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The practical divinity of the papists discovered to be destructive of Christianity and mens…
The practical divinity of the papists discovered to be destructive of Christianity and mens souls
London : Tho. Parkhurst and Nath. Ponder ..., 1676
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CHAP VI.
Their Doctrine leaves no necessity of Holiness of life. It is enough to denominate their universal Church holy, if there be but one holy man in it. One act of charity, the least of all, may make one a holy man. Other Maxims of this tendency. How they destroy the necessity of holy life, by making it needless to exercise virtue, and avoid sin, Sect. 1. to page 154.
THeir Doctrine leaves no necessity of Holiness of life. It is enough to denominate their universal Church holy, if there be but one holy man in it. One act of charity, the least of all, may make one a holy man. Other Maxims of this tendency. How they destroy the necessity of holy life, by making it needless to exercise vertue, and avoid sin, Sect. 1. to page 154.
How they make the exercise of Christian virtues unnecessary in general, more particularly hope (one of the three Divine virtues) fares no better, than faith and love. They leave themselves no good ground of hope. Their hope a Conjecture, founded upon a delusion. The precept for hope obliges not, but in the more grievous assaults of despair. So that not one of a Thousand in Popery need have any hope in God. No ⟨image 11⟩not any, since the command for it may be satisfied by other acts, Sct. 2. & 3. page 157.