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A66243 A plain defence of the Protestant religion, fitted to the meanest capacity being a full confutation of the net for the fishers of men, published by two gentlemen lately gone over to the Church of Rome. Wherein is evidently made appear, that their departure from the Protestant religion was without cause of reason. Written for publick good by L. E. a son of the Church of England, as by law established. L. Ė.; Wake, William, 1657-1737, attributed name. 1687 (1687) Wing W251A; ESTC R221936 36,083 64

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sufficient that it was Christs Pleasure to have it as it was and that he tells us it was by Faith she was Cured Matt. 9. 22. Daughter saith our Saviour be of good Comfort thy Faith hath made thee whole Pa. 89. The virtue of casting out Devils and curing the Diseases consisted in the Napkins and Handkerchiefs that had but touched the Body of St. Paul or it did not Pro. I cannot say that it consisted in them but it was conveighed by them Pa. If it was why do you deny the veneration of Reliques Pro. If I should allow that the virtue of doing those Miracles did really consist in those Napkins and Handkerchiefs yet cannot an Argument be deduc'd from hence that we must worship Reliques for those Napkins and Handkerchiefs were never Worshipped Pa. 90. The Bodies of dead Saints have either restored Men to Life or they have not Pro. The Bodies have not but God by the Bodies hath Pa. If so then the Reliques of Saints are worthy to be Venerated Pro. I deny that by Moses's Rod by Elizeus's Mantle and his Bones Miracles were wrought yet those Reliques were never worshipped Of Free Will. PA. 91. God either left Man to his own Free Wil●… or he did not Pro. If you speak of the state of Man before the Fal●… I answer God did leave him to his own Freewill but since the Fall I affirm God hath left Man to his own Fre●… Will as to moral Actions but as to Spiritual he hath no●… So that we do not deny all Free Will but only in Spiritu●… things Pa. Why do you falsify that Scripture Eccl. 15. 14. G●… from the Beginning made Man and left him in the hand ●● his own Counsel Prot. That Passage is in Ecclesiasticus not in the Canonical Scripture and therefore of no Authority in this Case but if it were it speaks nothing of Free Will to Spiritual actions in Men since the Fall but of the Power which Adam had in the Beginning Pa 92. The choice of Good and Evil is either left in Mans Free Will or it is not Pro. The whole choice of Moral goed and evil is but the right acceptable choice of Spiritual good is not Pa. Why then do you deny that of Josh. 24. Choose you this Day whom you will serve Pro. We do not deny it but we say that it is nothing to your purpose Seeing to chuse Spiritual good or evil is in Man's Power but to chuse it aright is not that is to chuse it from a right Principle and to a right End. Pa. Why do you deny that Joh. 1. 12. As many as received Christ to them he gave Power to become the Sons of God. Pro. We do not deny it but we say that a right choice of Spiritual good is not in Mans Power and this is clear from this very Text for receiving Christ follows choosing of him but till he gave them more Power than they had before they could not chuse him so as to become the Sons of God therefore they had no Power Naturally to chuse him aright So that this Text overthows your selves Pa. 93. Man hath Power either to keep his Virgin or he hath not Pro. If you mean by that Expression what the Apostle intends 1 Cor. 7. 37. I answer he hath Pa. Why then do you deny Free Will Pro. We do not deny Free Will in moral actions such as this is where the Apostle is only treating of the Power of Guaraians or Parents over the Virgins under their Care but that which we deny it in is Spiritual Actions of which this is no Instance Pa. 94. All that God commands is either in Man's free Power or it is not Pro. All that God commands Man to do by his own Power is but all that he commands such as that Precept Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart is not Pa. Then you condemn God of Tyranny in commanding that which is not in Mans Free Power to do Pro. That doth not follow as long as God will enable him to do that for which his own free Power is not sufficient as in the Text you cited just now Joh. 1. 12. To those whose own Power was not sufficient he gave Power to become the Sons of God. Pa. But is not this as if I should threaten my Servant with horrible Death for not bringing me the Man in the Moon Pro. No for if you did so you would be unjust and Tyrannical seeing your Servant could not do it neither could you enable him but God requires nothing but what either Man can do or God will enable him to perform Of Faith without Works PA. 95. Faith working by Charity either justifies or it doth not Pro. Faith properly speaking doth not justify but by such a Faith we are justified Pa. If so then your justifying Faith flies without Wings Pro. I deny that for there is no such a thing as a Justifying Faith without Works we affirm that no Faith is true but that which worketh by Love. Pa. 96. A Man only saying Lord Lord either may be Saved or he may