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A renunciation of several popish doctrines because contrary to the doctrine of faith of the Church of England / by R.R.
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R. R. (Robert Rogers)
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who gave direction for it to his General Joab and he is guilty of it too for following of David's unjust command 2 Sam. 12. 9. Thou hast killed Vriah the Hittiâ—e with the sword and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon So here what the ten-horned beast is said to do may be well charged upon the Church of Rome the Pope and his Hierarchy because he causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast whose deadly wound was healed and he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of these miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast Rev. 13. 12 14. Rev. 19. 20. And therefore is the blood of the Prophets and of all the Saints and of them that were slain upon the earth for Religion said to be found in her Rome Revel 18. 24. 2. Their activity v. 14. These shall make war with the Lamb. In Rev. 13. 7. 't is said That this ten-horned beast shall make war with the Saints and overcome them But here in Revel 17. 14. he makes war with Christ and is overcome by him for he is Lord of Lords and King of Kings and they that are with him are called and faithful and chosen 'T is true that they that make war against Christs Saints do make war against Christ Act 9 4 Saul Saul why persecutest thou me Those Kings that make war against and persecute Christs Saints as such do make war against and persecute Christ himself and so he takes it and will reward it That this ten-horned beast is said to overcome the Saints and yet to be overcome by Christ may be both true of the same beast for he did overcome the Saints at first but he is or shall be overcome by Christ and his called chosen and faithful Soldiers at last and therefore 't is said That he that leadeâ—h into captivity shall go into captivity he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword here is the patience and faith of the Saints to suffer in the mean time and to believe and wait for the performance of this promise Rev. 13. 10. 2. The Whore is described more plainly by her large Dominion by the people upon whom she sitteth called in the first verse many waters which is interpreted by the Angel v. 15. And he saith uâ—â—o the waters which thou sawest where the whore sitteth are people and multitudes and nations and tongues which is a manifest description of the Roman Empire which consisted of many People and Nations and Tongues and upon these as well as upon the ten-horned beast or chief secular rulers did the great Whore of Rome sit that is reign and rule prick on and stir up to Superstition Idolatry and Persecution against Christs Church And therefore 't is said That the Kings of the earth that is of the Empire or earthly Church and the inhabitants of the earth have committed fornication and been made drunk with the wine of her fornication Revel 17. 2. she claims universal power over all this Terrestial world 3. This great Whore is described by her destruction And that 1. By the * A learned man by ten Kings understands their Kingdoms or people who against the minds of their Kings will thus destroy the great whore Antic p. 23. Revel 18. 9. instruments of her ruin and they are the ten horns or the ten Kings unto whom the Roman Empire was divided v. 16. And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast these shall hate the whore c. 2. By the degrees of her destruction these ten Kings shall hate the whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and burn her with fire 1. They shall hate the whore of Rome the Pope his Cardinals Hierarchy and Clergy with whom they have committed spiritual fornication whereas before they loved her while the virtue of her intoxicating cup lasted but now seeing their own folly and her cunning craftiness selfishness pride covetousness luxury filthiness hypocrisie and cruelty that her whole Government Religion Worship pompous Ceremonies Purgatory Indulgences Excommunions Jubilees Processions Doctrines of the Popes Infallibility and Supremacy Justification of mens persons before God by their own good works traditions merits holiness of times places Churches Altars Vestments Copes Hats Palls Surplices Crosses Spittle Cream Salt Holy-water Auricular confession of sins worshipping of Saints departed Angels Images Reliques of Saints kissing of the Popes Toe of the Tayl of the Asse on which Christ rode adoring of the pretended