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Papists no Catholicks, and popery no Christianity
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Lloyd, William, 1627-1717.
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not be done say they by Faith assuring us of our Salvation but only by hope in likelyhood and conjectural Here you may see that great point in the Mystery of Iniquity for by this wavering hope and uncertain application of the promise of Salvation to our selves they overturn half the doctrine of the Gospel for as in coloured words they seem to agree with the true Christian Church in the doctrine of Faith so indeed they deny and abolish the substance thereof that is the particular and certain application of Christ crucified unto our selves Obj. How then do Papists believe the Truths of Faith Ans. Papists believe the truths of Faith not distinctly in themselves but in their common principle wherein all things to be in this manner believed are as they hold contained and that not so much to be the holy Scriptures but absolutely their Church Now their Church to affirm it self cries up their traditions and these not Gods word do they give for the Rule of their creatures and yet these Traditions must stand and fall at the pleasure of the Pope Thus their Church flies to their invented Traditions for bottom and their Traditions Church and Faith fly to the Pope to center all in his personal Infallibility and notwithstanding one Pope can condemn another for an Heretick and yet every Pope must be still Infallible and as Dr. Harden avouches can dispense with all things against the Law of Nature against the Apostles Creed against the New and Old Testament and above General Councils So that the Pope exalts himself above all that is called God for God in the Creation made but creatures but the Pope can make as many Gods as he list Secondly he make himself of more authority then God because he will not have Gods word to be authentical without his allowance but what he saith however contrary to the Text must be ipsissimum Dei verbum Beside this head of Antichristian Heresies assumes to himself the Title of Universal Pastor Rex regum Dominus dominantium Admirabilis Leo de Tribu Judae Radix David His doctrine is also that Papa habet Imperium in Angelos Daemones and is not this to make himself a God Is not this that Beast full of the names of Blasphemy And as his Majesty of blessed memory observed most prudently that there is no Church State nor Man that hath been since the penning of the Revelations to whom those things foretold by the Apostle from the mouth of the Lord Jesus can in any reasonable fort agree but the Church and Pope of Rome alone I might add much but will only instance the sayings of Pius Quintus recited by Cornel à Lap. in Numb 11.11 When I was first in Orders I had some good hopes of salvation when I was made a Cardinal I doubted but now that I am made a Pope I do almost despair And that saying of Pope Marcellus the Second wherein he seems to be pretty ingenious for striking his hand upon the Table he uttered these words Non video quomodo qui hunc locum altissimum teneant salvari possunt I see not how any Pope can be saved Now let us cast our eyes upon Gods word and promise and firmly believe if Agag be to be slain God is raising up some Samuel to do it yea let us cast our eyes upon Gods work already and we shall see him gone a great way in the accomplishing of his word whereby we may strengthen our Faith in that which remaineth For how hath the word preached discovered him to be that man of sin detected his frauds and impostures with which for many Ages he deluded the blind world How are his Bulls and Excommunications esteemed as wind How do all Reformed Churches detest his Antichristian usurped power over the Scripture Churches and Mens Consciences How do many Princes despise his claws over them How weak are all their Popish endeavours to prevent final ruine viz. Sophistry knotty distinctions to hide and delude the plain sense of Scripture threatnings treacheries Machivilian contrivances wars treasons murders massacres powder-plots firing of Towns and Cities c. Lo these are the inseparable marks of Popery and the brands of their devillish Religion And these do but hasten their incurable destruction rendring them odious to Christian States Princes and People yea and to Turks and Infidels Certainly the date of her reign is almost out and the time draweth on apace wherein both she and her King Abaddon shall be laid in the dust That man of sin the son of perdition c. who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he is as God sitteth in the Temple of God shewing himself that he is God 2 Thess. 2. 3 4. The Gospel now being so restored and that Antichrist of Rome so clearly manifested wo be unto them that delight in the whore They shall be tormented with fire and brimstone before the holy Angels and the Lamb and the smoke of their torment shall ascend for evermore and they shall have no rest day nor night who worship the Beast and his Image Seeing then the followers of Antichrist shall be damned let not our souls enter into their secret As the wicked man shall not meddle with a Christians joy so let not a good man meddle with Antichristian wo. But what are the Doctrines of the Church of Rome that are against the Foundation of Truth and Salvation They are all those which draw from Jesus Christ that honour that is due unto him as Saviour of the World Which are Papal Monarchy this undermines and opposes Christs Kingly Office Traditions as the object of Faith Papal Infallibility c. these undermine and oppose Christs Prophetick Office Justification by Merits Adoration of the Mass and all other Idolatrizing points of Antichrist these undermine and oppose Christs Priestly Office To take pleasure in and to be obstinately given over unto these things cannot stand with Salvation Come hither and I will shew thee the judgment of the great whore c. Rev. 17.1 Babylon the great is fallen c. cap. 18.2 Come out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her sins and that ye receive not of her plagues v. 4. Epigramma G.B. de Roma Papa Non ego Romulea miror quod pastor in urbe Sceptra gerat Pastor conditor urbis erat Quumque lupae gentis nutritus lacte sit Autor Non ego Romulea miror in urbe lupos Haec tantum superat nostrum admiratio captum Quomodo securum praestet ovile lupus The same Translated It is not strange a Shepherd reigns in Rome For he that built it was a Shepherds Groom Nor is it strange that Wolves in Rome abound He suck't a Wolf that did the City found But this is strange and far above my skill How Wolves should keep the flock secure from ill FINIS Quinquecclesiae is a City in Hungary called in German Funskirchin in Turkish Periâ—hen or Petschen Object Ans. Object Ans. Popish abuse of Lords Prayer Obj. Ans. 2. Of the Creed 3. Of the Decâ—… Obj. Ans. 4. Of the Holy Scriptures â—… abuse of â—uity â—…e no Mother â—…e eldest sister 〈◊〉 neither Obj. Ans. Obj. Ans. Papists the first Separatists Popish guiltineâ—… Protestant Ministers have a calling Popish Pâ—… have no calling Popish Mass nâ—â—… â—…r Sacrament 〈◊〉 â—â—â—ish Religion â—â—…hes vice and â—â—â—ish abuse of â—â—â—riage â—heir abuse of Civil Law â—â—â—ish lies Whether a Papist may be saved Romes destruction Papists no true Catholicks Papish gross Idolatry Popish presumptions and impudencies Popish blasphemies Colos. 2. Gal. 4.9 10 11. Papists no true Christians The difference between Christianity and Popery Popery a cheat upon Christianity The marks of Popish Antichristians Marks to know Christian Catholicks from Roman Catholicks Popish deceits The Pope the bottom of Romish Faith The Pope Anichrist Popish doctrines against the Foundation of Truth and Salvation