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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

Controversies of Religion CHAP. I. OF SCRIPTVRE 〈…〉 I. That the Apocrypha are not Canonicke Scripture or of Divine authoritie to confirme points of fayth 1. Authoritie of Scripture LVKE 24.27 And beginning at Moses all the Prophets hee expounded vnto them in al the Scriptures the ●…inges concerning himselfe Not● then That our Saviour compre●…ndeth all the Scripture of the olde Te●…ment in Moses and the Prophets of ●…hom Malachi was the last as 2. Esdras 40. is cleare and therefore Esdras ●…o maketh mention of him as last and the rest of the Apocrypha books that ●…re written after him are no part of ●…ine Scripture Act. 26.22 Having then obtained helpe of GOD I continue t●… this day witnessing both to sma●… and great saying none othe●… things than those which Moses an●… the Prophets did say should com●… Marke then that Paul also compr●…hendeth all divine Scripture in the wr●… of Moses and the Prophets allanerlie 〈…〉 alleadged none other thing for confirm●…tion of his Doctrine but the foresay●… Scripture and therefore did not a●…knowledge any other apocryphal boo●… to bee of divine authoritie or fit f●… that purpose Rom. 3.2 Vnto them to w●… the Iewes were committ●… the Oracles of GOD. Note the●… That seeing the Apocrypha books w●… not committed to them nor ever●…knowledged by them as divine inspy●… Scripture as the Papistes themselu●… confesse Bellar. lib. 1. de Purg. cap. 〈…〉 § ad primum Therefore it followe●… that they are not the Oracles of Go●… nor of divine authoritie 2. Tim. 3.16 All Scriptu●… is given by divine inspiration Note then That the abridgement 〈…〉 lie of another mans worke and an hu●…ane Historie done by great paynes ●…uch as the Apocrypha bookes of the ●…achabees are cōfessed to be 2. Machab. 〈…〉 23. is no part therefore of canonicke ●…cripture Againe 2. Pet. 1. 21. For ●…he prophecie came not in olde tyme ●…y the will of man but the holie ●…en of God spake as they were mo●…ed by the holy Ghost Remarke then againe That Scripture was no private taske vndertaken by the ●…ill of man as the Apocryphall booke of ●…he Machabees is formerlie acknowled●…ed And againe seeing that the holie ●…pirit spake by them therefore it followeth that that Booke cannot be of the ●…pirits inspiration wherein the Author ●…howeth if hee hath done slenderlie and ●…eanlie it is all he could attaine vnto as 〈…〉 Machab. 15.38 hee freelie confes●…th for this were blasphemouslie dero●…atorie to the holie Ghost and to the au●…oritie of holie Scripture And no lesse derogatorie is that place ●…f Ecclesiasticus 31.21 against both the ●…odestie of the holie Ghost and gravitie ●…f Scripture which sayeth to him that ●…ath eaten immoderatelie If thou hast ●…ene forced to eate goe foorth and spew it out and thou shalt haue rest there-after I omit sundrie contradictions Trueth where-of the Spirit of Tr●… could not bee Author as Tobit 5. 〈…〉 where the good Angell is made to 〈…〉 which is onlie proper to Satan and 〈…〉 evill angels and against Heb. 1.14 t●… hee sayeth that hee was of a carnall p●… creation whose nature are onelie to 〈…〉 created spirits 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie THE Church indeede readeth th●… Bookes sayeth sainct Ierome 〈…〉 receiveth them not amongst Canon●… Scripture Ierom. praef in Proverb Wh●… remarke that Ierome setteth not do●… there his owne private opinion but generall tenet of the whole Church in time And therfore his testimonie ac●…ding to Cardinall Peron's wordes in●… Epistle Observatione quinta is a s●…cient evidence of the fayth of the Ca●…licke Church at that time where 〈…〉 sayeth that when the Fathers speake●… as private Doctors but as witnesse●… those thinges which the Church did 〈…〉 believed in their time affirming that s●… a thing was the Fayth or practise of 〈…〉 who le Church then their testimon●… sufficient to declare the vnanim com●… of the whole Church In like man●… also with Ierome doeth sainct Greg●… acknowledge them not Canonicall Greg. 