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A71330 A preservative against popery. [Parts 1-2.] being some plain directions to unlearned Protestants, how to dispute with Romish priests, the first part / by Will. Sherlock ... Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707. 1688 (1688) Wing S3326; Wing S3342; ESTC R14776 130,980 192

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possession_n of_o it_o by_o he_o or_o her_o relic_n this_o i_o confess_v be_v not_o judaisme_n for_o under_o the_o jewish_a law_n all_o holiness_n of_o thing_n or_o place_n be_v derive_v from_o their_o relation_n to_o god_n now_o the_o name_n and_o relic_n and_o wonder-working_a image_n of_o saint_n and_o the_o bless_a virgin_n give_v the_o most_o peculiar_a and_o celebrate_a holiness_n and_o whether_o this_o be_v not_o at_o least_o to_o ascribe_v such_o a_o divinity_n to_o they_o as_o the_o pagan_n do_v to_o their_o deify_v man_n and_o woman_n to_o who_o they_o erect_v temple_n and_o altar_n let_v any_o impartial_a reader_n judge_n those_o must_v have_v a_o good_a share_n of_o divinity_n who_o can_v give_v holiness_n to_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o since_o they_o must_v have_v holy_a place_n and_o something_o to_o answer_v the_o jewish_a superstition_n who_o cry_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o can_v blame_v they_o for_o make_v choice_n of_o 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signify_v the_o acceptance_n of_o all_o our_o prayer_n and_o religious_a service_n as_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n only_o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n but_o to_o think_v that_o any_o place_n be_v so_o holy_a now_o that_o the_o bare_a visit_v it_o or_o pray_v in_o it_o shall_v bestow_v a_o great_a holiness_n upon_o we_o and_o all_o we_o do_v shall_v expiate_v our_o sin_n or_o merit_v a_o reward_n be_v no_o better_a than_o jewish_a or_o pagan_a superstition_n 4_o h_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v attribute_v divine_a virtue_n and_o power_n to_o senseless_a and_o inanimate_a thing_n be_v so_o evident_a from_o that_o great_a veneration_n they_o pay_v to_o the_o relic_n and_o those_o great_a virtue_n they_o ascribe_v to_o they_o from_o their_o consecration_n of_o their_o agnus_n dei_fw-la their_o wax-candle_n oil_n bell_n cross_n image_n ash_n holywater_n for_o the_o health_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o drive_v away_o evil_a spirit_n to_o allay_v storm_n to_o heal_v disease_n to_o pardon_v venial_a and_o sometime_o mortal_a sin_n mere_o by_o kiss_v or_o touch_v they_o carry_v they_o in_o their_o hand_n wearing_z they_o about_o their_o neck_n etc._n etc._n that_o no_o man_n can_v doubt_v of_o it_o who_o can_v believe_v his_o own_o eye_n and_o read_v their_o office_n and_o see_v what_o the_o daily_a practice_n of_o their_o church_n be_v whoever_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v satisfy_v about_o it_o needs_o only_o read_v dr._n brevint'_v saul_n and_o samuel_n at_o endor_n chap._n 15._o these_o thing_n look_v more_o like_a charm_n than_o christian_n worship_n and_o be_v a_o great_a profanation_n of_o the_o divine_a grace_n and_o spirit_n indeed_o they_o argue_v that_o such_o man_n do_v not_o understand_v what_o grace_n and_o sanctification_n mean_v who_o think_v that_o little_a image_n of_o wax_n that_o candle_n that_o oil_n that_o water_n and_o salt_n that_o bell_n that_o cross_n can_v be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o convey_v grace_n and_o sanctification_n by_o the_o sight_n or_o sound_n or_o touch_v or_o such_o external_a application_n christ_n have_v give_v his_o holy_a spirit_n to_o dwell_v in_o we_o which_o work_v immediate_o upon_o our_o mind_n and_o rational_a power_n and_o require_v our_o concurrence_n to_o make_v his_o grace_n effectual_a to_o cleanse_v and_o purify_v our_o soul_n and_o to_o transform_v we_o into_o the_o divine_a image_n the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o enlighten_v our_o mind_n to_o change_v our_o will_n to_o govern_v and_o regulate_v our_o passion_n to_o instruct_v to_o persuade_v to_o admonish_v to_o awaken_v our_o conscience_n to_o imprint_v and_o fix_v good_a thought_n in_o we_o to_o inspire_v we_o with_o holy_a desire_n with_o great_a hope_n with_o divine_a consolation_n which_o may_v set_v we_o above_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o allurement_n of_o it_o and_o give_v great_a fervour_n to_o our_o devotion_n great_a strength_n to_o our_o resolution_n great_a courage_n and_o constancy_n in_o serve_v god_n than_o the_o bare_a power_n of_o reason_n though_o enforce_v with_o supernatural_a motive_n can_v do_v this_o be_v all_o the_o sanctification_n the_o gospel_n know_v and_o he_o who_o think_v that_o inanimate_a thing_n be_v capable_a of_o this_o sanctification_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o can_v convey_v such_o sanctification_n to_o we_o by_o some_o divine_a and_o invisible_a effluvium_n of_o grace_n may_v as_o well_o lodge_v