Animadversions on a treatise entitled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…Animadversions on a treatise intituled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…

Such artifices will neither advantage his cause, nor his person with sober knowing men. As to his whole Discourse then, I shall only let him know, that Protestants are unconcerned in it. They bear all due reverence to the Saints departed this life, and strive to follow them in their course; although I must add also, that their example is very remote from being the chiefest incentive, or rule unto, and in, the practice of un• versal obedience. The example of Christ himself, and the revealed Will of God, in his Word, are their rule and guide; in attendance whereunto thousands amongst them (be it spoken to the praise of his glorious grace) do instantly serve God in all good conscience day and night, and holding the Head, grow up into ⟨p. 391⟩him, who is the fullness of him that filleth all in all.

Such artifices will neither advantage his cause, nor his person with sober knowing men. As to his whole Discourse then, I shall only let him know, that Protestants are unconcerned in it. They bear all due reverence to the Saints departed this life, and strive to follow them in their course; although I must add also, that their example is very remote from being the chiefest incentive, or rule unto, and in, the practice of un• versal obedience. The example of Christ himself, and the revealed Will of God, in his Word, are their rule and guide; in attendance whereunto thousands amongst them (be it spoken to the praise of his glorious grace) do instantly serve God in all good conscience day and night, and holding the Head, grow up into ⟨p. 391⟩him, who is the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

To close this Discourse, and to come to that, which he seems to love as a Bear doth the Stake; the practice of the Romish Church, in the invocation and adoration of Saints; he tells us, to usher it in, two pretty stories out of Antiquity: The first, of the Jews; and last, of the Pagans. 1. For the Jews; that they accused the Christians before the Roman Emperors for three things: That they had changed the Sabbath, that they worshipped images of the Saints, that they brought in a strange God named Jesus Christ. What if they did so? Was all true, that the Jews accused the Christians of? Besides, what is here about the invocation of Saints? somewhat indeed we have about pictures and images, which, it seems, are contrary to the Judaical Law; not a word do we meet with about their invocation of Saints. But indeed this is a pretty midnight story, to be told, to bring children asleep; as though the Jews durst accuse the Christians before Pagans, for having images and pictures, when the Pagans were ready every day to destroy