Synopsis papismi, that is, A generall viewe of papistry wherein the whole mysterie of iniquitie, and summe of antichristian doctrine is set downe, which is maintained this day by the Synagogue of Rome, against the Church of Christ, together with an antithesis of the true Christian faith, and an antidotum or counterpoyson out of the Scriptures, against the whore of Babylons filthy cuppe of abominations: deuided into three bookes or centuries, that is, so many hundreds of popish heresies and errors. Collected by Andrew Willet Bachelor of Diuinity.

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Title: Synopsis papismi, that is, A generall viewe of papistry wherein the whole mysterie of iniquitie, and summe of antichristian doctrine is set downe, which is maintained this day by the Synagogue of Rome, against the Church of Christ, together with an antithesis of the true Christian faith, and an antidotum or counterpoyson out of the Scriptures, against the whore of Babylons filthy cuppe of abominations: deuided into three bookes or centuries, that is, so many hundreds of popish heresies and errors. Collected by Andrew Willet Bachelor of Diuinity.
Author: Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.
Publication: At London :: Printed by Thomas Orwin, for Thomas Man, dwelling in Pater noster row at the signe of the Talbot,; 1592.
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The Protestants.

WE acknowledge an inherent iustice in all faithful men & beleeuers: but it is imperfect, not able to iustifie them before God: it is no other then san∣ctification, which is a fruit of iustification. But that iustice, whereby we are iust before God, not falsely accounted, but made truly iust by God, is by the righte∣ousnes of Christ onely, which we apprehend by fayth.

Argum. That iustice, whereby we haue peace with God, is the only iustice, whereby we are iustified before God: for vntil we are cleared and made iust be∣fore God, it is impossible to haue peace with him. But this is onely the iustice of faith, Rom. 5.1. Ergo, by this iustice onely are we iust before God.

August. hath a good speech,

Si dixerimus, quod nihil iustitiae habemus,* 1.1 aduer∣sum Dei dona mētimur: si enim iustitiae nihil habemus, nec fidem habemus: si autem fidem habemus, iam aliquid habemus iustitiae: If we say we haue no iustice at all in vs, we do belye the good gifts of God: for if we haue no iustice, we haue no faith: But if we haue faith, then haue we some iustice in vs.

Here Augustine acknow∣ledgeth no inherent iustice, but onely the iustice of fayth:

Notes

* 1.1

De verbis. apost. ser. 16.

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