains the Sacrament to be a true Sacrament etiamsi a Diabolo conficeretur tho it were to be Consecrated by the Devil Luth. tom 2. lib. de Min. Eccl. instit fol. 368 369. Vide lib. de abrog Missa privata tom 2. fol. 249. lib. de captivit Babilon c. de ordine In hist Sacr. par altera fol. 14. Inst 5. For absolute denial of Temporal Magistrates an Heresie indifferently condemn'd both by Catholicks and Protestants we find Luther thus to write Among Christians no man can or ought to be a Magistrate But every one is to other equally subject c. And again As Christ cannot suffer himself to be tyed and bound by Laws c. So also ought not the Conscience of a Christian to suffer them Luth. de seculari potest in tom 6. Germ. Luth. in tom 7. Wittenb fol. 327. Inst 6. Concerning Luther's denial of certain Books of Scripture And first the Epistle of St. James is call'd by Luther Contentious swelling strawy and unworthy an Apostolical Spirit The Book of the Apocalyps is also rejected by Luther by the acknowledgment of Bullinger for which he says good and learned Men were offended with him I will add Luther's contempt of Moses and some of the Apostles against Moses he thus writes Habuit Moyses insecunda labia irata c. And again Moyses habuit labia diffusa felle ira Of St. Peter he says St. Peter did live and teach extra Verbum Dei contrary to the Word of God. Luth. praefat in Jac. edit 4. Ienensi Tom. 3. Wittenberg in psal 45. fol. 423. In ep ad Gal. c. 1. tom 5. Wittenb ann 1554. fol. 290. Inst 7. Luther also taught an Heresie whereby the Propagation of Christian Religion is much endanger'd to wit That it was not lawful to wage War against the Turks his words are these Praeliari contra Turcas est repugnare Deo visitanti iniquitates nostras per illos To wage War against the Turks is to resist God visiting our sins by them Of which Erasmus thus writes Many of the Saxons following herein that first Doctrine of Luther deny'd to Caesar and K. Ferdinand Aid against the Turks c. declaring they had rather fight for a Turk not Baptized than for a Turk Baptized Luth. in tom 2. Witt. In assert damnat per Leonem decimum assert 34. In ep ad fratres Inferioris Germaniae Inst 8. Concerning Faith and good Works Luther taught an Heresie disallow'd by all learned Protestants He says