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A02349	A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.	Guild, William, 1586-1657.	1627 (1627)	STC 12479; ESTC S118648	69,651	225

hee all the foure Monarchies are decayed and there resteth none now but that of Antichrists Revel 17.12 And the ten hornes vvhich thou sawest are ten Kinges vvhich haue received no Kingdome as yet but receiue power as Kings at one houre with the Beast This Bellarmine expoundeth lib. 3. de Pont. c. 5. to bee the dissolving of the Romane Empire in-to severall free Kingdomes which before were but tributarie Provinces and which must bee vnderstood of the olde Romane Empire which was in Sainct Iohn's dayes and so is alreadie fulfilled and can-not so bee vnderstood of this new one which consisteth not of so manie Kingdomes and is but an image onlie of the olde erected by the Pope and subject vnto him And so according to Iohn's wordes is not divisible in so manie Kingdomes That this dissolution then of the olde Empire is alreadie accomplished by the revolt of tributarie Kingdomes from the same and their assuming of power to bee free Monarches is alreadie proven by the fore-named testimonies and in speciall by that of Lyra's whose words are these The whole Kingdomes of the World sayth hee haue alreadie as it were revolted from the Romane Empire denying to be subject there-to or to pay tribute and now manie Yeares agoe the Empire hath also wanted an Emperour Whence it followeth that as sure Antichrist is come as it is sure that the olde Romane Empire standeth not entire but is dissolved by the revolt of Kingdomes there-fra which of olde were subject there-to and that at that same instant time when those assumed power as free Kings over their Countreyes that even then Antichrist was alreadie come and grew great in the Church seeing it is expresselie saide that those Kings at one houre receiue power with the Beast §. 3. The place in generall where-in Antichrist is to bee found 2. THess 2.4 Who sitteth in the Temple of God That is as not onelie expound Ierome and Theodoret but their owne Sainct Aquinas and Lyra on this place who ruleth in the Church or as Augustine sayth Lib. 20. de civitate Dei c. 19 who giveth him-felfe out as if he his followers were the onlie true Church Both which that the Pope doeth Bellarmine beareth witnesse proving his Monarchicke ruling in the Church Lib. 2. de Pont. c. 12. and that hee and his followers are onlie the true Church in his fourth Booke De Ecclesia throughout §. 4. The place in speciall where-in Antichrist his seat is to be found REvelat 17.9 The seaven heads are seaven Mountaynes where-on the Woman sitteth Which signify Rome sayeth Bellarmine Lib. 1. de Eucharist Cap. 11. § respondeo Sacramentalem which is situated on seaven Hilles Where-vnto the Rhemists also are forced to consent saying on the fift verse of this same Chapter As in the beginning of the Church Nero and the rest of the persecuting Emperours which were figures of Antichrist did principallie sit in Rome So also say they the great Antichrist shall haue his seat there as it may well bee Note then That Antichrist must not onelie by the Papists owne confession rule as a Monarch in the Church generallie but also that Rome must bee his seate particularlie Where-in that hee hath sitten long a-goe hath beene proved by the tyme of his comming and is clearlie testifyed by their Petrarch a Romane Arch-deane and Channon who lived anno 1350. and who thus testifyeth of Rome in his tyme That it was even then the seate of the Whore that even then the Kinges of the earth did drinke the Wyne of her Fornication So that no-thing more was to be expected than the performance of that which the Angel sayeth Babylon is fallen Petrarch Lib. Epist 18. §. 5. His Qualities and Actions where-by to know him and first his exorbitant Pryde 2. THess 2.4 Who opposeth and exalteth him-selfe aboue all that is called God That is as saith their Carthusian aboue all creatures that are eyther reputed or for some singular perfection or eminencie are so called gods beeing such by participation of name onelie as sayeth their Aquinas Now these are eyther heavenlie Angels so called Psal 97.7 and expounded so to bee Hebr. 1.6 or they are earthlie Princes so stiled Psal 82.6 But to applie that the Pope exalteth him-selfe aboue all these let his Cardinall Turrecremata testifie where hee sayeth Lib. 2. summa cap. 52. That as Christ got dominion from His Father aboue all Principalities and power aboue all creatures what-so-ever that haue beeing that all knees should bow to Him So Hee hath granted most fullie this dominion and power to Peter and his successours Hence was that prowde word in the Bull of Clement the fift concerning those that died comming to his Iubile saying VVee command the Angels c. And hence also is that prowde claime of Boniface the eight in his decretall Extravagant lib. 1. tit 8. vnam sanctam Affirming that he was to judge all men and to bee judged of none and that all men whether Kings or Subjects vnder paine of damnation should professe their subjection to him as their onlie supreame Lord both in spirituall things and temporall §. 