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religion_n	believe_v	church_n	faith_n	7,365	5	5.7654	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85169	A beacon set on fire: or The humble information of certain stationers, citizens of London, to the Parliament and Commonwealth of England. Concerning the vigilancy of Jesuits, papists, and apostates, (taking advantage of the divisions among our selves and the states great employment,) to corrupt the pure doctrine of the Scriptures. Introduce the whole body of popish doctrine & worship. Seduce the subjects of this Commonwealth unto the popish religion, or that which is worse. By writing and publishing many popish books, (printed in England in the English tongue within these three last years, therein maintaining all the gross points of popery, ... And blasphemous books of another nature: all made evident by the catalogue and contents of many of the aforesaid books added hereunto. Published for the service of the Parliament and commonwealth. Hoping that the Parliament by sufficient laws, ... will set themselves ... to maintain the faith that was once delivered to the saints against all the enemies thereof.	Fawne, Luke, d. 1666.	1652 (1652)	Wing F564; Thomason E675_14; ESTC R202095	8,134	16

Congregation and his Conversion to the Catholique Church Maintaining all the gross Points in Popery affirming the Roman Church to be the only true Church to which all must joyn from which none must separate upon pain of Damnation That she is infallible and cannot teach any thing repugnant to the Word of God no more then God can teach contrary to himself And that Protestants have no true Scripture to build their Faith on 13. The Examination of the late Act of the Convocation at Oxford containing their Reasons against the Scotish Covenant and Presbytery The whole drift of this Book is to deny our Religion to be true because of the Disunion between the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians To slander and reproach our Captains that led us out of Romish Egypt assert Traditions in the Popish sence the Sacrament of the Mass Prayers for the Dead Purgatory and Invocation of Saints 14. A Treatise entituled The Right Religion Evinced by L. B. 1652. Tending to prove That the Romish Church is the true and only Catholique Church Infallible Ground and Rule of Faith maintaining the Real Presence Adoration and Bowing to the Hoast Altars Images Reliques worshipping of and praying to Angels and Saints departed asserting a perfect keeping of the Commandments The Priests power to forgive Sins in a proper sence and humane merits Denying the Actions of Beleevers in Covenant to be Duties Justifying the Receiving the Communion under one kind acknowledging Christs Institution to be otherwise but not binding and that all this must be yeelded to if a man would be saved 15. Prayer to the Saints Vindicated by F. P. 1652. Affirms the Lawfulness and Duty of praying to Saints and Angels That the Saints in Heaven know the secrets of the hearts of men upon Earth That the Saints in Heaven that were poor on Earth have such power and authority by their prayers in Heaven as to receive into Heaven what faithful rich men they please That those that persevere in the denyal of this Doctrine of Prayer to Saints must perish everlastingly in Hell where the Saints shall see them and rejoyce in their torment And that no Honor Worship Adoration Prostration both of Body and Soul is to be denyed the Saints and Angels but only visible Sacrifice which is said to be due to God alone 16. A prudent and secure Choyce being a sure Land-mark to all those who have been tossed to and fro in these wavering times by H. G. 1650. Beginning his Prologue thus viz. Sir Since it hath pleased God to put a period to the common professed Religion of this Nation and that by Authority of PARLIAMENT in Capitals the Papist prints it and so we re-print it that the Parliament might take notice of it The Book affirms That what the Church of Rome holds forth as matters of Faith are Therefore to be beleeved as infallible Truths Pleads for real corporeal presence in the Eucharist and offering up Christ in the Mass as a due Sacrifice maintains Auricular Confession the visible Headship of the Pope Prayer to Saints departed Worship to Images Purgatory Free-will Merit of good Works Tradition Indulgencies That Scripture is unsufficient to declare its own sence in things that must be beleeved upon pain of Damnation and that therefore the Church and the Church of Rome is the only infallible Rule both to know what is the Word of God and the sence thereof and what is to be beleeved and that upon the belief of all this depends our everlasting welfare 17. A Treatise of Schism by Scot. 18. The Christian Sodality or Catholique Hive of Bees by E. P. alias Gage as is said Which expounds the Popish Primmer justifies their Popish Days Worship and the whole Religion of Popery printed 1652. 