2. Wickedness of Life taking shelter in the Promises of eternal security, which that Church with presumptuous confidence tenders unto all that will give up themselves unto her conduct, though in the last moment of their lives, gains them a multitude of Proselytes. This engine they apply unto many when they are leaving the world, even unto such as having lived in sin and ignorance, are ready to receive condign punishment for their villainies, deceiving them of those few minutes which might be improved in seeking after Evangelical Faith and Repentance. But this is the least use they make of it. There are in the world, among those that are called Protestants, Mighty men, Nobles, men of Dignity and Revenue, who live in their sins, and are resolved so to do. Yet are they not able by any means to secure their consciences from troublesome fears of eternal miseries that will ensue on the course wherein they are. By all crafty ways of access and compliance, the Factors of this Church do insinuate themselves, or by others are introduced into the acquaintance of this sort of Persons. And the first thing they offer unto them, is absolute security of eternal salvation, if they will but relinquish Heresy, wherein it is impossible they should ever be saved, and betake themselves unto the conduct of the Church of Rome; of the change of their lives, the Relinquishment of their sins, of Repentance from dead works, of the Life of God, and universal Obedience therein, there are no words between them. Many of these persons who are resolved beforehand rather to part with all the Religion in the world, than with one of their lusts and sins, do readily embrace the composition offered. For really that which is tendered unto them is a consistency between living in sin, and assured going unto Heaven, which before they knew not that they could be reconciled. For however they shall live for the future, suppose in ⟨p. 15⟩the sins of adultery, fornication, profane swearing, luxury, drunkenness, or the like, the Church will take care that by Confessions, Masses and Purgatory, they shall be undoubtedly saved. At this door have entered great numbers of unclean beasts unto the increase of the Herd, who often prove the most forward Zealots for the Catholic Cause.
2. Wickedness of Life taking shelter in the Promises of eternal security, which that Church with presumptuous confidence tenders unto all that will give up themselves unto her conduct, though in the last moment of their lives, gains them a multitude of Proselytes. This engine they apply unto many when they are leaving the world, even unto such as having lived in sinand ignorance, are ready to receive condign punishment for their villanies, deceiving them of those few minutes which might be improved in seeking after Evangelical Faith and Repentance. But this is the least use they make of it. There are in the world, among those that are called Protestants, Mighty men, Nobles, men of Dignity and Revenue, who live in their sins, and are resolved so to do. Yet are they not able by any means to secure their consciences from troublesome fears of eternal miseries that will ensue on the course wherein they are. By all crafty waies of access and compliance, the Factors of this Church do insinuate themselves, or by others are introduced into the acquaintance of this sort of Persons. And the first thing they offer unto them, is absolute security of eternal salvation, if they will but relinquish Heresie, wherein it is impossible they should ever be saved, and betake themselves unto the conduct of the Church of Rome; of the change of their lives, the Relinquishment of their sins, of Repentance from dead works, of the Life of God, and universal Obedience therein, there are no words between them. Many of these persons who are resolved beforehand rather to part with all the Religion in the world, than with one of their lusts and sins, do readily embrace the composition offered. For really that which is tendred unto them is a consistency between living in sin, and assured going unto Heaven, which before they knew not that they could be reconciled. For however they shall live for the future, suppose in ⟨p. 15⟩the sins of adultery, fornication, prophane swearing, luxury, drunkenness, or the like, the Church will take care that by Confessions, Masses and Purgatory, they shall be undoubtedly saved. At this door have entred great numbers of unclean beasts unto the encrease of the Herd, who often prove the most forward Zealots for the Catholick Cause.
