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The olde religion a treatise, wherin is laid downe the true state of the difference betwixt the reformed, and Romane Church; and the blame of this schisme is cast vpon the true authors. Seruing for the vindication of our innocence, for the setling of wauering minds for a preseruatiue against Popish insinuations. By Ios. Hall, B. of Exon.
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Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
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Against reason 122 CHAP. XIII The newnesse of a full forced Sacramentall Confession 124 SECT II Not warranted by Scripture 129 SECT III. Against reason 132 SECT IV. The noueltie of absolution before satisfaction 134 CAAP. XIV The newnesse of the Romish Inuocation of Saints 136 SECT II Against Scripture 140 SECT III. Against reason 146 CHAP. XV. The newnesse of seuen Sacraments 148 SECT II Besides Scripture 152 SECT III. Against reason 154 CHAP. XVI The newnesse of the Romish Doctrine of Traditions 156 SECT II Against Scripture 162 SECT III. Against reason 66 CHAP. XVII The newnesse of the vniuersall Headship of the Bishop of Rome 169 SECT II The newnesse of challenged Infallibilitie 177 SECT III. The newnesse of the Popes superioritie to Councels 179 SECT IV. The new presumption of Papall Dispensations 182 SECT V. The new challenge of Popes domineering ouer Kings and Emperours 185 CHAP. XVIII The Epilogue both of Exhortation and Apologie 190 An Aduertisement COurteous Reader I shall entreat you where you finde some few either â—iterall or verball faults to haue recourse to this following Errata committed by the Printer which will bee verie vnpleasing to the Reuerend Authour who is many miles distant from the Presse which errors if you shall vouchsafe to pardon in this Impression they shall be more carefully amended in the next N. B. Errata PAg. 5. in margine for Probant read Prolaeus pag. 9. in marg for Pierius read Prierius p. 10. l. 8. for angry part read angry to part pag. 11. lin 7. for professe read professeth p. 15. in marg for Haeresia read Hereses p. ibid. in marg for Bellidanus read Bellidauus p. 22. in marg for Pushius read Pighius p. ibid. for Turrectsm read Turrecremat p. 24. l. 6. for censures read censurers p. 4â— l. 23. for by And read by faith And p. 43. l. 22. for muddle read muddie p. 48. l. 3. for habita read habitatio p. 48. l. 3. for them yeelding read them yeelding p. 62. l· 5. for Barengarius read Berengâ—rius p. 118. dele that p. 124. l. vlt. dele not p. 140. l. 14. for practices read practicers p. 148. l. 5. read mirrour p. 150. l 14. for vnnecessarie read necessarie p. 163. l. 18. for Salonons read Salomons THE OLD RELIGION CHAP. I. The extent of the differences betwixt the Churches THe first blessing that I dayly begge of my God for his Church is our Sauiours Legacie Peace that sweete Peace which in the verie name of it comprehends all happinesse both of estate and disposition As that mountaine whereon Christ ascended though it abounded with Palmes and Pines and Mirtles yet it caried onely the name of Oliues which haue beene an ancient Embleme of Peace Other graces are for the beautie of the Church this for the health and life of it For how so euer euen Waspes haue their Combes and heretickes their assemblies as Tertullian so as all are not of the Church that haue Peace yet so essentiall is it to the Church in Saint Chrysostomes opinion that the very name of the Church implyes a consent and concord No maruel then if the Church labouring here below make it her dayly suite to her glorious Bride-grome in heauen Da pacem giue Peace in our time O Lord The meanes of which happinesse are soone seene not so soone attained euen that which Hierome hath to his Ruffinus Vna fides Let our beleefe be but one and our hearts will be one But since as Erasmus hath too truely obserued there is nothing so happie in these humane things wherein there is not some intermixtures of distemper and S. Paul hath told vs there must be heresies and the Spouse in Salomons Song compares her blessed husband to a yong Hart vpon the mountaine of Bether that is Diuision Yea rather as vnder Gensericus and his Vandals the Christian Temples flamed higher then the Townes so for the space of these last hundred yeeres there hath beene more combustion in the Church then in the ciuill state My next wish is that if differences in Religion cannot bee avoided yet that they might bee rightly iudged off and be but taken as they are Neither can I but mourne and bleede to see how miserably the World is abused on all hands with preiudice in this kinde whiles the aduerse