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A02349	A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.	Guild, William, 1586-1657.	1627 (1627)	STC 12479; ESTC S118648	69,651	225

Bernard purgeth them whom the only sinne of the first defyled and not that anie man 's owne satisfactions can availe for him-selfe for what is our pennance but that if wee suffer not together wee can-not reigne together Bern. de verbis lib. Iob. in sex 3. Confession of Partie THe sufferings of Christ is of an infinite value and therefore to joyne the satisfactions of the sufferings of the godlie there-vnto is al-together superfluous sayth Durandus Mairones cited by Bellarmine l. 1. de indulg c. 4. § tertia As al-so the verie glosse of the canon Law Dist 1. de penitentia verbis Dic quod c. sayeth that it is neither by contrition of heart nor confession of mouth that sinnes are for-given but onelie by the free grace of God but the contrition of the heart is a signe in-deed that our sinnes are for-given as externall pennance is a signe of the contrition of the heart say they which contrition even free grace preceedeth §. 4. That the Soules of the Godlie after Death goe immediatelie to Glorie and to no mid place of torment 1. Authoritie of Scripture ISai. 57.1 The Righteous is taken away from the evill to come hee shall enter into peace Note then That there is no middle estate nor place spoken of but that immediatelie is subjoyned vnto the righteous man's departure out of this life his present entrie in-to peace and therefore in-to no torment Luke 16.25 And Abraham sayde to him Sonne remember that thou didst receiue good things in thy lyfe-tyme and Lazarus lyke-wyse evill but now hee is comforted and thou art tormented Remarke therefore That wee haue onlie two places mentionate in Scripture whither soules goe immediatelie after death to wit a place of Comfort which is Heaven to the godlie and a place of Torment which is Hell to the Wicked Luke 23.43 And Iesus saide vnto him Verelie I say vnto thee this day thou shalt bee vvith mee in Paradise Loe then immediatlie after death the Heavenlie Paradise is promised to the penitent thiefe and so is it al-so given to all other penitent sinners 2. Cor. 5.1 For vve know that if our earthlie house of this tabernacle vvere dissolved vvee haue a building of God an house not made vvith hands eternall in the Heavens Note then That the Apostle showeth that after this mortall lyfe endeth wee get instantlie a better in the Heavens and this Bellarmine him-selfe in those same words collecteth out of this foresaide place Bell. l. 1. de sanct c. 3. § denique and therefore thus concludeth Wherefore sayeth hee it is good for vs to die soone in this World that wee may quicklie begin to liue in Heaven Verse 8. Wee are confident I say and vvilling rather to bee absent from the bodie and to be present vvith the Lord. Note then That there is no mid estate of the godlie soule departing but as soone as it departeth out of the bodie and is absent there-fra instantlie it entereth in Heaven and is present with the Lord. Phil. 1.23 Having a desire to bee dissolved and to bee with Christ vvhich is farre better VVee see then Vpon the dissolution of the soule from the bodie followeth instantlie the conjunction there-of with Christ Revel 14.13 Blessed are the dead vvhich die in the Lord from hence-foorth now sayeth the Spirit that they may rest from their labours and their vvorkes follow them Remarke then That the godlie instantlie after death become blessed and immediatelie rest and are rewarded in glorie 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie AFter the departure of the soule from the bodie instantlie sayth Iustinus the soules of the godlie are carried to Paradise and the wicked to Hell Heerevnto agreeth also Augustine medit 22. showing that the soule being loosed from the bodie instantlie goeth to Heaven And againe hee sayeth For the soules of the godlie after their separation from the bodie are in rest but the soules of the wicked sayeth hee suffer punishment vntill the bodies of the one ryse to eternall lyfe and of the other vnto eternall death which is called the second And that hee knew no third place hee testifyeth in his fyft Booke of the Hypognostickes about the midst See Augustine l. 13. de civit Dei c. 8. 3. Confession of Partie THe Apostle's reason sayth Bellarmine 2. Cor. 5.1 is excellent to wit this If this mortall lyfe perish wee haue instantlie an-other farre better in the Heavens Bell. lib. 1. de sanctis c. 3. § denique CHAP. XV. OF CERTAINTIE OF Salvation §. I. That the Godlie may bee assured of their Salvation heere 1. Authoritie of Scripture IOb 19.25 For I know that my Redeemer liveth and that hee shall stand at the latter Day vp-on the Earth Note then That Iob assureth him-selfe that Christ is his Redeemer and therefore that hee shall bee saved by Him eternallie Psal 17.15 As for mee I will beholde thy face in righteousnesse I shall bee satisfied with thy likenesse when I awake Note then That wee see the lyke assurance in David of full salvation to soule and bodie after his resurrection 2. Tim. 