〈…〉 9. Moral in Iob cap. 17. Nor doeth 〈…〉 ancient Councell of Laodicea Can. 〈…〉 account them anie wayes as such 3. Confession of Partie ●…Nd because they are doubtsome they 〈…〉 are not numbered in the Canon of ●…pture sayeth Cardinall Hugo de S. ●…ro in his Prologue on Iosua The ●…e likewise sayeth Cajetan and Hugo S. Victore 〈…〉 That the Scripture contayneth all things which are necessarie to salvation to know without Popish Traditions 1. Authoritie of Scripture ●…SALME 19.7 The Law of 〈…〉 the LORD is perfect conver●… the Soule The Testimonie of 〈…〉 LORD is sure making wise the ●…ple ●…ote then That Gods worde is called ●…ect and Sure as sainct Peter also cal●… it 2. Pet. 1.19 in opposition to ●…ecessitie and nature of Traditions ●…ch are both needlesse and vnsure ●…h 15.9 2. Thess 2.2 Proverb 30.6 Adde thou not to his word lest hee reprou●… thee and thou bee found a liar Note then That they are pronounce●… liars who accuse Gods worde of impe●…fection and therefore would adde the●… vnto vnwritten Traditions in matters 〈…〉 salvation 2. Tim. 3.15.16.17 An●… that from a child thou hast known●… the Scriptures which are able t●… make thee wise vnto salvatio●… through fayth which is in Chri●… Iesus Note then If the Scriptures alone b●… able to make vs wise vnto salvatio●… which is all we neede wherefore ser●… Traditions Againe vers 16.17 A●… Scripture is given by inspiration 〈…〉 God and is profitable for doctrin●… reproofe correction and instructi●… in righteousnesse that the man 〈…〉 God may bee perfect throug●… lie furnished vnto all goo●… works Note then This is all that we can seek●… what needeth therefore Traditions Iam. 1.21 Receiue with meeknesse the ingrafted word which is able to saue your Soules Note then That it alone is able to doe all that which wee can require So Act. 20.32 it is sayde to bee able to build vs vp by grace heere and to bring vs to the inhe●…itance of glorie heereafter and further we cannot wish for Gal. 3.15 Brethren I speake to you after the manner of men tho ●…t be but a mans testament yet if it ●…ee confirmed no man disannulleth nor addeth thereto Note then That it is farre greater impietie to adde to Christs owne Testament confirmed by His Blood The examples also of the Apostles ●…roue this for as for doctrine of Sainct Paul it is written thus Act. 28.23 That when they had appointed him a day ●…here came many to his lodging to whom hee ●…xpounded and testified the Kingdome of GOD perswading them concerning IESVS ●…oth out of the Law of Moses and out of the Prophets And Act. 26.22 Saying ●…one other things than those things which ●…he Prophets and Moses did say should come As hee then teached nothing but that which was contained in Scripture before him so neither should Pastors now teach but what is contained in Scripture before them Therefore Gal. 1.8 H●e is accursed altho an Angell that teacheth beside that And in disputing it is

Damas●en to represent that which is invisible and incorporeall and can neither bee circumscryb d nor figured D●mas lib 4. de orthod fide c. 17. 3. Consession of Partie BVt vnto the true Go● who is incorpor●all no corpor●all image can bee formed as sayeth D●m●scen c. Thus speaketh Aquinas part 3. quaest 25. art 3. §. 2. That no Adoration is to bee given to Images as the Papists teach S●e Bellarmine lib. 2. de reliq c. 21. nor no signe there-of 1. Authoritie of Scripture EXod 20.5 Thou shalt not bow downe to them neither worship them Note then That bowing downe is forbidden as well as wo●shipping Levit. 