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B04950	The Virgin Mary misrepresented by the Roman Church in the traditions of that church, concerning her life and glory; and in the devotions paid to her, as the mother of God. Both shewed out of the offices of that church, the lessons on her festivals, and from their allowed authors. Part I. Wherein two of her feasts, her conception and nativity, are considered.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.; Patrick, John, 1632-1695.	1688 (1688)	Wing P863A; ESTC R19085	135,709	190

Opinions of the Jesuits and other Casuits 4 o. A Discourse concerning the Necessity of Reformation with respect to the Errors a●… Corruptions of the Church of Rome 4 o. First and Second Parts A Discourse concerning the Celebration of divine Service in an Unknown Tongue 4 o. A Papist not Misrepresented by Protestants Being a Reply to the Reflections upon the Answer to A Papist Misrepresented and Represented 4 o. An Exposition of the Doctrine of the Church of England in the several Articles proposed by the late BISHOP of CONDOM in his Exposition of the Doctrine of the Catholick Church 4 o. Defence of the Exposition of the Doctrine of the Church of England against the Exception of Mons de Meaux late Bishop of Condom and his Vindicator 4 o. A CATECHISM explaining the Doctrine and Practices of the Church of Rome With an Answer thereunto By a Protestant of the Church of England 8 vo A Papist Represented and not Misrepresented 〈…〉 Answer to the First Fifth and Sixth 〈◊〉 of the Second Part of the Papist Misrepresented and not Represented and for a further Vindication of the CATECHISM truly Representing the Doctrine and Practices of the Church of Rome 4 o. The Lay-Christian's Obligation to read the Holy Scriptures 4 o. The Pl●… Man's Reply to the Catholick Missionaries 24 o. An Answer to THREE PAPERS lately printed concerning the Authority of the Catholick Church in matters of Faith and the Reformation of the Church of England 4 o. A Vindication of the Answer to the said THREE PAPERS 4 o. Mr. Chillingworths Book called The Religion of Protestants a safe way to Salvation made more generally 〈◊〉 by omitting personal Contests but inserting whatsoever 〈◊〉 the common Cause of Protestants or defends the Church of England with an exact Table of Contents and an Addition of some genuine Pi●… of Mr. Chilling●…'s 〈◊〉 before Pri●…d viz. against the Infallibility of the R●… Ch●… 〈◊〉 Tradition c. And an Account of what moved the Author to turn Papist with his Confutation of the said motives An Historical Treatise written by an Author of the Communion of the Church of Rome 〈…〉 Wherein is made appear That according to the Princ●… of 〈◊〉 Church this D●… cannot be an Article of Faith. 4 o. The Protestants 〈◊〉 and Comparison of the Protestant Religion 〈◊〉 by Law 〈…〉 of Popery Wherein is shewn that 〈…〉 Fathers and Councils and that proved from Holy Writ the W●… of the ancient Fathers for several hundred Years 〈…〉 of the 〈…〉 Papists themselves 4 o. The Pillar and 〈◊〉 of Truth A Treatise shewing that the Roman Church 〈…〉 to be 〈…〉 and the Pillar of that Truth mentioned by S. Paul in his first Epistle to T●…y chap. 3. ver 15. 4 o. The Peoples Right 〈◊〉 read the holy Scriptures Asserted 4 o. A short Summary of 〈◊〉 principall Controversies between the Church of England and the Church of 〈◊〉 being a Vindication of several Protestant Doctrines in Answer to a late Pamphlet intituled Protestancy destitute of Scripture Proofs 4 o. An Answer to a late Pamphlet intituled The Judgment and Doctrine of the Clergy of the Church of England concerning one special Branch of the Kings Prerogative viz. In dispensing with the Pe●…l Laws 4 o. Books lately Printed for Richard Chiswell A Discourse of the Holy Eucharist in the two great Points of the Real Presence and the Ad●…tion of the Host in Answer to the Two Discourses lately Printed at Oxford on this Subject To which is prefixed a large Historical Preface relating to the same Argument Two Discourses of Purgatory and Prayers for the Dead The Fifteen Notes of the Church as laid down by Cardinal Bellarmin examined and confuted 4 o. With a Table to the Whole Preparation for Death Being a Letter sent to a young Gentlewoman in France in a dangerous Distemper of which she died By W. W●… M.A. ●… o. The Difference between the Church of England and the Church of Rome in opposition to a late Book Intituled An Agreement between the Church of England and Church of Rome A Private Prayer to be used in difficult Times A True Account of a Conference held about Religion at Lond. Sept. 29. 