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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07639	[A brief censure upon] an appeale to Cæsar; Appello Cæsarem. English	Montagu, Richard, 1577-1641.	1625 (1625)	STC 18032; ESTC S114236	8,391	27

CHAP. 5. A censure vpon his fift sixt and seuenth chapters concerning Election Praedestination and Reprobation IN the argument of his fift Chapter his words stand so as if he meant to ouerthrow the Apostles doctrine concerning predestination But his text sheweth that he meaneth to dispute against Gods purpose in choosing some and reiecting others and to declare that God saw some cause in man why he did both holding part with Arminius part with the Iesuites who make either faith or works foreseene or mans freewill to be cause of mans election and saluation and say that man is not rejected or not chosen but for the defect of his will and workes Which is misliked by all sound Diuines not because such enter into Gods secrets but because this is diuine doctrine reuealed in the Apostles writings He praetendeth to consent with the Lutherans But Zanchius declareth that they are a bastard brood of Lutherans that oppugne that doctrine which is the Apostles and was lately taught by Luther Bucer and other German Diuines As the Pagans did attribute the causes of their calamities to Christian Religion so saith the Mountebanke some haue attributed the troubles of the Low Countries falsly to the dissention wrought by the Arminians But this he speaketh out of his ignorance not knowing the danger wherein the Low Countries stood by the practises of Barneuelt and other of that sect And absurdly compareth the false doctrine of Arminius with the Catholicke doctrine of the Apostles and Christians that mislike the haeresies of Arminius with Pagans blaspheming our Christian faith Blessed be the peace-maker among men saith the Mountebanke But he is not the peace-maker that troubleth the peaceable state of the Church with his intempestiue doctrines of Popery nor is it a fit meanes to make peace to betray the truth of Religion to the publike enemies thereof Many fall away to the Pope but their apostacy maketh the diuision the greater and maketh vp no rents but renteth the vnity of the faith There is neuer a Bible-bearing hypocriticall Puritan in the packe saith he a better Patriot then himselfe As if Bible-bearing were a brand of an hypocrite By which argument either you or your man will proue hypocrites or Puritans when you appeare in the pulpit which is very seldome What doe or can professed Papists say more Such particoloured iacket-wearers albeit they seeme to make a faire lustre in the packe of cards yet are they nothing but Canarian pedants praising and pleasing themselues and no man else As for Bertius and Barneuelts followers they are Apostates and haue forsaken the faith and so would he haue once if mariage and hope of preferment had not staid him His heart is with the enemy and if any occasion be offred it is iustly to be suspected his body will not bee long from them John Caluin saith he came after in time So worthy Master John Caluin that famous Diuine with this biting Canarian is but plaine Iohn Caluin and he in his lofty conceit will be called Master Mountebanke and Rabbi and that is forsooth because he teacheth Pharisaicall iustice and such like haeresies But why noteth he as a defect in Caluin that he came after Luther Doth not he come after Arminius and betrayeth truth as Iudas betrayed Christ He professeth he will not be more tied to Caluin then to Luther or to either of them more then to Bellarmine As if Bellarmine were aequally to bee prized with these two Doctors that were great discouerers of the Popes Antichristian haeresie and policy We see indeed he standeth rather with Bellarmine then with Caluin and Luther or Causabon if any way they follow his squint-eyed positions But in wars and state if any false traitour be found flying to the enemy the Marshall where lawes are executed ties him vp as a fugitiue stops his flight Pag. 40. he telleth vs he was brought vp a member of the Church of England But why then did he once determine to aband 〈…〉 urch of England And why doth he now in so many points follow rather Bellarmine and Arminius then the Doctors of our Church Explaining his aduersaries doctrine he saith they hold that God primarily absolutely and irrespectiuely did from all aeternity decree to make some vessels of honour and some of dishonour to bring them vnto life or to cast them off vnto death to crowne them with glory or to plunge them into destruction and hell fire But if he were not ashamed of his owne absurd opinion he would first declare what himselfe holdeth and then more truly report his aduersaries doctrine That God did not respect somewhat in himselfe somewhat in his ends we deny not neither can any doubt that all the elect were praedestinated in Christ only we say he respected not mans freewill or faith or workes in chusing some and reiecting others Secondly we distinguish the decree of reprobation from the execution and deny that God did condemne and destroy any but for their euill deeds and deseruings Albeit he loued Iacob and hated 〈…〉 they had done either good or euill as the Apostle declareth Rom. 9. Chap. 9. He insinuateth that Caluin taught that God is Author of sinne that God made the most part of the world to perish euerlastingly that the reprobate are incited and prouoked to sinne by God that God was the Author of Iuda's treason Damnable calumniations against that faithfull seruant of God and borrowed from Papists in whose steps this man doth commonly and willingly tread I need not refute them for that the Mountebanke durst not affirme them But he that will be resolued of Caluins sincere dealing let him read the words as he setteth them downe in his owne bookes and consider the malice of his aduersaries distorting his words contrary to all sense and true meaning That Peter being elected could not perish or that Iudas being a reprobate could not but perish is a Catholike doctrine vnlesse it be an errour to hold God to be vnchangeable in his decrees and haeresie to hold Gods decrees to bee mutable If the Mountebanke doth maintaine the contrary he will discouer himselfe to be who he is and what the world supposeth him to be Gods absolute decree in election and reprobation without respect to workes in man the Lutherans saith the Mountebanke doe abhorre But Zanchius de Na●en Dei lib. 5. cap. 2. and in his Tract de Praedest Sanct. in Miscellan doth shew such to be Pseudolutherans prouing that Luther and Bucer taught as he did And that no such inference can be drawne out of it as they calumniously and blasphemously doe make That the Church of England teacheth that election or reprobation was decreed without respect of mens works or freewill well vsed this gaggler denieth But the declaration 〈…〉 de at Lambeth doth manifestly 〈…〉 shamelesse deniall The A 〈…〉 e also which this Church defendeth refelleth his boldnesse For Rom. 9. he sheweth that God loued Iacob and hated Esau before they had done good