4.7.8 I haue fought a good fight I haue finished my course I haue kept the faith from hence-foorth is laide vp for mee the Crowne of Righteousnesse and lest such a great Apostle onlie might seeme justlie to haue such confidence hee subjoyneth and not onlie for me but for all them that loue his second appearing And therefore againe al-so he sayeth of all the faythfull Rom. 8.37 For I am assured that neither Death nor Life nor Angels nor Principalities or any other creature shall separate vs from the loue of God Iohn 3.16 For God so loved the World that hee gaue his onelie begotten Sonne that everie one that believeth in him perish not but may haue eternall life Note then That everie one that is a true believer may bee assured according to Christ's owne Word of eternall lyfe as if his Name were specified particularlie for as wee apply the precepts of the Law as spoken to everie one of vs particularlie to doe them why shall wee not in lyke manner the promises of the Gospell to belieue them 1. Iohn 5.13 These thinges haue I written vnto you that belieue in the Name of the Sonne of God that yee may know that yee haue eternall life Remarke then That hee sayeth that all true believers may know and be assured of their salvation and that the Word of God is written and left with vs for this our certification Ephes 1.13 In whom al-so after that yee believed yee were sealed with the holie Spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance Consider therefore That to assure the Godlie of their salvation the Spirit of God is given with the word of promise as a seale to stampe in that perswasion in their soules and as an earnest or arles-pennie to make fast the Bargaine And if anie man haue not the Spirit of GOD the same is not his Rom. 8.9 Rom. 8.16 The Spirit it selfe

bee the treasurie of the Church for the helpe of others to Heaven that vvant merits to bee disposed of onlie and dispensed by papall indulgences as the the Romanists teach 1. Authoritie of Scripture THIS errour might seeme alreadie sufficientlie convinced while as it is clearlie proven that no Sainct was ever yet able for them-selues eyther by their workes or sufferinges to merite Eternall lyfe Yet for farder conviction let these places of Scripture raze the foundation of this loftie Errour Isai 43.11 I even I am the Lord and beside Mee there is no Saviour But the Doctors of Rome say That it is no absurditie to say that beside Him there are Saincts also who may bee called our saviours in a part for so sayeth Bellarmine Lib. 1. de Indulg Cap. 4. § sexta and that by the great heape sayth hee cap. 2. § tamen of their super-aboundant sufferings they are able to expiate exceeding manie and great sinnes of other men and so by this doctrine of theirs ye see they giue the Lord flatlie the lie Ezek. 18.20 The righteousnesse of the righteous shall bee vpon him and the vvickednesse of the vvicked shall bee vpon him Remarke then that it shall not bee vpon another but vpon him-selfe and that it is a stra●ge madnesse in Poperie that so stiffelie they will deny that the righteousnesse of Christ can bee imputed to vs or made ours in justification but will affirme that the righteousnesse of Saincts and her men may bee made ours by their Pope's Indulgences Act. 4.12 Neither is there salvation in anie other for there is none other Name vnder Heaven given amongst men where-by wee must bee saved Loe heere Full salvation attributed to Christ onlie excluding all others vnder Heaven from having anie part in the glorie of that worke 1. Cor. 1.13 Is Christ divyded was Paul crucified for you or were yee baptized in the name of Paul Note therefore That to make Christ's merit and sufferings to expiate some sins and punishments and the merites and sufferinges of Saincts to expiate other sinnes both manie and great and other punishments if this bee not to divide Christ and to divide the worke of man's salvation betweene the Creator and the creature Of whome wee may lyke-wyse inquire at them Were these Saincts crucified for man-kynde or was ever anie man baptized in their name And if not then their sufferings can-not bee our satisfactions nor can anie thing super-abound in them to expiate the sinnes of other men for for this ende onlie Christ was crucified and for this cause are wee in Christ's Name also baptized professing by his blood-shed and sufferings alone that wee haue full ablution and expiation of our sinnes therefore is it sayde by him-selfe I haue troden the wine-presse alone and of the people there was none with mee Isai 63.3 Heb. 10.14 By one offering hee hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified That is as is sayde Heb. 7.25 Hee hath perfectlie saved them Note therefore That he hath left no supplement to bee made by others Coloss 1.19.20 In him all fulnesse dwelleth there is no defect then in his sufferinges nor no neede on our part to goe anie-where else and by him and not by others even by the blood of his Crosse and not by the sufferinges of Saincts are all things reconciled sayth the Apostle Matth. 