26.1 Neither shall yee set vp anie image of stone in your land to bow downe to it for I am the Lord your God Note th●refore That as all religious worsh●p is due onlie to God so all religious bowing of the knee as a token of th t wo●sh●p is onelie due to God and therefore forbidden to bee given to images Rom. 11.4 I haue reserved vnto My selfe seaven thousand men who haue not bowed the knee to the image of Baal Note then That the Lords true worshippers will not bow their knee to an image for to doe so except to God onlie is palpable idolatrie Rom. 14.11 For it is written Everie knee shall bow to Me and everie tongue shall confesse to God If prayer then belong not to deafe images nor confession of sinnes so neither doeth religious kneeling but onlie to God alone and so not to blind idoles Eph. 3.14 For this cause sayeth Sainct Paul I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ. Note then That hee exhibiteth religious kneeling as due onlie to God 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie BY Scripture testimonies it is to bee showne sayth Gregorie that it is not lawfull to worship what-so-ever is made by the hand of man and thereafter hee sayeth and therefore eschew by all meanes the adoration of images Greg. lib. 9. Epist. 9. ad serenum 3 Confession of Partie AS for the worship of images sayth Polydorus not onlie those that are not of our religion but as Sainct Ierome testifieth all the ancient Fathers almost condemned the same for feare of idolatrie Polyd. virg lib. 6. de invent rerum c. 13. Neither is that a reason worthie which is obtruded by some sayth their owne Cassander that they giue that honour not to the images but to those whom they represent for this colour of excuse the verie Pagans had Cassand consult art 21. §. 3. That the practise of the olde Idolaters and new Romanists jumplie agree 1. Authoritie of Scripture DEut. 27.15 Cursed bee the man that maketh anie graven or molten image an abhomination to the Lord the worke of the hands of the crafts man and putteth it in a secret place and all the people shall say So bee it Now How manie such are made and set vp in secret corners amongst the Papists no man but knoweth Ierem. 10.4.5 They decke it with Silver and Golde they fasten it with Nayles and Hammers that it move not Even as the Papists doe their rich Images aboue their Altars and Church doores Verse 5. They are vpright as the Palme tree but speake not they must needs be borne because they cannot goe c. Even as the Papists Images and Reliques are borne in th●ir solemne Processions Verse 5. Feare them not for they cannot doe evill nor is it in them to doe good A Papist would hardly belieue this that will goe so farre in pilgrimage to the Image of our Ladie of Loretto which as they say hath done so much good and so manie M●racles Ier. 11.13 According to the number of thy Cities were thy gods O Iudah according to the number of the streets of Ierusalem haue yee set vp Altars to the shamefull thing c. Note then How justlie this may bee ●…aide of Poperie who appoint to everie Citie a patron Sainct whom they wor●…hip as the tutelar gods were worship●…ed of old according yea be-yond the ●…umber of their streets they haue Altars ●…nd altarages erected to the creature 〈…〉 4. That Images are not fit Bookes for instruction of the people but onelie Gods VVord preached 1. Authoritie of Scripture IErem 10.8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish be stocke is a doctrine of vanitie Verse 15. They are vanitie ●…he worke of errours in the tyme ●…f their visitatiō they shal perish Note then That that which is the ●…orke of errour cannot bee the teacher ●…f trueth Zech. 10.2 For the Idoles haue spoken vanitie and the diviners haue seene a lie c. Habak 2.18 What profiteth the graven Image that the maker hath graven it the molten Image and a teacher of lies c. The Papist would say that it profiteth to bee a booke to the Laicks but Gods Mouth sayeth that it is a teacher of lies a doctrine of vanitie and a worke of errours Now lies and vanitie and errour is no good instruction g O foolish Galatians who hath bewitched you that ye should not obey the trueth before whose eyes Iesus Christ hath beene evidentlie set foorth crucified amongst you Note then That the preaching of Christs trueth and the knowledge thereof in the word is recommended as the vivest picture of Christ and the most precious and hallowed crucifixe that we can set before our eyes daylie or lay vp in our breast Two pointes of doctrine 1. Tim. 4.3 where-by the Scripture pointeth out clearelie the Apostaticke Church of false and impure worshippers CHAP. VI. THAT NO MEATES are to bee abstained from for Conscience sake 1. Authoritie of Scripture 1. COr 10.25 All that is solde in the Shambles eate asking no question for conscience sake Verse 27. If anie of them that belieue not bid you to feast and yee bee disposed to goe whatsoever is set before you eate asking no question for conscience sake Rom. 14.17 For the kingdome of God is not Meate and Drinke but Righteousnesse and Peace and joy in the holy Ghost Matth. 