1687. between A. Pulton Jesuit and Th. Tenison D.D. as also of that which led to it and followed after it 4 o. The Vindication of A. Cr●ssener School-master in Long-Acre from the Aspersions of A. Pulton Jesuit School-master in the Savoy together with some Account of his Discourse with Mr. Meredith A Discourse shewing that Protestants are on the safer Side notwithstanding the uncharitable Judgment of Adversaries and that Their Religion is the surest Way to Heaven 4 o. Six Conferences concerning the Eucharist wherein is shewed that the Doctrine of Transubstantiation overthrows the Proofs of Christian Religion A Discourse concerning the pretended Sacrament of Extreme Vnction with an Account of the Occasions and Beginnings of 〈…〉 the Western Church In Three Parts With a Letter to the Vindicator of the Bishop of Condom A Second Letter from the Author of the Dis●…●…ing Extreme Vnction to the Vindicator of the Bishop of Condom The Pamphlet entituled Speculum Ecclesiasti●… or 〈◊〉 Ecclesiastical Prospective-Glass considered in its false Reasonings and 〈◊〉 There are added by way of Preface Two further Answers the First 〈…〉 ●…fender of the Speculum the Second to the Half-sheet against the Six 〈◊〉 A Second Defence of the Exposition of the D●… 〈…〉 of England against the new Exceptions of Mons de Meaux late Bishop of 〈◊〉 and his Vindicator The FIRST PART In which the 〈…〉 been given of the Bishop of Meaux's Exposition is fully vindicated the D●…tion of Old and New Popery ●…ically asserted and the Doctrine 〈…〉 of Rome in Point of Image-worship more particularly consid●…●… A Second Defence of the Exposition of the Doctrins of the Ch●… 〈◊〉 England against the New Exceptions of Mons de Meaux late Bishop of 〈◊〉 and his Vindicator The SECOND PART In which the Romish ●…ines concerning the Nature and Object of Religious Worship of the Invocation of Saints and Worship of Images and Relicks are considered and the Charge of Idolatry against the Church of Rome upon the account of them made good 4 o. The Incurable Scepticism of the Church of Rome By the Author of the Six Conferences concerning the Eucharist 4 o. Mr. Pulton Considered in his Sincerity Reasonings Authorities Or a just Answer to what he hath hitherto published in his True Account his True and Full Account of a Conference c. His Remarks and in them his pretended Confutation of what he calls Dr. T 's Rule of Faith. By Th. Tenison D.D. A Full View of the Doctrines and Practices of the Ancient Church relating to the Eucharist wholly different from those of the Present Roman Church and inconsistent with the belief of Transubstantiation Being a sufficient Confutation of Consensus Veter●… 〈◊〉 Testium and other late C●… of the Fathers pret●…ding to the contrary 4 o. An Answer to the Representer's Reflections upon the State and View of the Controversy With a Reply to the Vindicator's Full Answer shewing that the Vindicator has utterly ruin'd the New Design of Expounding and Representing Popery 4 o. An Answer to the Popish Address presented to the Ministers of the Church of England 4 o. An Abridgment of the Prerogatives of St. Ann Mother of the Mother of God with the Approbations of the Doctors of Paris thence done into English with a PREFACE concerning the Original of the Story The Primitive Fathers no Papists in answer to the Vindication of the Nubes Testium to which is added a Discourse concerning Invocation of Saints in Answer to the Challenge of F. Sabran the Jesuit wherein is shewn That Invocation of Saints was so far from being the Practice that it was expresly against the Doctrine of the Primitive Fathers 4 o. An Answer to a Discourse concerning the Coelibacy of the Clergy lately Printed at Oxford 4 o. The Virgin Mary Misrepresented by the Roman Church in the Traditions of that Church concerning her Life and Glory and in the Devotions paid to her as the Mother of God. Both shewed out of the Offices of that Church the Lessons on her Festivals and from their allowed Authors Dr. Tenisons Sermon of Discretion in giving Alms. 12 o. A Discourse concerning the Merits of Good Works The ●…sm of the Church of Rome demonstrated in some Observations upon the Life of 〈◊〉 Loyala Founder of the Order of Jesus A Vindication of the Answer to the Popish Address presented to the Ministers of the Church of England 4 o. Reflections upon the Books of the Holy Scripture in order to establish the Truth of the Christian Religion in 3 Parts 8 vo In the Press The Texts which the Papists cite out of the Bible for Proof of the Points of their Religion Examined and shew'd to be alledged without Ground In several distinct Discourses Five whereof are published viz. Popery not founded in Scripture The Introduction Texts concerning the Obscurity of Holy Scriptures Of the Insufficiency of Scripture and Necessity of Tradition Of the Supremacy of St. Peter and the Pope over the whole Church In Two Parts Of Infallibility The Rest will follow Weekly in their Order FINIS

I 〈◊〉 such as are commited in their Devotions to the B. Virgin Mary Here we have a new scene opened and a very strange one They have put a Sceptre into the hands of this Handmaid of the Lord as she calls her self e Luk. 1 3● they have advanced her into a Throne by God himself and without asking his ●ea●e call her the Queen of Heaven Some of them give her the name of a Goddess and if we may judge of them by the Worship they pay to her which is the way the Scripture takes in the description of Idolater f Esa 44 ●… ca●●… ●… 16 c. she is the Goddess of this Church They doat so much upon her 〈◊〉 Excellencies that they ●adly God himself to fall in Love with her as his Spouse And a late bold Jesuit h In. ●… Convelt Theatr. excellent 〈◊〉 p. 20. da●es to g●…e this for a Reason why she is not a Goddess because there can be but Three persons in the Deity otherwise Deus Deam ve●et si posset God has kindness enough to make her one if he could Who can forbear when he considers the madness of this Worship from crying out Lord into what extravagant folly and heights of impiety does that Superstition 〈◊〉 where the wisdom of Men prescribes the way of their Religion without once consulting their Maker For we may as well 〈◊〉 the Question to this Church as Epiphanius of old 〈…〉 Collyridians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. What Scripture hath told us any thing of this What Prophet has 〈◊〉 leave to worship any Man much less a Woman The great silence of the Scripture in this matter is acknowledged by themselves as we shall see by and by and the Reader will meet with admirable Reasons why this Church is so copious in giving an account of her when the Scripture says nothing of it In the mean time I cannot but mention a Complaint that Pet. Cla●iacensis once made as Espencan● k In 2. Ep. ad Timoth. c. 4. §. 