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A32802	The rise, growth, and danger of Socinianisme together with a plaine discovery of a desperate designe of corrupting the Protestant religion, whereby it appeares that the religion which hath been so violently contended for (by the Archbishop of Canterbury and his adherents) is not the true pure Protestant religion, but an hotchpotch of Arminianisme, Socinianisme and popery : it is likewise made evident, that the atheists, Anabaptists, and sectaries so much complained of, have been raised or encouraged by the doctrines and practises of the Arminian, Socinian and popish party / by Fr. Cheynell ...	Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665.	1643 (1643)	Wing C3815; ESTC R16168	87,143	88

Popish party THere hath been a great complaint of late that men are turned Atheists and surely not without cause but let us sadly inquire into the reason The Socinians doe deny Christ to be God to the glory of God the Father as they use to say and I beleeve God the Father hath taken it so unkindly at their hands that he hath given them over to that cursed Atheisme which reignes in the heart of every man by nature and is much strengthened by the profane wits of this latter age I remember a story of reverend Amphilochius who had been an importunate suter to Theodosius the Emperour that the Arians might not vent their blasphemies so freely against the Son of God because he was as God equall to his Father but he could not obtaine his request at last the good old man pitched upon this course he comes to the palace of Theodosius the great and salutes the Emperour with all due acknowledgements and accustomed reverence but as for Arcadius the son of Theodosius who was created Co-emperour with his Father Amphilochius passed him by without any respect or reverence at all at last very familiarly stroakes the young Emperour upon the head as if it had been some ordinary boy and cryed God save thee good child At which the Emperour was extreamly enraged and commanded them to turne Amphilochius out of doores but this reverend man replyed I beseech your Majesty to consider that if you are so much incensed against them who doe not honour your Son as they honour your self what wil God the Father think of them who deny equall honour to Iesus Christ his Son who is equall to his Father in nature and power The Emperour who was wavering before was much confirmed in his faith by this seasonable Admonition and presently forbad the Arians to dispute any more against the Godhead of Christ You may read the story at large in Sozomen's Ecclesiasticall History Now can we imagine that God the Father should take it lesse unkindly at the hands of the Socinians and all who admire their acute blasphemies that they deny Jesus Christ to be God and what punishment is fitter for such blasphemers then that Rom. 1. Professing themselves wise they should become fooles and denying the Godhead of Christ and the holy Ghost they should be given over not only to deny the power of godlinesse but to deny that there is any God at all because they did not like to retaine the knowledge of God 1. The Scriptures doe clearly shew that God the Father is no more God then Jesus Christ But say the Socinians Jesus Christ is not God Who sees not what conclusion will follow ergo if they said true there would be no God at all 2. The Socinians doe not worship the same God with the Protestants for we worship the Trinity in unity that is all the three Persons as one God they say it is repugnant to common sense to hold that the three Persons are one and the same God and therefore they may when they please leave it to common sense to determine whether there be any God at all 3. The Socinians proceed in a destructive way now destroy all Religion and Atheisme will be embraced in stead of Religion Mr. Chillingworth hath cleared that point sufficiently that Popery leads men to flat Atheisme and it is plaine and evident that if Papists must beleeve neither more or lesse then the Pope thinkes fit the Pope may lead them all into Atheisme when he pleases And how pleasing Atheisme hath been to some Popes I need not stand to declare the Papists themselves have spoke plaine enough The Papists have extolled the Pope above all that is called God and therefore the dullest Papist that can but see that the Pope is not God will be ready to question whether there be any God at all If the Pope have more Authority then God then the conclusion will be easie but according to the Romanists the Pope hath more Authority then God for the Church is above the Scripture the Pope above the Church he is the head of it Let Papists though our enemies frame the conclusion They who maintaine the Popes infallibility and yet cannot but see how he takes upon him to correct Gods own Institutions will conclude that it is possible for God to be deceived and then I am sure he is no God and whether the Pope be God let the Papists judge What practises there have been by the Popish party for the promoting of the Socinian heresies I could shew at large if it were not too manifest to be proved