III. That the Romish Worship is proved to be formally Ido∣latrous in your Masse, by a Consequence from Romish Doctrine, touching Canonization of Saints.
SECT. III.
COncerning your Popes Canonizing of Saints (see the a Mar∣ginals) you shall finde that the Common opinion of your Church directeth you to thinke, that your Church cannot erre in this function, and that all Christians are bound to beleeve the same; but how? upon a Morall and Conjecturall perswasion onely? No, upon a Divine and infallible Certitude, and why? Because (say they) if one Saint may be doubted of, then might also the Cano∣nization of others be called into Question, so that it would be dange∣rous to worship any Saint, lest that we should worship a dead and a rotten, instead of a lively member of Christ: which were an Error pernicious, seeing that every lye, figment, and falshood in religious worship must needs be abominable unto God. So your Arch-bi¦shop, with others. You will aske, what maketh all this to the Question in hand? give us leave to tell you.
CHALLENGE.
THE same Arch-Bishop Catharinus b deduceth a necessity of an infallible assurance of the Canonization of every Saint, from the Infallibility which ought to be had concerning the Conse∣cration of the Eucharist, Thus; If the Worshipper may be deceived in adoring the Host, by mistaking Bread for the Body of Christ, then should it be I dolatry (saith he) as well in the Heathen, who adored Heaven in stead of God. So he. Doe you marke? as well Idolatry, as that of the Heathen; whom neither Morall Certainty, nor Good Intent, or habituall Condition could ever free from a formall Idolatry. Our Argument, from your owne Confessions, will be this.
Whosoever may be mistaken, in adoring Bread in stead of Christ's Body, may therein be held as Formall an Idolater as any Heathen. (This is your Bishops Proposition.) The Assumption. But any man may manifoldly be deceived, in taking Bread for Christ's Body. (Which hath beene your generall Confession.) Our Conclusion must be; Therefore any of you may be a Formall Idolater.
