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A08562 A manuell or briefe volume of controuersies of religion betweene the Protestants and the Papists wherein the arguments of both sides are briefely set downe, and the aduersaries sophismes are plainely refuted. Written in Latine in a briefe and perspicuous method by Lucas Osiander, and now Englished with some additions and corrections.; Enchiridion controversiarum. English Osiander, Lucas, 1571-1638. 1606 (1606) STC 18880; ESTC S101908 177,466 558

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bestow_v roma_n 6._o 23_o doron_n a_o gift_n ephe._n 2_o 8._o kecharistai_o ho_o theos_n god_n give_v it_o free_o galathian_o 3_o 18._o 19_o 3._o the_o word_n one_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o one_o rom_n 5_o 15_o with_o one_o offer_v &c_n &c_n heb_fw-mi 10_o 14._o 4_o without_o the_o law_n rom_n 3_o 21_o not_o by_o the_o law_n galat_n 2_o 21_o &_o 3_o 11._o 5_o the_o exclusion_n of_o work_n without_o work_n roman_n 4_o 6._o not_o by_o work_n titus_n 3_o 5_o not_o according_a to_o our_o work_n 2_o timon_n 1_o 9_o not_o of_o yourselves_o ephes_n 2_o 8._o not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n philip_n 3._o 9_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n have_v not_o &c._n &c._n rom_n 10_o 3._o 6_o the_o word_n imputation_n which_o be_v oppose_v unto_o merit_n rom_n 4_o 3_o 4._o 6_o etc._n etc._n 7_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o not_o recompense_v for_o they_o by_o work_n psalm_n 32_o 1_o rom_n 4_o 7._o 8_o not_o but_o by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n gala_n 3_o 16._o the_o force_n of_o which_o exclusive_a what_o it_o be_v be_v plain_a by_o the_o like_a phrase_n and_o manner_n of_o speech_n joh._n 6_o 44._o no_o man_n come_v unto_o i_o except_o the_o father_n draw_v he_o and_o no_o man_n come_v to_o the_o father_n but_o by_o i_o etc._n ambro_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la roma_fw-la ca._n 3_o 14._o august_n in_o ps_n ●8_o et_fw-fr in_o joh._n tract_n 42._o et_fw-la de_fw-la ●empore_fw-la ser._n 68_o basil_n homil_n de_fw-fr humil._n chrys_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la gal._n cap_n 3_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o exclusive_a word_n which_o exclude_v all_o thing_n in_o we_o from_o justification_n but_o faith_n be_v full_o contain_v in_o scripture_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v deny_v but_o the_o father_n have_v use_v the_o word_n only_o by_o faith_n or_o by_o faith_n alone_o 10._o if_o justification_n be_v ascribe_v to_o faith_n alone_o there_o will_v be_v make_v too_o too_o easy_a a_o way_n to_o eternal_a life_n ans_fw-fr 1._o to_o believe_v be_v not_o so_o easy_a a_o thing_n for_o faith_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o believe_v when_o he_o will_n 2_o we_o require_v good_a work_n to_o salvation_n as_o necessary_a condition_n but_o not_o as_o cause_n of_o justification_n or_o salvation_n 3_o nay_o the_o papist_n do_v make_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n much_o more_o easy_a while_o first_o they_o place_v it_o in_o the_o freewill_n of_o man_n and_o then_o expound_v it_o that_o heaven_n be_v to_o be_v purchase_v with_o money_n question_n 5._o our_o adversary_n move_v we_o a_o five_o question_n while_o they_o seek_v for_o themselves_o a_o start_a hole_n affirm_v that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o place_n before_o cite_v paul_n understand_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n only_o and_o not_o the_o moral_a and_o secondlie_o that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v oppose_v to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o if_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v diverse_a from_o those_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n the_o place_n of_o the_o scripture_n follow_v do_v most_o manifest_o contradict_v this_o opinion_n the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n be_v deny_v unto_o abraham_n rom_n 4_o where_o doubtless_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n can_v be_v understand_v for_o that_o it_o have_v then_o no_o be_v but_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v mean_v paul_n use_v the_o word_n work_n absolute_o without_o any_o restraint_n as_o ephes_n 2_o 9_o rom_n 4_o 6._o and_o 11_o 6_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o place_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o word_n work_n to_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n only_o so_o in_o like_a sort_n he_o reject_v the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n tit._n 3_o 5._o he_o convince_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v sinful_a by_o the_o moral_a law_n as_o before_o he_o convict_v the_o gentile_n by_o the_o moral_a law_n write_v by_o nature_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n paul_n decree_v the_o moral_a law_n to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o good_a work_n even_o in_o the_o regenerate_a also_o therefore_o he_o do_v understand_v not_o the_o ceremonial_a only_o we_o establish_v the_o law_n say_v paul_n romans_z 3_o 31._o but_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v not_o