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

As for the concerns of God, ^(h)no inward worship in public is under command, nor any outward, but the Mass; and for the hearing of that, no divine precept. No more are we obliged to worship in private, ⁽ⁱ⁾Meditation is reckoned among Counsels of perfection. ^(k)Vocal prayer is not enjoined by God, and so all public prayer in Christian Families and Assemblies, are under no divine injunction. Mental prayer may be a duty, ^(l)when it is our duty to Love God; but when that will be, is not ^(m)well known: So mental prayer will be a duty, no body well knows when. But this is a Jesuit who minces the matter too precisely. In the judgment of Aquinas, ⁽ⁿ⁾and the generality of their Doctors, mental prayer is under Counsel only. And it is the more considerable, because they tell us, that in mental prayer all the internal acts of Religion are comprehended; so that hereby the very soul of Religion is dismissed as a thing of no necessity among Roman Catholics. And since in all worship, public or private, they will have spiritual attention and devotion to be but matter of Counsel, ⟨p. 170⟩(without which all that they call Worship is but a Cipher, or a blot rather); they leave no worship of God at all necessary. Cardinal Tolet gravely distinguisheth ^(o)of a SANCTIFYING the Lords day, and all other holy days (for which presence at Mass, and abstaining from servile work is sufficient); and of a sanctifying them WELL, (to which it is necessary, that he who is in mortal sin, should be contrite, and turn to God; and he that is in Grace, should give himself to divine Contemplation and good works, and both of them should abstain from new sin). Yet observe (saith he) that a man is bound under mortal sin to SANCTIFY the day, but not to Sanctify it WELL. And after concludes, So I am only obliged to these two things, viz. (presence at Mass, and avoiding servile works) but not to the end (to wit, sanctifying it well); although it be very good Counsel to perform all the other upon this day. Thus with him it is no necessary duty, to which any are obliged on Lords days, or any other days for worship; to repent of sin, and turn to God, to meditate on divine things, and do good works, and abstain from any wickedness; all these it seems are only matter of Counsel; and herein he saith, Soto, Navarre, and Cajetan concur with him.