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A43256	The touch-stone of the reformed gospel wherein the principal heads and tenents of the Protestant doctrine (objected against Catholicks) are briefly refuted. By the express texts of the Protestants own Bible, set forth and approved by the Church of England. With the ancient fathers judgements thereon, in confirmation of the Catholick doctrine.	Heigham, John, fl. 1639.; Kellison, Matthew, attributed name.	1676 (1676)	Wing H1370E; ESTC R216621	50,365	158

record this d●y against you th●t I have set before you life and death blessing and cursing therefore choose life that both thou and thy seed may live And rightly may we call heaven and earth to witnesse against them who commit the same fault touching Grace which the Turks do touching Nature For the Turks believe that the fire burns not nor water wets not but that God doth it by the fire and water And so our adversaries say that a man desireth no good nor doth no good but only that God doth all by man but this is false Therefore c. Luke 13.34 O Hierusalem Hierusalem c. How often would I have gathered thy children together as a Hen doth gather her brood under her wings and ye would not I would saith Christ and ye would not What for Gods sake can be spoken more plainly See more Luke 10.42 Act. 5.4 Ad Philem. verse 14. 1 Cor. 7.37 and 9.1.13 2 Cor. 9.7 Hosea 3.9 Num. 30.14 Josua 14.13 2 Reg. 24.12 3 Reg. 3.5 Eccles 15.15 Matth. 19.17 Jos 24.15 2 Sam. 12. Prov. 11 24. Revel 3.20 Is●i 1.19 20. ¶ See the ancient Fathers Eus Caesar de praep l. 1. c. 7. saith that those who hold this opinion do pervert and overthrow Vniversam vitam humanam all the whole life of man And in very deed his reason is good for upon this consideration of mans free-will are grounded all politicall laws precepts and prohibitions pains and rewards which else were meerly superfluous and against reason S. Hilary 1. Trinitate saith He would not there should be a necessity for men to be the Sons of God but a power S. Aug. l 1. ad Simpl. q. 4. saith To consent or not to consent unto Gods vocation lieth in a mans own will So teacheth S. Ambr. in Luke cap. 12. S. Chrysost hom 19. in Genes S. Irenaeus l. 4. cap. 27. S. Cyril lib. 4. in Joan. cap. 7. We cannot in any wise deny freedome of will in man And S. Aug. afore-cited saith lib. 2. cap. 4. de Act. cum Felic Manich. How should our Saviour reward every one according to their works if there were no free-will XX. That it is impossible to keep the Commandements of God though assisted with his Grace and the holy Ghost COntrary to the expresse words of their own Bible Phil. 4.13 I can do all things through Christ that strengthneth me Therefore it is possible to keep the Commandments or else it is false that he could do all things Luke 1.5 6. The Scripture speaking of Zachary and Elizabeth saith And they were both righteous before God walking in all the Commandements and ordinances of the Lord blamelesse Yet Protestants usually say that none are so righteous as that they can keep any of them but these two were so righteous as they kept all of them now whether of these wilt thou believe S. Luke or our Reformers Luke 11.27 28. Blessed is the womb that bare thee and the paps which thou hast sucked But he said Yea rather blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it Christ pronounceth them blessed who hear the word of God and keep it but the commandements are the word of God which they affirm no man can keep therefore they affirm that no man can be blessed And like unto this is that of John 13.17 Matth. 12.50 John 14.23 With an infinite number of such like places in their own Bible all which this their false doctrine doth in plain terms contradict Luke 11.2 Thy will be done as in heaven so in earth In this petition either we demand a thing impossible or else the Saints in Heaven fulfil not the will of God in all things else it may be fulfilled also by us on earth one of the three But the two first are great absurdities therefore the latter is to be granted 1 John 5.3 For this is the love of God that we keep his commandements and his commandements are not grievous If the commandements were impossible they could bind no man for it is not to be conceived how one should sin in a thing which he could not possibly avoid And if this were admitted Christ saying to the young man in the Gospel If thou wilt enter into heaven keep the commandements were as much as if he had said If thou wilt enter into heaven take hold of the Moon between thy teeth See more Ezech. 