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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61213	The unreasonableness of the Romanists, requiring our communion with present Romish church, or, A discourse drawn from the perplexity and uncertainty of the principles, and from the contradictions betwixt the prayers and doctrine of the present Romish church to prove that 'tis unreasonable to require us to joyn in commmunion with it.	Squire, William, d. 1677.	1670 (1670)	Wing S5102; ESTC R15456	70,903	210

pu●ishment because he who can do the greater regularly unless there be some restraint can do the less Secondly It is not certain that the Pope hath any power of granting these Indulgences from those texts for it 's neither exprest in the texts nor gathered thence by ancient Interpreters nor is it evident by fair consequence Secondly It is not certain that the Church hath used them from all antiquity for where will they find the Popes divine right of granting Indulgences That these Indulgences were remissions of temporal punishment due to God that by the remission of these punishments here so much was abated as they must indure in this life or in Purgatory that there were Indulgences for 100 or 1000 of yeares that for repeating a Prayer over hallowed Beads visiting such an Altar praying before such an Image there should be granted an Indulgence toties quoties either of all or halfe or third part of their sins as many Buls of modern Popes speak and ꝑo Cajetane * Op●●● 15. c. 1. will tel us that neither the Holy Scripture nor the writings of the ancient Greek and Latin Fathers brought this to our knowledge but only à 300 annis Scripturae Commendatum est de veteribus patribus quod Beatus Gregorius Indulgentias Stationum in stituit it was Committed to writing about 300 years ago concerning the ancient Fathers that St. Gregory ordained the Indulgences of the Stations some tell us there are no manifest Testimonies before St. Gregorys time yet we must believe though we have no ground for it I warrant you saies Angelus de Cla●asio that they were in use before others confess there is nothing the Scripture doth less plainly deliver or the ancient Fathers less mention so Alphonsus de Castro that they began when Charity lessned and sin increased say others yea some will not believe because the use of them seems to be late and lately found out among the Christians sales Roffensis * Ad Ar● 18. and all he Answers is this that there was some use as they say among the ancient Romans and that many things are now found out more plainly out of the Gospels and other Scriptures than were heretofore if thus they are not agreed who wrote before the Council concerning the Antiquity of them nor are there any evident Testimonies in the Fathers or ancient Writers of such use of Indulgences as they now practice it is then not certain that the Church hath from all Antiquity used them and ꝑo I have no reason to assent to this Doctrine of Indulgences delivered by the Council This is my first Argument to disswade from reunion with the present Romish Church because many of their Doctrines which they require to be believed as Articles of Faith are uncertain and doubtfull CHAP. 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THe second Consideration i● drawn from the Ceremonies of the Romish Church It is unreasonable to adhere to that Church which commands us firmly to embrace those for Apostolical rites which are altogether questionable and dubious and those for pious and good which it is doubtfull whether they be not vain rediculous and superstitious but the Romish Church commands this ꝑo In the Creed of Pius 4. it is required That they should most firmly admit and embrace the Apostolical and Ecclesiastical Traditions and other observations of that Church and afterwards that they receive and admit the approved rites of Catholick as they call the Roman Church in the solemn administration of the seven Sacraments and it s declared by the Council that the Church hath used in the Sacrifice of the M●s● ceremonies as mistical blessings Lights ●neense Garments and many other things from Apostolical Discipl●ne and Tradition But many things which they affirm to be Apostolical are at best uncertain and many things which they require thus firmly to be believed are vain and foolish and cannot be excused from all superstition First It is uncertain that many of those ceremonies which they use in the Mass are of Apostolical Discipline and Tradition as they pretend First There is no certainty that their mistical blessings are delivered down from the Apostles for though we are bound to receive the creatures with thanksgiving and by prayer to God they are blessed for that use which he hath appointed yet it is uncertain whether the Apostles did leave this Tradition that certain things should be blessed by prayer and the signe of the Cross to work supernatural effects as to cure diseases and drive away Devils and remit venial sins which things Bellarmin * L. 2. d●●ffect Sa●ram c. 31. prop. 3. makes the effect of these benedictions In the blessing of the wax lights on E●ster eve this must be done by a Deacon and he must put five grains of hallowed incense into it after the fashion of a Cross he exhorts all to invoke the mercy of God that he who vouchsafed to admit into the number of Levites powring on him the clearness of his light would inable him to perfect the prayses of that wax light cerei hujus laudem implere perficiat and then prayes that this taper may remain constantly to destroy the mist of this night and being accepted for a sweet smell may be mingled with the Heavenly lights In the blessing of holy water the Priest exorcizes the fact to be for the health of believers and to all that take it soundness of soul and body and that all wickedness and cunning of devils may fly from the place where it is sprinkled and he exorcizes the water to drive away the power of the devil and to root out the enemy with the apostate Angels and again prays that this creature serving these misteries may receive the effect of the divine grace to drive away devils and expell diseases c * Missal Rom. in Bened. aquae In the blessing of holy bread he prays that God would bless it with holy spiritual blessing that it may be to all that receive it health of Soul and Body and a defence against all diseases and all the snares of the enemies † Missal Rom. in Bened. panis So in the blessing of Candles he prays that they may receive such blessing by the signe of the Cross that in what ever places they are lighted the Princes of darkness may depart and tremble and fly away with all his Servants from all those habitations * Missal Rom in Benedict Cand●l In the blessing of the Cross he prays that God would bless that wood of the Cross ut sit remedium salutare generi humano sit soliditas fidei bonorum operum profectus redemptio animarum c. That it may be a wholesome remedy for mankind it may be firmness of faith increase of good works redemption of Souls and defence against the cruel darts of the devil * Hospin de Orig. Templ l. 4. c. 4. These are mistical blessings which the Romish Church uses and which they pretend are derived from Apostolical Discipline