The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ…The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ…

To conclude, there be diverse Censures of the Roman Church. Some say it is no Church, but Aequivocè; as the picture of a man is called a man: or a painted fire, a fire. It is no more a Church, then the carcass of a dead man, that hath on a living mans garments, is a living man, look it never so like him. These look upon it Oculo vero, sed severo: with a true, but a sharp eye. Others say, It is non sanum membrum, sed membrum: It is not a sound member, but a member. It hath Scriptures, but corrupted with Traditions: but indeed they have nullified the native sense; and so are Lanterns that show light to others, none to themselves. They have the Articles of the Creed, and make the same general confession of faith: yet overthrow all this another way. Herein they are like a fond Father, that with much indulgence tenders the body of his child, would not suffer the cold wind to blow upon him, yet by secret conveyances inwardly infects the heart, & destroys him. Thus they say, it is still a member, ⟨p. 72⟩still a Church; as a brain-sick man is a man. The Roman Assembly is Verè Ecclesia, sed non vera Ecclesia: truly a Church, but not a true Church. A leprous man is a man: Adultera uxor, tamen uxor est: an adulterous wife is still a wife. So Duraus. In Papatu est Ecclesia, et Papatus non est Ecclesia. Ut Ecclesia Dei, ut Papalis Diaboli. In Popery is a Church, yet Popery is not the Church. As it is a Church, it is of God; as Popish, of the devil. It is Incurata Ecclesia, an incurable Church, that hates to be reformed: therefore no Church. We would have cured Babel, but she would not be cured. She hath apostated into treason, clipped Regiam monetam, the great Kings coin, the Word of God: turned that pure gold into sophisticate Alchemy: prayer to Christ, into invocation of Saints. These men conclude, that it is not a body diseased, & full of wounds, that hath the throat cut, yet with some life and breath remaining: but a rotten and dead carcass, void of spiritual life. It hath blended Judaism and Paganism together with Christianity, and so swelled up a superstitious worship of God; therefore no Church.

To conclude, there be diuerse Censures of the Romane Church. Some say it is no Church, but Aequiuocè; as the picture of a man is called a man: or a painted fire, a fire. It is no more a Church, then the carkase of a dead man, that hath on a liuing mans garments, is a liuing man, looke it neuer so like him. These looke vpon it Oculo vero, sed seuero: with a true, but a sharpe eye. Others say, It is non sanum membrum, sed membrum: It is not a sound member, but a member. It hath Scriptures, but corrupted with Traditions: but indeed they haue nullified the natiue sense; and so are Lanthornes that shew light to others, none to themselues. They haue the Articles of the Creed, and make the same generall confession of faith: yet ouerthrow all this another way. Herein they are like a fond Father, that with much indulgence tenders the body of his child, would not suffer the cold wind to blowe vpon him, yet by secret conueyances inwardly infects the heart, & destroyes him. Thus they say, it is still a member,