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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58328	Animadversions by way of answer to a sermon preached by Dr. Thomas Kenne, Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, in the Cathedral Church of Bath, on Ascension-Day last, being the fifth day of May, 1687	Reed, John, Father.	1687 (1687)	Wing R665; ESTC R36704	18,505	40

And he led them out as far as to Bethany and he lifted up his hands and blessed them You see therefore that blessing and signing with the Cross are founded on holy Scripture That it was the Primitive practice of the true Church used in all Ages since the Passion of Christ cannot be denied I call to witness all the Crosses that ever have been Erected in High-ways and on Eminent places some by the Apostles some by their Successors others by devout Lay-men and all by the Authority and Example of the Church Witness that great Cross found not many Ages ago in the Indies where St. Thomas the Apostle Preached the Gospel of Christ Witness all the Crowned Heads of Christian Kings that are now or ever have been in the World witness in fine all the Church-Pinacles that ever were seen as well in England as in any other part of Christendom We ought not sure to forget Chairing-Cross supposed by many to have been the richest of most Crosses after that on which our sweet Redeemer has suffered Now I leave to your own Judgement Impartial Reader to consider the difference between the Church that Erected all of those Monuments of Christian Piety and the pretended Church that levell'd all to the Ground and endeavour'd to bury the memory of Primitive Piety and ancient Devotion Do not we find in History that it was revealed from Heaven to the first Christian Emperour an English-man born and his Mother an English-woman also quod in hoc signo vinces you will overcome in this sign and well it became him for he was never ashamed thereof but shewed himself all his Life time a true worshipper of the Cross and for that he had always the better of his Enemies both visible and invisible and it is well known that all the true Worshipers of the Cross do the like But some body will say that I mistake in Protestants that they are not at all such Enemies to the Cross that many of them can very well abide a Crucifix in their Chambers and pay to it due Respect and Veneration And why not I pray a Roman Catholick Cannot he have the Spirit of discerning the Honour due to a Crucifix as well as a Protestant Sure that zealous Church of England Worshipper of a Crucifix intends to perswade the world that what may be a respectful Ornament in his Chamber must needs be a Golden Calf in that of a Roman Catholick and why Because he supposes that He alone has the Spirit of discerning the Honour due to a Crucifix let him shew me this in Scripture otherwise I will shew him that he judgeeth most rashly for there can be no rasher judgement than that of ones interiour which is only known to God scrutator cordium renum Deus true or false Worwip must come from the interiour witness these words of our Saviour populus hic labiis me honorat cor autem eorum longe est a me This People honour me with their Lips hut their heart is far from me You see then that there is but God only that knows their heart beware therefore gentle Reader never to offer at being Judge of that Court wherein God only is Supream Judge and each particular a sub-altern-one none knowing effectually what passeth in foro Conscientiae but God and himself You must needs then be very weary how you judge what you judge and of whom you judge for fear of being judged It is but what we are commanded to observe in the Gospel Nolite judicare non judicabimini do not judge and you will not be judged This is all the Advertisement I have to give you good Reader before you begin to read the ensuing Treatise Farewell ANIMADVERSIONS By way of ANSWER TO A SERMON Preach'd by Doctor Thomas Kenne Lord Bishop of BATH and WELLS In the Cathedral Church of Bath On ASCENTION-DAY last Being the Fitfh of May 1687. I Was honour'd my Lord with being one of your Auditors last Ascention-day in the Afternoon at the Cathedral Church of Bath Your Lordship I own does not want the parts of an Orator and of an Evangelical one too had you but suck'd your Doctrine as St. John hath done De Sacro Dominici pectoris fonte that is to say within the Bosom of his only true Spouse on Earth the Roman Catholick Church Mother and Mistress of all Visible Churches That you have not suck'd your Learning from the Breast of Christ in his True Church I prove ex ore tuo To enter directly to the matter I begin my Lord with your Text drawn out of the 47 Psalm 5. Ver. Ascendit Deus in jubilo God is gone up with a shout the Lord with the sound of a Trumpet I remarked your Lordship sweated hard to fit this Text more to the Typick ascent of the Ark of Alliance from the house of Obededon to Mount Sion than to the real assent of Jesus Christ from Mount Olivet to the right hand of God the Father You took so much pains in describing to the least circumstance of the first that you had not time enough to enlarge your self much on the latter tho' This was far more to your purpose then That it was not want of time for you were a full hour and a half in Chair All that I cou'd pick out of your tedious description of the Ark was that when you compar'd it to a long Chest with painted Cherubims much like to the Angels you Paint now adays I thought your Church allow'd of no Angels to be Painted at all But now that you speak of them you cannot deny but they were Painted or Engraved on the Ark by Gods own Direction God cou'd never give directions for Idolatry You see then my Lord that to have a Crucifix or Picture of Saints or Angels and pay due respect to them cannot be Idolatry provided still that the Worship of Latria only due to God be not given them but a respective veneration which we call Dulia for Saints and Angels and Hyper-Dulia for the blessed Virgin Mother of God. In the Second place I took notice your Lordship thought it too too long you were without giving a fling at the Popes Supremacy to which you shew'd all aversion imaginable and that because he is call'd Supream Spiritual Head of Christs Church on Earth We call his Holiness it is true Supream Spiritual and Visible Head Vicar of Jesus Christ and Successor to St. Peter the first visible Head our Saviour hath ordained in his Church and we have Scripture enough for calling him so as you shall soon see but you have none to the contrary I remember you said that Jesus Christ was and is the only spiritual Head of his Church A little distinguo here my Lord may do well Jesus Christ is the only Supream Spiritual and Invisible Head of his Church as well Triumphant as Militant Concedo Jesus Christ is the only Spiritual and Visible Head of his Church Militant I deny because this Church