6. His Blasphemie 2. THess 2.4 So that hee as God sitteth in the Temple of GOD shewing him-selfe that hee is God Revel 17.3 And I saw a Woman sit vpon a scarlet-coloured Beast full of names of Blasphemie Now that in both these places Antichrist is descrybed all men admit Let vs see then if the Pope sitteth as God in the Temple of God 1. Vsurping the stile of God 2. as also His proper prerogatiues 3. and last by vsurping the proper stiles of the Sonne of God let vs see if hee bee that Beast full of the names of Blasphemie 1. First then that hee assumeth the stile of God is evident out of his canon Law Dist 96. c. satis c. whence Pope Nicolas 2. inferreth that hee is to bee judged by none Which priviledge seeing hee granteth not to anie Prince it is evident that he vsurpeth not that stile in that sense that it is attributed to Magistrates in Scripture and who are never but in the plurall number onlie called Gods but not anie of them a God in the singular 2. Next that hee vsurpeth God's proper prerogatiues is evident in his dispensing with God's Law the reason where-of is because sayth Angelus Clavasinus in his Summa Angelica tit Papa f. 141. wee haue by the example of God him-selfe that hee oft-tymes hath dispensed with his owne Law Therefore it followeth that the Pope lykewyse doing so showeth him-selfe that hee is God or God's equall For it is a common rule amongst them-selues that an inferiour can-not dispence against the command of a superiour Summa Antonini Part. 3. tit 22. cap. 6. § 2. And it agreeth also with common sense and reason A few examples of such dispensations in place of manie wee will bring out of their owne Authors The fore-said Angelus in his summa Angelica f. 141. relateth that Pope Martin

12.8.32 And yee shall not doe everie man what is right in his owne eyes but whatsoever I command you obserue to doe it Thou shalt not adde thereto nor diminish from it Ezek. 20.18.19 But I sayd vnto their Children in the Wildernesse Walke yee not in the statutes of your Fathers neither obserue their judgementes nor defile your selues with their Idols I am the Lord your God walke in my statutes and keepe my judgements to doe them Note then That mens traditions nor ancient custome is not the rule of faith nor manners but onlie the Lords Word Mark 7.7.8 In vaine doe they worship mee teaching for doctrines the traditions of men For laying aside the Commandement of God yee holde the traditions of men Matth. 22.29 Therefore doe yee erre not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God Note then that Scripture is the entire rule of trueth the ignorance whereof is the cause of errour amongst the seduced people 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie THis cause sayth Augustine requireth a judge and who shal be judge let the Apostle bee iudge because by the Apostle Christ speaketh Aug. de gratia lib. arb cap. 18. Let vs stand therefore to the iudgement of the holie inspyred scriptures sayth Basill which God hath set over vs. Epist 80. ad Eustathium 3. Confession of Partie BAsill sayeth Bellarmine willeth that both parties stand to the judgement of Scripture which none can reiect §. 6. That the Scripture is not a dumbe Iudge but that GOD by it speaketh to His Church 1. Authoritie of Scripture IOhn 5.39 Search the Scriptures for in them yee thinke to haue eternall life and these are they that testifie of mee Note then That in the same sense that Christ calleth the Scripture a witnesse it may bee called a judg and in the same manner to pronounce judgement in controversies as it beareth witnesse Seeing then a witnesse must haue speach else hee can bee no witnesse in that the Scripture then is saide to beare witnesse it followeth also that the Scripture after a sort speaketh Iohn 7.42 Hath not the Scripture sayde that Christ commeth of the seed of David c. Loe speach expresly attributed to Scrip●…ure Againe Heb. 12.5 And yee haue forgotten