establish_v for_o it_o be_v abrogate_a by_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o law_n come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n which_o see_v it_o be_v a_o general_a speech_n appertain_v as_o well_o to_o we_o as_o to_o the_o jew_n it_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a but_o of_o the_o moral_a law_n rom_n 3_o 20._o 8_o i_o know_v not_o sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n but_o what_o law_n be_v that_o hear_v some_o particular_a commandment_n by_o way_n of_o instance_n out_o of_o that_o law_n i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n except_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 7._o 7_o but_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n contain_v nothing_o concern_v lust_n it_o be_v evident_a therefore_o that_o paul_n do_v speak_v principal_o of_o the_o moral_a law_n although_o he_o do_v sometime_o adjoine_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n too_o but_o he_o bereave_v both_o moral_a and_o ceremonial_a of_o all_o power_n to_o justify_v contrariwise_o our_o adversary_n do_v reason_n 1_o paul_n make_v a_o opposition_n between_o the_o law_n of_o work_n and_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n rom_n 3._o 27._o therefore_o we_o be_v to_o accept_v of_o this_o distinction_n answer_v paul_n do_v in_o that_o place_n use_v the_o word_n law_n in_o a_o general_a signification_n for_o a_o doctrine_n and_o while_o he_o deni_v justification_n to_o the_o law_n of_o work_n he_o do_v certain_o deny_v it_o to_o work_n therefore_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o our_o adversary_n do_v not_o or_o will_v not_o understand_v the_o phrase_n and_o manner_n of_o speech_n of_o the_o hebrew_n whereby_o the_o word_n law_n thorah_n be_v take_v for_o a_o doctrine_n 2_o paul_n speak_v of_o some_o thing_n that_o be_v ceremonial_a as_o of_o the_o sabbaoth_n of_o the_o new_a moon_n of_o circumcision_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n therefore_o he_o understand_v not_o the_o moral_a law_n ans_fw-fr 1_o paul_n pass_v sometime_o from_o the_o particular_a to_o the_o general_a and_o sometime_o from_o the_o general_a to_o the_o particular_a that_o he_o may_v make_v it_o manifest_a that_o no_o work_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n do_v justify_v a_o man_n 2._o we_o have_v already_o prove_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o all_o part_n of_o the_o law_n and_o not_o only_o of_o the_o ceremonial_a 3_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n chap_n 15_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n only_o be_v handle_v ans_fw-fr 1_o be_v it_o never_o so_o true_a that_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v there_o only_o handle_v yet_o we_o may_v not_o argue_v thus_o justification_n be_v deny_v to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o deny_v to_o the_o moral_a now_o in_o that_o place_n the_o mention_n be_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n because_o there_o be_v express_o move_v a_o controversy_n concern_v the_o keep_n of_o ceremony_n 2_o and_o yet_o that_o that_o place_n do_v not_o only_o treat_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v prove_v by_o these_o word_n which_o we_o be_v neither_o able_a to_o bear_v neither_o our_o father_n among_o who_o the_o father_n that_o live_v before_o moses_n without_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n may_v be_v understand_v but_o we_o believe_v through_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v save_v even_o as_o they_o act_n 5_o 10_o 11._o in_o which_o word_n saint_n peter_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o father_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n so_o that_o they_o may_v perfect_o satisfy_v and_o fulfil_v the_o same_o and_o peter_n do_v express_o oppose_v the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o faith_n in_o christ_n to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n that_o which_o the_o whole_a course_n and_o order_n of_o the_o place_n do_v manifest_o declare_v to_o be_v true_a chap._n 11._o of_o faith_n question_v 1._o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o our_o adversary_n do_v deny_v justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o see_v they_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v faith_n and_o those_o which_o be_v the_o necessary_a condition_n thereof_o wherefore_o now_o let_v we_o treat_v of_o the_o condition_n of_o faith_n what_o they_o be_v &_o wherein_o our_o adversary_n do_v dissent_v from_o us._n we_o consider_v faith_n not_o as_o our_o adversary_n do_v condition_n 1_o as_o a_o work_n virtue_n habit_n or_o quality_n but_o we_o understand_v it_o relative_o according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o it_o have_v respect_n and_o relation_n unto_o christ_n and_o i●_n ground_v upon_o he_o etc._n he_o that_o
