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Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of…
Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of Canterbury's letter to the King and all the bishops of Ireland's protestation to the Parliament to the same purpose : with an answer to the Roman-Catholics reasons for indulgence : also the excellent reasons of the Honourable House of Commons against indulgence, with historical observations thereupon.Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of Canterbury's letter to the King and all the bishops of Irelands protestation to the Parliament to the same purpose : with an answer to the Roman-Catholicks reasons for indulgence : also the excellent reasons of the Honourable House of Commons against indulgence, with historical observations thereupon.
London: printed for S.U.N.T.F.S., 1663
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Twenty five Reasons Against Toleration of Popery › Reason 4: Reason 4.
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Reason 4.
That way that leaves men, no certain way to be saved is not to be Tolerated: Popery is that way &c. When poor Souls would know how to be saved? They say hear the Church: If he say how shall I know whether the Church is infallible? They say by the Scripture: how shall we know the Scriptures: they say by the Church, O will you suffer your subjects, O ye Kings to be thus led in a maze: to be thus perplexed in a circle, for eternity: is this your kindness to give them leave to be utterly at a loss for another world! Is this Indulgence to let them live and dye, they know not how: besides its a cruel Favour to let people throw away their Souls upon these uncertain traditions, decrees, &c. that the most learned can hardly understand: if you love them keep them to the Law of God which is perfect converting the Soul; the Testimony of the Lord which is sure, making wise the simple; the commandment of the Lord, which is pure enlightening the eyes: the fear of the Lord ⟨p. 5⟩which is clean, enduring for ever: the judgements of the Lord which are true and righteous altogether: however be not so unmerciful us to let Christians cease to hear the Scripture, that they may hear the Pope cease to be Christians that they may be Papists.
That way that leaves men, no certain way to be saved is not to be Tolerated: Popery is that way &c. When poor Souls would know how to be saved? They say hear the Church: If he say how shall I know wether the Church is infallible? They say by the Scripture: how shall we know the Scriptures: they say by the Church, O wil you suffer your subjects, O ye Kings to be thus led in a maze: to be thus perplexed in a circle, for eternity: is this your kindness to give them leave to be utterly at a loss for another world! Is this Indulgence to let them live and dye, they know not how: besides its a cruel Favour to let people throw away their Souls upon these uncertain traditions, decrees, &c. that the most learned can hardly understand: if you love them keep them to the Law of God which is perfect converting the Soul; the Testimoney of the Lord which is sure, making wise the simple; the commandement of the Lord, which is pure enlightning the eyes: the fear of the Lord