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A15396	A catholicon, that is, A generall preservative or remedie against the pseudocatholike religion gathered out of the catholike epistle of S. Jude, briefly expounded, and aptly, according to the time, applied to more then halfe an hundreth of popish errours, and as many corruptions of manners. With a preface seruing as a preparatiue to the catholicon, and a dyet prescribed after.; A catholicon.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1602 (1602)	STC 25673; ESTC S114006	113,250	270

take heed of sect● fleshly or sensuall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hauing not the spirit From hence we learne that it is a worke of the flesh and that they are carnally minded voide of the spirit of God that are giuen to make sects do deuide themselues from the fellowship of Gods Church Saint Paul reckoneth vp heresies amōg other workes of the flesh Gal. 5. 20. Another Apostle also saith They went out frō vs but they were not of vs. 1. Ioh. 2. 19. that is they were not of the Church of Christ nor yet ledde by his spirit because they seperated themselues Such an one was Diotrephes that receiued not the brethren but pratled against the Apostle with malitious wordes Ioh. epist. 3. v. 9. Demas that departed from S. Paul and seuered himselfe from the Church 2. Tim 4. 10. These may fi●ly be compared to the rauen Gen. 8. that beeing sent once out of the arke returned not againe as the doue did such are heretickes and sectaries that for euer cut thēselues off from the church of God And like as while the whole hoast of Israel kept an holy rest in celebrating the sabbath according to the commandement of God certaine rebellious persons went out from them to gather Manna but found none Such are they which gather to themselues and inuent new and strange doctrines apart from the Church of God And there are two speciall causes that make heretickes to deuide themselues either ambition and vaine glorie as Diotrephes that loued to haue the preheminence Ioh. epist. 3. 9. opposed himselfe to the brethren or else the hope or expectation of some worldly commoditie or gaine as Demas embraced the world and departed from Saint Paul 2. Timoth. 4. 10. To this purpose Augustine well defineth an hereticke He is an hereticke which for Heretic●s est qui alicuius tēporalis commodi maxime glori● principatus causa fal●as nouas opiniones gignit aut lequitur de vtilitat credend c. 1. Papists mak●●● of sects some temporall commoditie but cheifly for glorie and preheminence sake doeth deuise or followe false and newe opinions First then whereas the papists our aduersaries charge vs that we haue deuided our selues from the fellowshippe of the Church and from the obedience of the sea of Rome going out into diuers sects c. Rhemists annot Iud. v. 16. so are those of whome the Apostle here speaketh We doe most iustly returne this accusation vpon their owne heades that haue Error 48. departed from the Apostolike faith and haue made an apostasie from the auncient truth as the Apostle prophecied of them that there should come a departing or apostasie when the man of sinn should be reuealed 2. Thess. 2. 3. The protestants then leauing the society of the false corrupt Romane Church do no more segregate themselues then Noah did when he went into the arke and left the old world in their infidelitie or Lot which went out of Sodome forsaking both their sinnes and plagues or Elias which separated himselfe from Baals priests or our Sauiour that refused the traditions of the Scribes and Pharises or the Apostles that communicated not with the idolatrie of the Gentiles They then are not schismatickes or sectaries that are fewer in number neither are they Catholikes that boast of their multitudes for Iacobs familie was fewer in number then the Cananites Gen. 34. 30. And there were foure hundred Baals priests to one Michaiah 1. King 22. But they make sects and segregate themselues that forsake the auncient faith of the Apostles and primitiue Church as the Romish Church hath done and they are the true Catholike Church which retaine the trueth and professe the right faith how small so euer their number is Againe we are taught to take diligent heed that we be not at any time seduced to breake the peace and vnitie of the Church We must not leaue the fellowship of the Church to runne into schismes giue not eare to the enticing perswasions of Brownists Familists Anabaptists Papists to forsake the communion of the saints in the visible Church of God amongst vs for if the braunch be broken off from the stocke it withereth or if the sheep goe a stray from the flock it is in the way of perishing Such are they that goe out of the Church Ambrose well compareth such vnto moths Arrius is a moth so is Photinus which doe rend the holy garment of the Church by their Tinea est Arrius tinea Phorinus quisanctum ecclesiae vestimentū impietato sua s●indunt sacrilego mors● fidei velamen obrodunt lib. 1. de spirit c. 19. impietie and doe with their sacrilegious biting gnawe the holy vaile of faith Such moth-wormes let vs take heede of following the counsell of the Apostle not forsaking the fellowship which we haue among our selues as the manner of some is but let us exhort one another Heb. 10. 25. The 14. lecture Vers. 20. But ye beloued edifie your selues in your most holy faith c. This is the second part of this last exhortation where the Apostle exhorteth vnto two necessarie graces of faith and charitie shewing the meanes howe to be preserued and to perseuere in both in faith by effectuall praier in the spirit v. 20. In charitie in the expectation of euerlasting life by the mercie of God v. 21. Edifie your selues 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is Doct. ● building vpon whereby the Apostle signifieth an encreasing and going forward in faith euen as a building the foundation once laid is still raised vp and one peece added to another To this purpose the prophet Isaie speaketh diuinely c. 40. 