21. relates it of the Service of St. Benet That among the false Canticles in the Church of God and among the loud trifles that were odious to him on the Feast of the great Father 〈◊〉 he heard a Hymn sung and was compelled to bear a 〈…〉 it in which Song he found at least Four and twenty Ly●… This Trade you see went pretty forward in this Church 〈◊〉 Five hundred Years ago but since that time it is va●…ty improv'd and in the case of the B. Virgin above all other 〈◊〉 the fictions are far more numerous and bold because 〈◊〉 bear proportion to that height to which their fanci●… 〈◊〉 advanced her This plain dealing our Adversaries 〈◊〉 bear and no wonder since nothing can more vex a 〈◊〉 than to be discovered All that have remarkably com● to this have been loaded with their Calumnies alive or dead no matter which Thus they have told the World that ●…ther l Cochlaeus in actis Intheri like a jolly Glutton having made a large meal at ●upper the Devil the same night strangled him in his 〈◊〉 That Calvin m Hier. Bolsec in vit Calv. rotted alive and died of the Lousie Disease And a Cretian Lyer n Andr. Eudaemon Johan forces the Learned Casa●bon to prove in almost half a Chapter of his Book p Exercit. 1. Sect. 4. that his Father was not hanged as the Jesuit had reported of him But the most spiteful charge against us and if it were true not to be answered is That Protestants cast contempt upon the B. Virgin her self Bellarmine says q De Sanct. Beat. c. 13. The Hereticks now give no honour to the Virgin. And Coster the Jesuit r Praef. ad Med. de vit Laud. B. Virg. accuses us That we reduce the Mother of God into the rank of ordinary Women and with impure Tongues fear not to blaspheme her as one obnoxious to sin to vicious perturbations of soul and to the wrath of God. Wherein they deal with us as they did with the Opposers of their Superstition heretofore for thus Th. Raynaudus s Diptycha Marian. p. 233. reports of the Albigenses That they called the B. Virgin Monoculam meretricem But our Adversaries themselves in another mood will be our Compurgators in this matter Carthagena t Lib. 6. de Arcan Deip. Homil. 17. §. 3. has mustered up the sayings of many of the first Reformers giving large Encomiums to the B. Virgin such as any Catholick might repeat after them and particularly cites this saying of Calvin I trust in God it shall never be said of me that I have an aversion to Mary towards whom not to be well affected I esteem it a certain sign of a reprobate mind And Canisius u Citante eod ibid. gives singular thanks to immortal God who not only out of the mouth of Babes and Sucklings but even of Adversaries has perfected his Mothers praise There needs but a little Charity to make any one believe that it is no ways likely while we profess to adore the Son that we should think meanly much less speak contemptuously or blasphemously of the Mother No we are so far from it that we are always ready to own her as a most blessed person and that she was endued with Excellencies far above the common size of her Sex And though we cannot determine the measures of her Vertue and Sanctity yet we are sure they were such as deserve always to be admired by us and imitated We admire particularly her singular privilege in being chosen to be the Mother of our Lord and acknowledge that she wanted no Gifts nor Graces that might qualify her thereunto But as we are perswaded that we come not short in giving her all due praises so we think it both possible and dangerous 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to advance her above what is meet as Epiphanius speaks x In Haeres 79. and we bewail the sad instances of this in the Roman Church and are not to be blamed if we avoid this rock as well as that other 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of those that undervalue the Holy Virgin. The same Father has cautioned us That we are not to honour the Saints above what is befitting but to honour him that is their Lord y Epiph. ibid. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and we unfeignedly consent to what he says 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Let Mary be honoured adding withal Let the Father Son and Holy Ghost be adored but let no Man adore or worship Mary z 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In a word we heartily subscribe to what one of their one Poets says of her a Mantuan Fast l. 12. de Concept Virg. Non est laudis inops Virgo tot floribus Hybla Non redolet segetes non tot spicantur aristis Per Libyam quot sancta parens praeconia laudum Verarum si quaeris habet figmenta relinque Et