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

^(b)Navarre affirms, that to Preach, or say Mass, or Pray, and such things as are instituted for the Honour and Worship of God, and the Salvation of Souls, for vain glory principally, or more than principally, is but a venial fault; and that such as gain-say this (who are but two) have been confuted by others, and by himself after them. These are the chief of their Doctors, whom the rest commonly follow, (and none of them Jesuits) who unanimously assert this. Now it is not necessary with them, for any man to avoid a venial sin, since by their doctrine a world of them can never damn a man: and therefore it is not necessary for any Papist, to worship God otherwise, than principally for vain glory, or ends equally criminal, i. e. it is not needful for them to worship him at all; for no man can imagine, that he is worshipped, when he is in the highest degree dishonoured and affronted: and what greater affront can be put upon him, than under a pretence of worship to debase the great God, and thrust him lower in our designs, not only than our selves and earthly trifles, but lower than sin, the vilest thing on Earth, yea, or in Hell? and this is evidently done when vain glory (a capital sin) hath the preeminence of God in addresses to him, and is regarded as principal: when the Lord of Heaven and earth hath no regard at all, or only in a lower place. It is not worshipping of God, but a horrid impiety, for men to serve themselves instead of God; but more intolerably impious to worship sin: and that hath the worship and is honoured in the place of God, which hath the highest advancement, and is principal in Religious addresses; yet no better than this is all the worship, which by the Roman Doctrine is necessary from their Catholics.

^(b)Navarre affirmes, that to Preach, or say Mass, or Pray, and such things as are instituted for the Honour and Worship of God, and the Salvation of Souls, for vain glory principally, or more than principally, is but a venial fault; and that such as gain-say this (who are but two) have been confuted by others, and by himself after them. These are the chief of their Doctors, whom the rest commonly follow, (and none of them Jesuits) who unanimously assert this. Now it is not necessary with them, for any man to avoyd a venial sin, since by their doctrine a world of them can never damn a man: and therefore it is not necessary for any Papist, to worship God otherwise, than principally for vain glory, or ends equally criminal, i. e. it is not needful for them to worship him at all; for no man can imagine, that he is worshipped, when he is in the highest degree dishonoured and affronted: and what greater affront can be put upon him, than under a pretence of worship to debase the great God, and thrust him lower in our designs, not only than our selves and earthly trifles, but lower than sin, the vilest thing on Earth, yea, or in Hell? and this is evidently done when vain glory (a capital sin) hath the preheminence of God in addresses to him, and is regarded as principal: when the Lord of Heaven and earth hath no regard at all, or only in a lower place. It is not worshipping of God, but a horrid impiety, for men to serve themselves instead of God; but more intolerably impious to worship sin: and that hath the worship and is honoured in the place of God, which hath the highest advancement, and is principal in Religious addresses; yet no better than this is all the worship, which by the Roman Doctrine is necessary from their Catholicks.