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A15396	A catholicon, that is, A generall preservative or remedie against the pseudocatholike religion gathered out of the catholike epistle of S. Jude, briefly expounded, and aptly, according to the time, applied to more then halfe an hundreth of popish errours, and as many corruptions of manners. With a preface seruing as a preparatiue to the catholicon, and a dyet prescribed after.; A catholicon.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1602 (1602)	STC 25673; ESTC S114006	113,250	270

profitable to instruct that men abuse not their holy profession vnto wantonnesse the grace of God teacheth vs to denie vngodly lusts not to liue in them Tit. 2. 12. But thou whosoeuer thou art that art called to the faith of Christ if thou be a blasphemer a drunken person enuious an extortioner thou art of them that turne the grace of God into wantonnesse makest thy bellie thy God the end of such is damnation Phil. 3. 19. And denie God the onely Lord and our Lord Iesus Christ These words thus translated seeme to speake of two persons of God the father and God the sonne but indeede the whole sentence is to be vnderstood of Christ who is called God and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 master and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lord so that Lord here in the first place should be translated master for Christ is God in respect of his Godhead with his father he is our master because he hath bought vs 2. Pet. 2. 1. he is our Lord because by him all things are preserued 1. Cor. 8. 6. Hebr. 1. 3. so that he is God as our creatour Lord as our preseruer master as our Redeemer Doctrin That there are two sorts of deniers Doctr. 4. Papists how deniers of Christ. of Christ either such as in opinion detract from Christ and publish heresies as the Arrians denied his Godhead the Anabaptists his humanitie or such as denie him in their life and conuersation Testim For the first 2. Pet. 2. 1. 1. Iohn 4. 3. For the second 2. Tim. 3. 5. They haue a shewe of godlinesse denying the power c. Exampl Of the first deniers Hymeneus and Philetus 2. Tim. 2. 18. which denied the resurrection of the body and so consequently denied Christs resurrection Of the second such were the Iewes which gloried in the lawe and yet in breaking the lawe dishonoured God Rom. 2. 23. Exornat They which denie Christ are as those that should haue refused to strike the posts of their doores with the blood of the Paschall Lambe or that did eate vnleauened bread they should be cut off Exod. 12. 13. 19. The striking of the blood is the profession of faith the vnleauened bread is innocencie of life Confirmat Iohn 13. 35. Christ giueth charitie as his cognisance whereby his Disciples are knowne they then that liue not thereafter denie their master and pull off his cogniscance Applicat 1. Against Papists that denie the offices of Christ his propheticall ●●ror 1● in making their traditions equall to scripture regall in setting vp another head to make lawes to bind the conscience namely the Pope priestly office in making other Mediators beside and other satisfactorie sacrifice as of the masse beside his death Secondly all carnall gospellers are reprooued who are nowe conuinced to denie Christ because by the power of his death they die not vnto sinne Rom. 6. 6. The fourth lecture Uers. 5. I will put you in remembrance for as much as ye once knewe Nowe the Apostle declareth by the examples of Gods iudgements in times past what punishment these hypocrits also are to expect and he produceth three principall examples of the Israelites the angels and the third is of Sodome and Gomorrha Doctrin That it is profitable euen to put the people of God in minde of those Godly conference profi●●ble things they alreadie knowe Testim 2. Pet. 1. 12 13. I will stirre you vp by putting you in remembrance though you haue knowledge Examp. Mich. 6. 5. O my people remember Balaak c. Heb. 10. 32. Call to remembrance c. Confirmat Phil. 3. 1. For you it is a sure thing often to recapitulate and repeate the same thing is profitable Exornat Like as when a naile is driuen to the head Ecclesiast 12. 11. So is a doctrine or precept well vrged and they are like the cleane beastes that chawe the cudde which doe ruminate and meditate of the same things often Applicat First against the papists who allowe not the people to conferre and reason Error 13. togither of such things as they heard which we see notwithstanding was the practise of the primitiue Church Act. 17. 11. Secondly we see it is an approoued course both for the minister to vse some repetition and rehearsall of that which hath bene taught and that it is a friuolous obiection when any man saith he heard nothing but that he knewe for it is somewhat to haue that called to his remembrance and to be better imprinted in his minde which he knewe before Thirdly this Christian practise is commended that people should conferre togither of those things they heare that they be not as leaking and running vessels Heb. 2. 