25.9 But the vvise answered saying Not so lest there bee not eneugh for vs and you Remarke then That the Elect Saincts figured by the wise Virgines haue no more sanctification than will bee found eneugh to them-selues onlie and therefore that the same is not so super-aboundant that they may spare to others 2. Cor. 5.10 For vve must all appeare before the judgement seate of Christ that everie one may receiue the things done in his bodie not then in the bodies of others according to that vvhich him-selfe hath done vvhether it bee good or bad Therefore not according to the good which another hath done and which thorow super-aboundance hath beene left in the treasure of the Church to helpe others to Heaven Revel 14.13 And I heard a voyce from Heaven saying to me Write Blessed are the dead vvhich die in the Lord from hence-foorth yea sayeth the Spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works follow them Remarke then That their works byde not behinde them-selues to bee applyed or imployed for the helpe of others but they follow them for the witnessing of their fayth and the increase of glorie to them-selues CHAP. XIIII OF PVRGATORIE §. 1. That the godlie are purged from all sinnes what-so-ever heere and that by Christ's blood allanerlie so that there remaineth no sort of sinnes to bee purged after this lyfe in anie fyerie Purgatorie 1. Authoritie of Scripture EZek 18.22 If a sinner turne I will forget all his iniquities Note then At the verie instāt of our conversion that wee are purged from all our sinnes what-so-ever and so no veniall sinnes are left to bee purged else-where Isai 38.17 Thou bast in lou●… delivered my soule from the pit o●… corruption for thou hast cast a●… my sinnes behinde thy backe Note then That none are reserved to bee satisfied for by man him-selfe in anie imagined Purgatorie but all are casten behind the Lord's backe Psal 51.7.9 Wash mee and I shall bee vvhiter than the Snow hide thy face from my sinnes and blot out all mine iniquities Remarke therefore That where God purgeth the partie purged is made so cleane that there remaineth not the least spot behinde to bee taken away by anie after Purgatorie and it is not some of our greater sinnes onelie but hee blotteth out all our iniquities what-so-ever where hee showeth mercie so that the partie is made whyter than the Snow Col. 2.13 And yee being dead in your sinnes and in the vncircumcision of your flesh he hath quickened together vvith him having forgiven all your trespasses Note then That none are excepted Heb. 10.14 By one offering hath hee perfected for ever them that are sanctified That is as Heb. 7.25 is sayde Hee hath perfectlie saved them And if this bee it followeth that hee hath left no sinne nor no punishment heere-after for sinne vntaken away and so no supplement to bee made to his satisfaction by any sufferinges of ours in an imagined Purgatorie 1. Iohn 1.7 And the Blood of Iesus Christ his Sonne purgeth vs from all sinne Note then How clearlie this errour of Poperie is heere-by convinced that sayeth that his blood purgeth vs onlie from mortall sinne and that there is a fire after this life that purgeth vs from veniall sinnes and temporall punishments where-as the Spirit of God sayeth that Christ's blood purgeth vs from all sinne and so giveth flatlie this spirit of errour the lie Rom. 8.33 Who shall lay anie thing to the charge of God's Elect It is God that justifieth Or who shall condemne seeing Christ hath died Note If Christ's death then and the merite there-of hath abrogated all

al-so beareth witnesse with our spirit that wee are the Children of God and if children heires of God and coheyres with Christ. Note then What greater certaintie can bee wished than the godlie haue of their salvation when they haue the verie Spirit of God inwardlie witnessing the same to their soules Gal. 4.6 And because yee are sonnes God hath sent the Spirit of his Sonne in-to your hearts crying Abba Father Note then That the spirit of prayer directed a-right and felt with-in vs is a sure fruit of our adoption and a solide assurance of our salvation Rom. 8.14 For as manie as are led by the Spirit of God they are the sonnes of God Note then That how manie so-ever follow the direction of God's Spirit in an holie course of lyfe may bee assured of their salvation 1. Iohn 5.10 Hee that believeth on the Sonne of God hath the witnesse in him-selfe hee that believeth not God hath made him a liar Note then What an hainous offence it is to doubt of the trueth of God's promises to vs concerning our salvation through his Sonne Christ Iesus Not but that manie deare Saincts labour vnder this doubting for God giveth not the full certaintie of faith to all at one time nor after a-lyke measure but they are displeased there-with as a fruit of incredulous corruption and they know that they should bee fullie assured of the trueth of God's promises to them-selues with-out staggering lyke Abraham of whom it is witnessed Rom. 4.20 that hee staggered not at the promise of God through vnbeliefe but was strong in fayth giving glorie to God Heb. 10.22 Let vs draw neare then with a true heart to God in full assurance of faith having our hearts sprinkled