15.11 Nor doeth that which entereth in at the mouth defile a man but that which proceedeth out of the mouth that defileth a man 1. Tim. 4.1 And the Spirit manifestlie sayeth that in the latter tymes some shall depart from the fayth giving heede to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils Verse 2. Speaking lies in hypocrisie having their conscience seared with an hote yron Verse 3. Forbidding to marrie and commanding to abstaine from meates which God hath created to bee received vvith thanksgiving of them which belieue and know the trueth Verse 4. For everie creature of God is good and nothing to be refused if it bee received with thanksgiving Note then That it is a manifest badge of Antichrist's doctrine the forbidding of meates for conscience sake and therefore it is evident That Poperie is Antichristianisme 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie WHere wee learne sayth Augustine that in eating it is not in the sort of meat but. in the immoderate gluttonie

sayde Act. 17.2 And Paul as his manner was went in vnto them and three Sabbath d●yes reasoned with them out o●… the Scriptures No word of Tradition See Apollo's lyke practise Act. 18.28 just conforme heereto In lyke manner for believing Act. 24.14 This I confesse sayeth Paul that after the way which they call Heresie so worship I the GOD of my Fathers believing all thinges which are written in the Law and Prophets No word then of vnwritten Traditions which he made a ground of his Fayth So Act. 17.11 The Bereans searched the Scriptures daylie whether these things were so to wit as Paul taught therefore manie believed Note then That it was not for anie warrand of traditions that they believed but vpon warrand of Scripture onlie that they grounded their fayth 2. Witnessing of Antiqui●ie THe holie and divine inspired Scriptures are all sufficient sayeth Athanasius for the full instruction of trueth Athan. lib. contra Gentes Whence also sayeth Tertullian Take from Heretickes wherein they agree with Heathens that by Scripture onelie they may debate their questions and they cannot stand Tertull lib. de resurr carn cap. 3. 3. Confession of Partie ALL Doctrines of Fayth and Manners sayeth Bellarmine which is simplie necessarie for all men are plainlie set downe in Scripture Bell. lib. 4. de verbo cap. 11. § vltimo §. 3. That the Scripture is plaine in all thinges necessarie for salvation to know altho in all places generallie it be not alyke perspicuous 1. Authoritie of Scripture PSalme 19.8 The Commandement of the Lord is pure enlightening the eyes Psal 119.105 Thy word is a lampe vnto my feet and a light vnto my path Vers 130. The entrance of thy word giveth light and it giveth vnderstanding even vnto the simple Note then If that the verie entrance giveth light and vnderstanding to the simple then what doeth a daylie progresse And if the simple get vnderstanding thereby how can it bee so obscure that the learned onelie should reade the same allanerlie 2. Tim. 3.15 From a child thou hast knowne the Scripture Note If children then may attaine to the knowledge of Scripture then it is not so obscure that those of perfect age cannot know the same 2. Pet. 1.19 We haue also a more sure word of Prophecie whereto ye doe well in taking heed as to a light that shineth in a darke place c. Note then That as a shyning light can not bee called darke it selfe which illuminateth darke places so neyther can Gods worde which illuminateth our darke vnderstandinges 2. Cor. 4.3 But if our Gospell be hid it is to them that are lost in whom the god of this worlde hath blynded their myndes that belieue not c. Note then That it is not the fault of Scripture that it is hid to anie more than it is the fault of the cleare Sunne that a blinde man seeth it not 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie IN those places which are clearlie set downe in Scripture sayeth Augustine all those thinges are to bee found which contayne both Fayth and Manners Aug. lib. 2. de doct Christiana cap. 9. Which Chrysostome lykewyse avoweth saying no lesse Homil. 