' 596 ./ A ftriom Diffwajive from Poperie. prefent gi"2Ce andfumre &lvarion; That we can never knowwhether we havere- A ceived the ern~ Sacraments ofGod , becaufe we cannot know the intention ofthe Miniller witboot which they are noSacraments. Ai\.ellgion that t'Cke! the confcience with the needldfe torture ofa neceffary tbrifr. wherei~ the verrue ofabiOluriondependson the fulndfe ofconfeffion : and that u!xm examination; and the fufficicncy o~exall!ina~ion is fo full offcruplcs (befides rhofe infinite cafesofunrefolveddoubts m thiSf.uned enance) tbat the poore foule never knowes when it is cleare\. A Religion, that profeffes to be a Bawdof finne; whiles both (in prattice) it toleratesopen llewes, and prefers fornication in fame cafes to honourableMatrimony, and gentlyblan:hes i:wer t!>e breachesofGodsLaw, with the name ofVeniaUs, and favorable tirlesofDiminution; daring toaflirm that Veniall finnes are no hindrance eoamans cleanneffe andperfeltion. 11 · Acruell Religion, thatfeodspoore Infuusremedilelly into the eternall painesof Hell, forwantofthat which they could not live to defire: and frighrs fimple foules withexpe&ationoffained torments in Purgatory;not inltriour (for the time) to the flames of the damned.How wretchedly and fearfully mull: their poore Layicks needs dye: forfirll, they arenot fure they fball not goe to Hell;and fecondly, they are fore to befcorched, ifthey !ballgoe to Heaven. A Religion, th:ttmakesnarurevainly proud,inbeing joynedby her, as copartner withGod inour J ullification , inourSalvation ; and idle!ypuffed up in aconceitof her perfeCtion, andability ro keepemoreLawes thanGod bathmade. A Religion, thatrequires no other faith rojullification in Chrillians, thanmay be fo)lnd in theDevils themfelve9: who, befides aconfufed apprehenfion, can affent C unto theTruth ofGodsrevealed will: Popery requires nomore. A Religion, that in !leadofthe puremilkoftheGofpel!,hath long fed her fiarved foules with fuch idleLegends, as the Reporter can hardlydeliverwithout laughter, and theirAbenors not hearewithout lbame and difclamation: thewifer fort ofthe World read thofeStorieson winter Evenings for fport, which the poore credulous multitude heares in their Churcheswith adevout afioni!hmenr. AReligion, which (!ell ought lbould be here wanting to the DOCtrine ofDev:ls} makesreligiousProhibitionsofmeat, anddiJferenceofdyet; fuperfiiti oully preferringGodswotkmanlbip to it felfe, and willingly pollutingwhat he hathfanffified. D AReligion, that requires nothing but meere fonnality inour devotioos; the workewrought fuffices alone inSacrament•, inPrayers : So t~e number he found in theChappelet, there is no care ofthe affection; as ifGod '"garded not the heart, bot the toogue and hands; andwhile he underfiandsus, cared little whether we underRand our felves. AReligion, that prefumptuoullydares to alterand mangle Chrills !all Inllirution;and facrilegiouily rob Godspeople ofone halfofrhat heavenly provifion,which ourSaviour left fur his lalland dearefi Legacy to his Church for ever; as ifCbrifrs Ordinancewere fuperfluous, oranyShavelingcould bewifer thanhis Redeemer. A Religion, that dependswholly upon niceandpoor uncertainties, and unproveable fuppofals:That Peter was Bi!hopof Ro101e;that he left any heiresofhis graces and E fpirir; or ifany, but one in aperpetuall and unfaileable fucceffion at Rome; that he (o bequeathed his infallibility to his chaire, as that whofoeverfits in it, cannot but fpeake true: that all which fit where he fate, mull by fomefecret infiinct fay ashe taught; thatwhar Chrill faid~ohim abfolutely, ere everHomewasthoughtof,mufr be referred, yea, tyod tothat place alone, and fulfilled in it: That l.in..,, or Cl'"'"'' or Cletm, theSchoUers and fuppofed fucceffors of Peter, mull: be preferred ( in tbe Headl!Jipofthe Church) to ]oh" the beloved Apollle then living: That he whofe lif<, whofe pen, whofejudgernent,whofe keyes may me; yer in hisPontificiaUchair cannot erre : ThattheGoldenLine ofthisApollolicall Succeff10n,in theconfulion offomany, long, delj>erate S£hifmes, lbamefully corrupt Ufurpations, and Inuuiiom, yeelded Herefies;neither was, nor can bebroken. Denyanyofthefe, and Popery
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