And now to close up all with fome good Advice for us Proteftants, and that too in Dr. Sherlock's Words, only putting the Word Scripture in lieu of Fathers, (a little Alteration, do not ftand upon't; come,come, fhew a little good nature for once, and take it upon my Word) Amongst Chriftians there is not one in a hundred thousand who understands all Scripture, and it is morally impoffible they should, and therefore certainly there must be an easier and shorter way to understand Christian Religion than this, or elfe the generality of Mankind, even of profefs'd Chriftians, are out of poffibility of Salvation: Think well on it, as you will answer at God's Tribunal for the Care you took of the one only Neceffary, the faving of your Souls ; Jeek out that cafier and shorter way, and walk faithfully in it. Good, ee'n clofe your Eyes, and examin nothing, but come over to our Mother Rome, and be refolute, and I'll warrant an happy Agreement. If this is not to be thorough Papift, and thorough Romish Priest, I know not what is: But to confider it a little, though the truth is, it doth doth not deferve it, all Scripture, yes, all Scripture must be understood, or elfe the Chriftian Religion cannot So that if a Man underftood all the Texts of the Old and New Teftament, except one, as for Inftance, that in the 9th of the Revelations, verfe the 14th. he cannot understand Chriftian Religion, and is out of a poffibility of Salvation. This is a wonderful Difcovery, and yet one would not think that it came out of a Jefuits Forge; 'tis wrote fo bunglingly, 'tis not done with Art enough to deceive, and fo will not answer the Makers purpose: For as for us Proteftants, I hope we are above fuch little Shams; and we do not only fay, but we find that Scripture in all Points neceffary to Salvation is plain and easie; so that we may run and read: 'Tis true, there are fome Texts, which we that are are unlearned, cannot readily find the true Senfe and meaning of; but they are not fuch as immediately concern Salvation; and we are not deftitute of Helps as to these; for we have learned and Religious Divines, whom we have all the reafon imaginable to believe have no other Defign upon us, than the Good of Souls, to whom we may have recourfe; and we always find them willing and ready to afford us their Affiftance: So that to conclude, we are very happy where we are, and in a fair way to understand Scripture, tho it may be not every jot and tittle of it. However, I think it much better to know fome, and fo much as is fufficient for my Salvation, than to go over to a Church which would have me ftupify'd, and to understand none at all. FINIS Treatife of the Pope's Supremacy: to which is added, A Difcourfe concerning the Unity of the Church. By Dr. Ifaac Barrow. A A Discourse against Transubstantiation. By Dr.Tillotson. A Difcourfe concerning the Adoration of the Hoft, as it is Taught and Practifed in the Church of Rome. A Difcourfe of the Communion in One Kind: In Answer to a Treatife of the Bishop of Meaux's. A Difcourfe of the Sacrifice of the Mass, in 4°. An Anfwer to a Book Entituled, Reafon and Autho rity: Or, the Motives of a late Proteftant's Reconcilia tion to the Catholick Church. In a Letter to a Friend-Together with a Brief Account of Austin the Monk,and. Conversion of the English, in 4°. The Judgment of private Discretion in matters of Religion Defended; in a Sermon on 1 Thef.v. 21.Preached at St. Pauls Covent-Garden, Feb.26.1686. By Richard Kidder. A Requeft to Roman Catholicks to Answer the Queries upon these their following Tenets: 1. Their Divine Service in an unknown Tongue. 2. Their taking away the Cup from the People. 3. Their with-holding the Scriptures from the Laicks. 4. The adoration of Images. 5. The Invocation of Saints and Angels. 6. The Doctrine of Merit. 7. Purgatory. 8. Their Seven Sacraments. 9. Their Priests Intention in Baptifm. 10. The Limbo of unbaptized Infants. 11.Tranfubftantiation. 12. The Propitiatory Sacrifice of the Mafs. 13. Private Maffes. 14. The Sacrament of Penance. 15.The Sacrament of Marriage, with the Clergies Restraint therefrom. 16. Their Sacrament of extream Unction. 17. Tradition. 18. That thred-bare ueftion, Where was your Church before Luther? 19. The Infallibility of the Pope with his Councils. 20. The Pope's Supremacy. 21. The Pope's Depofing Power, 32. Their Uncharitableness to all other Chriftians. Imprimatur Liber cui Titulus, The Second Part of the Prefervative against Popery. May 3. 1688. Guil. Needham, R. R. ERRATA. Page 27. line 1o. for great,r. greater. p.37.1.5. f. when,r. where. 1.23.f. contract,r.contact. p.40.1.27.f. fhould it, r. it should. p.79.1.22.f.undermined,r.undetermined. p.80.1.3.f. corrupt,r.corrupts. 1.22.f.up,г.upon. p.91.1.22.r. in knowledge and bolineß. |