A replie to Iesuit Fishers answere to certain questions propou[n]ded by his most gratious Matie: King Iames By Francis White D: of Div· deane of Carlile, chaplaine to his Matie. Hereunto is annexed, a conference of the right: R:B: of St Dauids wth the same Iesuit*
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A replie to Iesuit Fishers answere to certain questions propou[n]ded by his most gratious Matie: King Iames By Francis White D: of Div· deane of Carlile, chaplaine to his Matie. Hereunto is annexed, a conference of the right: R:B: of St Dauids wth the same Iesuit*
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White, Francis, 1564?-1638.
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London :: Printed by Adam Islip,
1624.
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Fisher, John, 1569-1641 -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Church of England -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
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"A replie to Iesuit Fishers answere to certain questions propou[n]ded by his most gratious Matie: King Iames By Francis White D: of Div· deane of Carlile, chaplaine to his Matie. Hereunto is annexed, a conference of the right: R:B: of St Dauids wth the same Iesuit*." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15082.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2024.
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IESVIT. § 4. [ C] Praying vnto Saints, not iniurious vnto Gods mercie, but rather a commen∣dation thereof.
THe fourth cause why Protestants out of their zeale vnto God, refuse to inuocate Saints, is, the high con∣ceit of Gods mercie: for seeing he calleth all men im∣mediately [ D] to himselfe, Come vnto me all you that la∣bour,and I will refresh you, We wrong his infinite good∣nesse, in not approaching vnto him by Prayer, without the intercession of Saints.
This their zeale is not ioyned with science of the course of Gods mercifull prouidence, whose Diuine wisedome pre∣scribeth certaine bounds, and as it were lawes to the infi∣nitie of his mercies; which orders and prescripts whoso∣euer [ E] doth neglect, and yet hopes to obtaine fauours, hee doth not truely confide, but erroniously presume. God is in∣finitly mercifull, and saith, Come to me all that labour;
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yet the man that should seeke to him for the remission of [ A] sinnes, and would not submit himselfe to the Sacrament of water, should hope in vaine, and to no purpose challenge him of his promise, Come to me all: wherefore it im∣ports vs verie much to know, and to vse those meanes of approching vnto God, that he hath appointed. Now, that the intercession of Saints is one meanes, without which God will not bestow many graces and fauours (as well spirituall as temporall) Christian Tradition doth deliuer [ B] vnto vs; which Tradition is suitable with the bounti∣full and noble disposition of God, which is not onely to honour and glorifie those that haue beene zealous of his honour, to the effusion of their bloud, but also to make the world know and vnderstand, that he doth honor them: for this knowledge, is both for his glorie, and also for the good of men; that seeing how highly God honoureth his con∣stant friends, they be prouoked to indeauour by pure life to gaine his fauours. [ C]