The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The third place of Saint Austen.

Ʋirtus est charitas, qua id quod diligendum est diligitur;* 1.1 haec in alijs maior, in alijs minor, in alijs nulla est, plenissima vero quae iam non possit augeri, quamdiu hic homo viuit, est in nemi∣ne; quamdiu autem augeri potest, profecto illud quod minus est quam debet, ex vitio est. Ex quo vitio non est iustus in terra qui faciat bonum, & non peccet.* 1.2 Ex quo vitio non iustificabitur in conspectu Dei omnis viuens. Propter quod vitium▪ si dixeri∣mus quia peccatum non habemus, nosmetipsos seducimus, & ve∣retas in nobis non est. Propter quodetiam quantumlibet profece∣rimus, necessarium est nobis dicere; dimitte nobis debita nostra, cum iam omnia in baptismo dicta, facta, cogitata, dimissa sint. Charitie is a vertue, with which we loue that that ought to be loued. This in some is more, in other lesse, in others none at all; but the perfect charitie which can not bee increased while a man here liueth, is found in none; so long as it can be increased, that doubtlesse which is lesse then it shoulde bee,

proceedeth of sinne, by reason of which sin, there is not one iust vpon earth, that doth good and sinneth not; by reason of which vice, none liuing can be iustified in Gods sight; by reason of which vice, if we say we haue no sin we deceiue our selues, and the truth is not in vs;* 1.3 by reason of which sin, how much soeuer we profit, yet must we say of necessitie, Forgiue vs our tres∣passes, euen after that al our thoughts, words and works, are forgiuen in baptisme. Thus saith saint Austen. Out of whose most golden words, I note sundrie things, to the euerlasting [ 1] confusion of all impenitent papists. For first, Saint Austen saith, that no man can haue charity in that perfite degree, which the law requireth. Secondly, that the want thereof proceedeth [ 2] of this concupiscence. Thirdly, that by reason of this concupi∣scence, [ 3] euerie man is a sinner. Fourthly, that by reason therof, [ 4] none liuing can be iustified in Gods sight. Fiftly that by reason [ 5] thereof, whosoeuer saith he hath no sinne, is a flat lyer. Sixtly, [ 6] that how vertuously soeuer we liue, yet must we desire God to forgiue vs our sinnes, by reason of this concupiscence. Sea∣uenthly, [ 7] that wee must thus pray, euen after all sinnes be for∣giuen vs in our baptisme.

Notes

• * 1.1

  August. epist. 29. ad Hier. tom. 2.
• * 1.2

  3. Reg. 8. Psalm. 142. 1. Ioan. 1. Matth. 6,
• * 1.3

  Concupiscence is sinne in the regenerate.