36.27 Matth. 11.30 and 19.17 Eccles 15.15 Rom. 13.8.10 and 73. Josua 11.15 and 22.5 Psal 17.3 Deut. 30.11.1 John 2.4 Job 27.6 and 1.22 Rom. 2.27 Luke 10.28 c. 15.7.3 Reg. 14.8 and 15.5 Ephs 1.4 Galat. 5.14 Gen. 6.9 ¶ See Origen hom 9. in Josue S. Cyril l. 4. cont Julian S. Hilar. in Psal 118. S. Hier. l. 3. cont Pelag. S. Basil who saith It is an impious thing to say that the commandements of God are impossible They maintain XXI That faith onely justifieth and that good Works are not absolutely necessary to salvation COntrary to the expresse words of their own Bible 1 Cor. 13.2 And though I have the gift of Prophesie and understand all misteries and all knowledge and although I have all faith so that I could remove mountains and have no charity I am nothing Therefore faith onely doth not justifie yet this plainly proves that faith is nothing to salvation without good works James 2.24 Ye see therefore how that by works a man is justified and not by faith onely Wherefore S. Aug. lib. de fide operibus cap. 14. writes that this Heresie was an old Heresie even in the Apostles times And in the preface of his comment upon the 32. Psalm He warns all men that this deduction upon this speech of S. Paul Abraham was justified by faith therefore works be not necessary to salvation is the right way to hell and damnation See the Rhemes Testament upon this place Jac. 2.14 What doth it profit my brethren though a man say he hath faith and not works Can faith save him This proposition but especially the former is directly opposite to that which our Adversaries hold Neither can they pretend that there is the like opposition or contradiction betwixt S. James speeches and S. Pauls for though S. Paul say Man is justified by faith yet he never saith by faith only Gal. 5 6. For in Jesus Christ neither Circumcision availeth any thing nor uncircumcision but faith which worketh by l●ve Note well this place for if ●u Adversaries who pretend Conference of places to be the onely Rule to explicate the hard passages of holy Scripture had followed but this their own Rule this one text would have cleared unto them all other wherein Justice and salvation might seem to be attributed to faith alone See more Mat. 7.21 22. Mat. 5.21 Mat. 19.17 and 11.26 Mat. 12.33 Mat. 16.16 Gal. 3.12 1 Tim. 5.8 1. Joan 2.4 1. Joan. 3.22 Rom. 3.31 Phil. 2.12 ¶ The Fathers that affirm this are Origen in 5. Rom. S. Hilar. cap. 7. in Mat. And

on earth the whole Chapter from vers 12. unto the end doth clearly testifie Adde hereto that he saith not they shall confesse their sins to wit in general but their sin to wit in particular See more Mark 1.4 James 5.16 Mat. 18.18 Mat. 17.14 ¶ See the holy Fathers that affirm the same S. Iren. l. 1. cap. 9. Tertul. l. de poenitentia where he reprehend's some who for humane shamefastness neglected to go to confession It is written of S. Amb. that he himself sate to hear confessions Amb. ex Paulino S. Clement S. Peters successours speaks wonderfully pithily to this purpose ep ad fratr Dom. But of all others Origen is most plain for this point l. 3. Periar S. Chrys l. 3. de Sacerd. hom 85. in Joan. S. Aug. cited as before S. Amb. oret in muliere peccatrice saith Confesse freely to the Priest the hidden secrets of thy soul XVI That Pardons and Indulgences were not in the Apostles times COntrary to the expresse words of their own Bible 2. Cor. 2.10 To whom ye forgive any thing I forgive also for if I forgave any thing to whom I forgave it for your sake forgave I it in the person of Christ The Corinthian aforesaid was excommunicated and put to penance by the Apostle as plainly appeareth 1 Cor. 5.3 and here in 2 Cor. 2. cited above he giveth order for his pardon A plain proof of the Apostles power there of binding here of loosing there of punishing here of pardoning Therefore pardons were in use in the Apostles times 2 Cor. 2.6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment or Censure which was inflicted of many Whence it is clear that it lieth in the hands of the spiritual Magistrates to measure the time of such punishment or penance imposed See more Matth. 18.18 and Matth. 