1. It were much better for them so to doe then to make themselues busie bodies in pratling and talking their pleasure of others when they are met togither The Lord after he had deliuered c. destroyed them which beleeued not By this Doctrin 1. Doubtfulnesse in faith a sinne example the Apostle sheweth that as the Israelites though they were deliuered out of Egypt perished because they murmured and lusted and brought forth no fruits of their faith so they which seeme to be deliuered and redeemed by Christ from the bondage of sinne shall not be saued if they lead a carnall and corrupt conuersation Doctrin That they which liue in carnall pleasures and voluptuousnesse are conuinced not to beleeue as the Israelites wished to returne to the fleshpots of Egypt because they beleeued not the promises of Canaan Testim Phil. 3. 19. They which make their bellie their God and mind earthly things are enemies to the crosse of Christ. 1. Tim. 5. 6. Shee that liueth in pleasure is dead Exampl Luk. 16. 19. This was the condemnation of the rich man his voluptuous liuing who notwithstanding liued in the externall cōmunitie of the faithfull calleth Abraham father such an one was Herod Mark 6. 20. who made semblance of religion yet liued in vnlawefull lust Exornat Saint Peter compareth such to the dog that returneth to his filthy vomit and to the sow that returneth to the wallowing in the mire 2. Pet. 2. 22. Such are they which hauing once receiued the faith doe pollute it with their liues Confirmat Heb. 10. 29. Their sinne is great because they count the blood of the testament as an vnholy thing that is not able to sanctifie and clense them Applicat 1. Against the papists in this manner all that died in the wildernes were not vnbeleeuers and altogither incredulous but some of them onely doubted as Moses Numb 20. 12. You beleeued me not saith the Lord that is they were wauering and not constant here we conclude that we ought to be vndoubtedly Error 14. assured of our saluation and therefore it is an erroneous assertion of the papists that the certaintie of faith whereby a man is assured of saluation is presumption 2. We see what a daungerous thing it is by this example for those

seruant to Christ. Reasons 1. In regard of our Masters high protection Heb. 13. 5. He will neuer leaue nor forsake vs. 2. In regard of his prouision Luk. 15. 17. They haue bread enough that is God prouideth all necessarie things for his 3. In regard of the great reward of Gods seruice Mat. 19. 28. Use 1. We lay open the hypocrisie of the pope who calleth himselfe a seruant Error 1. of seruants yet taketh vpon him to be a king of kings who professing himselfe a seruant doth his own will and not his masters like vnto that euill seruant which smiteth his fellowes Mat. 24. 48. Secōdly we are taught that euery man in his place should seeke to doe some acceptable seruice vnto Christ in setting foorth his truth that no man be an vnprofitable mēber as they are which spend their time in ryot and wantonnesse Called and sanctified Here are set down three parts of our iustification and incorporation Doctrin 2. into Iesus Christ vocation by God the father sanctification by the holy Ghost preseruation by Christ so that it is in vaine to be called first vnlesse we be sanctified and to be sanctified vnlesse we be kept and preserued not to loose our sanctification Doctrine that it is in vaine to be called that is stirred and mooued to receiue the faith vnlesse we be sanctified Probat Math 20. 16. Many are called but few are chosen that is truely sanctified Iam. 1. 14. it auaileth not to be so called to the faith Demonst Mark 6. 20. Herod seemed to be called and somwhat in wardly touched but he was not sanctified he would not forsake his sweete sin of incest in keeping his brothers wife Simon Magus was baptized and so called Act. 8. but he was not sanctified to leaue his gaineful sin of couetousnesse Exornat Like as the Israelites were called out of Egypt into the wildernesse but there they murmured against God did not sanctifie him in his workes Confirmat I am 1. 22. Deceiuing your own selues that is they think it enough to heare the word onely another cause is forgetfulnesse v. 24. The loue of the world their owne pleasure putteth from them the desire of sanctification Vse 1. The papists slander vs that say we preaching faith destroy good workes Error 2. whereas we affirme with the Apostle that our calling is fruitlesse without sanctification 2. Let no man content himselfe to come to heare the word but labour to amēd your liues your drūkennes extortiō Reserued or preserued by or to Christ that is that he should keepe and continue them in their holy profession Doctrine That they which are giuē vnto Doctrin 3. Christ and truely called shall be preserued Faith neuer lost to the end Phil. 1. 6. Testim 1. Pet. 1. 5. which are kept by the power of God through faith Exampl 2. Tim. 4. 18. God will deliuer me from euery euill worke preserue me to his kingdome Like as Zachar. 4. 9. Zerubbabel did both lay the foundation of the temple and finish the worke so God will establish and make perfect the worke begun in vs Psal. 68. 