part brands vs with vniust censures and with loude clamours cries vs downe for heretickes On the other side some of ours doe so sleight the errours of the Romane Church as if they were not worth our contention as if our Martyrs had beene rash and our quarrels trifling Others againe doe so aggrauate them as if we could neuer bee at enough defiance with their opinions nor at enough distance from their communion All these three are dangerous extremities The two former whereof shall if my hopes faile me not in this whole discourse be sufficiently conuinced wherein as wee shal fully cleare our selues from that hateful slander of heresie or schisme So we shall leaue vpon the Church of Rome an vnauoydable imputation of many no lesse foule and enormious then nouell errours to the stopping of the mouthes of those Adiaphorists whereof Melancthon seemes to haue long agoe prophesied Metuendum est c. It is to be feared saith he that in the last age of the world this errour will raigne amongst men that either Religions are nothing or differ onely in words The third comes now in our way That which Laertius speakes of Menedemus that in Disputing his very eyes would sparkle is true of many of ours whose zeale transports them to such a detestation of the Romane Church as if it were all errour no Church affecting nothing more then an vtter opposition to their doctrine and ceremonie because theirs Like as Maldonate professeth to mislike and auoide many faire interpretations not as false but as Caluins These men haue not learned this in Saint Austens Schoole who tels vs that it was the rule of the Fathers well before Cyprian and Agrippinus as since that whatsoeuer they found in any schime or heresie warrantable and holy that they allowed for its owne worth and did not refuse it for the abettors Neither for the chaffe doe we leaue the floore of God neither for the bad fishes doe we breake his nets Rather as the Priests of Mercurie had wont to say when they eate their Figs and Honie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. All truth is sweet it is indeed Gods not ours wheresoeuer it is found the Kings coyne is currant though it be found in any impure channell For this particular they haue not well heeded that charitable profession of zealous Luther Nos fatemur c We professe saith hee that vnder the Papacy there is much Christian good yea all c. I say moreouer that vnder the Papacie is true Christianitie yea the very kernell of Christianitie c. No man I trust will feare that feruent spirits too
and seduction And if any of our people loath this Manna because they may gather it from vnder their Feete let not their palates be humourd ic this wanton nauseation They are worthy to fast that are wearie of the Bread of Angels And if herein we bee curious to satisfie their rouing appetite our fauour shall be no better then Iniurious So wee haue seene an vndiscreete Schoole-master whiles he affects the thankes of an ouerweening Parent marre the progresse of a forward Child by raysing him to an higher forme and Author ere he haue wel learned his first rules whence followes an emptie ostentation and a late disappointment Our fidelitie and care of profit must teach vs to driue at the most sure and vniuersall good which shall vndoubtedly bee best attained by these safe and needfull ground-workes From these tender pastures let mee leade you and you others to the still Waters Zeale in the Soule is as naturall heat in the body there is no life of Religion without it but as the kindliest heat if it bee not tempered with a due equalitie of moysture wasts it selfe and the body So doth zeale if it be not moderated with discretion and charitable care of the common good It is hard to bee too vehement in contending for maine and euident truthes but litigious and immateriall verities may soone be ouer-striuen for in the prosecution whereof I haue oft lamented to see how heedlesse too many haue beene of the publike welfare Whiles in seeking for one scruple of truth they haue not cared to spend a whole pound-weight of precious Peace The Church of England in whose motherhood wee haue all iust cause to pride our selues hath in much wisdome and pietie deliuered her iudgment concerning all necessary points of religioÌ„ in so compleat a body of Diuinitie as all hearts may rest in These wee read these we write vnder as professing not their truth onely but their sufficiencie also The voice of God our Father in his Scriptures and out of these the voyce of the Church our Mother in her Articles is that which must both guide and settle our resolutioÌ„s Whatsoeuer is besides these is but either priuate or vnnecessarie and vncertain Oh that