16.19 ¶ As also the Fathers that affirm the same Tertul. lib. ad Mart. cap. 1.5 S. Syp. lib. 3. ep 15. and serm de lapsis Concil Lateran Can. 62. The degrees of Innocentius 3. and 4. de poenitent and remis cap. Quod autem S. Amb. l. 1. de poenit cap. 2. the place begins Dominus per jus S. Aug. ep 75. ad Auxil Episcop The place begins spiritualis poena S. Chrysost l. 3. de sacerdot The place begins Si rex aliquis Lastly Pope Vrban the 2. granted a plenary Indulgence to such as went unto the Holy War The Protestants hold XVII That the actions and passions of the Saints do serve for nothing to the Church COntrary to the express words of their own Bible Colos 1.24 I now rejoyce in my sufferings for you and fill up that which is behinde we read wanting of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his bodies s●ke which is the Church Hence hath ground been always taken of Indulgences but much more principally from the super abundant merit of Jesus Christ There the actions and passions of the Saints do serve for something to the Church Philip. 2.30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death not regarding his life to supply your lack of service towards me Contrary also to an Article of our Creed I beleeve the Communion of Saints For to what purpose believe we this If their actions and passions may not be imparted to us nor serve to any purpose to the Church See more Psal 119.63 we 118. 1 Cor. 12.12 2 Cor. 11.28 Psa 53. we 52. 9.2 Mac. 15.16 Mat. 17.3 Luke 9.30 31. Mat. 27.52 Apoc. 5.8 Gen. 26.5 and 48.16 Exod. 32.13 Job 5.1 Hier. 15.1 Isa 37.35 Mark 14.36 Luke 8.44 Act. 5.15 All these passages contain actions or prayers of the Church triumphant● for the militant or p●tient or for both I care not which they grant and yet one they must needs confesse ¶ See the Fathers that affirm the same S. August lib. de cura promort cap. 2. The place begins Etsi nusquam And again the same Saints in the same book S. Maximus ser de sanctis Octavio Adventio the place begins Cuncti Martyres S. Bede hist Eccles Angliae l. 3. cap. 19. S. Aug. in Pfa. 61. the place begins Vnus enim homo as also S. Anselm upon the same Psalm XVIII That no man can do works of supererrogation COntrary to the expresse words of their own Bible Mat. 19.21 If thou wilt be perfect go and sell that thou hast and give to the poor and thou shalt have treasure in heaven and come and follow me Hence it plainly appears that man by the assistance of Gods grace may do some things counselled which are of more perfection then the things commanded and these we call Works of Supererrogation 1 Cor. 7.25 Now concerning Virgins I have no Commandement of the Lord yet I give my judgement we reade Counsel as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful And verse 38. He that giveth her in marriage doth well but he that giveth her not in Marriage doth better To do that which is counselled is not necessary because one may neverthelesse be saved but he who omits what is commanded unlesse he do pennance cannot escape eternal pains Matt. 19.12 There be Eunuchs which have made themselves Eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven he that is able to receive it we reade take it let him receive it But this cannot properly be said of precepts as S. August noteth upon this place ser 61. de temp for of precepts it is not said keep them who is able but keep them absolutely See more Luke 10.25 1 Cor. 7.1 Rev. 3.3 Acts 2.44 Acts 4.34 ¶ And the holy Fathers affirm the same S. Ambr. l. de viduit Origan in which we do over and above our duty Euseb 1. Demonstrat cap. 8. S. Chrysost hom 8. de act poenit Blame not our Lord he commandeth nothing impossible yea many do no more then they are commanded S. Greg. Nicen. 1. Moral cap 5. XIX That by the fall of Adam we have all lost our Free-will and that it is not in our power to choose good but onely evil COntrary to the express words of their own Bible 1 Cor. 37. He that standeth stedfast in his heart having no necessity but hath power over his own will and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin doth well But if a man have not freedom of will as well to the one as to the other why doth the holy Ghost Prov. 23.26 require of us to give him our heart if we cannot consent but unto evil Therefore it is in our power to choose good or evil John 1.11 12. He came unto his own and his own received him not but as many as received him to them gave he power to become the sons of God words which plainly imply a liberty of will For when he saith some received him and some not who sees not the libetty both of the one and of the other for these would not receive him and those would Deut. 30.19 I call heaven and earth to