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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65656	A small present to a Roman Catholique in opposition to his present hear-say tradition, as not agreeable to the rule of faith ... / by Henry Whistler, Bac. Theol.	Whistler, Henry.	1657 (1657)	Wing W1678A; ESTC R30189	9,060	20

inspired of God so this writing of the Rule was by divine inspiration of the Holy Ghost 6. The intent to make the Gospel-truth by writing more certainly known than by meer narration or unwritten Tradition Thus both the praises of Christ his Gospell by writing the praise of more certainty with praise of integrity meet together in the Evangelicall intention of Luke and of St. John also chap. 20. These are written that you might believe and that believing ye might have life and Chap. 22. of the Revelation If any man shall adde God shall adde to him the plagues that are written in this Book and if any man shall take away from the words of the Book of this prophecy God shall take away his part out of the Book of life I Iesus have sent mine Angel to testifie unto you these things in the Churches the seven Churches of Asia by name Christ Iesus not vouchsafing to name the Church of Rome a sign of no such love unto her nor trust in her The Angell of Christ his face or presence setting his right foot upon the Sea Wherefore his right foot Peter having not walked with a right foot according to the truth of the Gospel Gal. chap. 2. and called Satan by Christ Mat. 16. and his pretended successor the Pope Herod-like suffering himselfe to be called God to be worshipped and married to the Church-spouse of Christ high time in spirit of jealousie for the true trusty messenger Angelique presentative of Christ his glory to stand with strength of his right foot Wherefore upon the Sea 1. The Sea is mystically significative of the general Council by decree whereof that Harlot-like Church married to an other set her seat of pretended full authority to sit over Nations as Rivers meeting in general Council against the decrees of so many former general Councils by which contradiction her general Councils as the Red-sea-waters on both sides afforded betwixt them safe passage again for the people of God in spirit to depart from Egyptian bondage again singing to the praise of God the song of Moses and the Lamb again Rev. ch 15. 2 The Sea of the general Council by whose decree that Harlotry-Church on her superconciliar seat of Authority forbiddeth Christian people from communion of the Cup at wedding supper of the Lambe Christ ordaining the Cup to be the new Covenant in his bloud in forbidding whereof as if the peoples union with Christ were by putting water to the Wine Her Trent Councill pointeth at the people as waters in the the 17. Chapter of the Rev. so discovering her to be the Harlot there over the people as waters 3. And in the same Sea over Tongues advancing her Latin above all others ranke Babylonian policy for advancing her universal Monarchy Babylon in mystery commandresse over Hebrew and Greeke wherein was written the word of God almighty 1. By whose just judgement the Roman Church stricken in brain published two contradictorious editions of the Bible in Latine each to be received under denunciation of the greatest curse the first putting that out as not the word of God which the latter put in as the word of God and the latter putting out as not the word of God which the former put in as the word of God So the Papists whether they receive or receive not the Latin edition are cursed by the Roman Church and the Roman Church and they while subject to the Roman Church are under the curse of Christ for adding detracting from the written Book of Christ both falsly published in the name of Christ both by pretence of Trent Councill-authority which not onely thus dejecteth the Book of Christ under the Roman word as of more certainty for her adherents but imposeth unwritten Traditions to be received with equall reverence For prevention whereof Christ by his Angelicall presence of his glory bid Write the things which thou hast seen and the things which are and the things which shall be hereafter Rev. Chap. 1. For the fall of Babylon write Chap. 14. after the voice from heaven Come out of her my people For holy communion of Iewes and Gentiles write chap. 19. For Reformation of all write Untill he say It is done chap. 21. A voice from the Throne said I make all things new write For these words are true importing Caution to beware of the unwritten as untrue In the midst of all that mighty Angel of the Covenant with a Rainbow about his head sware the mystery of God shall be finished as he hath declared by his servants the Prophets Are not their Prophecies holy Scriptures and did he not for that intent hold the Book open in his hand when he sware and set his foot in despight on the Sea after which no more Sea the last Sea and the Councill of Trent boasted to be the last after which no more should need no more intended by them to hinder the freedom of just and full Reformation by that oath of that P. Pius for the Trent-frauds and unwritten Traditions how weak against Christs oath out of whose mouth the two edged sword How rashly doth their last Annotation on the New Testament pray Christ to judge betwixt them and Protestants hath he not thus judged already Christ have mercy upon us all that by his Grace we may repent and be fully reformed to his Glory Amen FINIS