from an evill conscience and our bodies washed with pure water and let vs holde fast the profession of our faith with-out wavering for hee is faithfull that promised Note then Here-in expressed our Christian duetie plainlie to the perfection where-of wee should daylie aime leaning to this sure ground that can-not faile to wit that our God is faithfull who hath firmlie promised 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie THou art made secure sayeth Augustine not of thy selfe but by the Lord thou art secured of thy pledge hope with Christ for the Kingdome of Christ even now thou hast the pledge Aug. serm 5. de verbis Apostoli tom 10. Neither is this presumption but faith sayeth hee for to tell what thou hast gotten is no presumption but devotion Aug. serm 20. de verbis Domini Wherevnto al-so accordeth Bernard Epist. 107. 3. Confession of Partie THose who are in Christ Iesus they haue no cause to feare seeing they are sure of their salvation sayth the Bishop of Bitonto on the 8. of the Romanes And there is none of the Ecclesiasticke nor Schoole-men sayth Cassander who diligentlie vrge not this confidence and assurance of the mercie of God and glorie to come and teacheth that it ought to bee opponed to diffidence and doubting Cass consult art 4. CHAP. XVI OF PERSEVERANCE §. That the faithfull Children of GOD can never totallie fall from Grace nor finallie perish 1. Authoritie of Scripture PSal 37.28 For the Lord loveth judgemēt and forsaketh not his Saincts they are preserved for ever Note then That God's Saincts persevere because God him-selfe hee forsaketh them not but preserveth them by a constant and secret preservation ever Psal 73.23 Never-the-lesse I am continuallie with thee thou hast holden mee by my right hand Note then That God's holding of vs is the cause of our standing where-in because hee fayleth not therefore wee finallie fall not Ierem. 31.3 The Lord appeared of olde vnto mee saying I haue loved thee with an ever-lasting loue therefore with loving kyndnesse haue I drawne thee Note then That the maine cause is in God of our perseverance to wit because his loue is not changeable For whome He loveth He loveth to the ende Iohn 13.1 Ierem. 32.40 And I vvill make an ever-lasting covenant with them that I vvill not turne away from them to doe them good and I vvill put my feare in their hearts that they shall not depart from mee Loe then The cause of our not-departing from God is his never-turning away from vs and therefore our perseverance standeth vpon a sure ground Matth. 24.24 For there shall arise false christes and false prophets and shall show great signes and vvonders in so much that if it were possible they shall deceiue the vere Elect. Wee must note therefore that Christ's owne mouth declareth it to bee a thing impossible that God's Elect can finallie and fullie fall from trueth and grace Iohn 6.37 All that the Father giveth mee shall come vnto me and him that commeth vnto mee I vvill not cast foorth Iohn 10.28 And I giue them eternall life and they shall not perish and no man shall plucke them out of mine hand Iohn 17.11 Holie Father keepe them in Thy Name vvhom thou hast given me that they may bee one as wee are one Note then Out of all the former that the Sainctes perseverance is sure in respect they are the Fathers gift to the Sonne and that they are kept ever sure in the Sonne 's owne hand and protected lyke-wyse so safelie by the Father that it is as impossible to divide anie of them from the rest of the Members of Christ's mysticall bodie as it is to divide Christ him-selfe from his Father who are one and therefore the Apostle cryeth out saying VVho shall separate vs from the loue of God which is in Christ Iesus Rom. 8.35 Rom. 11.29 For the gifts and calling of God are vvithout repentance Malac. 3.6 For I am the Lord I change not therefore yee sonnes of Iacob are not consumed Note therefore That on the Lord's constancie the constancie and perseverance of the Godlie is grounded Rom. 8.29.30 For vvhom hee fore-knew hee also predestinated c and vvhom he predistinated them also hee called and vvhom hee called them also hee justified and vvhome hee justified them also hee glorified Note then That this golden chaine of Salvation can never bee broken as long as the first linke there-of which is our election is kept sure in the Lord 's owne hand so that whom hee hath predestinated to glorie hee shall keepe sure vnfallen finallie and fullie away from the middle linkes and graces that leade there-to vntill he invest them in glorie 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie THis God hath promised sayth A●gustine saying I will put my feare in their hearts that they shall not depart from mee which what other thing is it but that such shall bee my feare and so great which I will put in their hearts that they shall constantlie adhere to mee Aug. tom 7. de bono persever c. 2. And againe Christ placing them so that they should goe and bring foorth fruit and their fruit should abyde who dare say Perhaps it will not a-byde for the Lord's gifts and calling are without repentance Aug. tom 7. de correp