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A20954	Oppositions of the VVord of God, together with the doctrine of the Romane Church Moreouer, what points are held by the same Church, which she hideth from those whom shee meaneth to draw to her faction. Written by Peter Mouleine, minister of the word of God in Paris, and translated by A.S.; Oppositions de la parole de Dieu. English	Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; A. S., fl. 1610.	1610 (1610)	STC 7333; ESTC S111076	13,173	21

OPPOSITIONS OF THE WORD OF GOD TOGETHER WITH THE DOCTRINE OF THE ROMANE CHVRCH Moreouer what points are held by the same Church which she hideth from those whom she meaneth to draw to her faction Written by PETER MOVLEINE Minister of the word of God in Paris and translated by A. S. LONDON Printed by WILLIAM STANSBY for Richard Moore and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstanes Church-yard in Fleete-streete 1610. To the Reader GEntle Reader both the Argument of this short Treatise the better part of which consisteth in Oppositions which the more plainely they bee set downe the more clearely they appeare and the purpose of the Author who made it for the vnlearned hath made me to abstaine from the flowers of Rhetorique in the translation thereof wholy applying my selfe to expresse the Authors meaning as knowing that there is nothing heere but for the simple who ought rather to be instructed then delighted in matters of Religion Pardon the Translater hereof that hee nameth not himselfe since that he had rather purchase profit to others then vaine-glory to himselfe The name of the Author is a sufficient patronage for the booke who is so acute and subtill in controuersies of Religion that he neuer disputeth but withall he refuteth Many bookes haue beene written of this Subiect but none as yet so fitted to the capacitie of the vulgar neither comprehended in so fewe leaues Here are no nice distinctions to distract the ignorant but onely those Papisticall errours are here shewed which are repugnant to the written verity Let intention accompanie thee in reading discretion in iudging gratulation in profiting and if thou beest profited then shall I count my selfe to haue well translated Farewell Thine or not thine A. S. OPPOSITIONS OF THE WORD OF GOD TOGEther with the Doctrine of the Romane Church I cannot rank my selfe with the Romane Church because shee teacheth things disagreeing with the word of God contained in the holy Scriptures I. GOD forbiddeth to add any thing to Deutro 4. 2. his worde ¶ The Romane Church in way of contradiction doth add many thinges thereunto as inuocation of Saints adoration of Images the Communion vnder one Species or kinde a prohibition to eate flesh vpon certaine dayes prayer in a tongue not vnderstood of the people the satisfaction of Saints for the sinnes of others the single life of Priests confirmation Auriculer confession the deliuerance of soules out of the fire of Purgatorie by the indulgences of the Pope the Iubily at the end of euery fiue twenty yeares for the remission of all sins pardons for a hundred thousand yeares and more the Lymbus for Infants the institution of Masse Priests who vaunt that they sacrifice Iesus Christ pilgrimages to visite reliques the diuers charges giuen to Saints as to one to cure the tooth-ake to another to be patron of the Shoomakers to another to gouerne Spaine or France Particuler Masses said in a corner of the Church at the request of some particular man who payeth for them Masses without Communion and without assistants Masses for the corne heards of cattell c. The holy beades which are distributed to procure a hundred yeares pardon of sinne The Agnus Dei which the Pope sanctifieth giuing them vertue and power against the diuell and against sinne the custome to baptise bells ships c. And a thousand such follies of the which there is not so much as one word extant in the word of God II. God forbiddeth to diminish his word or take any thing Deutro 4. 2. from it ¶ On the contrary side the Church of Rome hath taken away the second commandement of God out of the Canons of the Masse in the which is contained an expresse prohibition to make any resemblance of any thing which is in heauen aboue and in the earth beneath in way of worship With the like impudencie haue they tooke from the Bible Gen. 3. 15. these wordes that the seede of the woman namely Iesus Christ should bruse the head of the serpent saying that it should be read thus that the woman shall bruse the head of the serpent giuing that honour to the virgine Mary which is due to our Sauiour Iesus Christ III. Saint Paul saith that the holy Scriptures are able to make 2. Timoth. 3. 15. vs wise vnto saluation ¶ On the contrary side the Church of Rome teacheth that the word of God is insufficient to declare the truth that it was not instituted to be the rule of our See the 3. verity of Charron Bellarmine de verbo non Scripto and the Bishop of Eureux in his booke of traditions Rom. 11. 