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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
Discourse › Chapter 9: Many enormous Crimes are no Sins at all in the Roman account.
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CHAP. IX. Many enormous Crimes are no Sins at all in the Roman account.
SECT. 1.
I Proceed to those sins which they will have to be no sins, but need not stay long here, having given a large account of those which they make Venial; since betwixt these, and no sins, there is little difference in their Doctrine, and none in their practice. I need not stay to show, how it is no sin with them to vilify the Scriptures (the written Word of God), or to rob him of the sole glory of his Mediation, and to give much thereof to others, in all its parts and specialities, merit, satisfaction, intercession; or to put their trust in others besides God, for things which he alone can give, and for which he only is to be relied on; and this not only in Saints and Angels, but their Images, and their imaginary Relics. And how it is no sin in their account to abide in ignorance, unbelief, impenitency, or to live without the love and fear of God, and the exercising of other graces: by what is already premised, this is sufficiently manifested.
I Proceed to those sins which they will have to be no sins, but need not stay long here, having given a large account of those which they make Venial; since betwixt these, and no sins, there is little difference in their Doctrine, and none in their practice. I need not stay to shew, how it is no sin with them to vilifie the Scriptures (the written Word of God), or to rob him of the sole glory of his Mediation, and to give much thereof to others, in all its parts and specialities, merit, satisfaction, intercession; or to put their trust in others besides God, for things which he alone can give, and for which he only is to be relyed on; and this not only in Saints and Angels, but their Images, and their imaginary Reliques. And how it is no sin in their account to abide in ignorance, unbelief, impenitency, or to live without the love and fear of God, and the exercising of other graces: by what is already premised, this is sufficiently manifested.