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Naked popery, or, The naked falsehood of a book called The Catholic naked truth,…Naked popery, or, The naked falshood of a book called The Catholick naked truth,…

Naked popery, or, The naked falsehood of a book called The Catholic naked truth, or, The Puritan convert to apostolical Christianity, written by W.H. opening their fundamental error of unwritten tradition, and their unjust description of the Puritans, the prelatical Protestant, and the papist, and their differences, and better acquainting the ignorant of the same difference, especially what a Puritan and what a papist is / by Richard Baxter ...Naked popery, or, The naked falshood of a book called The Catholick naked truth, or, The Puritan convert to apostolical Christianity, written by W.H. opening their fundamental errour of unwritten tradition, and their unjust description of the Puritans, the prelatical Protestant, and the papist, and their differences, and better acquainting the ignorant of the same difference, especially what a Puritan and what a papist is / by Richard Baxter ...

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed for N. Simmons, 1677

196, [8] p. · 61k words · Wing B1315 · ESTC R13884

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Chapter 4: What the Pope is.

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:387p. 142¶15

XV. By the same Council he hath Decreed to depose all temporal Lords that will not thus destroy or exterminate their Subjects, and to give their Dominions to Papists that will do it: So that the Popes power to depose Princes is become an Article of their Religion.

:388p. 142

And in his Roman Councils Greg. 7 declareth that he hath power to take down and set up Kings and Emperors: And in his Letters to the German Clergy: And what he said, he did practise by bloody and unnatural wars, to the great distraction of all the Empire.

:389p. 142

Saith Innocent 3. Serm. 2. [To me it is said, I have set thee over Nations and Kingdoms, to set up and destroy, and scatter—I am set up as a middle person between God and Man; on this side God, but beyond Man; yea greater than Man; who judge all, and can be judged of none: I am the Bridegroom, &c.]

:390p. 143¶16

XVI. By the same Council he hath power to dispense with the Oaths of all the Subjects of such Princes, and to disoblige them, how many soever, from their Allegiance; so that the Popes Power thus to dissolve the obligation of Oaths is also become an Article of their Religion.

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Title as printed: Naked popery, or, The naked falsehood of a book called The Catholic naked truth, or, The Puritan convert to apostolical Christianity, written by W.H. opening their fundamental error of unwritten tradition, and their unjust description of the Puritans, the prelatical Protestant, and the papist, and their differences, and better acquainting the ignorant of the same difference, especially what a Puritan and what a papist is / by Richard Baxter ...Naked popery, or, The naked falshood of a book called The Catholick naked truth, or, The Puritan convert to apostolical Christianity, written by W.H. opening their fundamental errour of unwritten tradition, and their unjust description of the Puritans, the prelatical Protestant, and the papist, and their differences, and better acquainting the ignorant of the same difference, especially what a Puritan and what a papist is / by Richard Baxter ...
Author: Richard Baxter 1615–1691
Place: London
Bookseller: N. Simmons
Year: 1677
Size: 196, [8] p.
Words: 60,859
Catalogue: Wing B1315 · ESTC R13884
Text: EEBO-TCP A26962

Passages: 699
Sections: 22

:391p. 143–144

I prove all these together, by giving you the words of the Council in English. Once again (though I have oft cited them) c. 1. they say that [No man can be saved out of their Universal Church.] And c. 2. that [The Bread and Wine in the Sacrament of the Altar are transubstantiate into the Body and Blood of Christ, the appearances remaining.] And c. 3. [We excommunicate and anathematize every Heresy extolling it self against this holy Orthodox Catholic Faith, which we have before expounded, condemning all Heretics by what Names soever they be called—And being condemned, let them be left to the present Secular Power, or their Bailiffs, to be punished, the Clergy being first degraded of their Orders. And let the Goods of such condemned ones be confiscate, if they be Lay-men; but if they be Clergy-men, let them be given to the Churches whence they had their Stipends. And those that are found to be noted only by suspicion, if they do not by congruous purgation demonstrate their innocency, according to the considerations of the suspicion, and the quality of the person, let them be smitten with the Sword of Anathema, and avoided by all men, till they have given sufficient satisfaction; and if they remain a year excommunicate let them be condemned as Heretics: And let the Secular Powers, in what Office soever, be admonished and persuaded, and if it be necessary, compelled by Ecclesiastical censure, that as they would be reputed and accounted Believers, so for the defence ⟨p. 144⟩of the Faith, they take an Oath publicly, that they will study in good earnest, according to their power, to exterminate all that are by the Church denoted Heretics, from the Countries subject to their jurisdiction. So that when any one shall be taken into Spiritual or Temporal Power, he shall by his Oath make good this Chapter. But if the Temporal Lord, being admonished by the Church, shall neglect to purge his Country of heretical defilement, let him by the Metropolitan, and other come-Provincial Bishops be tied by the bond of Excommunication.