whiles we sweat and bleed for the maintenance of these oracular truthes we could be perswaded to remit of our Heat in the pursuit of opinions These these are they that distract the Church violate our peace scandalize the weake aduantage our enemies Fire vpon the Hearth warmes the body but if it be mis-placed burnes the house My brethren let vs bee zealous for our God Euery heartie Christian will powre Oyle and not Water vpon this holy flame But let vs take heed least a blind selfe loue stiffe preiudice and factious partialitie impose vpon vs in stead of the causes of God Let vs be suspicious of all New verities and carelesse of all vnprofitable And let vs hate to thinke our selues either wiser then the Church or better then our superiors And if any man thinke that he sees further then his fellowes in these Theologicall prospects let his tongue keepe the counsel of his eyes Least whiles he affects the fame of deeper learning he embroyle the Church and rayse his glory vpon the publike ruines And ye worthy Christians whose soules God hath entrusted with our spirituall Guardianship be ye alike minded with your teachers The motion of their tongues lyes much in your eares your modest desires of receiuing needfull and wholsome truthes shal auoide their labour after friuolous and quarrelsome curiosities God hath blessed you with the reputation of a wise and knowing people In these diuine matters let a meeke sobrietie set bouÌ„ds to your inquiries Take vp your time and hearts with Christ and Him crucified with those essentiall truthes which are necessarie to saluation Leaue al curious disquisitions to the Schooles and say of those problemes as the Philosopher did of the Athenian shops How many things are here that we haue no need of Take the neerest cut yee can yee shall finde it a side way to heauen yee need not lengthen it with vndue circuitions I am deceiued if as the times are yee shall not find worke enough to beare vp against the oppositions of professed hostility it is not for vs to sqander our thoughts and houres vpon vse-lesse janglings Wherewith if we suffer our selues to be still taken vp Satan shal deale with vs like some craftie cheater who whiles he holds vs at gaze with trickes of iugling pickes our pockets Deare brethren what euer become of these worthlesse driblets bee sure to looke well to the free-hold of your saluation Errour is not more busie then subtile Superstition neuer wanted sweet insinuations make sure worke against these plausible dangers Suffer not your selues to bee drawne into the net by the common stale of the Church Know that outward visibilitie may too well stand with an vtter exclusion from saluation Saluation consists not in a formalitie of profession but in a soundnesse of beliefe A true body may be ful of mortall diseases So is the Romane Church of this day whom we haue long pitied and laboured to cure in vaine If she will not bee healed by vs let not vs be infected by her Let vs bee no lesse ielous of her Contagion then she is of our Remedies Hold fast that precious Truth which hath been long taught you by faithfull Pastors confirmed by cleare euidences of Scriptures euinced by sound reasons sealed vp by the bloud of our blessed Martyrs So whiles no man takes away the Crowne of your constancie yee shall be our Crowne and reioycing in the day of the Lord Iesus To whose all-sufficient grace I commend you al and vow my selfe Your common Seruant in him whom we all reioyce to serue IOS EXON The Contents CHAP. I. THe extent of the differences betwixt the Churches Fol. 1. CHAP. II. The Originall of the differences Fol. 7. CHAP. III. The Reformed vniustly charged with noueltie heresie schisme 14. CHAP. IV. The Roman Church guiltie of this schisme 22 CHAP. V. The newnesse of the Article of Iustification by inherent righteousnesse 27 SECT II This doctrine proued to be against Scripture 36 SECT III. Against reason 42 CHAP. VI. The newnesse of the doctrine of merit 45 SECT II Against Scripture 48. SECT III. Against reason 50 CHAP. VII The newnesse of the doctrine of Transubstantiation 53 SECT II Against Scripture 62 SECT III. Against reason 67 CHAP. VIII The newnesse of the Halfe-Communion 71 SECT II Against Scripture 75 SECT III. Against reason 77 CHAP. IX The newnesse of the Missall Sacrifice 79 SECT II Against Scripture 81 SECT III. Against reason 84 CHAP. X. The newnesse of Image-worship 87 SECT II Against Scripture 94 SECT III. Against reason 98 CHAP. XI The newnesse of Jndulgences and Purgatorie 100 SECT II Against Scripture 108 SECT III. Agaiâ—st reason 112 CHAP. XII The newnesse of Diuine Seruice in an vnknowne tongue 114 SECT II Against Scripture 120 SECT III.