21. and 22. faith that it is but a peece or part of that rule And that it is not the principall and soueraine Iudge in doubts and controuersies of Religion but that this prerogatiue of right belongeth to the Church of Rome IIII. The Apostle S. Paul in his Epistle to the Romanes threatneth the Church of Rome that shee should be cut off if shee perseuered not or if shee grew high minded ¶ On the contrary part the Church of Rome at this present day vaunteth that she cannot erre and that her head to wit the Pope cannot become an heretique V. God doth exhort vs to reade the holy Scriptures not that Reuel 1. 3. 2 Pet. 1. 19. Acts. 17. 11. excepted which is most obscure in them as the Reuelation and the Prophets ¶ On the contrary side in the Church of Rome the people are not permitted to reade the holy Scriptures least they become heretiques neither doe they suffer the word to be read in a tongue vnderstood of the people VI. The Apostle S. Paul would haue vs pray and speake in the 1. Corinth 14. Church in a tongue vnderstood of the assistants and saith that he had rather pronounce in the Church fiue words with vnderstanding then tenne thousand in a tongue not vnderstood ¶ On the contrary part in the Church of Rome the diuine seruice is said in an vnknowne tongue and the people are accustomed to pray to God without knowing what they say from whence it commeth to passe that oftentimes they say a Pater noster before the Image of S. Nicholas or S. Roch and say an Aue Maria as if it were a prayer VII The same Apostle holdeth it a thing impossible for a man Rom. 10. 14. to call vpon him in whom he beleeues not saying how will they call vpon him in whom they haue not belieued and all the prayers of the holy Scripture are addressed to God ¶ On the contrary side in the Church of Rome they inuoke them in whom they beleeue not and addresse their prayers to the creature VIII The holy Scripture teacheth vs that God alone knoweth 1. Kings 8. 39. and searcheth the hearts of men ¶ On the contrary side the Church of Rome telleth vs that the Saints know our hearts and thoughts IX The holy Scripture presenteth Iesus

10. 34. 35. to all men of all nations whatsoeuer ¶ On the contrarie side in the Church of Rome the remission of sinnes is tied to one certaine day to one certaine place to one certaine yere and to one certaine Conuent whether the people are bound to goe to seeke pardons for their sinnes in like manner the full pardon of all sinnes is published at Rome in the yeere of Iubile which is renewed very often to wit at the end of euery By the inhabitants of Rome fiue and twentie yeeres from whence it followeth that the remission of sinnes is easily to be obtained but hard to be obtained by them who dwell farre off especially if they bee sicke feeble or are destitute of horses as also that God is more mercifull in the yeere of Iubile then in any other yeres that the prayers made in the Churches of the Gray-Friers where the Iubile is kept are better then those which are made at the Iacobins Conuents counting it a great vnhappinesse to die a little before the Iubile whereas he that dieth incontinently after the Iubile goeth directly into Paradise XXIII Iesus Christ sayeth that happie are the poore for theirs is Luke 6. 20 the kingdome of God ¶ On the contrary side in the Church of Rome it may be said Blessed are the rich for they haue where with all to pay for Masses after their death the which Masses are of power vertu to take away nullifie the pain of Purgatorie they say more particular Masses for the poore the order of begging Friers neuer goe to visite a dying man except he be a man of wealth they say no Masses for nothing in briefe with the Church of Rome euery thing is solde buriall the ringing of Bels Confessions Prayers Remission of sinnes besides this boxes set in order to inuite the people to contribute to the Church although she haue the third part of the reuenues of the kingdome and the Pope bestowes Which they call in the Romane Church Annates Bishoprickes vpon this condition that he shall haue the first yeeres rent XXIIII The Apostle Saint Paul teaches vs that we are iustified by Gal. 2 16. faith onely and not by the workes of the Law ¶ On the cōtrary side the Church of Rome teacheth that a man is iustified by his works not only by that iustification towards men which S. Iames maketh mention of but also toward God XXV Saint Peter saies that whosoeuer beleeues in Iesus Christ Acts 11. 10. 43. Acts 13 39. shall haue remission of sinnes and Saint Paul that whosoeuer beleeues in Iesus Christ shall be iustified ¶ On the contrary side in the Church of Rome they teach that euery man that beleeueth is not iustified neither hath alwayes remission of his sinnes since that as they say to beleeue and to haue faith is onely to hold for truth all what God hath saide all which the diuels and many of the wicked beleeue XXVI God would haue vs to approach before him with boldnesse Ephes 2. 12. Hebrewes 3. 6. Iohn 3. 16. 17. 18. and confidence through the faith which wee haue in Iesus Christ and that wee retaine to the end the assurance and glory of our hope and Iesus Christ doth assure vs that whosoeuer beleeueth in him shall not perish but haue life euerlasting ¶ On the contrary side the Church of Rome calleth this confidence and assurance a presumption teaching the people that they should doubt of their saluation From whence ensueth that he who is in his death-bed and beleeueth in Iesus Christ ought to doubt of the truth of the promise of God who saies that whosoeuer beleeueth in Iesus Christ shall haue life euerlasting XXVII Saint Paul hauing said that all our sinnes are forgiuen vs Colos 2. 