19. The Christian Moderator printed 1652. the fourth Edition Pleading for a Toleration of the Popish Religion maintaining the real corporeal presence in the Eucharist prayer to Angels and Saints departed c. Putting a painted Gloss upon the foul face of Popery to make it appear otherwise then it is Making much mention of a sweet spirit tenderness humility mutual Love c. meerly to abuse the people of this Commonwealth for the world knows that those vertues never appeared in Papists toward Christians of a different Belief who are not that we know of tolerated to profess their Religion among them except by the atchievement of the Sword taken up in their defence against Popish cruelties Nor doth the Author in the least demonstrate how the Protestants may be assured of a Toleration in case the Papists shall at any time become the major part as being impossible for him or any others so to do until a Popish-General-Councel shall cancel some of their Points of Faith about the Popes Supremacy and Churches Infallibility which Points all Papists must and do believe notwithstanding any thing they shall say to the contrary The Names and Blasphemies of some Books not Popish HOBS his LEVIATHAN Affirms That all they to whom God hath not supernaturally revealed the Scriptures are not obliged to obey them by any other Authority then that of the Commonwealth residing in the Soveraign who only hath the Legislative power p. 205. That the Kingdom of God we pray for in the Lords Prayer when we say Thy Kingdom come is nothing else but a Civil Kingdom governed by Gods Lievtenants and Vicars upon Earth and not a Spiritual That the preaching of the Apostles was the preaching of this Kingdom p. 219. 220. That God hath a Soveraign Prophet and Vicegerent upon Earth who is a Christian Soveraign that hath next under God the Authority of governing Christian men and that by the Doctrine which in the Name of God he commands to be taught as a sure Rule we are to examine and try the truth of such Doctrines as shall be advanced either with Miracles or without and that if the Soveraign disavow them then we are no more to obey their voyce p. 232. That the immortal Soul begins not in a man till the Resurrection p. 241. That the Tormentors of the damned which the Scripture calleth Satan Devil Abaddon are not any individual person but an office and quality and that by Satan is meant any earthly Enemy of the Church p. 244. That the Torments of the damned after the Resurrection shall be such an earthly misery as many men now endure that are alive that this misery shall be but for a time and that they shall then dye again and be annihilated p. 245. That If our Prince cōmand us to say with our tongue We beleeve not in Christ we must obey the Prince and that whatsoever a Subject is compelled to in obedience to his Soveraign and doth it not in order to his own mind but in order to the Laws of is Country that action is not his but his Soveraigns nor is it he that in this case denyeth Christ before men but his Governor and the Law of his Country p. 271. Asserts that there have been no Martyrs since the Apostles days but many have needlesly cast away their lives p. 273. That actions of men can never be unlawful or sinful but when they are against the Law of the Commonwealth p. 279. Denying that the New Testament is in any place to any person a Law where the Law of that Common-wealth hath not made it so p. 284. And as much he saith of the whole Scripture elsewhere with a great deal more of such Blasphemous Stuff A Testimony to an Approaching Glory by Joshua Sprigge Asserting That the Sufferings of Christ for us were as it were but a Parable and that Gods heart was not set upon the very having a little Blood for the sins of the people but taking that Blood speaks thereby to our Childishness who could not see how there could be a Reconciliation without Blood p. 53. That crucifying old Adams righteousness is a greater Sacrifice to God then the very sacrificing of the flesh of Christ p. 54. That the Humanity of Christ is a Form wherein God appears to the world there is a higher thing then Beleeving and that is seeing and knowing the Father without a Form manifesting and revealing himself in his own immediate Light this I desire you to wait for seek for press towards p. 56. And that So a Beleever doth when he goeth to God in the same Unction that was poured upon Christ Jesus and doth not formally make use of the Name of Christ as a man would use the name of some great man and beg for his sake p. 58. Calls it weakness to think that Christ doth procure the love of the Father p. 59. The Racovian Catechism printed as in Latin so also in English Denying the Divinity of Christ and the Divinity and Personality of the Holy Ghost that Christ made Satisfaction for our sins with many other abominable Errors A Book written by Biddle maintaining that the Holy Ghost is not God Concerning which two last Books namely the said Catechism in Latin not English and Biddle's Book we cannot but thankfully acknowledg that the Parliament have shew'd their dislike of them by causing a few that could be taken to be burnt But alas there is no standing penal Law that gives sufficient encouragement to the Prosecutor and investeth the Master and Wardens of the Company of Stationers or some others with sufficient Authority to deter men from Writing Printing and Publishing the like for the future whereby it comes to pass that since the execution of that Justice some have presumed to publish the foresaid Catechism in English in affront to the Parliament and chiefly to the Lord Jesus who is the true God and Eternal Life to him be Glory both now and for ever Amen FINIS

within these last three Years to the number of as we guess reckoning 1500 to an Impression of each Book that hath been in that time printed Thirty thousand at least As if they were now confident of compleating their design and as if in their opinion of us we were yet to seek whether the Popish or Reformed Religion were the right Religion and were ashamed of the former Zeal of Church and State to preserve the people of this Commonwealth from Romish Doctrine Worship and Tyranny and did now think their natures and Religion more milde then when so much Blood of our now glorious Ancestors was in cool blood most inhumanely shed by them for holding that the Pope and his Bishops could not make an Article of Christian Faith much less were to be beleeved or obeyed in things contrary to the Canon of the Scripture or that the very body of Christ now glorified in Heaven was not in ten thousand places at one time upon earth of many of which Popish Books both