. Mans..naturali Imaginations. 4-6,1 I T rinitie andfo wor01ippeth nothiag but an i\ the prefencc oU111n that appoimcth it; now •idoll. ' · · GtmltJS alwa1es prefeot With his Church, Againe,theRdigionofthe le~~>«,atthis day Mat. z8.,o. And therefore the Pope by his is a part of Athei(me: for howfoouer they cla_1me, mutlneedesrhruflChnUour ofhiS holdeone God,and acknowledge the books ol!ice. Secondly,fromblSpmfi f] rff~ee,which of the olde Tdlamem forthe Scriptures of confillerh in.fatisfaction, and imerceffioo : God, yet rhcywor01ippe not that God in Chnfis fatisfaction they nullifie by(•)ioyChri!l,and fa in (l:ead ofthe tmeGod,frame mng therwith the fati•faction ofmensworks, 1 Rhem,on Rum 8.1 7. fcd.4. <t.loh ,, an idol in rheirownc braine 1 foras Cbri!l ~c) for thereby rh~y make lt imperfect: And , 3 . Caith,Whofoeutdeniesthe Son,th<(amehath not they rob hml ot hismtercerfion,by ( k.) comk Rhcm.on the Father, Co thatthey wanting Chrill, and municating the fame to Samts;yca,they ex- ,,Cor.>.u, byconfequentthe Father alfo,'iudeede and air the virgule Marie farrc aboue Chrifi in lctt. 1• truly haue no God;but as Chflfitold the Sa· this work, tor they prayhertoa&k,erheFather, Jnoffic;o , loh. 4 u, maritans (d)ThqWJ>r/hip th'l /,_nown•mhat. tocommar<pd{hrif/ herfonoe, 6phear<thorit] of beau: Mo Thirdly, thereligionof the Papi/lsat tb1sday A mother, todoethm,4ndthtU,forthem, and (b nz. is a parr ofAtheifme: we mull indecddillinmakeChr~fihervndcrling. Thirdly, from guilh it from the two former : fofih word B his proplmicaNoffice,by making thePope the they acknowledge the Trioitie in vnitie, and · mfallible ludge of al controucrfies:avowing, vnitie inTrinitle, and their doctrineof the that thq ratberdejire toknow the ancient injlituvnion of Chri(h two natures inone perfon, tio1 of C~ri/lilln rel1gion from the Popu mouth, is according to the Scripture :.But yet if wee thmfrom hol] writ. Now rhusrobbing Ch11!1 markethcdrift,and fequele ofthcirdo<lrine of his offices, they make him afalle Chnfl: Inannot. fup.difl.4o. c.flpapa.E. d1t.Grcg. in other points, wee (hall findeit to beclo(c and fa w:mtmg theSanae, they cannot bauc Athcifmc: as may beeprooued by tiVO reathe Father,for (I) hethat hath""the Son,hath 1J.loh.,, fons: firfi, becaufe the ttue God,who isthc "" •he Fmher: and thcrefure popifh religion , 3, • Bcllar, Lib.7.de J>crnit,c,f, Creatorofheaucnand eanh,is infinite in luwanting the Father and the Sonn.e, cannot (ticc, and mercie: But according to the dobeatrue rcligion)but me.erecoloured Athcctrineof the Pap11ls, God "not infinite in ,fme in iudgcmcnt. Iullice,aod mercie: And therefore to them TheCecond degree ofAtheifmein iudge- ,. not the true God: for fit!!, God' lufhce ment, IS when men place fomudoll io the accordmgto them, Is 'not infinite: for they roomeofthctrueGod,holdingthefamefor (•)teach,that a man by his own proper works their God:thus did theGentiles Gone in worof peGance (which bee finite and Imperfect) C Oupping thefunne;the mcone,& the fiarres, may trucly fatisfie God for the gUiltof tern · or urher creatures!· porall puni!hment. Secondly,they make the The third degree is, when a man doth a· r!\h,m. on mcr~y of God imperfect.by(f) peecing vp uouoh,hold~, wdmaintaine,that there is no Rom. 8 ,, 7 • the lame with mans merits 10 the worke of God at all;thiS 1~tbe h1ghell degreeofAthetctl+ Redemption: for Gods mercy iseither eue· ifirie, and tile moll notorious finne that can' I • Rom. 11 • ry .vay mercy,or no mercy,as Paul faith, (g) be,and all fuch pcrfons~unainrainethiscilr6, If it 6ee ofgrtra, it Unomore ofw111'k!I, Dr ~ife fed thought i are vnworthie the eommob wer~g"""ceno moregrace, andsf.it be of worf<!s, breath of men: forif .tha.t·man f11aJl die the: it is no more grt:~ce, or e!(e were wgyk_e no more death, and .that worthily, who !hall auouch work!. Secondly,the Chrill of the Papifis is his lawfull Prince to be no prince,how~eh a falfe Cbrill ; this will appeare by plaine moreoughthetodierhe~carh, .thoughhet reafon out of their doctrine : for lirfl, they .had a thoufand liues, that.fhall aflirme rh·e: fpoileChrillof hi• true manhood by their trueGod,tobec.nogod/ .Thuswec.lcc the' doctrineof real prefence,wh~reinthey hold, truiuofthis euill thought, whereby the hay: that ChtiCls body is not onely in heaueo,but noufnelfeof.it doth plaincly~ppeare. •. really and fub!laotia!ly in all places where D JY. Point. Thccxamination ofour owne the facrifice of theMalfe is olfcred,thus they harts,touchmgthis thought)~·herhcr itmay make it omnipotent, and fa quite take away befoundamong vs orno.r :.dqubtlclfeeoefty the nature of a body. Secondly, they d1fone willlabouuo cleare himfclfbereof;And grade Chrill from the three offices of his the reafon .wherewith manjr ·d0e footh vp Med~atorllnp : firfi from lm i(:•gi;office, by themfclues;tstbiS; becaufe they neuer feli in " Rhcm.on (h) placing the Pope in hisroome,and Head, themfelue~ any fuch cohceiti as this, th•t Ephcf.•·"· as Ius deputie in Cbrifls prefence: for they thmiof• God• .Butwemayeafily'deceiuebur fctt .5. giue pmver ro the Pope to rule the Cathafelues herein, for ama'n aannot alwaitsdifliqueChurch, and to make !awes to binde cernewhatbdhethoughtsofhioownheart: mens c?nfciences, whi~h bee things proper There bemman two kmds of cogitatiorrs,or ro Chnfl alone: whetem they do as much as as one may fay',rea[ons:tht1idtis afingleco· 1fthey O.ould take the Crownefrom Ch11lls ~llatwn;whetebyaman·fimplythinkcrh or hcad,ond fet it on the Pol'es:for to claimc re• knoweth, onudgeth this or that·, and rhi~ is gcnc1c 111 the prefeocc ut rf,clawlul Prmce, properly called the mindt•.Thcother is a re· i.s ro procl~imerebcl_honagai~fi rhcPrtnc_e; flexe cogitation or rcafmr, whereby a man for comm1ffion of vlccgcrencle ceafcth, 10 mdgeth that he knowerh or thinketh thisor Q.q 3 that, .. Examinati. onof rh:s rhougln.
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