31. They that wait vpon the Lord shall renewe their strength they shall lift vp the wings as Eagles they shall runne and not be wearie and they shall walke and not faint that is they shall still We must increase in faith increase and goe forward in the race of faith not fainting nor giuing ouer Saint Paul thus professeth of himselfe that he did forget that which was behind and endeauour to that which is before and followe hard toward the marke Phil. 3. 13. He did finde in himselfe an endeauour still to goe forward euen as he that runneth in a race if he will come to the marke and obtaine the prize must still goe forward Like as it is said of those that goe vp to Ierusalem they goe from strength to strength Psal. 84. 7. They proceed on by steps and degrees like an armie marching in battell aray And the wise man to the same effect saith The way of the righteous shineth as the light that shineth more and more vnto perfect daie The reason hereof may be gathered frō that saying of our Sauiour Ioh. 15. 2. Euery braunch that beareth not fruite in me he taketh away and euery one that beareth fruite he purgeth it that it may bring foorth more fruit So thē that branch which groweth and increaseth not is like to

the habite of Christ cannot be knowne because of their varietie One saith vnder this garment another vnder that that he is Christs souldier when as they all seeke not the things that are Christs but their owne Uers. 20. Praying in the holy Ghost 24. Note The Apostle hauing described the qualities and conditions of corrupt teachers Liplabour praier nowe he turneth himselfe to describe the true members of the Church of Christ whome by this note as one he would haue knowne they doe pray in the holy Ghost that is with feeling and vnderstanding for such are the praiers of the spirit this difference our Sauiour Christ maketh betweene true and false worshippers Iohn 4. 22. Yee worship that ye knowe not we worship what we knowe for saluation is of the Iewes But the members of the Romane Church knowe not what they worship nor what they pray speaking in an vnknowne tongue and therefore wanting the true and right vse of praier they are not the true Church of Christ for in the Church of God there is the true inuocation of the name of God and there are the true worshippers of God in spirit and trueth Ioh. 4. 24. but liplaboure is no true worship of God such as are all praiers made without vnderstanding in an vnknowne tongue as Ambrose saith vpon these wordes of S. Paul My minde is without fruite 1. Cor. 14. 14. Quem fructum habere potest qui ignorat quae loquitur What fruite or profit can he haue that knoweth not what he saith Uers. 23. Hate the garment spotted of the flesh This is another note of the true 25. Note religion that it retaineth not carnall rites ceremonies which are here vnderstood by the fleshly garment such as the Apostle speaketh against Coloss. 2. 2. such traditiōs as consisted in touching tasting hādling which things perish with the vse But such is the popish profession altogether adorned with the vesture of the flesh for most of their carnall and ceremonious rites and vsages they haue borrowed partly from the Iewes partly from the Gentiles From the Gentiles they haue learned their adoration of images praier to the dead multiplicitie of saints purgatorie setting vp of waxe candles burning of tapers with such other infinit rites the original whereof is deriued from the heathē as Moresin de origin papat a learned scottish writer hath lately shewed in a treatise onely of that argument From the Iewes they haue their palme salt oyle holy water obseruation of daies difference of meats with such other therefore we can not iudge that to be sound religion which vseth such traditions which are after the cōmandements of men Col. 2. 22. and so I conclude this point with Augustine De aqua frumento vino oleo in seruitute veteris populi multa celebrari imperatasunt quae nobis tantum intelligēda traduntur Ang. de cele●●at pasch Many things concerning corne wine oyle were commanded to be obserued in the seruitude of the olde lawe which are onely so be vnderstood of vs. Thus haue I by these 25. notes gathered out of this epistle consisting of 25. verses declared howe the true religion and Church from the false may be discerned which also may serue as a caueat aduertisement to the Reader concerning a certaine seditious popish pamphlet lately dispersed called a quarterne of reasons wherin the libeller by his 25. reasons would impugne the credite of our Church and religion which booke as I vnderstand is very sufficiently answered by a studious young man and learned diuine and is readie for the presse Thus I end exhorting the reader according to S. Pauls rule to trie all things and hold that is best And so I conclude with that saying of Augustine Excipite verba contradicentium respuenda non Tract 9. in ●●am transglutienda visceribus danda facite inde quod fecit Dominus quando illi obtulerunt amarum potum gustauit respuit it a vos legite abiicite Receiue ye the words of gainsayers to refuse them not to swallow them keepe them in your bowels but doe with them as our Lord with the bitter potion which they offered to him he tasted and refused so doe ye● read their errours and reiect them Praise honour glorie and power be vnto him that sitteth vpon the throne and vnto the lambe for euermore Reuel 5. 13. FINIS Amend the faults thus PREFACE Page Fault Correction Pag. 17. l. 23. Romes Romanes P. 21. l. 8. surely freely P. 21. l. 11. We mislike we mislike P. 26. l. 11. and did leape did leap P. 29. l. 5. exposition opposition P. 35. l. 3. the panltie their paultry BOOKE Page Fault Correction P. 52. l. 9. crackled racked P. 58. l. 17. Ahas Ahab P. 69. l. 1. propounded Pronounced P. 70. l. 16. word woe P. 104. l. 7. Caponchians Caponchians P. 114. l. 27. Vioscorus Dioscorus P. 138. l. 9. aufugiat confugiat P. 145. l. 12. Fettres Fetties P. 149. l. 8. We were P. 153. l. 23. course cause P. 187. l. 2. terreum terrenum P. 188. l. 7. Theodera Theodora P. 195. l. 7. blind blame