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and obstinacy in Opinions, which breeds disaffection, and this humor grows impetuous , marching like Jehu, the Son of Nimshi, furiously, till it flames into open contention, giving to the restless Emissaries of the Church of Rome, and growing Sectaries, great advantage, |
and obstinacy in Opinions, which breeds disaffection, and this humour grows impetuous, marching like Jehu, the Son of Nimshi, furiously, till it flames into open contention, giving to the restless Emissaries of the Church of Rome, and growing Sectaries, great advantage, |
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| Note 1 |
Whatever the pretensions of Rome are to love and concord among themselves, yet their want of unity appears in their different Opinions, Schisms, cruel Wars, and in the contests between their Popes, and Acts of their Councils contradicting one another. Bishop Hall in his Tract of Rome, sets down 300 differences of Opinions, maintained in the Popish Church, recited by Bellarmine himself, the Arch-pillar of the Roman Synagogue. The many Schisms in the Church of Rome may be easily conjectured, when there were several Popes at the same time, one fought against another, and the greatest Conquerour wore the Triple Crown. The people were wofully divided, and many thousands of Christians were slain in those bloody Battels between Pope Ʋrban and Pope Clement. This Schism continued almost fifty years, one resident at Rome, another at Avignon. The want of concord and unity in the See of Rome is also demonstrable in their cruel Wars between the Popes and Emperours, called Bellum Pontificum; whereby all Europe at one time or another has been divided by Feuds and Factions. And the Popes not only thundred out their Excommunications against the Emperours, but also perswading their own Subjects to levy War against them, as if Christ had ordained his Sacraments, not to be Seals of Grace, and helps of our Faith, but hooks to catch Kingdoms, and rods to scourge such Potentates as would not, or could not procure the Popes favour, and consequently has embroiled the Christian World in discord and dissention, in great and cruel Wars. It is a thankless work in the sight of God to improve his Worship by the dint of the Sword, and to found his Church, as Romulus did Rome, in blood. No such Sacrifices, no such Ambages of cruelty can be acceptable to the God of mercy and Prince of peace and pity. The bitter contention and envy of one Pope to another, speaks their privation or want of unity, one disannulling all the Acts of another, as Pope Stephen VI. abrogated all the Decrees of his Predecessor Formosus, and so of many others. The like appears in their Councils, contradicting one another; the Council of Basil decreed for the Council against the Pope, and the Council of Lateran under Leo X. decreed for the Pope against the Council. The Council of Toledo did prohibit the Worship of Images; the second Council of Nice commands it. And so our Adversaries of Rome, who boast of intire Unity, may see their own vanity. |
Whatever the pretensions of Room Are to love and concord among themselves, yet their want of unity appears in their different Opinions, Schisms, cruel Wars, and in the contests between their Popes, and Acts of their Councils contradicting one Another. Bishop Hall in his Tract of Rome, sets down 300 differences of Opinions, maintained in the Popish Church, recited by Bellarmine himself, the Archpillar of the Roman Synagogue. The many Schisms in the Church of Room may be Easily conjectured, when there were several Popes At the same time, one fought against Another, and the greatest Conqueror wore the Triple Crown. The people were woefully divided, and many thousands of Christians were slave in those bloody Battles between Pope Ʋrban and Pope Clement. This Schism continued almost fifty Years, one resident At Room, Another At Avignon. The want of concord and unity in the See of Room is also demonstrable in their cruel Wars between the Popes and emperors, called Bellum Pontificum; whereby all Europe At one time or Another has been divided by Feuds and Factions. And the Popes not only thundered out their Excommunications against the emperors, but also persuading their own Subject's to levy War against them, as if christ had ordained his Sacraments, not to be Seals of Grace, and helps of our Faith, but hooks to catch Kingdoms, and rods to scourge such Potentates as would not, or could not procure the Popes favour, and consequently has embroiled the Christian World in discord and dissension, in great and cruel Wars. It is a thankless work in the sighed of God to improve his Worship by the dint of the Sword, and to found his Church, as Romulus did Room, in blood. No such Sacrifices, no such Ambages of cruelty can be acceptable to the God of mercy and Prince of peace and pity. The bitter contention and envy of one Pope to Another, speaks their privation or want of unity, one Disannulling all the Acts of Another, as Pope Stephen VI. abrogated all the Decrees of his Predecessor Formosus, and so of many Others. The like appears in their Councils, contradicting one Another; the Council of Basil decreed for the Council against the Pope, and the Council of Lateran under Leo X. decreed for the Pope against the Council. The Council of Toledo did prohibit the Worship of Images; the second Council of Nicaenae commands it. And so our Adversaries of Room, who boast of entire Unity, may see their own vanity. |
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