Faustus Socinus writ a most pestilent book de ss. Scriptura Authoritate and this book he did privatly send about in writing to his friends Dominicus Lopez a Jesuite it seemes was a great friend of his and the book comming to his hand he thought fit to publish it for the common good I need say nothing of Petavius his notes in Epiphan. Haeres 69. Cardinall Perron his reply to King James lib. 3. his book of the Eucharist lib. 2. cap. 7. Mr. Fisher or Mr. Floyd How easily the Racovian and Romane Antichrists would be reconciled at least so far as to joyn against the Calvinists is evident to any understanding man And Mr. Webberly in the Appendix or sixth Book of his Translation shews that the two great Articles which offend the Romanists and Racovians are 1. The totall exclusion of all kinde of good workes from justifying a man before God and 2. The totall negation of mans Freewill in doing good They are enemies to the grace of God in justifying sinners freely by faith alone in Christ and to the powerfull and efctuall grace of God in converting and sanctifying our souls This is the grand quarrell the Socinians deny Christ to be God that so they may deny that the bloud of Christ did fully satisfy for our sins these errours strike directly at the Covenant of Grace which is the foundation of all our comfort and if once we undermine the foundation and reject the principles of Christianity it is then an easie matter to be an Atheist for if the Protestant religion be deserted there is nothing in any other religion to keep a man back from being an Atheist for Popery to speak strictly is Antichristianisme and I have said enough of Socinianisme Iudaisme and Turcisme are too neer of kin to Socinianisme let any man that doubts of this truth read Doctour Calovius his Decas Dissertationum Vedelius de Deo Synagogae and he may receive satisfaction without reading others And for the Arminian Atheisme I referre you to Vedelius his book de Arcanis Arminian Anabaptists are justly complained of but from whence did they suck their poyson I mean the Anabaptists of the last edition the men so much complained of but from the Arminians Socinians and Papists from the Arminians they received their doctrine about the Fall and Free-will of man are they not pure

had had the grace to have taken it their Charge ranne high and their Admonition was Propheticall Filium Dei quem praedicamus in Diabolum transfiguras Deum quem colimus vocas Deum Turcarum multaque ejus generis sed vide miser ne te praecipitaverit tuus furor ut voces emitteres quae per jugulum redeant It is now time to draw the curtain and look for Socinus who most of this while played least in sight till he went quite out of sight in the yeare 1562. Laelius Socinus was the tutor and unckle Faustus Socinus was the Nephew and disciple Laelius did contribute materials Faustus added Form and method to that monstrous body of errours and blasphemies which we call Socinianisme Laelius Socinus was borne in the yeare 1525. his parents were of good rank and quality his Father was styled IC torum Princeps The life of Socinus is written by a Polonian Knight who was tender of his honour who hath also set forth a dissertation which he desires may be prefixed before the works of Faustus or rather the notions of Laelius digested into order by Faustus and out of those two treatises we may pick something to give light to the originall of Socinianisme but we are most beholding to D. Calovius who hath handled this argument more distinctly then any man that I have met with and he saith that about four yeares after Servetus his death in the year 1557. Laelius Socinus did underhand encourage them who had raked in Servetus ashes and blowed some coales that were yet alive and from thence raised a blacker flame Laelius then no doubt favoured Valentine for about the year 1558. Valentine began to shew himself and in that year the Italian Church put forth their orthodox confession about the Trinity at Geneva as hath been already shewed Moreover the Polonian Knight saith that Laelius did take speciall care of his country-men quodque praecipue suos erudierit Italos and though Laelius did keep his most usuall residence amongst the Helvetians yet his letters travelled up and down the world and he now and then visited his countrymen in person who were banished into Poland and Germany he went twice on pilgrimage to gaine some Proselytes in Poland first in the year 1551. and afterwards in the yeare 1557. and there he infected many of the Nobles with his pestilent heresies which have found such good entertainment ever since that Poland doth to this very day the Lord of heaven be mercifull to them labour under that deadly disease But it was Laelius his chief desire to instruct his three brethren Celsus Cornelius and Camillus in that which he called his religion and though they lived farre asunder Celsus enim Bononiae reliqui Senis agebant yet they held such intimate correspondence that the seeds of this heresy were mutually cherished by their frequent letters But his nephew Faustus was his best Scholar and therefore by divers hints and