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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13025	A generall treatise against poperie and in defence of the religion by publike authoritie professed in England and other churches reformed. VVherein they that either want leisure to read, or that haue not iudgement to conceiue, or that are not able to buie the learned treatises of other concerning particular points of religion, may yet euidently see poperie not to be of God, and our religion to be acceptable in his sight. Very necessarie for these times, for the confirmation and strengthening of men in our religion, that neither by Iesuits, nor by any other, they may be drawne to poperie, or any other heresie or sect: and likewise for the winning of Papists and atheists to an vnfained liking and true profession of our religion. By Thomas Stoughton minister of the word	Stoughton, Thomas.	1598 (1598)	STC 23316; ESTC S113794	180,055	360

for the effect presently admonisheth them not to despise prophecying 1. Thess 5. 20. Where by prophecying by a Synecdoche of the speciall for the generall he meaneth the preaching onely of the same word by the which before they had receiued the Spirite Our Sauiour Christ also in his Epistles to the seuen Churches of Asia Reuelat. 2. and 3. Exhorting those Churches to repentance constancie keeping of the thinges they had receiued the encreasing of them addeth in the ende of those Epistles this generall admonition Let him that hath an eare heare what the Spirite saith to the Churches whereby he giueth all men to vnderstand that hearing of that which the spirite said to the Churches was the especiall meanes for the working and encreasing of the thinges commended in those Epistles to the Churches 2 All this hitherto spoken of the word of God is to be vnderstood onely of the word of God written and conteined in the holy Scriptures For whatsoeuer the Papistes say of their vnwritten verities as equiualent to the doctrine of the Scriptures yet that there are no such vnwritten verities of such authoritie and so to be esteemed as it hath beene sufficieÌ„tly prooued by that worthy man of holy memorie M. Whitaker and other learned men that haue particularly delt in that cause so is it also euideÌ„t by that generall admonition before spoken of giuen to the seuen Churches because in it by hearing that which the spirit saith is not meant any vnwritten veritie but that which before Christ Iesus had commanded Iohn to write to the seuen Churches 3 These thinges beeing thus euident touching that religion that is of God and acceptable vnto God let vs now see by what meanes Poperie is hatched and brooded Here let a view be taken of the Papists within our owne land and abroad yea of all whatsoeuer wheresoeuer and whensoeuer which of all them may be said to be begotten and wonne to that religion by the preaching of the word of God comprehended in the Scriptures which of all these can be said to haue beene confirmed and strengthened in that same religion by the same worde Verelie it is most certaine that poperie is begunne encreased and perfected not by that word but by traditions onely and doctrines of men The more men are purelie instructed in the word of God the more they heare consider of the doctrine of the Scriptures the further are they from all poperie the more they dislike and abhorre the same Againe the lesse men are acquainted with the word of God the seeldomer they heare it or reade it the more capable certainlie are they of all poperie the more also are they confirmed and strengthened yea rather hardened in all poperie This is most euident First because as the pure preaching of the word of God decayed in the world so poperie grew and encreased Secondly because sithence the sincere preaching of this word hath beene againe reuiued in these latter times the more hath poperie wasted and pined according to the prophecy of the Apostle who hath said that the Lord should consume Antichrist with the spirite of his mouth 2. Thess 2. 8. Thirdly the same is manifest by diuers examples of places and persons in our owne land For where the Gospell is most plentifully and truely preached there are fewest Papistes and where the Gospel is least preached there is the greatest number of papistes Some places which were most popish of all the cuntrey where they are before they had the preaching of the word are now sithence that god in mercie hath vouchsafed the same vnto them most free of poperie papistes My selfe as young as I am did know the time long sithence the happie Reigne of her Maiestie when we in Kent was most accounted also was indeede the most popish place of all that countrie But sithence it hath pleased God to send vnto them the ministerie of his word poperie hath there vanished as the mist before the Sunne and now I thinke it is lesse noted for popery then any other place especially then any place which hath not had the word as that hath had it Yea few places are more forward theÌ„ that in true profession of our religion The like may be said of many other places both in the South and also in the North partes of England Again who are the most obstinate papists in the laÌ„d are they not those that neuer haue heard the word of god preached vnto theÌ„ or that hauing heard it are fallen away from it and what is the cause why manie are so obstinate in poperie Is it not because they will not be dravven to heare that word of God neither yet to reade it Truelie I doubt not but that if it might please God to giue vnto them willing mindes to heare or read the Scriptures with a true desire indeede to keepe and embrace the doctrine in them conteined how contrarie soeuer to that which in times past they haue held or doe yet hold then the more they should heare or reade the more they would dislike of their former religion In the meane time whilst they care not for hearing or reading whilest they despise the Scriptures whilest they raile of the hearing and reading of them as many of the most learned papistes do what do they else but be wray that they are not yet begotten vnto God by them neither the children of God that therefore their religion is not of God For if they were begotten vnto god and that by the doctrine of the Scriptures if they were the children of God as they imagine and boast of them selues would they not delight to heare his word at least would they not delight to reade the word by whomesoeuer brought vnto them what louing child is not glad to heare the voyce of his louing father or to read at least his letters sent by others vnto him from the place where him selfe is He that is of God heareth God his word Ioh. 8. 47. If they were the sheepe of Christ they would heare his voyce Iohn 10. 27. If they suspect our preaching of the word yet they would at the least come to those places where the worde is read or they would reade it at home by themselues in such a tongue as wherein they might vnderstand it Sith therefore they care not for the hearing or reading it they shewe they are not begotten to God by it 4 As touching our religion it is begotten by the word of god it is confirmed strengthened by the word of God As mens traditions grew in request with men so our religion at the first decaied As the vanitie of mens traditions began to be discerned abolished by the breaking forth of the glorious light of the Scriptures out of the cloude of poperie so our religion was againe renewed and encreased The more common that the Scriptures are or haue beene the more doth our religion flourish and hath flourished from time to time The more men

