Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	faith_n	pope_n	3,103	5	6.3417	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77240	The marks of the apocalyptical beast, plainly decyphered and the danger of having communion with him clearly discovered. The testimony of a reverend and learned divine concerning the following treatise. As to the treatise, Mr. - and I have perused it carefully; and not to speak to please, but as the thing is, it is very clear, strong, and useful, and very fit to open the eyes of those Papists whom God hath a favour to: I wish the nation enjoyed it, being it is so solid, short, and fitted for good.	Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.	1667 (1667)	Wing B418A; ESTC R203034	15,160	19

Lake which burns with Fire and Brimstone and all such are to be confounded i. e. To perish for ever who serve Graven Images and boast themselves of Idols 5. If they who believe a lye 2 Thes 2 9-12 as that a piece of Bread is turned into the very Body and Blood of the Son of God and have pleasure in such unrighteousness are all to be damned 6. If they who Worship Angels hold not the Head Christ and therefore cannot look for any life from him Lastly If they who in a proud conceit of their own Righteousness either prefer it to or else mingle it with the Righteousness of Christ for Justification do commit the very sin of the Reprobate Jews See Rom. 9 30-32 and 10.3 Gal. 2.21 and 5.4 making the death of Christ in vain and consequently have no Interest in the Redemption purchased by it If I say these things are of that hainous nature as who ever is guilty of any one of them is by the Word of God pronounced Worthy of death then the Papists who besides their bearing the Name of that accursed Beast 2 Pet. 2.1 the Pope do hold all these and many more such destructive Heresies are certainly in a state desperately and deplorably dangerous and for any to teach otherwise it is to speak peace and Pity where the mouth of the Lord hath not spoken it For us therefore who through the infinite goodness of God have escaped the snare to have any Church Fellowship or to seek Reconciliation with them it is not onely ingratefully to slight the Mercy of our deliverance but foolishly if not impiously to sell the Truth or rather to betray it into the hands of its most prejudiced hardened and implacable enemies Let them therefore in the Words of God by the Prophet to back-slidden Israel Jer. 15.19 Return to us by renouncing their Blasphemies forsaking their Idolatries and with-drawing their Obedience from that Beast they serve but let not us return to them by parting with one Iota of Scripture-Truths Rev. 18.4 Deut. 7.25 26. and 13 18 19. Levit. 14.44 Rev. 18.23 24. least by partaking in their sins we become likewise sharers in their Plagues and by touching the accursed thing do make our selves a Curse and incur that guilt which still cleaves like an incurable Leprosie unto that Idolatrous and bloody City of Rome Against which City God hath formerly sent the Goths and Vandals and other Executioners of his Vengeance to scrape and to pare and to cleanse her filth out of her but she is now returned to her Trade again still Worshipping Devils and Idols Rev 9.20 21. and not repenting of her Fornications Witch-crafts and Murders It remains therefore Heb. 6.8 that like the Barren Earth which having oft been Rained upon brings forth onely Briars and Thorns she is nigh to a curse and her end is to be burnt with fire This glorious spectacle Rev. 18 ib. v. 20 Rev. 6.10 11 Rev. 11.17 18 2 Tim. 2.10 11 Rev. 20.4 6 Rev. 22 20 Cant. 8.14 though worldly-spirited men will lament and tremble at the sight of yet the Heavens and the blessed Inhabitants of them are commanded to rejoyce at For which the Souls of the Martyred Saints that are already under the Altar and all their Brethren who are yet witnessing in the Wilderness do earnestly pray as being then to receive a full Reward for their labours and to Reign with Christ for whom they suffered Even so come Lord Jesus come quickly POST-SCRIPT THough a Doctrine which is built upon and confirmed by the Scriptures the word of God needs not any Testimony from Man for its farther establishment yet because this Truth comes forth at this time without a Name and some of the Protestant-Readers may possibly suspect it to be New and not agreeable unto the Judgement of our Reformed Churches the Authour therefore of the foregoing Treatise hath thought fit to adde that he hath delivered nothing for substance but what is exactly consonant not only unto the Scripture but unto that Interpretation of it which the most Learned and Judicious of our Protestant Writers have already given And this was thought so clear a Truth in former times that this Article The Pope is Anti-Christ hath been put into most of the Publick Confessions of Faith of the several Churches And in our own Church hee thinks it still is but he is assured it was till of very late years the Judgement of almost all that were of any Reputation either for Religion or Learning It were easie to exscribe their Words and Arguments but I shall content my self with the Testimony of One whose imcomparable Learning and Piety together with the eminent Place and Authority hee enjoyed may serve either to make his words to bee received or at least mine not over forwardly condemned It is the Reverend Dr. Usher Arch-Bishop of Armagh Pag 438. who in his Catechisme writes thus As Christ is the Head of the Church which is his Body so Anti-Christ is the Head of the Romish Church which is his Body Quest Who is that Anti-Christ Answ He is one who under colour of being for Christ and under Title of his Vice-gerent exalteth himself above and against Christ opposing himself against all his Offices and Ordinances both in Church and Common-wealth bearing Authority in the Church of God ruling over that City with seven Hills which did bear Rule over the Nations and put our Lord to death A man of Sin a Childe of Perdition a Destroyer establishing himself by lying Mircacles and false Wonders All which MARKS together do agree with none but the POPE of ROME Pag. 439. Quest What is the use of all his Doctrine Answ That whosoever are partakers of the Sins of Rome are also under the same curse c. Quest What farther Answ That there can be no sound Agreement betwixt Popery and the profession of the Gospel no more than betwixt Light and Darkness Falsehood and Truth God and Belial and therefore no RECONCILIATION can be devised betwixt them For if the members of Anti-Christ shall be destroyed we cannot in any sort communicate with them in their Errors unless we will bear them company in their destruction also The Author hath no more to adde but to beg of God that he will own this Work by giving a Blessing to it in this Dark and Cloudy day FINIS