I prove all these together, by giving you the words of the Council in English. Once again (though I have oft cited them) c. 1. they say that [No man can be saved out of their Universal Church.] And c. 2. that [The Bread and Wine in the Sacrament of the Altar are transubstantiate into the Body and Blood of Christ, the appearances remaining.] And c. 3. [We excommunicate and anathematize every Heresie extolling it self against this holy Orthodox Catholick Faith, which we have before expounded, condemning all Hereticks by what Names soever they be called—And being condemned, let them be left to the present Secular Power, or their Bayliffs, to be punished, the Clergy being first degraded of their Orders. And let the Goods of such condemned ones be confiscate, if they be Lay-men; but if they be Clergy-men, let them be given to the Churches whence they had their Stipends. And those that are found to be noted only by suspicion, if they do not by congruous purgation demonstrate their innocency, according to the considerations of the suspicion, and the quality of the person, let them be smitten with the Sword of Anathema, and avoided by all men, till they have given sufficient satisfaction; and if they remain a year excommunicate let them be condemned as Hereticks: And let the Secular Powers, in what Office soever, be admonished and perswaded, and if it be necessary, compelled by Ecclesiastical censure, that as they would be reputed and accounted Believers, so for the defence ⟨p. 144⟩of the Faith, they take an Oath publickly, that they will study in good earnest, according to their power, to exterminate all that are by the Church denoted Hereticks, from the Countries subject to their jurisdiction. So that when any one shall be taken into Spiritual or Temporal Power, he shall by his Oath make good this Chapter. But if the Temporal Lord, being admonished by the Church, shall neglect to purge his Country of heretical defilement, let him by the Metropolitan, and other com-Provincial Bishops be tyed by the bond of Excommunication.

:392p. 144–145

And if he refuse to satisfy within a year, let it be signified to the Pope, that he may from thenceforth denounce his Vassals absolved from his fidelity, and may expose his Country to be seized on by Catholics, who rooting out the Heretics may possess it without contradiction, and may keep it in the purity of Faith, saving the Right of the Principal Lord, so be it that he himself do make no hindrance hereabout, nor oppose any impediment: And the same Law is to be observed with them that are not Principal Lords. And the Catholics that, taking the Sign of the Cross, shall set themselves to the rooting out of the Heretics, shall enjoy the same Indulgences and holy Privileges which were granted to those that go to the relief of the Holy Land. Moreover we decree, That the Believers, Receivers, Defenders, and Favourers of Heretics shall be Excommunicate; firmly decreeing, that after any such is noted by Excommunication, if he refuse to satisfy within a year, he shall from thenceforth be ipso jure, infamous, and may not be admitted to public Offices or Councils or to the choice of such, or to bear witness: And he shall be intestate, and not have power to make a will, nor may come to a succession of Inheritance: ⟨p. 145⟩And no man shall be forced to answer him in any Cause but he shall be forced to answer others: And if he be a Judge, his sentence shall be invalid, and no Causes shall be brought to his hearing: If a Notary (or Register) the instruments made by him shall be utterly void, and damned with the damned Author: And so in other like cases we command that it be observed. They further command Bishops by themselves or their Archdeacons or other fit persons, once or twice a year to search every Parish where any Heretic is found to dwell, and to put all the Neighbourhood to their Oaths, whether they know of any Heretics there, or of any private meetings, or any that in life and manners do differ from the Common Conversation of the faithful, &c. And the Bishops that neglect this are to be cast out, and others put into their places that will do them.

