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A19747
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A protestation against popery by way of a confession of Christian religion collected for the benefit of private friends
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I. D., fl. 1607.; Dunster, John, attributed name.
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1607
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STC 6172; ESTC S117486
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from the spirit of God for a lying spirit may speak in the mouths of such Prophets In all â—… 270 Bâ—… and of out of 187 aâ—… make this râ—… Olausâ—…nus waâ—…tled â—… of vpsâ—… Go thiâ—… Rob. Vâ—…tius Armâ—… of Arâ—… Irelanâ—… whence neuer â—…ed penâ—… commoâ—…â—… Duo ipâ—… deprehâ—… in aduâ—… occijâ—… whitâ—…eâ—… Nor 3 with the Pope that Tarpeian oracle for J find not warranted by scripture any infallibility in his iudgmeÌ„t seeing he may erre Nor 4 with CouÌ„cels for they cannot be called so often as the Church may want decision for sence 2 they are often times an assembly of malignant persons against the Godly as the councell at Carmell against Elias and at Gilead against Micheas at Trent against the Protestants howsoever Campian be Hyperbolicall in its Commendation Bone Deus quae Gentium varietas qui delectus episcoporum totius orbis qui Regum et Rerum pub splendor quae medulla Theologorum quae sanctitas quae lachry mae quae teiunia qui flores Accademici quae linguae quanta subtilitas quantus labor quam infinitae lectio quantae virtutum et studiorum divitiae Augustum illud sacrarium impleuerunt Nor 5 with fathers for they are men and may and doe erre againe they abrogate this authoritie from themselues Quos non syâ—… flores sâ—…tius vâ—… nomina Humf for so S. Augustine Talis ego sum in scriptis aliorum quales ego esse volo intellectores meorum and how did S. Augustine read other fathers writings he will tell you himselfe Cypriani literas non vt Canonicas habeo sed considero ex Canonicis But with any Child of God I say with any child of God who hath the gift of interpreting whoÌ„ J would haue not vpon any Praetorian authority to command men to beleue whatsoeuer he list as they in the Poet Quod volumus sanctum est but to proue his sence of scripture by scripture and to follow these 6 rules following 1 To be acquainted with the wordes Phrases of Scripture 2 To humble himselfe in praier vnto Almighty God vpon this hope Qui dedit vt quaeras addet vt invenias 3 To marke antecedents and consequences 4 To obserue heedfully the occasioÌ„ of the text the maine scope and circumstances thereof 5 To parallelle like places 6 To haue alwaies before his eies for his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the measure of faith in the Articles of the Creede Of the Church 1 The authority thereof 2 The matter 3 The forme 4 The affections 5 The head 6 The Notes 1 I confesse that by this immortall seede of the word God hath begotten him a Church So that the Scripture is the mother of the Church and the Church the daughter of the Scripture how preposterous then I will not say blasphemous is the iudgmeÌ„t of the Church of Rome who set Hagar aboue Sara and the daughters foote in the necke of the mother subject the oracles of God to the censure of men avowing the authoritie of the Scriptures to be such and such only as the Church doth afford it yea more blasphemouslie that the Scripture without the censure and approbation of the Church is in it selfe no more no more to be esteemed then Aesops fables know yee not ye Vatican Rabsakes that blasphemers al lyers shal haue their part in the lake which burneth with fire brimstone Yea they debase the authority of the Scripture so farre belowe the Church as that they say expresly non omnem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 esse peccatum that every obliquity to the law of God is not a sin and yet Andradius erecting himselfe vpon his Portingall buskin proclaimeth Quic quid a pralatorum Ecclesia ac maxime a Rom. pontificis iussu dissidet immane esse peccatuÌ„ and againe maiori scelere inuolui cum qui pontificias quam qui diuinas leges prefregerit and they account none to be obedient sonnes to their Sea but such as will say with Erasmus that although indeed he did knowe another sence then that of the Pope of Rome to be more consonant vnto the Text of scripture yet Sed tamen si hoc ecclesiae iusserit credam captiuabo n. intellectum meum in obsequium Ecclesiae The matter of this Church is 1 Angells 2 men 1 Angels for not to conceale anie thing I knowe I like not the sentence of M Beza and M Perkins be it spoken with reuerence to so worthy men â—…o biâ—…e tus 〈◊〉 sta â—…lt noâ—…icit eâ—…etus est but chose rather to tread in the paths of Antiquity seing the learned Zanchius is perswaded that Angels be parts of the mysticall body of Christ and members of the Church seing they receaue by the mediatioÌ„ of Christ these benefits ensewing 1 To be confirmed in their blessed estate 2 To haue a more perfit Revelation of the will of God touching the calling of the Gentiles 3 To be reconciled to man from whom they were averse before as beeing executioners of Gods wrath vpon our sinnes and hence is their ioie for our severall conversions And I beleeue that this opinion is stronglie mainetained and abetted with these places of Scripture Ephes 1.10 Coloss 1.20 2 Men. 1 Not Hypocrites or wicked men for howsoever they carry an outwarde profession of Sanctity and the livery of Christians yet indeed are they not true and living members of Christs body for otherwise this would follow that the Hypocrite being to receiue his portion in the fiery lake that Christ should condemne into hell his owne members only I must advise you that in the iudgment of Charity you doe esteeme all those for true members of Christ which fashion theÌ„selues to an outward coÌ„formity in the church alwaies remembring what St. Augustine answered Petilian charging him to be a reprobate In area domini sum vel frumentum vel palea sed huius area ventilabrum non est lingua Petiliani But 2. holy men elect children Saints of God for their sinnes beeing washed away in the bloud of the Lambe they only are cloathed with the stole of righteousnes and haue palmes in their hands and doe follow the lambe whither-soever he goeth singing honour and praise and immortality to him that sitteth vpon the throne to the Lambe for evermore 3 The inward forme of this Church is the boÌ„d of the spirit by which the Saints of God dispersed ouer the whole earth of diuerse times are knit together and linked in a vnion to Christ their head and a communion amongst themselues 4 I beleeue this Church to be inuisible in respect of this inward forme for although Momus desired yet God neuer granted a window to the breast of man so that we cannot enter with a CaÌ„dle to see their faith their election the Graces of the holie Ghost in respect of the better part to wit the Saints blessed in heaueÌ„ to whoÌ„ as we caÌ„not extend the tormeÌ„ts of mallice or the scourge of our tongue so