reason_n and_o understanding_n and_o will_v and_o passion_n in_o senseless_a matter_n and_o receive_v it_o from_o they_o again_o by_o a_o kiss_n or_o touch_v to_o be_v sure_a man_n who_o know_v what_o the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o spirit_n mean_v must_v despise_v such_o foolery_n as_o these_o 5_o lie_v that_o all_o this_o encourage_v man_n to_o trust_v in_o a_o external_n righteousness_n be_v too_o plain_a to_o need_v a_o proof_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o insist_v long_o on_o it_o for_o 1._o such_o 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that_o man_n may_v no_o long_o place_v any_o hope_n or_o confidence_n in_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v mere_o external_n and_o therefore_o that_o church_n which_o fill_v up_o religion_n with_o external_n rite_n and_o ceremony_n be_v there_o no_o other_o hurt_n in_o it_o lay_v a_o snare_n for_o man_n soul_n and_o tempt_v they_o to_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o a_o external_n righteousness_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o internal_a purity_n of_o heart_n and_o mind_n especial_o 2._o when_o such_o external_n rite_n be_v recommend_v as_o very_o acceptable_a to_o god_n as_o satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o meritorious_a of_o great_a reward_n and_o this_o be_v the_o use_n they_o serve_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o you_o have_v already_o hear_v they_o assert_v the_o necessity_n of_o humane_a satisfaction_n and_o what_o be_v these_o satisfactory_a work_n wherewith_o man_n must_v expiate_v their_o
sin_n the_o principal_a of_o they_o be_v fast_n that_o be_v abstain_v from_o flesh_n and_o other_o act_n of_o penance_n as_o whip_n pilgrimage_n and_o some_o bodily_a severity_n or_o prayer_n that_o be_v say_v over_o such_o a_o number_n of_o ave-maries_n or_o alm_n that_o be_v to_o pay_v for_o indulgency_n or_o to_o purchase_v mass_n for_o themselves_o or_o their_o friend_n in_o purgatory_n or_o to_o found_v some_o religious_a house_n or_o to_o enrich_v those_o that_o be_v which_o be_v much_o more_o satisfactory_a and_o meritorious_a than_o common_a act_n of_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a all_o which_o man_n may_v do_v without_o the_o least_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n without_o any_o true_a devotion_n to_o god_n without_o mortify_v any_o one_o lust._n they_o mighty_o contend_v for_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n but_o what_o be_v their_o meritorious_a work_n whoever_o read_v the_o live_v of_o their_o canonize_v saint_n will_v easy_o see_v what_o it_o be_v that_o make_v they_o saint_n their_o 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the_o religious_a but_o those_o who_o belong_v to_o one_o order_n or_o other_o and_o wherein_o do_v the_o perfection_n of_o monkery_n consist_v 1._o in_o the_o vow_n of_o caelibacy_n poverty_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o superior_n of_o their_o order_n which_o be_v all_o external_n thing_n no_o virtue_n in_o themselves_o and_o very_o often_o the_o occasion_n of_o great_a wickedness_n 2._o in_o the_o strict_a observance_n of_o the_o external_n rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o their_o religion_n of_o mass_n and_o ave-maries_n and_o fast_n and_o penance_n and_o many_o of_o they_o will_v be_v glad_a if_o they_o can_v go_v pilgrimage_n too_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o perfection_n in_o their_o monastery_n and_o nunnery_n with_o such_o additional_a superstition_n as_o be_v peculiar_a to_o particular_a order_n as_o for_o other_o true_a christian_a virtue_n they_o may_v as_o soon_o be_v find_v without_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o monastery_n as_o within_o now_o when_o such_o external_n rite_n and_o 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without_o mortify_v his_o lust_n be_v at_o the_o trouble_n of_o whip_n and_o fast_n etc._n etc._n not_o to_o mortify_v his_o lust_n but_o to_o keep_v they_o and_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o they_o will_v any_o man_n travel_n to_o jerusalem_n or_o the_o shrine_n of_o any_o saint_n who_o believe_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v unless_o he_o leave_v his_o sin_n behind_o he_o which_o he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v part_v with_o at_o home_n the_o true_a notion_n of_o superstition_n be_v when_o man_n think_v to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o neglect_v or_o transgress_v their_o duty_n by_o do_v something_o which_o be_v not_o their_o duty_n but_o which_o they_o believe_v to_o be_v high_o please_v to_o god_n and_o to_o merit_n much_o of_o he_o now_o no_o man_n who_o believe_v that_o he_o can_v please_v god_n without_o do_v his_o duty_n will_v be_v so_o fond_a of_o do_v his_o duty_n and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v not_o his_o duty_n nor_o please_v to_o god_n into_o the_o bargain_n 3._o 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