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sin_n	ghost_n	holy_a	remit_v	8,165	5	11.0672	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

authority but will content my self to refute the folly 〈◊〉 this evident and convincing argument Whatsoever power an inferiour Minister of the Church hath that the head of the same Church hath at the least if not much more But every inferiour Minister of their Church hath power to Baptize to give the Communion to marry to bury and to preach in the Pulpit Therefore Queen Elizabeth could Baptize give the Communion marry bury and preach in the Pulpit And who now is so simple as not to see the ridiculous sequele of this doctrine For the denial of which notwithstanding hundreds of Catholicks heve been hanged drawn and quartered as Traytors to her person and the State But that no secular King can be this Head an infinity of Fathers do affirm S. John Dam●scen ser 1. The place begins Tibi O Rex And again Non assentior I consent not that the Church of God be governed by Kings Theod. hist Eccles l. 4. c. 28. makes mention of one Eulogius who being told by an officer of the Emperour Valens that the Emperour would have it so answered thus What was he mad● a Bishop that day that he was crowned Emperour The place begins Tumille S. Ignatius Epist ad Philadelph● Wills all men without exception ever the Emperour himself to be obedient unto the Bishop the place begins Principes obedite Caesari S. Chrysost hom 5. de verhis Isaiae calleth the Bishop a Prince as well as the King yea and that a greater also And hom 38. in Mat. 21. The place begins Quia in rebus spiritualibus XIII That Antichrist shall not be a particular man and that the Pope is Antichrist COntrary to the expresse words of their own Bible 2 Thessal 2.3 Let no man deceive you by any means for that day shall not come except there come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed the son of perdition Where these words man of sin and son of perdition do plainly prove that a succession of men as the Popes are cannot be this man of sin for so S. Peter also should be Antichrist for he was Pope the very first of all the Popes Therefore Antichrist shal be a particular man Rev. 13.18 Let him that hath understanding count the number of a man therfore the great Antichrist that egregious Apostata or notable enemy of Jesus Christ shall be a particular man 1 John 2.22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is Christ This is Antichrist which denieth the Father and the son But the Pope denieth neither of both Therefore the Pope is not Antichrist Again in 2. Thes 2. Before alledged vers 4. The Scripture saith that Antichrist shall be extolled above all that is called God and verse 8. That our Lord Jesus shall kill him with the spirit of his mouth at his coming But none of all these agree to the Pope no more than that our Lord Jesus is come the second time John 5.43 I am come in my Fathers name and ye receive me not if another shall come in his own name him ye will receive He means especially the wicked Antichrist how then can the Pope be he seeing the Jews receive him not See more Dan. 7.7 and cap. 12.11 Revel 13.17 and cap. 17.8 11. Luk. 13.13 Mat. 24.15 ¶ To follow our common Rule the Fathers that affirm the same are S. Chrysost and S. Cyril who do both thus understand this very place last alledged S. Amb. upon the 2. Thes 2. Hier. in ep ad Algas quaest ●1 S. Aug. 29. tract in Joan. S. Irenaeus l. 5. cont heres Valentin Theodoret in his epitome of the divine decrees cap. de Antichristo XIV That no man nor any but God can forgive or retain sins COntrary to the expresse words of their own Bible John 20.21 As my Father hath sent me even so send I you Now Christ was sent by his Father not onely to Teach Preach Administer Sacraments and to work miracles but also to forgive sins but the Disciples were sent with power to Teach Preach Administer Sacraments and to work miracles Therefore also to forgive sins Ibid. vers 22.23 When he had said this he breathed on them and said unto them Receive ye the holy Ghost whose sins ye remit they are remitted unto them and whose sins ye retain they are retained Christ having first shewed his own commission which was to pardon sins presently giveth his Apostles power to do the same breathing upon them the holy Ghost He therefore that denieth man to have his power either denieth that the holy Ghost can forgive sins or that Christ gave not his Disciples the holy Ghost to this end and purpose both which are clearly false and against the Scripture Mat. 9.3.8 but when the multitude saw it they marvelled and glorified God who had given such power unto men as to forgive sins Which though they knew to appertain to God onely by nature yet they perceived that it might be done by mans ministry on earth to the glory of God Yea those who affirm God onely so to remit sins that the ministerial power thereof cannot be communicated to men deny the one part of Christ distinct or double manner of remitting of sins to wit only in heaven and not in earth See more Mat. 16.19 and Mat. 18.1 Cor. 5.5 1. Tim. 1.20 2. Cor. 2.10.2 Cor. 5.19 Num. 5.6 ¶ The ancient Fathers who affirm the same are S. Aug. tract 49. in Joan. And in his book of fifty homilies hom 9. S. Chrisost de sacerdotio l. 3. S. Amb. l. 3. de poenitentia S. Cyril l. 12. cap. 50. in Joan saith It is absurd that they should remit mans sins who have not in them the holy Ghost Basil l. 5. cont Eunom Proves the holy Ghost to be God which that detestable Heretick denied because he forgiveth sins by the Apostles S. Irenaeus l. 5. cap. 13. S. Greg. hom 6. in Evang. XV. That we ought not to confess our sins to any man but to God onely COntrary to the expresse words of their own Bible Matth. 3.5.6 Then went out to him to wit to S. John Baptist Hierusalem and all Judea c. and were baptized of him in Jordan confessing their sins Not by acknowledging themselves but every man to utter and tell his particular and secret sins Therefore we may confesse our sins not onely to God but also to man Acts 19.18.19 And many that believed came and confessed and shewed their deeds behold confession Many also of them which used curious Arts brought their books together and burned them before all men and they counted the price of them and found it five thousand pieces of silver behold Satissaction Therefore we may confesse our sins to man Num. 5 6. When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit c. Then they shall confesse their sin which they have done c. And that this is not understood to be confessed to God in heaven but allso to his Priest