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A17371 Maschil, or, A treatise to giue instruction touching the state of the Church of Rome since the Councell of Trent, whether shee be yet a true Christian church. And if she have denied the foundation of our faith. For the vindication of the right reuerend father in God, the L. Bishop of Exeter, from the cavills of H.B. in his book intituled The seven vialls. By Robert Butterfield Master of Arts, and minister of Gods Word. Butterfield, Robert. 1629 (1629) STC 4205; ESTC S120372 51,626 162

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sword_n in_o luke_n ecce_fw-la tibi_fw-la duo_fw-la gladij_fw-la the_o one_o signify_v the_o 22._o chap._n 22._o temporal_a the_o other_o the_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n and_o that_o other_o will_v prove_v but_o a_o dream_n arise_v peter_n kill_v and_o eat_v we_o groan_v for_o that_o time_n 10._o act_n 10._o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v destroy_v this_o man_n of_o sin_n with_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n our_o opinion_n touch_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o church_n fraught_v with_o heresy_n full_a of_o impiety_n that_o she_o have_v justify_v sodom_n by_o her_o sin_n and_o the_o most_o heathenish_a by_o her_o idolatry_n that_o her_o doctrine_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v injurious_a to_o almighty_a god_n and_o contumelious_a to_o the_o redeemer_n of_o all_o the_o world_n out_o of_o their_o own_o mouth_n will_v we_o condemn_v they_o a_o jesuite_n of_o their_o own_o plain_o confess_v that_o if_o the_o body_n of_o the_o bless_a son_n of_o god_n be_v not_o in_o such_o manner_n present_a in_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n as_o they_o teach_v and_o to_o their_o power_n maintain_v that_o then_o they_o 8._o costerus_n enchtrid_n cap._n 8._o be_v the_o most_o impious_a idolater_n that_o live_v under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n worse_o than_o the_o tartar_n which_o worship_n a_o piece_n of_o red_a cloth_n for_o a_o god_n the_o antecedent_n we_o hold_v utter_o impossible_a and_o that_o it_o be_v wickedness_n to_o think_v that_o a_o sinful_a man_n can_v make_v his_o maker_n for_o without_o all_o contradiction_n the_o less_o be_v bless_v of_o the_o better_a and_o ●_o heb._n ●_o ●_o therefore_o what_o sentence_n we_o pass_v upon_o they_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o judge_v their_o doctrine_n be_v devilish_a but_o their_o practice_n much_o worse_o their_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o his_o house_n so_o ridiculous_a superstitious_a heathenish_a demonicall_a that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o any_o man_n with_o a_o unwounded_a conscience_n either_o to_o partake_v with_o they_o or_o to_o be_v witness_n of_o their_o action_n in_o regard_v whereof_o that_o be_v most_o true_a which_o some_o learned_a have_v affirm_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o con●●n●_n of_o s●●i●tu●e_n 〈…〉_o doctor_n 〈…〉_o that_o they_o have_v a_o religion_n more_o after_o homer_n than_o after_o the_o scripture_n and_o yet_o all_o this_o be_v
not_o sufficient_a to_o prove_v they_o either_o no_o church_n at_o all_o hold_v as_o they_o do_v fundamental_a truth_n or_o a_o church_n not_o so_o far_o forth_o sanctify_v as_o they_o hold_v the_o same_o which_o we_o hope_v shall_v appear_v plain_o and_o clear_o to_o all_o chap._n ii_o what_o we_o think_v of_o those_o that_o line_n in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n although_o i_o think_v it_o more_o needful_a for_o every_o man_n in_o particular_a to_o work_v out_o his_o own_o salvation_n than_o to_o be_v curious_a to_o know_v the_o estate_n of_o other_o and_o apprehend_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o his_o own_o soul_n to_o cry_v out_o domine_fw-la quis_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la lord_n 21._o john_n 21._o 21._o who_o be_o i_o that_o thou_o shall_v regard_v i_o with_o such_o favour_n rather_o than_o like_o p●ter_n of_o john_n to_o ask_v domine_fw-la hic_fw-la autem_fw-la quid_fw-la master_n what_o shall_v he_o do_v as_o be_v too_o solicitous_a of_o other_o nevertheless_o we_o who_o enjoy_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n can_v have_v a_o better_a occasion_n to_o magnify_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n than_o by_o remember_v egypt_n from_o whence_o we_o be_v deliver_v nor_o they_o who_o be_v yet_o detain_v in_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n than_o by_o see_v their_o danger_n to_o hasten_v thence_o error_n in_o religion_n may_v be_v no_o less_o pernicious_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n than_o sinfulness_n of_o life_n and_o therefore_o do_v so_o far_o forth_o without_o repentance_n exclude_v from_o all_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n not_o only_o now_o but_o for_o many_o hundred_o year_n past_a have_v be_v such_o that_o