And if he refuse to satisfie within a year, let it be signified to the Pope, that he may from thenceforth denounce his Vassals absolved from his fidelity, and may expose his Country to be seized on by Catholicks, who rooting out the Hereticks may possess it without contradiction, and may keep it in the purity of Faith, saving the Right of the Principal Lord, so be it that he himself do make no hindrance hereabout, nor oppose any impediment: And the same Law is to be observed with them that are not Principal Lords. And the Catholicks that, taking the Sign of the Cross, shall set themselves to the rooting out of the Hereticks, shall enjoy the same Indulgences and holy Priviledges which were granted to those that go to the relief of the Holy Land. Moreover we decree, That the Believers, Receivers, Defenders, and Favourers of Hereticks shall be Excommunicate; firmly decreeing, that after any such is noted by Excommunication, if he refuse to satisfie within a year, he shall from thenceforth be ipso jure, infamous, and may not be admitted to publick Offices or Councils or to the choice of such, or to bear witness: And he shall be intestate, and not have power to make a will, nor may come to a succession of Inheritance: ⟨p. 145⟩And no man shall be forced to answer him in any Cause but he shall be forced to answer others: And if he be a Judge, his sentence shall be invalid, and no Causes shall be brought to his hearing: If a Notary (or Register) the instruments made by him shall be utterly void, and damned with the damned Author: And so in other like cases we command that it be observed. They further command Bishops by themselves or their Archdeacons or other fit persons, once or twice a year to search every Parish where any Heretick is found to dwell, and to put all the Neighbourhood to their Oathes, whether they know of any Hereticks there, or of any private meetings, or any that in life and manners do differ from the Common Conversation of the faithful, &c. And the Bishops that neglect this are to be cast out, and others put into their places that will do them.

:393p. 145–146

Here you see that no man must live on Earth (for all Kingdoms must be subject to the Pope) that will not renounce his humanity and animality or common senses, and declare himself below a Beast, That all Kings are the Popes Subjects, commanded by him, and must take a new Oath when they are crowned to destroy all their Subjects that believe their senses; That even the suspected are undone if they prove not the Negative: That Princes must be a thousand fold worse than hang-men, who hang not whole Countries but a few condemned Malefactors: That Popes can and must depose Kings, and Lords that will not do such things as these, and give their Dominion to others: That the sign of the Cross is the Cross Makers sign: That all the promises of the pardon and happiness that were made to the invaders of the holy Land are given to those Wretches, that when they have lived in filthiness and wickedness will expiate ⟨p. 146⟩it by murdering the innocent (as they did, say Historians, by above an hundred thousand.) This is the Roman way to heaven. That the very favourers of these men that will not renounce humanity are to be also utterly ruined. That (as in the Japan persecution of the Christians) all the neighbour-hood must be Sworn to detect them? And the office of a Bishop is to see all this done: And now if you will see you see how the Church of Rome is upheld, and propagated: And what the Religion called Popery is? And consider whether as Angels and Saints are near of Kin, or like in disposition, it be not so also with Devils and wicked men: And whether all Protestants be not Dead men in Law, or condemned, where the Papal Religion and Laws are received: And what will follow hereupon.

Here you see that no man must live on Earth (for all Kingdoms must be subject to the Pope) that will not renounce his humanity and animality or common senses, and declare himself below a Beast, That all Kings are the Popes Subjects, commanded by him, and must take a new Oath when they are crowned to destroy all their Subjects that believe their senses; That even the suspected are undone if they prove not the Negative: That Princes must be a thousand fold worse than hang-men, who hang not whole Countries but a few condemned Maleafctors: That Popes can and must depose Kings, and Lords that will not do such things as these, and give their Dominion to others: That the sign of the Cross is the Cross Makers sign: That all the promises of the pardon and happiness that were made to the invaders of the holy Land are given to those Wretches, that when they have lived in filthiness and wickedness will expiate ⟨p. 146⟩it by murdering the innocent (as they did, say Historians, by above an hundred thousand.) This is the Roman way to heaven. That the very favorers of these men that will not renounce humanity are to be also utterly ruined. That (as in the Japan persecution of the Christians) all the neighbour-hood must be Sworn to detect them? And the office of a Bishop is to see all this done: And now if you will see you see how the Church of Rome is upheld, and propagated: And what the Religion called Popery is? And consider whether as Angels and Saints are near of Kin, or like in disposition, it be not so also with Devils and wicked men: And whether all Protestants be not Dead men in Law, or condemned, where the Papal Religion and Laws are received: And what will follow hereupon.