The totall summe. Or No danger of damnation vnto Roman Catholiques for any errour in faith nor any hope of saluation for any sectary vvhatsoeuer that doth knovvingly oppose the doctrine of the Roman Church. This is proued by the confessions, and sayings of M. William Chillingvvorth his booke.

The Argument propounded. §. 1.

2. THe Argument I set downe in this manner. No man shalbe, or can be damned eternally, for errours, which be not damnable of themselues. This is cleere; Because God being iust, who renders to euery one according to their deserts, cannot punish men more then their offences do of themselues deserue, but rather somewhat vnder their merit. But the errours pre∣tended to be found in the Roman Church, cannot of thē∣selues deserue eternall damnation, being but veniall, but little ones, & not damnable of themselues, as Protestants grant. This Assumption needs no proofe, being noto∣rious ouer all England. For what more dayly and vsuall, what more frequent and familiar, then for Protestants to reproach vs with want of Charity; because we will not yield their errours not to be damnable nor destru∣ctiue of saluation, as they grant ours to be. This is cōfirmed by the often reiterated confession of D. Potter specially pa. 77. where he hath these words:

To forsake the errours of the Roman Church, and not to ioyne with her in those practises we account erroneous, we are forced of necessity. For though in themselues they be not damna∣nable to them which belieue as they professe; yet for vs to profese what we belieue not, were without question damnable. And they with their errours (by the grace of God) might go to Heauen, when we for our hypo∣crisy and dissimulation without repentance, should certainly be condemned to Hell. And agayne: To him who

in simplicity of heart belieues and professeth them, & withall feareth God and worketh righteousnesse, to him they shall proue veniall: such a one shall by the mercy of God be deliuered from them, or be saued with them. But he that against Fayth and Conscience shall go along with the streame, to professe & practise them, because they are but little-ones, his Case is dange∣rous, and without repentance desperate. And againe. pag. 19. We belieue the Roman Religion safe, that is, not dam∣nable to some, such as belieue what they professe; but we belieue it not safe, but very dangerous (if not cer∣tainly damnable) to such as professe it, when they be∣lieue the contrary.