Cross on which Christ was Crucified bowing to the East setting up of Altars and Crucifixes and Tapers on them and bowing to them as they do baptizing of Bells forbidding to Marry but allowing of Stews dispensing with Oaths incestuous Marriages holding of Plurality of Dignities Benefices with cure of souls and causeless Non-residency and many more such Doctrines and practises politick devices to uphold enrich and advance themselves their relations and servants and suppress the pure Doctrine and Worship of Christ and undo and destroy his most faithful servants and sincere Worshippers I say these Kings seeing these things and many more clearly their inordinate love is turned into well-guided hatred of her They hate her that is they separate from her they avoid communion with her they cease to commit any spiritual fornication with her 2. They make her desolate they do not only forsake her themselves but also they cause their subjects to do so too and that they do by setting up in their respective Kingdoms Gods pure worship and service without her proper ceremonies which she calls * Bellar. de effectibus Sacrament l. 2. c. 3. a. 20. badges and †Aquinas 12â— q. 103. a. 4. O. professions of her Religion and Gods pure word without her Legends Apocriphals and Traditions 3. They make her naked which they do both by words and deeds 1. By words by publick Preaching Confessions and Writings declaring and demonstrating her abominable filthiness that she may be detested by others 2. By deeds by with-drawing her gold silver precious stones first-fruits Peter-pence Abbies Friories Commendams Benefices Dignities and Revenues from her which were wont to be given her which the Whore by her pious frauds cunning craftiness got from the Ancestors of Kings and deluded people 4. They shall eat her flesh which is to be understood not carnally but mystically these Kings shall not prove Canibals and corporally with their teeth eat the flesh that is upon the bones of the great Whore of the Pope and his Cardinals but they will retain either to their own proper use or rather for the maintenance of Gods pure Worship and Interests those revenues which were paid to the Whore out of their Dominions as such to the upholding of her Pride and Idolatries Superstitions Luxuries and Bawds and they shall persecute her which in Scripture-language is eating of ones flesh Job 19. 22. Why do ye persecute
Law as the old Pharisees were of the Traditions of the Elders the latter swearing to him blind obedience all making a shew of Religion but under the pretence thereof devour widows houses they garnish and visit the Sepulchres of the Martyrs but shed the blood of Christs most faithful Ministers and members who observe the traditions and commands of the Pope but make void the commandments of God Mat. 15. Mat. 23. I know not any men under heaven more like the old Pharisees than these creatures of Antichrist in the Church of Rome are their Doctrines and doings declare them his Formalists who have it may be a form of godliness but denying the power thereof who make these latter times to be very perilous 2 Tim. 3. 3. That he challengeth Princely dominion over the Church of Christ and people and Nations needs no proof Three Popes of Rome successively forged and pleaded a forged Decree for the Pope of Rome's Supremacy his trampling upon Emperours and Kings making them to kiss his Toe hold his Stirrup deposing of them and making others making what Laws he pleaseth dispensing with and making void Gods Laws as he pleaseth releasing subjects of their allegiance to their lawful and godly Princes and commanding them to rebel against dethrone and destroy them and their most Christian and loyal Subjects In a word he exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped 2 Thes 2. 4. which is one great mark of Antichrist 4. That his usurped authority hath no good ground in holy Scripture but is expresly forbidden by our blessed Lord and Saviour Mat. 20 25 26. But Jesus called them i. e. his Disciples unto him and said ye know that the Princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them and they that are great exercise authority upon them but it shall not be so among you but whosoever will be chief among you let him be your servant Even as the son of man came not to be ministred unto but to minister and to give his life a ransome for many Luk. 22. 25. 1 Pet. 5. 3. Nether as being Lords over Gods heritage but being ensamples to the flock Neither in those places of Scripture where Christs Ecclesiastical Orders of Church-Officers are set down is there any mention of an Universal Bishop as 1 Cor. 12. 