the_o religion_n thereof_o in_o many_o part_n of_o it_o have_v be_v heretical_a and_o erroneous_a both_o for_o opinion_n and_o practice_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o condemnation_n of_o some_o be_v more_o tolerable_a than_o of_o other_o some_o be_v author_n other_o receiver_n some_o master_n other_o scholar_n yet_o to_o all_o without_o exception_n from_o the_o idiot_n and_o handicraft_n man_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o college_n of_o cardinal_n plague_n be_v due_a to_o our_o forefather_n though_o they_o do_v but_o erroneous_o practice_v what_o the_o guide_v heretical_o teach_v if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a both_o fall_n into_o the_o pit_n of_o destruction_n we_o see_v the_o danger_n they_o all_o be_v in_o from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o least_o but_o be_v there_o no_o way_n of_o escape_n that_o which_o i_o name_v before_o repentance_n only_o repentance_n may_v be_v either_o actual_a or_o general_a actual_a repentance_n be_v necessary_a for_o all_o know_a fault_n for_o those_o which_o we_o through_o ignorance_n admit_v a_o general_a repentance_n will_v find_v place_n with_o god_n by_o justification_n m._n hooker_n his_o discourse_n of_o justification_n virtue_n whereof_o as_o many_o as_o hold_v the_o foundation_n which_o be_v precious_a though_o they_o hold_v it_o but_o weak_o and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o slender_a thread_n although_o they_o frame_v many_o base_a and_o unsuitable_a thing_n upon_o it_o thing_n that_o can_v abide_v the_o trial_n of_o the_o fire_n yet_o shall_v they_o pass_v the_o fiery_a trial_n and_o be_v save_v which_o indeed_o have_v build_v themselves_o upon_o the_o rock_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n our_o father_n then_o hold_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n which_o for_o the_o present_a i_o assume_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o save_v thousand_o of_o they_o live_v in_o popish_a superstition_n in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o sin_v ignorant_o yet_o do_v we_o not_o hereupon_o make_v ignorance_n the_o mother_n of_o devotion_n as_o it_o be_v object_v by_o some_o because_o we_o make_v vial_n curtain_n 7._o vial_n they_o near_o to_o salvation_n who_o be_v hold_v in_o error_n not_o know_v it_o than_o those_o which_o pertinacious_o defend_v it_o be_v know_v who_o very_a want_n of_o learning_n may_v by_o accident_n conduce_v 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o cum_fw-la lite●●●_n in_o barathrum_n 〈◊〉_d to_o their_o eternal_a good_a and_o make_v a_o way_n for_o they_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n while_o the_o other_o be_v leave_v without_o excuse_n nor_o yet_o because_o we_o hope_v that_o god_n may_v be_v merciful_a to_o some_o that_o live_v in_o time_n of_o error_n and_o blindness_n which_o it_o be_v no_o impiety_n to_o think_v though_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v we_o of_o opinion_n that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v save_v in_o any_o religion_n which_o to_o i●id_v b●rto●_n i●id_v have_v name_v only_o be_v sufficient_a refutation_n but_o to_o conclude_v let_v none_o embolden_v themselves_o upon_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n exhibit_v to_o our_o father_n there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o reason_n of_o they_o and_o of_o we_o they_o sin_v ignorant_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v now_o lay_v before_o our_o eye_n they_o may_v be_v save_v by_o a_o general_a repentance_n for_o we_o actual_a repentance_n be_v needful_a now_o the_o voice_n from_o heaven_n sound_v more_o shrill_a in_o our_o ear_n than_o ever_o it_o do_v come_v out_o of_o 4._o apoc._n 18._o 4._o she_o my_o people_n that_o you_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o that_o you_o receive_v not_o of_o her_o plague_n this_o then_o be_v premise_v i_o will_v come_v near_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n viz._n whether_o they_o say_v well_o who_o affirm_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v no_o true_a church_n and_o if_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n deny_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n chap._n iii_o what_o we_o understand_v by_o church_n here_o this_o term_n of_o church_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ambiguous_a and_o of_o doubtful_a sense_n none_o more_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o word_n have_v serve_v some_o as_o a_o fit_a cloak_n under_o which_o they_o may_v both_o shroud_v their_o sleight_n and_o imposture_n and_o likewise_o ●u●nt_v their_o deceitful_a ware_n thus_o our_o adversary_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n use_v the_o name_n o●_n the_o church_n like_o gorgon_n head_n to_o affright_v the_o simple_a and_o bring_v they_o into_o subjection_n no_o otherwise_o than_o the_o jew_n of_o old_a cry_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o