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sin_n	great_a	mortal_a	venial_a	3,197	5	11.4523	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20954	Oppositions of the VVord of God, together with the doctrine of the Romane Church Moreouer, what points are held by the same Church, which she hideth from those whom shee meaneth to draw to her faction. Written by Peter Mouleine, minister of the word of God in Paris, and translated by A.S.; Oppositions de la parole de Dieu. English	Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; A. S., fl. 1610.	1610 (1610)	STC 7333; ESTC S111076	13,173	21

for their sinnes Item that the Pope doth heape vp these works and superabundant Extra vag Papa Clemens 6. can vnigenitus satisfactions in the treasure of the Church and mingling them with the superabundant merites of Iesus Christ doth distribute them by indulgences That the indulgences of the Pope extend themselues euen to them that are dead in such sort that the Pope doth draw soules out of Purgatory by applying to them the merits and satisfactions of Saints And these pardons extend themselues to a hundreth thousand or two hundreth thousand yeares at Rome in the Church of S. Bibiane there are sixe hundred thousand yeares pardon on the day of all Saints for those that will make some voluntary offer there are found as yet greater Pardons then these in other Churches as is to bee seene in the booke of By Marcel Franke a. 1599. Romish indulgences printed at Rome by the authority of Leo the tenth c. Item in the Romane Church they teach that wee must adore images this is to bee seene in the Councell which they name the seuenth or the second of Nice and in Cardinall Bellarmine and others also they picture GOD against the manifest prohibition made in the law of God in the second commandement which therfore they haue cut off from their Houres and breuiaries against the expresse prohibition made in the fourth of Deuteronomy Ch. 4. Vers 15. and 16. Quorum meritis precibusque concedas Item to this day by the consentment and approbation of the facultie of Diuinitie in Paris in the yeare 1602. they haue reprinted the Psalter of the Virgin Marie where she is called the first cause of Saluation of the world the Inuentresse of grace the Diuine Maiestie she in whom wee alone place our hope she which doth appease the indignation of Iesus Christ when he is incensed against vs the Spouse of God c. In the Masse the Priest demaundeth the fauour of God through merites of Saints which is a language or manner of speech which a Subiect dare not vse to his Prince In the Breuiaries oftentimes such prayers are read for the merit of such a Saint or a Saintesse giue vs life euerlasting and the Priest bowing himselfe before the Altar demandeth that it would please God to bee fauourable vnto him for the merits of those Saints whose reliques are vnder the Altar In the Church of Rome they teach that a man ought to Purchase the Kingdom of God by his own merits nay which is more they attribute to man merits ex condigno that is of themselues worthy which may be a price worthie so excellent a purchase as is life euerlasting Item they there teach that vnder the earth there are foure stages of which Hell is the lowest next to that Purgatorie next the Lymbus of little Children which die without baptisme and who are depriued of euerlasting saluation and aboue all those is Lymbus of the fathers dead before the comming of Iesus Christ in the flesh Item they there teach that Iesus Christ did not deliuer vs by his death from all punishment due to our sinnes committed after Baptisme Item they there teach that the true bodie of Iesus Christ Concil Trident. Can. 12. si quis dixerit Andradius in hunc locum Bella. li. 1 de purg cap. 7 Io. 2. de consecra can Ego Berengarius is truely and sensibly broken and bruised in the Masse by the teeth of the faithfufull and yet they teach that if the Wafer were broken into a thousand peeces that in euerie peece the bodie of Iesus Christ is whole with all his parts and members as great and as tall as he was vpon the tree of the Crosse also they teach that that which the Priest breaketh is no lōger bread although S. Paul saith The bread which wee breake c. They teach that the bodie is in the Cuppe so that the Priest drinketh the bodie of Iesus Christ although euerie one saith that hee eateth God and carrieth God and that in the Masse he receiueth his Creatour notwithstanding there hath not been any one hitherto that hath dared to say that he drinketh God or that God is in the Cup. From the beginning of Massels or Masse-bookes there are Hanc oblationem quam tibi efferimus in bonorem beatae virginis omnium sanctorum found Caueats or rules of the Masse in the which among many other Rules it is commanded that if a man hauing receiued the host doe chance to cast it vp againe that then he must licke it vp and eat it once more as presupposing God to be in the thing which is vomited but if it happe that a man hath not the heart and stomacke so to doe he is then commanded to burne this vomited-stuffe and to turne the ashes thereof into Reliques the same also is commanded concerning rats and wormes who haue knawen and eaten the sacred host In the Masse the Priest saith that hee offreth Iesus Christ Hac munera accepta habera digneris sicut accepta habere dignatus es munera pueri tui Abel Jube haec perferri per manus sancti Angeli tui Corpus tuum Domine quod sumpsi adhaer eat visteribus meis to God in a Sacrifice truely propitiatorie and satisfactorie for the sinnes as well of the liuing as of the dead yea he offers him vnto God in honour of the Saints as the words are expressely set downe in the masse and prayeth to God that it would please him to receiue the sacrifice which he maketh to wit Iesus Christ with as gracious and fauourable an eie as in times past he receiued that of Abel that is to say a Sacrifice of beasts He prayeth that the Angell may carrie his Sacrifice to the celestiall Altar then he eateth it and hauing eaten it he prayeth that the bodie which hath eaten may remaine cleauing to his entrailes or bowels And these Messels or masse-bookes serue for all vses euen for corne and heards of cattell in these messels or masse-bookes are to be found masses of women great with childe masses of Virgins whereof S. Paul contenteth himselfe to say The Supper of the Lord. As concerning sinnes the masse is not but for veniall sins and for the mortall sins which a man hath forgotten Lib. Sacrar cerem cap. de benedictione ensis Can. 5. Papa dist Also in the Church of Rome it is held that the Pope cannot become an Heretike and though hee should send soules by troupes and cart-loads into Hell yet no man ought to repine at him for so doing he nameth himselfe God the spouse of the Church his holynesse and his words Oracles that is to say answeres of God and his Decrees canonicall writings he giueth and taketh away Kingdomes hee dispenseth with oathes and vowes made to God he sayes that he cannot bee made an Heretike Can. fundamentale elect in 6. 〈◊〉 19. in Canon 〈◊〉 titulo Sixtus Quartus lib. sa●●ar cer Tom. 〈◊〉 cap. excus ●●●tijs 1518. His ordinances as to forbid to eate flesh in Lent are more straightly obserued then the commandements of God as the prohibition to sweare and whore he boasteth that all power is giuen him both in heauen and earth hee taketh away the second commaundement from the Law of God he hindreth the people from reading the holy scriptures the which some of his faction call insufficient to declare the truth it being but part of the rule and that the other part is the word not written which must be learned of him and those to whom he hath giuen charge and vocation to it so that no man can reprooue him except hee be authorized and approoued Causa 25. qu●● can Ideo by the Pope and to bring his Tyrannie to a head he saies that the Pope giueth Lawes to the Church to the which neuerthelesse he is not subiect as being maister of the Law FINIS