28. Ephes 4. 11. Peter the Apostle disclaims this Princely Monarchy and Supremacy when he called himself the Elders of the Churches Fellow Presbyter and forbid them to Lord it over Gods heritage 1 Pet. 5. 1 2 3. Cyprian in his Epistles to several Popes of Rome calls them brothers Jerom also writing to the Pope of Rome tells him and proves it too that by divine right a Bishop and a Presbyter is the same Act. 20. 17 28. Phil. 1. 1. Tit. 1. 5. 1 Pet. 5. 1 2. Ephes 4. 11. in his Epistle ad Oceanum that with the ancient Fathers Bishops and Presbyters were all one And adversus Lucifera nos he saith that a Bishops preferment was not by necessity of Gods Law but granted to him by the Church to honour him withall In his Epistle ad Evagrium handling this question at large he saith Who can endure his foolishness that preferred Deacons before Priests that is Bishops seeing the Apostle plainly teacheth that a Bishop and a Presbyter are all one And for proof he alledgeth Tit. 1. 5. Act. 20. 17. 28. Phil. 1. 1. 1 Pet. 5. 1 2. Ephes 4. 11. And of this judgment also was St. Augustine Chrysostome Beda Oecumenius Sedulius Primasius Theophilact Theodoret Anselm Ambrose John Wickliff Thom. Walden Luther Zuinglius Calvin Oecolampadius Melancthon John Lambert Martyr Bishop Hooper Bishop Bale Mr. Tindal Martyr Musculus Zanchius Bullinger Gualter Chemnitius Danaeus Chamier Junius John Bradford Mâ—rtyr Dr. Hâ—mphry Dr. Reynolds Dr. Hollard Professors of Divinity at Oxford Bishop This is Bishop Jewel's argument against the Pope in his Def. of his Apology Jewel Bishop Morton Dr. Whitaker Mr. Cartwright Dr. Willet Amandus Polauus Michael Medina among the Papists and many more that write upon the Sentences many of which may be seen in Mr. Masons defence of Ordination by Presbyters in the Reformed Churches where there are no Diocesan Bishops 5. That he produceth Antichristian * Antichristianism was covered for a long time under the Cloak of Orthodoxy and Ceremonial indifferency saith Mr. Tomson a Bishops Chaplain in his Antichrist arraigned p. 85. fruits practises and doctrines appears by his abominable pride superstition Idolatrous worships pretended miracles and lying wonders by his Council of Trent wherein he Decrees That mens persons are justified before God by their own good works and all the errors before confuted denying justification of mens persons before God by faith alone which Errors he labours to maintain by his Creatures as Bellarmine Stapleton Harding Cornelius a Lapide and others especially by the Jesuits and also introduâ—ing his Traditions and Apocryphal Scriptures in which are many things directly contrary to Gods word and Christs interest and upon these and some other accounts did our Church of England in King Edward the sixth his reign pray in her Litany thus From the tyranny of the Bishop of Rome and his detestable enormities good Lord deliver us 6. That he is the Babylonical Beast that hath two horns like a lamb and speaks as a dragon That is he professeth the innocency of Christ the Lamb of God but speaks and acts like a Dragon he uttereth blasphemous speeches thunders out cruel and unjust Excommunications against Christs servants and venteth and maintaineth Doctrines of Devils speaking lies in hypocrisie having his conscience seared with an hot iron forbidding to marry and commanding to abstain from meats which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving 1 Tim. 4. 〈◊〉 2 3. of them which believe and know the truth The tâ—â— horned beast by his Ecclesiastical and Temporal power pretending Orthodoxy and Ceremonial indifferency decency and order and Apostolical traditions better adorning and promoting Christianity restored the Image of the old Pagan Beast that is under these and some other pretences restored idolatry and tyranny again into the Roman Empire and persecution against the true Church of Christ The two Horned Beast in the 13th of the Revelations is say some the same with the great Whore arrayed in purple and scarlet that 〈◊〉 a golden cup in her hand full of all abominations and filthiness of her fornication upon whose forehead was a name written Mystery Babyloâ— the great the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth in the 17th of the Revelations But I humbly conceive with submission to better judgments that if this do not intend some other Beast like the great Whore of Rome as I fear it doth then the Whore or Church of Rome is in the 13th Chapter described by her Head and principal â—â—mbers chiefly because Horns signifie Powers And in the 17th Chapter she is described as taking in not oaly the Head and Cardinals but