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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75518	An appeale of the orthodox ministers of the Church of England against Richard Mountague, late Bishop of Chichester, now Bishop of Norwich. To the most illustrious, high, and honourable court of Parliament. And to the nobilitie, orthodox clergie, gentry, and communaltie of England. With the proceedings against him in Bow-Church. And an epistle to B. Mountague himselfe. also, a supplication of the ministers of Scotland against the said Mountague. Wherein his dangerous heresies are revealed; and the character of an Arminian or Mountaguists is added.		1641 (1641)	Wing A3566; Thomason E206_11; ESTC R209850	17,891	41

your religious Act in agitation at Oxford against Haeresies and false Doctriue And now in its due place we also present unto your view your owne more particular Charge in your Articles exhibited by your House of Commons against Mountagu at Westminster in Parlament 2. Careli 1626. which also remaines upon your Records as followeth MARCH 1626. Articles exhibited by the Commons in Parlament against RICHARD MOVNTAGV Clerke THat hee the said Richard Mountague in or about the 21th yeare of the raigne of our late Soveraigne King Iames of famous memorie hath caused to be printed and in his name to bee published one booke called An answere to the late Gagger of Protestants and in and about the 22th yeare of the same King hee caused to be printed and published one other booke intituled A Treatise of the Invocation of Saints And likewise in that first yere of his Majesties Raigne that now is he procured to bee printed and in his name to bee published an other booke intituled An appeale to Caesar in everie of which bookes hee hath maintained and affirmed some doctrines contrary or repugnant to the Articles wherevpon it was agreed by the Archbishops and byshops of both Provinces and the Whole Clergie in the convecation holden at London in the yeare of our Lord God 1562. according to the computation of the Church of England fer avoyding diversicy of opinions and for establishing consent touching true Religion All which appeares in the places hereafter mentioned and in diuers other places and passages of the same bookes and by his so doing hath broken the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme in that case provided and very much disturbed both the peace of the Church and Common-wealth 1 Wheras in the 35th Article of the Articles aboue-mentioned it is declared That the second booke of HOmilies doth containe a godly and wholesome doctrine In the 16th Homily of which booke it is determined That the Church of Rome as it is present and hath beene for the space of 900. yeares and odde is so farre voyd from the nature of a true Church that nothing can bee more Hee the said Richard Mountague in severall places of his said booke called Gagg pag. App. p. 136. The Answere to the Gagger and in his other booke called the Appeale doth advisedly maintaine and affirme that the Church of Rome is and euer was a true Church since it was a Church 2 Whereas in the same Homily it is likewise declared that the Church of Rome is not built vpon the foundation of the Prophets and Apostles and in the 28th Article of the said Articles that Transubstantiation overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament And in the 25th of the same Articles That fiue other reputed Sacraments of the Church of Rome are not to bee accompted Sacraments yet contrary and repugnant heerevnto hee the said Richard Mountague doth maintaine and affirme in his booke aforesaid called Gag pag. 50 The Answere to the Gagger That the Church of Rome hath ever remained firme vpon the same foundation of Sacraments and doctrine instituted by God 3 In the 19th of the same Articles it is further determined that the Church of Rome hath erred not onely in their living and manner of Ceremonies but also in matters of faith hee the said Richard Mountague speaking of those points which belong to faith and manners hope and Charitie doth in the same Booke called the Gagger Gagg p. 14. affirme and maintaine That none of these are contreverted inter partes meaning the Protestants and the Papists And notwithstanding That in the 31th Article it is resolved That the Sacrifices of Moses in which as is commonly said That the Priest did offer Christ for the quicke and the dead to hane remission of paine and guilt too are blasphemous fables and dangerous deceipts This being one of the points controverted betweene the Church of England and the Church of Rome The said Richard Mountague in his booke called the Gagger doth affirme and maintaine Gagg p 14. That the controverted points are of a lesse and inferior Allay Of them a may man be ignorant without any danger of his soule at all A man may resolue or oppose this or that way within perill of perishing for ever 4. Whereas in the second Homily entituled against perill of Idolatry contained in the foresaid booke of HOmilies approved by the 37th Article aforementioned it is declared That Images teach no good lesson neither of good nor godlinesse but all errour and wickednesse Hee the said Richard in the booke aforesaid Gag p. 300. called the Answere to the late Gagger doth affirme and maintaine That Images may be vsed for the instruction of the ignorant and exitation of Devotion 5 That in the same Homily it is plainly expressed That the attributing the defence of certaine Countries to Saints is a spoyling God of his honour And that such Saints are but as Dij Tutelares of the Gentile Idolatours TLhe said Richard ountague hath notwithstanding in the Booke afore mentioned entituled Inv. p. 107. A Treatise concerning the Invocation of Saints affirmed and maintained That Saints haue not onely a memorie but a more peculiar charge of their friends And that it may bee admitted that some Saints haue a peculiar patronage 108. Custody protection and power 109. as Angels also haue over certaine persons and Countries by especiall deputation And that it is no impietie so to beleeue Note that hee saith in his Appeale 108. and 109. Shew me that the Saints haue knowledge of vs here And J will not doubt to pray to them So that hence it wil be evident That Mountagu holds it lawfull to pray to Saints 6 Whereas in the 17th of the said Articles it is resolved That God hath constantly decreed by his Councell secret to vs to deliver from curse and damnation Those whom hee hath chosen in Christ out of mankind and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation Wherefore they which bee indued with so excellent a benefit of God bee called according to Gods purpose working in due season They by grace obey the calling they bee justified freely walke religiously in good works and at length by Gods mercy attaine to everlasting felicitie Hee the said Richard Mountague in the booke aforesaid called the Appcale App. p. 30. doth maintaine and affirme that men justified may fall away and depart from that state which once they had they may rise againe and become new men possible but not certaine nor necessarie And the better to countenance this his opinion hee hath in the said Booke wilfully added falsified and changed divers words of the 16th of the Articles afore-mentioned And divers other words both in the Booke of HOmilyes as in the Booke of Common Prayer App. p. 29.31 32.35 And all the same places so misrecyted and changed hee doth alledge in his said booke called the Appeale endeauouring thereby to lay a most wicked and malicious scandall upon the Church