A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

First of all (to make good what I assert) let it be well observed that the Scripture finds out the roots of Heresies and errors in the corrupt hearts of men, in some reigning unmortified lust, an unstable Heart makes an unstable Head, and a corrupt affection makes a corrupt Judgement. This may appear in the general from Gal. 5. 20. where Heresies are reckoned among the works of the flesh, Col: 2, 18. where a superstitious mind is called a fleshly mind; 1 Tim: 1. 19. where faith is compared to a precious Treasure carried in a ship; a good conscience to the ship that caries it, the loss of the ship is the loss of the loading. 2 Tim: 3. 6. 2 Thes: • 10. 11, 12. Gal. 6. 12. 2 Tim: 4. 3. 1 Joh, 2. 19. It is therefore a good argument that protestant writers have used against the Popes infallibility. The Pope hath been and may be impious, profane, sensual, carnal, proud, covetous. Therefore he may dangerously err in his indictment▪ and decrees. Some have derived the original of all the Popish errors from ambition and avarice, or (as others) from the Cardinals caps, and the Monks bellies.

First of all (to make good what I assert) let it be wel observed that the Scripture finds out the roots of Heresies and errors in the corrupt hearts of men, in some raigning unmortified lust, an unstable Heart maks an unstable Head, and a corrupt affection maks a corrupt Judgement. This may appeare in the generall from Gal. 5. 20. where Heresies are reckoned among the works of the flesh, Col: 2, 18. where a superstitious minde is called a fleshly minde; 1 Tim: 1. 19. where faith is compared to a precious Treasure caried in a ship; a good conscience to the ship that caries it, the losse of the ship is the losse of the loadning. 2 Tim: 3. 6. 2 Thes: • 10. 11, 12. Gal. 6. 12. 2 Tim: 4. 3. 1 Joh, 2. 19. It is therefore a good argument that protestant writers have used against the Popes infallibility. The Pope hath been and may be impious, prophane, sensuall, carnall, proud, covetous. Therefore he may dangerously erre in his inditement▪ and decrees. Some have derived the originall of all the Popish errors from ambition and avarice, or (as others) from the Cardinalls caps, and the Monks bellies.