the exhortation that speaketh to you as vnto Children c. In lyke manner Luke 16.29 Abraham saith vnto him They haue Moses the Prophets let them heare them Ergo It implyeth that their writs doe ●…n a manner speake seeing that wee are ●…idden h●are them Heb. 11.4 By faith Abell offered vnto God a more excellent sacrifice than Kain by which he obtained witnes that he was righteous God testifying of his gifts and by it hee being dead yet speaketh If Abell then being dead is saide ye●… to speake by that record of his fayth which is set downe in Scripture eve●… so may the Prophets and Apostle●… beeing dead bee saide lykewise yet to speake by these records of their doctrine of fayth which is set downe in Scripture and which is the Christian foundation whereon the Church is built Ephes 2.20 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie GOD himselfe speaketh to vs by the Scripture sayeth Cyrillus Alex. lib. 11. in Iohn c. 21. And even Christ himselfe this verie day is crying vnto vs in his Gospels sayth Chrysostom homil in Psal 95. 3. Consent of Partie THE Scripture therefore sayeth Bellarmine both by wordes and similitudes everie where cryeth that a sinner in no sort can dispose himselfe to receiue grace Bell. lib. 6. de lib. arb c. 5. § huc denique CHAP. II. OF THE CHVRCH §. 1. That the estate of the true Church is not ever visible to all men and chieflie to the enemies thereof 1. Authoritie of Scripture I. KIngs 19.10 And Eliah sayde I haue bene very zealous for the LORD of Hoasts for the children of Israel haue forsaken thy covenant throwne downe thine Altars and slaine thy Prophets and I onlie am left and they seeke my life I aske Where was then a visible companie of true and publicke worshippers at this time in Israel And that the like estate of true professours was at one time both in Israel and Iudah is evident out of 2. Chron. 15. 8. and 1. King 15.9 the whole Kingdome of Iudah beeing idolatrous in Abiiam's latter reigne and at the same tyme whole Israel being idolatrous vnder Ieroboam Againe 2. Chron. 28.24 it is recorded how at once both Iudah was altogether idolatrous vnder King Ahaz and the Lords publicke worship vtterlie was abrogated and at the same tyme Israel was even so vnder their Kinges Pekah and Hoshea Of this tyme it is sayde in Historie 2 King 17.16 And Israel left all the Commandementes of the Lord their God and made them molten Images even two calues and made a groue and worshipped all the hoste of Heaven and served Baal Vers 18. So there was none left but the tribe of Iudah onlie and Iudah kept not the Commandementes of the Lord their God but walked also in the statutes of Israel which they made And so the Lord reiected all the seede of Israel and afflicted them c. And of this tyme also it is sayde in prophecie by Ieremie Ier. 5.11 For the house of Israel and the house of Iudah haue dealt verie treacherouslie against mee sayeth the Lord. And by Ezechiel 23.13 it is sayde that these two sisters in their spirituall whoredomes tooke both one way Note then When both this people which onelie were then counted Gods Church made defection with their Kings ●…n common to the publicke practise of ●…dolatrie onlie and abrogated the publicke worship of the true God alluterlie where was then the face of a visible companie of true professours having a pub●…icke worship Therefore Zeph. 3.12 the Lord sayeth of his true Church Then I will leaue in the midst of thee an afflicted and poore people that shall trust in the Name of the Lord. Which is farre from an outward pompous and a glorious visibilitie to all Marke 14.27 And Iesus saide vnto them All yee shal be offended because of mee this Night for it is written I will smyte the Shepheard and the Sheepe shall bee scattered I aske then when this was done Where was a visible companie to all of true professours to be pointed at Revel 12.14 And to the Woman were given two Winges of a great Eagle that shee might flie into the Wildernesse vnto her place vvhere shee is nowrished for a time and times and halfe a time from the face of the Serpent This wom●… the Romanists themselues as Lyra and●…thers interprete to be the true Churc●… lurking vnder persecution as Elias d●… three yeares and an halfe in the W●…dernesse where hee was miraculous●… fed I aske then at this same time shee could lurke vnder persecution a●… yet bee gloriouslie and conspicuous●… visible to all Or Rev. 13.3 When the time of Antichrists prevaili●g the Earth shall follow the Beast wh●… shall such visibilitie be Even no whe●… as the Rhemists on the 2.