Preachers when they teach us Christian Doctrine tell us Thus you are to believe This you are to practise without expressing the differences betwixt the points of Doctrine whereof some perhaps are but onely the Answers of learned men some definitions of the Church and some matters of Traditions The like I believe of former Ages Christian Doctrine descending to us so in a heap or confusion that 't is hard to distinguish what is of Tradition what the general consent of the Church and what onely Opinions of the learned why then may not some Position of this last rank passe for a Tradition by the adoption of some ages in which it will be forgotten that ever it had its beginning from the wit and industry of private Doctors And Sect. 10 I feare it would break the rule and certainty of Tradition whereon relies the whole frame and building of our Faith according to your discourse if truth not delivered by Tradition may passe for so delivered what security can we have that a falsity may not passe in the same manner and so bring in error among us A doubt wisely framed in the name of a Learner but not well answered by Rushworth the Dialogist in the person of the Teacher as appeareth in these his words P. 199. However the Vulgar people seldome observe any difference what is Tradition and what but of common Opinion How doth that seldome not overthrow Tradition so disabled from being the Rule or motive of their Faith Neverthelesse those know how to distinguish Doctrins of such different natures whom we call Divines if truly such as the name requires Who can be truly such as the name requires Truly the name appertaines to Gods attributes and works as divine wisdome divine power divine goodnesse divine sanctification and divine indignation for condemnation of such as take his divine name in vain Therefore as learned Bellarmine in his Retractations blamed his former Bookes wheresoever he had given the names of Divus or Diva to Saints of the Roman Calender because Divas and Diva were the Titles which Hethenisme gave to false gods and goddesses hearty zeale wisheth all would abstaine from naming men Divines But to take your meaning out of your following words Learned men know of Doctrine and Discipline some parts are such as cannot be learned but by immediate revelation others such as no sensible person can doubt of if he believe the former other points there may be which need art and study to deduce and draw them out of the two former every one conversant in Logick and in judging the qualities of such propositions as belong to science is capable of understanding these Theologicall conclusions Beware of Delusions in false Conclusions Seductions in pretence of Deductions at that very time in that manner Under the last Head-ship of Rome grievous motions were to come and so they came Event the sure interpreter of truth against Novelties crept in subtle insinuations of that mystery of iniquity foretold the vulgar soules are enslaved to trust your Deductions by mans discourse which is fallible and easily mistaken and uncertaine in various Opinions dependant on immediate revelations so long since uncertaine to this Age but by the Rule of Gods Word written on purpose to be Canonicall that is regular to regulate Faith and practice with assistance of the Holy Ghost the Teacher which Christ promised to teach his Disciples all things John Chap. 14. by vertue of his Prayer for the Believers of his Word as well as for the Teachers from age to age John Chap. 17. Believers and Teachers are co-ordained Peter and Cornelius as Ananias and Paul prepared one for another in heavedly vision to prepare Teachers and Believers in ordinary dispensation to seek of God the fruits of his blessing to the glory of his Word Heb. Chap. 4. The word of God is quick and sharper then any two edged sword and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 judicative God the judge of all could and would speak plain enough for judging all if they would regard him speaking plainly Ioh. ch 12 He that receiveth not my words hath one that judgeth him the word that I have spoken the same shall judge him at the last day Rev. chap. 20. The dead were judged out of those things which were written in the Bookes according to their workes Prophecy speaketh of things future in the praeterit form 1. Because as sure as if they were already done 2. Because ordained from before 3. Because in doing alwaies as they shall be judged at the end what judgeth the end judgeth all the meanes thereunto The end and the meanes as under the same description 1. By the Book of Divine Providence describing what men were abled to do 2. The Booke of divine Law and Gospel describing what men ought to believe and to do 3. The Book of divine Remembance describes what men believe and do 4. The Book of Life what they shall receive for believing and doing or not In this heavenly concatenation of divine Acts shall men abusively calling themselves Divines advance the Roman to be more regularly judicious then God and the Roman word of Tradition more indicatively regular than the word of God our Judge avant blasphemy which instead of mans Ministery prideth mans Magisterality to steal the glory from God and his written Word and his almighty Spirit which helpeth Teachers to judge as Teachers and learners to judge as learners the ear judging words as the mouth tasteth meats and the eye seeth fire by its own light by its own efficacy fire warmeth and a firie sword burneth and cutteth the hand that dasheth against it The written Word of God is all this Manna the bread of heaven light in the face of Jesus Christ the Sun of Righteousnesse fire of zeal among the Cherubins and their flaming sword as bread feeding to life eternall as light shining in faithull mens hearts as fire inkindling Charity but as the firy-flaming sword keeping out from Paradise the proud scornfully refusing to depend on God his written Word of grace for certainty The first praise The second praise of the new Testament written is Integrity witnessed by Luke the Evangelist in these large expressions 1. Of the many which took it in hand to write not excluding any that were then known of credit 2. The creditable witnesses which saw or heard and preached the word of the Gospel 3. The matters from the beginning indefinitely without exception all things fulfilled as foretold the things wherein thou hast been Catechised things needfull toward salvation by Christ our Saviour 4. The manner having diligently attained knowledge 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 having had perfect understanding of things from the very first 5. The Author the Holy Ghost it seemed good to write 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the same word which is in the Acts of the Apostles Chap. 15.28 It seemed to the holy Ghost and 2 Tim. 3.16 All Scripture