intimations best acquainted with the secrets of his art Ingenio Nepotis confisum plura divinanti innuisse quàm discenti tradidisse saith the Polonian Knight non dissimulato inter amicos praesagio pleniùs haec atque foelicius à Fausto orbi prodenda and Faustus Socinus doth acknowledge that he did owe all his mysterious knowledge to his Unckle only for he was never taught of God Praeter unum Laelium patruummeum vel potius praeter paucula quaedam ab ipso conscripta multa annotata nullum prorsus magistrum me habere contigit Epist. ad Maro Sq. You may read particulars in D Calovius pag. 2. sequ. I need not therefore descend to particulars since the confession is so generall only be pleased to observe that the heresy doth directly strike at the Nature Person Offices Satisfaction Sacraments of Christ And as the Arminians are much offended with the ninth chapter to the Romanes so the Socinians are as much offended with the first chap. of the Gospel according to Saint Iohn it was therefore Laelius one of his master-pieces to pervert that Scripture by a devilish gloss I dare not give a more gentle Epithet Faustus doth confesse that his Unckle Laelius did contribute all the stuffe out of which he framed his exposition upon the first part of the first Chapter of Saint John Illam verborum Johannis expositionem quae ad eandem adserendam produxit sese magnâ ex parte è Laelii sermonibus dum adhuc viveret post ejus mortem ex aliquibus ipsius scriptis sumpsisse deprompsisse V. Frag. duor script Socin. Epist. 1. ad Dudith pag. 13. But though Laelius Soci●us carried matters thus closely and did all by sleight of wit and hand yet about 3. yeares before his death he was shrewdly suspected for a Seducer his brother Cornelius was apprehended the rest fled for fear Faustus his Nephew and disciple fled quite out of Italy to Lyons in France Laelius in the mean time died in the yeare 1562. and the 37. yeare of his age as Calovius assures me Cum Faustus aliquandiu Lugduni in Gallia viveret Laelius interi●s Tiguri extinctus est anno 1562. Aetatis ejus septimo supra trigesimum All Laelius his notes were I beleeve committed to Faustus qui patruo suo Laelio emortualis extitit as the same Author de origine Theol. Soc. 25. and therefore certainly most of his opinions would have died with him had not this unlucky Faustus poysoned the world with them For Faustus himself acknowledges that Laelius was very sparing in opening himself except it were in some lighter controversies Nolebat ille sententiam suamnisi in levioribus quibusdam controversiis omnibus aperire ne turbarentur Ecclesiae infirmi quorum maximam semper habuit rationem offenderentur à vero Dei cultu ad Idola fortasse iterum adducerentur Frag. F. Socini Disp. de Christi naturâ p. 5. Observe by the way that the Socinians doe not much differ from the Papists in any point in controversie between the Papists and Reformed Churches unlesse it be in the point of Idolatry But indeed there was one reason more why Laelius was so wary he knew how it fared with Michael Serv●tus in the year 1553. that severe example might well keep him in awe for 8. or 9. years after about which time he died and indeed Faustus seems to glance at some such reason for he saith Laelius had observed that there was a custome which grew in request in some Churches ut Execrabiles haberentur quicunque adversus receptas sententias vel mutire quidē ausi essent in the place forecited Nay I can easily guesse at a third reason yet because Laelius had in former time before he was poysoned with Servetus his doctrines taught the same truths which are generally received in the Reformed Churches and if he should have retracted so many opinions the people would not have beleeved him in any thing he

est defensio sed defensionis larva terrend●s pueris Rem ubi supra Nam vox Gladii quemlibet defensionis modum etiam quae sine sanguine fi● significare potest Ibid. Accedit quod fie●● non possit ut Infirmi isti in quorum gratiā confessi●lus●t Homonymtis magistratus justos magistratus tolerēt cū expungant magistratū v●●d●eantē justū ex officio nomine D●●●capitali supplicto impiorum ex numer● Christia norum annumerent Infidelibus Homic●dis Isac Iun. Exam. Apol. R●monstrant cap. 12. p. 311. Satan ejusmodi pestes illum in finem exctavit ne scil. R●formatio orbis Christiani in doctrin● moribus jam a multo tempore a piis majoribus nostris desiderata à Deo ter Opt. Max. tandem per Lutherum Zuing. Melan Bucer aliosque Dei viros suscepta perficeretur Arg. Epist. Heresbach Conr●dus Heresbachtus principum Iulia Cliviae montium c. Institutor Consiliarius qu● notatu digna inter obsidendum occurrebant probe consignavit utroque insuper principe ju bente retulit teste Theod Strackeo Docebat Muncerus falsum esse Christū satisfecisse pro no bis quicquid tandē molles isti Scribae dicant H Bullinger adversus Anabaptistas lib. 1 p. 2. * Socini Defens Tract de ecclesia sub nomine Nicolaidu Omnes qui Anabaptista vocantur qui in Polonia degunt Belgio Italia c ideoque fraternitatem ●●m omnibus illis se Anabaptistis inire satagun● nempe Socini asseclae quo minus res succedat hactenus per eos nullo medo stat sed per illos penes quos ecclesiarum Evangelicarum regimen est gubernatio pag. 62. vide Profess Leydens Censuram in confession●m Remonstrantium Censur. Praesationis sect. 24. Lutherus datis ad Senatum Melhusanum literis monebat lupum hunc perniciosissimum diligentissime cavendum esse Bullinger adversus Anabaptist lib. 1 ca. 1. Anno 1525. in Curia Tigurina Cyprian and the Bishops of ●arthage Councell are cited by Anabaptists but they were not pertinacious in their errour as the Anabaptists now the Arians and Donatists of old There is no command for Rebaptization in Scripture nay not so much as example for it as the A●●baptists did themselves confesse when they saw that the place Act. 19. 