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A63637 The true Protestant religion set forth by way of dialogue discovering the idolatries and abominations professed and taught in the Church of Rome / by a Presbyter of the Church of England. Presbyter of the Church of England. 1683 (1683) Wing T2864; ESTC R4661 28,790 38

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ten twenty or thirty thousand years which brings him in a great Revenue and yet St. Peter says Forasmuch as you know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things as Silver and Gold but with the pretious Blood of Christ 1 Pet. 1.18 Child Have they any more Articles of Faith Father Yes Child The twelfth Article runs thus The Holy Catholick and Apostolick Church of Rome I acknowledge to be the Mother and Mistress of all Churches and I vow swear and promise Obedience to the Bishop of Rome as Successor of B. Peter Prince of the Apostles and Vicar of Jesus Christ Child This seems to me to be the worst I have heard yet for it makes all Churches subject to Rome and the Pope Lord and Master of all the World Doth the Scripture call the Church of Rome the Mother and Mistress of all Churches Father No Child Rome is not the Mother-church for the Gospel came from Jerusalem Thus it is written and thus it behoved Christ to suffer c. And that Repentance and Remission of Sins should be preached in his name among all Nations beginning at Jerusalem Luc. 24.46.47 Jerusalem which is above is free which is the Mother of us all Gal. 4.26 Neither is it the Mistress of all Churches It seemeth good unto the Holy Ghost and to us saith the Apostles and Elders and the whole Church assembled at Jerusalem Act. 15.22 23 28 29. to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things Child But the Pope it seems requires obedience from all Christians doth the Scripture command any such thing Father The Scripture commands obedience to our Pastors but not to the Pope Obey them that have the rule over you and submit your selves for they watch for your Souls as they that must give account Heb. 13.7 Child Is the Popedom an Office in the Ministry Father No. He gave some Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the perfecting the work of the Ministry and for the edifying of the Body of Christ Eph. 4.11 12. Child Was St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Father No. 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 great among you let him be your Servant Matth. 20.25 26. Child Is the Pope St. Peter's Successor Father Truly Child I know not 't is probable he never was at Rome St. Paul makes no mention of him neither in his Epistle to the Romans nor in any of his Epistles from Rome and St. Peter himself writes not to the Romans but to the Jews scattered throughout Pontus Galatia Capadocia Asia and Bithynia 1 Pet. 1.1 and subscribes his Epistle from Babylon chap. 5.13 so that unless Rome be Babylon 't is not likely St. Peter was there Child But is there not one Visible Head of the Church Father No. We are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone Eph. 2.20 There is one Body and one Spirit even as you are called in one hope of your Calling one Lord one Faith one Baptism one God and Father of all Eph. 4.4 5 6. Child But was not St. Peter the great Apostle of the Gentiles Father No. But contrariwise when they saw that the Gospel of the Uncircumcision was committed unto me as the Gospel of the Circumcision was unto Peter for he that wrought effectually in Peter to the Apostleship of the Circumcision the same was mighty in me towards the Gentiles And when James Cephas and John who seemed to be Pillars perceived the Grace that was given unto me they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of Fellowship that we should go to the Heathen and they unto the Circumcision Gal. 2.7 8 9. Child By all this I perceive that neither the Pope nor St. Peter himself hath or had any Dominion or Authority over the Church of Christ and yet I have heard that the Pope claims Authority to depose Kings Is that lawful Father No. St. Paul sayes Put them in mind to be subject to Principalities and Powers to obey Magistrates to be ready to every good work Tit. 3.1 And St. Peter is more plain and gives the Supremacy to Kings Submit your selves to every Ordinance of Man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as Supreme or unto Governours as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil Doers and for the praise of them that do well for so is the Will of God 1 Pet. 2.13 14. Child Doth not the Pope also absolve from Oaths of Allegiance Father Yes And yet Solomon sayes I counsel thee to keep the Kings commandement and that in regard of the Oath of God Eccl. 8.2 Child Doth he claim any other Power Father Yes He can make right wrong and Justice Injustice say the Jesuits and they are bound to believe he commands well whatsoever the thing be and that all things enjoyned are just and good so good that nothing better could be done so that they speak modestly of his Power that say he can dispence with the Commandements of God And yet Christ sayes Whosoever shall break one of these least Commandements and shall teach men so he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven Matth. 5.19 Child Can such a man as this be a Christian Bishop or be termed his Holiness Father No. The Scripture calls him the Man of Sin the Son of Perdition who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he as God sitteth in the Temple of God shewing himself that he is God 2 Thes 2.3 4. Child Doth the Scripture describe him by any other marks Father Yes v. 9. Even him whose coming is after the working of Sathan with all Power and Signs and lying Wonders Child Indeed I have heard the Priests and Jesuits of Rome pretend to cast out Devils and work Miracles Do they so in England Father Yes Ever and anon some Popish Person or other is possessed and then a Priest comes and exorcises him and casts out the Devil but their juggling tricks are usually discovered Such an one was the Boy of Bilson in Staffordshire whose tricks were all laid open before the Judge and Grand Jury at Stafford Assizes by the Bishop of the Diocese Child Doth not St. John also describe him Father Yes Revel 7.3 4 5 6. I saw a woman sit upon a Scarlet-colour'd Beast full of Names of Blasphemy having seven Heads and ten Horns And the Woman was array'd in Purple and Scarlet colour and decked with Gold and pretious Stones and Pearls having a golden Cup in her hand full of Abominations and Filthines's of her Fornication And upon her Head was a name written Mystery Babylon the Great the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth And I saw the Woman drunken with the Blood of