Noab's Dove. arequitecutoffwirh thisonefword ofrheCreed; Howmuch morcrhen, wirb that I A two-edged fword of the fcrip;ures, andof t~e Fathers rheir inteiprerer!?Whlt then? Thofe that then were Cathohcks, can they m any age be condemned for Here ricks? No: Faith isahvaies con!lant ro ir felfe, and fo is rhc; Church rhar is built upon rharc Faith. Didweeverdenyormakedoubrofany AnKle, er claufe ofrhatAncienr Divinity? EirherrhcnChri!l himfelfe, the Apoflles, Councds, Fa1hm, erred from the Carholick Truth ; or weyer remaioe Catholicks. Whac everothc~ opinionswe meet withall, ~~ncerning Religion, neither make normarre ir; Say rheybe falfe, fay they ~e vrcJou'! they are but hay and ftubhle, which nothingappertaine co the fonudation of thiS everlafhng frame. TheChurchmay be either more found, ormoreonrrupt for them; Itcannot be more or leiTe a Church. The beautyor deformityofaChurchmay confift in them, the ftrength, the welf•~eofit B doth nor: Surely,whofoever willingly fubfcribes to the Word ofGod tigned in the everlaftingmonuments ofScripture, to the ancient Creeds, to the fnure Generall Counfels,to the common confent ofthe Fathers,for fix hundred yeares after Chrifl:, whichwe ofrhe reformed Church religioully profeiTe to doe; ifhe may errein fmall . points, yet he cannot be an Heretick. ~omeparticular Church may cafilyoffend by imputinghere tie co an undeferved opimon,wherher perhaps true,or lightlyerroneous; but neither foule, nor Church can greatly erre, while it rrcads in the fl:eps ofthemoftancienrandunivcrfall : Muft he thereforeofnecdlity die aRomanift, chat would dJC aCatholick?This is an idle fancy , and worthyof nolet!erhan Bedlam. Give meleave(y,e Reverend Fathers)Thebleffed Ghoftofthe moftholy,and la- c teft Bifhop ofthis S'?e.interrupts my fpeech, andchargesme not to fuffer his allies fo fhamefully to be wronged. I can neicher be filent for indignation,nor fpeakefor anger : It was not only rumor'd,but bookes were caft •broad over theworld,concerning the revolt ofthis worthy and excellentPrelate, reporting that at his dtath, hereconciled himfelfto the Church of Rome, andwith manylighs, reoounced the Herefiesofthe Church ofEngland:and atlaft beingabfolved by aPopi01 Prieft,fweetly llcpt in the faithoftheChurchof Rome; Neither d1d hisdeparted foulewanr, f ernewhere (as is reported) fuffrages and .oblationsofMafmongers in this behalfe; Oh immortallGod I whatblafphemy ishere? Can impudency it felfe, focaftoffaU fhamc, astoraifefoflanderousaly, thus boldly' , againft the credit offo many witneiTes, againft the folemncdetellation of their own Prieft, again!t the religious D oathes ofhis neereft friends, anddomeftick fervanrs? a(l:ainfl theSermon and publikewritingsofhislearnedSon? a Son well worthy of ILJCh a Father? Other lies have fame colourroplead forrheircredit; This ( befides boldneffe) bath noneat all. How many ofus fare by that faithfull Pafl:or ofo~rs then breathill€ tOivards his Iafl, and received from his dying lips, words ofmoft conftanr piety: And fomeof yon (Reverend Fathers) devoutly received with him, chat facred Ili1ticum the Iafl bread that ever he tafted, even thebread ofthe Lord; and werewitnelfesofrhe lafl motions of his foule, then ready to depart, and breathing cowards hisheaven. Ours he lived, Ours hedied, and now,asours ,is crowned in heauen. Coeon now,ye m,f->.ealous fpirits; goon to lie flourly; fomewhat will alwayes flick fafttothe E accufers; bur in themeane time,- it cannot be truth, rharneedsthe props of lies. Only this by rl;e way. · Lee the boldeft Sophifter ofthe Romifh Schoole,come forth now, and iThe can, for fhame,let him undercake to prove thatthofe moft notedadditionsofrheTridentino Faith,which onely wereje&,were received ofall rheChurch,in all Ages,forneceiTary head,ofReligion:or lethimconfeiTe(ashe needsmuft)rhat wehave ftill conft•ntly perfifted in the CommunionofOne, Holy,Catholick Church and faith; He lhall eafilybewray his own novelry,but never fhall evince anyHerefie ofours. Jtis.a golden layingofCardinal Cont<ren.,..;H earken I befeechyou,ifanyingenuous fpmt of you all,be a friend to B.ome,NoDop"" eft concilio,no~>.fyUogifmit ad fd•,d"' h•lft LN theranoriiturbu,&c.There needs noCouncel(faith he)no Syllogifmes roalby thefe broylesoftheLutherans, but onely charicy,hurniliry,and a fincere mind,rhat being void
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