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A27219 Exercitations concerning the pure, and true, and the impure, and false religion. By Charles de Beauvais rector of the parish of Witheham, in the county of Sussex Beauvais, Charles de. 1665 (1665) Wing B1640B; ESTC R218158 122,145 318

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conceive How or why are saucy Questions in Divine Mysteries Just Mart. in Expos Fid. 6. I omit the Questions of Predestination being no less debated in the Roman Schools then in the Reformed 7. Their other Differences in Ceremony or Discipline are diversities without Discord 8. All wise men in the World have ever thought that in such things each several Church is left to her own Judgement and Liberty so as she keep her self to the general Apostolique Rule of Order and Edification and to the general Judgement and Practise of the Church Universal See Tertull. de virg vetand cap. 1. Fermit apud Cyprian Epist 75. August Epist so Socrat. Hist lib. 5. cap. 21. c. 9. Though the Body of Religion in divers Reformed Churches and Countries be clothed in divers Suits and Fashions yet for substance it may be one in all In all these contestations as it commonly falls out blessed be God they that are for Truth have ever been for Charity and mutual Toleration as appears by their published Writings all tending to Pacification Vide Junii Parae scripta Irenica 10. Luther himself though of a rough and vehement Spirit yet before his death being tempered by milde Melanchton that honour of Germany did much relent and remit of his rigour against Zuinglius and began to approve the good Counsels of Peace Admonit Neustad de Libro Concord cap. 6. p. 236. And 11. Among the Lutherans all are not of the same intractable Disposition As they in Polonia for instance where the followers of Luther and Calvin have long lived together in a fair and brotherly concord and communion notwithstanding their several Opinions which they still retain vide Corpu Confess Et ibi Poloniae consensum 12. Since then our Discords are of no higher Degree we say as Prudentius a Christian Poet of the Unity of his Times It hath been a little violated but is defended by Faith her Sister in whose company being safely come off she laugheth at her wounds as being easily curable Fraud A Discovery and Refutation of a New Way and Subtle Cunnings of a Seminary Priest of Rhemes against the Reformed Religion 1. THis Way and Cunning is to bring continual Allegations of Testimonies out of the Reformed own Writers craftily brought in their Books to shew a dissention of Judgement among the said Reformed Writers that so the Readers of the Books of those Popish Writers may be Induced to think the worse of the Reformed Religion 2. A Refutation of this New Slight and Device THis Device is full of Fraud Dishonesty and Malice taking Advantage of Mens Infirmities and Imperfections against the Eternal Truth of God which the said Popish Doctors cannot by ordinary and lawful kind of Reasoning Refute Concerning the Acknowledgement of a Seminary Priest of Rhemes That three Articles of the Controversies which were propounded by Bishop Jewell in this Sermon at Paul 's Cross in which he made his Callange were and are of weight 1. The Supremacy of the Pope 2. The Corporal Presence 3. And the Sacrifice of the Mass Examination of this Acknowledgement of the Seminary Priest by the Reformed Doctors 1. 1. IN that acknowledgement the Seminary Priest hath uttered his Judgement of the rest of the Articles that are in Controversie that they are not of such weight as his Church would have them to be esteemed 2. And of these three Articles he might with as good Reason have excepted the two latter and so make the first only a matter of weight 3. For that Article indeed is the substantial Point in maintenance whereof all the Popish Writers Labours are bestowed otherwise were it not for defence of their Popes wicked unreasonable Antichristian Monarchy they could easily agree with us for these two and for all the rest we doubt not 2. But what did the Priest in his Acknowledgement think then 1. Of Private Mass Is it a thing of no weight as there he would have it accounted There is not we suppose any thing in the Rome Church more used or better liked 2. What he did think of the half Communion 3. What he did think of the Latine Service 4. What he did think of Images 5. What did he think of the keeping of the Scriptures in a Tongue unknown to the People 6. And what did he think of other such Heads of the Romish Religion 3. 