13. freely addeth in another place that where remission of Heb. 10. 18. Chap. 9. 25. sinne is there is no more sacrifice for sinne and that Iesus Christ doth not offer himself often for vs. ¶ On the contrary side in the Church of Rome they offer euery day sacrifice propitiatory for the redemption of our soules and they pretend to sacrifice Iesus Christ himselfe although the Scripture teacheth vs that Iesus Christ hath a true humane bodie as we haue the which is placed at the right hand of God and is contained in heauen from whence he shall descend at the day of iudgement XXVIII Iesus Christ forbiddeth his Apostles to raigne one ouer Luke 22. 25. and 26. 2. Corinth 12. 11. Galath 1. 1. another and S. Paul saies that hee was in nothing inferiour to the most excellent Apostles as also that hee had not his charge from any man but from Iesus Christ ¶ On the contrary side in the Church of Rome they make S. Peter the head and the Prince of the Apostles hauing authority and commaund ouer them as if they were all subiect vnto him in like manner the Pope willeth all other Bishops to take their charge of him XXIX S. Paul would haue a Bishop to be the husband of one 1. Timoth. 3. 2. and 4. wife and that he keepe his children in all obedience toward him ¶ On the contrary side in the Church of Rome Ecclesiasticall persons are forbidden to marrie a doctrine which the In the 4. Chap. of the same Epistle same Apostle calleth the doctrine of diuels XXX The word of God would haue vs when we are inuited by 1. Corinth 10. 25. 27. Infidels to eate whatsoeuer is put before vs without making a conscience so to doe ¶ On the contrary side those of the Romane Church being inuited by vs would make it a conscience to eate of all that we set before them we I say whom they name Heretiques and ranke with Infidels XXXI S. Paul would haue all men to be subiect to the higher powers Rom. 13. 1. 4. 14. and to Princes who carrie the sword to doe iustice ¶ On the contrary side those in the Church of Rome who haue retired themselues into a Conuent are not onely free from the power and commaund of their Princes but also of their fathers and mothers XXXII Our Sauiour Iesus Christ distributing the cup in his last Mat. 26. 27. 1. Cor. 11. 28. supper said Drinke of this all and S. Paul willeth that euery one hauing proued and searched himselfe drink of this Cup. ¶ On the contrary side in the Church of Rome the Priest alone drinketh and the rest of the people feedeth vpon one Species or Kinde onely XXXIII Our Sauiour Iesus Christ distributing the bread sayd take 1. Cor. 11. 24. eate ¶ On the contrary side in the Church of Rome the Priest in the Masse eateth alone yet notwithstanding in way of mockage he saies take eate and prayeth for all those who haue eaten and participated at the Altar albeit himselfe eateth Vt quot quot ex hac altaris participatione Sump serimus Mat. 26. 29. and drinketh

for their sinnes Item that the Pope doth heape vp these works and superabundant Extra vag Papa Clemens 6. can vnigenitus satisfactions in the treasure of the Church and mingling them with the superabundant merites of Iesus Christ doth distribute them by indulgences That the indulgences of the Pope extend themselues euen to them that are dead in such sort that the Pope doth draw soules out of Purgatory by applying to them the merits and satisfactions of Saints And these pardons extend themselues to a hundreth thousand or two hundreth thousand yeares at Rome in the Church of S. Bibiane there are sixe hundred thousand yeares pardon on the day of all Saints for those that will make some voluntary offer there are found as yet greater Pardons then these in other Churches as is to bee seene in the booke of By Marcel Franke a. 1599. Romish indulgences printed at Rome by the authority of Leo the tenth c. Item in the Romane Church they teach that wee must adore images this is to bee seene in the Councell which they name the seuenth or the second of Nice and in Cardinall Bellarmine and others also they picture GOD against the manifest prohibition made in the law of God in the second commandement which therfore they haue cut off from their Houres and breuiaries against the expresse prohibition made in the fourth of Deuteronomy Ch. 4. Vers 15. and 16. Quorum meritis precibusque concedas Item to this day by the consentment and approbation of the facultie of Diuinitie in Paris in the yeare 1602. they haue reprinted the Psalter of the Virgin Marie where she is called the first cause of Saluation of the world the Inuentresse of grace the Diuine Maiestie she in whom wee alone place our hope she which doth appease the indignation of Iesus Christ when he is incensed against vs the Spouse of God c. In the Masse the Priest demaundeth the fauour of God through merites of Saints which is a language or manner of speech which a Subiect dare not vse to his Prince In the Breuiaries oftentimes such prayers are read for the merit of such a Saint or a Saintesse giue vs life euerlasting and the Priest bowing himselfe before