themselves_o of_o all_o other_o have_v most_o sacrilegious_o pollute_v it_o and_o the_o turk_n at_o this_o day_n brag_v of_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v muselmanni_n that_o be_v the_o only_a true_a believer_n who_o hate_n even_o to_o the_o very_a death_n christ_n and_o christian_a religion_n unto_o other_o who_o delight_v to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n it_o have_v give_v occasion_n more_o accurate_o to_o distinguish_v that_o they_o may_v neither_o enthrall_v themselves_o to_o every_o company_n which_o boast_n themselves_o to_o be_v the_o church_n nor_o yet_o withdraw_v their_o due_a reverence_n and_o obedience_n from_o the_o true_a church_n when_o they_o have_v find_v she_o out_o the_o word_n ecclesia_fw-la which_o signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n in_o the_o latitude_n of_o the_o sense_n thereof_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o signify_v any_o company_n or_o congregation_n any_o combination_n or_o faction_n whatsoever_o but_o strict_o take_v and_o as_o it_o be_v ordinary_o use_v in_o scripture_n by_o the_o church_n we_o understand_v god_n company_n the_o congregation_n of_o the_o faithful_a man_n call_v forth_o and_o set_v apart_o from_o the_o ●est_n of_o the_o world_n which_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d import_v and_o become_v the_o lord_n peculiar_a now_o the_o church_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n portion_n or_o household_n have_v a_o double_a acceptation_n there_o be_v the_o church_n invisible_a and_o the_o visible_a church_n the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n which_o be_v the_o church_n triumphant_a and_o the_o true_a believer_n upon_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o church_n militant_a these_o together_o make_v up_o the_o invisible_a church_n which_o we_o call_v invisible_a because_o for_o one_o part_n of_o it_o those_o which_o be_v dead_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o receive_v into_o abraham_n bosom_n they_o be_v far_o remote_a from_o our_o sense_n we_o see_v they_o not_o the_o true_a believer_n upon_o earth_n which_o make_v the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o invisible_a church_n howsoever_o we_o be_v conversant_a among_o they_o and_o behold_v their_o person_n yet_o whether_o they_o be_v indeed_o such_o as_o to_o we_o they_o seem_v be_v more_o than_o we_o can_v know_v and_o that_o their_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v a_o thing_n past_o our_o discern_a the_o visible_a church_n comprehend_v all_o christian_n as_o many_o as_o far_o and_o near_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v baptize_v into_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o profess_v the_o same_o
paul_n &_o every_o spirit_n that_o confess_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v of_o god_n say_v s._n john_n 42._o 1._o john_n 42._o where_o let_v the_o word_n of_o st._n paul_n interpret_v the_o meaning_n of_o st._n john_n that_o not_o only_o every_o spirit_n which_o confess_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v of_o god_n if_o so_o be_v that_o in_o work_n they_o deny_v he_o not_o with_o which_o condition_n some_o will_v have_v those_o word_n to_o be_v understand_v for_o many_o think_v aright_o of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o in_o other_o thing_n be_v not_o answerable_a to_o their_o profession_n but_o that_o this_o their_o confession_n be_v of_o god_n and_o from_o he_o and_o that_o as_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o cuill_n so_o there_o be_v ●o_o good_a whatsoever_o but_o proceed_v ●rom_n god_n and_o his_o most_o bless_a spirit_n when_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n ●orded_v it_o in_o the_o seat_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n many_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n who_o though_o they_o communicate_v with_o they_o in_o the_o outward_a sacrament_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o be_v the_o flock_n of_o another_o fold_n and_o like_o a_o few_o olive_n at_o the_o end_n of_o a_o twig_n after_o the_o shake_n of_o the_o tree_n cleave_v to_o the_o right_a stock_n and_o wait_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o israel_n by_o christ_n and_o thus_o doubtless_o it_o be_v with_o many_o heretofore_o and_o with_o some_o at_o this_o day_n which_o be_v outward_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n we_o may_v just_o notwithstanding_o challenge_v to_o ourselves_o some_o of_o god_n people_n 4._o doctor_n chaloner_n ●redo_fw-la eccles_n r●uel_n 18._o 4._o be_v certain_o in_o babylon_n see_v such_o be_v warn_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o come_v out_o of_o she_o and_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o command_v a_o man_n to_o depart_v a_o place_n if_o he_o be_v not_o there_o but_o to_o conclude_v 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