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A43256	The touch-stone of the reformed gospel wherein the principal heads and tenents of the Protestant doctrine (objected against Catholicks) are briefly refuted. By the express texts of the Protestants own Bible, set forth and approved by the Church of England. With the ancient fathers judgements thereon, in confirmation of the Catholick doctrine.	Heigham, John, fl. 1639.; Kellison, Matthew, attributed name.	1676 (1676)	Wing H1370E; ESTC R216621	50,365	158

are to be loosed by 〈◊〉 Peter and by the Pastors that suc●eed him in the Church See more Deut. 17.8 Aggeus 2.1 2. Cron. 19.8 Vnto the end 2. ●hes 2.15 ¶ The holy Fathers that affirm the ●●me are S. Gregory NaZ In orat ●●cus●t Tertul. lib. de praescrip adversus har S Cyprian lib. 1. epist 3. S. Aug. lib. 1. cont Crosc cap. 33. and lib. cont Fund cap. 5. Vincent Lyr. in suo commonit And S. Anselm lib. de incar cap. 1. writing to Pope Urban saith thus unto him Vnto n● other is more rightly referred to be corrected whatsoever ariseth in the Church against the Catholick faith c. They affirm III. That the Scriptures are easie to be understood and that therefore non● ought to be restrained from readin● of them COntrary to the express words otheir own Bible 2. Pet. 3 1● Where S. Peter speaking of S. Pau● Epistles saith In which are som● things hard to be understood whi●● they that are unlearned and unstabl●● wrest as they do also the other Scri●tures unto their own destruction B● all unlearned Reformers both rea● and are allowed to read those hard things yea the Book of Apocalyps also yet harder without any restraint to man or woman which yet they understand not therefore they wrest them as also other Scriptures to their own destruction Acts 8.30 And Philip said understandest thou what thou readest And he said How can I except some man should guide me Where first may be noted that this Noble Eunuch freely confessed he could not understand the Scriptures without an interpreter to expound them albeit he was a great and serious student in them and withal a holy and humble man as S. Hierom noteth of him Epist ad Paulin. de stud Script And next that he saith Except some man guide me So as he fled not to his private spirit nor yet to conferring of place with place as our Adversaries do Therefore the Scriptures ●re not easie Luke 24.25 and 27. Christ called ●wo of his Disciples fools and slow of ●eart c. And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself How then are the Scriptures so easily to be understood of the unlearned when Christs Disciples themselves could not understand them till first they were expounded to them Rev. 5.1 c The Angel speaking of the Book sealed with seven seals wept much because no man in heaven nor in earth was able to open the Book neither to look thereon A strange case to read in Scripture it self that the book of Scripture should be shut with so many seals but much more strange that even in S. John and the Apostles time none could be found neither in heaven nor earth able to open the same nor to look thereon which every Apprentice now adayes without 〈◊〉 difficulty will undertake to do See more 2 Pet. 1.20 Mat. 13.11 and 36. Luke 24..45 1 Cor. 12.10 Luke 8.10 54. Luke 2.50 2 Tim. 3 7. 1 John 4.6 John 5.35 Psal 119 18. and 34. Rev. 5.1 c. ¶ The holy Fathers that affirm the same are S. Iraenus l. 2. Cap. 27. Origen l. cont Cels S. Amb. Epist 44. ad Constant Where he calleth it A sea and depth of prophetical riddles S. Jer. in praefat comment in Ephes 5. And S. Aug. epist 119. cap. 21. saith The things of Scripture that I knew not are many more then those that I know So S. Greg. hom 6. in Ezech. and many other Fathers confess the same of themselves S. Denis Bishop of Corinth cited by Euscbius lib. 7. hist Eccl. 20. saith Of this Book of Scripture this is my opinion that the matter thereof is far more profound then my wit can reach unto They affirm IV. That Apostolical Traditions and ancient Customs of the Church not found in the written word are not to be received nor to oblige us Contrary to the express word of their own Bible 2 Thes 2.15 Therefore Brethren stand fast and hold the Traditions which ye have been taught whether by word or by Epistle Hence it is clear that some Traditions were delivered to the Thessalonians by word of mouth and those of equal authority with what was written if not of more for the holy Ghost doth name them