the Altar demandeth that it would please God to bee fauourable vnto him for the merits of those Saints whose reliques are vnder the Altar In the Church of Rome they teach that a man ought to Purchase the Kingdom of God by his own merits nay which is more they attribute to man merits ex condigno that is of themselues worthy which may be a price worthie so excellent a purchase as is life euerlasting Item they there teach that vnder the earth there are foure stages of which Hell is the lowest next to that Purgatorie next the Lymbus of little Children which die without baptisme and who are depriued of euerlasting saluation and aboue all those is Lymbus of the fathers dead before the comming of Iesus Christ in the flesh Item they there teach that Iesus Christ did not deliuer vs by his death from all punishment due to our sinnes committed after Baptisme Item they there teach that the true bodie of Iesus Christ Concil Trident. Can. 12. si quis dixerit Andradius in hunc locum Bella. li. 1 de purg cap. 7 Io. 2. de consecra can Ego Berengarius is truely and sensibly broken and bruised in the Masse by the teeth of the faithfufull and yet they teach that if the Wafer were broken into a thousand peeces that in euerie peece the bodie of Iesus Christ is whole with all his parts and members as great and as tall as he was vpon the tree of the Crosse also they teach that that which the Priest breaketh is no lōger bread although S. Paul saith The bread which wee breake c. They teach that the bodie is in the Cuppe so that the Priest drinketh the bodie of Iesus Christ although euerie one saith that hee eateth God and carrieth God and that in the Masse he receiueth his Creatour notwithstanding there hath not been any one hitherto that hath dared to say that he drinketh God or that God is in the Cup. From the beginning of Massels or Masse-bookes there are Hanc oblationem quam tibi efferimus in bonorem beatae virginis omnium sanctorum found Caueats or rules of the Masse in the which among many other Rules it is commanded that if a man hauing receiued the host doe chance to cast it vp againe that then he must licke it vp and eat it once more as presupposing God to be in the thing which is vomited but if it happe that a man hath not the heart and stomacke so to doe he is then commanded to burne this vomited-stuffe and to turne the ashes thereof into Reliques the same also is commanded concerning rats and wormes who haue knawen and eaten the sacred host In the Masse the Priest saith that hee offreth Iesus Christ Hac munera accepta habera digneris sicut accepta habere dignatus es munera pueri tui Abel Jube haec perferri per manus sancti Angeli tui Corpus tuum Domine quod sumpsi adhaer eat visteribus meis to God in a Sacrifice truely propitiatorie and satisfactorie for the sinnes as well of the liuing as of the dead yea he offers him vnto God in honour of the Saints as the words are expressely set downe in the masse and prayeth to God that it would please him to receiue the sacrifice which he maketh to wit Iesus Christ with as gracious and fauourable an eie as in times past he receiued that of Abel that is to say a Sacrifice of beasts He prayeth that the Angell may carrie his Sacrifice to the celestiall Altar then he eateth it and hauing eaten it he prayeth that the bodie which hath eaten may remaine cleauing to his entrailes or bowels And these Messels or masse-bookes serue for all vses euen for corne and heards of cattell in these messels or masse-bookes are to be found masses of women great with childe masses of Virgins whereof S. Paul contenteth himselfe to say The Supper of the Lord. As concerning sinnes the masse is not but for veniall sins and for the mortall sins which a man hath forgotten Lib. Sacrar cerem cap. de benedictione ensis Can. 5. Papa dist Also in the Church of Rome it is held that the Pope cannot become an Heretike and though hee should send soules by troupes and cart-loads into Hell yet no man ought to repine at him for so doing he nameth himselfe God the spouse of the Church his holynesse and his words Oracles that is to say answeres of God and his Decrees canonicall writings he giueth and taketh away Kingdomes hee dispenseth with oathes and vowes made to God he sayes that he cannot bee made an Heretike Can. fundamentale elect in 6. 〈◊〉 19. in Canon 〈◊〉 titulo Sixtus Quartus lib. sa●●ar cer Tom. 〈◊〉 cap. excus ●●●tijs 1518. His ordinances as to forbid to eate flesh in Lent are more straightly obserued then the commandements of God as the prohibition to sweare and whore he boasteth that all power is giuen him both in heauen and earth hee taketh away the second commaundement from the Law of God he hindreth the people from reading the holy scriptures the which some of his faction call insufficient to declare the truth it being but part of the rule and that the other part is the word not written which must be learned of him and those to whom he hath giuen charge and vocation to it so that no man can reprooue him except hee be authorized and approoued Causa 25. qu●● can Ideo by the Pope and to bring his Tyrannie to a head he saies that the Pope giueth Lawes to the Church to the which neuerthelesse he is not subiect as being maister of the Law FINIS