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religion_n	christian_a	church_n	holy_a	3,835	5	4.2311	3	false

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A06531	A defence of the Roman Church VVherin is treated, vvhether the said Church of Rome hath fallen in faith, or no? Written in Latin by the R. F. Martinus Becanus of the Society of Iesus, Professour in Diuinity: and now translated into English.	Becanus, Martinus, 1563-1624.; Wright, William, 1563-1639.	1612 (1612)	STC 1700; ESTC S115571	18,025	50

thinke this to be his dutie not to seeke for remission of his sinnes elswere but where the Lord hath put it to wit in the visible Church 2. The same teach Catholikes He hath not God for his Father saith S. Cyprian De Vnitate Ecclesiae that hath not the Church for his mother The holy vniuer sal Church saith S. Gregory Lib. 14. Moral c. 2. preacheth that no man can truly be saued but in her affirming that all such as are out of her can in no wise be saued The Catholike Church Ep. 50. a● Bonifaciū Comitenm sub finen● only saith S. Augustine is the body of Christ whose Sauiour he is Out of this body the Holy Ghost quickneth no man And VVhosoeuer he be and what manner of man soeuer he be he is Ser. 181 de tempore no Christian that is not in the Church of Christ 3. Diuers causes herof are assigned by S. Augustine First because in the Church only the Host of the Redeemer is immolated or offered vp 2. Those that labour in the vineyard only do receiue their penny hire 3. All that were out of the Arke were drowned in the floud 4. That mēber which abideth not in the body cannot haue life 5. The bough that is cut off from the tree cannot branch out or grow 6. A riuer separated from his fountaine dryeth vp These and the like S. Augustine setteth downe serm 181. de tempore 4. To the same purpose is that prophesy Isa 60. Open shall thy gates be continually v. 11. neither night nor day shall they be shut that the strength of the Gentils may be brought vnto thee and that their Kinges may be brought For the Nation and the Kingdome that will not serue thee shall perish In which words there are two things foretold One is that Christs Church should be visible which should be continually open for all Nations if they will enter into it The other is that all that entred not into it should perish The fourth Conclusion SVCH as forsake this visible and Catholicke Church are forsakers of Religion and Traytors and violators of holy VVedlocke 1. THVS Caluin § 10. when he saith So great accompt doth the Lord make of the communion of his Church that he shall he held a traiterous turne-coate and forsaker of Religion whosoeuer disobediently alienates himselfe frō the Christian society And then againe VVhence it followeth that the departing from the Church is the denying of God and Christ and therfore so much the more must we beware of such kind of disagreement or breach of faith And yet againe Neither can there be a more heinous crime imagined thē with sacrilegious disloyalty to violate that wedlocke which the only begotten Sonne of God vouchsased to contract with vs. 2. The like hath S. Augustine lib. de side operibus cap. 5. lib. 2. contra Cresconium cap. 34. where he teacheth that the visible Church albeit many bad men be in it is in no wise to be forsaken or deuided And amongst other things he citeth that out of S. Cyprian Although we see saith he cockle to be in the Church yet ought not our fayth or charity to be hindred that we should start backe from the Church because we see cockle to be in the Church We are only to labour that we may become good corne that when the corne beginnes to be laid vp in our Lords barnes we may reape fruite for our worke and labour The Apostle in his Epistle sayth In a great house there are not only great vessels of gould and siluer but also of wood and earth and verily some are honoured other some dishonored Let vs endeauour that we may be a goulden and siluer vessell 3. And the reason appeareth by that which hath beene said because that out of the Church no man can be saued Ergo he that voluntarily forsaketh the Church can haue no hope of saluation For he is like a member cut from the body or a branch cut frō the Vine or a sheep out of the sheepfold straying amōg wolues or like to those who being out of the Arke were swallowed vp by the deluge or floud of waters The fifth Conclusion THIS visible Church of Christ cannot be without Pastours Doctours Bishops and other Ministers that haue a lawfull calling and ordination SO teacheth Cal. § 11. where he saith Now doth Satā with the same wickednes endeauour to destroy that ministrie which notwithstanding Christ hath ordeined in his Church that it being taken away the edificatiō therof might perish And c. 3. § 4. Phere follow Pastours and Doctours whome the Church can neuer want And in this sort speak the Fathers S. Hierome l. cont Luciferianos saith That is no Church which hath no Priests And S. Cyprian l. 4. epist 9. Thou oughtest to know that the Bishop is in the Church and the Church in the Bishop that if any be not with the Bishop neither are they in the Church And in the same place The Church is a companie vnited to the Priest and a slocke adhering to their Pastour 2. And the reason hereof is threefold The first is because the Church cannot be without faith And faith commeth by hearing Rom. 10. 14. How shall they inuocate in whome they haue not belieued or how shall they belieue him whom they haue not heard And how shall they heare without a preacher or how shall they preach except they be sent The second reason is because the Church is not without Sacramēts the dispensatiō wherof appertaineth to Bishops and Pastours The third is because in euery Common-wealth there ought to be order Some are to gouerne others to obey therfore in like manner in the Church some ought to be sheep others Pastours or Sheepheards Heere hence is that of the Actes 20. 28. Attend to your selues to the whole slocke ouer which the Holy Ghost hath placed you Bishops to gouerne the Church of God And Eph. 4. 11. And he gaue some Apostles and some Prophets and other some Euangelists and others Pastours and Doctours to the consumation of Saints vnto the worke of the ministrie vnto the edification of the body of Christ Vpon which words Beza Caluins disciple writeth thus Out of which words it is plaine inough that these two gifts to wit of being Pastours and Doctours ought to be perpetuall in the Church of God The sixth Conclusion THIS visible Church is so firmely founded vpon Christ that it cannot possibly fall away or perish 1. THIS Caluin cannot deny because it followeth euidētly out of his owne principles This I will shew you by these argumentes following First no man can be saued out of the visible Church according to the third Conclusion graunted by Caluin But alwaies there are some saued Ergo alwayes there is a visible Church Secondly Christ conioyned to himselfe the visible Church as a Spouse with an indissoluble band according to the first Conclusion Ergo the Church can by no