first as they were indeed the first in being yea it is certain that before the new Testament was written the Apostles delivered all by Tradition and word of mouth Therefore Apostolical Traditions are to be received and do oblige us 2 Thes 3.6 N●w I command you brethen in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye with draw your selves from every brother that walketh disorderly and not after the Tradition which he received of us He saith not I councel you but I command you But these men rejecting all Traditions walk disordered therefore they break the Apostles commandment Yea they stand not but are fallen they let go what the word it self doth will them to hold and therefore in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ let all good men withdraw from them 1. Cor. 11.2 Now I praise you bre●hren that you remember me in all ●hings and keep the Traditions as I ●ave delivered them unto you But these ●eject all Traditions therefore needs must S. Paul speak thus unto them Now none of my brethren I dispraise you for that you forget me in all ●hings and keep not the Traditions as 〈◊〉 have delivered them unto you Lastly if nothing at all be to be be●ieved but onely that which is left us written wherein should the Church ●ave exercised herself from Adam to Moses the space of two thousand six ●undred years See more 1 Tim. 6.3.20 2 Tim. ● 13 2 Tim. 2.2 John 20.30 and ●1 25 and 16.12 1 Cor. 11.16.34 〈◊〉 ep John 12.3 ep of S. John 13. Acts 16.4 and 15.28 ¶ The Fathers that affirm the same ●re S. Iraeneus l. 3. c. 4. Origen in cap. ● ad Rom. S. Damas l. 4. c. 17. S. Chrysost in 2 Thes 2. And S. Basil de Spiritu sancto saith some things 〈◊〉 have from Scripture other things fr●● the Apostles both which have 〈◊〉 force unto Godliness S. Chrysostom 4. in 2. Thes faith It is a Traditi●● seek thou no further They affirm V. That a man by his own understandi●● or private spirit may rightly jud●● and interpret Scripture COntrary to the express words their own Bible 1. Cor 12.8 a●● 10. To one is given by the spirit 〈◊〉 word of wisedome to another the wo●●● of knowledge by the same spirit to ●nother the working of miracles to ●nother Prophesie to another discerni●● of spirits to another kinds of tongue● to another the interpretation of tongu●● but all these worketh that one 〈◊〉 the self same spirit dividing to ev●●● man severally as he will Where 〈◊〉 Apostle in express words opposeth 〈◊〉 refelleth this unsavory doctrine tea●●ing that the gift of prophesying or truly to interpret the holy Scripture

is not given to all the faithfull but to some only in particular yea he presupposeth that one may have the gift even to work miracles and yet may want the gift truly to interpret the Word of God Therefore a man by his own private spirit cannot rightly interpret Scripture 2 Peter 1.20 Knowing this first that no Prophesie of the Scripture is of any private interpretation for the Prophesie came not in old time in the Margent or at any time by the will of man ●ut holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Ghost See how clear●y the Apostle taketh this faculty and ●uthority from a private and prophane man restraining the same to a company ●nd society of men and those also of ●ome special note for their sanctity ●nd holinesse assuring us that they ●pake as they were moved by the ho●● Ghost 1 John 4.1 Beloved beleeve not very spirit but try the spirits whether they are God By which words we a●● taught that the spirits of others are t● be examined whether they proce●● from God or not but this Caveat ca●not be understood of the spirit of th●● whole Church since then it would fo●low that there should be none left t● try the said spirit of the Church eve●● particular man being included therei● If then it be to be meant of priva●● men as needs it must it follows th●● a private spirit cannot be this Judg●● since it self is to undergo the Judgement and examination of some other● ¶ The Fathers that affirm the sa●● are S. Aug. epist 16.2 and l. de B●●ptismo cap. 18. ad Epictetum S. Ba●● epist 78. S. Amb epist 32. S. L●● epist 53. S. Hier. lib. cont Lucifer● nos Vincent Lyr. cont prophan her● novitates Yea Martin Luther hi●self the Protestants great Grand-F●ther saith lib. de potestate Papae 〈◊〉 are not certain of any private pers●● whether he hath the revelation of the ●●ther or no but that the Church hath 〈◊〉 we ought not to doubt They affirm VI. That S Peters faith hath failed COntrary to the express words of their own Bible Luke 22.31.32 ●imon behold Sathan hath desired to ●ave you that he may sift you as wheat ●ut I have prayed for thee that thy ●aith fail not Sathan required to sift ●hem all the Apostles but our Lord ●ere prayed for Peter onely that his ●aith principally might not fail There●ore S. Peters faith hath not failed Matth. 