5. made nothing for them See the conference at Frankendale Act. 36. art 12. Vide Edictum Amplissimi Senatus urbis Tigurina Bullinger adv. Anabap. lib. 1. cap. 5. Singuli Anabaptista sufficienter nemine impediente absquejurgiis sententiam suam exposuerunt denuo tamen firmissimis testimoniis sacrarum literarum declaratum est Zuinglium cum suis sectatoribus Anabaptistas vicisse Serv●tus vetus ille sacrae Triadis id est omnis vere Deitatis hostis adeoque mōs●rū ne à fanaticis nostroum tē porum Sectis abhorrere videretur Baptismum Infantium quoque horrendis mod●s flagellavit abominabilem reddere conatus fuit Strack Epist. Nuncupat Reliquos Articulos Muncer● urgebant de Verbo Dei Subtili non Script● de Vi●ionibus Reve ●ationibus c. Bullinger adversus Anabap. lib. 1. cap. 4. The Papists allow a Divorce the change of an Hereticall wife as well as the Anabaptists Iohan. Angelius Werd in Synopsil Bodini de Repub. nihil a Davide Georg●o tal●bus optim●s Sanctorum alienum loquutus Abominandes omnes Anabaptistas superat blasphemus ille David Georgius Bulling adversus Ana●ap lib. 2. c. 14. Vide Consuram Professorum Leydensium in Confess Remo●strantium Censur. Prafat. remonstr. In Arca A●minianorum ut in Arca N●a omnium sp●●ierum animalia quamus is diverse utentia pabulo conservantur politic● stratagemate Libertinis omnibus Anataptist● etiam professis aditum prabent ut utano sibt parent ad eos opprimendos quos vident suis conatibus obstare Cens. Pr●fat Sect. 23 In Synodo sua non obstante Confessione sus Pad●baptismum non esse creditu necessartum statuunt nec ministros Anabapt. e● nomine dimovenaos Cens pag. 305 De coena Domini error et Pontif Luth. rejictunt non Anabaptistarum Soci●ianorum Censur. in cap 23. Confess pag 310. Personall defence is lawfull against the suddaine and illegall assaults of Messengers sent from the Prince nay if the King himselfe strike at any one he may ward the Kings blowes hold his hands or the like Dr. Ferne sect. 2. He doth not condemne the people for hindring the execution of a particular passionate unlawfull command of the King by a loving violence and Importunity Sect. 2. See the Book entitled Scripture Reason c. The Text Rom. 13. doth secure a just ruling Prince from all resistance pag● Magistrates must be submitted to by vertue of Gods Soveraignty Damnation belongs to obstinate resisters of humane laws which are not opposite to Gods law p. 5. 7. Mr. Burroughes his Sermon of the 1. of Hoasts pag. 45. Scripture and Reason the book set forth by divers Ministers The conscience is bound to obey the lawfull commands of Magistrates Gods wrath is upon the conscience of them that disobey p. 8. Magistr●tes are to be maintained upon the publike stock p. 8. read pag. 12 13. and judge whether these Divines doe not plead the Kings cause better then Dr. Ferne they say that the very houses of Parliament may not resist the Authority of the King commanding according to law pag. 23. Read the Ministers Epistle to the Reader and their answer to the 7. Section of Dr. Ferne The Papists say that although Kings doe governe by the lawes of their kingdome yet because they are against the Catholique Religion Subjects may rise up against their King and kill him this doctrine of theirs we abhorre Mr. Burroughes Sermon of the ● of Hoasts p. 41. See Mr. Bridge his Answer to Dr. Fern The Papists doe not only hold it lawfull to depose thus to depose their Prince but to kill him also yea that a private man invested with the Popes Authority may do thus all which we abhorre Sect. 5. p. 32. Papists owe subjection to a forraine State crosse centered to this of his Majesties in its interest of State and meritoriously malitious by its very Articles of faith The fuller Answer to Dr Ferne p. 23. The name King doth signifie a person invested with different power according to the variety of Lawes in seveverall nations See an answer to the Observations printed at Oxford by his Majesties command p. 6. What the Lawes of the Kingdome and Priviledges of Parliament are the Lawyers books dayly published declare Nemo potest mutare Consilium suum in altertus injuriam There would be no end if the King should undoe what he hath done there can be no appeale from himselfe to himselfe he is not to passe sentence in a private but in a publique and judiciall way Answer to the observations pag. 22. Set forth by his Majesties command Potestas {non-Roman} {non-Roman}