1. Are they of no weight Are they Trifles Are they not worth the striving for 2. Then let the Popish Writers give over all defence of them 1. Let Private Masses be abolished 2. Let the Communion be administred in both kinds according to Christs institution 3. Let the publick prayers be said in the Tongue that every Countrey useth 4. Let Images be burned 5. And all Idolatry forbidden 6. Let it be lawful for the People of all Countries to read the Scripture in their own Language 7. Let there be no controversie about the other Articles 3. For while they stand so stifly in maintenance of all these and others They cannot truly say and bear us in hand That they are not of weight in their Account The Reformed Churches truly and properly so called are Pure and Orthodox Churches And their Faith is sound and not Hereticall as falsly they are termed by the Church of Rome 1. IT is that which must be acknowledged by some certain Notes and Marks For as we judge of Coine by the pair of Gold Weights and of Metals by the Touch-stone and of Glassen and Earthen Pots by the sound so ought we to judge of the Church by her Marks 2. The true Touch-stone of the Church is the Truth It is the Scripture It is the Word of God For the true Sheep of Christ are those who hear the voice who know him and follow him John 10.27 It is the Lords Camp who marcheth after this Pillar And the Apostles Church is builded upon the Foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ himself being the chief Corner-stone Ephes 2.20 We hear saith St. Augustine found Christ in the Scriptures let us also seek there the Church And if they have the Church on their side let them show it onely by the Canonical Books of the Divine Scriptures As to know whether a Line be strait a strait Rule is applied unto it Even also to discern a pure Church from an impure there is no other means than to see and observe whether it doth agree with the Rule of Practice which is the Word of God 3. Under which Word of God the pure Administration of the Sacraments of the Church is also to be comprehended Because the right use of them is prescribed in the Word of God 4. Now by this true and certain mark of the Church we prove that the truly Reformed Churches are pure and Orthodox Churches because from point to point they follow it The Articles of their Doctrine as the generous young Eagle do fixly behold the Sun and without at all feeling the Eye-lids 5. If it were true
of the Councel of Trent Written by Patre Paulo See the Addition Concerning this Question Whether the Pope be above the Councils Or otherwise Jesuites THe Jesuites puts the Pope above the Councils And they alleadge this Reason Because no Council is of any Authoritie which was not Confirmed by the Pope Answer of the Reformed to that Reason That is false 1. For the Sixth African Council and the Chalcedon Council had their Authoritie without the Pope 2. And Emperours Patriarchs and Bishops have Confirmed Councils 3. And the Council of Constantinople by Letters desired the Confirmation of the Decrees from Theodosius the Emperour Fraud This is a Fraud of the Church of Rome in Regard of another of her Principles That is the Catholick Church That because the Scripture maketh Honorable Mention of the Church The Roman Church is that true Church of Christ of which the Scripture speaketh so often 1. VVE Reformed acknowledge That both in the Old and New Testament there is every where honorable mention made of the Church And that it is called A Holy City A Fruitful Vineyard An High Hill A Direct Path The onely Dove The Kingdom of Heaven The Spouse and Bodie of Christ The Pillar of Truth The Multitude unto which the Holy Ghost being promised poureth all things needful to Salvation The Congregation against which the Gates of Hell shall never so prevail That they shall utterly extinguish the same The Congregation which who so Repugneth though he confesse Christ with his mouth yet hath he no more to do with Christ then hath a Publican and a heathen man 2. The above-said Titles do not belong to the now Church of Rome 1. FOr on the contrary It is the Babylonish Whore A Branch cut off from the true Vine A Den of Thieves A broad way leading to Destruction The Kingdom of Hell The body of Antichrist A Sink of Errors A great Mother of Fornication The Church of the wicked out of which every Christian ought to depart which Christ shall one day fearfully destroy and give her the just Recompence of all her sins 2. In vain then do the Popish Writers reckon up the praises of the Church unlesse they can