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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 6: Reason 6.
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Reason 6.
A way to serve God, which no man can know must not be Tolerated (O we must not be Indulged to worship we know not what) Popery is a way that no man can certainly know: For the Papists way is to believe as the Church believes: Now a man knoweth not whether he believe a right in that way; if he is not sure. 1. That the Church of Rome is the true Church. 2. That this Church is by the promise made to St. Peter infallible. 3. That the Pope is Peter's true successor. 4. They must know that he is rightly qualified, duly, well-chosen to his place: 5. Whether the Cardinals, the People, or the Emperor have the right power to make a Pope: For there have been Popes chosen by all these at one time. 6. They must know which of the Popes is infallible▪ when sometimes one Pope disannulleth, what another decreed. 7. When there are many Popes at once (as there ⟨p. 6⟩have been) they must know which is the Infallible. 8. They must be sure at this distance that the Cardinals consecrated him who is now in the seat, they must know in England that they have the right decree of the Pope, or travel so many miles to him themselves: and the right meaning of them &c. will you (O gracious Prince) give up the peoples Souls that are under you, to these infinite doubts and scruples which it is impossible for any to be satisfied in? will you not keep them to the Sure word of prophecy? To which they do well to take heed, as to a light shining in a dark place.
A way to serve God, which no man can know must not be Tolerated (O we must not be Indulged to worship we know not what) Popery is a way that no man can certainly know: For the Papists way is to believe as the Church believes: Now a man knoweth not whether he believe a right in that way; if he is not sure. 1. That the Church of Rome is the true Church. 2. That this Church is by the promise made to St. Peter infallible. 3. That the Pope is Peter's true successor. 4. They must know that he is rightly qualified, duly, well-chosen to his place: 5. Whether the Cardinals, the People, or the Emperour have the right power to make a Pope: For there have been Popes chosen by all these at one time. 6. They must know which of the Popes is infallible when sometimes one Pope disannulleth, what another decreed. 7. When there are many Popes at once (as there