their Titles and Contents we do hereafter give a Catalogue and do keep in our custody one of each to make good our Information if so commanded And although upon the Titles of most of the Books there be Paris or other places beyond the Sea prefixed as if they were printed there yet we and all the Booksellers and Printers in London that have seen or shall see them do upon such sight know that they are printed in London And the Founders of Printing-letters that live in London do infallibly know that the letters with which the said Books are printed were by them cast and made in London The Premisses considered we do humbly pray the § 4 Parliament for the sake of our dear Saviour Jesus Christ in behalf of our selves and all the many thousands of Gods people in England yea and again most heartily implore the Parliament and every Member thereof by Gods and mans expectations your own publique Professions and Engagements and as ever you expect to appear before God with comfort who hath put power into your hands to do much for his beloved Spouse and Cause That you would stir up your Strength and your Zeal against the Enemies of both the Souls and Bodies of the people of this Commonwealth By suppressing Popish and Blasphemous Books which are the Nursery of Error Idolatry and Rebellion Putrefaction and Shame of a Nation Provocation of Divine Vengeance and High-way to eternal Perdition And that if the Act now depending concerning the Company of Stationers and Printing do not make ample provision in the Premisses it may be accommodated to the aforesaid purpose as well as any other And to the end so good a work may be accomplished and effectual means may be applyed we shall humbly offer our Proposals if commanded how it maybe done without any trouble or charge to the State In the mean time begging leave that without offence we may say we humbly conceive that we shall despair of ever seeing a sufficient Redress in this case unless the way of Licensing Books by faithful able men that are sound in the faith be strictly enjoyn'd and an equitable penalty layd upon all that print and publish or cause to be printed and published any Book not Licensed and the said penalty to be recovered by any that shall prosecute the Offender at the Common-Law with good encouragement to the Prosecuter And lastly Least the Parliaments great Affairs about War and Peace should hinder such inconsiderable Informers as we are from being heard we do beg in the Name of Christ of all persons of all degrees whether Ministers of the Gospel Gentlemen or others by what Names soever distinguished that are or would be esteemed real Friends to true Religion the Parliament and Commonwealth of England That they would improve all the interest they have both in God and men in authority for the effectual Suppression of Popish Books and stopping the growth of Popery The same Request to the Parliament and aforesaid Persons we humbly desire may extend unto other Blasphemous Books also The Names and Blasphemies of some of which we likewise herewith tender Luke Fawne Samuel Gellibrand Joshua Kirton John Rothwell Thomas Vnderhill Nathaniel Webb The Catalogue and Contents of some of those Popish Books that have been published in the English Tongue within these three last Years and Printed in ENGLAND 1. THe Golden Treatise of Vincentius Lirinensis 1651. 2. The Verity of Christian Faith 1651. 3. The Felicity of a Christian Life 1651. 4. The Profit of Beleeving 1651. 5. Saint Austin's Care for or the Dead 1651. All which forementioned Books have more or less in them in favor of the Popish Religion as cunningly insinuating that the Romish Church is that Universal Church to which all must necessarily adhere c. 6. Parson's Resolutions as he first put it forth without Bunny's Correction 7. Sales his Introduction a Book burn'd as Popish in the late Arch-Bishops days as having many of the gross Points of Popery in it 8. The Holy Court which Book with the other two foregoing it are so well known to many Schollers and judicious men in England to abound with Popish Errors that we need but name them 9. The lost Sheep returned home or the motives of the Conversion to the Catholike Faith of Tho Vaine D. D. Laboring by a great shew of Learning and Argumentation to evince the Popish Religion to be the onely true Religion the Church of Rome the onely true Church and infallible maintaining Latin Service the Communion in one kind and most of the grossest points of Popery 10. A Missive to his Majesty K. James by Dr Carrier written 39 years ago and reprinted 1649. containing the Motives of his Conversion to the Roman Religion with Inducements to that King to turn Papist The Publisher endevoring to make Luther Calvin Beza c. odious inferring from Mechanicks Claim to the Pulpit the Disagreement that is among our selves and the miscarriages of particular persons That our Religion is false glorying much in the Conversion of many Protestants to Popery of late as Dr Vaine Hugh Paulin Hen Ireson N. Read Mr Rich Nicholls Mr Rich Milesent Mr Rich Crashaw Mr Will Rowlands Mr Thomas Normington Mr Joyner Mr Blakistone Mr Edward Barker Mr Eaton Mr Peter Glue Mr Jackson Mr Cooper Mr Jo Crighton Mr Andrew Youngston Mr Hugh Ross Mr Tho Johnston Mr William Simple Perswading that things being fallen to such an unconceivable Confusion in England it is no matter of wonder that so many turn to Popery but that more do not follow 11. The Love of the Soul by G. M. The whole scope of the Book is to perswade people That the Church of Rome is the one only true Church and that separation from her is sinful and damnable and at the end of it are prefixed some Popish Questions in Rhyme which were answered by Mr Samuel Hiron forty years ago 12. A Manifest touching Mr W. P. Aversion from the Protestant