demonstrate that they are proper to the Church of Rome 3. Which they shall never be able to do so long as Rome standeth As the Church of Rome is Fraudulous in regard of the Principles of Faith and Worship that she doth produce So is her Doctrine false concerning these Principles 1. Concerning the Traditions that she calleth Apostolical 2. Concerning the Church 3. Concerning General Councils 4. Concerning the Ancient Fathers 5. Concerning the Pope And therefore such Principles are justly excluded by the Reformed from the Rule of Faith 1. The Reformed justly exclude from the Rule of Faith the Traditions called Apostolical by the Papists 1. FOr the Popish Apostolical Traditions are but forged and devised Things and therefore no stay for a man to settle his Conscience upon 2. That they are not such as the Papists sayes Let them tell us if they can which be the Apostles Traditions how many and where they may be found If they cannot satisfie this Demand as they cannot indeed How may they then make any Reckoning of that whereof they have no certain knoledge How can They without falling Build their Faith upon Fantasies such as they are 3. The Apostles Doctrine we have in Writing The Apostles Doctrine we have in writing 4. Other Traditions of the Apostles we receive none for our belief The Scripture is the onely Rule of Faith and not Traditions a part of the Rule of Faith that is That Scripture is a perfect Rule 1. THat I prove in this manner 2 Timoth. 3.15 Apoc. 22.18 1 Cor. 4.6 John 20.31 2. That is the onely Rule whereunto the chiefest properties of a rule do solely belong But the properties of a true and certain rule do onely belong to the holy Scriptures in matters of Faith The rule of Catholick Faith saith Bellarmine must be certain and known De verb. Dei libr. 1. cap. 2. Now there is nothing better known or more certain then the Scripture which appears Because Traditions are far more uncertain than the written word and because many of them are false and uncertain 3. The written word is a Rule of Traditions From whence it follows that it is the onely rule That the written word is a rule of Tradition appeareth by the Doctrine of our Adversaries who acknowledge that no Traditions must be admitted but such as agree with the Scripture Bellarm. de verb. Dei libr. 4. cap. 3. And which are derived from the Scripture and the writings of the Primitive Fathers Bellarm. de Script libr. 4. cap. 3. But those Traditions which are derived from the Scriptures have the same to be their rule And there is nothing more common in the Primitive Fathers then to subject all their writings to be Regulate by the holy Scriptures Therefore such Traditions as are found in the works of the holy Fathers have the holy Scripture to be their rule from whence it followeth that the Scripture is the onely primitive rule of Faith 4. It is that which is acknowledged by some of our Adversaries Gabr. Biel Can. Miss Lect. 71. whereof Ferus saith expresly The holy Scripture is the sole rule of veritie and whatsoever differs or contradicteth the same it is error and cokle with whatsoever shew it come forth Ferus in Matth. lib. 2. in cap. 13. pag. 248. col 1. And another saith The Doctrine of the books of the Prophets and Apostles is alone the foundation of truth and the rule c. Villavincen de formand Concion lib. 2. cap. 2. 2. The Reformed justly exclude from the Rule of Faith the Catholick Church 1. VVE Reformed do Reverence and Love The Catholick Church as the Spouse of Christ 2. But we know that her duty is to hearken only to the voice of Christ her Husband And that she hath no Authority to adde so much as one iota in his Word or any waies to dissent from it 3. And further we know That the Romish Synagogue is not that Catholick Church of Christ whereof we speak 3. The Reformed justly exclude from the Rule of Faith General Councils 1. VVE Reformed doe esteem and regard General Councils in their place We thank God for them We Read Allow and Commend them so far forth as they agree with Gods Word 2. Let therefore their Decrees be examined by Gods Word 3. And if they agree let them be received for that Agreement 4. If not let them be rejected for the contrary 5. But the Argument holdeth not in this Form such a Council decreed so and therefore so must we believe 6. If this Principle were set down for certain and perpetual in Divinity we should have strange Beliefs enow yea surely scarcely should we retain any one true Belief 7. Two famous General Councils have been held in Nice The First And the Second In the First is