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A52371	No popery, or, A catechism against popery wherein the heretical doctrins, idolatrous worship, and superstitious practices of the Roman Church are briefly yet plainly refuted, and the Protestant principles proved by testimonies of Holy Scripture, and evidence of reason / by a minister of the Gospell.	Minister of the Gospell.	1682 (1682)	Wing N1187; ESTC R19866	57,846	152

as they say that the Christian may be confirmed in the Faith and be made a compleat Christian and they would even have this Sacrament observed with greater veneration than Baptism as being done by a more worthy person to wit a Bishop and which hath a greater vertue than Baptism Q. Why do you not acknowledge this to be a Lawful Sacrament A. Because Jesus Christ hath not instituted it and I see no ground for it in the Word of God and it is an extream rash impiety to forge in the Church a Sacrament to which they attribute more vertue and give more Reverence than to Baptism Q. We see though that Jesus Christ put his hands upon Children Matth. 19.13 and the Apostles laid their hands on persons Baptised before that they might receive the Holy Ghost Act. 8.16.17 and 19.6 A. This laying on of hands is no Sacrament of the Christian Church but a Ceremony always used to those that were blessed or received to any Office in the Church So Jacob laid his hands upon Ephraim and Manasse when he blessed them Gen. 48.14 Moses upon Josuah Numb 27.23 The Apostles upon those for whom they implored Grace from God and the assistance of the Holy Ghost but in that there was nothing done like what is done in Confirmation neither as to the sign nor as to the words In the Reformed Churches the laying on of the hands is still observed at the Ordination of Ministers to the end to implore the Grace of the Holy Ghost for them but it is not for that a Sacrament of the Church SECT XLII Of the Sacrament of Penitence Quest WHy do yot not acknowledge Penitence for a Sacrament of the Christian Church A. Because 1. Jesus Christ hath not instituted it for Repentance hath always been necessary since sin and as agreeable to God before Christ came into the World as since 2. It is an absurd thing to make a Christian vertue a Sacrament and exteriour sign 3. In Confession Contrition and Satisfaction there is no material sign visible to represent to us any invisible Grace in Jesus Christ 4. These three parts of their Penitence are not conferred by the Pastour but are the exercise of the person Repenting 5. This pretended Sacrament is not coferred in the Church as other Sacraments but it is practised by the Sinner privately Q. They will tell you that in absolution there is a visible sign of an invisible Grace That in the Priests absolution there is a certain sign of the interior absolution that God granteth to a Sinner A. I say to that 1. That if the sign be only in absolution 't is not in Penitence for absolution is no part of Penitence for Penitence is in the Sinner and absolution is given by the Pastour 2. That in Absolution there is no visible Sign 3. If words may be called visible signs then all the clauses of the Gospels Sermon may be called Sacraments SECT XLIII Of Marriage Quest WHY do you not acknowledge Marriage for a Sacrament A. 1. Because it was not instituted by Jesus Christ for Marriage was Lawful before his coming and was Instituted even before Sin 2. It cannot be a Sacrament of the Christian Church since Marriage is Lawful even amongst Pagans 3. There is not in Marriage any material visible sign nor any word added to the Element the consent of parties being that which makes Marriage for it is not properly the Minister that Marries he only stipulates publickly the mutual obligations and consent of the parties 4. It is not according to the opinion of the Roman Church common to all Believers since Priests ought not as they say to partake thereof And it is an absurd thing that it should be a Sacrament to the People and a Pollution and Sacriledge to the Priest Q. Yet St. Paul calls Marriage a Sacrament Eph. 5.32 This Sacrament is great A. These words are so in the vulgar Latin version but in the Greek it is This Mystery is great and he speaks not there of Marriage but of the Union between Christ and his Church for the Apostle adds But I speak concerning Christ and his Church Likewise it is to be observed That the Latin version usually turns the word Mystery into that of Sacrament and calls the Mystery of Godliness God manifested in flesh a great Sacrament of Godliness 1 Tim. 3.16 And the Mystery of the Woman the Sacrament of the Woman Rev. 17.7 Q. Yet in this passage St. Paul teaches us that Marriage is a Figure of the Spiritual Marriage between Christ and his Church A. It is true but every Figure and Comparison that the Scripture uses to represent to us the Spiritual Graces of God and the union of Jesus Christ and his Church are not Sacraments otherwise a Vine the Light a Door a Shepherd and such like comparisons that Jesus Christ did use should be Sacraments of the Christian Church SECT XLIV Of Extream Vnction Quest WHy do not you acknowledg the anointing of the sick for a Sacrament of the Church since St. James 5.14 15. recommends it Is any sick among you let him call for the Elders of the Church and let them pray over him anointing him with oyl in the name of the Lord and Mark 6.13 We read that the Apostles anointed the sick with oyl and healed them A. This anointing was not an ordinary Sacrament and ought not to be continued in the Church because it was done to be a sign of miraculous healing as appeareth by these two passages in which health followed this anointing since the gift of healing is ceased it is necessary that the Sign and Sacrament cease likewise therefore anointing now is nothing but an unprofitable Ceremony not beinp practised for the healing of the Sick but on the contrary when the Sick is near to death and therefore they call it Extream Unction SECT XLV Of the Sacrament of Orders Quest WHy do you not acknowledge Orders for a Sacrament A. 1. Because according to their account there are seven different sorts of Orders there must then be thirteen Sacraments instead of seven 2. Because it is not common to all Believers but particular to Ecclesiastical Persons only 3. Because there is no material sign in it 4. It doth not represent to us the death of Jesus Christ and his Benefits 5. The greatest part of these Orders was not instituted by Jesus Christ as Porters Exorcists Acolyts Under-Deacons 6. It is a great absurdity to make a Sacrament of the ordinary Offices in the Church Q. May not the Imposition of Hands upon a Pastor to establish him in his Office be called a Sacrament since it is a visible Sign of an invisible Grace to wit the Grace of the Holy Ghost A. It may be called a Sacrament but not in the same sense that Baptism and the Lord's Supper are for this Imposition of Hands is not a sacred Sign of the Covenant of God in Jesus Christ it is not common to all Believers and it cannot be