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 June 4, 2024.

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ANSWER. [ A]

First, If the Bloud of Christ is of infinite price, To what purpose doe you conioyne the bloud of a 1.1 Martyrs, and the vo∣luntarie Passions of Creatures, to the same? For is any man so foolish, as to adde the Light of a Candle to the cleare Light of the Sunne? If you answere, They are conioyned, not in equalitie, but by Subordination; I demand, Where hath the Sonne of God appointed this? And if you couple humane [ B] Satisfactions to Christs expiation of veniall sinne b 1.2, and the temporall paine of mortall; you may vpon as good warrant doe it, for the attonement of the eternall punishment: because (according to your former Tenet) by mysticall Vnion, the Actions and Passions of the Members, are the Actions and Passions of the Head c 1.3; and consequently, they may partake vertue of satisfying, with the Passions of Christ.

Secondly, Although one drop of Christs Bloud, euen when he was Circumcised, and whipped, might haue beene sufficient for mans Redemption, if God had so ordayned; yet presupposing the Diuine Decree, and Ordinance, to the [ E] contrarie, one drop of Christs Bloud is not sufficient to make Satisfaction for our sinnes; because Sufficiencie in this kind, is to be measured by the Wisedome, Will, and Acceptati∣on of the Ordayner; which requireth as much as himselfe

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appointed, and decreed should be; and neyther more, nor [ A] lesse a 1.4.

It is remarkable, how these Romane Higlars, with one 〈◊〉〈◊〉, both magnifie and debase the price of Christs Bloud. [ B] For one while they say, That one drop thereof is sufficient to satisfie for all the sinnes of the World b 1.5; and then againe they inferre, That it is fit it should be eeked out with an ad∣dition of Saintly Satisfactions c 1.6, to rayse a Stocke, to re∣deeme Soules out of Purgatorie. Else why stint they not this Treasure vpon the maine Reuenue of Christs Passions onely? Their detected meaning is; Christs Bloud alone, yea, one drop thereof, is all-sufficient to saue Soules; but the same is insufficient to impregnate his Holinesse his Coffers d 1.7: The [ C] Bloud of Christ hath abundant vertue in it, to cleanse sinnes; but it must emendicate Vertue, to fill Purses, and to satisfie the Auarice of the Horse-leaches of Rome e 1.8.

Therefore good cause had Caluin, and so haue wee, to vindi∣cate the honour of our Sauiour, and to protest against your de∣rogating from the merit of his Bloud: which impietie, al∣though

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you endeauour to colour your Doctrine, yet the [ A] practise of your people (by you tollerated) madding vpon the merits of Saints, and contemning the merits of Christ, ac∣counting the same drie and exhaust, is intollerable and exe∣crable.

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