16.18 And I say unto thee ●●at thou art Peter and upon this rock 〈◊〉 will build my Church and the gates 〈◊〉 hell shall not prevail against it But ●●d S. Peters faith failed the gates of ●●ll had long ago no doubt prevailed Matth. 23.2 The Scr●bes and the ●harises sit in M●ses seat all therefore ●hatsoever they bid you observe that ●●serve and do How could Christ bid ●●e people of the old Law ●o all what●●ever he shold bid them by those that sate in Moses chair if they could err● But God hath no lesse preserved th● truth of Christian Religion in the cha● of S. Peter which is in the new La● answerable to that of Moses in the o● Therefore neither S. Peters Faith n● Chair hath failed John 11 49 51. Speaking of Caip● the High-priest saith And this he spa●●● not of himself but being High priest th● year he prophesied that Jesus should for that Nation See how in this m● wicked time of the Sinagogue the ve●● Dregs and out-cast of that disobedie● people yet speaking forth of that Cha●● which Christ had commanded to heard and obeyed touching matters faith answer truly and their chief shops prophesie ¶ So Leo ser 3. de assump sua affir● the same The danger was common all the Apostles but our Lord took spe●● care of Peter that the state of all the might be more sure if the Head were vincible They affirm VII That the Church can err and hath erred COntrary to the express words of their own Bible Isai 59.21 As ●or me this is my Covenant with them saith the Lord. My spirit that is upon thee and my words which I have but in thy mouth shall not depant out of thy mouth nor out of the mouth of thy ●eed nor out of the mouth of thy seeds seed from henceforth and for ever Therefore the Church cannot err John 14.16 I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever even the spirit of truth But the Apostles themselves lived not for ever therefore this is to be understood of the perpetual aboad of the spirit of truth with their Successors Matth. 18.17 And if he neglect to hear the Church let him be unto thee ●as an heathen man and a Publican Whence is clearly to be gathered tha● the Church in her Censure cannot er● Isai 35.8 And a high way shall 〈◊〉 there and a way and it shall be call the way of Holiness the unclean sha●● not press over it but it shall be for those the waifaring men though fools sha●● not err therein How far deceive then are many simple souls who do a●firm that the whole Church and a● holy men that ever have been there●● for these thousand years how wi●● soever have all erred Ephes 5.27 That he might prese●● it to himself a glorious Church n● having spot or wrincle or any su●● thing but that it should be holy a● without blemish Note well these word without spot wrincle or any blemis● and tell me now if it be possible tha● reading this thou canst ever believ● that she hath ever taught such horrib●● blasphemies and abominations as a● this day she is charged with See more John 16.13 Ephes 5 2● Isai 9.7 Ezech. 37.26 Luke 22 3● Mat. 22.3 1. Pet. 2.9 John 17 1● Cor. 11.25 Ps●l 10.25.29 Ephes 2.10 John 10.16 Acts 4.32 Eph●s 4.5.11 Luke 10.16 Deut. 17.8 Jerem. 3.15 Malac. 27. M●t. 16.18 Acts 15.28 2. Cor. 13.8 1. Tim. 3.15 ¶ The Fathers a firm the same expresly S. Aug. cont Cres●on lib. 1. cap. 3. Also upon the 118. Isal t●e place begins Ne auferas de ere meo verbum veritatis usquequaque S. Cypr. Epist 55. ad Cornel. num 3. S. Irenaeus lib. 3. cap. 4. with many others They affirm VIII That the Church hath been hidden and invisible COntrary to the expresse words of their own Bible Mat. 5.14.15 Ye are the light of the world a City that is set on a hill cannot be hid Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel but on a candlestick and it giveth light to all that are in the house But the Catholick Church is such a light such a candle and such a City built upon Christ as upon 〈◊〉 mountain therefore had not nor ca● be hidden nor is invisible Mat. 18.17 Tell the Church if 〈◊〉 neglected to hear thee but if he neglect to hear the Church let him be unto th● as a heathen man and a Publican Bu● it were a very hard case