because that we ourselues are so wicked and sinneful that we are altogether vnworthie of his aide and defence 8 Yea but the Spanyard himselfe hath also had great victories against the Turke when the Turkish forces haue perhaps beene twise or thrise so great as the Spanish Let this be graunted yet doth not this simply iustifie the Spanish religion but onely in respect of the Turks who are professed enemies of Christ and of all that is called by the name of Christ The Israelites after the death of Ioshua fell often to most grieuous idolatrie the Lord gaue them notwithstanding mightie victories against their enemies Yea the tenne Tribes after they were reuolted not onely from Iuda but also from the Lord himselfe and his worship and so continued in their battels notwithstanding with those that professed enmity both to theÌ„ also to god whome they sometime had truly worshipped and of whose worship they retained some small remnants had very great and happie successe though sometimes their enemies were tenne times as many and as strong as themselues Yet doe not these victories simply iustifie the Israelites or their present religion but onely in respect of their enemies which did vtterly denie God and his religion The Lord notwithstanding their falling in most things had regard to the remnants of his worship amongst them and to his formet couenant euen for his owne names sake as Ezekiel teacheth chap. 20. In like sort the Spanyards professing the name of Christ and hauing some remnants of Christian religion amongst them but the Turks vtterly denying and defying Christ and the very name of all christianitie no maruaile though Christ Iesus in the warres of the Spanyards against them doe rather fight the battels of the Spanyards as hauing respect vnto his name so blasphemed by the Turke But hereby doth not Christ Iesus simply approoue of the Spanish religion but onely in respect of the Turkish 9 If it be further obiected that the most wicked that are doe sometime preuaile against the godly themselues as the men of Ai against Israel c. and that they flow also in much yea almost in all outward prosperitie and that therefore this argument is not sound and firme enough to inferre that which I inferre thereof I answer that the Lord indeede giueth sometime such victorie vnto the wicked against his owne people but it is for some speciall sinne of his people as appeareth by the example before alleadged For Israel fell before the men of Ai for the sinne of Achan yea the Lord saith they could not stand before their enemies Iosh 7. 12. because of that sinne Againe though the Lord sometimes giue his people ouer into the hands of his and their enemies yet he doth it not in such miraculous manner without the force of the enemie against them himselfe fighting from heauen for the enemie as he hath done for vs against the Spanyards but alwaies the enemie hath preuailed against the Lord his people by greater strength of flesh then the Lords people had against them and by fighting in their owne person For touching the former example of Ai Ioshua sent but about 3000. of the Israelites against it Iosh 7. 4. but it is most like that they were repelled by a farre more greater force For although they whome Ioshua first sent to view Ai returned and saide it was but a small people yet it is certen that they were able to make a greater force then three thousand because when Israel preuailed against Ai to the number of twelue thousand Iosh 8. 26. The same may be saide of the other prosperitie of the wicked they prosper they flourish they waxe rich c. but it is by ordinarie meanes sometime also yea most commonly by vnlawfull meanes by hooke and by crooke as the prouerbe is but our prosperitie and the prosperitie of other kingdomes countries and cities c. professing our religion haue so prospered and flourished in outward things aboue that which they did whilst they were ouergrowne with poperie that euery man may euidently see that it is the speciall blessing of God euen for the honour of our religion that hath made vs rich and thus to prosper Againe we haue thus prospered though the wicked Papists haue seene our prosperitie and beene angrie yea though they haue practised against vs and gnashed their teeth Psal 37. 12. and 112. 10. THE CONCLVSION WITH the vse of the treatise 1_SIth therefore that poperie is not wrought in men by the word of God but by traditions of men sith it is vpheld and maintained chiefly by wicked and vnlawfull meanes sith the proper substance and matter thereof is not onely diuers from the written word of God but also directly contrarie thereunto sith the forme of Gods worship in poperie is not that which god hath prescribed but that which men haue deuised and forged sith the principall ende of poperie whereunto it referreth all things is not the glorie of God but the glorie of Saints of images of Pope and generally of man himselfe sith the fruites of poperie are such as God hath expressely condemned in the decalogue and tenne commandements giuen to all nations and for all times euen vnto the ende of the world sith there is no sound ioy and comfort growing vpon the tree of poperie but double feare and desperation sith poperie is a foolish and absurd religion sith poperie agreeable sutable and well pleasing to the naturall man which sauoureth not the things which are of God sith the gifts of God his spirit promised to the Church in the latter age thereof are bestowed vpon the church whilst it swarued not from the pure doctrine of the gospell deliuered by Christ and his Apostles were at an ebbe and dead low water when poperie was full sea sith God hath inflicted from time to time manifest and straunge iudgements and punishments vpon Papists and such especially as haue most maligned our religion and the professours thereof sith God hath not regarded the sacrifices of the Pope and popish church neither hath made their curses effectuall against them whome they haue cursed neither hath giuen any good successe to theÌ„ for whome they haue made many praiers but haue turned his curses into blessings his blessings into curses therefore I doe conclude that poperie is not of God neither acceptable vnto God Againe sith our religion is wrought by the preaching of that word of God which is contained in the scriptures sith it standeth without all vnlawfull meanes to vphold and maintaine it sith the matter thereof is altogether consonant with the written word sith the forme of God his worship therein touching the essence thereof is the same that god himselfe hath prescribed sith it referreth all things onely to the glorie of God sith the fruits that it alloweth and beareth are such as God hath commaÌ„ded in the decalogue and morall law sith it alwaies beare the sound and most sweete ioy and comfort sith in wisdome

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