agree_v in_o every_o particular_a point_n 18._o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v propitiatory_a for_o our_o sin_n in_o the_o holy_a supper_n there_o be_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n therefore_o the_o mass_n be_v propitiatory_a for_o our_o sin_n ans_fw-fr 1._o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o in_o the_o sacrament_n save_v only_o sacramental_o and_o spiritual_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v there_o offer_v 2._o by_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o in_o every_o place_n where_o christ_n be_v on_o earth_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n the_o virtue_n and_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n sacrifice_n do_v at_o all_o time_n flow_v from_o the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n but_o it_o be_v make_v a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n but_o once_o and_o that_o upon_o the_o cross_n it_o be_v offer_v and_o give_v in_o the_o supper_n and_o receive_v of_o the_o believer_n by_o faith_n 3._o there_o be_v a_o change_n of_o the_o predication_n for_o in_o the_o minor_a it_o be_v say_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n be_v in_o the_o sacrament_n in_o the_o conclusion_n therefore_o the_o mass_n be_v propitiatory_a be_v it_o grant_v that_o their_o mass_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o sacrament_n due_o administer_v &_o that_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v carnal_o there_o yet_o there_o will_v no_o more_o follow_v but_o this_o that_o in_o the_o mass_n there_o be_v that_o which_o be_v propitiatory_a for_o sin_n and_o if_o it_o be_v propitiatory_a in_o bare_a be_v why_o need_v it_o to_o be_v sacrifice_v that_o it_o may_v be_v propitiatory_a 19_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n call_v the_o eucharist_n by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n therefore_o the_o mass_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n answer_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o fallacy_n heap_v up_o more_o question_n for_o one_o for_o it_o be_v one_o question_n whether_o the_o father_n call_v the_o supper_n a_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o sufficient_a for_o the_o purpose_n and_o another_o in_o what_o sense_n they_o call_v it_o a_o sacrifice_n whether_o as_o the_o papist_n mean_v it_o or_o otherwise_o 2_o it_o be_v a_o fallacy_n from_o a_o thing_n speak_v but_o in_o some_o respect_n to_o the_o same_o take_v absolute_o for_o the_o father_n call_v it_o a_o sacrifice_n in_o some_o respect_n only_o as_o namely_o 1._o because_o all_o sacred_a rite_n may_v be_v call_v by_o the_o common_a word_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n sacrificia_fw-la sacrifice_n quasi_fw-la a_o faciendo_fw-la sacra_fw-la from_o do_v holy_a &_o sacred_a action_n 2._o because_o in_o the_o supper_n there_o be_v a_o commemoration_n of_o that_o one_o only_o and_o true_a sacrifice_n of_o christ_n they_o give_v that_o name_n to_o the_o action_n from_o the_o more_o chief_a and_o principal_a respect_n 3_o because_o of_o prayer_n which_o be_v pour_v out_o in_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o supper_n which_o be_v call_v sacrifice_n as_o be_v before_o declare_v 4_o because_o of_o praise_n &_o thanksgiving_n which_o be_v use_v in_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o supper_n and_o be_v call_v sacrifice_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n 5._o because_o of_o their_o offering_n of_o first_o fruit_n and_o food_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d love-feast_n 6_o because_o the_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n faith_n hope_n charity_n &c_n &c_n be_v exercise_v &_o stir_v up_o by_o the_o ule_n of_o the_o supper_n 3_o the_o papist_n shall_v prove_v that_o the_o ancient_a father_n ever_o teach_v that_o the_o mass_n be_v a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o live_n and_o the_o dead_a but_o this_o they_o will_v never_o do_v 20._o the_o church_n have_v always_o acknowledge_v the_o mass_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o novelty_n to_o deny_v the_o mass_n to_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n answer_n the_o antecedent_n be_v prove_v false_a 1_o because_o there_o be_v no_o mass_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n 2_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v show_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n as_o be_v before_o allege_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o valentinus_n vannius_n who_o have_v plain_o prove_v that_o the_o popish_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n be_v not_o in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 600_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o 3_o because_o the_o chief_a thing_n in_o the_o mass_n be_v new_a of_o late_a invention_n and_o be_v heap_v together_o at_o sundry_a time_n one_o after_o another_o some_o by_o one_o pope_n and_o some_o by_o another_o and_o such_o novelty_n be_v just_o reject_v by_o us._n 21._o the_o mass_n be_v a_o application_n whereby_o that_o which_o christ_n merit_v for_o we_o be_v apply_v to_o every_o man_n in_o particular_a answer_n 1_o it_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v any_o application_n unless_o it_o be_v thereunto_o so_o ordain_v by_o god_n now_o we_o have_v a_o twofold_a application_n only_o of_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n record_v in_o scripture_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v