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A52810	A distinct discourse and discovery of the person and period of Antichrist wherein a diligent enquiry is made concerning the time of his rise, reign, and ruine, the answer whereunto is not peremptorily imposed, but modestly proposed / published for publick good by Christopher Ness ...	Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705.	1679 (1679)	Wing N453; ESTC R3549	114,929	254

Apostle to that Church doth sufficiently manifest but now if we compare the Doctrines of that Epistle with the Romish Doctrine now as it came out of the Trent-Councel there is nothing more true then to say as the Prophet Esa 1.21 how is the faithfull City become an harlot her silver is now become dross and her wine is mixed with water v. 22. Shee that once was Bethel is now Beth-aven she that was once Christian is now become Antichristian 61. It is not unnecessary to praemise here that when I speak of the Pope either in this or any of the other following Characters of him I do not speak of him personally as if but one in number a single person but collectively both as conjunct with the Clergy at one time and as varying by Succession for a long time together under the notion of Peters Successor whom the Romanists call the Church 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by way of Eminency giving the power of the Keys to him alone as i● Christ had given the Keys to Peter alone Ma●… 16.19 and as if he alone were the Church that must be told in case of obstinate offences Mat. 18.18 62. In this sense the Pope and the Church of Rome are Synonimicall terms in this Discourse and the Apostacy of the Body and the Head are collectively the same Now to prove his Apostacy 1st shall be from persons and 2ly from things 1st from Persons Bishop Davenant in his begg'd Suffrage shews how the Church of Rome now is no more a true Church than an arrant whore is a true Wife to her Husband she hath forsaken Christ and followed false lovers 63. Bishop Bramhall uses this Argument that Church which hath chang'd the Apostolical Creed the Apostollical Government and Apostolical Succession cannot remain an Apostolical Orthodox or Catholick Church but the Church of Rome hath done all this Ergo and so by Consequence is Apostatiz'd Bishop Hall also demonstrates how she hath so degenerated from her self and from the Truth insomuch that now their can be no peace with her Our repugnances with her are irreconcileable though Franciscus de Clara aliàs Damport that quirking Scot would reconcile us 64. A great cloud of Witnesses might be brought in to prove this Apostacy For many Champions of the Protestant Religion have irrefragably evidenc'd that Rome is not only revolted from Christ but also from her self under her primitive Pastor whose Writings could never be answered to this day but seeing they are but human Testimonies Tria in this place shall be omnia Suffrages that are Human non sunt Numeranda sed Ponderanda I shall therefore add some Divine Testimonies against which there can be no just Exception 65. The Apostle in his Epistle to that Church doth more then intimate that she might prove an Apostatizing Church Rom. 11.20 be not high-minded but fear We must not look upon that passage as an empty ring of a tinkling Cymbal but a Prophetical intimation of some possibility and probability of their future abjection and Apostacy But more plainly the same Apostle 1 Tim. 4.1,3 points his finger as it were at Rome so sutable are their Doctrines to those Doctrines of Devils there mentioned as our learned Mr. Mede on that subject clearly shows Mede's Aposta of later Times 66. The Doctrine of Daemons 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mr. Mede understands to be the Papists deifying and worshipping of Saints and Angels their Bowing down to Images Breaden-Idols and Crosses like new Daemon-pillars their Adoring and Templing of Reliques all which make as lively an Image of the Gentiles Theology of Daemons as could be expressed Thus he taking the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be Genitivus Materiae not efficientis as noting the Subject-matter not the Efficient cause 67. But more particularly omitting Mr. Mede's Notion let us see how the Romish Church quasi digito demonstratur is pointed at by this Prediction in the 1st of those Doctrines of Devils 1 Tim. 4.3 to wit forbidding to marry the Scripture commendeth Marriage as Gods Ordinance and as an Holy and Undefiled state permitting it equally to all Men so they marry in the Lord yet the Romish Church forbids any in Holy Orders to marry and that by Laws and Canons which never either Manichee Marcion or Tatian did though they had low thoughts of it as other ancient Hereticks had they never made any Decrees against it 68. The 2d Doctrine is Prohibition of Meats which God hath appointed to be received with Thanksgiving This is also as express and notorious Doctrine of the Church of Rome which hath forbidden by Law that which God by Law Ordained God allows the free use of the Creature but Rome restrains it by certain Times Differences at her pleasure Rome forbids some at all times and all at some times to abstain from some kind of Meats far beyond the Montanists that never put such stress on their Fasting Days as Rome does 69. Anselm expounds this 1 Tim. 4. on this wise The Spirit of God doth manifestly in me and by me say that in the last Times that is saith he during the Reign of Antichrist or before some shall depart from the Faith as the same Apostle saith 2 Thess 2.5 there shall be a falling away first Thus this ancient Father applied those Doctrines of Devils to the Apostacy of Antichrist and Espancaeus upon this 1 Tim. 4. says in totidem Verbis that the Apostacy from the Faith there mentioned is the same with the Apostacy of the Man of Sin spoken of in 2 Thess 2.5 70. Thus it appears from Testimonies how Antichrist is an Apostate forsaking the Doctrine of the Gospel and not only Embracing but also Ordaining those Doctrines of Devils it may 2ly be made more manifest ex parte Rei and de Facto by comparing the Doctrines of Antichrist with the Doctrine of that famous Epistle of Paul to the Romans There 's not a word there of the Popes Supremacy of Invocation of Saints of Adoration of Images or of the Vertue of Reliques of Monkish Sanctity of Indulgences of Transubstantiation of Purgatory of the Mass or of Auricular Confession c. wherein the marrow and substance of the Romish Religion consists 71. These were not the Doctrines of that Church in the Apostles days but now she hath heaped up other Doctrines that do not only contradict the Apostle's Doctrine but such as destroys the very foundation of Christianity at least by consequence if not in positive terms as in their Doctrine of Justification by Inherent Righteousness which is contrary to Rom. 1.17 4.6 their Praying to Saints contrary to Rom. 10.13,14 and their Merit against Rom. 8.18 72. No other foundation can any man lay besides Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 3.11 Yet Rome hath laid other Foundations not holding the Head Christ Col. 2.18,19 they overthrow Christs Merits by setting up their own merits and Christs Mediation by making other Mediators and Christs Satisfaction in their Purgatory-sufferings so likewise