3. in 2. ad Thess 3. Confession of Partie BEllarmine affirmeth that all doctrines of Fayth and Manners which are simplie necessarie for all men are plainlie set downe in Scripture Bell. lib. 4. de verbo c. 11. § vltimo §. 4. That the Scripture is to bee read by the People and therefore that the same for that ende should be translated in their vulgar language 1. Authoritie of Scripture DEuter 6.6.7 And these thinges which I command thee this day shall bee in thine heart and thou shalt teach them diligentlie to thy Children and shalt talke of them when thou sittest in thine house and when thou walkest by the way and when thou lyest downe and when thou rysest vp c. Deuter. 29.29 The secret thinges belong to the Lord our God but these thinges which are revealed belong to vs and to our children for over that we may doe all the words of this Law Note then That the People are bound to know Gods worde because they are bound to obey Gods word See in lyke manner Deut. 17.18.19 c. the booke of the Law commanded to bee read by the King for the same ende that hee may learne to obey the same As also Ioshua 1.8 by the Iudge of the people And last of all by all sort of people as is cleare Deut. 6.6.7.9 And by this subsequent testimonie to wit Iohn 5.39 Search the Scriptures for in them yee thinke to haue eternall lyfe and they are these that testifie of mee Those of Baerea therefore Act. 17.11 They searched the Scriptures daylie whether those things were so teaching all people to follow their example Ephes 6.17 Take the sword of the spirit which is the word of GOD. Note then That all Christians whatsoever because all are spirituall warriours are bidden arme themselues with the Scripture so that who forbids them the knowledge thereof they make them naked before their spirituall enemie Col. 3.16 Let the word dwell in you plenteouslie that thereby yee may teach one another and be ye filled with Knowledge Col. 1.9 Note then That this is farre from popish ignorance and their forbidding the people to reade the Word of GOD for ●…o how can it dwell in them plenteouslie and they bee filled with the knowledge thereof 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie CHrysostome speaking thus of the forbidding thereof It is sayeth hee the working of the inspiration of the Divell not suffering to looke in the treasure lest wee should attaine to the ritches thereof What a Pest then is it to thinke that the reading of the Scriptures belongeth only to Clergie men Chrys hom 2. in Matth. Whence hee sayeth then I beseech you all that are seculare men to get Bibles to your selues the medicine of the soule and if ye will not get more get the New Testament Chrys hom 9. ad Coloss Heere-vnto witnesseth also Theodoret. lib. 5. de curand graec affect 3. Confession of Partie IT is manifest sayth Bishop Espenseus by the Apostles doctrine Col. 3.16 and by the practise of the Church that of olde the publicke vse of scripture was permitted to people And so sayth Alphonsus de castro verbo scriptura §. 5. That the Scripture is the perfect rule of Fayth and Manners and the infallible supreame Iudge in controversies of Religion 1. Authoritie of Scripture ISai. 8.20 To the Law and to the Testimonie if they speake not according to this word it is because there is no light in them Note then That in Gods worde is the last supreame and onlie infallible decision to bee had concerning eyther Fayth or Manners and therefore the sentence of all men whatsoever is to bee tryed ●…hereby and reduced therevnto The Bareans therefore Act. 17.11 searched the Scriptures whether those things were so that Paul taught vnto them altho an Apostle and famous for manie miracles also Deut.