not Pro. He may not Pa. If not then where is your justifying Faith Pro. In the word of God and the Heart of every true Believer who shews his Faith by his Works Pa. 97. You either hope to be saved by believing in God only without Works or you do not Pro. We do hope to be justified and consequently Saved by Faith in Christ only Pa. Then the damned Spirits may expect Salvation seeing they believe and tremble Pro. That doth not follow that Faith which the Damned have is but an Historical Faith but the Faith by which we are justifyed is a Faith which purifies the Soul and is productive of good Works which the Damned cannot have We do not then hope to be saved by Faith without Works but by Faith and not by Works Of the Merit of Works PA. 98. Every Man will be rewarded at the last Day according to his Works or he will not Pro. He will Pa. If he will then good Works will be meritorious and receive a good Reward Pro. They will receive a Reward which they never deserved but which by the Grace of Christ is purchased for and given to them but not for any Merit in them but by Virtue of his Promise and free Love not by way of Debt due to the Works Pa. 99. Christ either encouraged his Apostles to suffer Afflictions patiently in expectation of a Reward or he did not Pro. He did Pa. Why then were not their Persecutions meritorious and consequently our good Works Pro. Because the reward is not given to the desert of their Works which bear Proportion with the greatness of the Reward but it comes only from the pure Mercy and Grace of God and if our good Works give us any Title to that Reward it is not from themselves but the Promise Pa. 100. That Crown of Justice which St. Paul said was laid up for himself
from the Spirit of God and that portion of the Spirit which she for that end had in Ordination is only a power given by the Spirit and therefore no security from Error seeing all Hereticks have so much of the Spirit Pa. Either they had their Mission from God or they had not Pro. They had Pa. If they had why did not they confirm their Doctrine by Miracles Pro. Because Christ and his Apostles had done it before and seeing they preached no new Doctrine there was no need of them Pa. 122. Luther and Calvins Doctrine either was manifested to be true by Miracles or it was not Pro. It was not by any Miracles wrought by them but by the Miracles of Christ and his Apostles it was Pa. If they did no Miracles then seeing you cannot alledge any Text of sacred Writ to vindicate their Tenets you must of necessity have recourse to the private Spirit Pro. Are not you ashamed of such an Argument when you know we produce Texts plain Texts of Scripture for every one of our Doctrines and we found them upon nothing else and for the private Spirit it is a thing we know not neither do you know what you mean by it we renounce any such thing but the Assistance of the Spirit of God we own and pray for Pa. 123. The Apostles either had the private Spirit or they had not Pro. What you mean by the private Spirit is best known to your self But that Assistance of the holy Spirit which we hope for and God hath promised they had Pa. If they had why then did they call a Council Acts 19. Pro. I appeal to your self whether that is an Argument that they had not even a greater viz. An infallible Assistance of the Spirit attending every one in particular which if they had you cannot deny them the Assistance we plead for Pa. 24. Your private Spirit either is of God or it is not Pro. The Assistance of the holy Spirit promised an● given to every private Man who seeks it with Humility and Prayers is of God. Pa. Why then are there so many disagreeing Sects among you Pro. There are no disagreeing Sects among us in matters of Faith in which alone the Assistance of the Holy Spirit is given Pa. 125. A Man endowed with your private Spirit either can interpret Scripture or he cannot Pro. A Man endowed with the Spirit of God which in the only assisting Spirit can interpret Scripture aright Pa. If they can what need have you of Preachers Pro. To instruct the ignorant to convince the erroneous to stir up the negligent to excite the slothful to comfort the Broken-hearted and Administer the holy Sacraments Pa. But after all no Man will believe any thing but what his Spirit suggests unto him Pro. No Man ought to believe any thing but what the Spirit of God suggests unto him either by the Scriptures the Law of Nature or internal Convictions for which he makes use of Ministers as the Means FINIS POSTSCRIPT I Desire the Gentlemen against whom I write would deal so fairly with me as to let me and the World know what Scandals and Calumnies they aim at in their Caution to their Adversaries and who they are who they say could never learn to speak or write Truth and what those sores are which they threaten to rip up a few words will explain their meaning which is there a little dark Qu. 1. 41 5. Qu. 5. 41. 46. 111. Qu. 37 40 46 47 50 c. Qu. 54. 55. 64. 89. Qu. 66. 93. 95. 96. 97. 102. 103. 104. 117. 84. Qu. 11. You take Universal for being in all Places Qu. 12. You take it for being existent at all times c. Qu. 13. You take it for being called Universal Acts 16. Seek and ye shall find Epist. Ded.