The practical divinity of the papists discovered to be destructive of Christianity and mens…

What expedients they have to justify all sin in the World, or make it no sin. The Popes power herein. If he command vice, their Church is is bound to practise it. He can make sin to be no sin. He may dispense in all positive laws, and in the divine law (and against the Gospel) at least where God can dispense, particularly with Oaths and Vows, such as are best, and most inviolable. With the observance of the Lords day, so as to turn it into a working day. With all public worship amongst them, both Mass and Divine service. And against the universal state of the Church. He can discharge them from righteousness towards men. Take from any man his right. Dissolve marriages. Legitimate Adultery. License persons to be married for a while, and not during life. Authorize incest, (dispensing with marriage betwixt any but ⟨image 17⟩Parents and Children) and Sodomy. He can dispense with any Divine law when the reason thereof ceaseth, and can declare it to cease when he pleaseth. If he should err in dispensing, yet he that makes use of his licence to sin, sins not, He can free any from the obligation to fruits meet for Repentance. Thus can he discharge all from acts of Religion, Righteousness, and good works, Sect. 13. to page 376.

What expedients they have to justifie all sin in the World, or make it no sin. The Popes power herein. If he command vice, their Church is is bound to practise it. He can make sin to be no sin. He may dispense in all positive laws, and in the divine law (and against the Gospel) at least where God can dispense, particularly with Oaths and Vows, such as are best, and most inviolable. With the observance of the Lords day, so as to turn it into a working day. With all publick worship amongst them, both Mass and Divine service. And against the universal state of the Church. He can discharge them from righteousness towards men. Take from any man his right. Dissolve marriages. Legitimate Adultery. License persons to be married for a while, and not during life. Authorize incest, (dispensing with marriage betwixt any but ⟨image 17⟩Parents and Children) and Sodomy. He can dispense with any Divine law when the reason thereof ceaseth, and can declare it to cease when he pleaseth. If he should err in dispensing, yet he that makes use of his licence to sin, sins not, He can free any from the obligation to fruits meet for Repentance. Thus can he discharge all from acts of Religion, Righteousness, and good works, Sect. 13. to page 376.