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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

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is not given to all the faithfull but to some only in particular yea he presupposeth that one may have the gift even to work miracles and yet may want the gift truly to interpret the Word of God Therefore a man by his own private spirit cannot rightly interpret Scripture 2 Peter 1.20 Knowing this first that no Prophesie of the Scripture is of any private interpretation for the Prophesie came not in old time in the Margent or at any time by the will of man ●ut holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Ghost See how clear●y the Apostle taketh this faculty and ●uthority from a private and prophane man restraining the same to a company ●nd society of men and those also of ●ome special note for their sanctity ●nd holinesse assuring us that they ●pake as they were moved by the ho●● Ghost 1 John 4.1 Beloved beleeve not very spirit but try the spirits whether they are God By which words we a●● taught that the spirits of others are t● be examined whether they proce●● from God or not but this Caveat ca●not be understood of the spirit of th●● whole Church since then it would fo●low that there should be none left t● try the said spirit of the Church eve●● particular man being included therei● If then it be to be meant of priva●● men as needs it must it follows th●● a private spirit cannot be this Judg●● since it self is to undergo the Judgement and examination of some other● ¶ The Fathers that affirm the sa●● are S. Aug. epist 16.2 and l. de B●●ptismo cap. 18. ad Epictetum S. Ba●● epist 78. S. Amb epist 32. S. L●● epist 53. S. Hier. lib. cont Lucifer● nos Vincent Lyr. cont prophan her● novitates Yea Martin Luther hi●self the Protestants great Grand-F●ther saith lib. de potestate Papae 〈◊〉 are not certain of any private pers●● whether he hath the revelation of the ●●ther or no but that the Church hath 〈◊〉 we ought not to doubt They affirm VI. That S Peters faith hath failed COntrary to the express words of their own Bible Luke 22.31.32 ●imon behold Sathan hath desired to ●ave you that he may sift you as wheat ●ut I have prayed for thee that thy ●aith fail not Sathan required to sift ●hem all the Apostles but our Lord ●ere prayed for Peter onely that his ●aith principally might not fail There●ore S. Peters faith hath not failed Matth. 16.18 And I say unto thee ●●at thou art Peter and upon this rock 〈◊〉 will build my Church and the gates 〈◊〉 hell shall not prevail against it But ●●d S. Peters faith failed the gates of ●●ll had long ago no doubt prevailed Matth. 23.2 The Scr●bes and the ●harises sit in M●ses seat all therefore ●hatsoever they bid you observe that ●●serve and do How could Christ bid ●●e people of the old Law ●o all what●●ever he shold bid them by those that sate in Moses chair if they could err● But God hath no lesse preserved th● truth of Christian Religion in the cha● of S. Peter which is in the new La● answerable to that of Moses in the o● Therefore neither S. Peters Faith n● Chair hath failed John 11 49 51. Speaking of Caip● the High-priest saith And this he spa●●● not of himself but being High priest th● year he prophesied that Jesus should for that Nation See how in this m● wicked time of the Sinagogue the ve●● Dregs and out-cast of that disobedie● people yet speaking forth of that Cha●● which Christ had commanded to heard and obeyed touching matters faith answer truly and their chief shops prophesie ¶ So Leo ser 3. de assump sua affir● the same The danger was common all the Apostles but our Lord took spe●● care of Peter that the state of all the might be more sure if the Head were vincible They affirm VII That the Church can err and hath erred COntrary to the express words of their own Bible Isai 59.21 As ●or me this is my Covenant with them saith the Lord. My spirit that is upon thee and my words which I have but in thy mouth shall not depant out of thy mouth nor out of the mouth of thy ●eed nor out of the mouth of thy seeds seed from henceforth and for ever Therefore the Church cannot err John 14.16 I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever even the spirit of truth But the Apostles themselves lived not for ever therefore this is to be understood of the perpetual aboad of the spirit of truth with their Successors Matth. 18.17 And if he neglect to hear the Church let him be unto thee ●as an heathen man and a Publican Whence is clearly to be gathered tha● the Church in her Censure cannot er● Isai 35.8 And a high way shall 〈◊〉 there and a way and it shall be call the way of Holiness the unclean sha●● not press over it but it shall be for those the waifaring men though fools sha●● not err therein How far deceive then are many simple souls who do a●firm that the whole Church and a● holy men that ever have been there●● for these thousand years how wi●● soever have all erred Ephes 5.27 That he might prese●● it to himself a glorious Church n● having spot or wrincle or any su●● thing but that it should be holy a● without blemish Note well these word without spot wrincle or any blemis● and tell me now if it be possible tha● reading this thou canst ever believ● that she hath ever taught such horrib●● blasphemies and abominations as a● this day she is charged with See more John 16.13 Ephes 5 2● Isai 9.7 Ezech. 37.26 Luke 22 3● Mat. 22.3 1. Pet. 2.9 John 17 1● Cor. 11.25 Ps●l 10.25.29 Ephes 2.10 John 10.16 Acts 4.32 Eph●s 4.5.11 Luke 10.16 Deut. 17.8 Jerem. 3.15 Malac. 27. M●t. 16.18 Acts 15.28 2. Cor. 13.8 1. Tim. 3.15 ¶ The Fathers a firm the same expresly S. Aug. cont Cres●on lib. 1. cap. 3. Also upon the 118. Isal t●e place begins Ne auferas de ere meo verbum veritatis usquequaque S. Cypr. Epist 55. ad Cornel. num 3. S. Irenaeus lib. 3. cap. 4. with many others They affirm VIII That the Church hath been hidden and invisible COntrary to the expresse words of their own Bible Mat. 5.14.15 Ye are the light of the world a City that is set on a hill cannot be hid Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel but on a candlestick and it giveth light to all that are in the house But the Catholick Church is such a light such a candle and such a City built upon Christ as upon 〈◊〉 mountain therefore had not nor ca● be hidden nor is invisible Mat. 18.17 Tell the Church if 〈◊〉 neglected to hear thee but if he neglect to hear the Church let him be unto th● as a heathen man and a Publican Bu● it were a very hard case