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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Twenty five Reasons Against Toleration of Popery › Reason 20: Reason. 20.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. Either Scripture is True or not true: If not, Popery is not true, which pleadeth its warrant from it (And some of them argue, as if they purposed to disprove the Scripture, and to imitate Samson, in pulling down the house on their own heads and ours, in revenge for the dishonour they have suffered by the Scripture.) If it be true (as nothing more true) then Popery is not true, which palpably contracteth it, as in the points of Latin service, and denying the Cup in the Lords Supper, and many other is most evident.
1. Either Scripture is True or not true: If not, Popery is not true, which pleadeth its warrant from it (And some of them argue, as if they purposed to disprove the Scripture, and to imitate Samson, in pulling down the house on their own heads and ours, in revenge for the dishonour they have suffered by the Scripture.) If it be true (as nothing more true) then Popery is not true, which palpably contracteth it, as in the points of Latine service, and denying the Cup in the Lords Supper, and many other is most evident.
3. Either the Judgement of the ancient Doctors is sound or not: If not, then the Church of Rome is unsound, that is sworn to expound the Scripture only according to their consent: If it be sound, then the Church of Rome is unsound, that arrogate a universal Government and infallibility, and build upon a foundation, that was never allowed by the ancient Doctors (as in the third Dispute. I have fully proved) and which most Christians in the World do still reject.
4. Either Reason it self is to be renounced or not: If it be, then none can be Papists but mad men. If not, then Popery must be renounced, which founded our very faith upon impossibilities, and teacheth men of necessity to believe in the Pope as the Vicar of Christ, before they believe in Christ, with many the like which are afterwards laid open.