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The orthodox faith and vvay to the Church explaned and iustified in answer to a popish treatise, entituled, White died blacke; wherein T.W. p. in his triple accusation of D. White for impostures, vntruths, and absurd illations, is proued a trifler: and the present controuersies betweene vs and the Romanists are more fully deliuered and cleared. By Francis White Bachelour in Diuinitie, and elder brother of Doctor Iohn White.

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The orthodox faith and vvay to the Church explaned and iustified in answer to a popish treatise, entituled, White died blacke; wherein T.W. p. in his triple accusation of D. White for impostures, vntruths, and absurd illations, is proued a trifler: and the present controuersies betweene vs and the Romanists are more fully deliuered and cleared. By Francis White Bachelour in Diuinitie, and elder brother of Doctor Iohn White.
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White, Francis, 1564?-1638.
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London :: Printed by Richard Field for William Barret, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the three Pigeons,
1617.
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Worthington, Thomas, 1549-1627. -- Whyte dyed black -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
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"The orthodox faith and vvay to the Church explaned and iustified in answer to a popish treatise, entituled, White died blacke; wherein T.W. p. in his triple accusation of D. White for impostures, vntruths, and absurd illations, is proued a trifler: and the present controuersies betweene vs and the Romanists are more fully deliuered and cleared. By Francis White Bachelour in Diuinitie, and elder brother of Doctor Iohn White." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15081.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.

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Section 3. Wherein the third pillar of Popish iustification, to wit, the distinction of veniall and mortall sinne is examined.

Our aduersaries also peece out their iustification, by the distinction of veniall and mortall sinnes. The summe whereof is:

First, that veniall sinne is not simply sinne, but imper∣fectly and analogicallya. No transgression, but preter∣gression of diuine law, besides it, but not against itb. Some of them maintaine, that God is not offended with veniall sinnec. And they generally call such sinnes, light, saying, that God in iustice cannot punish them with more then a temporall punishmentd; and they are par∣doned without repentancee, euen by the outward sprin∣kling of holy water, when one thinkes not of themf.

Secondly, with great presumption they place many foule sinnes in the ranke of veniall, as the examples fol∣lowing

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declare:

If one in his rage and furie blaspheme God, not ha∣uing had a precedent deliberate intent, he sinneth onely veniallyg. Parents cursing their children, without deli∣berationh. Children disobeying their parents, when the same proceedeth not of contempt, but of negligence or sensualitie, is venialli. Scurrilous and filthy speaking, in ieast onelyk. Mens wearing of womens apparell in vani∣tie of mind; painting of the face, &c. are venialll. And drunkennes is ranked among venials, by Bonauenturem.

To fast, pray, giue almes, go to the Church, for vaine∣glorie, are venialln. And Azorius the Iesuite affirmeth, that the sinnes which one committeth against his owne good, are for the more part all of them veniall. As when one offen∣deth by vaine and idle thoughts, by cholericke answers, and excessiue prating, spending the time in idlenesse, gouerning his estate badly, consuming his goods wastfully, or possessing the same couetously, eating and drinking intemperatly, excee∣ding in apparel, confessing his sinnes negligently, and rehear∣sing his matters slothfully; preferring his owne wit, strength and beautie before all others: these and the like are veniallo.

By this reckoning of their owne making, the Papists wipe out of the debt-booke of sinnes, the greatest part thereof, and are more iniust then the vnrighteous stew∣ard, bidding the man wipe out fiftie measures, who ought an hundred, Luk. 16.6. But how can one be surep that the Lord will approoue this reckoning? and where are infallible grounds, whereupon mens soules must rest in matter of so great moment? And are not the bold assertions of Popish Casuists and Schoolemen, here∣in

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as vncertaine as the determinations of blind Pharisies concerning the like matters? Math. 23.16.

The holy Scripture reporteth many examples of grie∣uous iudgements inflicted by God vpon smaller offen∣ces then these, which our aduersaries pronounce to be veniallq, Gen. 19.26. Leuit. 10.2. 2. Sam. 6.7. And our Sauiour teacheth, that of euery idle word, men shall giue ac∣count at the day of iudgement, Math. 12.36. And the primi∣tiue Fathers earnestly exhort to beware of accounting a∣ny sinnes light or smallr. Yea sundry learned Papists con∣demne this distinction, (as the same is now vsed by thes moderne) to wit, Gerson, Roffensis, Almaine, &c.

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