28. Reason The cause of this continuance and perseuerance is not in our selues because we are subiect to mutabilitie and are readie to fal like water as Reuben that lost his birthright Gen. 49. 5. but the cause is in Christ that holdeth vs Ioh. 6. 39. Use 1. Against the papists that say faith Error 3. faith may be lost and that a man may fall away from his election for Christ looseth nothing that is his and Gods word decree is immutable Heb. 6. 2. That seeing many doe fall away as Demas did 2. Tim. 4. that we pray continually that Iesus Christ may hold vs. Vers. 2. Mercie peace loue be multiplied Mercie frō God the father in forgiuenesse Doctr 4. of sin peace in Christ in feeling our conscience setled loue in the holy Ghost in beeing more and more assured of Gods loue towards vs. Multiplied doctrine that we endeauour Assurance of saluation to increase in the graces of Gods spirit in inward feeling and assurance Probat Phil. 1. 9. Coloss. 1. 10. The Apostle wisheth that they may increase and abound in all graces Demonst. 2. Cor. 1. 5. Saint Paul sheweth concerning himselfe that as his sufferings increased so his consolation much more in Christ such an one was Marke at the first weake and fearefull Act. 13. 39. but afterward strong and profitable 2. Tim. 4. 11. In this respect Iudg. 5. last verse the righteous are compared to the sunne that still from his rising encreaseth Reason The cause of this increasing 1. Cor. 15. 10. The grace of God in vs is not in vaine but maketh vs abound Vse 1. The papists are confuted who thinke a man can not grow vp to an assurance Error 4. of saluation seeing that the children of God may increase till they come to a perfect growth in Christ Ephes. 4. 11. 2. They are reproued that either loose their first loue or increase not but continue in one state The second lecture v. 3. Here beginneth the second part of this epistle wherein is propounded the whole argument matter namely to exhort them to striue and contend for the faith wherein we haue these foure things to consider 1. The cause which mooued him to write not onely his owne desires but the present necessitie 2. Whereof he writeth of the common saluation 3. To what ende to exhort them to striue for the faith 4. A reason of this ende the faith which was once giuen once for all that they are not to expect a new faith but it was giuen once to continue for euer When I gaue all diligence c it was needfull These two ioyne togither as the generall and speciall causes of his writing the generall cause is his diligent desire to profit the sepciall this necessarie occasion because of seducers and false brethren Doctrine That all which are called to Doctrine 1. be dispensers of the word should vse all diligence in preaching of the same Probat 2. Tim. 4. 2. Preach the word be instant in season out of season 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is let him take all occasion fit or vnfit either in respect of the time or of the opinion of the people Demonst. Act. 20. 7. S. Paul continued the preaching till midnight he taught thorough euery house v. 20. at all seasons v. 18. S. Peter 2. Pet. 2. 15. I will endeauour alwaies c. Exornat 1. Cor. 4. 2. As stewards and disposers of their masters goods should be faithfull so also Ministers which are disposers of the secrets of God and as shepheards are diligent to know the state of the flocke Prou. 27. 23. Confirmat 1. Cor. 9. 16. Necessitie is laid vpon me and woe is me if I preach not the gospel Ezech. 33. 6. God will require his blood that perisheth at the watchmans hand if he doe not warne

them Application 1. The Papists hold that the Scriptures are not necessarie now no Error 5. more then in the Patriarks time who liued many hundred yeares without any Scripture both before the flood and after Ans. God did then teach them by visions and reuelations and they had Prophets and Patriarks taught of God to instruct them but now we haue neither Prophets nor Apostles and reuelations and visions are ceased so that the Scripture and written word of God are now most necessarie as here the Apostle saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 necesse habui or it was needefull for me to write vnto you 2. Idle pastours and ministers are reprooued who vse not this diligence to take all occasions to instruct their people who if they loued Christ would feed his flock Ioh. 21. 16. 3. As the pastours should vse all diligence to teach so the people should be as forward and diligent to heare Swift to heare slow to speake Iam. 1. 19. But now contrariwise they are swift to speake and to open their mouthes against the Ministers of God but exceeding dull and slow to heare Gods word take heede also of itching eares 2. Tim. 4. 3. Some are like nice and daintie persons that take no meate vnlesse it be dressed after their owne fanfie that like any water better then out of their owne fountaine Prov. 5. 15. and other Ministers better then their owne Common saluation Doctrine That there 2. Doctrine Christ died onely for the Elect. is one common way vnto saluation wherby all that are appointed thereunto shall be saued Probation Eph. 4. 