by_o the_o word_n and_o faith_n without_o any_o external_a element_n and_o the_o other_o by_o the_o element_n and_o rite_n in_o the_o sacrament_n ordain_v thereunto_o but_o the_o mass_n be_v a_o thing_n altogether_o different_a from_o the_o lord_n supper_n therefore_o it_o make_v nothing_o for_o the_o apply_v of_o christ_n merit_n moreover_o the_o mass_n have_v no_o testimony_n from_o the_o scripture_n of_o either_o of_o these_o manner_n of_o apply_v neither_o therefore_o do_v it_o apply_v the_o merit_n of_o christ_n 2_o and_o because_o the_o mass_n have_v no_o commandment_n of_o god_n it_o may_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o man_n to_o tie_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o man_n invention_n 22._o in_o the_o mass_n there_o be_v remembrance_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o death_n of_o christ_n therefore_o the_o mass_n be_v to_o be_v reverence_v ans_fw-fr 1._o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o passion_n &_o death_n of_o christ_n aught_o to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n which_o christ_n ordain_v 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be_v convert_v for_o thou_o be_v the_o lord_n my_o god_n etc._n etc._n jerem_n 31._o 18._o 4._o if_o there_o be_v no_o freedom_n of_o will_n in_o spiritual_a thing_n than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o god_n mock_v man_n command_v they_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o his_o word_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v impossible_a namely_o to_o convert_v answer_v if_o god_n suffer_v his_o word_n to_o be_v preach_v without_o give_v of_o the_o spirit_n then_o that_o may_v follow_v but_o because_o god_n join_v his_o spirit_n together_o with_o his_o word_n whereby_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o hearer_n be_v open_v it_o no_o way_n follow_v that_o god_n do_v mock_v man_n 5._o god_n give_v david_n the_o choice_n of_o three_o plague_n 2_o samuel_n 24_o 12_o and_o the_o residue_n shall_v choose_v rather_o death_n than_o life_n jeremie_n 8_o 3_o and_o such_o other_o ans_fw-fr the_o freedom_n of_o this_o choice_n be_v about_o outward_a matter_n of_o the_o world_n to_o wit_n temporal_a punishment_n and_o not_o 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do_v evil_a et_fw-la potuisti_fw-la and_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o jerem_n 3_o 5_o an._n 1_o the_o same_o answer_n serve_v for_o this_o debt_n simile_n this_o man_n can_v run_v into_o debt_n therefore_o he_o can_v pay_v his_o debt_n argument_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o former_a for_o it_o follow_v not_o a_o man_n may_v sin_v therefore_o he_o may_v work_v his_o conversion_n 2_o it_o be_v a_o fallacy_n from_o that_o which_o agree_v to_o one_o of_o itself_o to_o that_o which_o happen_v accidental_o or_o from_o a_o other_o which_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n for_o we_o can_v sin_v of_o ourselves_o but_o we_o can_v do_v well_o but_o by_o
voluntary_a but_o original_a sin_n be_v not_o voluntary_a therefore_o etc._n etc._n a_o 1._o we_o may_v not_o leap_v from_o one_o science_n 6._o see_v chap._n 13_o quest_n 2_o object_n 6._o to_o a_o other_o which_o be_v do_v in_o this_o argument_n while_o in_o define_v what_o be_v sin_n the_o adversary_n go_v from_o divinity_n to_o philosophy_n to_o fetch_v the_o definition_n thereof_o from_o aristotle_n 2_o and_o so_o here_o be_v a_o confusion_n of_o distinct_a principle_n and_o several_a art_n and_o a_o fallacy_n of_o many_o question_n as_o but_o of_o one_o 3_o original_a sin_n though_o it_o be_v not_o voluntary_a in_o we_o now_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o present_a corruption_n which_o we_o draw_v by_o nature_n from_o our_o parent_n yet_o it_o be_v and_o be_v voluntary_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o beginning_n principle_n and_o cause_n thereof_o adam_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n in_o his_o loin_n commit_v the_o first_o sin_n of_o disobedience_n against_o god_n willing_o and_o 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with_o wine_n 5_o a_o sink_v of_o ceremony_n 6_o the_o novelty_n of_o their_o ceremony_n 7_o the_o error_n and_o foolery_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o mass_n 8_o the_o mass_n say_v in_o latin_a 9_o mass_n for_o the_o dead_a chap_n 18_o of_o communion_n under_o both_o kind_n chap_n 19_o of_o purgatory_n 1_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o purgatory_n 2_o whether_o the_o dead_a be_v relieve_v by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o live_n ghap._n 20_o of_o invocation_n of_o saint_n 1_o whether_o latria_n be_v give_v to_o saint_n in_o popery_n 2_o whether_o saint_n be_v to_o be_v pray_v unto_o 3_o whether_o papist_n commit_v idolatry_n in_o worship_v of_o image_n chap_n 21_o of_o the_o vow_n of_o single_a life_n in_o ecclesiastical_a person_n 1_o whether_o marriage_n be_v a_o state_n that_o defile_v a_o man_n 2_o whether_o single_a life_n have_v any_o prerogative_n in_o god_n sight_n before_o marriage_n 3_o whether_o it_o be_v in_o a_o man_n choice_n to_o vow_v single_a life_n chap_n 22_o of_o 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