5. One Lord one faith one baptisme Demonstrat Rom. 4. 23. It was not written onely for Abraham c. Abraham had not a speciall way by himselfe to be saued but the same common way with the rest 2. Tim. 4. 8. S. Paul looketh for one common reward with all the faithfull Exorn. Like as they which liue in one kingdome be they strangers or home-borne are subiect to one law Exod. 12. 49. so there is one law for all that appertaine to the kingdome of Christ. Reason Act. 10. 34 35. God is no accepter of persons to priuiledge some not others but he that feareth God in euery nation is accepted Applicat 1. Against the Papists who Error 6. make this way too common saying that Christ died verily for all Iewes Turkes infidels for the damned as well as the Elect Whereas the Scripture testifieth he died onely for his sheepe Ioh. 10. 11. who is the Sauiour of all men but especially of them which beleeue 1. Tim. 4. 10. then not of all alike 2. Against schismatikes that make not this way common enough but think they onely haue found out the way to heauen as beeing holier then the rest as those hypocrites in Isaias time 65. 5. Which say Stand apart come not neare me I am holier then thou 3. If it be a common saluation none are to be ignorant of it the ignorance then of the people is reprooued who seeke not to know the means of their saluation who are like to the foole whome the wise man speaketh of that knoweth not the way into the citie Eccl. 10. 15. That you striue for the faith c. Doctr. Doctr. 3. Euery one must striue for the faith It is euery mans part according to his place and calling to contend for the defence and maintenance of the truth and to resist the gainsayers Testim Prou. 23. 23. Bu●e the truth but sell it not that is by all meanes compasse the truth but by no meanes by thy silence or negligence betray it Demonst. Christ is herein an example to vs Ioh. 18. 37. who came to be a witnes to the truth and S. Paul 2. Cor. 13. 8. We can doe nothing against the truth but for the truth This is also the commendation of the whole Church of Ephesus Apoc. 2. 2. because they sifted and examined the false Apostles and hated the Nicolaitans Exorn. Like as Gen. 26. 21. the seruants of Isaac doe striue with the Philistims for the well of water which they had found so for the truth and faith we ought to contend Confirmat The reason is taken from the excellencie and price of faith men will contend for things of great price so we must not neglect so great saluation which began to be preached by the Lord himselfe Hebr. 2. 3. which hath beene commended to vs by the trauaile of the Apostles by the bloode of Martyrs Dauid would not drinke the water which was compassed with the perill of his captaines liues but powred it out to the Lord. 2. Sam. 23. so should not we make light account of the truth which haue beene defended by the sufferings of so many martyrs Applicat 1. Against the Papists who say that the triall of faith dependeth vpon Error 7. the iudgement of the prelates of the Church that the people must not skanne their faith but receiue it at their hands The Apostle here exhorteth all the brethren to striue for the faith yea and the Berheans are commended for examining the Apostles doctrine according to the Scriptures Act. 17. 11. 2. This doctrine is against their carnall securitie which make no account of the defence of the truth but stand indifferent to euery religion readie to be carried about with euery winde of doctrine Eph. 4. 14. Which was once giuen to the Saints That is once for all not euer to be changed or 4. Doctr. Doctrine of faith vnchangeable altered and therefore this faith steadfast and vnchangeable ought to be striued and contented for Doctr. That the faith of Iesus Christ preached first by the Lord and confirmed by the Apostles as it is contained in their scriptures and writings ought to be kept inuiolably without change and alteration to the worlds ende For the Apostle saith 1. Tim. 6. 14. I charge thee to keepe this commandement vnrebukeable to the appearing of the Lord Iesus Therefore S. Paul reprooueth the Galatians for that they were so soone turned to an other Gospel Gal. 1. 6. vers 7. He calleth the peruerting of the Gospel of Christ in corrupting of the doctrine of iustification by faith with iustification by law or by workes an other Gospel Exorn. 1. Cor. 3. 11. Other foundation can no man lay Like as the house once builded and the foundation laid whosoeuer will enterprize to lay a new foundation will ouerthrow the whole building like as the law of the Medes and Persians altered not Dan. 6. 8. so neither is the law of Christ changed therefore is it called a testament which is ratified when men are dead Heb. 9. 17. Confirmat Heb. 13. 8. Iesus Christ yesterday and to day and the same for euer As Christ chaungeth not so neither his law nor Gospel Applicat 1. Against the Papists who in most of their articles haue varied from Error ● the doctrine of the Apostles in their seauen sacraments in the reall presence sacrifice of